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 2013
The Effect of Excise Taxes on Cigarette Smuggling: An Instrumental Variable Approach, Tim Burke
Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa's Mining Industry: Redressing the Legacy of Apartheid, Madeleine Busacca
The Role of U.S. Infrastructure Investment in Strategic Asset Allocation, Michael A. Cahill
Portfolio Company Selection Criteria: Accelerators vs Venture Capitalists, Cody Chang
Reforming Affirmative Action for the Future: A Constitutional and Consequentialist Approach, Quinn Chasan
An Assessment of the Use of Coal in India's Energy Future, Dhruv M. Chopra
Hong Kong's Economic Freedom and Income Inequality, Emmett Choy
The 'Grand Bargain' of the 21st Century: Assessing the Adequacies and Inadequacies of the Liberal Intergovernmental Theory of European Integration in Explaining the Treaty of Lisbon, Daniel S. Christensen
A Global Perspective on Corporate Governance, Franceen T. Chua
BEAUTY & THE BEAST: THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN COLOURISM AND THE FEMALE ‘BROWN BEAUTY IDEAL’ IN 21ST CENTURY TRINIDAD SOCIETY, Anastasia A. Clarke
Google Glass and Our Quest for Meaning, Josh Cohen
Introducing the Stability Theory in Alliance Politics: The US, Japan, and South Korea, Rachel Cone
The Effect of Pre-College Activity Participation on College Leadership, Jessica H. Dang
When Education Matters Less: Estimating the Relative Return to Education for Computer Programmers, Amanda L. daSilva
The Uncovered Interest Rate Parity at the Turn of the 20th Century, Orlan Davies
The Silhouettes of Autism, Chloe J. Dobbert
Sampling from the Hardcore Process, William C. Dodds
NFL Betting Market: Using Adjusted Statistics to Test Market Efficiency and Build a Betting Model, James P. Donnelly
Omni-Channel Retail and the New Age Consumer: An Empirical Analysis of Direct-to-Consumer Channel Interaction in the Retail Industry, Alec J. Dorman
The U.S. Corporate Tax System: Shortcomings and Alternatives, Brian Downs
The Efficiency of Human Capital Allocation In English Professional Soccer Via The Transfer Market System, Harrison C. Doyle
Leading Agricultural Expansion in Developing Countries: Eradicating Extreme Hunger and Poverty, Sean G. Duncan
The Relationship Between Comprehensive Budgeting and Party Polarization in the U.S. Congress, Anna Eames
An Examination of the Breadth of the Coinsurance Effect: The Effect of Labor Leverage on Acquirer Returns, Matthew Ellis
New Media, An Academic Perspective, Dashiel D. Escrofani
The Case for Aquaponics: an Environmentally and Economically Superior Method of Food Production, Peter A. Fankuchen
Where Philosophy Meets the Road: A Case of Los Angeles, Benjamin N. Feldman
Intangibles: The Most Valuable Unrecorded Asset, Candace L. Filippelli
Transfer Spending in the English Premier League Transfer Market: Are Elite Premier League Teams Spending Excessively?, Michael C. Franklin
The Effect of Organized Sports on Academic Achievement and Youth Development, Nicole Franklin
Googling to Forget: The Cognitive Processing of Internet Search, Elizabeth T. Friede
Choking Under Pressure on the PGA Tour, Madison Friedman
National Culture and Internal Control, Rebecca E. Friedman
Accounting Scandals & Regulations: A Cost-Benefit Analysis, Andres Fuerte
An Analysis of the Contract Year Phenomenon in the NBA: Do Players Perform Better or Worse, Tyler Gaffaney
The Change in Impact of Education Debt on Graduates' Home Equity Post 2008 Recession, Zoe Gall
Exploiting the Gaps in GAAP: A Look at the Principles Versus Rules Debate, Nicholas A. Gillette
Invisibility: A Mathematical Perspective, Austin G. Gomez
Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Impacts and Reform Strategies, Jennifer E. Good
La Desnuda Rebelde y el Bodegón Subversivo: Una Reinterpretación del Arte de Olga Costa y María Izquierdo, Carly Goodkin
Modernizing Oregon's Liquor Control Commission, Andrew M. Goodman
The Synthesizer: Modernist and Technological Transformations in Film Sound and Contemporary Music, Dusin J. Green
The price discounts of Chinese cross-listed companies and their variation across sectors, Tom Guo
The Philosophy of Sex and the Morality of Homosexual Conduct, Kyle C. Hansen
Non-farm Rural Employment in Latin America: Help Small Landowners Make the Transition, Isabel Harbaugh
