Fulbright College Honors & Experiential Learning
Old Main, Room 525
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
P 479-575-2509
Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Our Honors Graduates
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History of the Fulbright College Honors Program
During the Fall semester of 1954, Arts and Sciences Dean D.G. Nichols appointed a faculty committee to consider how our College might offer additional educational opportunities for "superior scholars." Events moved quickly, and the first students entered the newly formed honors program in the Fall of 1955. By May 1956, two students were graduated from what would become the Fulbright College Honors Program, and since that time, our program has taken its place as one of the oldest and most distinguished honors programs in the country.
Building on its early reputation for academic rigor, the Fulbright College Honors Program has continued to develop an innovative curriculum that provides our students with the extra attention and preparation required to succeed in the rapidly changing world that awaits them upon graduation. From the NEH-funded Honors Humanities Project, which offers students a broad grounding in humanities and the arts, to the tightly focused, small-group learning experiences of the honors colloquia, students who complete their degrees with honors are regularly admitted to the most prestigious professional and graduate schools both in our country and abroad.
Our growth and commitment to excellence was accelerated exponentially in April of 2002 when the University of Arkansas received over $100 million from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation to establish a university-wide Honors College. Not only did the gift attract talented students from around the country, but it also provided study-abroad funding that, when combined with our own program's Sturgis Study Abroad Scholarships, allowed us to send more students abroad than we had ever dreamed—a dream entirely in keeping with one of the lifelong passions of our namesake, Senator Fulbright.
So, whether our students' goals include world-travel and language acquisition or a place in a campus laboratory whose research is having world-wide implications (or both!), the Fulbright College Honors Program will develop and sharpen their passions into the professional package that will allow them to take the next step in their careers.
Dr. Kirstin Erickson
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Director of Fulbright College Honors Program
Our Honors Graduates
This year we are celebrating the Class of 2021 from afar! Graduates will be listed by the department in which they completed their thesis.
Jessi Amason
College Scholar of Anthropology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Gender, Human Rights, and Resistance in the Occupied West Bank
Thesis Advisor: Ted Swedenburg
Lindsay Saylor
Departmental Scholar of Anthropology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Incisor microwear of lemmings and voles as a possible proxy for ecological subzone in the Arctic
Thesis Advisor: Peter Ungar
James Cameron Tilley
Departmental Scholar of Anthropology
Thesis Title: Morphological Impacts of Cranial Base Development
Thesis Advisor: Claire Terhune
Summer 2021 Graduate
Jasmine Guillen
Departmental Scholar of Art: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: An Artistic Exploration of the Digital through Physicality
Thesis Advisor: Kara Andree
Kathryn Harris
Departmental Scholar of Art: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Rural Health Care in Arkansas: An Exploration of Accessibility and Systematic Intervention
Thesis Advisor: Tom Hapgood
Lara Lefforge
Departmental Scholar of Art: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Designing Digital Intimacies: Fostering Authentic Connections by Reimagining Mobile Dating Platforms
Thesis Advisor: Ali Place
Jonathan Mocek
Departmental Scholar of Art: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Engaging High School Students with Creative Thinking Through Play
Thesis Advisor: Carl Matthews
Sara Schellenberg
Departmental Scholar of Art: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Way it Makes Us: Paintings on Childhood, Memory, and Community
Thesis Advisor: Neil Callandez
Ben Alexander
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Site Specific Conjugation of Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 (FGF1)-F2C Mutant Conjugation to CuInS2/ZnS Quantum Dots
Thesis Advisor: Colin Heyes
Kentley Baker
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Characterization of the Hexa-mutant of Human Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor (hFGF-1)
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Julia Barnayk
College Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Toward understanding cnidarian-specific neuropeptide function: the generation of RPamide knockout mutant lines
Thesis Advisor: Nagayasu Nakanishi
