The Longwood Senior Thesis program is a three-semester long project, open to all departments at Longwood University. Students who wish to participate in the program must meet academic requirements and have a faculty sponsor. For all requirements, visit the Senior Thesis Program website. The Longwood Senior Thesis Proposal is the first step in the process, requiring students to find and work with a faculty sponsor to complete a 7-8 page research proposal. The proposal is then submitted here in Digital Commons and reviewed by the Senior Thesis Committee.
Proposals from 2025
The Chemical Nature of Colors, Bryant Corbin and Bryant Corbin
Click-Based Synthesis of Hemibastadin Derivatives and Their Applications as Antimicrobial and Biofilm Inhibiting Agents, James B. Daniel III
Discovery of suitable habitat for Freshwater Mussel species in the Appomattox River through the use of environmental DNA., Nicholas Duellman
Quantifying the Rates of Coastal Change along Smith Island, Maryland, Sarah Lacy and Ravi Sankar
Investigation of the Effects of the Peptidylarginine Deiminase Inhibitor Cl-amidine on Apoptosis and Gene Expression in Ovarian Cancer, Victoria Walden
Proposals from 2024
Right, Left, Right: Dance training impacts on single leg postural control, Rachel M. Griffith
Chemical and structural design of single molecule switches, Elaina Grogg
How Intersectional Identities Affect Queer Self-Consciousness in Passing and Other Novels, Lee McKennon Kassay
The Analysis of Artificially Flavored Coffees, Hannah Knights
Sympathy for the Robot, Elena Lavigne
Diachronic Demographic Patterns of Enslaved People at Mulberry Hill, Quincey Urban
Proposals from 2023
(Dis)advantages of Device-Free Time: A Mixed Methods Digital Detox Study, Sandy Burrill
Biomechanics Locomotion and Predation Escape in Cricket Species, Kira M. Edens
The Investigation of the Antimicrobial and Biofilm-Disrupting Properties of Synthesized Hemibastadin Derivatives, Antonio Harvey and Andrew A. Yeagley
Compensating for Effects of Autotomy on Locomotion in Stink Bugs (Halyomorpha halys), Lilian C. Jubb
Determination of the Effects of Added Methionine on the Toxicity of Platinum Drugs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kassidy Owens and Jonathan White
Consequences of Environment and Loss on Maternal Behavior, Anxiety, Boldness, and Memory in Rats, Alayna Skye Palamar
Historicizing Virility: the Change of Masculinity Within American Movie-musicals, Christopher Sparks
