One of the capstone options to graduate with Global Honors is the completion of an honors thesis with a GPA of 3.5 or above. Drawing upon key concepts outlined in the core curriculum, students undertake sustained research into globally themed topics relevant to their academic interests and individual expertise. These theses are presented at the annual Global Honors Colloquium.

The theses that appear in this collection are a sample of the type of globally relevant scholarly inquiries undertaken by Global Honors students. To merit inclusion in the Global Honors Digital Commons Collection, theses must receive a GPA of 3.7 or above. Exceptions may be made based on originality of topic, at the discretion of the Executive Director. Inquiries concerning these submissions or the Global Honors Program may be directed to ghonors@uw.edu.

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Theses from 2023

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Black Maternal Mortality: A Result of the Haunting past, Jaylynn Arnold

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Comparative Analysis of the Water Crisis in Guam and New Delhi: Evaluating Causes and Potential Solutions, Jordina Marshall

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"Prison of Nations?" An Examination of the Ideological Roots of Contemporary Ethiopia's Nationality Policy, Sarah Moody

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How 3D Printing Can Revolutionize Developing Economies, Paul Zuber-Fantulin

Theses from 2022

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Vîvar Rumagnöl: Preserving Language Through Policy, Education, and Culture, Alexa Christie

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Freedom Isn’t Free: Why Washington State Needs to Move Beyond a Cash Bail System, Andre Jimenez

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THE IMPACTS OF FORMER MILITARY BASES ON THE URBAN GEOGRAPHIES: UNCOVERING THE SOCIAL MEANING OF URBAN SPACE BEYOND THE BROWNFIELD SURFACE, Tina Anne Nailor

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Justifying Injustice: How Caricatured Depictions of African Americans Impacted Worldwide Perception, Jaida Noble

Theses from 2021

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Reshaping African American Women's Birthing Experience, Kiana Bulloch

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Sino-US Great Power Conflict from a Realist Perspective, Sean Carver

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Racial Trauma as a Diagnosis: Recognizing the Impact of Racial Violence and Discrimination on Mental Health, Myka Michelle L. Ferrer

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Attitudes Toward Mindfulness and Adherence in Chronic Pain Management, Sarah Johnson

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Rethinking the War on Drugs, Brandi Kalmbach

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Five Facets of Mindfulness in Pregnancy and Postpartum Periods, Brianna J. McNeley

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World on Fire: An Exploration into Climate Change Policy, Caritina Sanchez

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The Dangers of Fast Fashion: A Health and Environmental Analysis, Summer Roslyn Turnberg

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Restorative Justice: An Additional Gaming Addiction Treatment, Divine Alexa Yagumyum

Theses from 2019

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A Legacy of Racial Capital: How the U.S. Education System Produces a School-to-Farm Pipeline, Diana Sheila Algomeda Villada

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The Global Food Fight: Tackling Food Deserts and Their Effects, Christian Bell

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Virtual Wastelands: Reframing Nuclear Representation in Video Games, Francesca Crocker

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Evaluation of Maternal Mortality in the United States Using a Socio-Ecological Model, Ashley Dang

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Bridging Gaps Between Constituents and Policymakers in Climate Policy in Washington State, Rebecca Dickson

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A Review of the Potential Impacts of Fintech on the Financial Services Sector: Examples in the European Union, sub-Saharan Africa, China, and the United States., Bruno Marquez

The Militarization of ICE and Hyper-Surveillance of Latinx Immigrants, Karen Martinez Gonzalez

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An Analysis of Environmentally Conscious Decision Making and the Influence of Income and Policy in Washington State, Grace McKenney

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They Sold Our Park! How Local Governments Fail at Democracy, Zandria Michaud

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Intersectionality and Maternal Mortality: African-American Women and Healthcare Bias, Katherine Mijal

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Digital Childhood: How mobile devices impact child development and adolescent behavior, Brenna Pinnock

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Fight the Powers That Be: Challenging White Supremacy Through the Cultivation of Cultural Humility Amongst Preservice and Practicing Educators, Taylor Steedman

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Theses from 2018

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How World Trade Centers, JET and International Education Consider Cultural Dimensions when Facilitating Intercultural Communication with Japanese, John Bates Jr.

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Reforming Children's Rights: The Criminalization of Youth at the Intersection of Schools and Juvenile Justice Systems, Nicole Carbone

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Global Apartheid: A Black Feminist Analysis of Motherwork in Townships, Autumn G. Diaz

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Desalination Concentrate Disposal: Ecological Effects and Sustainable Solutions, Ryan Hanley

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Restoration and Adaptation for Prospective Freshwater Shortages: An Integrative Evaluation and Actionable Approach, Krystal Hedrick

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Global Apartheid: Educating Within Colonial Schools, Crystal Kennemer

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Factors of Activism; Identification and Promotion to Increase Global Equity, Samuel Joseph Larsen

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Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine into the Healthcare System in the United States, Nikki Lu

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The rhetoric is on the wall: A multimodal study of the U.S. – Mexico border through image narratives, Kristoffer Mason

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American Exceptionalism in Mass Incarceration, Isabell Murray

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Human Trafficking Through International Adoption, Shelly Orr

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It Takes a Village: Addressing Racial Inequities in Education Through Community Based Organizations, Ashley Richards

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Preventing Prejudiced Psychological Practice: Social Justice Education in Undergraduate Psychology Programs, Rachel Roewer

