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Theses/Capstones from 2021
The Effects of Losing a Parent on Teenagers Mental Health, Emily O'Keefe
The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on College Students, Natalie Guadiana and Taylor L. Okashima
The Effects of Sleep Disturbances on Patients in the Intensive Care Setting, Bronwyn Schmidt
The Effects of Social Determinants on Renal Care Among ESKD Patients in the Philippines: Rural vs. Urban Areas, Melanie Rojas
The Opioid Crisis: Evaluating Current Practices and Outcomes for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Deborah A. Mendoza
The Physiological Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet on Cardiovascular Health, Jenevieve Petray
Understanding Colorectal Cancer: Increasing Screening Rates Amongst Young- and Middle-Aged Adults by Enhancing Prevention Potential, Sarah Agudelo
Theses/Capstones from 2020
An Investigation of Treatments for the Prevention of Metabolic Complications for Women Suffering from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Diet, Exercise, Weight Reduction and Herbal Remedies, Brenda Martinez-Puente
Asymmetric Threats: Analyzing the Future of Nuclear Terrorism & Cyber Attacks; The Value of Deterrence Theory for Addressing the Challenges of Nuclear Terrorism in the age of 21st Century Cybersecurity, Oliver Demmert-Shelfo
Barriers to Patient-Centered Care for Dementia Clients in the Long-Term Living Setting, Shaina Gaba
Benefits of Nonpharmacological and Pharmacological Treatments in Autistic Children, Amanda Cheng
Effects of Latinx Parental English Proficiency on Stress, Maria Alvarez Pineda
Effects of Shift Length on Nursing Staff’s Productivity, Safety, and Well-being, Victoria Sivesind
Gut Microbiota and the Development of Type 2 Diabetes, Janet Ryan
Hospitalization and Child Development: Effects on Sleep, Developmental Stages, and Separation Anxiety, Vanessa Cahayag
Individual EMS Disposition in the Prehospital Setting to Predict Future Opioid Overdose and Mortality, Lillie Valliere
Media Framing and Immigration Reform: An Examination of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, Lorena Paredes
Narrative Trauma Representation in Latin American Short Fiction, Julie Dolinsek
Neonatal Health Outcomes and Access to Care, Riki DesJarlais
Nurses' Perceptions of the Impact of the Electronic Health Record on Clinical Decision-Making, Angela Dizon Garcia
Nurses’ Reported Use of Therapeutic Interventions Surrounding a Stillbirth Event, Sonya Woo
Politics Stops at Nature's Edge: The Need for Bipartisanship in Environmental Policymaking, Allison Kustic
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
Self Perception of Dental Esthetics and Its Impact Among Adults Self Esteem in Sonoma and Marin County, Carolina Camacho
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