The Honors Program is rooted in the Catholic Marianist tradition, encouraging social responsibility and ethical sensitivity with its many leadership and service opportunities. Honors theses are as diverse and ambitious as creating solar-powered, easy-to-use equipment to sterilize medical devices; writing a novel or series of short stories; pursuing neuroscience research to better understand Alzheimer's disease; and publishing a book based on branding elements designed specifically for several organizations. For theses dated prior to 2014, contact the University Archives and Special Collections at archives@udayton.edu.

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Submissions from 2018

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The Effect of Oral Rehydration Solutions (Sports Drinks) on Strength, Speed, and Endurance: A Field Study, Andrea Wisniewski

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Reconceptualizing Space: Multisensory Rooms and the Immersive Art Experience, Melanie Zebrowski

Submissions from 2017

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Understanding the Effects of Propionic Acid on Listeria monocytogenes Growth, Survival, and Virulence, Elizabeth A. Abrams

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Preparation, Analysis and Derivatization of Benzotris(thiazole) Triamine, Jonathan Patrick Peter Alessi

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Social Impact of Economic Development Initiatives on Women’s Empowerment A Case Study in Northern Malawi, Alexandra Altomare

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The Effects of Structural Modification of the Wing Helix Domain of PriA on Bacterial DNA, Erich Auer

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Lethal Effects of the Non-native Invasive Shrub Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) on a Model Aquatic Organism (Hyalella azteca), Eric B. Borth

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Effects of Ultrasound on Amyloid Beta 42 (Aβ42) Mediated Neurodegeneration, Sarah Byrne

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Sustainable Portfolios to Maximize Alpha, Douglas Stephen Carey

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Seasonal Changes in Physical, Chemical, and Biotic Factors in Silver Lake, Ohio, Jacob J. Clancy

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Pravastatin™ Suppresses Venous Shear Stress Dependent Induction of Aquaporin 1 Protein Expression in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells in vitro, Raphael J. Crum

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Synthesis of Bis(quinoxalino) Ligand for the Removal of Transition Metal Contamination, Alexander J. Farmer

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Young Adult Fiction: Inside the Mirror Image, Paige Christin Flannelly

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The Influence of Women’s Self-Esteem on Mating Decision Making, Kathleen D. Golterman

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An Analysis of the Educational Systems in Finland and the United States: A Case Study, Caroline Ann Goodill

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Whose Voice the Waters Heard: A Short Story Cycle, Grace E. Hagan

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A Case Study on Inventory Costing Methods, Natalie Hunton

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Behind the Stigma: The Impact of Gender and College Adjustment on Attitudes towards Mental Health Disorders, Maggie Inman

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Effectiveness of a Novel Porphyrin Exhibiting Dark Toxicity against the Model Organism Mycobacterium smegmatis, Marissa C. Jama

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Why Isn’t there a Garden at School? Assessing Five River Metro Parks’ Green Schoolyards Program, Kaleigh Jurcisek

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Design of an Opposed-piston, Opposed-stroke Diesel Engine for Use in Utility Aircraft, Luke Kozal

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The Promise of Justice: Are Public and Private Defense Equal?, Alicia Linzmeier

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Arctic Flashpoint: The Russo-American Rivalry, Matthew Bernard Mackowiak

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Effects of Playing Computerized versus Tactile Learning Games on Preschoolers’ Attention Skills and Comprehension: A Pilot Study, Samantha Malick

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You Have the Right to…What? A Study of Knowledge of Americans’ Rights in Criminal Proceedings, Anna Marchiony

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Extending Uniqueness Implies Existence Results to Fractional Differential Equations, Tyler Masthay

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Undergraduate Men's Perceptions of Consent in College Campus Acquaintance Rape, M. Colleen McDaniel

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Winning Off the Field: How Social Media Analytics Measure the Sports Industry, Ryan McGarvey

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Evaluation of Protection of FRP Wrap on Bridge Piers from Corrosive Effects of Snow and Ice Chemicals, Lizzie Miller

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Improving Electrochemical Devices via Increased Charge Density and Ceramic Nanoparticles, George Padavick

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Aiscrima e Checchi Italian-American Dialect and Development in the New Millennium, Elizabeth Loyacano Pedrotti

