CMC gives yearly awards for the best theses. Search on the award title in quotes will result in a list of the award winning theses:

  • Best Senior Thesis in Biological Sciences
  • Best Senior Thesis in Environment, Economics, and Politics
  • Best Senior Thesis in Gender Studies
  • Best Senior Thesis in Government
  • Best Senior Thesis in History
  • Best Senior Thesis in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Best Senior Thesis in International Relations
  • Best Senior Thesis in Literature
  • Best Senior Thesis in Mathematical Sciences
  • Best Senior Thesis in Military Science
  • Best Senior Thesis in Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Best Senior Thesis in Neuroscience
  • Best Senior Thesis in Philosophy
  • Best Senior Thesis in Psychology
  • Best Senior Thesis in Psychological Sciences
  • Best Senior Thesis in Public Policy
  • Best Senior Thesis in Religious Studies
  • Best Senior Thesis in Science Management
  • Robert Day School Prize for Best Senior Thesis in Economics and Finance
  • Robert Day School Prize for Best Senior Thesis in Economics (Accounting) and Finance
  • Fulbright Fellowship

Please NOTE the theses in this collection are Undergraduate Senior Theses completed by Senior Undergraduate students who have received a bachelor's degree. Many are made Openly Accessible at the request of the Author. Some authors have chosen to keep their These closed to the current faculty, students, and staff of the Claremont Colleges. If you are not a current member and cannot download, note that we cannot provide you access to the Theses.

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Senior Theses from 2017

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The US-UK Nuclear Relationship: Not Just a Measure for the Cold War, David Kahan

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Cannae, Adrianople and the Comparative Health of the Roman Empire, Jason Kan

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Sister: Poems, Liat Kaplan

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Analyzing Large Shocks to the Dow Jones Industrial Average using Historical Industry-Specific Leverage Ratios, Ammar Karmali

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A New Frontier: But for Whom? An Analysis of the Micro-Computer and Women’s Declining Participation in Computer Science, Eliana Keinan

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It's Not Black and White: An Empirical Study of the 2015-2016 U.S. College Protests, Kaitlyn Anne Kelleher

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The Resounding Impact of Napster, Inc. An Analysis of A & M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., Isabella Kelly

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Mom, Dad, Help Please: The Home Environment’s Influences on a Child’s Math Ability, Nicole Kerkhof

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Red Lights, White Hope: Race, Gender, and U.S. Camptown Prostitution in South Korea, Julie Kim

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Dipping Beneath the Surface: Poems, Brian Koh

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Sovereign Debt after Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital: Developing a Framework for Sovereign Default Arbitration, Katherine Gorter Krey

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An Examination of Trends in Tuition Costs and Student Borrowing Behavior in Higher Education, Kathleen E. Kuosman

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The Internet, Aesthetic Experience, and Liminality, Stephanie LaFace

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Alcibiades: Unfulfilled Dreams of Unequivocal Power, Olivia Lanaras

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The Irrational Interventionist: A Precedent for Presidents in U.S. Foreign Policy, Rachel Lang

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Stock Returns and Industrial Production: A Sectoral Analysis, Griffin Lazarus

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College as Capability Enhancement, Cristina Lee

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The Politics of Head Start, the Most Popular Survivor of the War on Poverty, Grace Lee

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Justice in Migration: A Case Study for War Refugees, Taylor Lemmons

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Sunshowers in Winter: A Novel, Cassandra Lewis

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Tackling Prejudice Towards Specific Out-groups: A Test of the Stereotype Content Model, Elijah Lichtenberg

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Does Fundamental Analysis Lead to a Rudimentary Momentum Strategy for the Inexperienced Investor? Evidence from a Student Investment Fund, Nicholas J. Lillie

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Ji Sor (1997): Self-Realization of Women in Cinema and in History, Tong (Hilary) Lin

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The Link Between Firms' Political Connections and Earnings Quality: Evidence from China, Mingda Liu

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How Far the Apple Falls: The Role of Culture on Second-Generation Educational Attainment, Vanessa Liu

