University Honors Scholars’ Thesis Projects
A sustained, creative academic pursuit, the Honors thesis is an opportunity for students to showcase their dedication to academics and their intellectual ability. Students work one-on-one with faculty to explore areas of their choosing, and through deep artistic and research processes, contribute to their area(s) of interest and passion. A representation of the culmination of what it means to be an undergraduate Honors student at CSU, these graduate theses reflect not only the cornerstones of CSU’s Honors Program, but the dedication, drive, and creativity that these students have exemplified in their work. Below is a searchable table categorizing the Honors scholar, their thesis title, and the faculty advisor they worked with to complete it for the 2024-25 school year.
Honors Scholar | Thesis Title | Thesis Advisor |
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Sam Abadie | Embers of Destruction: Wildfire’s Unseen Toll | Justin Carney |
Nicole-Josaphine Espinoza-Albert | Not provided | Not provided |
Sydney Anders | TBD | TBD |
Alexandra Baeckler | Understanding the impact of the osteosarcoma tumor microenvironment on macrophage phenotype | Dr. Nicole Vieira |
Brooke Baggett | Don’t just wing it: the effect of day length on pre-migratory hyperphagic behavior in captive Swainson’s Hawks | Dr. Nicole Vieira |
Sean Bailey | A Comparison of the Diagnostic Results of AI Digital Cytology and Aerobic Culture in Characterizing Canine Otitis | Jennifer McLean |
Lauren Banas | Navigating Safe and Brave: A Report for Deliberative Centers and Educational Institutions | Dr. Martin Carcasson |
Julia Bankes | Effects of Fetal Exposure to Drugs: Systematic Review | Dr. Samantha Brown |
Magnolia Baroli | Outdoor Ethics for Young Learners: Leave No Trace Curriculum for Wildlife Conservation | Dr. DeeDee Wright |
Sydney Bennett | Adult Health Guide: A guide for adults in the Fort Collins area looking to improve their health and wellbeing | Dr. Rick Perry |
Mahri Benson | Zap & Snack: An EV Convenience Store Business Plan | Randy Ready |
Macy Mei Xian Benson | Art as Advocacy: Tattoos for Healing and Survivor Solidarity | Mark Shuey |
Jackson Benz | Microscopic Black Hole Effective Charge | Dr. Norm Buchanan |
Isabella Berkau | Not provided | Not provided |
Sarah Francis Bermingham | Compact Peripheral Nerve Block Kit for Military Medical Aid | Dr. Ellen Brennan-Pierce |
Ellison Black | Selective cholinergic activation prevents hippocampal hyperexcitability, memory loss, and the in vivo growth of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease | Dr. Seonil Kim |
Isaac Blair | Independent Video Game Design | Dr. Nathaniel Blanchard |
Arabella Blaskovic | Animal Assisted Therapies Working with the Neurodivergent Community | Dr. Helen Holmquist-Johnson |
Sophia Grace Laulea Blumenstein | Cultivating Success in Equine and Large Animal Veterinary Practices with VetCare Connect | Burt Deines |
Mikayla Boles | A Psychological and Behavioral Analysis of How the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Affects the Family Unit | Dr. Nicole Vieira |
Phillip Borchert | Kasooli Sustainable Product: Developing Sustainable Health Solutions | Dr. Kipp Krukowski |
Emma Bovaird | Not provided | Not provided |
Ella Bowman | TBD | TBD |
Elizabeth Brady | A Constitutional Analysis of Dobbes v. Jackson | Gina Robinson |
Lauren Brainard | TBD | TBD |
Allison Brause | TBD | TBD |
River Brooks | Examining Student Progress in Learning Music Theory and Techniques Through Voluntary Voice Lessons | John Lindsey |
Hazel Rye Burch | Machine Learning, Sensing, and Image Processing for Snow Research | Dr. Branislav Notaros |
Riley Busch | Selecting Secondary Instrumental Repertoire Through the Lens of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: An Introductory Framework | Dr. Erik Johnson |
Lauren Callender | TBD | TBD |
McKenzie Campbell | The Impact of Aqua Aerobics on Arthritis: An Educational Pursuit to Increased Quality of Life for Those Affected by Arthritis | Kimberly Burke |
Taryn Caquelin | TBD | TBD |
Elizabeth Carlsen | Dwarfing Plants through the Genetic Manipulation of GA Signaling Pathways | Dr. Arjun Khakhar |
Riley Ann Carpenter | Use of Animal Cadavers in Educational Settings | Dr. Christianne Magee |
Sofia Catalan Inastrillas | Evaluating Publicly Available Satellite Data for County-Level Winter Wheat Productivity Prediction Using Machine Learning | Dr. Sangmi Pallickara |
Miya Rose Chavez | TBD | TBD |
Hope Anne Chiappini | Sip Secure: Safer Socializing, One Sip at a Time | Dr. Leah Holz |
Betty Christianson | Capstone Project Reflection Regarding Holistic Design for Neurodiversity | Dr. Leah Scolere |
Erik Vincent Christoffersen | Tuning a Hydrogel Formulation for Direct Ink Writing | Dr. Mostafa Yourdkhani |
