Honors Program Theses

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Open Access Honors Program Thesis

First Advisor

Christopher Martin

Abstract

The variation on a creative thesis that I formed was a website and blog that utilized research about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and how it affects athletes of all kinds, specifically athletes in the National Football League. The reason that I chose this topic is because the field that I hope to go into is that of sports journalism. One of the biggest problems facing sports leagues all over the world is the issue of safety. One of the biggest safety concerns in sports is that of head injuries, and one of the most prominent head injuries is CTE. I chose CTE because there is not a lot that is known about the disease, but there is a lot of misinformation out there. The reason that I created this thesis in a blog format is for the purpose of informing the masses through an accessible way that doesn’t feel like an essay that goes way over the head of the average person. I think that a blog is easily understandable and user friendly for people of all ages and demographics.

Year of Submission

2024

Department

Department of Communication and Media

University Honors Designation

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors

Date Original

5-2024

Object Description

1 PDF file (1 volume (unnumbered))

Language

en

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