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
The Effects of Measure ULA on the Commercial Real Estate Market in the City of Los Angeles, Rollie McCalla
The Politics of Criminalization: Examining the Complex Legacy of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, Genevieve McCloy
Drone-Based Topographic Monitoring of the Doheny Beach Replenishment Project as an Alternative to Land-Based Monitoring, Miller McCraw
A Dollar a Day Keeps Inflationary Crisis Away: An Evaluation of Proposed Dollarization in Argentina, Dante McDermott
‘Poetry is Not a Luxury’, Rage Should Not be a Privilege: The Potential Power of the ‘Racial Imaginary’, Georgia McGovern
Harnessing Antagonistic Pleiotropy: TolC-Dependent Coliphages Can Drive Reduced Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli, Cooper McKenna
Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement, Asia McLemore
An examination of tools and strategies that have increased a hegemon’s sphere of influence and the subsequent effect on developing countries., Liam McLoughlin
The Efficacy of Insider Trading Regulation: An Analysis of the 1942 Introduction of SEC Rule 10b-5, Kamila Melikova and Eric Hughson
The Lives I’ve Yet to Live, Emma Merk
Between Self and Others: The Pursuit of Legitimate Interests for Service-Based Identities, Joelle Min
COVID-19's Impact on the Relationship between Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Indices, Lucas Mirizzi
Techne and the Problem of Happiness, Jameson Mitrovich
The Effect of Ammonia Prices on Corn Prices in the United States, Emma Munoz-Paisano
The Trilateral Challenge: The Impact of Russian and Chinese Nuclear Threats on U.S. Strategy, Catherine Murphy
Unions’ Impact on Firms’ Financial Decision Making: A Look at Right-to-Work Laws and their Impact on Firms’ Leverage Decisions, Rachana Muvvala
Neuropeptide CGRP Suppresses Th17 Cytokine IL-17A Production, Matthew Na
Beyond The Hype: The Role of NFTs in The Luxury Fashion Market, Emma Ng Pack
Nramp Metal Transporter Gene Contributes to Copper Resistance in Staphylococcus epidermidis, Emily Nguyen
Predicting Financial Failure for Retail and Hospitality Companies in the United States, Carolina Nobili
Examining the abnormal dynamics of a selfish B chromosome in a hybrid species background, Elizabeth Novogradac
Doña Rosa’s Story: How Defiant Women are Made, Kenya Nunez
More Than a Feeling: Exploring the Drivers of Music Catalog Values, Emily Nutting
Physical Art as an Alternative Asset: Understanding Curator Risk and Appreciation Value through Art Proxied Synthetic Equity Funds, Jacob O'Connell
Market Dynamics and Interactions: A Study of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Virtual Market Through Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks, Peyton Ogasawara
The Korean Hanok as a Model for Sustainable Architecture in South Korea, Jordan Oh
Tribal Democracies: A Case Study on the United Kingdom and Nigeria’s Democratic Accommodation of Tribes, Precious Oluwadamilola Olajobi
School-to-Deportation-Nexus: The Case for Juvenile Deportations Focus, Emily Ortiz
Advantage From Adversity: The Epistemic Power of Oppression, Kenneth Owusu
Raving to Live, A Chicano’s Testimonio: Healing Through Nightlife, Jotería, and Rave, Osbaldo Ozuna
Improving Mental Health Service Engagement among Latinos in the United States Through Culturally Adapted Interventions, Romel Pacheco
Neurodiversity Support and Inclusion in Higher Education, Madison Packbier
Timing the Game: Analyzing the Impact of the Pitch Clock on Play Dynamics and Financial Aspects on Major League Baseball, Cristian Pang
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
The Kind of Man I’d Like to Have Been: John Wayne, the Lavender Scare, and Cold War Masculinities, Caelan Reeves
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
A Case Study on the Financial Impact of Spotify’s AI-Powered Consumer Innovations on Firm Valuation, Kumaran Selva
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
