The Department had five students engage in independent scholarship to write honors theses under the direction of faculty this year. They include:

Asia Barlow
“The Role of K-9 forces in Reinforcing Apathy Towards Anti-Black Violence”
Committee members: Dr. Shaikh and Dr. Coy

Maia Bullard
“The Dire Consequences of Restricting Abortion Access”
Committee members: Dr. Zucker and Dr. Coy

Miryam Elshaer
“Movement Lawyering: The Power and Potential of Radical Southern Organizing.”
Committee members: Dr. Broad and Dr. Anantharam

Yewon (Dani) Sohn
“’We’ve Got the Sun Under our Skin’: Examining Racialized Hypersexuality in East and Southeast Asian Women’s Cultural Production”
Committee members: Dr. Hernandez and Dr. Chang (History Dept.)

Thabasya Veeramani
“Analyzing the Relationship Between Race and Quality of Reproductive Care”
Committee members: Dr. Shaikh and Dr. Zucker