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 2025
Comparative Analysis of Lipid Accumulation and Antioxidant Responses in MASLD and Control iPSC-Heps, Anna Werts
Six Faces of Love: A Collection of Short Stories, Anna Werts
The California Experiment: An Analysis of How Far-Left Progressive Policies are Destroying One of the Most Beautiful Places on Earth, Brian R. West Jr
Airline Deregulation and Its Discontents: How Political Ambition, Economic Ideals, and a Re-Concentrated Industry Led to Unintended Consequences, Lewis R. White
Move Fast and Get Sued: Uber's Entry Strategy and the Role of City Regulation, Leonora Willett
Labor versus Capital: Impacts of Employment Lawsuits on Capital Expenditures, Victoria Williams
Fractured Simulacra: How Media Echo Chambers Shape Divergent Realities in Public Opinion, Nolan D. Windham
Microplastics an Environmental Trigger for Intestinal Damage: Implications for Nutrient Malabsorption, Samuel Winston H. Winston Jr
Artificial Intelligence Should Get to Play Games Too: Large Language Models Playing Picobot and Generative Artificial Intelligence as a Teaching Assistant, Jonathan J. Wise
Geometric Optics of the Human Eye: From Thin Lenses to Spherocylindrical Corrections, Elissa Yanez
Climate Change and Ski Resort Ownership Consolidation, Gabriel Yang
Cultivating Food Justice: A Reframing of Farm-to-Table Food Systems in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point, Isabel Yau-Weeks
Assessing Indonesia’s Potential Comparative Advantage in Downstream Petrochemical Industry Development: A Cost and Profitability Analysis, Daniel P. Yim Mr
Macroeconomic Influences on IPO Proceeds: Evidence from China and the United States, Fukang (Richard) Yin
A Comparative Analysis of Islamic Sukuk vs. Conventional Bonds, Yahya Yousef
Betwixt and Between: Japan-China Linkage and Leverage in Overseas Infrastructure Development Cooperation, Aina Yukawa
Skilled Immigrant Labor and AI Innovation: A Longitudinal Panel Analysis of H-1B Sponsorship Effects on AI Patenting, Xinyue Zhang
From Payroll to Paychecks: Impact of Faculty Compensation on Graduate Labor Market Outcomes, ZeXuan Zhang
The Mathematics of Musical Creation: Euclidean Rhythms and Triadic Group Actions, angela zhao
National and Regional Bank Deposits and Their Relationship to the Stock Market, Joseph Zhong
The Role of Maternal Haploid in Nasonia Vitripennis Development, Paige Zimmerman
Senior Theses from 2024
Analyzing the Effects of 2018 Bank Reclassifications on Individual Balance Sheet Compositions, Hiyab Abraha
Retention in the Public Accounting Profession, Sandra Abundio
Righteous Fury: A Natural Rights Approach to the Individual Right to Bear Arms under the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments, Nikhil Agarwal
The Fast-Food Industry's Mental, Emotional, and Physical Adverse Health Effects on Latine Workers, Ricardo Aguilar
The Invisible Harms of Christianity in Modern America, Adam Alamy
An Analysis of Competitiveness in Division Three Women’s Soccer Within Athletic Conferences, Charles Albach
Driven by Change: The Impact of Macroeconomic Shifts and COVID-19 on New Vehicle Sales, Jackson Aldrich
The Fallout of SFFA v. Harvard and the Future of Affirmative Action, Agosto Aliaga
Modeling State-Level Heterogeneity in Coronavirus Pandemic Outcomes, Jacob Allmon
Game of Conflicts: Investigating Political Dynamics from Capitol Shenanigans to Global Gambits, Mahmood Almadeh
Evaluating Clathromorphum Compactum, a Crustose Coralline Algae, as a Climate Proxy in the Great Caribou Island, Jaimie Almaraz
Comparative Analysis of Yields in Cryptocurrency and Traditional Finance, Tariq Amin
Democratic Decay: Public Deliberation and Nuclear Weapons, Frank Applebaum
The Impact of Quantitative Easing on Stock Market Indices During and After the Pandemic: A Comparative Study, Nathan Arimilli
Market Mayhem: Unraveling the Intricacies of the M&A Cycle Amid Economic Turmoil, Defne Arpacioglu
Nazism and Eric Voegelin’s Politische Religionen: An Approach to Exploring Nazism’s Roots in Modern Thought, Cody R. Babcock
Team-Based Scavenger Hunt Mobile Application With Real-Time Updates and Image Recognition Capabilities, Miles Baffour
Invisible Theft: Training Data and Consent Violations in AI Art Generation Models, Ian Baime
Inflationary Pressures: Analyzing the Varied Effects of Inflation on Acquisitive Crime across 17 U.S Cities, Timi Balogun
Creating a Just System of Civil Recourse – Articulating the Controlled Instrumentalist Approach for Marginalized People, Rukmini Banerjee
Analyzing Lipid Composition in Latent Fingerprints Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) for Forensic Applications, Devonny Banks
