The University Archives at Butler University houses all physical copies of the University’s student theses, including both graduate and undergraduate works. Select digital copies—which include most contemporary, copyright-cleared, and public-domain theses—are available below.
For more information on how to search this digital collection, check out this guide: A Quick Guide To Accessing + Searching Butler University Thesis Collections.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Guns Over Kids: How Florida Lawmakers Trade Child Human Rights for Financial Gain, Brynn Rose Baker
Multimodal Communication Support for Word Recognition and Literacy in Children With Language Delays, Mackenzie Elizabeth Beal
Exploration of eHealth Literacy Levels among Butler University Students, Savannah Behn
Analysis of Medication Error Trends Occurring During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Madison Beriault
New Algorithms for the Multiplication Table Problem, Evan Blom
Go Greek Or Cry Trying: The Relationship Between Sorority Recruitment and Self-Esteem, Mary Katherine Daley
Exploring Immune Related Alterations in OPS/BIN2 Interactions and Investigating TCP8 Localization Patterns to Enhance Understanding of the Brassinosteroid Signaling Pathway, Maura Adare Donnelly
Breaking Bonds: Effect of the Loss of Parental Rights on Prison Admission in the United States, 2000-2019, Audrey E. Erickson
Motivations for Civic Engagement Among College Students, Claire Elizabeth Farrington
Undergraduates' Perceptions of Campus Response to Sexual Assault: A Butler University Case Study, Julia Elizabeth Fryrear
Reconstructing Roman Corinthian Identity, Sophia Loeta Graham
Misophonia Development from Onset to College Age, Hope Horsfall
External Adverse Neighborhood Factors Influence on Students' Grades 3-6 Schooling Success, Chloe Marie Janssen
Perceptions of Environmental Justice and Water Quality in the United States, Paige M. Jewell
Investigating and Modeling the Rate of Syncytia Formation in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Emily Hope Landwehr
Social Media and the Collegiate Vote in Indianapolis, Megan Cecelia McFadden
The Stereotype Surrounding the Dancer Body, Madison Lynn Menale
Actualizing Unwritten Operatic Conventions: Oral Transmission and the Work-Concept, Jessie Miller
Intergenerational Brand Loyalty with Families and Their Banking Partners, Harrison James Monteith
Greta Gerwig and the Chick Flick Revival, Syndey Walker Neis
Understanding Travis Bickle: The Incel Prototype, Abigail Lydia Oakley
The History of Gender-Biased Clinical Testing and its Effects on Pharmaceutical Drug Efficacy, Kathryn E. Olson
Hormonal Control of Axillary Meristem Establishment and Cytoskeleton Restructuring in Mnium cuspidatum, Donald Davis Opel
Wrath, Happiness, and Sorrow: The Impact of Mood on Verbal Working Memory Capacity, Tyler Tyler Outlaw-Bradley
“Freedom, you have turned from me!” Exploring the Facts vs. the Fiction of Sisi in Netflix’s The Empress, Anastasia Marie Raebel
Elation or Tranquility: The Impact of Music and Mood on Memory, Grace A. Reynolds
A Survey of The Biodiversity and Phylogeny of Pucciniales Collected in Puerto Rico, Catherine Liana Rock
Examining Women’s Power Under Fascism: Francoist Spain, Isabelle Rojek
Analyzing the Influence of Gender Biases on College Students' Attitudes Towards Flexible Work Arrangements, Leah Elizabeth Rubino
A Statistical Look into how Common Soccer Metrics Influence Expected Goal Measures in the Professional Game, Tristan George Rumsey
Bad Water: A Critical Analysis of Three Municipal Water Crises Through the Lens of Political Ecology, Noelle Evelyn Schacht
Sport, Community, and Racial Progress in 1950s Indianapolis: The Story of Crispus Attucks High School Basketball, Jacob A. Sherer
Tpm^Ph Derivative of Tungsten; Hydrogen-Bonding in 7-Coordinate Cation Complex, Olivia Ryon Simcox
