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Amazing Opportunities: Undergraduate Students Contribute through Honors Research
He wasn't your average undergraduate student. First of all, he was 35 when he returned to college. Secondly, he had extensive experience in IT, notably as a systems architect for the eBusiness and Engineering organization at NCR, Dayton, Ohio, and as a highly paid consultant.
Brad A. Henry just graduated spring quarter 2007 with a BS in Technical Education and Training. "I have taken advantage of the experience of going back to college," he says. "I have had some amazing opportunities and doors have opened."
Henry chose honors research and discovered his study topic while in the course Introduction to the Exceptional Child. He said he was inspired by the special needs of ESL children. By combining his interest in technology issues with the need to help ESL teachers better serve their ESL students, he found a winning research topic.
Associate Professor Christopher Zirkle, his advisor in the School of Physical Activity and Educational Services, saw Henry's potential and encouraged him to continue on toward the Doctoral Degree in Workforce Development and Education.
"Needless to say, that put an entire new perspective on my educational goals," says Henry, who also volunteers over 200 hours for nonprofits and competes in triathlons and other sports competitions each year. "I'm continuing on [in the graduate program] so that the research I am conducting will be evaluated and used, which puts a huge smile on my face."
Throughout the academic year, honors students work closely with their faculty advisors, conducting their own research to broaden the knowledge base in their fields. Many of the studies are the first of their kind.
A list follows of the spring 2007 graduating Education and Human Ecology honors students, along with a link to each student's research abstract.
School of Physical Activity and Educational Services
"Teachers' Perceptions of Technology When Teaching English-as-a-Second Language Students"
Presenter: Bradley A. Henry
Advisor: Chris Zirkle
Plans after Graduation: Begin the college's Master of Arts Degree Program in Workforce Development and Education
Read Henry's thesis abstract
Department of Consumer Sciences
"College Student Credit Card Debt: A Closer Look"
Presenter: Amanda M. Miller
Advisor: Jonathan Fox
Plans after Graduation: Seeking a full-time position or internship in the field.
EHE Scholarships during Degree Program: Financial Planning Association of Central Ohio Scholarship; Undergraduate HEC Honors Research Scholarship
Read Miller's thesis abstract
"Male Body Image: Connections among Attractiveness, First Impressions, Product Usage, and Grooming"
Presenter: Jacquie Trevis
Advisor: Nancy Rudd
Plans after Graduation: Seeking a position in technical design.
EHE Scholarship during Degree Program: Kappa Omicron Nu Scholarship
Other Scholarship: Young Menswear Association, Inc. Scholarship
Read Trevis' thesis abstract
"Fashion Advertisements and Female Young Adult Body Image"
Presenter: Shahera Williams
Advisor: Nancy Rudd
Plans after Graduation: Now working in DSW's Corporate Office in the Merchandising Department
Scholarship during Degree Program: Young Menswear Association, Inc. Scholarship
Read Williams' thesis abstract
"Made in Clean and Healthful Conditions: An In-depth Study of a 1910s Fair Labor Garment"
Presenter: Sarah Woodyard
Advisor: Patricia Cunningham
Plans after Graduation: Working for the summer as a family interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, where she served as an intern the prior summer in the millinery shop.
Read Woodyard's thesis abstract
Awards: Third place in the Humanities category in the May 2007 OSU Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
Department of Human Nutrition
"Assessing the Evaluation Tools and Impact of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program among Participants in Ohio"
Presenter: Jane Allen
Advisors: Joyce McDowell and Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez
Plans after Graduation: Now enrolled in the college's Human Nutrition Dietetic Internship Program
Read Allen's thesis abstract
"Risk of Connective Tissue Injury in Dysmenorrheic versus Eumenorrheic Collegiate Athletes: A Case-Control Study"
Presenter: Julie Javorek
Advisors: Jackie Buell and Gail Kaye
Plans after Graduation: Graduating in autumn '07 and applying to medical schools this summer.
EHE Scholarships during Degree Program: John Scott and Della Errington Scholarship
Read Javorek's thesis abstract
"An Analysis of Household Food Security in Ghana and Other Socio-Economic Indicators, with a View to Finding Links to Prevalence of Malaria"
Presenter: Nathan Lewandowski
Advisor: Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez
Plans after Graduation: Entered medical school at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
EHE Scholarship during Degree Program: Grace T. Henderson Scholarship ('06)
Read Lewandowski's thesis abstract
Department of Human Development and Family Science
"The Efficacy of Structured Field Trip Programs for Third Grade Students at the Center of Science and Industry"
Presenter: Melissa Nameth
Advisor: Kimberlee Whaley, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Human Development and Family Science, and Vice President of Learning and Research Partnerships, COSI
Plans after Graduation: Started this summer in the College of Education and Human Ecology Master of Education Program in Early Childhood Education.
EHE Scholarships during Degree Program: Mabel Sarbaugh Undergraduate Honors Scholarship ('06), Joseph and Nina Mattus Scholarship ('05)
Read Nameth's thesis abstract
"The Relationship between Family Structure, Ethnicity, Parental Monitoring and the Initiation of Sexual Activity"
Presenter: Lauren Sarnacki
Advisor: Suzanne Bartle-Haring
Plans after Graduation: Now enrolled in the College of Education and Human Ecology Master of Education Program for Middle Childhood Education.
EHE Scholarships during Degree Program: Undergraduate HEC Honors Research Scholarship
Read Sarnacki's thesis abstract
"The Efficacy of the OSU Kid Corps Progress to Improve the Literacy Skills"
Presenter: Jennifer Shaker
Advisor: David W. Andrews
Plans after Graduation: Enrolled in the College of Education and Human Ecology Master of Education Program in Early Childhood Education, ages 3 through 3rd grade.
EHE Scholarships during Degree Program: Undergraduate HEC Honors Research Scholarship ('06), Shepherd Foundation Scholarship ('05)
Read Shaker's thesis abstract
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