Senior Theses from 2025
A-Z in Oaktown: An Ethnic Studies Approach through Children's Literature, Jazmin Moreno Zamora
Soil Quality and Fertility of Urban Soils in the Inland Empire, R Mukherjee
The Effect of Exercise on Soleus Muscle Fiber Types in TtnΔ112-158 Mice and Wild Type Mice, Ashley R. Murashige
Book of Love, Taylor Nelson
Counter-Insurgency as Colonial Violence: The Red-Tagging of Lumad Schools in the Philippines, Sydney Nemetz
WOMEN IN WHITE COATS; NAVIGATING GENDERED LABOR THROUGH COMPETENCY AND CARE IN THE HIERARCHICAL U.S. MEDICAL SYSTEM, Mira Nickels
Achieving Public Goals Using Private Tools: Build-Operate-Transfer Projects in Southeast Asia, Angela J. Niederberger
Thinking in Circles and Thinking Out of the Box: Reflective Rumination, Creative Performance, and the Incubation Stage, Georgia Norton de Matos
Constructing the Market: Development, Revolution, and History in Ghana’s Urban Markets, Anya Nyman
Desire, Deception, and Desertion in Aphra Behn's The History of the Nun and Margaret Cavendish's The Convent of Pleasure, Mairead O'Connor
Parental Monitoring, Latine Emerging Adult Marijuana and Alcohol Initiation, and the Relationship it has with Marianismo and Machismo, Paola F. Ojeda
Combining Internal Family Systems Therapy and Dance Movement Therapy to Treat Survivors of Sexual Assault, Tierney O'Keefe
Infatuated with the Groove: The Funk as a Vehicle for Portraying Queer Narratives in Dance, Tierney O'Keefe
Language and the Navigation of Individual Understandings of Multiracial Belonging in Hong Kong, Ailbhe Ong
CONSTRUCTING BODIES OF SUBVERSION AND RESISTANCE: THE CARCERAL QUARANTINE OF HIV-POSITIVE HAITIAN REFUGEES AT GUANTANAMO BAY UNDER U.S. IMPERIALISM, Isabelle E. Oringer
Selling Egg-cellence: An Exploration of Commercial Oocyte Donation and Genetic Determinism in 21st Century America, Abigail C. Oswald
Afterlives of American Bodies: Embalming, Green Burial, and the Social Construction of Deathcare, Natalie Lake Owen
Examining Retention Differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic Participants in Clinical Trials, Belen Padilla
From 'Car-Free' to 'Transit First': The Promises and Progress of Transportation Planning for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Zoe Pancoast
“Is Hep C Bad in LA?”: A Proposal to Pilot On-site Hepatitis C Testing at Recuperative Care Sites in Los Angeles County, Zoe Pancoast
Stable Isotope Analysis and Localization of Copper Carbonates (Malachite and Azurite) within the Bisbee-Warren Mining Region, Arizona, Sarah R. Paper
The Moral Justifications of the Justice-Experienced: Recidivism in Dark Triadic Morally Disengaging Offenders, Lacy Parrett
"The Plants Don't Give a Fuck!": The Three Pillars of Queer Eating Disorder Recovery, Devyn Paul-Wilson
Let's Talk About Sex: Investigating Radical Feminist Theories on Prostitution in the United States, Anna E. Peterson
Reframing Progress: The battle over the Lower Snake River dams, Marin Plut
Linguistic Performance of Gender and Sexuality in Romantically Oriented Settings: Participant Pitch Variation on The Button, Helen S. Poggi
TOUCH SCREEN USE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: AN EXAMINATION OF COGNITIVE IMPLICATIONS, Edwina Polynice
Examining Flagellar Proteins: Motility and Lethality in the Bacterial Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Olivia Poston
The use of natural versus suburban habitats for overwintering by White-Crowned Sparrows, Ali Power
Representing Childhood: Abstraction and Aesthetics of Simplicity in Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day, Elle Propp
In Gradation, Julia Queen
