Prior to 2014, CSUSB Master's Theses, Master's Projects, and Doctoral Dissertations 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.
Initial funding for the project to digitize older theses was provided by a grant from CSUSB's Vital and Expanded Technologies Initiative, which allocates designated funds from the Student Success Initiative fee. The library thanks the VETI committee for supporting this project to showcase the intellectual endeavors of CSUSB graduates.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Protective and risk factors in the placement of foster children with severe mental illness, Dianna Nicole England and Kendra Nicole Lutzow
Feasability [sic] of implementing alternative energy technology on a high school campus, Mackensey Ann Farmer
The development of political secularism in a nascent state, Tabassum Farooqui
Characteristics in the home that contribute to childhood obesity, Amanda Nicole Ferguson
A positive correlation between imagery and athletic performance, Erik Lee Foor
Evaluating commensurability and validity of work-family conflict, enrichment, and culture measures in low income populations, Kimberly Anne French
Does internalized homonegativity cause depression in lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals?, Guadalupe Vasquez Garfias
A critical discourse analysis of language policy in California, Steven Gomez
Evaluation of support groups for adults with diabetes, Julie Angelita Gonzalez
Social workers' perspectives of factors affecting re-entry rates, Kristina Danielle Gordon and Lengpea Yang
Dispositional predictors of psychological contract perceptions, Karen Louise Grab
Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem, Juan Manuel Gutierrez
Usability of unproctored internet testing: Needs of older applicants, Leslie Ann Hagen
In the half-light of the canyon, Melissa Gaye Haklitch
The influence of positive and negative couple rituals on satisfaction, commitment, and dyadic adjustment, Timetra Marie Hampton
What effect does information technology have on the elderly and their family (s), Tom Allen Harrell
Knowledge and perceptions of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community among Master of Social Work students, Allison Marie Hixon
Investigation of arsenic in the transition zone basin of the Mojave River, Matthew Edward Howard
Encouraging foster youth to pursue their spiritual journey, Jessica Andrea Huitrado-Manio
The effect of creativity, personality, and expertise on sport performance, Kyle James Jaquess
The influence of surviving children in mitigating symptoms of grief in bereaved parents, Jennifer Lynn Kachelek
Pass the roles please, Dana Christy Klopping
The impact of treatment on parental substance misuse and parenting capacity, DomMonique Juanita Nichol Knox and Jennifer Leah Miller
Psychological ownership and individual differences, Daniel Todd Kowallis
A special DVD homework project to assist at-risk students with reading practice, Mary Kathleen Kronemeyer
Perceptions of self-care among mental health professionals: A needs assessment, Perla Del Rosario Lang
Social work students' perceptions of child emotional abuse, Karla Aurora Lara
Musical linguistics: How music and artistic creativity when delivered as a linguistic practice, help students master academic skills in English language arts, Cynthyny Ann Lebo
Effects of sibling placements on stability and permanency in foster care, Andrea Trinidad Lomeli
Elegy for the problematic, Connie Ann Lopez-Hood
Professionals' perspectives on juvenile recidivism, Maribel Lopez
Caregivers' perspectives on Self-Discipline, Honor, Obedience, Character and Knowledge (S.H.O.C.K.) Program, Marlene Carrillo Lopez
Medical practitioners' death anxiety and the advance directive, Daisy Macias and Natalie Macias
Lazarus, Timothy Patrick Manifesta
High school gay-straight alliances and adult lesbian, gay, bisxual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex resilence, Monique Quitoriano Manriquez
A learning progression for identifying and placing fractions on a number line, Corinne Dorothy Marshall
Leonhard Euler's contribution to infinite polynomials, Jack Dean Meekins
Utilization of mental health services among Mexican-Americans, Carmen Isabel Mendoza and Maria Sanjuana. Olmos
The nature of school bullying according to students reporting it within an undercover anti-bullying team, Evelyn Mercedez-Kijandra Knox
Eco-math: Creating a model curriculum for teaching mathematics in the context of environmental education, Christina Joy Merz
Theatre in education: A cyber bullying prevention curriculum, Jonathan Douglas Moline
River rocks and vanishing oranges, Liliana Monteil-Doucette
Service utilization: Differences between kinship and non-kinship prospective adoptive homes, Anthony Allen Negron
Identity, morality, and the human-monster: Dexter as a postmodern text, Robyn Carol Nelson
The impact of a diabetes self-management program on adult Hispanics in Eastern Coachella Valley, Brijesh Naranbhai Patel
Work and family conflict in the military, Anne Kathryn Patten
Integrating the California health education standards into the California science standards for grade seven, Cheryl Ann Pearson
Bon Mua, John Perham
Fostering resiliency in emancipated foster youth: What they need to transition successfully, Olga Cherie Phillips and Maria Guadalupe Martinez
