Senior Honors Thesis/Project

Honors Thesis Student Explores Ethics in Organ Procurement Programs
Sarag Gogineni is a junior Honors College student from Roseville, California, majoring in biology pre-med and minoring in healthcare ethics. Sarag discovered his passion for ethics during his time at Kent State and has decided to complete a Senior Honors Thesis as a way to combine his interest in et鈥
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Jessie Maisano Recognized as Honors College 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award Winner
Jessie Maisano graduated in 1994 from Kent State University鈥檚 Honors College with her bachelor鈥檚 degree in Geology. Maisano started her time at Kent State University as a Fashion Merchandising major, but once she met Honors College professor, Don Palmer, she was inspired to change her m鈥
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Honors Thesis Student Analyzes Social Justice Movements
Anna Sinclair is a third-year Honors College student from Canfield, Ohio, majoring in political science and minoring in history and sociology. Though sociology is only one of her minors, Anna hopes to attend graduate school and earn a PhD in sociology, ultimately teaching sociology at a univer鈥
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Thesis Student Analyzes LGBTQ+ Discrimination from a New Angle
Matthew Fowler is a graduating Honors College senior, majoring in public health and sociology. Since his freshman year at Kent State, Matthew has had many accomplishments, including his internship with Kent State鈥檚 LGBTQ+ Center and participating in undergraduate research. All of Matthew鈥檚 accomplis鈥
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Honors Thesis Student Plans to Construct Her Own Language
Aileen LeRoy has always been passionate about language, feeling, 鈥淚t鈥檚 a mystery, a science, and an art all in one.鈥 As a junior Honors College student majoring in Teaching English as a Second Language with an Italian studies minor, much of Aileen鈥檚 college education has been focused on language stu鈥
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Thesis Student Partners with the Cleveland Zoo
Sierra Duncan has been passionate about conservation since she first began volunteering at the Akron Zoo when she was fifteen years old. Now, a junior Honors College student with double-majors in psychology and environmental studies, as well as double-minors in anthropology and park management, Sier鈥
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Zoology Student Works on Honors Thesis 第一吃瓜网 Scent and Predation
Alexandra Euwema is a third-year honors student from Springfield, Virginia, majoring in zoology. From early in her college career, Alexandra has wanted to earn a master鈥檚 degree in wildlife conservation, and this goal was a major inspiration for her Senior Honors Thesis topic. Alexandra is in her fi鈥
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Honors Student Studies New Possibilities for Cancer Immunology
Abhishek Bagale is a senior Honors College student majoring in biotechnology and minoring in chemistry. Before graduating this spring, Abhishek plans to defend his Senior Honors Thesis in April. Abhishek first became interested in the thesis program in the spring of 2019, when he joined Dr. Gary Kos鈥
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Student Utilizes Honors Thesis to Advocate for Social Justice
Maya Huffman, a sophomore Honors College student with a double-major in political science and psychology and a minor in prelaw, is excited to be starting the first semester of her Senior Honors Thesis in the spring of 2021. Though only in her second year, Maya鈥檚 experiences and connections at Kent S鈥
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Honors Thesis Student Promotes Accessibility in Visual Design
Jessica Miller has had a number of successes in her time at Kent State. From her semester studying in Italy, to her position as a designer for the honors literary and arts magazine, Brainchild, to her internship at the nonprofit organization, Understood, Jessica has taken advantage of many opportuni鈥
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