2024-2025
Date |
Description |
Forms & Links |
| September 9 (Last day of drop/add period) |
Honors Thesis Applications due to the Director of Undergraduate Research (Hall of Sciences 141). If this form is submitted by email, all signatories must be copied on the email. Honors 410 registration completed. After this date, registration is by petition to the Honors Faculty Advisory Committee and Academic Standing. |
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September 23 6:30-8:30 p.m. |
Thesis Colloquium & Reception — We will have an evening of presentations and workshops. All thesis writers and advisors are expected to attend. |
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September 27 |
Honors Thesis Committee form due to the Director of Undergraduate Research (Hall of Sciences 141). If this form is submitted by email, all committee members must be copied on the email. |
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| On or Before November 8 | Meeting of full thesis committee (student, thesis advisor, and committee members) to discuss Honors candidate’s thesis proposal and schedule and determine the role of each committee member. | |
| November 19 | Last day to drop Honors 410 with a W. If you and your advisor agree that you should earn credit for your work on your project this semester, you may convert your thesis to an independent study. | Convert HON 410 to Independent Study |
| Spring Registration | Register for Honors 411 course for the spring using the online form, “Individual Instruction Registration Request for CLA” found on the Registrar’s website. Honors 411 Registrations will not be approved unless Thesis Application and Committee Forms have been submitted | Course Registration |
| By December 6 (End of Fall classes) |
Completion of first chapter or equivalent. If the student fails to meet this deadline they should consider converting their thesis into an independent study. (This is a suggested deadline only; it is up to thesis advisors, committee members, and writers to determine what is most appropriate for success of individual theses regarding Fall progress.) | |
| January 22 (Start of Spring classes) |
Draft of thesis or detailed progress report due to thesis advisor. Nature of draft or progress report should be approved by thesis advisor. | |
| February 4 (Last Day of Drop/Add Period.) |
The student and advisor should have determined by this point whether the thesis is viable. After this date the 411 Spring Honors Course can only be converted into another four-credit independent study; it cannot be dropped without a “W” appearing on the student’s transcript. | Convert HON 410 to Independent Study |
| February 19 | First draft due to entire thesis committee. | |
| February 26–March 4 |
Schedule a meeting with your entire thesis committee to discuss your draft of the thesis. | |
| April 2 | Second draft (full) of your thesis due to all members of your committee. | |
| April 7–15 |
Arrange your defense. Choose a date before the last day of classes that is convenient for your committee. Arrange a place for your oral defense by emailing Matthew Dizinno, University Scheduler at [email protected] with your preferred room and start/end times. Fill out the Defense Announcement Form and submit to Director of Undergraduate Research (Hall of Sciences 141). If this form is submitted by email, all signatories must be copied on the email. |
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| April 25 | Day of Scholars Event: Present your research as a poster! See what others are working on! | |
| At least one week before defense | Final defense draft due to all members of your committee. | |
| April 21–May 6 |
Thesis Defenses will take place during this time. | |
| May 7 | Honors Banquet | |
| May 14 |
Submit revised thesis to the library via Guy Dobson ([email protected]) by 5pm: The thesis must be in proper format, with 200-500 word abstract, as a PDF document. Please copy your thesis advisor on the email. You must submit the EDT Release form by the same time. This is an online form that you must submit by the same deadline. |
Submit to library via [email protected] |
| May 14 | Conversion of Honors 411 to independent study must occur no later than today. | Convert HON 410 to Independent Study |
| May 17 |
GRADUATE WITH HONORS IN YOUR MAJOR!! |
Oral Defense Calendars
Specialized Honors Thesis Defenses, Spring 2024
| Date | Student Name | Defense Time | Defense Location | Discipline and Mentor | Thesis Title |
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| April 12, 2024 | Molly Reidmiller | 12:10 PM | Kean Room | Political Science (Mentor: Dr. Chelsea Ebin) | Defending Dignity: An Exploration of the Menstrual Equity Movement in Prisons Through the Lens of the Missouri Case |
| April 19, 2024 | Chekwube Okunowo | 1:00 PM | LC 28 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | International Relations (Mentor: Dr. Jason Jordan) | Sino-Africa Investment: Examining its Role as a Political Preservation Strategy of African Political Elites |
| April 22, 2024 | Hayden Mattson | 2:30 PM | EC145 | Psychology (Mentor: Dr. Jill Cermele) | A Case Study of ‘The Wolverine’: How film represents comorbid mental disorders in the Wolverine through a fantastical lens and the impact of this representation on men |
| April 22, 2024 | Bram Carter | 4:00 PM | BC120 | Philosophy (Mentor: Dr. Erik Anderson) | How to Choose a Theory: Empiricism from Verificationism to Pragmatism |
| April 23, 2024 | Eleanor C. Poethke | 4:30 PM | BC101 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Anthropology (Mentor: Dr. Maria Masucci) | Summer Camp and Cultural Memory: The intersection of memory and physical space at Cross Roads Camp and Retreat Center |
| April 23, 2024 | Rachel Sirica | 5:30 PM | Sem101 | Environmental Science (Mentor: Dr. Jess McQuigg) | The influence of aquatic macroinvertebrates on the abundance of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis |
| April 24, 2024 | Sage Lidzbarski-Lahti | 12:00 PM | BC102 | Media and Communications (Mentor: Dr. Evan Johnson) | White Male Apologists: How Online Fandom Treats Their Pet Narcissists |
| April 24, 2024 | Melinna Sanchez | 3:15 PM | HS142 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Public Health (Mentor: Dr. Phoebe Tang) | Protecting Preimplantation Genetic Testing Patients: A Social Support Perspective |
| April 24, 2024 | Tyler Cochran-Branson | 3:30 PM | BC201 | Political Science (Mentor: Dr. Chelsea Ebin) | Crossing the Rainbow Bridge: Exploring the Intersections Between Anthroposophy and Contemporary Alt-Right Radicalization |
| April 24, 2024 | Ethan Bockhorn | 4:30 PM | BC103 | Biology (Mentor: Dr. Tammy Windfelder) | The Effect of Human Population Density on Water Quality of Ponds and Lakes in Morris County, NJ |
| April 25, 2024 | Joel Moses | 10:30 AM | Seminary Hall 109 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Mentor: Dr. Adam Cassano) | Investigating the Effects of pH and Salt Concentration on Substrate Inhibition of Yeast Aldo-Keto Reductase 163 |
