Honors Council Representatives and Departmental Requirements

Why contact your department first? Your department should be your first contact because they'll set the guidelines and requirements for their honors students. Some departments require students to apply to pursue honors in the department (and be accepted) before the honors project can begin.  There is also the option of writing a more interdisciplinary thesis that is not tied to your major, called a General Honors thesis.  Students considering a General Honors thesis project should start here.

What is the Honors Council? The Honors Council is a body of faculty made up of representatives from each Honors Program-participating department within the College of Arts and Sciences. Honors Council representatives, on behalf of their departments, set departmental requirements for honors theses, including thesis format, research methods, and thesis class requirements. Students should always start by contacting the Honors Council representative(s) for their major. The Honors Council meets in April and November to award honors designations, first in divisional subcommittees and then as a full council.

Honors Council Representatives

(Departments: Need to update your representatives on this list? Email honors@colorado.edu.)

DepartmentHonors Council RepresentativeEmail
AnthropologySteven Leigh 
Biological Anthropology		steven.leigh@colorado.edu
 Alison Cool
Cultural Anthropology		alison.cool@colorado.edu
 Scott Ortman
Archaeology		scott.ortman@colorado.edu
Applied MathAnne Doughertyanne.dougherty@colorado.edu
Art and Art HistoryJeanne Quinn
Art Practices
(beginning Fall 2025)		Jeanne.quinn@colorado.edu
 Christine Bachman
Art History		christine.bachman@colorado.edu
Asian Languages and CivilizationsMarjorie Burgemarjorie.burge@colorado.edu
Asian StudiesLauren Collinslauren.collins@colorado.edu
Astrophysical and Planetary SciencesMark Rastmark.rast@lasp.colorado.edu
Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesDerek Brownderek.brown@colorado.edu
BiochemistryJoseph Falke Joseph.Falke@colorado.edu
ChemistryJose Jimenezjose.jimenez@colorado.edu
 David Walbawalba@colorado.edu
Cinema Studies and Moving Image ArtsMelinda Barlowmelinda.barlow@colorado.edu
ClassicsLaurialan Reitzammerreitzammer@colorado.edu
Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyBarbara Demmig-Adamsbarbara.demmig-adams@colorado.edu
 Pieter Johnsonpieter.johnson@colorado.edu
EconomicsBrian Cadenabrian.cadena@colorado.edu
 Terra McKinnishterra.mckinnish@colorado.edu
EnglishKaren Jacobs
English Literature		karen.jacobs@colorado.edu
Environmental StudiesCassandra Brookscassandra.brooks@colorado.edu
 Zia Mehrabizia.mehrabi@colorado.edu
 Ben Halebhale@colorado.edu
 Nirav PatelNirav.Patel@colorado.edu
Ethnic StudiesJared Bahir Browshjared.browsh@colorado.edu
French and ItalianCosetta Senocosetta.seno@colorado.edu
GeographyBill Traviswilliam.travis@colorado.edu
 Taneesha MohanTaneesha.Mohan@colorado.edu
Geological SciencesBrian HynekBrian.Hynek@lasp.colorado.edu
Germanic and Slavic Languages and LiteraturesHelmut Muller-Sievershelmut.muller-sievers@colorado.edu
HistoryPaul HammerPaul.Hammer@colorado.edu
HumanitiesAnnjeanette Wieseannjeanette.wiese@colorado.edu
Integrative PhysiologyMark Oppmark.opp@colorado.edu
 Tammy Maldonadotammy.maldonado@colorado.edu
 Alena Grabowskialena.grabowski@colorado.edu
International AffairsMolly ToddMolly.Todd@colorado.edu
Jewish StudiesSam Boydsamuel.boyd@colorado.edu
LinguisticsJ Calder
(Beginning Spring 2026)		jeremy.calder@colorado.edu
 Bhuvana Narasimhan
(Fall 2025 only)		bhuvana.narasimhan@colorado.edu
MathematicsNathaniel Thiemnathaniel.thiem@colorado.edu
 Magdalena Czubakmagda.czubak@colorado.edu
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental BiologyChristy Fillmanchristy.fillman@colorado.edu
 Kristin Moorekristin.a.moore@colorado.edu
 Soyeon ParkSoyeon.Park-1@colorado.edu
 Cheryl PinzoneCheryl.Pinzone@colorado.edu
 Karen RileyKaren.Riley@Colorado.edu
PhilosophyIskra Filevaiskra.fileva@colorado.edu
PhysicsMichael Ritzwollermichael.ritzwoller@colorado.edu
 John Cumalatjohn.p.cumalat@colorado.edu
 Paul Bealepaul.beale@colorado.edu
 Jun Yejun.ye@colorado.edu
 Tobin Munsattobin.munsat@colorado.edu
Political ScienceJanet Donavanjanet.donavan@colorado.edu
 Jennifer Fitzgeraldjennifer.fitzgerald@colorado.edu
Psychology and NeuroscienceJune Gruberjune.gruber@colorado.edu
 Michael BarattaMichael.Baratta@Colorado.edu
 For additional readers:https://www.colorado.edu/psych-neuro/undergraduates/honors-program
Public HealthSigrid Van Den Abbeelesigrid.vandenabbeele@colorado.edu
Religious StudiesDeborah Whiteheaddeborah.whitehead@colorado.edu
Speech, Language and Hearing SciencesChristine Brennanchristine.brennan@colorado.edu
SociologyAmanda StewartAmanda.Stewart-1@colorado.edu
Spanish and PortugueseJavier Rivas Rodriguezjose.rivas-rodriguez@colorado.edu
Theatre and DanceChip Personschip.persons@colorado.edu
 Anya Cloudanya.cloud@colorado.edu
Women and Gender StudiesCeleste Montoyaceleste.montoya@colorado.edu
General HonorsAlison Hatchalison.hatch@colorado.edu
 Kate Fischerfischerk@colorado.edu
 Abby Hickcoxabby.hickcox@colorado.edu
 Jennifer Schwartzjennifer.schwartz@colorado.edu
 Steve Dikesteven.dike@colorado.edu
 Rob Buchwaldrobert.buchwald@colorado.edu