The Honors Program curriculum emphasizes enriched learning experiences incorporating service learning, leadership opportunities, multicultural experiences, community-based research, and study abroad. Our close-knit honors student community is rooted in the Dominican pillars of study, reflection, community and service while emphasizing our values as shaped by our Dominican heritage and Californian identity.
The work presented here represent the culminating theses of our honors students.
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Communication and Media Studies | Education | Literature and Languages |Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Nursing | Psychology
Theses/Capstones from 2017
Pine Needle Pyrolysis: Bio-waste into Biofuel, Alexandra Fuentes
Psychological and Physiological Ramifications of Inadequate Pain Management for the Pediatric Population: Influences of professional nursing preparation, Genica-Jade Ocampo
Scattered Swirls: Understanding a Fragmented Past Through Embodied Knowledge, Maxine Patronik
Silence on the Endemic Suicides in Lithuania: Background, Causes, and Prospective Solutions, Monika Barta
Sonder: Locating the Unessentialized Self in Movement Practices, Joel Walsham
The Effects of Artificial Shading on Coral Bleaching Due to Thermal Stress on the Endangered Coral Species Orbicella faveolata, Laura Contreras
The Effects of Varying Thermal Stress and Light intensity on the Growth of Orbicella faveolata, Allex L. Llenos
The Efficacy of Narcotic Contracts in Preventing Drug-Seeking Behaviors in Adolescents Experiencing Chronic Pain Related to Sickle Cell Anemia, Haley Russotti
The Magic Behind the Magic: Discovering Why The Walt Disney Company is so Successful, Chloe Becker
The Relationship Between Parenting Style and Self-Regulation in Early Childhood, Madeline Newman
The Sustainable Future of the Modern Fashion Industry, Zhanna Kutsenkova
Tomorrows Ghosts: Implications of Art, Alisha Ragon
Towards the Synthesis of Eryvarin H, Victor Chan
You Could Say It's on Love, Isabella Rosen
Zoe: Notes from a Millennial, Melanie Carlson