Honors College Regalia

Ogden Honors College
Spring 2025 Graduation Program

May 15, 2025
7:00 p.m.
LSU Union Theater

Welcome & Remarks

Dean Jonathan Earle

Recognition of Honors College Graduating Seniors

Associate Dean Granger Babcock

honors college recognitions and requirements

Sophia Nassim Abbahou
B.S. Psychology; B.A. French 

Jasmine Anderson
B.S. Biochemistry   

Ravi Baker
B.S. Biochemistry   

Madeline Raine Barr
B.F.A. Studio Art   

Nicholas Beattie
B.Arch. Architecture

Luke Edward Beckendorf
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Rhys E Borders
B.A. Anthropology

Brianna Boucher
B.A. Political Science   

Sydney Elizabeth Boudreaux
B.S. Finance

James M Boyett
B.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering

Heidi Clare Brewster
B.S. Biological Sciences

Rayana Brooks
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering

Bailey Burton
B.A. Music

Devyn O Butler
B.S. Kinesiology

Lily Elise Carter
B.A. Anthropology

Mary E Clement
B.A.M.C. Mass Communication

Crockett Athan Comeaux
B.S. Natural Resource Ecology & Management

Madison J Cooper
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Sara N Corley
B.S. Biological Sciences

Victoria Cronan
B.S. Child & Family Studies   

Shalvi Dalal
B.S. Computer Science   

Mia Ashley Dallimore
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Catherine Mary Daly
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Antijah Davis
B.S. Psychology   

Joshua Kane Davis
B.S. Biochemistry   

Brandon de Baroncelli
B.S. Computer Science   

Vivian J Deshotel
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Hannah Elizabeth Dickerson
B.S. Biological Sciences   
 
Anthony Michael DiLorenzo
B.S. Mathematics   

Kristen N Dinh
B.S. Biochemistry   

Kiley Marie Dodd
B.S. Accounting   

Jackson David Dreffs
B.S.P.E. Petroleum Engineering   

Carlie Dutile
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering   

Benjamin Manuel Erdozain
B.S. Biochemistry   

Reesha P Esmas
B.S. Kinesiology   

Adriana Yasmin Ferris
B.S. Kinesiology   

Hayden Field
B.S. Finance

Abigail Kate Gallagher
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Cristoffer Jaime Garcia
B.S. Biochemistry   

Yeimi Valeria Garcia
B.A. Political Science; B.A. English 

Taylor R'yann Gibson
B.A. Screen Arts   

Natalie Marie Green
B.S. Kinesiology   

Lesley Yue Guo
B.S. Biochemistry   

Hailey Renee Hairford
B.S. Accounting   

Grace Hamblin
B.A.M.C. Mass Communication   

Grace E Hamilton
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Kelsey Alexis Haynes
B.S. Management   

Henry Thomas Hays
B.S. General Business   

John E Huber
B.S. Economics; B.S. Management 

Riley Warren Hudson
B.S. International Trade and Finance   

Benjamin Hunn
B.S. Computer Science

Olivia Hupperich
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering   

Jordan Johnson
B.A. Communication Studies and Liberal Arts   

Lottie M Johnson
B.S. Psychology; B.A. Sociology 

Gavin Christopher Juge
B.A. Sociology   

Seema Kawji
B.S. Kinesiology

Sarah Elizabeth Kelley
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Addison Kennedy
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Bryce L Kleinpeter
B.A. Sociology   

Hanna S Lee
B.S. Biochemistry   

Luke A LeGoullon
B.S. Computer Science; B.S. Mathematics 

Haoxiang Lin
B.S. Computer Science   

Joshua Dominic Listi
B.S. Psychology   

Olivia Marie Lunsford
B.A. Theatre; B.A. Music 

Reya Elise Machen
B.S. Marketing

Phoenix Grace Marshall
B.A. English   

Madison Martin
B.S. Biological Sciences; B.A. Spanish 

Jordan Elisabeth McNair
B.S. Marketing   

Hadley Middlecoff
B.S. Biochemistry   

Isabel Rose Moeller
B.M. Music   

Anna Kathryn Montgomery
B.S. Animal Sciences   

Allyson M Moore
B.A. Sociology   

Jacob Minh Man Nguyen
B.S. Biochemistry   

Nena N Nguyen
B.S. Biochemistry   

Leonardo Henry Nuila
B.S. Biochemistry   

Presleigh Reese O'Dwyer
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Sofia Raquel Ortega
B.S. Marketing   

