Senior Theses from 2015
Phthalates: Science, Advocacy, and Biomonitoring, Lauren Mitten
Building Bridges: An Evaluation of Urban Planning Interventions in Divided Cities, Michaela E. Moffett
Us and Them: The Role of Inter-Group Distance and Size in Predicting Civil Conflict, Michaela E. Moffett
"A Great Man's Madness": An Inquiry Into Sanity and Gender in Jacobean Tragedy, Vittoria Mollo
Pour L'Orgueil et contre les Préjugés: Mémoires de George Sand et Valérie Trierweiler, femmes répudiées, Vittoria Mollo
The Poverty-Reinforcing Violence Trap in Guatemala: The Cost of the Drug Trade and Prohibitionist Drug Policies, Kaitlin Morris
Developing a Gene Editing System to Study Haplodiploidy in the Jewel Wasp, Nasonia Vitripennis, Emily A. Muller
This is Home: Reflexiones Sobre Una Obra de Danza Basada en Historias Personales de Inmigración, Michelle Nagler
Cocktails and Compliance: An Exploration of Provider Discourse Regarding Adherence to ART Medication, Swathi Narahari Ms.
Synthesis of a Novel Organoplatinum (II) Compound, Elizabeth Nesbitt
Local Food Networks and the Power of Community, Lucia Nunez
Challenges Surrounding the Conservation and Replication of Eva Hesse’s Sculpture, Kaela L. Nurmi
Japanese Office Ladies: A Life of Luxury, Nicole S. Ogawa-Yukitomo
Utilizing Hydrology and Geomorphology Relationships to Estimate Streamflow Conditions on Maui and O‘Ahu, Hawai‘I, Brytne Okuhata
Being Japanese in English: The Social and Functional Role of English Loanwords in Japanese, Shalina Omar
Effect of the Acute Stress Response on Foraging Behavior in Mountain White-Crowned Sparrows, Zonotrichia Leucophrys, Sarah C. Osborne
Power and Resistance: Reconciling Foucault and Marx, Mengqi Pan
Wittgenstein and Certainty, Mengqi Pan
Variations in Stable Isotopic Composition of Gorgonian Corals in Southeastern Alaska, Devyn Parks
Perceptions of Gangs and Their Effect on the Legal System, Katherine A. Pecoulas
Spolia and Spectacle: Art Collecting Culture in Late Republican Rome, Jill Diana Penman
Rights We Are Bound to Disrespect: John Locke, Dred Scott, and the American Social Contract, Megan A. Petersen
Placing Munich: A Search Through Aufbruch, Elisabeth R. Pfeiffer
Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Content in the Hatillo River, Costa Rica, Vivian G. Pham
San Diego’s Options for Alternate Sources of Water: A comparative analysis of water recycling and desalination as alternative methods to importing water, Alana O. Pokorny
Norton Simon: The Man with "Two Hats", Helen Ragen
Analysis and Ethical Conservation of a Roman Statue Head in the Scripps College Permanent Collection, Shaina Raskin
Cultural Assessment of Paternity Leave in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the USA, Vaishali L. Ravi
Le Nationalisme et L'identité Nationale dans la Préservation des Jardins Historiques: Vaux-le-Vicomte, Le Potager du Roi, et Champ de Bataille, Mikayla E. Raymond
The American Presidency and the Creation of U.S.-Israel Policy, Hera Razvi
Online Feminisms: Feminist Community Building and Activism in a Digital Age, Taryn Riera
What is the 'Economic Value' of learning English in Spain?, Molly M. Robbins
But Think of the Children! The Effects of Obscenity in Television on Moral Development, Emily M. Roizin
Minds, Brains, and Animals, Oh My! An Examination of Parfitian Personal Identity through Cartesian Dualism, Alexandra Ronco
Giving to Get: An Exploration of the Role of Narcissism and Impulsivity in Charitable Giving, Laura B. Rosenthal
Chains: Process, Form, and the Psychoanalytic, Haley C. Ross
Switching Screens: An Examination of How House of Cards and Scandal Represent Shifting Strategies in Television, Laura Rossiter
Who Needs Friends When There is FRIENDS? Watching Television as a Form of Social Surrogacy, Laura Rossiter
Losing Vision: What Can Art Gain in the Absence of Sight?, Seana Rothman
Statistics of the Self: Shaping the Self Through Quantified Self-Tracking, Lauren M. Rowse
Estimating the Population Size of Wrinkle-Lipped Free-Tailed Bats, Tadarida Plicata in Borneo Using Image Counting Techniques, Annemieke V. Ruina
Untold Narratives: Refugee Experiences from Laos to Richmond, California, Laiseng Saechao
lol i'm fine, Jane Scearce
From Screen to Paper to the Gallery Walls: Comic and Confessional Drawing in the Digital Age, Allison Schubauer
#FLAWLESS: The Intersection of Celebrity Culture and New Media in the Modern Feminist Movement, Laurel Schwartz
The Black Ceiling: Barriers to Career Advancement for African American Women in the US, Victoria C. Sepand
My Way or the Highway and A Correspondence: Visual Representations of the City, Larkin J. Sheldon
Regulation of Histone H3 Proteolysis by Acetylation in Tetrahymena thermophila, Robyn Sherman