| April 25, 2024 | Grace Rinehart | 11:50 AM | HS3A and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Psychology (Mentor: Dr. Scott Morgan) | Is AI “Taking Over” Our Responses to (Mis)Information? How Artificial Intelligence and Group Membership Shape Perceptions of Political Messaging |
| April 25, 2024 | Megan Slater | 4:30 PM | BC101 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Neuroscience (Mentor: Dr. Christina McKittrick) | Sex Differences in Long Evans for Developing Anxiety and Depression Related Behaviors After Early Life Exposure to Chronic Variable Stress |
| April 26, 2024 | Angelae Wunderle | 10:00 AM | BC204 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Mathematics (Mentor: Dr. Sarah Abramowitz) | Mathematical Movements: Bringing Dance into the Classroom |
| April 26, 2024 | Michelle Lombardi | 10:45 AM | BC104 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Environmental Science (Mentor: Dr. Shagufta Gaffar) | The Effect of Urban Agriculture on Soil Quality |
| April 26, 2024 | Muhammad Mir | 10:30 AM | HS4 | Mathematics and Middle East Studies (Mentors: Dr. Yi Lu and Dr. Jennifer Olmsted) | Modeling Water Optimization in Jordanian Agricultural Economy |
| April 29, 2024 | Daniel Magda | 2:30 PM | HS244 | Environmental Science (Mentor: Dr. Tammy Windfelder) | Avian Richness and Population Dynamics in Drew Forest During the 2023 Fall Migration |
| April 29, 2024 | Kris Perez | 3:00 PM | Arts 106 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Theatre Arts (Mentor: Dr. Judy Tate) | “Beheading” The Minotaur: How Anna Ziegler’s Modern Myth Reframes Classical Storytelling for a Modern Audience |
| April 29, 2024 | Edilson Dylan Torres | 5:00 PM | BC120 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies (Mentors: Dr. Chelsea Ebin and Dr. Wendy Kolmar) | Contra Ella: The impact of the Dobb’s decision on Latina Reproductive Justice |
| April 30, 2024 | Casey Brookes Richardson | 3:00 PM | HS244 | International Relations (Mentor: Dr. Carlos Yordan) | Professionals or Predators: Patterns of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict |
Specialized Honors Thesis Defenses, Spring 2023
| Date | Name | Time | Location | Discipline | Thesis Title |
| April 7 | Dillon McCarthy | 3PM | EC145 | Media and Communication (mentor: Dr. Evan Johnson) |
Orxploitation: Racism in Fantasy Fandom as a Battleground in the “Culture War” |
| April 17 | Alexa Hinkle | 2:50PM | Arts106 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Theatre Arts (mentor: Dr. Rosemary McLaughlin) |
“Tears and a Wedding” A dark comedy play dealing with the issues of: Sex trafficking in Romania, Inter-Generational Trauma, Alcoholism, and Social Media |
| April 18 | Andrew (Ezra) Sutter | 4:45PM | BC202 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Neuroscience (mentor: Dr. Christina McKittrick) |
Evaluating shape selectivity from simultaneous multi-unit recordings along the ventral visual pathway |
| April 19 | Zoe Bowser | 2:30PM | Methodist Archives Classroom | Art History (mentor: Dr. Rita Keane) |
Art History in STEAM: Integrating Art Historical Content and Pedagogy into High School Mathematics Curricula |
| Samara Fishkin | 2:30PM | Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Theatre Arts (mentor: Dr. Rosemary McLaughlin) |
Dead Serious: Script/Short Film | |
| April 21 | Cristabella Fortna | 11AM | Concert Hall Livestream on Concert Hall YouTube Page | Music and French (mentors: Dr. Trevor Weston and Dr. Marie-Pascale Pieretti) | French Flute Music as heard in Griffes’ Poem for flute and orchestra: A contextualized analysis and performance that demonstrates the French influence in an American 20th century piece |
| Laila Andaloussi Serraj | 4PM | HS3A and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (mentor: Dr. Jonathan Crowther) |
Investigating and Improving the Accuracy of Bilirubin Measurement in Neonates | |
| Pooja Kasarapu | 4:30PM | BC101 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Neuroscience (mentor: Dr. Roger Knowles) |
The effects of clobetasol propionate on neuronal viability and myelination in a cellular model of Alzheimer’s disease | |
| April 24 | Jane Hahn | 9AM | Founders Room (Mead Hall) and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | English (mentor: Dr. Sandra Jamieson |
Reconceptualizing Patchwriting: Achieving Success through Understanding Failure |
| Hailei Clark | 12PM | Seminary 109 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Environmental Science (mentor: Dr. Tammy Windfelder) | Evaluating Local Water: How Development Affects Water Quality and Dissolved Solids in Lakes and Ponds of Morris County, NJ | |
| Gabriel Dutra | 2PM | HS4 | Computer Science (mentor: Dr. Steven Kass) |
Forecasting Financial Time Series: An Empirical Analysis of LSTM Model Performance Across Minute, Hourly, and Daily Time Frames | |
| Gabby Tronosky | 2PM | HS105 | Chemistry (mentor: Dr. Adam Cassano) |
The Effect of Salt Ions on the Substrate Inhibition of a Novel Aldo-Keto Reductase | |
| Cristabella Fortna | 4:15PM | HS105 | Chemistry (mentor: Dr. Mary-Ann Pearsall) |
Kinetics and Mechanism of Carbonyl Substitution of Os3(CO)10I2 by P(OR)3 (R = Me, Ph) | |
| April 25 | Harrison Neal | 4PM | EC145 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Business (mentor: Dr. David Anderson) |
The Demystification of Decentralized Finance (Defi) and the Implementation of DeFi Technology within The Central Bank of America |
| April 26 | Juliet LaVigne | 9:30AM | Faulkner 2 | Anthropology (mentor: Dr. Lisa Monetti) |
Fashion and Disease: An analysis of the effects of tuberculosis and corsetry in a social context on the physical remains of a 19th century cemetery in Philadelphia |
| Lauren DiRienzo | 12PM | HS139 | Biology (mentor: Dr. Stephen Dunaway) |
Investigating the Role of the Interaction of USP18 With Proteins of the IFI16/cGAS Pathway | |
| Jeehae Park | 12PM | LC28 | Political Science (mentor: Dr. Jason Jordan) |
Hwaiting! South Korea’s Struggle with Democracy | |
| April 27 | Elizabeth Shack | 11AM | Seminary Hall 116 | Anthropology, Art History and French (mentors: Dr. Maria Masucci, Dr. Margaret Kuntz, and Dr. Marie-Pascal Pierretti) |
Skeletons in our Closets: The Ethics of Displaying Human Remains in Museums Case Studies of the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Musée de l’Homme |
| Jamie Lynn Connors | 1PM | HS244 | Mathematics (mentor: Dr. Sarah Abramowitz) |
Two Approaches to Statistical Research: Frequentist and Bayesian | |
| Vincent Toth | 4:30PM | HS105 | Biology (mentor: Dr. Tammy Windfelder) |
Assessing the impact of fertilizers on the introduction of microplastics in New Jersey’s ponds and lakes | |
| April 28 | Rachel Comfort | 10:30AM | EC145 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Special Major: Statistics and Leadership (mentor: Dr. Sarah Abramowitz) |
Soccer Substitution Patterns: Analysis of the 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| Sarah Escamilla | 10:30AM | BC117 | Business (mentor: Dr. Maliha Safri) |
The Role of Latinx Women in Nonprofits | |
