Honors Research is a hallmark of an IWU liberal arts education. Eligible students are invited to embark upon a year-long research or creative arts project with a faculty mentor and a committee of faculty from within and outside of their major department.
Any entry that does not have a pdf attached has been withheld from the repository at the author’s request. Bona fide researchers may be consult these works by visiting the University Archives in Tate Archives & Special Collections; contact archives@iwu.edu or visit Tate Archives and Special Collections for details.
Submissions from 2011
The Evolution of Social Pain: Understanding the Neural Network of Social Ostracism through Electroencephalography, Daniel M. Kern
Neural Activity During Social Exclusion: An Exploratory Examination, Stephanie Khatcherian
Narratives of Fear and Shame: Jewish Childhood in Soviet and Post-Soviet Life Writing, Rosa Kleinman
New Evidence on the Wealth Transfer during the Argentine Crisis, James Lam and Elisabeta Pana, Faculty Advisor
A Web of Connections: The Role of Social Capital and Trust in the Formation of Virtual Organizations, Paige Erin E. Maynard
Wei Yuan and the Chinese Totalistic Iconoclasm: The Demise of Confucianism in Matter and in Form, Chao Ren
Determinants of Banks' Total Risk: Accounting Ratios and Macroeconomic Indicators, Michael Salkeld
Determining the Composition of the Dwelling Tubes of Antarctic Pterobranchs, Lukasz J. Sewera
Redistricting and the Public Interest: Developing a Value-Explicit Dialogue, Amy B. Uden
Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation of Peripheral Nerve Injury, Alex Willett
Submissions from 2010
For You Are All One in Christ (Gal 3:28): The Role of Women in the Pauline Churches, Sarah Casey
Assessing the Productive Efficiency of US Health Care: Comparison of Analytical Methods, Amanda C. Clayton
Only Dull Readers Escape: Framing Humor and Materiality in Stephen Crane's The Black Riders and other lines, Andrew J. Dorkin
What Factors Affect Average Fuel Economy of US Passenger Vehicles?, Suman Gautam
An Analysis of Continuous Chest Compression CPR for EMS Providers During Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Megan L. Gleason
Reliability Measurement of the Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention, Clare A. Goebel
White Flight and Urban Decay in Suburban Chicago, Lindsey Haines
Intergenerational Transfer of Human Capital among Immigrant Families, Kelsey Hample
Effects of Explanatory Autism Disclosure on Coworker Attitudes, Kathleen M. Henegan
Labor Market Outcomes for Middle Eastern Immigrants in the Aftermath of the September 11th Attacks, Mujtaba A. Isani
Financial Stress, Neighborhood Stress, and Well-Being: Mediational and Moderational Models, Amy Kapp
The Effects of Marital Status & Gender on Health Care Insurance Coverage in the United States, Jessica S. T. Kong
Green Chemistry Using Bismuth(III) Salts: Synthesis of Cyclic Acetals and Allylation of Tetrahydropyranyl Ethers and Aldehydes, Scott W. Krabbe
Sexual Healing: Gender and Sexuality in the Healing Cult of Asklepios, Aislinn E. Lowry
The Dark Places of Psychology: Consciousness in Virginia Woolf's Major Novels, Linda Martin
How European is the European Central Bank's Monetary Policy?, Teodora D. Petrova
Nearer Neighbors: Unitarian Universalism, Liberal Protestantism, and Eclectic Faith-assembly, Garrett M. Rapp
Die Darstellung der Evangelischen Kirche als eine neue Familie in Erich Loests Nikolaikirche, Beth A. Roberts
Examining the Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Stimulus processing, Peter J. Rosen
Consumer Perceptions & Video Game Sales: A Meeting of the Minds, John Sacranie
Correlates of Attitudes toward Diversity among White College Students, Amanda G. Sobottka
The Accuracy of Self-Reported Intuitive and Analytical Ability, Jennifer A. Sobyra
The Back of the House As Viewed from the Front of the House: Sarah Davis and the Irish Domestic Servants of Clover Lawn from 1872 to 1879, Gina C. Tangorra
Examining Success at the Domestic Box-Office in the Motion Picture Industry, Patrick Topf
Submissions from 2009
Reading Between the Lines; Or, The Literary Lives of the Davis Family, Amelia Benner, '09
Can Resource Mobilization Predict the Level of Success Among Social Movement Organizations?, Kathryn Brannan, '09
The Effects of Coaching Feedback on Perfectionism and Disordered Eating in College Athletes, Natalie E. Chase, '09
Trust on the Internet: A Virtual Reality?, Adam Clark, '09
Why Can't We Be Friends?: The Effects of Disclosure and Severity on Typical Students' Attitudes Toward Peers with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Jacqueline M. Dowjotas, '09
When Is a Terrorist Not a Terrorist?: American and Chinese Media Portrayals of the Chinese Uighur Minority Pre and Post 9/11, Anna File, '09
Presidential Success in Congress: Factors that Determine the President's Ability to Influcence Congressional Voting, Christine Gibbs, '09
“A Place of Paramount Peace”: The Unofficial Nationalism of an Officially Peaceful Movement, Kari Irwin
Access and Innovation: A Study of Two NGO Schools in North India, Christy Ivie, '09
Examining Tufte's Political Business Cycle under an Adaptive Expectations Framework, Anna Konradi, '09
Is Competitive Behavior Controlled by its Consequences? The Effects of Omission Training on Competitive Behavior in Rats, Melinda Mallory, '09
The Effects of Medial Septal Modification on the Theta Rhythm of the Amygdala, Colleen E. McShane, '09
