Honors Program Directory
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Julie Allen
Professor, Comparative Arts & Letters | Humanities
Why Honors? As a teacher, I believe strongly in the power of interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to provide students with exceptional educational experiences, both by building bridges between things they already know and new content and by demonstrating the connections... (more)
(801) 422-7891| julie_allen@byu.edu | 3025 JFSB
Why Honors? As a teacher, I believe strongly in the power of interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to provide students with exceptional educational experiences, both by building bridges between things they already know and new content and by demonstrating the connections... (more)
(801) 422-7891| julie_allen@byu.edu | 3025 JFSB
Scott Braithwaite
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
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
Michael Call
Associate 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
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
Mary Davis
Associate Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Biology | Life Sciences
Why Honors? I love the intersection of disciplines as it allows us to see information in a new way. The Honor’s program allows me to help students discover this amazing space for learning.
(801) 422-6207| mary_davis@byu.edu |3129 LSB
Why Honors? I love the intersection of disciplines as it allows us to see information in a new way. The Honor’s program allows me to help students discover this amazing space for learning.
(801) 422-6207| mary_davis@byu.edu |3129 LSB
Mat Duerden
Associate Professor, Experience Design & Management | Marriott School
Why Honors? I love BYU’s Honors Program because it’s a space for individuals from diverse disciplines to come together and wrestle with interesting questions... (more)
(801) 422-3834 | duerden@byu.edu | W435 TNRB
Why Honors? I love BYU’s Honors Program because it’s a space for individuals from diverse disciplines to come together and wrestle with interesting questions... (more)
(801) 422-3834 | duerden@byu.edu | W435 TNRB
Emron Esplin
Associate Professor, English | Humanities
Why Honors? The interdisciplinarity, the chance to team teach with a good friend, and (so I’m told since I’m new to the program) the amazing students. I’m excited to teach... (more)
(801) 422-9077 | emron_esplin@byu.edu | 4148 JFSB
Why Honors? The interdisciplinarity, the chance to team teach with a good friend, and (so I’m told since I’m new to the program) the amazing students. I’m excited to teach... (more)
(801) 422-9077 | emron_esplin@byu.edu | 4148 JFSB
Marlene Esplin
Associate Professor, Comparative Arts & Letters | Humanities
Why Honors? Honors classes are simply more fun. They are less bound by the expectations of a major or minor program and involve professors (and students) trying out creative and collaborative approaches... (more)
(801) 422-6246| mhesplin@byu.edu | 3050 JFSB
Why Honors? Honors classes are simply more fun. They are less bound by the expectations of a major or minor program and involve professors (and students) trying out creative and collaborative approaches... (more)
(801) 422-6246| mhesplin@byu.edu | 3050 JFSB
Vika Filimoeatu
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
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
Matthew Grey
Professor, Ancient Scripture | Religion
(801) 422-2441 | matthew_grey@byu.edu | 365G JSB
(801) 422-2441 | matthew_grey@byu.edu | 365G JSB
Derek Hansen
Professor, School of Technology | Engineering & Technology
Why Honors? My undergraduate honor's experience opened my eyes to what a broad and integrated education could be and set me on a path of interdisciplinary scholarship that continues to this day. We need more scholars and thinkers who can see the world holistically as they swap and combine different disciplinary lenses.
(801) 422-7467 | dlhansen@byu.edu | 265 B CTB
Why Honors? My undergraduate honor's experience opened my eyes to what a broad and integrated education could be and set me on a path of interdisciplinary scholarship that continues to this day. We need more scholars and thinkers who can see the world holistically as they swap and combine different disciplinary lenses.
(801) 422-7467 | dlhansen@byu.edu | 265 B CTB
Jennifer Haraguchi
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
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
Jeff Hardy
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
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
James Hecht
Student Advisor, Honors Program | Engineering and Technology, Physical and Mathematical Sciences
James is a sophomore majoring in Physics. Someday, he hopes to obtain a PhD and teach in am university as a professor because he loves learning and education. He loves the Honors Program because he feels like it creates a community of others with a common interest in learning. Outside of school, he enjoys playing and writing music and spending time with others.
