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.

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Theses from 2009

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Eating Disorders: Behind the Scenes, Katie Potts

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More than Just Books: Using Fiction to Help Young Girls Relate, Katie Michelle Simmons Laney

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Connect the Dots: Coupling Quantum Dots with Water-Soluble Porphyrins, Kenley C. Singleton

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Becoming American: Poland, 1928 to Hot Springs, 2009, Sara Ann Terlecki

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House of Leaves: Navigating the Labyrinth of the Deconstructed Novel, Molly Throgmorton

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Whaling and the Antarctic, Anna Tohlen

Theses from 2008

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Resveratrol Modulation of Microglial Activation and Provision for Neuroprotection in Multiple Sclerosis, Joseph L. Green

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Cannabinoid Modulation of Microglial Activation in Multiple Sclerosis, Natalie Shea Lemons

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Raising the Hatchet or Raising the Glass: Prohibition in Clark County, Arkansas, Katie McCormack

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Is Facebook an Accurate Representation of Personality?, Hannah Murdock

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Eager to Offset: A Case Study in Carbon Offset Forestry, Jason Smith

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Extinct and Extirpated Birds and Mammals of Arkansas, Nora Smith

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Stately Halls and Utilitarian Shacks: A History of the Buildings of Ouachita Baptist University, Victoria Utterback

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The Starfish Principle: Drawing Purpose From South Africa's AIDS Crisis, Lauren Vickroy

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Internal Dialogue: Are You Listening to Me? Positive Internal Dialogue and Narcissism, Corey M. E. Wallis

Theses from 2007

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Figured Out, Josh Burk

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A Scriptural and Philosophical Evaluation of the Open Model of God as an Ontological Necessity and Its Compatibility with Evangelical Theology, Richard Garrett Ham Jr.

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Mime: The Musical, Aaron House and Matt Landers

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Is It Possible to Teach as a Christian in Today's Public School Setting?, Rachel Waggener

Theses from 2006

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The Story of a Picture Book: A Process Analysis, Christy Evans

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The Beaten Path: A Cartographical and Historical Study of the Southwest Trail in Clark County, Arkansas, Clinton R. Pumphrey

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A Tale of Two Brighids, Erin Shirl

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Mitoxantrone Represses Markers of Microglial Activation and Inflammation, Cameron A. Tull

Theses from 2005

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Computational Studies of Melatonin Analogues, Jessica Lynne Baima

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Ticket Splitting in Arkansas Elections, Chase Carmichael

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Islam "Saint-ified": A Description of Islamic Saint-Worship Practiced by Middle Atlas Berbers, Alaina Cates

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Keeping A Town Alive?: The Civil War Re-enactment of the Battle of Pilot Knob, Laura Marie Gentry

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Is there a Relationship between Hopelessness and Religious Problem-Solving Skills?, Eroshini Goonesekera

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Waiting for Orders: The Civil War Diary of Micajah A. Thomas, Jason Hentschel

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Osteoporosis Prevention in Undergraduate College Students at Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University, Bethany Murray

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Faith and Learning: A Case Study of the Ouachita Baptist University Student Body, Amy Michelle Packer

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Devotedly Yours: The Prison Letters of Captain Joseph Scrivner Ambrose IV, C.S.A., Rebeccah Helen Pedrick

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The Truth of English Language Acquisition, Dinah R. Rucker

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Two Views of the Projective Plane, Rebecca J. Thomas

Theses from 2004

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European Immigration in Argentina from 1880 to 1914, Sabrina Benitez

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The Cultural Significance of the Pueblo Indian Flute, Kevin Brewer

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A Clock, A Stopwatch, and A Looking Glass. The Timeliness of the FASB's Due Process: Is It Really Meeting Our Needs?, Alison Hamby

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A Tale of Two Governors: The 1996 Gubernatorial Succession Crisis, Melissa Miller

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Allusions and Historical Models in Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, Joy A. Mills

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Piano Pedagogy in Arkansas During the Twentieth Century, Martha L. Smith

Theses from 2003

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Assessment of the Nutrition Knowledge and Nutrition Practices of Crisis Pregnancy Center Clients, Sarah Harger

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Articulation Testing in Hindi Speech, Vinita J. Rajah

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Biblical Archaeology: Past, Present, and Future, John JT Thompson

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The Paradox of Presidential Popularity, with an emphasis on Rhetoric, Amanda Wiley

Theses from 2002

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Legacies in Brick and Mortar: The Life and Works of Charles Thompson, Tilly Carter

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Title IX: The End of Gender Discrimination?, Micah Smith

Theses from 2001

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The Cobb House: A Biography of a Place, David Alan Bagley

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Folly in the Garden: The Religious Satire of Erasmus and Voltaire, John M. Beller

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A History of the Independent Bible Church, Karen Lynn Dearing

