Theses from 2020
"I truly started to feel comfortable calling myself a scientist": An Exploration of a Short-Term Program to Strengthen the Health Sciences Pipeline, Angel-Max Guerrero
Hinduism as a Political Weapon: Gender Socialization and Disempowerment of Women in India, Aindrila Haldar
Assessing seasonal changes in body condition for spotted (Phoca largha), ringed (Pusa hispida), and bearded (Erignathus barbatus) seals, Michelle Hartwick
Mentoring Effects on Microbusiness Growth in Medellín, Colombia, Diana Herrera
Cruise Ship Ports and Human Capital Development: The Case of Mexico, Jorge Herrera
Constructed Borders in Higher Education: A Critical Policy Analysis of Undocumented College Students' Access to Study Abroad, Louise K. Hon
From Influx to Integration: How Germany’s Grassroots Organizations are Supporting Refugees, Kyra Jablonsky
Our Stories, Our Voices: The Lived Experiences of Black Families with Young Children During Covid-19, Devalin Jackson
Student Government Leaders and their Roles in Cooperative Transformative Change on Campus: An Examination of Undergraduate Changemakers at a California University, Robert Jittrikawiphol
The Function of the Hukou System in Post-Revolutionary China & its Autonomous Regions, Joseph Kramer
The Effect of Sex of Firstborn Children on Fertility Preferences, Lauren Lamson
Narratives of Black Identifying Newcomer Youth, Saniyyah Lateef
Undocumented Asian Immigrants: Securing Higher Education and Cultural Citizenship, Ka Kui Lee
Electrostatic Denaturation of DNA-Cisplatin Adducts, Eddie Madrigal
Oil Price Changes and Unemployment Rate in the U.S. and Chile, Agamani Maity
Assessing Methods for Determining Reference Conditions for Riparian Restoration in Santa Clara County, Claire Mallen
Revision of Student Learning Expectations in the Context of Relationships, Mary McKeever
An Exploration of the Cultural and Social Experiences of Urban High School Students Attending Schools Outside of their Communities, Kerrin McKenney
Cruising Through School: General Equilibrium Effects of Cruise Ship Arrivals on Employment and Education, Ryan McWay
Beluu el Diak le Belumam: Reclaiming and Decolonizing Palauan-American Cultural Heritage, Connie Ngirchemat
The socio-demographic factors influencing NTCA immigrants' accessibility to Mexico's health care system, Ken Nishikata
The socio-demographic factors influencing NTCA immigrants’ accessibility to Mexico’s health care system, Ken Nishikata
“IN THE UNIVERSITY BUT NOT OF THE UNIVERSITY”: EXAMINING INSTITUTIONALIZED COUNTERSPACES THROUGH A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, Omar A. Ramirez
The Effect of Sex of Firstborn Children on Attitudes Towards Intimate Partner Violence, Shuvam Rizal
Green Gold: Avocado price shocks and violence in Mexico, Katie Roett
Dangerous Dice: Playing with Artificial Intelligence and Populism during Brazil's 2018 Election, Glen Salazar
Minority Student Food Insecurity in Higher Education, Joe Sevillano
Growing Community: Planting Justice, Prisoner Reintegration and Community Gardening, Ian Sharp
#YouNeverToldMe: What Jewish American Children Learn about Palestinian Displacement during the Founding of the State of Israel, Nancy Sheftel-Gomes
Centering Community Voices Through Children's Literature: Co-authoring an #Ownvoices Picture Book for the Maine Migrant Education Program, Melanie Shelton
The Socio-Environmental Politics Surrounding the Commodification of Guayusa in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Molly Silk
Sports Narratives and the Examination of Athlete Activists in the Field of Sports, Sharon Singh
Estimating Predictors of Mental Well-Being Through Analysis of Children’s Drawings: The Case of Syrian Refugees, Stephanie Smith
Noted Mirrors, Dennis Spears
Deservingness in Welfare Programs: Connecting Unconditional Cash Transfers and Homelessness, Josh Steinberger
The Role of High-Fructose Corn Syrup Imports in Child and Women Obesity, Anna Subirana Bofill
She Se Puede: Exploring the Career Development of Latinas in the San Francisco Bay Area, Brittney Varela
Impact of Oil Price Shocks on Inflation: The case of BRICS Countries, Gladys Wachira
The Effect of the Second-Stage Anti-Corruption Campaign on Provincial Development in China, 2015-2017, Zhenyao Yuan
Innovation Dynamics of Cultural Production: Evidence in Rap Lyrics, James M. Zumel Dumlao, Junjie Lei, Emeka Nwosu, Li Yu Oon, Tsai Ling Jeffrey Wong, James Rising, and Jesse Anttila-Hughes
Theses from 2019
Captive Nations: Measuring Economic Growth on Native American Reservations in California, Mahsa Ashabi
Indigenous Women's Bodies: Primer Territorio de Defensa, Ana Gabriela Avalos Tizol
Frogs Hiding in Plain Sight: Phylogenetic Systematics of Myanmar’s Occidozyga Species Complex, and the Identification of a Novel Species, Allison Bogisich