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Biomass Cookstoves: an Empirical Study into the Relationship between Thermal Efficiency and Tending Practices for the Developing World, Erin Peiffer

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Amateurism and the NCAA: The Controversy (a Legal Review), Mitchell Pollard

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Challenging the Postwar Narrative: The Art and Agenda of Boris Lurie, Kiersten Signe Remster

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Design and Prototyping of a Shape-changing Rigid-body Human Foot in Gait, Tanner N. Rolfe

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Design and Prototyping of a Shape-changing Rigid-body Human Foot in Gait, Tanner N. Rolfe

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Educating the Whole Child: Using Positive Adult Relationships to Develop Noncognitive Skills in Students Facing Adversity, Virginia A. Saurine

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Does Riparian Forest Invasion by the Exotic Shrub Amur Honeysuckle Influence Nutrient Dynamics in Headwater Streams?, Charlotte Anne Shade

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Mothers as Career Leaders: Do Maternity Leave Laws Make a Difference?, Briar Rose Smith

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Policy Implications: An Analysis of Intercountry Adoption in Relation to Nationalism, Victoria Szczechowski

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The Impact of a Dynamic Environment on Deposition and Cellular Response to Silver Nanoparticles, Robert F. Uhrig

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Ambiguous Pleasure(ers): Negotiating the Bodies of Falstaff and Moll, Lauren Van Atta

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Accounting for Change: Assessing Top-line Implications of New Revenue Recognition Principles, Kevin M. Wargo

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The Possibility of Communal Biases in Alibi Evaluation: The University of Dayton, Norbert Wessels

Submissions from 2016

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Effects of a Peer Developed Nutrition Education Intervention on the Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Elementary School Children, Sydney Marie Antolini

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Results on Some Generalizations of Interval Graphs, Jonathan David Ashbrock

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E-commerce’s Impact on Big-Box Retailers, Brian Bates

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Design and Prototyping of a Variable Geometry Extrusion Die to Exhibit Significant Alteration of Shape, David C. Bell

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Preachers, Politics and the Pulpit: The Influence of Church Structure on How Clergy Approach Political Topics and How Congregations Receive Their Messages, Michael Bender

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Effects of Body Weight Loading on Arch Height, Anastasia Bjelopetrovich

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Looking Anew at the Rothko Chapel: The Future of Interfaith Space on the Catholic Campus, Krista Bondi

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The Evolution of the Scope and Political Ambition of the State Attorneys General, Elizabeth A. Brumleve

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Activism, Community and Cultural Heritage: “Communitism” in Creek Literature, Rachel Maria Cain

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Effects of Acute Stress and Ethanol Consumption on IL-1β in Female Long Evans Rats: A Pilot Study, Kristin R. Creel

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Domain Representability and Topological Completeness, Matthew D. DeVilbiss

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Model Behavior: An Assessment of Role Model Attachment, Patrick C. Doyle

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Finding a Correlation between Zooplankton Abundance and the Aggregation of Abudefduf saxatilis (Sergeant Major Damselfish) Beneath Boats, William Duritsch

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Poetry and the Post-Apocalyptic Paradox: North American Indigenous Disruptions to the Westernized Self, Joseph Benjamin Ziegler Ferber

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Examining the Protective Effects of Self-Positivity on Information Avoidance, Amanda C. Ferrante

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Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function and the Pollination Ecology of Urban Gardens in Dayton, Ohio, Angela Nicole Giaquinto

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Effects of Combination Ice and Compression Socks on Resting Calf Blood Flow in Trained Male Athletes, Michael John Hudock Jr.

