Spring 2024 Capstone Presentations

Mark your calendar for Spring Quarter Senior Capstone presentations! Scheduled from Friday, May 17 to Friday, June 14, we have around 100 presentations. Spring presentations will be in person in Old Main 330 classrooms (unless otherwise listed) with a Zoom option. To arrange your virtual attendance at any presentation, please email Honors@wwu.edu to request the Zoom link. All times listed are in Pacific Time.

Friday, May 17 2024

Riley Weeks

A green and peach colored poster with text that reads: Journalism Justice. Journalists on campus need to do more to accurately represent historically marginalized communities. By Riley Weeks. Advised by Dr. Carolyn Nielsen. May 17, 2024 at 3p.m. OM 330C. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.
Journalism Justice
3:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Friday, May 24 2024

Chloe Anderson

A brown and yellow background displays the title of the presentation, "Unraveling the Legacy of DDT: Synthesis and Degradation pathways of Environmental Pollutants". Underneath, the presentation date is provided, Friday May 24th, 2024, at 2pm in OM 330C. The presentation is authored by Chloe Anderson and advised by Dr. Gregory O'Neil. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu
Unraveling the Legacy of DDT: Synthesis and Degradation pathways of Environmental Pollutants
2:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Joshua Dyeson

Teal to blue background containing a black rectangle. Text reads “J.G.T. : A Venture Into Game Design. May 24th, 2024. 3pm, Old Main 330C and Zoom. Presented by Joshua Dyeson. Advised by Wesley Deneke. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”.
J.G.T. : A Venture Into Game Design
3:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Friday, May 31 2024

Delaney Alvord

Delaney Alvord and Shaun Sowell present: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss: An Illustrated Guide. Friday, May 31, 2024 9:00am (45 minutes). Old Main Honors Center. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss: An Illustrated Guide
9:00 am in Old Main 330A

Jordan Baron

Background photo of a red dirt road with green plants growing on either side and a blue sky. Titled: Feet Stained Red. A memoir and exploration of the history of my family and my cultural identity in today’s society. Presented by Jordan Baron. Advised by John Thompson. Friday May 31 at 10:00AM in OM 330C. For Disability Accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"
Feet Stained Red: A memoir and exploration of the history of my family and my cultural identity in today’s society
10:00 am in Old Main 330C

August Grossblatt

The poster has a black, starry background and a white border. The text reads "Worlds Within Words: Science Fiction, Aliens, and Linguistic Injustice. Presented by August Grossblatt, Advised by Dr. Arna Elezovic. OM330C, May 31st, 11:00 AM. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."
Worlds Within Words: Science Fiction, Aliens, and Linguistic Injustice
11:00 am in Old Main 330C

Mackenzie Morehead

Beige background with a teal border. Inside three colored interlocking circles label with "empirical evidence", "internal evidence", and "client preferences". Text reads "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Review of Evidence Based Practice within Communication Sciences and Disorders. By: Mackenzie Morehead. Advised by: Jennifer Thistle. May 31st at 12:00pm in Old Main 330C. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu"
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Review of Evidence Based Practice within Communication Sciences and Disorders
12:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Rachel Hultman

A white background with black text containing a line drawing of two knitting needles stuck through a ball of yarn. The text reads “You are invited to Finding Resilience Through Knitting. Presented by Rachel Hultman. Advised by Dr. Kathleen Young. Friday, May 31st. 2:00 pm. OM 330A. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”.
Finding Resilience Through Knitting
2:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Alyssa Geolamin

Ripped paper on top of background showing Rwanda forest landscape. Small illustration on paper of a four-person family. Photo of hand holding contraceptive implant on bottom right corner. Text on paper reads "Implanting Seeds of Community. Presented by Alyssa Geolamin. Advised by Hilary Schwandt. Exploring the effects of community support on increasing rates of contraceptive implant use in Rwanda. May 31, 2024. 3:00 PM. OM 330C or Zoom. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."
Implanting Seeds of Community: Exploring the effects of community support on increasing rates of contraceptive implant use in Rwanda
3:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Finn Coffin

White poster background with an image of a river in a floodplain valley. Text reads: "Freezer Geology: At Home Experiments to Relate Rock Weathering and Abrasion. Project Description. Using lab experiments to explore the effects of freeze-thaw and wet-dry weathering cycles on fluvial abrasion rates of volcanic rocks. by Finn Coffin. Advised by Allison Pfeiffer. Location: OM330A. Friday, May 31, 3:00pm. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.
Freezer Geology: At Home Experiments to Relate Rock Weathering and Abrasion
3:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Tuesday, June 4 2024

Taylar Christianson

A warm-toned, layered collage background, including yellow, orange, brown, and cream decorative paper, a pair of scissors, keys, and pale pieces of citrus peel with upside-down letters marked into them. Text reads "FUTURE TENSE / ANGEL RIVER, a poetry chapbook by Taylar Christianson. Advised by Dr. Jane Wong and Dr. Tristan Goldman. June 4, 2024 at 9am, OM330A and on Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."
Future Tense / Angel River: A Poetry Chapbook
9:00 am in Old Main 330A

Hailey Bridges

Alt Text: A white poster with blue dots and three people at the bottom sitting down on aqua bean bags and having a discussion. The text reads "Challenging Care: Discussing Intersections of Individualism, Mental Health, and Community in America. Presented by Hailey Bridges. Advised by Nicole Torres. Join the conversation Tuesday, June 4th, 2024. 9:00 AM to 9:45 am. OM 330C and on Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu.
Challenging Care: Discussing Intersections of Individualism, Mental Health, and Community in America
9:00 am in Old Main 330C

