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WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
Kara Horowitz
MINOR: Spanish
THESIS TITLE: Crossing Chile: Observations of a Journeying Photographer
THESIS DIRECTOR: Elizabeth Horan, English Department
SCHOLARSHIPS: President’s Scholarship
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
CLUBS: Spanish Language and Cultures Club
BEST EXPERIENCE: Taking the Human Event, Honors Thesis/Creative Project work
FUTURE PLANS: She will be moving to Colombia to live, work and volunteer.
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
Kasandra Joyner
SECOND MAJOR: Marketing
THESIS TITLE: Journalism in Phoenix; A Marketplace Analysis
THESIS DIRECTOR: Steve Doig, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: President’s Scholarship
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: Beta Gamma Sigma, Mu Kappa Tau
CLUBS: Vice President of Public Relations and President of Pi Sigma Epsilon
BEST EXPERIENCE: Taking Human Event, meeting and sharing experiences with other
Barrett students, Study Abroad Program
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate school and employment
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
MINOR: Political Science
THESIS TITLE: Paniche‐niche news with panache‐is an infinitely scalable online video venture that
Melanie Kiser
empowers geographic niche communities to collectively choose the news and issues most relevant
to them for an aggregated 2‐5 minute daily newscast
THESIS DIRECTOR: CJ Cornell, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: National Merit Scholar
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
CLUBS: Society of Professional Journalists, University Hearing Board
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Arizona Animal Welfare League
BEST EXPERIENCE: Honors contract experience, Barrett faculty, meeting and sharing experiences
with other Barrett students, Study Abroad and Project Excellence.
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate school for law at University of Texas at Austin, School of Law
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
THESIS TITLE: The Developing and Essential Existence of State Press Magazine in the Digital Age
THESIS DIRECTOR: Jason Manning, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Claire Lawton
SCHOLARSHIPS: President’s Scholarship, State Press Alumni Scholarship
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONORS SOCIETIES: Golden Key International Honour Society, Phi Kappa Phi
CLUBS: Editor in Chief of State Press Magazine
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Barack Obama Scholar peer mentor , Peer Mentor for ASU Global Devils
Exchange Program
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: BEA “Student Interactive Multimedia”, SPJ “Best Student Magazine Award”,
AEJMC “Single Issue of on Ongoing Print Magazine”
BEST EXPERIENCE: Honors contract experience, Honors Thesis/Creative Project work, Interacting
with Barrett deans, meeting and sharing experiences with other Barrett students
FUTURE PLANS: Employment
Robert Lundberg BARRETT DOWNTOWN SPRING 2010 GRADUATES
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
THESIS TITLE: The Pentagon Papers: A Legacy of Press Freedoms
THESIS DIRECTOR: Joseph Russomanno, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass
Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS: Arizona Republic, East Valley Tribune and Navajo Times
BEST EXPERIENCE: Honors contract experience, Honors Thesis/Creative Project work,
interacting with Barrett staff
FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program (law or medical)
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
MINOR: English Literature
Maxine Park
THESIS TITLE: Mixed Rice: Japanese Americans and Interracial Marriage
THESIS DIRECTOR: Serena Carpenter, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: Provost’s Scholarship, AAJA‐CNN Scholarship, Phoenix Press Club Scholarship
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Society of Professional Journalists, Regional Mark of
Excellence Award for TV Sports Reporting and TV Sports Photography, Broadcast Education
Association: 3rd place for Television Feature News
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Bureau Chief of ABC News On Campus at ASU
BEST EXPERIENCE: Taking the Human Event, interacting with Barrett staff
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
THESIS TITLE: 100 Years of Disney: Perpetuating Female Stereotypes and Gender Roles through Animated Princesses
Rachel Chunglo
THESIS DIRECTOR: Diane Facinelli, Barrett, The Honors College
SCHOLARSHIPS: National Merit Finalist
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: National Society of Collegiate Scholars
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Multiple publishings in the East Valley Tribune
CLUBS: Co‐founder and President of Students Identifying Multiracial and Biracial at ASU, Barrett
Downtown ResCollege Student Leader, Barrett Mentor, Barrett Buddies Student Coordinator, Pro‐
gramming and Activities Board Director
BEST EXPERIENCE: Barrett clubs and organizations, Barrett faculty, meeting and sharing experiences
with other Barrett students
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School for Elementary Education at University of Denver and employment as a teacher with Teach
For America
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
Carleen McGillick
THESIS TITLE: Constructing ’Micati’: A Novel and A Journey
THESIS DIRECTOR: Diane Facinelli, Barrett, The Honors College
SCHOLARSHIPS: National Merit Finalist, National Merit Scholar
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: National Society of Collegiate Scholars
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Published in The State Press newspaper and online, Cronkite
School Public Relations Lab (Assistant Account Executive)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Intern at Arizona Senate, Community Assistant, Society of Professional
Journalists Regional Award
BEST EXPERIENCE: Honors contract experience, Honors Thesis/Creative Project work, being a
Community Assistant in Barrett my senior year.
