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 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
Living with Fragile X Syndrome: An Examination of Family Occupations, Rebecca Schira, Samantha Alexander, Noelani Brisbane, and Kaitlyn Williams
Mammalian Cell Line Development Platform for Recombinant Protein Production: Expanding the Protein Expression Toolbox for Research and Drug Discovery Applications, Elizabeth Del Greco
Measuring Adaptive Behaviors in Individuals with Autism Enrolled in Project-Based Therapy, Sarah Yoder, Nghi Tran, Jason Ichimaru, and Emily Lu
Military Sexual Trauma in Female Veterans: Psychoeducation and Treatment Approaches, Jeanne Spence
Modeling 3D Retinogenesis in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Following CRISPR-mediated Crx Knockdown, Pooja Prasad
Novel effects of Prefoldin Pathway on Intestinal Homeostasis via Dietary Restriction in Drosophila melanogaster, Jesse Simons
Occupational Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit, Kelsie Colombini, Kristen M. Henderson, Michelle Huie, and Courtney Malachowski
Occupations as an Outcome Measure in a Clinical Trial: Fragile X Syndrome and Sertraline, Michelle Beckwith, Brina Nguyen, Jennifer Sik, and Kenneth Yu
Of First Principles & Organic Laws, Pietro Poggi
Reading Workshop Conferences: Effect on First Grade Student Reading Ability, Samantha Everbeck
Sleep as an Occupation in College Students: A Mixed Method Study, Charlotte Sally, Savannah Hancock, Rhianna Wallace, and Jacqueline M. Bloom
Strategies for Achieving Compliance: Laboratory Developed Software, Christine Aquino
Sustaining Millennials in Teaching Careers: A Comparison of Entering and Veteran Teacher Views: A Pilot Study, Michelle LeMieux
The Benefits of Music Education in the Mild to Moderate Special Education Classroom, Grades 3-5, Kimberly Lloyd
The Benefits of Music Education on Academic, Behavioral, and Communicative Skills with Middle School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sarah V. Foley
The Developmental and Genetic Basis of Differences in Cave and Surface-dwelling Forms of the Crustacean, Asellus aquaticus, Hafasa Mojaddidi
The DUC Healthy Aging Website: Providing Online Occupation-Based Information, Haley Caruthers, Samantha Talavera, Jackeline Ulloa, and Stephanie Vera
The Effects of Therapeutic Listening on Bilateral Coordination, Avery Wilson, Mios Buccat, Amanda Grace Irao, Morgan Mousley, and Michael Yra Munchua
The Effects of Various Therapeutics on Cystine Stone Formation, See Yang
The Phenomenon of Teacher Burnout: Mitigating its Influence on New Teachers, Kaila Sanford
The Role of Administrative Support in the Retention of Special Education Teachers, Atinart Koonkongsatian
Three Women, Two Spheres, and A Contract: A Comparative Study of Mary Astell and Mary Wollstonecraft Through the Lens of Carole Pateman's "The Sexual Contract", Robyn Burke Dabora
Validation of the Medication Box Task Assessment, Katherine Blank, Alison Chandler, Malcolm Isely, Serena Soria, and Yamin Zaw
Winged Women: Stewardesses, Sexism, and American Society, Michele Martin
Theses/Capstones from 2016
Acquiring New Knowledge Through Art Self-Exploration and Collective Journaling to Enhance Cultural Humility in Art Therapy, Louvenia Jackson
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Chinese American Women Cancer Survivors Through Art Therapy, Judy Thai
Amplified Voices: Art-Based Inquiry Into Elder Communication, Erin Partridge