Ryan Blanchard
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Behavioral Immune System and Prejudice Against Immigrants Among Healthcare Professionals
Thesis Advisor: Anastasia Makhanova
Jared Canonigo
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: How Acetylation Regulates Enzyme Function During Environmental Shifts
Thesis Advisor: Jeff Lewis
James Chesshir
College Scholar of Biology
Thesis Title: Axon Guidance: Modern Advancements in Understanding and Cross-Species Ramifications
Thesis Advisor: Timothy Evans
Summer 2021 Graduate
Sydney Darling
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Coronavirus Virus Surveillance in Arkansas Duck Populations
Thesis Advisor: Kristian Forbes
Julia Daugherty
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Isolation and Characterization of an Unidentified Strain of Marine Cyanobacteria Extracted from the Gulf of Thailand
Thesis Advisor: Ruben Michael Ceballos
Raechel Davis
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Impact of Media Use on Cognitive Control: An ERP Investigation
Thesis Advisor: Connie Lamm
Dresden Dilts
College Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: A Study of Temperature Dependent Macrophage Activity in HTC Cells
Thesis Advisor: Jeannine Durdik
Stephan Fagot
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Marine Cyanobacteria
Thesis Advisor: Ruben Michael Ceballos
Timothy Frerking
College Scholar of Biology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Visualizing the Formation of Epithelial Compartment Boundaries in Live Drosophila embryos
Thesis Advisor: Adam Paré
Ariston Gray
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Influence of Percent Protein Intake on Body Composition, Sleep, and Physical Activity in Adults 18 Years of Age and Older
Thesis Advisor: Jamie Baum
Kyle Hanson
College Scholar of Biology
Thesis Title: Sulfolobales Membrane Persistence Throughout the Death Phase of Growth
Thesis Advisor: Ruben Michael Ceballos
Summer 2021 Graduate
Ryan Harpenau
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Temperature and LPS Dependent Variation of Cytokine Expression in Chicken Macrophages
Thesis Advisor: Jeannine Durdik
Chantelle Harris
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Dental Asymmetry in Human Maxillary Molars
Thesis Advisor: Kathleen Paul
Lindsey Herberger
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Association Between Diet and Academic Performance in Students at the University of Arkansas
Thesis Advisor: Jamie Baum
Logan Hillemann
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Effect of Mutant C-Terminals in Alb3 Complex and their Affinity to cpSRP43
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Kevin Hollar
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Genomic population structure of Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) in the White River Drainage System
Thesis Advisor: Marlis Douglas
Hannah Hughes
College Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Optimizing the Cyanogen Bromide-Mediated Cleavage of Proteins
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Jared James
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Subunit Interaction in the SWR1 Complex and its Relation to Chromosome Segregation
Thesis Advisor: Inés Pinto
Zachary Kelly
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: rGO-TiO2 RFID Biochemical Sensor Application in Detection of Escherichia coli MG1655
Thesis Advisor: Ryan Tian
Jahnavi Kodali
College Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Offspring Immune-Behavior Trade-offs in Response to Maternal Disease History
Thesis Advisor: Sarah DuRant
Chloe Kuebler
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Defining a Conserved Molecular Mechanism for Tissue Compartmentalization in Insects
Thesis Advisor: Adam Paré
Kaylie Mahar
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Experimental Manipulation of Inflammation and Perceptions of Conflict in Romantic Relationships
Thesis Advisor: Anastasia Makhanova
Danica McGrevey
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Temperature-Dependent Macrophage Activity in Rainbow Trout
Thesis Advisor: Jeannine Durdik
Katherine McTigrit
College Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Investigating the role of the conserved RNA-binding protein Musashi in a sea anemone; identification of Musashi in sea anemone and generation of an RNA probe for gene expression analysis
Thesis Advisor: Nagayasu Nakanishi
Ashley Morris
College Scholar of Biology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Effect of Maternal Diet and Maternal Infection on Offspring Immunity
Thesis Advisor: Sarah DuRant
Aaron Norris
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Effects of Habitat Management on Rodent Community Assemblages in Northwest Arkansas Prairies
Thesis Advisor: Kristian Forbes
Sylvia Nupp
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Methanogen Metabolism on Zero-Valent Iron and/or Basalt: Implications for Life on Mars