Claire Clothier | Surviving the Shift: A Practical Handbook for Night Shift Healthcare Workers | Dr. Pamela Vaughan Knaus |
Caroline Collignon | The Development and Implementation of Agrivoltaic Systems Internationally | Dr. Ryan Scott |
Olivia Colon | Exploration of Music Therapy in a Previously Unhoused Community | Dr. Laura Beer |
Donald James Condon | AIntegrate: Less Down Time, More Done Time | Dr. Kipp Krukowski |
Liam Condy | TBD | TBD |
Quinn Conger | Safeguarding the Vulnerable: Development of a Wearable IoT-Based Infant Monitoring System for Comprehensive Health Tracking | Dr. Sudeep Pasricha |
Sadie Connor | Personality Similarities and Differences within Families | Dr. Kate Hebert |
Jillian Cook | Exploring the Demography of U.S. Presidential Election Outcomes: A County-Level Analysis, 1972-2020 | Dr. Sammy Zahran |
Aya Cote | Examining the Impacts of Group Fitness Instruction on the Mental and Physical Health of Group Fitness Instructors (GFIs) | Dr. Rick Perry |
Amber Davis | Investigating the Impact of Surgery on Animal Behavior for Improved Recovery and Welfare | Dr. Kimberly Jeckel |
Brock Deal | Commuter Student Housing: How to Improve Basic Needs Services for Off-Campus Students | Dr. Lindsay Mason |
Corinne Marjorie DeJong | Running Through the Lifespan | Kimberly Burke |
Kelly DeMatties | Getting Involved: Sustainability for college students through grassroots democracy | Dr. Jill Zarestky |
MacKenzie Demmel | Not provided | Not provided |
Nicholas DeSalvo | The History of the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR): How this One-of-a-Kind Tax Policy Impacts Public Investment in Education | Dr. Matt Hitt |
Sean Garrett Detrie | Building Middle-earth: A Layered Framework for Biogeographical Synthesis | Dr. Jennifer Neuwald |
Olivia DeVolin | Nuclear Energy: Balancing Safety, Sustainability, and Innovation in the Global Energy Transition | Dr. Aly Welker |
Maimouna Dia | Can stem cells be used to induce insulin production in patients with Type I diabetes? | Francie Glycenfer |
Carl Dixon | How UV Light is Fighting Cancer | Dr. Raymond Goodrich |
Maddie Dixon | Have No Fear: Using Positive Reinforcement to Improve Livestock Welfare During Daily Care | Dr. Jennie Willis |
Alexandria Dolan | Reconstruction of a Ferromagnetic Resonance System for the Microwave Characterization of Magnetic Materials | Dr. Kristen Buchanan |
Lila Domenico | Detection of Insect-Specific Viruses in Mosquitoes at the Colorado State University Center for Vector-Borne and Infectious Diseases Insectary | Dr. Greg Ebel |
Conor Donahue | Business Plan for a Sustainable Clothing Brand Utilizing Lyocell Fiber: Timber Apparel | Bill Shuster |
Emily Doorack | Avian Biodiversity and Abundance at the CSU Mountain Campus: An Acoustic Monitoring Study | Dr. Sara Bombaci |
Bella D'Orazio | How Exercise Impacts the Mental Health of CSU Students | Dr. Aly Welker |
Kobe Douglas | Caterpillar Methanol Pump Project | Dr. Dave Montgomery |
Mary Claire Douglas | Helpful Home | Thomas Conway |
Evan Duchesne | CSU Design Build Fly Handbook | Dr. Marco Ciarcia |
Ruby Duka | Through Ruby Tinted Glasses | Dr. Wesley Longacre |
Magnus Armando Xavier Durán | Creating Comprehensive Supplementary Resources for Aiding Students in General Chemistry 1 | Dr. Kerry MacFarland |
Luke Christopher Eddington | Arkansas River Restoration Project in Buena Vista | Dr. Christopher Thornton |
Charissa Ehresman | Canine Endometrial Organoids as a Model to Investigate MSC - Derived Extracellular Vesicle Therapy for Enhancing Fertility in Bitches with Cystic Endometrial Hyperplasia | Dr. Fiona Hollinshead |
Gabriella Eileen Akitwi Elliott | Edible Justice: Exploring Cultural Inclusivity, Medicinal Eating, and Access in Contemporary Food Systems | Dr. Joshua Sbicca |
Nicholas Emer | AI-Powered Digital Twins for Predictive Tumor Modeling | Dr. Jesse Wilson |
Alexandra Englert | Predicting protection against tuberculosis from BCG vaccination using the guinea pig model | Dr. Brendan K. Podell |
Hannah Entwistle | Promoting Wildlife Conservation through Photography and Poetry | Dr. Nicole Vieira |
Phoenix Dagny Espinoza | The Effects of Daily CBD Ingestion on Intestinal Permeability | Dr. Tiffany Weir |
Matthew Ewing | Cynomys Summer: A Photojournalistic Reflection and Data Analysis of an Ongoing Prairie Dog Plague Study | Dr. Tanya Dewey |
Rhys Farber | Picky eaters or desultory foragers?: Semi-captive Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) foraging preferences in Siem Reap, Cambodia | Dr. George Wittemyer |
Hannah Fast | TBD | TBD |
Isabella Felsing | Cooking Sustainably in Colorado: Through the Seasons | Dr. Andrea Baudoin Farah |
Mae Ferry | Twelve-Tone Technique and Procedural Poetics | Dr. Sasha Steensen |