(801) 422-5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
James is a sophomore majoring in Physics. Someday, he hopes to obtain a PhD and teach in am university as a professor because he loves learning and education. He loves the Honors Program because he feels like it creates a community of others with a common interest in learning. Outside of school, he enjoys playing and writing music and spending time with others.
(801) 422-5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Christine Isom-Verhaaren
Assistant Professor, History | Family, Home and Social Sciences
Why Honors? As global citizens we will need to prepare for future challenges. Through honor’s classes students may learn to analyze options in more innovative ways using the skills of asking questions of the evidence to elicit accurate understandings of our world, past, present, and hopefully future.
(801) 422-7683 | cisom-verhaaren@byu.edu | 2146 JFSB
Why Honors? As global citizens we will need to prepare for future challenges. Through honor’s classes students may learn to analyze options in more innovative ways using the skills of asking questions of the evidence to elicit accurate understandings of our world, past, present, and hopefully future.
(801) 422-7683 | cisom-verhaaren@byu.edu | 2146 JFSB
Steven Johnson
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... (more)
(801) 422-9170 | stevenj@byu.edu | 3132 LSB
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... (more)
(801) 422-9170 | stevenj@byu.edu | 3132 LSB
Alexandra Jones
Program Assistant, Honors Program | Pre-Business
Alexandra is pre-business hoping to major in Finance. She loves working in the Honors Program and being able to meet a variety of students... (more)
(801) 422-3036 | honorsprogram@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Alexandra is pre-business hoping to major in Finance. She loves working in the Honors Program and being able to meet a variety of students... (more)
(801) 422-3036 | honorsprogram@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Mike Jones
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
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
Jason Kenealey
Associate Professor, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science | Life Sciences
Why Honors? Because I like a challenge. I like the challenge of teaching and learning in a new way. I enjoy interacting with students and faculty that think differently than I do. It helps me to be more well-rounded and thoughtful about the difficult problems I am trying to solve in my research.
(801) 422-6671| jason_kenealey@byu.edu | S-249 ESC
Why Honors? Because I like a challenge. I like the challenge of teaching and learning in a new way. I enjoy interacting with students and faculty that think differently than I do. It helps me to be more well-rounded and thoughtful about the difficult problems I am trying to solve in my research.
(801) 422-6671| jason_kenealey@byu.edu | S-249 ESC
Brock Kirwan
Professor, Psychology | FHSS
Why Honors? Because my nerdy obsessions don’t respect disciplinary bounds. I love talking about the neuroscience and psychology of memory, but I also love learning and talking about music, literature, animal behavior, home canning, etc. The Honors program is a great way to explore new interdisciplinary connections.
(801) 422-2532 | kirwan@byu.edu |1074 KMBL
Why Honors? Because my nerdy obsessions don’t respect disciplinary bounds. I love talking about the neuroscience and psychology of memory, but I also love learning and talking about music, literature, animal behavior, home canning, etc. The Honors program is a great way to explore new interdisciplinary connections.
(801) 422-2532 | kirwan@byu.edu |1074 KMBL
Grant Madsen
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
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
Tracy Maylett
Adjunct Faculty, Leadership | Honors Program & Marriott School
Why Honors? Each of us is a leader in multiple capacities, whether we have the title or not: family, church, business, community... the list goes on. Most of our opportunities to lead... (more)
(801) 515-6500 | tmm@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Why Honors? Each of us is a leader in multiple capacities, whether we have the title or not: family, church, business, community... the list goes on. Most of our opportunities to lead... (more)
(801) 515-6500 | tmm@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Jennifer Nielson
Teaching Professor, Chemistry | Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Why Honors?
(801) 422- 4312| jennnifer_nielson@byu.edu | C-412 BNSN
Why Honors?
(801) 422- 4312| jennnifer_nielson@byu.edu | C-412 BNSN
Rex Nielson
Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese | Humanities
Why Honors? I know of no other program on campus as dedicated to tackling the pressing issues facing our world. The Honor’s program brings together faculty and... (more)
801-422-2176 | rex_nielson@byu.edu | 3149 JFSB
Why Honors? I know of no other program on campus as dedicated to tackling the pressing issues facing our world. The Honor’s program brings together faculty and... (more)
801-422-2176 | rex_nielson@byu.edu | 3149 JFSB
Rachel Olson
Student Advisor, Honors Program | Fine Arts & Communications, Education, Student Life
Rachel is a Music Education major with a Choral emphasis. She enjoys the interdisciplinary courses in the Honors Program that have balanced her college experience and expanded her interests beyond music. Rachel loves learning new languages, hiking, writing music, and sleeping in. Her goal is to pursue a doctorate degree in Choral Conducting and direct a collegiate choir program.