Thesis Advisor: Timothy Kral
Andrew Palmer
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Examining the Invasion of a Bush Honeysuckle Using Climate Analysis
Thesis Advisor: Jeremy Beaulieu
Presli Pendergrass
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Relationships between watershed land use, stream habitat and winter stonefly diversity
Thesis Advisor: Michelle Evans-White
Kaitlyn Puyear
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Literary Review: Techniques for Assessing Non-Carious Cervical Lesions and Dental Caries
Thesis Advisor: Peter Ungar
Christopher Rassmann
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Growth of a Plausible Martian Lifeform in the Presence of Olivine
Thesis Advisor: Timothy Kral
Kevin Reilly
Departmental Scholar of Biology
Thesis Title: Regulation of the Reaction between Cytochrome C and Cytochrome Oxidase in Mitrochondrial Energy Production
Thesis Advisor: Francis Millett
Summer 2021 Graduates
Madeline Richards
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Functional Control of the Drosophila Lipin Protein by Phosphorylation
Thesis Advisor: Michael Lehmann
Grace Roberts
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Evaluating Population-Level Differences in Dental Morphology and Wear Patterns Between Genetically Distinct Human Samples
Thesis Advisor: Peter Ungar
Savannah Seupaul
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Antibacterial Properties of Horsehair Fungus (Marasmius spp.) in Tropical Bird Nests
Thesis Advisor: Sarah DuRant
Weijia Shi
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Identification of Proteins that Contribute to Yeast Thermotolerance by Lysine Acetylation
Thesis Advisor: Jeff Lewis
Allison Shildt
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Evidence from Cnidaria supports an ancient evolutionary origin of FoxP genes in Animals
Thesis Advisor: Nagayasu Nakanishi
Annalyn Smith
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Comparing Cognition in Women Between the Ages of (18-40) and (40-70)
Thesis Advisor: Michelle Gray
Jessica Thrush
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Role of Angiopoietin-like Protein 4 in the Radiation Response of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Thesis Advisor: Tameka Bailey
Brittany Tian
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Characterization of tartan expression in post-elongation Drosophila embryos
Thesis Advisor: Adam Paré
Ellie Vicha
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Metal-Free Catalysis for Sustainable Chemistry
Thesis Advisor: Matt McIntosh
Savannah Washburn
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Genome Structure of Yeast During Domestication
Thesis Advisor: Jeff Lewis
Emma Wiest
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Effects of Prior Infection on Maternal Egg Antibody Deposition and Implications for Offspring Immunity
Thesis Advisor: Sarah DuRant
Kayla Wood
College Scholar of Biology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Stroke prevention through blood clot removal devices: designing model blood clots
Thesis Advisor: Hanna Jensen
Margaret Woodruff
College Scholar of Biology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: In silico molecular analysis of structural and catalytic domains of the Clostridioides difficile SpoIIE regulatory protein
Thesis Advisor: Mack Ivey
Victoria Ybarra
Departmental Scholar of Biology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Correlation of Mental Fatigue in Relation to Cognitive Control Strategies and N2 Activation
Thesis Advisor: Connie Lamm
Erin Boyd
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Growth, Incubation, and Image Processing of Fluorescence of Anabaena flos-aquae and Microsystis aeruginosa
Thesis Advisor: Ingrid Fritsch
Abaigeal Brady
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Effects of heparin and SOS on the aggregation of Wild Type Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 induced by SDS
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Zackery Brown
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: HfUiO-66 Thin Films Enable Rapid CO2 Fixation Via Epoxide Ring Opening
Thesis Advisor: Hudson Beyzavi
Davis Campbell
College Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Mechanism of Action of Urushiol and Other Catechols with Proteins
Thesis Advisor: Wesley Stites
Amy Eggers
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Analysis of Sugar Reduction Efficiency in Chicken Feed to Increase Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) using Mobile Enzyme Sequestration Platforms
Thesis Advisor: Michael Ceballos
Carson Ercanbrack
College Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Genome-Wide Screening for Anti-Oxidative Stress Genes in Escherichia coli
Thesis Advisor: Chenguang Fan
Jacob Grygus
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Visible-Light-Induced Alkynylation of Strained Cycloaminals Using Hypervalent Iodone Reagents
