Senior Theses from 2023
Berthe Morisot et la domesticité revisitée, Hannah Lebow
How to Rebuild Home: Lessons from Loss, Amelie Lee
Wine, Culture, and Economics: The Barolo Model for Small Historical Wine Regions, Ravenna June Lee
The Collection Chronicles: Collecting Physical Media in the Digital Age, Alyssa Leong
The Russia-Ukraine War: The Second Cold War?, Madeline Levine
Winter flocking behavior in white-crowned sparrows (Z. l. gambelii) across four seasons, Emily Little
The Effects of Bold Text on Fluency and Memory, Kamya Lohia
“¡Ni Una Menos!” Rage and Resistance in Feminist Street Art and Interventions in Guadalajara, Jeanette Lomeli
Contra los feminicidios en México: Un estudio de las producciones culturales mexicanas que luchan contra la violencia de género, Guadalupe De Jesus Lopez
Baba Yaga: An Ecofeminist Analysis of the Witch of the Woods, Maya Lozinsky
Identification of Limitations of Modern Contraception & Examination of Ancient Egyptian Contraceptive Practices, Dellencia Lumpkin and Dellecian Lumpkin
The Unwatched Pot, Grace Lyde
Data-Organizing for Labor Action, Megan Maley
Who Votes and Why: Economic and Psychological Predictors of Political Participation, Rhea Malhotra
Using the Pupil to Measure Insight-Based Learning, Aalia Malik
HOW DO FIRST AND SECOND-GENERATION ETHIOPIANS CREATE COMMUNITY?, Tsion Mamo
'Birthday Party 4: A Tea Party' The Role of Media, Camera, & Screens in the Formation of Self Identity, Sophie Mannes
The Economics of Alcohol Abuse As It Relates to Health, Success, and Happiness, Athena Manthouli
Geographic and Environmental Patterns in Infection by Oyster Macroparasites Along the Georgia Coast, Sofia Markiewicz
Improving Critical Thinking in Written Assignments: Human vs. ChatGPT Tutor in Socratic Questioning Intervention, Katia Martha
“My Purpose is to Assist”: How ChatGPT Can Push Liberal Arts Institutions to Think Critically About Themselves, Clare B. Martin
The Impact of Dog Therapy on Anxiety and Happiness in Hospitalized Children, Alejandra Mateos
Making Place, Taking Space: (Counter)Narrative Constructions of Land, Labor, and Liberation in Long Beach Cultural Memory, Elizabeth M. Matos
BOOM AND BUST: JOB CHURN IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ERA, Aliza Mayer
Diet-Dependent Epigenetic Silencing of Transposable Elements, Jennifer McIntyre
Artificial neural networks trained to classify MNIST digits are poised at criticality, Carson McVay
Reaching Gleaners and Raising Awareness: A Toolkit for Uncommon Good's Community Gleaning Program, Gabriella Meerwarth
Within/Between: Intersections of Queerness and Biology in Art, Charlotte Meigs
Sexual Heeling: Embodying Recreational Heels Dance, Isabella Melsheimer
GLEAN MACHINES: Creating a Gleaning Toolkit for Uncommon Good, Elizabeth Messinger
Leading by Example: The Psychological and Demographic Tenets of Successful Managers and CEOs, Sara L. Michael
A Danger Within: How Christian Nationalism Undermines the American Experiment, Elena Monroe
WHIMSY AND WONDER: VISUALLY DEVELOPING THE BLAZING WORLD, Vivian Monteiro
Exploring Algebraic Structures of the Group 𝐶3: From Groups and Fields to Hopf Algebras, Elza Moore
Translating "La Parola Ebreo": Rosetta Loy and A Child's-Eye View of Italian Fascism, Amelia Muniz
"Let the Libs Buy That Crap if They Want": The Online Right-Wing Objection to Lab-Grown Meat, Kyle Murphy
Engaging with Others: Understanding, Responding to, and Preventing Dehumanization Among the Unhoused, Ishta S. Nabakka
Potential Mechanism of 5-ALA treatment against Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus Infection by Downstream Metabolite PPIX, Carissa V. Napier
Hermeneutical Injustice and Dynamic Nominalism, Chigozie Obiegbu
The Culture of Resistance featuring Pleasure, Leisure, and Joy, Gabriella Osifo
INCREASING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL AND GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Annelise Palacio
Picturing India: Artistic and Knowledge Production of the Impey Album, Maya Pal
Mystical Consciousness, Sofia Paramonov
THE UNITED STATES’ STRINGENT SOVEREIGNTY: HOW FOREIGN POLICY FRAMING PRIORITIZES SECURITY OVER HUMAN RIGHTS, Kathryn Parker
(in)visibility, Bansi Patel
Mental Health Stigma in South Asians with Crohn’s Disease, Bansi Patel
True Love Waits: A Barthesian Reading of Desire and Delay in Flaubert and James, Yasmin Patel
Interpersonal Emotions as Emergent Phenomena: Social Neuroscience Beyond Western Cultural Constructions, Kaitlyn Penchina
WE CAN DO THIS / JUNTOS SÍ PODEMOS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED COVID-19 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (PSAS) IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, Katalina R. Peterson
