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
Coastal Environmental Policies and Water: Environmental Values in Ghana and Senegal, Molly R. Loftus
The Effect of Climate Change on Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, Shelby K. Long
Shelby County v. Holder: An Analysis on the Continued Need for Preclearance, Elena Lopez
A Framework for the Pursuit of Happiness: Personality as It Relates to Subjective Well-being, Emma B. Ludlum
Chinese Medicine's Commercialization and its Social and Environmental Impact, Yi Luo
Just Housing: An Examination of Inequality in John Rawls’ Theory of Justice as Fairness, Julian E. Mackie
The Effect of Increasing Information in the Major League Baseball Trade Market, Andrew H. MacPhail
Chladni Figures through Vibrating Plates, Samuel A. Malagon
The Balanced Scorecard and its Application to the Marketing Function, Karan Malik
Examining the Relationship Between Received Remittances and Education in Malawi, Kasvi Malik
Working on the Troubles in Northern Ireland: The Role of International Funding Bodies in the Peace Process, Brianna Masciel
The Path to Social Innovation in the United States, Kyra McAndrews
Subsidies, Agriculture, & Climate Change, Kevin McNamara
Deconstructing the Third Rail: An Analysis of the Issue of Poverty in the United States Through the Lens of Social Security, Nikita Mehandru
Legal and Social Implications of the 3D Printing Revolution, Alexander J. Mendoza
An Analysis of the Determinants of Intercollegiate Athletic Success Among NCAA Division I and Division III Institutions, Samuel P. Meyers
Brand Obama: How Barack Obama Revolutionized Political Campaign Marketing in the 2008 Presidential Election, Abigail MIchaelsen
Deterring Nuclear Attacks on Japan: An Examination of the U.S.-Japan Relationship and Nuclear Modernization, Alyssa M. Minamide
The Effects of El Nino and La Nina Weather Events on Corn Futures Prices, Christian Mkpado
The State Business Incentives Arms Race: Which States Participate?, Charlie Montgomery
Examining The Effect Of Income Inequality On Academic Achievement, Sara Mostatabi
Drought Measures and The Coffee Girl: A Creative Writing Thesis, Regina O. Mullen
Why Corporations Avoid Taxes Through Inversions: How To Fix the United States Tax System, Joshua Naon
Effect of Gender on Bystander Intervention, Nicholas B. Nasse
The Emiratization of Shari'a: Islam, Modernization and the Legal System of the United Arab Emirates, Christian C. Neumeister
A Critique of the American Presidency: Crisis Management Successes and Failures, Mark Nietzel
The Effects of Tablets on Learning: Does Studying from a Tablet Computer Affect Student Learning Differently Across Educational Levels, Devin M. Nishizaki
Virtue, Politics, and Republican Heroes: A Comparison of George Washington and Cato the Younger, Kayla A. Nonn
One-Bit Compressive Sensing with Partial Support Information, Phillip North
Production Deduction, What’s Your Function?: Analyzing the Effectiveness of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction, Keerthana Nunna
From Both Sides of the Desk: The Understanding and Application of Individual Learning Styles, Gabriela Ozer
Differences Between Ind AS and IFRS: Can Full Convergence Ever Occur Between the Two?, Shoubhik Pal
Promoting Bold Investment in Renewable Energy Research and Development, Melanie C. Paty
Schaffer and Monism: Validating the Priority of the Whole, Phillip AV Pennell
Legacy of the Bear: How Contemporary Russia-NATO Tensions Have Been Shaped by Soviet Politico- Military Security Considerations and the Fall of the Soviet Union, Samuel Victor Perrella
Exploring How J. David Velleman’s Theory of Mutual Interpretability Affects Our Personal Identity and Self-Understanding, Felipe A.Z. Peterson
Nixon’s Jaded Teenagers: Measuring the Cohort Effects of Watergate, Samuel F. Pitcavage
Presidential Power in an Era of Congressional Deference: How Congress and the American People Are Failing Each Other, Kosta Psaltis
Examining Gains in Operational Efficiency in Public-to-Private and Private-to-Private Transactions, Dante Quazzo
Executive Prerogative: The Constitutionality and Future Implications of President Barack Obama's 2014 Executive Order regarding Immigration Law in the United States of America, Christopher J. Rama
The Practicality of Statistics: Why Money as Expected Value Does Not Make Statistics Practical, Sean Reimer
Combating Sexual Assault on Campus: What Secular Schools Can Learn from Religious Ones, Brad K. Richardson
Perceptions of Public Land Usage in the Eastern Sierra Nevada and the Effect of Environmental Regulation, Cameron C. Ridley
Proyectos de desarrollo sostenible basados en la comunidad: una empresa de ecoturismo en El Topo, Ecuador, Erin Ristig
The Resource Curse and Economic Freedom: A Bayesian Perspective, Danielle M. Roberts
A Study on the Effect of Marijuana Laws on Recidivism, Joseph L. Romano
