• Healing environments: convergence of biophilic design and patient recovery 

  Underwood, Landon (2020-05)

  Hospitals and other healthcare facilities are where humans can experience some of the most harmful and invasive surgeries and treatments, yet the only remedy that has been concocted to address human recovery and healing ...
• Tristan Migoski's senior honors bassoon recital 

  Migoski, Tristan (2021-12)

  With the help of Dr. Keith Sweger, Professor of Bassoon at Ball State University, I put together a bassoon recital featuring works by Carl Maria von Weber, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Malcolm Arnold. The program included ...
• Mindfulness and meditation in the East and the West 

  Werner, Madeline (2021-07)

  Mindfulness and meditation have infiltrated the mainstream in the Western world in recent years, but mindfulness and meditation have been acknowledged and practiced for thousands of years. These concepts and practices ...
• The opioid crisis in America: how it is hurting our youth 

  Vieyra, Olivia (2021-07)

  This thesis is a research paper about the opioid crisis in America with a focus on how it is hurting our youth. Questions that the independent research centered around are: What is the opioid crisis and who is it mostly ...
• A comparative analysis: acts of cultural genocide in historic Nazi Germany to present day Afghanistan and China 

  Turner, Samantha (2021-12)

  Art’s meaning is versatile and forever changing, and it represents cultural heritage and identity. Destroy art, and one can erase the cultural identity of a person or even a specific group. Consequently, art is targeted ...
• Integration service: building a bridge with code 

  Thomas, Andrew (2021-03)

  Lead Sigma is a startup company in Kansas City that is trying to build a sales pipeline so prospective customers are responded to quicker, resulting in more deals. Their mission is to “drive revenue growth and create ...
• The medical trends during the life of Jane Austen with a focus on treatment and diagnosis 

  Telsrow, McKenna (2021-07)

  Understanding the role of medicine in Jane Austen’s works and the healthcare system in England during the Regency period provokes a deeper comprehension and connection with Austen’s novels. My thesis dives deep into research ...
• The impact of Medicare eligibility on driving performance 

  Stueve, Jimmy (2021-12)

  From its introduction to the American public in 1966, Medicare has been influential in providing free to low cost health insurance for many, specifically people over the age of 65. Since all Americans eligible for ...
• A comprehensive review over the antimicrobial resistance crisis and a proposal for future antibiotic research 

  Rogers, Evan (2021-12)

  Antibiotics are arguably one of the most influential breakthroughs of the 20th century, making routine surgery possible and virtually eliminating infectious diseases. However, the overuse and misuse of antibiotics have ...
• Flags for everyone: a creative approach to rethinking flag design 

  Padgett, Gregory (2021-12)

  This thesis explores the ways in which flag designs have impacted different communities of people on the city, county, state, and national levels. Topics of discussion include the importance of a flag to a group of people, ...
• Crime, punishment, and opera: the power of music to influence emotion and opinion 

  Latta, Alix (2021-12)

  I have long held a love for both music and literature, and I believe that the combination of the two can help to better elucidate different features of both. Through the creation of a song cycle based upon Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s ...
• "The people want to bring down the regime": understanding protest efficacy in the Middle East and North Africa 

  Kamykowski, Lauren (2021-12)

  This present work analyzed the efficacy rate of protest outcomes when compared to the conceptualization of said protests. Specifically, this work focused on three states which participated in the Dignity Revolutions: ...
• An exploration of relative frame potential 

  Kaczanowski, Mc Kenna (2021-12)

  A frame for a vector space is a set of vectors which behaves in some ways like a basis for the vector space while having a more flexible structure that allows for frames to be constructed to fit a variety of applicatio ...
• An exercise prescription for those with chronic back pain 

  Hoogenboom, Lauren (2021-12)

  Back pain is one of the most common causes of disability in the United States. It is extremely common among working class Americans who find themselves spending their days working and taking care of household chores, leaving ...
• Me: the continuing journey 

  Hernandez, Gerardo (2021-12)

  During my life, I had come to learn many things. One thing that was consistent throughout my entire life would be, discrimination. I wanted to write about my life story and the recipes I learned along the way to showcase ...
• White nationalist speakers in the ivory tower: are universities obligated to protect hateful speech? 

  Gallagher, Brynn (2021-12)

  In the wake of a rising tide of hate crime and active hate groups, the institution of the university is being simultaneously criticized and hailed for hosting white nationalist guest speakers and rhetoric. Many argue to ...
• Social stories for student success: a compilation of customizable pragmatic therapy tools for elementary-, middle-, high- school, and college-aged students on the autism spectrum 

  Flint, Hannah (2021-12)

  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2020, approximately 1 out of 44 – nearly 3% – of all children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. With the prevalence of this disorder on the ...
• Prevalence, comfort with, & characteristics of sex toy use in a US convenience sample 

  Fippen, Emily (2021-12)

  Although Herbenick and her colleagues have presented findings on vibrator use among different demographic groups in a US national sample (e.g., Herbenick et al, 2009, 2010; Reece et al, 2009), and Döring and Poeschl ...
• A comparative review of success rates of needle exchange programs in Sweden and the United States 

  Small, Madison N. (2021-11)

  Needle exchange programs, or NEPs, are community-based organizations that provide clean syringes and other harm reduction resources to people who inject drugs (PWID). While NEPs began with grassroot organizations and ...
• Sensory processing disorder and the fashion industry 

  Shamel, Victoria (2021-05)

  Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a condition that affects how your brain processes sensory information (“Sensory Processing Disorder”). This can include things you see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. When relating SPD ...

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