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 2016
The Iranian Green Movement and the Journey of Democracy in the 20th and 21st Centuries, Alejandro A. Duran
Breaking a Violent Cycle: Human Rights and Governance in Post-Genocide Rwanda, Jack Earley
Show Me the Money: Performance Evaluation of Professional Stock Recommendations, Brian A. Eckhardt
An Analysis of Education Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa, Katharine Eger
Institutionalized Since Adolescence: Deconstructing the Legality and Legitimacy of Israel’s Incarceration of Palestinian Children, Zain Abdulla El-Jazara
The Effect of Increased Regulation on Option Use Within the Information Technology Industry, Ahmed H. Eltamami
Double Loss: The Economics of Death, Amber Falkner
The Influence Exposure Has on Consumer Behavior, Ryan M. Farney
Sentencing Reform In The Nation’s Juvenile Justice System: A Set of State and Federal Policy Recommendations Following Miller v. Alabama (2012), Jack J. Fernandes
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: "America's Original Transgender Sweetheart" and the Construction of Womanhood, Celia M. Flinn
Risk Gene v. Safety Net: An Analysis of the Factors the Drive Individuals to Become Entrepreneurs, Milly Fotso
Equity is the New Black: Examining Changes in the Executive Compensation Structures of Internet Companies, Meghan K. Fuelling
A Vehicle of Expression, Cristian Garcia
Society and Suffering: City as Character in 19th Century Realism, Kevin T. Garske
Relationships Within the Family Tree: Roots of Recidivism, Madison Gebhard
Esports in Korea: A study on League of Legends team performances on the share price of owning corporations, Filbert Goetomo
If I Think I Can: Do Short Term Career Search Self-Efficacy Interventions Work?, Kelsey Gohn
Lattices and Their Application: A Senior Thesis, Michelle Goodwin
Impact of the Reputation of Venture Capital Firms and Startup Participation in Accelerator Programs on Early-Stage Startup Growth, Emily R. Gran
The Policy Determinants of Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, Shane Griffee
Exploring Radio Frequency Positioning Methods and Their Use in Determining User Context in Public Spaces, Remy Guercio
Social Networks and Innovation, Thomas Hague
Impacts of Former Military Dictatorships on the Female Presidents of Brazil and Argentina, Theodore Hall
The Impact of IFRS Adoption on Intangible Asset Accounting Treatment and Marketplace Decision-Making, Jason Harrington
Impact from Texas Tort Law on Damages Recovered, Richard Samuel Harris
Identification of Functional Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Breast Cancer Based on Chromatin Modifications, Laura E. Hayward
Stabilizing California's Water Supply: A Strategy to Alleviate the Impacts of Drought with Desalination, Kelsey L. Heflin
Craft Beer Expansion in the United States, Alex J. Herrera
“Nobody speaking his native language:” The Problem of the Post-Western in Contemporary American Cinema, Tamas Hever
From SEATO to ASEAN: Prospects for Collective Security in Southeast Asia, Joseph R. Hinton
Determining the Reservoir Species of Zaire Ebola Virus: A Proposed Epidemiological Survey, Nicole M. Hohnstein
Challenges Involved in the Automation of Regression Analysis, Rachelle Holmgren
MLB Owners' Functional Background and their Franchise's Performance, Matthew E. Howell
Nietzschean Ethics: One's Duty to Overcome, Emmanuel Hurtado
Social Media and the Future of U.S. Presidential Campaigning, Annie S. Hwang
Peer Misbehavior Effects in the Classroom, Alex Hwung
The Development of an English Antislavery Identity in the Eighteenth Century, John Gilbert Hyatt
The Growth of Executive Power and the Modern Presidency: Nixon to Clinton, Joseph G. Hylton
The Effects of the 1933 Bank Holiday and the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 on the Systematic Risks of Various Industries, James E. Ingram
Representation Yesterday and Today: The Changing Link between Public Opinion and Policy Outcomes over Time, Michael Irvine
Non-Governmental Organization Vulnerabilities: Donors and Resource Dependence, Carolyn A. Islam
Sustainability in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Interaction Design, Samuel Jackson
Caring About Sharing: Regulating Uber and Airbnb in California, Jessica Jin
Corrosive Culture and the Individual, Jessica Jin
Never Look Away: Changing Societal Norms to Eradicate Domestic Violence in Tamil Nadu, India, Adrienne P. Johnson
Comparative Susceptibility and Mechanisms of Resistance to Host Defense Peptides in Daptomycin-Susceptible and Non-Susceptible Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Colin Wolcott Johnson
