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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine | Krick | Values as a Way of Inspiring Empathy and Collaboration within Environmental Justice and Climate Change Conversations | 04/18/2025 | BETWEEN 12:00PM AND 3:00PM | Sage South 142 & Zoom (link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/2916493175) | Barca, Lisa | Barrett Honors College |
| Natalia | Marrin | The First 30 Days: How the U.S. Immigration System Shapes the Body, Mind, and Soul | 04/18/2025 | 4:30-5:30PM | Mercado B 104-105 | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Andrew | Mitchell | What The People Want: Components Of A Legendary Sports Narrative | 04/18/2025 | 11:00 AM | Mercado B 104-105 and via Zoom: https://asu.zoom.us/j/7404652002 | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Noah | Lovelace | Using Ludology to Accelerate and Incentivize Continued Language Acquisition | 04/18/2025 | 2:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/81121247192?pwd=C5eSpYamwqxKy1PQat5yqkWI8aVYp4.1 | Kobayashi, Yoshihiro | Sch Compt & Augmented Intellig |
| Divya | Aadi | Violence Against Women and Children in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: An Investigation into the Lack of Compliance to Sustainable Development Goals 3, 5, and 16 | 04/18/2025 | 4:30 PM | SHESC 254 | Hurtado, Ana Magdalena | Shesc |
| Amanda | Le | Capturing Mutation Spectrum Variation in S. cerevisiae Using a CRISPR-Engineered Reporter Gene | 04/18/2025 | 12:30 PM | Jiang, Pengyao | Biodesign ME | |
| Sheril | Robert | Barriers to Healthy Eating Among College Students and Strategies for Increased Accessibility | 04/18/2025 | 8:00-9:30 AM | Conference: Mercado B 104-105 and via Zoom: https://asu.zoom.us/j/7404652002 | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Yumi | Toulegenova | Visual and Auditory Accessibility in Video Games | 04/18/2025 | 3:00 PM | LNTAHL 123 | Sugar, Thomas | Sch of MFG Systems & Networks |
| Sara | El Imrani | Racism in the Medical Field and its Impact on the Long-term Health of Patients and Healthcare Providers | 04/18/2025 | 1:30PM | https://asu.zoom.us/my/john.lynch | Lynch, John | Barrett Honors College |
| Minnesota | Bradt | Precursors of Burnout in College Athletes and Student Workers | 04/18/2025 | 8:40AM | Mercado 104-105 and via Zoom: https://asu.zoom.us/j/7404652002 | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Oscar | Cota Rosales | Viviendo Bien: Diabetes and You: Culturally Relevant Diabetes Education for Hispanics | 04/18/2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Mercado B 104-105 AND https://asu.zoom.us/j/7404652002 | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Sabrina | Farias | Market Viability and Societal Impact of FridgeScan AI: An AI-Driven Food Management Application | 04/18/2025 | 10:30 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/my/sabrina.123?omn=89850345739 | Chavez Echeagaray, Maria Elena | ENGR Academic & Student Affrs |
| Lawrence | Nearing | Roleplaying & Reflection: Tabletop RPGs as a Complimentary Therapy | 04/18/2025 | 1:30 - 3:00 | Mercado B 104-105 and via Zoom: https://asu.zoom.us/j/7404652002 | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Karina Sophia | Ligasan | From Toxicity to Teamwork: Cultivating Positive Nurse-Doctor Relationships, a Canvas Module | 04/18/2025 | 1:30-3 PM | Mercado B 104-105 and via Zoom: https://asu.zoom.us/j/7404652002 | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Abraham | Duran | Tempe Streetcar Tracker - Notification System for Pickup/Dropoff Locations | 04/18/2025 | 12:00 PM | Cottonwood 103 | Lewis, John T. | Business Engagement Catalyst |
| Kanon | Ienaga | Bakehouse Chronicles: Using Children's Literature to Foster Mental Health Awareness | 04/18/2025 | 11:00 AM | Mercado B 104-105 | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Evaney | Soto Botello | From Toxicity to Teamwork: Cultivating Positive Nurse-Doctor Relationships | 04/18/2025 | 1:30 | https://asu.zoom.us/j/7404652002 and Mercado | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Diego | Orellana | Accelerated Underwriting in the Life Insurance Industry. | 04/18/2025 | 1:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/83149561854 | Zicarelli, John | School of Math & Stat Sciences |
| Angelina | Mann | Collected Works | 04/18/2025 | 2:00 PM | RBH 117 | Irish, Jennifer | English |
| Willem | Krick | ASU and the Olympics: A History | 04/18/2025 | 4:30 PM | Mercado B 104-105 and https://asu.zoom.us/j/7404652002 | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Sid | Uppuluri | Breaking Communication Barriers: A Human-Centered ASL Decoder to Tackle Social and Technological Challenges | 04/18/2025 | 10:30 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/86811701803 | Osburn, Steven | ENGR Academic & Student Affrs |
| Evan | Schwartzott | Why Concierge Medicine?: A Physician's Resource | 04/18/2025 | 1:30PM | Mercado B 104-105 and via Zoom: https://asu.zoom.us/j/7404652002 | OFlaherty, Katherine | Barrett Honors Downtown |
| Peyton | Belle | The Societal Ramifications of War: Investigating Social Developmental Goals to Highlight the Disparities the Civilians of Gaza Experience. | 04/18/2025 | 4:30PM | TBD | Hurtado, Ana Magdalena | Shesc |
| James | Kim | Investigating the Landscape of Machine Learning in Anti-Cheat Software | 04/18/2025 | 4:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/5422294994 | Kobayashi, Yoshihiro | Sch Compt & Augmented Intellig |
| Megan | Horlick | Exploring the Impact of Social Media on Eating Disorder Development, Body Image, and Mental Health Outcomes in College-Age Women | 04/18/2025 | 12:00PM | Sage South 142 | Barca, Lisa | Barrett Honors College |