Senior Theses from 2017
Paving the Randomized Gauss-Seidel, Wei Wu
Spreading Seeds: Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds and His Performative Personality Received in the West, Wei Wu
Sustainability and Historic Preservation: A Case Study of Nanjing, Wanyun Yang
LINDA LAND: A Short Story, Helen E. Yenser
Understanding the Effects of Disgust and Political Ideology on Moral Judgment Through Photography, Xijia Yuan
In the Shadow of the Rising Economic Miracle: An Empirical Analysis of China Crime and Unemployment Rate 2000-2010, Jiahui Zeng
Cultural Studies in the Mandarin-English Dual Immersion Classroom: A Case Study, Vivian Zhang
Senior Theses from 2016
State-Provided Paid Family Leave and the Gender Wage Gap, Aimee Samantha Abrams Widdicombe
The Impact of State-Provided Paid Family Leave on Wages: Examining the Role of Gender, Aimee Samantha Abrams Widdicombe
A Deconstruction of the Effects of Race, Gender, and Class in the Nineteenth Century British Asylum Complex, Ashley Achee
Analyzing Option B+ Model For Preventing Mother To Child Transmission of HIV in Resource Limited Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Elizabeth Ach
The Impact of Technology on the Entertainment Distribution Market: The Effects of Netflix and Hulu on Cable Revenue, Nicole P. Aliloupour
Using Linear Mixed Models to Analyze Native and Non-Native Species Abundances in Coastal Sage Scrub, kaylee anderson
Understanding Postcolonial South Asian Communities Through Bollywood, Noor A. Asif
Women Surrealists: Muses or Seekers?, Noor A. Asif
Intersections of Vulnerabilities: Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Health, and the Immigrant Woman's Experience, Hannah E. Atlas
Beefing Up the Beefcake: Male Objectification, Boy Bands, and the Socialized Female Gaze, Dorie Bailey
The Importance of Cross-Cultural Management in International Business: China and the United States, Natalie (Tilly) Barnett
Akhuwat: Potential for a Sustainable Islamic Interest Free Microfinance Model, Juliana S. Beall
Like Daughter, Like Mother? A Closer Look at School Policy Implications on Child & Adult Consumption Behavior, Rosario Bennett
Application Software Firms’ Research And Development Influence On Post-Ipo Stock Performance, Emma A. Beriker
Joan Didion's Iconic Nonfiction: Mass Media Distortion of the Written Form, Emma A. Beriker
The V Formation, Devan K. Brettkelly
What You Will: An Endeavor in Adapting Shakespeare to New Media, Terese C. Briggs
Computer Science Education at The Claremont Colleges: The Building of an Intuition, Lauren Burke
Warfare on the Conceptual Battlespace: Third Cinemas Transformation of War on Terror Discourse, Kela E. Caldwell
No Child Left Behind Leaves Behind English Language Learners, Daniela A. Canas Baena
Alvaro Uribe Velez: Maintaining Popularity Despite Significant Government Scandals, Juliana A. Canas Baena
The Ongoing War On Poverty in the United States: Program Evaluation of Job Corps, Jenille P. Chen
Literary Relationships That Transformed American Politics and Society, Lily J. Comba
The Connection and We Learned It From the Birds, Alexandra T. Copp
Labor-Market effects of Immigration: Migration's Impact on Host Countries' Wages and Rates of Employment, Emma C. Cranston
The Ceramic Body: Concepts of Violence, Nature, and Gender, Chrysanna R. Daley
Bridges Not Pedestals: Purpose, Reactions, and Benefits of Three Black Liberal Arts Institutions in Atlanta, 1880s-1920s, Chandra Dickey
Geochronologic and Petrologic Context for Deep Crustal Metamorphic Core Complex Development, East Humboldt Range, Nevada, Zoe Y G Dilles
The Non-Identity Problem: Finding a Narrow-Person-Affecting Solution to a Narrow-Person-Affecting Problem, Maura Duffey
The Peer Relationships of Adolescents with Chronic Conditions, Samantha Eagle
Crowded: Population Pressures in San Francisco Bay Area National Park Service Properties, Caroline R. Ebinger
Unbound: Dismantling the Genre of Female Coming-of-Age Films, Megan Edwards
Early Childhood iPad Use and Effects on Visual Spatial Attention Span, Maya Espiritu
As the Price of Oil Decreases, Does Airline Profitability Increase?, Mara Falahee
Disasters Are Not, They Become: An Understanding of Social Vulnerability in the United States Gulf Coast with Respect to Hurricanes, Katherine Franklin
Market Sensitivity of a High Frequency Trading Firm Stock, Rosalie Frazier
Liberal Arts, Religion, and Irreligion: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Student Religiosity and Secularity at the Claremont Colleges, Jennie Frishtick
Experiencing Flow in the Clubhouse Model of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Rebecca Frumento
Home is Where the Heart Is: A Study on Winesburg, Ohio and The Housebreaker of Shady Hill and Other Stories, Julianne Fu
Autonomy and Distributive Justice at the End of Life, Corinna Fukushima
A Game Theoretic Explanation of Art Auction Experts’ Pre-Sale Estimates: How Estimates Alter Auction Success, Chelsea Sloan Fusco
Unfolding, Cutting, Hiding, and Reconfiguring: Systems of Desire and Remembrance, Chelsea Sloan Fusco
Selective Hyperarousal To Different Stimuli In Victims Of Sexual Vs. Non-Sexual Trauma As Mediated By The College Environment, Rebecca R. Gilbert