| Emma-Li Downer | 12PM | Wendel Room (Mead Hall) | English (mentor: Dr. Sandra Jamieson |
‘Who’s Sexy to Me?’: Exploring Asexuality and Recovering Asexual Meanings | |
| Charlotte Clements | 1PM | BC201 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Biology (mentor: Dr. Tammy Windfelder) |
The effects of individual history and housing style on the behavior of domestic cats (Felis catus) in animal shelters. | |
| Cameron Orefice | 1:15PM | Wendel Room (Mead Hall) | English and Italian Studies (mentors: Dr. Sandra Jamieson and Dr. Emanuele Occhipinti) |
Give me Creative Liberty or Give me Death: Translation as Adaptation/Datemi la libertà creativa o datemi la morte: la traduzione come adattamento | |
| May 1 | Mehek Agrawal | 1PM | HS 326 | Biology (mentor: Dr. Marvin Bayne) |
Integrative Taxonomy of New Jersey Tardigrades |
| Avianna Miller | 1:15PM | Arts 106 | Studio Art (mentor: Dr. Rory Mulligan) |
On the Threshold: Rituals of Renewal in Jewish Space and “Crip Time” Through a Lens-Based Practice | |
| Tori Cavallo | 3:30PM | Arts Seminar Room | Theatre Arts (mentor: Dr. Rosemary McLaughlin) |
Disability: Advocation and Representation in Theatre and the Community | |
| Ryan Money | 4PM | HS244 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (mentor: Dr. John Perkins) |
Isolation of Bacillus subtilis Mutants That Increase the Production of GTP, a Key Precursor of Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Biosynthesis. | |
| Britney Bossman | 4:30PM | Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) | Economics (mentor: Dr. Miao Chi) |
Sustainability in the Clothing Industry: A Case Study Analysis on H&M, Zara, and Shein | |
| Narisa Diana Lee | 5:30PM | HS4 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (mentor: Dr. Adam Cassano) |
Investigating Substrate Inhibition and the Effects of pH in an Aldo-keto Reductase from an Ancient Yeast Strain using Electron Withdrawing Substrates | |
| May 2 | Lucas Portadin | 1:30PM | HS244 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (mentor: Dr. Adam Cassano) |
Product Inhibition of AKR163: an Aldoketoreductase Recovered from an Ancient Yeast |
| Kiersten Greiner | 2:45PM | HS244 | Psychology (mentor: Dr. Christopher Medvecky) |
The Integration of Self-Compassion Programs into School Curriculums |
Specialized Honors Thesis Defenses, Spring 2022
| Date | Name | Time | Location | Discipline | Thesis Title |
| April 18 | Emma LiVigne | 11:30AM |
Virtual |
Psychology |
College Students on Campus with Chronic Illnesses: Resources and Recommendations for New Methods of Care at Drew University |
| April 19 | Alyssa Sileo | 10:30AM |
BC 215 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) Masks required for in-person attendance |
Theatre Arts (mentor: Dr. Lisa Brenner) |
The Virtues of Virtual Dramaturgy: Collaboration, Engagement, Access |
| April 20 | Ianto Porter | 3:30PM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Anthropology (mentor: Dr. Marc Boglioli) |
Social Media Use and Impacts on Mental Health: An Examination and Close Look at Tumblr |
| Candace Foltiny | 4:30PM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
French and English (mentors: Dr. Marie-Pascale Pieretti and Dr. Hannah Wells) |
How Representation in French and American Literature and Media Affects Students with Disabilities | |
| April 21 | Olivia Thompson | 10 AM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
English (mentor: Dr. Wendy Kolmar) |
“My revenge has just begun! I have spread it over centuries”: Gender, Sexuality, and Invasion Anxiety in 20th- and 21st-Century Adaptations of Dracula” |
| Bryanna Gould | 6PM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
French (mentor: Dr. Marie-Pascale Pieretti) |
La langue française: comment la rendre inclusive à une diversité de genres? | |
| April 22 | Erica Cowper | 8:45AM | BC 215 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Biology (mentor: Dr. Tammy Windfelder) |
Climate change and the Asteraceae family: Changes in leaf length and area from 1886 to 2021 in Morris County, NJ |
| Caroline Tramontana | 11:50AM | HS-3A |
Chemistry (mentor: Dr. Kimberly Choquette) |
Protocol Development for the Synthesis and Applications of Samarium Diiodide |
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| April 25 | Helen Navas Carrera | 10 AM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Media and Communications (mentor: Dr. Evan Johnson) |
Mediated Images of Latinxs: Histories, Agendas, and Repercussions |
| Celine Alhout | 1PM | BC103 |
International Relations (mentor: Dr. Jinee Lokaneeta) |
Revealing and Resisting Gender-Based Violence in Palestine | |
| Shady Barsoom | 5:45PM | HS-4 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Neuroscience (mentor: Dr. Roger Knowles) |
The potential synergistic effects of DCP-LA and resveratrol in mitigating cytotoxicity in an oxidative stress model of Alzheimer’s disease | |
| April 26 | Matthew Macaulay | 1:30PM |
Seminary Hall 212 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Classics (mentor: Dr. John Lenz) |
Alexandria was no Longer Troubled by Philosophers: The End of Greek Philosophy in Egypt and the Legend of Hypatia of Alexandria |
| Dana Kit | 6:30PM | Arts 106 |
International Relations (mentor: Dr. Sangay Mishra) |
Unraveling White Supremacist Discourse Within Right-Wing Populist Groups |
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| April 27 | Tessa Bagby | 11AM | ARTS 105, DOYO |
Theatre Arts and Media & Communications (mentors: Dr. Lisa Brenner and Dr. Jeremy Blatter) |
Presenting… The Angry Brigade: Structural-Ideological Implications of Theatre and Media Forms as Representational Modes |
| Melanie Haber | 12 PM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
International Relations (mentor: Dr. Timothy Carter) |
From Clickbait to Cruelty: An Analysis of Terrorist Recruitment via Social Media | |
| Matheus Ishizuka da Silva | 3 PM | HS-4 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Political Science (mentor: Dr. Phil Mundo) |
Neoliberalism and Processes of Development in Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| Daniel Blumenthal | 4PM | HS-244 |
Chemistry (mentor: Dr. Vincent Gullo) |
Discovery of Novel Isoindole Antibacterial Compounds | |
| Caroline Chovanes | 4:30PM | BC118 |
Psychology (mentor: Dr. Scott Morgan) |
“It’s a terrorist organization” versus “A much needed movement”: Exploring Predictors of Support and Opposition toward the Black Lives Matter Movement |
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| Marwa Elessawy | 4 PM | BC-103 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Political Science (mentor: Dr. Jinee Lokaneeta) |
Containing the Contradictions of the Arab Spring through the New Administrative Capital: A Postcolonial Critique of the Egyptian Armed Forces’ Transformation | |
| Amber Frikkee | 4PM | Arts106 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
International Relations (mentor: Dr. Jason Jordan) |
Population Decline In Europe: How will it impact Europe’s global position of power? | |