Role of the ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens for the one-trial behavioral sensitization of the preweanling rat, Alexandria Grace Pothier
Developmentally-appropriate practice in the classroom, Rayna Kailynn Prothro
Family functioning and maternal stress in families of children with autism, Charmaine Marcella Puentes
The influence of social support on depression among seniors over 65 living in their homes, Marilene Reed
Attitudes about sexual intimacy in the Veterans Home of California-Barstow, Eric Efren Reyes
A secret cunning in the fens: Subversive female identity and the plight of Grendel's mother, Candice Rae Sequine Roark
Juvenile offenders' self-perceptions of resilience during an intervention program, Erik Gerald Roth
Teachers believe singing will scaffold, mediate, and facilitate oral language acqusition: Place arts back in the curriculum, Alicia Rubio
Self-efficacy among parents of children with autism as a function of length of time in home-based applied behavioral analysis treatment, Carmen Maria Ruiz-Ochoa
Seaweed rises in this posture: Manuscript collection, Christopher Jonathan Shaw
Children's attitudes and beliefs about gangs, Irma Olivia Silva
Feedback intervention theory: An examination of the differential effects of expertise on performance, Blakely Lauren Smith
Child sexual abuse and adult attachment styles, Carey Anne Soares
Activities of daily living stories, Melissa Ann Sonico
Beating the threat: The setting of learning goals as a moderator of the effects of stereotype threat on performance, Sophia Sabiha Spiteri
Applications of the well-educated mind 2003 concept by Susan Bauer in the Southern California history classrooms, Tomasz Bogdan Stanek
Education professional's perception of adolescent self-injury, Celeste Kathleen Stevens
Imprint split, Angela Thomson-Brenchley
Medical decision making among Mexican-American elderly women, Norma Patricia Toro-Hernandez
Identity theft: A problem of complex systems or moral panic?, Matthew Timothy Tracy
Ketai shosetsu: Remediation, hypermediacy and the hyperreal, Cari Michele Tulleys
Effects of school bullying reported by participants in undercover anti-bullying teams, Harpreet Kaur Uppal
Ex-prisoners' reintegration into society: A look at how employment affects reintegration, Cynthia Beatriz Urrutia
Development of post-traumatic stress disorder as a function of shame in child abuse survivors, Guadalupe Valdivia
Organizational behavior in mental health services: A needs assessment, Geovana Varela
The relationship between attitudes toward women as managers and sex-typing of toxic leader behaviors, Lacee Marie Vega-Cartwright
The relationship between perceived social support and criminal recidivism for Asian Pacific Islanders, Vuong Thanh Vo
The effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on family relationships, Melissa Leigh Weissmiller
Through the tesseract and back: The documentation and reflection on becoming a theatre education and outreach coordinator, Julia Tilley Wentland
Family caregivers of adults with brain trauma and long-term disability: A legal risk for caregivers, La Shunda Zajuana West
Metacognition and learning styles as antecedents of training outcomes, Cho Yan Yam
Prospective teachers of English learners' error detection in oral output of nonnative English speakers, Begüm Yengel
The physics of school culture: Unleashing student voice in the quest for school improvement, Henry Elizarraraz Yzaguirre
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Pathways to dropping out: A snapshot at sixth grade using structural equation modeling, Allan Lee Aab
The scapegoat rituals as the origin of theatre, Niam Fouad Al-azzawi
Foster parents' perspectives on foster children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in the child welfare system and how they impact the lives of the foster parents, Uchechukwu Adaure Alozie
The effects of school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports on student achievement and other outcomes, Gail Pamela Angus
The cultural self: The novel as griot in African American fiction, Eric Christian Atkinson
The influence of menstrual cycle phase on threat recognition, Melanie Lynn Beaussart
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for alcohol use in a community college, Alexandra Aimee Bell
Perceptions of former foster youth regarding their experiences with mentorship programs/relationships while in foster care, Kwaku Antwi Boasiako and Ryan Eugene Shroads
Implications and recommendations for online physical education at secondary level, Josh Caleb Brannen
The relationship between acculturation and depression among Latina college students, Carla Elizabeth Bryant
The relationship between sexual assault disclosure reactions and psychological symptoms, Danielle Renee Buckland
Social workers' perceptions of the factors related to reentry, Rachel Joy Burak
How independent living skills services affect the outcomes of emancipated foster youth in attaining self-sufficiency, Tracy Burks and Sandra Fernandez
Commercial sexual exploitation of young women, Crystal Pauline Castillo
The relationship between educational attainment and mindfulness practice, Carlos Anthony Castro
The effects and recommendations for gender interaction in physical education, Angel Castro Jr.