Thesis
Plan II Honors Thesis Symposium
DECEMBER 1, 2020 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Moderator: Janet Davis, Plan II & American Studies |
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Annie Lyons |
One Direction Infection: Media Representations of Boy Bands and Their Fans |
Renita Coleman
Journalism
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Ben Monsour |
Backdoor Cover |
Charles Ramirez Berg
Radio-Television-Film
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Christina Rios |
The Lunch Club |
David Hoffman
Molecular Biosciences
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Erin Smith |
Van Life: A Creative Exploration of Contemporary Nomadism |
Coleman Coker
Architecture
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1.2 Engineering and Science
Moderator: Alexandra Wettlaufer, French and Italian & Plan II |
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Casey Allman |
Repurposing the International Space Station |
Billy Wood
Mechanical Engineering
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Joe Cozby |
Public Data Analysis of Parent-Child Well Relationships Across US Shale Basins |
Mukul Sharma
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
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Arjun Malik |
Computational Methods for Investigating Higher Teichmüller Spaces |
Florian Stecker
Mathematics
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Amrutha Srinivasan |
A Reevaluation of the Hominin Phylogenetic Tree |
Howard Ochman
Integrative Biology
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1.3 Public Policy and History
Moderator: Caroline Kraft, Plan II |
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Destiny Alvarez |
General Roberto d'Aubuisson: A Salvadoran Right-Wing Leader's Rise to Power |
Jonathan Brown
History
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Mai Geller |
A Shared Future: Transboundary Water Concerns in the Jordan River Basin |
David Eaton
LBJ School of Public Policy
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Edith Muleiro |
Lost in Translation: Interpretation as a barrier to asylum in Texas Immigration Courts |
James Slotta
Anthropology
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Christian Soenen |
Manifesting the Invisible: Thomas Merton's Vision of Contemplative Christianity in the Modern World |
Martha Newman
History
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SESSION 2: 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
2.1 Health and Wellbeing
Moderator: Janet Davis, Plan II & American Studies |
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Banks Blackwell |
An Unimaginable Burden: A Synopsis of the Current and Future State of Healthcare |
James Miller
Management
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Emily Curl |
Mindfulness Intervention for Parents of Children with Autism |
Lauren Hampton
Special Education
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Ray Kitziger |
Integrated Healthcare Delivery |
Prakash Jayakumar
Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School
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2.2 Business and Public Policy
Moderator: Caroline Kraft, Plan II |
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Karla Aguilar |
Social Entrepreneurship: An Approach to Development in Mexico |
Dennis Passovoy
Management
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Mariana Caldas |
An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Tax Incentives for Solar Energy |
Braden Williams
Accounting
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Max Villarreal |
Closing the Loop on Resource Expenditures |
Jane Cohen
School of Law
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Quick Links
Every fall, seniors in the Plan II Honors Program present their original thesis research in a series of oral presentations. The Senior Thesis Symposium offers sessions covering a wide range of interdisciplinary topics including literature, science, history, creative writing, music, health care, engineering, philosophy, business, and politics.
Annie Lyons, Ben Monsour, Christina Rios, Erin Smith
Casey Allman, Joe Cozby, Arjun Malik, Amrutha Srinivasan
Destiny Alvarez, Mai Geller, Edith Muleiro, Christian Soenen
Karla Aguilar, Mariana Caldas, Max Villarreal
