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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie | Foreman | AZ Envy Small Business Plan | 03/24/2025 | 1:30 PM | BAC 445 | Riker, Elise | WPC Marketing |
| Samantha | Lambert | The Will to Survive: A Young-Adult Memoir at the Convergence of Childhood Loss and Recovery | 03/24/2025 | 10:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/82997296177 | Blasingame, James | English |
| Lori | Abbas | The Role of the Fastigial Nucleus in Feeding and Reward-Related Behavior | 03/24/2025 | 9:00 AM | PSY 120 | Verpeut, Jessica | Psychology |
| Diya | Balachandran | Characterizing Substantia Nigra Microstructure in People with Atypical Neurocognitive Profiles | 03/24/2025 | 11:00AM | https://asu.zoom.us/my/drofori | Ofori, Edward | College of Health Solutions MS |
| Sophie | Mann | Charisma: The Great Equalizer | 03/24/2025 | 3:00 PM | SPA Conference Room, 4th Floor UCENT building, Downtown Phoenix Campus | Jensen, Ulrich | School Of Public Affairs |
| Shawnpreet | Sahnan | Genome Analysis of Adenoviruses Identified in Raptors from Spain | 03/24/2025 | 10:00 AM | WCPH 370, https://asu.zoom.us/j/83022867946 | Varsani, Arvind | Biodesign FAM |
| Jacob | Smaw | Living up to the Hype? : Assessing the Effectiveness and Constraints of AI Language Models | 03/24/2025 | 10:30AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/88013162518?pwd=eUEEds0vobbbSabbbpTSz4Nn8IXplJ.1 | Roumina, Kavous | WPC Information Systems |
| Valerie | Hudson | AZ envy small business plan | 03/24/2025 | 1:30 PM | BAC 445 | Riker, Elise | WPC Marketing |
| Tommie | Mcconnell | How Much Media Usage is Too Much for Teens? A Thorough Investigation into the Relationship Between Media Usage and Adolescent Outcomes | 03/25/2025 | 1:30PM | Wilson Hall 348, https://asu.zoom.us/j/5476937501 | Jensen, Kimberly | The Sanford School |
| Rocky | Maniaci | The Importance of Leveraging Analytics to Drive Performance Improvements in the NBA | 03/25/2025 | 9:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/86833433976?from=addon | McIntosh, Daniel | WPC Marketing |
| Anika | Narayan | Forensic Interviewer's Evaluation of Their Experiences Working Child Sexual Abuse Cases & Collaboration With Prosecutors | 03/25/2025 | 9:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/8062757100?omn=82907604359 | Stolzenberg, Stacia | School of Criminology & Crim J |
| Alexandra | Theodorou | Investigating Heat-Related Deaths Across Arizona | 03/25/2025 | 9:30 | Cereus 201 or https://asu.zoom.us/j/7789982312 | Wade, Nate | ASU Health |
| Nicole | Fernandez | Tau Protein Aggregation Patterns and the Onset of Alzheimer's Disease | 03/25/2025 | 9:00 AM | Biodesign C 555 | Huseby, Carol | ASU Banner NDRC |
| Jackson | Rubin | An Ineffective Crystal Ball: Ex Ante Vertical Merger Enforcement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster | 03/25/2025 | 6:15 PM | BA 241 | Lewis, Paul | School of Politics & Global St |
| Samantha | Munoz | Nursing Education in Identifying Sex Trafficking Victims: A Simulation-Based Approach | 03/25/2025 | 1:00 PM | Health North 201A | OBrien, Janet | Edson DNP |
| Katherine | Coppotelli | Drawing Charlie: An Examination of How Children View Themselves | 03/25/2025 | 4:30PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/89685153973 | Pfister-Angulo, Mark | MLFTC Div Teacher Prep/West |
| Macy | Grehan | Borderland Disparities: An Examination of Health Outcomes at the U.S Mexico Border | 03/25/2025 | 2:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/my/john.lynch | Lynch, John | Barrett Honors College |
| Daniel | Erlich-Herzog | Spain's Transition to Democracy: Past, Present, and the Pact of Forgetting | 03/26/2025 | 4:30 PM | COOR Building | Sivak, Henry | School of Politics & Global St |
| Sierra | Bogner | Incorporation of Alpha-Ketoglutarate Microparticles into Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Bone Injury Repair | 03/26/2025 | 10:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/5947233381 | Holloway, Julianne | Sch Engr Matter Trnsprt Energy |
| Katie | Peugnet | Socioeconomic Disparities in Access and Usage of Palliative Care Services in Cancer Patients | 03/26/2025 | 4:30 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/my/john.lynch | Lynch, John | Barrett Honors College |
| Matthew | Moss | Navigating the Skies: Addressing Common Errors in Student Pilots | 03/26/2025 | 9 AM | BAC 445 | Nelsen, Julie | WPC Marketing |
| Haadia | Tanveer | The Therapeutic Potential of Synbiotics for Gut Inflammation and Growth Promotion: Analyzing AMR Genes and SCFA Profiles in Chicken Fecal Content | 03/26/2025 | 2:30 PM | Biodesign B230D | Voth-Gaeddert, Lee | Biodesign HTM |
| Darya | Abdollahzadeh | The Therapeutic Potential of Synbiotics for Gut Inflammation and Growth Promotion: Analyzing AMR Genes and SCFA Profiles in Chicken Fecal Content | 03/26/2025 | 2:30 PM | TBD | Voth-Gaeddert, Lee | Biodesign HTM |
| Zachary | Goffin | The Economies of Newly Sovereign Nations: Developing a Special Topics Economics Course | 03/26/2025 | 3:30 PM | Cereus 201 | Douglas, Kacey | WPC Economics |
| Sydney | Parkinson | Implementing Community Health Workers (CHWs) for Climate Vulnerability | 03/26/2025 | 11:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/81035395850 | Billiot, Shanondora | School Of Social Work |