2014 Honors Alumni
| Student Name | Major | Thesis Title | Thesis Advisor | Semester of Graduation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acker, Zachary | Microbiology | The Characterization Of Chromatin Modifying Genes In Dengue Virus Infected Human Monocytic Cells: Implication In Modulating Inflammation | Verma, Saguna | Spring |
| Alailima, Tawni | Communication | Ongoing Civic Engagement in the Stop SOPA 2012 Campaign | Winter, Jenifer | Spring |
| Alcover, Karl Christian | Biology | Relational Learning In Honeybees (Apis Mellifera): Same-Different Discrimination | Couvillon, Patricia | Spring |
| Avilez, Kekaihalai | Hawaiian | Kaua I Ka Ua: An Exploration of Hawaiian Waltz Mele | Lopes Jr., R. Keawe | Spring |
| Avilez, Kekaihalai | Microbiology | Investigating the Roles of Epigenetics on the Anti-Cancer Activity of Noni (Morinda citrifolia) | Maunakea, Alika | Spring |
| Blatter, Hana | Biology | Evolutionary Relationships between Graptemys Turtles in the Mississippi River | Thomson, Robert | Spring |
| Chamberlain, Courtney | Nursing | The Undergraduate Nursing Students Experience with Multi-User Virtual Environments | Codier, Estelle | Spring |
| Colby, Alexander | Economics | Examining the Relationship Between Nationality Diversity and Professional Soccer Team Performance | Greaney, Theresa | Spring |
| Diamond, Shayna | Anthropology | Dead Men Tell All Tales | Beaule, Christine | Summer |
| Farnum, Suzette | Elementary Education | Elevating Literacy Development of First Grade Students to Increase Academic Success in a Title I School on the Leeward Coast Following an Adaptation of the Reading Recovery Methodology | Marel, Roberta and Judd, Jeffrey | Spring |
| Flores, Nagel | Psychology | A Psychometric Evaluation of the Parent-Report Brief Problem Checklist Items in a Large Community Sample | Nakamura, Brad | Spring |
| Giese, Shelby | English | Feasting in Fairy Tales | Bacchilega, Cristina | Spring |
| Gonzales, John | History | Delano and the United Farm Workers Movement: A Grassroots History | Rath, Richard | Spring |
| Hsu, Karl | Geography | Study of Long-Term Climate Change and Plant and Ecosystem Processes in Hawai‘i Using Copper Oxide Chemistry of Organic Sediments | Beilman, David | Spring |
| Hughes, LeeArron | Nursing | Graduate Nursing Education Outcomes in Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE) Learning | Codier, Estelle | Spring |
| Kahawaii, Kailana | English | Internet Satire | Caron, James | Spring |
| Ko, Myungjun | Biology | ORC4 Plays Another Role Other Than Origin Licensing In The Mouse Zygote | Ward, Steven | Spring |
| Kobs, Brent | Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science | Assessment of inter- and intra-tester reliability of skinfold measurements taken by University of Hawai`i graduate students | Kimura, Iris F. | Spring |
| Koethe, Francesca | Zoology | Resurveying Of The Marine Environment Of KauaʻI: Views From The Perspective Of Locals And KūPuna | Maragos, James | Spring |
| Kurashige, Nicole | English | Graphic Representations of the Unspeakable: Comics, Historical Mega-Trauma, and the Prevention of Closure | Howes, Craig | Spring |
| Kurohara, Dane | Biology | Preliminary Expression and Purification Studies of the G-protein-coupled Estrogen Receptor (GPER) in Bacterial, Yeast, and Cell-free Systems | Ng, Ho Leung | Spring |
| Leon Guerrero, Chyloe | Fashion Design and Merchandising | Dystopitronic: The History of Fashion and Its Future With Music | Reilly, Andrew | Spring |
| Liu, Christopher | Psychology | Classroom Engagement as a Stressor for Socially Anxious Individuals | Barile, John P. | Spring |
| Liu, Jenny | Biology | Misincorporation of Beta-Methylamino-L-Alanine Into Protein: A Potential Mechanism for Motor Neuron Disease | Hemscheidt, Thomas | Spring |
| Minezaki, Anne | Biology | Neuromodulation by a N-Terminal Beta Amyloid Fragment | Nichols, Robert | Spring |
