Honors students to give capstone presentations

Join 24 Honors students April 25-27 as they present their final capstone projects. Through the Honors 455 course, students have worked with a faculty mentor to deepen their understanding of a topic of compelling interest in their major. Their presentations, which also included a written component, are the culmination of their research and study.

Here is the schedule of presentations:

Tuesday, April 25

3:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

3:15 Kenzie Lundqvist: “Go Big or Go Home: An Assay of Workout Supplements”

3:30 Kelsey Griffin: “Hands On: An Analysis of Racial Disparities in Police Use of Force”

3:45 Catherine Carey: “A Student’s Manifesto: Education for the 21st Century”

4:00 Rachel Redolf: “Biblical Womanhood: A Study of the Minor New Testament Women in Relation to the Fruits of the Spirit”

4:15 Refreshment Break

4:30 Mollie Knighton: “Female Representation in Romantic Comedy Films: A content analysis of women in romantic comedies from 1995-2015”

4:45 Sarah Miller: “Into the Woods: Creating a Nature Program for Children”

5:00 Josh Hilgenberg: “Study and Creation of the Graphic Novel”

5:15 Anika Maiberger: “Propaganda to Pity: A Study of German and American post-WWII Cinema”

Wednesday, April 26

3:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

3:15 Allison Perry: “Determination of the Menstrual Cycle's Effect on Hemoglobin Levels”

3:30 Heather Rawlinson: “The Effect of Time Pressure on Consumer Decision Making”

3:45 Kris Priddy: “EI is Key: Emotional Intelligence as a Factor of Success”

4:00 Erin McGinty: “The Effects of Knowledge on Purchasing Behaviors”

4:15 Refreshment Break

4:30 Rebecca Webb: “Call the Midwife: An Analysis of Art and Medicine in Television”

4:45 Melissa Ware: “Effects of Wound Dressings on Rate of Wound Healing in Rats”

5:00 Allison Gales: “A Critical Analysis of the Netflix Documentary Making a Murderer”

5:15 Kyrsten Lilly: “The Playwright Experience”

Thursday, April 27

3:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

3:15 Bethany Beaver: “‘The People’ As Executioner: Supreme Court Jurisprudence on the Death Penalty And Reasons for its Abolishment”

3:30 Summer Hunter-Kysor: “Showing Dictatorship Through Literature: The Southern Cone”

3:45 Colin Higgins: “Rape and Sexual Assault Awareness Week at Heidelberg”

4:00 Morgan Brant: “A Critique of United Nations Peacekeeping”

4:15 Refreshment Break

4:30 Kaela Bryant: “Heroin's Impact on Small Towns”

4:45 Julia Miller: “Therapy Techniques to Enhance Activities of Daily Living and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder”

5:00 Samantha Malloy: “Biological Warfare: History and Future Threats”

5:15 Ali Bauer: “Analyzing Sr Isotopic Ratios in Surface and Well Water Sources in Northeast and Northwest Ohio”