Master's Projects/Capstones from 2025
Improving Doula Visibility and Integration in the Labor & Delivery Unit through the Implementation of Creative Standardized Visual Strategies, Ninna Alessandra Arcena Acebedo
The Wright Way: Advancing Pediatric Perianesthetia Nursing Competencies, Marisela E. Acevedo-Padilla
Click to Book: Improving Senior Health Management Through Technology Workshops, Alexandria E. Adams
Mental Health and Substance Use Interventions within Muslim Community Spaces: A Community Based-Participatory Research Proposal, Halah Mansour Alayleh
Assessing the Challenges of Captive-Bred Axolotls: Barriers and Opportunities for Axolotl Reintroduction into the Wild, Analia Alvarado
Enhancing Water Supply Resilience & Sustainability: Potential Solutions to Address Water Scarcity in Bogotá, Colombia, Sophia Alvarez Wong
Enhancing Palliative Care Knowledge and Empathetic Communication in Assisted Living: An Educational Quality Improvement Initiative, Jennifer Arias and Alexa Zuti
Effects of Communication Boards on Improving Communication In Assisted Living Care Facilities, Koleen Beatrice Arribas
Effectiveness of Urban composting and waste management in the San Francisco Bay Area, Elijah Ashiagbor
Empowered to Move: A Nursing Initiative to Advance Mobility with PLOF and CLOF, Benjamin Au
Language Attrition as a Social Process, Or Barzilay
Who Owns the Wind: The Absence of Community Wind Farms in California, Sky Berry-Weiss
Charting the Course: Improving Psychotropic Medication Documentation Through Staff Education to Promote Patient Safety and CMS Compliance, Anne J. Bertram RN
Addressing Informal Caregiver Burnout in the United States: Policies, Interventions, and Recommendations, Michael Blampye
Improving Staff Satisfaction and Flu Vaccine Uptake Through Standardized Workflow Tools, Salma Adriana Blanco
Improving Efficiency in Volunteer Onboarding, Madeline Ly Bredehoft and Samantha Nicole Contreras
The Shift: Collaboration Between Registered Nurses & Volunteer Doulas, Diamynz Bruce
Evaluating Emergency Prepardness Education: A Gap Analysis of Health Agency and Academic Plans Against AACN Essentials, Abraham Cabellero, Areli Corona, Zoha Jamal, Tanya Menas, and Jennifer Piña
Enhancing Care Through Continuous Improvement Through the Development of a Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program in Assisted Living, Angelique Naomee L. Calimlim
Understanding Healthcare Experiences of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): A Mixed-Methods Research Proposal, Cristine Jan Catina
A Comprehensive Evidence-Based Educational Initiative for Improving Hand Hygiene, Lyanna L. Chan
Implementing Pressure Injury Prevention Care Bundle Education to Improve HCAHPS Scores in Acute Care, Alice Hoi Yan Cheng
Implementation of a Triage System for the Residents at a Residential Facility to Improve Triage Assessment Skills of the Staff as Well as Improve the Level and Timeliness of Care, Andrew J. Choi RN, Neha Gopal RN, Andres N. Padilla RN, and Dana Son
The Agrivoltaics Opportunity in California: Dual use of agricultural land to support energy transition and bolster climate resilience, Joy Michelle Cox
Improving the Onboarding Process and Retention Rate of Volunteers for the Cantlay Pantry at Catholic Charities, Shela Tahsa Cristiani, Kasra Motamedi, Julian Pinedo, and Fatima Lopez Luna
Enhancing Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT 2.0) Competency to Promote Early Mobilization, Ensure Patient Safety, and Maximize Health Outcomes, Shaun C. Cunanan