Kathleen Thornbourgh

A cream background with red, orange, and yellow balls of yarn framing the border and a branching tree in the middle. The text reads “By Kathleen Thornbourgh, Advised by Dr. Paul Dunn” “The Threads of Life the Stories and Lessons Learned Caring for the Dying and the Dead” “June 4th at 4 pm in OM 330A for disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”
The Threads of Life the Stories and Lessons Learned Caring for the Dying and the Dead
4:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Ava DeVries

A poster with Edvard Munch’s Madonna. The text reads “The Uncanny Valley: a Creative Writing Portfolio. Presented by Ava DeVries. Advised by Dr. Tony Prichard. June 4th at 4 pm. Old Main 330C. For disability accommodations contact honors@wwu.edu.
The Uncanny Valley: a Creative Writing Portfolio
4:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Wednesday, June 5 2024

Caylee Caldwell

A dark purple poster with two monochrome arms reaching down from the top of the page. The hands are faded, holding a handful of berries in the left one with a faded purple butterfly on top. Text reads, "Daughter as Hybridity, a creative writing gallery. 6/5/24 at 1:00pm. VU 464 and on Zoom. By: Caylee Caldwell. Advisor: Cori Winrock. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu".
Daughter as Hybridity: A Creative Writing Gallery
1:00 pm in Viking Union 464

Carolyn Schmode

Poster background a photo of evergreen trees with purple flowers in the foreground and white-capped mountains in the background. Two simple cartoon flowers in blue and yellow appear at the bottom. Text reads: "Bloom or Bust. An interdisciplinary exploration of flowering plants and how climate change impacts them. Presented by Carolyn Schmode. Advised by Dr. Eric DeChaine. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu. June 5th @ 1pm OM 330C."
Bloom or Bust: An interdisciplinary exploration of flowering plants and how climate change impacts them
1:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Annika Bjornstad

Purple, pink and orange gradient background. Bored student in bottom right corner with a thought bubble that states: Teachers! Quit Yapping! Student-Led History and the Critical Classroom. Top text: Presenter: Annika Bjornstad Advisor Thomas Hummel. Bottom left text: June 5th 4:00 pm, Old Main 587. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu
Teachers! Quit Yapping! Student-Led History and the Critical Classroom
4:00 pm in Old Main 587

Ingrid Violette Shipstead

A dragon head extends from the top of the image pointing downward to roar at the Ross Engineering Technology Building. A cliff extends down the right-hand side of the image. At the bottom of the screen is a person looking solemn. Text reads “To Walk Between Worlds. Presented by Ingrid Violette. Advised by Jill Davishahl. June 5th at 4:00 pm. Old Main 330A. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu. An artistic exploration of my experience as an engineering student at Western”.
To Walk Between Worlds: An artistic exploration of my experience as an engineering student at Western
4:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Thursday, June 6 2024

Winter Yi

A mostly white poster with tilted, multi-colored comics in the background. Text reads "Shmoomics: An Exploration of Science Communication. Presented by Winter Yi, Advised by Dan Pollard. June 6th, 9AM at Old Main 330A. For disability accommodations, contact honors@wwu.edu."
Shmoomics: An Exploration of Science Communication
9:00 am in Old Main 330A

Saunder VanWoerden

A black poster with white text. There is a large white circle in the top right, with smaller white circles around the poster. At the bottom is a chrome robot visible from the waist up in a running position. The text reads "AI & Jobs: Threat or Opportunity? June 6 @ 9AM OM 330C. Speaker: Saunder VanWoerden, Advisor: See-Mong Tan. AI is rapidly evolving. Is that bad? For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."
AI & Jobs: Threat or Opportunity?
9:00 am in Old Main 330C

Ariana Stephens

Monochrome background depicting a women’s rights march at the Capitol in Washington D.C. Text reads “Mad Women. A tirade of hidden patriarchal practices that should incite feminine rage and prove that we should all be mad. An exposé by Ariana Stephens, advised by Dr. Kendra Dupuy. June 6, 2024, 4:00 pm, OM 330A. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”.
Mad Women: A tirade of hidden patriarchal practices that should incite feminine rage and prove that we should all be mad
4:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Ian Cambridge

A cream-colored minimalist poster; depicted at the bottom is a carp jumping the dragon's gate. The text reads: "Presented by: Ian Cambridge. Advised by: Dr. Tristan Goldman. Stories from the collection: Shards. Speculative fantasy inspired by Greek and Chinese myth. 4:00 to 4:45 PM. Thursday June 6, OM330C. Reading provided. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."
Stories from the collection: Shards. Speculative fantasy inspired by Greek and Chinese myth
4:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Friday, June 7 2024

Beatrice King

Blue background containing a picture of a toddler speaking into a landline. Text reads “Communication Temptation: The use of Environmental Arrangement strategies in the LAPE parent education program. Presented by Beatrice Schacht King, Advised by Dr. Heather Moore. June 7, 9:00 AM, Old Main 330. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”
Communication Temptation: The use of Environmental Arrangement strategies in the LAPE parent education program
9:00 am in Old Main 330C

Brianna Benner

Green background with containing an illustrated farm and stream, next to which someone is applying pesticides on a plant. Above the pesticide tank is an SEM image of a copper-based nanopesticide. Text reads "Soils to Streams: Investigating the efficacy of soil amendments in mitigating nanopesticide leaching. By Brianna Benner, Advised by Prof Manuel Montaño. June 7th, 9 am, Old Main 330A. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."
Soils to Streams: Investigating the efficacy of soil amendments in mitigating nanopesticide leaching
9:00 am in Old Main 330A

