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.
Senior Theses from 2923
IndiGo’s Operating Model and its Impact on the Socio-Economic Fabric of India, Madhav Bhatia
Senior Theses from 2024
Driven by Change: The Impact of Macroeconomic Shifts and COVID-19 on New Vehicle Sales, Jackson Aldrich
Modeling State-Level Heterogeneity in Coronavirus Pandemic Outcomes, Jacob Allmon
Game of Conflicts: Investigating Political Dynamics from Capitol Shenanigans to Global Gambits, Mahmood Almadeh
Evaluating Clathromorphum Compactum, a Crustose Coralline Algae, as a Climate Proxy in the Great Caribou Island, Jaimie Almaraz
Comparative Analysis of Yields in Cryptocurrency and Traditional Finance, Tariq Amin
Market Mayhem: Unraveling the Intricacies of the M&A Cycle Amid Economic Turmoil, Defne Arpacioglu
Nazism and Eric Voegelin’s Politische Religionen: An Approach to Exploring Nazism’s Roots in Modern Thought, Cody R. Babcock
Team-Based Scavenger Hunt Mobile Application With Real-Time Updates and Image Recognition Capabilities, Miles Baffour
Inflationary Pressures: Analyzing the Varied Effects of Inflation on Acquisitive Crime across 17 U.S Cities, Timi Balogun
AI-Based Language Learning Tools: A Review, Jonathan Becker
Shakespeare in Bollywood, Meher Bedi
Modern Media Strategy: Analyzing the Success of Propaganda During the Nazi Regime, Kelli Bhatt
A Lockean Approach to Intellectual Property and its Expiration, Liann Chen Bielicki
Sex Differences in the Effects of Cortisol on Muscle Characteristics: A Meta-Analysis, Natalie Bitetti
The Evolution of Tokenomics: Structuring Sustainable Token Economies, Alexander Yeoh Broegger
Defending Hegel’s Becoming from Nishida’s Account of Nothing, Nicolas Burtson
Capturing Value in Emerging Markets: A Real Options Perspective on Resilience and Risk, Alexander Castillo
Additional Cases to Consider for the Account of Slurs, John Cho
Recognition and Domination: A Hegelian Approach to Evolving Gender and Technology Paradigms, Zachary Davis
Is Green the new Gold? ESG’s Influence on the Financial Performance of the Energy and Mining Industries, Alexa de Vegvar
Mapping the Older User’s Journey: Building UX with Theories of Cognitive Aging, Aichatou Diaw
How Weak State Capacity Explains the Formation of Illicit Economies: Comparing Latin American Cocaine Trade and Central Asian Opium Trade, Alessandra Diaz
How Does Anti-Immigration Sentiment Affect Tax Morale?, Adrien Drucker
EGFR Signaling Regulates Tuft Cell Generation in the Adult Mouse Small Intestine, Annabelle Duflock
Gut Dysbiosis Correlates with COVID-19 Severity, Ednita Escobar
The Influence of Professional Sports Seasons on Work-From-Home Trends: An Urban Socio-Economic Analysis, Moises Flores
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC): Taiwan’s Silicon Shield – A Study into TSMC’s Rise and Future, Dylen Fujimoto
Game On: Leveraging Operant Conditioning and Gamification against Binge Drinking, William Galbreath
Examining California’s Push Towards School Funding Equity with the Local Control Funding Formula, Jessica Gallegos
American-European Alignment: An Assessment of Economic and Security Factors Impacting the Relationship Between the United States and Europe Since WWII, Peter Nicholas Gianaris
The Impacts of Hype and Competition on the Valuations of Privately-Held U.S. Software Startups, Karan Sudhir Goel
La emergencia de la inteligencia artificial en el aprendizaje del español: ¿una suplementación o sustitución?, Sam Goldfein
Mexican and Chinese American Remittance Spending: Social and Cultural Linkages vs. Economic Behaviors, Jackson Gonzales
Analyzing the Mental Health Realities Among DACA Recipients Within the Mexican Community, Oscar Javier Gonzalez
Digitalization of Indian Economy: Evaluating UPI's Rise as a Post-Pandemic Substitute for Traditional Transaction Methods, Bhaavika Guptha
Analysis of Government Stimulus during COVID-19 and the Bank Distress of 2023, Kara Hagler
Sports Diplomacy: A Valuable Form of Soft Power, Nicole Hayase
C. compactum acts as a comprehensive climate archive and ecological foundation in the Labrador Sea, Sadie Heckman
Il Cibo Italiano: Perché è così amato nel mondo, Natalie Ionescu
House of Cards: Examining the Justifications Behind Putin’s Failed Gambit in Ukraine, Jonathan Ip
Agency & Representation: A Historical and Contemporary Exploration of the Image of Black Queerness in Mainstream Media, Tiana Jackson
