2025 Senior Honors Thesis Defense

The 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 Saint Peter Hall (2652 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07306), unless otherwise noted below*.

For more information about the 2025 defense schedule, contact Lauren Squillante.

Tuesday, March 25

Study of Patterns within Number Bracelets
by Aakash Pandey
Advisor: Dawn Nelson, Ph.D., Mathematics & Statistics

First-Gen Immigrants in the US: Retirement Strategies and Income Reporting Practices
by Tabata Patino
Advisor: Samar Issa, Ph.D., Business Administration

Enhancing Elderly Fall Prediction and Detection through Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms
by Michael Salinas
Advisor: Rebecca Conley, Ph.D., Mathematics & Statistics

TBA
by Gabriela Diaz Solorzano
Advisor: Lori Buza, J.D., Accountancy & Business Law

Wednesday, March 26

Exploring the Role of Worldview Conflict in Tolerance across the Political Spectrum
by Lalita Gajraj
Advisor: Daniel Wisneski, Ph.D., Psychology

The Hitler-Jugend: Praxis of Nazi Ideology
by Anthony Rivera
Advisor: David Gerlach, Ph.D., History

The Cultural Impacts that Shaped Baroque Art
by Kelly Rodrigues
Advisor: Devin Heyward, Ph.D., Sociology

Mass Surveillance of the American People by the United States Government and Corporations: How Is Our Privacy at Risk?
by Brandon Ron
Advisor: Widyane Hamdach, Ph.D., Political Science

Tuesday, April 1

Technology: A Gift or a Curse?
by Jeremiah Campbell
Advisor: David Surrey, Ph.D., Sociology

Analyzing the Disparities in Black Maternal Health
by Jana Khalil
Advisor: David Surrey, Ph.D., Sociology

Patients’ Rights: Understanding End of Life Care
by Rosemary Merchan
Advisor: Karen Wydner, Ph.D., Biology

Wednesday, April 2

Reverse Engineering for Malware Analysis: A Comparison of Ghidra and IDA Pro as Tools for Analyzing 32-bit and 64-bit Programs
by Melanie Arias
Advisor: Alberto LaCava, Ph.D., Computer Science

The Evolving Landscape of Lung Cancer Awareness: A Comparative Analysis of Vaping and Traditional Smoking Perceptions among Young Adults
by Jenin Iseed
Advisor: Suzanne Carr, R.N., Ph.D., Nursing

An Examination of Major League Baseball Pitcher Arm Injuries in the Pitch-Clock Era
by Dakota Pitts
Advisor: Nickolas Kintos, Ph.D., Mathematics & Statistics

TBA
by Adebusuyi Shittu
Advisor: Alberto Realuyo, Ph.D., Computer Science

Thursday, April 3

Predicting Protein-Drug Complex Structures for Crohn’s Disease-Associated Targets
by Riza Bautista
Advisor: Hugo Guterres, Ph.D., Chemistry

Beyond the Screen: Exploring the Education Potential of Multimedia in Chemistry
by Carolina Da Fonseca Guedes
Advisor: Natalie Hudson-Smith, Ph.D., Chemistry

TBA
by Carlota Pastor Romero
Advisor: Leonard Sciorra, Ph.D., Biotechnology

The Possible Protective Effects of Selected Phytochemicals, Individually and in Combination, Against Environmental Endocrine Disruptors
by Catherine Weddle
Advisor: Laura Twersky, Ph.D., Biology

Wednesday, April 16

*12pm in the Bastek Honors Center

Where Did We Go Wrong?: The Effects of the Pandemic on Teaching
by Genesis Fernandez
Advisor: Jennifer Ayala, Ph.D., Sociology