Milica Jakovljevic

Purple transparent background with a brain outline in the bottom corner overlaying a microscope image of cells. Text reads “Weeding Out the Truth. Understanding the neuroprotective effects of CBD on gliosis in mouse models of Huntington’s Disease. Presented by: Milica Jakovljević. Advised by: Dr. Jeff Cantle. Friday, June 7th @ 10AM. OM 330C and on Zoom. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”
Weeding Out the Truth: Understanding the neuroprotective effects of CBD on gliosis in mouse models of Huntington’s Disease
10:00 am in Old Main 330C

Alesandra Geddert

A poster titled “You Are Life Itself, A picture book for the healing inner child”. The center shows a painting of two blue hands holding yellow light. The bottom of the poster reads “A capstone presentation by Alesandra Caroline Geddert, Advised by Sally Scopa. June 7 10:00am OM330. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."
You Are Life Itself: A picture book for the healing inner child
10:00 am in Old Main 330A

Natalie Keys

A vibrant orange and blue poster titled "The Cheers Engineers" with a graphic of a male engineer in a yellow hard hat pointing up, beside a blueprint and toolkit. The event, "Automating Employee Milestone Celebrations at GeoEngineers," is on June 7th at 11:00 AM in OM 330A or via Zoom, presented by Natalie Keys and advised by Instructor Blake Perdini. For disability accommodations, email honors@wwu.edu.
The Cheers Engineers
11:00 am in Old Main 330A

Tasha Denton

Arched text at the top says: "Capstone presentation". Within a darker green arch, it says "A Qualitative Exploration of LGBTQIA+ Young Adults' Experiences Combining" The center of the poster in a larger size and less formal, bolded font says "Weed & Sex" Under that, "Presented by Tasha Denton Advised by Dr. Mary Hunt. Friday, June 7th, 2024 at 11:00, Old Main 330C & Zoom. For the Zoom link, please email dentonn2 @wwu.edu. For disability accommodations, please email honors @wwu.edu"
Weed & Sex
11:00 am in Old Main 330C

Thai Nguyen

The poster has a blue background with a lighter blue curved shape at the top right corner. In the middle, there is an illustration of a person in a wheelchair being pushed by another person. The wheelchair is next to a large computer monitor with a magnifying glass on the screen. Two people stand on either side of the computer monitor. Text reads "Automating Accessibility: Evaluating Automated Accessibility Checker Tools. 5/31/24 - 2 PM, OM 330C. For accessibility accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu
Automating Accessibility: Evaluating Automated Accessibility Checker Tools (updated presentation date: 6/7 @ 12:00PM)
12:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Monday, June 10 2024

Chloe Unflat

A dark purple poster with a half-tone textured collage of a house surrounded by fragmented food and hands. The text reads "Visualizing Household Food Resilience: A collaboration with ENVS 415: Food Security Planning Studio students to present multiple approaches to sustainable nutrition in our community. Capstone Presentation by Chloe Unflat. Advised by Kacey Morrow and Gigi Berardi. June 10th at 9:00 AM. Old Main 330A and Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu
Visualizing Household Food Resilience
9:00 am in Old Main 330A

Cole Yamamura

Point-of-view is two hands, 4 cards with a plus sigil on each in their right hand, and one card with two plus sigils in their left. Across from them is a masked individual, the opera mask etched with a closed right eye, reaching out to collect the cards. Black and white, hand drawn. The bottom of the poster reads “Cole Yamamura, Kathleen Brian. Death//After: Conceptualizing Life through Digital Media. 06/10/2024 09:00, OM 330C. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”.
Death//After: Conceptualizing Life through Digital Media
9:00 am in Old Main 330C

Aimee Long

Plant drawings against a white background with a beige border. There is an organic molecule in a box which points to a plant. Text reads "What the Heck. Total synthesis of naturally occurring molecules rupestines H and I via an intramolecular Mizoroki-Heck cyclization. Presented by Aimee Long, advised by Dr. James Vyvyan. Monday, June 10; 10am; Old Main 330C and Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."
What the Heck: Total synthesis of naturally occurring molecules rupestines H and I via an intramolecular Mizoroki-Heck cyclization
10:00 am in Old Main 330C

CJ Chopot

White background containing two images. The first image being a group of people standing around an individual in a circle making them uncomfortable. The second being a rainbow-colored brain and brain stem. Text reads “Conformity in our Youth. Why do we conform to societal pressures and norms? Presented by: CJ Chopot, Advised by: Dr. Jennifer Devenport. June 10th, 2024, at 10am in Old Main 330A. For disability accommodations email: honors@wwu.edu”.
Conformity in our Youth: Why do we conform to societal pressures and norms?
10:00 am in Old Main 330A

Carly Hopp

A poster with a background image from NASA of the Ganges River Delta. The text reads “Environmental Equity in an Unjust World: The Ganges Delta. An exploration of climate change and environmental injustice through photography of the Ganges Delta region. Presented by Carly Hopp. Advised by Zander Albertson. June 10, 2024 | Old Main 330A, 11 AM. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu”
Environmental Equity in an Unjust World: The Ganges Delta
11:00 am in Old Main 330A

Percy Batalov

a small orange box has white text reading “Percy Batalov Presents”, and below the small box large orange text reads in capitalized letters, “CAN MY LANDLORD DO THAT?” surrounded by simple yellow stars. Below smaller orange text reads “TENANT RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND RESOURCES”, and “Advised by Thomas Hummel, June 10th at 11 am, OM 330C + Zoom, For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”. In the bottom right corner is a simplistic orange and yellow drawing of a megaphone.
Can My Landlord Do That?
11:00 am in Old Main 330C

