Eisha Giran ’26 further built research skills and navigated institutional spaces while conducting interviews in Spanish with researchers in sociology, psychology, neuroscience, and social work at the University of Granada’s Institute for Migration Research in Spain. This primary data is included in her Senior Integrative Project (SIP).
Tandin Johnson Ward ’26 returned to Germany to continue research, conversations, and observation on the use of public spaces as sites of protest in Kreuzberg, Berlin. Tandin’s junior year internship organization welcomed her back and provided her with further contacts and information for her research.
Leah Mayerhauser ’26 attended the 2025 Association for Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies Conference (ASEEES) in Washington, D.C., where she attended specific sessions and interacted with speakers and participants particularly on Georgia, her country of research.
Anna Olivia Nielsen ’26 received an invitation to present her thesis research in the form of a poster at the Cambridge Undergraduate Conference in German Studies 2026 at Cambridge University in the UK. Her engagement at this conference helped to improve her SIP research.
Stephanie Reyes Bravo ’26 conducted interviews and distributed surveys at an organization in Mexico City, and will use the resulting data and information in her Honors Thesis. Stephanie created new connections who would like to further discuss her research after her thesis is completed.
Gray Ruffer ’26 also attended ASEEES, benefiting from thematic panels relevant to his Honors Thesis and expanding his network in the Baltic states and plans for post-graduation studies.
Caelan Stewart ’26 returned to Morocco, where her internship organization connected her with a youth development organization that she interacted with throughout her stay. The information and insights gained are presented as a case study in her SIP balancing out the theoretical literature.