Capstones from 2024
Exploring Early Language Acquisition Through English and French, Rebecca C. Aguilar
Understanding Civic Engagement through the Perspective and Experiences of Mixed-Status Latinx Students in Higher Education, Alexandra Alcantar
Addressing Stroke Care Disparities through Patient Education, Christina Annerino
Belonging and Disagreeing: Arab Student Activism on a College Campus, Angelina E. Baroud
When I Left a Part of Me Stayed, Aidan JF Bengford
Detection of Unauthorized Transmissions in a Frequency Spectrum Using Wireless Sensor Network, Joel Brinkman, Jannette Gonzalez, Benjamin Roehrig, and Dylan Zupec
Trauma Type, Resilience and Sense of Self, Caitlin R. Callahan
Antagonism Attenuates the Relationship between Childhood Polyvictimization and Distress in Adulthood, Benjamin D. Carsten
Affordable Bioprint Head-Adapter for 3D Printers, Andrew Ceralde, Dominic Drake, Noah Engles, Mohammad Alwan, and Nevada Perry
Creating Documentation and Continuity for Northern Star Staff, Rachel Z. Cormier
Toilet Training and Teaching Self-initiations to Children with Autism who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Darcy A. Douglass
Improving the Power Efficiency of Woodward’s High-Power Inverter (HPI) using Algorithmic Part Selection., Jaron Holder, Ali Al Gazwi, John Childers, and Jose Soublett
The Matthew Effect within South Side Chicago Public Schools, Jazmin S. Hollingsworth
Exploring the Bass Trombone, Liam Kantzler
A Study of Children with Autism in Illinois General Education Elementary School Classrooms, Zachary V. King
Summonable Construction Delivery Robot, Kevin M. Lewis
GIS Analysis Application of Flood Risk Map in Beijing, China, YUXUAN LIU
Performing Original Arrangements of Jazz Repertoire, Spencer M. Mackey
Culturally Responisve Teaching Practices to Support Students with Visual Imapirments, Genesis C. Miranda
Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Role of Experiential Avoidance in College Alcohol Use, Regina Montes
A Multi-State Look into Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathologists’ Confidence Identifying and Diagnosing Autism, Adelaide Parr
Test Anxiety Inflation, Brian Podkulski and David P. Valentiner
Bridging the Gap Between the Disability Community and Marketers, Amari Richardson
Detection of Unauthorized Transmissions in a Frequency Spectrum Using a Wireless Sensor Network, Benjamin Roehrig, Joel Brinkman, Dylan Zupec, and Jannette Gonzalez
Male student's perceptions in an undergraduate nursing baccalaureate program: A qualitative study, Jonas Arvin C. Sales
The Relationship Between Autistic Traits, Autistic Camouflaging, and Adults’ Representations of Abstract and Social Concepts, Henry Tomiser and Katja Wiemer Dr.
Northern Illinois University Huskie Marching Band Stoles, Emma Walsh
Neuroinflammation Levels Measured by Microglial Cell Activation, Emma G. Whitlock and Linda S. Yasui
Refueling the Accounting Pipeline, Crystal Y. Wong
Building A Business: A Close-Knit Relationship between Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Gabrielle O. Ysteboe
Capstones from 2023
The Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Exercise Interventions for Concussions, Anna Altergott
Mirror Therapy Rehabilitation in Low Back Pain Patients, Claudia L. Altergott
Breaking the Loop: Strategies for Fighting Climate Change on U.S. Farms, Ashley Barry
Sensor Module Network for Monitoring Trace Gases in the International Space Station, Aaron Beck, Drake Provost, Christopher English, and Kamrin Gustave
Honors Capstone Composition Recital, Kayla L. Bivin
The Importance of Charting and Documentation in the Nursing Profession, Charlotte J. Bradshaw
Feminist Retellings of Homer's The Odyssey, 2005-2022, Brenna R. Bretzinger
The G-Signaling Protein Rcp Controls the Polarized Basement Membrane Deposition in Epithelial Cells, Rebecca M. Brnot
Strategies to Manage and Prevent Lower Back Pain in College Students, Onique Bryson
Perceptions of discrimination and intervention services by Asian and Asian-American caregivers of children with disabilities throughout the duration of COVID-19, Angelika A. Cabang and Janet Olson
Reputation(s): Constructing 'Sustainable' Identities Amid American 'Unsustainability', Abigail G. DeeWaard
CTA’s ‘L’ System Visualization and Animation, Julia Finegan
Comparing a Non-Word Repetition Task Performance to a Standardized Morphosyntax Measure in Bilingual Spanish-English Children, Emily Freeman
Nursing Care of the Pediatric Patient with Autism, Cayley Frolik
Gender Differences in Youth’s Mental Health Problems During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kimberly A. Hohlfeld
Exploring the Job Market Before and After COVID-19, Abigail E. Hostman
Complexity of Perfection, Ayanna M. Johnson
