Honors Guidelines
University Scholars Program
Dean's List Requirements

Michael Biemann
Senior, Finance
Research Project: Sources of Portable Alpha Across the Spectrum of Hedge-Fund Strategies

Brett Bishop
Senior, Marketing
Research Project: Generation's Effect on Consumer Decision Satisfaction

Patrick Breshike
Junior, Accounting
Research Project: Inventory Valuations Impacts on Share Market Value

Tolulope Bukola
Senior, Economics
Research Project: Measuring Prediction Market Efficiency

John Ciotti
Senior, Economics
Research Project: The Impact of Major Injuries on the Labor Market in Professional Baseball

Rebecca DeSimone
Research Project: The Effect of Student Migration on the Size of a State's Higher Education Budget

Meg Gregoire
Senior, General Studies w/International Studies specialization
Research Project: Microcredit Lending in the United States

Katy Kasser
Junior, Accounting
Research Project: How Executive Compensation Affects the Performance of Banking Firms

Johnathan Lott
Junior, Economics/Political Science
Research Project: Education Vouchers in Florida and Wisconsin

Gia Nardini
Sophomore, Marketing
Research Project: Green Marketing and Consumer Decision Making

Jenny Petrie
Senior, Marketing
Research Project: The Effects of Environmental Stimuli Within the Retailing Atmosphere on Consumer Emotions and Purchasing Decisions

Andrew Starling
Junior, Finance
Research Project: Why General Motors' Viability Plan is Bad for GM and America

Melanie Taylor
Senior, Marketing
Research Project: Exploring Franchising and Licensing as Business Ventures

German Velasco
Senior, Economics
Research Project: Measuring House Price Variation Across Space: Investigating the Tradeoff Between Land and Construction Costs

Michael Cooper
Junior, BA-Finance
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew Naranjo
Research Project: Transfer Pricing

Joseph Dal Santo
Senior, BA-Marketing
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Lutz
Research Project: Collegiate Selling: Exploring the Value of a Sales Education

Laura Diaz
Senior, BA-Finance
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Denslow
Research Project: The Structure of Wages in Miami-Dade County

Joshua Gutter
Senior, BA-Accounting
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Victoria Dickinson
Research Project: An Inquiry into the Impact of Subsequent Event Disclosure on Stock Price

Sam Itayim
Senior, BA-Finance
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Emerson
Research Project: The Growth of Franchise Law Globally

Rahin Khandker
Junior, LS-Economics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Denslow
Research Project: Testing Glaeser's Housing Supply Model Using Two Independent House Price Measures

Jordan Loh
Senior, LS-Economics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Figlio
Research Project: Diseconomies of Scale in School District Sizing

Lauren MacDonald
Senior, LS-Economics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sarah Hamersma
Research Project: The Booster Program for Malaria Control in Africa

Henrique Romero
Senior, BA-Economics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Dewey
Research Project: Why Less Can Be More for Spatial Price Indices: Improving the Tradeoff Between Accuracy and Project Budget

Samuel Rosati
Senior, BA-Accounting
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephen Asare
Research Project: College Student Spending: A Recession Shelter for Gainesville's Businesses

Jacquelyn Selbst
Senior, BA-Finance
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew Naranjo
Research Project: Medical Outsourcing and its Effects: A Global Perspective

Luke Spreen
Senior, LS-Economics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Damon Clark
Research Project: The Effect of Merit Based Financial Aid on University Enrollment Levels and Tuition Rates: Evidence from Florida's Bright Future's Program

Kate Stein
Senior, BA-Marketing
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Lutz
Research Project: Eyes in an Aisle: Vegetable Shopping in Supermarkets

Alisa Woideck
Senior, BA-Management
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Kammeyer-Mueller
Research Project: Causes of Emotional Labor and Burnout in Teachers: A Survey