A collection of Senior Theses from undergraduate programs across the disciplines.
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Theses/Capstones from 2015
Looted Antiquities: Economic Opportunity for Terrorists, Vanessa Hanson
MADNESS: Schizophrenia, Then and Now, Diane W. Aldrich
Mother's Bed: Gender Representation in Children's Literature, Karin Hanni
Nurses’ Perceptions of Best Practices to Assess Pediatric Patients and Educate Their Families Experiencing Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy: “Chemo Brain” A Pilot Study, Jennifer A. Tapping
On the Divide: Examining Residential Segregation in Marin County, California, Felicia Burgess
The Feminist Inside the Strong Black Woman, Avoa P. Henry
The Relationship of Cell Phone Usage to Personality and Attention, Victoria L. Grajeda
The Transformative and Healing Powers of Compassion, Forgiveness, and Wonder, Anna C. Eriksson-Marty
Theses/Capstones from 2014
A Historical Account of the Conceptual Evolution of Satan in the Abrahamic Belief Traditions, Hanan Huneidi
Building Academic Confidence in English Language Learners in Elementary School, Alejandra Vazquez
Chinese Calligraphy: An American Chinese's Perspective, Bridget Gross Duann
Creating a Successful Educational Environment for the Latino/a Community: Building Home- School Communication, Talyha Romo
Education and the Museum, Courtney Mary Morse
Effects of Resource Allocation on Student Academic Achievement and Self-Perceptions of Success in an Urban Setting, Kimberly Ann Harris
Engage, Imagine and Create: Keeping the Arts Alive in the Youth of Today, Kymm L. Falls
English Language Learners on the Rise: A Look at Programs Available To Adults in Sonoma County That Support Parent Involvement, Jaime Dee Blevins
Enhancing Social Behavior of Children with Autism in an Inclusive Classroom, Alexandra Akemi Rovira
Evolution of the Un-Wed Mother, Carol Jean Obergfell
FEAR.COM: Terrorism and its Use of the Internet and Social Media, Gary Tourville
For Praying Out Loud: An Exploration of Religious Traditions & Their Prayer Practices, Leona George-Davidson
Greta's Journey-The Life of a Guitar, Heather Dobrin
Heritage/ Culture Preservation Model Bilingual Instruction, Heidi Samayoa
Human Trafficking and Sexual Slavery: A Local Epidemic, Sierra Marie Tomsky
Individual and Social Ontologies of the Self: Analyzing the Spectrums of Selfhood, Evan Alexander Ferguson
Living in Afghanistan on the Eve of the Russian Invasion, Crystal Kelly
Personality Differences in Social Networking and Online Self-Presentation, Lesley Natalie Jimenez
Preventing Students who are At Risk from Dropping out of School, Agustin Joseph Gonzalez
Rediscovering Nature: Tree Exercises and Psychology, Kendra Woodglass
Student Centered Curriculum: Elementary School, Atria Gail Rondone
The Relationship of Control and Sensation-Seeking Behaviors to Travel Motivations, Michael Galindo
Understanding Social and Emotional Needs as an Approach in Developing a Positive Classroom Environment, Kristen Ozorio
Unseen Consequences: The Plight of the Mexican Migrant Farm Worker, Amanda Diaz
Vulnerable Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in California from 1986 to 2012, Magdalena Galvan Rodriguez
Women Ordination in the Roman Catholic Church, Ria Barretto Aquino
Theses/Capstones from 2000
A Dominican Torch in the Pioneer West: The Founding of Dominican College and a Century of Growth, Michael J. Hayes