Senior Honors Projects
Honors students complete a research or creative-based project of their choosing senior year. The exploratory process of choosing a project begins junior year when students submit a project proposal. Students are expected to identify a faculty mentor to support and guide them through this process. At the completion of their senior honors project, students will have the opportunity to present and share their hardwork with the rest of the Honors community. The purpose is to get Honors credit for intellectual and creative growth that enriches overall learning and perhaps even bridges with graduate studies or future employment. This is the gem of our program, ENJOY!
Faculty Mentors
Listed below are recent mentors from this past year sorted by alphabetical order.
SPRING 2023
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Shana Charles | Public Health |
| David Chen | Kinesiology |
| Anthony Chen | Accounting |
| Sapna Chopra | Human Services |
| Joya Cooley | Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Amy Coplan | Philosophy |
| Debra Cote | Special Education |
| Koren Fisher | Kinesiology |
| Kristina Fortes | Nursing |
| Alejandro Gradilla | Chicana and Chicano Studies |
| Asya Harrison | Psychology |
| Garrett Hart | Cinema and Television Arts |
| Sean Hogan | Social Work |
| Erin Hollis | English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics |
| Paul Inventado | Computer Science |
| Russell Johnston | Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Satoko Kakihara | Modern Languages and Literature |
| Kristi Kanel | Human Services |
| Tricia Kasamatsu | Kinesiology |
| Dixie Koo | Criminal Justice |
| Robert Lockie | Kinesiology |
| Maritza Lozano | Education |
| Hung-Yuan Lu | School of Accountancy |
| Stacy Mallicoat | Criminal Justice |
| Michelle Martin | Social Work |
| Micheal McAlexander | Communications |
| Vali Memeti | Geological Sciences |
| Shelley Murray | Cinema and Television Arts |
| Stephen Neufeld | History |
| Nikolas Nikolaidis | Biology |
| Tabashir Nobari | Public Health |
| Jeffrey Olberding | Biology |
| Irena Praitis | English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics |
| Carter Rakovski | Sociology |
| Mark Ramont | Theatre |
| Elaine Rutkowski | Nursing |
| Mojgan Sami | Public Health |
| Christine Scher | Psychology |
| HyeKyeung Seung | Communicative Disorders |
| Paulo Simoes | Honors |
| Chethan Srikant | CBE, Management |
| Carolina Valdez | Elementary and Bilingual Education |
| Lisa Winstead | Elementary and Bilingual Education |
| Philippe Zacair | History |
| Danielle Zacherl | Biology |
FALL 2023
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Eddy Alvarez | Chicana and Chicano Studies |
| Melinda Blackman | Psychology |
| Erik Carpenter | Computer Animation and Game Art |
| Barbara Cherry | Psychology |
| Virginia Isava | Geology |
| Niroshika Keppetipola | Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Irena Praitis | English |
| Jessica Vega-Centeno | Communications |
Check out SHPs
- Zenodo is a free, public, open repository where the Honors Program houses a digital archive of students’ Senior Honors Projects (SHPs). SHPs have been published to Zenodo since Fall 2021.
- The Pollak Library houses physical SHP copies ranging from Spring 1999 to Spring 2022. SHPs are located in the Pollak Library Basement North, and can be requested through OneSearch.
Other Resources
- Conference booklets with students' mentors, abstracts, and bios from Fall 2021 and on.
- Student posters from Fall 2022 and on.
- SHP video presentations are available on the Honors YouTube channel. The videos are from Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Spring 2022.