Spring 2021 Senior Project Presentations

Friday, May 14

Black poster with white text and a digital rendition of Crystal Structure of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII in Complex with G99, an anti-C2 Inhibitory Antibody. PDBID: 7KBT. Text reads: "Structure of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII in Complex with Anti-C2 Domain Inhibitory Antibody. May 14, 2021, 10 AM. Estelle Ronayne, Advised by Dr. P. Clint Spiegel. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Estelle Ronayne

Structure of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII in Complex with Anti-C2 Domain Inhibitory Antibody

10:00 AM

Illustration of a boy in his pajamas awoken from his night’s rest, peering out the window in his bedroom as a blue fog rolls in. In the dense part of the fog there are planets and stars giving a mystical feel. Bold white text covers the top and sides of this image: "Dreams: the phenomenon explored through scientific, spiritual, and subjective perspectives. By Hayden Mayer. Advised by Dr. Anna Ciao. Friday, May 14th at 3 pm. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.

Hayden Mayer

Dreams: the phenomenon explored through scientific, spiritual, and subjective perspectives

3:00 PM

Wednesday, May 19

White poster with one side covered with a zoning map of Seattle, split into chunks of tan, red, and various shades of blue. On the left, text reads: "VOTING YOUR (HOME) VALUES: An empirical assessment of homeownership and voting patterns in Seattle. Presented by Carter Morfitt, under the direction of Dr. Reid Dorsey-Palmateer. May 19th, 2:00 PM. For disability accommodations please contact honors@wwu.edu".

Carter Morfitt

Voting Your (Home)Values: An empirical assessment of homeownership and voting patterns in Seattle

2:00 PM

Cartoon images of tropical foliage overlay a pink border. On a light green background, text reads: "It's Love Island, Not Friend Island": Authenticity and Surveillance in Reality TV, a Literature Review and Content Analysis. Laura Beaty, advised by Dr. Melissa Osborne. Wednesday May 19th at 3 PM. For Disability Accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu".

Laura Beaty

"It's Love Island, Not Friend Island": Authenticity and Surveillance in Reality TV, a Literature Review and Content Analysis

3:00 PM

Friday, May 21

Light green poster with dark roots coming down from the top. Text reads, "The Fungi that Communicate and How to Communicate About Them. The possible presence of ectomycorrhizae in the Chuckanut marsh wetland and the lamentable absence of personality in scientific communication. Eva Schmitt, advised by Dr. Tristan Goldman. May 21st 10 AM. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Eva Schmitt

The Fungi that Communicate and How to Communicate About Them

10:00 AM

Purple poster with a circular photo of the 2019-2020 Student Honors Board: Kate Amos, Zofia Danielson, Teresa Brockmier, Emma Wiechert, Zoë Evans-Agnew, Eli George, and Ruthie Carroll. Text reads: "Student Leadership In Honors: a critical look at how student leadership functions in honors programs across the country and if student leadership in our program could use an update. May 21st 3pm. Emma Wiechert, Advised by Dr. Scott Linneman. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Emma Wiechert

Student Leadership In Honors

3:00 PM

White poster with red accents and black text that reads, "Ryan Brubaker, Senior Thesis Presentation. Western Washington University. Advisor: Dr. Mart Stewart. The Marine World: Its Misrepresentation in Popular Depictions. Via Zoom. Friday May 21st, 11a.m. PST. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Ryan Brubaker

The Marine World: Its Misrepresentation in Popular Depictions

11:00 AM

Dark blue poster with splashes of gradient purple and green in the corners. Text reads, "Hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ xʷməθkʷəy̓əm : A morphosyntactic analysis of Pronominal Argument Hypothesis, clitic behavior, and syntactic structure. A presentation by Jessalyn Campbell on May 21st at 2pm. Advised by Kristen Denham. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."