| Needham, Heidi | Global Environmental Science | Investigation Of Layered Lunar Mare Lava Flows Through Lroc Imagery And Terrestrial Analogs | Fagents, Sarah | Spring |
| Nesbit, Katherine | Marine Biology | Identification of the molecular components of a putative Tigriopus californicus (Crustacea, Copepoda) circadian clock – a potential model for investigating the influences of anthropogenic light pollution on circadian behavior in an intertidal marine invertebrate | Christie, Andrew | Spring |
| Noyama, Kameron | Nursing | Distress levels in newly diagnosed, ethnically diverse breast cancer patients | Codier, Estelle | Spring |
| Ono, Aiwa | Biology | Visualization Of Gα Proteins Using Super-Resolution Microscopy | Jovanovic-Talisman, Tijana | Spring |
| Profita, Elizabeth | Zoology | The Use of the Effluent from Marine Shrimp Culture to Grow Microalgae in Support of Oyster Growth in a Simulated Closed Microcosm Recirculating Aquaculture System | Malecha, Spencer | Spring |
| Ross, Ian | Economics | Private Investment and Renewable Energy in Hawai`i | Boller, Robert | Spring |
| Saki, Christopher | Economics | Microfinance and Poverty Reduction: Can One Organization Make a Difference? | Love, Inessa | Spring |
| Seamon, Elisabeth | Psychology | Adults’ Familiarity with Everyday Mechanical Objects | Chun, Maria | Spring |
| Sheeks, Devin | Accounting | Business Response to Obesity and its Related Diseases | Bhawuk, Dharm | Spring |
| Silliman, Daniel | Psychology | Effects of Semantic Congruence on Negative Priming | Sinnett, Scott | Spring |
| Singh, Kayani | Biology | Deadly Presence: Allelopathic effects of Eucalyptus globulus | Daehler, Curtis | Summer |
| Sweeney, Robin Michi | Sociology | We Can’t Eat Money: Growing Food Security and Nutrient Security for Present and Future Generations in Hawaiʻi | Dator, Jim | Spring |
| Sylva, Matthew | Plant and Environmental Sciences | Effects of Fountain Grass and Ungulate Fencing on the Health and Natural Regeneration of Wiliwili Trees | Kaufman, Leyla | Spring |
| Szeles, Heather | Nursing | Emotional Intelligence and Nursing Student Leadership | Codier, Estelle | Spring |
| Takayama, Jordan | Computer Science | Simplifying Sustainability Game Design: A Usability Evaluation Of The Makahiki Virtual Machine Installation And The Smart Grid Game Designer | Johnson, Philip | Spring |
| Tanaka, Travis | Physics | Head-tail Signature of Nuclear Recoil Tracks in Gas | Vahsen, Sven | Spring |
| Tsuruoka, Perry | Nursing | Process Outcome Measures of Patients with Head and Neck, Thoracic, and Gynecologic Malignancies Seen in the Multidisciplinary Cancer Care Clinic | Codier, Estelle | Spring |
| Underwoood, Charna | Social Work | Depression and Social Support Among Older Japanese in Long-term Care | Jung Kim, Bum | Spring |
| Weber, Dylan | Psychology | Moderate Levels of Stress Inhibit Auditory Fear Memory Extinction in Rats | Takahashi, Lorey | Spring |
| Wheeler, Jennifer | American Studies | Where’s the Aloha? A Genealogy of Local Culture | Njoroge, Njoroge | Spring |
| Wong, Hoi Yan | Accounting | An Analysis of Guidelines and Assurances Used in Sustainability Accounting Reporting | Yang, David | Spring |
| Wong, Katharine | Microbiology | Visualization of the tissue-specific promoter activity of the genes encoding protein disulfide isomerase-7, -12 and -13 in Arabidopsis thaliana | Christopher, David | Spring |
| Wyatt, James | Hawaiian Studies | Second Life, a Multi-User Virtual Environment Computer Game, as an Additional Tool in Teaching of the Hawaiian Language | Kameʻeleihiwa, Lilikalā | Spring |
| Yakabe, Claire | Political Science | Le Discours du Communisme: Understanding the Decline of the French Communist Party in Paris during the 1978 French Legislative Elections through Image and Linguistics | Steger, Manfred | Spring |
| Yee, Christina | Electrical Engineering | Solar Panel Cleaning Robot | Garmire, David | Spring |