Thesis Board 2025-26

Congratulations, Reed College seniors! Completing the thesis is a capstone of the Reed experience and a tremendous academic accomplishment.

Thalia Hart - Neuroscience

Thesis: Malaria Fighting Machine: Comparative Analysis of Ribosomal Epitopes for Cross-Stage Cross-Species Malaria Vaccine Development

Juliana Voss-Andreae - Psychology

Thesis: Set, Setting, and Predictors of Psychedelic-Induced Mystical Experiences: A Retrospective Survey Study

Acadia MacDonald - Mathematics: Statistics

Thesis: Unmasking Mental Health Trends: A Causal Analysis of State Mask Policies

Isabelle Wong - Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies: Anthropology

Thesis: How to Market the “Chinese Identity”: A Case Study on the Ethno-Corporation of Portland’s Chinatown

Joscelyn Beebe - Psychology

Thesis: Mom Was Right, It Is That Damn Phone: Decreasing Screen Time in Reed College Students using Inoculation Theory

Dylan Bell - Political Science

Thesis: A Theory of Posture

Elena O'Grady - Mathematics

Thesis: Monotonicity Failures of Instant Runoff Elections