Master's Projects/Capstones from 2015
Investigation into the effects of project delivery methods on LEED targets, Nicole Marie Hanks
IMPROVING BEDSIDE SHIFT-TO-SHIFT NURSING REPORT PROCESS, Nina Herceg
Videoconferencing for Improved Access to Care, Alana L. Hernandez
Improving Patient Medication Reconciliation Participation and Compliance Through Education, Maria Elena Herrera
Strategies to Reduce Foreign Language Anxiety in Adult EFL Students of the European Union, Kathleen Hershner
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Education Improvement Project, Reginald M. Hilarie
An Exploratory Scenario for San Francisco to Become A Walking, Bicycling and Transit City, Chaowen Huang
Mother Tongue Interference in English Language Pronunciation of the Chinese Immigrant in the United States, Chaowei Hu
Influence of Child Injury Risk Perceptions on Adult Supervision Behavior, Ha Huynh
Developing Inter-Professional Oral Health Education: An Evaluation of Educational Resources, Jordan A. Jew
Impacting Patient Care Experiences: Hourly Rounding, Michelle R. Johnson Hernandez
Ecodistricts in San Francisco: The Implementation of Neighborhood Regional Planning and Its Potential Effects on Environmental Resilience, Elizabeth M. Juvera
Utilizing Ecological Connectivity in California Desert Wilderness Preservation, Lauren Kahal
The Effective Ways of Teaching Vocabulary to Korean Students as a Second Language Learners, sujin kang
A Literacy-level Curriculum for Adult Spanish-speaking English Language Learners with Limited Formal Education, Kirsten L. Keihl
Specialized Transplant Orientation: Improving Nursing Competence Caring for the Solid Organ Transplant Patient, Tamara Kelley
Addressing the Problem of Alarm Fatigue: Enhancing Patient Safety through Cardiac Alarm Customization, Kimberly A. Kinghorn
Intravenous Extravasation Management, Janet Kong
Hypertension Management Through Patient Education, Shaleena Kumar
Sensitivity Training Symposium: For Museum Staff and Docents, Laura A. Langlois
Decreasing Risk of Delirium with Early Progressive Mobility, Donna J. Larson Mrs.
Prospectus Summary Brief: NICU Communication Improvement, Joy E. Lawley
Reinforcing Teach-back Method Regarding Pain Management for Non-verbal Patients and their Families, Renee Krystle Doll Lazaro
Prospectus Elements: Increasing Pediatric Immunization Rates, Catherine Le
Reducing Wait Time of Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Administration to Inpatients by Increasing the Numbers of Chemotherapy Providers, Jessica y. Liang
Improving Dental Care to the Elderly in a Nursing Home, Cara M. Licavoli
Advocating for Shorter Lengths of Stay: Thyroidectomies, Michelle Lim
Picture This: Archiving an Artist’s Personal Photograph Collection, Rheilly M. P. Llanos
Intradialytic Weight Gain Management for Dialysis Patients, Susan Long
Envisioning a Trauma-Sensitive Public Health Department: Implications for Practice, Policy, and Research, Victoria Lopez
VAP Prevention in the CTICU, Pres Lorenzo
Emergency Response Improvement Project, Ewan Stephen MacDonald
Health Hub Program Evaluation, Natalie Macias
Performing a correct surgical time out, Natalia E. Mariscal
The Palestinian Museum in California: A Fundraising Plan, Lydia Marouf
Implementing a Rib Fracture Management Pathway and PIC Scoring Tool to Reduce ICU Readmissions, Susan Mastroianni
In-Patient Self-Management Diabetes Education, Amy Matthews
Improving Management of Inpatient Blood Glucose, Rachael K. Misitano
Switching to Celsius to Improve Patient Outcomes, Kimberly A. Montague
Incentives to Incarcerate: Corporation Involvement in Prison Labor and the Privatization of the Prison System, Alythea S. Morrell
Groundwater Banking in Imperial Irrigation District: Planning for Future Water Scarcity on the Colorado River, Sara Morton
Improving Influenza Compliance Using a Reminder System, Beverly N. Motta
Understanding Core and Supportive Processes, Cora M. Murphy
Reinventing the Medical Request Process in a Correctional Healthcare Setting, Leah Murphy
Improving Patient Safety by Calculating the QT Correction in Critical Care Patients, Diane F. Newcombe
REDUCTION OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT BOARDING IN THE ED, ERIAM S. NNAMALIRI
Global Health Security Agenda Legal Landscape Assessment, Natasha M. Nussbaum
Barriers Encountered by Nurses and Nursing Assistants that Prevent Purposeful Rounding, Mar Joseph B. Odias
Effective Mitigation of Sedimentation on Riparian Riverbeds and Salmonid Populations After Dam Removal, Monica Oey
Using American pop songs in EFL classrooms, MIHEA OH
Patient Centered Medication Education Monitoring: Validating the Efficacy of Patient Medication Education in Promoting Healthy Patient Outcomes, tara l. okullo