Repatriation in the Modern Museum World: Practical Problems Surrounding Decolonization of Collections, Rachel M. Sudbeck
Realistic Responses or Unnecessary Stereotypes: State Policy and CBP Encounters in the 100 Mile Border Zone, Makenna Marie Territo
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) FSHR-1 and the SPHK-1 lipid kinase regulate C. elegans life- and healthspans via a common pathway, Ryan Dennis Adkins
The Effect of the Color Green on Environmentally Friendly Consumer Behavior, Katelyn Elizabeth Anderson
Comparing the Visuospatial Abilities of Alzheimer's Patients and Huntington's Patients, Alysa Anna Aralis
Utilizing EdTPA as a Student Teaching tool to ensure future teaching success, Matthew Aspinwall
It Takes Two: A Crisis of Identity and Turkey's Rejection of the European Union, Amelia Claire Ball
Profiles in Volunteerism: A Study on Contributing Factors to Time Spent in Service, Leah M. Bechtold
What We Have to Offer: Making a Case for Gender Non-Conforming Space in the Church through an Analysis of Its History, Delaney Marie Beh
Infiltrating the Boys’ Club: The Portrayal of Women in Popular Crime Dramas, Emma Doreen Bergquist
The Impact of a Not-for-Profit Organization: Examining How Kids Dance Outreach is Guided by its Mission Statement, Anna Sutton Brandner
For Whom Does the Cue Transfer? Exploring the efficacy of congruent and incongruent identity-safety cues among sexual and gender minority women, Avery Cathryn Buck
The Athlete Advantage: The impact of sport participation on auditory and visual reaction times, Alexandra Lynn Carmichael
Pre-Health Professional and Graduate Students in Patient Care Support Roles: A Measure of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Rates in a COVID-19 World, Jacey Lynn Cornett
Signaling Allyship via Antiracism, Quinn Elise Davis
Building Community Resiliency Against Disasters, Zachary L. Doering
Feminism's Forgotten Frontier: Why Menstrual Liberation is Necessary for Addressing Western Society’s Somatophobia, Madeline Eileen Eary
Memorialization and nation-building: Shifts in historical framing in monuments constructed in Kyiv, Ukraine between Soviet control and independence, Anna Elizabeth Faulkner
Cannabis consumption on a college campus: mental and behavioral health, Joseph Benjamin Gareis
Transnational, Queer Feminist: Remembering Harriet Noble, Indiana's Prominent Suffragette, 1851-1919, Emma Katherine Gifford
Technological Change in a Pandemic Educational Landscape, Colin Michael Harts
Applying various industry best practices to prevent occupational exposure to hazardous drugs in healthcare, Joseph Darby Kirkpatrick
Double-stranded RNA binding motifs and recognition of RNA-editing substrates, Amol Singh Kular
Check It Out: Analyzing the Checkout Experience of Small Business E-commerce Websites, Janet Lovera
Special Cases in Estimating Multiple Missing Values in Linear Models, Aaron Christopher Marshall
Reshoring the Semiconductor Industry Supply Chain: Analysis of Risks and Capabilities, Makayla Ann Masse
A Comparative Look at How Professionals Perceive Social Communication Intervention for School-aged Children, Samantha McDonald
#AidToo: Analysis of Sexual Violence and Power Structures in the Global Aid Sector, Caitlin N. McEvoy
Being Mindfully Pluralistic: The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Student Perceptions of Religious Pluralism, Meet A. Patel
Educative Teacher Performance Assessment: Perceptions of Similarities and Differences in a Teacher Education Program, Madison Hailey Pines
The Effect of COVID-19 and the Media on Trust in the Healthcare System, Analise Noelle Richcreek
A descriptive study of the implications of sleep hygiene and mental health in the Butler University student athlete, Abigail Grace Roberts
Effects of facemasks and virtual lecture environments on speech recall, Hannah Ann Schafer
