Mentored research and creative activities in all disciplines allows students to develop skills and experiences that enhance their professional or graduate school credentials and career opportunities. Students have described their Honors senior projects as the "most intellectually exciting and rewarding experience" of their college careers.
Support for undergraduate research is strong at Nebraska. The University funds research scholarships that pair faculty mentors and students in their second and third years (UCARE-Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience). Academic departments also sponsor internships and cooperative education programs in the business and scientific communities in the state and in the nation.
The theses and projects here are open to the general public. Honors theses or projects that have been withheld from public disclosure are archived at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/honorsembargoed https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/honorsembargoed
2023
Lululemon Athletica Inc. Backhaul Strategic Audit, Hadley Hiatt
A Review of How Bioinformatics and Genome Sequencing are Affecting Precision Medicine, Taylor S. Hickey
Diageo Strategic Audit: A Deep Dive into the Management Strategies of Diageo, Hailey Hoogers, Maria Alessandro, Joel Myers, Abigail Grimm, and Harrison Gates
Stump Grinder Project, Wyatt Hopper
The Influence of Complex Coastlines on the Sea Breeze and Convection Initiation in Coastal North Carolina, Logan Howard and Adam L. Houston
High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Nebraska Adolescents; History, Risk Factors, and Mediation, Kiya Hudson
Husker Motorsports Active Drag Reduction System, Creighton Hughes, Evan Killian, Micah Busboom, AJ Johnson, and Jude Steffen
Investigating Transparency Policy as a Means of Increasing Sexual Violence Reporting Numbers at Universities, Shaina Isaacsen
Utilizing MitoTALENs to Investigate Large Repeats in the Arabidopsis thaliana Mitochondrial Genome, Cambelle Johnson
An Analysis of the Episodic Writing Process, Megan Kanger
Economic Value of User Interface Design, Anna Kruse
Education, beliefs, and health literacy of care providers on mouth care of older adults, Molly Lakin
The Impact of the Belgian Colonization in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Priscilla Lebesse
Food and Nutrition Education: A Tool to Help Combat Growing Food Insecurity, Sy Lim
Mythic Quest: An Analysis of the Representation of Women in the Gaming Industry, Mitchell Lohmeier
Strategic Audit Of Dunkin Brands, Maggie Madej
A Comparative Study on the Design typology of Dense, High-rise Housing, Nikita Mansinghani
Exploring the Use of Virtual Reality in Designing and Prototyping Medical Devices, Evan Marsh
Encouraging or Guilt-inducing? An Analysis of Fitspiration Content and its Effect on Body Image and Lifestyle Changes, Brenna Mazour
Cell volume as a determinant of virus-mediated population growth in ciliates, Jace Miller and John Paul DeLong PhD
Radio Fingerprinting of UAVs: An Exploration of Zigbee Data Collection, Arielle Monson
Kate Spade Strategic Analysis, Cydne Munson
The concentration of heavy metals in Lincoln Nebraska's tap water, Evan Neuhaus
All Bark and No Byte: A Case Study on Nuclear Weapons' Role in Cyber Deterrence, Phuc Nguyen
Blind Luck: A Narrative Exploration of French Sayings and Superstitions, Isabella North
Nebraska’s Medico-Legal System: A Death Investigation Analysis, Ashley Novak
Wakara's Waterscapes: Storytelling, Cartography, and Rhetorical Sovereignty on the Shores of the Green River, Abbey O'Brien
Union Pacific Strategic Audit, Maureen O'Hara
Math Education Project and RSO Creation, Keegan Oldani
Magnetic Properties of Polycrystalline Spinel Oxides from Solid State Reaction, Camden Olds
Inverted Pendulum with Swing-Up and Center-Stabilization System Design, Caleb Osmond
John Deere Construction Equipment - Strategic Audit, Michael Pallesen
Summer Bridge Programs in National and Local Context, Osvaldo Palma Vargas
An Evidence-Based Design, Translation, and Implementation of a Hypertension Health Education Pamphlet, Katie Patton
Nebraska Women in Journalism: The Groundbreakers Before Us and Surrounding Us, Jolie Peal
Nvidia Corporation: PC Gaming Industry Strategic Audit, Charlie Peng
Walt Disney Theme Park Strategic Audit, Joseph Peraino
Mental Health Applications as a Resource for Reducing Access Disparities? A Case Example from a Disaster Mental Health App, Laura Perez-Villagomez
Innovation for the Air: A Brief History of Worldwide Aviation, Lauren Plumley
The Perception of Stigma as a Barrier to Help-Seeking Among Immigrant Populations, Zuha Qadeer
Healthcare Service Use, Help-seeking Behaviors, and Health and Wellbeing in Attenuated Psychosis, Jasmine Ranjbari-Sisan, William D. Spaulding, and Tierney K. Lorenz
