Barrett, The Honors College Thesis/Creative Project Collection
Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University proudly showcases the work of undergraduate honors students by sharing this collection exclusively with the ASU community.
Barrett accepts high performing, academically engaged undergraduate students and works with them in collaboration with all of the other academic units at Arizona State University. All Barrett students complete a thesis or creative project which is an opportunity to explore an intellectual interest and produce an original piece of scholarly research. The thesis or creative project is supervised and defended in front of a faculty committee. Students are able to engage with professors who are nationally recognized in their fields and committed to working with honors students. Completing a Barrett thesis or creative project is an opportunity for undergraduate honors students to contribute to the ASU academic community in a meaningful way.
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- Creators: School of Human Evolution & Social Change
Determining post-mortem interval (PMI), or time since death, is a crucial part of the forensic investigation process. However, there is not currently a reliable method of estimation that can be universally used in the field. The goal of this study was to analyze the most commonly used statistical methods of PMI estimation and attempt to improve these methods, particularly for a desert environment, through an assessment of variables collected through the Sonoran Desert Decomposition Project at ASU.