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The Short and Long-Run Impacts of the Financial Crisis on the Allocation of Air Passenger Traffic in Multi-Airport Regions, Yuexi Li

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Leonard Cohen's New Jews: a Consideration of Western Mysticisms in Beautiful Losers, Alexander Lombardo

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LGBT Civil Rights vs. Religious Freedom: Determining the Constitutionality of Statutes that Prohibit Discrimination on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Grounds in Areas of Public Accommodations, Victor Lopez

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Effects of the Gender of the Real Estate Agents on House Prices, Jizi Lu

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An Analysis of Blame as it Relates to Self-Blame: Within the Scope of Impaired Relations and Reactive Attitudes Theories, Alexandra Renee Lundgren

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ADHD Perceptions and Treatment across Cultures and Social Demographics, Brendan Lung

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Destination Based Cash Flow Taxation: A Critical Look at Proposed Corporate Tax Reform and its Impact on the States, Scott Lynds

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The Places that Became Home: a Collection of Short Stories and Memories, Stephanie Ewing Mace

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Tilting at Windmills: The Treatment of China as a Non-Market Economy Under United States Trade Law, Maxwell N. Macey

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Cyclic Codes and Cyclic Lattices, Scott Maislin

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Land Use Regulation Impacts Housing Choice, Parker Mallchok

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Race, Poverty, and Basic Needs, Siddharth Mandava

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The New Dystopian Trend: Neoliberalism and the YA text, Melissa Marroquin

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Interdependence Amid Conflict: The Role of Domestic Actors in Solving the India-Pakistan Trade-Security Puzzle, Vivan Marwaha

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The Development of Washington, D.C. and the Rise of Political Disconnect, Lindsey L. Mattila

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Depression and Music Therapy: A New Therapeutic Method, Oliver Mausner

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Solving Gridlock: The Case for Electoral Reform, Conor McCracken

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Ovid's Metamorphoses: Myth and Religion in Ancient Rome, Emily Grace McKinnon

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Shelby County: Voting Discrimination and its Constitutional Considerations, Shayan Meskin

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An Explanation of John Rawls's Theory of Justice with a Defense of the Veil of Ignorance, Alex Miele

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Eh, You Māhū? An Analysis of American Cultural Imperialism in Hawai’i through the Lens of Gender and Sexuality, Kaylilani Minami

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Speech on College Campuses: Methods, Motives, and Movements, Sam Minter

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Candidacy Rhetoric in the Rise of The Donald and its Relation to Populist and Fascist Ideology, Robert A. Moore

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A Tough Pill to Swallow: PhRMA and Pharmaceutical Lobbying in the Context of the Affordable Care Act, Cole Mora

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Politically Connected Firms: A Novel Channel for the Political Business Cycle in Putin’s Russia, Daniel Morkovine

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Elements of Employability: The Effects of Workplace Priming on Implicit and Explicit Stereotype Content Associated with Down Syndrome, Emily Morse

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The Buck Stops Here: An Examination of the Critical Mass Theory, Nayantara Mullick

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Exploring the physicochemical properties of Gram-negative bacteria and how they affect cell membrane permeability and antibiotic uptake, Kristen Munoz

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The Dangers of Corporate Champions: The East India Company's Devastating Impact on Britain, Richard Newman

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Determinants of High Deductible Health Plan Choice, Jessica Ng

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High Performance Portability with RAJA and Agency, Dan Obermiller

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Can Regulation Improve Ethics Within The Auditing Profession?, Tavinie Olarnsakul

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Does Depreciation Matter to Investors?, Khadijah Omerdin

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An Analysis of Sports Markets: Franchise Relocation, League Expansion, and Fan Bases, Evan Opperman

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Politicization and the Intelligence-Policymaker Relationship: A Comparison of the Kennedy and Trump Administrations, Matt Orehek

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The Influence of Voting Systems on Voter Utility: Who Would Benefit, Jeffrey Ortiz