Thesis Advisor: Nan Zheng
Mollie Henry
College Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: A Generalized Understanding for the Galvanic Replacement Reaction on Cuprous Oxide
Thesis Advisor: Robert Coridan
John Marrufo
College Scholar of Chemistry: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Design of a Culture Media for Optimal Cell Growth
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Clay Martin
College Scholar of Chemistry: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Understanding the Non-Classical Secretion Mechanism of Interleukin 1 Alpha
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Samuel Massey
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Applications and Syntheses of Vitachrome; A Literature Review
Thesis Advisor: Matt McIntosh
Sarah Mitchell
College Scholar of Chemistry: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Optimizing the Conductivity and Sensitivity of Radio Frequency Identification Tags for Biological Sensing
Thesis Advisor: Ryan Tian
Benjamin Moore
College Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Characterization of the Structure and Stability of the Human Interleukin 1-alpha Dimer
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Clara Puente
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Divalent Metal-Crosslinked Alginate Fibers: Towards Fibrous Drug Delivery Scaffolds
Thesis Advisor: Ryan Tian
Samuel Raney
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Structural Studies of Rubredoxin from Pyrococcus furiosus
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Emily Richey
College Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Effect of Proline on the Formation of Human Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 (hFGF-1) Amyloid-like Fibrils
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Grant Robinson
College Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Isolation and Quantification of Antimicrobial Peptide, LL-37, from Macrophages Activated by Bacterial Biofilms
Thesis Advisor: Julie Stenken
Ashton Rogers
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: A comparative study of volatile versus phenolic compounds of black elderberry and their effects on phi 6 enveloped virus surrogate
Thesis Advisor: Luke Howard
Aisha Soliman
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Glucose Sensor Using Electro-Generated Oxygen
Thesis Advisor: David Paul
Ryan Sorensen
College Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Engineering a Mutation in the Heparin Binding Pocket of the Human Fibroblast Growth Factor
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Sara Swank
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Delineating the Structural Forces Responsible for the High Stability and Enhanced Activity of superFGF (R136E/K126N/Q54P)
Thesis Advisor: T.K.S. Kumar
Juan David Vargas
Departmental Scholar of Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Local Leukocyte Infiltration in Response to Intradermal Injection of Liquid Silicone in Avian Model
Thesis Advisor: Gisela Erf
Bayleigh Bond
College Scholar of Communication: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: When Trump Became God: An Analysis of the Rise of QAnon and Presidential Eschatology
Thesis Advisor: Ryan Neville-Shepard
Danielle Darvin
Departmental Scholar of Communication: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Motivation and Manipulations of Social Media
Thesis Advisor: Robert Brady
Paxton Dodd
College Scholar of Communication: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Shifting bottom lines: A qualitative analysis of communication surrounding corporate social responsibility
Thesis Advisor: Yaguang Zhu
April Vincent
Departmental Scholar of Communication: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Media Literacy Education: Curriculum & Assessment
Thesis Advisor: Ron Warren
Caleb Hill
Departmental Scholar of Economics: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Case Study: Evaluating Market Performance of Benefit Corporations
Thesis Advisor: Andy Brownback
Jack Meullenet
College Scholar of Economics: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Analysis of the Relationship Between Cryptocurrency Markets and the Computer Component Industry
Thesis Advisor: Dongya Koh
Hunter Simmons
Departmental Scholar of Economics: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Disparities in Education Resources Within the State of Arkansas
Thesis Advisor: Andy Brownback
Blakely Davis
Departmental Scholar of English: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: An Analysis of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in Film and Political Cartoons
Thesis Advisor: Robin Roberts
Sally Gairhan
College Scholar of English: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Marigold
Thesis Advisor: Davis McCombs
Claire Hutchinson
College Scholar of English: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Named After Flowers (That Are Named After People)