| Sierra Joy Williams | 4:30PM |
BC 215 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) Masks required for in-person attendance |
Biology (mentor: Dr. Tammy Windfelder) |
Stress Responses in Eastern Chipmunks (Tamias striatus) at Two Locations – Drew University and the Great Swamp Watershed Association’s Conservation Management Area (GSWA-CMA) | |
| April 28 | Renata Primmer | 9:45AM |
BC 104 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Business (mentor: Dr. Rachelle Belinga) |
An Employee-Based Perspective on Corporate Investments in Human Capital: The Value of Personalized and Supportive Employee Development Programs |
| Emily Jones | 11 AM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
English (mentor: Dr. Shakti Jaising) |
Cinematic Women as Warriors Against Capitalism | |
| Justin Roskam | 12PM | HSC-244 |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (mentor: Dr. Chris Fazen) |
Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase Catalyzed Reduction of Nitriles to Amines | |
| Cole Grossman | 3PM | BC 215 |
Political Science (mentor: Dr. Sangay Mishra) |
The Corporation Cycle of Environmental Injustice That Disrupts Equity | |
| Morgan Zielinski | 3PM | Seminary Hall 210 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Environmental Science (mentor: Dr. Tammy Windfelder) |
Effects of freezer storage on soluble solids, anthocyanins, and titratable acidity in Rubus phoenicolasius fruits | |
| April 29 | Genesis Perez | 10 AM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
English (mentor: Dr. Shakti Jaising) |
The Representation of Native Americans in Film: Focalization, Political Economy, and Anachronistic Space |
| Stephen Rampolla | 10AM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Philosophy (mentor: Dr. Darrell Cole) |
Divine Omniscience, Grace, and Free Will: A Defense of Catholic Molinism | |
| Chara Proud | 11 AM | BC-203 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Psychology and Public Health (mentors: Dr. Graham Cousens and Dr. Jonathan Reader) |
COVID-19 Health Beliefs and Perceptions Impact on Individual Response to Future Health Emergencies | |
| Jose Fabrizzio Cevallos | 12PM | Seminary Hall 109 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Biology (mentor: Dr. Roger Knowles) |
Modulating Neurotrophin P75 Receptor to Protect Neurons from an Alzheimer’s Disease Cell Culture System through the use of LM11A-31 |
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| Hannah Primiano | 12PM | BC 101 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Chemistry (mentor: Dr. Ryan Hinrichs) |
Nutrient Availability in the Ocean: An analysis of 2-nitrophenol on iron containing mineral dust and the effects of nutrients on phytoplankton distribution in the Southern Ocean. | |
| Amiya Young | 12PM | Seminary Hall 101 |
Classics (mentor: Dr. John Lenz) |
Analyzing the Role of Greek Women in Athenian Religious Festivals: Are the Conventional Roles of Women Reinforced or Offered an Alternative Reality? | |
| Beyza Yilmaz | 1:15PM | HS-4 |
Chemistry (mentor: Dr. Kim Choquette) |
Samarium Diiodide: Air-Free Synthesis Methods and Some Applications in Simple Reduction and Cross Coupling Reactions | |
| May 2 | Olivia Yepez | 10:15AM | BC 215 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Media and Communications (mentor: Dr. Jeremy Blatter) |
War & Conflict News Media Consumption Habits and Perceptions of University ROTC Cadets |
| David Nesterov-Rappoport | 11:45AM | HS142 |
Computer Science (mentor: Dr. Emily Hill) |
The Evolution of Trust: Understanding Prosocial Behavior in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Systems | |
| Stephanie Wang | 1PM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Neuroscience (mentor: Dr. Marvin Bayne) |
Modeling neuroligin based autism spectrum disorders in Caenorhabditis elegans | |
| Jacob KurtzFreilich | 1:15PM |
BC215 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Business (mentor: Dr. Raphaele Chappe) |
Development of Central Bank Digital Currencies in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies | |
| William Badrigian | 4PM | BC120 |
Economics (mentor: Dr. Steven Firestone) |
The value of gold acts as a hedge to the U.S. economy, because as a whole, the value of gold moves inversely to the U.S. economy on average, rather than during times of stress alone | |
| Sophia George | 4PM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Sociology (mentor: Dr. Jonathan Reader) |
Stigma of Homelessness: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Homeless Population | |
| Julia Sinatra | 4PM |
BC215 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Business (mentor: Dr. Jennifer Olmsted) |
A Gendered Analysis of the Evolution of Post Conflict Aid | |
| Evan Fairweather | 4:15PM |
BC102 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Neuroscience (mentor: Dr. Marvin Bayne) |
Developing a LRRK2 Model of Parkinson’s Disease in C. elegans | |
| Cassidy Conklin | 6PM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Psychology (mentor: Dr. Scott Morgan) |
Barriers and Promoters of Using Social Services: Applying demographic, practical, and psychological predictors through partnership with a real-world service provider | |
| May 3 | Paxtan Perry | 12PM | HS-244 |
Chemistry (mentor: Dr. Mary-Ann Pearsall) |
The Synthesis and Analysis of Triosmium Carbonyl Clusters with Potential Biological Activity |
| Krishna Patel | 2PM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (mentor: Dr. Marvin Bayne) |
The Roles of Neurexin in Caenorhabditis elegans Behavior | |
| Amneh Alqudah | 2:45PM |
BC218 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Political Science (mentor: Dr. Jinee Lokaneeta) |
Double Trouble: The Intersectionality of Women of Color in American Politics | |
| Morgan Alley | 3PM |
Seminary Hall 212 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Media & Communications (mentor: Dr. Jeremy Blatter) |
The Role of Social Media in the January 6th Insurrection | |
| Sidney Resnik | 4PM | Seminar Hall 116 |
Classics (mentor: Dr. John Lenz) |
Anatomy of a Mutiny: Reexamining the Conspiracy of Vindex with a Focus on the Role of Coinage | |
| Caio Hummel Hohl | 5:15PM |
Seminary Hall 205 and Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Psychology (mentor: Dr. Adijat Mustapha) |
Relationship Between Mindfulness, Interoceptive Awareness, and Somatization: Examining Competing Perspectives | |
| May 4 | Nicholas Ramirez | 10AM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Philosophy (mentor: Dr. Darrell Cole) |
The Limpining Violinist: Why Thomson’s Defense of Abortion Does Not Demonstrate that Abortion is Morally Permissible |
| May 9 | Audrey Borba | 3PM |
Virtual (Please see student, mentor, or Dr. Barker for link) |
Media and Communications (mentor: Dr. Jeremy Blatter) |
Aesthetic Directors Creating Space for Complex Female Characters |
Specialized Honors Thesis Defenses, Spring 2021
All Spring 2021 Defenses will take place over Zoom. Please contact the student or advisor for the Zoom link and password.
