The Distinction Program recognizes students for excellent scholarly work in their field of study. This is a collection of distinction papers written by Otterbein University undergraduate students. Some projects may be embargoed at the request of the author and their adviser, restricting access to the project until a specific date. Advanced access to embargoed projects is available to Otterbein community members upon request. Otterbein students, alumni, faculty, and staff may email digitalcommons07@otterbein.edu to request access - please include the title, author, and year of the project being requested along with your name, Otterbein affiliation, and email address.
Most papers completed after 2014 are included in Digital Commons @ Otterbein. Search the Library catalog to locate papers completed prior to 2014.
Note to Otterbein Alumni: If you completed a distinction paper as part of your coursework at Otterbein University and would like us to add it to Digital Commons @ Otterbein, please email digitalcommons07@otterbein.edu.Papers/Projects from 2015
Manipulation of Same Sex Social Pair Bonds in Budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus (Distinction Paper) , Amanda M. Stilwell, Biology & Earth Science
The Effects Of Horseback Riding On The Gait Of Adolescents (Distinction Paper) , Sarah L. Hayes, Health & Sport Sciences
The Impact of a Community Garden on a Local Township (Distinction Paper) , Mariah E. Reitz, Health & Sport Sciences
Factors That Affect Student Performance Among Ohio LEED Schools: An Examination of LEED Credit Categories, IEQ Credits and School Typology (Distinction Paper) , Ryan P. Thombs, Business, Accounting, & Economics
Hildegard Of Bingen: Visionary Woman Who Encouraged The Role Of Feminism (Distinction Paper) , Melissa K. Treharn, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Current Methods and Future Directions Regarding Working Memory Training Research (Distinction Paper) , Emily G. Wright, Psychology
The Impact of Stegastes planifrons on the Resurgence of Acropora cervicornis (Distinction Paper) , Zebulon Martin, Sustainability Studies
Investigating Sex Positivity: Does Education and Socialization Increase Sexual Satisfaction in Young Adults (Distinction Paper) , Kendall Coffman, Sociology
American Women Composers in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: A Comparison of the Social, Cultural and Personal Influences on the Lives, Career, and Music of Amy Beach and Ruth Crawford Seeger (Distinction Paper) , Lindsey A. Scarberry, Music
Factors Associated With Youth Athletes Discontinuing Vs. Staying In A Sport (Distinction Paper) , Jessica R. Shibko, Psychology
Low Back Pain: A Study on Which Demographic Characteristics Contribute (Distinction Paper) , Sarah M. Uhlenbrock, Health & Sport Sciences
Attitudes of college students participating in either the Workout Buddy program or ShareBacAPac program on the Otterbein University campus (Distinction Paper) , Melanie K. Bittles, Health & Sport Sciences
Empowerment Theory and the Best of Both Worlds (Distinction Project) , Kari A. Shank, Health & Sport Sciences
Empyreal Radiance: An Application of Sonification in the Field of Astrophysics (Distinction Paper) , Ryan Loth, Music
Ayn Rand’s Rejection of Environmentalism: Toward Challenging Right-Wing Inaction on Environmental Issues in the United States (Distinction Paper) , Taylor M. Bailey, History & Political Science
The Perceptions of NSAID use Among One Midwestern DIII Athletic Department (Distinction Paper) , Katherine L. Cialella, Health & Sport Sciences
Applications of eDNA Monitoring for the Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) (Distinction Paper) , Rachel B. Dalton, Biology & Earth Science
The Effect of MHC Diversity on Mate Choice in Captive African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) (Distinction Paper) , Kristen Schmid, Biology & Earth Science
2-Dimension Analysis of Frontal Plane Projection Angle in Female Soccer Athletes (Distinction Paper) , KyLee M. Tuchfarber, Health & Sport Sciences
Shakespeare's Dictionary: One Playwright's Influence on the Modern English Lanugage (Distinction Paper) , Jennifer Walton, English
Papers/Projects from 2012
Carryover Effects of Larval Digestive Plasticity Post-Metamorphosis in Red-Eyed Treefrogs (Distinction Paper) , Chelsea R. Jenney, Biology & Earth Science
Consumer Attitudes Towards Using QR Codes in a Retail Setting (Distinction Paper) , Chris Thayer, Business, Accounting, & Economics