Spring Barrett Downtown Graduate Feature

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Barrett, the Honors College

BARRETT DOWNTOWN SPRING 2011 GRADUATES

CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication MINOR: MUSIC THESIS TITLE: Social Media Campaign for the International Double Reed Society THESIS DIRECTOR: Dawn Gilpin, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication SCHOLARSHIPS: Provost’s Scholarship AWARDS: Outstanding Cronkite Undergraduate, Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, 1st place Zenith Awards for public relations feature story CLUBS: President of Downtown Dance Team, Public Relations Student Society of America at ASU social media manager Future Plans: Agency Coordinator at R&R Partners, a national PR firm BEST EXPERIENCE: Great American Cities

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication *Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass

Communications THESIS TITLE: THE ROLE OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING IN THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM

THESIS DIRECTOR: RICK RODRIGUEZ, WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVOST’S SCHOLORSIHP, DIABLOS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Hearst Award for in-depth reporting

recipient, News21 Fellow Service Activities: Tempe Sister Cities

CLUBS: Cronkite News Service FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication *Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications MINOR: French THESIS TITLE: Silent Voices: Natives in the TV Newsroom THESIS DIRECTOR: Bill Silcock, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication SCHOLARSHIPS: President’s Scholarship, Hearst Foundation Scholarship, John Bayliss Broadcasting Foundation Scholarship, Arizona Broadcaster’s Association Scholarship, Scripps Howard Foundation Scholarship AWARDS: Outstanding Cronkite Undergraduate, Cum Laude COMMUNITY SERVICE: Edward R. Murrow Award, Associated Press Awards, Hearst Broadcasting Champion Award, Society of Professional Journalism FUTURE PLANS: Law School

MAJOR: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

*Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications

THESIS TITLE: Undocumented Students and the DREAM Act THESIS DIRECTOR: SERENA CARPENTER, WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS

COMMUNICATION SCHOLARSHIPS: PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP, SRP SCHOLARSIHP AWARDEE

AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List HONORS SOCIETIES: Phi Kappa Phi

CLUBS: Sun Devil Mock Trial FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program for Juris Doctorate

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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOWNTOWN PHOENIX CAMPUS

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication *Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications THESIS TITLE: Creating a Culture of Collaboration Within Student Media at ASU THESIS DIRECTOR: Jason Manning, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVOST’S SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS: Published in The Washington Post and The Arizona Republic CLUBS: Executive Editor of The State Press, State Press Magazine and statepress.com, National News21 Fellow FUTURE PLANS: Fellow at The Sunlight Foundation

MAJOR: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION MINOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE

THESIS TITLE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VOTER TURNOUT AND MOBILIZATION IN ARIZONA’S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT THESIS DIRECTOR: MIKI KITTILSON, SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICS AND GLOBAL STUDIES

SCHOLARSHIPS: LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, NADINE AND ED CARSON LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHP, CHRISTINE K. WILKINSON AWARD, ROSS RICE AWARD

AWARDS: Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Sun Devil Star Award CLUBS: Undergraduate Student Government, Kappa Alpha Theta, Devils’ Advocates

FUTURE PLANS: Working with Teach For America

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication MINOR: SPANISH FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS THESIS TITLE: High Value, Low Maintenance: Creating a Nonprofit Website with Maximum Usability THESIS DIRECTOR: Retha Hill, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication SCHOLARSHIPS: NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR, TALECRIS CORPORATE SCHOLARSHIP, ASU STUDY ABROAD SCHOLAR-

SHIP AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Articles published in The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Capitol Times, The Daily Territorial, The Sierra Vista Herald, The State Press, and more CLUBS: Nonfiction Editor of LUX Undergraduate Creative Review, Coder and Test Administra-tor for Project LEE bilingual research study, Member of Society of Professional Journalists FUTURE PLANS: Pulliam Reporting Fellow at The Arizona Republic

MAJOR: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

MINOR: FRENCH THESIS TITLE: ASU STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION VIDEOS

THESIS DIRECTOR: Dr. Mariana Bahtchevanova, School of International Letters and Culture SCHOLARSHIPS: PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP, GEORGE AND JOANN K. JONES JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP,

CHRSTINE ENDOWMENT, MARIA ELENA SALINAS SCHOLARSHIP FOR SPANISH NEWS REPORTING, ARIZONA LATINOMEDIA ASSOCIATION GRANT

AWARDS: Dean’s List PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Published in Cronkite Journal and ASU information magazine

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITES : Residence Hall Association, National Association of Hispanic Journalists ASU Chapter, Cronkite Village Peer Mentor

FUTURE PLANS: Videographer for a high school leadership program for summer 2011

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MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communications *Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications Minor: Philosophy THESIS TITLE: Darfur Genocide Debate: Accuracy of the New York Times Coverage THESIS DIRECTOR: Joseph Russomanno, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication SCHOLARSHIP: NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLAR AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List HONOR SOCIETIES: National Society of Collegiate Scholars PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Arizona Republic and The State Press COMMUNITY SERVICE: The Sakako Project, Talent Match BEST EXPERIENCE: Study Abroad China FUTURE PLANS: Will attend Northwestern University School of Law

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication MINOR: Political Science

THESIS TITLE: ASU4Food: Fighting Hunger in America THESIS DIRECTOR: John Eaton, Department of Marketing

SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVOST’S SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Cum Laude

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: ASU4Food CLUBS: President of ASU4Food, Sun Devil Mock Trial Team Captain

FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School for Law

MAJOR: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION *Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications THESIS TITLE: STORIES IN A STORM THESIS DIRECTOR: MARK LODATO, WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION SCHOLARSHIPS: PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP, MISS RODEO AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP, MISS RODEO ARIZONA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Bronze Telly Award for producing the documentary “Healing Reins”, Fourth place in the Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Competition CLUBS: Miss Rodeo Arizona 2009, Cowgirls Historical Foundation FUTURE PLANS: Employment

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MAJOR: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION, POLITICAL SCIENCE THESIS TITLE: CREATING A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION WITHIN STUDENT MEDIA AT ASU

THESIS DIRECTOR: JASON MANNING, WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVOST’S SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List

HONOR SOCIETIES: Phi Betta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi CLUBS: Editor in Chief of The State Press

FUTURE PLANS: Will work as a research associate at the New America Foundation

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MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication *Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications THESIS TITLE: Multimedia Use in Arizona Newspaper Association Publications: Challenges and Solutions THESIS DIRECTOR: Dan Gilmore, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication SCHOLARSHIPS: National Hispanic Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar AWARDS: Dean’s List FUTURE PLANS: Employment



MAJOR: Nonprofit Leadership and Management MINOR: Communication, Sociology THESIS TITLE: Social Media & Nonprofit Sector THESIS DIRECTOR: Gordon Shockley, School of Community Resources and Development SCHOLARSHIPS: Leadership Scholarship, Chris Spinella Leadership Scholarship, Unit Scholarship, American Humanics Alumni Award AWARDS: Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List CLUBS: American Humanics President, ASU Student Foundation Vice-president, Circle K International, Delta Lambda Phi Co-Founder and Vice-President, Vice-President of Finance, Leadership Scholarship PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Key Club International Intern, Miracle League Intern, Congressional tern with Congressman Ed Pastor FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program

MAJOR: NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE: NONPROFIT YOUTH/HUMAN SERVICE LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT

THESIS TITLE: SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NONPROFIT SECTOR THESIS DIRECTOR: GORDON SHOCKLEY, SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

SCHOLARSHIPS: LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PRGORAM AWARDS: Magna Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Presented at the West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference CLUBS: Senator, Associated Students of Arizona State Downtown, President, ASU

Downtown Young Democrats, Vice President of Operations, ASU American Humanics FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program for Law at Michigan State University

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COLLEGE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS

MAJOR: Criminal Justice and Criminology MINOR: Communication Studies, Pre-law THESIS TITLE: Developing Social Controls: The Technology of Policing THESIS DIRECTOR: Travis Pratt, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List HONOR SOCIETIES: Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key International Honor Society FUTURE PLANS: Law School

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MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY

THESIS TITLE: THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC COMMITMENT ON STUDENT FACEBOOK USAGE THESIS DIRECTOR: STEPHEN LEWIS, SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY

AWARDS: Provost's Scholarship, Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List CLUBS: Undergraduate Student Government- West Vice President, College Republicans

FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School

MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY THESIS TITLE: CUTTING AWAY THE STEREOTYPES: AN EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG WOMEN, CRIMINALITY AND AUTOPSY THESIS DIRECTOR: RAMSEY ERIC RAMSEY, BARRETT, THE HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS: NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLAR AWARDS: Dean’s List, Sun Devil Star Award CLUBS: Barrett Residential Community FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program

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COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH INNOVATION

MAJOR: Nursing

THESIS TITLE: Unique Health Care Needs of Pregnant Homeless Women THESIS DIRECTOR: Kay Jarrell, College of Nursing and Health Innovation

SCHOLARSHIPS: Provost’s Scholarship, Tempe Diablos Scholarship, Banner Arizona Scholar AWARDS: Cum Laude

FUTURE PLANS: Employment as a Registered Nurse at Banner Health

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MAJOR: NURSING THESIS TITLE: The Use of Evidence-Based Practice in Nurse Anesthetist in Arizona

THESIS DIRECTOR: SUSAN STILLWELL, COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH INNOVATION SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVOST’S SCHOLARSHIP, BANNER NURSE SCHOLAR

AWARDS: Cum Laude, Dean’s List HONOR SOCIETIES: Golden Key International Honour Society,

National Society of Collegiate Scholars FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School for a Doctorate in Nursing Practice

and employment as a registered Nurse at Banner Hospital

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MAJOR: HEALTH SCIENCES THESIS TITLE: Modified Cationic Beta-Cyclodextrin Polymers as Delivery Agents for Small interfering RNA THESIS DIRECTOR: David Madar, Department of Applied Sciences and mathematics SCHOLARSHIPS: Provost’s Scholarship AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List CLUBS: President of the Pre-Health Club at ASU Polytechnic COMMUNITY SERVICE: VIDA Volunteer Travel FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School in Applied Biological Science at ASU

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MAJOR: Nursing THESIS TITLE: Psychosocial Interventions for Adolescents with Epilepsy: Improving Mental Health Outcomes THESIS DIRECTOR: Bernadette Melnyk, Dean of College of Nursing and Health Innovation SCHOLARSHIPS: DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP, KEY CLUB VOLUNTEER SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Outstanding Graduate for the College of Nursing and Health Innovation COMMUNITY SERVICE: Various projects with the College Council of Nursing Students and ASU Student Nurses Association FUTURE PLANS: Attending the Doctorate in Nursing Practice Program specializing in Child-Family Psychiatric Nursing in the fall here at ASU M

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MAJOR: NURSING

THESIS TITLE: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Traumatic Brain Injury THESIS DIRECTOR: MAUREEN CAMPESINO, COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH INNOVATION

SCHOLARSHIPS: LOS DIABLOS LATINO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLAR, DON AND SYBIL HARRINGTON SCHOLAR AWARDS: Magna Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Presented the Short Term Educational Program for Underrepresented Persons Research Symposium

CLUBS: Student Nurses Association FUTURE PLANS: Medical School

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