Honors Research
Zyn: The Social Buzz
Author: Paula Hayek | Major: Public Health | Semester: Fall 2024 | This semester, I embarked on a fascinating and eye-opening journey, researching how social media, particularly TikTok, plays a role in shaping attitudes toward nicotine use among adolescents and...
Robotic Accessibility Aids in Music Education
Author: Andrew Files | Major: Mechanical Engineering, Physics | Semester: Fall 2024 My name is Andrew Files, and I am a Junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Physics. This project is a team project involving two other students and I, who are all part of a...
Undergraduate Research: Wendy Hoffert and Male Mate Choice in Butterflies
Author: Wendy Hoffert | Major: Biology | Semester: Fall 2024 My research focuses on male mate choice in butterflies and its genetic correlation with female preferences. In our lab, we study how traits such as wing spots, color, and pattern influence mate...
Exploring Soybean Defense and Plant Performance Under Herbivory and Drought Conditions
Author: Adriana Peissel | Major: Environmental, Soil, and Water Science | Semester: Fall 2024| My name is Adriana Peissel, a senior majoring in Environmental, Soil, and Water Science with a minor in Entomology at the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural,...
Selling with Emotion: The EI Impact
Author: Madison Kuntz | Major: Finance | Semester: Fall 2024 My name is Madison Kuntz, and I am a Finance major with minors in Marketing and Business Analytics at the University of Arkansas. Under the mentorship of Dr. Molly Rapert from the Walton Marketing...
Urine For More Than You Expected
Author: Jordan Thomas | Major: Animal Science | Semester: Fall 2024 Urine For More Than You Expected My name is Jordan Thomas. I am in the Dale Bumpers College, majoring in animal science with minors in entomology and biology. My mentor is Dr. Ken Coffey in the...
Personality Under Pressure: Undergraduate Research Experience on Stress
Author: Kaitlyn Pearson | Major: Psychology | Semester: Fall 2024 My name is Kaitlyn Pearson, and I am a senior at the Fulbright School of Arts and Sciences. My mentor is Grant Shield’s and he’s part of the Fulbright Department of Psychology. I spent this summer...
Prescribed Fire and Wildlife: Balancing our approach
Author: Hunter Griffey | Major: Environmental, Soil, and Water Science | Semester: Fall 2024 Fire is mysterious, creating diversity by causing disturbance and destruction. This mysteriousness is part of what inspired me, Hunter Griffey, to research it. I’m an...
Long-term anorexia nervosa recovery and muscle quality
Author: Emily Rothacker | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Fall 2024 Over the 2024 fall semester, I conducted research in the Energy Availability and Muscle Metabolism Lab (EAM2) under the guidance of my mentor, Dr. Rosa-Caldwell. The lab focuses on studying the...
Language sample analysis in preschool children with fluency, articulation, spoken language disorders
Author: Lynley Bowen | Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders | Semester: Fall 2024 My name is Lynley Bowen, and I am a senior here at the University of Arkansas, majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with minors in Medical Humanities and Human...
