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 2017
Above and Below the Sky: Examining Representations of the Atomic Bomb in Japan and in the United States, Kanako Shimizu
Under the Toxic Dome: An Analysis of China’s Accession to the World Trade Organization and its Impact on Ambient Air Pollution, Kanika Singh
What are the Effects of the New Revenue Recognition Accounting Standard on Software Companies?, Lindsay Slocum
Real Intentions and Virtual Wrongs, Elaine Sohng
The Socio-Political and Economic Causes of Natural Disasters, Nicole Southard
Alaska’s Oil Crisis and the Future of the Permanent Fund, Abigail Brooke Spurlock
Analysis of SEC Budget’s Effect on Pre-Merger and Acquisition Announcement Price Run Up, Connor Stastny
Matrix Model Analysis of a Coastal Northern California Subpopulation of the Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus), Jaclyn Grace Stewart
Wandering Women in Cinema, from Julie to Star: Female Subjectivity and Female Spectatorship in Feminine Road Films, Xueling Sun
Testing for Nationality Discrimination in Major League Soccer, Matthew Swift
A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of Japanese Defense Policy, Brian Sydow
Seeking Sustainability: An Exploration of the Determinants of Revenue Growth and Digital and Streaming Revenue Shares in the Recorded Music Business Across Countries, Jie 'Victoria' Tang
Legal and Governmental Obstacles to Implementing an International Draft in the MLB, Traven Tapson
China's Bilateral Ties With Angola and Nigeria: Country Specific or Natural Resources, Ellison Taylor
The Frontiers of Technology in Warhead Verification, Henrietta Toivanen
The End of the Three Percent Rule: How Structural Changes in the U.S. Economy have Impacted Economic Growth, Maxwell J. Urman
Juan del Frasco, o la Compleja “Inbetweeneidad” de ser Puertorriqueña, Jenanne Vaccaro
Understanding the Rise of Bernie Sanders, Jenanne Vaccaro
Don’t Worry, College Doesn’t Make You Successful In the NBA, Cameron E. Van
The Relative Impact of the GED on Labor Market Outcomes for the Formerly Incarcerated, Sally Vandenberg
Race and Affirmative Action in “Post-Racial” Democratic Brazil, Alejandra T. Vazquez Baur
Triple Non-negative Matrix Factorization Technique for Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling, Alexander A. Waggoner
The Impact of Airbnb on the Coachella Valley Hotel Industry, Siyu Wang
Does Wall Street Love Federal Reserve?, Yunyi Wang
Australian Real Estate Stock Reactions to FIRB Regulation Changes, Henry Wei
Partisanship in Mexico: Influence of Violence and State Spending, Christopher White
Examination of the Use of Heads-up Displays in Driving, Matthew Williams
Brain Drain in the Southern Cone: Analysis and Recommendations for Policymakers, Caroline Willian
No Accounting for Taste: Luxury Counterfeiting in Today's Retail Industry, Amanda Wilson
Existential Doubt, The Burden of Choice, and Contemporary Nihilism in the 21st Century, Kevin Wolfson
Until Death Do Us Unite, You Wu
Investigating the Effects of Cultural Distance on the Gravity Model of Trade, Albert Xu
Does the Use of Financial Derivatives Affect Distance-to-Default: Evidence from U.S. Bank Holding Companies, Chengwu Xuan
Mandate of Heaven: An Analysis of China's Government Disaster Response and CCP Performance Legitimacy, Aaron Yang
Height, Weight, and Durability in Major League Baseball, Joshua Yeager
Momentum Crashes and Industry Composition, Andrew Yeh
Degree Matters: The Impact of a Leader’s Foreign Education on His Country’s Economic Development, Zhongyi Yu
Money Talks: Turkey, The Kurdish Regional Government, and the Shaping of a Future Kurdish State, Sherin Zadah
From the Volkswagen to the V-1: Ferdinand Porsche and Challenges of the Nazi Past, Michael Mingliang Zhang
The Long-Term Effects of Entrepreneurship on Economic Growth, Yi Zhang
Senior Theses from 2016
Company Culture: Comparing the Culture in the Silicon Valley and on Wall Street, Avantika Aggarwal
Unrelenting Force, Christus Ahmanson
Addressing the Post-Keynesian Critique: Exchange Rate Determination with an Extended Mundell-Fleming Model, Najeer Ahmed
The Common Core: An Enhancement or Hindrance for the Youth of America?, Haley L. Alderete and Haley L. Alderete
The Effects of Macroeconomic Indicators and Event Shocks on Greek Stock and Bond Market Performance, Tejal Angolkar
The Gender Gap in STEM: Do Conservative Gender Role Attitudes in Adolescent Girls Affect the Likelihood of Working in a STEM Career?, Alexandra N. Arnett
The 1960 Televised Presidential Debates: A Strategy for Richard Nixon, Harry L. Arnold
Proximity to Children: A Geospatial Approach to Understanding the Relationship between Fast Food and Schools, Andrew Atwong