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The Health of Migrant Farmworkers in the Pacific Northwest: Access, Quality, and Health Disparities, Marleny Silva

Theses from 2017

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Beyond Bathrooms: Exploring the Negative Impact of Hostile Campus Climates on Queer Students, Deaglan An

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Cross-Cultural Study of the Refugee Crisis: Qualitative Inquiry in Greece and the U.S., Haley Anderson

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Living with Robots: Automation and Income Inequality in the 21st Century, Michael Dickson

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Like, Comment, and Share: Distortion of Information on Facebook, Sungwoo Hong

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Masculinity: Understanding Authority Across Institutional Settings as Social Control, Andre Martin

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Enhancing Legal Protections for Immigrants Who Are Victims of Domestic Violence in the U.S., Heather Swanson Sow

Theses from 2016

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Environmental Activism and Indigenous Populations Case Study: The Indonesian Palm Oil Industry, Kellsey K. Bledsoe

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The Value of Technology Grants in Schools: A Case Study on the Connected Initiative in an Inner City Los Angeles Primary School, Kathryn J. Drohman

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Phenomenological Psychology in Practice and Research: A Global Perspective on a Human Science, Alex A. Ekstrom

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The Importance of Funding Channels for Microfinance Performance, Roman Fedorak

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Traveling with Stowaways: The Human Microbiome and Travel, Alisha N. Hughes

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Cross-sector Collaboration: Results Through Understanding and Application, Dane Jessen

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The Development of Chinese Feminism on Weibo, Mengmeng Liu

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The Ethics and Effectiveness of Rhetorical Strategies Employed by Environmental Groups and the Palm Oil Crisis, Mason T. Pellegrini

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Effects of the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in Washington State, John Anthony Poore

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Lynching Black Voices: A Critique of Predominantly White Universities, Kaja Sanders

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Black Student Union Demands: A Response to Racially Hostile Campus Climates, Beleqsa Tamaami

Theses from 2015

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Pushing for New Perspectives: Policy Model of Criminalized Prostitution and its Effect on Victims of Sex Trafficking, Melanie C. Basil

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Legal Prostitution and How It Can Affect Sex Trafficking, Amy D. Blanchard

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The Effect of Community Involvement on Disaster Relief, Ryan M. Brookman

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Gender Violence and the Empowerment of Women in Post-Franco Spanish Film, Ashley A. Douthett

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A Comparative Analysis: Indigenous Students and Education Models in Canada and the United States, Alison M. Perkins

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Leveraging Remittances for Economic Development in Developing Countries, Lloyd P. Thomas

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Corruption: Case Studies of Vietnam and Italy, Thuy-Tien T. Vo

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Preserving Identity, Empowering Children: Whale Rider, Spirited Away, Frozen, Alana Zautner

Theses from 2014

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Global Economic Impacts of Shoreline Degradation: A Socioeconomic Analysis, Alexa Brockamp

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Corporate Social Responsibility of Multinational Corporations, Lok Yiu Chan

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Proto-Feminism in Ancient Global Texts, Jody A. Dammann-Matthews

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Place as a Social Determinant of Health: Shaping the Role of School Lunches in Kenya and the United States of America, Noelle W. Gichohi

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Marriage Market Values Systems and Global Gender Inequality, Russell D. Mulligan

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Overcoming Panethnicity: Filipino-American Identity in a Globalized Culture, Brandon Napenias Oreiro

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Of Ghosts and Spaceships: Reclaiming Chinese National Identity through Science Fiction, Nicholas M. Stillman

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Tiered Technologies of Power: Subject-making in China through Electronic Censorship, Hope R. St. John

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Predicting Social Change: Transforming Victims of Child Sex Trafficking in India and the United States, Kristie A. Weisert

Theses from 2013

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Transnational Influence in the Poetry of Sarah Piatt: Poems of Ireland and the American Civil War, Amy R. Hudgins

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La Dolce Vita, the Italian Case Study: Linking Culture, Policy and ‘Active Aging’, Maria L. Kimmerle

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"If the Shoe Fits:" The Evolution of the Cinderella Fairy Tale from Literature to Television, Margaret L. Lundberg

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Representations of the African Diaspora in Three Films, Monica C. Melton

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The United States and Japan: A Cross Cultural Analysis of Gender Roles and Intimate Relationships, Percy D. Strowhorn III

Theses from 2012

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Behind the Scenes of the American Dream: Identity Struggles of Arab and Muslim Minorities in the U.S., Lama Abbasi

Theses from 2011

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The Torture Debate: What the Scholars and the Intellectuals Are Saying, Dieudonné Balla

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Pathways to Global Remediation: A Study of Group Identity and Global Consciousness, Lamont DeWayne Green

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Israel in Tacoma, Tamara LaFountain

Theses from 2010

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Children, Television, and Globalization: A Study of Transnation CTV Distribution and Implications on Children Around the World, Patrick Fuhrman

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Governing the Infections Bacteria Commons: Preventing Antibiotic Resistance, Christopher R. M. Pilch

Theses from 2009

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NERICA, Kimaa, and the Sustainability of Rice Farming in Magbainba Ndohahun Chiefdom, Sierre Leone: An Anthropological Perspective, Christopher M. Thomas

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Killing History: The Effect of Slavery and WWII on the Death Penalty in America and Europe, Julie Turley