Honors Theses from 2018
Videogame Play and the Ethics of Imagining, Daniel Conrad
Honors Theses from 2017
The Cannibal’s Cantations: Polyphemus in Pastoral and Epic Poetry, Grace Anthony
Cancer as Metaphor: The Metaphorical Implications of Romanticized Illness in Young Adult Fiction, Bridget Bey
The Kite Runner (11th grade), Alice Bilbrey
The Chemistry of Making Soap: Chemical and Physical Changes in 6th Grade Science, Samantha Bos
Constructing Space and Framing the Beholder: Problems and Solutions in Gustave Caillebotte’s Compositions, Araceli Bremauntz Enriquez
Forces and Motion (Rube Goldberg PBL), Joy Lindig Brush
Becoming Critical Analyzers of Data, 6th Grade Math, Claudia Cardenas
World Religions, Marisa C. Cavin
From Madisonian Secularism to a Christian Government: The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, Margaret Chase
The Rate of Somatic Mutations in Aging Mice, Evan Mitchell Cofer
The Anti-Human Condition: Violence, Identity, and Coming-of-Age in The Painted Bird, Malcolm Conner
Student Edition: Odyssey Book 9, Erwin F. Cook
Theories Of Politics and Democratic Underpinnings Of The American Constitution, Alex Decker
Una celebración con la familia (A family celebration) (7th-9th grade), Merida Elizondo and Kara Hargrove
Breaking Back: A Content Analysis of Wimbledon Singles Coverage in America and Great Britain, Sarah Anne Farrell
Language and the Manipulation of Truth, Krissy Ford and Rachel Bellande
Barons and Yeomen, Venison and Vert: A Comparative Analysis of Magna Carta and A Gest of Robyn Hode in the Context of Forest Law, Kathryn Funderburg
Freak the Mighty: A Quest Through Friendship, Renee E. Gerald
La tecnología ha evolucionado (12th grade), Josie Hammons
Confianza en mis habilidades (9th-11th grade), Haley Hansen
"Unjust Laws Do Not Bind in Conscience": Archbishop Lucey, Catholic Social Thought, and Civil Rights, Thomas Harvell DeGolier
Blurring the Lines: The Ambiguity of Gender and Sexuality in Ulysses, Samantha Heffner
Homeward Bound: Wordsworth, Shelley, and the Long Search for Home, Samantha Heffner
Are the Oceans in Trouble? (8th Grade), Elizabeth Hernandez
Processing of Visual and Social Stimuli in the Green Anole Lizard Brain, Maria Alejandra Jaramillo
Intro to Geography Concepts and Skills, Angela Juarez
The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution (10th-12th grade), Blake R. Keeling
Awe-Inspiring Advertisements: Becoming More Informed Consumers [3rd Grade], Megan King
Solving the Mystery of Matter: Physical Properties [5th Grade], Aly Kirchhof
The Emergence of United States Human Rights Policy During Argentina’s Dirty War, Beth Legg
Hitler’s “Utopia”: An Analysis of Gleichschaltung in the Third Reich, 1933-1939, Emma Lichtenberg
The Limits of Scribal Creativity: Rewriting the Cook’s Tale in Bodley 686, Franz Liebster
Characteristics of the Universe (8th grade), Veronica Mansfield and Meggan Partain
IB Language and Literature Introduction: The Foundations of Western Culture (11th grade), Savannah McDonough
Energy Forms (5th grade), Javier Melendez
¿Cómo Eres y Qué Te Gusta Hacer? (Who are you and What do you like to do?) 1A-7th grade, Jaclyn K. Metcalf
Catalogue Entry: St. Catherine and St. Barbara, Mary Martha Meyer Hill
Stepping out of the Shadows: Second Generation Holocaust Representation, Olivia Erin Mill
Exploring Expository through Culture, Kathleen Fenske Montoya and Laurette Kirby
People Read as Muslim: A New Framework for Understanding Anti-Muslim Harassment, Hanna Niner
We'll Be There For You: A 3rd-5th Grade Unit on Understanding and Respecting Each Other, Elle V. Norman
Exploring Statistics Concepts with Student Driven Data and Polls, Matthew Patty
Characterizing the Hazard Creek Complex of the Western Idaho Shear Zone: Analysis of a Middle Cretaceous Idaho Arc, Mollie Patzke
Visualizing the Unspeakable: Graphic Novels and the Holocaust, Madilyn Pflueger
La Cité That Care Forgot: Public Housing and the Perception of 'Ordinary Modernism' in Paris and New Orleans, Brooks Cameron Piper
Communities Change: How Outside Factors Impact Communities [3rd Grade], Shayna Rosenthal
Paradoxes of Gender Equality Policies and Domestic Working Conditions in Madrid, Zabdi Salazar