For Richer or Poorer: The Warren Court's Relationship to Socioeconomic Class, Nicole Jonassen
Applying Transformational Leadership to Dentistry: Finding a Leader In a Dentist, Irene Jun
The Impact of Armed Drones on Human Security Goals, Sarath Kakani
Effect of Dopamine-2-Receptor Manipulation on Social Interaction and Social Decision-Making in Juvenile Fish, Kiren Kanazawa
Bio-Bust: Investigating Biotech Stock Factors Contributing to Abnormal Returns in the Wake of Silicon Valley Bank's Failure, Spencer Kent
The Evolving Landscape of Modern Conflict: Information Warfare in the Age of the Digital Domain, Caroline Kim
Laughing at Work: Understanding the Benefits of Workplace Humor and How to Cultivate More of It, Carly Kirsch
Exploring the Role of Attachment Theory and Emotion Contagion in Equine-Assisted Therapy, Lucy Konsmo
Stringency or Political Affiliation? Impacts on Non-Essential Expenditure during COVID-19, David (Hyun Wuk) Lee
Analysis of Research on the Effects of Auditory Stimulation on Anxiety and Stress in Clinical and General Populations, Rebecca Lee
Understanding Empathy: Exploring Power Relations, Group Dynamics, and Counter-dominance in Shaping Outgroup Attitudes, Rachel Leonardi and Shana Levin
City Seeds: Demographic and Economic Threads in Venture Capital Allocations, Homer Livingston
Effects of The Gut Microbiome on Cardiovascular Health, Mary Markaryan
The Impact of the Use of Mercury in Mining in Colombia, Johan Martinez
An examination of tools and strategies that have increased a hegemon’s sphere of influence and the subsequent effect on developing countries., Liam McLoughlin
The Lives I’ve Yet to Live, Emma Merk
COVID-19's Impact on the Relationship between Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Indices, Lucas Mirizzi
The Effect of Ammonia Prices on Corn Prices in the United States, Emma Munoz-Paisano
The Trilateral Challenge: The Impact of Russian and Chinese Nuclear Threats on U.S. Strategy, Catherine Murphy
Unions’ Impact on Firms’ Financial Decision Making: A Look at Right-to-Work Laws and their Impact on Firms’ Leverage Decisions, Rachana Muvvala
Neuropeptide CGRP Suppresses Th17 Cytokine IL-17A Production, Matthew Na
Beyond The Hype: The Role of NFTs in The Luxury Fashion Market, Emma Ng Pack
Predicting Financial Failure for Retail and Hospitality Companies in the United States, Carolina Nobili
Examining the abnormal dynamics of a selfish B chromosome in a hybrid species background, Elizabeth Novogradac
More Than a Feeling: Exploring the Drivers of Music Catalog Values, Emily Nutting
Market Dynamics and Interactions: A Study of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Virtual Market Through Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks, Peyton Ogasawara
The Korean Hanok as a Model for Sustainable Architecture in South Korea, Jordan Oh
Tribal Democracies: A Case Study on the United Kingdom and Nigeria’s Democratic Accommodation of Tribes, Precious Oluwadamilola Olajobi
School-to-Deportation-Nexus: The Case for Juvenile Deportations Focus, Emily Ortiz
Advantage From Adversity: The Epistemic Power of Oppression, Kenneth Owusu
Improving Mental Health Service Engagement among Latinos in the United States Through Culturally Adapted Interventions, Romel Pacheco
Neurodiversity Support and Inclusion in Higher Education, Madison Packbier
The Intersection of Food, Cultural Identity, and Memories, Kristina Park
Impact of Highway Proximity on Air Quality: An Analysis of Los Angeles County & Harris County, Claudia Quintero
Examining the Role of dLipin in the Developing Fly Brain, Ajinkya Rane
Strategic Narrative and Global Public Opinion on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Jason Rhett
Proposed Creation of an Artificial Intelligence-Driven Diagnostic Tool for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Lauren Rhodes
Sustainable Agriculture Through SARE, Katherine Roney
Development of a Dispersion Back-Tester and Application of the Fama-French 5-Factor Model for Equity Derivative Portfolios, Jasper Rosenberg
Long-Term Performance of PE-Backed IPOs, gavin rosser
The Emergence of Aedes Aegypti in California: Implications for Ecosystems and Public Health, Jose Ruiz
The Psychology of Corporate Social Responsibility: Lessons for Organizations in the Today’s World, Spencer Sampliner
An Analysis of the Impacts of Pitch Clock Experience on Major League Baseball, Tyler Shaw