Heart Rate as a Physiological Correlate of Heritage Language Anxiety, Trisha Ramanan
Empowering Adolescent Females: A Psychological Approach to Sexual Education, Paola Rausseo
EXCLUDING COMMUNITY CONCERNS IN CO-LOCATION DECISIONS UNDER THE BLOOMBERG AND ADAMS ADMINISTRATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY, Lindsay Ravetz
Modeling MRSA Co-colonization in a Hospital Environment: A Stochastic Approach, Anna C. Ravid
Planet Rock, Diana H. Reiss
1 Hour Literacy Intervention: Using Digital Story Writing to Foster AI and LLM Literacy, Juliane T. Renaker
BODIES REFRAMED: THE POWER OF CAMOUFLAGE AND CONCEALMENT IN FEMINIST PHOTOGRAPHY, Laila Rhenifel
HOW HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INFLUENCES LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES; AN MSA-LEVEL ANALYSIS, Laila Rhenifel
Evaluating the Effects of Aerial Fire Retardants on Soil Chemistry: A Bridge Fire Case Study, Elise Ringness
Favoritism and Fairness: Sibling Relationships and the Perception of Parental Treatment, Lucy Rippey
The 150 Credit Hour Requirement for CPA Licensure and its Effect on CPA Candidacy and the Issuance of Financial Restatements in the US, Sydney R. Ritchey
The Structure of Universal History: An Architectural Analysis of the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Stella M.W. Robinson
On the Nature of Artworks: An Argument for Artwork Universals, Emma H.B. Rosenberg
The Effect of ABHD6 Inhibition on Pain-Induced Depressive Behaviors in Male and Female Mice, Irene Ruiz
Accessing the Abstract: Painting as Phenomenological Practice, Janet Russin
Portrayals of Autism on TV and Impact on Autistic Viewers’ Self Esteem, Sam Ryan
The Influence of Local & Global Context and Language Experience on Prediction: An Eye Tracking Analysis, Momoka Schmidt
A Song of Soil and Seeds: The Delicious History of Tunisian Grain Agriculture and Its Solution to Contemporary Food Scarcity., Ella Schonberger
Spells of Resistance: Witchcraft, Power, and the Politics of Identity, Audrey R. Scott
Assessing the Effects of Wildfire Season PM2.5 Exposure and Environmental Variables on Breeding Season Avian Body Condition, Cira Seyer-Ochi
“From Craft to Collection: A Conservation Case Study on a Prisoner of War Napoleonic Bone Model Guillotine”, Anna Shobe
DESIGNED TO RECALL: INVESTIGATING PROCESSING FLUENCY AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN CULTURALLY SENSITIVE USER INTERFACES AND LONG-TERM MEMORY, Shalini Shyam Kumar
Crafting Cultural Power: Artistic Interventions as Tools for Political Organizing Among Los Angeles Street Vendors, Corina M. Silverstein
A Selfish B Chromosome in the Jewel Wasp Nasonia vitripennis Expresses a Single Protein that Localizes to Spermatid Nuclei, Anabhra Singh
Garcia de Orta and the Colloquies: The Role of Imperialism and Colonialism in Shaping Knowledge During the Scientific Revolution, Anabhra Singh
Emotional Design: How Guilt Influences User Behavior and Engagement in Gamified Systems., Mriganka Singh
The Exile's Child, Nicole Smith
El Padre, el hijo, y el Bukele santo: Las redes sociales del presidente de El Salvador y una falsa promesa, Quincy R. Solomon
The Problem of Redress After Crime: Is Restorative Justice the Solution?, Quincy R. Solomon
Synbiotic Intervention to the Gut Microbiome of Latino/Hispanic Migrant Communities in the U.S. to Mitigate the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Kayleen C. Sorto
Cross-Linguistic Queerness: A Phonetic Study of how Bilingual Mandarin-English Speakers Index a Sapphic Identity, Malena L. Sparano
