Past Thesis Projects
If you have an electronic copy of your abstract for your final project and would like it to be available on this website, please email it as an attachment to Dr. Karen Kuralt.
2005
NetDCMS: Document Design in the Workplace by Amanda Davis
Rhetorically Sound: The Letter Writing Process in a Senator’s Office by Tamika Edwards
Reinvent WAC. Repeat. Repeat. by Lynn Epnett
Lost in Transit by Rachel Miller
Free Indeed by Karen Palmer
Pinky Cunningham by Teresa Staton
Saint Joseph’s Home for Children: A Gift of Love by Cindy Toney
A Resource Guide for New Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators by Anne Weaver
2004
Chasing after Shadows by James Benge
Miles to Go: A Memoir by Karen Jordan
The Author is Dead/Long Live the Author: Towards a Theory of Authorship in the Digital Commons by Krista Kennedy
The Greening of Business: Changing Values or Changing Strategies? by Marjorie Lacy
The Persistence of Vision: Visual Rhetoric in Worship from the “Book of Kells” to “DigitalOfferings.com” by Tammy Veazey
Toward a Rhetoric of Word and Image by Jeff Ward
2003
An Evolution Through Depression by Heather Griffiths
A Living Legacy Online by Millie Hinkle
Protecting Human Subjects in Research: Comply or Die by Stacy Fortney
Reinventing Broadcast News: Applying the Theories of Hypertext and Rich Media to a Practical Marketing Situation by Shari Erwin
2002
Deliberative Discourse: Monologic Argument, Mediation and Negotiation Shaping Knowledge and Building Ethos in the First-Year Writing Class by Kiriaki Asiatidou
GIS Primer: A User’s Guide to Geographic Information Systems in Arkansas by Leann Manning
Making Connections: Education from a Spiritual Perspective by Dana Loetscher
(An Untitled) Collection of Essays by Kelly Lyon
Reading Into the Silent Spaces: Creating Intimate Identity in Email and Letter Correspondence by Leigh Ann Golden
When the Wellspring’s Dry by Ashley Michael
2001
A Disreputable Statistic: What Does Research Have to Say about the Influence of Language on Standardized Tests and Classroom Productivity for Black Students versus White Students by Lakiesha Hart
A Dramatistic Analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Documents: A Study of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever by Philis Ann Cooper
The Breadbasket Chronicles: Notes From a Country Cafe by Deborah Ahring
Captive Souls: The Cult Phenomenon as Social (Re) Construction by Matt Forester
Learning the Ropes: The Socialization of Writers by Sonya Sheard
The Lost Black History of White County by Frances Tolliver
Web Usability: A Qualitative Approach to Studying Cross-Cultural Differences Among Users When Navigating Web Sites by Daphne Ervin
What Do Some Providers and Veterans Say about the VA Healthcare System? by Yvonne McLaughlin
A Bridge Between Spanning Generations of the Past, Present, and Future by Emily Sudderth
When Lincoln Mattered by Marc Turner
Revising My Writing: Revising My Life by Sherry Rankins
2000
An Educated Woman: “And Still I Rise” by Gale Lankford
Birth of Responsibility: A Memoir by Larry Arnold
The Case for Strong Standards in Speech and Writing by Paul Flemming, Jr.
