Author: Hannah Baker | Majors: Political Science and Social Work I am Hannah L Baker, a Fulbright Honors College student majoring in Social Work and Political Science. My mentor is Dr. Kim Stauss from the School of Social Work. In Spring 2021 we began working on my...
Author: Danielle Shaver | Majors: Psychology and Social Work Writing an honors thesis is a bit like getting into your first high school relationship. You’ve watched so many adults do it, but when it is your turn, you realize you have no idea what you’re doing… Even...
Author: Danielle Shaver | Major: Psychology and Social Work Presenting research at a conference feels like a “rite of passage” in academia. It is a moment of validation—a moment to appreciate the hours, days, and weeks of losing yourself in research articles, new...
Author: Danielle Shaver | Majors: Social Work and Psychological Science I wish you could see my blank stare. Gaping eyes. Tense eyebrows. The one that screams, “What did you say to me?” and “I’m definitely not from here.” A facial expression that spills over with...
Author: Danielle Shaver | Majors: Social Work and Psychological Science You’re traveling alone?! A mother’s fear peaks its head into our phone call. ¿Vas a ir sola? Even my Spanish professor raises alarm. As a college-aged woman, the world does not necessarily welcome...
Author: Danielle Shaver | Majors: Social Work and Psychological Science Before tonight, I had never seen a street performer attempt to play rock music outside the main cathedral in Valencia, Spain. It is not how I pictured our last group meal, but in an odd way, it is...
Author: Kara Painter Major: Social Work and Spanish My name is Kara Painter, and I am a Spring 2021 Honors College graduate. I majored in Social Work and Spanish in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Alishia Ferguson, the Director of the School of...
Author: Morgan Browning Major: Social Work I am Morgan Browning, a Social Work major and Spanish minor in the Fulbright Honors College. Over the past year and a half, I have been working on my thesis project with the help and guidance of my honors mentor Dr....
I am Morgan Browning, a Social Work major and Spanish minor in the Fulbright Honors College. Over the summer and fall semester of 2020, I have been working on my thesis project with the help and guidance of my honors mentor Dr. Kim Stauss, Chair of the School of...
My name is Kara Painter, and I am a senior in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences double-majoring in Social Work and Spanish. I am entering my final semester of research and will defend my Honors Thesis in the spring. My faculty mentor, Dr. Alishia...