The University Honors Program exemplifies Messiah University’s commitment to academic excellence and fostering an intellectually rigorous Christian world view.

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

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Tournaments on Tournaments: Using Graph Theory to Analyze Tennis Tournaments, Megan Scala

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Transatlantic Lessons in Refugee Policy: Comparing Refugee Law, Policy and Programs of the United States and Germany, Ida Ehrhardt

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Trapped in a Columbarium of Concepts?(A Philosopher's Self-Help Guide), Richard Prensner

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Una Experiencia de la Educación Especial, Sarah Machowski

Submissions from 2016

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An Insider's Guide to Starting in Small Group Ministry 2nd Edition, Samantha Alderfer and Stephen Haverstick

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A Novel Synthetic Pathway for Aspernigrin A, Brady Marburger and Anne Reeve

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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

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“Call Your Brothers Magnificent, Call All the Sisters Queens”: Kendrick Lamar and the West African Griot Tradition, Jonathan Barry Wolf

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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

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Characterizing monoclonal antibodies against the cholecystokinin 2 receptor (CCK2R) and a splice variant for use in pancreatic cancer studies, Laura Ritenour

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Developing a CR281 Peptide Specific T Lymphocyte Immune Response To Target Pancreatic Cancer CCK2i4sv Receptor, Taylor Hook

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Down or Be Drowned: Gender Constructions in The Mill on the Floss, Elena Patton

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Edible Forest Gardening: Planning, site selection, and implementation of permaculture at Messiah College, Lyndsay Feather and David Foster

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Father Face in the Dark, Dallas Saylor

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Frappes and Philosophers, Branden Glass

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How People of High and Low Trait Stress React to State Stress and Pleasure, Robin Hennessey

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Increasing the Stability and Expression of Green Fluorescent Protein in Pancreatic Cancer Cells for Metastasis Assays, Holly M. Ross and John F. Harms

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Low Cost, High Speed Correlation for Dynamic Light Scattering On a Field Programmable Gate Array and Potential Applications in HIV Detection, Katrina Schrock

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Poverty in Modern China: Left Behind in Western China, Kia Hitt

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Roots and Rituals: A Perspective on Dutch and African Surface Design, Katie Kerlen

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Rule of Law, Human Rights, and Racial Plurality in Contemporary Malaysian Society, Bryan Ji Yang Leong

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The Hegemonic Construction of the Modern Fairytale: Wonderland, Oz, and Enchanting Ideologies of Lost Little Girls, Karin Holvik

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Understanding the Effects of Parents’ Strokes on their Adult Children’s Lives, Jaclyn Weit

Submissions from 2015

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An Insider's Guide to Starting in Small Group Ministry, Samantha Alderfer

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Effect of Caffeine on Salivary Cortisol during 10-Mile Cycling Time Trial, Anne Roshong, Lauren Clune, H.Scott Kieffer, and Jodie Haak

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From Pacifist to Patriot: The Manipulation of Tolstoy’s Legacy in Russian Culture and Society, Rachel Bauman

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Going Home: American Christian Zionism in History, Theology, and Identity, Jonathan Fuller

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Investigating Cellular Immunity Using the SV40 Large Tumor Antigen, Matthew Lauver, Caitlin Mason, Stephanie Schell, and Lawrence Mylin

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The Effectiveness of Exogenously Induced Ethylene in Rescuing Arabidopsis thaliana from Zinc Stress: An Ethylene Assay followed by a Rescue Assay Using Ethephon Against Zinc Stress with Arabidopsis, Daniel Christensen

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The Multi-Cultural Identity of Medieval Sicily: William II’s Complex at Monreale, Lindsay K. Henry

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The power of choice : a supplemental instructional tool for speakers of AAVE, Melissa Landis

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Tissue Culture in Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link, Adam Stern

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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

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Alexander Glazunov and his Violin Concerto: History, Biography, and Performance Perspective, Gregory Glessner

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Analysis of Adsorbates on Polished Zinc Selenide, Emily J. Mellott, Vince Bojan, and Alison R. Noble

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An Evaluation of Messiah College’s Sustainability Studies Major & Survey of Best Practices, Julie Price

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A Study of Copying in Art Education: Historical Approaches and Contemporary Applications, Hanna Schaffer

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Carboxylate Self-Assembled Monolayers on Polished Zinc Selenide, Emily J. Mellott and Alison R. Noble

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Compassion in Transcultural Nursing Care, Supakorn Kueakomoldej

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Construction of a Glow-Discharge Plasma Microelectrode for the Synthesis of Inorganic Solids, Julie L. Fenton and Richard W. Schaeffer

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Correlation: Beginning History through Development of Function, Billie Sue Arndt

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Culturally Competent Social Work Practices: Working with Latino Populations Experiencing Domestic Violence, Danielle Bausher

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Culturing Plasmodium falciparum in the Laboratory, Daniel Wingert, Lauren Wilson, and Lawrence Mylin

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Fabricating a Nanoscale Electrode Array on Zinc Selenide for Studies of Long-chain Alkanethiol Monolayer Influence on Liquid Crystal Orientation, Nicholas Eng Soon Tay