Aphasia-friendly reading comprehension training to enhance nutritional literacy, Alexandra Elliott Schell
Self-Reflections Through a Screen: Self-Identity, Social Media, and Psychological Well-Being, Jeremy J. Serio
Dilemmas of Difference and Nonhuman Animals: Applying Insights from Feminist Philosophy to Animal Rights Law, Ethan Charles Shopmeyer
The 1945 Purchase of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: How World War II Changed Racing History and Culture, Samantha Louise Slentz
The African-American Experience in United States Emergency Departments, Grace Elizabeth Sloan
Total Years Played in Sport versus Years Played Competitively as a Predictor of Sports, Cassidy Faith Spencer
Humanitarian Zionism: The Vaad Hatzalah and Abraham Joshua Heschel, Andrew James Steele
The Influence of Specific Diagnosis and Trait Self-Relevance on Positive and Negative Perceptions of Individuals with a Mental Illness, Sabrina Lauren Stock
Hermione, Karrington Tabor
Seasonal plasticity and correlations among butterfly wing color patterns: Insights into modularity, Rachel Lynn Urban
A role model for whom? Black scientists as role models for White woman students., Camille Simone Weiss
Investigation of Microgravity Grown Organic Crystals by Diffusion Techniques over the Course of Thirty-one Years, Ashley Wilkinson
An Examination into Statistical Evaluations of Major League Baseball Coaches and Managers, Jacob Hamilton Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Art, Race, and the Carceral System: Perceptions of Criminality in Artful Expression, Abiodun Akinseye
The Climate Crisis: How Communication and Norms Interact with Attitudes and Actions, Kathryn Aldstadt
Targeted: How Relevant Parties Position the Ethics of Online Demographic-Based Targeted Advertising, Gabrielle Marie Allen
Racial implicit bias in healthcare: Physicians’ expectations of Black vs. white patients’ health insurance, Brianna M. Avery
Look to Your Own: Human Limits and the Danger of Overambition in Herodotus’ Histories, Alex Christopher Brinkman
The Impact of Study Abroad as it Relates to Business Students' Career Paths, Madison M. Burgett
What We Need: A Poetic Study in Struggle and Self-Healing, Grace Anne Calabria
Federal Funding for the Arts & Developmental Success in Western Nations, Sophia Ciokajlo
Investigating Instagram Marketing Strategies for Nonprofit Donor Engagement During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Annabella Cobos
The Effect Of COVID-19 On Substance Use And Mental Health On A College Campus, Georgia Coffman
The influence of improv experience on uncertainty tolerance, social anxiety, and communication in adolescents on the autism spectrum, Kathryn K. DesBiens
Functional Movement Screen and its Link to Sports Injury in Butler University Division I Student Athletes, Sarah Dickinson
Investigation of the Analytical Utility of the Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) for the Quantification of Proteins via Lanthanide Labeling, Caitlin Elizabeth Dunlap
A Narrative-based Comparative Analysis of College Experiences Among Racial and Ethnic Minority and Majority Students, Camryn Ellison
Effects of Intermittent Alcohol and Nicotine Cc-consumption in C57BL/6J Mice, Presley Elizabeth Fletcher
Fact or Fiction?: (Mis)Representations of Crime, Race, and Gender in Popular True Crime Podcasts, Lauren E. Frederick
Through My Eyes: Lessons and Stories from the Fairways, Catherine Therese Fulton
A Moody Memory: The Impact of Affective State on Source Memory and Reality Monitoring, Rebecca Lynn Greenberg
Stress Effects on Hydrogen Peroxide Defense Response of Physcomitrella patens and Mnium cuspidatum, Caden Karl Groves
The Heart of the Problem: An Art Gallery Installation to Foster Dialogue on Heart Disease and the Privilege of Prevention, Olivia Eileen Heinecke