For more than four decades, the University Honors Program has enjoyed a proud history of success at Northern Illinois University. Its alumni, who span NIU’s six undergraduate colleges and number in the thousands, are engaged in a broad array of exciting professions across the United States and around the world. They remember fondly the Honors Program’s rich and continuing traditions, from the freshmen retreat at NIU’s scenic Lorado Taft Field Campus to the “Honors House” living-learning community to the Honors Day ceremony for graduating seniors.

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Capstones from 2020

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Examining the Effects of Competitive Balance on Attendance for European Soccer, Michael R. Yurkiv

Capstones from 2019

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Cybersecurity Virtual Machine, Vidya R. Anjur

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Bilateral Chemical Labyrinthectomy Disrupts Exploratory Behavior in Mice, Mark T. Banovetz

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Art & Psychology: How the Brain Revolutionizes and Transforms the Arts, Emma G. Beck

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Culture Yield of Throat Screen Before and After WASP Implementation in a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Holly L. Beeter

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The Effect of Black Teachers in the Elementary School, Evadne N. Bowlin

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Communication Among Patients with Parkinson's Disease in a Physical Therapy Setting, Bailey J. Bradish

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Data Analysis on College of Business Passport Data, Abigail R. Burke

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Civil Warfare: Russian Foreign Policy Strategy in Eurasia, Robert Q. Carolan

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Humane Education as a Tool for Promoting Empathy and Societal Progress, Ardyn L. Cieslak

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Defining Resizable Virtual Canvases using 3D Printed Objects, Nolan M. Cooper

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Ventilating the Heat Load within the Muon G-2 Experiment, Thomas M. Corbett and Joshua F. Helsper

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Effects of Corticosterone in Drinking Water, Samantha A. Corey

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Factors Impacting Internship Success: Integration of Skills and Competencies into the Accountancy Curriculum, Paige E. Cosgrove

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Seven Ways To Say I Love You, a BA Showcase, Erika R. Dampier

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Evidence for Viability-Vulnerability: Early Stress Predicts Inhibition in Girls, but not Boys at 24 Months, Marissa M. Dawson

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Improving Chronic Pain Management to Reduce the Opioid Epidemic: A Literature Review, Janina K. Della-Peruta

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Designing the Pion Degrader for the Mu2e Experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Nathanael J. Dille

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Autophagy in DNA-PKcs Knockout Glioblastoma Cancer Stem Cells, Samantha C. Diulus

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Student Success in Nursing: Managing Stress, Improving Transition from Nursing Student to Professional Nursing, and Improving Leadership Skills., Modupe Egbeyemi

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Symbiodinium Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Production and Migration in the Octocorals Sympodium sp. and Sarcothelia sp., Weam S. El Rahmany

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Stress in the Veterinary Medical Field: A Literature Review, Taylour K. Erickson

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Effects of Enrichment on Captive Ring-tailed Lemurs, Madison T. Evans

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Social Media: Its Effects on Female Digital Natives, Justine Ewald

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Chicago Safe Passage Data Visualization Using Python, Kelly A. Finnigan

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Motor Learning Treatment Therapy, Agata M. Furmanski

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Comparison of Healthy Shoulder Joints/Rotator Cuff Muscles to Pathological Shoulder Joints/Rotator Cuff Muscles, Jessica E. Gall

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EVS Throughput Improvement, Leena O. Ghrayeb

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Curriculum Enhancement: A Proposal for an Oral Communication Lab at NIU, Robin K. Grooms

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Scalable Low-Cost Monitoring and Data Collecting Mesh Sensor Network, Krissie A. Haddon, Caleb Owen, and Anthony Kamar

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Assistive Technology: Conducting Closed-Captioning Research and Developing an Assistive Technology Grant Proposal, Christopher C. Harrell

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A Study of the Cost of Voting for People of Color, Zakyrah E. Harris

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Ventilating the Heat Load within the Muon g-2 Experiment, Joshua F. Helsper and Thomas M. Corbett

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Gender Stereotyping in Children and Adults, Isis V. Hernandez

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Computing Lattice Point Solutions to Certain Diophantine Equations, Alexandra J. Hill

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Mental Health of Children with Chronic Illness, Courtney B. Hoster

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Modification of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Extracellular Matrices as an in vitro model for Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Gabriela Ibarra

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An Exploration of Experiential Learning in Social Entrepreneurship, Jason M. Kaye

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Information Dashboard to Visualize Large Datasets, May-Myo Khine

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Reassurance Seeking as Mediator Between Memory Confidence and Test Performance, Alexia M. Kingzette

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An exploration of a financial lexicon-based approach to sentiment analysis and its application to financial news and reports, Avery N. Kirchner

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Perceptions of Disability and the Truth: Breaking Barriers, Syeda A. Kirmani

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The Effects of Breast Milk on Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Taylor M. Kreiser

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The Role of DNA-PK in Autophagy, Anita Latgnotha

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Defining Resizable Virtual Canvases using 3D Printed Objects, Ryan D. Lewis

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Negotiating Through A Huskie, Edgar E. Lopez

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Does Choral Singing Improve Word Finding? A single-subject examination of the effects of choir participation for Primary Progressive Aphasia, Junilane C. Lusung

