RSS 1.0Senior Honors Theses (UMKC)
All honors students are encouraged to undertake a six-hour Senior Honors Thesis their senior year. If you have completed the requirements for the Honors Program and the Senior Honors Thesis, you will graduate not only “with Honors” but also as an “Honors Scholar.”
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Regulation in the Cryptocurrency Industry
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)The novel nature of cryptocurrency creates challenges regarding regulation. To understand regulation, it is important to understand creation of cryptocurrency and the underlying technology. Bitcoin was created in 2009 ... -
Gonadotropin induced transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of gene expression in ovarian granulosa cells
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)Mammalian pituitary gland secretes two gonadotropins (GPNs), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) that act on the gonads to regulate gonadal development and functions. In females, FSH promotes ... -
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Music Therapy as a Nonpharmacological Treatment for Post-Stroke Depression: A Scoping Review
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a well-documented phenomenon which affects upwards of 30% of stroke survivors. The primary treatment for PSD is pharmacological, and research on nonpharmacological intervention is limited. ... -
Emotional Reactions to Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)This thesis intends to study emotional reactions to art. It begins by covering the history of studying emotions in art history and neuroscience. In this section, it was concluded that both fields have overlooked emotions ... -
Inclusivity in Action: Proposals for Shifting Views on Neurodiversities in Schools for Better Outcomes in Elementary Education and Beyond
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)The United States education system is struggling to keep pace with the current learning needs of students as learning needs are fluid and this system is static. An increasing number of students are being recognized as ... -
Diagnosis Differences in Childhood Mental Health Disorders
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)In both mental and physical health, it is well known that early detection and treatment of problems is best. This is especially true when diagnosing and treating childhood mental disorders (Mandy, et.al, 2022). Some common ... -
An Analysis of Discipline in a Post-Pandemic Era
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)This work is a literature review of Michel Foucault and a series of philosophers on how discipline has been altered in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. This work uses Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish and The ... -
Xenolith Structures in Welded Basalt Agglutinate Associated with Dotsero Crater, Colorado
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2022)The Dotsero maar volcanic crater formed through phreatomagmatic and magmatic processes around 4,150 ± 300 years before present (B.P.) which erupted through sections of Pennsylvanian age sedimentary deposits. The field ... -
Sports and Gender: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Men’s and Women’s Sports in the United States
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2022)Amateur and professional sports are a massive part of American society, generating revenue of an average of $70 billion per year. Despite their large prevalence, this massive industry represents the gender discrepancies ... -
Public Discourse and India’s Green Revolution: Defining Approaches to Relief Efforts and Policymaking During the Bihar Famine
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)The Bihar Famine of 1966-1967 was a dire crisis in postcolonial Indian history, resulting in widespread crop failures, food shortages, and mass starvation across Northern India. However, the Bihar Famine is generally ... -
The Future of STIs in Missouri: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Cape Girardeau County
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a problem in the United States, the state of Missouri, and Cape Girardeau County alike. Cape Girardeau County, located in the southeast corner of Missouri, is a ... -
Exploring the Partisan Underpinnings of Conspiracy Theories
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)From QAnon to the Anti-Vaxxer movement, conspiracy theories arise and are spread from all parts of the political, ideological spectrum. I hope to find what role political partisanship plays in an individuals’ likelihood ... -
Associations between Caregiver and Child Self- Regulation
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)Parent self-regulation is thought to be related to their child’s development of self-regulation; for example, by way of coregulation and parenting strategies. The ability to self-regulate prepares a child for school, ... -
Fleeing from the Storm: Identifying Climate Change as a ‘Threat Multiplier’ to Migration in the Sahel Belt
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)The Lake Chad Basin is the backbone for the livelihood of nearly thirty people. It is crucial for agriculture, trade, and fresh water. Over several decades, the size of the lake has fluctuated, altering the region’s ... -
Exploration of the Referral Process of Social Work Within a Policing Structure
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)Police officers have historically taken on social service-related roles by providing non law-enforcement services to members of the community. A relatively small fraction of police departments employs social workers to ... -
An Evaluation of the Financials and Related Stress of Music Therapy Interns
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)The purpose of this study was to examine the finances, and stress related to finances, experienced by music therapy interns currently completing an internship. Participants (n=28) for this study were current music ... -
The Everlasting Effects of Segregation in the Education System: How Covid-19 has Further Widened Educational Inequities in Urban Schools
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What Stands in the Way of Expanding Morality?
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)There seems, when considering conventional social morality in comparison to many accepted moral notions, to be a level of inconsistency between the moral rules that we feel should be upheld and what is practiced, given the ... -
Culturally Responsive Creative Practices in an Urban Project-Based and Arts-Integrated School
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)The purpose of this research project was to investigate how teachers in an arts integrated project-based urban school developed culturally-situated creativity of the learners that came from racially and culturally diverse ...