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The mission of the Marist College Honors Program is to develop scholars, leaders and global citizens. All Honors students complete a curriculum that is broader, deeper, and more complex. This includes seminars on enduring questions in the arts and sciences, as well as seminars focusing on some of the most pressing social and political challenges we face today. Each Honors Program graduate completes a thesis project under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

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Welcome from Vice President for Academic Affairs Thomas Wermuth

Thomas Wermuth

Star Spangled Banner Performed by
Marist Singers

National Anthem

Honors Program Overview from Program Director Dr. Mary M. Stone

Mary Stone

Keynote Address by Dean of Academic Engagement Dr. James G. Snyder

James Snyder

What a Wonderful World Performed by
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Marist Sirens

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Shelby Adelman Shelby Adelman

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: My Sister's Closet: Selling Sustainability

Faculty Mentor: Joyce Lee

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Janice Alcantara Janice Alcantara

Degree: B.A. Educational Psychology - Childhood/Students with Disabilities 1-6

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Mindfulness Workshop for Somaliland and Students Transitioning to College

Faculty Mentor: Mary Stone

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Ashley Allegretti Ashley Allegretti

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Generations at Work: Changes from College to the Workplace

Faculty Mentor: Melinda Weisberg

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Emma Amster Emma Amster

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Job Satisfaction

Faculty Mentor: Elizabeth Quinn 

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Erik Anderson Erik Anderson

Degree: B.S. Environmental Science/Policy

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: From Pen to Preserve: Making Environmental Dreams a Sustainable Reality

Faculty Mentor: Richard Feldman

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Kaeden Andrasko

Degree: B.A. History

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: In the Best Interest of Their People?: U.S. and Iran Relations in the Twentieth Century

Faculty Mentor: Steven Garabedian

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Savannah Andrasko Savannah Andrasko

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Relation of Parenting Style to College Students' Academic and Social Wellbeing 

Faculty Mentor: Ryan Kinlaw

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Madison Barr Madison Barr

Degree: B.S. Digital Media

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Harmful Effects of Plea Deals on the Justice System

Faculty Mentor: Lucy Holtsnider

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Alemy Barreto Alemy Barreto

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Thesis: Interventions for Feeding Disorders in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Faculty Mentor: Thomas Killian

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Crystal Barroca Crystal Barroca

Degree: B.S. Biomedical Sciences and Spanish

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Biochemical Characterization of Autophagy in Melanocytes 

Faculty Mentor: Megan Dennis

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Boushra Belkhir Boushra Belkhir

Degree: B.S. Biomedical Sciences

Honors: Cum Laude

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Alexis Benjamin Alexis Benjamin

Degree: B.S. Biomedical Sciences

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Decrease Detection Time of Melanoma with Nonmedical Personnel Screening

Faculty Mentor: James Snyder

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Kelsey Beresheim Kelsey Beresheim

Degree: B.A. Political Science

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Anxieties of Marist Athletes: A Podcast 

Faculty Mentor: Leander Schaerlaeckens

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Raphael Beretta Raphael Beretta

Degree: B.A. Communication

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: The Resiliency of Breweries in the Hudson Valley

Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Bass

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Sabrina Bergsten Sabrina Bergsten

Degree: B.S. Information Technology and Systems

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Transforming a Large Yelp Data Set: Techniques for Data Preprocessing, Analytics, and Visualization

Faculty Mentor: Carolyn Matheus

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Natalie Bills Natalie Bills

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Mindfulness Practice and Anxiety Reduction: An Autoethnographic Approach

Faculty Mentor: Kristin Jay

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Matthew Blaszcyk Matthew Blaszczyk

Degree: B.S. Biomedical Sciences

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Healthcare Inequities Promote Trends within Community Health: An Examination of Dutchess County and the City of Poughkeepsie

Faculty Mentor: Melissa Gaeke

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Jenna Boccabella Jenna Boccabella

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Mindfulness Interventions for At-Risk Youth at Poughkeepsie Middle School

Faculty Mentor: Mary Stone

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Joseph Bonafede Joseph Bonafede

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Disney: Progressive or Profiting 