The Price is Book-built: The Decision to Use Book-building Pricing Mechanisms for IPOs in the Philippines, Gabriel A. Ayala
Desegregating California’s Prisons: When Legal Prescriptions Collide with Institutional Realities, Charlotte Bailey
The Effect of Mortality Salience on Death Penalty Sentencing Decisions when the Defendant is Severely Mentally Ill., Bryn Bandt-Law
Can Narrative Fiction Reduce Prejudice Toward the Mentally Ill?, Mara Bandt-Law
Transformational Leadership in the World of Sales, Dalton R. Barnes
"A Dish Best Served Cold": Revenge Plots in Neo-Noir Narratives, Evan Barnswell
Borders and Belonging: Using Oral History to Renegotiate Salvadoran Transnationalism, Jessica Barreno
NAFTA's Impact on Mexico, the U.S., and Canada's Economies: A Look at Stock Returns, Justin Beck
Is it all a Game? Gamification and a Restructuring of Values, Katharine M. Beck
A Critical Examination of Oil Wealth Management Strategies and Their Effects on Economic Growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, Caroline J. Belmont
The Performance of Melancholy: Understanding the Humours through Burton, Jonson, and Shakespeare, Lindsey N. Betts
The Appetizer and Other Poems, Sam Blomberg
Consumer Neuroscience: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Marketing Leveraging Advances in Neuroscience, Psychology and Economics, Bridget E. Blum
Playing God: An Analysis of Video Game Religion, Joshua K. Boren
Voting, Politics, and Gender: Has America Paved the Way for a Female President?, Hannah Bower
The Demand for the Unconditioned in the Antinomies: A Defense of Kant, Caroline Bowman
How Has Democracy Taken Shape in Hong Kong's Patrimonial System of Governance?, Marley H. Breindel
Escaping the Poverty Trap: Formal Savings and Asset Accumulation in Rural Malawi, Audrey Breitwieser
Paying for Performance at the Plate: An Investigation of Variable Pay Systems in Major League Baseball, Mitchell S. Bremermann
Mistakes, New and Old: Neoconservatives and the Consequences of Nation Building, August H. Bress
Misuse of Executive Power as an Obstacle to Democratic Institutional Reform in Argentina, Anna C. Brito
The Relationship between Self-Regulation and Stress, Sleep, and Behavioral Health, Clayton I. Brock
Realizing the Right to Education: An Evaluation of Education Policy in Six States of India, Isabella Burch
Patrice Mersault, l’incarnation d’une philosophie, Alexandra Burgers
Fog Computing with Go: A Comparative Study, Ellis H. Butterfield
Picture This: Exploring Mental Imagery’s Effect on Novice and Expert Golfers Putting under Pressure, Skyler Butts
All the King's Horses: Libya's Disintegration after the Revolution, Maresa E. Carnevale
Best Approximations, Lethargy Theorems and Smoothness, Caleb Case
How the Natural State Turned Red: Political Realignment in Arkansas, Kathryn M. Chakmak
Restauración de la Diplomacia y Sus Implicaciones: Los Próximos Pasos en las Relaciones entre los Estados Unidos y Cuba, Emily Chambard
A Necessary Evil: Livy's Cyclical History and the Metus Hostilis, Victor Chan
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act: The Solution or the Problem?, Sophie S. Chou
A Kantian Revision of the Doctrine of Double Effect, Andrew H. Chung
Driving Under the Influence of Ads: The Relationship between Roadside Advertising and Traffic Accidents in Massachusetts, Andrew Clary
Efficient Use of Force: Evaluating Police Tactics in Reducing Gun Violence, Meredith Cockerham
REpresentational State Transfer in the Modern Internet, Daniel R. Cogan
The Political Implications of Felon Disenfranchisement Laws in the United States, Katharine G. Connaughton
Reconsidering Well-Being: Optimization at the Societal Level, Jasmine M. Cooper
Obscure U: Complexity and Complicity in For-Profit University Financial Statements, Caroline R. Counts
Travels with Charley, Heather Frances Cousins
Crime in the NFL: Does an Arrest History Lead to Better Performance?, Austin D. Crist
Determinants of Single-Family Home Price: Oakland, California, John Tanner Cullen
China to the Rescue? Implications of Chinese Aid and Trade in Latin America Based on Evidence from Sino-African Cases, Jamie Curran
Practical Paradise: Ethics for a Modern Age, Anthony P. Davanzo
Alzheimer's Disease: The Triple Threat, Madeiene E. Davidson
An Event Study Analysis of American Bank Holding Company Equity Returns upon Basel III Announcement, Brian R. Delaney
Adventures at the Zero Lower Bound: A Bayesian Time-Varying Parameter Vector Autoregressive Analysis of Monetary Policy Uncertainty Shocks, Rachel M. Doehr
Pairwise Antibiotic Interactions on Escherichia coli Under Changing Nutrient Conditions, Geneviève A. Donahey
Opting Into Medicaid Expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Hospital Performance, Ryan Driscoll
