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
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
Infiltrated Markets: The Italian Mafia's Influence on Waste Management, Retail, and Economic Integrity for Illicit Gain, Giselle Adiyia
Toward A New Media; (Re)Animating Africa, Natasha Naomi Agasaro Keza
Integrating Sentiment Analysis in Predictive Models: A Comparative Study on Game Popularity on Steam, Khaleefa AlHemeiri
A Guide to Creating Trans and Gender Variant Inclusive Film Sets: For Directors and Department Heads on Non-Union/Low Budget Film Sets, Perce Alvarez
Alliance in Flux: Oil and the US-Saudi Strategic Bargain Reconsidered, Austin Andersen
Development of a Purification Procedure for Plasmodesmata 1, Kaili Aqui
The Mexican Electricity Market: The Role of Private Participation in Providing Affordable, Reliable, and Sustainable Electricity, Pedro Arellano
Fiscal Zoning Under Fire: A Case Study of Local Land Use Politics in California, George Ashford
Engines of Division: The Trabant, Economic Lag, and Cultural Fragmentation in a Unified Germany, Maria Carolina Auerbach
The Interplay of Gender and Humor in the Workplace, Charlene Marie Baghdadi
Crowding-In Between Public and Private Investment in Developing Countries, Wally Bargeron
Consolidating the Carbon Trade: Policy Recommendations to Promote Standard Convergence Among the VCM, Article 6, and Regional Pricing Instruments, Jack M. Barrett
Optimizing Bitcoin Allocation: Predictability of Bitcoin Portfolio Weights Through Macroeconomic Variables, Kirby Baynes
Black Bodies In America: A Examination of Carrie Mae Weems, Dana Scruggs, and Lorna Simpson’s Photography, Haimanot Belay
The Coral Porites lutea as a Regional and Local Proxy for Sea Surface Temperature in Hong Kong, and the Effects of Typhoons on Proxy Accuracy, Brenna E. Bell
The New Economics of College Football: Analyzing the Relationships Between NIL, Recruiting, Revenue, and Transfer Mobility, Owen Benjamin
The Effect of Long-Term Contracts in MLB on Individual and Organizational Performance, Matthew Bergan
Monoclonal Antibody Platform Process Optimization, Jason Beshai
What Factors have Contributed to the Growth in the Unified Payments Interface in India?, Anahit Bindra
Not as Clean as You Think: The Effects of a Clean Technology Investment Focus on VC Fund Success, Leo Biragnet
Optimization & Simplification of Design Control Quality Management Systems, Megan A. Birenbaum
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Its Applications to Undergraduate Research, Isaac Blacklow
Faltered States: The Rise, Fall, and Containment of Psychedelic Science in the United States, Baxter Brew
The Effect of the TCJA and CARES Act on Charitable Contributions and the Financial Health of the Nonprofit Sector, Nathanio A. Bright
Buying Wins? A Study of NIL Spending and Team Performance in NCAA Division I Athletics, Thomas Brown
Resource Curse Rewired: Solar Energy, State Fragility, and the Future of Namibia, Richard M. Brutto Jr
The Death of the American Dream: How Inequality, Injustice, and Individualism Shatters Its Promise as a Unifying Force, Shaira Busnawi
Bridging the Gap: The Impact of Chicago’s Universal Pre-K Expansion on Short Term Academic Outcomes, Adrian Bustamante
The Implications of a Rise in the Minimum Wage: Evidence from Female Workers in Mexico, Isabella Cardenas Padilla
Accounting Metrics and Stock Sensitivity: A Comparative Analysis between Small Cap and Large Cap Companies, Diana B. Carranza
“Google is Free:” The Harm in Deferring to Information Technology and the Reimplementation of Interpersonal Connection as a Solution, Nicole Cepeda
The Sword, the Purse, and the Pen: the Constitutional Conundrum of Impoundment, William N. Chance
The Impact of FEMA-Declared Disasters on U.S. Home Values, Caleb D. Chang
Regulation of Neuronal Autophagy by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Associated Kinase TBK1: Evaluating the Role of NCOA7, Vikram Chatterjee
The Effect of Variations in US Policy Toward Taiwan on US – China Relations, Thomas Cheah
Isegoria in Crisis: Hong Kong's Innovation System and Articulating the Right to be Heard Using Deliberative Democratic Theory, Bhanu Cheepurupalli
Home: Ever a Work in Progress, Cayman Chen
Wearing Our Values on Our Sleeves: The Intersection of Fashion Leadership, Values, and Sustainability, Cayman Chen
Predictive Policing in Practice: A Case Study of Chicago's Strategic Subject List, Stella Cheng
Exploring Neurodiversity & The Role of Flexible Workplaces For Organizational Neuroinclusion, Miranda Chen
Public-Private Interests for a Circular Bioeconomy: Anaerobic Digestion in California’s Food Manufacturing Sector, Lilly Chertock
