Theses from Lindenwood University students.
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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
High School Curriculum Outline and Unit Plan for Unit 3: Researching and Referencing for the Comparative Study, Kendra Bomar
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
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
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
The Evolution of the NBA’s Culture, Trey Jones
The Metaverse Adoption Rates & User Satisfaction, Shannon Ketura Kling
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
The Psychological Motivations of Attendees to Engage and Share Their Event Experiences, Denise Matoushek
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
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
Technology Takeover and Transformation: Humans vs. Technology, Mikayla Tjeerdsma
Glass, Danielle Tonnessen
Glass: A Student Game Design, Danielle Tonnessen
Monet in Bordighera, Valerio Volga
Building a New Bridge: Justin Favela's Puente Nuevo, Kelley Yost
Theses from 2022
The Effects of Preference Assessments on the Duration of Independent Play for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Elise Amo and Robbie Hanson
The Democratization of Art: Placemaking Initiatives in Rural Spaces, Sarah Leigh Ayers
Reducing a Dog’s Problem Behavior Using Functional Communication Training: A Case Study, Audrey Blunt and Robbie Hanson
Horror: Where are we? Where do we go?, Branden Boehnke
Cult of Propaganda: Monastic Dominance as Displayed in Canterbury Cathedral's Saintly Iconography, Jon Talvin Breazeale
Alexander Calder and Studio Jewelry: Rethinking the Role of the Decorative, Mandy Clark-Russell
The Control of Morality as Demonstrated Through Allegorical Symbolism in Late Medieval Tapestry and Morality Plays, Kelsey Cook
The Use of Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior to Decrease Scripting, Kathleen Egbert and Robbie Hanson
The Taxonomy of Extinction: Brian Jungen’s Tombstone, Jasen Evoy
En’s Adventure: Exploring Modern Design Mechanics in Retro Adventure Games, Frank Fasola
The Foreboding Campaign System, Michael Fetters
Virtual Reality and Video Game Gatekeeping, Autumn Franke
Process and Play: Investigating Connections and Form, Mary Catherine Fruehan
Hexgen Roguevania, Conrad Garcia
Ellen Couture Designs Vintage Lingerie Fashion Line, Robyne Grier
Evolution of Authenticity: Investigating the (De)Restoration of Ancient Sculpture (De)Restorations in the 1970s, Amelia Griese
The Artists of the Walter Crane Fan: Gender and Performance in 1895, Caroline Haller
Personifications of the Sacred and the Sovereign Represented in the Art of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio in Palazzo Ducale, Susan Sholar Hanny
UX/UI Research-Applied Strategies for Building a Custom WordPress Theme Using Underscores and Elementor, Sandi Harageones
A Non-Traditional Approach: Seventeenth-Century Dutch Women Artists and the Nocturnal Genre Scene Market, Jordan J. Harris
Web for All – An Accessibility Website, Kirsten Hawkes
Gamification of Education and Learning: Heuristic Elements, Player Types, and Learning Outcomes for Art History Games, James L. Hutson Jr.
Norman Lewis & Philip Guston: From Modernist Margins to Postmodernism, Joette Deanna James
The Impact of the Male Gaze: Femininity and Female Sexuality in Shunga Prints of the Edo Period, Meredith Keukelaar
Gerontoludic Character Design: Creating Engaging Player Characters for Older Adults, Robin Noelle Koman
Women’s Influence in Cerén’s Architecture: Weaving Patterns in Classic Maya Art, Nicole Rosalia Lazo
Creating Better Musicians Through Musicality: A Guide to Building an Instructional Unit, Shelby Leo
Finding the Meaning in Ceramic Patterns from a Chaco Canyon Burial, Michael Lucero
Never a Complete Success, Never a Complete Failure: Thomas Hirschhorn’s Commemoration of Antonio Gramsci, Ryan March
Cross-cultural Currents and Syncretism in Early Modern Opossum Iconography, Deniz Martinez
Mythology in Art History: Course Curriculum, Marianna Martino
Sustainability in Design: The Exploration of Using Digital Design as a Tool to Promote Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Practice, Kaitlyn Maxwell
A Proposal for a Survey of American Art History Course: An Intersectional Approach, Fernando Mejia
The Death of Malls: The Rise of E-commerce and Digitally Native Brands, Alexis Montgomery
Investigating Kandinsky's Inspiration from Michelangelo Buonarroti, Asal F. Morvari
Creating Engaging Online Curriculum In A Secondary Graphic Design Class, Berea Moss
The Fountain Formula. Damien Hirst’s Use of Marcel Duchamp’s Readymade Controversy, Grayson Nader
The Effects of Therapeutic Arts on Black Mental Health, Alicia Newsome
World War II American Propaganda: The Art and Appeal Behind Women on the Domestic Front, Katherine Grace Noe
Modernizing Handmade Crochet Lace, An Antiquated Craft, Through the Development of a Blog, Livier Olson
From the Invisible Object to the Void: An Examination of Surrealism and the Lacanian Real, Isabela Fernandes Pinheiro
The Heroic Parallels of Hercules and Lorenzo de Medici, Michael Putorti
The Mindful App: Usability Report, Jocelyn Sands
Art Curriculum Lesson Plan: Horace Pippin’s World War I Journal, Tracie Dana Sykes
Creating a Social Media Marketing Strategy for a Small Business, Kaila Trowbridge
The Right to Transparency and the Right to Opacity: The Works of Safaa Mazirh and Alia Ali, Katherine Vines
Christianity in Insular Artwork from the Seventh to Tenth Centuries, Alexandria White
Beyond Elements and Principles: Bringing a Visual Culture Curriculum to High School Art, Julie Winston
Southern African American Communities: The Portrait Photography of Florestine Perrault Collins and Richard Samuel Roberts, Stephanie M. Woody-Groshelle
The Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on Staff Member Implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans, Riley Young and Robbie Hanson
Theses from 2021
Monstrosity in Religious Art: An Analysis of Hieronymus Bosch’s Temptation of Saint Anthony, Jennifer Beaudoin
Qualitative Research on Pant Fit: To Improve Plus-size Fit in the Plus-Size Market, Lenora Brown
The “New Normal”: A virtual insight from industry professionals on pivoting within the digital ecosystem during a global pandemic., Delina Corcione
Cannibalizing the Popular Work of Barbara Wagner, Beatriz Arcoverde de Oliveira
Birth of A Nation Effects – Effective Use Of Multimedia To Present Content, Brittae Gray-Ross
Elementary Rhythm Pedagogy Analysis, Antonio D. Griffin Jr.
Digital Marketing for Small Businesses During COVID-19 and Beyond, Emily Lenore Guyer
Social Media Practices for Churches, Jordyn Helgen
The Loss of Profit: The Use of Maasai Culture for the Gain of Louis Vuitton & Valentino, Caitlin Jeffrey
Female Pharaohs and Divine Advocacy, Stephanie Jost
Creating a Responsibly Made Product For a Handcrafted Business, Jordan Khusnulgatin
The Life and Times of the Berlin Secession Podcast, Chris Kitamura
Select Heresies Issues Published from 1977-79: Situating the Individual in Late Second-wave Feminism, Audra Verona Lambert
Visual Communication – A Designer’s Guide to Reaching Target Audiences, Timothy Lerch
How Diversity and Inclusion Affect Shopper Attitudes, Melissa Michelle Oliver
Bodies, Blood, and Fluids as Resistance in Feminist Art, Laura Alice Page
2D Motion Graphics Enhancement of the User Experience on Web Applications, Lora Paro
Beginning Band: Cognitive Development Based Instruction, Kayla Price