Regional Determinants of the Gender Pay Gap in the United States, Kyle Johnson
Assessing Equity in Artisanal Mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Maya Kale
"I Voted": Examining the Impact of Compulsory Voting on Voter Turnout, Nina A. Kamath
Tracing Islamic Extremist Ideologies: The Historical Journey of Jihad from the Late Antique Period to the 21st Century, Nikhil Kanade
The Effects of Gender Diversity in Boards and Top Management of Companies, Tooba Karim
Different Person? Nta Kibazo: An Analysis of Trauma and Personal Identity, Lauren M. Kelley
A Conflict-Sensitive Approach to Conditional Cash Transfers in Indonesia: Can CCTs Reduce Conflict?, Glenys Kirana
Assessing the Suitability of Python as a Language for Parallel Programming, Manav S. Kohli
Bitcoin: Implications for the Developing World, Makari Krause
Evaluation of an Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention for Individuals with Aphasia., Michelle Lam
Recognizing the Flaws of the Emotive Regime: The Benefits of Pragmatic Criminal Justice Policies in the United States, Shelby Lane
Rethinking Venezuela’s Relationship to Oil: A Proposal to Reform Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A (PDVSA), Erin Larsen
Success Through Disruptive Innovation? The Impact of Disruptive Innovation on Publicly Traded Technology Firms, Taylor Lemmon
A Unified Framework of the Shared Aesthetic Experience, Huakai Liao
Activity versus Achievement: A Closer Look at Young Adult Participation in the Political Process between 1972-2008, Kwali N. Liggons
The Dock, Yvonne Likomanova
"And the Winner is..." Predicting Presidential Elections, Amanda Lin
For Fox Sake: Animal Roles and Interspecies Empathy, Kari K B Linder
Cat Videos or Campaign Websites: Does Internet Access Make You More Likely to Vote?, Sara L. Linssen
Topic Analysis of Hidden Trends in Patented Features Using Nonnegative Matrix Factorization, Yicong Lin
A Cross-Examination of Global Homicide Rates, Alec Linz
The Benefits of Having a Comprehensive Financial Plan for the Average Consumer, And the Necessary Components Comprised to Make an Effective and Efficient Plan, Nicholas M. Lund
Growing Pains: An Analysis of High Growth Companies and the Attributes that Influence Their Continued Growth, Gavin Zellweger Mackinlay
Wireless Networking Technologies in the Contexts of Energy Efficiency and Internet Interoperability, Dhruv Manchala
Ethical Considerations Facing the Regulation of Self-Driving Cars in the United States, Richard Mancuso
Using a Data Warehouse as Part of a General Business Process Data Analysis System, Amit Maor
Did the Founding of the United States Federal Reserve Impact the Financial Markets of the United Kingdom?, James Q. Markwith
U.S. Intervention in Latin America: An Evolving Policy, or a Quest for Supremacy?, John G. Marshall
The Effects of Co-Occurrence on the Collaborative Process of Establishing a Reference, Nicole Maslan
The Cognitive Implications of Aristotelian Habituation and Intrinsic Valuation, David F. McCaslin
Expanding Borders: The Fallacies of EU Policy Toward Irregular Immigration, Graham E. McMillan
Liberalism and Conservatism in Latin America, Robyn J. Meister
The Burial of Richard Nixon: A Case Study in Academic Bias, Kailas Menon
An Evaluation of Performance Regarding the Contract Year in Professional Baseball, MacKenzie Menthen
A Preference for Freedom: Kantian Implications for an Incompatibilist Will and Practical Accountability, Maggie Miller
Forces of Change: Silicon Valley's Developing Relationship with American Government, Marissa C. Mirbach
The Economics of Hosting the Olympic Games: The Miscalculation of Cost-Benefit Analyses and Why Cities Continue to Bid, Zachary E. Mobilian
The Value of Attending University: An Analysis on the Novels of Evelyn Waugh and their Adaptations, Evan J. Molineux
Hooliganism and Supporter Violence: Examining the Rome, Lisbon and Athens Derbies, Joseph J. Mondello
A Comparative Examination of International Carbon Trading Mechanisms, Allison Moors
Universalism and Multiculturalism: The Failings of French and American Civic Education, Bridget A. Moran
Lessons in Micropolitical Management: A Case Study of China's Investment and Political Intervention in Zambia, Eugene Daryl Nandwa
Manipulation That Matters: The Manipulation Debate Considered, Samuel C. Nordstrom
Military Threat or Political Tool: An Examination of Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus as a Threat to the Roman Republic from 88-63 B.C., Samuel O'Braitis
Best Friends Forever? The Influence of Technology on High-Quality and Low-Quality Childhood Friendships, Molly R. O'Donnell