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Growth of Arabidopsis Thaliana Under Zinc Stress, Kaitlin Kovach

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How Prayer Mediates the Body’s Physiological Response to Stressors, Corryn R. Sargent

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[Intelligent Water Project], Mathew Musselman

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Investigating an Alternate Synthesis Pathway for Aspernigrin A, Wesley S. Robertson

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Like Father, Like Son? What does it mean for Jesus to be the “Son of God?”, Kelsey Kreider

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Madrigal, Kaylee Schofield

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Prayer and Stress: How Prayer Mediates the Body’s Physiological Response to Stressors, Jess Garber

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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

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Presence and Prevalence of Bd (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in Picado’s Bromeliad Treefrog (Isthmohyla picadoi), Jessica Kim and Erik Lindquist

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Quantification of Histidine from Plant Extracts using High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Electrochemistry, Janelle Veazey, Richard Schaeffer, and Michael Shin

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Redefining the Security-Development Nexus: Peace and Sustainable Development in Eastern Congo, Sarah Gross

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Seed Pressing and Biodiesel Production in Burkina Faso: The Burkina Faso Team : a subset of the Energy Group's Biodiesel Project, Meagan Miller

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Service Learning and the Intelligent Water Project, Andrew Yau

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Sounds of the Symphony Educational Orchestra Concert, Abigail Feder

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Support group curricula for non-offending caregivers: a review, Megan Lindsley

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Take a Chance, Laura Parks and Katy Bloom

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The Clearly Fuzzy Line: The Aesthetics of Photo Documentation, Schuyler Miller

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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

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A Cautionary Tale of Two Extremes Religion and Politics in the U.S. and the U.K., Alejandro Garcia Davalos

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An Integrated Model for Community-Based Tourism: Established and Potential Tourism in the Torotoro Region of Bolivia, Amy Ward

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A Philosophical Investigation of the Ontological Status of Mathematical Entities [Being a Brief Undertaking of the Philosophy of Mathematics by a Poor Undergraduate Student who had no Idea of What She was Getting Herself Into], Stephanie Andrews

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A Study of Wind Band Repertoire, David Michael Lynch

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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

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Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Fish Using GC-MS, Kyle Kessler, Jeff Erikson, and Richard Schaeffer

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Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Fish Using GC-MS, Kyle Kessler, Jeff Erikson, and Richard Schaeffer

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Developing and Implementing an Index of Biotic Integrity for the Limestone Streams of Central Pennsylvania, David Dippold

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Dueling Scientists and Dueling Historians: Controversy Over the External History of Germ Theory, Glenn Jones

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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

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From Sight to Song: A Resource for Approaching Musicality with Young Students, Edward House

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Johannes Brahms’s Ballades, Opus 10, Sarah Brosvic

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Kant, Romanticism, and Beauty in Science and Mathematics, Nathan Robinson VanWyck

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Keeping Alive the Memory: Modern Philosophies of Myth in Tennyson and Tolkien, Taylor Driggers

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Methanothermus fervidus Histone Binding Affinity and Packaging of Archaeal DNA, Natalie Ziegler and Hannah S. Tims

Multimodal Tutor: A Substitute Teacher, Andrew Dowling

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Native Pollinators (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) and Agricultural Production of Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) at Messiah College, Katherine J. Todd and Erik Lindquist

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Optimal Control Theory and its Applications, Pamela Kirkpatrick

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Orphaned and Vulnerable Children: A Model for Care, Solveig Parsons

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Physiochemical Parameters Affecting Trichoptera Communities in Limestone and Sandstone Streams, Lindsay King and Jeff Erikson

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Project Outcomes Document Version 4 – 5/15/2013: Disability Resources Group – Tricycle Mobility Project: Front-End Redesign, Jeff Dweir, Sumin Seong, and John Nordstrom

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The Math - Craft Connection, Julie Killian

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Voice Recognition: A Foundation, Andy Yong

Submissions from 2012

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Adolescent Orphans and Development: Strategies in Development Targeting Orphan Adolescents Transitioning into Adulthood, Sarah Elizabeth Baranik

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An Exploration of the Fourth Dimension, Kelly Stride

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A Spoonful of Sugar: Why We Should Be Reading P.G. Wodehouse, Abigail Long

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Assessment of Malnutrition Among Albanian Elderly Participating in Home Meal Delivery Using the Mini Nutritional Assessment, Amanda Gray

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Beyond the Nation-State? Examining Trends in Public Support for Governments in the European Union, Sharon E. Hoeck

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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

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KWHR Meter Final Project Report, David Allen, Kevin Manieri, and Jonathon Martin

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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

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No Difference Observed in Sedentary Time per Week between NCAA DIII Distance Runners and Recreationally Active College Students, Nathan Myers

Non-Euclidean Geometry, Abi Buchler

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Oxygen Concentrator Modification: Intake Filter Testing and Analysis, Jaime Gerhart and Tim Houck

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Photo App, Brian Douglass

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Providential Progress: The Post-Revolutionary World of Robert Crawford, Katherine Garland