Master's Projects/Capstones from 2023
Increasing Sepsis-Bundle Adherence on a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Tiffany Liu
An Implementation of Combined Fecal/Gastric Occult Blood Testing in the Emergency Department, Desiree Long
Fall Risk Identification and Reduction Among the Gerontological Population at a Long-term Care Facility, Esther A. Lowe, Breanna Cates, Lisa James, Ashley Samson, Jowel Ochoa, and Matthew Ng
Investment Without Displacement: A Study of the Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors Initiative in East Oakland, Jeremy Mack
The GDPR, Privacy and Europe's Power Gambit, Daniel Degen Maneloveg
Techniques for Reducing Public Speaking Anxiety in Adult English Learners, Andy Mardesich
MASSIVE MISUNDERSTOOD MENACE: GOJIRA (1954), AN ALLEGORY FOR COPING WITH TRAUMA, Marc-Antony Martinez
Early Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit, Kimberly Masse
Chronic Lower Back Pain Among Women in India: Evidence-Based Approach to Risk Factors and Interventions, Aelita Matosova
Bridging the Gap: Educating Medical-Surgical Unit Nurses in a Large Hospital Organization on Sepsis Bundle Elements, Meara J. Matthews
Improving Early Sepsis Recognition: Resocializing Intensive Care Unit Nurses in a Large Hospital on the Inpatient Sepsis Bundle Checklist, Elizabeth Rose Maykel
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance in the Emergency Department, Teela Sade Miller-Buford
Therapeutic Gardening for Addiction Recovery, Hayley Milleson
Dodge the Fall: A Newborn Fall Prevention Initiative, Natali Montoya
Health Benefits of Applying a Mentorship Model in After-School Programs, Katie N. Morataya-Picazo
Seeking Patient-Centered Care Through Bedside Handoff in the Postpartum Unit, Evelyn Ndaki
Surviving the Stigma: Incorporating Mental Health Literacy to Increase Help-Seeking in California First Responders, Yvonne C. Newson
Lovenox Prophylaxis: Improving Lovenox Nurse Education in a Postpartum Unit, Amy T. Nguyen
Dodge the Fall: A Newborn Fall Prevention Initiative, Linda Nguyen
Bridging the Gaps: A Policy Analysis of Child Human Trafficking in Underserved Populations, its Impact on Mental Illnesses, and Recommendations for Enhancing the Existing System, Nguyen Cao Thao Nguyen
Educating Labor and Delivery Nurses on Evidence-Based Birthing Positions to Promote Fetal Descent During First and Second Stage Labor, Sophia Nguyen
Reducing Overuse of Supplies: The Impact of Implementing a Supply Management Bundle in the Medical Surgical Observation and Telemetry Unit, Thu Nguyen, Jacqueline Pham Wong, Stephanie Kim, Ivy Cruz, Jason Wong, and Kiana Younesi
English Pronunciation Skills and Intelligibility of Native Russian Speakers, Zoia Palgova
Increasing Sepsis Bundle Compliance Through Nurse Education, Parth S. Papaiya
Creating Systemic Support: Cross-Sector Partnerships as a Catalyst to Institutional Transformation for Southeast Asian Student Support, Brianna Lourdes Edoria Pascua
Stormwater to Groundwater: How California can increase groundwater storage and build climate resilience., Emily M. Perales
A Public Health Educational Campaign For Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Intervention, Elia G. Peralta Landeros
Assessing Rebuilding Incentives for Homeowners Impacted by the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire, Melisa Cambron Perez
Indigenous Water Rights: Navigating Sovereign Waters, Cynthia N. Pina
Desde el Suelo: Resources for Anti Colonial and Abolitionist Educators in Puerto Rico, Jazdil Poupart-Feliciano
Assessing Wastewater Treatment in Yopal Colombia Using GIS, Leydi P. Puerto Bohorquez
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance in the Emergency Department, Monica P. Rabago Moreno
Improving Timely Sepsis Care through Staff Education within the Emergency Department, Lian Radcliffe
Exploring Sepsis Bundle Compliance in the Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit, Kerry Rebecca Reinbold
Considerations for the Use of Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculants in Coal Mine Reclamation and Reforestation in Appalachia: A Guide of Best Practices and Management Recommendations, Cole Hansen Reistrup
Solar-powered microgrids in Northern California: an opportunity for resilience, Marina Riddle
Beyond Carceral "Solutions": Using Transformative Human Rights Education in Domestic Violence Prevention, Alli E. Rios
Early Sepsis Recognition Saves Lives: Optimizing Sepsis Care in a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit, Camila Risueno-Pena
Therapeutic Gardening For Addiction Recovery, Hugo A. Rivera Lopez
AMBIGÚ TRASHUMANTE BARRA DE CAFÉ AMBULANTE Ambigú Trashumante Barra de Café Ambulante, Augusto Martin Rivero
Enhancing Compliance Rates: The Impact of Implementing a Bed Bath Bundle, Lizeth Rosales, Destinee Unabia, Dennisse Espinoza, Nicole Razi, and Russell Hall
Reducing Care Companion Utilization in Medical-Surgical and Telemetry Units, Mary Jane B. Sagabaen
The Resurgence of Pre-Colonial Practices: The Shift in Social Culture in Filipino American Youth, Amanda Saligumba
Harmony in Purpose: The Key Role of Organizational Values in Nonprofit Collaboration and Cross-Sector Partnerships, Sannia Salman
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance in the Emergency Department, Camila Sanchez
Therapeutic Gardening for Mental Health in Substance Use Recovery, Stephanie E. Schafer
Uncorking the Speaking Skill: Wine and Prosody in Conversation, Efren Antonio Serra
An Integrated Resource Plan for Tucson Electric Power Company, 2020-2050, Timothy Gary Sheehan Jr and Danny Alexander Zepeda
Improving Triage Accuracy in the Emergency Department, Joselyn Silverman
Non-Clinical Perspectives on Sepsis: A Project for Enhanced Awareness, Anjali Kumari Singh
Health Risks of Herbal Medicine in the US: Recommendations to Improve Awareness and Advance Safety, Darya Sinkevich
The Effect of a Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Tool on Reducing Falls, Maria Gracia Skallet
IRS-sanctioned Secrecy for Religious Nonprofits: Stepstone or Stumbling Block?, Mark W. Smith
Community Microgrids as an Equitable Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy in California, Savanna Olivia Smith
Desal in So. Cal - Are We There Yet?, Luke F. Swanson
Emergency Department to Medical Telemetry Bed Flow Optimization, Anne Rochelle P. Taco
Improving the Land Trust Model’s Impact on Environmental Conservation in Northern California, Peter Talbot
Increasing Repeat Lactate Collection for Sepsis Bundle Management of Care, Rahwa Teklehaimanot
Examining the interventions that address reproductive health challenges among homeless women San Francisco Bay Area, Sapana Thalal Ms.