Jesselyn Campbell

Hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ xʷməθkʷəy̓əm : A morphosyntactic analysis of Pronominal Argument Hypothesis, clitic behavior, and syntactic structure

2:00 PM

Wednesday, May 26

A photo of a guitar lying in tall grass next to two music books and a pencil. One book is open to sheet music for 'Weeping Willow', and the other contains handwritten music transcription. Digitally handwritten white text on the grass reads: "Transcribing Ragtime for Guitar. Wednesday, May 26th, 10:00AM. By Will Brehm. Advisor: David Feingold. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Will Brehm

Transcribing Ragtime for Guitar

10:00 AM

A galaxy background with white text over it reading: "A Photometric Search for Young Stars with Deep Learning. Aidan McBride. Advised by Dr. Kevin Covey. Coauthors: Ryan Lingg, Marina Kounkel, Brian Hutchinson Wednesday, May 26 | 11 Am For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu"

Aidan McBride

A Photometric Search for Young Stars with Deep Learning

11:00 AM

Brown poster with a green text box, decorated with jungle-like leaves and vines. Text reads: "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Empathy-Based Education in the Modern Zoo: How exotic theming, commercialism, and the human gaze guide visitors’ experiences at zoological parks. Annika Brinkley, Advised by Dr. Nick Stanger. Wednesday, May 26th at 3:00 PM. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."

Annika Brinkley

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Empathy-Based Education in the Modern Zoo

3:00 PM

Thursday, May 27

Black poster with multicolored neon images of C. elegans scattered across the background. White text reads “How to Train Your Nematode: C. elegans in Learning and Memory Research. Honors Capstone Presentation by Kaitlyn Dybing, advised by Dr. Jackie Rose from the Behavioral Neuroscience department. Thursday, May 27th at 10:00 AM via Zoom. For disability accommodations please contact honors@wwu.edu”.

Kaitlyn Dybing

How to Train Your Nematode: C. elegans in Learning & Memory Research

10:00 AM

The poster reads “Raising Canes: Crafting Disability Narratives. Thursday May 27th, at 2 PM.” at the top, with clip art of disabled protesters marching in the center, and text at the bottom that reads “Charlotta Abernathy, advised by Sasha Petrenko, MFA. For Disability Accommodations contact: honors@wwu.edu.” The poster has Dark orange background showing a weaving yarn pattern.

Charlotta Abernathy

Raising Canes: Crafting Disability Narratives

2:00 PM

Rachel Snyder

Ready or Knot: Quasipositive Braids and Surfaces

3:00 PM

Friday, May 28

Digital drawing of two robots under a night sky, with lightning at the top. Text reads: "hello_world : a new, not quite animated story by Jack Harbick. Advised by Kamarie Chapman. Friday, May 28th at 10am. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Jack Harbick

Hello World: a new, not quite animated story

10:00 AM

A zoomed-in image of the Mandelbrot fractal, a spiraling, seahorse-like pattern glowing in shades of blue and orange. In the bottom half of the poster is the Mandelbrot’s defining circular black hole, from which the seahorse pattern comes. Within the black hole reads: “Realization: A Short Story Collection for an Existentially Confused World. Presented by Payton Nguyen. Advised by Tristan Goldman. Friday 28 May @ 11 a.m. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.”

Payton Nguyen

Realization: A Short Story Collection for an Existentially Confused World

11:00 AM

Map of Hood Canal with points spread throughout the main channel and vectors showing current strengths. Text reads: "Using Water Circulation to Estimate Denitrification in Hood Canal. Spencer Johnson, Advised by Dr. David Shull. May 28th, 2:00 pm. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Spencer Johnson

Using Water Circulation to Estimate Denitrification in Hood Canal

2:00 PM

Tuesday, June 1

White poster half-covered by a close-up photo of a semiconductor, with white text that reads: "Cyberrange Intrusion Detection. Configuration of an Intrusion Detection System for WWU Poulsbo’s Cyberrange. William Pearson, advised by Vipul Kumar, Tuesday June 1 at 2 pm (via Zoom). For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu". Also present are the logos for Suricata, the cyberrange, and the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana).

