On May 8th and 9th SPO seniors defended their theses presenting compelling arguments which were followed by thought provoking discussions on various interesting and relevant research topics. 

All of our seniors passed and were greeted with applause by their mentors upon learning the good news! Interact with our seniors on SPO's Instagram and view more photos captured during their presentations on SPO's Facebook page.

Watch the first ever SPO senior toast where Rafael Cesar (DUS) and Christina Lee (Acting Chair) express their gratitude and appreciation.
Watch a short video where our seniors share some of their future plans.

Sydney Johnson
Senior Thesis Adviser: Christina Lee
Thesis Title: A (Brief) Black, Panamanian History of Reggaeton: Connecting The Streets of Panamá to New York, Puerto Rico, and the World
 

Jackson Lehner
Senior Thesis Adviser: Germán Labrador 
Thesis Title: Fintech & Credit: Applications to Hispanic Business Ownership and Entrepreneurship in the United States


 

Clariza Marie Macaspac
Senior Thesis Adviser: Christina Lee
Thesis Title: Untold Stories of Women in 17th and 18th Century Philippines

 

Lilly Costello
Senior Thesis Adviser: Nicolás Sánchez
Thesis Title: Selling Credit: How Mexican Fintechs Use the Future of Money as Advertising



 

Francis Barth 
Senior Thesis Adviser: Mariana Bono 
Thesis Title: A national imperative and our poor response: an essay on US adult ESL programs

 

Robert Britt
Senior Thesis Adviser: Rafael Cesar
Thesis Title: Investigating Health Access, Experience, and Outcome of Latin American Immigrants in Trenton, New Jersey through an Intersectional Lens


 

Aaron P. Brzezinski
Senior Thesis Adviser: Ana Alsina Naudi
Thesis Title: “Your Huddled Masses”: Barriers to Equal Access and a Fair Trial in the United States Legal System for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Litigants

 

Mariela Mancia Pineda
Senior Thesis Adviser: Alberto Bruzos Moro
Thesis Title: Latine Identity Creation in Memoirs 



 

 Carrington S. Johnson
Senior Thesis Adviser: Rachel Price
Thesis Title: De almas asesinadas a espíritus vivos