Addressing Funding Disparities in Women of Color-led Organizations, Christy J. Thomas
Dodge the Fall: A Newborn Fall Prevention Initiative, Lenora Thompson
Educating Medical-Surgical Nurses in a Large Hospital Organization on Sepsis Bundle Elements, Amanda H. Tran
Early Sepsis Recognition: Improving Sepsis Education in a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit, Kathileen Tran
Improving Timely Sepsis Care Through Staff Education Within the Emergency Department, Gregory James Trevino
Optimizing Sepsis Management Through Enhanced Protocol Compliance in the Emergency Department, Efrain Perez Trujillo
Inclusive Education is Power: Revising Sexual Health Education for People with Disabilities, Carly M. Tsuruda
“Am I light enough?”: Mercury Poisoning Due to Skin-Lightening Products, a Policy, and a Culturally Competent Solution, Raven Joyce Redaniel Uayan
Facilitators and Barriers to Effective Scale-up of Evidence-Based Nonprofit-Level HIV Prevention and Treatment Interventions Among Black Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), Ugochukwu C. Uzoeghelu
Dodge the Fall: A Newborn Fall Prevention Initiative, Shirley B. Varela
The Impact of Access and Quality of Antenatal Care on Maternal Mortality Rates among Women in Pakistan, Fauzia Waqar
Burnout: An examination of how human services’ cultures impact person-centered care and job satisfaction, Ebony Webb
Sustainability Analysis: Large-scale Desalination Implications for Coastal California, Elizabeth H. Whitford
Improving Education on Preeclampsia with Non-Severe Features and Frequency of Assessment Among Nurses in the Maternal-Child Postpartum Unit, Alyssa J. Willsher
Campaigning Beyond: Sepsis Awareness Among Non-clinical Staff, Cynthia Wong
Mentoring Nurses After Specialty Training or Orientation in Labor and Delivery, Benjamin Jlopleh Worji
Decreased Recovery Time with Postoperative Pain Assessment in a PACU, Eun Hey Gracie Yoon
Toxic Fashion: Evaluation of Chemicals in Clothing and Recommendations for the Amended TSCA, Gregory Zajac
It Takes More Than Good Intentions: Human Resources Management Efforts to Address Turnover in Nonprofit Organizations, Isabel Margarita Zaldivar Kunstmann
A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME: LEE KUAN YEW’S IRON FIRST BENEATH THE VELVET GLOVE, Yi Chen Zhai
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2022
Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Exposure in Feminine Hygiene Products and the Effect on the Menstrual Cycle, Elizabeth Aguirre
“I want them to see me as a complete person”: Sustaining people of color in predominantly white institutions through counter-hegemony, Jessica Albavera
How Are We (Really) Doing? Perspectives on Program Evaluations in Non-Profit Organizations, Martin Alkire
A One Health Approach: Addressing the Overuse of Antibiotics in Agriculture, Abby Erin Anderson
In “Plane” Sight: A Study of SFO’s Human Trafficking Intervention Sticker, Kendall R. Anderson
Evaluation of dam decommissioning as a habitat restoration method: A case study of California, Carla Lissette Angulo
Tobacco Policy Reform: Ending the Youth and Young Adult Tobacco Epidemic, Rocio Arjon
Instituting a Preceptor Program in Home Health, Abbi Arnold
COVID-19 Youth Ambassador Corp, a Community-based Program to Address Vaccine Hesitancy, Atoosa Azarang
Improving Medication Side Effects Documentation and Clinician Understanding in Home Health, Katherine Bales
Runaman tukuy: Language revitalization strategies for Runasimi heritage learners, Allison B. Bejar
Improving Outreach with Stroke Patients after Discharge, Marsha Belen
Interactive and Engaging Virtual/Online English Classes: Fostering Teaching and Social Presence, Merve Beyazit Taner
Language for Life: Heritage Language Maintenance, Ani Braude
Interventions for Healthcare Provider Burnout: A Systematic Literature Review, Parisa Broomandkhoshbacht
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Information Technology Industry, Natalie Louise Calhoun
Impacts of Nitrogen Enrichment on Corals – A Remote Sensing Approach, David E. Carrasco
Improving Nursing Staff Knowledge for Management of Geriatric Patients with Confusion in the Emergency Department, Kareem G. Carter
Improving Elementary Nutrition Education Curriculum in San Francisco - A Program Analysis of the Food Education Project, Audrey N. Chang