Adrienne Rugg

A black poster with a circular design of a green dragon swallowing its tail and glowing eyes in each quadrant of the circle. In the center are green leaves and a raven skull. The lower three quadrants are digitally rendered, but the upper quadrant is embroidered with shiny thread. The text reads “Fashion Slow: Poetic Threads of Fate and Decay. By Adrienne Rugg. Advised by Dr. Lori Martindale. June 10th, 2024. 1pm. OM 330A and on Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu”
Fashion Slow: Poetic Threads of Fate and Decay
1:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Marie Kerns

An optical microscope picture displays metal nanostructures which appear as a shiny surface with iridescent blues, greens, pinks, and gold. Text reads “Opposites Attract, the electrostatic combination of silk films and metal nanostructures for biomedical sensing applications” in bold letters. Next to the image is text reading “Monday 10 Jun, 1 PM in Old Main 330C and zoom. Presented by Marie Kerns, Advised by Dr. Amanda Murphy” and “For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu”.
Opposites Attract: The electrostatic combination of silk films and metal nanostructures for biomedical sensing applications
1:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Liam KenWood

Poster with a sky blue background, rolling green hills at the bottom, and a white cloud at the top. A salmon, a sheep, and an evergreen occupy three blue circles in the middle. Title reads "Against the Tragedy: Commons as a pathway for sustainable futures." Bottom text reads "Honors capstone by Liam KenWood. Advised by Dr. Kathleen Brian. 2 PM Monday, June 10th. Old Main 330A. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."
Against the Tragedy: Commons as a pathway for sustainable futures
2:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Emmy Formiga

A white poster with an image of a bunch of tatsoi. The text reads "Beneath the Surface: An Exploration of Endospore-Forming Bacteria in Brassica Seeds. June 10th, 2PM, OM 330C. By Emmy Formiga, advised by Dr. Marion Brodhagen. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."
Beneath the Surface: An Exploration of Endospore-Forming Bacteria in Brassica Seeds
2:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Adelle Koenig

A white poster containing cartoon depictions of two polymers with blue text and a colorful border. The text reads “The Chemistry of Plastic: Effects of the oligomer matrix on rheological properties of guanidine-based covalent adaptable networks. June 10th at 3:00 p.m. OM 330C & Zoom. Adelle Koenig. Advised by Dr. Mike Larsen. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”
The Chemistry of Plastic
3:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Madeline Pysher

Title: AI Utopia. Description: How is our understanding of futuristic and nostalgic utopian urban forms interpreted by AI? Presented by Madeline Pysher and advised by Dr. Nabil Kamel. June 10th at 3 pm in Old Main 330A and via Zoom. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu. For the Zoom link please email pysherm@wwu.edu. Background: an AI-generated futuristic-looking cityscape during the sunset with trees and circular buildings that spiral upwards.
AI Utopia: How is our understanding of futuristic and nostalgic utopian urban forms interpreted by AI?
3:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Aina Zabinski

The presenter balances on a fallen log and leans against the trunk of a fir tree with palms stretched out against the bark; the forest understory and ferns in the undergrowth fill out the background. The text reads "Understories: A Queer Rewilding of Ecology and Literature. Aina Zabinski. Advisors: Chris Loar and Lori Martindale. Monday, June 10th at 4pm, OM 330A. For Disability Accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu.”
Understories: A Queer Rewilding of Ecology and Literature
4:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Tuesday, June 11 2024

Jessica Dietzman

A white poster with a gold border with images of clothes ranging from jackets to jeans to skirts. The text reads, "From Threads to Treasures: The Resilient Journey of the Western Worn Community Closet. Tuesday, June 11th at 9AM. Old Main 330A or via Zoom. Presented by Jessica Dietzman. Advised by Scott Linneman For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"
From Threads to Treasures: The Resilient Journey of the Western Worn Community Closet
9:00 am in Old Main 330A

Max Stone

White background with black text readying: "Justifying Goods: Analyses of David Benatar’s Philanthropic and Misanthropic Arguments for Antinatalism. Presenter: Max Stone Advisor: Christian Lee. June 11 at 9AM in OM330C. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".
Justifying Goods: Analyses of David Benatar’s Philanthropic and Misanthropic Arguments for Antinatalism
9:00 am in Old Main 330C

Eleanor Scott

Yellow background containing an illustration of two people having a conversation while talking into microphones. Text reads "And They Were Roommates: Exploring Communal Living Through Podcasting. Presented by Eleanor Scott. Advised by Jeremy Cushman. Tuesday, June 11th. 10am, OM 33A and Zoom. For disability accommodations, email honors@wwu.edu.
And They Were Roommates: Exploring Communal Living Through Podcasting
10:00 am in Old Main 330A

Jasper Kerns

Cartoon representation of a kitchen. A smiling, red-headed chef handles a black pan over the counter that lets off yellow steam upon which the poster text is overlayed in red, black, and white. The text reads: "What’s Cookin’ Good Lookin’?: Exploring MSG and the Maillard Reaction, Presented by Jasper Kerns, Advised by Serge Smirnov, June 11th @11am in OM 330A, For disability accommodations please email Honors@wwu.edu."
What's Cookin' Good Lookin'?
11:00 am in Old Main 330A

Vivian White

A pink and purple poster with an icon of a brain and a computer. The text reads "Learning and Aligning Structured Random Feature Networks. Presented by Vivian White. Advised by Kameron Decker Harris. Tuesday June 11. 11 AM. OM 330C and Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"
Learning and Aligning Structured Random Feature Networks
11:00 am in Old Main 330C

Emma Martin

Two small, rose colored ships sit at the top and bottom with curved lines extending from the ships down and back to a straight line extending out the back of the ships. Text reads "Imaging evidence of earthquake damage in the crust along the Queen Charlotte Fault. Using active source seismology to image the velocity structure across the region of the 2013 magnitude 7.5 Craig Earthquake. Presented by Emma Martin. Advised by Dr Emily Roland and Dr Andrew Gase. June 11th, 2024, 1:00 PM, OM 330C.
Imaging Evidence of Earthquake Damage in the Crust Along the Queen Charlotte Fault
1:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Brody Hunt

