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Visit the Virtual Thesis Poster Session
Each year, graduating Honors students present their culminating thesis work in a poster session. This year, we are hosting the virtual posters on our Facebook page. Don't miss your chance to see these creative posters and learn more about the remarkable research your fellow Honors students have produced this year! Click on the links below to see the enlarged images on Facebook, and watch for the physical posters as they rotate through the display on the walls of the Maeser Honors Commons in the coming weeks.
December 2020 Graduates
Amanda Gach
International Relations
Thesis: Reciprocal Empathy: Reversing Antipathy Towards Immigrants in Emotion and Votes
Advisor: Joshua R. Gubler
Thesis: Reciprocal Empathy: Reversing Antipathy Towards Immigrants in Emotion and Votes
Advisor: Joshua R. Gubler
Marisa Gonzalez-Mabbutt
International Relations
Thesis: Asian Values and Democratic Viability: A Study of the Effects of Values on Thai Support for Democracy
Advisor: Joel Sawat Selway
Thesis: Asian Values and Democratic Viability: A Study of the Effects of Values on Thai Support for Democracy
Advisor: Joel Sawat Selway
Robert Bradley Hatch
Spanish Teaching
Thesis: Creating Statistical testing Tools in Digital Testing Environments: Eliminating Confirmation Bias and Improving Pedagogy in the Humanities Testing Lab at BYU
Advisor: Devin Nelson Asay
Thesis: Creating Statistical testing Tools in Digital Testing Environments: Eliminating Confirmation Bias and Improving Pedagogy in the Humanities Testing Lab at BYU
Advisor: Devin Nelson Asay
Madeleine Michelle Prince
Nursing
Thesis: A Descriptive Study of Male Victims of Sexual Assault Seen for a Sexual Assualt Forensic Medical Examination
Advisor: Leslie Willden Miles
Thesis: A Descriptive Study of Male Victims of Sexual Assault Seen for a Sexual Assualt Forensic Medical Examination
Advisor: Leslie Willden Miles
Skylar Van Horne
Biophysics
Thesis: Biological Pretreatment of Biomass for Enhanced Biogas Production
Advisor: Jaron C. Hansen
Thesis: Biological Pretreatment of Biomass for Enhanced Biogas Production
Advisor: Jaron C. Hansen
April 2021 Graduates
Alyssa May Baer
Public Health
Thesis: Mothers Without Borders Program Evaluation: Establishing Effective Program Evaluation and Assessing the Impact of Holistic Orphan Care
Advisor: Aliceann Crandall
Thesis: Mothers Without Borders Program Evaluation: Establishing Effective Program Evaluation and Assessing the Impact of Holistic Orphan Care
Advisor: Aliceann Crandall
Alixa Hadiya Janiece Brobbey
English
Thesis: Censorship and The Satanic Verses: Policing Blasphemy in a Secular World
Advisor: Nicholas A. Mason
Thesis: Censorship and The Satanic Verses: Policing Blasphemy in a Secular World
Advisor: Nicholas A. Mason
Hannah Rae Cagle
Linguistics
Thesis: Cognitive Effects of Grammatical Gender in L2 Spanish Acquisition: A Study Among Latter-day Saint Returned Missionaries
Advisor: Jeffrey R. Parker
Thesis: Cognitive Effects of Grammatical Gender in L2 Spanish Acquisition: A Study Among Latter-day Saint Returned Missionaries
Advisor: Jeffrey R. Parker
Jacob Andrew Davis
George Reuben Garcia
Economics
Thesis: The Effects of Actual and Perceived Air Pollution on the Sentiment and Interests of U.S. Twitter Users
Advisor: Clive Arden Pope
Thesis: The Effects of Actual and Perceived Air Pollution on the Sentiment and Interests of U.S. Twitter Users
Advisor: Clive Arden Pope
Weber Keith Griffiths
Media Arts Studies
Thesis: The Man in the Tree: Death, Fantasy, and the Healing Found in Grief
Advisor: Jeffrey L. Parkin
Thesis: The Man in the Tree: Death, Fantasy, and the Healing Found in Grief
Advisor: Jeffrey L. Parkin
Demitri Elias Haddad
Information Systems
Thesis: Building the Future of Real Estate Through the Blockchain
Advisor: Mark J. Keith
Thesis: Building the Future of Real Estate Through the Blockchain
Advisor: Mark J. Keith
Hunter Ted Hallows
Geography
Thesis: Environmental determinism and professional football: A study of how climate and demographics determine success in the NFL
Advisor: Ryan Russell Jensen
Thesis: Environmental determinism and professional football: A study of how climate and demographics determine success in the NFL
Advisor: Ryan Russell Jensen
Denise Diandian Han
Finance
Thesis: The Real Effects of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 During COVID-19
Advisor: Benjamin C. Iverson
Thesis: The Real Effects of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 During COVID-19
Advisor: Benjamin C. Iverson
Katelynne Sue Hinckley
Global Supply Chain Management
Thesis: How has COVID-19 Changed the Willingness of Consumers to Participate in Value Co-creation in Service Industries?
