Senior Theses from 2012
Impacts and Implementation of the Basel Accords: Contrasting Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, Kristina Bergess
Crisis in the Eastern Nile Basin: an Examination of the Challenges to Egyptian Hydro-Political Hegemomy and Potential Domestic Solutions, Alexandra Bergonia
FlipGlobe: Developing an iPhone App That Turns the World Upside Down, Alex Berman
The Case for Expanded Access to Investigational New Drugs, Meagan Biwer
Islamophobia, Pluralism, and Multiculturalism: A Comparison between Western Europe and the United States, Thomas J. Boerigter
An Inevitable Relationship: The Olympic Games & Politics, Katherine M. Bonneau
Future Naval Conflict: Asymmetric Threats and Commerce Raiding, Joshua D. Bowling
The Use of Real Options in Biotechnology Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice, Max Brennan
Great Recession Dying, Okun's Law Resurrected, Jane M. Brittingham
Voting Rights and Wrongs: Philosophical Justification for Universal Suffrage, Michelle Brody
A New Solution to the Skeptical Puzzle: An Epistemic Account of Limited Polysemy, Katherine S. Broeksmit
Improving America's Racial Climate by Decreasing the Use of the Race Card, Brandon Brown
Remembering What It Was to Be Me: a Collection of Analyses of Themes in Joan Didion’s Nonfiction Writing, Kelsey Brown
Social Network: The Case of Major League Soccer and Facebook Likes, Rachel C. Bunting
Panic Attack: A Comparative Analysis of United States Bank Panics, Cameron J. Cain
Dandyism: Creating a Tradition for Consumption in London Society, Heidi Carlson
The Effect of Executive Compensation on Firm Performance through the Dot-Com Bubble, Maxwell J. Chambers
From the Halls of Montezuma, Kevin I. Chaney
The Value of a Statistical Life: How Much Would You Be WIlling To Pay To Reduce Your Risk Of Death?, Inayat Chaudhry
Should the Estate Tax be Abolished?, Elsa Cheng
Chinese Soft Power: Implications on US-China Relations, Jessica A. Cheng
A Lone Foreigner on the Long March: Otto Braun and the CCP-Comintern Relationship, Jeremy Cheung
An Examination on Patent Infringement Awards, Victor Chien
Poor Millionaires: A History of Free Agency in Major League Baseball and the National Football League, Cameron Conley
Prose and Polarization: Environmental Literature and the Challenges to Constructive Discourse, Paige E. Costello
A "Herculean" Task: The Voting Rights Act and Redistricting in Alaska, Chloe E. Cotton
César Chávez and the Secularization of an American Prophet of Social Reform, Chelsee Lynn Cox
The Neuroanatomical Functions of Tourette Syndrome and a Treatment Analysis, Kacie L. Curd
Investigating the Conceptions of the Tea Party, Alex Curtis
Avoiding Taxes On Foreign Profits: How To Fix the Games That Multinationals Play., Robert L. Daily
Putting the 'Public' Back into the Public Sector: Rethinking Potable Water Provision and Water Management Policy in Mexico City, Elena M. Davert
Who Speaks for Israel? J Street and the Rise of the Pro-Peace Israel Lobby in America, Ari A. Davis
Discrete Event Simulation of Elevator Systems, Sasi Bharath Desai
Differential Effects of Tort Reform Across Medical Specialties, William C. Dodds
"Sell or Slaughter": The Economic and Social Policies of German Reunification, Saraid L. Donnelly
The Post-Soviet Gold Rush: Examining Evangelical Activity in the Russian Federation, Mary B. Doyle
Federal Regulation of Emerging Technologies and Its Implications for Transhumanist Applications of NBIC Technologies, David A. Dreshfield
Rome's Influence on Machiavelli: In Religion and Politics, A Country's Army, and Ruling over a Newly Conquered Territory, David Dubinski
"Golf Is Deceptively Simple and Endlessly Complicated": An Analysis of the PGA Tour's FedExCup as a Tournament Incentive Mechanism, Andrew T. Duckworth
The Evolution of the Music Industry in the Post-Internet Era, Ashraf El Gamal
Fast Casual Dining: The Evolution of a Market Segment and Its Impact on the Fast Food Sector, Robert H. Erani
Disputing an Analytic Construct of Philosophical Conservatism, Daniel Carson Evans
China's Censored Leap Forward: The Communist Party's Battle with Internet Censorship in the Digital Age, Caitlin Feeney
Considering Hezbollah: Analyzing the Terrorist Label, Sarah A. Fenn
Half Baked: The Federal and State Conflicts of Legalizing Medical Marijuana, Andrew K. Fevery
The Misery: Land, Man, and Society in the Novels of Hanna Mina, Rio G. Fischer
The Railway and Telegraph in India: Monuments of British Rule or Symbols of Indian Nationhood?, Prashant L. Fonseka
