The program provides a series of interdisciplinary honors courses which satisfy selected general education requirements. Participation in the program culminates in an honors research project, typically during the senior year.
The senior students of the University Honors Program are pleased to share their research with a broader audience.
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Submissions from 2017
Tournaments on Tournaments: Using Graph Theory to Analyze Tennis Tournaments, Megan Scala
Transatlantic Lessons in Refugee Policy: Comparing Refugee Law, Policy and Programs of the United States and Germany, Ida Ehrhardt
Trapped in a Columbarium of Concepts?(A Philosopher's Self-Help Guide), Richard Prensner
Una Experiencia de la Educación Especial, Sarah Machowski
Submissions from 2016
An Insider's Guide to Starting in Small Group Ministry 2nd Edition, Samantha Alderfer and Stephen Haverstick
A Novel Synthetic Pathway for Aspernigrin A, Brady Marburger and Anne Reeve
A search for new T cell epitopes within and evaluation of the immunogenicity of SV40 T-ag transformed cells grown without fetal bovine serum, Shaun Egolf and Lawrence Mylin
“Call Your Brothers Magnificent, Call All the Sisters Queens”: Kendrick Lamar and the West African Griot Tradition, Jonathan Barry Wolf
CD4+ T cell Regulation of Immune Responses to the Simian Virus 40 Large Tumor Antigen is Complex and Involves Multiple Layers of Coordination Dependent on Immune Conditions, Arielle Raugh and Lawrence Mylin
Characterizing monoclonal antibodies against the cholecystokinin 2 receptor (CCK2R) and a splice variant for use in pancreatic cancer studies, Laura Ritenour
Developing a CR281 Peptide Specific T Lymphocyte Immune Response To Target Pancreatic Cancer CCK2i4sv Receptor, Taylor Hook
Down or Be Drowned: Gender Constructions in The Mill on the Floss, Elena Patton
Edible Forest Gardening: Planning, site selection, and implementation of permaculture at Messiah College, Lyndsay Feather and David Foster
Father Face in the Dark, Dallas Saylor
Frappes and Philosophers, Branden Glass
How People of High and Low Trait Stress React to State Stress and Pleasure, Robin Hennessey
Increasing the Stability and Expression of Green Fluorescent Protein in Pancreatic Cancer Cells for Metastasis Assays, Holly M. Ross and John F. Harms
Low Cost, High Speed Correlation for Dynamic Light Scattering On a Field Programmable Gate Array and Potential Applications in HIV Detection, Katrina Schrock
Poverty in Modern China: Left Behind in Western China, Kia Hitt
Roots and Rituals: A Perspective on Dutch and African Surface Design, Katie Kerlen
Rule of Law, Human Rights, and Racial Plurality in Contemporary Malaysian Society, Bryan Ji Yang Leong
The Hegemonic Construction of the Modern Fairytale: Wonderland, Oz, and Enchanting Ideologies of Lost Little Girls, Karin Holvik
Understanding the Effects of Parents’ Strokes on their Adult Children’s Lives, Jaclyn Weit
Submissions from 2015
An Insider's Guide to Starting in Small Group Ministry, Samantha Alderfer
Effect of Caffeine on Salivary Cortisol during 10-Mile Cycling Time Trial, Anne Roshong, Lauren Clune, H.Scott Kieffer, and Jodie Haak
From Pacifist to Patriot: The Manipulation of Tolstoy’s Legacy in Russian Culture and Society, Rachel Bauman
Going Home: American Christian Zionism in History, Theology, and Identity, Jonathan Fuller
Investigating Cellular Immunity Using the SV40 Large Tumor Antigen, Matthew Lauver, Caitlin Mason, Stephanie Schell, and Lawrence Mylin
The Multi-Cultural Identity of Medieval Sicily: William II’s Complex at Monreale, Lindsay K. Henry
The power of choice : a supplemental instructional tool for speakers of AAVE, Melissa Landis
Tissue Culture in Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link, Adam Stern
Transfection of Primary Kidney Cells with Mutated SV40 T ag DNA Containing a CCKCR Intron-Derived Sequence, Kaitlyn Grando, Courtnry Burkett, and Lawrence Mylin
Submissions from 2014
Alexander Glazunov and his Violin Concerto: History, Biography, and Performance Perspective, Gregory Glessner
Analysis of Adsorbates on Polished Zinc Selenide, Emily J. Mellott, Vince Bojan, and Alison R. Noble
An Evaluation of Messiah College’s Sustainability Studies Major & Survey of Best Practices, Julie Price
A Study of Copying in Art Education: Historical Approaches and Contemporary Applications, Hanna Schaffer
Carboxylate Self-Assembled Monolayers on Polished Zinc Selenide, Emily J. Mellott and Alison R. Noble
Compassion in Transcultural Nursing Care, Supakorn Kueakomoldej
Construction of a Glow-Discharge Plasma Microelectrode for the Synthesis of Inorganic Solids, Julie L. Fenton and Richard W. Schaeffer
Correlation: Beginning History through Development of Function, Billie Sue Arndt
Culturally Competent Social Work Practices: Working with Latino Populations Experiencing Domestic Violence, Danielle Bausher
Culturing Plasmodium falciparum in the Laboratory, Daniel Wingert, Lauren Wilson, and Lawrence Mylin
Fabricating a Nanoscale Electrode Array on Zinc Selenide for Studies of Long-chain Alkanethiol Monolayer Influence on Liquid Crystal Orientation, Nicholas Eng Soon Tay
Growth of Arabidopsis Thaliana Under Zinc Stress, Kaitlin Kovach