(801) 422-5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Rachel is a Music Education major with a Choral emphasis. She enjoys the interdisciplinary courses in the Honors Program that have balanced her college experience and expanded her interests beyond music. Rachel loves learning new languages, hiking, writing music, and sleeping in. Her goal is to pursue a doctorate degree in Choral Conducting and direct a collegiate choir program.
(801) 422-5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Jeff Parkin
Teaching Professor, Theatre & Media Arts| Humanities
Why Honors? Because nowhere else on campus can you crash ideas from the most unexpected places against each other and harvest the coolest epiphanies. Nowhere else can you hang out with so many bright minds from so many far flung disciplines and crack open so much in common and such endless potential!
(801) 422-8130 | jeff_parkin@byu.edu |F-442 HFAC
Why Honors? Because nowhere else on campus can you crash ideas from the most unexpected places against each other and harvest the coolest epiphanies. Nowhere else can you hang out with so many bright minds from so many far flung disciplines and crack open so much in common and such endless potential!
(801) 422-8130 | jeff_parkin@byu.edu |F-442 HFAC
Steven Peck
Associate Professor, Biology | Life Sciences
Why Honors? Honors is about becoming more complete, compassionate, and able to think in new ways. The ability to think creatively, passionately, and spiritually matters in so many professions. The Honors program is about becoming someone who can examine problems outside of the box, which allows excellence to bubble out of who we are as we become someone richer in spirit and hope.
(801) 422-4145 | steven_peck@byu.edu | 4145 LSB
Why Honors? Honors is about becoming more complete, compassionate, and able to think in new ways. The ability to think creatively, passionately, and spiritually matters in so many professions. The Honors program is about becoming someone who can examine problems outside of the box, which allows excellence to bubble out of who we are as we become someone richer in spirit and hope.
(801) 422-4145 | steven_peck@byu.edu | 4145 LSB
Julie Radle
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
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
Andrew Reed
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
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
Steven Ricks
Professor, Music | Fine Arts & Communications
Why Honors? Through my time at BYU I’ve become increasingly interested in collaboration—both in my creative work and in my teaching. The Honors Program encourages an invigorating exchange of ideas by connecting faculty of different... (more)
(801) 422-6115 | steve.ricks@byu.edu | C490 HFAC
Why Honors? Through my time at BYU I’ve become increasingly interested in collaboration—both in my creative work and in my teaching. The Honors Program encourages an invigorating exchange of ideas by connecting faculty of different... (more)
(801) 422-6115 | steve.ricks@byu.edu | C490 HFAC
Jamin Rowan
Associate Professor, English | Humanities
Why Honors? Honors introduces students to the kind of curiosity, creativity, and interdisciplinary thinking required to address the type of “wicked problems” with which we will be grappling for the foreseeable future.
(801) 422-8968 | jamin_rowan@byu.edu| 4143 JFSB
Why Honors? Honors introduces students to the kind of curiosity, creativity, and interdisciplinary thinking required to address the type of “wicked problems” with which we will be grappling for the foreseeable future.
