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
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
Application of Linear Algebra within the High School Curriculum: Designing Activities to Stimulate an Interest in Upper-Level Math, Shelby Castle
Supplemental Peer Instruction in Physiologic Core Concept Education, Austin Choat
Egypt’s Pediatric Oncology Hospital 57357: A Case Study Analysis, Ashley A. Clegg
Can GDP Be Predictive of Fertility Rates in Sweden?, Hannah Coleman
A Documentation of a Year As an Artistic Director for UNL, Philip Crawford
Seventh Grade Book Club Unit, Emily Donnell
Takeda Pharmaceutical Rare Hematology Strategic Audit, Brian DuVal
Stress Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts on Coparenting Quality and Child Internalizing and Externalizing Problems, Michelle R. Ebrahim
The Woman Behind the Whitney, Breanna Epp
Relationship Between Gender and Symptom Severity for Youth Who Have Been Sexually Abused, Zoe Erickson
The Crucial Role of Sestrins in Oxidative Stress Response and Disease: An Analysis of Phosphorylation Mutation S110A in hSesn2, Julianne Fay
The Broadband Mapping Challenge: An Overview of Rural Broadband Status and Policy Solutions for Nebraska, Payton Flower
Engaging Children With Animals Increases Their Awareness of Their Footprint on Earth, Brett Foster
Nebraska Stories of Humanity: Increasing Accessibility to Holocaust Education, Aila Ganic
FedEx Ground Strategic Audit, Samantha Gates
Split Classification Model for Complex Clustered Data, Katherine Gerot
Balancing Data- vs. Art-Driven Decisions in Video Game Design, Jaden D. Goter
Safety in Policy: An Assessment of the Utilization and Perceived Efficacy of Sex Offender Legislation, Morgan Graham
Educating Elementary Students About Nutrition: An After-school Club Curriculum, Morgan Gurwell
Airbnb Strategic Audit, Payton Hanson
Investigation of Students’ Understanding of Light Matter Interactions in a Chemistry Context, Archer Harrold
Agricultural Carbon Markets: How Could They Work?, Andrew Havens
Justice for All: Social Justice Curriculum for the Young Adult Centered English Classroom, Genevieve Hawkins
Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Consumer Behavior and Attitudes Towards a Brand’s Image, Abbey Haymond
Nelnet Consulting Project, Ellie Hellman, Kennedy Johnston, Abe Stutzman, Emily Kist, Sam Stott, and Tom Hermanek
Predicting Autism From Infant Characteristics: A Systematic Review, Alysha Y. Henrichs and Cynthia Cress Ph.D.
Redfin Strategic Analysis, Steffanie Hitz
Dismantling Binary Assumptions in Sex Estimation: Uplifting Trans and Gender Diverse Identities in Forensic Anthropology, Audrey Holbeck
Effects of Hearing Aid Amplification on the Ability of Individuals With Hearing Loss to Perceive Spectral Information, Angela Huebert and Marc Brennan
Developing Activities on Uncharismatic Animals Found at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Justin Hultquist
Dancing and Poetry: A Study of the Whirling Dervish Dance Through Rumi’s Poetry, Tasneem Huq
The Design of an Agricultural Youth-Centered Rural Development Program in Rwanda, Laetitia Igiraneza Sinyigenga
Influence of Fertilizer Rate on Swollen Stem Formation (“Bulbing”) and Vitamin C Content in Different Kohlrabi Cultivars, Mark Iradukunda and Paul E. Read
Starbucks Strategic Analysis, Jillian Jacoba
Creation of an Influenza A Virus Neuraminidase Consensus Vaccine in an Adenoviral Vector, Leigh Jahnke
A Strategic Audit of SeaWorld, Rachel Jendro
Evaluation of Selected Computer Software for Concussion Recovery and Diagnosis, J.P. Jensen
Sex Differences in Lateral Hypothalamic Extracellular Glucose Concentrations During Cumulative Dosing of Methamphetamine in Rats, Joshua A. Jolton
Climate Change Adaptation, Migration, and Promising Developments for Pacific Island States, Ashley Jonas
A Comparison of Conversational Recast and Milieu in Language Sampling, Riha Karney
Tiny Earth, Tinier Microbes: An Experiential Learning Approach to Antibiotic Discovery, Emily Kassing
Nasty Woman: An Analysis of Women's Rage in Popular Culture, Sarah Kee
Livestock Performance in Response to High Intensity Rotational Grazing System, Austin Kennedy
Interaction With Augmented Reality Sandbox Does Not Produce Greater Gains In Topographic Map Skills for Undergraduate Students, Celeste Kenworthy
The Effects of COVID-19 on Residential Municipal Waste Streams, Anne Kluthe
Clash and Cooperation of Ecofeminism and Postmodern Feminism: the Intersection of Two Theories in Dystopic Literature, Ashton Koch
The Research and Design of SustainLNK: An Online Hub of Sustainability Resources in Lincoln, Nebraska, Kayla Kremke
Emotional Perspectives on Existential Threat: Evaluating the Rationality of Climate Anxiety, Rachael Lange
“Hush ma cailín”: Irish Women and Egalitarian Nationalism, Velma Tomasova Lockman
Safety Splash: Pool Safety for Children and Adults, Rachel Lofton
Understanding Queer Women’s Satisfaction with Healthcare Providers: The Role of Positive LGB Identity and Communication, Maddie Luebe
Who Fears Strangers and Spiders: Political Ideology and Feeling Threatened, Thomas Lukaszewicz
The Effect of Store-to-store Energy Transfers On the Global Dynamics of Aircraft, Guilherme Mainieri Eymael
Data Management in Web Applications to Balance Performance and Security, Caleb Marcoux
Determining Pairwise Interactions to Predict Species Interactions in a Complex Community of Gut Bacteria., Makenzie Maroney
Genomic Analysis of Acetoanaerobium sp. VLB-1, an Anaerobic Bacterium Isolated from Nebraska's Eastern Saline Wetlands, Claire Martin
Turning Back Time: Implications of Originalist Legal Theory for Women's Rights, Emma Mays
Real Time Call-Flagging System to Respond to Suicidal Ideation in Call Centers, Vishnu Menon, Joseph Carrigan, Charles Floeder, Thomas Walton, and Devin McGuire