Here is a link to the defense announcement documents. The Zoom link for each defense can be found on the defense announcement.
| Date | Name | Time | Discipline | Thesis Title |
| April 20 | Ryan Strauss | 5 PM |
Political Science (adviser: Carlos Yordan) & Philosophy (adviser: Erik Anderson) |
The Anglo-American Special Relationship: Antiquity or Destiny? |
| April 22 | Sarah Gass | 11 AM |
Political Science (adviser: Phil Mundo) |
The Promulgation of the Alt-Right in American Politics: Nativism in Contemporary Political Discourse |
| April 23 | Rebecca Schuman | 11 AM |
Environmental Studies and Sustainability (adviser: Summer Harrison) |
The Case for Linking Causes: Why Animal Rights are an Environmental Issue |
| Maxxe-Albert-Deitch | 11 AM |
Anthropology (adviser: Allan Dawson) |
Controlling the Narrative: How National Mythology and Archaeology Shaped Identity in Modern-Day Israel | |
| Elsa Nygard | 1 PM |
History (adviser: James Carter) |
Coeducation at Brother’s College, 1942-1950 | |
| April 26 | Robert Sutter | 10:30 AM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (adviser: Brianne Barker) |
Role of Chromatin structure in Innate Sensing of DNA |
| Karishma Patel | 1:30 PM |
Neuroscience (adviser: Marvin Bayne) |
Modeling, Manipulating, and Measuring Mutant Neurexins in Caenorhabditis elegans | |
| Annalisa Manabat | 2:30 PM |
English (adviser: Wendy Kolmar) |
Bad Girls, Bold Wives, Bloody Mothers: Monstrous Women in Film Through the Lens of Women’s Liberation (1960-1981) | |
| April 27 | Peace Oyekola | 1 PM |
Political Science (adviser: Jason Jordan) |
Elite Bargaining: The glue that holds Nigeria’s Democracy together. |
| Shivani Mody | 1:30 PM |
Neuroscience (adviser: Marvin Bayne) |
The Search for a Reliable Behavioral Assay for Modeling Parkinson’s disease in C. elegans | |
| Brett Cheadle | 2 PM |
Environmental Studies and Sustainability (adviser: Phil Mundo) |
Analyzing Community-Based and Centralized Approaches to Natural Disaster Management | |
| Lisa Stites | 4 PM |
Business (adviser: Maliha Safri) |
California’s Wildfire Problem: The Neglected Role of Class and Housing | |
| Stephen Dechert | 4 PM |
English (adviser: Jens Lloyd) |
The Practicalities of Literary Studies: Depictions of Ordinary Life in Ulysses | |
| April 28 | Julia Kenner | 12:30 | Sociology | “Boys Masturbate, Girls Menstruate:” Reframing and Reforming Sex Education in the United States |
| Kayla Witkowski | 1:15 PM |
Neuroscience (adviser: Roger Knowles) |
Exploring neuroprotective effect of a combined strategy of LM11A-31, Resveratrol, and Methylene Blue as a treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology: A pilot study | |
| Kelly Maegerlein | 4:30 PM |
Neuroscience (adviser: Roger Knowles) |
Investigation the effects of RD100, a potential group III mGluR positive modulator, in a primary rat cortical FAB/NMDA model of Alzheimer’s disease | |
| Brianna Perrone | 4:45 PM |
Political Science (adviser: Carlos Yordan) & French (adviser: Muriel Placet-Kouassi) |
International Intellectual Property Rights and the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Comparison of Former French Colonies | |
| April 29 | William DeJianne | 11:45 AM |
Psychology (adviser: Adijat Mustapha) |
Demoralization: Do Perceptions of Low Harm Reduce Moral Conviction? |
| Brynne Growney | 12 PM |
Psychology (adviser: Jill Cermele) |
Masking Up: The Impact of Political Ideology, Empathy, and Conformity on People’s Choice to Wear a Mask in the COVID-19 Pandemic | |
| Kara Dobias | 2:30 PM |
Theater Arts (adviser: Lisa Brenner) |
Rectifying a Historical Wrong: A Critical Examination of the Economic and Racial Politics of American Opera | |
| Madison Dudziec | 6 PM |
International Relations (adviser: Jason Jordan) |
Consociationalism and the Ethno-Sectarian Conflict: Iraq’s Political Fragmentation and Flawed Federalism | |
| Theresa Vaillancourt | 4:05 PM |
International Relations (adviser: Carlos Yordan) |
Scottish Independence in a Post-Brexit World: A legal analysis on the Scottish right to hold an independence referendum | |
| April 30 | Grace Crozier | 10:30 AM |
Neuroscience (adviser: Graham Cousens) |
Effects of Physical Activity on Cognitive Development in Adolescents |
| Erin Feith | 12 PM |
History (adviser: James Carter) |
Nursing the Hangover: The Response of the Methodist Church to the Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment (1934-1950) | |
| Lauren DeLillo | 1:30 PM |
Italian Studies (adviser: Emanuele Occhipinti) |
Le lettere di Fortunata Mauro: esempio di scrittura epistolare come processo di identità e assimilazione culturale degi immigrati italiani negli Stati Uniti di inizio Novecento | |
| May 3 | Benjamin Strickland | 12:30 PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (adviser: Vincent Gullo) |
In Silico Discovery of FtsZ Inhibitors for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. |
| Arman Sawhney | 2 PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (adviser: Brianne Barker) |
Investigating Intrinsic Immune Functions of IFI16 and IFIX | |
| Emily Graves | 3 PM |
Anthroplogy (adviser: Carina Marques) |
LIFE AND DEATH DURING INDUSTRIAL PHILADELPHIA: SKELETAL HEALTH AND PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE 1800s. | |
| May 4 | Kayla Rockhill | 11 AM |
Physics (adviser: Minjoon Kouh) |
Image Estimation by means of Function Approximation and Gradient Descent |
| Matheus Macena de Carvalho | 2:30 PM |
Physics (adviser: Bjorg Larson) |
Single-Laser Optical Tweezers: Background, Applications, and Calibration Methods. | |
| Angelo Angione | 2:45 PM | Neuroscience | In Vitro Exploration of Androgen Receptor Mediated Neuroprotection of Testoterone in an Oxidative Stress Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. | |