(801) 422-8968 | jamin_rowan@byu.edu| 4143 JFSB
Carl Sederholm
Professor, Comparative Arts & Letters | Humanities
Why Honors? The strength of the Honors program comes from the wide range of students who want to challenge themselves in new and interesting ways. Every class is filled... (more)
(801) 422-9078|csederholm@byu.edu | 3008-B JFSB
Why Honors? The strength of the Honors program comes from the wide range of students who want to challenge themselves in new and interesting ways. Every class is filled... (more)
(801) 422-9078|csederholm@byu.edu | 3008-B JFSB
Matthew Seeley
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
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
Amy Tanner
Associate Professor, Math Education | Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Why Honors? I love when my search for understanding pushes me to see the world in new ways, and I can’t think of a better way to do this than interacting with students and faculty... (more)
(801) 422-3640 | atanner@mathedu.byu.edu | 187 TMCB
Why Honors? I love when my search for understanding pushes me to see the world in new ways, and I can’t think of a better way to do this than interacting with students and faculty... (more)
(801) 422-3640 | atanner@mathedu.byu.edu | 187 TMCB
Savannah Travis
Savannah is an Experience Design and Management major, focused on helping others make memories. She believes that our lives are made up of many small moments that shape us into who we are today, and she adores hiking, baking, yoga, and deep (more)
(801) 422-3036 | honorsprogram@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
(801) 422-3036 | honorsprogram@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Chris Verhaaren
Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy | Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Why Honors? I feel that we, as a global society, need individuals who can think for themselves, following after truth wherever it leads and by whatever skills are required. We need... (more)
(801) 422- 2111| verhaaren@physics.byu.edu | N247 ESC
Why Honors? I feel that we, as a global society, need individuals who can think for themselves, following after truth wherever it leads and by whatever skills are required. We need... (more)
(801) 422- 2111| verhaaren@physics.byu.edu | N247 ESC
Jarica Watts
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
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
Lucy Wesemann
Student Advisor, Honors Program | Life Sciences, Nursing
Lucy is a Biology major pursuing the Ballard Scholar award in the Marriott School of Business. She appreciates how the Honors program fuels her love for learning and challenges her to think in non-traditional ways. She enjoys hiking, playing pick-up volleyball, trying new recipes, and taking power naps. Lucy’s goal is to attend medical school and pursue a master’s in either public health or biomedical engineering.
(801) 422 - 5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Lucy is a Biology major pursuing the Ballard Scholar award in the Marriott School of Business. She appreciates how the Honors program fuels her love for learning and challenges her to think in non-traditional ways. She enjoys hiking, playing pick-up volleyball, trying new recipes, and taking power naps. Lucy’s goal is to attend medical school and pursue a master’s in either public health or biomedical engineering.
(801) 422 - 5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Jason Whiting
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
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
Julie Allen
Professor, Comparative Arts & Letters | Humanities
Why Honors? As a teacher, I believe strongly in the power of interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to provide students with exceptional educational experiences, both by building bridges between things they already know and new content and by demonstrating the connections... (more)
(801) 422-7891| julie_allen@byu.edu | 3025 JFSB
Why Honors? As a teacher, I believe strongly in the power of interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to provide students with exceptional educational experiences, both by building bridges between things they already know and new content and by demonstrating the connections... (more)
(801) 422-7891| julie_allen@byu.edu | 3025 JFSB
Scott Braithwaite
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
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
Michael Call
Associate 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
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
Mary Davis
Associate Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Biology | Life Sciences
Why Honors? I love the intersection of disciplines as it allows us to see information in a new way. The Honor’s program allows me to help students discover this amazing space for learning.
(801) 422-6207| mary_davis@byu.edu |3129 LSB
Why Honors? I love the intersection of disciplines as it allows us to see information in a new way. The Honor’s program allows me to help students discover this amazing space for learning.
(801) 422-6207| mary_davis@byu.edu |3129 LSB
Mat Duerden
Associate Professor, Experience Design & Management | Marriott School
Why Honors? I love BYU’s Honors Program because it’s a space for individuals from diverse disciplines to come together and wrestle with interesting questions... (more)
(801) 422-3834 | duerden@byu.edu | W435 TNRB
Why Honors? I love BYU’s Honors Program because it’s a space for individuals from diverse disciplines to come together and wrestle with interesting questions... (more)
(801) 422-3834 | duerden@byu.edu | W435 TNRB
Emron Esplin
Associate Professor, English | Humanities
Why Honors? The interdisciplinarity, the chance to team teach with a good friend, and (so I’m told since I’m new to the program) the amazing students. I’m excited to teach... (more)
(801) 422-9077 | emron_esplin@byu.edu | 4148 JFSB
Why Honors? The interdisciplinarity, the chance to team teach with a good friend, and (so I’m told since I’m new to the program) the amazing students. I’m excited to teach... (more)
(801) 422-9077 | emron_esplin@byu.edu | 4148 JFSB
Marlene Esplin
Associate Professor, Comparative Arts & Letters | Humanities
Why Honors? Honors classes are simply more fun. They are less bound by the expectations of a major or minor program and involve professors (and students) trying out creative and collaborative approaches... (more)
(801) 422-6246| mhesplin@byu.edu | 3050 JFSB
Why Honors? Honors classes are simply more fun. They are less bound by the expectations of a major or minor program and involve professors (and students) trying out creative and collaborative approaches... (more)
(801) 422-6246| mhesplin@byu.edu | 3050 JFSB
Matthew Grey
Professor, Ancient Scripture | Religion
(801) 422-2441 | matthew_grey@byu.edu | 365G JSB
(801) 422-2441 | matthew_grey@byu.edu | 365G JSB
Derek Hansen
Professor, School of Technology | Engineering & Technology
Why Honors? My undergraduate honor's experience opened my eyes to what a broad and integrated education could be and set me on a path of interdisciplinary scholarship that continues to this day. We need more scholars and thinkers who can see the world holistically as they swap and combine different disciplinary lenses.
