Thesis Defense Calendar

The following is a listing of the Ashbrook thesis defenses for the Spring 2025 semester. All defenses are open to the public and will be held in the Ashbrook Center (Schar 204) unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, April 10

6:00pm
Matthew McGonagle (advised by John Moser)
The Shifting Balance of Air Superiority in the Pacific

Friday, April 11

5:00pm
Heath Johnston (advised by Greg McBrayer)
The Tyranny of Two I's: Isolation and Individualism in Democracies

Monday, April 14

6:00pm
Claire Houchin (advised by Joe Griffith)
The American Communist Revolution: Paulo Freire's Critical Pedagogy and the Marxification of our Education System

Tuesday, April 22

6:00pm
Chase Evans (advised by Rob Wyllie)
Adam Smith as Historian

7:30pm
Adam Knox (advised by Greg McBrayer)
Title TBA

Wednesday, April 23

6:00pm
Lainey Kathrein (advised by Cara Rogers Stevens)
Title TBA

8:00pm
Julian Scheiman (advised by Jason Stevens)
Was it Constitutional for Lincoln to Suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus?

Thursday, April 24

6:00pm
Katelyn Meeks (advised by Olga Monacell)
How College Students Reconcile the Use of Generative AI with Their Personal Ethical Principles

7:30pm
Madeline Pugh (advised by TBA)
Title TBA

Friday, April 25

5:00pm
Darek Pyle (advised by David West)
What Mistakes did the Founding Fathers Believe the Roman Republic Made?

Monday, April 28

6:00pm
Leanna Uselton (advised by Jason Stevens)
Through Moss Covered Branches: The Gothic Tradition and What it has to Teach us About Humanity

7:30pm
Ray Yeh (advised by John Moser)
The Journey Back East: Sacred Sovereignty and the Political Theology of Journey to the West

Tuesday, April 29

6:00pm
Anna James (advised by Gregory McBrayer)
"Creatures of the Margin": What Kind of Citizen and Regime Do the Works of C.S. Lewis Create?

7:30pm
Ellery Reck (advised by TBA)
The Role of Social Media in Shaping Political Campaigns and Voter Behavior: How Social Media Has Negatively Affected American Politics

Wednesday, April 30

6:00pm
Kay Michaels (advised by Chris Burkett)
What is the Best Classroom Management Style to Combat Individualism to Prevent the Death of Democracy?

7:30pm
Connor Milne (advised by Joe Griffith)
The Constitutional Dilemma of the Administrative State: Reform, Not Destroy

Thursday, May 1

5:00pm
Holly Collett (advised by Chris Burkett)
Erasing the Past: The Rise of Holocaust Denial and Distortion

6:30pm
Aidan Nayak (advised by Chris Burkett)
Crisis on the Big Screen: Modern Political Philosophy in the Films of Robert Bresson