Senior Theses from 2023
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
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
THIS IS HOW I HEAL: RECLAIMING PLEASURE AND SAFETY IN THE BODY AFTER TRAUMA, Rosalie Weber
EFFICACY OF ADAPTED MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION PROGRAM IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, Kate Whipple
Rabbit Hole, Olivia Wiebe
"Playing" the Odyssey: Oral Tradition, Homer, and the Modern-Day Bard in Dungeons and Dragons, Katherine Williamson
Environmental Effects of Land Usage on Water Quality, and Mangroves as Bioremediation in Bangkok, Thailand, Kerry Wong
Native American Items and Teaching With Them at the Benton Museum of Art, Jenna Wu-Cardona
菠蘿包(PINEAPPLE BUN): EXPLORING MEMORY AND LANGUAGE THROUGH ANIMATION, Elaine Yang
From Prison Zooms To Hospital Rooms: Unmasking the Positives Of Remote Education, Molly Chao Yeselson
Copy Number Alterations of Aggressive Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors, Grace Zhang
Cognitive Impairments and Reversibility Among Opioid Users, Jingxiu Zhao
PREDICTIVE MODELING ON INDICATORS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION DURING COVID-19, Jingxiu Zhao
Senior Theses from 2022
Identification of the Role of swrA in Copper Induced Poly-gamma-glutamic Acid Production in Bacillus subtilis, Maya Addison
Little Sun: A Poetry Collection, Lillian Aff
Stress and the City: The Impacts of City Living and Urbanization on Mental Health, Natalie Akins
A Crisis of Care: Effects of COVID-19 on the Household Division of Labor, Caroline Elliot Albro
Power in numbers: an abundance of small corals responsible for storing over half of the carbon stored by all Alaskan Primnoa pacifica deep-sea corals, Sylvie Alexander
JOHN STEINBECK FALLS SHORT: A LOOK AT STEINBECK’S DEPICTION OF GENDER IN CANNERY ROW IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY OF THE PERIOD, Helen Rose Anderson
Representing the Ali'i and Monarchy: Dress, Diplomacy, and Featherwork in Hawai'i, Tess Anderson
The Writing Brain: Writing as an Exercise of Functional Network Optimization to Facilitate Psychologically Healing Effects, Isabelle Antolin
Identification and Investigation into the Role of Rex in Zinc-Induced 𝛾-PGA Production in B. Subtilis, Anna Bagley
Fallible and Malleable, I Have Made it This Far, Fern Bailey
A New Way to Return to Play: Intramural Sport to Reduce Pain Catastrophizing and Post-Concussion Symptoms, Allison Bean
Bridging Geographic Information Systems and Computing Education, Lee Beckwith
Deconstructing U.S. Army Maps of Korea: A Case Study for Rethinking Historical Environmental Data, Lee Beckwith
Seaglass: An Animated Rejection of Narrative Permanence, Alejandra Louise Blackmore
A Criticism of Retributivism: Identifying the Unavoidable and Undesirable Consequences of Accepting of Not Accepting “Ought Implies Can”, Samantha Bloomfield
Let’s Have a Playdate! Comparing Autistic Children's Social Behavior During Play Sessions with Siblings Versus Peers, Clare Boldt
Choreographing the Line: Exploring The Art/Obscenity Paradox of Feminine Sexuality Within the Context of Recreational Pole Dance, Cameron Boucher-Khan
Distributor as Tastemaker: NEON and the American Independent Film Sector, Lucie Boulet-Gercourt
The Moderation Effect of Sensory Processing Sensitivity on the Relationship Between Prioritizing Positivity and Well-being, Lauren Nicole Braswell
NO LAUGHING MATTER: POLITICAL HUMOR AND MEDIA IN EGYPT’S JANUARY 25TH REVOLUTION, Julia Brock
Using powder diffraction to give insight into structures of Ir2(diisocyanomenthane)4X2 [dimen] (X = Cl; PF6; BPh4), Mairead Brownell
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Bay Area’s Homeless Population, Natasha Brown
Examining Soil Microbial Diversity in Transition Zones between Corn Fields and Restored Prairie in the Upper Midwest, Anna M. Burns
Footprints on the Prairie: Examining the Interlocking Land Histories of the Liberty Prairie Reserve, Illinois, Anna M. Burns
Other Meadows, Aya Burton
Qu’est qu’un vrai français : Le Front National et le développement contemporain des politiques de la ‘francité’, Sara Butcher
Public Education in the Big Easy: The History and Shortfalls of Charter Reform in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Marcella Cannatti
Segregating Cities, Separating Environments: A Look At The Relationship Between Redlining And Polluting Facilities In Philadelphia, Natalie Chartove
The Efficacy of Family-Centered Care as a Culture Informed Approach in Improving Well-Being Among Latinx Palliative Care Patients, Maya N. Chavez
Technological Fluidity & Postcolonial Global Health: Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) in Bangladesh (1960-1980s), Natalie Chen
Paradoxes of Environmental Policy and its Implementation in China, Xinlan Chen
ἜΠΟΣ: A MUSICAL CONCEPT ALBUM ADAPTATION OF HOMER’S ILIAD, Blaike Cheramie
Men Who Conquered & The Women Who Mov'd Them, Nikita Chinamanthur
Alternatives to Immigrant Detention Under Biden: Expansion of Immigrant Industrial Complex, Amber Chong
Bananagrams and Untangling Lexical Access, Emily M. Clarke
Tattooed Ladies: An Exploration of Women in Americana Tattooing, Sophie Cleator
Intimacy, Unity, and Shared Consciousness in the Novels of Virginia Woolf, Meghan Rose Condas
LE THÉATRE DE L'OPPRIMÉ : INSTRUMENTS DE LA RÉVOLUTION EN AMÉRIQUE LATINE ET EN FRANCE, Caitlin Conrad
Pitch Perfect: Impression Formation and Impression Management in Women's Pitch Modulation, Grace A. Corrigan
WAYS OF SEEING AND BELIEVING: AN EXPLORATION OF FAIRY LAND, McKayla Cox
PREDICTING FUTURE SUCCESS: HOW THE STIGMA OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS IMPACTS ADULT INCOME, Lara Cunningham
The Effects of "Sticky Stuff" on the Spin Rate and Break of a Baseball Pitch, Natalie Dale
Here, There, and Everywhere: Probing Ubiquitin-Cavitand Binding via 15N-1H HSQC, Julia Didziulis
A Bouquet of Recollections: Examining the Transition From Children’s Stories to Adults’ Essays, Megan Dolan
The Haunted Mansion: Themed Experience & Social Media, Amaya Duncan
Roots and Resilience: Reimagining Marston Quad After the Windstorm, Maya Edstrom
Military Supremacy in Pakistan: A Case of Military Dictators and Eluded Democracy, Anushe Engineer
Pocketknives Out, Sophia Eskenazi
Re-imagining Design for Affordable Housing in Mexico, Kenza Fernandez Dominguez
Re-imagining Design for Affordable Housing in Mexico, Kenza Fernandez Dominguez
THE SELF, MY SELF, AND FEMALE PORTRAITURE, Kenza Fernandez
Premenopausal Hormone-associated Dietary Patterns and Breast Cancer Risk, Sable Fest
A History Besieged: Memory, Monuments, and Mythmaking in Leningrad, Ines Frankfurt
Horse Therapy for College Students with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, sarah freeman