Wildfire Exposure To Critical Habitat Of Endangered And Threatened Species In California, Kristin Butcher
Conceptualizing the Promise of Life Skills Education for Adolescent Girls in the Global South: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Olivia Casey
Measuring Cocoa Agricultural Productivity: A Spatio-Temporal Econometric Approach, Yurlady Chaverra-Palacios
Murder and Machismo: Behind the Motivations of Salvadoran Women Asylum Seekers, Victoria Colbert
Financial Red Flags: Empirical Mapping of Firm Political Preferences by Sector in Mexico, Ian Connors
See the forest for the leaves: foliar fungal community composition and volatile organic compound production, Joshua Copeland
Better Fishing Conditions Improve Child Nutrition: Global Evidence from Satellite Data, Sarah Elmes
Survival Migration & the Need for Just Policies and Front-line Leadership in Climate Change and Migration, Nik Evasco
Setlist, Jamin Favela
The Workability of Dominican University of California (DUoC) Transitioning to a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Program Energy Supply, Alexandra Fuentes
Competition and Cooperation in Polygynous & Monogamous Households: Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone, Bethany Gerdemann
NaAtm1: Examining the mechanism of a Heavy-metal ABC Exporter, Dennis Hicks
Eugenics in Education Policy and the Impact on African American Students, Ruth Jones
Examining genetic and ecological differentiation of an endemic plant species found across the Hawaiian archipelago, Psychotria mariniana, Tiffany L. Kho
The Behavioral Determinants of Well-Being in Sierra Leone, Madison Levine
Food Systems Adverse Health Impacts on Latinx Immigrant Communities by Lisa Marquez, Lisa Marquez
Unfamiliar Territory: A Preliminary Exploration of the Experiences of International Junior Transfer Students, Nicole McIntyre
Economic Shocks and Personality Traits of the Ultra-Poor, Shikhar Mehra
The Long-run Effects of Tropical Cyclones on Infant Mortality, Isabel Miranda
Mentoring Female Entrepreneurs: Revenue Analysis, Candy M. Moreno Garcia
The United States Eroding Global Military Advantage; Is There A Way Back?, Fatima Munib
Indigenization of Genocide Healing: A Grounded Action of Culturally and Contextually Relevant Educational and Psychosocial Strategies to Reduce Impacts of Societal Toxic Stress in Rwanda Post-Genocide, Jean Pierre Ndagijimana
Breaking the Chains: Reversing the School-to-Prison Pipeline Through the Academic Experiences of Formerly Incarcerated Black Males, Folasade Ogunbanwo
Supporting Parents in Title I Schools: A Qualitative Study of Parent Engagement, Vanessa Sanchez
Play behavior and the development of boldness and caution in juvenile Belding’s ground squirrels (Urocitellus beldingi), Madelene Shehan
Are Menstrual Cycles a Biological Determinant of Well-Being amongst Sierra Leonean Schoolchildren?, Ashwini Shridhar
Bridging the Gender Gap: Women in STEM Management, Kathryn Skeeters
The Effect of Disability Status on Parental Input: A Study from India, Susann Skjoldhorne
Empowering Female Entrepreneurs Through Mentorship in Medellin, Colombia: Results from the Field, Theresa Solenski
Temperature and Tempers: Heats impact on Mood and Language, John Sutton
Cultivating hope, weaving peace: Colombian educators building pathways to teach about the armed conflict, Laura Vesga Villalba
Investigating the Relationship Between Hormone Receptors DAX-1 and Estrogen Receptor Within Prostate Cancer Cell Lines, Meghana G. Vijayraghavan
The Impact of Cleft Lip/Palate and CLP Surgical Intervention on the Social Integration of Adolescents in India, Mustafa Zahid
Theses from 2018
Understanding the Attitude in Israel Towards the Application of the Right of Return for Palestinian Refugees, Wafaa Abuzayda
Incentives and Teacher Effort: Evidence from Lagos, Nigeria, Simileoluwa Adebajo
The Spirit is Willing, But the Flesh is Weak: Contemporary Pan-Africanism and The Challenges to A United States of Africa, Adesola Adeyemo
Using Monetary Incentives to Support Female Entrepreneurship: An Experimental Test of Monetary Incentives in Abuja, Nigeria, Imuetinyan Aiguwurhuo
The Media Representation and Misrepresentation of Refugees: A Comparison between US and French Media, Ali AL-THANI
The Avenues of Social and Economic Empowerment for Women in Ghana's Poor Urban Settlements, Comfort Amoah
Multilingual Families Homeschooling: Reasons, Goals, and Challenges, Georgina J.J. Aubin
The Composition of Public Expenditure: Does it Matter for Economic Growth?, Valery Awuh
Country Risk and Agricultural Productivity: An Efficiency Study, Tosin Babatunde
Mineral Warfare: The Dark Side of Technology and International Mediation, Priyanka Basnyat
