With 83 majors spread across its three programs, the Department of Sociology & Anthropology is celebrating its 28 graduating seniors with a special Thesis Celebration Dinner on May 1, 2025.
The department acknowledges and congratulates our students on their capstone projects.
Honors Thesis
Maria Alvarado - Brown Wounds: Self-Esteem in Women of Color at Predominantly White Institutions
Nicole Donvito - Anomie and Mental Health in College Students
Zenus Francis - Class, Categories, and Intentional Cranial Modification in the Ancient Andes: A Meta-Analysis
Heather Peterson - Language Culture in Higher Education: Language Ideologies, Linguistic Practices, and Social Belonging for Multilingual Students
Maya Radic - War and Worship: the drivers of social unrest in multi-ethnic states
Paige Rhinehart - Resocialization and Sororities at Lehigh University
Amadea Lehoczky Escobar - Information, Identity, and Networks: Decoding College Students’ Political Behavior in 2024
Hannah Levi - Displaced by Climate Change: A Global Comparative Historical Analysis
Supervised Research
Aurora Bertoldo
Jane Burke
Nicole Donvito
Angeris Encarnacion
Apple Neveu
Alyssa Ruiz
Internships
Recognizing that internships are a practical way to get some experience and explore a career path, 10 students chose internships.
Justin Butler – Lehigh Athletics
Cate Coffino – Bright Horizons Daycare
Jasmine Elrafei – Clear Path Wellness
Trinity Key – Lehigh University/United Nations Partnership and United Nations Foundation
Katie Marker – Bright Horizons Daycare
Samantha Santana – M.I.R.A Resources
Blayre Walters – SEPTA and Turning Point Restaurants
Faith Dobosiewicz - Lehigh Athletics - Sports Communications
Colleen McQuillan - Lehigh Athletics - LEAD Scholars Program
Willa Werwaiss - Lehigh Athletics - Leadership & Marketing
Apprentice Teaching
Blayre Walters – SOC 001 Introduction to Sociology with Dr LaToya Council
Kwynsky Miguel – ANTH 212– Doing Archaeology with Dr Allison Mickel
Other Achievements
SOAN congratulates Claire Kirshenbaum, who was awarded a Boren Scholarship to study Bahasa Indonesian language at the State University of Malang this academic year. Claire is a double major in Sociology & Anthropology and Global Studies.
Photo Credit: Marcus Smith