| Caroline Polich | 3:30 PM |
Studio Art (adviser: Claire Sherman) |
World on Fire: Painting Landscapes Altered by Climate Change | |
| Katelynn Fleming | 5:30 PM |
Physics (adviser: Bjorg Larson) |
Probing Particle Physics: The Search for New Physics in the WWγ Decay Mode |
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| Aisha Arain | Anthropology (adviser: Allan Dawson) | |||
| January 19, 2021 | Janna Fadler |
Environmental Studies and Sustainability (adviser: Lisa Jordan) |
Representation of the Environment in Social Media through Australian and Amazon Forest Fires | |
| Maria Reidy |
Psychology (adviser: Scott Morgan) |
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| December 10, 2020 | Michelle Nestor | 10 AM |
Political Science (adviser: Phil Mundo) |
U.S. Presidential Nominations: Outsiders in the 2016 Election |
Specialized Honors Defense Calendar 2020
All Spring 2020 Defenses will take place over Zoom. Please contact the student or advisor for the Zoom link and password.
| Date | Name | Time | Discipline | Thesis Title |
| April 15 | Violet Wallerstein | 11:30AM |
Biology (Advisor: Dr. Roger Knowles) |
Don’t Break a Leg: The Effects of Vitamin D Intervention and Lactose Intolerance on the Bone Health of Pediatric Patients |
| April 17 | Virginia Leach | 11:00 AM |
Sociology (Advisor: Dr. George-Harold Jennings) |
Exclusion of the Included: Racialized Microaggressions at Predominately White Universities |
| Melissa Viana | 3:00 PM |
International Relations (Advisor: Dr. Carlos Yordan) |
France as a Target for Terror: A Study of Lone-Wolf Terrorism in the 21st Century | |
| April 20 | Kassel Franco Garibay | 10:30AM | Women’s and Gender Studies and International Relations(Advisors: Dr. Wendy Kolmar and Dr. Carlos Yordan) |
Falling Through the Cracks: Invisibility and Rural Women in Ecuador’s Comunas |
| April 21 | Adam Sandonato | 3:00 PM |
Political Science (Advisor: Dr. Jason Jordan) |
The Role of Elite Consensus in the Post-war Foreign Policy of the United States and West Germany |
| Stefanie DeFronzo | 3:30 PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Advisor: Dr. Marvin Bayne) |
Worms on the brain: the role of Autism-related genes nlg-1 and nrx-1 in thermotactic and chemotactic behavior of C. elegans |
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| Mason Scher | 4:30 PM |
Chemistry (Advisor: Dr. Ryan Hinrichs) |
Carbon Isotope Discrimination in Ginkgo: Testing a Paleo-CO2 Proxy | |
| April 22 | Malavika Vishwanath | 10:00AM |
Psychology (Advisor: Dr. Christopher Medvecky) |
The Effects of Social Comparison in Athletes: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Body Image and Motivation among Indian and American Competitive Swimmers |
| Anna Walker | 1:00PM |
Sociology (Advisor: Dr. Caitlin Killian) |
Birth Mothers in Adoption Reunion Stories: The Complicated Status of Women Who Place Their Children for Adoption |
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| Bongiwe Bongwe | 2:00PM |
International Relations (Advisor: Dr. Jason Jordan) |
Redefining Corruption: The role of the British Government and the African National Congress in the 1999 South African Strategic Arms Package | |
| Ludovica Gioacchini | 2:30PM |
Anthropology (Advisor: Dr. Allan Dawson) |
Italy, A Promised Land of Populism: An Analysis of the Five Star Movement and Its Strategic Ascent to Power |
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| Lloyd Goldstein | 2:30PM |
Statistics (Advisor: Dr. Jon Kettenring) |
What Makes a Good Quarterback? Longitudinal Analysis of NFL Data Using Latent Variable Clustering Methods | |
| Thomas Potts | 4:30PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Advisor: Dr. Brianne Barker) |
Interactions Between IFI16 and Chromatin Silencing Proteins | |
| April 23 | Brady Thexton | 8:00AM |
Environmental Science (Advisor: Dr. Alex Bajcz) |
Surviving or thriving: carbon trade-offs between growth, defense, and sexual reproduction in Rubus allegheniensis and R. phoenicolasius in Northern New Jersey, USA |
| Fabrice Nozier | 11:00AM |
Film Studies (Advisor: Dr. Shakti Jaising) |
An Analysis of Black Panther: Challenging the Revolution | |
| Alyson Axman | 3:00 PM |
International Relations (Advisor: Dr. Carlos Yordan) |
Exploring the Driving Factors of the Opioid Crisis Using the United States as a Case Study | |
| John Rinald | 4:00 PM |
Neuroscience (Advisor: Dr. Roger Knowles) |
Molecular mechanism of DCP-LA in an oxidative stress model of Alzheimer’s Disease | |
| Marina Hahn | 4:30 PM |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Advisor: Dr. Brianne Barker) |
Understanding the Innate Immune Response to Single-Stranded DNA and Parvoviruses |
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| April 24 | Kelly Hartwick | 11:00AM |
Economics (Advisor: Dr. Maliha Safri) |
Analyzing Christianity and Social Justice through Christian Social Movements |
| Makayla Pardo | 11:00AM |
Biology (Advisor: Dr. Bimal Dasmahapatra) |
Identification and characterization of small molecules that reactivate mutant p53 in human cancer cells |
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| Lydia Segal | 12:00PM |
Studio Art (Advisor: Dr. Jason Karolak) |
Using nostalgia and the grotesque to explore imbalanced human-animal relationships | |
| Tess Liddy | 1:30PM |
Political Science (Advisor: Dr. Jason Jordan) |
A Country Changed: The Dramatic Shift of Irish Social Values | |
| María José Navas Espinal | 2:00 PM |
Studio Art (Advisor: Dr. Rory Mulligan) |
Úrsula: The practice and authenticity of portraying contemporary women | |
