Department Honors: 2012-13

The following Honors projects have been approved for 2012-13. This information is updated as Honors Committees are appointed.

*Indicates units that award only one level of Honors.  ** Indicates units that do not award Highest Honors.

Key:

• Student - Thesis Director + Committee Members

American Studies

• Meagen Monahan - Jenny Putzi (defended Fall 2012)
• Kayla Meyers - Charles McGovern (defending Fall 2013)

Anthropology

• Eli Dollarhide - Neil Norman + Danielle Moretti-Langholtz, Francis Tanglao-Aguas

Art & Art History

• Rhiannon Ecsedy - Mike Jabbur (defending Fall 2013)
• Jarrett Ley - Edwin Pease + Sibel Zandi-Sayek, Elizabeth Mead, Joanne Braxton 
• Barbara Pearsall - Elizabeth Mead + Ed Pease, Sibel Zandi-Sayek, Carey Bagdassarian, Kara Thompson
• Michelle Repper -  Charles Palermo + Xin Wu, Alan Braddock, Nancy Gray

Biology*

• Holly Blackburn - Jon Allen + Margaret Saha, Matthias Leu, Kam Tang
• Sarah Bornbusch - Emmett Duffy + Jon Allen, Matthias Leu, Randy Chambers
• Aidan De Sena - Matthias Leu + Doug DeBerry, Randy Chambers, Gary Rice
• Brittany Flowers - Shina Hinton + Liz Allison, Mark Forsyth, Randy Coleman
• Katherine Hoptay - Lizabeth Allison + Shanta Hinton, Kurt Williamson, Chelsey Johnson
• Angela Ives - Paul Heideman: Honors (defended December 2012)
• Jessica Murray - Margaret Saha + Dan Cristol, Mark Forsyth, Lisa Landino
• Hallie Nelson - Lizabeth Allison + Shanta Hinton, Mark Forsyth, Dennis Taylor
• Katherine Nolan - S. Laurie Sanderson + Paul Heideman, Matthias Leu, Eric Hilton
• Brian Rabe - Margaret Saha + Debbie Bebout, Mark Forsyth, Oliver Kerscher
• Lindsay Schleifer - Margaret Saga + Randy Coleman, Josh Burk, Greg Smith, Eric Bradley
• Eva Szymanski - Oliver Kerscher + Mark Forsyth, Diane Shakes, Rob Hinkle
• Seth Theuerkauf - Matthias Leu: Honors (defended December 2012)
• Kelly Watson - Matthias Leu + Dan Cristol, Harmony Dalgleish, Rowan Lockwood
• Joanna Weeks - Matthias Leu + John Swaddle, Oliver Kerscher, David Aday
• Ethan Winter - Diane Shakes (defending December 2013)

Chemistry*

• Jacquelyn Blake-Hedges - Kristin Wustholz + J.C. Poutsma, Kurt Williamson
• Charles Blevins - David Kranbuehl + Debbie Bebout, Michael Pacella
• Taylor Broome - Randolph Coleman + Chris Abelt, Mark Forsyth
• Alex Chinn - Jonathan Scheerer + Rob Hinkle, Kurt Williamson
• David Hill - Robert Orwoll + Richard Kiefer, Chris Abelt, Catherine Koebel
• Gregory Ginsburg - David Kranbuehl: Honors (defended Fall 2012)
• John Lovette - Gary Rice + Randy Chambers, Jim Kaste
• Shannon McCullough - Robert Pike + Chris Abelt, William McNamara, Margaret Saha
• Jaclyn McKenna - Douglas Young (defending Fall 2013)
• Charlotte Platner - JC Poutsma + Randy Coleman, Mark Forsyth
• Anne Rhudy - David Kranbuehl (defending Fall 2013)
• Charles Wang - Robert Pike + Debbie Bebout, J.C. Poutsma, Kurt Williamson