Werner Enterprises Strategic Audit, Leavitt K. Reno
McKinsey & Company: People and Organizational Performance Strategic Analysis, Sadie Richards
Building Before: Community Resiliency as Emergency Management, Alexandria Rinne
Lululemon Athletica Strategic Audit, Nolan T. Rinn
Antimicrobial Resistance in ESKAPE Pathogens and its Effect on Modern Medicine and Treatment, Cameran Runge
Importance of Pelvic Floor Education and Rehabilitation Techniques for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Review, Katherine Laura Schmidt
In Situ Water Sensing Systems: Research on Advancements in Environmental Monitoring, Abigail Seibel
Social Science Researchers' Perceptions of Inclusive Research Practices for Transgender and Gender Diverse Communities, Christen Seyl
Predicted Structure and Analysis of the Glycoprotein from SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest, Boris Shabaltiy
Cats of UNL: An Investigation into the Human-Feral Cat Relationships on a University Campus in Nebraska, Jacey Skoda
KPMG U.S. Strategic Analysis, Neleigh Slusarski
Fashion Around the Francophone World: A 20-Unit Lesson Plan for Teaching Students 7-12 How to Discuss Clothing in French, Justin Solheim
Leadership and Project Management in Engineering: BAJA Tube Bender, Maysyn TM Sorensen
The Impact of Parent Math Anxiety on Parent Homework Help Behaviors, Makenzie P. Starlin
News Literacy Resources: An Online Hub of Informational Materials for Learning and Teaching News Literacy, Halle Starns
Union Pacific Railroad Company Strategic Audit, Alison Steger
A Look into the Physiological Impacts of Childhood Cancers and Modeling of Tumor Growth Rate, Erica Steiner, Kimberly Hansen, and Marissa Stanton
Bringing Women's Literature into the Secondary Classroom: A Comprehensive Unit Plan, Mairead Stotz
Tesla Energy Division Strategic Audit, Kaleb Strawhecker
Aiding in the Creation of a Track and Field Recruiting Dataset, Gavin Struve
Emotionally Concussed: The Impact of Pre-Existing Anxiety on Concussion Recovery, Grace Szucs
Off the Rails: Cinematic Trains as Technological Controls of the Natural World, Trinity Thompson
Architecture and New Urbanism’s Relationship to Biomimicry and Floral Design, Alycia Timmerman
Social Transmission of Predator Information Through Referential Alarm Calls Within and Across Species, Carly Trebac
Public Distrust, Political Participation, and the Role of Student Government, Christine Trinh
Hubris and the Protection of the Citizen Body, Lillyan Uhlmann
Women in Conflict: The Psychological Effect of Propaganda in Conflict, Elizabeth Valerio-Boster
Equine Nutrition: Pasture Planning in Nebraska, Emma Vazquez
The Importance of Mood and Motivation of an Individual in the success of Physical Therapy, Spencer Wagner
Game Design: Competitive Mobile Games, Kalen Wallin
Modern Practices for Responsive Web Design and Web Accessibility, Keyaun Washington
Die Deutsche Nationalversammlung und Weimar: On the Creation of Democracy in Weimar Germany, Jason Wendling
Columbus, Nebraska: Southern Housing Development Design Proposal, Ryan Weyers, Caiden Dynek, Alex Papa, Brexton Robertson, and Kaden Perala
Creating an Automatic Lowering Function for Quarter-Scale Tractor Pulling Sled, Sam Wilkins
The Moderating Role of Socioeconomic Status for the Link Between Parent-Teacher Communication and Children's Academic Achievement, Haley Withuhn
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Red Foxes and Coyotes through Camera Traps and Citizen Science, Nadia Wojcik
Physiological Response to Political Messaging, Kelsey Wright
A New Method for Reducing Salmonella in Poultry Meat, Regis Yizerwe
Quid Multa?: What More? A Translation and Digital Annotation of Selected Letters from Cicero to Atticus, Kelly Zach
2022
Exploration of Piccirillo's Trick on Low Crossing Number Knots, Gabriel Adams
Comparison of Transcervical Insemination Versus Surgical Insemination Methods in Dogs at a Veterinary Clinic in Lincoln, Nebraska, Lauren Ahlers
The Importance of Nutrition in Oral Health in the General Population and Among Children and Adolescents, Emma Barnes
A Strategic Audit of A24, Jackson Bartak
Deloitte U.S. Strategic Analysis, Lucy Bazis
Source of Off-Type Frequencies in Winter Wheat Varieties, Michaela Benes
Bacteriophage That Infect Gordonia Species Show Varying Host Specificity and Infection, Lindsay Birge
Coinbase Global Inc. Strategic Audit, Decker Bobin
Optimization and Standardization of DMS Chemical Mapping Experiments for Probing RNA 3D Structure, Sarah Brady
The Impact of the Inclusion of Grains in a Canine Diet on the Animal's Overall Health, Rachel Bruner
Designing a Digital Electronics Lab, Ben Buckwalter
A Strategic Audit of SeaWorld, Jaden Capaldi, Rachel Jendro, Jacob Mir, Sophie Newman, and Tommy Wolfe