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 2019

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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

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Experiences and Needs of Parents after their Child's Suicide Attempt, Maryna V. Haponava

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The Other Side of the Stage, Emma C. Harvey

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Double Duty: An Improv Experience, Leah M. Harvey

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Immigration Policy in the U.S., Erin P. Hernandez

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Violence in the Workplace: Its Effect and How Nurses Cope, Chantal N. Hielkema

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Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures, Rachel A. Huck

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Desire: A Look at Tennessee Williams, Olivia J. Hulett

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One-pot reductive acetylation of aldehydes using 1-hydrosilatrane, Reuben R. James, Sharon Herlugson, Sami E. Varjosaari, Vladislav Skrypai, Marc Jordan Adler, and Thomas M. Gilbert

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How Student Loans Affect College Students with Regional Analysis, Brandon E. Kavaliunas

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Parent and Educator Definitions of Parent Involvement and Engaged Activities, Ashley N. Kivikoski

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The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Business, Financial Auditors, and Accounting Professionals, Brandon D. Kuhn

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Dressember: Music for Social Change, Esther R. Langer

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Motorized Assistive Walker for Improving Mobility in Cerebral Palsy Patients, Hnin Eaindray Lin

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Upgrading trend of Machinery in China's export sophistication, Yue Liu

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Using Wearable Biomarker Technology to Determine the Effectiveness of Assistive Technology Supports on the Anxiety and Writing Outcomes of Students with Disabilities, Angela M. Lobdell

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Analysis of State Unfunded Retirement Benefits in the United States, Darian Los

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Workflow Interruptions: Risk Factors and Outcomes in Nursing, Chandaniben Maniya

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Can We Predict Reproducible Scholarly Research?, Joseph C. McDade

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Exploring the Relationships Between Stressors and Cortisol Production in Captive and Wild Sifakas, James R. Mogan

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Inhibition's Role in Mediating Recall of Arguments, James R. Mogan

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Tactile cues: relations between the afferent and efferent nervous system and its effect on resistance training., Patrick J. O'Connell

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Wear of tools used in sheet metal stamping, Rafael David Ortega-Perea

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Literature Review of Lumbar Disc Lesions: from Onset to Return to Activity, Grant C. Panzella

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Supporting Students with ADHD in the Classroom, Alexandria Patinka

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Corporate Tax Rate Change Impacts on Beta, Alejandro D. Perez

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Comparing and Analyzing GNU Compilers, Brandon C. Powell

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Performing Predictive Analytics using SAP Predictive Analytics, Michael D. Redwinski

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The Impact of Music on Language Acquisition, Courtney A. Rieb

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Synthesis of a,?-dithienylpolyenes as potential model compounds for polythiophene-polyacetylene copolymers, Amber L. Sayles

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Is Kinesio Tape Better Than a Placebo?, Katherine E. Schneider

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Project Icarus, Amro A. Shanshal

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Breast Milk for Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Rachel Shapland

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Effecting Change in their Community: The Pilsen Neighbors Community Council and Teresa Fraga, 1970-1990, Benjamin E. Skipor

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Going Unseen: How Perceptions of Police and Police Fatal Shootings are Influenced, Justin M. Surell

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Creation of a Custom Lift for the ComEd Icebox Derby, Mackenzie Thompson, Kenzie Kaiser, Scott Hallow, Brent Foley, Daniel Nisbett, and Diontrae Terrell

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Organizational Behavior in Myanmar Universities and Its Impacts on Students' Career Success, Ye P. Thu

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Bidirectional Associations between Co-parenting and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms, Jennifer I. Trempala

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Play on Words: Assessing the Influence of Language Context on Repetitive Speech in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cassidy L. VanZuiden

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Industrialization of the Recycling Industry in Indonesia via a Government-Industry Partnership, Andrew T.W. Waite

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Digital media usage during the 2018 midterm elections among Illinois State Senate elections, Christine Wang

Capstones from 2017

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Comparison of Healthy and Cancerous Pancreatic Tissue Though Dissection and Imaging, Abraham N. Baker

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Dissection of Tissue and Drawing an Anatomical Atlas, Eliya N. Baker

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Bullying Participant Role Behavior and Social and Emotional Outcomes, Bethany S. Beggs

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Art and Race: Exploring Social Justice Issues Through Visual Culture, Alaiyha S. Bryant

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Applying Nursing Ethics to Ethical Dilemmas Seen in the Clinical Setting, Emily Bunton

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Looking for Macro Factors: Testing Fama-French's Five-Factor Model and Adding Macroeconomic Data, Yvonne C. Buttron

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The Initial Public Offerings Performance of Chinese Stocks in the U.S., Su Chenfang

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Characterization of The Binding Thermodynamics of Metal Cofactors to Burkholderia pseudomallei IspF, Krystal T. Do

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The Synthesis of Novel Boron Nanomaterials for Biomedical Application, Rebecca A.. Dominguez

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Comparison of supplement use between athletes and non-athletes at a Midwestern University, Danielle M. Dwyer

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Nursing Interventions to Support Initiation and Continuation of Breastfeeding for Low-Income Mothers within a Community Setting, Eleanor. Evins

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Linguistic Gains During Short-Term Study Abroad: Examining the Role of Initial Proficiency, Luna Fermin

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Promoting Awareness and Prevention of Compassion Care Fatigue and Burnout in Nurses, Hannah L. Garippo

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Screening Inhibitors of Methylerythritol Phosphate (MEP) Pathway Enzymes, Brittany M. Gaspari

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Nursing Implications, Alesha M. Gauntt

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Sexual Assault in Universities, Vanessa A. Gebka

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Application of Time Series Models (ARIMA, GARCH, and ARMA-GARCH) for Stock Market Forecasting, Oleg Y. Grachev

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An Examination of Heavy 30-Day Snowfall Events East of the Rocky Mountains from 1900-2016, Lauren M. Haas and Daniel O'Sullivan Jr.

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Effects of an Art Program on Language Expression in Dementia, Megan M. Haduch

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The Reality of Imaginationland, Jack T. Hansa

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In and Out and In Again: An Analysis of Length of Time Between Successful Treatment Program Completion and Relapse and Subsequent Reentry, Jennifer L. Heermance

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Construing Clinton and Trump: The Effects of Psychological Distance and Voter Preference, Clarissa R. Hinshaw

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The Discovery of Extinct Hippopotami Fossils in Anjohibe Cave, Isabella C. Huminsky

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Effectiveness of Gluteal Muscle Strengthening in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis, Patrick Idowu

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Picus Martius - NIU Mars Rover, Thomas M. Jareczek and Gunnar R. Baechler

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Security and the Need for Hydro-independence in the Middle East, Carolena S. Larson

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The Implementation and Audit of Internal Controls Regarding the Use of XBRL for Financial Statements, Jesse M. Laseman

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Harry Potter and the Plight of Translation, Rachel R. LeSage

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The Nurse's Role in Promoting Activity in Older Adults, Katlyn G. Luebke