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