Master's Projects/Capstones from 2020
RACE, ETHNICITY, OR KAPWA: (RE)CONCEPTUALIZING FILIPINONESS IN A SETTLER SOCIETY, Julienne (Eugenie) Mamuyac
The Importance of Nutrition Education as a Recovery Component for Individuals with Severe Mental Illnesses, Emily Martinez
A Preoperative Hand Hygiene Campaign: " No One Left BeHand.", Keri McCoy
A Systems Approach to Increase the ICU Nursing Workforce During a Pandemic, Jennifer Mendenhall
Improving Reliability in Specimen Handling: An Evidence-Based Improvement Project in Dermatology Practice, Dianne Elaine Mina
A Comprehensive Look at the Benefits of Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Native American Indigenous Communities for Fire Management Practices in Northern California, Christopher Mishima
Improving Frequency of Hand Hygiene Education from Providers to Patients, Nancy Moran, Vanessa Hernandez, and Christopher Sutton
Preceptor Education and Structured Onboarding Process, Charles Morato
Reducing the Incidence of Anaphylaxis Events in School Settings, Sabina L. Muresan
Shared Space Across Sectors: Using Space As A Platform For Shared Value And Social Impact, Shana Murray
An Innovative Contest: A Team Approach to Improving Patient Satisfaction Scores for Medication Side Effects, Jennifer Natsch-Jensen
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention in Spinal Cord Injury Unit, Golda Nebre
Promoting Community Engagement Through Basic User Tutorial of EPA Geospatial Screening Tools, Jonas Nguyen
Self-directed Learning Practices in ESL: How Beginning Adult Latinx English Language Learners Can Increase Learning Outcomes, Jessica Parisi
Improving Quality of Care Through Discharge Planning, Maria Pasillas
Competent and Confident: Empowering English Language Learners Through Pronunciation Instruction, Faith Pellas
Plant-Powered: A Digital Plant-Based Nutrition Intervention for Low-Income Patients with Type II Diabetes, Ellen Pelos
Taiwan's Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, An Pei Peng
Motivate Beginning Level Adult ESL Learners in Online Teaching, Mengjia Peng
Driving Disruption: Assessing Uber's Corporate Identity in the Battle over Driver Classification, Benjamin Peterson
Exploring Reproductive Oppression Among Undocumented Immigrants in Texas, Darci Phillips
Do Museums Walk the Walk? A Sociological Approach to Museum Inreach, Kaylee Ilene Wildflower Pinola
Using Graphic Novels to Teach English and American Culture in Japanese Middle Schools, Jenna Pollack
From Team Huddle to Team Cuddle: Rekindling Caring, Self-Compassion, and Joy in Work!, Amerizza Quemada
Implementing Simulation in ICU New Graduate Nursing Orientation: Introducing Two Practice Innovations, Aiza Quinday MSN
Creation of a COVID-19 Community Testing Team for Home Health and Hospice, Lilah Raja
From Anxiety to Motivation: Creating Anxiety-free Classrooms Using Culturally Responsive Teaching, Jing Rong
Standardizing the Bedside Shift Report: Improving Nurse-to-Nurse Communication, Deepi Sahota
DNR No POLST Project, Reanda Scherson
Nurse Interrupted: Educating Nurses to Reduce Work Interruptions in the Intensive Care Unit, Lelayitu Shiferaw
Nurse Leader Rounding: A Stellar Strategy to Improve the Patient Experience of Care in the Emergency Department, Polina Shishkina
Policy Changes Impact in Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon, Iara Silva Jaques
Keeping Patients Vertical in the Intensive Care Unit, Melanie Smith
Decreasing the Fall Rate on a Medical Surgical Unit with an Enhanced Fall Algorithm in the Electronic Medical Record, Natali Sokolovski
COASTAL GREECE: AN OPEN MUSEUM FOR SNORKELING AND SWIMMING WITH GOGGLES, ZINA SOTIROPOULOU
Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation of the Mona Coqui (Eleutherodactylus monensis) in Puerto Rico, Jennifer Stabile
Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries Through a Standardized Prevention Bundle, Austin Lee Stoker
Patient Engagement: A Key Concept to Surgical Site Infection Reduction in Colorectal Patients, Vanessa Strieff
A Mentorship Program’s Impact on Retention and Confidence Levels of New Nurses, Shekhar Subramanian
Improving Frequency of Hand Hygiene Education from Providers to Patients, Christopher Sutton, Nancy Moran, and Vanessa Hernandez
Needs Assessment: A Food Pharmacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Genesis Talavera
Challenges of Electrifying Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles in California and How These Challenges Can Be Overcome, Tracy Tilley
Pain Management Education Quality Improvement Project, Adriana Torres
Health Ambassadors: A Model for Engaging Community Leaders to Promote Better Health, Sandra Torres