The City as Our Museum: A Mobile Tour Proposal for the Filipino Social Heritage District in San Francisco's South of Market Neighborhood, Sabrina L. Oliveros
Reduced A1C Levels Through Diabetes Self-Management Strategies in the Teen Population: A Systematic Review, Nicole O'Neil
Increasing HPV Awareness and 3-Dose Series Compliance Among the Female Population (Ages 11-26) in a Community Health Clinic, Vanessa Orozco
Increasing Self Care Compliance with Follow-up Appointments, Elsa T. Owens
Preventing Surgical Site Infections by Utilizing CHG Wipes for Preoperative Skin Preparation, Jini K. Paek
A Deeper Semiotic Richness: Empowering English Language Students Through Digital Storytelling, Karah Parks
Improving patient safety by decreasing restraint use, Francesca R. Pearl
Improving Patient Satisfaction, Wait Times, and Access to Care in a College Health Setting; Expanding the RN Role as Prescribing Agent With Standardized Procedures, Kimberly D. Perris
Decrease Arrival to CT Time to Improve Stroke Outcomes, Curt Peterson
The Food Education Project: Teaching Nutrition through Environmental Awareness, Caren R. Pinto
Home Health: The Process of Assigning an Appropriately Trained Skilled Nurse to Provide Safe Patient Care, Susanne Polos, MSN, RN, CNL
Beyond Access to Education: Using Collaborative Learning to Promote Agency in Unauthorized Latinos Entering Community College, Amanda C. Price
Surface and Subsurface Application of Chemical Dispersants and Associated Ecosystem Impacts, Adam V. Radpour
A Plan for Managing the Alexander Graham Bell-Joseph Henry Rare Book Collection in the Smithsonian’s Dibner Library, Fahimeh Rahravan
Reducing Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Improving Patient Care Access to Primary Care, Lizeth Rodriguez
Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness: Learning to be Human, Jena-Lee Rogers
Improving Patient Satisfaction through Reducing Nurse Overtime and Redesigning Nurse Staffing and Scheduling, Abby Romme
A Call For Environmental Justice: Water Access and Alcohol Policies, Alexandra Rosalsky
Barriers to Leaving Poverty, Aouie R. Rubio
Strategies for Chronic Disease Prevention in California: Focus on Research, Policy, and Coalition Building, Alexandra E. Russell
Improving Pre-Operative Education Among Pediatric Tonsillectomy Patients, Erin K. Sadowski
Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance to Reduce CLABSI Rate in Oncology ICU, Lorenzo D. San Pedro
Delirium Education for Nurses on a Medical-Surgical Unit, Carole Santos
Teaching Respect, Inclusion, and Acceptance in Ethnically and Culturally Diverse Early Childhood Classrooms, Romina S. Sapinoso
Monitoring biodiversity of San Francisco Peninsula grasslands using Lepidoptera as a bioindicator, Jonathan B. Sifuentes-Winter
Triage Training: Improving Access to Care, Leslie D. Simpson-Crawford
Urban Stormwater Management: Treatment of Heavy Metals and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Bioretention and Permeable Pavement Technologies, Viktoriya Sirova
Implementation of a Debrief “Takeaway” board, Carly A. Skeath
Implementation of a Warming Protocol to Prevent Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia in the Ambulatory Surgical Setting, Joan Abigail Slagle
Teaching English in Saudi Arabia Through the Use of Multimedia, LINAH A. SOFI
An Americans with Disabilities Act Policy For Aquarium of the Bay, Kathleen R. Speulda-Schlier
Accessible Exhibition Planning Through the Use of Multisensory Artwork, Amber I. Spicer
Implementing a Diabetic Education Program at Ho'ola Lahui Hawaii Kaua'i Community Health Center, Debra A. Spung
Empowering Patients with Central Venous Catheters: Utilizing Evidence-Based Video-Assisted Education to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections, Pritam C. Steiner
Advocating for Women's Health: The Importance of Family Planning Clinics, Elizabeth A. Stumm
Minimizing Inpatient Readmissions Through the Use of Discharge Phone Calls, Vilaylack Sydara
Improving Medication Reconciliation on Admission and Discharge in the Behavioral Health Adult Partial Hospitalization Program, Jiawei Tabayoyong
CHF Education and Readmission Reduction, Whitney K. Taft
Improving Nurse-patient Communication about New Medicines, Srimala Thinsan
Increasing the Rate of Successful Treatment in Pregnant Methamphetamine Users Through Integrated Policy and Protocol Development, Mika J. Tibbs Ms
Reducing CLABSI in the NICU with IV Tubing Competency, Tessa A. Toscano Ms
Monitoring non compliant diabetic A1C levels, Laura J. Tracy
Encouraging ESL Teachers to Empower Their Students to Read, Rachael M. Van Liefde
Decreasing Delayed Patient Transfers Prior to Shift Change, Connie M. Vazquez