INVESTIGATING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ROUTINE AND CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH: THE MODERATING ROLE OF THE STRESS RESPONSE, Kaia Stannard-Stockton
Mal de Ojo & Lucky Charms: A Study of Superstition Amid Cultural Change, Ariana Sterling
UBE3A Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Angelman Syndrome, Rachel Stoub, Barbara Bailus Dr., and Delihla Correa
Infinite Flesh: Constraint and Liberation Through the Fold, Mikayla Stout
Electric Commuter Rail Access in Residential Communities: A Hedonic Analysis Case Study of Nonmarket Value Creation, Catherine A. Sunding
The Evaluation and Retouching of Stainless Steel Hypodermic Needles, Ava Tabachnick
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IMPLICATIONS OF POLICY: MODELING THE IMPACT OF THE CHIPS ACT ON AMERICAN SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES, Katherine Tan
Unearthing Historical Memory: Parallel Mothers and the Politics of Remembrance, Anna Taufen
EXERCISE INTERVENTIONS FOR ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENTS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ANXIETY SENSITIVITY AND SELF-EFFICACY, Kendra Teraoka
If You Give A Tadpole A Chemosensory Stimulus: Detection Of Invasive Predatory Cues And Signs Of Conspecific Communication In Pseudacris sierra Tadpoles, Faben Tesfazion
Protecting California’s Oak Forests: An Evaluation of the Prevalence of the Gold Spotted Oak Borer in Bearpaw Reserve, Lucy S. Thomas
SEX, SPECTACLE, AND SUICIDE: CLEOPATRA AND LUCRETIA IN THE RENAISSANCE, Jenna Thrasher
Postural Control and Visually Induced Motion Sickness After Visual Motion Experience, Katelyn A. Ton
Shifting Realities: Understandings of Citizenship among Filipino Americans, Elena R. Trajano
The Destruction of Microfinance in Cambodia - A Mixed Method Critique of the Marketization of Global Development, Jacqueline Tsai
Housing on the Ballot: A Comparative Analysis of Measure United to House LA and Bring Chicago Home, Gwen Tucker
Social Reality and Reality Television: An Empirical Analysis of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Gwen Tucker
Music Speaks: The Impact of Profanity in Music on Listener Aggression, Molly Tucker
Rooted in Neutrality: Cassava, Colonial Histories, and the Evolution of Cultural Identity, Tamsin Urbas
Manifestations of the Uncanny in The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, Erika Van Doren
The Doe-Eyed Girl, Erika Van Doren
UGLY, MESSY, WHORRORES OF WOMEN, Keeana A. Villamar
AFFIRMING THE SELF: PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, Cherish Voyticky
Roots Through Routes: An Autobiography, Cherish Voyticky
Records of Love, Justice, & Spirituality, Lucy R. Waggoner-Wu
Passing States: Empathy, Representation, and Play, Hannah E. Walker
Selling Japan: Japanese Ceramics in U.S. Post-War Culture, Hannah E. Walker
"Thanks a Million ... Doctor Salk": Public Reception of Jonas Salk as a Cold War Scientist, Hope Walter
Real-Time Prediction of Tennis Point Outcomes: A Machine Learning Approach Using Contextual and Momentum Features, Lindsey Walters
Sense of Belonging and Perceptions of Learning in an Introductory College Course, Ellen Wang
Taking the Reins: Evaluating Market Accuracy in Pricing Long-Term CEO Success, Sydney Watson
Exploring the Relationship Between Presidential Election Results and White Supremacist Activity in the United States from 2008-Present, Maya Weigel-Murphy
You Must Really Love Your Mother, Eliet Lee Williamson-Diaz
The Survival of the Liberal Arts College: Connecting Endowment Management Type, Endowment Returns, and U.S. News and World Report Rankings, Sophia E. Wilson
