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Theses/Capstones from 2022
An Exploration of COVID-19 Impact on Healthcare Workers’ Mental Health in China, Jenny Yang
Assessing Preventative Lifestyle Interventions in the Filipino-American Population to Decrease Risk of Type II Diabetes, Brandon Christopher Flores
Benefits of Exercise in Pregnant Women, Jenna Renee Barretto
Benefits of Fasting in Adults Long Term, Talea Jones
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Related Comorbidities and Interventions, Jasmine Wong
Compassion Fatigue: The Impact on Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Adrian Huynh
Effective Lifestyle Modifications Pro Football Players Utilize to Prevent Future Complications of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Matthew Nicolas
Effective Therapies and Nursing Approaches: Improving Cognition in Older Adult Stroke Patients, Selyna Baltazar
Effects and Outcomes of Different Laboring Positions and the Influence from Societal Norms, Amberlyn Heskett
Exploring the Efficacy of Herbal & Medicinal Plants Native to China and Thailand as a Complementary & Alternative Treatment in Mitigating Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 Symptoms, Jiramanee Apiwansri
Factors Impacting Organ Transplant Outcomes, Katelyn Grubich
First Generation Filipino Children and the Risk of Childhood Obesity: Influence of Screen Time, Krystal Joy Joy Ragasa
Gender, Sexuality, and Class in Selected Works of Kesey, Cunningham, and Woolf, Harper Savage
Health Disparities in Adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, Tulsi Patel
How has the Pandemic Exacerbated Nurse Burnout, and what can be done to Improve their Psychological and Emotional Well-Being?, Lisette Diaz
How is health seeking behavior and patient outcomes for Latin Immigrants affected by language barriers, socioeconomic status and health literacy?, Cassandra Sanchez
Identifying Cultural Biases and Understanding Health Care Disparities For LGTBQ+ Patients, Jevon Nelson
Identifying the Impacts of Burnout on Bullying During the COVID-19 Pandemic, JanMarko Lapitan
Impact of Intergenerational Trauma Among Immigrant and Refugee Families: Effects on the Mental Health and Acquisition of Care, Loralee Chea
Lyrical Trends Throughout the 2010s in Rap, Simon Stewart
Nonpharmacological Interventions as an Adjunct Therapy for the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Postoperative Delirium, Lorenzo Garcia
Nutrition on the Prevention and Treatment of Depression, Gracie Polen
Our Early Years of Life's Effects on our Future Health and Well-Being, Claudia Gagliano
Practicing Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing for a Better Outcome in Hospitalized Adolescents with Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma, Allysa Mia Fabricante
Preventing Postpartum Complications Using a Home Visitation Model of Care, Jenna Ingram
Rising Costs of Insulin and Effects of Self-Management in Type 1 Diabetes, Justine Yadao
Safe Practices for Preventing COVID-19 Among School-Aged Children, Meleena Reyelle Banda-Garcia
Safety for Community Health Nurses in Rural and Remote Communities: A Literature Review and Research, Kathlyne Pham
She Speaks Spanglish, A Podcast Series, Kate Fernanda Becerra
Substance Use Among Nurses as a result of COVID-19, and the Impact of Rehabilitative Programs on Nurses, Gerome Macaspac
The Baby Blues: Postpartum Depression and The ways we can combat its Long-Term Effects, Haley Gomez
The Components of Vaccine Hesitancy and the Role of Patient Education in Promotion of Vaccinations in Newborns, Camille Joy Rayo
The Difference in Quality of Care With Patients Who Face Language Barriers In the Hospital, Camille Serrano
The Emerging Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Amongst Young Children, Juliana Morales
The Evolution of Frederick Douglass’ Slavery Debate: An Examination of his Rhetoric, Jacquelyn Torres
The Impact of a Heart Healthy Diet on the Development of Heart Disease, Fenina Gonzales
The Impact of Psychological Interventions Given to ICU Patients to Help With Pain Management, Kelly Liu
The Ketogenic Diet: Its Effectiveness as an Adjuvant Therapy for Cancer, Rheaonn Marin
The Long Investiture Controversy: Western Europe's Power Struggle between Church and State (494-1598), Kieran Vrklan
The Rise of OxyContin: How Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family is Responsible For the Epidemic Behind the Pandemic, Colin White
The Tempō Crises: The Fracturing of the Tokugawa Shogunate: A reexamination of the fall of the great Japanese Edō Period, Spencer Davidson
Venereal Disease v. Morality: U.S.- Sanctioned STI Trials in Guatemala, 1946-48, Abigail Gordon
Visitor Restrictions and Patient- and Family-Centered Care in Pediatric Nursing, Carney Morrow
Theses/Capstones from 2021
A Diary of Modern Thought and Reflection, Mateen Hirbod
A Fundamental Part of Learning: Employing Play-Based Learning in Marin County, CA Kindergartens, Spencer Gapinski
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The Effects of Aromatherapy on New and Expectant Mothers, Heather Tran
COVID-19’s Psychological Influences: How Have University Students Been Affected?, Julaby Dalman
Developmental Effects Due to Childhood Sexual Abuse, Kaitlyn Nguyen and Jenny Chang
Discerning the True Dilemma of Diabetes Among Hispanics, Ramon Ponce
Disparities Among Black Women in Maternal Health, Josefina Teresa Estrada