The mission of the J. N. Andrews Honors Program is to foster the scholarly, spiritual and social potential of talented students.
Director: L. Monique Pittman
Honors Theses from 2017
Political Dissidence in Gregori Kozintsev's Gamlet, Alejandra Castillo
The Relationship Between Cold Stress Syndrome Mortality And Body Shape in Florida Manatees, Purin Chirachevin
Soil Sand Content, But Not Solil Myrosinase Enzyme Activity, Affects MAM Efficacy in Suppressing Weed Growth, Warit Chirachevin
Synthesis of a-Cyanostilbenes And Testing of Their Anticancer Properties, Gabrielle Cook
Families and God-human Interactions in Genesis, Josias A. Flores
Look at That Little Macho: Surveillance And Hegemonic Masculinity in Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Ludanne Francis
Hispanic Hallyu: Comparing Boys Over Flowers Directed By Jeon Ki-Sang With Latino Telenovelas, Austin S. Huh
Molecular Mass of L-Arginine-Based Potentially Carcinogenic Heterocyclic Amines, Irene S. Hwang
Prep-HPLC Method Development to Isolate Potentially-Carcinogenic, Arginine-Based Heterocyclic Amines, Victoria S. Kim
The Relationship Between The Prevalence of HIV/AIDS And Associated Socioeconomic And Behavioral Factors, Viktoria Kolpacoff
The Role Of Octopamine In Syllable-Period Selective Phonotaxis In Female Cricket Acheta Domesticus, Darley Magno
War Gaming Applications For Achieving Optimum Acquisition Of Future Space, Karel Marshall
You Tell The Tale: Interactive Retellings Of The Myth Of Orpheus, Christopher McLean-Wheeler
Fluorescence Analysis Of PAMAM Dendrimers, Ansel Nam
The Factors That Affect The Capitalization Of Digital Currencies In Developing Countries: An Assessment Of Security Risks And Their Effects, Joshua Tinotenda Pazvakawambwa
Investors' Reaction To The Passing Of The Indian Companies Act, 2013, Melisa Ann Ruhupatty
Chelerythrine Chloride And Its Effects On Phonotactic Behavior In Female Crickets Acheta Domesticus, Haneul Shin
Honors Theses from 2016
Determining the Concentration of Nitric Oxide in Solvent, Emily-Jean E. Bankes
Analysis of Mammalian Carboxypeptidase O Expression Patterns, Christian Bardan
A Machiavellian Framing of Power Dynamics in Shakespeare's Henry V as Adapted by Olivier, Branagh, and the BBC's Hollow Crown, Alaryss Bosco
A Compartmental Model of Animal Behavior, Saharsh Dass
Procrastination, Motivation, & Flow, Reginald Desrosiers
Diagnostic Practices of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Brazil, Ana Claudia Vesper Manier Dias
Exposure to Video Media and its Effects on Attitudes Towards Law Enforcement, Amante Gonzalez
The Chronology of the Events in Zechariah 12-14, Won Jin Jeon
"You Think I Look Marx?": Tracing Hybidity Through the Imagination of God in Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, Shanelle Kim
Exploring French Short Stories: Guy de Maupassant's Writing Style and Social Justice, Gielle Kuhn
The Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Intracellular Inositol Levels in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Jee Yeon (Joanne) Lee
The Effect of Degrading the Transcription Factor NF-KB Subunit Proteins on NF-KB' s Oncological Activity, Seongmin Lee
Race Representatives: Why Black Members of Congress Matter, Shenika McDonald
Of Mermaids, Metal, And Maine: An Illustrated Memoir, Mercedes McLean-Wheeler
Synthesis, Isolation, and Characterization of Potentially Carcinogenic Arginine-Based Heterocyclic Amines, Zachary Reichert
Distribution and Paleobiology of Hibernation in Fossil Ground-Dwelling Squirrels from the Great Plains, USA, Randy Sanchez
The Effect of Americanization on Latin American Culture: A Comparative Study Using Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions and Pop Music, Jason Robert Shockey
An Examination of Control Fraud in Non-Banking Industries, Kaylie Takahashi
Graphene Kirigami And Its Use In Biocompatible Strain Sensor, Erik Vyhmeister
Evaluating the Efficacy of Educational Games in Promoting Interest and Understanding of Gravitational Wave Physics, Jonathan Wheeler
Mobile Application for Biosensor Colorimetric Analysis, Eui Bin You
Honors Theses from 2015
The Art of French Melodie: A Manual for Recital Preparation, Kristen Abraham
Measuring Student Satisfaction in the Andrews University School of Business, Khelsea Vesper Bauer
A Study in Red: The Codification and Practical Application of a Copyediting Procedure, Nathan Berglund
The Transgenerational Effect of Substance Abuse, Subira Brown
Exposure to Narratives and Social Reasoning, Cassandra Chlevin
Exploration of the Range Overlap Between Cynomys Leucurus and Cynomys Ludovicianus, Kenneth D. Choi
Paper-based Biosensor for Colorimetric Detection of PSA Biomarker, Alyson Drew
Imagery, Prayer, and Mind Wandering: Kataphatic Prayer, Martha M. O. Duah
Equine Misbehavior and Its Relationship to Temperament and Rider Induced Stress, Taylor Huffman
