The Archbishop Alemany Library began the collection of electronic master's theses and capstone projects in 2012; this collection represents the theses that have collected since then.
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Theses/Capstones from 2018
Older Adults’ Perspective: Exploring the Experience of Owning a Guide Dog, Jeffrey Kou, Yvonne Lam, Patricia Lyons, and Susan Nguyen
Optimization of BRAF V600 Assay as A 2-Step Real-time PCR Protocol, Mimi Phuong
"Or I May Live...": Meaning-Making and Mortality, Hannah Bright
Pilot Study: Assistive Technology as a Vocational Support for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Erin Chaffee, Tina Ho, and Kevin Ng
POCT Testing and Importance of Operator Lock-out, Nuha Fadlalla
Preclinical Evaluation of Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors and Protein Kinase C Activators in Cell and Mouse Models of Huntington’s Disease, Kuruwitage Madushani
Reducing Turnaround Time of Clinical Laboratory Analysis Through Use of Efficient Blood Collection Techniques, Socorro Buni
Repairing Wounds and Promoting Belonging and Resiliency in a Tracked English Classroom, Emily Wolper
Resilience and Protective Factors in Older Adults, Jessica McClain, Katelyn Gullatt, and Caroline Lee
Responsive Classroom Approach: Teachers’ Experience with Implementation, Rachael Olmanson
So, “In Your Eyes, I am Complete.” A play in one act, K. Michelle Sellers
Specimen Accountability Process Change in a Non-Automated Consolidated Microbiology Laboratory, Michael Monh
Stronger Together: A Case for Team Teaching in the Elementary School Setting, Jenna Christine Degan
Supporting Student Connectedness and Social Satisfaction During Recess, Elizabeth Teasdale Wells
Survey of Sensory Diet Use Among California Occupational Therapy Practitioners, Morganne Peterson, Allison Hunt, and Emily White
Targeting Mitochondrial Proline Dehydrogenase (PRODH) with a Suicide Inhibitor as a Novel Anticancer Strategy, Beatrice Becker
The Cost of Going Big: Class Size in Middle School Physical Education, Jason Gatti
The Impact of Rigorous Curriculum in Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten Classrooms, Lauren Clough
The Lost Artist: Biographical Fiction and the Identity of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, Alexandra Fradelizio
The Student-Leader Voice in Restorative Justice Practices, Amanda Wagner
Trauma Informed Teaching to Support Student Social and Emotional Needs, Tara Williams
Understanding Student Perception of Failure to Promote Self Worth, Stephanie Grubaugh
Validation of TEG5000 Functional Fibrinogen Reagent as Abnormal Quality Control Material for TEG 6s PlateletMapping, Angeli Rose
What Makes a House a Home? Supported Living Environments for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Rose Meadows
Who Died: Redefining the Elegy Through Affect and Trauma, Brittney La Noire
Yoga, Flow and Art Therapy: An Investigation Into Yoga's Effects on the Creative Process, Megan E. Lear
Theses/Capstones from 2017
A Heuristic and Qualitative Study Investigating the Mechanisms of Change in Art Therapy, Brooke J. Sevin
Alfred Lord Tennyson, Julia Margaret Cameron, and the Arthurian Legends: Re-writing and Re-envisioning Women’s Roles in 19th Century England, Lisa Wagenhurst
A Study of Art Therapy in Identity Exploration and Self-Efficacy, Christine Cavasinni
Changing Antimalarial Drug Sensitivities in Uganda, Stephanie Alexis Rasmussen
Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning: Evaluation of the Use of Scientific Inquiry to Support Argumentative Writing in the Middle School Science Classroom, Gabriela Mastro
Collaborative Approach to School-Based Occupational Therapy Sensorimotor Programs, Brooke Czuleger, Emily Garnica, Jessica Phung, and Maciej Rzepka
Cultivating Engagement Through Student-Centered Learning in a High School Media Art Class, Dyane Goldman
Dance Education in an Urban Kindergarten Classroom, Anna M. Veelman
Differentiated Instruction for 1st Grade Advanced Learners in Mathematics, Patricia Cawley
Effects of Dialogic Reading in a Special Day Class, Donna Senn
Efficacy of Therapeutic Listening® Quickshifts in Children with Sensory Processing Difficulties, Shannon Preto, Ann Malloy, and Bryant Luong
Evaluation and Clinical Implications of Biomarkers of Electronic Cigarette Use, Lee Besana
Factors in Public School Settings that Result in Teacher Agency, Jessica Hadid
Fall Risk Reduction Using Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE), Kayla L. Comer, Tiffany Huang, Kelly Schmidt, and Matthew W. Tong
Gaining Proficiency in French Through Service Learning: An Action Research Project with Secondary French Students in California and Secondary Students in a French School in France, Stephanie R. Richards
High School Student Concussion Recovery Program: Teacher Involvement in Student Academic Transitions to Classroom and to Sports, Brittany Diego
Implementation and Cost Analysis of Performing Molecular Assays using FFPE Tissue Blocks in the Clinical Laboratory at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Donna Comandante
Implementing Multifactorial Education Modules with Older Adults: Individualized and Interactive Fall Prevention Education, Salvador Chavez, Jocelle Flores, and Rachelle Yambao
Improving Reading through Fine Motor Skill Development in First Grade, Tyler West-Higgins
Increasing Functional Task Performance in Adults with Low Vision, Carrie Payne and Lauren Kufer
Literacy Revolution: How the New Tools of Communication Change the Stories We Tell, Molly Gamble