William Pearson

Cyberrange Intrusion Detection

2:00 PM

Wednesday, June 2

A child wearing a hood looks at two turtles on a log. Text reads: "Everybody Watched and Watched: Illustrations for a preschool journal. Wednesday June 2, 2021. Presented by Sylvie Ackroyd, advised by Cynthia Camlin. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Sylvie Ackroyd

Everybody Watched and Watched: Illustrations for a preschool journal

10:00 AM

White poster with a multicolored cartoon image of insulin protein. Text reads: "Insulin: Roles and Functions in Biochemistry and U.S. Healthcare. By Mia Brinkley. Advised by Dr. Jeanine Amacher. Wednesday, June 2nd, at 11 am. For Disability Accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu".

Mia Brinkley

Insulin: Roles and Functions in Biochemistry and U.S. Healthcare

11:00 AM

Closeup photo of waves. In yellow boxes over the photo, text reads: "Harnessing the River: An Environmental Impact Assessment of the Nuyakuk River Hydroelectric Dam. Presented by Reed Squier, advised by Dr. Leo Dodensteiner. Wednesday June 2, 2021. 1 PM. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Reed Squier

Harnessing the River: An Environmental Impact Assessment of the Nuyakuk River Hydroelectric Dam

1:00 PM

Photo of person's head and hands facing away from the viewer, back lit by a bright rectangular screen. Over the photo, in green and white text, poster reads: "Virtual Reality for Manufacturing Learning: Utilizing Virtual Reality to Teach Engineers CNC Milling Environments. Jetrin Wichienwidhtaya, Advised by: Dr. Derek Yip-Hoi. Wednesday June 2nd, 2 PM. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Jetrin Wichienwidhtaya

Virtual Reality for Manufacturing Learning

2:00 PM

A background of yellow, orange, and blue circles. Text reads: “(Not) Speaking Spanish: Explicit Pronunciation Instruction in the High School Classroom. 6/2/2021, 3:00 pm, Brahm vanWoerden and Dr. Jordan Sandoval. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”

Brahm VanWoerden

(Not) Speaking Spanish: Explicit Pronunciation Instruction in the High School Classroom

3:00 PM

Thursday, June 3

Teal background containing a screen-printed illustration of two hairy legs ending in a pair of red and yellow striped socks. Text reads “Iterative Screen Printing: Finding Tactile Respite Within Remote Collaboration. Presented by Mercedes Schrenkeisen, Advised by Kacey Morrow. Thursday June 3rd at 9:00am. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”.

Mercedes Schrenkeisen

Iterative Screen Printing: Finding Tactile Respite Within Remote Collaboration

9:00 AM

A cartoon drawing of a Zoom call with 12 different people in squares. A magnifying glass examines one square. The background is a pink and blue photo of an ocean wave. Text reads: "Zooming in on Teletherapy: The Benefits and Challenges of Virtual Speech, Language, and Aural Therapies. Thursday June 3rd at 10am. By Brianne McCaslin, advised by Dr. Kimberly Peters. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu".

Brianne McCaslin

Zooming In On Teletherapy

10:00 AM

Black poster with two rainbow protein structures bound to gray peptides. Text reads: "Structural Analysis of Protein-Peptide Interactions. Thursday, June 3 at 11 AM. Melody Gao, Advised by Dr. Jeanine Amacher. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Melody Gao

Structural Analysis of Protein-Peptide Interactions

11:00 AM

A blue background with a hand on the left holding a medical mask. Text reads: "Presenting a collaboration with the Whatcom Health Department and Dr. Mogford's capstone class: Population Health Advocacy A qualative analysis of Whatcom county's current community health status, specifically examining the impacts of COVID-19 and the effects on marginalized groups. By Sarah Thorsteinson, advised by Dr. Mogford. For disability accomodations please email honors@wwu.edu"

