Undergraduate Honors Theses in Liberal Arts
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Your Money Or Your Life: A Study Of Medical Debt in The Southeastern United States, Grace Barrett
An Ethical Analysis of Sports Specialization and the Harms it Poses to Youth Athletes, Caleb Bohannon
Labyrinth And Other Rude Awakenings, Jack Eno
"Ole Miss": A Case for the Name's Removal and Steps Toward Implementation, William Henderson
We Get To Live Here?: Housing Insecurity and Assistance Availability in Oxford, Mississippi, Ashlyn Hinton
Two Districts, Five Miles Apart: A Comparative Analysis of the Lauderdale County and the Meridian Public School Districts, Daneel Konnar
Skin to Skin: A Mixed-Media Exploration of the Inheritance of Identity, Angeline Morgan
An Investigation of Alternative Strike Policies for Railroad Workers, Evan Morrisey
Moral Arguments for Water Justice and The Jackson Water Crisis, Benjamin Oliver
Adversity to Action: A Case Study Analysis of Crisis Leadership, Isabelle Weatherington
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Efficacy of Leadership Training: A Case Study of the Sullivan Foundation's INSPIRED Leadership Workshop, Rachel Berry
Arbitrariness and Accountability in Plea Bargaining, Emma Brewer
Provider Perspectives on Mississippi's Child Care Payment Program, Katherine Broten
Student Perception of COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies and Correlation to Demographics at the University of Mississippi, Anna Couhig
The Importance of Informal and Formal Spaces in the Development of Policy in Washington DC: How Actors in Policy Interact to Create Legislation, Andrew Harrison Foxworth
Un País Invertido: The Current Immigration Regime of Colombia, Magdalena Hendrickson
Hungry for Student Food Security: A Comparative Analysis of University Food Pantry Policies, Anastasia Jones-Burdick
The Power of Mission Statements: A Comparative Analysis of SEC AND BIG 10 Environmental Verbiage, Julia Kienzler
Accompanied Solo: A Singer/Songwriter's Look Into the Music Industry from Design to Debut Album, Vivienne McCracken
A Case Study of California's Maternal Health Landscape and Recommendations for Mississippi, Kinley Miller
UNESCO World Heritage: Striving for Utopia through Universal Value, Caleb Phillips
Gender Disparities Present Within the Legal Profession, Olivia M. Sanders
Tourism's Power to Promote Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies - A Northern Ireland Case Study, Margaret Walker
Historical Truth Hurts: Administrative Response to the Contextualization of Slavery and Racism on the University of Mississippi Campus, Ashton Wiggins
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
How to Combat the Negative Effects of Punishment Drift on Children, Madison Alliston
Evaluating the Barriers of Entry that Small Commercial Farmers Face and the Implications of Such Barriers on Rural Communities, Lauren C. Chandler
Strategic Planning with Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at the University of Mississippi, Taylor R. Coe
Assembling Ideal Actualization in Viennese Social Housing, Jack Day
The Dream of the Common Good: Not a Nightmare, Jackson Gregory Dellinger
Barriers to Breastfeeding for Mothers in the Mississippi Women, Infants, and Children Program: Insights of Peer Counselors, Grace Louise Dragna
Confronting Stigma: Ethical Leadership, Influence, and the Dignity of People Struggling with Addiction, Jacob Fennell
Civil Commitment: An Assessment of the Alcohol and Drug Statute in Mississippi, Elizabeth Foley
Juvenile Life Without Parole: Exposing the Parallels Between Juvenile Offenders and Those who Sentence Them, Autumn Fortenberry
Hidden Connections, Yazmin Goulet
Reconstructing the Concept of Organizational Crisis: Using the Historic Case of Mississippi Chemical Corporation, Carley Horner
Employing a Public Policy Evaluative Framework: An Analysis of Domestic Theme Park Development, Anthony Gray Houser
The Case of Santiago de Chile: Pedestrian Deaths, Neo-Liberal Urban Design, and Insufficient Traffic Policy Reform, Olivia Maurer
A Utilization Focused Evaluation of 2nd Chance Mississippi, Kathryn McCullouch
An Exploration of Community Needs: The Lafayette County Foster Care System,, Meredith McKissick
How Religion and Age Are Correlated with Partisan Geographical Sorting in the United States, Claire Monsour
Crying in Public, Sarah Mullen
"The Pontotoc Dream:" a Case Study Analysis of Rural Homeownership in Mississippi, Ian Pigg
Hate Crimes: A Statistical Comparison of Reported Hate Crimes and Victimizations during the Obama and Trump Administrations, Daniel Ramsey
The Contribution of Environmental Education to Dismantling an Increasingly Dysfunctional Environmental Attitude, Jenna Patricia Santacroce
