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Public Policy
In the 2007-2008 academic year the Public Policy program began awarding one level of Honors to student research projects. The projects listed below have been defended successfully, and a copy of the thesis deposited in Swem Library.
Key:
- Student, "Thesis" (Honors level)
Committee Chair + Other Committee Members
2023-2024
No Honors students this year.
2022-2023
- Lillian Elizabeth Pope, "Policies to Improve Quality in Virginia’s Nursing Homes: The Role of Local Labor Markets" (Honors)
Jennifer Mellor + Peter McHenry, Elyas Bakhtiari
2021-2022
No Honors students this year.
2020-2021
- Alexandra Bongiorno, "The Battle Between Expertise and Misinformation to Influence Public Opinion: A Focus on the Anti-Vaccination Movement" (Honors)
Paul Manna + Mackenzie Israel-Trummel, Ashleigh Everhardt Queen
2019-2020
- Carl Lasker, "Examining Professional Athletes’ Role as Political Opinion Leaders" (Honors)
Jamie Settle + Paul Manna, Martin Schmidt
2018-19
- Allison Greenday, "Food Insecurity in Local Communities: How Data Collection Can Improve Community Policy"
John McGlennon + Ronald Rapoport, Don Campbell - Alexander Love, "Arrested Development: Political Barriers to Modern Pretrial Reform" (Honors)
C. Lawrence Evans + Robert Kicks, John McGlennon - Maxim Maiello, "Urban Environmental Gentrification: Evaluating the Impact Large Green Infrastructure Projects Have On Urban Residents"
John McGlennon + Lenneal Henderson, Heather Macdonald - Sraavya Poonuganti, "The Effect of Parental Involvement on Education Aspirations and Outcomes of Children" (Honors)
Priya Mukherjee + Peter McHenry, John Lopresti, Drew Stelljes - Devika Shankardass, "Explaining Mental Health Care Delivery in United States Correctional Facilities"
Paul Manna + Graham Ousey, Jennifer Mellor, John McGlennon
2017-18
- Kathleen Bryant, "Income Segregation Across Schools and The Shapes of School Attendance Zones" (Honors)
Paul Manna + Salvatore Saporito, Peter McHenry - Emma Merrill, "Firearms Trafficking in Virginia: Federal Firearms Licensees' Policy Perspectives" (Honors)
Joel Schwartz + Paul Manna, Clay Clemens
2016-17
- Michael Testa, "The Political Environment of Federal Rulemaking: An Analysis of Comment Submissions on Regulatory Outcomes" (Honors)
Paul Manna + Brian Beach, Jennifer Mellor
2015-16
No Honors students this year
2014-15
No Honors students this year
2013-14
- Ashley Napier, "Diffusion of Revocation: The Movement Away from the Common Core State Standards" (Honors)
Paul Manna + John McGlennon, Christopher Gareis - Elizabeth Pelletier, "Learning in Harm's Way: The Effects of Neighborhood Violence on School Performance" (Honors) Paul Manna + Salvatore Saporito, Melissa McInerney
2012-13
- Meredith Dost, "Representative Bureaucracy and Latino Student Achievement: A Case for Increased Minority Representation in US Public Schools" (Honors)
Paul Manna + Ronald Rapoport, Salvatore Saporito
2011-12
- Molly Bulman, "A Form for All Cities: The Influence of Local Government Form on Civic Participation" (Honors)
John McGlennon + Elaine McBeth, Joel Schwartz
2010-11
- Emily Grimes, "Inequalities in Health Care: How Trust may Be a Missing Link" (Honors)
Chris Howard + Paul Manna, Jennifer Mellor
2009-10
No Honors students this year.
2008-09
- Meghan Dunne, "Federal Principals, State Agents, and Teacher Quality: Factors affecting state implementation of No Child Left Behind's Highly Qualified Teacher provision" (Honors)
Paul Manna + Chris Howard, Melissa McInerney
2007-08
- Constance Clark, "Race, Wealth, and Charter Schools" (Honors)
Paul Manna + Chris Howard, Sal Saporito
2006-07
- Cara Lodigiani, "The British Higher Education Funding Battle" (Honors)
Robert Archibald + Clyde Haulman, James Axtell, David Leslie - Jessica Pic, "Political Blogs and the Democratization of Media" (Honors)
Ronald Rapoport + Joel Schwartz, Sara LaLumia
2005-06
- Katherine Wallmeyer, "Examining Differences in 527s' Behavior: Separating the Myth from Reality" (High Honors)
Paul Manna, John Gilmour, Sal Saporito