Honors Program Directory

Professor, Music | Fine Arts & Communications
Why Honors?

(801) 422-3688 | Christian_Asplund@byu.edu | 3209 MB

Program Assistant, Honors Program | Exercise Science

Rylie is a sophomore from the Pacific Northwest and is an Exercise Science major, with a minor in Nutritional Science. She loves working in the Honors Program and getting to meet so many incredible people from all different backgrounds. Rylie enjoys sports, baking, chatting, and making new friends.

(801) 422-3036 | honorsprogram@byu.edu | 102 MSRB

Professor, Psychology | Family, Home and Social Sciences

Why Honors? Picture yourself in a world where curious minds aren't just a fancy decoration on a university brochure but a daily reality. You've got students around you who are more interested in debating the existence of dark matter or exploring... (more)

(801) 422-8583 | srbraithwaite@byu.edu | 286 TLRB

Professor, Comparative Arts & Letters | Humanities

Why Honors? The Honors program is a wonderful opportunity to get out of our normal academic comfort zones and dialogue with others while thinking together about fascinating and thorny questions, the kinds of questions... (more)

(801) 422-1616 | michael_j_call@byu.edu | 3039 JFSB

Advisement Supervisor, Honors Program | Undergraduate Education

Vika manages all aspects of student advisement for the Honors Program. She is in charge of organizing different advisement workshops and student related events. She supervises the student-to-student advising and works directly with students... (more)

(801) 422-1997 | vika_filimoeatu@byu.edu | 102B MSRB

Associate Professor, French | Humanities

Why Honors? We are blessed to live in a beautifully and sometimes frustratingly complex world—the natural world, certainly, but our human world as well. Looking closely at the world from a single perspective can reveal some of its beauty and many of its problems, but the picture will never be complete. In the Honors Program we have the unique opportunity to bring perspectives together in illuminating ways. (Read more...)

(801) 422-3220 | cflood@byu.edu | 3134 JFSB

Professor, Ancient Scripture | Religion


(801) 422-2441 | matthew_grey@byu.edu | 365G JSB

Associate Professor, French & Italian| Humanities

Why Honors? Because Honors classes push us all--students and professors alike--to test new ideas, re-evaluate what we already know, and integrate that knowledge into our own realm of experience.

(801) 422-8179| jennifer_haraguchi@byu.edu | 3139 JFSB

Associate Professor, History | Family, Home and Social Sciences

Why Honors? To me, the Honors Program is exactly what a university should be: a group of self-motivated and eclectic students and professors with a wide range of backgrounds and specialties engaged in asking big questions of each other and of the world... (more)

(801) 422-2891 | jeff_hardy@byu.edu | 2144 JFSB

Associate Professor, Food Science | Life Sciences

Why Honors? I love BYU and its mission. While the typical student experience focuses on gaining proficiency in a single field of study, discovering the interconnectedness of seemingly unrelated disciplines is why BYU Honors excites me! Merging differences in viewpoints (read more...)

(801) 422-9290 | laura_jefferies@byu.edu | S-133 ESC

Professor, Biology | Life Sciences

Why Honors? I have been at BYU long enough to know where to find the good stuff—and a lot of it is in Honors Program. The Honors Program is a place where faculty and students foster a culture of curiosity, and where the integration of knowledge from all fields of academic learning is a priority. It also cultivates a remarkable place of belonging (read more...)

(801) 422-4502 | jerry.johnson@byu.edu |4033 LSB

Associate Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Biology | Life Sciences

Why Honors? I have always had a passion for acquiring new knowledge and learning new things. I used to tell people that if I were to win the proverbial lottery and not have to work, I would just live in a college town and pursue degree after degree acquiring as much knowledge and wisdom as possible. After becoming a professor at BYU... (read more)

(801) 422-9170 | stevenj@byu.edu | 3132 LSB

Professor, Computer Science | Physical & Mathematical Sciences

Why Honors? Because I still think about questions and ideas I encountered as an undergraduate computer science major in the BYU Honors program. Teaching an Honors class is a great way to join up with faculty and students to wrestle with difficult questions. Just like hiking, wrestling with difficult questions is hard work but the views are amazing.

(801) 422-2217 | jones@cs.byu.edu | 2224 TMCB

Associate Professor, English | Humanities
Why Honors?

