Recent Student Research Projects and Awards
Senior projects advised in the sociology and anthropology department:
What Keeps Interracial Couples Together: A Look at Homophily and Contact Theory Abigail Boll, 2016
A Balancing Act: The Impact of Christianity on Modern Native American Identity
Alexandra Sullivan, 2016
An Examination of the Outcomes of the Florida Foster Care System: A Quantitative Analysis of Secondary Data
Brianna Cupp, 2017
The Relationship between Aggression and Academic Performance in Collegiate Student Athletes
Rachel Valocchi, 2017 (winner of the Joel Stanton Wright Department of Sociology and Anthropology Award for Outstanding Senior Thesis)
The Effect of Race on Jury Selection: A qualitative study of peremptory challenge usage in Volusia County, Florida
Nicole Furlani, 2017
Cultural Influences on Attitudes and Usage of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Obstetrics
Cynthia Hager, 2018
Socioeconomics and Demographic Effects of Stigmatized Perception of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Testing in College Students
Alexis Cruz, 2019
The Decision to Veil: Muslim-American Women on Stetson University’s Deland Campus Discuss Their Choices
Kayla Diefendorf, 2019
Exploring Perceptions of Healthcare Access among Rural Honduran Community Members Using Mixed Methods
Vincenzo Cornacchione, 2019 (winner of The Durkheim Prize for Research Excellence in Sociology)
The Effects of Upbringing on Student Athletes from Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) Household
Garner Spoljaric, 2020
Interpretations of Deference Exchange in Police-Civilian Interactions
Kevin (Wilson) Grooms, 2020
Pell-Eligible and Higher Income Students: A Comparison of College Experience
Melina Albano, 2022
The Effects of Disney Princess Movies on Perceptions of Love
Karla Cuello, 2022
Qualitative Analysis of Christian Women's Views on Gender Roles
Cydney McCann, 2022 (winner of the Joel Stanton Wright Department of Sociology and Anthropology Award for Outstanding Senior Thesis)
Social Learning and Deviance Among Collegiate Athletes
Payton Hayes, 2023
Mental Health, and the Use of Alcohol and Illicit Substances by Members of the United States Military
Charlotte Kard, 2023
Deviant Behavior Within College Students: Cyber-Deviance, Morality, and Differential Association
Cassandra Krajnyk, 2023
Quantitative Study on Socioeconomic Status and Dual Enrollment
Grace O'Hare, 2023
Evaluating the Prevalence of an Invisible Child: Complexities within Social Work Education
Regan Taylor, 2023
Sociology and Anthropology Awards
The Durkheim Prize for Research Excellence in Sociology
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology grants this award for a truly outstanding senior research thesis in sociology, but it is not awarded every year. The award includes a monetary prize, a student membership to the American Sociological Association, and the student's name on a plaque. The department's sociology faculty members select the honoree.
The Joel Stanton Wright Sociology and Anthropology Senior Thesis Award for the Best Senior Research Project
The faculty members in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology select the best senior thesis to recognize for this award. The award includes a monetary prize and the student's name on a plaque.
For more information, contact the department's chair, Dr. Rachel Core, by email at [email protected], or by phone: at 386-822-7241