Sarah Thorsteinson

Population Health Advocacy

1:00 PM

Digital painting of Aliandra holding an autopipette and test tube, on a purple background. Text reads: "Nanoparticle-Polymer Composite Materials for Analytical Applications. Presented by Aliandra Pierce (she/her). Advised by Dr. Steven Emory. 6/3/2021, Thursday @ 2 PM PST. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Aliandra Pierce

Nanoparticle-Polymer Composite Materials for Analytical Applications

2:00 PM

Picture of green waterway with algae surrounded by grass with mountains in the background. Chemical structure in bottom right corner. White text reads: “Redox-Active Coordination Complexes for Small Molecule Activation with Environmental Applications. Hanalei Lewine. Advised by Dr. John Gilbertson. June 3, 2021. 3:00 PM. Via Zoom. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.”

Hanalei Lewine

Redox-Active Coordination Complexes for Small Molecule Activation with Environmental Applications

3:00 PM

Friday, June 4

Light beige poster with an illustrated outline of a head in profile looking to the left with lines for brain drawn in. White text surrounding the head reads: "Challenging Deficit Discourses: Human Services and Trauma Informed Practice. Reframing the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and approaches to trauma education. June 4, 2021 at 10 AM. By Brielle Lamphere, advised by Dr. Tracey Pyscher. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Brielle Lamphere

Challenging Deficit Discourses: Human Services and Trauma-Informed Practice

10:00 AM

Photo of an ancient Greek statue. Text: "The Secret History: The Statistics & Sociology Behind Fiction. Sam Wick, June 4 @ 11AM. Advised by Dr Sara Vega, with Donna Tartt’s The Secret History as an entry point for exploration into the statistical accuracy of fiction. Using NHANES data from the 2017-18 survey cycle, Sam seeks to investigate real-world health outcomes of individuals from the same demographics as the protagonist & analyze trends that emerged. For Disability Accommodations email honors@wwu.edu"

Sam Wick

The Secret History: The Statistics and Sociology Behind Fiction

11:00 AM

Anna Szabo – 1:00 pm Development of a Fluorescence Microscopy Method to Investigate the Ploidy of PNW Snow Algae

Anna Szabo

Fluorescent light, Watermelon bright: Development of a fluorescence staining method for the nucleus of snow algae

1:00 PM

​Black poster with a multi-colored cartoon of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein shown interacting with the heavy and light chains of an antibody. Text reads: "Spike Protein Antibody Interactions in the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine. Putting SARS-CoV spike protein structure, fuction, and binding properties in the context of neutralizing antibodies and mRNA vaccines. Friday, June 4, 2 PM. Meghan Quinlan. Advised by Dr. Jeanine Amacher. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Meghan Quinlan

Spike Protein Antibody Interactions in the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine

2:00 PM

At the bottom is a photo of a wheat growing against a blue sky. Additional wheat graphics decorate around the text, which reads: "Where, Wheat, When? Understanding historical and modern agricultural practices and climates for cereal grains in Washington. Presented by Natalie Furness. On June 4th, 2021 at 3 PM, with Dr. Aquila Flower as advisor. For disability accommodations, please contact honors@wwu.edu".

Natalie Furness

Where, Wheat, When? Understanding historical and modern agricultural practices and climates for cereal grains in Washington

3:00 PM

Monday, June 7

Photo of salmon swimming upstream, with overlaying text in red that reads: "Catcher & the Fry: Ecology, Power, and My Life with the Pacific Salmon. Presented by Olivia Mueller. Advised by Dr. Anika Tilland-Stafford. June 7th at 9:00 AM. An interdisciplinary investigation of the role of salmon as network connectors in ecology, settler colonialism, and my connection to these systems. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Olivia Mueller

Catcher and the Fry: Ecology, Power, and My Life with the Pacific Salmon

9:00 AM

A hand-sketched map of trails around a creek with stars placed along as markers. The map is surrounded by sketches of birds, a fish, a picnic table, and a waterfall. Text reads: "Wandering Whatcom Falls: An interactive exploration of ecosystems and connection. Hailey Schmidt, advised by Laura Ghan. Monday, June 7th 10:00 am. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Hailey Schmidt