The Christian Influence Over Secular Understandings of Marriage in the United States: A Critical Analysis of Augustinian Theology, Rebecca C. Shin
Paintings in Transit: A New Means For Protection of Collections, Balancing Traditional and Modern Conservation Philosophies and Methods, Katharine Shulman
Domestic Violence Advocacy in California: Social Influences, Legal Limitations, and Client-Centered Practice, Claire Shum
Making History: How Art Museums in the French Revolution Crafted a National Identity, 1789-1799, Anna E. Sido
A Space of Their Own: The Clyfford Still and Georgia O'Keeffe Museums, Hayley B. Siler
Framing Freedom Wars: US Rhetoric in Afghanistan During the Cold War and the War on Terror, Sanjana P. Singh
"Las Penas Con Pan Son Menas": La Sociología de la Diabetes Tipo 2 en la Población Mexicana, Allison M. Slater
This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land: An Analysis of Presidential Immigration Rhetoric in the "Nation of Immigrants", Hilary Slauson
Moving Towards a Greener Future: An Investigation of How Transit-Oriented Development Has the Potential to Redefine Cities Around Sustainability, Margaret E. Smith
Impact of officer race and gender on trust, perceptions of masculinity and femininity, and blame, Isabelle S. Speers
Mexican Masculinities: Migration and Experiences of Contemporary Mexican American Men, Zandalee Springs
The Affordable Care Act: Year One, Anna M. Stricker
Exploring the Failure of Aid Conditionality, Yushuang Sun
Sanction Success and Domestic Dissent Groups, Yushuang Sun
Short and Long Run Implications of Technological Advancement on Jobs: Theory and Evidence, Tanya E. Taborek
Gendered Resistance & Reclamation: Approaches to Postcolonialism Modeled by Female Characters in One Hundred Years of Solitude, Jennifer Thomson
Global Health Challenges at the Point of Care: A Review of Tuberculosis Needs Assessment, Inna Tounkel
The Impact of Jury Instruction Formatting and Insanity Defense Consistency on Juror Knowledge and Decision-Making, Elaine Tsao
The Demonic Women of Premodern Japanese Theatre, Jasmine C.E. Umeno
The Economic Impact of Transportation Network Companies on the Taxi Industry, Alice Wang
"Safe, Sound, and Sexy": Community-Based Women's Health Programming, Alex Washburn
Gaming Reality: Real-World 3D Models in Interactive Media, Alexandra Alden Weaver
Foot Strike in Runners: The Relationship Between Heel Length, Foot Strike, and Calf Muscle Thickness, Laura Wessbecher
The Cultural Reasons and Implications of Viewers Empathizing with Tony Soprano, Vivienne R. Western
Valkyries Handbook: Representations of Women in Comics, Alexandra C. Weston
Is the Reception Better on a Different Channel? Interpersonal Communication Satisfaction of Introverts and Extraverts During Face-to-Face Versus Instant Messenger Conversations, Christina S. Whalen
A Peer-Supported iSocial Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Penny Wu
Comparing Bulk Aerosol Profiles in the Mixed Layer in Coastal Los Angeles and the Inland Empire, Taia Sean Wu
How to Get Married: An Examination of the Marriage Equality Litigation Strategy, Tracy Yao
Of Proofs, Mathematicians, and Computers, Astrik Yepremyan
Race, Gender, and Stand Your Ground Laws: An Analysis of Homicide and Justifiable Homicide, Janine M. Yim
Does Patriarchy Still Exist? An Examination of Equal Employment Opportunities in the United States, Winnie You
Senior Theses from 2014
A Wager Through The Looking Glass: Differences In The Management Of Horizontal Inequalities in Ghana and La Cote d'Ivoire, Yasmine Acheampong
No Pongas Palabras en Mi Boca: Un Analisis de la Traduccion del Humor en los Subtitulos, Edith J. Adams
William Morris and the Kelmscott Chaucer: Design, Production, and Conservation Analysis, Gretchen Allen
Iran and the Arab World Through A Female Lens: Deconstructing Western Phantasms and Terrors, Shayda Amanat
Hidden Transgressions: Louise Bourgeois's Early Sculptural Self-Portraits, Lauren Ambielli
Color and Type Effects on Tone, Likelihood of Purchase & Attraction, Diarra D. Anderson
Queering the Freeways: Deconstructing Landscape and the Potential in Spaces of Destabilization, Anna R. Aqua
Perceptions of Domestic Violence: Leaving vs. Staying in Abusive Relationships, Katherine M. Arenella
Rational and Temple Medicine in Ancient Greece: The Public Perception of the Two Forms, Madeline Barnes
Remedying Racial Discrimination in Capital Punishment: An Evaluation of the North Carolina Racial Justice Act, Sasha Bassi
Madrid Me Mata: Regional Identity Politics and Community Building Through the Music of La Movida Madrileña, Winona A. Bechte
The Myth Still Lives: Pachuco Subculture and Symbolic Styles of Resistance, Lauren Becker
