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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia | Calcerano | Constraining WIMP Dark Matter with Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies | 04/07/2025 | 11:00 AM | GWC505 and https://asu.zoom.us/j/89001066733 | Baumgart, Matthew | Physics Department |
| Kymber | Miller | KymMil Productions: A Commercial Photography & Videography Business | 04/07/2025 | 10 AM | Polytechnic Barrett Suite; LNTAHL123 | Dolin, Penny | Polytechnic Sch GIT Prgrms |
| Dylan | Eble | The Importance of Maintaining Antibiotic Stewardship Demonstrated in a Podcast Format | 04/07/2025 | 10:00 AM | Health South | Sarder, Farzana | Edson UG Non Licensure Program |
| Sophia | Levitt | When Victims Aren't Heard: Examining Constructions of Victimhood in Commentary about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard | 04/07/2025 | 10:30AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/2561129212= | Adelman, Madelaine | School of Social Transform |
| Alexander | Wada | Examining the alternative drug delivery potential of inhaler devices for inhaled medicines | 04/07/2025 | 3PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/81267407737 | Sugar, Thomas | Sch of MFG Systems & Networks |
| Jordyn | Hitzeman | Mitigating Gender Inequities in Arizona's Neighborhood Park Design: A Her City Urban Development Initiative in Tempe, Arizona | 04/07/2025 | 1:00 PM | COOR 5501 | Ehlenz, Meagan | School of Geog Sci & Urban Pln |
| Reagan | Riley | PTSD Coping Strategy for Survivors of Domestic Violence | 04/07/2025 | 10:00 AM | Lee, Erica | Edson Pre licensure | |
| Christopher | Harig | Using Data to Improve Performance of Collegiate Swimmers | 04/07/2025 | 2:30 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/83957708000 | Hahn, Richard | School of Math & Stat Sciences |
| Isabella | Abdin | Bitter Pills: A One-Act Play on Medicine, Science, and the Struggles Within | 04/07/2025 | 8:00 PM | MU Stage | Barr, Phillip | Ctr HealthCare Delivery/Policy |
| Mia | Peterson | Classification of Science Diplomacy Usage in Different States of Conflict | 04/07/2025 | 12:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/89269808204 | Voth-Gaeddert, Lee | Biodesign HTM |
| Ethan | Tacheene | Tackling Economic Challenges to Strengthen Tribal Independence | 04/07/2025 | 5:30 PM | Labriola National American Indian Data Center | Hale, Michelle | American Indian Studies |
| Madhumanti | Chowdhury | Molecular Impact of PTEN Heterozygosity on mTOR Signaling in ASD-Megalencephaly Brain Organoids | 04/07/2025 | 10:30 AM | ISTB1 174 | Andrews, Madeline | Sch Biological & Hlth Sys Engr |
| Keagan | Neff | Cardiotoxicity-on-a-Chip: Microfluidic Modeling of Anti-cancer Drug-induced Cardiomyocyte Toxicity | 04/07/2025 | 2:00 PM | ISTB1 Room 174 | Nikkhah, Mehdi | Sch Biological & Hlth Sys Engr |
| Sage | Furr-Johnson | Assessing Vicarious Traumatization Among Domestic Violence Service Providers | 04/07/2025 | 9:00 AM | ASU Office of Gender-Based Violence | Pizarro, Jesenia | School of Criminology & Crim J |
| Suraj | Puvvadi | Deep Learning Approaches for Classifying Parkinson's Disease Using Smartwatch-Based Physiological Signals | 04/07/2025 | 11:30AM | TBD, Tempe AND Zoom | Ghasemzadeh, Hassan | College of Health Solutions BM |
| Naina | Misra | Functional Mapping of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) Using Transcranial Focused Ultrasound: Advancing Mental Health Treatments Through Noninvasive Neuromodulation | 04/07/2025 | 11:00 AM | BDH Conference Room | Santello, Marco | Sch Biological & Hlth Sys Engr |
| Molly | Ostrowski | The Influence of Social Media on Athlete Nutrition: Evaluating gaps and promoting credible information on Instagram | 04/07/2025 | 2:00 PM | HS408 Conference Room | Levinson, Simin | College of Health Solutions NT |
| Rebecca | Studenick | Mixed Media Mortuary: a Posthumanist Examination of Death and Death Care in Media | 04/07/2025 | 4:00 PM | Lozinski-Veach, Natalie | SILC | |
| Asia | Kennett | Constructing Collective Memory: The Role of Violence in Shaping Public Memorials and Alternative Histories Among Marginalized Communities | 04/07/2025 | 10 AM | COOR 6761 | Tezcur, Gunes Murat | School of Politics & Global St |
| Neha | Karanjia | Turning Trash into Treasure: Optimizing Food Waste Recycling in Phoenix | 04/07/2025 | 2:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/my/nkaranji | Dooley, Kevin | WPC Supply Chain Management |
| Kyle | Beer | Dietary and Behavioral Strategies for Prader-Willi Syndrome: Insights from Literature and Real-World Experiences | 04/07/2025 | 9:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/89548008458 | Dykstra, LeAnn | Edson Pre licensure |
| Jake | Kingsbury | The Social Perception of a Down Syndrome Diagnosis: An Analysis of How Parents Perception Changes as the Child Ages | 04/07/2025 | 1:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/81215134914 | McMullen, Mary | College of Health Solutions HC |
| Kaitlyn | Issa | Investigating a Genetic Link Between Response Time Variability and Dyslexia | 04/07/2025 | 3:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/85212648699?pwd=laPQUBa2wkj9PhF5AQc6trVUxTG16t.1 | Peter, Beate | College of Health Solutions SH |
| Shreya | Marria | Asian Food in Paris: How is Culture Reflected Within a Secular Environment | 04/07/2025 | 9:30 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/89167283399 | Briggs, Georgette | Barrett Honors Polytechnic |
| Chloe | Nott | A Novel Split-Input Genetic System for Tissue Regeneration Research in Drosophila melanogaster | 04/07/2025 | 2:30 PM | Harris, Rob | Sols Administration & Faculty |