Classical Studies

• Brett Evans - Vassiliki Panoussi  + Bill Hutton, Colleen Kennedy

Computer Science*

• Brett Cooley - Haining Wang + Gang Zhou, Ryan Vinroot

Economics*

• James Harkrader - Rui Pereira + Carlisle Moody, Tanujit Dey

English

• Arthi Aravind - Brian Castleberry + Christy Burns, Chelsey Johnson, Sasha Prokhorov
• Emma Aylor - Christopher MacGowan + Henry Hart, Tom Heacox, Robert St. Clair
• Aaron Barksdale - Christy Burns + Christopher MacGowan, Brian Castleberry, John Lee
• Elaine Bevington - Deborah Morse + Suzanne Raitt, Kim Wheatley, Kathrin Levitan
• Caroline Fulford - Melanie Dawson + Jennifer Putzi, Nancy Gray, Victoria Castillo
• Kayla Grant - Suzanne Raitt + Melanie Dawson, Simon Joyce, Giulia Pacini
• Emily Loney - Laura Friedman + Monica Potkay, Brett Wilson, Laurie Wolf
• Claire Pittman - Henry Hart + Nancy Schoenberger, Kara Thompson, Carey Bagdassarian
• Eliza Urban - John Conlee + Terry Meyers, Emily Pease, John Lyles

Geology**

• Maxwell Cunningham - Gregory Hancock + Jim Kaste, Mark Hinders

Global Studies

• Gretchen Nutz - Sibel Zandi-Sayek + Anne Rasmussen, Salih Can Aciksoz
• Allyson Zacharoff - Marc Raphael + Tuska Benes, Carla Buck

Government*

• Kathryn Beaver - Mike Tierney + Katherine Rahman, David Corlett
• Andrew Engelhardt - Ron Rapoport + Jaime Settle, Caroline Hanley
• Andrew Follett - John Gilmour + Sophia Hart, Rowan Lockwood
• Mason Rayner - John Baltes + John Lombardini, Elizabeth Radcliffe
• Gregory Yellen - Amy Oakes + Dennis Smith, Chitralehka Zutshi

History

• Chelsea Bracci - Tuska Benes + Fred Corney, Laurie Koloski, Marc Raphael
• Meredith Duffy - Leslie Waters + Tuska Benes, Marc Raphael
• Sophia Farrulla - Jeremy Pope + Ron Schechter, Neil Norman
• Jill Found - Susan Kern + Jim Whittenburg, Michael Blakey
• Sarah Higgins - Leisa Meyer + David Dessler, David Corlett
• Neal Hurst - Julie Richter + Susan Kern, Trish Wesp
• Allison Kennington - Eric Han + Chitralekha Zutshi, Kathrin Levitan, Joanna Schug
• Hannah Metheny - Carol Sheriff + Jim Whittenburg, Katherine Preston
• Zachary Quaratella - Carol Sheriff + Scott Nelson, John Balthes
• Rebekah Turnmire - Julie Richter + Susan Kern, Charlie McGovern
• Henry Ware -Nicholas Popper + Fred Corney, Jonathan Glasser
• Glenn Williams - James Whittenburg + David Corlett, Martha Alexander
• Kyra Zemanick - James Whittenburg + Carol Sheriff, Grey Gundaker

Interdisciplinary Studies

• Jaclyn Carroll - Monica Griffin + Kara Thompson, Joel Schwartz
• Nina Cavazos - Ravi Gupta + Grey Gundaker, Charles Palermo
• Taylor Charest - Chitralekha Zutsi (defending Fall 2013)
• Elizabeth DeBusk - Anne Charity-Hudley + Ann Reed, Denise Johnson
• Laura Faircloth - Erin Ament + Anya Lunden, John Eisele
• Katherine Kaugars - Paul Heideman + Patty Zwollo, Eric Bradley
• Ani-Rae Lovell - Christine Nemacheck: Honors (defended Fall 2012)
• Avery Newton - Paul Manna + John Gilmour, Virginia McLaughlin
• Kiara Savage - Anne Charity-Hudley + Erin Ament, Janice Zeman
• Michael Schilling - Iyabo Osiapem + Larry Leemis, Tolly Taylor
• Huan Song - Tonya Boone + Rob Hicks, Todd Mooradian, Anita Angelone
• Charlotte Tregelles - Christine Nemacheck + Nancy Gray, Graham Ousey

International Relations*

• Wenfan Chen - Eric Han + Leisa Meyer, T.J. Cheng
• Elsa Voytas - Maurits van der Veen + Mike Tierney, Betsy Konefal