Thesis Advisor: Davis McCombs
Addison Mahaffey
Departmental Scholar of English: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Dear Girl, Dear God
Thesis Advisor: Geffrey Davis
Marissa Porter
Departmental Scholar of English: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Female Representation in Shakespeare
Thesis Advisor: Joseph Candido
Danika Sanders
College Scholar of English: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Steel and Glass: Part I
Thesis Advisor: John DuVal
Ashleigh Severson
Departmental Scholar of English: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Poetic Form in a Free Form Life: Poetry that Follows the Rules When Life Breaks Them
Thesis Advisor: Geffrey Davis
Morgan Walker
College Scholar of English: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Monster I Made, and Other Poems
Thesis Advisor: Geffrey Davis
Gunnar Gregory
College Scholar of Geology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Major and Trace Element Geochemical Record of the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Thesis Advisor: Glenn Sharman
Josephine Hall
College Scholar of Geology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Per Capita Allocation and Estimated Lifetime of Non-Metallic Industrial Minerals
Thesis Advisor: Stephen K. Boss
Abigail Rhodes
Departmental Scholar of Geology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Thermal Behavior of a Karst Underflow-Overflow System: Relationships among Recharge, Flow Path Properties, and Temperature Dynamics
Thesis Advisor: Matt Covington
Christopher Schaubroeck
College Scholar of Geology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Rapid River Meandering in the Lowermost Arkansas River, Arkansas, USA
Thesis Advisor: John Shaw
Lauren Campbell
College Scholar of History: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Instituto Indigenista Interamericano: Pioneering International Indigenous Rights through Indigenismo and Pan-American Cooperation during the Early Cold War
Thesis Advisor: Shawn Austin
Melissa Corvera
Departmental Scholar of History: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Racial Transformation of Exploitable Labor in the United States: The Bracero Program's
Contribution 1942-1964
Thesis Advisor: Steven Rosales
Jacob Huneycutt
Departmental Scholar of History: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: An Awakening Against the Second Great Awakening: The "Primitive Baptist" Protest in Antebellum North Carolina
Thesis Advisor: Jim Gigantino
Jamie Kim
College Scholar of History: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: God and Guatemala's Covenant: Counterinsurgent Evangelical Christianity in Ríos Montt's Guatemala
Thesis Advisor: Shawn Austin
Nicholas Langham
Departmental Scholar of History: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Legal Status, Exploitation, and Racism: The Challenges Facing Southern Latina/o Poultry Processing Workers in the United States
Thesis Advisor: Steven Rosales
Samuel Peterson
Departmental Scholar of History: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Interservice Rivalry: Examining the Relationships Between the Intelligence Organizations of the Navy, the Army and the OSS in China 1939-1945
Thesis Advisor: Kelly Hammond
Catherine Pickell
College Scholar of History: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Frenchificaton on the Mississippi: A Comparison of Illinois and Natchez Reactions to French Colonization, 1673-1729
Thesis Advisor: Linda Jones
Henry Schuelke
Departmental Scholar of History
Level: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Revolutionary Imperial Paradigm: Life and Death of the Communist Party of Germany, 1918-1956
Thesis Advisor: Alessandro Brogi
Allison Tucker
College Scholar of History
Thesis Title: Who Died and Made You President? John Tyler and Chester A. Arthur's Presidential Legitimacy
Thesis Advisor: Patrick Williams
Summer 2021 Graduate
Madison Whipple
College Scholar of History: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: We, too, Have Deeds of Heroism to Tell our Children: The Role of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in the Perpetuation of the Confederate Lost Cause in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Thesis Advisor: Louise Hancox
Sophia Bonadeo
Departmental Scholar of International and Global Studies: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: A Formed Feminism: A Look into the Feminist Nature of the British Union of Fascists through their Publications from 1934 to 1936
Thesis Advisor: Kelly Hammond
Catherine Caldwell
College Scholar of International and Global Studies: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Peace in the Internet Age and the Importance of Cyber Security
Thesis Advisor: J. Laurence Hare
Sarah Joy Caster
Departmental Scholar of International and Global Studies: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Positive Peace: Out of this World?
