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 2017
An Analysis of Blame as it Relates to Self-Blame: Within the Scope of Impaired Relations and Reactive Attitudes Theories, Alexandra Renee Lundgren
ADHD Perceptions and Treatment across Cultures and Social Demographics, Brendan Lung
Destination Based Cash Flow Taxation: A Critical Look at Proposed Corporate Tax Reform and its Impact on the States, Scott Lynds
The Places that Became Home: a Collection of Short Stories and Memories, Stephanie Ewing Mace
Tilting at Windmills: The Treatment of China as a Non-Market Economy Under United States Trade Law, Maxwell N. Macey
Cyclic Codes and Cyclic Lattices, Scott Maislin
Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Land Use Regulation Impacts Housing Choice, Parker Mallchok
Race, Poverty, and Basic Needs, Siddharth Mandava
The New Dystopian Trend: Neoliberalism and the YA text, Melissa Marroquin
Interdependence Amid Conflict: The Role of Domestic Actors in Solving the India-Pakistan Trade-Security Puzzle, Vivan Marwaha
The Development of Washington, D.C. and the Rise of Political Disconnect, Lindsey L. Mattila
Depression and Music Therapy: A New Therapeutic Method, Oliver Mausner
Solving Gridlock: The Case for Electoral Reform, Conor McCracken
Ovid's Metamorphoses: Myth and Religion in Ancient Rome, Emily Grace McKinnon
Shelby County: Voting Discrimination and its Constitutional Considerations, Shayan Meskin
An Explanation of John Rawls's Theory of Justice with a Defense of the Veil of Ignorance, Alex Miele
Eh, You Māhū? An Analysis of American Cultural Imperialism in Hawai’i through the Lens of Gender and Sexuality, Kaylilani Minami
Speech on College Campuses: Methods, Motives, and Movements, Sam Minter
Candidacy Rhetoric in the Rise of The Donald and its Relation to Populist and Fascist Ideology, Robert A. Moore
A Tough Pill to Swallow: PhRMA and Pharmaceutical Lobbying in the Context of the Affordable Care Act, Cole Mora
Politically Connected Firms: A Novel Channel for the Political Business Cycle in Putin’s Russia, Daniel Morkovine
The Buck Stops Here: An Examination of the Critical Mass Theory, Nayantara Mullick
Exploring the physicochemical properties of Gram-negative bacteria and how they affect cell membrane permeability and antibiotic uptake, Kristen Munoz
The Dangers of Corporate Champions: The East India Company's Devastating Impact on Britain, Richard Newman
Determinants of High Deductible Health Plan Choice, Jessica Ng
High Performance Portability with RAJA and Agency, Dan Obermiller
Can Regulation Improve Ethics Within The Auditing Profession?, Tavinie Olarnsakul
Does Depreciation Matter to Investors?, Khadijah Omerdin
An Analysis of Sports Markets: Franchise Relocation, League Expansion, and Fan Bases, Evan Opperman
Politicization and the Intelligence-Policymaker Relationship: A Comparison of the Kennedy and Trump Administrations, Matt Orehek
The Influence of Voting Systems on Voter Utility: Who Would Benefit, Jeffrey Ortiz
The Effects of Recessions and Market Sizes on NBA Player Salary, Lucas M. Owan
What's the difference? Private Savings Pre and Post Great Recession, Daniel F. Padilla
Environmental Sustainability On College Campuses: A Case Study of Claremont McKenna College, Megan Patterson
Jumping Between Extremes: Economic Policy and Popular Response in Venezuela, Ricardo Pena
Executive Compensation and Fraud: Trends in Executive Pay Mix and Company's Increased Exposure to Fraud, Juan E. Perez II
Sustainable Mining for Long Term Poverty Alleviation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ellen Perfect
Roles, Race, and Receipts: The Implications of Foreign Racial Preferences For the Supply of U.S. Films, Zoe A. Pinczower
Green Tiger: Hedging and the Changing Regional Dynamics of the Middle East, Tim Plummer
Positive Autonomy as a Mechanism in Rwanda’s Post-Genocide Development, Stephen Powell
Finding Form, Oona C. Pritchard
Quantifying the Trenches: Machine Learning Applied to NFL Offensive Lineman Valuation, Sean Pyne
The Political Impact of Rising Trade Exposure: Evidence from 2000 - 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections, Xiaoyang Qian
The Definition of Leadership in the Indian Entertainment Industry, Shravni Ramkumar
Restructuring Charges: Do Investors Really Care?, Liberty Nicole Ramsey
The Changing Meanings of Memory, Space, and Time in Photography, Erica M. Rawles
A Sectoral Analysis of the 1929 Stock Market Crash, Paul Edward Reynolds III
The Relation Between a Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance Release and Earnings Growth and External Monitoring, Anthony James Ribal
Institutional Development: Interpreting the Russian Case, Joshua W. Rooney
The Tale of Tomorrow, Ariel Rubin
Maximum Mass Restraint of Neutron Stars: Quarks, Pion, Kaons, and Hyperons, Garrett Ryan
Neural Networks: Building a Better Index Fund, Maxwell Sacks
Does Age Matter? Comparing CEO Age and Social Media Success in Startups, Dylan Saffer
The Demandingness of Morality: The Person Confined, Jose Salazar
The Risk-Return Characteristics and Diversification Benefits of Fine Wine Investment, Tania Salomon
De-Fence Europe! The Defence Industry, the Refugee Crisis, and the Shaping of EU Border Policy, Sarah C. Sanbar
The “Modi Effect”: Investigating the Effect of Demonetization on Currency Demand and the Size of the Underground Economy in India, Sanjana Sankaran
Molecular Modeling of Novel Tryptamine Analogs with Antibiotic Potential Through Their Inhibition of Tryptophan Synthase, Jared Schattenkerk
Are Oil Prices Important to U.S. Manufacturers?, Austin Perez Schoff
Crested Butte: the Paradox of Paradise, Amber Scott
The Eritrean-Ethiopian Conflict: A Theoretical Analysis, Natan Sebhatleab
Beauty in the eye of the beholder: The moral appeal of ISIL to those who join, Helen Seligman
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
Across Empires: A Comparative Analysis of Roman Emperors and American Presidents, John Seylar
Assigning Liability in an Autonomous World, Agni Sharma
Kierkegaard's Nihilistic Leveling and the Internet, Andrew Sheets
Examining the Effectiveness of House Purchasing Policies in China: An Analysis of Shanghai from 2011 to 2016, Chifeng Shen
The Impact of the Shadow Banking Industry on the Effectiveness of Monetary Policies in China, Chuyi Sheng
Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Champeta: The Colombian Conflict as Case Study in Sovereignty, Anna Shepard
A Theoretical Analysis of the Impact of a United States IFRS Adoption on Inventory Reporting and Financial Decision-Making, Eric Shepley
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
