Honors Graduates Spring 2023

Candidates for University Honors Scholar and/or Discipline Honors Scholar Spring 2023:

Kathryn Atkins, Human Development and Family Studies major and Business Administration minor with Early Childhood Professions concentration and Entrepreneurship certificate and Pre-Health Professions concentration. Thesis title: Leaping for Joy: The Social and Emotional Benefits of Creative Movement in Early Childhood Development.

Isaac Bast, Health and Exercise Science major with Sports Medicine concentration. Thesis title: Use of Lumbar Markers to Assess Center of Mass Kinematics in a Bilateral Stop Jump.

Megan Battleson, Human Development and Family Studies major with Prevention and Intervention Sciences concentration. Thesis title: Impact of Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) on College Adjustment.

Madison Boekes, Human Development and Family Studies major with Prevention and Intervention Sciences concentration. Thesis title: The Reality of Relationships.

Ashley Bollinger, Health and Exercise Science major with Sports Medicine concentration. Thesis title: Play for Life: The Importance of Physical Education.

Alison Brand, Human Development and Family Studies major with Prevention and Intervention Sciences concentration. Thesis title: The Gut Biome, Mental Health, and Cooking.

Samantha Cahill, Health and Exercise Science major with Health Promotion concentration. Thesis title: A Comprehensive Guide to Posture, Balance and Healthy Aging.

Kelley Dungan, Early Childhood Education major with English minor. Thesis title: Digital Storytelling and Early Childhood Teacher Preparation as Critical Teacher Development.

Griffin Ganz, Health and Exercise Science major and Physics minor with Sports Medicine concentration. Thesis title: Clinical Biomechanics Laboratory Ground Reaction Force Research.

Jacob Geiger, Health and Exercise Science major and Biomedical Sciences minor with Sports Medicine concentration. Thesis title: The Relationships of Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress, Aging, and Exercise.

Kiersten Haas, Fermentation Science and Technology major and Food Science/Safety and Business Administration minors. Thesis title: Malt Mastery: An Exploration of the Malting Process and Understanding the Creation of a Malt COA.

Grace Harbo, Human Development and Family Studies major with Early Childhood Professions concentration and Prevention and Intervention Science concentration. Thesis title: Implementing Mindfulness-Based Practices in Early Childhood Education.

Dana Lervick, Health and Exercise Science major with Sports Medicine concentration. Thesis title: Smartphone Instrumented Clinical Test of Sensory Integration and Balance for Use in Remote Clinical Applications.

Mackenzie Lorenzen, Early Childhood Education major. Thesis title: Trauma-Informed Practices for Early Childhood Educators.

Liza Stefani Lunina, Nutrition and Food Science major with Dietetics and Nutrition Management concentration. Thesis title: Designing and Implementing a Cooking Class with Nutrition Education for Female Collegiate Swimmers.

Lauren Maresh, Social Work major. Thesis title: Queering Social Work: An Examination of Queer-Affirming Care.

Sophie May, Health and Exercise Science major with Health Promotion concentration and Spanish minor. Thesis title: How Exercise Improves the Lives of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.

Brayden Minney, Construction Management major. Thesis title: Sustainable Construction Practices.

Ellen Napolitano, Human Development and Family Studies major with Prevention and Intervention concentration and Gerontology minor. Thesis title: How Universities Perpetuate Systems of Rape Culture, Secondary Victimization, and Institutional Betrayal.

Kaizen Oudom, Health and Exercise Science major with Sports Medicine concentration. Thesis title: How Does the Rise of Quadruple Jumps in Women’s Figure Skating and Consequential Training Techniques Affect the Bodies of Young Female Figure Skaters?

Rachel Priola, Health and Exercise Science major with Sports Medicine concentration. Thesis title: Feeding the Future: Combatting the Increasing Prevalence of Childhood Obesity.

Molly Smith, Nutrition and Food Science major with Food Safety and Nutrition concentration. Thesis title: Analyzing the Effects of Various Sourdough Starters.

Riley Smith, Social Work major with Prevention and Intervention Science concentration and Human Development and Family Studies major. Thesis title: Evaluating Curricular Development Within the School of Social Work at Colorado State University: An Assessment of Racial Bias and Associated Effects on Undergraduate Student Engagement.

Cyros Strickland, Construction Management major. Thesis title: Entrepreneurial Exploration – Product Design and Development.

Abigail Wiggans, Human Development and Family Studies major with Prevention and Intervention Science concentration and Spanish minor. Thesis title: Rooted in Resilience: An Interdisciplinary Study to Trauma, Resilience, and Systemic Adversity Through Nature.

Summa cum laude designates approximately the top one percent of graduates in each college.

Magna cum laude designates approximately the next three percent of graduates in each college.

Cum laude designates approximately the next six percent of graduates in each college.

The actual number of students is dependent on the number who meet the published minimum grade-point average by college.