Spring 2026 Thesis Celebration
Tuesday, April 21
Halli Warner, 9 a.m. | Learn Basic Spanish Grammar: A Pedagogical Book for Middle School Learners | 1022 LHC
Lillian Powers, 9 a.m. | The De Facto Courts of Last Resort: The Supreme Court's Limited Docket and the Rise of Lower Courts as Final Arbiters on Minors’ First Amendment Rights | 1024 LHC
Avery Wilson, 9 a.m. | Navigating Screens for Neurodivergent Individuals | 1014 LHC
Avery Mantei, 10 a.m. | United States v. Ross: An Analysis through Theories of Judicial Interpretation | 1085 LHC*
Jade Celestine, 10 a.m. | Narratives, Neurons and Narcotics: The neurological impacts of biased crime media and how it disproportionately impacts Black and Brown drug defendants | 1022 LHC
Haven Daudert, 11 a.m. | A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Foundation of Digital Music Law | 1085 LHC*
Erica DesJardins, 11 a.m. | The Little Helper | 1022 LHC
Ava Petersen, noon | The Impact of Cannabis Use on Pulmonary Function Among Young Adults: A Literature Review | 1022 LHC
Hannah Lancaster, noon | Students' Preferred Teaching Methods | 1024 LHC
Eleanor Young, noon | Judicial Interpretation and Its Role in the Outcome of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District | 1085 LHC*
Kordell Irish, 1 p.m. | Analyzing Proposed Unmanned Aerial System Regulations and Their Impact on Manned Aircraft Operations | 1022 LHC
Mara Chalifoux, 2 p.m. | Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) Concentrations in Biosolids from Michigan Wastewater Treatment Facilities | 1022 LHC
Wednesday, April 22
Alayna St. Clair, 9 a.m. | Understanding the Level of Self-Efficacy and Optimism of Aviation Students in Comparison to Non-Aviation Students | 1022 LHC
Brayden Todd, 9 a.m. | Coalitions and Implementation: Allocating Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funds in Michigan | 1085 LHC*
Maura Killips, 9 a.m. | Exploring how experiential learning enhances undergraduate education: Insights from the WMU Cold Case Program with Michigan State Police | 1014 LHC
Kendall Sloan, 11 a.m. | Assessing the Communication Modality Preference of a Young Child with Autism | 1014 LHC
Allyson Gilliland, 11 a.m. | Finding Rights in the Constitution: The Legal Framework of Roe v. Wade | 1085 LHC*
Jacob Robbins, noon | Kelo v. City of New London: An Analysis of Interpretation | 1085 LHC*
Phillip Bonnes, noon | Euripides, Rhetoric, and the Sophists: Euripides’ Exhortation for Rhetoric and to Hear Each Other | 1022 LHC
Dash DeGrote, noon | Therapeutic Applications of Tabletop Role-playing Games in Treatment of Depressive and Anxious Symptoms in Young Adults | 1024 LHC
Eden Culver, 1 p.m. | Exercise as a Non-Pharmacological Intervention for the Prevention and Delay of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia | 1014 LHC
Ian Evans, 1 p.m. | How a Republican Trifecta Enacted Medicaid Expansion: The Healthy Michigan Case Study | 1085 LHC*
Kevin Wright, 3 p.m. | Does Moneyball Still Win Games? A Twenty Year Analysis of MLB Success | 1022 LHC
Larissa McGrath, 4 p.m. | A Systematic Review of the Effects of Clomipramine on Canine Behavioral Disorders | 1014 LHC
Madison Mallory, 4 p.m. | The Benefits of Handcrafting | 1024 LHC
Mahala Wierenga, 4 p.m. | How post-traumatic stress disorder correlates to substance use disorder in first responders | 1022 LHC
Thursday, April 23
Abby Klinke, 9 a.m. | First Time at a Gay Bar | 1022 LHC
Travis Thorhaug, 10 a.m. | Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain | 1022 LHC
Kaitlyn Smith, 10 a.m. | Modulating Acute Stress Reactivity: Behavioral Interventions and Caffeine-Linked Stress Physiology in College Students | 1085 LHC*
Lucinda Erbes, 11 a.m. | The outcomes of rhythmic training on processing spoken language and phoneme discrimination for adults with an Auditory Processing Disorder | 1022 LHC
Juan-Luis Garcia Gutierrez, 11 a.m. | Centering Community Voices While Bridging Language Barriers: Expanding Spanish Language Services within the Kalamazoo’s Public Transit System. | 1085 LHC*
Lillian Kalinowski, noon | The Importance of Trauma-Informed Care in the Juvenile Justice System | 1022 LHC
Megan Garrett, noon | Currents of Culture: Exchange and Interaction in Early Cycladic Greece | 1024 LHC
Maddy Mill, 1 p.m. | Sex Differences in Anxiety-Related Behaviors Induced by 5-MAPB in Rats | 1024 LHC
Bethanni Ramsey, 2 p.m. | Effect of Immersive Virtual Reality Versus Mannequin-Based Simulation on Nursing Education | 1014 LHC
Dominik Tamez, 2 p.m. | International Travel Effects from United States Aviation Policies | 1024 LHC
Max Roesch, 2 p.m. | A Graphic Novel on Queer Archaeology | 1085 LHC*
Julie Syler, 3 p.m. | An examination of the value of study abroad when learning a foreign language: a study of differing student outcomes. To what extent does studying abroad enhance a language learning experience? | 1024 LHC
Lake Iskra, 4 p.m. | Cloaked Wings | 1022 LHC
Friday, April 24
Amy Boggio, 10 a.m. | What Effect does Protein Supplementation Have on Strength Training for Muscle Improvement in Post-Menopausal Middle-Aged Women? | 1014 LHC
Riley Biggins, 10 a.m. | Repurposing an Old PC Into a Self-Hosted Cloud and Media Server | 1022 LHC
Rebecca Atwell, 11 a.m. | Ethnicity, Culture, and the Epidemiology of Eating Disorders | 1022 LHC
Abigail Ruddle, 11 a.m. | Disparities in Policing Through the Lens of Indigenous Communities in Michigan: A Research Proposal | 1024 LHC
Shelby Swiercz, 11 a.m. | The Implementation of the Therapeutic Alliance in Aphasia Rehabilitation Research: A Narrative Review | 1014 LHC
Ashton Lamb, 1 p.m. | How social media provides access for human traffickers to victimize children: A literature review with combative measures. | 1022 LHC
Grace Mulock, 3 p.m. | Nonprofit Foodbank Social Media Marketing | 1014 LHC
Natalie Craft, 3 p.m. | Cultivating the Future: The Similarities Between Thomas Jefferson and Voltaire's Candide | 1022 LHC
Mame Ndaté Niang, 3 p.m. | Monetary Unions and Exchange-Rate Regimes in Emerging Markets: Financial Stability, Sovereignty, Environmental Constraints, and Global Spillovers | 1024 LHC
*1085 is the conference room located in the main office, please stop at the front desk for direction. Please note that this is a small room, and there will be limited seating available. Standing room attendees are welcome.