Incentivizing Biodiversity Conservation: The Ecological ICMS in Brazil, Erin Franks
Military Civilian Relations in Post-Revolutionary Transition: The Transformation of East Asian States and the Future of Egypt, Amy E. Frazee
The Strength of the Russian Energy Weapon in Ukraine, Anastasiya V. Galash
Bottling Success: An Exploration of Craft Beer and the Brewing Business, Anthony Mitchell Garcia
Fear of Forgetting: How Societies Deal with Genocide, Emily O. S. Gelber
Water Policy: The World's Most Important Resource Politicized, Ethan Gilbert
Automated Pose Correction for Face Recognition, Elliot J. Godzich
A Proposal to Test the Effects of Factor ECAT1 on Pluripotency, from Reprogramming to Differentiation of Human Somatic Cells, Vritti R. Goel
Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles: Strengthening Their Ethnic Identity Through Chivas USA, Stephanie Goldberger
Complexities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer: Discussions, Observations, Research and Public Policy, Hannah V. Gordon
Soul-idarity Tree: Business Plan and Market Analysis, Grigoriy Gorshteyn
Petrocapitalism in Iraqi Kurdistan: Leveraging Oil and Gas Firms in Post-War Iraq, Chase W. Gray
COBRA Subsidies: A Compelling Narrative of Policy Impact on the Unemployed, Uninsured, Hannah N. Gregg
The Impact of a Math or Science Background on K-12 Teacher Earnings, Kelsey J. Gross
The Proper Accounting and Valuation of Convertible Debt in the Modern Market, Ivan Gutierrez
Finding Profitability of Technical Trading Rules in Emerging Market Exchange Traded Funds, Austin P. Hallett
The Evolution of Political Marketing: 1952 to Present, Henry H. Handtmann
Determinants of Caloric Intake, Ethan Harry
Zarathustra's Politics, Everett Alexander Heiney
Pulling Back the Veil: The Hijab Ban and the Evolution of French Nationalism, Meghan Henkel
The Origins of the Italian Sovereign Debt Crisis, David M. Henningsen
The Rise and Fall of Public Higher Education in the United States: Implications for Socioeconomic Inequality, Chantal Bao-Chau Hoang
Are Olympic Sponsorships Worth it? The Case of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Avery Holland
Buy Global, Think Local: Direct Trade Coffee and Community Renaissance in Olympia, Washington, Maren E. Hotvedt
Understanding and Exploring Narcissism: Impact on Students and College Campuses, Emily J. Hudson
Effects of Deregulation on Retirement Savings, Colin D. Hulse
Transformational Mobile Banking: An Ecosystem for the Unbanked Poor, Zachery P. Ingrasci
Does a Change in a Logo Affect the Value of the Brand? The Case of Starbucks, Brittany Isobe
Facing the Innevitable: A Study of the Estate Tax and Effective Planning Methods For the Middle Class, Eric A. Janicki
Unexpected Turbulence: An Event Study of President Obama's June 29, 2011 Press Conference and Its Effect on Aircraft Manufacturers, Nathan A. Jiwanlal
A Case For Carpooling: How Casual Carpool Can Grow Across the United States, Eric Johnson
Autism Policy: State and National Legislation Analysis, Taylon M. Johnson
Contemporary Politics Through the Lens of the Federalist Papers, Harrison W. Kahn
Manufactured Morality: German-British Humanitarianism as Realpolitik Tool a Decade after the Boer and Herero Wars, Michelle Lynn Kahn
Justifying an Ethical Government Response to the Obesity Epidemic, Jacob Daniel Kass
Unwitting Violations: The Threat of Innocence in Elizabeth Bowen's Novels and Short Stories, Mika Kasuga
Taxation with Representation Ain't So Hot Either: An Empirical Analysis of Taxpayer Satisfaction, Rei Kawano
'Did You Get It?' - The Effects of Understanding (or Not Understanding) a Satirical Piece of Humor, Franccesca Kazerooni
Using Positive Psychology Interventions to Combat Cyberbullying, Jeanne M. Kelber
A Case for Hulu: How Personalized Advertising Will Bring About the Future of Television, Brant B. Kersten
The Wealth Effects of the 2010-2011 Arab Uprisings: A Market Model Event Study, Rachit Khaitan
Should Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation Be Implemented?, Jamie J. Kim
Cracking the Hollywood Formula: The Secret Powers of the Superhero Franchise, Michelle Kim
Swinging the Vote: Predicting the Presidential Election by State Vote Shares, William Edward Knowles II
Deinstitutionalization and Its Discontents: American Mental Health Policy Reform, Olga Loraine Kofman
For-Profit Higher Education in the United States: Turmoil in the Wake of the Financial Crisis, Kevin R. Krier
Sustainable Transportation in The City of Claremont, Schuyler Kruizenga
Can Online Sentiment Help Predict Dow Jones Industrial Average Returns?, Aria K. Krumwiede