Undergraduate Senior Honors & ComPS Capstone Thesis Poster Session
- Annenberg School for Communication Plaza Lobby
Senior Communication majors will present their year-long individual research projects.
Fifteen Penn seniors wrote a Communication honors thesis and/or a Communication and Public Service (ComPS) Capstone thesis this year. All will graduate at Annenberg’s Communication major graduation ceremony in May.
Undergraduate Communication majors have the option to write an honors thesis and/or a ComPS Capstone thesis during their senior year. In the two semester thesis seminar taught by Dr. Kim Woolf and Dr. Eran Ben-Porath, students complete a primary research study on a Communication-related topic of their choice.
The following Communication majors will present their thesis projects during this poster session:
2025 Honors Thesis & ComPS Thesis Students
Nicholas Bausenwein
The Princess and the Perception of Reality: The Role of Film Character Meet and Greets in Children’s Fantasy/ Reality Distinctions and Parasocial Relationships
Thesis Advisors: Kim Woolf, Eran Ben-Porath
Isabella Corman
“Coronation, Conquest, and Contest?” Inside the Spectacle of the 2024 Presidential Conventions
Thesis Advisors: David Eisenhower, Eran Ben-Porath
Jayde DeGraff
The Media–Politics–Policy Loop: How Media and Political Rhetoric Shaped Education Policy in VirginiaThesis Advisors: David Eisenhower, Eran Ben-Porath
Isabel Engel
Adjust, Appease, Antagonize: 'Underdog' Election Media Strategies in Changing Media Environments
Thesis Advisors: David Eisenhower, Kim Woolf
Adeoluwa Fatukasi
Who is the ‘Black’ in Black Media? Mapping West African Representation in Essence Magazine
Thesis Advisors: Jessa Lingel, Kim Woolf
C.H. Henry
Rock 'n' Roll the Vote: Campaign Songs and Strategies in U.S. Presidential Elections
Thesis Advisors: David Eisenhower, Kim Woolf
Rachel Ker
15 Second Love Stories: Heteroromantic Narratives in the Age of TikTok
Thesis Advisors: Murali Balaji, Eran Ben-Porath
Jared Mitovich
The War of Words in Higher Education: University Presidents on Contentious Topics from 1964 to 2024 Thesis Advisors: Kenneth Winneg, Eran Ben-Porath
Anna O’Neill-Dietel
Oral Nicotine Pouch Marketing in the Social Media Age: Evaluating the Impact of Instagram Posts on Young Adults
Thesis Advisors: Andy Tan, Kim Woolf
Max Orenstein
Would Using AI to Moderate Online Discourse Come at a Cost? Examining Bias in Language Models for Toxicity Detection
Thesis Advisors: Matthew O’Donnell, Eran Ben-Porath
Eva Reis
Social Media-Facilitated Child Sexual Abuse: A Data-Driven Approach to Prevention
Thesis Advisors: Olivia González, Eran Ben-Porath
Anastasia Russell
Shaping Diplomacy: Balancing U.S. Commitments and Restraints in Trilateral Rivalries
Thesis Advisors: David Eisenhower, Kim Woolf
Mia Schoolman
Scrolling or ‘Stalking’? An Analysis of Youth Social Surveillance Culture
Thesis Advisors: Jeff Pooley, Kim Woolf
Lauren Shulman
U.S. Political Narratives of The Israel-Palestine Conflict Post-October 7th
Thesis Advisors: David Eisenhower, Eran Ben-Porath
Naima Small
#ProtectBlackWomen: Interrogating the Culture of Dissemblance Through Instagram Hashtag Activism Thesis Advisors: Sarah Jackson, Eran Ben-Porath
Coffee and pastries will be served.
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