The Honors Thesis is the culmination of the Honors Program, and for many students, the most significant single academic endeavor of their college career. Students complete the four-credit-hour thesis project over at least two semesters, usually their last two semesters before graduation. Students work closely with a thesis committee to plan and conduct the thesis project. The thesis topic and academic credit can be in one’s major or another area of study and must include some original research or scholarly contribution. In addition to allowing students to pursue individual academic interests, the thesis project is excellent preparation for students planning to pursue graduate studies.
Theses from 2020
Developing a New Water-Soluble Porphyrin as a Potential Photodynamic Cancer Therapy Agent, Catherine Shirley
An Overview of Foster Care, Rachel M. Smith
The Effects of Renal Cold Storage and Transplantation on Immunoproteasome and the Complement System, Savannah Stacks
Reading between the Lines: Exploring Literacy, The Science of Reading, and the R.I.S.E. Initiative, Ashly Stracener
The Effect of Alpha-Toxin on the Formation of Biofilm by Staphylococcus Aureus Species, Allison Studdard and Mark E. Hart
Women in the U.S. Congress: A Study on the Role of Gender in Electoral and Legislative Processes, Selby Tucker
Dance: The Universal Language of Storytellers, Meagan A. Woodard
Our Stories, Paige Wright
Preparation and Cytotoxicity of Novel Carbon Nano-onion Materials, Cammie York
Theses from 2019
The Trashy Americans, Megan Bayer
Delineating the Role of HPN in NEPC, Stephen Noah Bowman
Effectiveness and Mechanism of Action of Modified Porphyrins for Photodynamic Therapy of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells, Hannah Brandon
Determining Toxicity of Bacterially-Produced Antibiotics, Logan Clay
Determining the Presence of BPA in Vaping Mouthpieces, Jessica Cook-Snelgrove
Early Childhood Trauma: Implications for Educators and the Importance of Trauma-Sensitive Schools, Mattie Couch
Effects of Diagnostic Labels on College Students' Perceptions of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sarah Grace Cowell
Stories from Elsewhere: A Novella, Andrew Crook
The Communicative and Survival Effects of Exosomes in Glioblastoma Multiform, Jacob L. Edmondson
Crafting Comics: My Journey Through the Creative Process, Carrie Hill
Computer Science in the Elementary Classroom: The Basics, Mary Grace Belle Hill
University Attendance and Diametric Political Polarization, Cole Jester
Passive Solar Tracking Using Shape Memory Alloys, Keeley G. Johnson
Antibiotic Responsiveness in Mycobacterium smegmatis, Kailee Jones
The Evolution of Military Tactics: A Series, Bethany Lenards
Killing Breast Cancer One Porphyrin at a Time, Taylor C. Lymburner
Lions, and Dragons, and Wolves (Oh my): A Study of the Series "Game of Thrones" and Political Theory, Emily Manus
Determination of BPA in Infant Oral Hygiene Products using Fluorescence Spectrophotometry, Mallory K. Mayfield
A Statistical Analysis of the Ouachita Baptist University Men's Baseball Team, Evan Nelson
Once the Ashes Settled, Brittany Parker
No Returns: Special Education in Sierra Leone, Abigail Adele Richett
An Analysis of the Historiographical Treatment of Athenian Democracy, John Thomas Ryan
Heirs to Those Before us: An Exploration of the Influences on a Young Artist, Hannah Saunders
Does God Change His Mind? An Old Testament View, Colton Sims
On the Sustainability of Social Security: Have the Faroe Islands Found the Solution?, Austin Sowerbutts
Shame: Its Place in Life and American Drama, Lauren Elisabeth Terry
Determination of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Infant Oral Hygiene Devices using Fluorescence Spectrophotometry, Kaitlyn Thomason
First Words, Laura Mae Ward
Shape Memory Alloy Applications, Dillon Wester
Modern American Federalism: Defending a Dualist Approach to State-Federal Government Relations, Julia E. Williams
Theses from 2018
Applying Nehemiah's Leadership Characteristics in the Business World Today, Amanda Abbud
Stories of Eureka Springs: A Multimedia Package, Mattie Alexander
Notes from Kilroy: A Collection of Stories Inspired by the Lives of Arkansas WWII Veterans, Victoria Anderson
Accessibility in the Theatre, Allison Austin
Gene Expression to Determine Exosome Effects on Neural Cell Lines: Potential Treatments and Diagnostic Markers, Rachel Bacon
