Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the development of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the early career of Leopold Stokowski.

Undergraduate thesis exploring modern American racism as the result of the nation's legacy of theological white supremacy and its deep-rooted racial issues that remain unresolved because of the theo-mythologies embedded at the core of the nation's foundational fabric that have been and continue to be largely unaccounted for in corrective racial discourse through a case study of Denton, Texas. By employing localized interdisciplinary methodological approaches aimed at unveiling the theo-myth which underscores the modern American racial ontology, this study examines how theological white supremacy was homogenized into popular culture in Denton County Texas following the Civil War via neo-Confederate Ku Klux Klan movement, which the author calls Ku Klux Konfederatism, that continues its influence today through localized theo-political institutions, sociocultural systems and cultural 'norms.'

Paper discusses the effects of gentrification on communities by focusing on Dallas Freedman’s Town/North Dallas—established by freed slaves in the 1860’s—and the Saint Paul United Methodist Church congregation.

Paper discusses archival research into women in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex who changed society.

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the history, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of anorexia nervosa.

Paper explores questions about the efficacy of democracy in America.

Honors thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the poetic elements of the music of The Beatles.

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the relationship between insomnia and mental health among college students.

Paper explores how the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936 was used to build the mythology of a unified Texas identity and history.

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the relationship between the global drug trade and the corruption of government officials. Included is a history of international drug prohibition, cases of corruption by country, United States policies implemented to prevent corruption, and an analysis of the potential for success in curtailing drug related corruption in the U. S.

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the role of coping on the physical and mental health symptoms of women in abusive relationships. It is hypothesized that sustained partner abuse will be associated with mental and physical health symptoms and that coping will mediate these effects. Psychological abuse was found to have the strongest impact on women's physical and mental health.

Paper explores refugee representations in the 1950s of non-western/World War II in American media, specifically “smaller circulation” media - local newspapers, academic studies, and governmental documents.

Paper examines the ways in which “public characters” in South Dallas regulated the space in their regular gathering area, with a focus on the need for life-sustaining informal spaces.

Paper uses a content analysis of the editorial section in a major Dallas-area newspaper to demonstrate a shift within American public discourse toward moral and cultural arguments against illegal immigration, and argues that this is due to the inclusion of participatory journalism in newspaper editorial pages.

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing health care of people without health insurance in Denton County, Texas.

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the problems and variables associated with assessing the total number of neurons in a network from cell seeding concentrations and measurements of network area.

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing various documentaries and the race, class, and education issues they present.

Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the influence and predictive qualities of homonegative attitudes on internalized homophobia among gay, lesbian, and bisexual college students, and the moderating effects of self esteem on these variables.