Black background containing a silhouette of a human standing underneath a spotlight shining from above. Text reads "Not a 9 to 5: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Pursuing a Career as a Musician. June 11th, 1 p.m.. OM 330A. Presented by Brody Hunt, Advised by Dr. Christie Scollon. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.
Not a 9 to 5: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Pursuing a Career as a Musician
1:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Aicha Tokar Falatah

Cream color background containing a center circle that contains smaller circular shapes that gradually decrease in size, imitating a ripple effect. Text reads " Generational echoes, How trauma transcends generations, An investigation of the multigenerational effects of chronic stress using C.elegans. presented by Aicha Tokar Falatah, Advised by Jacqueline Rose. June 11th at 2:00 PM in OM 330A. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu"
Generational Echoes: How Trauma Transcends Generations
2:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Alyssa White

White background with blue and green lines and an image of three scientific test tubes. The middle test tube has a plant growing from it. Text reads "WWU's Sustainable Lab Certification, project presented by Alyssa White, advised by Steve Emory and Alyssa Tsukada. Tuesday, June 11, 2 pm OM 330C. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu." Image also displays logos for WWU, SciTech and the Sustainability Engagement Institute.
WWU's Sustainable Lab Certification
2:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Javin Morrison

A periwinkle poster with various exercise equipment around the borders such as barbells, a boxing glove, an ab roller and shoes. The text reads "So What Is Exercise Anyway?: A Sociolinguistic Study on the Definition of Exercise Presented by Javin Morrison, Advised by Virginia Dawson, Tuesday, June 11th at 3pm, OM330C or by Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."
So What Is Exercise Anyway?: A Sociolinguistic Study on the Definition of Exercise
3:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Rose Border

A field of red flowers with crescent moon on the top. Flowers and moon are clipped images of the Golgi apparatus reforming in telophase/cytokinesis cells. The green foliage is microtubules, the petals are Golgi, and the center is yellow pericentrin. Textbox says Watch the Golgi Bloom! The journey of an assay imaging the Golgi in live human cells! Presented by Rose Border. Advised by Dr. Nick Galati. Be there! May 24th 2:00pm Old Main 330. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu
Watch the Golgi Bloom: The journey of an assay imaging the Golgi in live human cells
4:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Emily Sabisch

Purple and pink ombre background containing an image of a white hand and a person of color hand linking pinkies, a pink text emoticon with hearts, and a string of hearts. Text reads “Colorful Relations: How Race Conditions the Relationship between Sexual Orientation and Willingness to Interracially Date. Presented by Emily Sabisch. Advised by Glenn Tsunokai. June 11th at 4 PM in OM330A. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”.
Colorful Relations: How Race Conditions the Relationship between Sexual Orientation and Willingness to Interracially Date
4:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Wednesday, June 12 2024

Lily Storbeck

Background is a photo of a green field in the Methow Valley, Washington State. The sun is setting between mountains on both sides of the field. Text reads “Feed the Earth: An Exploration of Regenerative Agriculture Programs in Washington State. Presented by Lily Storbeck, Advised by Zander Albertson. 9:00 AM, June 12th, OM 330C. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”.
Feed the Earth: An Exploration of Regenerative Agriculture Programs in Washington State
9:00 am in Old Main 330C

Ellie Skiffington

Blue and purple poster with logic symbols displaying the following text: Logic Lessons: A Course Dedicated to showing the intersection of Computer Science and Philosophy, June 12th 2024, 9am OM 330A, Presented By Ellie Skiffington, Advised by Dr. Tristan Goldman, For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.
Logic Lessons: A Course Dedicated to showing the intersection of Computer Science and Philosophy
9:00 am in Old Main 330A

Dylan Braund

A green poster with pictures of fruit, vegetables, eggs, and bread. The text reads: "Food for Thought: Food systems mapping and goals at Western Washington University. Presented by Dylan Braund, advised by Dr. Zoë Plakias. June 12 at 10am. Old Main 330C. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."
Food for Thought: Food systems mapping and goals at Western Washington University
10:00 am in Old Main 330C

Sam Burgh

White background containing unoriginal floral sketches spliced together in a semi-cohesive manner. Text reads: "Impractical Ecologies. Reworking: environmental frameworks and interdisciplinary practices. Wednesday, June 12th, Miller Hall 239 @ 10:00. Presented by Sam Burgh, Advised by Thomas Hummel. For disability accommodations, please reach out to honors@wwu.edu."
Impractical Ecologies
10:00 am in Miller Hall 239

Emmaline Lenz

A sliver background scattered with pink Paktech beverage toppers. Text reads: Goo Gone! Removing adhesive contamination from PakTech beverage toppers for recycling. By Emmaline Lenz. Advised by Nicole Hoekstra. Wednesday June 12, at 10am in OM 330A. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.
Goo Gone! Removing adhesive contamination from PakTech beverage toppers for recycling
10:00 am in Old Main 330A

Dawson Gyllenhammer

A painting by Zdzisław Beksiński, depicting the skeletal face of a figure whose skin looks as if it is made of concrete. The figure has a strange nose piercing embedded beneath its nose. A frilled structure extends outward from beneath the head, covering the neck. The rest of the figure is submerged in shadow. The text reads: "Beksiński, Disarticulated: A 3d Modeling Journey. June 12th, 2024, 11:00am, at OM330C and on Zoom. Presented by Dawson Gyllenhammer, Advised by Kathleen Brian and Austin Shaw.
Beksiński, Disarticulated: A 3d Modeling Journey
11:00 am in Old Main 330C

