The Department had five students engage in independent scholarship to write honors theses under the direction of faculty this year. They include:
![photo of Asia Barlow](https://wst.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/161/Asia-Barlow.jpg)
Asia Barlow
“The Role of K-9 forces in Reinforcing Apathy Towards Anti-Black Violence”
Committee members: Dr. Shaikh and Dr. Coy
![photo of Maia Bullard](https://wst.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/161/Maia-Bullard-scaled.jpeg)
Maia Bullard
“The Dire Consequences of Restricting Abortion Access”
Committee members: Dr. Zucker and Dr. Coy
![photo of Miryam Elshaer](https://wst.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/161/Miryam-Elshaer.jpeg)
Miryam Elshaer
“Movement Lawyering: The Power and Potential of Radical Southern Organizing.”
Committee members: Dr. Broad and Dr. Anantharam
![photo of Yewon (Dani) Sohn](https://wst.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/161/Dani-Sohn.jpeg)
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.)
![photo of Thabasya Veeramani](https://wst.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/161/Thabasya-Veeramani-scaled.jpeg)
Thabasya Veeramani
“Analyzing the Relationship Between Race and Quality of Reproductive Care”
Committee members: Dr. Shaikh and Dr. Zucker