Wandering Whatcom Falls: An interactive exploration of ecosystems and connection

10:00 AM

Blue and white poster with a cartoon magnifying glass over an image of a DNA double helix. Text reads "DNA Detectives: How we identify genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease using Drosophila melanogaster. Presented by Kensi Hartman, advised by Dr. Adrienne Wang. Monday, June 7th at 11am. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Kensington Hartman

DNA Detectives: How we identify genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease using Drosophila melanogaster

11:00 AM

Poster is light green with an illustration of smoke stacks and two cartoon houses at the bottom of the page. The title of the poster reads, "Toxic Disparities: A spatial analysis of the correlation between waste site locations in Washington State and the surrounding demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Monday, June 7th at 2:00 pm. Audrey Barber, advised by Dr. Hart Hodges. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."

Audrey Barber

Toxic Disparities: A spatial analysis of the correlation between waste site locations in Washington State and the surrounding demographic and socioeconomic characteristics

2:00 PM

Black poster with minimalist white line drawing of a kidney. White and yellow text reads: "Living With It: A Patient's and a Biochemist's Perspective on Kidney Disease. How personal experiences can coincide with scholarly curiosity. June 7th, 2021 3:00 PM PST. Jacob Olson, advised by Dr. Jeanine Amacher. For Disability Accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu".

Jacob Olson

Living With It: A Patient's and a Biochemist's Perspective on Kidney Disease

3:00 PM

Tuesday, June 8

Poster with a blue wave background. Text reads: “Whose Water is it Anyway? The Adjudication of Water Rights in the Nooksack Watershed. June 8, 9:00 am. Presented by Emma Ledsham. Advised by Dr. Jean Melious. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”.

Emma Ledsham

Whose Water is it Anyway? The Adjudication of Water Rights in the Nooksack Watershed

9:00 PM

Bi-colored background with a house featuring an attached garage, clearstory windows, solar panels, and a sunspace. Text reads: "The Tri-Cities Homestead 2.0: A Second Loot at a DOE Solar Decathlon Net Zero Home Design. Tuesday, June 8th at 10am. Presented by: Talia Dreicer. Advised by: Dr. Imran Sheikh. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Talia Dreicer

The Tri-Cities Homestead 2.0: A Second Look at a DOE Solar Decathlon Net Zero Home Design

10:00 AM

Clip art of five raised fists in a variety of skin tones. Above the fists, text reads: "NOT RACIST IS NOT ENOUGH: Actionable Antiracism for White People. A guidebook by Cora Shields. Advised by Brett Russel Coleman, PhD. Tuesday, June 8, 11am. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."

Cora Shields

Not Racist is Not Enough: Actionable Antiracism for White People

11:00 AM

Moss green background with evergreen trees lining the bottom. Text reads: "Mentoring Through Moss: Measuring Air Pollution with High School Youth in South Seattle. A reflection on my experience mentoring high school youth and an investigation into air pollution disparities in Seattle. Tuesday, June 8th @ 2pm via Zoom. Honors Senior Project Presentation by Nichole Vargas, Advised by Tammi Laninga. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."

Nichole Vargas

Mentoring Through Moss: Measuring Air Pollution with High School Youth in South Seattle

2:00 PM

A pink background with lotus flowers at the top and 3 cartoon girls holding each other at the bottom. Description reads, “Sexual Violence, Power, and Safety at WWU: Where we are and where we go from here.” By Zoë Evans-Agnew, Advised by Dr. Mary Hunt. A campus-wide survey on the unwanted sexual experiences of WWU students. June 8th at 3pm. For disability accommodations please contact honors@wwu.edu”.

Zoë Evans-Agnew

Sexual Violence, Power, and Safety at WWU: Where we are and where we go from here

3:00 PM

Wednesday, June 9

White poster with clip art of a person seated at a desk in front of a computer. Several tabs are open on their screen. The text reads, "The internet never forgets: student journalists meet the 'right to be forgotten,' by Emily Feek. Advised by Betsy O'Donovan. Wednesday, June 9 at 9 a.m. (via Zoom). For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu".

