Fall 2020 Senior Project Presentations

Mark your calendar for Fall Quarter Senior Capstone presentations! Fall presentations will be in person in Old Main 330 classrooms with a Zoom option. To arrange your virtual attendance at any presentation, please email Honors@wwu.edu to request the Zoom link. All times listed are in Pacific Time.

Thursday, December 3

Image: Three people pose for a photo while building a thatched roof on a home in Mongo, Chad. Text: "Daju Dar Daju: The people and language. By Ruthie Myers. Advisor Jordan Sandoval. December 3, 2020 at 10:00 AM. For disability accomodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"

Ruthie Myers

Daju Dar Daju: The People and Language

10:00 AM

Image: Minimalist drawing of a woman in a yellow dress walking in high heeled shoes. Text: "Thursday, December 3rd @ 11 AM. The High Cost of Heels: The Relationship Between High Heeled Walking & Development of Knee Osteoarthritis. Presented by Emily Carlson, Advised by Dr. Harsh Buddhadev. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu"

Emily Carlson

The High Cost of Heels: The Relationship Between High Heeled Walking & Development of Knee Osteoarthritis

11:00 AM

Image: In the upper right-hand corner is a scapula. A computer monitor is on the left. At the bottom on the left are musical symbols, and in the bottom right-hand corner a boy in an orange shirt plays violin. Text: "Oh, Scap! Scapular Kinematics in the Right Shoulders of Violin Players. Presented by Shannon Stein. Advised by Jun San Juan, PhD. Thursday, December 3, 2020. 1:00 PM. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."

Shannon Stein

Oh, Scap! Scapular Kinematics in the Right Shoulders of Violin Players

1:00 PM

Image: A scatter plot of points on a graph, with the caption "A graph of energy potential progression in a mutated protein". Text: "PDZ Domains: Computational explorations into the role of PDZ binding domains in protein interactivity. Honors Capstone project by Matthew Lee. Advised by Dr. Filip Jagodzinski. Thursday, December 3 at 4:00 PM. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu"

Matthew Lee

PDZ Domains: Computational explorations into the role of PDZ binding domains in protein interactivity

4:00 PM

Friday, December 4

Image: White background with green and red horizontal lines running across the poster, resembling a piece of notebook paper. At the center, a blackboard with two pieces of chalk displays the text. Text: "An Honor’s Capstone Presentation by Shaye Fowler, Advised by Richard Simon. Venture into Humanities. December 4th, at 10am. Presenting the short manuscript 'Against Advisement' and Analyzing the Statistics Behind Successful Authorship. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu"

Shaye Fowler

Venture into Humanities

10:00 AM

Image: A sunny day at Hoag's Pond, Bellingham. There're cattails in the foreground, pond in the background, trees in the distance, and a clear blue sky. Text: "Seasonal Differences in the Optical Properties of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter at Hoag's Pond, WA. A tour through the photochemistry of the dry and wet seasons of a local residential pond. Presented by Kimberly Wallace. Under the direction of Dr. Catherine Clark. Dec. 4, 2020. 11 AM. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu"

Kimberly Wallace

Seasonal Differences in the Optical Properties of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter at Hoag's Pond, WA

11:00 AM

Text: “Storytelling Through Comics: An Animated Reflection. A stop motion film exploring the methods of 1970s-1990s domestic comics and my own cartooning experience. By Skylar Kaster. Advised by Cara Jaye." The text is in a speech bubble hovering above a small redheaded cartoon character looking excited, with her hands in the air and emphasis lines above her head. Below the character, large red text reads, “Friday December 4th; 1:00 pm-1:45 pm. For Disability Accommodations please email ​honors@wwu.edu​.”

Skylar Kaster

Storytelling Through Comics: An Animated Reflection

1:00 PM

Image: American flags and patriotic buttons. Text: "Blogging Politics: How elementary students can use technology and critical analysis to learn about history and culture. Honors Capstone Presentation by Andrew Painter, Advised by Dr. Kristen French. Friday December 4, 2020, 2:00 PM. For Disability Accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"

Andrew Painter

Blogging Politics: How elementary students can use technology and critical analysis to learn about history and culture

2:00 PM

Image: White line drawing of a raven on a black background. Text: "Oswald of Northumbria: Pagan Hero, Christian Saint. An Examination of Saint Oswald and his role as a divine ancestor in Anglo-Saxon regnal lists. Honors Capstone Presentation by Caleb Lyon. Advised by Dr. Peter Diehl. December Fourth, 2020, 3:00 PM. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu"

Caleb Lyon

Oswald of Northumbria: Pagan Hero, Christian Saint

3:00 PM

Monday, December 7

Image: Pink box on a white-striped background. Text: “Honors Senior Capstone: Laura Brimhall with Advisor Trista Truemper. Analysis of Campus Accessibility: A look into campus signage and how it can be improved. December 7th at 9am. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.”

Laura Brimhall

Analysis of Campus Accessibility: A look into campus signage and how it can be improved

9:00 AM

Image: Photograph of a woman with a red veil over her face. Text reads "Technological Bodies: How are we Changing Ourselves for Others? Honors Capstone Presentation by Serena Riley. Advisor: Dr. Yeon Jung Yu. December 7th, 2020 at 10am. Western Washington University. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."

Serena Riley

Technological Bodies: How are we changing ourselves for others?

10:00 AM

Image of greyed out planet Earth on tan background. Text: "Honors Capstone. The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy: Why there is not broad public support for nuclear policy & why there should be. Presented by Mei Lee. Advised by Dr. Brandon Dupont. Presentation will be held on December 7th at 11 am. For disability accommodations, please email: honors@wwu.edu"

Mei Lee

The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy: Why there is not broad public support for nuclear policy & why there should be

11:00 AM

Image: Illustration of a kid in pastel pink pants and a light blue shirt gazing down at pink foxglove and a small hummingbird while standing on pebbles by the water. The sun shines next to the boy's shoulder. Text: "For Disability Accommodations please contact honors@wwu.edu. ODE TO LAKE PADDEN. By: Sarah Harris (She/They), Advisor: Dr. Goldman (He/Him). Date: December 7, 2020, Time: 1:00 PM."

Sarah Harris

Ode to Lake Padden

1:00 PM

Image: Background photo of three globes in dark lighting. Text: "Learning to Fish Together: Imperialism and Hope in International Volunteer Service. An anthropological look at imperial frameworks of international volunteering, and at new directions for cross-cultural understanding and social justice. WWU Honors Capstone Presentation by Sadie De Luca. Advisor Dr. Josh Fisher. Monday December 7th, 2:00-2:45pm. For Disability Accomodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."

Sadie De Luca

Learning to Fish Together: Imperialism and Hope in International Volunteer Service

2:00 PM

Image: Two cartoonish strands of purple DNA frame text on a black background. Text: CRISPR in Huntington's disease: Knockdown of the HTT gene using CRISPR-Cas9. By Ella Mathews, Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Cantle. Mon Dec 7, 2020, 3pm - 3:45pm. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu"

Ella Mathews

CRISPR in Huntington's disease: Knockdown of the HTT gene using CRISPR-Cas9 

3:00 PM