The Honors College at ACU exists to enable students to get the most out of their academic experience by creating the space for—and rewarding participation in—challenging intellectual work. This is achieved through three mediums: Honors sections of required lower-level classes, colloquia, and upper-level work in your major. By combining these in different ways, an Honors student can graduate with a choice of two distinctions: Honors Graduate, or Honors Scholar.
Depending on which Honors distinction you pursue, you must complete either three (Honors Graduate) or five (Honors Scholar) upper-level units. To graduate as an Honors Scholar, an Honors Project Thesis must be completed in addition to the five upper-level units.
Below, you will find the Honors Project Theses for our graduating Honors Scholars.
It is an exciting time at ACU and in the Honors College. Thank you for stopping by to check it out.
Dr. Jason Morris
Dean, The Honors College
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Sub-cloning Genes of the Mevalonate Pathway from Enterococcus faecalis into pDUET and pET28, Madison Anne Harris
A Home Away from Home: A Business Plan for the Relocation of Refugees in Abilene, Rachael Kroeger
"It Is No Miracle": A Methodological Discussion Of Medieval Natural Medicine And Early Modern European Corpse Medicine, Adam Lubbers
Gadgets and Grieving: A Chronological Analysis on the Ways in Which Advancements in Medical Technologies Have Altered the Grieving Process, Grace Elaine McNair
Dehydration in Nursing Home Residents: A meta-analysis of causes of dehydration, implications, and those most at risk., Carolyn Grace Miller
A Blessing to All Nations: Examining Call Narratives in the Hebrew Bible, Brianna Rideout
Creating a Medical Nonprofit, Kelsie Roberts
The Crime and the Criminal: Perceptions of Crime Seriousness, Amanda Stephens
“Anyone Can Change the World”: An Ethnography of Design For Change, Courtney Tee
Anne of Cleves: Enigmatic Queen, Courtney Thate
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Measuring the Accuracy of Client Satisfaction Data for CSHCN, Chiara Heyer
Childhood Obesity in the United States: A Public Health Analysis, Tina Ann Johnson
The Public Policy Ramifications of Adolescent Pregnancy in Developing Countries, Kirby Briana Lemon
Diary of a Girl Soldier, Misty Maureen Schoephoerster
Eppur Si Muove, Lauren E. Selensky
Recovering Identity: The Development and Pilot Testing of the Shame Identity Resilience and Vulnerability (SIRV) Curriculum, Erin Zachary
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Child Life Specialist Impact on Family Stress Resilience: A Parent’s Perspective, Katie Bell
The Production of Sticky Notes and Bible Quotes: Godly Answers for Sticky Situations A Children’s Musical as directed by Julie Brinkman, Julie Elizabeth Brinkman
Distributed Drug Discovery: Synthesis of Unnatural Amino Acids as Potential Antimalarial Drugs, Amanda Dugan
Revisiting Biblical Translation, Dominique Rideout
Preaching Through Philippians: How to Advance the Gospel in the Worst of Times, Amanda Rigby
Music Theatre Directing for the Vocal Performance Student: A Practical Application of Knowledge and Skills, Samuel Martin Snyder