Partners in Crime? HSF1 and c-Myc in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, Tiffany Pham
HOW THE METAVERSE WILL IMPACT HUMAN EMPATHY, Maya Prabhu
Developmental Consequences of Hatching Asynchrony in Boat-Tailed Grackles (Quiscalus major), Emily Radner
Reframing Type One Diabetes Care: Everyday Rituals at Bearskin Meadow Camp, Emily Radner
The Role of Gleaning in Cultivating Community Food Security, Katja Reich
Variation in soil-mediated drought response traits between sympatric species of Mimulus, Anna Reitman
(e)S(s): an Exploration of Sound and Self, Natalie Antonia Rezek
Desalination and Development: Locating the Missing Masses in Dakar’s Water Network, Marina Riad
Grain-Washing: The Issue with Corn Ethanol as a Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Emily J. Rinn
La Floresta; an appreciation and reimagination of my barrio, Ana Rodríguez
AN ANALYSIS OF THE RADICAL FLANK EFFECT IN THE CASE OF EL ESTALLIDO SOCIAL IN CHILE, Ana Roig
CHINESE QUEERNESS* (QUEERNESS): THROUGH THE LENSE OF THE UNTAMED, Marina Rosen-Cappellazzo
Masculine Women: Jael and Deborah in Judges 4 and 5, Marina Rosen-Cappellazzo
COLLECTIVE SONGWRITING & LATINA AND CHICANA WELL-BEING IN THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, Isabelle Saad
There is Hope: The Effects of Group Therapy for the Daughters of Incarcerated Women., Simran Sachdeva
"The Bird is Freed" : The Effects of Elon Musk's Twitter Acquisition Bid on the Stock Market, Seerat Sandhu
Geoffrey Chaucer: Neither Proto- nor Anti-Feminist, Emma MK Sar
Dementia and the Fragility of Self: Navigating Ethical Considerations in Medical Decision-Making, Grace Sauers
THE IMPACT OF 2005-2017 HOV LANE INCENTIVES ON HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADOPTION, Zoe Schmitt
The Fangirl Re(de)fined, Hannah G. Schneider
MBSR STRESS REDUCTION FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TRANSITIONING OUT OF COVID-19 REGULATIONS, Rebecca Schuyler
Optical Tweezers: Exerting Force with Light, Gabriella Seifert
PATRIARCHAL BELIEFS AND FEMINIST IDEOLOGIES: CALLING ATTENTION TO SOUTH ASIAN INDIAN AMERICAN WOMEN, Richa Shah
THE POWER OF DESIGN: LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND THEIR IMPACT ON STUDENTS' EMOTIONS TOWARDS SCHOOL AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, Aleecia Sharpe
Music therapy: Structural music modulation on reducing symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder., Isha Kaur Singh
REPRODUCTION AS CONSERVATION: THE REPRODUCTIONS OF UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK PRINTS, Jasmine Sloan
A Subset of Dorsal Raphe Glutamatergic Neurons May Play a Role in Cocaine-Seeking Behavior, Corinne Smith
A Mathematical Model of Malaria with Temperature-Dependent Parameters, Kaia Smith
Counties as Catalysts for Change_ Exploring the Economic Costs of Child Maltreatment through its Connection to Incarceration, Kayla Solomon
Agreeing to Disagree: In Defense of Self-Trust, Lauren L. Song
Guidebook on Making a house A Home, Alana Stallings
Abortion and Nation: The Opposing Trajectories of Abortion Rights in Ireland and the United States, Lucia H. Stein
THE JUVENILE DETENTION SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES: ABUSE WITHIN THE TROUBLED YOUTH PROGRAMS, Frances Stokes
The History of Environmental Justice and Grassroots Activism and An Analysis of New York State's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, Eleanor Tahbaz
The Anatomy of Personhood: Exploring Personal Identity, Anna Theil
The Role Of Vinca Alkaloids Extracted From The Madagascar Periwinkle Plant In The Treatment Of Cancer, Christina Thomas
Patterns of Profit: Understanding the 2013 Chicago Pubic School Closures, Julia Thomason
Cultivating Carrots, Community, and Health-Conscious Children: Investigating the Effects of Community Garden Implementation on Nutrition Attitudes of Elementary Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Hannah Michele Tiedemann
Studying the Effect of Collagen on Cellular Adhesion to Implantable Biomaterials, Lola Uliano
LA SAGRADA MEDICINA DE LA MADRE TIERRA: TRADITIONAL ANCESTRAL PRESERVATION IN POMONA, CA COMMUNITY GARDENS, Lizbeth Valdivia-Jauregui
Gestational Diabetes: Healthcare Disparities for Women of Color and/or Lower Socioeconomic Status, Jesenia Vargas-Sandoval
Knot Theory: Exploring the Relationship Between the Alexander Polynomial and Alexander Tribracket Knot Invariants, Lily Natasha Wartman
Investigating a novel CRISPR created mutation in the Naa20 gene of Drosophila melanogaster, Sophia Wasel
Topographies and Counter-topographies of Social Reproduction at People’s Park, Sarah Weaver