Thesis Advisor: J. Laurence Hare
Jacob Condran
Departmental Scholar of International and Global Studies: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Sacred Rhetoric and the Legitimacy of Unrecognized States: The Quest for Sovereignty and Statehood through Political Persuasion
Thesis Advisor: J. Laurence Hare
Alyssa Hope Davenport
College Scholar of International and Global Studies: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: New Agents of Nationalism: AfD and German National Identity
Thesis Advisor: J. Laurence Hare
Grace Fuller
College Scholar of International and Global Studies: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Role of Women in Religious Apocalypse Texts and How These Interpretations Relate to Modern Apocalyptic Discourse
Thesis Advisor: Lora Walsh
Emily Gean
College Scholar of International and Global Studies: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Faith- Based Organizations and Latin American Refugees: The Case of the Southern Baptist Convention
Thesis Advisor: J. Laurence Hare
Abigail Kotar
Departmental Scholar of International and Global Studies
Thesis Title: Investigating the factors which led to the relatively unprecedented mainstream success of South Korean entertainment in the West in the 2010s and how this phenomenon has affected the nation’s relations with western countries, particularly the United States
Thesis Advisor: Kelly Hammond
Summer 2021 Graduate
Julia Nall
College Scholar of International and Global Studies: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: "A Problematic Solution to a Complex Problem": A Political History of Alaska's Struggle with Native Access to Subsistence under ANILCA
Thesis Advisor: Jared Phillips
Megan Rodgers
Departmental Scholar of International and Global Studies: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Educating Peace: An analysis of enforced narratives taught to the post-genocide generation in Rwanda
Thesis Advisor: Ram Natarajan
Lucas Medeiros Ros
College Scholar of International and Global Studies: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Contemporary Engagements: Russia and Nicaragua
Thesis Advisor: J. Laurence Hare
Rachel Braun
College Scholar of Journalism: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: A Measure on How Various Aspects of an Instagram Advertisement Affect Donation Intention; Demographics, Anecdotal versus Logical Reasoning, a Visual Element, Guilt, and Previous Donation Experience
Thesis Advisor: Jee Young Chung
Alexis Campbell
College Scholar of Journalism: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Alcohol Advertisements on Social Media: A study of how alcohol advertisements on social media platforms appeal to young people
Thesis Advisor: Jee Young Chung
Elijah Conley
Departmental Scholar of Journalism: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: “Separate But Equal”: A Content Analysis of the Framing of the Integration of Little Rock Central High School in the Press
Thesis Advisor: Lucy Brown
Natalie Demaree
Departmental Scholar of Journalism: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Media Framing and Newspaper Coverage of Coronavirus: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the United States, Mexico, and France
Thesis Advisor: Brandon Bouchillion
Katherine Nichols
Departmental Scholar of Journalism: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Evolution of the Espionage Act: Journalism in a Digital World
Thesis Advisor: Rob Wells
Hannah Whitworth
Departmental Scholar of Journalism: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Pan-Asian Identity in American Media
Thesis Advisor: Kara Jolliff Gould
Nicolas Bridges
College Scholar of Mathematics: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Non-Cyclic Finite Covers of P(2n; 4n 1; 4n + 1) Pretzel Knots
Thesis Advisor: Matthew Day
Caleigh Christensen
Departmental Scholar of Mathematics: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Scope and Sequence Variations in Middle School Mathematics Across the State of Arkansas
Thesis Advisor: Shannon Dingman
Lillian Ehrhart
Departmental Scholar of Mathematics: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Harmonic Bergman Kernel and Projection
Thesis Advisor: Andrew Raich
Kelvin Feng
Departmental Scholar of Mathematics: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Bayesian Grouped Variable Selection: A Case Study
Thesis Advisor: Qingyang Zhang
Leonel Trujillo Fuentes
Departmental Scholar of Mathematics: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: A Mathematical Model of Pre-Diagnostic Prostate Cancer Growth
Thesis Advisor: Justin Zhan
Grant Hollis
Departmental Scholar of Music: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: An Exploration of the Alto Saxophone's Extended Techniques and their Use Within Repertoire
Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Murdock
John Lee
Departmental Scholar of Music: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Cross-modal Perception: How Medium of Listening Affects Genre Preferences
Thesis Advisor: William Levine
Grace Faulkenberry
Departmental Scholar of Philosophy
Thesis Title: Compassion in Immigration Law
Thesis Advisor: Thomas Senor
Summer 2021 Graduate
Victoria Mantel
College Scholar of Philosophy: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Thought Experiments 101: A Materialist History and Analysis of Philosophical Thought Experiments
Thesis Advisor: Eric Funkhouser
Davis Campbell
College Scholar of Physics: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Finite Temperature Magnetic Properties of Rare - Earth - Iron Garnets
Thesis Advisor: Laurent Bellaiche
Alec Fitting