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Effects of Marijuana on the Fetus and Breastfeeding Infants, Tori A. McCracken

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Marketing and Modernizing Reality Bytes Film Festival, Megan C. McLaughlin

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Racial Differences in Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Survival Rates, Kevin P. McNeely

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Random Generation and VR Environments: Creating Personalized and Unique User Experiences, Noah J. Miller

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Mathematical Models of Biochemical Switch Networks, Cassandra A. Mohr

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The Study of Electric Fields within an X-ray Waveguide, Paula M. Moraga

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Polyamorous Jealousy, Chelsea L. Musson

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Transitioning from Nursing Student to Registered Nurse, Elana M. Nichols

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Social Butterflies: The Power of Social Media Influencers, Ebun-Oluwa O. Osayemi

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Analysis of Tornadogenesis Failure Using Rapid-Scan Data from the Atmospheric Imaging Radar, Kyle Pittman, Andrew Mahre, David Bodine, Casey Griffin, Jim Kurdzo, and Victor Gensini

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Undiscovered Composers in Modern Saxophone Repertoire, Kenna M. Pospisil

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Relationship Between the Effectiveness of Internal Control and Financial Performance of Manufacturing Companies in the United States: 2013-2017, Gregorius A. Pradana

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Childhood Food Allergies in Association with Psychosocial Development, Haley N. Pucel

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Promoting Vaccinations Through Patient Education, Rhae Ann E. Riddle

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Healthcare in Prisons, Krystyna N. Ritacco

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Depression and Suicide: An In-depth Analysis, Vivian M. Rodriguez

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Akbar's Religious Reforms: Unifying Mortal Enemies, Khadija S. Sadia

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Analysis of Questions from Undergraduate Introductory Biology Students, Sabah Sattar and Heather E. Bergan-Roller

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Benefits of Early Ambulation: A Literature Review, Allison M. Sawyers

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Manufacturing Efficiency Improvements on High Variation Lines, Molly J. Schultz

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The Evolution of Korean Costume: Urban Korean Women's Shift From Traditional to Western Clothing in Colonial Korea, 1910-1945, Keeley E. Shoudel

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Fabric, Taylor M. Stamps

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Job-Relevant Invisible Disabilities and Perceptions of Employee Potential, Megan K. Stricker

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Eliminating Medication Errors in Nursing Practice with an Innovative Quality Improvement Tool Proposal, Zoe B. Talyor

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A Sociological Inquiry into Globalization, Quocnam Ton

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Dungeons and Dragons and Data: The Demographics of Players and Their Impact on Character Creation and Game Play, Maegan L. Trygstad

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Obstetric-Related Racial Health Disparities: An Annotated Bibliography, Jamie Turner-Rose

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The Link Between Depression and Alzheimer's Disease, Ania Waclawiak

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The Decline in the Health of African Americans, Jessica A. Walker

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Geography of Obesity and Related Health and Socioeconomic Factors in Chicago, Illinois, Peyton I. Whiston

Capstones from 2018

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A systematic comparison of different fossil preparation, and their utility for preparing different types of rock., Kwame A. Ababio

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Surveying Research on the Teaching and Learning of Conceptual Understanding of Fraction Arithmetic, Sabreen Abedrabo

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The roles of non-governmental organizations in promoting poverty alleviation in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, I Younan An

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Relation Between Parents' Goals and Early Adolescents' Social Skills, Justin B. Arms

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A Study of Altmetrics Using Sentiment Analysis, Luis Arredondo

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Making the Abstract Accessible: The Importance of Concrete Connections to Elementary Aged Student's Understanding of New Concepts, Bonnie L. Basgall

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Gender Similarities and Differences in Military Sexual Trauma, Megan A. Boehning

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Riding the Bench: The Politics of Nominating and Confirming Justices to the United States Supreme Court, Ryan P. Carmody

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Rate My Car (Website), Nick M. Chapman

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Investigation of Dengue Virus (DENV) NS2B/3 Protease for Antiviral Development, Thimoro Cheng

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The Future of the #MeToo Movement, Lauren M. Clohessy

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Getting Started with TippyTalk EDU: An evidence-based manual for use of assistive communication mobile application, Kylie E. Cousins

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The Integration of CAM Techniques as a Preparatory Method within the Scope of Occupational Therapy Practice, Malorie L. DeFore

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Reducing Stress and Anxiety in Nursing Students Using Music Therapy, Teagan N. DuVall

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Animals and Death: An Analysis of Animal Remains at the Castledyke South Cemetery Site, Jesse A. Ercolani

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Creating Theatre: Historical Women's Stories for Here and Now, Abby M. Ferree

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Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest, Courtney R. Flemming

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Imaginary; a Continuation of Nihility to Vitality, Corinne M. Gahan

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The Value of Trust: An Investigation into Shareholder Biases Regarding Firm Leadership Characteristics, Sean A. Gerent

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inertial motion capture gear, Jacob Goes, Trevor Dennison, Joshyn Jacob, Ayush Shah, and Edward O'Donnell

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The Importance of DevSecOps, Katia T. Gomes

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Making Middle School Science Curriculum Lesson Plans More Culturally Relevant to Early Adolescent Ethnic Minorities, Ashley M. Grazutis

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Supernatural Beliefs and the Influence of the Media, Mellissa S. Halsey