Honors Capstones from 2015
Mobilizing the Masses: How to Save Your Local Coffee Shop, Dominique Becnel
Matrix Exponentiation Without Scaling and Squaring, Bruno Gabriel Beltran
Mobilization of Alu Elements Throughout Papio and Theropithecus Genomes, Emily Bennett
Shell matrix protein gene composition in two marine bivalve species, Saxidomus gigantea and Mytilus trossulus., Katie Benson
Circuit Design for the Development of a Non-Contact ECG System, Nathan Blanchard
Structure Activity Relationships of Biotin Carboxyl Carrier Protein of E. coli Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase, Amanda Breaux
The Acute Effects of Yoga on Mindfulness and Smoking Urges, Elizabeth Crain
Assessing the impacts of nutrient load reduction scenarios on the extent and severity of hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico, David Fertitta
Employing Extracellular Vesicles to Overcome Immunological Barriers to AAV- mediated Gene Transfer & Ethical and Policy Implications of Orphan Drug Development and Accessibility, Zachary Fitzpatrick
THE CRITICAL VERNACULAR COMPONENT A MATERIAL EXPLORATION MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, LOUISIANA, Nathaniel Frank
The Effect of Dietary Salt Intake on the Subcellular Distribution of Epithelial Na+ Channels in Vasopressin and Oxytocin Synthesizing Neurons in the Rat Hypothalamus, Richard Frank Guidry
Studies to elucidate the location and function of STAT5A/pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in adipocytes, Hardy Hang
Visualization and Analysis of Wikipedia Data Relating to Louisiana and Its Culture, Morgan Hargrove
Artist/Philosophers: Reading Art as Philosophy and Self-Creationism, Endya Hash
Self-Concept and Product Extension: Why Some Products “Wear In” While Others “Wear Out”, Carmen M. Hawkins
Identification of Morphemes and the Effect of Memory Load on Second Language Learning, James A. Hebert
Political Identity of Louisiana’s College Voters An analysis of their opinions, habits, and politics, Milton Joseph Hernandez IV
Using Foraminifera Shell Geochemistry to Test Proxies for Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction, Catherine Hudson
The Argentine Double Movement: A Decade of Social Resistance Against Neoliberalism, Sergio David Hurtado
pH dependence of DNA binding of DNA Polymerase 1Klenow-like fragments from D. radiodurans, T. aquaticus,and .E coli, Katelyn Jackson
Encoding Knots, Rachael Keller
Wrongful Convictions and Race: Structural Incentives and Implicit Bias, Leslie Lacoste
The Influence of Polyamines on the Hypotonic Shock Response in the Euryhaline Teleost, Fundulus grandis, Keith Lasko
Government Surveillance: Reform in the Wake of the Snowden Leaks, Anne Leger
Gubernatorial Party Affiliation and Crime, Chase Lindsey
Si tu savais le don de Dieu, Catherine Harwood Lowe
The Dynamics of Memory Retrieval: Using Mouse Movements to Test Single and DualProcess Theories, Brittany Martin
DISTRIBUTED AUGMENTED REALITY COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERACTIONS, Mitchell Mason
Identification of a new fatty acid catabolic pathway during heterotrophic growth in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Clayton McCuiston
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL EXTREMELY HALOPHILIC EURYARCHAEOTA FROM HYPERSALINE CINDERS AND SEDIMENT, Shannon McDuff
Sacred vs. Secular Mindfulness Meditation: The Influence of Presentation Priming on Therapeutic Effectiveness, Amanda R. Morice
Does Cognitive Stress Result into the Contextual Interference Effect?, Andrea Taylor Moss
Geometrical phases on the Poincaré and Bloch spheres, Jason D. Mueller
The Construction of the Homeless Individual: Contrasting the Effects of Social Policy on Public Perceptions of the Homeless During Two Periods of United States History, Megan T. O’Connor
Development of Inexpensive Educational Robotics Tools, Brandon Oubre
The Successional Grid, Erin Percevault
Surviving the Velvet Hammer: Analyzing the Criminalization of Working Class Mothers in a Neoliberal Context, Grace Reinke
Deposition and Characteristics of West Bay Sediment in the Mississippi River Delta, and the Effects of Polymers on Sediment Erodibility, Patrick Robichaux
Characterization of a novel retrotransposon in New World monkeys, Sreeja Sanampudi
Roots, Rock and Public Relations: A Study of the U.S. Government’s Use of Music as a Tactic in Its Cultural Diplomacy Efforts, Katherine Sartain
Rethinking Gender and Image politics on social media in the 2016 Presidential Election: A case study of Hillary Clinton’s and Carly Fiorina’s Twitter Accounts, Kira A. Schuette
Are Social Safety Net Programs Capable of Reducing Material Hardship Among Low-Income Americans?, AshLee M. Smith
His-Tagged and Myc-Tagged βCA Fusion Genes May Aid in the Characterization of the Role of Carbonic Anhydrases in Photosynthesis, Dequantarius Speed
Aggressiveness in Inland and Coastal Colonies of Solenopsis invicta, Desmarie Stewart
Synthesis, functionalization, and characterization of metallic and organic nanoparticles for biomedical applications, Christopher Brian Sylvester
