A collection of Senior Theses from undergraduate programs across the disciplines.
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Theses/Capstones from 2019
Ethical Problems with Plastic in the Ocean, Brennan Cotter
Flowers or Flora?: Understanding the Effects of Probiotics on Depression, Nicole Collopy
Food Pantry Evaluation and Assessment at the Dominican University of California, Damian Cortez
From Spacewar! to Twitch.tv: The Influence of Competition in Video Games and the Rise of eSports, Robert Boyle
How Undocumented Latino Parents’ Legal Status Affects Their U.S. Citizen-Children’s Health, Karla Garcia Hernandez
Identifying the Risk Factors to Postpartum Depression, Jannica Bondoc Santos
Idiosyncratic: The Formation of Artistic Voice Through Movement Research and Choreographic Processes, Kerry Healy
i go gray.com: A Photographic Celebration and Oral History of Gray-Haired Women, Tabitha Deering
Intervening in Wartime Rape: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guatemala, Liv Salinger
Media Coverage of Law Enforcement and Effects of the Image Created, James Schultz
Moving Through, Moving On: Examining the Life Well Lived Through the Lense of Impermanence, Aidan O'Leary
Name Fluidity and its Effect on Ashkenazi Genealogical Research, Meredith Dreyfuss
Oracle: A Fantasy Story, Ian Crosby
Oscar. Delta. Echo. A Study on the Physical Poetics of Gratitude, Victoria Michalowsky
Pediatric Pain Management during Intravenous Line Placement: Nursing Perceptions and Interventions, Kate Shaffer
Removing Stigma Around Disabilities in the Classroom: The History and Benefits of Inclusive Education, Kasandra Scourbys
Sacred Lucidity: Embodied Identity Through the Lens of Poetry, Abby Laporte
Safe Injection Facilities, Timothy Kwong
Saudade: An Exploration of the Choreographic Process and the Power of Dance, Audrey Erickson
Sex At Any Cost: How Gender Inequality, Capitalism, And Pornography Are Driving A $99 Billion Industry, Gina Vucci
Steiner Education: An Analysis of The Waldorf Method as it relates to Emotional Intelligence, Kevin Magee
The Effects of Synthetic Shading on Thermal Bleaching of Aquacultured Orbicella faveolata Corals, Rachel Stowell
The Importance of Multiple Narrative Spirituality in Child Development of Morality in a Pluralistic Society, Jamie McKeithen
The Nineteenth Century British Workhouse: Mission Not Accomplished, Brenda Derin
The Relationship Between Language, Emotional Intelligence, and Cultural Sensitivity, Sophia Root
The Relationship Between Leadership Style and Personality Type Among College Students, Samantha Easley
The Sources and Effects of Occupational Stress on Recent Graduate Nurses, Athena Pham and Mirabella Mercado
Two Sides of a Democratic Coin: President Johnson's International Approach to the Civil Rights Movement, Kayla Marie Robinson
Video Modeling for Work Occupations to Support Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review, Teresa Le and Brianna Rodrigues
Wine Industry: The Development of Accounting and Key Success Factors for Truett Hurst vs. Viña Concha y Toro, Kate Anderson
Theses/Capstones from 2018
Abraham Lincoln: Making a Man of a Legend, Owen Martinelli
America’s Contradictions: Looking at the Effects American Exceptionalism on American Institutions and Politics, Akayle Williams
Architecture of the San Francisco Bay Area: The Influence of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Orion Weinstein
Authoritarian Pedagogical Practices in Dance Teaching and Choreography, Charlotte Carmichael
Bread, Freedom & Social Justice: Colonialism’s Effect on Democratization in the Arab World, Salma Abdulkader
Conviction Moves Us, Erin McKay
Cultivating the Whole: The Development of Critical Acuity Through Poetry Programs, Jenae Casalnuovo
Cyclooxygenase-2 dimerization activity may be influenced by its monomers’ glycosylation at Asn580, Jelaine M. Cunanan
Docile Bodies: A Study on Women and Docility, Bri Wilson
"Do it Yourself": Origins of Bay Area Hip-Hop, Alexandra Schumacher
Do People Who are More Aggressive Sustain More Injuries Than Their Less Aggressive Counterparts: A Study of Participants of Medieval Combat Games in the United States?, Christopher Sanchez
Down Syndrome: Teaching Tolerance to Young Children, Kathleen Penly
Egypt's Perilous Journey, David Nguyen
Fighting Fatigue with Caffeine: Exploring Perceptions on Patient Safety, Camille Quitangon
Hiding in the Archives: The History of the Art History Department at Dominican University of California, Maura Wilson
Hospice Nurses' Perceptions of Family Education and Dying Support Best Practices, Vivian Le
Iron Oxide and Montmorillonite as Surfaces For Environmentally Persistent Free Radical Formation, Simon Chan
Keep it 100: Do the First 100 Days Really Matter?, Hallie Balch
Languages of Reality, Sarah Lindquist
Mindfulness Meditation and the Reduction of Stress in Nursing Students, Jeanie Gee