Senior Theses from 2024
Pinky Swear? We'll be Together Forever: Queering Girlhood, Sophie Kim
Costuming the Californian Apocalypse: Sartorial Speculations of Los Angeles's Future, Isabel Kramer
Exploring the Effects of a Combination Antibiotic Therapy of Thymol and Zinc on Gram-Positive Bacteria, Aditi Savithri Krishnan
Drought Incidence and Fire Hazard in the Sierra Nevada Forest Foothills, 2022-23, Kushnerniva Laurent
PCB Remediation in Transitional Floodplain Forests Along the Housatonic River, Soleil Laurin
FR1: Comics, Cyborgs, and “In Between” Identities, Ella Lehavi
Good Enough To Eat: How College Students Are (Re)forming Their Relationships To Food, Sophia Lewis
Resilience Amidst Barriers: Understanding the Plight of Undocumented Filipino TNTs in the Broken US Immigration System, Eileen Linchangco
Resilience Amidst Barriers: Understanding the Plight of Undocumented Filipino TNTs Navigating Restrictive US Immigration Laws from 1986 to the Present, Eileen Linchangco
Assessing Fidelity of XNA Polymerase on 2’-Fluoro/2’-Azide Mixed XNA Synthesis, Serena C. Liu, Aaron M. Leconte, Ananya Venkatesh, and Hailey E. Kang
An Investigation of Empathy in HCD, Zoey Lofgren
Bound Fast, Zoey Lofgren
The Banyan Ceiling: Hiring Bias and South Asian Women, Prekshi Lohia
The enigma of Being: An inquiry into the virtual possibility of “the nothing” in Martin Heidegger’s "Being and Time.", Gal·la López-Grado Salinas
Infinity Mirror Rooms and Affective Futurity: Political Possibility Through Temporal Potentiality in Yayoi Kusama's Artwork, Olivia Lordos
Diagnosing Disparities: Race, SES, and ASD Diagnosis in Los Angeles County, Sara Lougy
Is Your Refrigerator Running? An Exploration of Energy Practices and Decarbonization Potential at Pilgrim Place, Shelby Luster
The Guilty Bystander Cells: Effects of HER2 Intra-Tumor Heterogeneity on Breast Cancer Outcomes, Antara Mallick, Willy Ju, and Alexander D. Borowsky
No Body, No Crime: The Advent of Cyberwar and International Humanitarian Law, Emma Reeves Mansour
COLLAGING CONFLICT: MARTHA ROSLER’S HOUSE BEAUTIFUL: BRINGING THE WAR HOME, Stella Markey
Subverting Gendered Destiny: Willa Cather's Revision of the Bildungsroman in the Great Plains Trilogy, Lauren Marler
You Are What You Eat: Social Media's Influence on Health and Beauty Practices for Young LatinX Women, Anaís Martínez Castañeda
Fetishized and Blamed: Attitudes Toward Asian American Women as Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault, Janey Matejka
What's Up With White Women?: Anti-Feminist Resistance to Second-Wave Feminism and the Rise of the Conservative Woman, Sadie N. Matz
Museum, Vitrine, Diorama; Seizing the Means of Representation, Tali Maximon
Diversifying the Workforce: Women in Plumbing, Aviva Maxon
Ushering in God: An Actor's Process, Zalia Maya
Genetic Basis of Epidermal Petal Cell Shape in Mimulus and Forces Behind Conical Cell Loss in Self-Pollinated Plants, Lauren McAllister
Factors that Influence Faculty Support of Queer Students at International Schools, Kate A. McArthur
Victim, Perpetrator, or Mastermind: Examining the Relationship between the Viewer and Bodies in Pain on Screen, Chelsea D. McCord
Staying on Track (and Field): Gender, Aging, and Community Among Female Masters Athletes, Scarlette Anne McCullough
ABOLITIONIST IMAGINATIONS: “THE WOMB OF THINGS TO BE AND TOMB OF THINGS THAT WERE” & BODY GATE, Nicole McDermott
Here Come the Test Results: An Analysis of Games in Experimental Design for Neuroscience Research, Madison McDougall
The Female Force: Gender Salience and Political Interests in the 2011 Tunisian Revolution, Katherine Meagor
Change is Tradition: An Analysis of the Passover Seder, Aviva Miller
Kushiyah: A Jewish Theatrical Showcase, Aviva Miller
CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SCHOOL INTERVENTION FOR AMERICAN INDIAN/AMERICAN NATIVE CHILDREN AND ADDRESSING ACES, Jamie Delilah Morales
(Trans)formations are Written in the Stars: Trans Identity in H.A.'s "The Chromatic Fantasy", Xochitl Morin
The Holy Abject: The Narrative Arc of Female Christian Martyrdom and Its Implications for Subjecthood in the Roman Empire, Gillian Murdock Gardner
Fabriquer la reine: Les limites et pouvoir de la mode de Marie Antoinette, Hannah Murphy
"Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be:" Ambiguity in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hannah Murphy
Blockage of Multiple Interleukin Pathways as a Potential Therapy for Type-Specific Atopic Dermatitis, Ruby Okamura
Rainbow-Washing the Occupation: A Critical Examination of Israeli Claims to Feminist and Gay-Friendly Modernity, Melia Oliver
Speculative Landscapes, Laurel Ovenell
The Effects of Age on Jumping and Swimming Performance, Susan Park
A Nuanced Take on Non-Nuanced Takes: A Top Gun (1986) & Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Analysis, Amy Phan
A Bayesian Network Analysis to Predict Dog-Owner Relationship Strength, Erin Pinkelman