Angelina Ora Le' Keiki Lani Patton
B.S. Entrepreneurship   

Pike Zimmer Philibert
B.S. Finance

Joshua Eric Pilcher
B.S. Accounting   

Grace Jacqueline Popham
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Hannah Elizabeth Populus
B.A. English; B.A. History 

Anna Winsome Pousson
B.S. Finance   

Cole Primeaux
B.S. Physics   

Viansha Ram
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Elizabeth Rose Ray
B.A.M.C. Mass Communication   

Caroline L Reed
B.A. English   

Nicholas Michael Rhodes
B.S. Accounting   

Bailey Elizabeth Rollins
B.S. Microbiology   

Landon Cole Rosedale
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Ella Reine Roussel
B.S. Kinesiology   

Nate Russell
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Vanessa Salceanu
B.S. Biological Sciences

Jerund J Sanders
B.Arch. Architecture   

Isabela Nicole Schilleci
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Haley M Scott
B.A. Sociology   

Emma K Seymour
B.S. Animal Sciences   

Shray Shine
B.S. Biological Sciences   

David Mixon Simmons
B.A. History   

Aeryn Jhacel Sindiong
B.S. Biochemistry   

Madison Wood Smith
B.A. English   

Samantha M Staggs
B.A. Theatre; B.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering 

Emily Steen
B.S. Natural Resource Ecology & Management   

Emory C Templet
B.A. Political Science   

Camryn Taraja Tims
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering   

Kathleen Kelly Tomlinson
B.S. Psychology   

Isabella Toncrey
B.S. Marketing

Lauren M Tucker
B.S. General Business   

Erin E Vatland
B.S. Accounting   

Elizabeth J Vidrine
B.S. Biochemistry   

Henry Vo
B.S. Physics   

Catherine Waddell
B.A. History; B.A. Art and Design 

Jackson Todd Wallace
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Kealyn Sy Wang
B.S. Finance   

Laela Washington
B.A. Sociology   

Ayesha Weerakoon
B.S. Chemistry   

Treasure Wells
B.S. Psychology   

Abby E Williams
B.S. Biological Sciences; Honors Minor   

Benjamin James Wombacher
B.S. Microbiology   

Gabrielle Leila Womble
B.S. Chemistry

Christopher Joseph Jr Wormuth
B.S. Biological Sciences   

Joyce Zhen
B.S. Biological Sciences 

Kaedyn Baker
B.S. Biological Sciences   
“The Cysteine Residues of BifR Play a Role in its Super-Repressor Phenotype in Burkholderia thailandensis”
Professor Anne Grove

Brianne Bankston
B.S. Biological Sciences   
“Investigation of Ultraviolet Light on the Visualization of Bone Microstructure”
Assistant Professor Jessica Eberhard

Ansley Barlow
B.A. Screen Arts   
“Crowns Forged in Feathers & Flames: A Feminist Retelling of Fairy Tales”
Instructor Corrie Kiesel

Amelia R Bridges
B.A.M.C. Mass Communication   
“Creating an Audio Package and Podcast on LSU's Implementation of Artificial Intelligence”
Professional in Residence Cindy Carter

Madeline Hopkins
B.S. Physics   
“Performance Characterization of Muon Spectrometer Components for the DUNE Near Detector”
Professor Thomas Kutter

Riley Jenkins
B.S.C.E.S. Coastal Environmental Science   
“Denitrification in Dredge Material Created Wetlands”
Professor John White

Ilea K Kuo
B.S. Biological Sciences   
“Born to Be Bitten: Avian Malaria (Plasmodium and Haemoproteus sp.) Prevalence in Nestling European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)”
Associate Professor Christine Lattin

Miranda Josie Miller-Soileau
B.S. Chemistry   
“Development of an AI Platform to Study Steroidal Therapeutics”
Assistant Professor Fatima Rivas

Ezra Moore
B.S. Psychology   
“Exploring Vocabulary Acquisition in Autistic Children: The Role of Imageability”
Associate Professor Eileen Haebig