Departmental Scholar of Physics: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Thermodynamic Simulations of Binary Mixtures on the Surface of Mars
Thesis Advisor: Vincent Chevrier
Jeremy Tull
Departmental Scholar of Physics: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Optoelectronic Valley-Spin Qubits with Ambipolar Quantum Dots
Thesis Advisor: Hugh Churchill
Ethan Bridgforth
Departmental Scholar of Political Science: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Accessibility and Clarity of Campaign Finance Disclosure Databases in U.S. Cities
Thesis Advisor: Andrew Dowdle
Anna Cook
Departmental Scholar of Political Science: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Super PAC Funding in the 2016 and 2020 Presidential Elections
Thesis Advisor: Karen Sebold
Sophia Davis
Departmental Scholar of Political Science
Thesis Title: American Intervention in Syria and Iraq
Thesis Advisor: Najib Ghadbian
Summer 2021 Graduate
Emma Kate Dillon
College Scholar of Political Science: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Importance of Intentionally Executed Framing Techniques for Effective Public Health Communication with Intentions of Increasing the Uptake of the COVID-19 Vaccine
Thesis Advisor: Geoboo Song
Amelia Holcomb
Departmental Scholar of Political Science: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Analyzing Circumstances under which State Carbon Target Policies are Adopted
Thesis Advisor: William Schreckhise
Elizabeth Kimbrell
College Scholar of Political Science: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Effect of Term Limits on the Representation of Women in State Legislatures: A Decade Study, 2010-2020
Thesis Advisor: Angie Maxwell
William Motazedi
College Scholar of Political Science: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Approaching the Diaspora: The Limits of Iranian American Citizenship
Thesis Advisor: Shirin Saeidi
Joseph Pardue
College Scholar of Political Science: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Bicycle Related Public Policy Initiatives And the Benefits for the University of Arkansas
Thesis Advisor: Jonathan Johnson
Lexi Robertson
College Scholar of Political Science: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Democratization of the Tibetan Government Post-Exile
Thesis Advisor: Jared Phillips
Hannah Scruggs
College Scholar of Political Science
Thesis Title: Women's Representation in State Legislative Committees
Thesis Advisor: Brinck Kerr
Summer 2021 Graduate
Elli Archbold
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Effect of Political Ideology on Helping Behavior
Thesis Advisor: Scott Eidelman
Lucas Bellaiche
College Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Roles of Contrast and Enculturation in the Generation of Musical Narratives
Thesis Advisor: Elizabeth Margulis
Alister Brown
College Scholar of Psychology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Boredom and Status Quo Bias: Can Boredom Influence Status Quo Preference?
Thesis Advisor: Scott Eidelman
Hannah Carothers
College Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Stroop Interference in Monolinguals Tested on a Foreign Language
Thesis Advisor: William Levine
Timothy Churchill
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Eyewitness Identification by Older Adults: The Own-Age Bias
Thesis Advisor: James Lampinen
Whitney Davis
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Effects of Smartphones on Creative Idea Generation and Problem Solving
Thesis Advisor: Darya Zabelina
Olivia Demo
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Manipulating Closeness to Overcome Status Quo Bias
Thesis Advisor: Scott Eidelman
Xiaying Deng
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Does Presenting Images before Reading Negation make its Processing Easier?
Thesis Advisor: William Levine
Caroline Geels
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: You've Got Me Feeling Emotions: Expression of Emotion-Related Impulsivity through Language
Thesis Advisor: Jennifer Veilleux
Turner Gillmore
Departmental Scholar of Psychology
Thesis Title: Self-Reported Executive Functioning in Former High School Athletes in Relation to Concussion
Thesis Advisor: David Christian
Summer 2021 Graduate
Meeghan Gross
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Self-Identification of Biracial Individuals and the Cross-Race Effect
Thesis Advisor: James Lampinen
Amy Hendricks
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Latinx and non-Latinx Families: A Comparison of Barriers, Treatment Attitudes, and Behavioral Outcomes
Thesis Advisor: Lauren Quetsch
Noah Hill
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Utilization of a Secure Base to Circumvent Status Quo Bias
Thesis Advisor: Scott Eidelman
Ashley Keith
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Social Anxiety and Memory for Negative Social Stimuli
Thesis Advisor: Darya Zabelina
Megan Kozak
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Victim-Focused Versus Bully-Focused Teacher anti-bullying Strategies and Classroom Levels of Peer Victimization
Thesis Advisor: Timothy Cavell
W. Allen Lambert
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Examining Pathogen Disgust and Associated Social Biases in Medical Professionals
Thesis Advisor: Anastasia Makhanova
Elise Lindsey
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Too Tired to Tolerate: A Multimodal Assessment of the Link Between Sleep Quality, Distress Tolerance, and Academic Performance
Thesis Advisor: Ellen Leen-Feldner
Connor Logan
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Are there gender differences in the association between anxiety symptoms and cognitive control?