Colin Ferry | TBD | TBD |
Zoe Fiedler | Development of a Cancer Immunotherapy Device Based on PhotonPharma’s Innocell™: Design Process and Societal Implications | Dr. Ellen Brennan-Pierce |
Emma Fling | Expanding Water Education in a Drying World: Expanding Project WET in Colorado | Dr. Jamie Dahl |
Ainhoa Flores Anzola | From Isolation to Connection: Exploring the Effects of Loneliness and Social Support in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease | Dr. Kate Hebert |
Aine Flynn | Enhancing Student Visualization of Primary Stabilizing Forces Through 3D Protein Models | Dr. Aaron Sholders |
Daniela Foarde | Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mental Health Resources for Veterinary Students at CSU: A Survey-Based Analysis | Dr. Christianne Magee |
Jaden Elijah Ford | Wearable IoT Baby Monitoring Solution | Dr. Sudeep Pasricha |
Zachary Foster | Design and Implementation of a Low-Power 2M Band Transmission System for CSU NASA USLI (University Student Launch Initiative) Payload Integration | Dr. Haonan Chen |
Sophie Foster | An Analysis of Common Calcaneal Tendon Disruption in Canids | Dr. Christianne Magee |
Rebeca Franco-Rubio | Behavioral Budgeting of Branta canadensis during brooding season in Fort Collins, Colorado | Dr. Tanya Dewey |
Lauren Frueh | Protein–DNA Cocrystal Bioconjugation Using Ligation Enzymes | Dr. Chris Snow |
Madelyn Gaasch | Not provided | Not provided |
Maisy Gardiner | Land as a Body: Touching the Queer American West | Paul Flippen |
Oskar Gardner | Resistant Starch Supplementation to Attenuate Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Dr. Claire de La Serre |
Mila Garelle-Essam | Visually Exploring Fungi Through a Pattern-Based Lens | Francie Glycenfer |
Kyra Nicole Garlock | Maximizing Potential: A Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Lower Limb Injury Rates in Female Athletes | Kimberly Burke |
Jack Garman | Development and Documentation of a Competition Solid Rocket | Kari Cowden |
Megan Garrison | Hopping to Hope: The role of children’s literature in engaging children in the conservation of herpetofauna | Dr. Rachel Mueller |
Olivia Garvin | A Bioinformatic Examination of the Crustacean Ecdysone Receptor Complex Throughout the Molt Cycle | Dr. Donald L. Mykles |
Sydney George | An Analysis of the Impact of NDD and NMD-correlated DYNC1H1 Mutations on Dynein Function | Dr. Steven Markus |
Jenna Kathleen Gibbons | A Visual Exploration into the Natural and Urban Landscapes of Colorado | Dr. Leah Holz |
Julia Giesenhagen | How Visual Framing and Hegemonic Ideologies Marginalize Women in Film | Dr. Samuel Tham |
Madison Gosney | Not provided | Not provided |
Lauren Gouldey | Supporting Students' Spatial Reasoning Skills in Chemistry | Dr. Meena Balgopal |
Rosanna Grant-Hudd | A Case Study of the Emergence and Modern Use of Alpha Male | Dr. Tanya Dewey |
Jessica Green | A Cross-Cultural Analysis of American and Italian Marketing Strategies | Lisa Wellington |
Allison Greening | Timescale Effects for Environmental Exposures | Dr. Kayleigh Keller |
Hannah Grennan | Community Service Project with All Aboard Animal Rescue | Dr. Kimberly Jeckel |
Owen Grigsby | Why Private Markets are the Best Capital Allocators for Energy Transition Investments | Dr. Dana Hoag |
Madeleine "Dillon" Louise Gross | Structuring and Understandings for Student Success: Exploring GT Programming in Northern Colorado | Ashley Davies |
Madalyn Guertin | Finding the Purrfect Solution: An Evaluation of Sterilization Methods in Cats | Dr. Fiona Hollinshead |
Sierra Haberman | Not provided | Not provided |
Madeline Hace | Rescue Ready: An Educational Program for Successfully Integrating Rescue Dogs into Family Life | Dr. Nicole Vieira |
Travis Hackett | Length at age of mottled sculpin in a regulated high-elevation river and comparison of length at age of Cottidae between Blue River, Colorado, and other populations | Dr. Yoichiro Kanno |
Natalie Hagood | Creating False Memories of Faces Not Presented in Pictures | Dr. Matthew Rhodes |
Joslin Noel Hall | The Rise of Street Veterinary Medicine and the Benefits it Provides for Unhoused Individuals and Their Companion Animals | Dr. Noa Roman-Muniz |
Jacob Hall | Isolation and Characterization of Antibiotic Producing Soil Bacterium Paenibacillus apiarius JH21 | Dr. Claudia Gentry-Weeks |
Nicholas Hall | Not provided | Not provided |
Molly Hancock | How A Horse Can Help YOU: A Toolkit to learn about Equine Assisted Therapy | Becky Wiltgen |
Caroline Harmon | An Application of Catholic Symbolism Featuring Blessed Chiara Badano, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, and Saint Teresa of Calcutta | Joel Bacon |
Ethan Harrell | Accelerated Aging of Hydrogels | Dr. Ellen Brennan-Pierce |