(801) 422-7467 | dlhansen@byu.edu | 265 B CTB
Why Honors? My undergraduate honor's experience opened my eyes to what a broad and integrated education could be and set me on a path of interdisciplinary scholarship that continues to this day. We need more scholars and thinkers who can see the world holistically as they swap and combine different disciplinary lenses.
(801) 422-7467 | dlhansen@byu.edu | 265 B CTB
Jennifer Haraguchi
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
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
Jeff Hardy
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
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
Christine Isom-Verhaaren
Assistant Professor, History | Family, Home and Social Sciences
Why Honors? As global citizens we will need to prepare for future challenges. Through honor’s classes students may learn to analyze options in more innovative ways using the skills of asking questions of the evidence to elicit accurate understandings of our world, past, present, and hopefully future.
(801) 422-7683 | cisom-verhaaren@byu.edu | 2146 JFSB
Why Honors? As global citizens we will need to prepare for future challenges. Through honor’s classes students may learn to analyze options in more innovative ways using the skills of asking questions of the evidence to elicit accurate understandings of our world, past, present, and hopefully future.
(801) 422-7683 | cisom-verhaaren@byu.edu | 2146 JFSB
Steven Johnson
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... (more)
(801) 422-9170 | stevenj@byu.edu | 3132 LSB
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... (more)
(801) 422-9170 | stevenj@byu.edu | 3132 LSB
Mike Jones
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
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
Jason Kenealey
Associate Professor, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science | Life Sciences
Why Honors? Because I like a challenge. I like the challenge of teaching and learning in a new way. I enjoy interacting with students and faculty that think differently than I do. It helps me to be more well-rounded and thoughtful about the difficult problems I am trying to solve in my research.
(801) 422-6671| jason_kenealey@byu.edu | S-249 ESC
Why Honors? Because I like a challenge. I like the challenge of teaching and learning in a new way. I enjoy interacting with students and faculty that think differently than I do. It helps me to be more well-rounded and thoughtful about the difficult problems I am trying to solve in my research.
(801) 422-6671| jason_kenealey@byu.edu | S-249 ESC
Brock Kirwan
Professor, Psychology | FHSS
Why Honors? Because my nerdy obsessions don’t respect disciplinary bounds. I love talking about the neuroscience and psychology of memory, but I also love learning and talking about music, literature, animal behavior, home canning, etc. The Honors program is a great way to explore new interdisciplinary connections.
(801) 422-2532 | kirwan@byu.edu |1074 KMBL
Why Honors? Because my nerdy obsessions don’t respect disciplinary bounds. I love talking about the neuroscience and psychology of memory, but I also love learning and talking about music, literature, animal behavior, home canning, etc. The Honors program is a great way to explore new interdisciplinary connections.
(801) 422-2532 | kirwan@byu.edu |1074 KMBL
Grant Madsen
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
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
Tracy Maylett
Adjunct Faculty, Leadership | Honors Program & Marriott School
Why Honors? Each of us is a leader in multiple capacities, whether we have the title or not: family, church, business, community... the list goes on. Most of our opportunities to lead... (more)
(801) 515-6500 | tmm@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Why Honors? Each of us is a leader in multiple capacities, whether we have the title or not: family, church, business, community... the list goes on. Most of our opportunities to lead... (more)
(801) 515-6500 | tmm@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Jennifer Nielson
Teaching Professor, Chemistry | Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Why Honors?