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Drosophila Models to Investigate the Role of Regulation of Cell Death in Development and Cancer, Anam Hussain

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One Signal, Two Behaviors: Odor Discrimination in Unmated versus Mated Female Green Bottle Flies, Lucilia sericata, George Iannantuono

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The Implementation of Two-Way Immersion Programs, Kara Jankowski

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Distribution of Shell Formation Proteins in Oyster Hemolymph, Hemocytes, and Mantle Tissue, Donald Joseph Kleppel

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Too Close for Comfort: The Effects of Threatening Stereotypes on Perceptions of Proximity, Anissa J. Maffett

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Human Rights and Healthy Societies: Opening Social and Cultural Spaces for Peacebuilding, Margaret A. Maloney

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Typology, Tabernacle and Tradition: A History of Interpretation of Hebrews 9:11-14, Samuel A. Mullins

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Phosphorus Adsorption through Engineered Biochars Produced from Local Waste Products, Peter Ogonek

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The Effectiveness of Active Interaction in Interactive Visual Imagery as Created by the Keyword Method, Morgan Pair

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The Effect of Early Life Social Stress on Anxiety-like Behaviors and Ethanol Drinking in Female Long-Evans Rats, Alyssa Roeckner

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Trauma, Oppression, and Identity: A Philosophical Approach to Justice in Catholic Communities, Dominic Sanfilippo

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Nonlinear Analysis of Balance Data in the Easter Seals Adult Day Services Population, Taylor Marie Schemmel

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Synthesis of Research on the Common Core State Standards and Dyscalculia, Melissa Siegel

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Design and Fabrication of Passive Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) Thin Film Varactor Based Phase Shifters for Operation within a 5-15 GHz Bandwidth, Devin William Spatz

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“Instafamous” Women and the Question of Empowerment: Feminist Reading of Popular Constructions of Female Bodies on Instagram, Sarah Spech

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The Effects of Low Dam Removal and Kayak Run Installation on the Biodiversity of Fish and Macroinvertebrates in the Great Miami River in Downtown Dayton, Ohio, Sarah Anne Stalder

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Can the Color Red Improve Men's Perceived Mate Value? Examining the Interactive Effects of Facial Masculinity and Color on Female Evaluation of Potential Mates, Alejandro Trujillo

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Star Decompositions of the Complete Split Graph, Adam C. Volk

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Global and Regional Chitinozoan Biodiversity Dynamics in the Ordovician: Relationships to Sea-Level, Carbon Cycling and Tectonics, Jordan Watson

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Fall Risk Assessment of Older Adults with Dementia Attending Goodwill Easter Seals Adult Day Services Programs, Jamie Wynk

Submissions from 2015

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Synthesis of Phosphorus-Based Hemiacetals for Potential Flame Retardants, Sara Alakkad

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Kinetic Characterization of B-Carotene in n-hexane at Various Oxygen Concentrations, Katelyn Mary Arnold

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Reading Interventions in Relation to the Ohio Third Grade Reading Guarantee, Kathryn C. Auletto

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Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 Mediates Metastatic Melanoma Cell Invasion into a Brain Micro-Environment, Nicholas C. Borkey

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The State of El Salvador: Human Rights and Violence in the Post War Era, Christine Caldera

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Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty: Victorian Genius in a Millennial World, Allison K. Carey

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Coding DNA into Music: An Alternate Way of Analysis, Samuel Fesenmeier

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Multi-Segment Foot Joint Kinematics with Varying Midfoot Orthotic Postings, Hilary F. Feskanin

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Understanding the Role of the Common Core State Standards in Catholic Education, Annemarie Fisher

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School-Books on Tape: The Tensile and Adhesive Strength of Duct Tape in a College Backpack, Robin Elizabeth Ker

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Genre Controversy: Human Universality or Plagiarism in the Dystopian Genre?, Taylor V. Kingston

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Synthesis of Potential Phosphorus-Nitrogen Containing Flame Retardants, Colin Kloock

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The Seal of Solomon: An Exploration of Storytelling, Ryan M. Krisby

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Investigation of the Genetic Interactions between Hippo Signaling Pathway and Drosophila C-terminal Src kinase (dCsk), Hailey Jimin Kwon

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Female Bodybuilders: Caught in the Crossfire of Patriarchy and Capitalism, Kimberly Michelle Land

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Does Study Abroad Impact Students’ Personality?, Ashley Ann Marshall

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Archivum Plena: The Quest for a Fulfilling Past, Madeline McDermott

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The Effects of Music on Employee Affect, Nolan J. McNulty

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Exploration of Protein-Protein Interactions Involving Deinococcus radiodurans PriA, DnaB and SSB, Christopher S. Morrow