Caitlyn Ainsley Harris | As the End Credits Roll: A Celebratory Night of The CSU Theatre Department | Dr. Wesley Longacre |
Gwendolyn Harrison | TBD | TBD |
Alexander Hartshorn | Digitizing CSU’s Campus into Esri’s ArcGIS | Dr. Sara Bombaci |
Anna Hartwick | Growth Kinetics of Bat-Associated No-Known-Vector (NKV) Flaviviruses on Arthropod-derived Cell Lines | Dr. Rebekah C. Kading |
Elizabeth Hazard | Global Perspectives: National Parks Around the World | Dr. Ann Randall |
Ashley Hernandez | Characterization of Ras Homolog Enriched in Brain (Rheb) Among Decapod Crustaceans | Dr. Donald L. Mykles |
Alessandro Hernandez | Topologic: A Substack Bridging Conservation Equity and Art | Dr. Hanna McCaslin |
Veronica Marie Hildebrand | Arts Integration: Earth and Space Science Art Project | Joel Bacon |
Lori Ho | Not provided | Not provided |
Emily Hogsett | Best Practices in Early Childhood Education for Teachers and Children | Dr. Dawn Mallette |
Whitney Lynn Holland | The Intersection between Emerging Technologies for Design Visualization, Interior Architecture, and Historic Preservation | Dr. Leah Scolere |
Wesley Holmes | Electrifying Africa: Redesigning an Electric Motorcycle Frame for Weight Reduction and Scalable Production | John Mizia |
Kate Lynn Boehner | The Effects of Exercise and Energy Balance on Female Fertility Outcomes: A Literature Review | Kimber Finan |
Elizabeth Host | A Summarization of the Gender Dynamics within the Field of Veterinary Medicine | Maurice Irvin |
Emma Rose Hovland | Effects of Woody Vegetation on Grassland Bird Occupancy | Dr. Liba Pejchar |
Hailey Howard | Integrating Tradition with Evidence: An Exploration of Naturopathic Medicine through Shadowing, Research, and Business Plan Development | Dr. Rob Mitchell |
Landon Huey | Fort Collins Affordable Housing; An Analysis and Distillation of Federal, State, and Local initiatives | Dr. Courtenay Daum |
Mackenzie Hughes | Evaluating Student Perspectives about Animal Rights at Colorado State University | Paxton Sullivan |
Drew Hundt | Drew Hundt BA Mini Gallery Show | Clara Nulty |
Susannah Huston | Exploration of the role of flavonoids on pest resistance in Cannabis sativa | Dr. Punya Nachappa |
Caitlyn Imfeld | Warrior Resiliency Program: Warrior Ethos for Non-Combative Roves in the U.S. Air Force | Dr. Anne Scott |
Dylan Isbell | Senior Design: Spring Creek Channel Realignment Project | Dr. Pinar Omur-Ozbek |
Maria Iskander | Using Effective Science Communication to Create Inclusivity | Dr. Melissa Denler |
Arvind Iyer | Methods to Detect Fraud in Accounting and Finance | Dr. Nate Nguyen |
Geddy Jackson | Heavy Metal and its Direct, Necessary Ties to Traditional and Evolving Masculinity | Dr. Marti Amberg |
Howra Jahrami | Training Matters: A Strategic Approach to Preparing Professionals Who Work with Children | Dr. Gwen Fisher |
Helen Jewart | Art House: Little Pieces of Soul | Elnaz Javani |
Anna Challen Johnson | Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Signallying in Cardiac Responses to Hypobaric Hypoxia | Dr. Adam Chicco |
Cyrus Johnston | Transient Modeling with Empirical Validation of an Ambient Temperature Source, Centrifugal Compressor Driven, Steam Generating Heat Pump | Joe Huyett |
Molly Johnston | Ezekiel’s Strength 5k Memorial Run: A Reflection on Organizing Philanthropy as a Student | Dr. Eric Milholland |
Lilly Nicole Jones | Influence of pre-fire beetle kill on post-fire Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) abundance in the Southern Rocky Mountains, Colorado | Leah McTigue |
Kennedy Jones | Unraveling the Seizure Spectrum: Differentiating Between Psychogenic and Epileptic Seizures | Dr. Kimberly Jeckel |
Benjamin Jones | Participation or Placation? Evaluating the Citizen Engagement Process Used to Develop CSU Spur Within Denver’s Most Polluted Zip Code | Dr. Kristin Olofsson |
Haley Margaret Josephson | Of Mice, Men, and Cervids: A Comparative Review of Prion Diseases | Dr. Julie Moreno |
Malia Juba | The Partisan Lens: Analyzing News Media's Role in Political Polarization Through Coverage of Trump's Initiatives Against DEI Within His First Week of Presidency in 2025 | Dr. Karrin Anderson |
Bella Jurewicz | Whole Kids, Whole Lives: Lesson Plan for Elementary-Aged Kids on Healthy Lifestyles | Dr. Brian Butki |
Lucas Mora Kazmierski | Big Cats and Captivity: A Comprehensive Analysis and Best Practice Review of Behavior and Disease | Dr. Nicole Vieira |
Andrew Kehmeier | Step Up Prosthetics: Manufacturing Solutions for Low-Resource Clinics | Dr. Ellen Brennan-Pierce |
Jasper Kehoe | Emergency Response in Higher Education: A Case Study of Colorado State University’s EMS Initiative | Dr. David Thomson |
Amanda Keiser | Leptospirosis: A Community-Oriented Approach | Dr. Tanya Dewey |
