Sample Thesis/Project Titles
Below are some examples of disciplines studied and theses completed by MALS graduates:
Jeremy Allen, Rhetoric and History, “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: History of the McAlmont Church of Christ”
Steve Allsup, English and Theatre Arts, “Greek Myth in Film”
Melvin Beavers, Rhetoric and History, “Cultural Literacy and Being ‘Black’: A Rhetorical Analysis of African American Beliefs and Identity”
Terry Espino-Bright, Rhetoric and Spanish, “A Memoir of Language and Motherhood”
Elaine Corum, Rhetoric, Gerontology and Social Work, “Through the Valley of the Shadow: A Journey of Commemoration and Healing”
Britney Finely, Psychology, Health Sciences, and Education, “How the President’s Challenge Serves as an Assessment Tool to Motivate Third Graders in an Inner City Elementary Physical Education Class”
Sheila Glasscock, English and Music, “Characteristics of Modernism in Selected Works of T.S. Eliot, George Gershwin, and Eugene O’Neil”
Barbara Hildebrand, Psychology and Health Science, “Predictors of Smoking Behavior in a National Dataset of Adolescents”
Ana Hollis, Psychology and Health Sciences, “Psychological Correlates from Diabetes”
Steve Jauss, English and Rhetoric and Writing, “Toward a Unified Theory of Quotation”
George Lea, History and Political Science, “A Diamond in the Rough: The History of Taylor Field”
Samuel Oneygam, Political Science and Rhetoric/Writing,
Jane Rampona, Psychology and Social Work, “Psycho-sexual Politics of Life on the Streets: Narratives of Homeless Women and Formerly Homeless Women”
Clay Robinson, Political Science and History, “Of the Common Law World view and the American Constitution”
Laura Tharel, English and History, “Arthur and Guinevere, Medieval to Modern: An Historical Analysis of the Arthurian Legend”
Laurie Vescovo Knight, Psychology, Gerontology, Education, “The Prevalence of Overweight in Elementary School Children: An Interdisciplinary Approach for a School-Based Intervention”
Helen Webb, Secondary Language Acquisition, Spanish, Standards Application: “A Cultural Study of La Casa de los Espiritus by Isabel Allende”
Below are some examples of disciplines studied and final projects completed by MALS graduates:
Cynthia Beck, English and History, “Nubbins. A Digitization of a book of Poetry by Hen-Toh (AKA Bertrand N. O. Walker), with Introduction and Annotation”
Damon Bullock, Gerontology and Criminal Justice, “Elder Abuse: Prevention and Intervention Project”
Jayme Butts-Hall, History and Political Science, “Turning Compassion into Action: Animal Welfare in Little Rock, Arkansas”
Shannon Caldwell, Rhetoric/Writing and Communication, “Communicating with the World One Moment at a Time: Teachable Moments with Bill Clinton”
Amel Djouadi, Political Science and Public Administration “School Choice: A Case Study of a Charter School”
Brian Kinder, Music and Studio Art, “One More Time”: An Audio CD of Children’s Songs Composed and Published by Brian Kinder
Daisy Lee Stringer, Rhetoric and Education,”Meeting the unmet and under served social needs of older adults in rural populations of Arkansas”
Lance Watson, Music and Radio, Television, Film, “A Comparision of Church Music Service Software Including a Pilot Project to Allow End Users to Assess Software and Equipment”