2021
MODEL THESES
Karla Aguilar, Social Entrepreneurship: An Approach to Development in Mexico
Ellen S. Alley, The Efficacy of Film as a Tool for Social-Emotional Learning
Olivia Cardenas, Step Up Now, Step Back Later: The Politics of Gender, Consumerism, and Female Sacrifice, 1941-1945
Rahul Das, An Untold Story of Hardship: How COVID-19 Has Uniquely Impacted American Foster Parents
Morgan Grosch, Sovereign Debt Default: Fiscal Policy’s Role and Future in Greece’s 21st Century Crisis
Francisca Guerrero, The Regulatory and Technological Development of Chinese E-Commerce in Response to the Global Pandemic
Amanda Hua, Reckoning with the Past: German and American Memorialization through Physical and Digital Sites
Alizeh Hussain, Preventing Wrongful Convictions: An Investigation into the Roots, Effects, and Deterrents of Prosecutorial Mismanagement
Avery Leake, Technology Diffusion through the Lens of Central Bank Digital Currencies
Benita Lee, (Middle-Skill) Jobs Art Going Away…Now What? Challenges and Key Considerations for Sector-Based Work Force Training Programs
Joe Levine, ‘The Eyes Have It’: Behind the Scenes of UT’s Eyes of Texas Controversy
Edith Muliero, Lost in Translation: Interpretation as a Barrier to Asylum in Texas Immigration Courts
Taylor Malooly, The Many Faces of PCOs
Ethan Masucol, Islands Apart: A Current Look at the Chinese Experience in the Philippines
Anna Robertson, Heidegger and the Situationist International: A Revolution in Technology and Everyday Life
William Whitlock, Congressional Attitude: Congressional Bill Sentiment in Major Policy Areas
LOIS BAIRD TRICE PRIZE FOR CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIP IN A THESIS
Libby Carr, A Normal Misfortune: More Or Less The Story Of Iphis
Ashley Deutser, Little Bird Sangria: Building A Better-For-You Sangria Brand
JOYNES PRIZE IN CREATIVE WRITING
Irene Ameena, “Burdened”: A Collection of Short Stories about Eldest-Born Daughters in Immigrant Families
DR. HAROLD M. ALBERT PRIZE FOR MEDICAL THESIS
Aashna Lal, Effective Altruism: Philosophical and Economic Concerns in Global Health