Faculty Mentor: Melinda Weisberg

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Maria Francesca Bonventre Maria Francesca Bonventre

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Empathy and Mindfulness in Mirror-Touch Synesthesia

Faculty Mentor: Kristin Jay

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Christie Brake Christie Brake

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: The Progression of Mental Health: The Dark Side of the Media

Faculty Mentor: William Van Ornum

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Allyson Britt Allyson Britt

Degree: B.A. Communication

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Millennials vs. GenZ and How the Evolution of Social Media Has Affected Social Interaction 

Faculty Mentor: Wenjing Xie

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Alexis Broadnax Alexis Broadnax

Degree: B.S. Digital Media

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Transmedia, Transcontinental Women 

Faculty Mentor: Courtney Wrenn

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Michelle Burke Michelle Burke

Degree: B.A. Psychology/Special Education

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Teacher's Impact on Students

Faculty Mentor: Kari Morrison

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Mallory Cannon Mallory Cannon

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: The Impact of Guided Meditation on Implicit Attitudes 

Faculty Mentor: Kristin Jay

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Mark Cappuccitti Mark Cappuccitti

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Streaming Wars: Will Netflix Maintain Video Streaming Dominance?

Faculty Mentor: David Gavin

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Nicole Cioffe Nicole Cioffe

Degree: B.A. English/Adolescent Education

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Marist College Book Club

Faculty Mentor: Moira Fitzgibbons

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Megan Clarke Megan Clarke

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: An Ancient Practice for a Modern Disorder

Faculty Mentor: Mary Stone

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Danielle Colasacco Danielle Colasacco

Degree: B.S. Biology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: The Physiological Effects of Cannabis 

Faculty Mentor: James Snyder

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Gabriela Conlan Gabriela Conlan

Degree: B.A. Political Science

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: How Migrants See Themselves in America

Faculty Mentor: Juris Pupcenoks

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Olivia Cornish Olivia Cornish

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: In the Glory of Shadows - a story of Terezin

Faculty Mentor: Bruce Murkoff

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Samantha Cumming Samantha Cumming

Degree: B.S. Applied Mathematics

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Estimating Parameters of Students' T-distribution Using Expectation Maximization Algorithm

Faculty Mentor: Duy Nguyen

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Marika Cygert Marika Cygert

Degree: B.A. Communication

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: The Narrative of the Climate Survey: Told by Black Students on Campus

Faculty Mentor: Addrain Conyers

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Isabella DAddario Isabella D'Addario

Degree: B.A. English

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: English Language Arts Common Core: A Call for Creative Writing

Faculty Mentor: Leigh Graham

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Jenna Daly Jenna Daly

Degree: B.S. Computer Science

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: How to build an iOS App from scratch: Marist Maps

Faculty Mentor: Matthew Johnson

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Megan DelMoro Megan DelMoro

Degree: B.S. Biology

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: CRISPR: The Ethics of Gene Editing: A Utilitarian Analysis of the Ethics of CRISPR-Cas9 Applications

Faculty Mentor: James Snyder

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Madeline Dintino Madeline Dintino

Degree: B.F.A. Fashion Design

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Gender in the Modern World: A Zine for Efficient Education 

Faculty Mentor: DooRi Chung

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Claire Donaldson Claire Donaldson

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: "Like" Less, Live More

Faculty Mentor: Mary Stone

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Clairice Drexler Clairice Drexler

Degree: B.S. Environmental Science/Policy

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Uncoupling the influences of organic matter and groundwater inflow on endangered turtle habitat in wetland ponds

Faculty Mentor: Zion Klos

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Nicholas Faranda Nicholas Faranda

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: You Can't Spell Leadership without E I

Faculty Mentor: Melinda Weisberg

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Emmanuelle Farrell Emmanuelle Farrell

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: The impact of the Honor Your Mind mindfulness intervention on the well-being of undergraduate honors students

Faculty Mentor: Mary Stone

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Nina Fassnacht Nina Fassnacht

Degree: B.S. Biomedical Sciences

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Chromatin remodeling mediates repair of DNA damage in C. elegans germ cells

Faculty Mentor: Paula Checchi

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Katherine Feren Katherine Feren