Max Weber’s Politics as a Vocation: Modernity and Its Discontents, Anthony Alonso Tan
Crematogaster pilosa Ants as Bioindicators of Ecosystem Marsh Health, Elliott R. Thompson
Scattering of Motion on a Half-infinite Quantum Graph Tube, Jeremy Tillay
Modeling Deformations of Solids at the Continuum Scale, Paxton Turner
Global Disconnect: Drug Trafficking and the Failure of International Enforcement, Melissa Wheeler
AN ION DETECTOR FOR THE ARRAY FOR NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS AND STRUCTURE WITH EXOTIC NUCLEI (ANASEN), Cedric Williams, K Macon, C M. Deibel, and J C. Blackmon
Honors Capstones from 2014
Truth and Magic, Kylie Adkins
The Mediating Effects of Child Coping and Social Support on Child Adjustment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina, Laren M. Alexander
Exploring the Kothi Retrotransposon Through the Common Marmoset Genome, Erika Arceneaux
Qualified Mortgages: An Attempt at Residential Mortgage Stability, Andre Averill
Islam in France and Germany: A Comparative Study of the Immigrant Religion’s Experience in the State Sphere, Kristen Callais
ADAPTATION OF GAMMA CAMERA SYSTEM FOR SMALL FIELD-OF-VIEW APPLICATIONS, Melanie Carroll
Functional Morphology of the Connective Tissue of the Clavicular System of the Domestic Cat, Felis catus, Amanda N. Cooper
Functional Morphology of the Connective Tissue of the Clavicular System of the Domestic Cat, Felis catus, Amanda N. Cooper
The National Identity of C.S. Lewis, Caleb Rhett Covington
In vivo Evaluation of an Automated Pressure Sore Reducer, Linda J. Cross
Crumbling Pillars of the Developmental State: The Collapse of the Bretton Woods System and its Impact on Political Economy in East Asia, Braden Dauzat
The “Arab Spring” in the Discourse of the Western Media, Logan De La Barre-Hayes
We Were Just Like Them A Collection of Short Fiction, Jacqueline DeRobertis
An Introduction to the Markov Chain Monte Carlo and Wang-Landau Algorithms, Jacob R. Desmond
The Influence of Repeated Denials on Memory for Actions, Rachel Dianiska
Directed evolution of desiccation tolerance in Escherichia coli, Dieu Doan
Iron Redemption: A Biographical Documentary with Ethnographic Elements, Natalie Domingue
Voting in Latin America: Understanding Turnout Decisions, Claire Q. Evans
Rope, Dylan Evers
Reconstructing New World monkey phylogeny: Alu elements in the common marmoset genome, Catherine Fontenot
Design of Low Power Alternative Energy Systems with Applications to Experimental Education, Xingjian ‘Harry’ Gao
Origin, Mark Gibson
The detection of the norovirus in a wastewater treatment plant as a potential source of environmental contamination, Dorothee Goettert
The Immigration Cycle? : A Comparative Analysis of Historical Determinants of State Level Immigration Policy, Rome Gonsoulin
Fixed Platform Crane for Equipment Access, Carlos Gonzalez, Steven Hollander, Yue Zhao, Jared Pellegrin, and Travis Odom
Media Framing of Yusuf Islam’s An Other Cup: Music, Religion, and Narrative Construction, Joshua Hamburg
Sex for Survival: Intimacy in Nazi Concentration Camps and its Post-Liberation Affect on Survivors, Gabrielle Hauth
Identification of Morphemes and the Effect of Memory Load on Second Language Learning, Hannah Hebert
Believe the lie: Source monitoring errors for repeated lies, Laura L. Heisick
Utilizing Instant Communication Technology to Express Gratitude: A Brief Intervention Study, Margaret L. Hindman
Was the First World War a Watershed for Women in British Society? An Analysis of the Status of British Women Before, During, and After the Great War, Kaitlyn Hollowell
A Study of the Twin Problems of Psychological and Practical Compatibilism in the Writings of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Dale Holsteen
Swing State Residency and Young Voter Turnout, Alex Hotard
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Media-Awareness Wellness Program for High School Students, Rachel Firmin Johnson
Social Media and the Church, Danielle Nicolette Kelley
A Genetic Basis for Differential Survival of Escherichia coli in the Environment, Chelsea Kliebert
“Passed from Hand to Hand”: Marian Imagery During Times of Conversion, Lindsey LaFleur
SEDIMENTARY RECORD OF EXTREME EVENTS IN THE LAKE MAUREPAS BASIN, SOUTHERN LOUISIANA, Jonathan Edward Lambert
Methods of stabilizing a key player in the inflammatory response: co-expression of 5-lipoxygenase and coactosin-like protein, Aimee Landry
On the River’s Surface, Ashten Landry
Computational Modeling of Drug Release from Bone Scaffolds, Corey Landry
Synthesis and Functionalization of BODIPY Dyes for Applications in the Detection of Colorectal Cancer, Logan Elise Leblanc
Increased dietary docosahexaenoic acid consumption and its effect on macular pigment optical density: the Eye Health in College-Age Students III pilot study, Markita M. Lewis
Examining Alu Elements in the Squirrel Monkey Genome, Michelle Limbaugh
CHARACTERIZATION OF MC252 SUBTIDAL AND INTERTIDAL OIL MATS ON A COASTAL HEADLAND BEACH, Allyson C. Lutz
Caring is Sharing: Reconciling the Federal Trade Commission’s Online Privacy Suggestions with Young Social Media Users’ Privacy Reality, Katherine Macdonald