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

Emma Chen outside Kirby Hall

Curtis Dai

Rhythmanalysis of Neoliberal Restructuring of the West Ward

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Andrea Smith

Curtis Dai and his committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Jackie with Dean Shulman