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 2009
Investigation of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions generated through the production of Portland cement and a comparison of mitigation strategies, Sheri Marie Haggard
A social worker's perspective: Self-care outside of the work environment, Christina Louise Henderson
Construction of homomorphic images, Stephanie Ann Hilber
From the viewpoint of social workers: An exploratory study of the Indian child welfare act, Kimberle Michal Hill and Sherry Ann Cortez-Farris
A play on touching, Lindsay Marie Hobbs-Rodriguez
Trends and effects of third-party logisitics in global logistics operations, Kai-Yu Ho
Elder depression among nursing home residents, Alejandro Paul Holguin
Effects of early amphetamine exposure on memory, Wendy Ann Holmquist
Disciplinary patterns and complaint system of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Scott Eric Hutter
Group therapist's perceptions of group treatment of intra-familial child sexual abuse offenders, Elena Diana Inzunza
Fable: Finite automata based learning engine, Ryan Michael Jackson
Seriously mentally ill clients' perspectives on substance use and treatment, Ann LaVerne Jankowski
Improvisation, truth, and archetyping: Establishing the tools and precepts of comedic acting, Ann Marie Johnston-Brown
Means efficacy: The proposed role of external resources on motivation, Marissa Marie Jones
Establishing adult lifelong connections for emancipating foster youth, Tylia Lindsey Jones
The role of assertiveness and communication in adolescent females' decision to engage in risky, self-sacrificing sexual behavior, Joanne Bernadette Julien
A cross -cultural research about advertising practices for self-image projective products between the United States and Thailand, Pasinee Kaewmesri
Social workers' perceptions of barriers to father involvement in case planning in San Bernardino County Department of Children's Services, Deborah Ann Kay and Tina Marguerite Wright-Ervin
Informational social support and the stress involved in surviving a reduction-in-force, Woodstock Leben Koch-Wain
The experience of families of children diagnosed with autism, Rachel Ann Lakin
Attitudes and beliefs toward hoarding among adult protective services workers, Jade Yuko Lambert
Does sharing financial and creative resources with children function as extended phenotypes in female ratings of male attractiveness?, Margaret Anne Lanier
Satire's Club: Reality, reason, and knowledge in Joseph Andrews, Heather Anne Law Davis
The motivation to resolve discrepancies between implicit and explicit self-esteem, Valerie Leigh Laws
Nutrient analysis of the estuarine and river waters of the Santa Margarita River estuary, Barbara Elisabeth Long
Implementing Dijkstra's pathfind using quantum algorithms, Shing Yung Lo
Cyanide analysis in wastewater, Heather Marie Lutes
On a symmetric presentation of the double cover of M₂₂: 2, Gabriela Laura Maerean
Why can't kids be kids anymore: The impact of parental obsession in youth sport, Elissia Annette Magana
Effects of physical activity on physical self perception among middle school students, Leonard Richard Magdaleno
A critical analysis of L1 and L2 composition scholarship on instructor feedback, Danny Elbar Marenco
The application of choice theory: A social work perspective, Dolores Mast Martinez
Family-organization fit: An extension on person-organization fit, Rebekah Elaine Massmann
Efficient proton computed tomography image reconstruction using general purpose graphics processing units, Scott Alan McAllister
The effects of immediate follow-up on psychiartric rehospitalization rates, Jennifer Erin McCreight
Impact of kinship foster care on kinship caregivers, Oluyemisi McMullen
Lesbian subjective distress to violations of trust as a function of the butch/femme paradox: Evolutionary and social-cognitive hypotheses, Sarah Carver-Steil McNay
Promoting a mastery goal orientation in children through the education of parents and caregivers, Connie Imelda Medinilla
Alpine ecology of a C4 grass, Muhlenbergia Richardsonis in the White Mountains of California, Archie Thomas Meyer
The promotion and prevention of Ahwahnee water principles for resource efficient land use in the cities of Ontario and San Bernardino, Melissa Danielle Miller
Contributing factors to the over representation of African American children in the foster care system, LaMonica Shalice Montgomery
Exploring child obesity among African Americans through the eyes of parents, TyYendra VyOnn Moore
How kindergarten English language learners "come to know" written language, Teresa Renee Morris
The effects of depression on treatment compliance among dialysis patients, Amber Lynn Mote and Maria Elena Salazar
Ethical and faith-based investments: An assessment of performance, Hisar Joel Munte
Digital reconstruction of a ceratopsid pes, Ken Conrad Noriega
Whitman, elegy, and the nineteenth century culture of death and mourning, Susan Renee Nylander
Perceptions of breast cancer patients on communicating sexuality-related issues, Farrah Joy Oblepias
The use of an environmental education service learning project to enhance student motivation in a secondary school, Mary Frances O'Connell-Hershey
Demographic effects on the length of stay and discharge destination from the gay and lesbian adolescent social services agency's group homes, Lenwood Valentino Patterson