Lola Lang

A tan background features a yellow brick road leading to an outline of the Wizard of Oz. A silhouette of Dorothy, in a lab coat, stands at the road's start. The path includes pipettes, DNA, antibodies, cells, and a microscope. Text reads “Tets, Blots, and Ligases! Oh My! An undergraduate’s research journey. Presented by Lola Lang, Advised by Dr. Suzanne Lee. June 12th 11 AM in OM330A. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”
Tets, Blots, and Ligases! Oh My! An undergraduate’s research journey
11:00 am in Old Main 330A

Samantha Seaboldt

The poster has a solid yellow background with corners bordered with green leaves and flowers. On both sides of the text there are outlines of dragons in green. The text reads “Fanfiction: From Dante to MissKingBean89, Samantha Seaboldt, Advisor: Christopher Loar, Wednesday June 12th 1 pm Old Main 330C, For disability accommodations please email: honors@wwu.edu.” Title and disability information are italicized to draw attention.
Fanfiction: From Dante to MissKingBean89
1:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Elinor Hendricks

A poster with Leonora Carrington’s blue and gold painting of the star tarot card that depicts a naked woman pouring out two jugs of water. She is surrounded by stars. The text reads "Articulating the Tarot. By Elinor Hendricks. Advised by Thomas Hummel. Wednesday, June 12th, 2024. 1:00 PM. OM 330A and on Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"
Articulating the Tarot
1:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Briana Lubinski

A white, black, and yellow poster with two sets of animal tracks. In the center, a black book cover shows a yellow flower in a glass jar, a snail shell, a rodent skull, and a snake bone. The text reads “witness marks. a poetry chapbook. Presented by Briana Lubinski. Advised by Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi. Weds, June 12 at 2 PM. Old Main 330C. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu.”
witness marks: a poetry chapbook
2:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Claude Brun

Background of a soldier with a rifle slung over his right shoulder facing away from the camera, walking towards fire. There is a grainy, damaged film filter over top. Text reads "Presented by Claude Brun, Advised by Melissa Osborne. Morality, War crimes, and Engagement in Games About War. A Sociological Analysis. June 12, 2024 - 2 pm. Westerm Washington University. Old Main 330A. For disability accommodations please email Honors@wwu.edu."
Morality, War crimes, and Engagement in Games About War: A Sociological Analysis
2:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Elijah Yost

A pink and purple poster with a collection of cartoon instruments and music notes above them. The text reads "Literacy and SEL Informed Songs and Games for the Music Classroom. June 12, 2024. 3PM. Presented by Elijah Yost. Advised by Dr. Patricia Bourne. Old Main OM 330C. 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225. For disability accomodations please email honors@wwu.edu".
Literacy and SEL Informed Songs and Games for the Music Classroom
3:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Bella Royster

A large photograph covers three quarters of the poster, with white space over the rest. The photo displays a zoomed in copper mask, corroded greed and covered in blemishes. “The 22nd Annual Masquerade. A blasphemous, queer, and occasionally obsessive coming of age through poetry and photography. Presented By Bella Royster. Advised By Elizabeth Colen. June 12th at 3:00 PM in Old Main 330A. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.”
The 22nd Annual Masquerade: A blasphemous, queer, and occasionally obsessive coming of age through poetry and photography
3:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Noah Goodwin-Rice

Black background containing a rainbow across the top and blue surface representations of three globular proteins below. Text reads “Someday we'll bind it... The Protein Connection. Accelerating sortase-mediated ligation reactions in vitro. Noah Goodwin-Rice, advised by Dr. John Antos. June 12, 2024, OM 330C @ 4pm. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu”.
Someday we'll bind it... The Protein Connection. Accelerating sortase-mediated ligation reactions in vitro
4:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Bridget Miller

A gray background bordered with a digital camera’s focus box. Various conifer trees are aligned in a two-point perspective. All of the trees are different shades of gray apart from the tree in the foreground, which is a Giant Sequoia colored green. The text reads “Finding the green. Integrated justifications for green space in urban environments. Wednesday, June 12 4:00pm. OM 330A and on Zoom. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu. Presented by Bridget Miller.Advised by Dr. Tammi Laninga
Finding the green: Integrated justifications for green space in urban environments
4:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Thursday, June 13 2024

Sophia Cox

A brown background with the words "Youth Voice in Museums: A Case Study at the Whatcom Museum" written in pink. Below, a decal of a traditional style museum building. Below, the words "June 13th, 9am; Old Main 330C and Zoom; Presented by: Sophia Cox; Advised by: Dr. Judith Pine; For Disability Accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu".
Youth Voice in Museums: A Case Study at the Whatcom Museum
9:00 am in Old Main 330C

Kate Conway

A green poster with an image of a bleeding heart plant in the center. Above the illustration in varying shades of green-blue is text that reads "Herbalism as Community Care: Centering relationship-building in class research, development, and teaching". “Presented by Kate Conway". Below the image is text that reads "Thursday, June 13, 2024; 9am, Old Main 330A". White text reads "Advised by Dr. John Tuxill". At the bottom of the poster, text reads "For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".
Herbalism as Community Care: Centering relationship-building in class research, development, and teaching
9:00 am in Old Main 330A

Hannah Thorp

4 women sitting around a table with microphones. Organic molecules are featured at the top of the page against a white background. Text reads, "Fem in STEM. Presented by Hannah Thorp, advised by Dr. Lina Dahlberg. A podcast series exploring the experiences of women in fem-dominated research labs. Thursday, June 13 at 10:00 am. Old Main 330A. For disability accommodations contact honors@wwu.edu."
Fem in STEM
10:00 am in Old Main 330A

