Theses from Lindenwood University students.
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Theses from 2025
Reviving the Golden Age: Exploring Will Eisner's Legacy through the Creation of a Multiversal Sequential Art Story, Levi Atkins
Understanding and Implementing Fashion Sustainability: An Academic Course, Paige M. Baldwin
Digital Threads: Fashion Design with Clo3D, Maya Herring
Framing the Gaze: The Transformation of Storytelling from Chinese Scrolls to Persian Miniature Illuminations, Lyndsay A. Maslar
The Historical Role of Westward Expansion Between American Museums and Indigenous Tribes, Erika Tenorio
Fragility and Strength in Times of War: A Series of Embroidered Watercolors, Alisha B. Whitman
Theses from 2024
Hatshepsut and Akhenaten: Dualities of Gender, Religion, and Implementation of Queer Theory, Sadie Anderson
Marketing Video Games to Aging Demographics: A Generational Profile Analysis, Brinna Louise Ball
Project-Based Learning in Art History: Course Curriculum, Katelyn Baltes
The Intersection of Interactive Narrative and Flow State Immersion: An Exploration of Trauma, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Growth, Tiffani Barner
Reframing the Canon: Black Contemporary Artist Shaping the Western Narrative, Elaysha A. Bazil
Palette of Perspective: Designing an Inclusive Art History Curriculum, Amy Bettencourt
Intersectional Feminist and Queer Activists’ Agendas in the Contemporary Arts: The use of Socio-Politically Fueled Motifs as Subjects in the Field Today, Florence V. Bonner
Paulus Potter’s Punishment of a Hunter: A Study in Cultural Shifts, Moderation and Class, Taylor Brown
AP Art History for Marshall Public Schools, Gage Bunting
Optimizing Small Business Success Through an Online Fashion Consulting Infographic Guide, Nicole Campbell
Beauty in the Mundane, Madeline Caniglia
Beauty Beyond Barbed Wire: Chiura Obata’s Perspective of the Horizon, Bri Carlson
Unraveling Grief: Historical Mourning Wear and Modern Reinterpretations, Sharon Caitlin Carpenter
Digital Marketing and Consumer Consumption of Breast-Pumps on Social Media, Leanne Clark
A Review of Training for First Responders When Interacting with Individuals with Diagnoses, Mackenzie Drost and Robbie Hanson
Writing a course guide “Fashion design: A Guide to the apparel industry”, Rosemary P. Durfee
Jacqueline Marval: Référence sans Révérence Art History Lecture and Activity Series, Michelle Erickson
Balancing the Scales in the Fashion Industry, Theresa J. Fennell
Catherine Opie and Sally Mann’s Exploration of Motherhood and the Domestic Sphere, Krista Rose Frohling
Future-Proofing the Past: Artificial Intelligence in the Restoration of Andalusian Architectural Heritage: A Case Study of the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain, Kholoud Bader Hasan Ghaith
The Space That Tell Stories, Asia Gonzalez
Women's Evening Wear Clothing Line, Monique Greene
Utilitarian and Self-Representational: Player-to-Player Character Relationships in Final Fantasy XIV, Zu Er Guan
Creation Story Motifs as Expressions of Identity and Resiliency in the Visual Culture of KAHNAWÀ:KE, Jana Ondrechen Hallford
An Examination of Artistic Expression Through Honoré Daumier's Le Fardeau, Sarah Isak-Goode
Three Zafimaniry Carvings from the Southern Highlands of Madagascar and Their Symbolic Meaning, Emily Krupp
A Comparative Study of Weavings of Two Disparate Cultures: Finding the Similarities in Handcrafts, Monica Lowe
Breaking the Grid: Metamorphosis and Materiality in Meret Oppenheim’s An Evening in the Year 1910, Jacklyn Meyer
White Cell Support Application for EXPO OPS Tactical Wargame System, Zackery Joseph Milder
Meaning Through Materiality: Bisa Butler’s Expressive Portraits, Jacqueline D’Arco Miller
Mechelle’s Bridal Palace Business Plan, Lakendra Montgomery
Contemporary Menstrual Art: The Phenomenon of Bleeding Our Way Into Art History, Danika Moody
Exploring Experience Design in the Art Deco Restoration of Indianapolis Bottleworks Hotel, Jennifer A. Mott
Revealing the Similarities Between Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights and Medieval Musical Forms, Lindsay A. Nevin
MENOssance ™: Post-Maternity Strategies, Elizabeth Pursell
Postermania: The French Advertising Poster of the Fin-de-Siècle: An Art History Course, Erin Quirk
Integrating Artificial Intelligence for Automated Storytelling in Turn-based Strategy Games, Timothy Ripper
The Use of a Token Economy to Decrease Problem Behaviors and Increase Task Completion for a Pre-Schooler with Autism, Dyana Schneider and Robbie Hanson
Contemplating Glaciers - A Dialogue, Jessica Elizabeth Turner
Music Education in the Urban Classroom: Issues of Equity and Access, Lakeisha Walker
A Preliminary Analysis of Functional Communication Training via Voice-Recorded Buttons to Reduce Undesirable Behaviors with Dogs, Mya Watson-Blake and Robbie Hanson
