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Honor Scholar Program
4th Annual Senior Thesis Poster Presentation

Honor Scholar seniors certainly rocked the house!!  Upon entering the atrium, guests were greeted with conversations from music narration to renewable energies.  The spirit, dialogue, and intellectual fervor present showcased the senior’s zeal and commitment to their research. 

Patricia M. Anderson – Him, Her, Zer: Biology and Gender Identity
John Ross Anthony – The Economic Feasibility of Renewable Energies in the United States
Robert C. Bramlett – American Nationalist Theory, 1945-2008: A Leftist Perspective
Chloie M. Favinger – Evolutionary Entanglement of Church and Capitalism: An Ethical and Economic Analysis of the Nonprofit
Jessica L. Howard – Collective Memory and the Middle East Peace Process

Matthew R. Jennings – 10 Rijnstraat
Ryan L. Johnson – Cheating In War: A Pragmatic Look at the Questionable Acts of Warfare
Juliana P. Keller – Say What?: The Development of Language in Infants at Risk for Autism
Joanna J. Kieschnick – From Vilified to Justified: Modern Representations of Morgan le Fey in Literature, Film, and Comic Books
Amy E. Koester – Pierogi Make Me Polish:Food and Constructions of Identity
Ashley E. Lytle – The Right to Marry: Parallels in Religious Rhetoric and Historical Discrimination Between the Former Miscegenation Laws and the Current Ban on Same Sex Marriage
Brittany A. Markman-Williamson – Disease Influence on The Roots of Human Culture
Keely A. Nearpass – Music and the Problem of Narrative
Javaneh S. Nekoomaram – In God They Trust (More): Why Resurgence of Religion in the Public Sphere Reveals Shortcomings of Secularization Theory--Case studies of Islamic Revolution and Protestant Fundamentalism in the United States
Jessica A. Rooney – Emotional Contours: A Transport of Emotion from Music to Literature
Julie K. Rooney – The Firebird and the Earth
Todd J. Schmid – Language and Desire
Kelly M. Stone – Globalization and Shifting Identities
Douglas J. Strodtman – Re-ID:  Fictional Existence and Digital Anonymity
Lauren A. Wendling – BuJus: Religious Hybridization and Identity Construction
Erin N. Whitmore – Unlawful Combatant Status and the Current Controversy Surrounding the Legal Protections and Moral Controversies of Detainees Captured During the Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq
Yvonne A. Williams – No Shrink's Couch, How Can I Get My Thoughts Out?: Urban Youth, Spoken Word, and Alternative Psychological Expression