How can I find a thesis mentor that's a good fit for me?
check out your departmental faculty website to see what types of research various faculty members are doing. Read an article (or three!) that faculty whose interests align with you have written and set up an appointment to chat with them about their research.
attend departmental lectures [sometimes called brown-bag lunches or colloquium], particularly when faculty and students are presenting. Ask questions and connect with faculty after the talk.
talk with your Honors College academic mentor. They may have specific faculty they recommend you connect with around your academic interests.
talk with your department's departmental honors program director. They are well-connected to the research and creative activities going on in your department and may be able to recommend you to faculty members doing work in areas that interest you.
When you find a professor whose research interests align with yours, let them know you are an honors college student and ask them if they would be willing to direct your honors thesis project. Sometimes this means joining their existing research teams and fitting your research interests into their current research program; sometimes this means working with them directly to refine your own broader ideas. Note your thesis director must be a tenured or tenure-track professor. Lecturers and adjunct instructors are generally not eligible to serve as thesis directors. If you feel your circumstance is exceptional, contact the Honors dean to ask for an exception.
Your thesis mentor can help you identify potential second readers to guide your work and lend an interdisciplinary perspective. Don't forget that your second reader can be a professor or instructor at App State from a different department or an expert from the wider community. They cannot be a close family member.