Emily Feek

The Internet Never Forgets: Student journalists meet the "right to be forgotten"

9:00 AM

Background of dark blue waves with journal entry handwritten over it in white. Text reads: "River Archives: A Visual Examination of Self Through Personal Journals Along the Deschutes, Wenatchee, and Colorado Rivers. Presentation by Skylar Tibbets. Advised by Theresa Warburton. June 9, 10 AM, via Zoom. For disability accommodations please email Honors@wwu.edu".

Skylar Tibbetts

River Archives: A Visual Examination of Self Through Personal Journals Along the Deschutes, Wenatchee, and Colorado Rivers

10:00 AM

drawing of a human figure in front of a narrow walkway in between tall unnatural stone blocks. Large spikes are protruding from the blocks. Text reads "Radioactive Future by Avery Garritano Advised by Jean Melious. How decision-makers plan to communicate the presence of highly radioactive waste to generations 2,000,000 years into the future. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."

Avery Garritano

Radioactive Future

11:00 AM

Blue poster with abstract streaks of green, pink, and white paint around text that reads, "Devising as Drama Therapy: An Experiment. Presented by Erin Smith. Advised by Evan Mueller. Wednesday, June ninth at two o'clock PM. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."

Erin Smith

Devising as Drama Therapy: An Experiment

2:00 PM

Light purple poster with a blown-up photo of proteins at the top, and clip art of a musical staff with notes next to text that reads: "Protein Composition: Translating Auditory Proteins into Music. Presented by Melody Campbell. Advised by Nick Galati, assistant professor of Biology. June 9th, 2021 at 3pm. Email campb51@wwu.edu for Zoom link." For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu

Melody Campbell

Protein Composition: Translating Auditory Proteins into Music

3:00 PM

Blue and white poster with Western Washington University's wave logo at the top and the periodic table entries for Indium and Oxygen in the middle. Text reads: "Indium Oxide-Based Catalysts for Solar Fuel Production. An overview of the research in indium oxide catalysts for solar fuels generation and the immediate relevance of recent work in Western's Chemistry Department. By Ryan Hagmann. Bussell Research Group. Advised by Dr. Mark Bussell. 9 June 2021 at 4 pm via Zoom."

Ryan Hagmann

Indium Oxide-Based Catalysts for Solar Fuel Production

4:00 PM

Thursday, June 10

Light pink poster with clip art of open books around pink text that reads, "#OwnVoices and Publishing's Diversity Problem: A look at the controversial movement and its impact on the fiction publishing industry. Shannon Steffens, advised by Elizabeth Colen. Thursday, June 10 at 9 am. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Shannon Steffens

#OwnVoices and Publishing's Diversity Problem

9:00 AM

Light blue branches with blue lemons and orange flowers grow at the top and bottom of a dark blue background. In between, text reads: "Out of the Dark: short fiction - works in progress. An honors capstone project by Ruthie Carroll, advised by Elizabeth Colen. June 10, 2021 at 10 am. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Ruthie Carroll

Out of the Dark: short fiction - works in progress

10:00 AM

White poster with a blown-up image of the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. Text reads: "Tracking Our Progress Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: a brief discussion of the knowledge from the beginning to today. Presented by Alex Bogacz, advised by Dr. Craig Moyer. Thursday June 10, 11:00 am. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Alex Bogacz

Tracking Our Progress Through the COVID-19 Pandemic

11:00 AM

Overhead photo of a bend in the Columbia River surrounded by evergreen trees. Text reads: "Contamination in the Upper Columbia: Smelting and Its Impact to the Environment and Human Health. An honors capstone presentation by Brenden Murphy, advised by Zander Albertson. Thursday, June 10th at 1 pm. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Brenden Murphy

