RECENT GRADUATES: SPRING 2009
The following students were honored at Spring 2009 graduation for completing the requirements of the Honors degree:
Highest Honors
Norman E. Ellis (Elementary Education)
Gizelle E. Gajelonia (English)
Jenifer Nix (Biology)
Holly Sevier (Sociology)
High Honors
Megan Chan (Psychology)
Elisia Gatmen (Psychology)
Kara Kusunoki (Political Science, Business)
Christopher K. Sheehey (Economics)
Honors
Kelsie Abing (English)
Natalia H. Cardona (Psychology)
Michael Kekoa Ciacci (Political Science)
Christy Ann Gilman (Biology)
Kristin Herrick (English)
Edna Leung (Elementary Education)
Kelly Morikone (Economics)
Leah Ariel Ricker (Political Science, Linguistics, Classics)
Cortney Kealalawai Silva (English)
Level: Honors
Major(s): English
Thesis: Sushi King and Company
Advisor: Anne Kennedy
Plans: MA English, UH Manoa
Accomplishments:
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Level: Honors
Major(s): Psychology
Thesis: Assessing Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets Using the Implicit Association Task
Advisor: Elaine Hatfield
Plans: MA Clinical psychology at Argosy University
Accomplishments:
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Level: High Honors
Major(s): Psychology
Thesis: Memory Retention of predator Odor Auditory Fear Conditioning
Advisor: Lorey Takahashi
Plans: MEd Elementary School Counseling, Chaminade University
Accomplishments: Co-published paper from Honors thesis in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.
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Level: Honors
Major(s): Political Science
Thesis: Relevance of Black voters in 2008 Democratic Primary for President.
Advisor: Mike Shapiro
Plans: Personal Travel
Accomplishments:
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Level: Highest Honors
Major(s): Elementary Education
Thesis: Intrinsic Effects of Physical Activity on Self-Concept and Academic
Advisor: Nathan Murata/Julienne Maeda
Plans: MEd Special Education, UH Manoa
Accomplishments:
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Level: Highest Honors
Major(s): English
Thesis: Stop Requested: A Collection of Poems
Advisor: Susan Schultz
Plans: Internship in Editorial Department at Trade Publishing, Honolulu.
Accomplishments: Poem from honors thesis published in TinFish. Submitting other poems for publication in compilation of poetry on TheBus.
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Level: High Honors
Major(s): Psychology
Thesis: The Effect of Music on Stress and False Memory of Individuals using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott Paradigm
Advisor: Karl Minke
Plans: Seattle University School of Law (elder or corporate law)
Accomplishments:
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Level: Honors
Major(s): Biology
Thesis: Mechanistic Studies on the Inhibitory Effect of Bamboo Extract on the Proliferation of Breast Cancer cell lines.
Advisor: Dr. Marla Berry/Dr. Jun Panee
Plans: MS Cell and Molecular Biology, UH Manoa
Accomplishments:
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Level: Honors
Major(s): English
Thesis: Renegotiating the Identity of Afghan Women: The role of Orientalism and Traditionalism in the Construction of Afghan Female Identity.
Advisor: James Caron
Plans: Seyton Hall School of Law (international law)
Accomplishments:
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Level: No Honors
Major(s): Political Science
Thesis: Burning Shade of Vista a Journal of Broken Utopian Thought
Advisor: Dr. John Goldberg-Hiller
Plans: Personal travel in continental US.
Accomplishments:
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Level: High Honors
Major(s): Political Science/Business
Thesis: Assessing Needs for Financial Services in the Native Hawaiian Community
Advisor: Hokulani Aikau
Plans: Teach for America
Accomplishments:
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Level: Honors
Major(s): Elementary Education
Thesis: Take a Part in the Arts: The Perfect Pitch
Advisor: Karen Drozd
Plans: Kahala Elementary School teacher
Accomplishments:
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Level: Honors
Major(s): Economics
Thesis: Low Fertility and Aging in South Korea
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Mason
Plans: Richardson School of Law (International Law)
Accomplishments:
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Level: Highest Honors
Major(s): Biology
Thesis: Olfactory Learning in the Millipede, Spirobollelus sp.
Advisor: Dr. Marguerite Butler
Plans: BVSc Massey University College of Veterinary Medicine
Accomplishments:
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Level: Honors
Major(s): Political Science/Linguistics/Classics
Thesis: The Dispossessed: An Examination
Advisor: Dr. Manfred Henningsen
Plans: Torah Program, Institute of Jewish Studies, Pardes University, Jerusalem
Accomplishments:
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Level: Highest Honors
Major(s): Sociology
Thesis: Idol Matters Interactive TV
Advisor: Andrew Arno
Plans: MA Sociology, UH Manoa
Accomplishments:
Email: sevier@hawaii.edu
Level: High Honors
Major(s): Economics
Thesis: Norwegian Cruise Line in Hawaii:
A Case Study on the Price of Pride
Advisor: Sumner La Croix
Plans: MS Financial Engineering, Shidler College of Business,
UH Manoa
Accomplishments: Co-authored paper from thesis forthcoming
in Research in Transportation Economics
Email: csheehey@hawaii.edu
Level: Honors
Major(s): English
Thesis: Nyctophobia and Counting: A Collection of Autobiographical Essays
Advisor: Rodney Morales
Plans: M.S. Publishing, Pace University, New York, NY
Accomplishments:
Email: cortneyks@gmail.com.