Amelia Catherine Rigdon
B.S. Psychology; Honors Research Minor   
“Peer Socialization in College-Age Autism: An Initial Investigation of Social Discounting and Autistic Traits”
Assistant Professor Shawn Gilroy

Yueh Ming Wang
B.S. Computer Science   
“Performance Analysis of Computational Storage Drive (CSD) 3000”
Associate Professor Feng Chen

Landon Russel Zeringue
B.A.M.C. Mass Communication; LASAL Minor
LASAL Scholar
“Navigating Media Independence in Saudi Arabia: U.S. Support Strategies for a Free Press in an Authoritarian Context”
Assistant Professor Ruth Moon 

Isabella Albertini
B.A.M.C. Mass Communication   
“How Student Organizations Across SEC Campuses Leading Efforts to Get Students Registered to Vote Can Impact Voter Turnout in Geographically Underrepresented Regions: A Series of Testimonials and Comparative Analysis between the NSLVE Reports and States' Voter Turnouts”
Professor Joshua Grimm

Ryleigh Elizabeth Choplin
B.S. Geography   
“The Impacts of Saharan Dust on Tropical Cyclogenesis and Intensification in the North Atlantic Basin”
Assistant Professor Paul Miller

Audrey Anna Freeman
B.S. General Business   
“Briefs and Beyond: Exploring How Law Firm Founders and Owners Develop and Leverage Business Plans”
Assistant Professor Monique Domingo

Carly Alexis Greig
B.S. Nutrition and Food Sciences   
“Analysis of Hormonal Contraceptives' Impact on Stress and Severity of Side Effects among College-Aged Females”
Associate professor Erin McKinley

Darryl Wayne Higgins
B.S. Biological Sciences   
“Elucidation of Functional Properties and Regulatory Mechanisms of Tomato Lipoxygenase (LOX) A Activity”
Assistant Professor Nathaniel Gilbert

Caitlyn Leona Jones
B.A. Political Science and Sociology   
“The Contemporary Effects of Chattel Slavery: From Early European Colonialism to the ‘Land of the Free’”
Assistant Professor Lindsey Pruett

Amelia Knox
B.S. Psychology   
“Imposter Syndrome and College Students' Drinking Behaviors: The Roles of Negative Affect and Coping Motivated Alcohol Use”
Professor Julie Buckner

Emma Claire Long
B.A.M.C. Mass Communication; B.A. Political Science 
“Who's at the Table? School Board Demographics and Universal Free Lunch in Louisiana”
Associate Professor Michael Henderson

Khiem T Truong
B.S. Psychology   
“Examining the Relationship between Executive Function and Personality through the Adaptive Stroop Task”
Professor Emily Elliott

Nane T Tshorokyan
B.S. Kinesiology   
“The Most Common Variations of the Aortic Arch and a Cadaveric Finding of an Anomalous Left Vertebral Artery”
Associate Professor Melissa Thompson

Elizabeth Susan Wester
B.S. Animal Sciences   
“Evaluation of a Nutritional Calming Supplement For Stress Management in Beef Cattle”
Professor Cathleen Williams

Alexis Lasheia White
B.A. International Studies   
“The Effect of Far-Right Nationalism on Liberal Democracy”
Associate Professor Joe Clare

Charlotte Balart
B.A. English; B.A. History; Honors Research Minor
“’Wherever You Are Is My Home’: Nostalgia for a Home that Not Yet Exists in Austen's Persuasion and Bronte's Jane Eyre”
Associate Dean Drew Lamonica Arms

Samantha A Blackwood
B.S. Biological Sciences; Honors Research Minor   
“Aminooxazole Inhibitors of Biotin Carboxylase: Kinetic and Antibacterial Properties”
Professor Grover Waldrop

Lauryn Ashley Blanchard
B.S. Biochemistry   
“Validating an IgA-Knockout Mouse Model for Studying Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunopathology”
Professor Stephania Cormier

Claire Bougere
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering   
“Characterization of Flow Control Systems for Organ-on-a-Chip Applications”
Professor Todd Monroe

Mignonne A Breaux
B.S. Child & Family Studies   
“"The Sephora Kids": A Qualitative Content Analysis of Adolescent’s Use of Expensive Makeup”
Professor Cassandra Chaney

Sarah Virginia Burvant
B.S. Computer Science   
“Womeninoss.com: A Web-Based Tool for Increasing Women's Participation in Open Source Projects”
Assistant Professor Felipe Fronchetti