(801) 422- 4312| jennnifer_nielson@byu.edu | C-412 BNSN
Why Honors?
(801) 422- 4312| jennnifer_nielson@byu.edu | C-412 BNSN
Rex Nielson
Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese | Humanities
Why Honors? I know of no other program on campus as dedicated to tackling the pressing issues facing our world. The Honor’s program brings together faculty and... (more)
801-422-2176 | rex_nielson@byu.edu | 3149 JFSB
Why Honors? I know of no other program on campus as dedicated to tackling the pressing issues facing our world. The Honor’s program brings together faculty and... (more)
801-422-2176 | rex_nielson@byu.edu | 3149 JFSB
Jeff Parkin
Teaching Professor, Theatre & Media Arts| Humanities
Why Honors? Because nowhere else on campus can you crash ideas from the most unexpected places against each other and harvest the coolest epiphanies. Nowhere else can you hang out with so many bright minds from so many far flung disciplines and crack open so much in common and such endless potential!
(801) 422-8130 | jeff_parkin@byu.edu |F-442 HFAC
Why Honors? Because nowhere else on campus can you crash ideas from the most unexpected places against each other and harvest the coolest epiphanies. Nowhere else can you hang out with so many bright minds from so many far flung disciplines and crack open so much in common and such endless potential!
(801) 422-8130 | jeff_parkin@byu.edu |F-442 HFAC
Steven Peck
Associate Professor, Biology | Life Sciences
Why Honors? Honors is about becoming more complete, compassionate, and able to think in new ways. The ability to think creatively, passionately, and spiritually matters in so many professions. The Honors program is about becoming someone who can examine problems outside of the box, which allows excellence to bubble out of who we are as we become someone richer in spirit and hope.
(801) 422-4145 | steven_peck@byu.edu | 4145 LSB
Why Honors? Honors is about becoming more complete, compassionate, and able to think in new ways. The ability to think creatively, passionately, and spiritually matters in so many professions. The Honors program is about becoming someone who can examine problems outside of the box, which allows excellence to bubble out of who we are as we become someone richer in spirit and hope.
(801) 422-4145 | steven_peck@byu.edu | 4145 LSB
Andrew Reed
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
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
Steven Ricks
Professor, Music | Fine Arts & Communications
Why Honors? Through my time at BYU I’ve become increasingly interested in collaboration—both in my creative work and in my teaching. The Honors Program encourages an invigorating exchange of ideas by connecting faculty of different... (more)
(801) 422-6115 | steve.ricks@byu.edu | C490 HFAC
Why Honors? Through my time at BYU I’ve become increasingly interested in collaboration—both in my creative work and in my teaching. The Honors Program encourages an invigorating exchange of ideas by connecting faculty of different... (more)
(801) 422-6115 | steve.ricks@byu.edu | C490 HFAC
Jamin Rowan
Associate Professor, English | Humanities
Why Honors? Honors introduces students to the kind of curiosity, creativity, and interdisciplinary thinking required to address the type of “wicked problems” with which we will be grappling for the foreseeable future.
(801) 422-8968 | jamin_rowan@byu.edu| 4143 JFSB
Why Honors? Honors introduces students to the kind of curiosity, creativity, and interdisciplinary thinking required to address the type of “wicked problems” with which we will be grappling for the foreseeable future.
