Past Theses Submissions
All senior honors theses are listed below
2022 THESES
Chloe Ponzio
"Bringing home spot: domestication and human-dog relationships across the ancient Americas"
Madelyn Moy
"Long term effects of hepatitis-B infection on the gut microbiome of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)"
2021 THESES
Myles Kobe Bowen
"Perpetual Violence And Livable Resistance: Historicizing Lousiana's Toxically Fertile "Cancer Alley"
Meghna Gaddam
"Homeless Menstruation: A Construction Of Embodied Experiences And A Breakdown Of Amplified Psychological And Structural Issues"
Annamarie Jedziniak
"A Case Study Of Maternal Health Policies Production Of A Positive Pregnancy Experience In Australia, New Zealand, And Ireland"
Shannon Lally
"Irish Language Revitalization In The Republic Of Ireland And Northern Ireland"
Allison Mo
"Traditional Chinese Medicine In Western Contexts: Translation, Trust, And Efficacy"
Sonali Patel
"Humanity In The Face Of Climate Change: The Past, Present, And Future"
Chloe Wong
"Radical Caring: A Qualitative Study On The Role Of Frontline Workers In Eradicating Gender-Based Violence In Asian American Communities"
Anna Yang
"Intersectional Traumas: Resilience And Mental Health In Post-Apartheid South Africa During The COVID-19 Pandemic"
2020 Theses
Norah Fanning
Doubly Burdened, Dually Strained: The Strategic Utilization of Chicago’s Community Health Workers in Task-Shifting Interventions”
Simone Laszuk
Swimming Upstream: Decreasing Salmon Populations in the Columbia River Basin Through Infrastructure and its Impacts on Indigenous Welfare”
Zoe Miller
“Hungry Thirsty Roots: Imagining and Constructing Ethnic Otherness in 1800s England”
2019 Theses
Jessica Collins
"Costructing Successful Citizens: The EU and Erasmus+ "
Aleksandra (Ola) Grabowski
"Decolonizing Digging? Critical Approaches for Contemporary Archaeologies"
Monica Hsu
"Competing Stressors: Social Support and Resiliency Among Women Athletes"
Brian Ingersoll
"Micromanaging Nature: Navigating Between Policy and Practice in Chicago Parks"
Julia Shenkman
"Redefining the Borders of Medical Tourism: Navigating Healthcare in an Evolving LocalKnowledge System"
Jennah Thompson-Vasquez
"The Allure of the Market: Navigating Indigeneity, Identity, and Inequality in the Bolivian Amazon"
Talia Waxman
"Processing Resilience: Teen Girls, Agency, and Transformative Research"
2018 Theses
Pedro Alvarado
“Uncovering “Forgotten” Identity: A New Understanding of Ethnic Identities in the Former Slave Village of Morne Patate, Dominica”
Maria Felier
“Variation of Sexual Dimorphism Due to Climatic Stress”
Lucia Procopio
“Curating Racism: Understanding Field Museum Physical Anthropology from 1893 to 1969”
Angelina Strohbach
“Reproducing Inequality: Disparities in “Mobile Health” and Pregnancy Care for Low-Income Women in Chicago”
Anna Tolley
“A Salty Survival: An Exploration of Resilience and the Maya Marketplace”
Emma Zblewski
"Safe Enough? Constructing Accessible Spaces at the Intersection of Queer Identity and Trauma"