A Comparison of Shaping and Imitation for Reducing a Dog’s Problem Behavior, Carlee Weir and Robbie Hanson
The Impact of AI on UX: Challenges and Opportunities, Susan Stephanie Wells
The Effects of Social Media in the Fashion Industry, Kirsten Leigh Whitaker
Theses from 2023
The Impact of User-Generated Content on Consumer Purchase Intention, Alyssa Anderson
Being Authentic on Social Media with Generation Z, Soyombo-Erdene Ariunbold
The Modern Artist's Psyche: Making Meaning in Art Through History, Jenna Banks
High School Curriculum Outline and Unit Plan for Unit 3: Researching and Referencing for the Comparative Study, Kendra Bomar
The Women of the French Royal Academy: An Improved Online Exhibition Experience, Nicole Chapman
Becoming a Modern-Vintage Bride: Something Old, Vintage, Borrowed, and Blue, Lea Marie Chojnacki
Using a Forward Chain to Teach Intruder Training to Children with Autism, Megan Clark and Robbie Hanson
Comparing Teaching Methods for Auditory-Visual Conditional Discrimination, Brady Conley and Robbie Hanson
The Implications of Venus in the Interwar Oeuvre of James Guy, Emily Cooper
An Analysis of TikTok's Digital Marketing Capabilities and Its Effectiveness for Brands and Businesses Across Different Industries, Katherine Jacome Guerrero
The Brigham City Temple: An Architectural Intersection of Standardization and Localization, AshLee McKay Hall
A Cookieless Future: Solving the UX Problems Caused by the Privacy Protections Method, Ibrahim S. Hanoglu
The Importance of Sustainability within the Fashion Industry, Ashlee S. Hernandez
The Artistic Narratives of Faith Ringgold: Depicting Race Relations and Social Justice in 1960s America, Nicole Hill
A Study of Wicca and Art, Shannon Hillyer
Understanding Environmental Art: A Case Study of Jason deCaires Taylor's Coral Greenhouse (2019), Laura Dean Hinson
Transmuting Tragedy: The Political Martyrdom of the Executed Leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising in Irish Visual Arts, Megan Howard
Enhancing a Brand with the Introduction of Merchandise and a Social Media Content Schedule, Rachel Imming
Unveiling Identity: Exploring Afrofuturism in Ekow Nimako’s Contemporary African Diasporic Sculptural Art, Kandra James
The Evolution of the NBA’s Culture, Trey Jones
The Metaverse Adoption Rates & User Satisfaction, Shannon Ketura Kling
Noises Off: A Full Length Play Master's Thesis, Amelia Morse Kolkmeyer
Rooted in Meaning: Plant Iconography on Nasca Polychrome Ceramics, Amanda G. Lange
The Effects of Calisthenic Exercises on The Strength and Aerobic Abilities Of Sedentary Adult Women, Kathleen Langley
Political Propaganda in the Reredos of Our Lady of Light, Owen Keith Medina Loftus
What is the Best Way to Develop a Website?, Nahomy Julieta Calderon Lopez
The Effects of Antecedent and Consequence Strategies on Data Collection in a Human Service Organization, Sarah Love and Robbie Hanson
Impactful Interactivity within Video Games, Luke Robert Maeser
Enchanted South Tarot: A Contemporary Interpretation of Tarot, Hannah Mathis
The Psychological Motivations of Attendees to Engage and Share Their Event Experiences, Denise Matoushek
The Universal Art Class: Integrating Disability Studies into Art Curriculum to Create Engaging, Equitable, and Inclusive Lessons for Diverse Learners, Stephanie McCoy
Reconsidering Gender and Social Constructs in Prehistoric Cave Art: The Role of Women in Creating Art, Amanda Mooney
Increasing Independence with the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) for an Adult with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, Jessica Moore and Robbie Hanson
Discourses Across Periods of Time, Amanda Raquel Moreno
Building an Immersive Simulation of the 1785 Parisian Salon in VR: A Guide to Recreating Historical Interiors and Digital Twins, Charles E. O'Brien
Bridge: A Thoughtful Workflow, Isabella Rainey
User Experience Research for Books for STL Kids, Danielle Nicole Randall
Reconsidering Fertility Imagery in the Murals of Teotihuacan, Grace T.O. Ray
Finding the Circle in the Square: A Neoplatonic Interpretation of Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square, Matthew Madison Rowe
The Importance of Female Bass Players: How They Have Influenced and Shaped Our Conception of Music, Jessica Sacks
Curio-Stereo: A VR Application for the Viewing of Stereograph Cards, Paige Sandheinrich
Addendum to AP Art History Curriculum: Impressionism and Its Female Painters, Julie Short
The Sacral Museum: An Analysis and Application of Design Within Museum Architecture, Derek Shultz
Technology Takeover and Transformation: Humans vs. Technology, Mikayla Tjeerdsma
Glass, Danielle Tonnessen
Glass: A Student Game Design, Danielle Tonnessen
Monet in Bordighera, Valerio Volga