Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects
The Honors Program at Otterbein University is a rigorous and exciting program of study for students of high academic ability and strong personal motivation. This is a collection of honors papers written by Otterbein University undergraduate students. Some projects may be embargoed at the request of the author and their advisor, 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 an honors 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 2016
Is College Making Men Less “Manly?”: The Influence of Time Spent in a Liberal Arts Environment on Masculinity (Honors Paper) , Samuel Oakley, Psychology
A Financial Analysis of Professional Baseball Player Worth (Honors Paper) , Jocelyn R. Pearce, Business, Accounting, & Economics
Determination of Cyclic-di-GMP- Controlled Gene Expression in a Pharmacologically Important Bacterium (Honors Paper) , Morgan A. Stark, Biology & Earth Science
Papers/Projects from 2015
Urine Proteomics Identifies Preeclampsia Subphenotypes (Honors Paper) , Michelle R. Axe, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Characterization of Suspected Cyclic di-GMP Metabolizing Genes in Streptomyces scabies (Honors Paper) , Bridget N. Bickers, Equine Science
Conservation of Lipid Storage Droplet Proteins in Evolution of Animalia (Honors Paper) , Jacob D. Bowman, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Identification of Perilipin 5 Interaction Partners (Honors Paper) , Emily E. Burton, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Investigating the Synthesis of Heterocycles via Gold Catalyzed Cyclizations and Cyclo-Dehydrating Reactions (Honors Paper) , Katherine L. Childers, Chemistry
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Voice for the Oppressed (Honors Paper) , Molly E. Craig, History & Political Science
Toxicity Of Leaf Extract Of Acer Spp. On Equine Erythrocytes (Honors Paper) , Bailey Katherine Dye, Biology & Earth Science
Recovery Potential Of The Mussel Communities In The Lower Section Of Big Walnut Creek (Honors Paper) , Jared B. Ellenbogen, Biology & Earth Science
A Source Analysis of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox (Honors Paper) , Jordan P. Fields, History & Political Science
Relationship between High School Math Course Selection and Retention Rates at Otterbein University (Honors Paper) , Lauren A. Fisher, Mathematical Sciences
Imidazolium Salts as Reaction Media for the Preparation of Metal Halide Cluster Networks (Honors Paper) , Stephanie K. Gnewuch, Chemistry
Measuring the Hyperfine Splittings of Lowest Energy Atomic Transitions in Rubidium (Honors Project) , Benjamin D. Graber, Physics
Fracture (Honors Paper) , Gretchen R. Heisler, English
Self-Objectification, Self-Valuation, and Bodily Self-Concept: An Examination of Women's Experiences in a Post-Feminist Society (Honors Paper) , Madeleine Holmes, Psychology
Analysis of the Energy Spectrum of Michel Electrons In MicroBooNE (Honors Paper) , Philip Griffith Kellogg, Physics
The effects of viewing patient-related physiological data on students' mental health stigma (Honors Paper) , Sabrina Kohls, Psychology
A Study of Low Weight Bearing Exercise and its Effect on Bone Density (Honors Paper) , Elizabeth Markle, Health & Sport Sciences
‘The 39 steps’ of stage management: an analysis of the evolution of professional stage managment practices and their application at Otterbein University's Department of Theatre 2011-present (Honors Paper) , Grace K. Murrin, Theatre & Dance
The Effect of Red Maple Leaf Toxicosis on Reduced Glutathione Levels in Equine Erythrocytes in Vitro (Honors Paper) , Madeline A. Rohl, Biology & Earth Science
Young Adult Dystopian Literature as Social Change Evolution (Honors Paper) , Rachel L. Scherzer, English
Causes of Turnover and Employee Satisfaction: A Case Study of Otterbein University TeleFUND (Honors Paper) , Brandy L. Stiverson, Communication
By Sea and Air: Winston Churchill's Views on the Navy and Air Force During the Second World War (Honors Paper) , Michael Toth, History & Political Science
Übermensch: A Feminist, Literary, & Artistic Rebuke to Modern Patriarchy in the Institution of Liberal Arts Education (Honors Paper) , Virginia Valenzuela, English
A Qualitative Study on How a Teacher's Religious Beliefs Affect the Choices They Make in the Classroom (Honors Paper) , Sarah M. Wadsworth, Education
The Influence of Preferred Music on Vigilance and Mental Workload (Honors Paper) , Michelle H. Wang, Psychology
Transition Metal Catalysis and the Synthesis of Biologically Interesting Heterocycles: A Study of Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Cyclization and Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling (Honors Paper) , Alexandria E. Weber, Chemistry
A Comparison of the Genetic Diversity of the Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex in ex situ and in situ Populations of African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) (Honors Project) , Emily Willmer, Biology & Earth Science