Will AI and Automation Replace or Assist Accountants, Sterlen Jamar Johnson
Ernst & Young’s Attempt to Split Accounting and Consulting Services: An Unsuccessful Endeavor, Jacob Jovanovich
The Accounting Profession from the Collegiate Perspective: An Analysis of Gender Equality Perceptions, Samantha Kalinka
Train Travel as an Adventure, Stormy Kara
REFUGE: A United Front Against Domestic Violence, JADE KING and Kaitlyn Pitt
Hippotherapy within Physical Therapy Treatment: Helping Patients with Cerebral Palsy Achieve Functional Goals, Grace Kucienski
Multilingualism and Augmentative Alternative Communication: A Review of the Literature, Hannah N. LaMarca and Natalie R. Andzik
Assessing the Association Between Experiential Avoidance, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Victoria G. Latayan
Exploring Unaccompanied Clarinet Repertoire, Kamil Lebowa
Shop & Speak: The Hottest Eye-Phone App on The Market, Angelo N. LeDonne
Analyzing Parent Trust as A Predictor of Parental Involvement with ADHD as Moderator, Justin D. Ligeski
Paleotemperature Estimates from Diatom Morphometrics in the Amundsen Sea for Marine Isotope Stage 5, Cesar Lopez
Factors that Influence Black Youth Voter Turnout, Arianna T. Ramos
The Color of Sound: An Insight on Chromesthesia, Lupe Rodriguez
Creating a Three Dimensional NGSS Aligned Unit on Motion and Energy for Middle Grades Students, Spencer M. Rudie
Oh Tibia Nursing Student, Megan A. Schmit
Mothers’ Use of Internal State Words with Toddlers with and without Hearing Loss during Natural Play, Sarah D. Screnock
Landslide Forecast in Taiwan Based on Machine Learning in the GIS field, Yi Shen
Coaching and Mentoring Programs Ensuring Equal Opportunity to Higher Education for Laotian Students, Vilaya Sirivong
Panem's Parallel's: Authoritarianism in the Real World, Quentin J. Stewart
An In-Depth Study of Border Cell Migration within Drosophila melanogaster, Leif R. Verace
Anatomy of the Ankle and Ankle Injuries in Athletes, Isabelle G. West
Pixel-Wise Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methods Implementation on Multi-Class Wildfire Mapping, Mingda Wu
The Effects of Color on Flavor, Tiffany S. Yoo
Capstones from 2022
How Social Media Affects Political Beliefs and Movements, Alyssa Anderson
The Elusive and Complex Parabolic Relationship between Terrorism and GDP per-capita, Kianna Becker
Novel Mobility Device for Conjoined Twins, Allyson Bowgren
Popular Music and History: An Interconnected Narrative, Gwendolin Bresnan
COVID-19 and The Subsequent Change on Buyer Behavior, Chloe J. Chadwick Miss
Are All High-Potentials Successful Leaders? Exploring the Underlying Effect of Impostor Syndrome and Evaluative Concerns on the Relationship Between HiPo Designation and Leadership Self-Efficacy., Anjishnu Chakrabarti and Lisa M. Finkelstein
Segmentation of DNA Lesions in Irradiated Mouse Brain Sections, Nicholas Cirone
Queering LGBTQ, Caleb Flynn
Creating Nutrition Education for Lactating Parents, Audrey Fohey
Manual Material Handling Lift-Assist System for Occupational Exoskeleton, Erik Goes, Daniel Guthrie, and Trevor Ward
Israeli Democracy: Its Institutions and the Impact of the 1948 Palestine War, Grant P L Goral
Sexual Relationships During COVID-19, Katherine Hahn-Boisvert
Patriotism For All Causes: How American Veterans of the Philippine-American War Were Used to Influence Imperial Policies in the Early Twentieth Century, Russell T. Heibel
Self-Driving Retrofit Kit for Self-Propelled Lawn Mowers, Dominic Heye
The Spatial Associations between Crime and Economy in Chicago 2015-2020, Hongtao Huang
How are the Features of Infant Directed Speech Related to Cradling Bias?, Tiffany S. Jacob
American Attitudes Toward Nuclear Energy, Eric J. Kirchman
Contributing Factors and Solutions for Inappropriate Use of the Emergency Department, Lesia M. Kozych
Living A More Sustainable Lifestyle: Brand Recommendations and Product Reviews, Alison L. Kramer
Intensifying Reading Instruction Using Explicit Instruction: An Overview and How-To Guide, Katie Krogman
FaceShield: Using Machine Learning to Prevent Face Touching on a Commercially Available Smartwatch, Rami I. Lake
The Parent Perspective on Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Qualitative Study, Alicia LaRouech
The Northern Illinois University Foundation and Alumni Engagement: Who is “Golden,” and What Leads Alumni to Give to NIU After Graduation, Emma R. McMahon
Comparative Transcriptomic Study between Cyanobacteria that Contain Chlorophyll d and Those that Lack Chlorophyll d, Fernanda Montoya
Factors Affecting Time to Recovery: A COVID-19 Survival Analysis, Fernanda Montoya
Slacking, Dazed and Rocking: A Study of Richard Linklater, Parker D. Otto
What is Insurance? An Analysis of the Tax Deductibility of Captive Insurance Premiums, John D. Patten