Determining Social Preference of Holstein Cows Based on Stall Selection, Yoona Kang
The Identity and Role of the Gift-giving Spirit in Numbers 11, Jeanmark Kessler
Anticancer Activity of Some Boronic Acid Arylidene Heterocycles, Joy Kim
The Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on the Concentration of Myo-inositol, Patrick Knighton
Discourse and Narrative: Creating Gender Control in Junot Diaz's the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Charles Lee
L3 Auditory Interneuron Responses to Dual-frequency Calling Songs in Female Crickets (Acheta Domesticus), Jeong Bin Lee
Adapting Architectural Models for Visualization Using Virtual Reality Headsets, Bernardo Martinez
Narcissism and the Selfie: Investigating Millennial Narcissism on Instagram, Megan Reed
The Behavior of Glaucous-winged Gull Egg Cannibals, Ashley A. Reichert
The Story Which He Never Stops Telling Himself: Autobiography, Narrative Community, and the Deconstruction of Selfhood in Virginia Woolf's The Waves, Melodie Roschman
Hydroxyl Number Determination of Dendritic Polyols Utilizing NIR Spectroscopy, Seth Stacey
Variations in Microbiota of Culex (melanoconion) Ocossa and Culex (culex) Declarator Across Peri-urban and Rural Environments, M. Nelson Starkey
The Synthesis of Arginine-based Heterocyclic Amines, Andrew Stewart
Changing Attitudes Towards Sexual Orientation and the Effect of Documentary Film, Michael Jon VanderWaal
Taphonomic Degradation of Chicken Feathers by Bacteria and Fungi in Varying Sediments, Douglas Van Putten
Musical Borrowing in Las Cuatro Estaciones Portenas: Piazzolla, Desyatnikov, Vivaldi, WayAnne Watson
Ovulation Synchrony as an Adaptive Response to Egg Cannibalism in a Seabird Colony, Sumiko Weir
Edward Snowden, Criminal or Patriot: Media Coverage of National Security Agency Document Leaks, Joyce M. Yoon
The Effects of Prompted Tutoring on an Emporium Model Math Course, Juliette Michelle Young
Honors Theses from 2014
The Effect of Celite Formulated Rhizobium Rubi AT3-4RS/6 and Tryptophan on Velvetleaf Plant Growth, Jonathon Ahn
Service Un-requited: African American Civil War Soldiers and Their Fight for Freedom and Pension Compensation, Clifford Allen
A Republic 'on Earth as it Is in Heaven': the Freedom of the Fall in Paradise Lost and His Dark Materials, Jordan Arellano
Processing Load and Biopotentials: An Evaluation of a Consumer Electroencephalogram (EEG), Kristen M. Bishop
Visual Cognition While Listening to Stories, Nathalie Borges
The Diversity of Color: an Analysis of Cross-cultural Color Symbolism, Erica L. Bradfield
The Role of Sabbath-keeping, Christian Internalization, Need Satisfaction, and Parental Environment in Well-being, Paola S. Caceres
A Composition Project: an Original 12-tone Fugue Modeled After J. S. Bach's BWV 847, Ilana Joyce Cady
Cytosolic Carboxypeptidase 5 and Cilia Development in Zebrafish, Philip E. Giddings IV
The Relationship Between Student Motivation, Resilience, and Parental Environment, Eliana Iller
Evolution Over Revolution: A Generic Criticism of the Muscle Car Genre, John C. Irvine
Constructing Short Fiction: The Creative Writing Process, Mark Joslin
hcnABC Operon Transcription of Pseudomonas putida Under Varying Iron and Oxygen Concentrations and Culture Age, Christine Lee
Connection and Isolation, Lynda Lee
Te Amo Mujer: a Film, Ivan Ruiz
Jacina's Worldview 2.0: Revisiting, Refinding, and Refining Faith in the University Years, Jacina Shultz
Effects of Plastic Pollution Density on the Crawling Rates of Hawksbill Hatchlings in Utila, Honduras, Kyungje Sung
Factors Affecting Phonotaxis in Male House Crickets, Acheta domesticus, Erik Thordarson
Honors Theses from 2013
Light Intensity and Time of Day Influence Female Acheta Domesticus Phonotaxis, John Hyun-Sik Ahn
Mercutio and Romeo: an Analysis of Male Friendship in the Renaissance, Christian Bacchiocchi
Narrative and the Maintenance of Great Lakes Native American Cultural Identity, Lacey E. Barroso
Immigration Stories and the Construction of a Bilingual American Identity, Camden Bowman
Spatial and Seasonal Signals in Stable Isotopes of Incisor Enamel from Free-ranging, Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrels, Jacob Andrew Brassington
Cyanide Production by Pseudomonas putida ATH2-1RI/9 Under Biofilm Conditions, Ranita Campbell
A Mathematical Model Describing the Dynamics of HIV Virions and CD4+T Cells in the Human Immune System, Matthew Chacko
Comparisons of Cultural Identities in Relation to Poverty, Amanda A. Corea
Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys Imbricata Nesting Environment and Population Study in Cuero Y Salado Wildlife Refuge on the Coast of Northern Honduras, Ariana Emily Cunningham
Variation in the Calling Song of the Cricket Gryllus pennsylvanicus Across Geographic Longitudinal Change, Ioana Danci
Understanding Expressive Writing, Lindsay C. Dever