Why Are We Still Listening to this Dead British Guy: An Analysis of Emergency Liquidity Assistance in Germany During the Sovereign Debt Crisis, Nia R. Gillenwater
The Game's Afoot! Game Theory in Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon and Red Harvest, Cassandra Lim Go
Deconstructing Mexicanidad: How Mestizaje Excludes Morenos and Indigenas, Elisa Gomez
A Photographic Navigation Through Mixed Racial Identity and the In-Between, Tiffany A. Goncalves
Battle of the Beds: The Economic Impact of Airbnb on the Hotel Industry in Chicago and San Francisco, Katherine Goree
Sensing Feminist Epistemology: A Formal and Material Analysis, Jing Gu
Mothers' Cognitive Empathy Towards Their Biracial Children, Atika M. Gupta
"It's Not a Real Disorder": Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Paradigms of Childhood Harm, Amelia Hamiter
"Just Because I'm an Only Child Doesn't Mean I Can't Have Siblings:" Psychological Kinship within Social Support Networks, Alynn C. Hembrough
Out of Site, But Not Out of Mind: The Conservation and Display of Ancient Roman Floor Mosaics in Situ and in Museums, Erin M. Hoey
Organizational Learning: The Path to Growth, Rachael M. Huang
Nostos: On Recollecting Loss and the Physical Manifestation of Loss, Stephanie M. Huang
William Blake: Revealing the Lines of Infinity, Eleanor C. Jahrling
Crackdown and Consent: China’s War on Terror and the Strategic Creation of a Public Discourse in the U.S., Kehaulani R. Jai
What Would Your Parents Say?!: A Cross-Cultural and Personality Study, Kinza Jamal
Appropriating Austen: Pride and Prejudice and the Feminist Possibilities of Adaptation, Grace M. Jasper
Beyond Dumbledore's Army: Making Space for Fan-Created Content as Fan Activism, Grace M. Jasper
Music Performance Anxiety and Interventions in Conservatory and Liberal Arts Institution Music Students, Francesca M. Jimenez
"Dans le pays des Hurons": Female Spirituality, French Jesuits, and the Huron Nation in France and New France during the Seventeenth Century, Jinna E. Johnson
Theory of Mind and Egocentrism: A Comparative Study of Only Children Versus Those With Siblings, Dana M. Jones
A Bite of the Poison: Apple's Idealized Escape From the Garden of Eden, Kali N. Jones
What It Means to Be a Man, What It Means to Be a Woman: An Exploration of Adult Gender Identity and Attitudes, Lisel Joseph
The Role of Chronic Sugar Consumption as a Moderating Variable on Acute Sugar Consumption and Aspects of Executive Function, Caroline M. Joyce
Surviving in an Amazon World: Is Amazon.com's Real Estate Strategy in the Inland Empire Sustainable?, Minjoo Kim
Cooking with Roots: How Older Adults Strengthen Connection with Younger Generations Through Recipe Sharing, Laurel R. Kitada
At the Intersection of Math and Art: An Exploration of the Fourth Dimension, Non-Euclidean Geometry, and Chaos, Kathryn Knapp
A Call for Dreams and Imagination in Juvenile Justice Abolition: A Reimagined System of Rehabilitation for Youth in Los Angeles, Melissa D. Krassenstein
Creating and Negotiating Narratives: Understanding the Positionality of Hayashi Fumiko, Jessica M. Kremer
Graphical Applications of Complex and Quaternionic Fractional Linear Transformations, Indra E. Kumar
Adding Up the Arts: The Great Recession and the Public-Private Debate in the Funding of America's Art and Art Museums, Jasmine Kusumowidagdo
Sexual Educational and Agency Culture at the Claremont Colleges, Elizabeth Lee
Le Roman Graphique Comme Lieu Propice Pour Repenser L'identité D'un Point De Vue Postcolonial, Kayla Tamara Lemus
Cognitive Contributions to Academic Procrastination: Investigating Individual Differences of Personality and Delayed Discounting of Rewards, Alyssa J C Lew
A Critical View of Contemporary Environmentalism: Pushing for Grassroots Struggle and Hope during an Era of Escalating Catastrophe, Sarah E. Lockwood
A Critical View of Contemporary Environmentalism: Pushing for Grassroots Struggle and Hope during an Era of Escalating Catastrophe, Sarah E. Lockwood
Stressful Scriptures: Gender Role Ideology, Gender Role Stress, and Christian Religiosity, Tess A. Lommers-Johnson
Economic Assimilation for Immigrants in Chile: An Employment Convergence Analysis, Emily C. Long
Making Community: Student Subculture and Cultural Variance in the Harvey Mudd College Inner Dormitories, Kinzie T. Mabon
Unreliable Narrators, Rebekah Manikowski
"Can We Do A Happy Musical Next Time?": Navigating Brechtian Tradition and Satirical Comedy Through Hope's Eyes in Urinetown: The Musical, Katherine B. Marcus Reker
“Why Can’t Run ‘Like a Girl’ Also Mean Win The Race?”: Commodity Feminism and Participatory Branding as Forms of Self-Therapy in the Neoliberal Advertising Space, Katherine B. Marcus Reker
Old Masterpieces, New Mistress-pieces: Cindy Sherman's Reinterpretations of Renaissance Portraits of Women, Caitlyn D. Marianacci
What Is the Role of International Law in Resolving Territorial Conflict? An Analysis, Rebecca N. Marx
Indigenous Rights Policy and Terrorist Discourse: A Strategy to Stifle Mapuche Self-Determination in Chile, Reyna McKinnon
Performative Identity in Djuna Barnes' The Ladies Almanack and Nightwood, Nora K. McNeary