FUTURE PLANS: Employment and Volunteerism in Denver, Colorado.
BARRETT DOWNTOWN SPRING 2010 GRADUATES
Tara Prindiville
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
THESIS TITLE: Living Homeless: Hope in the Desert
THESIS DIRECTOR: Aaron Brown, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: President’s Scholarship
AWARDS: Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: Golden Key International Honour Society
BEST EXPERIENCE: Honors Thesis/Creative Project work, and meeting and sharing experiences with
other Barrett students.
FUTURE PLANS: Volunteerism in the Peace Corps
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
MINOR: Political Science
Jessica Andrews
THESIS TITLE: Lodestar: A Holistic Haven for Help and Humanity
THESIS DIRECTOR: William Silcock, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and
Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: National Merit Finalist
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS: Newswatch Reporter
CLUBS: Associate Director of National Communications for Residence Hall
Association, President of Cronkite School Council, Student Admissions Relations Team, National Residence Hall Honorary
BEST EXPERIENCE: Taking the Human Event, Honors Thesis/Creative Project work, Barrett clubs or organizations, Barrett
faculty, interacting with Barrett deans, interacting with Barrett staff, meeting and sharing experiences with other Barrett
students.
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School and employment
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
MINOR: Theatre
Devin Fuller
THESIS TITLE: So Say We All: The Role of Faith in “Battlestar Galactica”
THESIS DIRECTOR: Diane Facinelli, Barrett, The Honors College
SCHOLARSHIPS: Sun Devil Scholarship
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
CLUBS: Films Director for Programming & Activities Board
BEST EXPERIENCE: Honors Thesis/Creative Project work, interacting with Barrett staff, meeting and
sharing experiences with other Barrett students, Superheroes in American Culture with Facinelli
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School for Cinema Studies at Tisch School of the Arts at New York
University
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
Tyler Killian
MINOR: Psychology
THESIS TITLE: Playing for a Payout? The Effect of Contracts on Players’ Performances in the
MLB and NBA
THESIS DIRECTOR: Tim McGuire, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: National Merit Scholar
AWARDS: Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS: Published in the Arizona Republic, the Blue Guitar Magazine,
GreenNurture.com, and the Valley Sports Ledger
BEST EXPERIENCE: Meeting and sharing experiences with other Barrett students
BARRETT DOWNTOWN SPRING 2010 GRADUATES
SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Jessica Jackson
MAJOR: Criminology and Criminal Justice
THESIS TITLE: Sex Offenders: An Assessment of the offenders, treatments, current laws and the victims
THESIS DIRECTOR: Cassia Spohn, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
AWARDS: Magna Cum Laude
CLUBS: Pre‐Law Society
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Horses Help
BEST EXPERIENCE: Barrett faculty
FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program (law or medical) at Phoenix School of Law
MAJOR: Criminology and Criminal Justice
MINOR: Philosophy
Cody Miller
THESIS TITLE: Did I Fall Or Was I Pushed? An Examination of the Disrupting and Reorienting Effects of Agitation Propaganda
THESIS DIRECTOR: Ramsey Eric Ramsey, Barrett, The Honors College
SCHOLARSHIPS: Osher Scholarship, ASU General Scholarship
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: Golden Key International Honour Society, Alpha Phi Sigma
CLUBS: Pre‐Law Society, American Medical Student Association
BEST EXPERIENCE: Barrett faculty, taking the Human Event, Honors contract experience, Honors Thesis/Creative Project
work
FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program (law or medical) at ASU as a Juris or Medical Doctor
MAJOR: Criminology and Criminal Justice
THESIS TITLE: Profitable Child Rape: A New Model for Evaluating Child Trafficking
Jessica Hurley
THESIS DIRECTOR: Robbin Brooks, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
SCHOLARSHIPS: Delph Scholarship
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: Golden Key International Honour Society, Alpha Phi Sigma
CLUBS: Vice‐President of Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Barack Obama Scholar Mentor
BEST EXPERIENCE: Honors contract experience, Honors Thesis/Creative Project work, interacting
with Barrett deans, interacting with Barrett staff
FUTURE PLANS: Attend Hamline Law School in Minnesota this fall. They offer specializations in
either criminal or child advocacy law.