| Madeleine Taylor | 2:00 PM |
Philosophy/Comparative Religion (Advisor: Dr. Darrel Cole) |
The Use of Civic Reason: Religious Freedom, Secular Government, and the Duty of the Elected Official |
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| Lisa Cappiello | 2:30 PM |
Economics (Advisor: Dr. Maliha Safri) |
Income inequality vs. production: what story will the NBA tell? | |
| Vincent Costa | 3:00 PM |
History (Advisor: Dr. Wyatt Evans) |
“Here We Have a Special Way of Waging War”: British Military Adaptions to Warfare in North America, 1775-1783. |
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| April 27 | Eva Wagenknechtova | 10:00 AM |
Psychology (Advisor: Dr. Scott Morgan) |
The Firehose of Falsehood: How Does Power and Group Membership Impact Perceived Legitimacy |
| Maimouna Kante | 2:00 PM |
Environmental Studies and Sustainability (Advisor: Dr. Tammy Windfelder) |
Flowering Phenology: People, Lemurs, & Climate Change | |
| Mea Rose St. Amour | 2:00 PM |
Studio Art (Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Soderholm) |
Expression through Depiction: An Analysis of Aesthetic Vs. Contextual Qualities |
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| Lena Hadler | 3:30 PM |
Business (Advisor: Dr. Christopher Andrews) |
“It’s the Management, Stupid”: The Effects of Turnover on NHL Team Performance |
Master Calendar of Thesis Defenses, Spring 2019
| Date | Name | Time | Place | Title of thesis | Discipline |
| April 12 | Shaylyn MacKinnon | 12:00 pm | BC 218 | The Language of Peace?: Understanding the Impact of Peace Corps English Language Education on Developing Economies | International Relations |
| April 15 | Caitlin Shannon | 1:15 pm | BC 203 | Reconstrucciones de identidad: El arte callejero en San Juan, Puerto Rico | Spanish |
| Brooke Winters | 2:30 pm | ARTS 106 | It Don’t GTMO Worse Than This: An Interpretative Examination of Language, Decision-making, and Jurisprudence of Due Process Rights at Guantanamo Bay | Political Science | |
| Tanner Euston | 4:00 pm | HS 244 | Investigating the role of granulocyte colony stimulating factor as a regulator of the striatal proteome. | Neuroscience | |
| April 16 | Zarina Akbary | 11:15 am | BC 102 | Ketoreductase Activity of 45-million-year-old Yeast Strains Revived from Amber | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Brianna Siciliano | 12:00 pm | BC 216 | Are plus size bodies represented in body positive ways?: An exploration of the complex relationship between demanding visibility and empowering audiences. | English | |
| Jake Levine | 3:00 pm | SW Bowne | L’esprit de résistance: Legality in Albert Camus’s Philosophy of the Absurd | History & French | |
| April 17 | Ansel Bloom | 1:00 pm | HS 142 | Unique or Ubiquitous? Tattoos in a Modern Context: A Mixed-Methods Study to Provide Some Answers | Psychology |
| April 18 | Rebecca Filetti-Andujo | 6:30 pm | DOYO Directing Lab 138 | WOUNDED DELICACY: Female-bodied sexual performance as a mode of resistance to objectification. | Theatre Arts |
| April 19 | Olivia Winters | 10:30 am | ARTS 137 | La Vie Que J’avais Prévue: The Complicated Relationship between Documentary Theatre and Hate Crimes, a Praxis & Analysis | Theatre Arts & French |
| Kyle Majid | 4:30 pm | HS 139 | Benefits of the Reintroduction of Crassostrea virginica in New York State | Environmental Studies and Sustainability | |
| April 22 | Alexandra Koeck | 4:30 pm | ARTS 106 | Identity, Political Ecology, and Human Security: A Study of Climate-Induced Intra-Ethnic Conflict among the Fulani in the Sahel Region of Nigeria | Anthropology |
| April 23 | Hannah Ponturo | 12:00 pm | DLAB-DOYO | Topsy-Turvy — a new play | Theatre Arts |
| April 24 | Priya Dutt | 1:15 pm | HS 142 | The roles of Mediated and Direct Intergroup Contact in Shaping Attitudes Toward Immigrants | Psychology |
| Ruth Kim | 1:20 pm | BC 217 | Circle of Corruption: A Study of the Chaebol-Government Relationship and South Korean Anti-Corruption Efforts | Business | |
| Sofia Amorim | 1:30 pm | BC 203 | Whose American Dream?: Identity and citizenship in Latinx Literature | English | |
| Brian Heist | 3:00 pm | HS 244 | Effect of Ca2+ ions on the hydrolysis of phenyl esters and anilides, p-nitrophenyl acetate and p-nitroacetanilide | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | |
| Kelly Duddy | 5:00 pm | BC 101 | The Ideological Flexibility of Nazi Propaganda: A Case Study of The Nazi Primer | History & Holocaust Studies | |
| Laila Hanandeh | 5:30 pm | BC 203 | “It’s Not a Bag. It’s a Birkin!” Can the Demand for Hermès Birkin Bags be Explained Through a Neoclassical Framework? | Economics | |
| April 25 | Julien Hryshko | 11:00 am | BC 102 | Central Bank Liquidity Swaps of the Financial Crisis: An Analysis of Long-Term Financial Instability | Economics |
| Meghan McDermott | 12:00 pm | HS 244 | Evaluating Vitamin D Supplementation Compliance and Socioeconomic Status in a pediatric Fracture Population: Clinical Evaluation of Bone Mineral Density. | Biology | |
| Jackie Moldawsky | 12:30 pm | ARTS 105 | Frédéric Chopin’s Life and Work: The Scholarly Debate and the Limitations of Nineteenth-Century Nationalism | Music | |
| Mohammed Hassan | 2:00 pm | BC 104 | Toward Automatic Summarization of Arbitrary Java Statements for Novice Programmers | Computer Science | |
| Sanchit Sahni | 3:00 pm | BC 217 | Future of Cryptocurrency: An empirical analysis of Bitcoin as a mode of transaction and investment. | Business | |
| Nicolina Lentine | 3:30 pm | BC 103 | Colony Collapse Disorder: An Exploration of Causes, Relationship and Prevention Policies | Environmental Studies and Sustainability | |
