2013 Honors Alumni
| Student Name | Major | Thesis Title | Thesis Advisor | Semester of Graduation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abing, Kayla | Psychology | The Effects of Verbal Encouragement of Healthy Eating With Native Hawaiian Preschoolers | Frazier, Brandy | Spring |
| Aoyagi, Davin | History | From Baehr v. Lewin to Civil Unions: A Legal Analysis of Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor in the Context of Same-Sex Marriage Movement from 1993-2011 | Arista, Noelani | Spring |
| Avery, Eva | English | The Art of Expecting the Unexpected A Young Woman’s Journey through Europe | McAndrews, Kristin | Spring |
| Britos, Kaili | English | Scales Beneath My Skin | Ho’omanawanui, Ku’ualoha | Spring |
| Brittingham, Madison | English | Box Car Door and Other Poems | Sinavaiana, Caroline | Spring |
| Bump, Paul Alexander | Marine Biology | Transcriptomes of Pre-Competent, Competent, and Metamorphosed Larve of Hydroides elegans Reveal the Distinct Role of Innate Immunity Genes in Response to a Bacterial Settlement Cue | Hadfield, Michael | Fall |
| Cavaco, Nanea | Biology | Demystifying Regeneration Through an Annelid Model, Capitella Teleta | Seaver, Elaine | Spring |
| Choi, Jason | Management | The Global Mindset of a Cross-Cultural Manager | Butler, John | Spring |
| Chow, Alice | Molecular Cell Biology | Theraputic Effect of Human Stem Cell Treatment on Cardiac Function and Myocardia Perfusion | Davy, Philip | Spring |
| Gabbuat, Karen | Nursing | An Exploratory Study on Nurses’ Perceptions of Spiritual Care | Codier, Estelle | Fall |
| Garcia, Danielle | Microbiology | Energetics of the Deep-Water Bluntnose Sixgill Shark, Hexanchus griseus: Enzyme Activity as an Indicator for Metabolic Rate | Weng, Kevin | Summer |
| Golez, Maria | Molecular Cell Biology | Resolving Genetic Variation Among Populations of the Melon Fly, Bactrocera cucubitae, Using DNA Markers | Haymer, David | Spring |
| Goring, Laila | Political Science | Nativist Policies that Encourage Covering and Passing among Hispanic Communities | Goldberg-Hiller, Jonathan | Spring |
| Han, Joseph | English | The Extras: Stories | Morales, Rodney | Spring |
| Hayashi, Cody | Electrical Engineering | Detector Capabilities of On-Chip Graphene | Ordonez, Richard | Spring |
| Henao, Vanessa | Marketing | The Level and Nature of Interactivity of the Top Athletic Apparel Companies: Nike, Reebok, Under Armour, & Addidas | Alden, Dana | Spring |
| Hercher, Megan | American Studies | Protecting & Serving | McDougall, Brandy | Summer |
| Hidano, Andrea | English | Tracking the Exotic: Changing Representations of Hawai‘i Women From Paradise of the Pacific and Honolulu | Howes, Craig | Spring |
| Imai, Lauren | Nursing | Getting Fit With Your Smartphone: An Application-Based Program for Nursing Students | Nigg, Claudio | Fall |
| Ito, Akira | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Optimizing Self-Consolidating Concrete with Hawaiian Aggregate | Shen, Lin | Spring |
| Janiga, Jessica | Chemistry | Searching for Anticancer Drugs in Marine Algae | Williams, Philip | Summer |
| Kau, Cheri | Family Resources | Advising beyond graduation: Incorporation of life planning conversations in academic advising | Yancura, Loriena | Spring |
| Koelkebeck, Justin | English | Innocence, in a Sense: My Life with Ev Callahan | Schultz, Susan | Spring |
| Kubojiri, Meagan | American Studies | “Super-Powers and the Super Powers”: Representation of Nuclear Military Technology through Comic Books | Yoshihara, Mari | Spring |
| Kwock, Jeffery | Biology | Differential Expression of WNT3 and WNT9B in the Developing Primary Palate of Normal and Cleft Embryonic (CL/Fr) Mice | Lozanoff, Scott | Spring |
| Lim, Matthew | Biology | Methods to Develop and Validate a Culturally and Youth Relevant Survey on Smoking Among Filipina Girls in Hawaii | Sy, Angela | Spring |