From 0 to 1 Million Users in 6 Months: How I Built My Viral App, Nicole Cheung
The Pen is the Sword: A Re-Examination of Chinese “Wolf Warrior” Diplomacy, 2009-2024, Margo E. Cohen
Objective Foundations of Happiness: A Cross-National Analysis of Well-Being, Mateo Buadu Colbert
NFL Moneyline Market Efficiency: Predictability of Odds Movements and the Overvaluation of Home-Field Advantage, Elijah Costa
Regional Realignment: Mexico's Appeal in the Era of Nearshoring, Dorismar Cuevas
Optimal Capital Allocation Decisions and Investments in the NBA, Anderson Cynkar
The Legacy of Housing Discrimination: Asthma Disparities in California Cities, Taylor Daetz
Preserving Roots: Assessing the Assyrian Community in Iraq Through the Eyes of Aid Workers, Tara E. Dawood
The Solar Power of Pricing: Does Electricity Pricing Policy Drive Residential Solar Demand?, Talia de Beer
The Uncertain Promise of Foreign Bank Entry: Institutional Quality Effects on the Foreign Bank–Financial Inclusion Nexus, Jason Dedman
When Surveillance Silences: Contextual Integrity and the Erosion of Protest Rights, Jacob Detrinidad
The Front, Peter Vu Dien
The Berlin U-Bahn: Culture, Community, and Conflict, Devin D. Dinh
The Danger of Deepfakes: Information Pollution and Epistemic Insecurity, Camille Doherty
Unintended Consequences: Exploring the Nexus Between US Foreign Aid, Governance, & Conflict Fatalities, Audrey Hope Donahue
Russia’s Involvement in Mali: Strategic Opportunism, Madeline Dornfeld
Responsible Giving: Foreign Aid Effectiveness and Drivers of Development, Isabella D. Doud
Clutch or Comfortable? How Franchise Tags Influence QB Performance in the NFL, Justin Edwards
Sector-Specific Volatility Management: Evidence from U.S. Equity Industry Portfolios, Ryan Enney
Gender and Self in Product Evaluation, Samantha Ennis
A City of Value: An Analysis of the Right to the City in Dallas, Stephanie Espinoza
The Role of Cap-and-Trade in Corporate Accountability: Evaluating the Effectiveness and Challenges of Emissions Trading Systems, Maxwell Feldman
You Lose, You Lag: Evidence from 2020 and 2024 on U.S. Partisan Bias, Presidential Election Defeat, and Perceived Future Real Income, Brandon O. Felix
Fermented Resistance: The Role of Kimchi in Preserving Korean Identity Through Colonialism and Modernization, Francis M. Ferreira
Leisure for Justice, Virtue for Democracy: An Inquiry into Renewing the Soul of the Democratic Citizen, Henry A. Fina
How do California Wildfires affect Stock’s Future Price Performance?, Hamilton Finefrock
Nothing Gets in the Way of a Good Argument, Kai Fine
Integrating DICEBOX into G4CASCADE, Otis J. Fischer
Dinner Was Literally Garbage: Tracking Inter-Annual Trends in Plastic Ingestion by Hawaiian Laysan Albatrosses, Grace Florendo
Walking a Fine Kármán Line: Hedging Between Hegemons in Outer Space Affairs, Adrian Flynn
The Importance of Government Regulations on Foreign-Owned Tech Startups like TikTok, Lauren Fue
Two Paths, One Paris Agreement: Global South Development and Diplomacy in a Changing Climate, My Fu
The Pricing of Forecast-Based Earnings Uncertainty in Equity Markets, Brenda G. Galvan
We Are All Mestiz(ç)os: An Exploration and Deconstruction of The Myth of Mestizaje/Mestiçagem in Mexico and Brazil, Michelle Garcia
Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Factors Influencing the Adoption of Agriculture Technologies, Cyrus Gaylord
The Ethics of Deception in Police Interrogation, Anna Gersh
Agricultural Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Meta-Analysis, Ledia S. Gesses
From Cold War Missiles to AI-Driven Defense: Risks, Innovations, and Implications, Mia Giordano
America’s Problem Child: The Tomboy as a Threat and Symbol of American Values Through Little Women and its Cinematic Adaptations, Lucy T. Goldberg
CMC Thesis Chatbot, Luis Gomez
The Pleasure of Self-Creation: Reconciling Pleasure and Commitment Through the Construction of the Self, Elizaveta Gorelik
Neural Correlates of Attentional Biases in Dietary Choice: Role of Childhood Socioeconomic Status, Justine Jamie N. Gotico
The Right Way to Go Wrong: A Reflection, Peter A. Graham
The Sectoral Impact of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act: An Event Study of Finance and Energy Firms, Clare Grammig
Understanding the Ideological Transformation of FARC in Colombia, Savannah Grier
Improving Energy Intensity in the Automobile Manufacturing Sector, Jack W. Griffith
Bridging Generations: Designing Inclusive DEI Strategies for A Multi-Generational Workforce, Sinthya Guaman
Exploring Balanced Partitions in Triangular Lattices, Devanshi Guglani
