The John M. Pfau Library is at work on a project to digitize its collection of CSUSB Master's Theses, Master's Projects, and Doctoral Dissertations. Prior to 2014, the theses were available only in hard copy. Starting in 2014, all theses, projects, and dissertations were produced in digital versions only. View theses 2014-present here.
Funding for the digitization project is provided by a grant from CSUSB's Vital and Expanded Technologies Initiative, which allocates designated funds from the Student Success Initiative fee. We thank the VETI committee for supporting this project to showcase the intellectual endeavors of CSUSB graduates.
Beginning January 2017, digitized theses will be posted here as they become available. We will digitize the oldest theses first. The files will be scanned with OCR to make the text accessible to users with visual disabilities and will receive basic structural markup to make them friendly to screen-readers. For privacy, advisors’ signatures will be redacted before the files are posted.
In keeping with ScholarWorks' mission as an open access repository, all files will be freely available. Based on our interpretation of the HathiTrust and Google Books copyright cases, the library considers that digitizing and indexing texts for accessibility constitutes a fair use, and for that reason we will not be seeking copyright permission from each individual author.
Opting Out or Requesting Quick Digitization
If you are the author of a CSUSB thesis and do not want the full text of you work posted in ScholarWorks, please notify us via the Digitization Project Request Form. Alternatively, if you would like your thesis digitized as soon as possible, please use the request form to let us know that too! All such requests will be honored, but must come from the author of the work.
Because current theses/projects in Creative Writing are not posted in ScholarWorks, the digitization project will not post past Creative Writing theses without the author’s express permission.
If you have any questions, please contact project coordinator Stacy Magedanz, magedanz@csusb.edu or (909) 537-5103.
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Educational experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents in pregnant minor education program, Tabitha Ndinda Muteti
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Effects of mathematics professional development on growth in teacher mathematical content knowledge, Carol Elizabeth Cronk
Graduate social work students' attitudes about the use of social networking sites in social work and the possible ethical implications of such use, Christina Irene Dillon
Applications of the well-educated mind 2003 concept by Susan Bauer in the Southern California history classrooms, Tomasz Bogdan Stanek
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Controlling gang crime: The Santa Nita gang injunction, Bryan William Devor
Face-to-face communication versus memo communication to announce mergers and acquisitions the importance of media richness, Janell Marie Hopeck
Chemical characterization of Lake Gregory, Eric Steven Torres
Ore's theorem, Jarom Viehweg
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Autobiography as self-defense in the works of Agnes Newton-Keith and Michelle Kennedy, Robin Heim
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Frank Zappa and Mikhail Bakhtin: Rabelais's carnival made contemporary, Sarah Hill Antinora
Web templates: Unifying the Web presence of California State University San Bernardino, Angela Marie Gillespie
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Web-based library for student projects/theses and faculty research papers, Rudy Senjaya
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
A comparative study of book reviews in Thai and English, Prach Aowsakorn
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Why are those computers sitting over there gathering dust, Bradford Ralph Austin
Enunciative identity in elementary English as a foreign language, Hsiao-Juo Huang
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Taran: An individuated hero for the collective unconscious, Edward Tucker Raetz
A book management system eLibrary, Shanpeng Song
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Entertainics, Jesus Mario Torres Garza
The role of motivation within an activity system for adults learning English as a second language, Priscilla Beth Jenison
Hyperbolic transformations on cubics in H², Frank S. Marfai
Almeria-Mars: A web based robotic simulation, John Travis Ian Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Social cognition-based content instruction for communicative competence in Japanese middle school English, Wakana Kitamura
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
A middle school 6-8 drafting curriculum, David Charles Abdalla
Family visits or contact to dementia elderly at long term care facilities, Sam Ndu Achor
Commuters and city crime rates, Colin Leslie Adkins
The use of imagery to optimize anxiety levels in female intercollegiate water polo players, Danielle Marcelle Altman
Teacher beliefs about the teaching and learning of science, Jamie Michelle Angulo
Elderly caregivers' underutilization of respite services, Miyako Baba
The impact of affirmative action programs on perceptions of organizations, Christine Ann Barrett
Comprehending through metacognition: A teacher resource guide for grades four through high school, Peggy Sue Becker
Evaluating intervention services for perpetrators and victims of domestic violence, Budtri Ay Bhandhumani and Sandra Lea Book
Social isolation: A study of causal factors in homeless families, Samuel Ross Birdsall
Can recidivism be predicted among rapists and pedophiles during their first year of parole in the state of California?, Michael Daniel Bogdanoff and Harvey Darnell Hamm
Combat veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder: An argument for family-centered therapy, Cherie Bogel and Marion Wilson
An exploration of the role of spirituality in recovery from alcoholism, Juliet Suzanne Boldi and Jamileth Lara
Affine varieties, Groebner basis, and applications, Eui Won James Byun
Embellishing the art of writing instead of impairing it during first-grade studies, Maria Carmen Canelo
Gender and violence: A study of inpatients at a forensic psychiatric hospital, Leslie Sean Carey and Kathie Sylvies
