Author: Gabi Gies | Major: Political Science and Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Gabi Gies and I am a recent graduate of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I studied political science and psychology, as well as minors in Spanish and philosophy,...
The Ups and Downs of the Female Progesterone Cycle and Starting a Research Project
Author: Katelyn Helberg | Major: Biology and Art History | Semester: Spring 2023 During my junior year and the Spring 2023 semester, I started on my honors biology research project with the help of my research mentor Dr. Michelle Gray. My project investigates the...
Keeping an Eye on Eyewitness Memory
Author: Emily Patterson | Major: Psychology and Criminology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Emily Patterson, and I was awarded a University of Arkansas Honors College research grant for the spring semester of 2023, my final semester at the University of Arkansas. I...
Producing Magnetically Induced Ionic Thrust from DBDs
Author: Ethan Graef | Major: Mechanical Engineering and German | Semester: Spring 2023 Electric transportation is the future of human society, but why do we not have many electric aircraft yet? When we’re talking about electric aircraft development, a typical idea...
The Ups and Downs of Completing a Thesis
Author: Carson Moore | Major: Psychological Science | Semester: Spring 2023 This past spring marked my second semester within Dr. Darya Zabelina’s MoCCA Lab working on my thesis on the impact of future thinking and mindfulness on chronic smoking. Prior semesters laid...
Creative Activities for Emotional Regulation; Helpful or Harmful?
Author: Dylan Stevens | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 In the research that is being funded by the Honors College, I am investigating the intricate relationship between emotional regulation, engagement in creative activities, and their influence on...
Can a Single Night of Meditation Fix Your Sleep Problems?
Author: Koushik Thudi | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 Hi! My name is Koushik Thudi. I am a part of the Fullbright College of Arts and Sciences. I am a psychology major in Dr. Ivan Vargas’ Sleep and Stress Research Lab. I have been working on my thesis...
Empowering Women One Project at a Time
Author: Kaylee Phimmasene | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 My name is Kaylee Phimmasene, and I was a senior majoring in psychology in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I started my honors thesis in fall of 2022 with Dr. Anastasia Makhanova of the...
Older is Better…Or Is It?
Author: Sophia Chier | Major: Psychology | Semester: Spring 2023 This past spring semester, I received my second round of funding from the Honors College for my research that I conducted in Japan in the Fall 2022 semester. I wrote a blog post detailing my research and...
Assessing the Effects of Crude Oil Exposure on Avian Physiology
Author: Jullianna McCauley | Major: Biology | Semester: Spring 2023 Hi, my name is Jullianna McCauley, and I’m currently a biology major working in the DuRant lab of Physiology in the Biological Sciences department as an undergraduate research assistant. Over the...