Poetry Unit (2-4th grade), Samara Sance and Lisa Schmidt
A Lifeʼs Worth: Reexamining Wergild in the Anglo-Saxon Royal Law Codes (c. 600-1035), Braden Sides
Classic Ragtime: An Overlooked American Art Form, Daniel Stephens
Visualization of Functional Enrichment Analysis of Genomic Data, Isaac Matthew Thacker
Macbeth by Shakespeare, Amy R. Thomson and Heather M. Patillo
A New America: The Gilded Age and Westward Expansion (11th grade), Kelsey Toms
Rules Rule! (1st grade), Lauren Turley
How Can I Be a Good Reader? Lessons in Understanding Books (1st-2nd grade), Tara Vaughan
Meaning behind the Structure: 4th Grade Nonfiction Text Structure and Summary Unit, Anne Waidelich
Shark Tank Economics, Waynne Warren
The Evolution of Androgen Receptor Expression and Social Behavior in Anolis Lizards, Miguel Angel Webber
Film in Practice: The Making of "The Aventhrope," A Short Monster Movie, Robyn Wheelock
The Aventhrope, Robyn Wheelock
Examining the Effects of Urbanization on Soil Chemistry Through Sr Isotopes in the Austin, TX Area, Lindesy D. Yazbek
Submissions from 2016
Picking Apart Plot (6th grade), Amanda Aird
Problem Solvers, INC., Caroline Arroyo and Lianet H. Olvera
The “Phantom Growth” of Sol Nazerman: Suppression in The Pawnbroker, Abigail Baltuskonis
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells (6th grade), Samantha Bos
Dante's Inferno: Allegory, Hero's Journey, or Epic Poem? Yes! (12th grade), Sherry Brown
6th Grade Math: Toro Dream House, Claudia Cardenas
Why We Had To Leave; A Study of Human Rights & Refugees (9th-12th grade), Marisa C. Cavin
Smart Fan, Sang Choi and Shawn Sunday
“Holy Agency, Batgirl!”: Evaluating Young Adult Superheroines’ Agency in Gotham Academy and Ms. Marvel, Catherine Clark
The Terror Exception: The Impact of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force on United States Counterterrorism Policy in the Middle East Under the Obama Administration, Benjamin Collinger
The Compatibility of Artworks and Games, Daniel Conrad
Maps and Distance in Geometry (9th-10th grade), Catherine A. Davison
Mechalele (Self-Playing Ukulele), Timothy F. Davison, Arsenio Gonzalez, and Taylor Piske
Deconstructing Reconstruction: American Reconstruction from 1865-1877 (8th-11th grade), Alex Decker and Blake R. Keeling
Finding Our Strengths: Creating a Strong Classroom Community (3rd-6th grade), Emily B. Delgado
Decayed Drama, Increased Inclusivity: Beckett’s Theater in the 1960s, Ryan Diller
Wallarm, Amanda Dinh and Kate Walls
AP Chemistry: Bonding and Intermolecular Forces (11th-12th grade), Carrie Duesing
La Bienvenida (Grades 7-9), Merida Elizondo
Towards Understanding the Compression of Sound Information, Kathleen Marie Fisher
Abbot Suger’s St. Denis and the Cult of Relics, Kathryn Funderburg
Barons and Yeomen, Venison and Vert: A Comparative Analysis of the Magna Carta and A Gest of Robyn Hode in the Context of Forest Law, Kathryn Funderburg
Middle Survival Guide -- ELA [6th Grade], Elizabeth E. Grenadier and Christie M. Manners
La cultura de deseos y necesidades (7th-12th grade), Haley Hansen
Homeward Bound: Wordsworth, Shelley, and the Nostalgic Search for Home, Samantha Heffner
Colonization: Evaluating the right of groups to settle other lands [8th grade], Elizabeth A. Hunt
A DJ Robot, Robert Hure and Josh King
Who's Got the Steady Beat? (6th-8th grade), Valerie Jeannin
Somatic Mutations in Mice and the Disposable Soma Theory of Aging, Rodney Kennedy Jr
A Translation of Two Stories of Khakim Nazir, Miraziz Khidoyatov
Improved Prediction of Mouse Pathways Related to Bone Maintenance Through Machine Learning Utilizing Diverse Genomic Data, Jacob Mayne Luber
“King? Well I didn’t vote for you!”: The Necessity of Narrative Distance and Political Awareness in Arthurian Adaptation, Mallory Mazzarella
Freakish, Feathery, and Foreign: Language of Otherness in the Squire’s Tale, Laurel Meister
¿Quieres Ir Conmigo? (6th-7th grade - Spanish), Jaclyn K. Metcalf
Heart Beat Monitor, Ivan Mireles and Sneha Pottian
Cellular Metabolism: AP Biology, Tiffany Montoya
Culture and Carbon and Cremation, Oh My!, Andrea Nebhut
Imagination Station: Teaching 2nd Graders to Publish Fictional Stories Using Story Elements, Elle V. Norman