2025 Candidates—L
LACY, DEREK A. — COMPUTER SCIENCE
General Studies & Departmental Honors
Qualia Optimization in Reinforcement Learning: Balancing Agent Experience and Performance
Philip S. Thomas, Information & Computer Science
LADIA, ANGELIKA M. — COMPUTER SCIENCE
General Studies & Departmental Honors
LALCHAND, VIHDYDEVI — MATHEMATICS
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
LAM, TIFFANY — MICROBIOLOGY
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors
Subcellular Localization and Functions of LmeA, a Protein Involved in Cell Envelope Lipomannan Biosynthesis, in Mycobacterium
Yasu Morita, Microbiology
LANG, NICK S. — BIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
The Effects of Fraxetin on Fat Accumulation in Caenorhabditis elegans
Yeonhwa Park, Food Sciences
LAPIERRE, NICOLE K. — INFORMATICS
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
From Population Trends to Personalized Insights: An Analysis of Wearable Data in Predicting Stress and Mood Fluctuations
Siobhan M. Mei, Information & Computer Science
LARIOS, TRISHA — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
Bone Loss in the Limb Across 10,000 Years of European Archaeological Data
Brigitte M. Holt, Anthropology
LARKIN, EMILY M. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Determining the Effect of Light on Naegleria gruberi, a Relative of the Brain-Eating Amoeba
Lillian K. Fritz-Laylin, Biology
LARSEN, JADE C. — POLITICAL SCIENCE
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Urban Greening and Gentrification: An International Comparative Case Study
Caryn J. Brause, Architecture
LASKO, NOELANI C. — CHEMISTRY; SPANISH
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
To Place Identity
Connie Griffin, Commonwealth Honors College
LATHROP, ELIZABETH M. — SPORT MANAGEMENT
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
The Impact of Sport on Well-Being in Communities with Tension and Violence
Muzzo Uysal, Isenberg School of Management
LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH M. — LINGUISTICS
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
LAVIER, LILIANE L. — POLITICAL SCIENCE
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
Potential Health Impacts of Anti-Transgender Legislation and Transgender and Nonbinary Youth in America: An Exploration
Dean E. Robinson, Political Science
LAWLOR, LILLIAN I. — PSYCHOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Unlocking Probability: A Within-Group Numberless Intervention to Reduce Cognitive Load
Andrew Cohen, Psychological & Brain Sciences
LAYER, ALEXANDRA — PSYCHOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Children's Book on Physical Activity
Sofiya Alhassan, Kinesiology
LE, KHIEM D. — LINGUISTICS; INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
LE, NHI T. — NURSING
General Studies & Departmental Honors
Robotics in Nursing: Exploring the Perspectives of Nursing Students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Programs
Joohyun Chung, Nursing
LE, PHUONG THU — COMPUTER SCIENCE; MATHEMATICS
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
LEBRUN, NICOLETTE R. — DANCE
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
You've Gone Too Far
Thomas L. Vacanti, Music & Dance
LEE, GLADYS S. — PSYCHOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Health Behind Bars: Understanding Prison Health Care and Gaps That Exist in the United States
Kathleen Brown-Pérez, Commonwealth Honors College
LEE, HANNAH — BIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Investigating the Molecular Composition and Applications of Demineralized Bone Paper as a Novel Biomaterial
Jungwoo Lee, Chemical Engineering
LEE, LAURIE H. — COMPUTER SCIENCE
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Ellen Correa, Civic Engagement & Service Learning
LEE, SHA M. — EDUCATION
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
Cultivation of Belonging and Community in the Leadership Environment
Ruth-Ellen Verock-O'Loughlin, Education
LEEB, MIRO A. — NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
LEFTRIDGE, SHANNON Q. — FINANCE
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
The Cyber Era: Students' Knowledge/Awareness of Cybersecurity Measures and Threats
Muzzo Uysal, Isenberg School of Management
LEGARDA, MARK JUSTIN V. — KINESIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Beyond the Game: Club Sports Participation and First-Year Retention
Caryn J. Brause, Architecture
LEIGHTHEISER, CHARLES E. — INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATION: MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING; COMMUNICATION
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
Aftermath: Examining a Violent Police Response to a Peaceful Protest
Connie Griffin, Commonwealth Honors College
LEONARD, HANNA P. — MANAGEMENT; DANCE
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Beyond the Veil: An Artistic Exploration of Afterlife Beliefs
Thomas L. Vacanti, Music & Dance
LEPERE, JOLIE M. — LINGUISTICS
General Studies & Departmental Honors
Early Evidence of Incremental Planning as Agreement Attraction Modulator
Shota Negishi, Linguistics
LERTSAROJ, PICHSINEE — COMPUTER SCIENCE
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
LEVITT, SAM K. — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
General Studies & Departmental Honors
Wind Trawler Project: Drag Coefficients, Aerodynamic Scaling, and Economic Feasibility of a Mobile Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
Matthew A. Lackner, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
LI, ELENA — COMPUTER SCIENCE
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Understanding Links Between Contact Quality and Prejudice Reduction Through an In- Group Constructiveness Lens
Linda R. Tropp, Psychological & Brain Sciences
LICATA, ANGELA R. — PSYCHOLOGY
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors
Uncovering Underlying Processes: Tracking and Understanding Errors in Numerical Reasoning
Andrew Cohen, Psychological & Brain Sciences
LIEBMAN, JEREMY S. — FINANCE
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Operational Risk in Private Equity
Matthew P. Linn, Isenberg School of Management
LINSKEY, ABIGAIL A. — SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES
General Studies & Departmental Honors
Effects of Probe Type on Hearing Protector Assessment and Measurement Uncertainty with the SonoPod
Nathaniel A. Whitmal III, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
LITTLE, JOSHUA T. — ENGLISH; PHILOSOPHY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
LIU, JACQUELINE Y. — OPERATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
How Renewable Energy Interest Groups Can Leverage Traditional Sources of Business Power to Achieve Policy Objectives
Kevin Young, Economics
LIVERSEDGE, JESSICA — PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Addressing Loneliness in College Students Through Primary Care Tools and Interventions
Gloria T. DiFulvio, Health Promotion & Policy
LOTUN, NISHTHA — BIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Emergence of a Novel Virophage Following Long-Term Soil Warming
Jeffrey Blanchard, Biology
LUCA, NIKKI C. — ENGLISH
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
The Chinese Exclusion Act as Groundwork for Anti-Immigration Animosity
Kathleen Brown-Pérez, Commonwealth Honors College
LUCKNER, BENJAMIN C. — SPORT MANAGEMENT
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
Land of the Blind: An Analysis of the Investment Landscape for International Women's Professional Soccer
Brett Houston Albert, Sport Management