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 French
- 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
- Best Senior Thesis in Spanish
- 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
- Robert Day School Prize for Best Senior Thesis in 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 2018
Unearthing the Past: Concretions of the Jurassic Fernie Formation, Fiona Käch
Is the Accruals Anomaly More Persistent in Firms With Weak Internal Controls?, Kanishk Kapur
Perceived Social Support and Suicide-related Depression Symptom Clusters among Queer College Students, John Kellerman and Daniel Krauss
The Two Conversions of John Newton: Politics & Christianity in the British Abolitionist Movement, Megan Keller
Climate Change and Winter Tourism Dependent Economies: Hedonic Estimates for Air Travel and Weather for Ski Resorts, John Kiefer
CRISPR-Cas9 mediated HMGCL KO in 3xTg AD mice reduces the cognitive deficit improvement seen in an intermittent metabolic switching regimen, Eric Joon Bum Kil
Munui (문의): Modern Adaptations of Korean Folk and Fairy Tales, Christine Kim
A to Z of Superhero Movies, Jiyeon Kim
Generalization of iPad®-Learned Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Claire Klein
The Politics of Biosimilars: Understanding Stakeholder Influence Over Complex Policy Problems, Micaela Laber
Quantifying Pathophysiology in Visual Snow: A Comparison of the N170 and P300 Components, Daniel Lai
No Longer the "White Trash of Asia" -- What Now? Australia Breaks the Record for Longest Economic Expansion in OECD History, Katherine Layman
Evaluating NFL Player Performance and Draft Efficiency: Where is the Best Value in the NFL Draft?, Justin Lee
The Role of Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa, samy lemos
How Will the New Leasing Standard Impact Loan Covenants, and are These Concerns Warranted?, Isabella Lewis
Rehumanize the Terrorist: Comparing the Depiction of Terrorists in Academic Theory and Contemporary Fiction, Isabel Lilles
Monte Carlo Simulation and Integration, Xichen Lin
Epistemic Injustice and Communities of Resistance, Alexia Lipman
Domestic Violence: The Psychology Behind Male Battery and the Future of Batterer Intervention Programs, Lauren Livingston
The Expansion of the California State Legislature and U.S. House of Representatives, Daniel Ludlam
Does Discrimination Exist in the National Hockey League? An Analysis of Racial Salary Discrimination in the NHL (2012-2017), Shayna Lyandvert
The Effect of Gender Diversity on Liquidity Risk and Bank Performance, Bryan Lynch
The Effect of International NGOs on Influencing Domestic Policy and Law, Ashley Macarchuk
Is Avocado Toast the Reason I'm Still Living with My Parents?, Brendan MacDonald
The Economic Implications of NBA Player Achievements on Athletic Apparel Companies, Paul Andrew Maddock II
The Effects of U.S and UK Quantitative Easing on the U.S and UK Commercial Real Estate Markets, Clara Madsen
A Smart Beta Approach to Fama-French and Profitability, Joseph Malgesini
The Invisible Free Speech Crisis: Why We Ignore Conservative Censorship on College Campuses, Kyleigh Mann
Investigating Trends in Long Work Hours in the U.S. by Demographic Group, 1979-2017, Alexandra Maser
Improving the Timing of Bilirubin Screening in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Maya Matsumoto
Foreign Policy by Fiat: An Examination of the United States Decision Making Process on Iraq from 1990-1998, Shawn McFall
Stressed Out and Fed Up: The Effect of Stress on Maternal Feeding Behaviors and the Moderating Role of Executive Functioning, Isabel Mendiola
Substantive Due Process and the Politicization of the Supreme Court, Eric Millman
It's Always Children Left Behind: An Economic Study of the Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on U.S. Foster Care, Evelyn Mittler
“Who is liable?” An examination of how legal liability may be assessed in an autonomous vehicle collision, Kendrick Morris
To Intervene or Not to Intervene: An Analysis of American Foreign Policy in Modern Humanitarian Crises, Lauren Mounts
Reunification and Reconstruction as Constitutional Moments: Constitutional Identity in Germany and the United States, Melissa Muller
MINDFULNESS MATTERS: The Effects of Mindfulness on Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Rowan Mulligan
Racism in American Foreign Policy and Racial Bias in Conflict Intervention, Brianna Munoz
The Politics of U.S. Food Policy, Evan Murphy
Aversive Visions of Unanimity: Political Sectarianism in Lebanon, Loulwa Murtada
Effects of Learned Exercises on Gross Motor Coordination in Children with ASD, Garrett Myers
