The Lincoln Scholars Science and Technology Ethics Thesis Pathway
Want to write your honors thesis about an issue in science or technology ethics? Become a Lincoln Scholar!
Join the cohort to work with Angela Rodriguez, Applied Ethicist and Assistant Director of the Lincoln Center, to gain expertise in the field of applied and technology ethics and work through the process of thesis research and writing.
Students prepare a prospectus and a draft in the fall, and will complete and defend their thesis in the spring. Lincoln Scholars will also be provided with a modest amount of research funds for their thesis, and will be invited to all Lincoln Center events.
To apply, students must email [email protected] with a description of the Applied Ethics project that they would like to take on.
2026 Science and Technology Ethics Thesis Defense Mini-Conference
Location: Coor Hall, Room 4403
976 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281
Time | Presenter | Title | Committee |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Kim Galvan-Jauregui | Advanced Assistive Technology Use and Seniors: The Effects on Their Well-Being | Heather Ross (Director), Angela Rodriguez |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Kanishk Modi | The Structural Transformation of Intellectual Property in the Age of Generative AI: A Policy Proposal for Two-Tiered Compensation and Market Sustainability | Jenny Brian (Director), Angela Rodriguez |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Mannan Anand | Sleeper Agents in Legal AI: Subtle Data Poisoning Attacks on Contract Review Language Models | Joshua Garland (Director), Angela Rodriguez |
| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. | Meadow Kubanski | From Reaction to Prevention: Ethical Decision-Making in Hospital Ransomware Cases | Rakibul Hasan (Director), Angela Rodriguez |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Emily & Ryn Christian | Genetic Makeover: An Ethical Exploration of Cosmetic Gene Therapies | Gro Amdam (Director), Angela Rodriguez |
| 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch Break, Lunch Provided | ||
| 1:15 - 1:45 p.m. | Shreya Shahane | Ethics of Data Collection | Iryna Printezis (Director), Angela Rodriguez |
| 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. | Jacob Cohen | Assessing the Sustainability of Donor-Funded Medical Technologies: Structural Factors from a Case Study in Eswatini | Adegoke Oke (Director), Angela Rodriguez |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Coffee Break | ||
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Saathvika Vegasina | Limiting Parental Authority in Neonatal Intensive Care: Ethical Decision-Making Under High Risk Conditions | Jenny Brian (Director), Angela Rodriguez |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Morgan Dahdal | All Rise for the Honorable AI: Implications of Algorithmic Risk Assessment in Criminal Sentencing | William Weber (Director), Angela Rodriguez |