Piper Kent | Investigating the effects of tiller number and time since emergence on Bromus tectorum seed size | Dr. Jake Courkamp |
Zoe Kerr | TBD | TBD |
Elizabeth Kickery | Exercise as Preventative Healthcare | Dr. Ryan Maresh |
Paris Kiehl | upp-Based Counterselective Genetic Cloning to Create Rotavirus Vaccine Constructs Using Lactobacillus acidophilus Platform | Dr. Gregg Dean |
Sophie Kiehl | Effect of Probiotic-Based Vaccination on Lactate Availability in Immune Inductive Tissues | Dr. Gregg Dean |
Maggie Marie Kilman | Language is a Weapon: How the English Monarchy Limited the Use of Irish Gaelic to Suppress Irish Citizens | Dr. Leah Holz |
Ella Kim | Living at Baseline: A Letter of Navigation and Reflection on the College Mental Health Journey | Stephanie Zee |
EJ King | Evaluating LTR Promoter Strength in Diverse HIV-1 Strains Using a H2B-RFP Based Infectivity Assay | Dr. Chaoping Chen |
Eric Kipper | Fundraising for Special Olympics on College Campuses: Guidelines for Campus-Level Fundraising | Dr. Jose Valdes |
Grace Kirk | Chemiluminescence Reader for Point-of-Care Diagnostics | Dr. Ellen Brennan-Pierce |
Kali Ann Kirkpatrick | Not provided | Not provided |
Rebecca Klumpenhower | The Societal Push for Novelty: How Embracing Neophilism Benefits Us | Dr. Natalie Pennington |
Isabella Knaus | “Woman, Life, Freedom”: Collective Female Resistance in Iran | Dr. Gamze Çavdar |
Gray La Fond | Disrupted Lives: Intergenerational Impacts of Disaster Induced Prenatal Stress | Dr. Michaela Howells |
Ian Ladzinski | ABA Therapy: Effectiveness, Opinions, and Alternatives | Dr. Sara Garvey |
Anna Lai | People Over Police: Expanding Housing First | Dr. Clare Brock |
Katherine Jane Leahy | TBD | TBD |
Adison Leo | Horses without Doctors: Why is the Equine Veterinarian Industry Facing a Shortage? | Dr. Carleigh Fedorka |
Sydney Lewelling | TBD | TBD |
Olivia Linscomb | TBD | TBD |
Arlo Lloyd | TBD | TBD |
Lily Longan | Apathetic Anonymous: Songs for Social Change, a focused musical exploration of the social and ecological landscape in Durango, Colorado | Joanna Doxey |
Mindy Lovejoy | Beyond the Game: Understanding the Neuropathology and Enduring Impacts of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy | Dr. Carolyn Meyer |
Alexa Low | Empowering Nonprofits in the Digital Age: A Strategic Playbook for Online Marketing | Dr. Arnold Robinson |
Spencer Lucero | TBD | TBD |
Braden Luther | TBD | TBD |
Payton Mackay | TBD | TBD |
Tristan Maker | Endotoxemia in Horses: Analyzing the concentration, Local, and Systemic Pathophysiological Implications | Dr. Laurie R. Goodrich |
Casey Martin | Overexpression of Wildtype Synaptotagmin Improves Motor Behavior in a Drosophila Model of Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome | Dr. Noreen Reist |
Aidan Nichols Martinez | Playing the Game: The Mental and Physical Impact of Organized Sports on Youth Athletes | Dr. Kathy Hutcheson |
Olivia Martinez | Investigating the Effects of Temperature Change on Oviposition and Offspring Viability of Aedes aegypti and Culex tarsalis Mosquitoes | Dr. Rebekah Kading |
Jake Matullo | TBD | TBD |
Kiley Virginia McCarthy | Viewing Diabetes Through the Eyes of Children: A Pathophysiological and Sociological Analysis of the Forms of Diabetes | Dr. Kimberly Jeckel |
Carley Brooke McCartney | Examining the Impact of Music Therapy Intervention on Sensory Registration in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Dr. Patti Davies |
Brynn McClure | Strength and Agility with Brynn: A Senior Fitness Research Project | Dr. Rick Perry |
Lucy Anne McCrossan | Piccolo 101: A Resource for High School Band Directors | Dr. Michelle Stanley |
Jevon Jordan McKinney | Honors Thesis Documentary: UN-LISTED: The Removal of D.E.I in Universities | Michelle Ancell |
Adelaide McLain | A Comparative Analysis of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Across the United States, Spain, and South Africa | Dr. Julia Lee |
Cameron McLaughlin | Colorado’s Lost Ski Areas: Historic Snowpack Perspectives | Dr. Steven Fassnacht |
Allyson McLellan | My Feelings & Me | Dr. Jennifer Reinke |
Rylee Olivia McMillan | Not provided | Not provided |
Kealan Maria McNally | Physiological and Psychosocial Solutions For Improving Maternal and Fetal Health Outcomes in Marginalized Demographics in the United States | Dr. Suzanne Kent |
Caitlin McNeil | The Impact of Vessel Presence and Noise on Foraging Behaviors in Southern Resident Killer Whale Populations: A Literature Review (2017-2024) | Dr. Sheryl Magzamen |
Emersen Mcqueen | TBD | TBD |
Monica Jane McWilliams | Inclusive Pedagogy in the HDNR Department | Dr. Michael Gavin |
Hawkin Miller | Corvo Specialized Multi-Tools | Bill Shuster |