Advisor: Scott Edward Sampson
Thesis: How has COVID-19 Changed the Willingness of Consumers to Participate in Value Co-creation in Service Industries?
Advisor: Scott Edward Sampson
Kaitlin Nicole Hoelzer
English
Thesis: Seeking the Feminine Divine: Mormon Women's Religious Authority, Power, and Presence in Rachel Hunt Steenblik's Mother's Milk
Advisor: Trenton L. Hickman
Thesis: Seeking the Feminine Divine: Mormon Women's Religious Authority, Power, and Presence in Rachel Hunt Steenblik's Mother's Milk
Advisor: Trenton L. Hickman
Caleb Dee Johnson
Computer Science
Thesis: The Communicative Effects of Anonymity Online: A Natural Language Analysis of the Faceless
Advisor: Nancy Ellen Fulda
Thesis: The Communicative Effects of Anonymity Online: A Natural Language Analysis of the Faceless
Advisor: Nancy Ellen Fulda
Moriah Hannah Longhurst
Chemistry
Thesis: Protein Structure Determination Through Polymer-Driven Crystallization
Advisor: James D. Moody
Thesis: Protein Structure Determination Through Polymer-Driven Crystallization
Advisor: James D. Moody
Casey Lee McClellan
Geography
Thesis: "To Hold the World Together": A Uinta Basin Spatial History
Advisor: Samuel M. Otterstrom
Thesis: "To Hold the World Together": A Uinta Basin Spatial History
Advisor: Samuel M. Otterstrom
Michaela Anne McCown
Genetics, Genomics & Biotechnology
Thesis: Lymphocyte proteomics for monitoring long term immune system dynamics
Advisor: Samuel Harris Payne
Thesis: Lymphocyte proteomics for monitoring long term immune system dynamics
Advisor: Samuel Harris Payne
Hannah Sue Pfost
Applied Physics
Thesis: Light and truth: Measuring unseen harm in individuals and communities
Advisor: Robert Clinton Davis
Thesis: Light and truth: Measuring unseen harm in individuals and communities
Advisor: Robert Clinton Davis
Sydney Ann Rasmussen
Psychology
Thesis: Is Thinness Truly Next to Godliness?: Examining Moral Judgments Against Women With Larger Bodies in an LDS Population
Advisor: Sarah Marie Coyne
Thesis: Is Thinness Truly Next to Godliness?: Examining Moral Judgments Against Women With Larger Bodies in an LDS Population
Advisor: Sarah Marie Coyne
Jacob Charles Reese
Interdisciplinary Humanities
Thesis: A Return to Ecological Awareness in Traditional and Modern Media
Advisor: Christopher P. Oscarson
Thesis: A Return to Ecological Awareness in Traditional and Modern Media
Advisor: Christopher P. Oscarson
Joseph Gabriel Richardson
Physics
Thesis: Development of Miniature Quantum Spectrometer for NASA Applications
Advisor: David D. Allred
Thesis: Development of Miniature Quantum Spectrometer for NASA Applications
Advisor: David D. Allred
Dezhang Wen
Information Technology
Thesis: Automated Cyber Ranges: Design Features, Architectures, Scenarios, and Impacts.
Advisor: Justin S. Giboney
Thesis: Automated Cyber Ranges: Design Features, Architectures, Scenarios, and Impacts.
Advisor: Justin S. Giboney