Shay Longmate        

Departmental Scholar of Sociology: Cum Laude

An Analysis of Cycling Growth in the Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area

Thesis Advisor: William Schwab

 

Rebecca Mader

College Scholar of Sociology: Magna Cum Laude

Impact of Technological Implementations in Police Agencies on Arrest Rates of Minority Populations

Thesis Advisor: Rodney Engen

There’s going to be days when you don’t think you can make it and all you want to do is give up. But those are the days that make you strong, brave, and special. Everything you need to accomplish your goals is already inside of you, but you have to reach for it every single day.

 

Alice Mutimer

Departmental Scholar of Criminology: Magna Cum Laude

From Near and Far:  Examining the Effect of Immigration on Community Rates of Crime by Region of Origin
Thesis Advisor: Casey Harris

Thesis Advisor: Casey Harris

 

 

 

 

 

Megan Ramirez

College Scholar of Criminal Justice: Cum Laude

The Effects of School Disciplinary Systems on Future Incarceration of Children: The School to Prison Pipeline         

Thesis Advisor: Rodney Engen

 

Abigail Thurstenson

Departmental Scholar of Sociology: Magna Cum Laude

Journeys to Motherhood: Challenges, Successes, and Social Support in Unintended Pregnancy

Thesis Advisor: Lori Holyfield

During my freshman year, I heard the saying, “Life is about relationships; the rest is just details.” I was determined to view the world from that mindset during my college career. Though I didn’t always succeed in living with that mindset, I ultimately found it to be true. To past, present, and future University of Arkansas students: the absolute best thing you can do with your life is to love and serve other people. Give your knowledge, skills, experiences, time, talents, and everything you have for the good of others. It is truly more worthwhile to give than to receive.

 

Taylor Tilmon

Departmental Scholar of Criminology: Cum Laude

How Social Media Influences Perceptions of Human Trafficking in the United States

Thesis Advisor: Christopher Shields

 

Joseph (Treyce) Williams

Departmental Scholar of Criminology: Cum Laude

A Broken Window a Day Brings the Criminals to Play: A Look into the Relationship between Broken Windows Theory and Property Crime in Rogers, Arkansas

Thesis Advisor: Grant Drawve

 

Justyce Yuille

Departmental Scholar of Criminal Justice: Cum Laude

Race, Religion, and the Prosecution of Right-Wing Terrorism

Thesis Advisor: Christopher Shields