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 2024
Fourier Optics and Dark Field Microscopy, James Papas
The Unreasonableness of the Reasonable Woman Standard: Evaluating and Reforming Sexual Harassment Jurisprudence, Richa Parikh
The Intersection of Food, Cultural Identity, and Memories, Kristina Park
Leadership in Startups: How Founder Personality and Leadership Behaviors Impact Startup Success and Psychological Safety, Ria Passi and Ronald Riggio
Mechanism Design For Optimizing On-Chain Sell Order in Market without Market Maker, Nico Pei
Unveiling the Power of Shor's Algorithm: Cryptography in a Post Quantum World, Dylan Phares
The Effects of Social Media on Mental Health and Well-Being, Connor Printz
From the Barrel to the Border: Exploring the Roots and Ramifications of Gun Trafficking from the United States to Mexico, Alexandra Punishill
Impact of Highway Proximity on Air Quality: An Analysis of Los Angeles County & Harris County, Claudia Quintero
Examining the Role of dLipin in the Developing Fly Brain, Ajinkya Rane
Fool’s Gold: Stock Market Impacts of Hosting the Summer Olympic Games, Jenna Rempel
Strategic Narrative and Global Public Opinion on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Jason Rhett
Asteroid Mining: An Economic Analysis of Returned-To-Earth Asteroids, Ashwin Rhodes
Proposed Creation of an Artificial Intelligence-Driven Diagnostic Tool for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Lauren Rhodes
Verdict on Growth? Exploring Civil Justice's Impact on Firm Dynamics and Economic Expansion in Mexico, Brianna Roldan
Sustainable Agriculture Through SARE, Katherine Roney
Development of a Dispersion Back-Tester and Application of the Fama-French 5-Factor Model for Equity Derivative Portfolios, Jasper Rosenberg
Long-Term Performance of PE-Backed IPOs, gavin rosser
The Emergence of Aedes Aegypti in California: Implications for Ecosystems and Public Health, Jose Ruiz
The Effects of Spending-Focused Fiscal Policy on Italian Output and Stock Market Performance, Filippo Salvatico
The Psychology of Corporate Social Responsibility: Lessons for Organizations in the Today’s World, Spencer Sampliner
Did ASU 2020-06 Impact Firm Corporate Financing Decisions?, Eric Sanchez
People v. The California Supreme Court: The Case for the California Court’s Involvement with the California Death Penalty, Yulissa Sanchez
Combating the Gentrification of Mexico City After the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Rise of Remote Work, Annalice Sandiero
Mill’s Higher and Lower Pleasures, Joey Sausville
Objectification and Meaning Transference: Does Showing More Skin Mean Less Perceived Agency for Brands?, Zachariah Schlichting
Sonic Uprising: Techno as an Instrument for Urban Revitalization, Wali Shaikh
An Analysis of the Impacts of Pitch Clock Experience on Major League Baseball, Tyler Shaw
Beta Alanine Supplementation: The Applications of Increased Intramuscular and Cerebral Carnosine Content on Attenuation of Fatigue in High Intensity Exercise, John Shrewsberry
Shame Clogs the Arteries of Love: How to Love in the Face of Shame and Conditions of Oppression, Theodore J.M. Siasat
An Analysis of How the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs Impacts Player Performance in Major League Baseball, Kieran Sidebotham
“Para Ser Cambiado, Ser El Cambio”, Diana Simonds
Discours contre l’infâme en France au XVIIIe siècle : Les philosophies de Voltaire, Diderot, et Rousseau, Sophia Sklar
Copyrights and Wrongs: Evaluating Copyright Law's Adaptability to Generative AI, Benjamin Smith
How the Holy Land Violates Us: Unsilencing a Queer Mandaean, Mel Sobizadeh
Does the Constitution Follow the Flag? The Paradox of Puerto Rican Identity and Citizenship, Laura Somoza Velez
Determinants and Effects of Offset Usage Within the California Cap-And-Trade System – A Firm-Level Analysis, Adarsh Srinivasan
Exploring the Relationship Between Police Force Size and Homicide Clearance Rates, Madison Stephenson
Sports finance, revenues, gross profits, sport performance, publicly listed football clubs, transfer spending, international players, Henrik Stromback
The Grateful Heartbeat: Review of The Effect of Gratitude on Cardiovascular Health, Ashley Sung
Progressive Maternity and Reproductive Justice: The Identity of Motherhood as a Conduit of American Social Policy, Sharanya Suresh
Divided by Design? Urban Renewal’s Differential Impacts on Economic Outcomes by Race, Derik Suria
The Effects of AI on Recruiting in the Accounting Field, Reina Tain
