2024 Spring Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 2024 Spring Award Recipients!
Sociology Honors Thesis and titles
Catherine Allen
(Honors in Sociology)
Hospitals Gone South: The Impact of Hospital Closure on Premature Mortality in Rural Counties in the Southern United States
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Rachel Donnelly, Second Reader: Dr. Lucie Kalousová, Honors Director: Dr. Laura Carpenter
Elijah Crenshaw-Smith
(Honors in Sociology)
Through My Bus Window I See a Neighborhood Shaking: Gentrification and Community Cohesion on Nashville Public Transportation
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Daniel Cornfield, Second Reader: Dr. Julie Gamble, Honors Director: Dr. Laura Carpenter
Benjamin Freed
(Honors in Sociology)
“Too Much Diversity Scares People”: Parents, Resources, and Difference in a Changing School District
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Joe Bandy, Second Reader: Dr. Joanne Golann, Honors Director: Dr. Laura Carpenter
Stephanie Harmon Hood
(Honors in Sociology)
How Bad Is It, Really? The Impact of Perpetrator Gender on Perceptions of Non-Physical Relationship Abuses
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Holly McCammon, Second Reader: Dr. Rachel Donnelly, Honors Director: Dr. Laura Carpenter
Caroline Jacobs
(Honors in Sociology)
(Not) In My Backyard: Self Interest and Local Policy Attitudes in Tennessee
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Joshua Murray, Second Reader: Dr. Larry Isaac, Honors Director: Dr. Laura Carpenter
Alyxis Smith
(Honors in Sociology)
That’s Not Lady-Like! Gender, Hegemonic Femininity, and Attitudes towards Gender Nonconformity in a Vignette Experiment
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Lawrence Stacey, Second Reader: Dr. Tara McKay, Honors Director: Dr. Laura Carpenter
Sociology Outstanding Senior Awards
For Sociology: Caroline Sofia Jacobs
For Environmental Sociology: Zoe Tamar Jaffe-Berkowitz
Climate Studies Awards
Outstanding honors research Lucie Scura
Outstanding actionable research Aaditi Lele
Outstanding interdisciplinary integration research Jason Hwong