Degree: B.S. Fashion Merchandising

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: The Uncertain Future of the Apparel Supply Chain

Faculty Mentor: Jodi Hartmann

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Sarah Ferrie Sarah Ferrie

Degree: B.A. Communication

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Mirroring Reality: Female Users' Perceptions of Authenticity on Instagram

Faculty Mentor: Sara Nowlin

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Kaila Fitzgerald Kaila Fitzgerald

Degree: B.S. Biology

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Making an Ethical Case for the Fusion of Traditional and Western Medicine

Faculty Mentor: James Snyder

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Sydney Ford Sydney Ford

Degree: B.A. Communication

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: College Students Perception of Greenwashing and it's Impact on Purchasing Behavior

Faculty Mentor: Joanna D'Avanzo

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Elizabeth Gannon Elizabeth Gannon

Degree: B.A. History

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Pa's Wandering Foot: A 19th Century Case Study of Mental Illness

Faculty Mentor: Sally Dwyer-McNulty

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Morgan Gerber Morgan Gerber

Degree: B.S. Biology

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: An Ethical Analysis of the Opioid Crisis and the Role of Pharmacists

Faculty Mentor: Lisa Stephens

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Mary Catherine Greeley Mary Catherine Greeley

Degree: B.A. Communication and Economics

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Women in Sports Course 

Faculty Mentor: Jane McManus

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Denise Grohn Denise Grohn

Degree: B.S. Biology

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Effects of select bacterial combinations on biofilm formation patterns from equine wound bacteria

Faculty Mentor: Raymond Kepner

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Tara Guaimano Tara Guaimano

Degree: B.A. Political Science

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: "A Human Enterprise:" Newsroom Transparency as an Effort to Increase Public Trust in American Journalism

Faculty Mentor: Kevin Lerner

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Hailey Guinn Hailey Guinn

Degree: B.S. Criminal Justice

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Cultivating Understanding of the Sexual Assault Recovery Process

Faculty Mentor: Julie Raines

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Francesca Guzzo-Crocamo Francesca Guzzo-Crocamo

Degree: B.S. Biology

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: The Effect of Body-Scan Meditation on Phantom Limb Pain: A Case Study

Faculty Mentor: Kristin Jay

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Merab Gvelesiani Merab Gvelesiani

Degree: B.A. Economics

Thesis: 525,600 Minutes

Faculty Mentor: Henry Pratt

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Ava Hanlon Ava Hanlon

Degree: B.S. Biomedical Sciences

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Childhood Cancer: Misconceptions vs. Reality

Faculty Mentor: Maryellen Guardino

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Matthew Hanright Matthew Hanright

Degree: B.S. Games and Emerging Media

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: The Unusually Straight-Forward Life of Kris Kennedy

Faculty Mentor: Henry Pratt

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Amanda Harrigan Amanda Harrigan

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Interaction of Audio and Visual Input in Memory of Popular Music

Faculty Mentor: Kimery Levering

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Matthew Harris Matthew Harris

Degree: B.S. Environmental Science/Policy

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Marist Earth Ally: Environmental Advocacy and Allyship 

Faculty Mentor: Jessica Boscarino

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Megan Hartman Megan Hartman

Degree: B.A. Psychology/Special Education

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: The Fifty Percent of People Elementary History Curriculums Forget About

Faculty Mentor: Janine Peterson

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Caisi Hecht Caisi Hecht

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Developing Global Perspectives in Secondary Education: An International Pen Pal Program with At Risk Youth

Faculty Mentor: Mary Stone

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Louis Higuera Louis Higuera

Degree: B.A. Political Science and Philosophy

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Exploring How Nonprofits Influence Public Policy: A Case for Effectiveness

Faculty Mentor: Melissa Gaeke

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Timothy Hoang Timothy Hoang

Degree: B.S./M.S. Software Development and Business Finance

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Improving Learning Management Systems with Emerging Web Application Technologies

Faculty Mentor: Brian Gormanly

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Spencer Hogan Spencer Hogan

Degree: B.S. Business Administration and Economics

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: The ‘Bully Pulpit’ and the Federal Reserve: Clarifying the Role of Politics and the Presidency in American Monetary Policy