Zeke Miller | How Synthetic Biology Can be Applied to Help Agriculture Cope with Climate Change | Dr. Tawni Bull |
Fiona Miller | Not provided | Not provided |
Jordan Miller | Vetscapades | Dr. Kimberly Jeckel |
Alexa Miramontes Granillo | Bridging the Gap: Investing Program for Young Latina Investors | Dr. Stephanie Moreira |
Hannah Mismas | From Concept to Creation: An Exploration of Branding and Packaging Design | John Metcalf |
Kaitlyn Mixon | Not provided | Not provided |
Grace Moerman | AI and Innovation in Radiology | Kevin Kuhnen |
Sadie Lynn Montez | ACCESS: A magazine about the Mediterranean Diet and how achieveable it really is | Colleen Burke |
Katie Morgan Moore | Utilization of Glycopeptidolipids as a Diagnostic Biomarker for Detection of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in Cystic Fibrosis Patients | Dr. Delphi Chatterjee |
Marlene Moran | The Coconut Flower: Narrating Grief through Stories | Ashley Davies |
Kylie Morris | Overview of Treatments for Refractory Epilepsy | Becky Wiltgen |
Olivia Mosbarger | Resilient Roots: Sustainable Landscape Design for Colorado’s Front Range Residences | Scott Curry |
Leo Mowery-Evans | TBD | TBD |
Kalandra Muse | Positive Connections in Conservation Expressed Through Art | Dr. Ann Randall |
Kelli Mutmansky | Hanging Perches: Design and Implementation of New Perches for the Educational Ambassadors of the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program | Dr. Liba Pejchar |
Oliver Vi Myers | Ballet History Through a Queer Lens | Dr. Leah Holz |
Parker Neal | Local Conservation Agriculture Monitoring Through Citizen Science: A Collaboration with Poudre Valley Community Farms (PVCF) | Dr. Stacy Lynn |
Blake Nemeth | The Influence of Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Space | Dr. Gaurav Jetley |
Sidney Newbold | Envisioning an Elevated Future for CSU FSL: A Strategic Playbook for Organic Social Media Success | Dr. Keith Lopez |
Kalynda Newport | DNA: From Molecule to Mendel | Dr. Elizabeth Harp |
Kori Nicklas | The Role Volunteering in Animal Shelters Plays in a College Student's Life | Dr. Jamie Yoder |
Isaiah Noble | Luxury Hospitality Marketing and Management Strategies: A Comparative Analysis of the Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton | Kevin Kuhnen |
Quincy Noel | Emission Factor Determination and Application for Materials Associated with Producing Beer | Dr. Elizabeth Myers Toman |
Flynn Abraham Nyman | Designing and Integrating a Fiber Optic Powered Calibration Screen for the W.M. Keck Observatory | Dr. Mitchell Stansloski |
Riane Olsen | Museum Morals: Re-Evaluating the Collection, Exhibition, and Repatriation of Indigenous Cultural Belongings in the Modern Age | Dr. Dave Riep |
Chloe Olson | Zoey Goes to the Park! Integrating the Moro Reflex | Dr. Susan Hepburn |
Lexi Olson-Gwin | The Application of Cognitive Psychology in Medical Schools: How Much Are Medical Students Really Learning? | Dr. Matthew Rhodes |
Isabel Helene Ong | Not provided | Not provided |
Isabella Ortega | Peptide-Based Targeting of Cell Populations and Hormonal Pathways for Nonsurgical Sterilization in Companion Animals | Dr. Aaron Sholders |
Alessandra Jean Ostheimer | Not provided | Not provided |
River Owen | TBD | TBD |
Keslie Oxley | Media and Political Mobilization: The Israel-Palestine Conflict | Sarah Zwick-Tapley |
Peyton Paa | TBD | TBD |
Ben Palmer | Fortifying CSU’s Digital Defenses: A Reflection on the University’s Cybersecurity Internship | Kirk Wilkinson |
Laila Paluszek | Inclusive Conservation: An Analysis of Behavior Change Conservation Projects in the Congo as a Framework for Application to Myanmar | Kimberly Nichols |
Eliana Paradise | Connecting Communities Through Conservation: A Community Service Project to Make Natural Resource Professions More Accessible to Historically Marginalized Groups | Dr. Brett Bruyere |
Aves Parga | TBD | TBD |
Tanner Parks | Inquiry Based Learning and the Approximation of Pi | Janet Oien |
Kate Philson | Mental Health Misconceptions and Stigma | Dr. Sara Garvey |
Samuel Pausback | Beliefs About the Prevention of Adolescent Male Suicide | Dr. Silvia Sara Canetto |
Owen Peirce | TBD | TBD |
Ivy Richelle Pelletier | Repose and Use Your Nose: The Comparative Health and Efficiency Mechanisms of Nasal Respiration and Oral Respiration | Dr. David Thomson |
Katherine Phillips | Smart Bites: Low-cost and Educational Recipes for Fort Collins Families | Brendan Brundage |
Samantha Preuss | Transforming Agricultural Byproducts into Sustainable Period Products | Dr. Samuel Bechara |
Morgan Prill | TBD | TBD |
Brooke Privat | Read: My Life Through Books | Dr. Tracy Richards |
Ally Procopio | Avian Aspergillosis: Experiences in Raptor Rehabilitation | Dr. Nicole Vieira |
