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Helping to feed community children during pandemic

Wheaton College (Mass.) brothers Ethan Thombs ’22 and Luke Thombs ’22 help feed children at Camp Mechuwana in Winthrop, Maine.

The Impact of Interventions on Students with ADHD

The goal of our research was to find answers to this question: In talking to individuals with ADHD who have received various types of interventions,…

Genetic Modification of Human Embryos : Should This Practice Be Allowed?

The development of human genetic modification stands as one of the most impactful discoveries of the 21st century.

Social Reproduction and Student Development in College Extracurricular Spaces

This work explores the true impact of extracurricular realm on the lives of college students and college campuses

LGBTQ+ (Trans)Formations

How is an LGBTQ+ individual’s identity formed, and if it changes over time how and why does it do so? I was especially interested in…

The Sankofa and the Eagle

An International Relations honors thesis dealing with the future of U.S. foreign policy and African integration.

The Importance of Care in Healthcare

A senior year thesis on how immigrants experience the U.S. healthcare system.

Dear Wheaton

During the outbreak of COVD-19, the seniors of the Ensemble Experiment class have worked to create theatrical pieces representing our experiences at Wheaton College and…

Effects of Socioeconomic Status on the College and College Major Decision

The purpose of this qualitative case study is to advance the understanding of the multitude of socioeconomic factors that affect the educational decisions of undergraduate…

“We don’t know what the color of their light bulb is yet, and maybe it will change.” Gender Socialization and Gender-Neutral Child Rearing

We live in a society that is drenched in gender stereotypes. Because of this, children regularly learn to adopt gender roles predetermined to them.

Navigating Eviction in Bronx Housing Court

My research explores how the physical structure of Bronx Housing Court affects tenant experiences and their ability to access justice throughout their eviction cases.

Residential Segregation and Educational Equity in Suburban Detroit

For my Honors Thesis I looked at how residential segregation in the suburbs of Detroit was created by structures such as redlining and racist real…