2024 Honor Thesis Presentation Schedule

Join us Monday, May 13th - Wednesday, May 22nd as the Government Department's 2024 cohort of honors students present their finished theses. 

Monday, May 13, 2024​

9:30 - 10:30AM: Jayanth Uppaluri,  "Who Deserves What? Disability Policy and Public Opinion"  – Silsby 215​

11:30 - 12:30PM: Cecile Tobin,  "Certainty Slant in Political Media Content" – Silsby 215​

Tuesday, May 14, 2024​

12:10 - 1:10PM: Rem Katyal,  "Constitutionalizing Tribal Sovereignty: A New Approach to Indian Law's Most Foundational Principle"  – Silsby 215 ​

2:10 – 3:10PM: Sharanya Majumder,  "From Demonization to Self-Promotion: The Persuasive Effects of Russian Propaganda Strategies on Mexican Public Opinion"  – Haldeman 124​

Wednesday, May 15, 2024​

9:00 – 10:00AM: Nikolaos Vichos,  "A House Divided: The Impact of Secessionist Crises on Public Support for Liberal Democratic Norms"  – Silsby 215 ​

1:00 – 2:00PM: Jahnavi Sodhi,  "Securing the Strait: Assessing the Military Capabilities of the Gulf States and the Need for US Intervention to Counter Iran's Threat to Oil Flow"  – Silsby 215 ​

3:15 – 4:15PM: Eleanor Schifino,  "Navigating Artificial Intelligence Regulation: Analyzing Factors in Public Willingness to Trade AI Utility for Safety" - Silsby 029B​

Thursday, May 16, 2024​

2:10 – 3:10PM: Skylar Wiseman,  "A Revolution of Reason: What Political Liberalism Implies for Obergefell v. Hodges, Same-Sex Marriage Jurisprudence, and Marriage Law" - Haldeman 124​

Friday, May 17, 2024​

9:00 - 10:00AM: Eliza Durbin,  "The Effects of U.S. Public Information Campaigns on Social Network Support for Irregular Migration in the Northern Triangle Countries" - Silsby 215​

Monday, May 20, 2024​

9:30 - 10:30AM: Kristabel Konta,  "Balancing Principles and Power: Assessing the Role of the UN Special Procedures and Their Relationship with the Security Council" - Silsby 215​

1:00 - 2:00PM: Brian Zheng,  "Strategic Partisan Attitudes Towards the Construction and Enforcement of Electoral Rules" - Silsby 215​

Tuesday, May 21, 2024​

12:10 - 1:10PM: Riya Ganpati,  "Rehabilitating the Privacy Defense: Expressive Privacy and Freedom of Identity"  – Silsby 215 ​

2:10 – 3:10PM: Eva Bianco,  "Talking About the Bomb: Gendered Language in Nuclear Weapons Policy Discourse"  – Haldeman 124​

Wednesday, May 22, 2024​

9:30 – 10:30AM: Meghana Kopparthi,  "Balancing Criminal Jurisdiction Between Tribes and the Federal Government Over Sexual Violence in Indian Country"  – Silsby 215 ​

3:15 – 4:15PM: Eleanor Sullivan,  "Explaining the Gap: Why Men Support the Use of Military Force More than Women"  – Silsby 029B​