The C. Margaret Hall Senior Thesis Award is given to the graduating senior whose thesis, in the opinion of the Sociology faculty, displays an outstanding research design and methodology; high-quality writing; strong analytical skills; and a notable contribution to sociological knowledge.
All senior sociology majors may submit their thesis for consideration.
Jordan A. Keene: Sobering Inequalities: Examining Judicial Paternalism and Protections in Virginia Criminal Courts
Rachel Fang Tao: Team Players: The Relationship Between Unionization and Community and Political Engagement Among Americans
Left Unsaid: Gendered Differences in Physical Mannerisms Within University Classrooms
Refraction of Self: East Asian Transracial and Transnational Adoptees’ Experiences with Their Racial and Ethnic Identities
Natalie Guarino – The Meritocracy Myth: The Influence on Demographic Factors on Meritocratic Beliefs at Wealthy College Campuses
Jennifer Martinez Sanchez – Becoming Essential (and Forgotten) During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Swiping for Sex or Self?: An Examination of Women and Nonbinary Femmes’ Presentations of Self on Tinder
Helena Oft – Harm in Healing: Institutional Betrayal by the healthcare system shapes physical and mental health outcomes for victims of sexual assault
Charlotte Matthews – Fertility Day 2016: An Analysis of News Reactions to Italian Fertility Marketing Campaigns
Anticipating Death: A Strict Religious Adherence’s Impacts On the Perception of Death
Community in Diversity: Social and Cultural Capital and the Coherence of Low Income First Generation Students as a Community at Georgetown University
Black Undergraduate Students’ Experiences with Menstruation at Georgetown University
The Great Glass Ceiling: An Analysis of Low-Income Schools in Washington, D.C. and College Readiness
