{"id":675,"date":"2025-02-27T13:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T18:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/programs-services\/honors-program\/?p=675"},"modified":"2025-02-27T13:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T18:13:35","slug":"2025-senior-honors-thesis-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/programs-services\/honors-program\/2025\/02\/27\/2025-senior-honors-thesis-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Senior Honors Thesis Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"photoThe Honors Program has announced the 2025 Senior Honors Thesis Defenses schedule for the spring. All defenses will take place 3:00-5:00pm in the Degnan Conference Room, located in Â鶹´«Ã½AVPeter Hall (2652 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07306), unless otherwise noted below*.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about the 2025 defense schedule, contact Lauren Squillante<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, March 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

Study of Patterns within Number Bracelets
\n<\/em>by Aakash Pandey
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Dawn Nelson, Ph.D., Mathematics & Statistics<\/p>\n

First-Gen Immigrants in the US: Retirement Strategies and Income Reporting Practices
\n<\/em>by Tabata Patino
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Samar Issa, Ph.D., Business Administration<\/p>\n

Enhancing Elderly Fall Prediction and Detection through Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms
\n<\/em>by Michael Salinas
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Rebecca Conley, Ph.D., Mathematics & Statistics<\/p>\n

TBA
\n<\/em>by Gabriela Diaz Solorzano
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Lori Buza, J.D., Accountancy & Business Law<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, March 26<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exploring the Role of Worldview Conflict in Tolerance across the Political Spectrum
\n<\/em>by Lalita Gajraj
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Daniel Wisneski, Ph.D., Psychology<\/p>\n

The Hitler-Jugend: Praxis of Nazi Ideology
\n<\/em>by Anthony Rivera
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> David Gerlach, Ph.D., History<\/p>\n

The Cultural Impacts that Shaped Baroque Art
\n<\/em>by Kelly Rodrigues
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Devin Heyward, Ph.D., Sociology<\/p>\n

Mass Surveillance of the American People by the United States Government and Corporations: How Is Our Privacy at Risk?
\n<\/em>by Brandon Ron
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Widyane Hamdach, Ph.D., Political Science<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, April 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Technology: A Gift or a Curse?
\n<\/em>by Jeremiah Campbell
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> David Surrey, Ph.D., Sociology<\/p>\n

Analyzing the Disparities in Black Maternal Health
\n<\/em>by Jana Khalil
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> David Surrey, Ph.D., Sociology<\/p>\n

Patients\u2019 Rights: Understanding End of Life Care
\n<\/em>by Rosemary Merchan
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Karen Wydner, Ph.D., Biology<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, April 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reverse Engineering for Malware Analysis: A Comparison of <\/em>Ghidra and <\/em>IDA Pro as Tools for Analyzing 32-bit and 64-bit Programs
\n<\/em>by Melanie Arias
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Alberto LaCava, Ph.D., Computer Science<\/p>\n

The Evolving Landscape of Lung Cancer Awareness: A Comparative Analysis of Vaping and Traditional Smoking Perceptions among Young Adults
\n<\/em>by Jenin Iseed
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Suzanne Carr, R.N., Ph.D., Nursing<\/p>\n

An Examination of Major League Baseball Pitcher Arm Injuries in the Pitch-Clock Era
\n<\/em>by Dakota Pitts
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Nickolas Kintos, Ph.D., Mathematics & Statistics<\/p>\n

TBA
\n<\/em>by Adebusuyi Shittu
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Alberto Realuyo, Ph.D., Computer Science<\/p>\n

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Thursday, April 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Predicting Protein-Drug Complex Structures for Crohn\u2019s Disease-Associated Targets
\n<\/em>by Riza Bautista
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Hugo Guterres, Ph.D., Chemistry<\/p>\n

Beyond the Screen: Exploring the Education Potential of Multimedia in Chemistry
\n<\/em>by Carolina Da Fonseca Guedes
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Natalie Hudson-Smith, Ph.D., Chemistry<\/p>\n

TBA
\n<\/em>by Carlota Pastor Romero
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Leonard Sciorra, Ph.D., Biotechnology<\/p>\n

The Possible Protective Effects of Selected Phytochemicals, Individually and in Combination, Against Environmental Endocrine Disruptors
\n<\/em>by Catherine Weddle
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Laura Twersky, Ph.D., Biology<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, April 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

*12pm in the Bastek Honors Center<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where Did We Go Wrong?: The Effects of the Pandemic on Teaching
\n<\/em>by Genesis Fernandez
\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Jennifer Ayala, Ph.D., Sociology
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