Kinesiology & Health Sciences*

• Rebecka Hoffman - M. Brennan Harris + Scott Ickes, Randy Coleman

Literary & Cultural Studies*

• Shannon Crawford - Gary Eckles + Sharon Zuber, Troy Davis
• Elizabeth Tompkins - Bruce Campbell

Mathematics*

• Kiah Hardcastle - Gregory Smith + Sarah Day, Larry Leemis, Seth Weinberg
• Daniel Luckett - Tanujit Dey + Ross Iaci, Larry Leemis, Drew LaMar 
• Tyler Moran - Ilya Spitkovsky + Charles Johnson, Ryan Vinroot, Don Campbell
• Allison Oldham - Gexin Yu + Rex Kincaid, Lisa Anderson

Modern Languages & Literatures

• Thomas Bettge - Robert Leventhal + Jennifer Taylor, Tim Costelloe, Michael Green
• Katherine Brown - Jorge Terukina / Francie Cate-Arries + Robert Sanchez, Lu Ann Homza
• Daniel Hodges - Michael Leruth + Nicolas Medieville, John Froitzhelm
• Judson Peverall - Robert Leventhal + Bruce Campbell, Tuska Benes

Music

• Taylor Ashlock  - Thomas Payne + James Armstrong, George Greenia, Monica Potkay
• Fiona Balestrieri - Anne Rasmussen + Brad Weiss, Max Katz, Jonathan Glasser
• Kevin Deisz - Greg Bowers + Timothy Mauthe, Paul Bhasin, Eugenia Smirni
• Patrick Dittamo - Brian Hulse + Tom Payne, Monika Potkay
• Matthew Reese - James Armstrong + Katherine Preston, Chandos Brown, Monica Potkay

Neuroscience*

• Bilal Ashraf - Robert Barnet + Christy Porter, Matt Wawersik
• Oliver Phillips - Robert Barnet + Josh Burk, Deborah Bebout
• Elizabeth Wolfe - Josh Burk (defending Fall 2013)

Philosophy

• Grace Mendenhall - Christopher Freiman + Maria Costa, Tim Costelloe, Kevin Vose

Physics*

• Bain Bronner - Eugeniy Mikhailov + Henry Kakauer, Gunter Luepke
• Daniel Brooker - Mumtaz Qazilbash + Henry Krakauer, Hannes Schniepp
• Jennifer Hays - Christopher Carone + HenryKrakauer, George Rublein
• Patrick King - Joshua Erlich + Henry Krakauer, Junping Shi
• Gunhee Lee - Seth Aubin + Henry Krakauer, Carey Bagdassarian
• Matthew Loftus - Michael Kordosky + Henry Krakauer, Chuck Bailey
• Sara Williams - William Cooke + Henry Krakauer, Mark Patterson

Psychology*

• Kimberly Chaney - Cheryl Dickter (defending Fall 2013)
• Laura Crespo - Janice Zeman + Cheryl Dickter, Kathleen Jenkins
• Maegan Jones - Catherine Forestell: Honors (defended Fall 2012)
• Alix Kashdan - Joanna Schug + Christy Porter, Giulia Pacini
• Aylin Kaya - Cheryl Dickter + Catherine Forestell, Salih Aciksoz
• Rose St. Clair - Chris Ball + Christy Porter, Anya Lunden

Public Policy

• Meredith Dost - Paul Manna + Ron Rapoport, Sal Saporito

Sociology

• Nicole Brown - Monika Gosin + Deenesh Sohoni, Jeremy Pope
• Meghan Moore - Kathleen Jenkins + Caroline Hanley, David Corlett

Theatre, Speech and Dance

• Nathan Alston - Artisia Green + Leah Glenn, Francis Tanglao-Aguas, Lynn Weiss
• Jamar Jones - Artisia Green + Leah Glenn, Francis Tanglao-Aguas, Anne Charity-Hudley
• Benjamin Lauer - Laurie Wolf + Liz Wiley, Richard Palmer, Laura Friedman
• Nicholas Martin - Laurie Wolf + Joan Gavaler, Richard Palmer, Varun Begley

Women's Studies 

• Faith Barton - Nancy Gray (defending Fall 2013)