| Looi, Tiffany | Travel Industry Management | The Impacts of Adopting Sustainable Practices for the Moana Surfrider | Spencer, Dan | Spring |
| Magalinti, CJ | Psychology | An Explaination of Force and Attention | Sinnett, Scott | Fall |
| Maja, Chelsea | Economics | Why Lehman Brothers? An Examination of the Investment Bank Bailouts of the 2008 Financial Crisis | Wang, Liang | Fall |
| Marvos, Chelsea | Nursing | Emotional Intelligence, Clinical Performance, and Anticipated Retention of Nursing Students | Codier, Estelle | Spring |
| Moser, Elena | Zoology | Nosema ceranae climate and seasonal prevalence in honeybees in Hawaii | Villalobos, Ethel | Spring |
| Ng, Cheuk Ying | Interdisciplinary Studies | Evaluate the Benefits of Insectary Plants for Sustainable Crop Production in Hawaii | Wang, Koon-hiu | Fall |
| Ortega, Nadezna | Philippine Language and Literature | From Pasaleng to Pauoa: A Promise of Faith, the Fate of a Promise | Agcaoili, Aurelio | Summer |
| Pitts, Emily | Asian Studies | Twilight Lives: The Representation of Autism in Japanese Millennial Media | Yano, Christine | Fall |
| Poscablo, Donna | Microbiology | Vibrio coralliilyticus strain OCN014 is the Etiological Agent of Acropora White Syndrome at Palmyra Atoll | Callahan, Sean | Fall |
| Preising, Jonah | Second Language Studies | On Becoming: An Autoethnography of a Language Professional | Harsch, Kenton | Spring |
| Pruett, Emily | American Studies | Colonization, The English Language, and Alaska Natives: How English has Affected Alaska Native Culture | McDougall, Brandy | Spring |
| Rodriguez, Noelani | Food Science and Human Nutrition | Comparison of Myostatin-Inhibitory Capacity of Various Myostatin-Binding Proteins Using a Luciferase Gene Reporter Assay System | Kim, Yong Soo | Spring |
| Rodriguez, Roberto | Biological Engineering | Kava Expresso Machine | Gautz, Loren | Spring |
| Sassone, Chelsea | English | “We’re All Stories in the End”: The Fairy Tale as a Lexicon of Popular Culture | Bacchilega, Cristina | Spring |
| Scimeca, Maya | English | Alice Neel and Other Poems | Schultz, Susan | Spring |
| Scott, Jennifer | Nursing | Obstacles to Health Care for Transgendered People in Hawaii | Codier, Estelle | Fall |
| Shelton, Hannah | Chemistry | Photoprotection by Plant-derived Compounds | Williams, Philip | Fall |
| Simpson, Austin | Psychology | The Role of Implicit Presentation in Eyewitness Testimony: Investigating Whether Subliminal Priming Can Modulate Suspect Identification | Sinnett, Scott | Spring |
| Soares, Natasha | Molecular Cell Biology | Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon) and Adipose Tissue of Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet | Nerurkar, Pratibha | Fall |
| Stump, Christopher | Political Science | The effects of narco-terrorism on domestic policy and migration | Grove, Jarius | Fall |
| Tu, Miranda | Global Environmental Science | Assessment of the Wind Resource at the Grace Pacific Quarry site in Kapolei, Oahu | Businger, Steven | Spring |
| Uyeda, Christopher | Information and Computer Science | Application of User-Centered Design in the Development of a Prototype Course Management System | Robertson, Scott | Fall |
| Vandor, Jacob | Anthropology | Bridging The Gap At The USS Arizona Memorial: The Juxtaposition Of Submerged Resource Preservation And Cultural Interpretation | van Tilburg, Hans | Spring |
| Watanabe, Sara | Psychology | An fMRI Study of Attachment to Companion Animals and Pet Ownership | Ernst, Thomas | Spring |
| Wiegand, Jane | Anthropology | Ancestry Determination from the Cranial Base Angle | Hefner, Joseph | Spring |
| Williams, Jared | Sociology | Poverty and Punishment | Irwin, Katherine and Wurtzburg, Susan | Spring |
| Zabanal, Regina | Marketing | Reimagining Print Media in a Digital Age | Alden, Dana | Summer |