Join us in congratulating Emma Chen ’24, Curtis Dai ’24, Anna Marinovich ’24, and Jackie Vargas ’24, our students who completed honors theses supervised by Prof. Smith, Dean Shulman, and Prof. Kissane! This year four of our majors completed outstanding theses, which they defended successfully, in addition to presenting their work in a variety of venues. Their hard work was recognized and appreciated by faculty and families in the Honors Thesis Ceremony on May 18. Additionally, Jackie and Anna received the collegewide Barge Oratorical Prize for their presentation of their thesis topics. Congratulations all!
Emma Chen
State Laws and Abortion Providers: Sociocultural Changes at Abortion Clinics in Response to Post-Roe Era Legislation
** Joint thesis with Government & Law
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Kissane; Dr. Helena Silverstein
Curtis Dai
Rhythmanalysis of Neoliberal Restructuring of the West Ward
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Andrea Smith
Anna Marinovich
The Inculcation of Commitment: Understanding Adherence to Violent Group Action & Ideology
Thesis Advisor: Dr. David Shulman, Dean of the Social Sciences
Jackie Vargas
Escaping Sociological Reality: The Advent of Self-Help
Thesis Advisor: Dr. David Shulman, Dean of the Social Sciences