Effects of the Injury Recovery Process on Neuromuscular Activation in an Uninjured Ankle, Mark Tankersley
The People Are A-Changin’: The Political Groupings that Built American Folk and Country Music, Nicholas Taubenheim
Architects of War: The Economic and Industrial Strategies of the Third Reich and United States under Albert Speer and William Knudsen, Spencer David Taylor
Evolution Of Venture Capital Investment in Artificial Intelligence From 2019 to 2023 In the United States, Alua Telemtayeva
Saving Social Security: A Comprehensive Approach to Finding a Path Forward, Nicholas Teresi
“Ando Bien Tumbado” Developments in Style and Ethos of Mexican Corridos, Matthew Thacher
Macroeconomic Determinants of Stock Market Development: An Empirical Analysis of Developing Countries' Stock Markets, Grayson Therron
Fascism as a Style: the Aesthetic and Expressionist Foundations of Fascism, Angelo Thomas
Stories We Don’t Talk About, Elise Thuresson
Shaping Modern Europe: Evaluating Napoleon Bonaparte's Governance and Impact on European Statecraft, William R. Thurman
Vision, Love, and the Church: An analysis of key themes in William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Anna Tolkien
The Impact of Labor Strikes on Employers' Shareholder Returns with Consideration of the Nature of Workers' Demands, Aryan Totawat
The Effect of Tommy John Surgery on MLB Starting Pitcher Performance, 2017-2023, Jake Tracey
CEO Characteristics That Lead to Extreme Outperformance: A Statistical Analysis of William Thorndike’s “The Outsiders”, William Turner
Activism Aftershocks: Looking Beyond the Short-Term Stock Surges Caused by Activist Hedge Fund Campaign Announcements, Zara Vakath
The New Cold Warriors: American Statecraft From Moscow to Beijing, Pieter van Wingerden
ASU 842 - Leases and Its Implications on the Real Estate Sector, Katherine Ventura
The Impact of Wars on US Defense Stock Returns, Viksit Verma
Search Funds: a Growing Asset Class and their Potential Implications in Emerging Markets, Rafael Villanueva
“¡Salud, Compadre!”: An Analysis of Tequila as an Instrument of Mexican Cultural Diplomacy, Michelle Villar Cervantes
Exploring the Factors that Influence Female Offending in the U.S. and Mexico, Dana Villasenor
Unselfing Love: An Analytical Account of Personal Love and its Compatibility with Other-Regarding Love, Fangyi(Steve) Wang
The Postliberals’ Folly: A Critical Review of The Works of Patrick Deneen and Adrian Vermeule, Nathaniel Weisberg
Serving With Pride: Analyzing LGBTQ+ Personnel Policy in the U.S. Military, Sonja Woolley
How Hollywood Engages in the Renarration of Political History, Eric Workman
Police Flight Oversight: LAPD Drone as First Responder Implementation, Nathaniel Worley
A New Challenger Arises: Authoritarian Capitalism as a Viable Alternative to Liberal Democracy, Timon Xu
Zoned Out: Estimating Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Inclusionary Zoning Programs in Bay Area Cities, Zane Yamamoto
Neurodivergence Needs Assessment for Claremont McKenna College Students, Jenasis Yarrell
The Role of Genetic Factors in Primary Hyperhidrosis, Audrey Yoon
Owning Green: Evaluating the Effects of Actively Managed Sustainability Fund Ownership on ESG Scores, Caleb Young
Reflecting on the Making of Spitball, Michael Vincent Lingyue Yu
The Anatomy of Backsliding: Democracies Under Siege in Indonesia and the United States, Nadine Zahiruddin
Comparative Analysis Between Tech Bubbles: Dot-Com and Post-Pandemic, Baron Zeng
The Evolution of Love: The Concept of True Beauty in Plato’s Symposium and Phaedrus, Miranda Zhao
Beyond the Wage Gap: Gender Differences in Unpaid Labor During COVID-19, Joy Zhu
Poor Decisions: Understanding & Preventing Decision Biases Through Case Studies, Laura Zimmer
Senior Theses from 2023
Humor or Rumor? Differentiating Between Irony and Xenophobia in Ancient Roman Representations of Judaism and the Cult of Isis, Kimiko Adler
Understanding the Alt-Right Pipeline: Algorithms, Strategies and Oppostion, Cithlaly Aguilar
Renewable Portfolio Standards: Effectiveness and Carbon Implications, Alexander S. Albrecht
Is There a “Sin Premium” Abroad? An Investigation into Chinese Sin Stocks, Joshua C. Allen
Examining how the Cultural Differences Between Countries Influence Individual’s Perceptions of a Successful Leader, Karen Almachi
From Equality to Equity: California K-12 School District Funding Since Proposition 13, Julian Amaya
Education for Foster Youth: Pennsylvania vs. California, Tatiana Amaya
The Effectiveness of Housing First in Reducing Homelessness in the United States, Christopher Amemiya