The Potential Ban of TikTok in Light of the Disintegration of the U.S. - China Relations, Nikolina Batoshvii
Multipolar Melting Pot: A Spatial Analysis of Political Orientation in the United States, Nathanael Baumann
AI-Based Language Learning Tools: A Review, Jonathan Becker
Mindfulness: A Look into the Effects on Performance in the Academic, Work, and Athletic Spaces, Danielle Beder
Shakespeare in Bollywood, Meher Bedi
Are REITs stocks or real estate?, Taleen Berberian
Persuasion Techniques Used in Police Interrogations: A Cross Examination of Police Interrogations and Persuasion Theory, Richard Bershtein
Modern Media Strategy: Analyzing the Success of Propaganda During the Nazi Regime, Kelli Bhatt
A Lockean Approach to Intellectual Property and its Expiration, Liann Chen Bielicki
Sex Differences in the Effects of Cortisol on Muscle Characteristics: A Meta-Analysis, Natalie Bitetti
Institutional Investment and its Impact on Homeownership and Racial Equity in the U.S. Housing Market, Daniel Blackman
A 40-year analysis of environmental trends and their ecological impacts in the Beaufort Large Marine Ecosystem, Claire P. Brady
The Financial Implications of Remote, Hybrid, and In Office Work Policies, Anderson Breazeale
ANALYSIS OF POLICY FEEDBACK EFFECT OF THE 2021 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN CHILD TAX CREDIT, Thayer Breazeale
The Evolution of Tokenomics: Structuring Sustainable Token Economies, Alexander Yeoh Broegger
An Autoethnography and Exploration of the EEP Curriculum and Its Impact on a First Generation Afro-Latinx Male at a PWI, D'Angelo Brown
Supreme Court Ethics Or The Lack Thereof, James Brown IV
Intersectionality of Race and Sex on Collaborative Work Process, Wynter Buckner
The State of Our Republic: State Constitutions’ Role in Creating a More Perfect Union, Caroline Bullock
Defending Hegel’s Becoming from Nishida’s Account of Nothing, Nicolas Burtson
The Future of Hydropower in Southeast Asia’s Renewable Energy Transition, Olivia Cairns
Reassessing E-Commerce Investments: Implications for Market Dynamics in Top U.S. Retailers, Stephen Caleb Carfaro
The Role of Women’s Activists and Organizations in Post-Conflict Kosovo, Olivia Carusi
Capturing Value in Emerging Markets: A Real Options Perspective on Resilience and Risk, Alexander Castillo
The Chilean Dilemma: Democracy vs. Pinochet, Sarahi Castillo-Cruz
How do Pay Transparency Laws Impact the Gender Pay Gap in the United States?, Kendall Chapko
Bridging Theory and Application: A Journey from Minkowski's Theorem to GGH Cryptosystems in Lattice Theory, Danzhe Chen
Art of the Present: How Winning a Tony Award Affects Economics Outcomes of a Broadway Musical, Yunzhi Cheng
Marie de France and the Art of Reproduction, Yu Ying (Angela) Chen
Harnessing the Sun as a New Mode of Development: Reviewing the Potential for Solar Energy in Africa, Sumanje Chigwenembe
Mexicanidad y Negritud: Tracing the Cultural and Legal Exclusion of Afro-descendants in México., José A. Chiquito
Additional Cases to Consider for the Account of Slurs, John Cho
Assessing the Opportunities and Risks of Extraction in the Lithium Triangle, Jennifer Cuahutencos
Migrating into the World of Innovation: Examining the Impact of Highly Skilled Immigrants on Patenting Applications, Katelyn Dang
Recognition and Domination: A Hegelian Approach to Evolving Gender and Technology Paradigms, Zachary Davis
Shifting Landscapes: The Effects of Gentrification on Homelessness in Los Angeles County, Hannah Huining Deng
Is Green the new Gold? ESG’s Influence on the Financial Performance of the Energy and Mining Industries, Alexa de Vegvar
Mapping the Older User’s Journey: Building UX with Theories of Cognitive Aging, Aichatou Diaw
How Weak State Capacity Explains the Formation of Illicit Economies: Comparing Latin American Cocaine Trade and Central Asian Opium Trade, Alessandra Diaz
Fantasy Ethics, Xinyi Ding
Argentine Convertibility Board and Ecuadorian Dollarization: A Comparative Analysis, Nathan Dominick
Beyond Reason: The Rise and Fall of Insanity Defense, Sascha Douglass
How Does Anti-Immigration Sentiment Affect Tax Morale?, Adrien Drucker
EGFR Signaling Regulates Tuft Cell Generation in the Adult Mouse Small Intestine, Annabelle Duflock
Emerging from Behind the Curtain: A Comparative Analysis of Polish and Czech Reforms Based on Quality of Life Improvements, Summer Ellis
Redefining Rehabilitation: Evaluating the Washtenaw County Pre-Plea Diversion Program, William Ellsworth
Gut Dysbiosis Correlates with COVID-19 Severity, Ednita Escobar
Economic Recoil: Analyzing the Stock Market’s Reaction to Mass Shootings in the Firearms Sector, Jacob Fenton
