The completion of an honors thesis is the cornerstone of the O’Neill Undergraduate Honors Program experience. Each student, with a faculty advisor, has conducted in-depth research on a topic of interest and relevance to public and environmental affairs. The Symposium celebrates their work resulting in research useful to both practitioners and academic scholarship.
Highlighting our honors students and their honors thesis research
Fall 2025 O'Neill Honors Symposium
Friday, December 5, 8:30 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.
Five minutes are set aside at the end of each presentation for questions and answers.
Agenda
Orange Lounge outside PV163
Room PV167 | Allison Schnable, Associate Professor and Director, O’Neill Honors Program
Panel 1A: Institutions at Work: Policy, Accountability, and Public Impact
Room PV167 | Emma Donovan, Avery Hanefeld, Meredith Kuhl, Olivia Schenkel
Panel 1B: Environmental Change Through Scientific and Ecological Analysis
Room A201 | Travis Heine, Paulina McIntire, Anne Petty
Panel 2A: Pathways to Belonging, Achievement, and Youth Engagement
Room PV167 | Sarah Novack, Justus Vaughn-Bowman, Lauren Baumgardner
Panel 2B: Social and Economic Pressures Across Workplaces and Communities
Room A201 | Stephanie Schutz, MInali Mukherjee, Ryan Blocki
Panel 3A: Environmental Regulation Across Supply Chains, Trade, and Enforcement
Room PV167 | Gabi Schuetz, Shila Neyland, Nadia Cain
Panel 3B: Political Behavior Through Financial and Legal Perspectives
Room PV163 | Erin Gordon, Tracy Elizabeth McKittrick, Christie Luma