How Prayer Mediates the Body’s Physiological Response to Stressors, Corryn R. Sargent
[Intelligent Water Project], Mathew Musselman
Investigating an Alternate Synthesis Pathway for Aspernigrin A, Wesley S. Robertson
Like Father, Like Son? What does it mean for Jesus to be the “Son of God?”, Kelsey Kreider
Madrigal, Kaylee Schofield
Prayer and Stress: How Prayer Mediates the Body’s Physiological Response to Stressors, Jess Garber
Presence and Prevalence of Bd (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in Central Pennsylvanian Woodland Pools, Brennan A. Neal, Kristin M. Sicher, Erik D. Lindquist, and Michael J. Shin
Presence and Prevalence of Bd (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in Picado’s Bromeliad Treefrog (Isthmohyla picadoi), Jessica Kim and Erik Lindquist
Quantification of Histidine from Plant Extracts using High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Electrochemistry, Janelle Veazey, Richard Schaeffer, and Michael Shin
Redefining the Security-Development Nexus: Peace and Sustainable Development in Eastern Congo, Sarah Gross
Seed Pressing and Biodiesel Production in Burkina Faso: The Burkina Faso Team : a subset of the Energy Group's Biodiesel Project, Meagan Miller
Service Learning and the Intelligent Water Project, Andrew Yau
Sounds of the Symphony Educational Orchestra Concert, Abigail Feder
Support group curricula for non-offending caregivers: a review, Megan Lindsley
Take a Chance, Laura Parks and Katy Bloom
The Clearly Fuzzy Line: The Aesthetics of Photo Documentation, Schuyler Miller
Toward the Synthesis of Aspernigrin A Precursor 6-Benzyl-4- hydroxypyran-2-one: Optimization and Cross-Coupling Strategies, Seth A. Sharber and Anne M. Reeve
Submissions from 2013
A Cautionary Tale of Two Extremes Religion and Politics in the U.S. and the U.K., Alejandro Garcia Davalos
A Study of Wind Band Repertoire, David Michael Lynch
Construction of a Novel System to Analyze Recognition of MHC Class II-Restricted Epitopes by CD4+ T Cell Hybridoma Clones in vitro, Samuel Bray and Lawrence Mylin
Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Fish Using GC-MS, Kyle Kessler, Jeff Erikson, and Richard Schaeffer
Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Fish Using GC-MS, Kyle Kessler, Jeff Erikson, and Richard Schaeffer
Developing and Implementing an Index of Biotic Integrity for the Limestone Streams of Central Pennsylvania, David Dippold
Dueling Scientists and Dueling Historians: Controversy Over the External History of Germ Theory, Glenn Jones
Expression of the Human Gastrin Receptors CCKBR and CCKCR in PANCO2 Murine Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Shannon V. Sell, Glenn R. Jones, Gail L. Matters, and John F. Harms
From Sight to Song: A Resource for Approaching Musicality with Young Students, Edward House
Johannes Brahms’s Ballades, Opus 10, Sarah Brosvic
Kant, Romanticism, and Beauty in Science and Mathematics, Nathan Robinson VanWyck
Keeping Alive the Memory: Modern Philosophies of Myth in Tennyson and Tolkien, Taylor Driggers
Methanothermus fervidus Histone Binding Affinity and Packaging of Archaeal DNA, Natalie Ziegler and Hannah S. Tims
Multimodal Tutor: A Substitute Teacher, Andrew Dowling
Native Pollinators (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) and Agricultural Production of Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) at Messiah College, Katherine J. Todd and Erik Lindquist
Optimal Control Theory and its Applications, Pamela Kirkpatrick
Orphaned and Vulnerable Children: A Model for Care, Solveig Parsons
Physiochemical Parameters Affecting Trichoptera Communities in Limestone and Sandstone Streams, Lindsay King and Jeff Erikson
Project Outcomes Document Version 4 – 5/15/2013: Disability Resources Group – Tricycle Mobility Project: Front-End Redesign, Jeff Dweir, Sumin Seong, and John Nordstrom
The Math - Craft Connection, Julie Killian
Voice Recognition: A Foundation, Andy Yong
Submissions from 2012
Adolescent Orphans and Development: Strategies in Development Targeting Orphan Adolescents Transitioning into Adulthood, Sarah Elizabeth Baranik
An Exploration of the Fourth Dimension, Kelly Stride
A Spoonful of Sugar: Why We Should Be Reading P.G. Wodehouse, Abigail Long
Beyond the Nation-State? Examining Trends in Public Support for Governments in the European Union, Sharon E. Hoeck
Comparing the Immunological Potencies of Two Viral Epitopes: LT529-543 from the Simian Virus 40 Large Tumor Antigen vs. LT678-690 from the Large Tumor Antigen of Murine Polyomavirus, Elizabeth A. Miller, Benjamin D. Hallowell, and Lawrence M. Mylin
Generation of a T Cell Receptor Transgenic Mouse; Assembly of the Full-sized Expression Cassette, Daniel L. Kreider
KWHR Meter Final Project Report, David Allen, Kevin Manieri, and Jonathon Martin
Monitoring CD4+ T Lymphocyte Induction by a Mouse Polyomavirus Epitope inserted into the Simian Virus 40 Large Tumor Antigen (SV40 T ag), Benjamin Hallowell, Elizabeth Miller, and Lawrence Mylin
Mr. Bundy, Sarah Scafidi
Non-Euclidean Geometry, Abi Buchler
Oxygen Concentrator Modification: Intake Filter Testing and Analysis, Jaime Gerhart and Tim Houck
Photo App, Brian Douglass
Providential Progress: The Post-Revolutionary World of Robert Crawford, Katherine Garland