SPEA Honors Paper Series
Every Honors Student at SPEA completes and presents an undergraduate honors thesis. A students' thesis represents the culmination of an in-depth research project focused on a specific topic or theme of interest to the student. A students' thesis demonstrates a level of expertise in a particular subject area. Typically, the thesis is 25 to 35 pages in length. The thesis is a three credit hour semester long project where the student works directly with a SPEA faculty member.
Completed and approved honors theses listed by major are as follows:
Arts Administration Environmental Science/Management Finance/Public Financial Management Health Administration Legal Studies Management Nonprofit Management Policy Analysis Public ManagementArts Administration (Return to Top)
Art Education Policy - Is it Beneficial or Detrimental for School Arts Programs
- By Kasey Cornwell | For Michael Rushton | 2012
Digital Takeover - The Reality of Music in the Twenty First Century
- PowerPoint Presentation
- By Brittany Buckley | For Paul Sturm | 2012
Going Against the Grain - Copyleft and the Argument for Open Source Alternatives to Copyright
- By Zachary Nelson | For Paul Sturm | 2012
Has Social Media Changed the Nature and Dynamics of Audience Engagement Within Midwest Art Museums
- By Aileen Beckler | For Al Lyons | 2012
Interactive Marketing and the Broadway Experience
- PowerPoint Presentation
- By Olivia Pasquinelli | For Paul Sturm | 2012
- PowerPoint Presentation
- By Alisha Litman | For Paul Sturm | 2012
The Secret to Sherwoods Sucess - How a Church is Beating Hollywood at the Box Office
- By Trevor Kirtman | For Michael Rushton | 2012
Art for All: Arts Education and the Modern Symphony Orchestra
- By Suzanne Galblum | For Michael Rushton | 2010
Raising the Dead -The effect of Performing Arts Centers on City Revitalization
- By Stephanie Kenner | For Michael Rushton | 2010
- By Meghan Krueger | For Michael Rushton | 2010
Using the Arts for Urban Development: Economic Growth in the City of Gary, Indiana
- By Marlon Webb | For Michael Rushton | 2010
Environmental Science/Management (Return to Top)
Electric Cars and Pollution in Indiana
- By Nicholas McKay | For Henry Wakhungu | 2012
Global Warming Impact on Snow Covered Mountain Ranges and the Effects on the Surrounding Areas
- By Morgan Conway | For Todd Royer | 2012
Nuclear Power -The Safe and Green Alternative
- By Alexander Powers | For Greg Crouch | 2012
Streetscape Inventory on the Indiana University Bloomington Campus
- PowerPoint Presentation
- By Kaitlyn McClain | For Burney Fischer | 2012
- PowerPoint Presentation
- By Erica Bramlet | For Evan Ringquist | 2012
- By Meghan Ploch | For Burney Fischer | 2012
- By | Nicholas Cooper | For Thomas Simon | 2011
An Environmental Justice Assessment: Combined Sewer Overflows in Indianapolis,
- By Marie Buckingham | For Diane Henshel & Edwardo L. Rhodes | 2010
Annual Migration in Animals and Implications for Release
- By Giorgianna Auteri | For Vicky Meretsky | 2010
Bottled Water: The Risks to our Health, our Environment, and our Wallets
- By Marguerite Huber | For Melissa Clark | 2010
- By Skyler Roeshot | For Diane Henshel | 2010
Environmental Impacts of Shark Nets on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast
- By Allison Kearney | For William W. Jones | 2010
Leveling the Carbon Playing Field: A Ralwsian Take on Carbon Taxation and Climate Justice
- By John Miller | For Matthew Auer | 2010
Policy Options to Reduce the United States of America's Oil Import Depenence
- By Suzanne Diebold | For Kerry Krutilla | 2010
The Feasability of Implementing a Sustainable Urban Forest Management Program
- By Scott Silver | For Burnell C. Fischer | 2010
The North Pacific Garbage Patch -Problems and Solutions
- By Elizabeth Bockstiegel | For Vicky Meretsky | 2010
Finance/Public Financial Management (Return to Top)
