The Honors Program gives students the opportunity to distinguish themselves as applicants for post-graduate programs and competitive job positions. After completing Honors courses each the Fall (HON 192, HON 292, and HON 392), students develop an independent research project (HON 492) with a faculty adviser of their choice. This experience readies them for independent research.
Students learn to plan research questions and a timeline to produce a 30-page thesis and deliver a 45-minute presentation followed by a 15 minutes of Q&A. To perform effectively, the Honors Program expects students to exhibit a high level of expertise and communicative skills when presenting their findings, both orally and textually, to an interdisciplinary audience.
Students who wish to write an Honors Program Thesis on a topic that they generate themselves must take the following steps:
If students wish to work with a faculty member working on a research project they will need to take the following steps:
Note:
Students in the arts often have different objectives from students in all other disciplines. A fine arts student with an interest in painting, for example, might want to do a show with his or her own paintings instead of a written Honors Program Thesis. This kind of creativity is strongly encouraged. Here are the kinds of steps students will need to take to complete the thesis process:
Gabrielle R. Alston
Major: Professional and Technical Writing
Thesis Title: Technical Communicators in Global Marketing: Cultural and Communicator Influences on Marketing and Media Types in the Modern World
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Scott Kowalewski
Bailey K. Brown
Major: Criminal Justice
Thesis Title: Reigniting the Light: Examining Church Policies and Procedures Regarding Prevention of and Response to Child Sexual Abuse
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Sheruni Ratnabalasuriar
Brianna L. Meyer
Majors: History & French
Thesis Title: Global Citizenship in Another Age: A Critique of Germaine Necker and Enlightenment Cosmopolitanism
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Rich
Danielle M. Musselman
Major: Political Science
Thesis Title: Creating Communities to Help End Human Trafficking
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Ross Singer
Lance C. Anderson
Majors: Finance & Economics
Thesis Title: Determinants of Tuition Rates: An Empirical Analysis
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Kaustav Misra
Carlee R. Giordano
Major: Social Work
Thesis Title: The Premise of Manhood: The Unrealized Consequences of a Culture of Masculinity
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Michael Heron
Olivia M. Bishop
Major: Biology
Thesis Title: Sex Differentiation Changes Observed Through Aromatase Inhibition and Endocrine Disruption: Effects on Parturition, Morphology, and Behavior in the Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Gary Lange
Kasey Marie Curtis
Major: Biology
Thesis Title: The Influence of Population Structure on Crayfish Aggression
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Arthur Martin, III
Brennon D. Eudis
Major: Biology
Thesis Title: The Effect of Passive Social Media Use on Emotional Well Being
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Julie Lynch
Nele [NMI] Heinemeier
Majors: Biochemistry & Pre-Med
Thesis Title: Studies Toward the Synthesis of a Dual-Action Antibiotic Using Click Chemistry
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Brouet
Julie M. Learst
Major: Biology
Thesis Title: Life Out of Balance: Effects of Vitamin B6 on the Neurotrophin-Receptor Signaling Pathway of Proprioception
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Sylvia Sharp Fromherz
Sophia E. Modes
Major: Biology
Thesis Title: Access to Healthcare: Exploring the Effects of Demographic Intersections
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Dawn Hinton
Cole A. Pero
Major: Biology
Thesis Title: Vitamin B6 Toxicity in Embryonic Chicken as a Model of Human Neurodegenerative Disease
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Sylvia Sharp Fromherz
Dr. Elizabeth Rich,
Honors Program Chair
Science East 164
rich@svsu.edu
(989) 964-4317
Programs of Distinction
Wickes Hall 230H
bjthoma1@svsu.edu
(989) 964-7320
Cathy Davis, Administrative Secretary
Science East 260
cldavis@svsu.edu
(989) 964-4110