Faculty Mentor: Dennis Murray

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Christina Holder Christina Holder

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Success vs. Failure: Determining the Crucial Factors in Entrepreneurship

Faculty Mentor: David Gavin

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Sonia Ikram Sonia Ikram

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Women In The Workplace

Faculty Mentor: Joanne Gavin

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Steven Jacobs Steven Alan Jacobs

Degree: B.A. Italian

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Language Lens: Language Learning in the 21st Century

Faculty Mentor: Maureen Melita

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David Jennings David Jennings

Degree: B.S. Cybersecurity

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: An Ontology for Semantic I/O

Faculty Mentor: Brian Gormanly

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Ashley Jordan Ashley Jordan

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Changing the World One Takoda Service Dog at a Time

Faculty Mentor: Kelly Apfel 

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Ryan Karimabady Ryan Karimabady

Degree: B.A. Political Science and Philosophy

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Examining the Ethical Nature of Human Genetic Engineering 

Faculty Mentor: Joseph Campisi

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Fiona King Fiona King

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Societal Impacts on Gender Inequality in Thailand and the United States

Faculty Mentor: Melinda Weisberg

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Emily Klein Emily Klein

Degree: B.S. Medical Technology

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Garlic: A Natural Solution for Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria 

Faculty Mentor: Zofia Gagnon

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Talia Klutch Talia Klutch

Degree: B.A. Criminal Justice

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: You are Not Alone: Empathy Among the Formerly Incarcerated 

Faculty Mentor: Addrain Conyers

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Siena Kremidas Siena Kremidas

Degree: B.A. Fine Arts

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Alice Neel in Spanish Harlem - Extraordinary Portraits of Ordinary People

Faculty Mentor: Anne Bertrand-Dewsnap

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Anthony Laricchia Anthony Laricchia

Degree: B.A. History

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Gender, Sexuality & Masculinity in China and Thailand 

Faculty Mentor: Kristin Bayer

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Kiana LeClaire Kiana LeClaire

Degree: B.A. Communication

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Behind the Scenes: Marketing and Promoting Scientific Comedy Show, "Dr. Gravity: What Goes Up!?"

Faculty Mentor: Babette Fasolino

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Annemarie Lee Annemarie Lee

Degree: B.A. Biochemistry

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Therapeutic Properties of Resveratrol Against GI Tract Infectious Agents 

Faculty Mentor: Kristin Dragos

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Emma LeMay Emma LeMay

Degree: B.A. Communication

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Love in the Age of Tinder: A Memoir

Faculty Mentor: Leigh Graham

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Megan LeVasseur Megan LeVasseur

Degree: B.S. Accounting

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Robotic Process Automation: Is this the Future of Accounting? 

Faculty Mentor: Don Warren

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Nicholas Lewis Nicholas Lewis

Degree: B.S. Biomedical Sciences

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Navigating the Moral Ambiguity of Death and Dying as a Future Physician

Faculty Mentor: James Snyder

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William Link William Link

Degree: B.A. Political Science and History

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Kingston, New York - The Potential Dark Side of Being, “Modern, Renewed and Developed.” 

Faculty Mentor: JoAnne Myers

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Thomas Magnusson

Degree: B.S. Computer Science

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Bringing Automated Testing into the Intro to Programming Curriculum at Marist

Faculty Mentor: Brian Gormanly

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Emily Marold Emily Marold

Degree: B.A. Mathematics/Adolescence Education

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Talkin’ Like a Mathematician: Exploring Academic Vocabulary Instruction in Mathematics Classrooms

Faculty Mentor: Mary Kelly

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Jillian McCarthy Jillian McCarthy

Degree: B.S. Fashion Merchandising and Italian

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Identity and Gender Role in Elena Ferrante's L'Amore Molesto

Faculty Mentor: Maureen Melita

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Seamus McCrave Seamus McCrave

Degree: B.S. Applied Mathematics and Accounting

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: How to Win the Lottery

Faculty Mentor: K. Peter Krog

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Mary McGrail Mary McGrail

Degree: B.A. History

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: An Exploration of Inquisition (A Collection)

