2009

Ashley L. Archer

• Highest
• Thesis Title: The Religion-Health Connection: The Role of Control and Optimism in the Relationship Between Religiosity and Physical Health
• Honors Advisor: Keyes

Dale A. Cohen

• Highest
• Thesis Title: Drug Use Among Elite College Students: A Population Immune to Negative Consequence
• Honors Advisor: Griffiths

Whitney A. Hillyer

• Honors
• Thesis Title: A Regional Look at Rape Myth Acceptance and Rape Reporting Rates
• Honors Advisor: Yount

Jonathan M. Jackson

• Highest
• Thesis Title: The Relevance of Religion in Secularized Germany
• Honors Advisor: Lechner

Kevin J. Kelly

• Highest
• Thesis Title: Rigidity & Fluidity of the Musical Canon: A Study of Symphony Orchestra Repertoire
• Honors Advisor: Dowd

Esther F. Kim

• Highest
• Thesis Title: Social Relations and Identity Management among University Custodians
• Honors Advisor: Scott

Elizabeth Melia

• Highest
• Thesis Title: College Girl of the Day!? Pluralistic Ignorance and Attitudes Toward and Objectification of College Women
• Honors Advisor: Scott

Luke A. Wetzel

• Highest
• Thesis Title: The Impact of Leadership on Outcomes and Change in Highly Institutionalized Organizational Forms
• Honors Advisor: Archibald
  

2008

Emily A. Allen

• High Honors
• Thesis Title: A Curious Coexistence: Underweight and Overweight in Low Status American Children
• Honors Advisor: Archibald
  

Lauren E. Dinger

• Highest Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Do You See What I See? Psychiatrists' and Psychologists' Perceptions of Juvenile Bipolar Disorder
• Honors Advisor: Scott

Mary Y. Dudzinsky

• Honors
• Thesis Title: Depictions of Cosmetic Surgery: A Content Analysis of Reality Television and News Media
• Honors Advisor: Mullis
  

Alexandra C. Gervis

• Highest Honors
  
• Thesis Title: When is it Time to Leave the Nest? The Role of Parental Cultural Capital for the Modern College Applicant
• Honors Advisor: Scott

Megan E. Gray

• Highest Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Coping with Stressful Life Events: Examining the Relationship Between Musical Preference and Mental Health
• Honors Advisor: Keyes
  

Marissa B. Kahn

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Elitism at Emory
• Honors Advisor: Archibald
  

Kinda L. Secret

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Social Capital After a Social Catastrophe
• Honors Advisor: Aldridge
  

2007

Alejandra N. Amador

• Highest Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Cultural Capital and Post-Secondary Trajectories among Latino High School Students
• Honors Advisor: Werum

Lindsey R. Baker

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Volunteerism and Philanthropy Throughout the Life Course
• Honors Advisor: Archibald

Stephen R. W. Benz

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Framing Contests between Social Movement Organizations and the Media: Looking at the Site of Protest
• Honors Advisor: Archibald
  

Steven Foy

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: The Effects of Cognitive, Contextual, and Cultural Factors on Racial and Ethnic Self-Segregation
• Honors Advisor: Hegtvedt
  

Adam L. Horowitz

• Highest Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Don't Hate on the Halfies: Religious Identity Formation among Children of Inter-Religious Couples
• Johnson
  

Brett W. Meager

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Not Just for ADD Anymore: A Study of Prescription Stimulant Abuse in the United States Today
• Honors Advisor: Scott
  

Jennifer L. Spicer

• Highest Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Police Officers', Attorneys', and Community Advocates' Perceptions of Violent Female Offenders
• Honors Advisor: Griffiths
  

2006

Kyle O. Duello

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: The Effects of Social Class on Sport Choices of College Students
• Honors Advisor: Archibald
  

Alison L. English

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Pharmaceutical Advertisements and Somatoform Disorders
• Honors Advisor: Mullis
  

Karen E. Jackson

• Highest Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Inequality in the Air: An Examination of a Major Japanses Airline as a Microcosm of Gender Discrimination in the Contemporary Japanese Labor Market
• Honors Advisor: Browne
  

Jason S. Novarr

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Influential Elections: Turning Points in American Politics
• Honors Advisor: Hicks
  

2005

Stephanie Greenlea

• Highest Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Hired by a Hair: Hair Texture and Status Characteristics in Hiring Decisions
• Honors Advisor: Johnson
  

Galina Kho

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Ask Me Why I'm Working: An Analysis of Work Meaning and Life Satisfaction
• Honors Advisor: Keyes
  

Karen McMorris

• Highest Honors
  
• The Impact of Sibling Relationships on Adolescent Females' Sexual Behavior and Body Image
• Honors Advisor: Hegtvedt
  

Roycelyn Murray

• Highest Honors
• Thesis Title: Justice for All: A Sociological Analysis of the Disproportionate Representation of Black Men in U.S. Prisons
• Honors Advisor: Mullis
  

Camille Rustia

• High Honors
• Thesis Title: Doctors Pursuing the Nursing Gap: Defining Occupational Status and Prestige in the Philippines
• Honors Advisor: Jackson
  

Kyle Shaffer

• Highest Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Diverse School Experiences: A Comparative Analysis of Two High Schools of Varying Diversity 50 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
• Honors Advisor: Rubinson
  

Nicole Yoder

• High Honors
  
• Thesis Title: Globalization and Tourism: Differentiating Sites in a Single Global Market
• Honors Advisor: Lechner