Color in Communication: An Exploration of Color and Human Physiology, Language, and Symbolism by Cindy Berry
Memoirs of a Technical Project: A Critical Look At Computers in Schools by Roxanne Kirkwood
Preparing for the Interview: Your Professional Interview Package by Paula Fender
The Role of Rhetorical Theory in Military Intelligence Analysis: A Soldier’s Guide to Rhetorical Theory by Gary Mills
1999
Converging Paths: A History of My Family Through Profiles by Rebecca Weisenfels Bogoslavsky
Fate Tempted: A Script with Analysis by Joy Strange
Teaching Writing in the Little Rock School District: Practicing the Curriculum by Veronica Paxton
Transcending into the Abyss: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Loss of Self During and After the Jazz Age by Debby Carr
1998
Abraham Kirkendal Allison, 1849-1916: An Ordinary Product of Extraordinary Times by Alison Hargis
All Temperature Cheer: A Memoir by Holly Young
Cracklin’ Rosie, Curling Irons, and Cookie-Baking Grannies: A Memoir by Michelle Fouse
“The Eleventh Hour” by Karen Ellis
The Fall by Jennifer Deering
…like braids in my daughter’s hair. A Journal on Living, Writing, and Teaching by Sandra Lacer
Michel Foucault and the Rhetoric of Truth: An Examination of an Embattled Intellectual and His Critics by Matthew Abraham
Newsletters: A Study in Design and Production by Melissa Britt
Peeling Off Layers: A Story/Inquiry/Notebook of Constructing and Deconstructing Identity Through Writing by Robyn Rektor
Shaping Fate: Expressions of Faith, Hope, and Love by Ann Robertson
A Submerged Site of Composition: How Meditation Informs the WritingProcess by Laura Newman
Teaching Writing Using Networked Computers: A Report on the Use of the Internet in College Writing Instruction by Catherine Spann
Tin Man: Searching for His Heart by Carey Smitherman
1997
Building a JavaScript Tutorial for the Rest of Us: The Process by Robin Shain
The Development of the Empowered Patient Using the Internet: An Evolution of the Patient/Physician Relationship in Managed Care by John Seibert
Ghost Eyes: Observations of At-Risk Children by a Teacher/Researcher by Jan Meins
Rhetoric of Writing an Annual Report by Andrea Moore
The Taste of Dust: Explorations in Memory, Language, and Relationship by Melissa Stover
They Own the Road: A Look into the Life of Truckers by Timothy Burns
Tongues and Interpretations: A Memoir by Jean Vowell
1996
AIDS Care Examined: A Qualitative Study of a RAIN Careteam by Bradley Bennett
Audience Analysis by Comedians: Where’s the Humor? by Trudy Hagstrom
Block Scheduling: Fantasy Theme to Rhetorical Vision by Linda Laster
Certain Standards: Using Narratives to Illustrate the Implementation of Arkansas Public Education Outcomes by Dana Steward
Conversations with Jesus: The Interpretative Influence of Speech Acts and Conversational Implicatures on Selected Parabolic Conversations in the Gospel of Luke by Denise Group
High School Athletics, Rhetoric, and Popular Culture by Sohn Enis
Once There Were Green Fields by Susan Walker
A Perfect Time for Writing: A Project For Older Adults by Susan Williams
The Proposal Process by Leslie Doan
Professional Writing Portfolios for Use in Higher Education and Beyond by Stephanie Peeler
The Rhetoric of Composition: A Rhetorical Analysis of Pathos in Social Service Discourse by Lorna Marchand
A Study of Case Assignment in Coordinate Noun Phrases by Judith Quattlebaum
Tingktingk Long Jisas: A Biography of David Sitton by Emily Barefoot
Walking Through the Ghost Rooms: An Exploration of Time and Memory by Heidi Grindstaff
1995
Amazing Grace: Rhetorical Figuration in Sermons Published in Truth for Today by Cheryl Schramm
Development of a Church Media Center Procedures Manual: Adventures in Document Design and Desktop Publishing by Cynthia Fulton
The Discourse of Southern Massive Resistance: A Metaphorical Analysis by Kevin Johnson
The Dominant Zone: Applications in Personality Type Development by Suzanne Patterson