Intensive, Interprofessional Therapy: A Case Approach, Emma C. Schrotenboer
It's Just Caring: Improving the Museum Experience for Visitors with Autism through Social Narratives, Reagan R. Stone
Exogenous Supply Chain Shocks and Onshoring: An Analysis of theTrump Trade War and the U.S.-China Bilateral Trade Relationship, Benjamin Sullivan
Ipseity Vol. 1: An Artful Exploration of Identity Formation in Emerging Adulthood, Lauren Alexis Taylor
Improving Care and Licensing Standards and Oversight in America's Zoos, Hannah Willis
The North Mississippi Field Guide for Young Explorers, Olivia Wymore
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Brain Drain in Mississippi, Clifford Adam Conner
Small-Family Mindset: An Analysis of the Impact of China's Family Planning Policies on Family Culture, Sarah Ansley Croft
The Mind Matters: Yoga and Mindfulness in Preschool and K-12 Schools, Anna E. Hall
Pain Management Approaches & Experiences: A Systematic Review of Racial & Gender Differentials, Ann Hoover
An Analysis of Teacher Placement and Retention in the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, Abby Johnston
Of a Mustard Seed: The Portraits of "Church-Going" Black Folks in the Rural South, Nakiyah T.M. Jordan
Tractorcade: Investigating the Relationship Between Group Theory and the American Agriculture Movement's Attempt at Policy Change, Hanna M. Metzler
Fakes, Forgeries, and Value Perception, Pearson Moore
Greco-Roman Paganism and Women Leaders: The Foundation of Early Christian Art, Rowan Murry
To Care when there is No Cure: Chronic Illness and Medicine, Skylar Nash
The Role of Automotive Value Chains in the Development Patterns of Mississippi, Mitchell Palmertree
Art and AIDS: Viral Strategies for Visibility, Stephen Baylor Pillow
Mississippi Downtowns: Examining the Relationship between Downtown Revitalization and Place-Based Economic Development, Cade Slaughter
Potential for Democratization in Ethiopia, Abby Sonnier
Increasing Mississippi’s HPV Vaccination Rate: A Proposal Based on Providers’ Insights, Madison N. Thornton
A Case for the Decriminalization of Simple Possession of Narcotics in Mississippi, Stroud Tolleson
5G Technology, U.S. - China Race, And the Competition for Dominance, Rhodes M. Walker
Duality in Digital Discourse: The History and Future of the American Public Forum, Nicholas Weaver
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Analyzing Inhumane Practices In Mississippi’s Correctional Institutions Due To Overcrowding, Understaffing, And Diminished Funding, Ariel A. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
An Evaluation of the Eating Behaviors of Honors College Undergraduate Students at the University of Mississippi, Anna Bouthillier
Comparison of the Vibrational Modes of Thiolated Gold Nanoparticles Undergoing Core-Conversions Via Raman Spectroscopy, William Gregory Cannella Jr.
Examining the Possibilities of Telehealth in Tallahatchie County, Taran Carrasco
Food Insecurity in Mississippi: Examining the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Race, Cady Cooper
Libraries, their Communities, and White Flight: A Social Impact Assessment of Public Libraries in the Jackson Metro Area, Wesley Craft
Smoke and Mirrors: Policy Solutions for Deterring Adolescent Use of Nicotine Electronic Cigarettes, Austin Davis Fiala
China and Natural Gas: The Importance of Natural Gas to China with Regard to the South and East China Sea Conflicts, Erin Foelker
An Examination of Student Health Insurance and Student Health Center Policies Across the Southeastern Conference, Katrina Gateley
The Life and Struggles of Red Cockaded Woodpeckers, Michaela Gay
Unplanned Pregnancy in the Mississippi Delta: Causes and Implications, Julia Grant
Examining the Institution of Public Health: The Case of the James C. Kennedy Wellness Center, Hannah Hoang
Pecking The Hands That Feed Them: How Society And Government Have Allowed The Poultry Industry To Exploit Labor and The Environment In The American South, Sophie M. Kline
A Study of the Social Credit Score System and the Implications it may have in Chinese Society, Glennis McWilliams
An Analysis of Irrigation Policy in the Mississippi Delta, Brooklyn Mooney
Talent Against Tradition: The Art and Life of Kate Freeman Clark, Grace Moorman
Analyses of Prosecutorial Power and Discretion in Mississippi: Evaluating Proposals to Address Misconduct and Abuse, Lucy Pruitt
Art of Darkness, Sarah Roper
Sobremesa: The Time Spent Savoring Food and Friendship, Rosa V. Salas Gonzalez
Feminism and Low Breastfeeding Rates in France, Megan Wadsworth
Agglomeration Economies: How “Y’allywood” Became The New Hollywood, Joseph Dugan Walker