Faculty Mentor: Edward Smith

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Nicole Mirsky Nicole Mirsky

Degree: B.S. Economics

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: A Gen-Z Guide To The American Economy and Financial Literacy

Faculty Mentor: Christy Caridi

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Bradley Mobeck Bradley Mobeck

Degree: B.A. Biochemistry

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: An Analysis of Community Based Dentistry: Developing an Implementation Plan for Poughkeepsie, NY

Faculty Mentor: Melissa Gaeke

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Richard Monsky Richard Monsky

Degree: B.S. Chemistry

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Solvatochromism and aggregation-induced emission enhancement in V-shaped donor-acceptor molecules

Faculty Mentor: Jocelyn Nadeau

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Sabrine Muhoza Sabrine Claire Muhoza

Degree: B.A. Economics

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Tech's Low Hanging Fruit - Innovation in Informal Markets

Faculty Mentor: Della Lee Sue

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Alexandra Northrup Alexandra Northrup

Degree: B.S. Biomedical Sciences and Spanish

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: The Unintentional Targets: How Long Rooted Medical Disparities Have Resurfaced in the Spread of Coronavirus through Minority Populations In the United States

Faculty Mentor: Patricia Ferrer

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Aidan Nowakowski Aidan Nowakowski

Degree: B.A. Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: An Ethical Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Industry

Faculty Mentor: Melinda Weisberg

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Mary Obregon Mary Obregon

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Gen Z Stress Entering the Workforce: How to Decrease Stress and Remain Productive 

Faculty Mentor: Melinda Weisberg

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Daniel O'Brien

Degree: B.S. Computer Science

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Multi-Tiered Text Similarity Analysis

Faculty Mentor: Michael Gildein

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Dylan O'Brien Dylan O'Brien

Degree: Psychology/Special Education

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Nonverbal Communication Between a Choral Conductor and a Choir

Faculty Mentor: Sarah Williams

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Jillian Oestreicher Jillian Oestreicher

Degree: B.S. Information Technology and Systems

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Transforming a Large Yelp Data Set: Techniques for Data Preprocessing, Analytics, and Visualization

Faculty Mentor: Carolyn Matheus

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Julianna Palmieri Juliana Palmieri

Degree: B.A. Communication

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Behind the Scenes: Marketing and Promoting Scientific Comedy Show, "Dr. Gravity: What Goes Up!?"

Faculty Mentor: Babette Fasolino

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Jennifer Park Jennifer Park

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Power, Privilege, and Discretion

Faculty Mentor: Addrain Conyers

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Laur Pellegrino Laura Pellegrino

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Promoting Queer Allyship Within Families: An Attachment-Based Approach

Faculty Mentor: Thomas Killian

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John Peper John Peper

Degree: B.S. Business Administration and History

Thesis: Turning Point Battles in History

Faculty Mentor: Janine Peterson

 

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Joseph Perrotta Joseph Perrotta

Degree: B.A. Political Science

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: On Legislative Supremacy: A Road Map to Effective Legislative Government

Faculty Mentor: Lynn Eckert

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Ellie Petraccione Ellie Petraccione

Degree: B.S. Environmental Science/Policy

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Double Trouble in the Hudson River Estuary: Dominant abiotic factors controlling harmful algal bloom risk and the compounding influence of invasive water chestnut

Faculty Mentor: Zion Klos

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Matthew Pintea Matthew Pintea

Degree: B.A. Political Science

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Improving Bicycle and Pedestrian Accessibility at Marist

Faculty Mentor: J. Theodore Fink

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Joshua Polgrean Joshua Polgrean

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Disney: Progressive or Profit Seeking

Faculty Mentor: Melinda Weisberg

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Kristin Ponterio Kristin Ponterio

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Consistency in Recruitment Methods

Faculty Mentor: Melinda Weisberg

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Clare Reilly Clare Reilly

Degree: B.S. Social Work

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Mindfulness at Marist

Faculty Mentor: Daria Hanssen and Mary Stone

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Christopher Rivas Christopher Rivas

Degree: B.S. Business Administration and Economics

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: What Causes Financial Crises?

