The following defenses are open to the ASU community. Attending a defense is an excellent opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of fellow Barrett students and to observe the process firsthand. If you plan to attend a defense, be sure to inform the student ahead of time. Use the ASU Directory to locate student contact information.
To be included on this calendar, please fill out the Honors Defense and Thesis Approval Form.
| First Name | Last Name | Thesis Title | Date Sort descending | Time | Location | Director | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simone | Verghese | Leveraging Data Visualization for Corporate Responsibility on Consumer Engagement in Sustainability: Analyzing Starbucks' Approach to Environmental Transparency | 03/21/2025 | 10:00 AM | WCPH 477 | Schoon, Michael | School of Sustainability |
| Emerson | Amaya | A Name the Earth Remembers: Exploring Grief, Identity, and the Mother-Daughter Bond Through Poetry | 03/21/2025 | 3:00 PM | Vista Del Sol Center (Vista 202) | Irish, Jennifer | English |
| Sophie | Mann | Charisma: The Great Equalizer | 03/24/2025 | 3:00 PM | SPA Conference Room, 4th Floor UCENT building, Downtown Phoenix Campus | Jensen, Ulrich | School Of Public Affairs |
| Natalie | Foreman | AZ Envy Small Business Plan | 03/24/2025 | 1:30 PM | BAC 445 | Riker, Elise | WPC Marketing |
| Shawnpreet | Sahnan | Genome Analysis of Adenoviruses Identified in Raptors from Spain | 03/24/2025 | 10:00 AM | WCPH 370, https://asu.zoom.us/j/83022867946 | Varsani, Arvind | Biodesign FAM |
| Jacob | Smaw | Living up to the Hype? : Assessing the Effectiveness and Constraints of AI Language Models | 03/24/2025 | 10:30AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/88013162518?pwd=eUEEds0vobbbSabbbpTSz4Nn8IXplJ.1 | Roumina, Kavous | WPC Information Systems |
| Lori | Abbas | The Role of the Fastigial Nucleus in Feeding and Reward-Related Behavior | 03/24/2025 | 9:00 AM | PSY 120 | Verpeut, Jessica | Psychology |
| Diya | Balachandran | Characterizing Substantia Nigra Microstructure in People with Atypical Neurocognitive Profiles | 03/24/2025 | 11:00AM | https://asu.zoom.us/my/drofori | Ofori, Edward | College of Health Solutions MS |
| Samantha | Lambert | The Will to Survive: A Young-Adult Memoir at the Convergence of Childhood Loss and Recovery | 03/24/2025 | 10:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/82997296177 | Blasingame, James | English |
| Valerie | Hudson | AZ envy small business plan | 03/24/2025 | 1:30 PM | BAC 445 | Riker, Elise | WPC Marketing |
| Tommie | Mcconnell | How Much Media Usage is Too Much for Teens? A Thorough Investigation into the Relationship Between Media Usage and Adolescent Outcomes | 03/25/2025 | 1:30PM | Wilson Hall 348, https://asu.zoom.us/j/5476937501 | Jensen, Kimberly | The Sanford School |
| Katherine | Coppotelli | Drawing Charlie: An Examination of How Children View Themselves | 03/25/2025 | 4:30PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/89685153973 | Pfister-Angulo, Mark | MLFTC Div Teacher Prep/West |
| Anika | Narayan | Forensic Interviewer's Evaluation of Their Experiences Working Child Sexual Abuse Cases & Collaboration With Prosecutors | 03/25/2025 | 9:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/8062757100?omn=82907604359 | Stolzenberg, Stacia | School of Criminology & Crim J |
| Jackson | Rubin | An Ineffective Crystal Ball: Ex Ante Vertical Merger Enforcement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster | 03/25/2025 | 6:15 PM | BA 241 | Lewis, Paul | School of Politics & Global St |
| Alexandra | Theodorou | Investigating Heat-Related Deaths Across Arizona | 03/25/2025 | 9:30 | Cereus 201 or https://asu.zoom.us/j/7789982312 | Wade, Nate | ASU Health |
| Rocky | Maniaci | The Importance of Leveraging Analytics to Drive Performance Improvements in the NBA | 03/25/2025 | 9:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/86833433976?from=addon | McIntosh, Daniel | WPC Marketing |
| Nicole | Fernandez | Tau Protein Aggregation Patterns and the Onset of Alzheimer's Disease | 03/25/2025 | 9:00 AM | Biodesign C 555 | Huseby, Carol | ASU Banner NDRC |
| Macy | Grehan | Borderland Disparities: An Examination of Health Outcomes at the U.S Mexico Border | 03/25/2025 | 2:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/my/john.lynch | Lynch, John | Barrett Honors College |
| Samantha | Munoz | Nursing Education in Identifying Sex Trafficking Victims: A Simulation-Based Approach | 03/25/2025 | 1:00 PM | Health North 201A | OBrien, Janet | Edson DNP |
| Amelie | Murphy | Impact of Color, Light, and Form on Human Wellness throughout 19th-Century Biophilic Design in Barcelona, Spain | 03/26/2025 | 2:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/6321971714 | Briggs, Georgette | Barrett, The Honors College |
| Katie | Peugnet | Socioeconomic Disparities in Access and Usage of Palliative Care Services in Cancer Patients | 03/26/2025 | 4:30 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/my/john.lynch | Lynch, John | Barrett Honors College |
| Rook | Bowman | Examining the Fiscal Sustainability of a Sprawling Development Pattern | 03/26/2025 | 3:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/82074948343 | King, David | School of Geog Sci & Urban Pln |
| Daniel | Erlich-Herzog | Spain's Transition to Democracy: Past, Present, and the Pact of Forgetting | 03/26/2025 | 4:30 PM | COOR Building | Sivak, Henry | School of Politics & Global St |
| Matthew | Moss | Navigating the Skies: Addressing Common Errors in Student Pilots | 03/26/2025 | 9 AM | BAC 445 | Nelsen, Julie | WPC Marketing |
| Anushka | Limaye | Employing ROCKET and Machine Learning on Naturalistic Driving Data to Predict Mild Cognitive Impairment | 03/26/2025 | 11:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/4962116412?omn=86130388708 | Wu, Teresa | Sch Compt & Augmented Intellig |