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 contacting Tate Archives and Special Collections.
Submissions from 1994
The Inhibition-Deficit Hypothesis: A Possible Neurological Mechanism for Age-Related Changes in the Formation of Problem-Solving Set, Elizabeth J. Meinz '94
The Integration of Banking Systems in the EC, Heidi M. Munson '94
The Effects of Exports and Their Composition on Growth in Developing Countries, Franklin N. Nnebe '94
Advertisements: Mirrors of the Soul The Reflections of Current Social Change in Russian Advertising., Laurel Nolen '94
The Implications of Cognitive Change in the Treatment of Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia, Lisa M. Nowak '94
Demythifying Melville: Charles Johnson's Middle Passage and the Nightmare of Slavery, Rachel Palencia '94
The Effect of Premium Offers and Consumer Buying Decisions, Amy R. Parker '94
QuickAdvise - The Search for a More Efficient Method of Advising, Gregory G. Pengiel '94
Investment and Interest Rates in Ecuador During 1970-1990, Max Proano '94
A Pilot Study on the Use of Alprazolam-Assisted Exposure and Response Prevention in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Julie A. Reinlasoder '94
An Empirical study of Covered Interest Arbitrage: Marqins Durinq the European Monetary System Crisis of 1992, Ossi Saarinen '94
Child Witnesses in Sexual Abuse Cases and the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause, Kelly Thuet '94
Theory of Prosaics in Literature and History: Leo Tolstoy and Lion Feuchtwanger, Angelica Ushatova '94
The Effect of Exposure to Glucocorticoids on the Retention of a Spatial Task in Rats Injected Bilaterally with Beta-Amyloid into the Hippocampus, Harinie Wijeweera '94
An Investigation of a Shift in Thought Content in Sexual Dysfunction, Marygrace E. Yale '94
Submissions from 1993
The State of Computer Science Facilities of Schools Across the United States that are Comparable to Illinois Wesleyan University, Sarah A. Bartz '93
Eating Away: A Study of Women's Relationship with Food in Literature, Sheila Bauer '93
The Demand for Higher Education: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Human Capitol Theory, Bruce T. Bennett '93
Causes and Effects of Welfare Dependency, Chris Bisaillon '93
The Effects of Session Time and Satiation on the Form of the VI Response Function, Laura Campbell '93
A Lattice Gas Approach to the Structure and Dynamics of Electrorheological Fluids, Jie Chen '93
Applications of the Wavelet Transform to Signal Analysis, Jie Chen '93
The Political and Economic Feasibility of an American Industrial Policy, Brian S. Driscoll '93
(Un)dress and (Dis)empowerment): The Relationship Between Women and Dress from the Cavaliers to the Romantics, Kimberly A. Elashik
Multisurface Method of Pattern Separation, Jennifer L. Jancik
Tax Increment Financing: A Cost/Benefit Analysis for the State of Illinois, James C. Joslin '93
An Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease: Behavioral and Histological Assessment Following Bilateral Intrahippocampal Injections of B-Amyloid (25-35), David E. Kang '93
Human Rights and Policy Wrongs: United States Involvement in the Creation and Overthrow of the Somoza Regime, Kevin A. Katovich '93
Computer Program: General University Requirements Package, Abhishek Kejriwal '93
The Systematic Relationship of Hipposideros Commersoni Matungensis to Other Species of Rhinolophidae (Chiroptera), Maureen E. Koneval '93
Assessment Profiles of Children and Adults Identified as Learning Disabled, Malanie McDiarmid '93
State-Dependent Learning During Alprazolam Assisted Exposure: A Pilot Study of Social Phobia, Patrick B. McGrath '93
A Novel Technique for Studying the Shear Elastic Properties of Weak Solids, Jason A. Payne '93
Collective Security in the Gulf: An Analysis of the Development of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Regional Security as a Function of the Council, David Michael Priess '93
Factors Influencing Variation in Susceptibility of Prairie Plants to an Early Summer Frost in East-Central Minnesota, Bette L. Purnell '93
The Effect of Temperature on the Growth of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena Polymorpha (Pallas), Tamara K. Ross '93
Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid and Nitrite Ion, Kathryn E. Shanks '93
A Road Less Traveled: Soteriology in Islam, Brian Christopher Smith '93
The Degree of Eating Disorder Pathology and its Relation to Depression and Self-Esteem in a Nonclinical College Student Population, Derik M. Thieme '93
Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico, Yuet Wei Wan '93
Factors Affecting Communication Between Emergency Department Nurses, Malynnda Wright
Submissions from 1992
Synthesis of New Reagents for the Detection of Fingerprints and Amino Acids, Bjorn Borup '92
Paternalism: A Search for Acceptable and Applicable Principles of Intervention, Jennifer L. Browning
Analysis of Carbon across the Cenomanian-Turonian Boundary, Andrew J. Carr '92
Teachers' Training, Knowledge, and Attitudes Towards Mainstreaming Behaviorally Disordered Students in Regular Classrooms, Christine K. Chaille '92
Factors Influencing Employment in the U.S. Automobile Industry, Paul S. Davies '92
Cross-Motivational Choice: A Comparison of Delay Reduction and Behavioral Systems Theories, Jorie E. Duttlinger '92