Maggie Jo Carrier
B.S. Economics   
“Evaluating Key Determinants Influencing the US Dollar's Dominance in Global Currency Reserves”
Professor Faik Koray

Samantha Elizabeth Carriere
B.S. Psychology   
“The Beneficial Effects of Serial Dependence on Visual Working Memory”
Assistant Professor Jason Scimeca

Brennan Elizabeth Cascio
B.Arch. Architecture   
“Design for Inclusivity: Housing Strategies for Individuals with Autism”
Assistant Professor William Hunter

Anna Elisa Cattar
B.A. Sociology; B.I.S. Interdisciplinary Studies; LASAL Research Minor
LASAL Scholar
“Medicaid Payment Policies: An Examination of Cesarean Section Rates”
Associate Professor Belinda Davis
“Rape and Social Death”
Assistant Professor Hannah Bacon

Elia Jane Chatham
B.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering   
“Ideation, Analysis, & Testing of Original Latch Mechanism for Project 60's IEEE Autonomous Robotic System”
Professor Dimitris Nikitopoulos

Audrey Elizabeth Coldwell
B.A. English   
“The Pavement to Anywhere Else”
Associate Professor Jennifer Davis

Sinead Connolly
B.A. International Studies   
“Cultural Globalization: The Effects of the Three Forces of Cultural Globalization in France”
Associate Professor Wonik Kim

Jennifer Lynn Cook
B.S. Leadership & Human Resource Development   
“Poverty Simulations: How College Students Change Their Mind About Poverty”
Associate Professor Edward Gibbons

Nonnie E Cook
B.S.C.E.S. Coastal Environmental Science; LASAL Research Minor LASAL Scholar
“Applying Approaches in Predictive Ecotoxicology to Assess Whether Legacy Contaminants Could Be Limiting Natural Recruitment of Lake Sturgeon in the St. Louis River Area of Concern”
Assistant Professor Jon Doering

Ann McKenna Crabtree
B.A. History   
“Experimental Ethics: Twentieth-Century British Chemical and Biological Weapons Trials”
Professor Meredith Veldman

Natalie Marie Creel
B.M. Music; B.A. History 
“Ivonne: Analyzing Depictions of Female Characters in Opera”
Associate Professor Dennis Jesse

Hannah Catherine Culp
B.A. Political Science   
“Your Algorithm Matters: Social Media Sources Predict Political Knowledge”
Professor James Garand

Esther Darwon
B.S. Business Analytics   
“Beyond Borders: A Prescriptive Analysis of China's Investments in Nigeria, Angola, and Liberia”
Assistant Professor Sonja Wiley

Emily Christina Demps
B.S. Management; LASAL Research Minor
LASAL Scholar
“Balancing Profitability and Sustainability: A Strategic Business Proposal to Minimize Food Waste in Restaurants”
Assistant Professor Charlotte Jacobs

Hunter Joseph Deshotel
B.A. Sociology
LASAL Scholar
“Making the Man's Man: Analyzing Constructions of Masculinity Through the Image of the Cowboy”
Senior Instructor Skylar Gremillion

Caroline Anne Donahue
B.A. Sociology   
“Criminal Minds and Those That Judge Them: The Gendered Treatment of Suspects in the Criminal Justice System and Their Representation in the Media”
Instructor Danielle Thomas

Emily Claire Duplechan
B.A. Art and Design; B.S. Biological Sciences 
“Bound”
Professor Kelli Scott Kelley

Blake T Edwards
B.S. Economics; B.S. Accounting 
“Concentrated Sugar: Estimating Oligopsony Power in the Louisiana Sugarcane Industry”
Professor Daniel Keniston

Ashley Elizabeth Florance
B.S. Biological Sciences   
“Generating Photosystem II Mutants in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to Explore Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis”
Associate Professor David Vinyard

Sydney C Gauthier
B.A. English   
“An Overview of the Evolution of Reading Culture Within the Past Fifty Years”
Professor Susan Weinstein

Isabella Gautreaux
B.A. Philosophy; B.A. Political Science 
“The Political Responsibility of Interpersonal Care in the Writings of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus”
Assistant Professor Hannah Bacon