Enhancing Intimate Partner Violence Screening: Implementing Standardized EHR Protocols and Staff Education in a Community Health Center Serving the Latinx Community, Gabriela Alejandra Davila Barajas
Strengthening the Birthing Bridge: Educating Labor and Delivery Nurses on Scope and Impact of Volunteer Doulas, Catherine H. De La Torre
Enhancing Patient Safety in a Skilled Nursing Facility with a Post-Fall Huddle Protocol: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Evelin Yajaira Dominguez Dominguez
Shifting US Strategies: Preventing China’s Continued Military Aggression Through Unrestricted Warfare Tactics Targeting Supply Chains, Andrew P. Downs
BHUGA EDUCATION: Toward a Financially Sustainable Model of Catholic-Sponsored Secondary Education for the Poor in Nigeria, Christian Uchechukwu Ekesiobi
Illuminating Leadership Excellence: An Evidence-Based QI Intervention Reigniting Nurse Leaders from Burnout to Brilliance Using Caring Science and Reflective Practice, Matthew S. Elliott
The Last Push: Fostering a Culture of Collaboration and Respect Between Labor and Delivery Nurses and Volunteer Doulas, Jocelyn Y. Esquivias
California kelp forests: an analysis of Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis luetkeana restoration after decades of decline, Gabrielle K. Farrer
eHealth for Older Adults: Building Digital Confidence for Better Health, Alejandra M. Fernandez
Enhancing Documentation Accuracy and Nurse Handoffs Through Virtual Reality in a Pediatric Perianesthesia Unit, Alicia G. Fregoso
Optimizing Pediatric Peri-Anesthesia Care: A Donna Wright Nursing Competency Framework, Marisa Elise Gauna
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Streamline Flu Vaccine Documentation and Increase Staff Engagement, Carla E. Giron
Evolving Discipline Strategies: The Effects of Police Removal on School Discipline in San Francisco, Eliza Grace Giroux
Improving Effective Assistant Nurse Manager Communication in Obstetrics, Julie Marie Glover
Improving Infusion Workflow Through Standardized Patient Rooming Guideline, Lili Gomez, Eleni Sarkissian Saghini, Chloe Schmid, and Stephanie Tat
Floating PV in Bulawayo: Evaluating evaporation mitigation, energy yields and economic viability., Fidelis Hazvineyi Dambudzo Gorogodo
The Impact of Culturally Grounded Breastfeeding Programs on Black Maternal and Infant Outcomes: A Scoping Review, Kelsey B. Green
Translanguaging 101 for Adult ESOL Teachers, Shae Green
Safer Documentation in the Peri-Anesthesia Microsystem: A Virtual Reality Initiative, Sahand Hajian
Optimizing Electronic Health Record Workflow to Improve Flu Vaccinations in a Primary Health Clinic, Xzalyn Arianah Hernandez
Plastic in the pack: assessing microplastic risk to urban coyotes (Canis latrans) in the San Francisco Bay Area, Elaina E. Herrmann
From Bed to Table: Improving Outcomes by Encouraging Patient Mobility During Meals, Quyen Ho
Analyzing Ballast Water Treatments, Invasive Species, and Pathogens, and A Decade-Long Analysis on the San Francisco and Baltimore Ports, Jasmin Ibarra-Cortes
Red Room Redesign: Improving Operating Room Workflow for Urgent and Emergency Procedures, Hipolito Jamilan
Reducing Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex Cesarean Birth Rate, Roseanna Juarez
Improving Pressure Injury Prevention with Educational Programs for Caregivers and Nurses, Michella B. Kahanding
Optimizing Non-member Transfer Process, Simarjeet Kaur Ms.