Dueling with Distrust and Dual Loyalty: Palestinian Identity in Jordan from 1988 to 1994, Rebecca L. Rosenthal
Do Internal Funds play an important role in Financing Decisions for Constrained Firms?, Barun Roychowdhury
Shared Leadership: The Framework of a New Theory and Its Practical Application, Alexandra J. Ruark
Palestinian Memory and Identity, McClatchy Jack Ruskin
Stable Out of School, Success in School: Improving Education of Low-Income K-12 Students in Denver through Affordable Housing and Afterschool Programs, Michelle L. Saipe
La Paradoja Hispana Epidemiológica: Investigando las preconcepciones y generalizaciones, Maya H. Sandalow
County Level Economic Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections, Martin R. Sartorius
The Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among Athletes, Kimberly Scamman
Rapid Urbanization in Istanbul: Sustainable Neoliberal Growth or Authoritarian Consolidations of Power?, Talia Segal
Dark Journeys: Robert Frost's Dantean Inspiration, Elena Segarra
Inter-Service Rivalry in Mexico’s Armed Forces, Sarah Servin
Effective Regional Development: A State-Wise Analysis of India, Anshu Shah
The Changing Relationship between Fertility and Female Emplyment, Viraj Shastri
ArchiTECHture: Rebuilding the Traditional University for the 21st Century, Sarah E. Shearer
Electrifying Development: Identifying Key Policy Tools For Facilitating Rural Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa, Jacob Shimkus
Stochastically Equivalent Sequential Auctions with Multi-Unit Demands, Tongjia Shi
The Effects of Political Games on Fiscal Cyclicality, Patrick J. Shultz
The Effects of Forestry Regulations on Rural Communities and the Urban-Rural Divide in Oregon, Jennifer Sitton
The Role of Japan's National Memorials and Museums in the Rise and Decline of Japanese Pacifism, Evan A. Soll
A Promise is a Promise: The Ethical Implications for CEO’s Acting Socially Responsible within a Corporation, Alexandra Sonett
Objectivity and the Role of Journalism in Democratic Societies, Tyler Sonnemaker
The Quest for Female Sexual Agency: An Analysis and Application of Beyoncé Knowles’s Career, Haley Lillian Sparks
Who Says What the Law Is: How Barack Obama’s Legal Philosophy is Reflected by His Judicial Appointees, Colin J. Spence
Japan's Push to Rearm: Neo-Militarism or Self-Preservation, Stephen C. Spencer
Matching Observations Found in Texas Department of Insurance’s Medical Malpractice Claim Data and the National Practitioners Database, Chris Squitieri
Differences in Risk-Taking, Communication and Leadership Styles between Male and Female Entrepreneurs, Mallika Srinivasan
Elliptic Curves and The Congruent Number Problem, Jonathan Star
A Philosophical Analysis of California Determinate Sentencing, Three Strikes, and Realignment, Madeline Stein
A Comparative Analysis of Bicycle Cultures in the United States and the Netherlands, Sydney Stephenson
A Case for International Funding of Women's Education and Family Planning in Developing Nations on the Basis of Climate Change Mitigation, Timothy T. Storer
The Efficacy Of Online Advertising Modalities: A Prescriptive Model, Marissa Suehiro
On the Characterization of Prime Sets of Polynomials by Congruence Conditions, Arvind Suresh
How Female Leaders Affect Attitudes Towards Women in Nicaragua and Brazil, Christina Sutherland
The Best of Both Retail Worlds: Analyzing the Clicks-and-Bricks Retail Model, Philip T. Suzukawa-Tseng
Auditor Independence in the United States and the Efficacy of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Isaac L. Thomas
A Capabilities Approach to the Non-Identity Problem, Jared S. R. Thomas
10b5-1 Plans and Earnings Management by High-Level Executives, Joshua A. Thomas
The Tragedy of American Supremacy, Dante R. Toppo
Contemporary Bluestockings: Exploring the Critical and Creative Intersection of Feminism, Literature, and Media, Clancy B. Tripp
Conditional Systematic Risk of Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts, David Tse
The Influence of Power Dynamics On the Israeli-Palestinian Ethos of Conflict, Bryan Turkel 9842267
Climbing the Mountain of Conflict: Margaret Thatcher's Falklands Crisis, Benjamin F. Waldman
The Value of Luxury Brand Names in the Fashion Industry, Tricia Wang
Personal Identity and Survival in a Post-Upload World, Kyle D. Weiss
Dynamic Bargaining Agreements Between Three Players, Nicholas Weiss
The Future of iOS Development: Evaluating the Swift Programming Language, Garrett Wells
Derrida's Objection To The Metaphysical Tradition, Christopher A. Wheat
Markowitz and Marriage: Finding the Optimal Risky Spouse, Cameron Whiting
Player Compensation and Team Performance: Salary Cap Allocation Strategies across the NFL, Max Winsberg
A Look at How Timing Affects Price of Used Car Auctions on eBay Motors, warren wood
A Human Capital Index for the Inland Empire, Danmai Xiang