Madeleine Eleanor Gess
B.S. Natural Resource Ecology & Management   
“Species-Specific Incubation Strategies in Cavity-Nesting Waterfowl in Louisiana: A Comparative Study of Hooded Mergansers and Wood Ducks”
Professor Mike Kaller

Victor Emery Gischler
B.M. Music   
“Automatic: A Background and Analysis”
Associate Professor Mara Gibson

Page Burns Gray
B.A. Political Science; B.A. Economics
LASAL Scholar
“Community Land Trusts: Affordability at the Cost of Opportunity”
Associate Professor Belinda Davis

Luke Albert Guidry
B.S. Biochemistry   
“The Effect of Increasing Salt on the Architecture of Primary and Lateral Roots of Schrenkiella parvula”
Professor Maheshi Dassanayake

Jennifer Haase
B.S. Natural Resource Ecology & Management   
“Investigating Co-occurrences between Freshwater Mussel and Host-Fish Species in Southeastern Oklahoma”
Assistant Professor Garrett Hopper

Muhammed Habibovic
B.S. Computer Science   
“Increasing Equity and Public Access to Breakthrough Equations Found in Medical Research Through User Friendly Interfaces”
Associate Professor Elias Bou-Harb

Ashley Barbara Hall
B.A. Political Science   
“Federal Supremacy, State Sovereignty, and the Evolution of Judicial Federalism in the United States”
Professor James Stoner

Camille H Hardee
B.A. English   
“Can You Find the Heart?”
Associate Professor Maurice Ruffin

Layla Harmon
B.A.M.C. Mass Communication; LASAL Research Minor
LASAL Scholar
“Changing Hearts and Minds with Lift Louisiana: Louisiana's First Abortion Deep Canvass Analysis”
Professor Michael Henderson

Hannah Hauck
B.S. Psychology   
“Don't Tap and Drive: Dual-Tasking Effects on Driving Performance”
Professor Owen Carmichael

Brynne Rose Hennessy
B.A. Sociology   
“An Analysis of Who Asks for Extensions in College”
Senior Instructor Skylar Gremillion

Patrick F Herke
B.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering   
“Large Low Cost Diaphragm Based Optical Pressure Sensor Using Synchronous Detection to Minimize Noise”
Associate Professor Hunter Gilbert

Hailee Hernandez
B.S. Sport Administration   
“Sport Employees and Organizational Functioning: An Examination of Change with NCAA Conference Realignment”
Associate Professor Claire Zvosec

Eliana Kate Hill
B.F.A. Studio Art   
“2D Effects Across Digital Media Composition”
Associate Professor Frederick Ostrenko

Liam Caysen Hopper
B.A. English and Sociology   
“The Theory of Personism”
Assistant Professor Kalling Heck

JoAnne Huang
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering   
“Intercellular Cell-Cell Communication of Stem Cell-Parenchymal Cell Fusion”
Associate Professor Philip Jung

Allison B Huddleston
B.S. Environmental Management Systems; Honors Research Minor   
“Evaluating Growth of Coastal Grass in Recycled Glass Sand: Evidence for Safe Application in Coastal Restoration”
Professor Edward Bush

Mary Grace Hutson
B.S. Microbiology   
“RNA Interference in Caenorhabditis elegans and Investigating the Presence of a Systemic Defense Signal”
Associate Professor Rui Lu

Abhirami Jeyaseelan
B.A. English; B.S. Biological Sciences 
“The Great Rift: An Exploration of South Asian Geopolitical Divisions Through the Lens of Postcolonial Literature”
Professor Pallavi Rastogi

Olivia Jane Johnson
B.A.M.C. Mass Communication   
“'Why I Dance': Effects of Social Media on the Social Identity of Dancers”
Professor Joshua Grimm

Zoe Joubert
B.S. Accounting; B.A. French 
“Tax is Freeing: Challenging the United States Tax Code and Statutes in Court to Advance Civil Liberties”
Professor Tracy Morgan

Catherine Cagle Kaough
B.A. Political Science   
“Gendered Institutions: How Sexism is Promoted and Protected in the Comic Book Industry”
Assistant Professor Lindsey Pruett

James Peter Kelly
B.A. Philosophy; B.A. Geography; LASAL Research Minor
LASAL Scholar
“Bayou State Trails: A Historical Geography of Outdoor Recreation in Louisiana”
Professor Michael Pasquier