A DNA Computer for Glioblastoma Multiforme Diagnosis and Drug Delivery, Sumaiya F. Hashmi
A Machine Learning Approach to Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease, Sumaiya F. Hashmi
Have Federal Sanctions Helped Failing Schools? The Impact of No Child Left Behind in Texas, Ernest W. Hayhurst
Una Propuesta de Planificación para Afrontar los Efectos del Cambio Climático en el Sector Agrícola de Jalisco, México, Isabelle A. Heilman
Franchise Relocation in the Four Major Professional Sports Leagues: An Analysis of General Trends, Mary F. Hemmelgarn
Congressional Insider Trading: An Analysis of Abnormal Returns on Common Stock Purchases of U.S. Senators 1995 - 2012, Stacie K. Hettrick
The Impact of Prior Performance on Leadership Appointment in a Merger of Equals, David A. Hirsch
The Role of Leadership in Employee Performance, Joshua Ho
Determinants of Green Power Purchases: An Analysis of the EPA's Green Power Partnership, Sean C. Houseworth
Re-evaluating the American Dream for Low-Wage Chinese Workers in Los Angeles, Priscilla Hsu
TARP and the Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act: An Examination of Constitutional Protection of Economic Liberties, Patricia Ingrassia
Baby GAAP, A Creditor's Solution to Financial Reporting, Ryan P. Irish
India: Subsidy State or Developmental State?, Annie Jalota
The Fullerton Tapes, Javed Jasani
The Effect of Heavy and Light Rail Transportation Systems on Car Ownership, Kyle RL Jenkins
Magic and Skepticism in Woody Allen's Films, Lauren Jessen
The Relationship between Decision Making Deficits and Drug Addiction: A Neurobiological Approach, Alex R. Johnson
The Role of Islamic Banking in Economic Growth, Katherine Johnson
How Many Barack Obamas Does it Take: An Analysis of the Effect of Charter Schools on Real Estate and Crime, Aananditaa Kakkar
Eduard Shevardnadze: The Modern Day Machiavel, Sam Katz
An Old Dragon in a Changing Safari: An Investigation of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa and Its Implications for Beijing's Foreign Policy Goals of 'Non-Intervention’, Michele Siang-Hwa Kee
Kvetching with Comics: How 20th Century American Comics Reflect the Ashkenazi Ethos of Pride and Shame, Aliza C. Kellerman
Hostile Takeovers and Corporate Governance in India, Shrivats Khaitan
How do Shareholders Use Their Say-on-Pay Votes in the United States? Evidence from 2011 and 2012, Peter Kimmey
Why Don't I Look Like Her? The Impact of Social Media on Female Body Image, Kendyl M. Klein
The Impact of Participatory Notes on the Indian Rupee Exchange Rate, Rohan Kothari
When and How Does Reconciliation Work? A Comparative Study of South Africa and Sri Lanka, Koffi Rene Yves Kouassi
Reexamining Originalism, Shane Kunselman
The Word Made Flesh, Tyler S. Lamon
Mass Shootings and Gun Control: Obama’s Road to Reform, Alexander M. Lane
The Consequences of Mental Illness on Labor Market Decisions, Vanessa Lanuza
A Question of Values: Overpopulation and Our Choice Between Procreative Rights and Security-Survival, Megan T. Latta
Aiding the Mdg's: How Important is Development Assistance in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, Nikhil Ledlie
Funding the Black Hole: The Ineffectiveness of the Current Retirement Plan Structure and Future Solutions, Chih Yun Lee
Examining China's North Korea Policy During the Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping Administrations, Ju Young Lee
Applications of Fourier Analysis to Audio Signal Processing: An Investigation of Chord Detection Algorithms, Nathan Lenssen
Fundamental Limits of Detection in the Near and Mid Infrared, Nathan Lenssen
A Closer Examination of the Psycoanalytc Theory in Order to Properly Define Sigmund Freud’s Legacy, Frederic C. Levine
Contemporary Women's Employment in Japan: The Effects of State-Mandated Gender Roles, Wars, and Japan, Inc., Megan Levonian
An Analysis of Competing Stereotype Threat Theories, Joseph R. Liekweg
The Great Fermentation: A Study of the Social and Economic Evolution of the American Brewing Industry, David A. Link
Tradition. Passio. Poesis. Retreat: Comments around “The Gallery”, Daniel B. Lipson
Women in Computer Science: A Pseudo-Cohort Analysis of the Technology Industry's Gender Gap, Helen Liu
Identity Development for the Multiracial Individual, Nicole M. Lotte
Sports Programs as a Vehicle to Empower Adolescent Girls in Muslim Countries, Carmen Lundell