(801) 422-3383 | peter_leman@byu.edu | 4115 JFSB

Associate Professor, History | FHSS

Why Honors? It is like a giant factory outlet mall for all the best that the university has to offer (at an affordable price).

(801) 422-2145 | gmadsen@byu.edu| 2145 JFSB

Program Assistant, Honors Program | Public Relations

Emma is a Junior majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Art History. She believes in building a genuine connection with everyone you meet. Outside of school she enjoys... (more)

(801) 422-3036 | honorsprogram@byu.edu | 102 MSRB

Student Advisor, Honors Program | Family, Home, and Social Sciences (except Economics) | Humanities

Larissa is a Family Consumer Science Education major and is looking forward to a future in secondary education where she can impart knowledge and inspire students. The Honors Program has captured her heart as a dynamic and inclusive space that fosters creativity across disciplines, motivating individuals to strive for excellence. Read more about Larissa here.

(801) 422 - 5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB

Professor, Geography | Family, Home and Social Sciences
Why Honors?

(801) 422-7751 | samuel_otterstrom@byu.edu | 690F KMBL

Assistant Director, Honors Program | Undergraduate Education

Julie manages the operational and academic functions of the Honors Program. She works directly with faculty, Alcuin Fellows, Department Coordinators, graduate assistants, Honors communications team, program staff and TAs. She is the liaison... (more)

(801) 422-3038 | julie_radle@byu.edu | 102A MSRB

Associate Professor, Church History & Doctrine | Religion

Why Honors? The Honors Program brings together several elements that are at the heart of what I believe is a university: students who want to change the world, faculty who are energized by tackling big ideas, and an interdisciplinary space to think together.... (more)

(801) 422-4329 | andrew_reed@byu.edu | 316M JSB

Leadership Development Coordinator | Honors Program

Kurt’s involvement with the Honors Program started when he was an undergrad English major and took an Honors seminar co-taught by Jeffrey R. Holland (then BYU president) and Robert K. Thomas (the program’s founder)... (more)

(801) 422-3036 | sandholtz@byu.edu |102 MSRB

Professor, Exercise Science | Life Sciences

Why Honors? Simply put, the primary reason I chose to participate in BYU Honors is to learn more, more about myself and the world around me. I love learning. I also love teaching eager learners about what I have learned.

(801) 422-4970 | matt_seeley@byu.edu | 106 SFH

Student Advisor, Honors Program | Fine Arts & Communications

Landon is studying dance and exercise science and is hoping to go into research that combines the two disciplines. He likes to move and be outside, so if he's not in the dance studio, you'll probably see him running or playing sports at the park. He loves the Honors Program because the instruction from different disciplines helps him appreciate the complexity of life. His idea for a career as a dance researcher came from a conversation with a professor in an Honors class, and he is excited to see what unexpected connections it continues to lead him to!

(801) 422 - 5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB

Student Advisor, Honors Program | Marriott School of Business | Economics | Open Majors

EJ is a Global Supply Chain Management Major in the Marriott School of Business who plans to go into management consulting. She loves the deep friendships she's made in the honors program through all of the classes and projects. She enjoys personal development books, photography, national parks, and finding free food at all the events across campus!

(801) 422 - 5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB

Associate Professor, Public Health | Life Sciences

Why Honors? In our increasingly complex and interconnected world, diverse ideas and perspectives are essential for addressing pressing global challenges. The Honors Program offers a unique platform to integrate multiple disciplines, (read more...)

(801) 422-0281 | lori.spruance@byu.edu| 2149 LSB

Professor, Art History | Humanities
Why Honors?

(801) 422-2206 | james_swensen@byu.edu | 3054 JFSB

Associate Professor, English | Humanities

Why Honors? As I see it, the Honors Program offers an enriched and challenging educational experience for academically talented and motivated students. These students benefit from personalized interactions with professors and individualized mentorship. I’m attracted to the program because... (more)

(801) 422-4938 | jarica_watts@byu.edu | 4198 JFSB

Professor, English | Humanities
Why Honors?

(801) 422-3048 | paw@byu.edu | 4149 JFSB

Professor, Family Life | Family, Home and Social Sciences

Why Honors? “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." The Honors classes challenge students to become deeper thinkers and better people, not just memorizers and test takers. Honors classes can light a fire of learning that will last a lifetime.

(801) 422-8177 | jason.whiting@byu.edu | 234 TLRB