Contamination in the Upper Columbia: Smelting and Its Impact to the Environment and Human Health

1:00 PM

Black poster with a close-up photo of teal braided nets. "Development of a Recycling Solution for Braided Polyolefin/Polyester Gillnet Cork Line. By Stefan Fricke. Advised by Dr. John Misasi. June 10th at 4pm. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Stefan Fricke

Development of a Recycling Solution for Braided Polyolefin/Polyester Gillnet Cork Line

4:00 PM

A diagram of musculature overlaying a black and white sketch of a man's face. Muscles are labeled with numbers. Around the image, text reads, "Facial Action Coding: A Behavioral Measure of Compassion. Camille Fogel, advised by Dr. Barbara Lehman. June 10th @ 2 PM. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Camille Fogel

Facial Action Coding: A Behavioral Measure of Compassion

2:00 PM

A stack of books on the left sits on a bright blue background. text reads "authentic representations of youth who stutter: an analysis of children's and adolescent literature. by claire howerton thursday june 10 2021 advised by professor annmarie sheahan - for disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu

Claire Howerton

Authentic Representations of Youth Who Stutter: an Analysis of Children's and Adolescent Literature

3:00 PM

Friday, June 11

On a yellow background, orange, blue, and cream abstract shapes frame text. Text reads "Where are you from? The Asian American PNW University Experience. Conversations with and writing from Asian American students from WWU, UW, Seattle U, and PLU. Friday, June 11th @ 9 AM PST. Visit the project at whereareyoufromproject.wordpress.com. Presented by Veronica Anne Francisco, Advised by Dr. Jane Wong. For Disability Accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Veronica Anne Francisco

Where are you from? The Asian American PNW University Experience

9:00 AM

Dark pink poster with a photo of the logo from WWU's devised piece, Heretoo: Stories of Gun Violence and Stories of Activism, depicting young people protesting gun violence. Text reads: "Changing the World One Play at a Time: The Intersectionality of Theatre and Activism. By Joe Moore, advised by Evan Mueller. Via Zoom. June 11, 2021 10:00 am. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Joe Moore

Changing the World One Play at a Time: The Intersectionality of Theatre and Activism

10:00 AM

Blue and red cookbook-style background with hand-prints of flour. Text reads: "The Joy of Cooking with O.T.s: A Visual Guide, by Sarah Baker, advised by Dr. Katie Brian. Exploring a new form of healthcare communication at the intersection of occupational therapy, cooking, and the visual arts. June 11 at 11:00 on Zoom. For disability accommodations please email Honors@wwu.edu".

Sarah Baker

The Joy of Cooking with OTs: A Visual Guide

11:00 AM

Collage with a cutout of Donald Trump giving a speech to supporters, with a speech bubble full of words that relate to "lies", imposed onto shattered glass American flag. Text reads: "A Legacy of Lies: Examining Donald Trump’s Record-Breaking Dishonesty. By Sophie Sceats, advised by Professor Wineinger. June 11th, 2 pm. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Sophie Sceats

A Legacy of Lies: Examining Donald Trump’s Record-Breaking Dishonesty

2:00 PM

Photo of green treetops with text that readse: "Ecuador's Amazon, Rights of Nature, and the Dilemma of the 2008 Constitution. By Olivia Moore. Advised by Kirsten Drickey. Friday, June 11th, 3:00-3:45PM. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".

Olivia Moore

Ecuador's Amazon, Rights of Nature, and the Dilemma of the 2008 Constitution

3:00 PM

Green poster with cutout photos of garbage arranged to spell the letters of the title "Garbage". Text box by the photos says: "Featuring locally grown trash from our very own Bellingham, WA!" Text reads: "Garbage and other ways to save the world. A collection of plays about living in harmony with the Earth while it collapses around us. By Kevin Harris. Advised by Kamarie Chapman. June 11th, 2021 at 4pm on Zoom. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu". QR code at bottom left links to Zoom.

Kevin Harris

Garbage: and other ways to save the world