Public Finance of Citizen-Centric and Interactive Services in Electronic Government
- By Dualet Serikbayev | For Terry Usrey | 2010
Health Administration (Return to Top)
An Assessment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Curriculum Infusion in U.S. Medical Schools
- By Rachel Butler | For Sandra De Weese | 2010
- By Caitlin Fish | For Cheryl Hughes | 2012
- By Milissa Maric | For Kosali Simon | 2012
- By Lindsey Pund | For Pam Sklar | 2012
Caring for the Hispanic Patient: The Battle for Cultural Competency within Health
- By Brittany Paulk | For Sandra De Weese | 2010
Preserving Patient Autonomy at the End of Life
- By Corbin Santo | For Sandra De Weese | 2010
The Current Nursing Shortage in the United States
- By Allison Smith | For Sandra De Weese | 2010
Legal Studies (Return to Top)
- By Ryan Hawkins | For William Resh | 2012
- By Gizele Rubeiz | For Paul Sturm | 2012
- By Emily Bantz | For Kristin Seefeld | 2012
A Woman’s Place is in The White House - An Analysis of the Impact of Gender in Politics
- By Annelyse Gibbons | For Susan Sandberg | 2010
Microfinance -Developing Paths to Self-Sufficiency
- By Jennifer Lindsay | For David L. Welch | 2010
The Problem with Politics as Usual
- By Erin Boen | For Nan Stager | 2010
The Protection of the State Dangers of a Standing Army and the Religiously Scrupulous
- By Christina Van Horn | For David L. Welch | 2010
Management (Return to Top)
A Public Manager's Guide to Cloud Computing
- By Jared Drake | For Terry Usrey | 2012
A Study of Motivation - How to Get Your Employees Moving
- By Kelli Burton | For Cheryl Hughes | 2012
- PowerPoint Presentation
- By Anthony Konechnik | For Ashlyn Nelson | 2012
- By Daniel Limina | For Kosali Simon | 2012
Music Entrepreneurs in the 21st Century - A Case Study on the Career of Jay-Z
- By Leanne Perice | For Monika Herzig | 2012
The Impact of Social Media on Touring and Live Performance
- PowerPoint Presentation
- By Donelle Tavel | For Michael Rushton | 2012
- By D. Cale Reeves | For Alexander Alexeev | 2012
- PowerPoint Presentation
- By Christine Filarsky | For Cheryl Hughes | 2012
- By Lauren Day | For David Reingold | 2010
New Venture Entrepreneurship and its Impact on Globalization and Economic Development
- By Brett Harris | For David Audretsch | 2010
The United States Decennial Census
- By Rhett Norton | For Michael McGuire | 2010
Nonprofit Management (Return to Top)
- By Rachel Schoenian | For Jennifer Brass | 2012
The Quest for Sustainable Solutions to Ugandas Orphan Care Crisis
- By Kate White | For Osita Afoaku | 2012
- By Kathryn Spicklemire | For Al Lyons | 2012
- By Vincent Stange | For Ann Marie Thomson | 2010
Changing the Fabric of Society: Capacity Building in the Charitable Sector
- By Laurie Burns | For Beth Gazley | 2010
E-Government in the United States: Steps to Advance its Success
- By Kimberly Matthews | For Terry Usrey | 2010
How to Profit: A Lesson from Nonprofits
- By Patricia Booser | For Robert Boch | 2010
Integrating Youth Development Principles into Public Health Practice
- By Eva Golden | For Beth Gazley | 2010
Program Evaluations In Youth Development NonprofitsWhat Works?
- By Allison Wootan | For Beth Gazley | 2010
- By Whitney Williamson | For Orville Powell | 2010
Policy Analysis (Return to Top)
A Patchwork of Policy - The Problems with Old Framework for New Ideas
- By Jana Kovich | For Beth Cate | 2012
Framing Medical Marijuana Policy - Protecting the Status Quo Over Public Health
- By Nick Jacobs | For John Fox | 2012
- By Rachel Armstrong | For David Audretsch | 2012
Homelessness in 2010: An Analysis of Indiana Cities
- By Sarah Greenberg | For Orville Powell | 2010
The Effect of Public Finance on the Indianapolis Economy
- By James Still | For Justin Ross | 2010
Public Management (Return to Top)
Investment in Women Through Public Policy
- PowerPoint Presentation
- By Brooke Lillard | For Henry Wakhungu | 2012
- By Jordan Fromm | For Frank Nierzwicki | 2012