A Training Program for Therapeutic Living Counselors Supervising Self-Medication Among Commercially-Sexually Exploited Children in a Residential Home Setting, Irene Tsimba Zenga
The World’s Greatest Hero: An Examination of Superhero Tropes in My Hero Academia, Jerry Waller
Cross-cultural Adaptation of Mandarin-Speaking Undergraduate Students in the United States, Enhao Wang
Perinatal Substance Use Screenings in Marin County: a brief overview of screening protocols and identifying gaps in care, Breanna Wiliams
Energy Intensity Variation Among California Urban Water Supplies, Madeline Willett
Conquering ESL Students' English Listening Barriers, Dan Wu
Chinese New Year: The Importance of Tradition and Impact of Governmental Regulation, Chen Xue
Creating a Culture of Teamwork and Communication, Ikjae Yang
Using Contextualized Materials to Teach English Grammar, Jingyi Yang
Using Contextualized Materials to Teach English Grammar, Jingyi Yang
Clean Alternatives For Household Coal - Case Study: Izmir, Turkey, Yagiz Yar
Promoting 21st-Century Learning: Online Collaboration through Design Thinking Framework for Today's ESL Students, HANDE YILDIZ
Placing Notes in the Virtual “Western Wall”: Online Memorial Culture in Chinese Social Media, Xiaoyu Zhang
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2019
Redefining Trauma: Utilizing Restorative Justice to Repair Care Systems, Emebet Aklilu
A Closer Look at TOEFL Speaking Assessment Test: A Guide to Teaching TOEFL iBT Speaking, Glen Ryan Alejandro
Changing Minds: Measuring the Impact of a Student-Led Club to Reduce Mental Health Stigma Among Teenagers, Jennifer Anolin
Standardization of Postoperative Care Guidelines for Pediatric Cleft Palate Patients, Julie Barragan, Macy Andrada, Mercedes Greenberg, Tatiana Grib, Samantha Gerber, and Amanda Dailor
Nurturing Community and Student Voice through Communicative Language Teaching and Storytelling, Dana Behr
"I don't want it public": Voluntary HIV testing in a public setting, Josephine Mlumun Borogo
Nurse-Driven Protocol to Reduce Urinary Catheter Infections: A Quality Improvement Project, Sara Burrington
Understanding the Dynamics of Public Space: Zoning, Urban Design, and Use Value. A Case Study of Downtown San Francisco, Joaquin Cabello Silva
Enriching Human Capital: How to Empower ESL/FL Learners Through P2P Design to Instruction, Christopher Carey
Welcoming Deaf or Hard of Hearing English Language Learners: A Guidebook for English Educators, Sarah Chang
Navigating Chinese Culture and Politics: The Destinies of Companies in China, vicki chen
Implementing the Fast Track Improvement Bundle: A Total Joint Replacement Quality Improvement Project, Kathleen Cho, Grace Ryu, Laura Palmer, Crystal Eng, and Shannon Danneman
Standardization of Postoperative Care Guidelines for Pediatric Cleft Palate Patients, Amanda Dailor, Macy Therese G. Andrada, Julie C. Barragan, Samantha T. Gerber, Mercedes S. Greenberg, and Tatyana Grib
A Formal HCAHPS Teaching Program Targeting Communication Improves HCAHPS Scores, Bobbie Davis
Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention: A Quality Improvement Project, Sukhjit Dhillon
Improving Continuity of Care Among Sepsis Patients Through the Utilization of EPIC Systems Interface, Jonathan Diep
Preparing Healthcare Staff for Cardiac Arrest Codes in the Outpatient Clinical Setting: Code Drill Training Improves Patient Outcomes, Rowan Edwards, RN
Getting to Zero: Creating an Infrastructure to Support Fall Prevention in a Medical–Surgical Unit, Krys Elgarico
Wellness for One, Healthy Community for All: Improving a Multidimensional University Wellness Programlth, Shea Gaier
Plastic Packaging and the Associated Environmental Challenges. A case for a California Plastic Packaging Framework, Zahra Ghayour-Kelly
The Narrowing Road to Asylum: How Limitation and Exclusion Have Shaped the 1951 Convention Refugee in the Modern Age, Nancy Giesel
Art-Based Health Education for Homeless and Marginally Housed Women in San Francisco, Trineca R-N Godfrey
Assessment of Trauma-Informed Care in Sonoma County through ACES Connection, Rosco Gordon
Standardization of Postoperative Care Guidelines for Pediatric Cleft Palate Patients, Tatyana Grib, Macy Therese G. Andrada, Julie C. Barragan, Amanda K. Dailor, Samantha T. Gerber, and Mercedes S. Greenberg
The Battle of the Powers: Newly Obtained Benefits from the Revitilised Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Scott Halsted
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and its Relevance in the Adult English as a Second Language Classroom, Helena Henkin
Multimedia Training for Novice EFL Teachers in East Asia, Franklin Hewins
Enhancing Discharge Communication for Timely Patient Discharge: A Quality Improvement Project, Maricel Hiponia