United States Forest Service: A resource for California's education and environment initiative, Summer Kristine Pearson
Genetic analysis of two phenotypes in variovorax paradoxus strain EPS, Michael Jherek Pehl
Bilingual kindergarteners' emergent views about the functions of writing in the school context, Trinidad Pendleton
Ballads as "poetic" rhetoric in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Norma Jeanne Peterson
Video instruction for teachers utilizing SchoolFusion web design software, Darlene Robin Pitman
Early maladaptive schemas: The role of gender, Renee Kathleen Prince
Parental substance abuse services that promote family reunification under Adoption and Safe Families Act timelines, Omeera Qadir
Student engagement scale: Development and the underlying factor structure, Patricia Isabel Quiñones Pareja
Is public education preparing learning disabled to succeed at the college level?, John Fermin Ramirez
Multiple intelligences in the classroom, Julia Marie Ramirez
Share world: A web-based reuse managment system, Raymol Philomina Rappai
Intertemporal relations between stock indices-correlation analysis for the stock markets of the United States, England, and Singapore, Michael Nabil Razzouk
"Can you hear me now?": A study on oppression, Kathryn Marie Risinger
Geometric theorem proving using the Groebner basis algorithm, Karla Friné Rivas
In our own words: A qualitative study of Bachelor and Master of Social Work interns at Vitas Hospice, Martha Elizabeth Romero
Depression in Korean immigrant women, Darin Lee Rorrer
The Universal coefficient theorem for cohomology, Michael Anthony Rosas
The efficacy of the use of inquiry computer simulation to generate understanding and a positive attitude toward the nature of science in seventh grade students, Eleanor Maria Ruiz
Theater: A mission, Angela Marie Sanicola
Satisfaction of independent living programs among foster youth, Monica Sapien and Nadia Fuentes
Self-reported obstacles among African American families who fail to reunify, Deena Saunders-Green
The effectiveness of using homicide and auto theft rates as indicators of violent and property crime in the United States, Joseph Allan Schwartz
Service delivery models of orthopedic donations to low income nations, Jean Elizabeth Sigaran
Caregivers' perceptions of disabled elders preparations for a natural disaster, Brenda Marie Starkins
United States mainland speakers' use of Hawaiian Creole English and standard American English across social situations, Nicole Kaylani Kanahele Stutz
Welcome to the world of tomorrow today: Matt Groening's Futurama as posthuman mediator, Amanda Jill Taylor
The fundamental group and Van Kampen's theorem, Aaron Christopher Thomas
Quality of life perceptions and treatment choices in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, and the implications for social work practice, Heather Noel Toms
Effective classroom management skills in physical education for student participation, Bethel Lisa Trice
An exploration of playmaking strategies resulting in youth performance scripts for elementary school audiences, Dana Marie Vazquez
An insight into the Hispanic immigrant experience, Maria Guadalupe Venegas
Hispanic attitudes towards adoption, Adriana Ventura-Ramirez
Study of the Department of Children Service's supervisors, Debra Ann Walker
Using non-Euclidean geometry in the Euclidean classroom, Kelli Jean Wasserman
Economic insecurity and depression among low socioeconomic status adults, Laura Margaret Wills
Research on autonomous English-learning strategies of American culture and language students, Jing Xu
From demigods to slayers: Contemporary mythology and gender economies in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Adam Kem Yerima
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Religion in language policy, and the survival of Syriac, Ibrahim George Aboud
The Palestinian Shahid and the development of the model 21st century Islamic terrorist, Benjamin Timothy Acosta
Identifying the needs of the Purhepecha children and families: An indigenous population of immigrants from Michoacan Mexico living in the the United States, Berenice D. Aguirre
Foster parent satisfaction and retention, Ruth Maria Albarran and Ranee Taechameena. Sahachartsiri
Test for the existence of casualty relationships between the market indices of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Yusef Abdullah Yusef Alyusef
Critical analysis of total physical response as pedagogy, Rachel Lynn Anderson
Frank Zappa and Mikhail Bakhtin: Rabelais's carnival made contemporary, Sarah Hill Antinora
Dual language educators: Tambien tenemos sentimientos, Monica Sophia Apodaca
Antidote to marginalism: An alternative method of instruction for English language learners, Robert Gabriel Arias
Obstacles and aspirations amongst Hispanics and African Americans in pursuing a college education, Monica Avina
Blow-up behavior of solutions for some ordinary and partial differential equations, Sarah Y. Bahk
Attitudes and beliefs about evidence based practice among masters in social work practitioners and licensed clinical social workers, Katy Leanne Bandy and Emily Violet Thomas
The effects of stigma perpetuated by substance abusers on mentally ill substance abusers in residential treatment, Mark Eugene Barnstable
