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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kynley | Cataldo | The Empathy Canyon: A Philosophical Analysis of the Loss of Community and the Racial Divide in America | 10/05/2026 | 11AM - 12:30PM | Soares, Rebecca | Barrett Honors College | |
| Ambika | Nagarajan | The Intersection of Business, Purpose, and Performance: A Model for Community-Centered Artistic Showcases | 10/15/2026 | 4PM | BAC | Dong, Xiaodan | WPC Marketing |
| Brenley | Stegenga | Explaining Exercise: A Pediatric Approach to Physiology Through Storytelling | 10/20/2026 | 11 AM | Holzapfel, Simon | College of Health Solutions MS | |
| Sophia | Lippman | Improving Classroom Behavioral Interventions Through MTSS Implementation Guidelines for Elementary School Teachers | 10/21/2026 | 5:00PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/6871730641 | Stapley, Jennifer | MLFTC Div Teacher Prep/Tempe |
| Elizabeth | Brenner | Investigating the Effects of UV Radiation on Mitochondrial Function in ARPE-19 Cells: Implications for Age-Related Macular Degeneration | 10/23/2026 | 10:30AM | Life Sciences E-Wing, Room 244; Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/84140742352 | Holechek, Susan | Sols Administration & Faculty |
| Gregory | Yost | Effective Communication in Business: Building a research based, whole picture approach for communication in modern organizations. | 10/23/2026 | 10:00 AM | BAC, Maroon Conference Room | Riker, Elise | WPC Marketing |
| Shirley | Horowitz | Analyzing the Heat Risk Awareness and Perception of Heat Experience in Undergraduate Students Across Selected ASU Campuses | 10/23/2026 | 1:30 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/84023008959 | Oyeyemi, Adewale | College of Health Solutions PH |
| Laytza | Hernandez | Exercise & Diet Education for Cholesterol Management: A Latino Community-Based Toolkit | 10/26/2026 | 9:30 AM | Athena Conference Room | Marshall, Pamela | Math & Natural Sciences |
| Eldy | Hernandez | Exercise & Diet Education for Cholesterol Management: A Latino Community-Based Toolkit | 10/26/2026 | 9:30 | UCB201 | Marshall, Pamela | Math & Natural Sciences |
| Emily | Sager | Understanding motives of the worst faces of terrorism: An analysis of Islamic extremist and White supremacist perpetrators | 10/26/2026 | 10:00 AM | Lattie F. Coor Hall Conference Room 6761 | Tezcur, Gunes Murat | School of Politics & Global St |
| Jing | Luo | Vigorous Recreational Physical Activity and Body Mass Index Among U.S. Adults Aged 20'44 Years: A Survey-Weighted Analysis of NHANES 2015'2018 | 10/26/2026 | 1:30 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/82283699207?pwd=epq88MrVWw0DqzeWOix6xTsnSNx845.1 | Zhang, Ye | School of Math & Stat Sciences |
| Lainey | Weiland | Torture Personified: The Expansion of the Tortured Artist Trope through Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | 10/27/2026 | 4:30PM | Foy, Joseph | Barrett Honors College | |
| Samira | Poonawala | Improving Overpayment Processing at Arizona State University: An Application of the Six Sigma DMAIC Process Improvement Methodology | 10/27/2026 | 3:00PM | TBD | McCarville, Daniel | Sch Compt & Augmented Intellig |
| Rhea | Soni | MachineVision: A Full-Stack IIoT Dashboard for Real-Time Machine Utilization Analytics at Steelcase | 10/27/2026 | 11:00 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/87291610327 | Osburn, Steven | ENGR Academic & Student Affrs |
| Juno | Lapaz | Reading Comprehension Difficulty in mTBI: Evidence for Divergent Human and AI Predictive Models | 10/29/2026 | 9:30 AM | TBD | Ratiu, Ileana | College of Health Solutions SH |
| Maya | Rorke | Comparing Statistical and Machine Learning Models for Stock Return Prediction Across Multiple Time Horizons. | 10/29/2026 | 10:00AM | TBD | Espanol, Malena | School of Math & Stat Sciences |
| Christine | Bilauca | Investigating Trends in Unite Us Social Referral Outcomes across HonorHealth's Hospitals | 11/02/2026 | 3:00 PM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/84357025992 | Medcalf, Rollin | College of Health Solutions HC |
| Jenna | Smith | FAK Signaling and Anoikis Resistance in Melanoma | 11/02/2026 | 4 PM | Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building, zoom as well | Cortese, Denis | Ctr HealthCare Delivery/Policy |
| Jennifer | Hankerson | Between Worlds: Reimagining True M'ori Stories Through the Lens of a Study Abroad Experience | 11/02/2026 | 2:30PM | Cereus 101 | Alcantara, Christiane | Barrett Honors College |
| Jason | Fleming | Caste-Specific Production and Allometry of Non-Reproductive Eggs in Oecophylla smaragdina | 11/03/2026 | 3:30 PM | TBD | Ebie, Jessie | Sols Administration & Faculty |
| Carlos | Lopez-Alvarez | DNA Recovery from Blow Fly Larvae Gut Contents Preserved in Different Storage Media | 11/03/2026 | 11:00 AM | FAB S302 | Parrott, Jonathan | Interdisciplinary Forensics |
| Elizza | Robinson | Ecopsychology and analysis of environmental and recreational preferences for mental health and stress relief | 11/03/2026 | 10:30 AM | https://asu.zoom.us/j/88493875566?pwd=8KEE8QOJyHs8XDObeKNeVNzjjC8Ahn.1 | Britton, Michael | Sols Administration & Faculty |
| Luke | Foster | Beyond Sport, Beyond Limits: Exploring the Warrior Mentality's Impact on Coaching Psychology and Athletes | 11/04/2026 | 12:00PM | Zoom | Ocampo Hoogasian, Rachel | Sch Cnslng & Cnslng Psych/T |
| Adam | Koss | Persistent limb asymmetry in quadriceps torque across knee extension up to 12 months after ACL reconstruction with quadriceps tendon autograft in young patients including sex stratification | 11/04/2026 | 3:00 PM | TBD | Montalvo, Alicia | College of Health Solutions MS |
| Josh | Soto | Links Between Child Opportunity Index, Diurnal Cortisol Patterns, and Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescents: Economic Hardship and Neighborhood Danger as Potential Mediators | 11/05/2026 | 4:00 PM | PSY 230 (Library) | Doane, Leah | Department of Psychology |