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The Effects of Recessions and Market Sizes on NBA Player Salary, Lucas M. Owan

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What's the difference? Private Savings Pre and Post Great Recession, Daniel F. Padilla

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Environmental Sustainability On College Campuses: A Case Study of Claremont McKenna College, Megan Patterson

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Jumping Between Extremes: Economic Policy and Popular Response in Venezuela, Ricardo Pena

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Executive Compensation and Fraud: Trends in Executive Pay Mix and Company's Increased Exposure to Fraud, Juan E. Perez II

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Sustainable Mining for Long Term Poverty Alleviation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ellen Perfect

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Roles, Race, and Receipts: The Implications of Foreign Racial Preferences For the Supply of U.S. Films, Zoe A. Pinczower

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Green Tiger: Hedging and the Changing Regional Dynamics of the Middle East, Tim Plummer

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Positive Autonomy as a Mechanism in Rwanda’s Post-Genocide Development, Stephen Powell

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Finding Form, Oona C. Pritchard

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Quantifying the Trenches: Machine Learning Applied to NFL Offensive Lineman Valuation, Sean Pyne

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The Political Impact of Rising Trade Exposure: Evidence from 2000 - 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections, Xiaoyang Qian

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The Definition of Leadership in the Indian Entertainment Industry, Shravni Ramkumar

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Restructuring Charges: Do Investors Really Care?, Liberty Nicole Ramsey

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The Changing Meanings of Memory, Space, and Time in Photography, Erica M. Rawles

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A Sectoral Analysis of the 1929 Stock Market Crash, Paul Edward Reynolds III

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The Relation Between a Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance Release and Earnings Growth and External Monitoring, Anthony James Ribal

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Institutional Development: Interpreting the Russian Case, Joshua W. Rooney

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The Tale of Tomorrow, Ariel Rubin

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Maximum Mass Restraint of Neutron Stars: Quarks, Pion, Kaons, and Hyperons, Garrett Ryan

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Neural Networks: Building a Better Index Fund, Maxwell Sacks

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Does Age Matter? Comparing CEO Age and Social Media Success in Startups, Dylan Saffer

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The Demandingness of Morality: The Person Confined, Jose Salazar

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The Risk-Return Characteristics and Diversification Benefits of Fine Wine Investment, Tania Salomon

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De-Fence Europe! The Defence Industry, the Refugee Crisis, and the Shaping of EU Border Policy, Sarah C. Sanbar

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The “Modi Effect”: Investigating the Effect of Demonetization on Currency Demand and the Size of the Underground Economy in India, Sanjana Sankaran

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Molecular Modeling of Novel Tryptamine Analogs with Antibiotic Potential Through Their Inhibition of Tryptophan Synthase, Jared Schattenkerk

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Are Oil Prices Important to U.S. Manufacturers?, Austin Perez Schoff

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Crested Butte: the Paradox of Paradise, Amber Scott

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The Eritrean-Ethiopian Conflict: A Theoretical Analysis, Natan Sebhatleab

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Beauty in the eye of the beholder: The moral appeal of ISIL to those who join, Helen Seligman

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What Goes Up Must Come Down: The Relationship between the Housing Market Boom and the Subsequent Economic Downturn: Evidence from the MSA Level, Bruce Dale Service

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Across Empires: A Comparative Analysis of Roman Emperors and American Presidents, John Seylar

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Assigning Liability in an Autonomous World, Agni Sharma

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Kierkegaard's Nihilistic Leveling and the Internet, Andrew Sheets

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Examining the Effectiveness of House Purchasing Policies in China: An Analysis of Shanghai from 2011 to 2016, Chifeng Shen

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The Impact of the Shadow Banking Industry on the Effectiveness of Monetary Policies in China, Chuyi Sheng

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Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Champeta: The Colombian Conflict as Case Study in Sovereignty, Anna Shepard

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A Theoretical Analysis of the Impact of a United States IFRS Adoption on Inventory Reporting and Financial Decision-Making, Eric Shepley