Faris Khattak
B.S. Computer Science   
“Building Better Professor Evaluations through Institutional Integration and Student Outreach”
Associate Professor Anas Mahmoud

Mikela Francesca King-Cesare
B.A. Sociology   
“Understanding the Perceived Impact of Attorney-Client Relationships on the Outcome of Legal Proceedings”
Assistant Professor Kevin Smiley

Emma Kathryn Klenke
B.S. Biological Sciences; LASAL Research Minor
LASAL Scholar
“Testing the Plant-Stress Hypothesis: Comparing Drought and Herbivore Effects on Growth of Phragmites australis”
Professor James Cronin

Tyler Elizabeth Klitenic
B.S. Psychology   
“The Influence of Environmental and Genetic Factors on Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional Traits in Children and Adolescents”
Professor Paul Frick

Jenna Patrice Kroutter
B.S. Psychology   
“Turning Up the Tunes: The Effects of Background Music on the Cognitive Performance of College Students with Low and High ADHD Symptom Levels”
Professor Matthew Calamia

Hermione Lam
B.S. Biochemistry   
“Experimental Mite Infestation Does Not Affect Gene Expression of Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein (StAR) in European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Nestling Skin”
Assistant Professor Christine Lattin

Morgan Claire LeBlanc
B.A. Political Science   
“Comprehensive Sanctions versus Smart Sanctions: The Effect of the Scope of Sanctions on Policy and Welfare”
Associate Professor Daniel Tirone

Cailyn Jiyoung Lee
B.S. Biochemistry   
“Understanding Tissue Morphogenesis during Drosophila Embryogenesis”
Associate Professor SeYeon Chung

Madison Rose Lee
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering   
“Evaluating the Effects of Cannabinoids on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Using 2D and 3D Models”
Professor Todd Monroe

Shea Lee
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering   
“Filaggrin Citrullination by Peptidylarginine Deiminases In Vitro”
Associate Professor Yonchan Kwon

Daniel Le Lorier
B.S. Chemistry   
“Dinaphthofuran-based Lithium-Ion Receptors”
Associate Professor Semin Lee

Michael Riley Lemmler
B.S. Computer Science   
“Meso-Tiles: The Use of Mesh-based Tileable Mesostructure to Represent Complex Materials in Realtime 3D Applications”
Assistant Professor Andrew Webb

Yechan Lim
B.S. Biological Sciences   
“Sustainable Production of Fucoxanthin and Fucoxanthinol for Potential Medical Applications”
Associate Professor Naohiro Kato

Christina Rose Lovecchio
B.S. Kinesiology   
“Perceptions of Coaching Abilities: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study”
Assistant Professor Ryan Hulteen

Makenna Shereen Luba
B.S. Psychology   
“Dynamics of Protein Restriction on Protein Preference: Assessing Protein Preference in Mice Based on Protein Deficiency in Current Diet”
Assistant Professor Paul Soto

Jack H Maloy
B.A. Political Science and International Studies   
“Immigration Rhetoric on Trial”
Associate Professor Michael Henderson

Raymond Martin
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering   
“Design and Analysis of a Beaker Lift and Muscle Mounting Device”
Assistant Professor Bruno Rego

Danna Fay Masri
B.S. Biological Sciences   
“Beak Wiping Stereotypies Are Correlated with Neophobia and Lack of Enrichment in Captive House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)”
Associate Professor Christine Lattin

Eva Grae McDonald
B.S. Psychology; B.A. Sociology; Honors Research Minor 
“Anxiety Sensitivity and Alcohol Use in Sexual Minority College Students”
Associate Professor Daniel Capron

Gabrielle Mellor
B.S. Psychology; B.A. English 
“To Conform or Not to Conform: An Evaluation of the Situational and Dispositional Factors that Influence Group Conformity and Employee Voice Behavior”
Assistant Professor Vanessa Burke

Gabriella L Mikhail
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering   
“The 3D Design of a Pressure Sensing Mouthguard for At-Home Stress Measurements to Alert for Jaw Clenching at Night”
Professor Chandra Theegala

Analeigh N Millican
B.A. History; B.A. Political Science 
“The Evolution of America's Milk: The USDA, the U.S. Dairy Industry, and Making Milk into a Modern American Staple”
Associate Professor Leslie Tuttle

