The Undergraduate Program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford

Honors Program

“My honors research experience was a turning point in my undergraduate education. Prior to the year-long project, I primarily envisioned myself as a consumer of knowledge. But the project helped me to re-position my thinking to also contribute to the field as well.” -- CSRE Alumna

See below to read past honors theses.

How to pursue honors
Majors in each of the study areas who meet academic qualifications (at least a grade point average of ‘B+’ in the major) may apply for admission to the Honors Program. Majors are expected to participate in a Spring Quarter junior workshop in preparation for their honors thesis research and then spend the three quarters of senior year in an Honors Seminar designed to provide support and mentorship to students pursuing thesis research. More than 50% of CSRE-related majors choose to write an Honors Thesis each year.

Students must select a faculty advisor and a secondary reader who agree to provide support and review the students final project for assessment. Thesis students also present their work in an Honors Colloquium towards the end of Spring quarter.

The Senior Honors Seminar is coordinated by the Director of the Undergraduate Program and the Senior Seminar Coordinator (an advanced graduate student selected who leads the seminar for two years).

Thesis Repository
Beginning with the class of 2009 CSRE Honors Theses are available on this site. The list of theses titles demonstrates the range of topics and interests supported by the Honors program and the ethnic studies majors. Further review of the abstracts show the interdisciplinary nature of these programs through the diverse methodologies utilized to conduct student research.

Click on the thesis title to read the thesis.

Student Name	Major	Thesis Title
Victoria Benson	CSRE	Giving A Voice To The ‘Silent Epidemic’: Examining Existing Barriers And Oral Health Outreach For Low Income Mexican American Children
Edgar Chávez	CSRE	Closed Doors, Open Windows: Legal Status in the Lives Of Undocumented Youth
Maggie Chen	CSRE	Does Attitude Matter? Explaining Racial Disparities in Teen Pregnancy
Katie Frank	Chicana/o Studies	Drawn In, Drawn Out: Graphic Novels as a Site for Alternative Representation
Cynthia Liao	Asian American Studies	Rhetoric of Race and Rights in Chinese Parents’ Anti-Busing Campaign in San Francisco, 1971-1972
Sergio Rosas	CSRE	La Familia En Casa—The Participation of Low-Income and Immigrant Mexican Parents in the Lives of High School Children
Holly Miowak Stebing	Native American Studies	Rewriting the History of Racial Segregation In Alaska
Kaori Tsukada	CSRE	Two Housing Campaigns by the Chinese Progressive Association: The Interaction Between Organizational Structure, Organizing, and Service
Wayva Waterman	Native American Studies	The Great Tree of Healthy Eating and Seasons Haudenosaunee Food Model: Culturally Specific Approaches to Encouraging Healthy Eating Habits