Honors Thesis Archives
2025
 Deepfakes and the Erosion of U.S. Democracy: Societal Trust and AI Regulation
Natalie S.K. Ringdahl
 A Potential President in a Divided Era: Kamala Harris’s Identity in Play
Howard Yuwen
 The Plot to Steal the 2024 Election, Donald Trump’s Grand Plan to Subvert American
                              Democracy
Frank Granda
 Navigating College Students’ Perceptions of U.S. Immigration: The Roles of Contact,
                              Media, and Politics
Meera Rajitha Manoj
 The Reign of the Media: How the Media Affects Modern Politics
Annika Massey
 How Algorithmic Discrimination Exacerbates U.S. Partisan Tensions on Social Media
                              Platforms
Valerie Giron
 Divided by Design: The Polarizing Impact of the Electoral College
Lilia Djavanmard
 Ancient Origins of Democratic Norms in Africa
Mahteme Legesse
 The Impact of Social Media Usage on Political Participation
Nicholas Meshcheryakov
 Mind Over Machine: Adapting U.S. Intellectual Property Law for an AI-Driven Future
Sophia M. Stevenson
 Foreign Investment Under Scrutiny: The Role of State-Level Regulations and Political
                              Alignment in Chinese FDI Inflows
Nima Movahedi
 Political Climate as a Determinant of Immigrant Health: A Comparative Analysis of
                              Reagan and Trump Eras
Leslie Jimenez
 Marxist Feminism: Balancing the Paradox of Sweatshops and Hyper-Consumerism
Leyna Vo
 UNSC Support for Resolution 1483: A Puzzle of Manufactured Legitimacy after the Iraq
                              Invasion
Aiyat Rhaima
 Beyond Legal Boundaries: Unpacking The Political-Economic Drivers of the Philippines’
                              Ukay-Ukay Trade
Jacqueline Acosta
 Explaining Economic Outliers in the Post-Communist Era
Esmé Fritton
 Democracies Are Better How Domestic Accountability Forces Compliance with International
                              Law
Ryan Nyce
 Following The Leader: Explicit Racial Appeals in Congress After Donald Trump
Selma Nessari
 Calculating Dissensus: Opinion Writing and Multi-Variate Incentives under U.S. v.
                              Marks
Damien Sanchez
2024
 Divergences in Data Protection: A Comprehensive Analysis of GDPR Implementation in
                              Germany, Austria, and Ireland
Sarah Elizabeth Russell
 The Puzzle of UN Security Council Intervention: Artsakh Conflict Revisited
Lilya Ohanyan
 The State Divide: Differences in Climate Legislation and Rhetoric Among States
Matthew Krater
 The Effects China’s Strict COVID-19 Policies Have on the Movement of People
Esther Zhong
 An Analysis of how the Supreme Court has narrowed the impact of the Voting Rights
                              Act of 1965
Alexis Diaz
 Measuring the Impact of the Freedom Caucus on Congressional Efficiency
Jason Buentgen
 Geopolitical Power Through Critical Mineral Resources: The Strategic Role of Rare
                              Earth Elements in China’s Post-2010 Foreign Policy and Its Implications for Energy
                              Security and Global Alliances
Isabella (Xueqian) Huang
 Unveiling Bias: Political Polarization in Mass Media
Harleen Sandhu
 Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s Shortcomings and Inabilities
Adrian Setaghayan
 The Fentanyl Crisis and Its Uncanny Rise: An Analysis and Proposed Solutions
Arvin Kupumbati
 Examining Class-based and Race-based Inequities within the American Healthcare System
Ian McDougall
 Engendering and Activating Emotions Through Presidential Television Advertisements
Corey Tran
 External Factors Outside of Presidential Duties and the Extent of their Impact on
                              Public Opinion
Susan Ellen Demirchyan
 Dehumanization: An Early Warning Sign of Future Political Violence
Rocio Celeste Rivera
 U.S. State Immigration Policies: The Influence of Public Opinion and Presidential
                              Executive Orders
Bunnie Cortez
 How do Domestic Taiwanese Politics Affect Taiwan’s Relationship with China?
David Mkrtchyan
2023
 Clearing the Bar: Race and Gender Among Orange County Attorneys
Noah Benjamin
 Fair Representation for All? A Longitudinal Examination of the California Voting
                              Rights Act
Zachary Griggy
 Examining funding, accessibility, and awareness for students with disabilities at
                              the University of California, Irvine
Brandi Madison
 Government-Media Connections in the Portrayal of Northern Triangle Migrants: A Critical
                              Discourse Analysis
Helen Barahona
 Portraying the Enemy: Sino-US Relations in the Chinese Media
Jiaqi Li
 Religion and the US Congressional Races: The Influence and Presence of Christian
                              Privilege throughout Congressional Candidacies
Anika Srivastava
 Campaign Fundraising and Competitive US Congressional Elections: How Much and What
                              Level of Fundraising Is Needed for Success?
Kai Ferragallo-Hawkins
 Across the Generations: The Influences on Vietnamese American Partisanship
Brandon Chau
 The Tale Untold: Discussion of Domestic Violence in Egypt and South Korea
Mehraeel Gouda
 Beyond Democratization: The Arab Spring Uprisings in Participants' Own Words
Valerie Boutros
2022
 How Immigration Attitudes Shifted Among Racial Minorities in the Era of Trump and
                              its Inherent Impacts on the Democratic Coalition
Jonathan Bogens
 Police Brutality: Impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Dania Cervantes
 Erasure and Exclusion: Who is a Radical Black Queer Feminist?
Camille Edwards
 The Impact of Adding Puerto Rico and D.C. on the Distribution of House Voting Power
Logan Knight
 Delving into the Missing White Woman Syndrome in the Age of Social Media
Angelene Obedoza
 The “Only Cure?”: Greek Debt, Austerity, and Narratives of Crisis
Trevor Oggins
 Coptic Orthodox Christian Resilience in the Face of Ongoing Discrimination
Anne Ostos
 La Raza Cósmica, El Movimiento, and a Legacy of Anti-Black Erasure
Josue Ruedas
 Self-Made: The Story of American Identity
Joshua Swank
 Empire, Then and Now: Examining Imperial History in Nigeria with a Game Theoretic
                              Framework
Spencer Towne
 The Politicization of Covid-19: Public Trust, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Political Polarization
Anqi Wang
 The Effects of Ethnic Courses on Latino Civic Engagement
Carlos Zepeda

				