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Therapeutic Process or Final Product? Views of Artists Compared to Those of Art Therapists, Katy Durler

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The International Military Tribunals: An Overview and Assessment, Joshua Daniel Franklin

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Snapshot Within a Portrait: The Civil War in Clark County, Arkansas, 1861-1865, Stephanie Harper

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The Legitimacy of the Modern Militia, Jonathan Huber

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Spiritual Leaders and Political Resisters: The Confessional Church in Nazi Germany, Heidi Johanna Klarhorst

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Anxiety Café: A One Act Play, Kerri McKinney

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Calcium Metabolism of Bone in Microgravity: An Investigation and Simulation of Bone Demineralization in Space, Benjamin Peacock

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Music Enhances Learning, Amanda Richardson

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Transitions from Isolation: An Ethnographic Study of a Contemporary Ouachita Mountains Hillman Culture, Reyda L. Taylor

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Combating an Elusive Enemy: Understanding Autism, Brandy Ussery

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Archaeological Pioneer or Pot Hunter: The Life and Work of Clarence Bloomfield Moore, Sarah Washam

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An Assessment of the 2000 Fourth Congressional District Race, Amber E. Wilson

Theses from 2000

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MasterPiece: Computer-generated Music through Fractals and Genetic Theory, Amanda Broyles

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Christian Artists in a Postmodern Time, Donald "Donnie" Allen Copeland Jr.

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Radio's Influence on Music from 1919 to 1926, Aaron Hawley

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Parental Perceptions of Their Child's Speech and Language Development, Jana M. Keasler

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The Death of King Arthur: The Literary Evolution of a Myth, Heather M. Lyon

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Friction of (110) Diamond in the Presence of Small Hydrocarbon Molecule, Catherine Manning

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Salvation in Film: The Apostle, Tender Mercies, Amistad, and Sergeant York, Daniel Nipper

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"I have lived long and variously in the World": The politics and rhetoric of Edmund Burke, Amy M. Sandidge

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Adult Attachment Styles and Their Relation to Personality Characteristics, Mai Friesen Swan

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American Streets, Scott Wozniak

Theses from 1999

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Death in Children's Literature: A User's Guide, Jennifer M. Collier

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Nowhere Land, Andy Davidson

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Living Out the Romantic Heroic Ideal: An Interpretive Study of the Life and Work of Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Schumann, John Alexander Dribus

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One for the History Books or the Trash? Changes in American Piano Literature, S. Andrew Granade

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Bach's Theocentric World View, Jarrell M. Lyles

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Cystic Fibrosis: Biological and Ethical Considerations, Sarah Elizabeth Milam

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Issues in Automated Distribution of Processes Over the Networks, Alexey Morozov

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Naturalistic Speech and Language Remediation in the Preschool Population, Karen L. Nix

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Pibun Songkram's Role in Thailand's Entry into the Pacific War, Lukasz Staniczek

Theses from 1998

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Historic Celtic Practices in Twentieth-Century American Religion, Ryan Clark Hankins

Theses from 1997

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Protecting the Art of Leningrad: The Survival of the Hermitage Museum during the Great Patriotic War, Lane Bailey

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Folk Music in the Ouachita Mountains, Shayna Rachel Sessler

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An Introduction to the Standard Model and the Electroweak Force with a Numerical Analysis of the Yang-Mills-Higgs Equation, Zine Smith

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Science Learning Museums as an Extension of the Elementary Classroom, Aaron Ward

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Pictures of the South: a Novella, Paul Brent Williams

Theses from 1996

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Ӕmilia Lanyer's Place in the Literary Canon, Mary Beth Barton

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An Examination of the Salvation Teachings of Eastern Orthodoxy and Southern Baptist Protestantism, Pamela K. Blackmon

Theses from 1995

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Education Vouchers: Virtue or Vice?, Melody L. Allred

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Cameras Go to Court: A Study of Television Cameras in State and Federal Courtrooms, Tonya Rochelle Beavert

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Medical Nutrition Therapy in the Management of Preterm and Low Birthweight Infants, Wendy Elizabeth Foster

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Dynamic Phase Steepening in Alfven Waves, Stephen R. Granade

Theses from 1994

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The Paths to Democracy in the Czech Republic, Allison Allred

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Planetary Formation, Stephanie Blackmon

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Presidential Popularity and the Linear Model, April Gosser

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Speaking and Singing: How Speaking on One's Optimal Pitch Affects the Singing Voice, Cindy Hood

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Japanese and American Education: A Comparative Study, Naomi R. Mercer

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Identifying Chaos in Human Interactive Decision-Making, Susan E. Rhoads

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An Analysis of Success and Failure: The Manhattan Project and German Nuclear Research during the Third Reich, Jon Tate Self

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Significant Affinities between James Joyce's Ulysses and Saul Bellow's The Adventures of Augie March, Jeff Smithpeters