Honors students complete the Honors College core curriculum, which fulfills the general education requirements of UNLV. Research and Creative Honors students undertake a special research or creative project culminating in a senior thesis within their major discipline.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Emergence of “The School Shooter” as a Category of Analysis: What the 1990s Can Teach Us About Youth Violence, Rebecca Maria Jimenez
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Efficient Image Coding and Transmission in Deep Space Communication, Reiner Dizon
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Ethnic Differences in Depressive Symptoms and Risky Behaviors Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites, Irma De Santiago
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Roulette: More than just a Chance, David Abuhanna
Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in the Caribbean, Kimberly A. L. T. Stephenson
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Initial Characterization of a Conserved Active Site Residue for the Cdc34 Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme, Arvin Akoopie
Proust, the Suffering Artist, Matthew G. Buyachek
Jiahd in the Global Village: Al-Qaeda's Digital Radicalization and Recruitment Campaign, Katie Cannata
Relationship of DNA Methylation with Cardiovascular Fitness and Body Composition, Mihaela A. Ciulei
Examining the Success and Failure of Multiethnic Coalition Governments in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Cases of Kenya and Senegal, Emily Cunningham
Theory and Practice of Translation: An Original Translation of Regina E. G. Schymiczek’s Die Weide Der Seepferde (The Pasture of the Seahorses), Bradley J. Davey and Ralph W. Buechler
The Spratly Islands Dispute: International Law, Conflicting Claims, and Alternative Frameworks For Dispute Resolution, Robin Gonzales
Deterring Fraud: Police Investigations into Embezzlement, Brandon Grossman
Alcohol and Drug Use Amongst College Students in Relation to Sexual Abuse, Christyn Hollingsworth
Characterization of Metal-Reducing Microorganisms in Walker Lake: A Terminal Saline Desert Lake, Memona Khan
Modeling Hedonic Processing and Anhedonia in Depression, Kevin Mercado
A Quasi-Classical Logic for Classical Mathematics, Henry Nikogosyan
Environmental Protection and U.S. Foreign Policy & Decision-Making in Multilateral Development Banks, Maui Cheska L. Orozco
Mechanical and Transport Properties of Alkali-Activated Natural Pozzolans as Sustainable Binders, Brittany Radke
Biomechanical Analysis of Gait Kinetics Resulting From Use of a Vacuum Socket on a Transtibial Prosthesis, Maria De Lourdes Ramos Gonzalez
Killing and Letting Die: The Irrelevant Distinction, Sarah Beth Shaw
An Exclusionary Revolution: Marginalization and Representation of Trans Women in Print Media (1969 – 1979), Emylia N. Terry
Water Use on the Las Vegas Strip: Assessment and Suggestions for Conservation, Suzanne H. Trabia
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Governing Through Permanent Campaigning: Media Usage and Press Freedom in Ecuador, Maria Jose Flor Agreda
The Evolving Executive: Provisional Decrees and Their Impact on Brazil's Executive-Legislative Relationship, Lance L. Arberry
Movementism and Party Institutionalization in Venezuela, Miguel Davila
Early Life Stress, Drug Abuse, Exercise Effects on BDNF and Sex-influenced Excercise Differences, Karissa Dold
Supersonic Turbine Cascade Studies Using Computational Fluid Dynamics and Water Table Experiments, Shelby E. Nelson
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Patients With Conversion Disorder and Medical Controls: Comparing Emotional Awareness, Talya Alsaid-Habia
An Examination of the Varying Role of the United Nations in the Civil Wars of Rwanda and El Salvador, Vanessa Jaramillo-Cano
The Design and Testing of a Solar Autoclave with Broad Spectrum Sterilization Capabilities, Sarah S. Trabia
The African-American Struggle for Equality: Two Divergent Approaches, Steven Washington