JMU Honors College Capstone Projects Student Name Year Major Advisor Name Title Finley, Debora 1986 Accounting The Use of Computers in Managerial Accounting Addresses the Role of Computers in Managerial Accounting Dec, John 1987 Accounting Arthur Bishop Auditor Independence: Is the Profession Covering the Concepts Adequately Goldenberg, Michael 1987 Accounting Jim Henrick Purchasing Fraud in the Hospitality Industry: Can the Problem be Controlled? Markey, Rita 1990 Accounting The Effects of Capital Gains Taxation on Taxpayer Equity, Government Revenue, and the National Economy Ruhl, Cynthia 1990 Accounting Kent St. Pierre Ethics in the Accounting Profession: Propaganda or Reality Thrift, William 1990 Accounting Alexander Gabbin, Ph.D. The Certification Process for Public Accountants: Are Virginia CPAs Ready for Changes? McKnight, Mary 1991 Accounting Donna Street, Ph.D. The Mentor-Protege Relationship in Large Public Accounting Firms Byrne, Lisa 1992 Accounting Donna Street, Ph.D. Role Conflict Faced by Accountants Employed by Large Public Firms O’Neil, Jon Patrick 1992 Accounting Charles P. Baril, Ph.D. Accounting for Income Taxes: The Implementation of FASB Statement No. 96 Dickenson, Lloyd 1995 Accounting Donna Street, Ph.D. The Harmonization of Accounting Standards in the 21st Century: Will the Anglo-Saxon/US Model become the Dominant Accounting Model? Harlow, William 1996 Accounting Donna Street, Ph.D. Measuring the Effect of Financial Reporting Standards 6 & 7 on British Business Combination Activity Seltzer, Nathan 2001 Accounting Nancy Nichols, Ph.D. Evaluating the Success of Whole Hospital Joint Ventures Through Charity Care Analysis Ackerman, Stephanie 2004 Accounting Nancy Nichols, Ph.D. Accounting Fraud in the Telecommunications Industry Romeo, Theresa 2005 Accounting Robert Richardson, Ph.D. An Examination of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Cybulski, Amanda Kate 2010 Accounting Nancy Nichols, Ph.D. A Study in the Complexity of Tax Law in the United States since the Codification of the 1986 Tax Code Selby, Taylor Kaitlin 2013 Accounting Timothy Louwers, Ph.D. The Threat Financing Lifecycle Student Name Year Major Advisor Name Title Jin, Jing Jing 2015 Accounting Sandra Cereola, Ph.D. Cybersecurity Disclosure Effectiveness on Public Companies Jones, Maria 2017 Accounting Luis Betancourt, Ph.D. The Expanded Auditor's Report: A Case Study From the United Kingdom Catania, Luke Francis 2018 Accounting Timothy J. Louwers, Ph.D. Frank J. Wilson: The Father of Forensic Accounting McAnallen, Samantha Ann 2018 Accounting Luis Betancourt, Ph.D. The Role of Leadership in Student Organizations Hands, Ruth 1978 Anthropology Analysis of Aboriginal Settlement Patterns Along a Section of Back Creek in Bath County, Virginia Chandler, Kent 1979 Anthropology England Breaking the Mold Hicks, Diane 1979 Anthropology An Examination of Political Corruption: Maryland as a Case Study Schimmel, Ellen 1979 Anthropology Perception and Interpersonal Attraction: A Replication Petke, Rudolph 1981 Anthropology Mary Norm Circle Square and Longways Set: An Ethnohistorical Study of Dance in England Hiner, Yvonne 1983 Anthropology Comparative Analysis of Children in Need of Services(HINS) and Foster Care Children (Shenandoah Byrnes, Patricia 1986 Anthropology An Examination of the Importance of Social Class Ethos based on the Broom and Selznick Model of Social Gregory, Florence 1986 Anthropology Women'sClasses to Pensions:the Stability A Fifty-Year of American Progression Class Structure to and Mediocrity, 1935-1985 Whiteley, Nancy 1986 Anthropology Marriage Enrichment: A Theological and Social Inquiry Akers, Donna 1988 Anthropology Richard H. Thompson, Ph.D. A Comparison and Contrast of Female Character Type om Selected Appalachian Novels Brubaker, Sarah-Jane 1990 Anthropology James L. Steele, Ph.D. An Analysis of the Travelers, Citicorp Merger Pollack, Michael 1990 Anthropology The Influence of Bushido on Japanese Management Philosophy Shields, Elizabeth 1990 Anthropology Richard H. Thompson, Ph.D. US Joint Ventures with the World's Sleeping Giant: China Young, Amy 1990 Anthropology William P. Boyer Jr., Ph.D. Toward a Predictive Model for Aboriginal Settlement in Portions of Northwestern Rockingham County Kenny, Erin 1991 Anthropology Richard H. Thompson, Ph.D. Possession Sickness: The Affliction and It's Implications Student Name Year Major Advisor Name Title Richards, Randall 1992 Anthropology William P. Boyer Jr., Ph.D. Archeological Survey of Portions of the Middle River Drainage in Swoope, Virginia Stone, Rebecca 1992 Anthropology William P. Boyer Jr., Ph.D. Physical and Environmental Factors in Gender Role Origins Hamlin, Catherine 1993 Anthropology Linda Seligmann Chacaras for Cash: Roles of Women in the Contemporary Guaymi community Price, Allison 1993 Anthropology Sue E. Spivey, Ph.D. Intimate Interracial(Black-White) Relationships: A Critical Analysis