Sydney R Milligan
B.L.A. Landscape Architecture   
“Baton Rouge's Water Story: Public Play to Spark Conversation”
Assistant Professor Fabiana Trindade da Silva

Emma Miranda
B.S.C.E.S. Coastal Environmental Science; Honors Research Minor   
“Mapping Illegal Dumping in Baton Rouge: A Neighborhood-Level Analysis after the 2023 Waste Policy Change”
Professor Mark Benfield

Katherine Elizabeth Monroe
B.A. Sociology; B.A. Spanish 
“A Polarized Age of the Coronavirus: Analyzing the Extent of Political Polarization in Respondents' Attitudes Toward Coronavirus Safety Measures”
Associate Professor Frederick Weil

Yoojin S Moon
B.S. Psychology   
“The Effect of Mood on Semantically Primed Lexical Decisions: Distinct Influences of Arousal and Valence”
Assistant Professor Christopher Cox

Angelina Nguyen
B.Arch. Architecture   
“The Nestle Bus Stop: An Urban Wildlife Shelter”
Assistant Professor Fabio Capra-Ribeiro

Milan Nguyen
B.S. Computer Science   
“Professor Index: Improving Professor Evaluation Systems through Onboarding Universities and Onboarding Users”
Professor Nash Mahmoud

Aidan Tarleton O’Neal
B.S.Ev.E. Environmental Engineering   
“Applications of Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network in Power Demand Time Series Prediction”
Associate Professor Amin Kargarian

Isaac James Ponder
B.S. Physics   
“Computational Particle Tracing and Oxygen Diffusion in the Cardiovascular System”
Professor Wayne Newhauser

Stephanie C Procopio
B.S.C.E.S. Coastal Environmental Science; LASAL Research Minor LASAL Scholar
“Weather Event Impacts on Soil Characteristics of a Salt Marsh in the Barataria Basin, Louisiana”
Professor Linda Hooper-Bui

Sadman Raabith
B.Arch. Architecture   
“The Nestle Bus Stop: An Urban Wildlife Shelter”
Assistant Professor Fabio Capra-Ribeiro

Kylie Rangeley-Allement
B.Arch. Architecture   
“Evaluating AI's Effect on Architectural Design: A Controlled Study of AI-Integrated Design Processes”
Associate Professor Kristopher Palagi

Natalie Rose Reinauer
B.A. Political Science; B.S. Psychology 
“Does Politics Trump Attraction? Dating in a Divided Nation”
Professor James Garand

Amanda Richter
B.Arch. Architecture   
“Callin' Baton Rouge Together: Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Divided by the I-10 and I-110 Highways in Downtown and Midcity Baton Rouge, Louisiana”
Associate Professor Traci Birch

Catherine Rodriquez
B.S. Computer Science   
“Neuromorphic Computing for Seismic Event Detection”
Associate Professor Anas Mahmoud

Lauren E Rogers
B.S. Biological Sciences   
“The Symbiotic Nature of Plant Microbiomes for Plastic Degradation”
Associate Professor Naohiro Kato

Victoria E Sartin
B.S.B.E. Biological Engineering   
“Optimization and Quantification of Conductive Heat Transfer in an Aerated Bath”
Assistant Professor Bruno Rego

Hannah Kate Schof
B.S. Biochemistry   
“Chromatin Accessibility and Gene Regulation During Polypterus Fin Regeneration: Insights into Enhancer Elements and Epigenetic Mechanisms”
Assistant Professor Igor Schneider

Dakota Sievers
B.S.C.E.S. Coastal Environmental Science   
“Geochemical Changes from Peat Rewetting with Saltwater at Duck Harbor, MA”
Professor Linda Hooper-Bui

Olivia Smith
B.S.C.E. Civil Engineering   
“Bridge Design for Replacement of Bodcau Bayou Bridge on LA-2”
Associate Professor Chao Sun

Aditya Srivastava
B.S. Computer Science   
“Network Packet Anomaly Detection Using S4 State Space Model”
Assistant Professor James Ghawaly

Noah Stewart
B.S. Biochemistry   
“Investigation of Industrially Relevant Enzymes and Precursor Chemicals in Escherichia coli”
Professor Grover Waldrop