MAJOR: Criminology and Criminal Justice
THESIS TITLE: Arizona Dating Violence: Policing Violent Relationship Problems
THESIS DIRECTOR: Frances Bernat, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Steven Nieto
AWARDS: Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Alpha Phi Sigma, School of Criminology and
Criminal Justice Directors List
HONOR SOCIETIES: Alpha Phi Sigma
CLUBS: Honors Devils‐West and Downtown campus, Barrett Leadership and Service Team
(BLAST)‐BLAST’D and BLAST‐West, Alpha Phi Sigma
COMMUNITY SERVICE: St. Mary’s Food Bank, Eagle Scout
BEST EXPERIENCE: Honors contract experience, Honors Thesis/Creative Project work,
Barrett clubs or organizations, interacting with Barrett staff, interacting with Barrett deans,
meeting and sharing experiences with other Barrett students
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School for Public Administration in Criminology and Criminal Justice at ASU, then employment
and volunteering
BARRETT DOWNTOWN SPRING 2010 GRADUATES
MAJOR: Criminology and Criminal Justice
SECOND MAJOR: Psychology
THESIS TITLE: It Was Your Fault!: How Jurors Blame Assault Victims in the Sex Industry
THESIS DIRECTOR: Dawn McQuiston, Social and Behavioral Sciences
SCHOLARSHIPS: Maroon & Gold Scholarship, Y.F. Wu Asian American and Pacific Islander Student Scholarship
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
Hae Jin
HONOR SOCIETIES: National Criminal Justice Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS: Presented at the Undergraduate Student Research and Creative Projects Expo in April
2010, presented at the Barrett Celebrating Honors Thesis Symposium in April 2010, presented at the American
Psychology‐Law Society Conference in March 2010.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Volunteer at the Glendale Police Department, Phoenix Korean Salvation Army, Community Justice
Committee, Volunteer for the Juvenile Superior Court Center
BEST EXPERIENCE: Honors contract experience, Honors Thesis/Creative Project work,
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School for Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and then
employment
Chelsie Martin-Roethele
MAJOR: Criminology and Criminal Justice
MINOR: Psychology
THESIS TITLE: Perceived Fairness in a Criminal Justice Setting
THESIS DIRECTOR: Nick Schweitzer, Social and Behavioral Sciences
AWARDS: Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Eta Sigma
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS: Poster presented at American Psychology‐Law Society
Conference
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Legal Psychology Lab Alumni
BEST EXPERIENCE: Honors contract experience, taking Human Event, Barrett Faculty, meeting and sharing experiences
with other Barrett students
FUTURE PLANS: Employment
MAJOR: Nursing
THESIS TITLE: Interventions for Children with Selective Mutism
THESIS DIRECTOR: Ann Guthery, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
SCHOLARSHIPS: President’s Scholarship, Leadership Scholarship Program
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Upsilon
CLUBS: Residence Hall of Association Programmer, Downtown Community Assistant
BEST EXPERIENCE: Taking Human Event, Barrett Faculty, meeting and sharing
experiences with other Barrett students
FUTURE PLANS: Employment as a Registered Nurse