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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditi | Vannela | Impact of Learning Indian Classical Dance on Psychology | 03/28/2025 | 12 PM | Brickyard | Indela, Soumya | Sch Compt & Augmented Intellig |
| Dustin | Taylor | Evaluation of Water Quality and Household Treatment Devices in the US Virgin Islands | 03/28/2025 | 11:00AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/82233688268?from=addon | Voth-Gaeddert, Lee | Biodesign HTM |
| Michelle | Sheikh | Evaluating resources available for healthcare professionals to improve maternal health outcomes in regards to prenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care among asylum seekers: A Literature Review | 03/28/2025 | 3:00 | Zoom | Nelson, Robin | Shesc |
| Elise | Beaudoin | Reconsidering ACEing Attendance: Building Community Partners to Support Youth and Family Resilience | 03/28/2025 | 10 AM | Wilson Hall Room 416 | Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah | The Sanford School |
| Valerie | Brown | The Importance of Midwifery Care in Reducing Maternal Morbidity | 03/28/2025 | 10:00 AM | Health North 105 | Milowski, Meredith | Edson Pre licensure |
| James | Wright | Intel Collaborative Thesis | 03/28/2025 | 1:45PM | Intel Chandler CH6 Building | Simonson, Mark | WPC Finance |
| David | Ellis | Additions to the `Maricopa County Attorneys Office - Report Writing/Records Management System' Capstone with Considerations for Long Term Maintenance | 03/28/2025 | 4:30PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/3207844244?omn=87222684675 | Malpe, Adwith | ENGR Academic & Student Affrs |
| Rishika | Mudunuri | Investigating sex-based cellular and molecular drivers in murine hepatocellular carcinoma with spatial transcriptomics | 03/28/2025 | 9:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/89408750481 | Snyder-Mackler, Noah | Sols Administration & Faculty |
| Sami | Diep | The Importance of Uplifting the Voices of Minorities in Leadership Positions | 03/28/2025 | 2:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/84225425081 | Yoon, Seoin | WPC Management |
| Lucas | Keylon | Continuous Integration Pipelines for FPGAs | 03/28/2025 | 3:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/88400721782 | Osburn, Steven | ENGR Academic & Student Affrs |
| Ace | Ryszkowski | Is K-pop still in Korean? A Linguistic Analysis of Korean Music and its use of English | 03/28/2025 | 11:00 | Durham Hall 320 | Peterson, Tyler | English |
| Ariana | Ewell | Analyzing Long-term Trends in Plastic Pollution on Caribbean Coral Reefs from Palaeoecological Data | 03/28/2025 | 9:00 AM | LSC 560 and https://asu.zoom.us/j/81461819015 | Cramer, Katie | Center Biodiversity Outcomes |
| Noah | Mcleod | Morphological Statistics of PEARLSDG: Insights from JWST Imaging | 03/28/2025 | 9:30 AM | Goldwater Center 595,https://asu.zoom.us/j/81230338537?pwd=oO65twoeAJhLWXW2rkl1Yl6ERLAkHY.1 Password: 081103 | Jansen, Rolf | School Of Earth & Space Explor |
| Isabella | Pirie | 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#success | Martin, Thomas | Barrett Honors Polytechnic |
| Mikky | Smith | Examination of Specific Suspect Bias Factors That Lead to Eyewitness Misidentification and Why This Is Problematic to the Overall Effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System | 03/28/2025 | 2:00PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/3437557966 | DeCarolis, Claudine | School of Criminology & Crim J |
| Grace | Reed | Agrivoltaics: A Study on Feasibility and Best Use Cases | 03/28/2025 | 3:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/81150428118 | Carr Kelman, Candice | School of Sustainability |
| Kristin | McMahan | Great Hearts Academies Cicero Curriculum for Speech and Debate | 03/31/2025 | 12PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/84679521278 | Symonds, Adam | Hugh Downs School Of Comm |
| Caleb | Liban | Apocalypse Later: Short Film | 03/31/2025 | 8:30-9:30 AM | Vista Del Sol Theatre | Takada, Emy | Barrett Honors College |
| Benjamin | Aguilar | Pathogen Carriage and Inflammatory Markers: Exploring Gut Microbiota in Malnourished Populations | 03/31/2025 | 11:00AM | B240D | Voth-Gaeddert, Lee | Biodesign HTM |
| Kiana | Arab | Importance of Playing Chess In Cognitive and Mental Health | 03/31/2025 | 8:00 AM | Zoom | Lee, Chong | CHS Faculty Success |
| Akarshi | Brar | Combination of Selinexor and Myxoma Virus (MYXV) to Inhibit Proliferation and to Accelerate Killing of Cancer Cells | 03/31/2025 | 12:30 PM | A250 | Rahman, Masmudur | Biodesign Virginia G Piper PD |
| Jake | Summers | Modeling the Globular Cluster Systems in Dwarf and Ultradiffuse Galaxies Using the IllustrisTNG Hydrodynamical Simulations | 03/31/2025 | 10:00 AM | GWC 505 | Windhorst, Rogier | School Of Earth & Space Explor |
| Mantej | Singh | An Analysis of T2D Prevalence in the AHCCCS Population: Identifying Significant Socioenvironmental T2D Risk Factors Among Hispanic/Latino Adults at the Zip-Code Level in Arizona | 03/31/2025 | 1:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/87348813536?pwd=0mxEWZ6Iv6EeOodcq1khDMnec7iaW4.1 | Shaibi, Gabriel | Edson CHPDP |
| Jaden | Lynch | Comparative Study of Sodium, Magnesium, and Calcium Perchlorate Reduction by Microbial Cultures for the Bioweathering of Martian Regolith. | 03/31/2025 | 11 AM | Biodesign room BDA350. Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/82456068048?pwd=UV8zvCJ8T2oON6gva9MMDP8bA3zGvl.1 Password: 741655 | Delgado, Anca | Sch Sustain Engr & Built Envrn |
| Karina | Provost | The Mirror Extent of the Literary Canon: A Cross-Cultural Examination of LGBT Themes in the U.S. and Japan. | 03/31/2025 | 3:00 PM | Durham Hall, Room 240 | Hedberg, William | SILC |