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Master's Theses

Theses from 2020 2020

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 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

The Investigation of Methylidyne Radical (CH) Reactions with Furan, 2-Methylfuran, and 2,5-Dimethlyfuran and the Photoionization and Photodissociation of Valeric Acid, Erica Carrasco

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

Cariño in the Clase: Understanding how teachers and staff in San José navigate caring, protecting, and empowering undocumented Latinx high school students in the Trump Era, Nancy Haro

NaAtm1: Examining the mechanism of a Heavy-metal ABC Exporter, Dennis Hicks

The Triangular Diplomatic Relationship between South and North Korea and the United States: Focusing on the North Korean Nuclear Crisis, Miri In

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

Shifting Views: How Experiential Learning Shapes University Students’ Sense of Civic Engagement and Solidarity on Migration, Karen Larke

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

Synchrotron Photoionization Study of 2,5-Dimethylfuran Oxidation Initiated by O(3P) Atoms, and Computational Studies of Superalkali Species: Li3F2, Heejune Park

Combating White Resistance: What We Can Learn about White Educators Who Lean into Anti-Racist Training, Erin Parr

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

Facilitating Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation within the Coastal Zone: A Policy Analysis for the California Coastal Commission, Nicole Young

The Impact of Cleft Lip/Palate and CLP Surgical Intervention on the Social Integration of Adolescents in India, Mustafa Zahid

Theses from 2018 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

Overlooking Men and Boys in Forced Criminality at the Border: A Content Analysis of Human Trafficking Training and Awareness Materials, Eric Beasley

Testimonies of Identity and Intimate Partner Violence, Jamie Berrien

The Best Interests of the Child or the State? The Rights of the Child in Non-LPR Cancellation of Removal, Lizzie Bird

Don’t worry be Happy: Analysis of Happiness as an Economic measurement, Kofi Boadu

It Could Never Last: Why British sovereignty and its influence since 1945 resulted in Brexit, Jeffrey Brandt

Education in Post-Conflict Colombia, Juliana Cabrera Pena

On the Front Lines: Service Providers Respond to the Haitian Refugee Crisis, Karina Castro

Improving Communication: Huddling for Change, Harnoor Chahal

Forced Will: Exploring the Connections Between Oil Extraction and Violence Against Women on a Great Northern Plains Reservation, Marie Chase

Educational Prevention Program of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) at a Metropolitan Pediatric, Daniel Chavez

Educational Prevention Program of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) at a Metropolitan Pediatric, Daniel Chavez

On Education and Family: Testimonios of Latina Immigrant Daughters, Monica Chavez

Patriarchal Norms, Bargaining, and Gendered Attitudes on Intimate Partner Violence, Anna Eckenrode

Lived Experiences of Queer Female Youth in High School, Ruth Etcheverria

From Davao City to Daly City: Examining Translanguaging and Transnationalism in the 1.5-Generation Filipin(a/o) Americans of Daly City, Rita Ewing

Cuisjleños in Santa Ana: Exploring Identity and Blackness Among Costeño Afro-Mexican Migrants in California, Michell Figueroa

Social Capital and Resilience in Times of Disaster: A Case of Leyte Province in the Philippines, Karmela Beatriz Galura

Seeing Red: Analyzing IUCN Red List Data of South and Southeast Asian Amphibians, Alexandra Gonzalez

The Integration of Syrian Refugees in Turkey via Education, Aysenur Hacioglu

Catalog of Voluntary Carbon Offsets in Commercial Aviation: Understanding Roles of Corporations and States, Shannon Hahn

Educational Prevention Program of Surgical Site Infections at a Metropolitan Pediatric Hospital, Myra Hasan

A Qualitative Case Study on the Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (732) and The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Victoria Hernandez

Detection and Melting of Surface-Bound DNA using a Purely Electrochemical Approach, Denny Ho

Inside the Virtual Ambazonia: Separatism, Hate Speech , Disinformation and Diaspora in the Cameroonian Anglophone Crisis, Sombaye Eyango Jules Roger

Afterschool Educators' Teaching Practices Through Tinkering: Nurturing Student Collaboration, Engagement, and Development of Self-Confidence, Lianna Kali

Public Policy and Millennium Development Challenges: Case Study of Africa, Pathkonn Kombate

An Exploratory Study of Acculturation Experiences of Graduate Student Immigrants at the University of San Francisco, Courtney Lamar

Impact of Innovative Menstrual Technology and Awareness on Female Empowerment Outcomes in Rural Nepal, Anjali Limbu

Immigrant Identities: U.S. Intervention and the American Dream in Central America, Madeline Linn

Part 1: Synthesis of 3,7 dimethyl-7-methoxyoctane-2-ol (Osyrol) from Citronellol utilizing the Wacker Process Part 2: Developing a methodology for C(sp3)-H Arylation on the β Position of a Carboxylic Acid using a Removable Directing Group, Stephen Lo

The Impact of Cleft Lip and Palate Repair Surgery on Cognitive and Academic Outcomes for Teens in India, R Jeremiah Maller

Female Risk Aversion: Experimental Evidence from Myanmar, O Mandalay

The Causal Impact of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery on Psychological Wellbeing, Sam Manning

Electropolymerization of Polyaniline in the Presence of Ferricyanide: Electrochemical, Spectroscopic and Gravimetric Studies, Lucas Marinelli

Cultural Imperialism, TV and Children Spectatorship in Contemporary Ghana., Aba Micah

Colombia's Veneer of Aid: Hidden Motives, Voiceless Victims, and the US Trafficking in Persons Report, Michael Middleton

Non State Sovereignty: A case of the European Union, Natalie Murphy

A Discourse Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion Terminology in the High-Tech Industry, Michelle Nader

“Unwanted in my own country”: Testimonies of identity and belonging-negotiations in a post-Trump America, Nadia Naghedi Baradaran Hajjar

Reexamining Overuse of Frequent Observation for New Admissions on Psychiatric Units to Increase Nurse/Patient Engagement, Samuel Novela

The Impact of Goal Settings and Self-Help Groups to Support Small Businesses: Experimental Evidence using Female Entrepreneurs in Abuja Nigeria., Nneoma Nwobilor

The Impacts of Natural Disasters on Educational Attainment: Cross-Country Evidence from Macro Data, Lois Onigbinde

The Impacts of Natural Disasters on Educational Attainment: Cross-Country Evidence from Macro Data, Lois Onigbinde