Nitrate Contamination in Two California Groundwater Basins: What Creates Disparities?, Catherine Protiva
MIGRATION AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF THE DOBBS DECISION ON U.S. STATE-TO-STATE MIGRATION PATTERNS, Rashmi Ramchandra
What Can I Blame?: Understanding Cancer Etiology in a Stressed and Toxic World, Sulekha Ram-Junnarkar
El tabú de ser mujer: Central and Latin American Feminist Literature in the Horror Genre, Katherine Remaklus
Destiny's Cultural and Spiritual Healing: The Practice of Care and Unlearning in Choreographing, Destiny Rivera-Gomez
The people are the practice: Latine Communtiy Organizing and Gente Organizada, Destiny Rivera-Gomez
Autism-Related Support Services on Mental Health and University Connectedness, Adeline E. P. Rogers
‘The New Eugenics in a Nation of Inmates’: An Analysis on how long-term incarceration affects the reproductive capacity and fertility rates of hyper-incarcerated populations., Blessing Roland Magaji
RACIAL SHIFTING STANDARDS AND EDUCATIONAL PUNISHMENT, Irene Roman
Improving American Men's Quality of Life by Economically Empowering American Women, Margot Rosenblatt
Graded Motor Imagery as a Treatment for Pediatric Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Proposal for a Clinical Trial, Lilian Ryan
Graded Motor Imagery as a Treatment for Pediatric Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Proposal for a Clinical Trial, Lilian Ryan
The Impact of the 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami on National Production Chains of Industrial Goods, Mika Sacre
Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizers Do Not Replicate Soil Organic Matter: The Feedback Loops from Soil Amendment Options, Sabine Salles
Subjectivity as a Predictor of Adjective Ordering Preferences for Heritage Spanish Speakers, Louise Anne Schiele
Decreasing Cross-Coupling in the Tianlai Radio Antenna Array, Nadia Marie Schwartz Bolef
Living in a Land East of Eden: Non-Teleological Thinking and Steinbeck's Last Theory of Man, Erika Schwerdfeger
HOW COULD THE SOVIET UNION HAVE DEVELOPED ITS WHEAT INDUSTRY WITHOUT THE COLLECTIVIZATION MOVEMENT?, Sierra Scott
A Cultural Analysis of Contact Dialects: Spanglish and Italglish in American Popular Culture & A Sociolinguistic Analysis on Fresa and U.S. Spanglish, Lilliana Sena-Gersh
Influence of Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures on ADHD Treatment Preferences and Efficacy in Adults, Natasha Sethia
Narratives in Ink: A Journey Through Lineage and Land, Natasha Sethia
How We Measure Cognition and Language: Theory of Mind and Language Impaired Children, Elyse Shan
From Activist to Journalist: Radical Journalism Against the Climate Crisis and American Militarism, Sophie Shepherd
A Review on Sex Specific Differences of Hormonal Impacts on ADHD Diagnosis, Symptomology, and Treatment Efficacy, Caroline Shoemaker
The Evolution of Beauty Standards: A Comparative Analysis of 1930s and Contemporary Beauty Standards in Advertising, Olivia Shrager
Black Maternal Healthcare: The Impact of Black Doulas on Pregnant Black Women, Andrea M. Siame
Neurofeedback as a Treatment for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders: Current Uses and Future Applications, Isabel Gacitua Silva
Marginals, Aanji Sin
Judith: An Interrogation of the Feminine, Erotic, and Violence, Ella Skinner
JUDITH: AN INTERROGATION OF THE FEMININE, EROTIC, AND VIOLENCE, Ella Skinner
Our Unruly Child, Eleanor Skish
The Sketchy Science of Memory: Exploring the Benefits of Integrating Drawing Into Learning, Eve Smith
A Petrographic and Geochemical Study of the Rangataua Lava Flows, Mount Ruapehu, Aotearoa New Zealand, Lucy Smith
Housing Prices In Mexico and The Influence Of The Unites States Economy, Angeles Ivett Soriano Martinez
COMMUNICATING THROUGH DANCE: EXAMINING DANCE & BEHAVIORAL THERAPY TO TREAT SELECTIVE MUTISM, Clara Spitz
POTTERY AND PROCESSIONAL PERFORMANCE: A CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION OF ANCIENT ATHENIAN RITUAL AT SCRIPPS COLLEGE, Corinne Stevens
Dancing Community: Practicing Love through Dance, Dawn Stitt
The Denial of "Happy Endings" : Queer Heartbreak in Film Through the Bury Your Gays Trope, Isabel Suchoff
Copper Resistance in Staphylococcus epidermidis: Role of the Multicopper Oxidase Gene, Caroline Sundal
The Underneathers, Alexandra Marcella Sweeney
Conditional Love: Perceived Parental Religiosity and Self-Esteem in Lesbian Women, Sarah Teske
Her Monstrous Body: The Creation and Reclamation of Female Monsters in Visual Culture, Sarah Teske
The Cultural Fabric of Family Support: Comparing Parental Leave Policies in Sweden and the United States, Serina Thompson
Stage Clutter: An Interactive Journey Following a Theater’s Existential Ponderings, Taylor Tsiamas
Pointed Ideal: The Visual Philosophy and Open System of Agnes Denes, Caroline Tuck
RELATIONAL IDENTITY: THEORIZATION AND STORYTELLING IN RACHEL CUSK’S OUTLINE, Edith Vigushin