Writing for musical theatre: Forever yours, Duane Martin Carter
Jane Eyre's Gricean conversational portrait, Heather Christine Castillo
Literacy instruction in the all-day kindergarten program, Lannette Christine Celaya
Accessing timesheets via internet through ASP and ODBC, Varshi Challa
Lasting effects of sexual abuse on mental health of heterosexual and homosexual women, Peggy Cicconi
Caregivers perceptions of permanency planning for adults with developmental disabilities, Joanne Sue Claytor
Solutions to the Chinese Postman Problem, Kenneth Peter Cramm
A comparative analysis of the California Regional Center: Fair hearing process for individuals with developmental disabilities, Deborah Kay Crudup
Computer assisted language activities: Are they all the same?, Lynn Denise David
An evolution perspective of coalition formation within organizations, Shawn Michael De Duco
Research-based phonics instruction for beginning readers, Laura Lyn Diamond
Steiner systems of the Mathieu Group M₁₂, Kristin Marie Dillard
A qualitative study of the dichotomy between educational policy and educational research on learning theory, Karen Joy Eakes
Satisfaction with life, quality of relationships and social service needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons aged 50 and older, Sandra Kay Eastman
Justification for a credit union to charter a bank, Diane Patricia Eazell
The games teachers play: Students' opinions of educational games in the secondary classroom, Darald Eugene Erickson
Understanding the importance of phonemic awareness, Kathryn Lynn Evinger
The next American high school initiative, Valter Facundo
Anxiety, depression, and coping in the elderly, Sara Fairchild-Ollivierre
Asymmetries among homosexual men and women in subjective distress to sexual and emotional infidelity: A critical test of evolutionary hypothesis, Ana María Fernández
Learning from shamanic cultures: Returning the spirit to education through the arts, John Dwight Fisher
Unlimiting writers' agency and alleviating writer's block, Cassundra Lynett Flemister-White
Rehabilitation and the meaning of color, Hazel Ganther
The comparison of male and female perceptions regarding availability and effectiveness of a support system, Rosalyn Gastel and Ken Lapioli
Student ambassador program: Meeting a need in higher education, Carla Jean Gay
The benefits of wilderness experience for mental health: An exploratory study on nature-based therapies, Trina Suzanne Goldberger and Diane Marie Waters
From tragedy to triumph: Developing resiliency from childhood trauma, Carla Bea Goodmote
The promotion of Physical best: An inclusive tool for interdisciplinary physical education, Jane Adelaide Gorman
Branch alternatives model, Ann Grafsky
Strategies to increase the critical reading skills of secondary students, Laurie Ann Guy
The efficacy of various methods of instruction to extrinsic feedback, Ethan Elliot Hamilton
Violence in the heartland: A Southern California tribe's view of Native American victimization, Monahseetah Le Hanson
Agency influence on best practices with adults with developmental disabilities, Kristine Annette Harwood
Violence in teen dating relationships: Factors that may influence the occurrence of dating violence, Bridgette Lynn Hernandez
Potential gender differences in perceptions of self-concept between male and female juvenile offenders, Stephanie Herrington
Associating democratic methods in correctional education and postmodern critical theory, Teri Ann Hollingsworth
Analysis needs assessment of foster youth group homes, Tinya Kay Holt-Gaines
The relationship between Mexican-American parenting styles, level of acculturation, and incidence of stress and reports of child abuse, Patricia Rocio Huerta-Perales
Banning Correctional Facility: Residential substance abuse treatment program process survey, Melinda DeAnn Hulvey
Improving interactional competence in a Teaching-English-to-Speakers-of-Other-Languages training program, Marguerite Faye Jackson
The assessment of caregiver burden among participants in the Home-Based Primary Care program, Dennis Kaney
Role of the Dopamine D₁-like receptor in amphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization: A study using Dopamine D₁A-receptor deficient mice, Patrick Eugene Karper
Grice's implicature and Toulmin's warrants: Their arresting similarities and the resulting implications for the understanding of meaning in communication, Caroline Paige Krejci
The edge-isoperimetric problem for the square tessellation of plane, Sunmi Lee
An e-commerce site generator, Younik Lee
The next generation: A look at where today's enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems came from and where technology is heading, Lance Ronald Lenhert
An investigation of the importance of spirituality and afrocentricity among African American caregivers: Implications for the mentally ill, Myron Damon Lilley
Using an imaginative literature-based approach to English-as-a-foreign-language reading instruction, Changqing Liu
Left-handed teaching techniques for the right handed, Martha Jane Longo-Bartel
Billing and receivables database application, Sushma Lukalapu
The Joshua Tree (Yucca Brevifolia) Hotel a third and fourth grade elementary curriculum, Michelle Maresh
Preparatory vocational education grant proposal, Vernon Keith Matthews
The use of drawings for rapport building with international adoptees and parents, Sharon Jean Mellor
Critical thinking: Integration into the middle school literature classroom, Julia Denise Mook
Critical thinking: Integration into the middle school literature classroom, Julia Denise Mook
An exploratory study to identify services that will aid foster parents in San Bernardino County and potentially reduce the frequency of multiple placements, Michelle Terez Navarro and Cody Marie Dawkins
Ultrasonic vocalizations of preweanling rats the interaction of k-opioid and a₂-noradrenergic systems, Arbi Nazarian
The effectiveness of play therapy in a school-based counseling program, Aimee Marie O'Keefe
Diagnostic differences of Mexican American clients due to clinician's ethnicity, Anthony Perez Ortega
An evaluation of ADHD children and parental stress within the Latino culture, Christine Ortiz
Inclusion of Alaska natives in history/social science curriculum for fifth grade, Barbara Ann Panzo