Thesis Advisor: Connie Lamm
Alec Thomas Martin
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Negative Urgency Predicts Maladaptive Coping Strategies
Thesis Advisor: Lindsay Ham
Hali McMillan
College Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Does School Belonging Mediate the Relation Between Military Specific School Supports and Internalizing Symptoms in Military-Connected Children?
Thesis Advisor: Tim Cavell
Zoe Pearson
College Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Prosody and Negation
Thesis Advisor: William Levine
Reese Petersen
College Scholar of Psychology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Examining the Effect of Lineup Administrator Behavior on Eyewitness Identification
Thesis Advisor: James Lampinen
Victoria Radke
College Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Effect of Paragraph Length on Language Processing in Journalistic Writing
Thesis Advisor: William Levine
Jihan Rashed
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: On the Recovery of Missing Persons: The Influences of Searcher Expectations, Attention, and Memory Decay on Sighting Rates
Thesis Advisor: James Lampinen
Gage Regier
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Effects of Distinctive Features on Eyewitness Descriptions
Thesis Advisor: James Lampinen
Hannah Sawyer
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Mediating Role of Self-Blame in the Relationship between Alcohol Intoxication, Bystander Intervention and PTSD Symptoms Following a Sexual Assault
Thesis Advisor: Lindsay Ham
Camryn Shepard
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Impact of Acculturation Status Differences between Latinx Immigrants, their Parents, and their Children on Mental Health Outcomes
Thesis Advisor: Ana Bridges
Grace Staples
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Associations between Parental Stress and Quality Time Spent with Youth on the Autism Spectrum
Thesis Advisor: Lauren Quetsch
Kiley Torres
College Scholar of Psychology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Lean on Me: The Effect of Social Support on Momentary Distress Tolerance
Thesis Advisor: Jennifer Veilleux
Jenny Wong
Departmental Scholar of Psychology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Effects of Interactivity on Memory Relating to Presence in Virtual Environments
Thesis Advisor: David Fredrick
Morgan Browning
Departmental Scholar of Social Work: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: A Multi-Method Approach to Increasing the Recognition and Knowledge of White Privilege Among College Students: A Mixed Methods Research Study
Thesis Advisor: Kim Stauss
Amanda Crews
Departmental Scholar of Social Work: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Perceptions of Race and Educational Opportunities in Little Rock: A Secondary Data Analysis
Thesis Advisor: Johanna Thomas
Kara Painter
College Scholar of Social Work: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Analysis of Child Welfare Caseworker Attitudes Toward Policies Related to Family Reunification
Thesis Advisor: Alishia Ferguson
Marilyn Paige Meshach
Departmental Scholar of Criminology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Similarities and Differences in Criminogenic Factors Across Various Forms of Bias Homicide
Thesis Advisor: Jeff Gruenewald
Charlene Niles
Departmental Scholar of Criminal Justice: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Geographical Tendencies in Serial Killers in the United States
Thesis Advisor: Christopher Shields
Spencer Shaw
Departmental Scholar of Criminology: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Utilizing Deep Learning Algorithms to Discern Patterns of Far-Right Internet Communication via Natural Language Processing
Thesis Advisor: Christopher Shields
Briana Monique Veiga
Departmental Scholar of Sociology: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Punishing Ideologically Motivated Killers: A Comparison of Islamic Extremists, Far-Rightists, and Bias Homicide Defendants
Thesis Advisor: Jeff Grunewald
Daniel Webster
College Scholar of Sociology: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Not So Black and White: Gender Differences between Biracial Men and Women in their Sense of Belonging on a College Campus
Thesis Advisor: Brittany Hearne
Mary Larkin Furlow
College Scholar of Theatre: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Life is a Cabaret Old Chum: The Art of Cabaret
Thesis Advisor: Jason Burrow
Claire Campbell
College Scholar of Classical Studies: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Fine Roman Dining at Affordable Pompeian Prices: A New Evaluation of the Non-Domestic Gardens of Pompeii
Thesis Advisor: Rhodora Vennarucci
Allyson Layman
College Scholar of Arabic: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Canonized Perpetuation of Stereotypes: An Examination of Orientalism in A Thousand and One Nights
Thesis Advisor: Adnan Haydar