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 2015
The Bilingual Advantage in Cognitive Control and its Consequences for Cognitive Decline in Natural Aging, Kelly J. Chan
What Fantasy Can Do for Her: A Critical and Creative Exploration of Secondary and Fractured Worlds, Elizabeth Chapin
A Natural Language Search Interface for Accommodation Queries, Erin Chavanne
Coming in from the Cold: Recommendations for United States Arctic Policy, Aseem Chipalkatti
Reducing Subjectivity: Meditation and Implicit Bias, Diana M. Ciuca
A Psychological Analysis of Behavioral Consumerism: Advertising, Decision-Making, and its Implications for Retailers, Grace V. Coburn
Untangling the Role of Brand Affect and Brand Trust in Marketing Research, Megan K. Coleman
The Limitations of the Growth of US Army Special Forces and the Implications for US Policy Makers, Michael Connell
Managing Environmental Risk in the Oil and Gas Industry, Haley Conner
An Exploration into the Influence on Share Prices for Publicly Traded Football Clubs, Anthony Contreras
Simplifying an Infinitely Complex State-Space: Real-Time Strategy Optimization in Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, Michael Cornell
Employee Engagement: Restoring Viability to a Corporate Cliché, Madeline G. Crawford
Moral Relativism: Can One Community Give Another a Reason to Change?, Matthew A. Crawford
Reverse Line Movements in NFL Gambling: Parallels to Financial Market Biases and the Imitation of Informed Bettor Strategies, Philip S. Crawford
The Impact of Tenants Default Risk and Transactional Variables on Value: An Empirical Model of Single Tenant Net Leased Retail Assets, Braden R. Crockett
What's in a Name? Effects of the "Mentally Ill" Label on Autonomy, Miriam E. Cruz
The Invisible Wall: An Analysis of Metropolitan Procurement Regulations in the United States, Kenneth M. Cunanan
Better Measurement of Governments through the Application of Accrual Accounting for Government-Wide Financial Statements, Caleb D. Cunha
The World According to Frank Underwood: Politics and Power in "House of Cards", Lindsey E. Davidson
The Effects of Expert Testimony in Sexual Assault Trials, LillyBelle K. Deer
The Effect of CEO Gender, Age, and Salary On Firm Value, Brandon H. D'Ewart
Tiny Houses: Community and Dwelling, Evan Dion
A Legacy of Corruption and Politicization: Mexico’s Police Problem, Andrew Dobbs-Kramer
Examining The Impact of Florida's Non-Economic Damage Cap on Elderly Populations, Andrew W. Dodds
On The Road with the VanLife Community: The Art of Storytelling in the Age of Instagram, Joseph Dorn
Examining Romantic Partner Preferences: Effects of Gender and Expressed Interest, Jackson Doyle
Role of Alpha Oscillations in Reweighting Multiple Attributes During Choice, Samuel I. Dunham
Perspectives on Insider Trading Regulation: Examining Economic and Ethical Implications, Louisa Dunwiddie
Gender and Politics: Why More Women Do Not Seek Candidacy, Elizabeth Eggert
Progressive Drug Policies and the Impacts of Supply-Side Control, Michael C. Elhardt
"Death is Different" Jurisprudence and LWOP: Rethinking Life Without Parole in American Criminal Justice, Amelia Evrigenis
Retributive Theory’s Restorative Corollary, Nadeem U. Farooqi
Feasibility Analysis and Strategic Measures for Promoting Viable New Urban Development, Elizabeth J. Farr
Les Jeunes Français Et L’etat Islamique : Bilan Et Strategies Nouvelles, Elaina M. Faust
Pursuing the Preservation of Place: The Automobile’s Significance to Los Angeles’ Physical Character and the Opportunity for its Continued Existence, Spencer J. Fried
A Scheme of International Distributive Justice: Exploring the Roles of State Sovereignty, Freedom, and Luck, Reid Furubayashi
California's Foreign Relations, Christopher Gaarder
Fair Equality of Opportunity: Reconceiving Affirmative Action through a Rawlsian Lens, Janelle Garcelon
State Authority versus Citizens’ Rights: An Analysis of Police Use of Deadly Force Regulations and their Implications for Ferguson, Dana M. Gibson
Increasing the High School Graduation Rate of Native American Students in Public Schools, Sierra M. Gibson
Benchmarking Traffic Control Algorithms on a Packet Switched Network, Benjamin Goldberg
Texas Politics in State and Nation, Claire Goodrich
Corporate Inversions: Realigning Tax Incentives to Keep Corporations in the United States, Michael A. Gose
New Breed Leaders in Indonesian Democracy: A Critical Pluralist Examination of Ganjar Pranowo's Election as Governor of Central Java Province in 2013, Harris K. Gozali
What Makes a Good Ted Talk?, Jack R. Grodahl
From Building Blocks to Cell Blocks: An Analysis of the Effect of Public School Funding on Juvenile Delinquency, Chandrika Gupta
Targeting Illegal Immigration through Development: Case Study of Morocco’s Two-Track Migration, Janice E. Han
Founding-Family Ownership and Firm Performance: Evidence From Indonesia, Pitra C. Harun