(801) 422-8968 | jamin_rowan@byu.edu| 4143 JFSB
Carl Sederholm
Professor, Comparative Arts & Letters | Humanities
Why Honors? The strength of the Honors program comes from the wide range of students who want to challenge themselves in new and interesting ways. Every class is filled... (more)
(801) 422-9078|csederholm@byu.edu | 3008-B JFSB
Why Honors? The strength of the Honors program comes from the wide range of students who want to challenge themselves in new and interesting ways. Every class is filled... (more)
(801) 422-9078|csederholm@byu.edu | 3008-B JFSB
Matthew Seeley
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
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
Amy Tanner
Associate Professor, Math Education | Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Why Honors? I love when my search for understanding pushes me to see the world in new ways, and I can’t think of a better way to do this than interacting with students and faculty... (more)
(801) 422-3640 | atanner@mathedu.byu.edu | 187 TMCB
Why Honors? I love when my search for understanding pushes me to see the world in new ways, and I can’t think of a better way to do this than interacting with students and faculty... (more)
(801) 422-3640 | atanner@mathedu.byu.edu | 187 TMCB
Chris Verhaaren
Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy | Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Why Honors? I feel that we, as a global society, need individuals who can think for themselves, following after truth wherever it leads and by whatever skills are required. We need... (more)
(801) 422- 2111| verhaaren@physics.byu.edu | N247 ESC
Why Honors? I feel that we, as a global society, need individuals who can think for themselves, following after truth wherever it leads and by whatever skills are required. We need... (more)
(801) 422- 2111| verhaaren@physics.byu.edu | N247 ESC
Jarica Watts
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
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
Jason Whiting
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
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
Vika Filimoeatu
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
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
James Hecht
Student Advisor, Honors Program | Engineering and Technology, Physical and Mathematical Sciences
James is a sophomore majoring in Physics. Someday, he hopes to obtain a PhD and teach in am university as a professor because he loves learning and education. He loves the Honors Program because he feels like it creates a community of others with a common interest in learning. Outside of school, he enjoys playing and writing music and spending time with others.
(801) 422-5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
James is a sophomore majoring in Physics. Someday, he hopes to obtain a PhD and teach in am university as a professor because he loves learning and education. He loves the Honors Program because he feels like it creates a community of others with a common interest in learning. Outside of school, he enjoys playing and writing music and spending time with others.
(801) 422-5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Rachel Olson
Student Advisor, Honors Program | Fine Arts & Communications, Education, Student Life
Rachel is a Music Education major with a Choral emphasis. She enjoys the interdisciplinary courses in the Honors Program that have balanced her college experience and expanded her interests beyond music. Rachel loves learning new languages, hiking, writing music, and sleeping in. Her goal is to pursue a doctorate degree in Choral Conducting and direct a collegiate choir program.
(801) 422-5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Rachel is a Music Education major with a Choral emphasis. She enjoys the interdisciplinary courses in the Honors Program that have balanced her college experience and expanded her interests beyond music. Rachel loves learning new languages, hiking, writing music, and sleeping in. Her goal is to pursue a doctorate degree in Choral Conducting and direct a collegiate choir program.
(801) 422-5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Lucy Wesemann
Student Advisor, Honors Program | Life Sciences, Nursing
Lucy is a Biology major pursuing the Ballard Scholar award in the Marriott School of Business. She appreciates how the Honors program fuels her love for learning and challenges her to think in non-traditional ways. She enjoys hiking, playing pick-up volleyball, trying new recipes, and taking power naps. Lucy’s goal is to attend medical school and pursue a master’s in either public health or biomedical engineering.
(801) 422 - 5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Lucy is a Biology major pursuing the Ballard Scholar award in the Marriott School of Business. She appreciates how the Honors program fuels her love for learning and challenges her to think in non-traditional ways. She enjoys hiking, playing pick-up volleyball, trying new recipes, and taking power naps. Lucy’s goal is to attend medical school and pursue a master’s in either public health or biomedical engineering.
(801) 422 - 5497 | honors@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Vika Filimoeatu
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
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
Alexandra Jones
Program Assistant, Honors Program | Pre-Business
Alexandra is pre-business hoping to major in Finance. She loves working in the Honors Program and being able to meet a variety of students... (more)
(801) 422-3036 | honorsprogram@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Alexandra is pre-business hoping to major in Finance. She loves working in the Honors Program and being able to meet a variety of students... (more)
(801) 422-3036 | honorsprogram@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
Julie Radle
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
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
Savannah Travis
Savannah is an Experience Design and Management major, focused on helping others make memories. She believes that our lives are made up of many small moments that shape us into who we are today, and she adores hiking, baking, yoga, and deep (more)
(801) 422-3036 | honorsprogram@byu.edu | 102 MSRB
(801) 422-3036 | honorsprogram@byu.edu | 102 MSRB