Holler, Beth 1994 Anthropology William P. Boyer Jr., Ph.D. Folk Medicine in the Casselman Valley Krause, Katrina 1994 Anthropology Sue E. Spivey, Ph.D. Self-Worth and Sexuality: A Content Analysis of Advertising in Women's Magazines McClintock, Laura 1994 Anthropology Sue E. Spivey, Ph.D. A Critical Analysis of Women in the American Indian Movement Stout, Dietrich 1994 Anthropology William P. Boyer Jr., Ph.D. The Evolutionary Origins of the Human Language Bigger, Sharon 1995 Anthropology Sue E. Spivey, Ph.D. ACapacity: James Madison Context andUniversity-Shenandoah Characteristics National Park Partnership: Analysis of Retrofits for Energy Efficiency at Select Buildings within Shenandoah Helbig, Dana 1997 Anthropology Ivy Pike DanaNational Christina: Park An Atomic Legacy Wilkins, Michael 1997 Anthropology Clarence Geier, Ph.D. The North River Gap Community in Era of the American Civil War: A Historical Archaeological Study Sechrist, Kathryn 1998 Anthropology Richard H. Thompson, Ph.D. The Resurgence in American Home Birthing: An Historical and Ethnographic Study Garvey, Shannon 2000 Anthropology Laura Lewis, Ph.D. ¿SOSVo seante?: A Study of Historical and Sociolinguistic Aspects of the Spanish American Vose Maust, Trisha 2000 Anthropology William P. Boyer Jr., Ph.D. Journeys Through Time and Meaning: The Mythology of Navajo Sandpainting Butler, Kimberly 2002 Anthropology Andrea Wiley, Ph.D. As Wholesome as Milk: The Interaction of the Dairy Industry and American Culture McIntyre, Allison 2002 Anthropology Andrea Wiley, Ph.D. Osteoporosis: An Anthropological Perspective Thomson, Lena 2002 Anthropology Laura Lewis, Ph.D. Grassroots Organizing and Discourses of Identity Among Mexican Transmigrants in Harrisonburg, Albright, Len 2003 Anthropology George F. Linder, Ph.D. Flip-FlopVirginia Graffiti: Street Crime and Social Opinion Student Name Year Major Advisor Name Title Blanchard, Rebecca 2003 Anthropology Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D. Unveiling: An Investigation of Dance Hoofnagle, Bryan 2003 Anthropology Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D. A Growing Season at the Staunton/Augusta and Harrisonburg Farmers' markets: Activating a Locally Schultz, Marvin 2003 Anthropology Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D. ADerived String Organicof Pearls: Discourse Blacks Run Greenway and the Green Infrastructure Movement Feldman, Valerie 2004 Anthropology Andrea Wiley, Ph.D. The Transgender Experience: A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Body Alteration Mitch, Heather 2004 Anthropology Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D. The Understanding: Vampires, Werewolves and Gamers: Real Life and Imagined Worlds in the Camarilla Fan Club Semeraro, Dominique 2004 Anthropology Andrea Wiley, Ph.D. Human Retroversion: Investigation of a New Method of Measurement Abbot, Allison Jane 2005 Anthropology Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D. Ethnohistories of Newtown: Excavating and Reconstructing the Racialized Past of Harrisonburg, Virginia Ahmed, Naheed 2005 Anthropology Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D. Female Circumcision: Notions of Bodiliness and Deconstructing the Human Rights Discourse Herz, Sara 2005 Anthropology Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D. Converging Natures: An Ethnographic Look Into Tom Brown's Tracking, Nature, and Wilderness Survival Mayhew, Linsey 2005 Anthropology Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D. MediatedSchool Community: Imagining Identity Through Unlicensed Radio Bredthauer, Alison 2006 Anthropology Julie Solometo, Ph.D. Southern Connections: A Discussion of Mesoamerican Influences Atkins, Ashley Layne 2007 Anthropology Julie Solometo, Ph.D. Pamunkey Indian Craft Production: Ceramic Traditions and the Non-Native Influence Nelson, Kara Alese 2007 Anthropology Andrea Wiley, Ph.D. The Relationship Between Nonhuman Primates and the Origin of Infectious Disease Bickham, Joanna Felts 2008 Anthropology Andrea Wiley, Ph.D. The Evolution of the Distinctive Sclera in Humans Crawford, Katie Lynn 2008 Anthropology Amy Paugh, Ph.D. The Feast and the Photograph; Masking and the Grotesque Among College Students Metcalfe, Claire Mary 2008 Anthropology Shah Hanifi, Ph.D. A Holistic Approach to Understanding Cholera in the 21st Century Tarabek, Julianne Elizabeth 2009 Anthropology Julie Solometo, Ph.D. Technology Change and Lethality in Projectile Points: A Southwest Case Study Britz, Jacqueline Baker 2010 Anthropology Jennifer E. Coffman, Ph.D. The Keiskamma Project: The Implication of Social Factors On the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Hamburg, South Africa Student Name Year Major Advisor Name Title Burns, Meredith Jane 2010 Anthropology Liam Buckley, Ph.D. Language Acquisition in Harrisonburg's ELL Immigrant Population DeMeo, Emily Beth 2010 Anthropology Mieka Polanco, Ph.D. Belief that