Isabella Francesca Prosceno | Analysis of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Responses in Mixed Murine EML4-ALK-Driven Lung Tumors to Define Dominance of Their Tumor Immune Microenvironments | Tori Anderson |
Arysa Puckett | Compost May Encourage Native Grasses and Discourage Forbs | Dr. Mark Paschke |
Joshua John Puyear | Monitoring Wetland Expansion Behind Campbell Valley’s In-Stream Structures | Dr. Mark Paschke |
Olivia Pyke | Medical Foam Development Using Surfactants: Approach for Treating Open Trauma and Ocular Injuries | Dr. Kirk McGilvray |
Megan Quinn | Not provided | Not provided |
Val Quintero-Segura | Modifying defication behavior in cattle | Dr. Terry Engle |
Micaela Rajecki | Sustainability in Accounting | Dr. Liz Cowle |
Ethan Ramirez | Comparing the artist and the entrepreneur for the purpose of microeconomic analysis: A theoretical perspective | Dr. Anita Alves Pena |
Abigail Rauschenberg | Targeted Education Methods for the Enhanced Understanding of Asthma | Dr. Ryan Maresh |
Nate Redstone | RoboJar Business Plan | Bert Vermeulen |
Joshua Reyes | Poudre Fire Authority Station 7 Structural Design | Dr. Christopher Thornton |
Deidra Rice | Crisis Units v. Co-Responder programs: Do they work? | Dr. Ian Greenwood |
Audra Elizabeth Richister | Investigating the Biopsychosocial Factors Impacting Eating Disorder/Disordered Eating Etiology, Treatment, and Advocacy Within the LGBTQIA+ Community | Dr. Brittney Sly |
Milan Ariah Richman | Heroes Behind the Badge / Los Héroes Detrás de la Placa | Dr. Andrea Purdy |
Jordan Rivera | My Beautiful Backyard | Dr. Ann Randall |
Claire Roen | A Leaf in the Table— A Zine on Community | Dr. Stephanie Moreira |
Lily Roth | What Predicts the Career Intentions of Female Graduate Students in STEM? | Dr. Silvia Sara Canetto |
Emily Rowe | How Interactive Soundtracks in Modern Video Games Impact Player Experience | Dr. Dan Obluda |
Kealoha Rumion | Leveraging Culturally Diverse Representation to Enhance Brand Awareness Among Hispanic Women: A Study of the Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos | Dr. David I. Gilliland |
Ben Sacks | TBD | TBD |
Nastaran Salehi | TBD | TBD |
Madeline Salomon | Impact of Supplementation with Rumensin and Direct-Fed Microbials (DFM) on Rumen pH and Reduction/Oxidation (Redox) Potential in Steers Fitted with Ruminal Fistulas | Dr. Terry Engle |
Miyana Saleen Sanchez | Change Management for Small Business in Practice | Bill Shuster |
Gavi Santiago | TBD | TBD |
Alyssa Schaefer | The Role of Undergraduate Experiences in Skills Development and Employability After Graduation: A Literature Review and First-hand Reflection | Whitney Ewing |
Michal Segle | Existentialism and Post-Traumatic Growth: A Philosophical Framework for Healing | Dr. Tracy Richards |
Elizabeth Tate Severson | The Importance of Teen Choices in Adolescent Lives | Dr. Dawn Mallette |
Roy Ezra Shalev | The Development of an I/O Psychology Card Game | Dr. Danielle Gardner |
Zachary Sheehan | Quetzacool: Two-Phase Liquid Cooling & Cogeneration of Server Racks | Bert Vermeulen |
Ashley Marie Simmons | Understanding The Misunderstood: A Musician's Journey With Borderline | Dr. Eric Hollenbeck |
Stewart Simon | Development of a Lightweight Centrifuge Frame | Dr. Ellen Brennan-Pierce |
Sarah Marie Skiles | Language Accessible School Songs: Impacts on Student Sense of Belonging and Community on a College Campus | Deanne Seitz |
Josie Small | TBD | TBD |
Alex Smilor | An Urban Winter: Dead and Dormant, or Quiet but Vibrant? | Dr. Liba Pejchar |
Ella Smith | Conditionally White: Ashkenazi Jews in America | Dr. Roe Bubar |
Madeline Smittle | Psychological and Neurological Overview of Wilson's Disease | Dr. Matthew Rhodes |
Madeline Snook | Colorado Agricultural Worker's Bill of Rights: Examining the Legal Disputes and Controversial Debate | Dr. Terry Engle |
Garron Snyder | Quantifying firewood-transmitted forest pests at their source: an analysis of insects within a Northern Colorado firewood processing facility | Dr. Seth Davis |
Kennedy Solheim | Refining the Stars: Reducing the Keck Observatory Calibration Error with a Cutting-Edge Calibration Screen | Dr. Doug Fankell |
Kelsie Kimiko Sparks | The Role of Comorbidities in Breast Cancer Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in Hawaii | Dr. Daniel Gustafson |
Ella Claire Spence | Effects of Equine-Assisted Intervention for Individuals with Down Syndrome: A Review of the Literature | Dr. Lisa Daunhauer |
Aubrey Spencer | TBD | TBD |
Madelyn Grace Spengler | Understanding Manifestations of Deficit-Based Perspectives in Learning Assistants Supporting STEM Courses at Colorado State University | Dr. Nicole Kelp |
Julia Steele | TBD | TBD |
Isabelle Justine Stevens | Is the Screen Inferiority Effect Present on Mobile Phones? | Dr. Matthew Rhodes |
