A collection of Senior Theses from undergraduate programs across the disciplines.
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Theses/Capstones from 2020
Prenatal Care for Undocumented Women in the United States, Cristina Mendoza
Restoring the Web: Personal and Communal Integration in N. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn and Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony, Deborah Aminifard
Supporting Positive Lifestyle Changes Among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Alison Tynan
The Effect of Dance Movement Therapy on the Mood of Hospitalized Psychiatric Adolescents, Amy Chiu
The Effect of the Timing of a Hospice Referral and the Perceived Quality of Care by the Family, Caitlin Tran
The Effects of Moderate-Severe Plaque Psoriasis on Patient Well-Being and Prevention of Flares, Glenn Devera
The Fragility of Democracy: The Rise of Authoritarianism in Hungary and Poland, Maria Fernandez
The Link Between Heart Disease in Low Socioeconomic Communities in America, Khristopher Chea
The Relationship Between Low Socioeconomic Status and Mortality Rates of School Age Children Related to Motor Vehicle Accidents, Rubi Calderon-Rodriguez
The Youthful Pandemic, Brook Sahlemariam
Working to Prevent Gun Violence in the United States: The Role of Policy & Advocacy, Allison Popovits
Theses/Capstones from 2019
Asian-American Visibility: Movement Toward Authenticity and Exposing the White Gaze, Nora Tsou
A “Steph” in The Process: How The Golden State Warriors Have Hyper-Commercialized Professional Sports, Danielle Arena
Balance, Inject, React: How High School U.S. History Teachers Adapt Under National Curriculum Standards, Andriana Stenros
Body Dissatisfaction Among Ballet Dancers, Isabelle Fatima Barlaan
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
i go gray.com: A Photographic Celebration and Oral History of Gray-Haired Women, Tabitha Deering
Media Coverage of Law Enforcement and Effects of the Image Created, James Schultz
Name Fluidity and its Effect on Ashkenazi Genealogical Research, Meredith Dreyfuss
Oracle: A Fantasy Story, Ian Crosby
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
Sex At Any Cost: How Gender Inequality, Capitalism, And Pornography Are Driving A $99 Billion Industry, Gina Vucci
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
Two Sides of a Democratic Coin: President Johnson's International Approach to the Civil Rights Movement, Kayla Marie Robinson
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
Bread, Freedom & Social Justice: Colonialism’s Effect on Democratization in the Arab World, Salma Abdulkader
"Do it Yourself": Origins of Bay Area Hip-Hop, Alexandra Schumacher
Down Syndrome: Teaching Tolerance to Young Children, Kathleen Penly
Egypt's Perilous Journey, David Nguyen
Hiding in the Archives: The History of the Art History Department at Dominican University of California, Maura Wilson
Keep it 100: Do the First 100 Days Really Matter?, Hallie Balch
Languages of Reality, Sarah Lindquist
Mission Impossible? The Likelihood of Democracy in Iran, Natalia Chamaki
Nationalize or Localize: Senatorial Incumbent and Challenger Differences in Issue Prioritization, Joshua Rosenberg
Root Causes of the Generational Cultural Disconnect Among Marin County Vietnamese-Americans, Sierra Najolia
The Arts and Technology: How Educational Technology Can Bring Humanities Further Into Elementary and Primary School Systems, Coleman D. Alameda
The Effects of Perceived Social Rank on Socially Anxious Adolescents, Ernest Garcia
The Importance of Teaching Young Children Academics Through Multi-Sensory Activities, Tiffany Schardt
The Inclusion of Students with Special Needs in the General Education Classroom, Megan Walsh
The Sea Ranch: Unforeseen Failures and Statewide Successes of an Ecologically Conscious Coastal Community, Robert Daley
Wearing Art History: Fashion as an Art, Sofia Killion