A Campaign for Male Beauty: The Influence of Advertisement on Dimensions of Male Body, Michelle Meehan, '09
Surrogate Freedom: Transmitting Democracy to the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, Lauren Nelson, '09
Determining the Future Income of College Students, Paul Oehrlein, '09
Surveying Efficiencies of Nigerian Banks before and after the Minimum Capital Requirement Increase, Bukola Olaosebikan, '09
Explaining Human Influences on Carbon Dioxide Emissions across Countries, Karin Peterson, '09
How the Individual Differences of Subordinates Within the Workplace Predict Leadership Style Preference and Organizational Commitment, Elizabeth A. Rupprecht, '09
Surveillance and Foucault: Examining the Validity of Foucault's Notions Concerning Surveillance through a Study of the United States and the United Kingdom, Sharif Shawki, '09
Predicting Major League Talent through the First-year Player Draft, Kevin Slattery, '09
Green Chemistry Using Bismuth Compounds: Bismuth(III) Triflate Catalyzed Allylation of Cyclic Acetals, Matthew J. Spafford, '09
Adopted Children"s Outcome as Young Adults in Regards to Educational Attainment and Income, Nicole K. Spear, '09
Se tu mi lassi (If you leave me) For Choir, Katherine Spencer
Length of Contracts and the Effect on the Performance of MLB Players, Katie Stankiewicz, '09
Explaining Ethnic Peace: The Importance of Institutions, Rebecca Tong, '09
Does Perfecting Your Day Keep the Doctor Away?: Examining the Roles of Affect and Coping in the Association Between Perfectionism and Physical Health, Carly A. Visk, '09
Voices from the Darkness: A House of Leaves Experience, Melanie Waltman, '09
Bank Ownership and Management Structure Affects on Principal-Agent Costs and Returning Capital, Joel Wicks, '09
The War of Images: An Artistic Approach to the Parting of the Ways, Kristin Zavislak, '09
Submissions from 2008
Small Banking Conditions and their Impact on the Economic Activity of US Firms, Stephanie Bannos '08
The Effect of Gender Inequality on Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study, Quentin Brummet '08
Validation of a Measure of Affective, Inferential, and Holistic Intuition, Lauren A. Carlson '08
The "Evolution" of Media: The Influence of a Media Literacy Campaign on Self Esteem and Body Image, Vasiliki D. Dremonas '08
Brazilian Ethanol and U.S. Industrial Organization: An Analysis of Bilateral Trade Barrier Removal, Michael X. Feeney '08
An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Steroids on Season Best Performances in Track and Field, Allison Fisher '08
The Effect of Changes in the Federal Funds Rate on Stock Markets: A Sector-Wise Analysis, Kunaey Garg '08
Responding to Romanticism, Valerie Higgins '08
Family Experience with Eating Disorders Scale: Exploring Reliability and Validity and Evaluating the Clinical Utility of its Use in Treatment, Kathleen M. Hoff
From Mario to Manhunt: The Effects ofViolent Video Game Content and Competition on Hostility and Aggressive Cognitions, Courtney Lee '08
With Eyes Closed, Queenie Li
"How skinny I got, and how fucking weird I was": Michael Shannon, Sarah Kane, Woyzeck and Experiential Theatre, Marti Lyons '08
Transparent Politics or Empty Legislation?, Connor McGee '08
The Effects of Social Ostracism on Frontal Lobe Electroencephalogram Activity, Jennifer A. Morozink '08
Challenges to Implementing the Greenhouse Gas Inventory at Illinois Wesleyan University, Leslie Morrison '08
The Effects of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Behavioral and Neuroelectric Indices of Cognition in Young Adults, Elizabeth K. Mraz '08
Visualizing a Fourth Dimension: Hypercubic Resistor Networks, Andrew J. Nelson '08
Goddesses, Priestesses, Queens and Dancers: Images of Women on Sasnian Silver, Mary Olson '08
Increasing Condom-Related Behavioral Intentions, Motivation, and Willingness via Social Ties in Advertisements, Marylee Richardson '08
Behavioral Responses to Predictable and Unpredictable Competitors and c-Fos Expression in the Amygdala and Nucleus Accumbens, Jennifer Schnupp '08
(Waterfall), Scott Schumann
Demonstratives and Cognitive Significance, Adam Simon '08
Stock Index Pricing with Random Walk and Agent-Based Models, Scott N. Swisher IV '08
Determinants of Crack Cocaine Trial and Addiction, Elizabeth Taylor '08
The Effects of the Norepinephrine Agonist, Guanfacine, on Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairments in the Rat, Andrew P. Tharp '08
Physicalism and Phenomenal Experience, Nicholas Timme '08
The Vibrational Behavior of a Cured Carbon Fiber Disk and a Tennis Racket, Nick Timme '08
Promoting Environmentally Responsible Behaviors Using Motivational Interviewing Techniques, Sarah L. Tribble '08
Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination and its Potential Effects on Eggshell Characteristics of Dickcissels (Spiza americana), Bridget Wall '08
Submissions from 2007
The Effects of International Diversification on Portfolio Risk, Angela Agati '07
From Matthew to the Mishnah: A Study of the Sources of The Protevangelium of James, Laura Arnold '07
Green Chemistry Using Bismuth Salts Bismuth (III) Iodide Catalyzed Deprotection of Acetals and Ketals in H2O, Aaron D. Bailey '07
After the Fact (Honors), Brian Baxter
Downtown Club Dreams (Honors), Brian Baxter
Fanfare for the Black Cat (Honors), Brian Baxter
Kyrie (Honors), Brian Baxter
Passing Tour (Honors), Brian Baxter