Samuel Swing | Low-Tech Process Based Restoration of Beaver Creek | Dr. Christopher Thornton |
Paige Swygert | Self to Self, Self to Others: A Cognitive Bridge Between Mirror Self-Recognition and Empathy | Dr. Tanya Dewey |
Annelie Szarke | A Field Guide to Threatened Endemic New Zealand Birds And Their Conservation Status | Dr. Claudia Gentry-Weeks |
Emily Tateyama | Pre-Existing Knowledge and Interests of Microbiology | Dr. Claudia Gentry-Weeks |
Angel Tejawijaya | Relational Support from Mentoring: Resilience Following Trauma Exposure During Childhood | Dr. Emily Merz |
Joshua Andrew Thatcher | Not provided | Not provided |
Rebekah Tinkle | The American Drug Crisis: A Biopsychosocial Approach | Dr. Kate Hebert |
David Tkaczyk | TBD | TBD |
Jackson C Tobin | Improving Cloud-Top Divergence Signals with a Bilateral Filter | Dr. Jason M. Apke |
Antonella Torres Peralta | Reflections of Oppression: Examining Internalized Racism in Students of Color and a Workshop for Change | Dr. Kerry Nakasone Wenzler |
Mia Turchi | ACL Injuries in Women's Sports | Dr. Kathy Hutcheson |
Brooke Unsell | In the Footsteps of Another: The Mirror Neuron Network Behind Empathy and Imitation | Sarah Zwick-Tapley |
Julia Vance | Cereus Nitrogen Fixing Soil Probiotics | Dr. Christie Peebles |
Addison Lorraine Vande Plasse | Setting The Table: Cultivating Fort Collins Community Health Through Accessible Food Security Solutions | Dr. Joshua Sbicca |
Levi Vaughan | Not provided | Not provided |
Brittney Vidro | TBD | TBD |
Sam Voetberg | TBD | TBD |
Payton Walker | Preventing ACL Tears in Middle School Female Athletes | Kimberly Burke |
Aiden Walker | Tricky Trigonometric Functions (Calculus Lesson Plan) | Janet Oien |
Quinn Walker | Footsteps through the Forest: A Child's View into Rainforest Ecology | Dr. Tanya Dewey |
Boden Ellis Wallace | “Let’s Get this Bread”: How Microbially Diverse Starter Cultures Influence the Starch Digestibility of Sourdough Bread | Dr. Charlene Van Buiten |
Cormac Goodman Wallace | Food Science Engagement Lab | Dr. Charlene Van Buiten |
Bradlee Wallen | Analysis of Turbidity Sensing in the Improved High Solids Separation Process at Anheuser-Busch | Dr. Ken Reardon |
Erin Watson | Not provided | Not provided |
Layna Webb | Floral Visitor Frequency to Different Colored Flowers and the Impact on Flora and Floral Visitors | Dr. Randall B. Boone |
Logan Webb | TBD | TBD |
Gretchen Weeter | The Longevity and Effectiveness of Celebrity Conservation: Mutualism Versus Dominion | Dr. Richard Knight |
Megan Weiler | TBD | TBD |
Morgan Wells | From Shelter Dog to Service Dog | Dr. Katriana Popichak |
Soloman Westcott | TBD | TBD |
Catie Wharton | Sustainable Nitrogen Management: Investigating Chemical Solutions for Feedlot Emissions | Dr. Sara Place |
Kylynn White | The Lack of Representation in the Mystery Novel Genre | Ashley Davies |
Jackson Whitted | Not provided | Not provided |
Korbyne Wilber | In what ways has Proposition 12 reshaped national supply chains for pork and eggs, and what are the broader economic implications? | Dr. Gregory Graff |
Allison Jeanette Wilke | Design and Optimization of a MEA Electrochemical Cell for CO₂ Reduction | Dr. German Parada |
Lander Wilkinson | TBD | TBD |
Karson Wilson | Grid Fault Current Contributions from Distributed Energy Resources: Honors Thesis | Dr. James Cale |
Bonnie-Rose Elizabeth Wise | Equine Education: From Anatomy to Industry | Alexandra Parsaye |
Brenna Wolf | Zephyr: A web-based tool for visualizing and predicting air quality indexes | Dr. Shrideep Pallickara |
Wyatt Wolff | The Design and Optimization of an Electrochemical Reactor for CO2 to Methanol Conversion | Dr. German Parada |
Rylie Wood | Doping in US Racehorses | Dr. Douglas Sheflin |
Amber Wright | TBD | TBD |
Charlotte Wylie | The Coloradan Gray Wolf Reintroduction: A Political, Social, and Ecological Digestion | Dr. Nicole Vieira |
Kayla Ybarra | The Influence of Culture on Ethical Consumer Decision Making | Dr. Chris Becker |
Zachary Ybarzabal | TBD | TBD |
Me Young Yoon | Jisu Cosmetics Social Media Strategy | Dr. Samuel Tham |
Heather Young | Development of a Lightweight Centrifuge Frame | Dr. Ellen Brennan-Pierce |
Corbin Young | TBD | TBD |
Audre Young-huggins | Brook Trout Population Connectivity and Gene Flow Post Wildfire | Taylor Stack |
Polina Zaytseva | TBD | TBD |
Kinsey Zeigner | X Marks the Spot: Platform Transformation and the Evolution of Influence | Dr. Eric Fattor |
Michael Zito | Teaching Model for Human Eye Movement: A Multidisciplinary Senior Design Project | Dr. Kirk McGilvray |
Ryan Zonnefeld | Snowflake Senior Design | Dr. Branislav Notaros |
Eliana Mae Zubert | Refugees as Medical Professionals: Empowering Refugees through Career Development Resources | Carmen Lopez Ramirez |