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 2026
Diplomatic Gaps and Global Finance: How U.S. Ambassadorial Vacancies Affect Bilateral Portfolio Investment Positions, Tianning Qin
From Statute to Classroom: The Implementation Gap in California's Queer-Relevant Sex Education Policy, Alejandro Quiroz-Novela
Balancing the Scales of Justice: The Unconstitutionality of Marital Rape in India, Pallavi Raju
Digital Asset Custody and Audit Risk: Assessing the Effect of SAB 121 on Auditor Compensation, Roman A. Ramirez
Addressing Racial Inequality in School Discipline: The Effects of External Shocks and the Role of Title I in Closing Racial Suspension Gaps, Anahi Ramos Silva
Demographics, Macroeconomy, or Monetary Policy: What Drives Japan’s Short Run Economic Movements Since 1991?, James AC Raymond II
Non-Cognitive Skills and the Gender Gap in Higher Education: A Replication and Update of Jacob (2002), Ava L. Reichman
Predicting Accounting Misstatements: A Strategy for Generating Abnormal Returns, Jack M. Rende
Do GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Affect Fast Food Industry Performance? Evidence from State Medicaid Programs, Katherine J. Resendiz
Roll the End Credits: Evaluating Georgia and New Jersey’s Movie Production Incentives, Daniella Reyes
Criminalizing Motherhood: Abortion, Obstetric Emergencies, and State Power in Post-1998 El Salvador, Valery M. Reyes
Mapping Ubiquitin-Cavitand Binding Interactions Using CCPNMR Analysis, Mia J. Rhee
An Examination of Remittance Inflow Variation in Net-Emigration Countries, Andrew Rizko
Market Reactions to Serial Acquisition Announcements: A Cross-Industry Study, Ethan Rogosin
Competitive Balance and the Price of Winning, Dominic Rolla
Neuroimaging Correlates of Differences in Learning from Repeated Probabilistic Outcomes, Allison E. Rudolph
The Lack of Male Teachers in American K-12 Public Schools: Why it Exists and Why it Matters, Jonathan Russell
Catch Me If You Can: Truth, Lies, and Cross-Cultural Deception Detection between USA and Pakistan, Aleeza Saeed
What Phoenix Rising from the Ashes?: Tatars Play National Identity, Aliya Salikhzyanova
Cultural Dissonance: Western Hierarchical Structures in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Chumnan J. Sangsvang III
From Static λ to Moving Penalties: Dynamic Regularization in Mean-Variance Portfolio Choice, Ariel Santiago
How US Economic Shocks Transmit to Latin American Countries and Affect Product-based Firms, Sergio Santillan-Leal
Factors Impacting the Probability of Injury in the 2024-2025 NBA Season, Rachel Sapirstein
Market Reactions to Tariff Announcements (2018-19): Industry Differences and Investment Implications, Dhruv Saraf
Medical and Recreational Cannabis in Colorado: Evidence from County-Level Sales and Medical Cards, Ethan Sattley
Does Immigration Enforcement Induce Legalization? Replicating and Extending the H-2B Evidence to Agricultural Guest Workers, Katherine E. Schwab
From Governed to Subjected: The Supreme Court and the Collapse of Rule-of-Law Adjudication, Katherine E. Schwab
Forecasting the Unpredictable: The Bullwhip Effect in the Toy Industry, Mannat Sethi
The History of Mass Incarceration and its Implications, Evan Sevaly
Explaining and Predicting U.S. Bank Failures, 2001--2024: An Interpretable Econometric and Machine-Learning Approach, Ryan Shakiba
Do Women Directors Affect Firm Value? Evidence from the UAE’s Board Diversity Mandate, Maram Sharif
Law and Its Limits: Aristotle, Locke, and California’s COVID-19 Response, Annika Sharma
Developing a predictive model to optimize bicycle infrastructure maintenance in Copenhagen, Om Sharma
Developing a predictive model to optimize bicycle infrastructure maintenance in Copenhagen, Om Sharma
Role Obligations, Injustice, and Fair Play: An Account of Support Obligations, Jaxson Sharpe
The Impact of Import Tariffs on Patenting: Evidence from US Manufacturing Firms’ Response to NAFTA, Norah L. Shipley
Reassessing the Power of International Equity Diversification, Aleya Kunal Shivdasani
La importancia de los personajes femeninos en Como agua para chocolate como medio para entender el papel de las mujeres mexicanas en dos momentos históricos, Jessica R. Sloan-Cooper
The Evolution of Budget Reconciliation and Drivers of the Modern Process, Scott Sloop
Revenue Sharing: Effects on Small Market Teams, Bryant Smaaladen
Bitcoin and the American Conflict Over Money and Property, Jacob Smagula
Trading Volume and Forecast Accuracy in Kalshi Prediction Markets, Nicholas Smole
PSR Impacts Chromatin Condensation during Spermatogenesis in Nasonia vitripennis, Jacqueline R. Solomon
Investigating the Potential Interactions Between Dsk1 and Kic1 Kinases on Microtubule Motor Protein Klp-9 in Fission Yeast, Mason Spencer and Aditi Vyas
Infectious Disease in the Amazon Basin: Structural Neglect and the Limits of Public Health Response, Zoe A. Spinelli Schellenberg
Weathering the Storm: Hurricane Activity and Generac’s Stock Returns, Clancy W. Steains
Determinants and Consequences of Going Concern Opinions: Evidence from Investors and Firm Performance, Abby Stevens