Simone Player

A green and white poster with cannabis leaves in the background. A cartoon mouse is depicted in a haze of smoke. The text reads "High and Mighty? Exploring the effects of CBD and beta-caryophyllene on stress-induced allodynia in mice. Presented by: Simone Player. Advised By: Dr. Josh Kaplan. Thurs. June 13th at 10am. OM 330C & Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu”.
High and Mighty? Exploring the effects of CBD and beta-caryophyllene on stress-induced allodynia in mice
10:00 am in Old Main 330C

Ellery Temple

Two photos of a person doing aerial dance on a black background. Orange text reads “Representing Self and Community Through Aerial Dance. By Ellery Temple. Advised by Susan Haines. Thursday, June 13th, 11:00 in OM 330C. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu.”
Representing Self and Community Through Aerial Dance
11:00 am in Old Main 330C

Cait Steiner

Poster featuring a greyscale image of a dancer from the waist up, facing away from the camera, holding a hula hoop over her head with her crossed arms. She wears a flowing dress and has her hair tied in a low bun. Text overlaid reads: “Shades of Belief: Colorblind Ideology and perceptions of wealth inequality. June 13th at 11 am in Old Main 330A. Presented by Cait Steiner. Advised by Antonya Gonzalez. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.”
Shades of Belief: Colorblind Ideology and Perceptions of Wealth Inequality
11:00 am in Old Main 330A

Kaylie McRea

Kaylie McRea
Examining the Accessibility of Digital Payment and the Rise of Socioeconomic Inequality due to the Cashless Revolution
1:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Tristan Trudell

Alt text: A blue and orange image featuring a nighttime view of the downtown Bellingham skyline. The text reads "Singing The Praises: A Short Album Listening Party. Presented by Tristan Trudell. Advised by Richard Simon. June 13, 2024. 1:00 PM. OM 330A. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"
Singing The Praises: A Short Album Listening Party
1:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Lillie Tomlinson

Illustration of a pond and alder trees in a meadow. A large black magnifying glass over the center of the pond and shows phytoplankton and text. In the background of the illustration, Mount St. Helens is shown erupting with a large grey plume of smoke. Text reads “Ashes to Algae: Phytoplankton Communities in Early Successional Ponds at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. June 13th, 2pm, OM 330C and Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu.”
Ashes to Algae: Phytoplankton Communities in Early Successional Ponds at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
2:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Mady Jacobs

Light blue background with white rectangle centered featuring images of lab equipment and molecular structures around border. Text reads "Hydrophobicity in Membrane Binding of Factor VIII. Presented by: Mady Jacobs. Advised by: Clint Spiegel. June 13th @2 PM Old Main 330A. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."
Hydrophobicity in Membrane Binding of Factor VIII
2:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Pilar Deniston

A poster with a blue lake and grass that fades from brown to green. The sky is a crumpled blue and a small purple house sits on the hill. The text reads "Do Brown Lawns Lead to Blue Lakes? Assessing the Efficacy of the Washington Ban on Phosphorus Fertilizer. Presented by: Pilar Deniston. Advised by Angela Strecker. Thursday, June 13th, 2022. 3:00 PM. OM 330C & Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"
Do Brown Lawns Lead to Blue Lakes? Assessing the Efficacy of the Washington Ban on Phosphorus Fertilizer
3:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Grace Ferrell

Poster formatted to look like an old map with dashed lines connecting images of a quantum computer, qubit, and a mathematical representation of a quantum gate that lead to a red x. Text reads “From Initial State to Ground State: A Quantum Computing Journey. By Grace Ferrell, advised by Dr. Armin Rahmani. Thursday, June 13th, 2024. 3:00 PM. Old Main 330A and on Zoom. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.”
From Initial State to Ground State: A Quantum Computing Journey
3:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Amaya Coblentz

A dusk sky over the desert with an acequia headgate in the center. Below the headgate is a collage of pictures including desert scenes, water rushing, and an adobe building. Text reads “Landscapes of Change: Acequias, Community Resilience, and State Power in Northern New Mexico. A WWU Honors Capstone by Amaya Coblentz. Advised by Zander Alberston. June 13th, 2024, 4 pm PST, Old Main 330A and Zoom. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.”
Landscapes of Change: Acequias, Community Resilience, and State Power in Northern New Mexico
4:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Anna Byquist

White background with "Anna Byquist" in blue font. Then the title "Squirming in stress" in purple font and subtitle "clues into how protein homeostasis is affected in C. elegans" in blue. Underneath in blue font "Old main 330C" and "advised by Dr. Lina Dahlberg" then "for disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu". Image of two nematodes in black and white in the bottom right corner. Green circle with "June 13th @4pm" on right side.
Squirming in Stress
4:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Friday, June 14 2024

Emma Owens

Poster for an honors capstone presentation titled "eating spring," focusing on seasonal foods in Whatcom county, scheduled for June 17th at 9 am, room OM 330C. Includes an illustration of a basket with vegetables.
Eating Spring: A month of eating wild and cultivated foods seasonal to Whatcom County
9:00 am in Old Main 330C

Maya Mijares

A blue, watery background with two harbor seals swimming underwater. The text reads "One seal, two seal! A study using mtDNA to investigate the genetic population structure of harbor seals in Washington State. Friday, June 14th, 9 am, Old Main 330A and Zoom. Presented by: Maya Mijares, Advised by: Dr. Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."
One seal, two seal! A study using mtDNA to investigate the genetic population structure of harbor seals in Washington State
9:00 am in Old Main 330A

