Thesis Defense Calendar

The following is a listing of the Ashbrook thesis defenses for the Spring 2024 semester. All defenses are open to the public and will be held in the Ashbrook Center (Schar 204) unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday, April 3

5:00pm
Bryn Sobas (advised by Greg McBrayer)
Title TBA

7:00pm
Alena Aguayo (advised by Jason Stevens)
Does Social Media Impact People’s Perception of the American Political Parties?

Monday, April 8

6:30pm
E. Wild (advised by David West)
The Malleability of Myths seen through Medusa: An Analysis of the Changes of Medusa from Ancient Greece to Rome

Wednesday, April 10

6:00pm
Ruth McCrea (advised by Chris Burkett)
Are the Old Arts Worth Retaining in Our Modern World of Efficiency?

Thursday, April 11

5:00pm
Emma Heim (advised by Craig Hovey)
Truth, Lies, and Moral Dilemmas: Navigating Augustine and Kierkegaard's Ethical Landscapes

Friday, April 12

6:00pm
Zachary Scher (advised by Cara Rogers Stevens)
Title TBA

Thursday, April 18

6:00pm
Anne Casey (advised by Robert Wyllie)
The Ethics of Shame: Cultural Epidemic or Moral Good?

Friday, April 19

5:00pm
Kenna Cline (advised by Greg McBrayer)
Is Self-Reflection Necessary for Conversions?: An Inquiry into the Conversions of Saint Augustine, C.S. Lewis, and Lee Strobel

6:30pm
Alexis Montalvo (advised by Cara Rogers Stevens)
Race in America: Will There Always Be a Racial Divide in the American Way?

Monday, April 22

7:00pm
Quinn Wright (advised by Robert Wyllie)
Regnum meum non est de hoc mundo: Pope Pius XI and the Kingship of Christ Against Political Extremism

Tuesday, April 23

6:00pm
Caleb Shriver (advised by Robert Wyllie)
Ancient and Modern Commercial Republics: If Ancient Commercial Republics Fail, Why Did They Influence the Founders?

Thursday, April 25

7:00pm
Noah Harshbarger (advised by Rene Paddags)
Why Disinformation is a Weapon Against Democracy: A Study into Russian Active Measures

Friday, April 26

6:00pm
Ethan Wolford (advised by Robert Wyllie)
Title TBA

Wednesday, May 1

1:00pm
Carolina Amparo (advised by Rene Paddags)
Chinese Grand Strategy and the Americas

Thursday, May 2

6:00pm
Kyle Doershuk (advised by Rene Paddags)
Democracy in the Middle East: A Tocquevillian Analysis for a Modern Time