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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran | Andrew | Limits in Our Cognition: The Impacts of Context on Working Memory Performance | 03/27/2025 | 12:00 PM | PSY 263 | Bae, Gi-Yeul | Psychology |
| Michael | Bencomo | The Use of Social Media to Spread Extremist Ideologies and Radicalize Individuals | 03/28/2025 | 12:30 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/89144314785 | Just, Thomas | School of Politics & Global St |
| David | Lukacik | Investigating the Coordinated Role of the Hippocampus and Cerebellum in Spatial-Social Processing | 03/28/2025 | 1:30 PM | PSY 263 | Verpeut, Jessica | Psychology |
| Alan | Ingersoll | Analysis of Pitcher Performance Before and After Tommy John Surgery | 03/28/2025 | 10:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/9026469844 | Schneider, Laurence | School of Math & Stat Sciences |
| Ella | Mcdade | Leading in Letters: How Sorority Involvement Shapes Campus Leadership and Academic Achievement | 03/28/2025 | 10:15 AM | Cereus 101 | Kappes, Janelle | Barrett Honors College |
| Naomi | Dubovis | Flying solo: starting a one-person business as an early-career journalist | 03/28/2025 | 12:00 | CRONK 404 H | Timmermans, Jeffrey | Journalism & Mass Comm |
| Jordan | Williams | Promise or Peril: The Impact of Medical Malpractice Litigation on the Standard of Care and the Cost of Healthcare | 03/28/2025 | 11:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/88473487887?from=addon | Hagler, Debra | Edson Academic Operations |
| Mya | Wheeler | Evaluating the Impact of Early Intervention on Emotional Regulation and Behavior Management | 03/28/2025 | 11:30 AM | Cottonwood 103 | Kappes, Janelle | BARRETT HONORS COLLEGE |
| Alina | Bozhko | Professional Learning Communities within Problem Solving Courts | 03/28/2025 | 3:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/87058746178?from=addon | Broberg, Gregory | School of Social Transform |
| Lillian | Tretheway | Actionable Science in Conservation: Identifying Knowledge Gaps, Barriers and Resolutions | 03/28/2025 | 9:30 AM | WCPH 477 | Carr Kelman, Candice | School of Sustainability |
| Adia | Eckberg | If You Can by Adia AJ" Eckberg" | 03/28/2025 | 2PM | CDN 60 | Klucsarits, Philip | New Amer Film School |
| Sarah | Nutter | Democracies in Danger: The Role of Social Media in Anti-Election Insurrections in Brazil and the United States and the Implications for Democracy | 03/28/2025 | 1:30 PM | tbd- waiting for room request | Parmentier, Mary Jane | Sch Future of Innov in Society |
| Brenna | Garcia | Examining Peer and Family Social Support as Protective Factors in the Links Between College Stress and Mental Health in Sexual Minority (LGBQ) and Majority Students Across the Transition to College | 03/28/2025 | 9:00 AM | PSY 265 | Doane, Leah | College Of Lib Arts & Sciences |
| Aubrey | Pinteric | Uterine Technologies: Ethical and Social Considerations | 03/28/2025 | 2:00 PM | LSC 260 | Maienschein, Jane | Sols Administration & Faculty |
| Ashton | Mitchell | Inverse Kinematics for Arbitrarily Defined Jointed Mechanisms | 03/28/2025 | 3:00PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/89799398803 | Mahalov, Alex | School of Math & Stat Sciences |
| Sofia | Atencio | Zinnia: A Community-Based App for Young Women Being Raised by Single Fathers | 03/28/2025 | 10:00 AM | TBD | Vega, Sujey | School of Social Transform |
| Joshua | Anyaji | Integration of Acupuncture With Drug Therapy:Analysis of Cardiovascular Disease Treatment Compared To Drug Therapy Alone | 03/28/2025 | 2:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/4112498764 | Martin, Thomas | Barrett Honors Polytechnic |
| Norah | JerinicBrodeur | Understanding Motives for Studying Sustainability at Arizona State University's School of Sustainability | 03/28/2025 | 9:30AM | Zoom | Shrestha, Milan | School of Sustainability |
| Heather | Peters | Transformational Leadership and Employee Stress in the Hospitality Industry | 03/28/2025 | 9:00 AM | Barrett Juniper Hall 201 | Kappes, Janelle | Barrett Honors College |
| Aubrey | Wulfert | Moving Towards Zero Waste: A Sustainable Plan for College Football Stadiums | 03/28/2025 | 1:30 | WPCH 377 | Shrestha, Milan | School of Sustainability |
| Marie | Byrne | Synthesis of the Quasi-Skutterudite Pr3Ru4Sn(13-x)Sbx | 03/28/2025 | 4:00 PM MST | https://asu.zoom.us/j/82904501169 | Khoury, Jason | School of Molecular Sciences |
| Tamuyen | Truong | Investigating the resistance allele frequencies of kdr mutation V410L in Aedes aegypti using resistance reversion and resistant management strategies | 03/28/2025 | 2:00 PM | ISTB1-401 | Huijben, Silvie | Sols Administration & Faculty |
| Ethan | Tang | SustainABLE Login: Sign-in Portal with User-Account Database | 03/28/2025 | 3:00 PM MST (6:00 PM EST) | https://asu.zoom.us/my/ejtang?omn=87117616833 | Osburn, Steven | ENGR Academic & Student Affrs |
| Amber | Lee | How green light and white light therapy helps reduces photophobia in migraine patients | 03/28/2025 | 11:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/81354913607?from=addon | Sharp, Nina | The Design School |
| Liam | Nelson | 'Do You Want to Build a Nation?' as Extracurricular Experiential Learning for High School Students | 03/28/2025 | 3:00 PM | Coor Hall 6761 Zoom Link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/86471273314 | Lennon, Tara | School of Politics & Global St |