Afrofuturism Within Poetry, Nilaja Sultan
CEO Linguistic Stress and Abnormal Stock Returns Evidence from S&P 500 Earnings Conference Calls, Yiqi Sun
Parks Under Pressure: Policy Threats and Advocacy Coalition Resistance in 2025, Rachel Supnick
U.S. Relations in Guatemala: The Aftereffects of the Monroe Doctrine on Human and Economic Development, Blake Suttner
No Coup, No Conscience: Coup-Proofing in the Armenian Genocide, Rachel Svoyskiy
The Lipstick Effect Across Economic Crises: An Empirical Study of Cosmetics and Luxury Spending from 2004 – 2023, Richard M. Sweeney III
Designing Ethical and Reliable AI Agents for Enterprise Decision-Making, Myrvens Sylvestre
The Effect of Professional Sports Team Arrivals on Local Hospitality Wages, Dejean Sypher
What I've Always Wanted to Say, Tristen Tate
A Progressive Paradox: A Study of the Interplay Between Labor and Housing Costs in California, David E. Taylor
Housing Price Inflation on Age-Differentiated Interstate Migration, Jake T. Taylor
Public Space Is Not Neutral: Conditions for Presence and Collective Flourishing, Kylee Tevis
In All My Striving Solitudes, Ava l. Thuresson
A Forward-Looking Structural Credit Model: Option-Implied Volatility and the Distance-to-Default, Kiefer Tierling
Artificial Intelligence and the Labor Market: Exposure, Adoption, and Worker Outcomes in the United States, Luke V. Torrey
Un análisis crítico del movimiento afromexicano, Elijah Touzoukou
Symbolic Reform or Substantive Change? The Effect of Body-Worn Camera Implementation on Lethal Use-of-Force in Missouri, Sophia A. Tuncer
Rethinking Reentry in the United States: A Comparative Analysis of Incarceration Strategies in Norway, Singapore, and Austria, Amelia Ulmer
Not Biological, But Built: Structural and Metabolic Pathways Driving Black Maternal Health Disparities in the United States, Alexandra I. Umegboh
Foreign Funding and Campus Protests: Evidence from U.S. Universities, Chloe R. Valkin
Navigating Ties: Social Networks and the Lived Experiences of Latin American Migrants, Bettina Vargas Franca Passos
Trade Liberalization and Migration: NAFTA’s Impact on Migration from Mexico to the United States, Shriya Velichala
Silver, Trade, and the Price Revolution: The Structural Failure of the Spanish Imperial Economy and the Manila Galleon, Oscar Daniel Vidaurri
Rank Rebalancing in Commodity and Foreign Exchange Markets, Prateek D. Vyas
Fair Value and Funding Structures: Motivators behind Banks' Reclassification Activities., Thomas Walker
The Role of the Party-State in China’s Emerging Technology Development, Celine X. Wang
Cybersecurity Incidences: Stock Market Reaction to Different Types of Breaches, Yu Xuan Wang
Public Discourse and the Corporate Narrative: Reclaiming Agency through Linguistic and Cultural Critique, Keymani Washington
Audit Pricing under ASC 606: Evidence from Software-as-a-Service Technology Firms, Donald Weigle
Investor Reactions to Clinical Trial Outcomes: Interpreting Impacts using AI-based measures of Investor Sentiment, Sofia K. Weinstein
Information, Uncertainty, and Betting Market Accuracy Across the NFL Season, Kevin D. White
Top-Tier Venture Capital Backing and Startup Acquisition Speed: Evidence of Certification Signaling in Private Markets, Nicolas Wilde
Equality Through Individualization: Why Special Education Requires Strong Federal Enforcement, Sophie SW Wolters
Decomposing Carbon Intensity in U.S. Imports: Trade Composition vs. Technological Change from 2000-2019, Alyssa K. Wong
Borrow Costs or Informed Trading? Decomposing the Call-Put Implied Volatility Spread Using Implied Repo, Lorance J. Wong
Betting on Performance: Sports Betting Legalization and NBA Player Performance Relative to Sportsbook Expectations, Benjamin Wornow
Griswold v. Connecticut: A History of the Legal Actors and Arguments that Culminated in a Constitutional Right to Privacy, Katherine E. Wurster
Representations of Finite Groups and Diagrammatic Algebras, Hudson Yeend
The Moral Complexity of Stereotyping, Xiangyi Daisie Ye
From Imbalance to Phenotype: Neurodevelopmental Alterations in Trisomy 21, Andrew Yuan
Due Deference to Belief: Neil Van Leeuwen's Religion as Make-Believe and the Principle of Charity, Ruihan Yu
Loan-Heavy Aid: Consequences on Academic and Early-Career Outcomes, April Zhang
Effects of Regional Data Center Electricity Capacity Concentrations on On-peak Forward Prices at Electricity Hubs, Ethan J. Zhang
The Vestiges of the German Democratic Republic: Memory Politics and Xenophobia in Former East Germany, Diana Zhou
Auditor Independence and its Impact on Debt Financing Outcomes, Harry Zhou
Encoding Fairness: How Model and Feature Encoding Choices Affect Bias in Salary Prediction, Joshua Zhou
Mortality Salience and Gun Policies: How Media Framing of Gun Violence Shapes Public Opinion, Riley Zitar
Senior Theses from 2025
The Criminalization of Homelessness: The Health Impacts of Rough-Sleeping after the City of Grants Pass v. Johnson Supreme Court Decision, Daphne Achilles
NMR Fecal Metabolomics of Peromyscus maniculatus, Daphne Achilles, Bethany Caulkins, Finley Melnikoff, and Sarah Budischak