A Map of the Heart by Michael Laughter
The Virtual Reality Writing Center–Pioneering the Educational Frontier by Joel English
“Yes. It really happened. Just like I’m tellin’ you…”: A Study of Storytelling in a Small Arkansas Community by Jan Austin
1994
Crossing Boundaries: Learning Together in a Developmental Classroom by Margaret Birdson
Frontier Fantasy and Wilderness Reality in Mary Crownover Rabb’s Reminiscences of Her Texas Travels by Jonthy Williams
Revision as Learning by David Bolt
The Sermons of Loren Eiseley by Clara Rubarth
Singing Over the Bones by Briget Laskowski
Toward an Ethical Rhetoric: Examining American Fantasy Themes of Homelessness by Lisa Mongno
When it Comes to Texts, He’s a True Democrat: Umberto Eco’s Criticism of Contemporary and Popular Culture by Colin Ramsey
Voice and Audience in Journals by Sandy Moore
1993
Classical Rhetoric in The Waste Land by Shehnaz Yunus
Effects of the Arkansas Writing Project on Teacher Attitudes and Behaviors by Fonda Bell
“The Flowers Are Gone When the Fruit Begins to Ripen”: Voices in Alexander Pope’s Letters by Jackolyn Barnhouse
Gretel Ehrlich and the Heroic Journey: A Study in Psychology and Literature by Deborah Fox
Implementing the Teaching of Writing in the Rural Primary Schools in the State of Sabah by Lucas Umbul
“Meet Anne, an Angry Writer: Case Study of a Dyslexic and Dysgraphic Adult” by Melinda Kreth
Public Education in Three Parts: Literacy, Illiteracy, and Aliteracy by Kathryn Sanders
What Every Freelance Translator Should Know by Jana Bundy
Writing in the Dark: Horror Fiction and Childhood Fears by Earnest Cox
1992
The Adult College Student’s Survival Guide by James Bell
Creating Opportunities From Obstacles by Dan Lybarger
Distinguishing Voice in Literary Writing: A Study of Gretel Ehrlich’s Fiction and Nonfiction by Edwina Smith
Exposition to Fiction: A Writing Process by Dale Chapman
Three Aspects of Willa Cather’s Apprenticeship: Nebraska, Journalism, and Sarah Orne Jewett by Patricia Harris
Voices in the Classroom: Teaching Freshman Composition to Returning Women by Shirley Gray
Writing About Writing by Nena McCauley
Writing Within and for the Organization: An Overview of a Technical Writing Internship by Chad Fitz
1991
Dealing With Memory: An Analysis of the Writing Process Behind A Cocaine (Crack) Dealer/User’s Autobiography by Doris Holmes
The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Survival Guide for the New Mother by Marcia Smith
Self-Dramatization as Rhetorical Discourse in the Nonfiction Writings of Edward Abbey by Bryan Moore
Southern Voice. Gender Differences in the Writings of Carson McCullers and Truman Capote by Gina Teel
Voices from the Valley: Metaphors in AIDS Literature by Yvonne Hickey
1990
Gerard Manley Hopkins’ ‘The Wreck of the Deutschland’: A Synthesis of James Kinneavey’s Aims of Discourse by Mary Branton
Orality and Literacy: The Spoken and the Written Narrative by Susan Stover
Traveling An Honest Road, The Life of H.A., “Ted,” Bailey by Brian Walker
1989
An Intern’s View of Collaborative Writing in a Scientific Setting: A Case Study by Betty Hitt
Assumptions About Writing in Two Discourse Communities by Dorinda Moran
The Influence of Audience Expectations in the Air Force Officer Effectiveness Report by Edith Disler
To Curse or To Cure: Alice Walker’s Female Characters Write by Linda Joshua
What Sorts of Audience-Related Issues Do Dieticians Consider in Developing Diet Instruction Manuals? by Rita Huie
Writing in the Active Voice: Theory Vs. Practice by John Gregan
1988
Cohesion and the Writing Process: Case Studies in Legal Discourse by Judith Camp
The Importance of Context in Establishing a Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Program by Charlotte Miller
The Role of Rhythm in Prose by Anne Black
Virginia Woolf on Her Composing Process: Getting a Hold On Sausage and Haddock by Angela Wineland
1987
Gender Differences in the Writing Process by Anita Buswell