Inequalities in the Educational Systems in South Africa, Angela Goebel '92
The Teacher in Transition: Learning to Let the Child Lead, Angela Hill '92
Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid and Nitrite Ion, Jane A. Johnson '92
Choice, Commitment and Time Horizon, Sandra Lyn '92
A Comparison of Personality Type and Learning Style of Elementary Education Majors, Math Majors, and Math Professors: Cultures in Conflict, Jane Martin '92
On the Construction of Prime Desert n-Tuplets, Derek M. Marusarz '92
Feelings and Concerns of New Fathers When Their Spouses Have Epidural Anesthesia During Childbirth, Susan M. Monger
Saving Souls and Securing the Socioeconomic Status Quo: A Consideration of Billy Sunday and the Pacific Garden Mission, Jonathan R. Moore '92
The Development of an Improved Extraction Method for the Determination of Cocaine Metabolite in Human Urine, Leanne M. Nieukirk '92
Extinction-Induced Aggression in Laboratory Rats, Amy K. Rajala '92
Occupational Segregation by Gender: A Look at the Future, Brenda Weil '92
The Adaptation of Flour Milling Based Companies to Environmental Change, Thomas B. Welge '92
Demographic and Background Characteristics of Learning Disabled Adults, Pamela S. Wiegartz '92
Learning Disabled Students' Performance on the Child Behavior Checklist, Dawn Wright '92
Submissions from 1991
The Theorms of the Alternative, Kathryn L. Balsman '91
Modernization and Development: An Empirical Study of South Korea and Brazil, Douglas J. Becker '91
Intracerebral Injections of Substance P Fragments (5-11) and (1-7) into the Dorsal Midbrain Central Gray Have No Effects on Lordosis Behavior in the Female Rat, Jodi K. Block '91
Mediating Between the Mediums: The Changing Shakespearean World, Rebecca Ewert '91
Factors Affecting Indication Rates of Child Abuse and Neglect for Similar Counties in Illinois, Melinda K. Foulk '91
Student Attitudes Toward Their Role as Patient Advocate, Jacquelyn Heinlein Graven
Electrostatically Paired Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine: Equilibria and Electrochemical Oxidation, Libin Ho '91
Toward a More Comprehensive Explanation of Declining Black Male Youth Employment, Mark Israel '91
Alcohol Advertising: Freedom of Speech v. Social Responsibility, Reona Jack '91
Cystic Fibrosis: Cluster Analysis of Microbiology and Pulmonary Function, Lori Lee M. Larson '91
An Atheological Apologetic, Joyce A. Lazier '91
Kantianism and Emile Durkheim's Ethical Theory, Maureen Lyons '91
The Effects of Bilateral Injections of Neuropeptide K into the Medial Preoptic Area on Male Rat Copulatory Behavior, Peter Malen '91
The Reactions of N-Phenylaminoiminomethanesulfonic Acid (PAIMSO) with Meldrum's Acid, Milana-Minja Maletic '91
Synthesis of Aliphatic Bis(Thioureas), Donald G. McEwen IV '91
A Morphological and Chemical Study of the Lichen Genus Hypogymnia in North America North of Mexico, Melinda McFarlin '91
The Anatomy of the Hyoid Region of Molossus Molossus and its Implication in Systematics, Natawadee Prasertphon '91
An Analysis of the Anatomical Projection from the mZI to the dMCG Using HRP Histochemistry: Comparison between Male and Female Rats, Scott E. Preusen '91
The German Automobile Industry's Reaction to the Announcement of German Reunification: An Event Study, Rhea E. Rosenlof '91
Bilateral Injections of Substance K into the Medial Preoptic Area Have No Effect on Malr Rat Sexual Behavior, Kevin Short '91
How To Account For Externalist and Internalist Intuitions, Denise Yehnert '91
Submissions from 1990
Effects of Store Atmosphere on Shopping Behavior, Wendy L. Billings '90
Estimating the Risk of Third World Debt, Jane Chadesh '90
Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid and Nitrite Ion, Christopher L. Exstrom '90
The United States Postal Service: A Government Corporation Requiring Changes: Past, Present, Future, Brian Harper '90
The Effects of Intracerebral Injections of Substance P, and a Substance P Fragment (5-11) into the Medial Preoptic Nucleus on Lordosis Behavior in the Female Rat, Kellie S. Jones '90
The Challenge to the Judiciary of the Nineties:Managing Appeals in the Federal Courts, Kelly N. Kalus '90
Intracerebral Injections of Morphiceptin into the Medial Preoptic Area Produce a Delay in the Initiation of Male Rat Sexual Behavior, Leslie Matuszewich '90
Ibotenic Acid-Induced Lesions of the Medial Zona Incerata Decrease Lordosis Behavior in the Female Rat, Melissa Peterson '90
Larval Settlement of Ilyanassa obsoleta (Gastropoda) and Capitella sp. I (Polychaeta): Responses to Sediment Cues and Effects of No. 6 Fuel Oil, Dianne Rudy '90
Some NP-Complete Problems in Linear Algebra, Santhosh Sastry '90
Effect of Copulation and Copulation Time on Female Reproductive Development in Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), David Sherwood '90
Systematic Relationships of Rhinolophid Bats: Based on Hyoid Morphology, Andrea L. Smith '90
Submissions from 1989
Synthesis and Nucleophilic Reactions of Bifunctional Thiourea S,S,S-Trioxides, Dan Webb '89
Submissions from 1988
A New Shopping Experience, Katherine D. Baffes
Submissions from 1987
Myology of the Pectoral, Branchial, and Jaw Regions of the Ratfish Hydrolagus Colliei (Holocephali), Dominique Didier '87
Lincoln's Boys: The Enlisted Men of the Illinois Infantry in the Civil War, Peter R. Wells