Improving Self-Care in Nursing Professionals, Tina R. Kinnear
Connecting Through Context: A Culturally Relevant Mental Health Resource for K-12 School Counselors, Erica Knebel
Skin Care Excellence: Increasing RN Skin Check Frequency to Prevent HAPIs, Yu Jian Kwan
SOS (SAVE OUR SKIN)- A Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Reduction Quality, Nicholas A. La Mar
Pressure Free Care: Empowering Staff With the HAPI Prevention Reference Sheet, A Quality Improvement Project, Harmony Le, Melissa Suthar, Olivia Tubao, David Valdez, and McKenna Wallace
Enhancing Client Intake Efficiency in the Removal Defense Program: A Nursing-Led Quality Improvement Initiative, Johnny Linares, Julia Tran Ngo, Daniel Orea, and Atheana Yadira Lopez
Does the Addition of Digital Care Along With Standard Chemotherapy Teaching That is Provided at City of Hope Increase Patient Satisfaction and Confidence?, Sheridan Wendy Lomeli, Brooklin Mize, Tatyana Franco, and Daniela Naemi
Pedaling Toward Justice: Exploring the Role of Community Advocacy in Shaping Bicycle Policy in Oakland., Claire Farrell Lowe
Driving Excellence in Assisted Living: Implementing a Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program, Charlie Madison
Intimate Partner Violence Prevention and Intervention at a Primary Care Clinic, Atticus Madrid
From Surviving to Thriving: The Oxygen Mask Approach for Middle Management, Lydia Marque
Food, Fitness, and Filipino Culture: Evaluating and Reimagining Chronic Disease Interventions for Filipino Americans Through the PEN-3 Framework, Juliana Mastro
Pathways to Possibility: A Multilingual Perspective in Community Colleges, Alex Matson
Balancing Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) Protections while Maintaining Renewable Energy Development within the San Joaquin Valley, Madison Lenzi McGinn
Say It. Check It. Chart It. Share It.: A VR Approach to Better Handoffs and Stronger Documentation, Jonathan McMenamy
Empowering Medical-Surgical Nurses to Conquer Burnout: Building Resilience and Wellness, Catherine P. Morante
Kid Power: Mastering Asthma Management to Keep Hospitals Away!, Kriste L. Moret
Standardizing IPV Screening: A Path Toward Equity in Community Health, Andrea K. Munoz Vera
Enhancing Pediatric Perianesthesia Nursing Practice with the Donna Wright Competency Model, Britney Ng
Empowering Nurses, Enhancing Mobility: A QI Initiative Using PLOF and CLOF to Promote Patient Ambulation, Kaela Nguyen
Bringing Humanity to the Bedside: Personalizing Communication in the Surgical ICU, Czijay Robyn S. Oliveros
A Roadmap for Greywater Reuse at the University of San Francisco Hilltop Campus: A Financial, Regulatory, and Technical Feasibility Study, Apama'bo Anand Oszkar
Passive Envelope Retrofits as Climate Justice Infrastructure Against Extreme Heat: A GIS-Guided Approach for Outdated Single-Family Homes in Urban California, Mert Oztekin Mr.
A Tale of Two Organizations: San Francisco & Tokyo, An Analysis of Urban Youth Poverty in the Developed World, Arturo Paredes
Cool & Connected OC: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Cooling Center Utilization and Decrease Heat-Related ER Visits Among Seniors in Orange County, Mi Thao Pham, Laura Germano, Valentine Huerta, and Manar Sahalam
From Incomplete to Impactful—Finalizing Unfinished Nursing Projects in NaRT and Polypharmacy for Lasting Improvement, Paula Thanh Nhat Pham, Armine Lianna Chamichyan, Anastasia Yerofeyeva, and Stelene Alexis Tragus
Sustainability in Sports: Exploring Scope 3 Emissions, Transparency the Need for Standardized Frameworks, Tatiana Pineda Del Rosario
Nurses’ Voices in Prevention: Evaluating Enhanced Bedside Signage to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Jorge Pinzon Figueroa
More Than a Diagnosis: Elevating Person-Centered Care in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit Through Personalized Communication Boards, Sierra B. Poe
Having a Home to Come Home to: How Subsidized Housing Impacts Unhoused Pregnant Women, Stephanie O. Porvaznik
Presence is Power: Restoring Compassionate Birth Through Volunteer Doulas, Sheina S. Rai
Factors Influencing the Re-emergence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Using the Social Ecological Model: A Scoping Review, Glenda Dorina Rodriguez Lenarduzzi
Implementation of a Pre-Discharge Screening Program for Fracture Prevention, Sarah J. Russell
The Hidden Logic Behind Migration and Success, Elsa Russom
Eco-Emotions and Climate Activism in Adolescents, Julianna Sahoo
Integration of Post-Fall Huddles to Promote Fall Prevention in a Skilled Nursing Facility, Leslie Sanroman
Assessing Climate Change Resilience Strategies in the Central American Coffee Industry, Calvin Saribay
Enhancing Flu Vaccination Rates Through Improved Electronic Health Record User Workflow Training, Grace Sayre