Geo-Political Risk-Augmented Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Effect on Long-Term Stock Market Returns, Arya Nakhjavani
Slaying the Dragon: An Analysis of State and Federal Policies on Battling the United States Opioid Epidemic, William Newman
Determining Factors of Risk Tolerance: Evidence from Fantasy Football Snake Drafts, Nicholas Obrand
Resisting Addiction as Irresistible Compulsion, Francesco O'Brien
"Do as I say, not as I Do": An Examination of the Impact the United States has on Nuclear Weapons Norms, Alex Kenchi Ohlendorf
An Analysis of Post Great Recession Student Loan Default, Hunter Olsen
Predictive Golf Analytics Versus the Daily Fantasy Sports Market, John O'Malley
Blockchain and the Future of the Audit, Connor Ortman
They, Dylan Paoli
Determinants of Las Vegas Tourism Demand, Tierra Patmavanu
After Syria: Potential and Prospects of Chemical Weapons, Caroline Peck
Rape and Sexual Violence Used as a Weapon of War and Genocide, Larissa Peltola
Spatial and Temporal Employment Relationships: Southern California as a Case Study, Samuel Peterson
Virtual Tribrackets, Shane Pico
Event Study of Amazon Entering New Markets and the Effects on Incumbent Firm Stock Prices, Geno Quaid
Tolled You So: Freeways, California, and Congestion, Patrick Quarberg
Dilemmas From Disagreement, Andrew Reed
Jocks for Justice: How Sports Media Reflects and Propagates Societal Narratives, Laura Kathryn Reifsnyder
The De Havilland Law - How One Woman stood up to the Hollywood System, Alexander Reisfield
The Psychological Impact of Architectural Design, Natalie Ricci
Corruption, Coordination, and Corporate Cash: Re-examining Citizens United in the Era of Super PACs and Dark Money, Kathryn Ridenour
An Exploration of the Adaptive Functions of Dreams and Empirically-Based Methods of Dream Interpretation, Isaac Roberts
Americans’ Perceptions of Chinese Cultural Status and Morality: An Extension of the Stereotype Content Model, Chloe Rodman
The Smith-Inspired Interpenetrating Spheres of Association Model: An Analysis of the Shortcomings of Rationality as Self-Interest for Women’s Double Binds in the Workplace, Isabella Lombardo Romeo
The Impact of Regulation on Industry Abnormal Returns Following the 1933 Bank Holiday, Lauren Rosenberger
Constructing an Ionic diode using Solid Supported Lipid bilayers: A Proposal, cunfan ruan
Model Specification for CMBS Loan Default: A Retrospective Look at CMBS Performance Through the Great Recession, Benjamin Sacks
Pay to Win? The Influence of Capital Investment on Win Probability in the North American LCS, Dean Sagafi
The Relevance of Caste in Contemporary India: Reexamining the Affirmative Action Debate, Shambhavi Sahai and Shambhavi Sahai
Culture and Subjective Well-Being: A Cross-Cultural Evaluation of Methods, Indira Sanchez
Can a comprehensive transition plan to barefoot running be the solution to the injury epidemic in American endurance runners?, Michael A. Scarlett
The Political Economy of Participation in the Euro: A Case Study of Italy and Germany, Thomas Schalke
Examining U.S. Drug Policy and Recidivism Rates, Julia Seacat
Making Nobody Matter: Performance and Vision in Frances Burney's Evelina (1778) and Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games (2008), Emily J. Segal
Illinois’s Shift to the Left: How a Bellwether State Diverged from National Trends, Jack Segal
The Balance Between Financial and Quality Performance in For-Profit Hospitals versus Non-Profit Hospitals, Blake Seidner
FIFA World Cup: Factors that explain the performances of National Football Teams, Shivaan Seth
The Micellization of Tetrabenazine as a Nanomedicine for Huntington's Disease, Kailee Severt
Institutional Ownership in Relation to the Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation Rule and its Effect on Audit Quality, Latisha Shah
Using the Venture Capital Rule of 40 to Predict SaaS Stock Returns, Jonathan Shaw
Systems of Expression: Counter-Discourse in Online Intersex Communities, Jasmine Shirey
Determinants of Retaining a PGA TOUR Card, Matthew Shuman
An Empirical Test of Optimal Diversification Theories, Phoebe Shum
The Impact of the 2010 Home Grown Rule on EPL Club Success, Jake Skoll
Israel's Absentee Property Law: When is Democratic Failure Necessary?, Bria Smith
Do the Lifetime Prevalence and Prognosis of Schizophrenia Differ Among World Regions?, Cheryl Lynn Smith
Investor Reactions to the Enforcement Actions of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, James Smith
Approaches to Natural Language Processing, Sydney Smith