The Euroskeptic Threat to London's Future as a Financial Center, Sophia C. Heriot
An Analysis Of Water Rates And Home Prices: A Case Study, Valerie Ho
Obligation vs. Economy: The Morality and Economic Complications of Capital Punishment, Christian Conor Hoxsie
Home Court Advantage: An Analysis of Discrimination in the NBA, Alvin J. Huang
It's Worse Than We Think: Why It Matters That We Underestimate Depression, Tess Hubbeling
Applications of Monte Carlo Methods in Statistical Inference Using Regression Analysis, Ji Young Huh
Examining Tanzania's Development Landscape, Jenna Hussein
The Procedural Aspect of the Rule of Law: India as a Case Study for Distinguishing Concept from Conception, Karina T. Hwang
Beyond Facts and Formality: How Different Genres Remember Japanese American Experiences During World War II, Midori Ishizuka
The Effect of Culture and Islam on the Use of International Financial Reporting Standards: Case of the Middle East, Hashim M. Jamil
South Korean Men and the Military: The Influence of Conscription on the Political Behavior of South Korean Males, Hyo Sung Joo
Investigating the Transcriptional Basis of Genome Elimination by a ‘Selfish’ B Chromosome in Nasonia vitripennis, Kelsey E. Kaeding
Is Going Public the Best Decision? A Study Analyzing the Impact of Initial Public Offerings in European Football, Sumer Kandhari
Re-imaginando la Educación Intercultural Bilingüe (EIB) en Chile: Reflexiones en torno al fracaso de los programas de EIB para el pueblo mapuche, Juetzinia A. Kazmer
A Comparative Analysis of Indicators for Female Labor Force Participation across Developed and Developing Countries, Julia A. Keinan
Not Our Fight Alone: An Analysis of the US Strategy Combating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, James E. Kelly
Complex Multi-Level Games: The Case of Israeli-Arab Negotiations, Lauren Kenney
Appeals for “One Million Belgian Children”: Understanding the Success of the Commission for Relief in Belgium through the Mudd Family Papers, Brian David Key
The Convergence To International Accounting Standards: A Detailed Case Study On India's Progress, Vahin Khosla
An Idealist's Journey: George Clayton Foulk and U.S.-Korea Relations, 1883-1887, Joohyun Kim
Money Craving in China and Korea: Football Club Performance and the Share Prices of Owning Corporations, MJ Min Jun Kim
Investor Sophistication and the Implications of Order Backlog for Future Earnings, Jaison Kimura
Friends in High Places: Measuring the Effects of Compensation Committee Characteristics on CEO Pay Packages in 2013, Danielle M. Knott
Attachment and the Adoptive Family: Identifying Common Issues and Methods for Improvement, Sophia A. Kobus-Pigg
The Wage Returns to Same-Sex Parenthood and Their Role in Sexual Orientation Wage Differentials, Derek M. Ko
Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Low-Income Women in Argentina, Allison Krugman
Juvenile Transfer to Adult Criminal Court: Why Transfer is Not the Best Method in Addressing Juvenile Delinquency, Sarah E.S. Kukino
From Legally Confidential to Financially Confident: Resolving the Tension between Lawyers and Auditors over Contingent Liability Disclosure, Samantha Nicole Kunz
The Influence of Content and Context Motivation on Advertisement Effectiveness Online, Sung Mo Ku
Time for Women to Shine: Gender Equality and the Japanese Legal System, Jasmine Lai
Suspicious Minds: An Analysis of Insanity and Legal Accountability in American Criminal Law, Jessica O. Laird
Whose Identity? An Argument for Granting Authority of Identity to the Individual, Demetrius A. Lalanne
Crafting a Compelling Action Hero Movie: A Psychological Inquiry into the Identification of Key Elements in Successful Storytelling through Film, Adrian Sai Hay Lam
Why does the U.S. Continue to Use GAAP and Will it Ever Converge to IFRS?, Hester Lam
An Exposition and Calibration of the Ho-Lee Model of Interest Rates, Benjamin I. Lawson
Against the Grain: The IMF, Bread Riots, and Altered State Development in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, David M. Leathers
Employment-to-Population Ratio Goes Low: An Analysis of the Recent Aggregate Labor Market Behavior in the United States, Hee Yoon Lee
The Religion of Sport, Maarten K. Lefor
The Power of Media in the Criminal Justice System: How Celebrity Culture has Affected the Prosecution of Professional Athletes, Isabel T. Lester
Singing the Blues Away: Songwriting as a Coping Mechanism for Depression, Andrew Levihn-Coon
Exploring Algorithmic Musical Key Recognition, Nathan J. Levine
Brasil Como un Poder Global: ¿Todavía Existe la Potencial?, Michael R. Levy
Understanding the Dynamics of Misperceptions in Southeast Asia, Tsu-Yuan Lin
A Global Ranking of Political Science and Public Administration Journals, Peilun Liu
Policy Recommendations to Improve Health Care in China, Xinzhu Li
Democratic Transition: An Authoritarian Leader's Perspective, Zheyuan Li
