Health Science Scholars
Health Science Scholars (HHS) is a community for students who want to make real impact through meaningful service, innovative research and confident communication. HSS combines hands-on service, writing and presenting high‑level research, and a tight-knit scholarly community to empower students to lead across the health sector.
Program Overview
Learn more about the Health Science Scholars Program’s honors curriculum and see examples of courses and four-year timelines.
Student Life
Our tight-knit and active student community is the heart of the honors experience.
Faculty & Student Leaders
Meet faculty and student leaders and advisors for the Health Science Scholars program.
Thesis Gallery
Explore past capstone theses presentations across the honors programs.
Being a member of HSS has been instrumental in my growth, as both a student and a person. I have made some incredible memories, including paddle-boarding on Lady Bird Lake, attending the honors formal and being introduced to many professional opportunities, including shadowing, mentoring and meeting doctors and professors."
Jaiden Walker
Health Science Scholar and Biology major
Student Life
The greatest asset of HSS is the student community itself—exceptional undergraduates with similar aptitudes, passions and investments. Students in HSS collaborate extensively inside and outside the classroom. Inevitably, they wind up teaching each other in ways big and small. Though all share a passion for service and the health professions, they come from a diversity of backgrounds.
Thesis Gallery
Explore the capstone research of honors undergraduates, featuring theses that span disciplines and majors across CNS.
The Sleepless Brain
The Sleepless Brain: Linking Sleep Disruption to Inflammation and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease
Tobbie Berrian, Class of 2026
This thesis synthesizes current neuroscientific and clinical literature to examine how sleep disturbances influence neuroinflammatory processes and how these interactions may contribute to AD pathology.
The Sleepless Brain: Linking Sleep Disruption to Inflammation and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease
Tobbie Berrian, Class of 2026
This thesis synthesizes current neuroscientific and clinical literature to examine how sleep disturbances influence neuroinflammatory processes and how these interactions may contribute to AD pathology.
Parenting and Asian American Alcohol Use
Parenting and Asian American Alcohol Use: Implications for Culturally Tailored Parent-Based Interventions
Inaya Momin, Class of 2026
This thesis examines alcohol use among Asian American adolescents and young adults by synthesizing evidence on alcohol use patterns, risk and protective factors, and the role of parents in shaping alcohol-related outcomes.
Parenting and Asian American Alcohol Use: Implications for Culturally Tailored Parent-Based Interventions
Inaya Momin, Class of 2026
This thesis examines alcohol use among Asian American adolescents and young adults by synthesizing evidence on alcohol use patterns, risk and protective factors, and the role of parents in shaping alcohol-related outcomes.