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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeline | Hornyak | Examining Politicians' Social Media Usage and its Affect on Voter Behaviors and Voter Perceptions | 04/10/2025 | 11:00AM | Coor Hall, Room 6761 | Fridkin, Kim | School of Politics & Global St |
| Ash | Soriano | Exploring The Complex Layers of Grief Represented in Narrative Video Games | 04/10/2025 | 1:00 PM | Bauer, DB | School of Arts Media & Engr | |
| Sanjana | Ramakrishnan | Understanding Adolescent Mental Health Perceptions in Guatemala: A Gender-Based Qualitative Analysis | 04/10/2025 | 10:00 AM | In-Person Location: TBD, https://asu.zoom.us/j/4495715323?omn=84839794038 | Maupin, Jonathan | Shesc |
| Bailey | Kane | Investigating Anticancer Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus Cell-Free Supernatant on FOLFOXIRI-Resistant and Wild-Type CT26 Cells | 04/10/2025 | 1:00 PM | Biodesign B; https://asu.zoom.us/j/6828823634?omn=88395314936 | Maley, Carlo | Biodesign BSS |
| Joshua | Schuetta | AUAV Pulsed Electro-Optical Modulated RF Spectrometer (PEOM-RFS) | 04/10/2025 | 13:00 | https://asu.zoom.us/j/82455520470?pwd=RJX8ULvbLEfhf2OfZX5f3ObdP20X0T.1 Password: 414702 | Lewis, John T. | Business Engagement Catalyst |
| Emily | Parkerson | Personal Bio-Meteorological Stations: Measuring Heat Transfer of the Human Body in Turbulent Outdoor Flows | 04/10/2025 | 11:00 AM | WCPH 573 | Rykaczewski, Konrad | Sch Engr Matter Trnsprt Energy |
| Duncan | Kincaid | An Assessment of Blockchain Technology And The Role Of Blockchain In Agricultural Supply Chains | 04/11/2025 | 2 PM | Boscovic, Dragan | WPC Information Systems | |
| Maya | Willis | Fluorescent and metagenomic analysis of Holomastigotoides sp. from Coptotermes formosanus | 04/11/2025 | 10:00AM | Gile, Gillian | Sols Administration & Faculty | |
| Samuel | Steiner | Burkina Faso's Political Evolution: How Colonial Legacies Shaped Political Systems and Fostered Self-Serving Leadership | 04/11/2025 | 10:00AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/85100888913 | El Hamel, Chouki | SHPRS History Faculty |
| Skyla | Cochrane | The Impact of Baseline Upper and Lower Body Strength on Improvement in Reactive Step Training in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease | 04/11/2025 | 2:00 | Health North 101/103, https://asu.zoom.us/j/89949618486 | Peterson, Daniel | College of Health Solutions MS |
| Lee | Donnelly | Excavating the Queer Wristwatch: A Gendered Lineage of Wrist-Worn Time | 04/11/2025 | 10:00 AM | TBD | Kirtz, Jaime | School of Arts Media & Engr |
| Anjali | Patel | Testing the Stability of Different PMO-hybrid Duplexes | 04/11/2025 | 1:30 PM | ISTB1 227 | Clark (SBHSE), Heather | Sch Biological & Hlth Sys Engr |
| Emily | Harris | Calm: Coping Skills for Adolescents | 04/11/2025 | 11:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/81227660441 | Jimenez Arista, Laura | Sch Cnslng & Cnslng Psych/T |
| Maeve | Botham | Hydrocarbon discrimination in honeybees OR Nestmate recognition involving volatiles in Camponotus floridanus | 04/11/2025 | 1:30 PM | Location TBD; https://asu.zoom.us/j/8357526081 | Liebig, Juergen | Sols Administration & Faculty |
| Andrea | Soto | Hierarchical Structures within Universities and its Impact on Latine Students from Barrett The Honors College at ASU | 04/11/2025 | 12:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/82632617773 | Salgado, Casandra | The Sanford School |
| Maria | Flores | Language Barriers and Police Stops | 04/11/2025 | 1:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/5795775628?omn=82062570067&from=addon | Wallace, Danielle | School of Criminology & Crim J |
| Suhani | Singh | Dynamic Educational Pathways: Leveraging NLP and AI-Driven Neural Networks to Personalize Learning Through Standards-Based Microcrediting | 04/11/2025 | 4:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/6430343969 | Osburn, Steven | ENGR Academic & Student Affrs |
| Sophia | Bowers | The Power in You: Empowerment Through the Women's Power and Influence Index Using Digital Learning Tools | 04/11/2025 | 12:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/my/zaffar | Zaffar, Ehsan | College Of Law |
| Aubrey | Waters | Business Culture in the United States, China, and Mexico | 04/11/2025 | 10:00 AM | Voutsas, Konstandinos | WPC Management | |
| Claire | McCarthy | The Captivity Conversation: A Comparative Study Through Perspectives of Zoo and Prison Systems | 04/11/2025 | 12:00PM | LSC 202 | Blount-Hill, Kwan-Lamar | School of Criminology & Crim J |
| Joyce | Priebe | The Captivity Conversation: A Comparative Study through Perspectives of Zoo and Prison Systems | 04/11/2025 | 12:00 | LSC 202 | Blount-Hill, Kwan-Lamar | School of Criminology & Crim J |
| Angela | Wang | The Impact of Gacha Game Design Mechanics on Digital Marketing Choices | 04/11/2025 | 1:00PM | Pierce, John | WPC Marketing | |
| Max | Martinez | Indirect vs. Direct Competition Between Different Malaria Strains | 04/11/2025 | 9:00 AM | LSC 202 | Huijben, Silvie | Sols Administration & Faculty |
| Rina | Teufel | The Impact of Digitization on Sorority Members | 04/11/2025 | 1:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/2955258366 | Soares, Rebecca | Barrett Honors College |
| Marcella | Alexander | The Personal and Professional Benefits of Storytelling for Artists Incarcerated in Arizona | 04/11/2025 | 2:00 PM | TBD | Wright, Kevin | School of Criminology & Crim J |