Faculty Mentor: Christy Caridi

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Kathryn Rivera Kathryn Rivera

Degree: B.A. Political Science

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: 2020 Presidential Election: Analysis of Convergent Democratic Political Strategies

Faculty Mentor: Lee Miringoff

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Cheyanne Robinson Cheyanne Robinson

Degree: B.S. Business Administration

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: The Art of Veteran Homelessness

Faculty Mentor: Thomas Zurhellen

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Joseph Sarci Joseph Sarci

Degree: B.A. History

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Faith in Democracy or Faith in FDR?: Assessing The Consolidation of The Executive Branch In The 1930s

Faculty Mentor: Robyn Rosen

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Emily Satin Emily Satin

Degree: B.A. Psychology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Mindfulness at Marist

Faculty Mentor: Daria Hanssen and Mary Stone

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Meredith Schaffer Meredith Schaffer

Degree: B.A. Communication

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Mirroring Reality: Female Users' Perceptions of Authenticity on Instagram

Faculty Mentor: Sara Nowlin

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William Schlappich William Schlappich

Degree: B.S. Applied Mathematics

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Mitigating the Threat of an Active Shooter Through Increased Protocol Awareness

Faculty Mentor: Scott Frank

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Eric Schuette Eric Schuette

Degree: B.S. Applied Mathematics

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Examining Climate Trends in New York State Utilizing Singular Value Decomposition

Faculty Mentor: Scott Frank

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Stephanie Secor Stephanie Secor

Degree: B.S. Business Administration and Accounting

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: An Analysis of the Modern Portfolio Theory & Its Relevance in Practical Banking

Faculty Mentor: John Finnigan

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Daniella Sesto Daniella Sesto

Degree: B.A. Political Science

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Determining Where We Are: Civic and Political Engagement Among Marist Students

Faculty Mentor: Melissa Gaeke

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Kelly Sheerin Kelly Sheerin

Degree: B.A. Economics and Philosophy

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Measuring Community Impact

Faculty Mentor: James Snyder

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Dana Sherr Dana Sherr

Degree: B.A. Educational Psychology - Childhood/Students with Disabilities 1-6

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: The effect of an extended professional development model on teacher self-efficacy

Faculty Mentor: Mary Stone

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Aanandita Shrestha Aanandita Shrestha

Degree: B.A. Political Science

Thesis: The 'Untouchables:' Chhaupadi Pratha in Nepal

Faculty Mentor: Elizabeth Kaknes

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Dylan Skinner Dylan Skinner

Degree: B.S. Fashion Merchandising

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Uncaged: Uncovering the Fashion Industry's Impact on Body Image

Faculty Mentor: Melinda Weisberg

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Emma Stark Emma Stark

Degree: B.A. Educational Psychology - Childhood/Students with Disabilities 1-6

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Global Impact of Educational Videos

Faculty Mentor: James Snyder

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Eric Stenton Eric Stenton

Degree: B.S. Computer Science

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Exploring the Latent Spaces Induced by a Wasserstein GAN

Faculty Mentor: Pablo Rivas

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Sarah Tilley Sarah Tilley

Degree: B.S. Applied Mathematics

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Thesis: Extensions of the Stable Marriage Problem

Faculty Mentor: Elizabeth Reid

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Nicolas Toumbacaris Nicolas Toumbacaris

Degree: B.S. Applied Mathematics

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: On The Problem of Two Normal Samples: An Exact Likelihood Ratio Test

Faculty Mentor: Duy Nguyen

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Lauren Vicenzi Lauren Vicenzi

Degree: B.S. Digital Media

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: Examining User Experience Design

Faculty Mentor: Matthew Frieburghaus

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Caroline Walsh Caroline Walsh

Degree: B.A. Mathematics

Honors: Cum Laude

Thesis: Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Applications

Faculty Mentor: Duy Nguyen

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Alexandria Watts Alexandria Watts

Degree: B.A. Communication

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Thesis: "We Are A Newspaper": How The Washington Post Utilizes TikTok to Engage with Young Audiences in the Time of COVID-19

Faculty Mentor: Kevin Lerner

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