Toby Traudt

Sea-foam green background with a decorative black border. Scattered across are multiple images of the single-celled eukaryotic ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila. Text reads “An Honors Capstone Presentation by Toby Traudt. Advised by Dr. Suzanne Lee. Pond Scum Genome Protection Program. June 14th At 10AM in OM330A. For Disability Accommodations Please Email honors@wwu.edu”
Pond Scum Genome Protection Program
10:00 am in Old Main 330A

Maggie Strecker

A teal and white poster with wind turbines, a city, a nuclear power-plant, mountains, and a train at the bottom. Text reads “Our Inheritance Exploring the Future of Climate Change and Environmental Policy through Fiction. Friday, June 14th 10:00 AM OM330C. Presented By: Maggie Strecker Advised By: Zander Albertson. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”
Our Inheritance: Exploring the Future of Climate Change and Environmental Policy through Fiction
10:00 am in Old Main 330C

Karenna Merritt

A lavender poster depicts a smartphone with the presentation’s date and time, “Friday, June 14” at “11:00”; a fictitious song titled "CRUEL SUMMER RENAISSANCE" plays on the screen. The title reads, “MISS AMERICANA & THE QUEEN BEY”, with “A Seismic Analysis of Synchronous Crowd Movement at Lumen Field Concerts” as a subtitle. Additional text reads, “Presented by Karenna Merritt. Advised by Dr. Jacqueline Caplan-Auerbach. Old Main 330C. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu”.
Miss Americana & the Queen Bey: A Seismic Analysis of Synchronous Crowd Movement at Lumen Field Concerts
11:00 am in Old Main 330C

Sebastian Sauceda

Black background to the left of an image of an eerie, poorly light hospital hallway. In the image, hospital beds line the wall. Text reads “Medical Horror: Power and History in Medical Spaces. Presented by Sebastian Sauceda, Advised by Dr. Laura Laffrado. June 14th 11am, Old Main 330A & Zoom. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu”
Medical Horror: Power and History in Medical Spaces
11:00 am in Old Main 330A

Emma Magnuson

A faded Van Gogh style cartoon of farmworkers in a field with three houses sits in the middle of the poster. The text reads "Tierra y libertad" (translated to land and liberty) Presented by Emma Magnuson. Advised by Dr. Charles Patterson. How Land Reflects Power within 20th Century Mexican Literature. June 1th, 1:00pm, Old Main 330C. Presented in Spanish with English translation provided. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu
Tierra y Libertad: How Land Reflects Power within 20th Century Mexican Literature
1:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Kal Hines

A black background with a colorful drawing of a girl playing the piano. Text reads "but you'll forgive yourself, won't you? OMORI's depiction of self-compassion as a means to prevent suicide. presented by: Kal Hines, advised by: Dr. Katie Olvera. Friday, June 14 @ 1:00 pm, OM 330A and On Zoom. for disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu"
but you'll forgive yourself, won't you? OMORI's depiction of self-compassion as a means to prevent suicide
1:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Kieran Sutton

White background with blob-like shapes colored purple, blue, yellow, orange and red, with an orange rectangular text box placed over the background, stating: “Friday, June 14th, at 2pm in OM 330 C, The Myth of Brokenness, Ableism in the Field of Speech & Language Therapy, presented by Kieran Sutton, advised by Dr. Foreman-Murray, for disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu.”
The Myth of Brokenness, Ableism in the Field of Speech & Language Therapy
2:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Mathias Holshouser

In the background, a photograph of a brown field rising into snowy mountains. In the bottom left corner is a golden retriever puppy on a white blanket. The text reads "The Anticipations. Presented by Mathias Holshouser. Advised by Thomas Hummel. June 14 at 3 PM. Old Main 330C. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu."
The Anticipations
3:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Gabby Laipenieks

Yellow background with bright yellow suns in the top corners and two yellow, green, and blue graphics of ocean and forest landscapes. Text reads "Climate Storytelling: An experiment in interdisciplinary course design. Presented by Gabby Laipenieks, advised by Lindsey MacDonald. Friday, June 14th, 2024, at 3pm, OM330A and Zoom. For disability accommodations please email honors@wwu.edu".
Climate Storytelling: An experiment in interdisciplinary course design
3:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Phoenix Willging

A pink toned poster with a white suburban house and front yard. The text reads "Married or Dead: Little Women, The Girl Next Door and Feminine Irrelevance. Presented by Phoenix Willging. Advised by Lori Martindale. June 14th 4:00PM OM 330A and Zoom. For disability accommodations, please email honors@wwu.edu."
Married or Dead: Little Women, The Girl Next Door and Feminine Irrelevance
4:00 pm in Old Main 330A

Caton Coldicott

a map of Bellingham Washington with the names "Eldridge, Roeder, Peabody, Page, Fitzhugh, Utter, Vail, Pattle, Morrison, Lysle, and O'Conner" faded in the background along with colored shapes that show the donation land claims of Bellingham. In the foreground is the Title "CLAIMING WHATCOM" and the subtitle "Understanding the Land Claims of Whatcom County". Under the title and subtitle is the text "Caton Coldicott Advised by Dr. Tammi Laninga June 14th @ 4:00 PM OM 330C WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY"
Claiming Whatcom: Understanding the Land Claims of Whatcom County
4:00 pm in Old Main 330C

Carina Raffaelli

The back of a young woman's silhouette as she sits facing the ocean and blue horizon. A paintbrush holds her hair in a bun, and she has a tan landline phone held to her ear. In the sky, the title reads "SHORELINE" and the subtitle "A short film by Carina Raffaelli." On the woman's back, additional text reads "June 14th at 7pm, Arntzen Hall 100, advised by Greg Youmans. For disability accommodations, please email: honors@wwu.edu (malito): honors@wwu.edu" and a QR code link to the RSVP website.
SHORELINE: A short film
7:00 pm in Arntzen Hall 100