Testing Bacterial Antibiotic Production under Carbohydrate and Protein Starvation, Briley Baird
A Study of the Hebrew Infinitive Absolute and Its Translation in the LXX of the Pentateuch, Taylor Bascue
Predictors of Independence for Adults with Intellectual Disability, Kristina Beall
Project Emerald: Designing a Language to be Fun, Addison Bostian
nothing is porcelain here, Emily E. Bradley
An Assessment of the Effects of Medical Marijuana on the Quality of Patient Life, Kori L. Bullard
Synthesis and Relaxivity of a Target-Specific MRI Contrast Agent, Callie Clement
Timing of Exosome Production on Cell (PC12) Differentiation, Alyson Cole
The Field: A Study in Illustration, Kacy Alaina Earnest Spears
Canada and Koinonia: Contextualization of Koinonia for the Peoples of Modern Day Canada, Alex Gianelloni
JWH-018 and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Drug-Drug Interactions and Implications on Toxicity, Christopher O. Godwin
STAGE: The Middle Schooler's Guide to Success, Kelsey Harrison
Assessing Specificity of Indazole Derivatives as Inhibitors to CYP2E1, Hannah Hart
Fake News: What is the REAL Issue?, Hannah Hines
Twice Upon a Time: The Retellings of Fairy Tales for Contemporary Audiences, Morgan Howard
Treating Breast Cancer with Light: The Creation of Two Photodynamic Therapy Agents, Victoria Lackey
Collaborative Storytelling With Different Artistic Mediums, Andrew Martin
Using Light to Kill Cancer: Development of a Novel Photodynamic Therapy, Alicia Hamilton Moore
The Effect of Exercise and Diet on Insulin Resistance, Kinsey M. Nelson
Anthiom: A Christian YA Novel, Krystal Parker
Market Expansion Challenge: Finnish School International, Shelby Reams
View of Death and Dying, and Other Medical Issues Through the Eyes of People in Different Religions, Kaylie Roberts
Respect: A Bridge Between Inupiaq Tradition and Christianity, Ashley Sharpe
The Outlook of Occupational Therapy, Alexa Spinks
Killing Cancer with Light, Kaitlyn Thomas
Isolating Exosomes on OBU's Campus, Cody Thompson
Experiencing West Africa: What a Semester on the Mission Field Taught Me, Logan Turner
Acting in a Global Context: Characterization from the Physical Context of Shakespeare's Spaces, Anna Joie Valdez
Nature in a Sense: A Look at Wordsworth, Other Authors, and the Bible, Hope Wakeling
Dysregulation of Human Phase I Enzymes in APAP Overdose Subjects with Low ALT Levels, Aaron Woodall
Bruised but Unbroken: Cultural Responses to the Irish Troubles, Cassandra Young
Theses from 2017
Elliptic Curve Cryptography and Quantum Computing, Emily Alderson
The Kodály Method and the Levels of Biblical Learning: Teaching Theology and Hymns to Children, Kimberley Attaway
Exploring Paul as the Anti-Jonah in Acts, Collin Battaglia
Procedural Generation: An Algorithmic Analysis of Video Game Design and Level Creation, Logan Bond
Averting a New Nuclear Arms Race, Michael Anthony Calhoun
Sustaining O-gah-pah: An Analysis of Quapaw Language Loss and Preservation, Robert DeSoto
A Survey of a Rural Southwest Arkansas Baptist Church on Attitudes Toward Nutrition and Physical Activity in the Church, Elizabeth Fast
On the Verbless or Nominal Clause in Biblical Hebrew: A Synthesis of Andersen and Joüon/Muraoka, Libby Hillard
Hyperconnectivity, Transhumanism, and Chesterton’s “Want of Wonder”, Joanna Horton
Stacking Atomically Thin Materials, Hamilton Johnson
The Exoneration of Job: A Discussion of the Joban and Yahwistic Speeches, Robert Edwin "Mack" McGehee III
Health Care Delivery for the U.S. Hispanic Minority Can Be Improved, Samantha Pascoe
The Right Type of Diet: A Thesis on the potential relations between your blood type and the way you eat, Drake Puryear
Finding Christ in Cinema: Examining Secular Film Theologically, Evan Wheatley
La Bete Noire et le Beau, Hannah Wright
Theses from 2016
Joik as the Golden Thread of Sami Revitalization, Tori Bateman
Simultaneous Determination of BPA and BPS Using UV/Vis Spectrophotometry and HPLC, Jean Eudes Benecyo
Mind the Gap: Examining the Gap between the United States Education System and the Top Education Systems in the World, Kaitlyn Clark
It's How You Say It: A Study of Social Perceptions of Speech Rate and Accent, Leslie Colbert
Creating Color: Unearthing the Chemistry of Ceramic Glazes, Jessica Mariah Hargis
Discovering New Antibiotics: Bacterial Extracts Separated by Thin-Layer Chromatography Inhibit the Growth of Staphylococcus, Heidi Hughes
The Blessings of Being God's People: Election in the Book of Isaiah, Adam Jones