John Michael Sweat
B.A. Political Science; B.S. Psychology; B.A. Sociology; LASAL Research Minor
LASAL Scholar
“Utilizing the Multiple Streams Framework of Policy Analysis to Understand the Lack of Louisiana Nuclear Energy Development”
Assistant Professor Holly Peterson

Ariana Christine Tashakkori
B.S. Natural Resource Ecology & Management   
“Environmental Heavy Metal Exposure and Haemosporidian Parasites in Louisiana Barred Owls (Strix varia): Implications for Wildlife Conservation and OneHealth”
Professor Mark Mitchell

Darlina A Tran
B.S. Psychology   
“Culturally Adapted Social Emotional Learning for Asian American College Students: Emphasizing Self-Awareness and Self-Management”
Professor Janet McDonald

Alexa Tullier
B.S.Geol. Geology   
“Overlapping Crater and Fault Lithostratigraphy in Cerberus Fossae using HiRISE Imagery”
Associate Professor Suniti Karunatillake

Peter Alexander Vallet
B.S.Ch.E. Chemical Engineering   
“An Investigation to Understand Capabilities and Limitations of Large Language Model Tuning Utilizing Process Simulation Generated Time Series Historical Data”
Professor José Romagnoli

Kinsey Van Dyke
B.A. Anthropology   
“Predictive Craniometrics: Utilizing Cranial Measurements to Estimate Mandibular Measurements for Forensic Applications”
Associate Research Professor Ginesse Listi

Emma Huynh Ly Vu
B.S. Kinesiology   
“The Influence of Body-Object Interaction Rating on Semantic Processing in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults”
Assistant Professor Nicholas Fears

Laurel B Walther
B.S. Psychology   
“The Effects of Inter-Item Similarity on Study-Phase Viewing Behaviors and Memory for Spatial Locations”
Assistant Professor Heather Lucas

Brandon Jacob Walton
B.S. Computer Science   
“Exploring Large Language Models for Semantic Analysis and Categorization of Android Malware”
Associate Professor Aisha Ali-Gombe

Sarah Weinstein
B.A. English and Screen Arts   
“Woman on the Brink”
Professor Maurice Ruffin

Mary Caroline Wilcox
B.S. Accounting   
“The Adoption and Use of Artificial Intelligence Technology in External Auditing”
Associate Professor Sanaz Aghazadeh

Lillian Helena Wilder
B.S. Microbiology; B.A. International Studies 
“Exploring the Link Between Chronic Pelvic Pain, Quality of Life, and Diet in Endometriosis: A Mixed-Methods Cohort Study”
Professor Leanne Redman

Isabel Anya Willems
B.A. Communication Studies   
“Baton Rouge Park Communication with Communities of Color”
Professor Renee Edwards

Dykia Williams
B.S. Biological Sciences   
“Characterizing Structure-Function Relationships on the Acceptor Side of Photosystem II”
Associate Professor David Vinyard

Lailah Noelle Williams
B.A. Political Science; B.A. International Studies; Honors Research Minor 
“The Policy of Perception: The Impact of Public Opinion on Homelessness Policy”
Professor James Garand

Cobi Wright
B.S. Psychology
LASAL Scholar
“Evaluating the Efficacy of Culturally Adapted Social-Emotional Learning for Black/African American Youth: A Comparison Between In-Person and Online Approaches”
Assistant Professor Danbi Choe

Riley Adaire Yucius
B.S. Biological Sciences; Honors Minor   
“Determining the Role of c-Jun Amino Terminal Kinase (JNK) in Nucleolar Stress in Drosophila melanogaster”
Professor Patrick DiMario

Presentation of Awards

Dean Jonathan Earle

Ogden Honors College Outstanding Capstone Awards

Humanities and Fine Arts: Anna Cattar, “Medicaid Payment Policies: An Examination of Caesarian Section Rates.” 

Life Sciences: Ella Cochran, “Gene expression of Eurasian tree sparrows (Passer montanus) in three behaviorally-relevant brain regions.” 

Math, Physical Sciences, and Engineering: JoAnne Huang, “Intercellular Cell-Cell Communication of Stem Cell-Parenchymal Cell Fusion.” 

Social Sciences, Business, and Education: Gabrielle Mellor, “To Conform or Not to Conform: An Evaluation of the Situational and Dispositional Factors that Influence Group Conformity and Employee Voice Behavior.”


CC Dubois Memorial Award

Layla Harmon and Stephanie Procopio