| Michael Galioto | 4:00 pm | BC 218 | Brutum Fulmen: Protestant Ministers and their Impact on the Legacy of the American Civil War | History | |
| Kyra Jean Cipolla | 4:30 pm | HS 139 | Investigating the relationship between coral species diversity, most abundant coral growth form, and live coral cover with habitat structural complexity in the Caribbean | Environmental Studies and Sustainability | |
| April 26 | Josephine Emanuelli | 11:00 am | BC 201 | Thinking Outside the Box: Using Alternative Food Networks to Alleviate Food Insecurity in New York City | Economics |
| Ryann Callaghan | 12:00 pm | HS 3A | Production of Kibdelomycin by Kibdelosporangium sp. and Discovery of Potential Structural Analogues. | Biology | |
| Sarah Costa | 12:00 pm | HS 3B | Synthesis and Reactivity of the Diosmium Diamide Carbonyl Complex Os2(CO)6(RCONH)2 (R=CH3, Ph) | Chemistry | |
| Dorian Crimmins | 2:30 pm | Concert Hall | Celestial Bodies: Three Themes on Chinese Folk Stories | Music | |
| Alexandra Greulich | 2:45 pm | HS 3A | Searching for baseline or odor-elicited activity in the BNST and the potential for CBD to modulate activity in this brain region. | Neuroscience | |
| Olivia Sznaza | 3:00 pm | ARTS 106 | Out with a Bang: Exposing the Relationship between Gun Violence and the Strength of Gun Laws in the United States | Political Science | |
| David Van Dongen | 4:00 pm | HS 4 | Circulating Tumor Cell Isolation using Immuno-Microbubbles | Biochemistry | |
| April 29 | Eric DiPietro | 12:00 pm | BC 13A | The Realities of Drew Business Majors | Business |
| Uma Kantheti | 1:15 pm | HS 142 | The Interferon Response to Exogenous DNA and DNA Damage is Dependent on the cGAS/STING Pathway | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | |
| Shayna Miller | 2:45 pm | ARTS 106 | Paintings as Talismanic Vessels: an Investigation into Ritual through a Studio Practice | Art | |
| João Pedro Martins Pinheiro | 3:00 pm | BC 218 | On the Sociological Dynamics of Scandal and Their Consequences: The Case of Zara Brasil, 2011 | Sociology | |
| Arline Tarazona | 3:00 pm | HS 139 | Divalent Calcium Cation-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Phosphodiester Bonds in Cyclic Dinucleotide Molecules | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | |
| Karan Erry | 4:00 pm | BC 203 | Rsolving Abbreviations and Domain Terms in Source Code using Documentation | Computer Science | |
| Emma Gillespie | 4:00 pm | Seminary Hall 109 | Midwifery and Masculinity: Gender and the Medicalization of Childbirth in the United States, 1880-1935 | History | |
| Inji Kim | 4:00 pm | ARTS 106 | Art Experience in the Digital Age: Augmented Reality as a Medium | Art History |
Master Calendar of Thesis Defenses, Spring 2018
| April 13 | Leah Nadel | 1:15 | HS244 | Quantifying Compliance to Vitamin D Supplementation |
| April 16 | Dalton Valette | 3:00 | LC28 | “The Dangerous Faggot” or A Gay Man with Different Opinions. |
| Pearl Sutter | 4:00 | HS4 | Effects of DCP-LA on Learning and Memory in an in vivo Alzheimer’s Disease Model with Ovariectomized Rats | |
| April 19 | Olivia Blondheim | 1:15 | HS142 | In situ observations of pyrosomes in the northern California Current during an anomalous bloom year |
| Nicole Kinney | 1:30 | BC204 | Marketing Towards the Hispanic American Population: The Microtargeting of Hispanic Subgroups in Advertisements | |
| April 20 | Jo Fekete | 10:30 | SEM 116 | A Short Story Series in Fiction: Traversing Boundaries |
| Blaine Taylor | 3:00 | BC117 | Is There an Association Between Partisan Control of State Legislatures and State General Obligation Bond Ratings? | |
| Marta Muncharaz | 4:30 | BC101 | The causes and future financial consequences for the City of London after Brexit | |
| April 23 | Ian Nadler | 9:30 | MUS211 | A Technical Analysis of Polyphonic Vocal Styles |
| Marybeth Wynen | 11:45 | HS3A | Behavioral Changes in a Propionic Acid Rat Model of Autism Spectrum Disorders | |
| Julie Alex | 1:30 | HS4 | Ca2+ Catalyzed Adenosine 3’, 5’-Cyclic Monophosphate Hydrolysis: Insights into the Role of Metals in Phosphodiesterase Active Sites | |
| Crystal Caragine | 2:00 | LC30 | Emancipative Values and Democracy: Is a Desire for Freedom a Cause or an Effect of Democracy | |
| April 24 | Jennifer Stein | 3:45 | HS3A | Do Adults Make Babyface Overgneralizations When Perceiving Adults Who Have Down Syndrome? |
| April 25 | Jennifer Benedict | 10:30 | BC217 | Automatic Munsell Color Detection in Mobile Applications |
| Emily Dzioba | 10:30 | ARTS138 | Devising Form and Content: The Dramaturg as Performance Curator | |
| Keith Costello | 1:30 | BC217 | The U.S., India, and the Colonial Question | |
| April 27 | Hayat Abdelal | 1:00 | BC120 | Jefferson and Islam: Rethinking America’s Religious Framework |
| Alexa Young | 1:30 | BC101 | Mom’s the Word: Counternarrative Constructions of Single Motherhood in 1970s-1980s Popular Fiction | |
| Zoe Coates Fuentes | 2:00 | HS244 | The Heterogeneous Uptake of Ozone on Kaolinite as a Function of Atmospheric Processing | |
| Tyler Dorrity | 3:30 | HS244 | Cytokine Responses Generated by cGAMP and other CDNs Depend on Delivery Method | |
| April 30 | Haviland Atha-Simonton | 11:00 | A-Lab (ARTS 140) | (Working title) Plays about New York City’s Gentrification: the Gentrifier, the Gentrified, and the Tension in Between |
| Jared Sutton | 4:00 | BC101 | A Labor of Love: The Impact of Union Strength on Democratic Consolidation in Post-Arab Spring Egypt and Tunisia | |
| Kyla Moutenot | 5:00 | HS4 | Mapping Odor Representation in the Olfactory Tubercle and Amygdala. | |
| May 1 | Michael Clancy | 10:00 | HS4 | A Mathematical Development of Quantum Mechanics |