Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2021
The Breeze that Took Her Beads: Examining and Imagining Ojibwe Life at Big Rice Lake After the Treaty of 1854, Travis Armstrong
THE EFFICIENCY OF USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS TO TEACH LIFTING AND RIGGING CONCEPTS TO LEARNERS OF VARYING SPATIAL ABILITY, Matthew Atherton
PERCEPTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE LATINX COMMUNITY, Jessica Garcia and Erica Valdez
Through a Trauma-Informed and Culturally Sensitive Lens: A Qualitative Study of Effective Engagement with Native American Communities, Katie Hawkins
DECREASING THE STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETING AN ONLINE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM, Grant Horner
A General Conversational Chatbot, Vipin Nambiar
INCARCERATION EFFECTS ON ATTAINING HIGHER EDUCATION FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED YOUTH, Francey Oliva and Daniela Garcia Robledo
THE UTILIZATION OF MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS FOR PREVENTION NOT JUST INTERVENTION, Ashley Williams
THE NEEDS OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS TO SUCCEED SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND ECONOMICALLY, Haysee Zarazua
Sentiment Analysis: Stock Index Prediction with Multi-task Learning and Word Polarity Over Time, Yue Zhou
Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2020
REPORTING ON SUICIDE: A THEMATIC DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ON DISCOURSES REGARDING SUICIDE IN 2010S HIP-HOP SONGS, Andy Allen Acosta Jr.
GEOFENCING AS APPLIED WITHIN THE FIELD OF CYBERSECURITY: AN OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL RISKS AND ADVANTAGES, Kasandra Adams
Sum of Cubes of the First n Integers, Obiamaka L. Agu
THE IMPACT OF EXPERIENCING AGEISM AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF SELF-EFFICACY, Sean Alexander
FIVE INFLUENTIAL FACTORS THAT CAN IMPACT A CLIENT- SOCIAL WORKER RELATIONSHIP DURING REUNIFICATION, Desiree Alfaro
Athletes with Mental Health Illnesses, Trenton Allmang
THE USE OF SELF-DISCLOSURE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: EXPLORING GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS, Kevin Alsina
RECOVERY ORIENTED SERVICES AND ENGAGEMENT IN PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, Graciela Arzola and Mayra Beas
Domestic Violence in Rural Areas, Priscilla Ayala and Patricia Sanchez
COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE TRAINING WITHIN MINORITY-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, Shirleena Racine Baggett
THE IMPACT OF NEGATIVE AFFECT ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING THROUGH AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIORS, AND EMPLOYEE BURNOUT, Michelle Balesh
BIOLOGICAL SIBLINGS: CAN YOU TRUST THEM WITH YOUR MATE?, Elisha Barron
Social Workers' Knowledge and Experience Working with Mixed Race Youth and Families, Ashley R. Bennett and Mellissa M. Duchesne
VICARIOUS TRAUMA AMONG SOCIAL WORKERS: THE IMPACT OF CLIENT TRAUMA, Raelynn Berrios and Monique Zarate
BEHAVIORAL INDICATORS OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AMONG YOUTH IN FOSTER HOMES: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF SECONDARY CARE PROVIDERS, Tamara Lynne Bradford and Roseanna Ruiz
UNDERSTANDING WHY INDIVIDUALS USE CLUB DRUGS AT RAVES AND ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC EVENTS: A PEER CLUSTER THEORY APPROACH, Brandi N. Burns
Factors Leading to Foster Youth Obtaining Higher Education, Stephen Burwell and Keyln Leeker
HOSPICE SOCIAL WORKERS BELIEFS, ETHICS, AND VALUES: HOW DO THEY AFFECT TERMINAL CLIENTS REQUESTING PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE?, Jazmine Camacho and Jessica Huver
THE INCREMENTAL EFFECT OF VOLUNTARINESS OF PART TIME WORK STATUS OVER AGE IN PREDICTING WORK MOTIVATION IN PART TIME WORKERS, Daniel A. Caro
MEASURING THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC ENTITLEMENT IN FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS, Tanner Carollo
PROFESSIONALS’ PERSPECTIVES ON BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS OF SUCCESS WITH TEEN PARENTS IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, Zuleima Carrillo and Victoria Valenzuela
Self-care, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue, among Child Welfare Workers, Angelica Castrejon
STUDENT PERCEPTION ON FLEXIBLE SEATING AND THEIR ENGAGEMENT: A DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH STUDY, Christina Marie Castro
BODY IMAGE ROLE ON NON-SUICIDAL SELF-INJURY, Maria Ceja and Stephani Aguiar-Vasquez
INVESTIGATING WORK ENGAGEMENT AND AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT THROUGH A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL WORK UNDERLOAD SCALE, MEDIATED BY WORK-RELATED BOREDOM, Jessica Clemons
Reinforcing Inequity: The Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Exam as Gatekeeper, Lorrie Cobain
PREVENTING RANSOMWARE WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: A PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE, Bruce Cole
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER BELIEFS, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, AND TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS, JOANN CONRIQUEZ
KINESTHETIC LANGUAGE: A DIALECT OF KINESICS, Terrill Suzanne Corletto
REFINEMENT OF THE SPITEFULNESS CONSTRUCT, Arturo Covarrubias-Paniagua
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN COUNTY EXPENDITURES AND AB109 RECIDIVISM: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS, Maya Crim
A CASE STUDY OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FULL SPECTRUM CONTRACEPTIVE CARE IN A UNIVERSITY STUDENT HEALTH CENTER, CECILE DAHLQUIST
PERSONALITY DIFFERENCES IN PREDICTING ASSAULT AND BINGE DRINKING: VARIATION ACROSS EXPLANATORY FACTORS AND GENDER, Allison De Franco
ROMANTICISM IN THE AGE OF ECOCRITICISM, DIANA DE LA CRUZ
Death Positivity: A New Genre of Death and the Genre Function of Memento Mori, Melony Elsie Del Real
Anticipated Stigma and Chronic Illness: The Impact of Psychosocial Safety Climate, Michelle DeOrsey
Permutation and Monomial Progenitors, Crystal Diaz
EXPLORING THE RHETORICAL POWER OF SPECULATIVE FICTION THROUGH JEWELLE GOMEZ’S THE GILDA STORIES AND OCTAVIA BUTLER’S FLEDGLING, Monique Dixon
EXPLORATION OF IPASS REFORM AT A PUBLIC, COMPREHENSIVE FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY: AN INTRINSIC CASE STUDY, Maria Domingo
WHAT ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND AGE OF INITIATON OF SUBSTANCE USE?, Alisha Dozier
ORIGINS OF SELF-COMPASSION: THE IMPACT OF THE EARLY CAREGIVING ENVIRONMENT, Nicoleta Dragan
A PARENTING CURRICULUM FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WITH A FOCUS ON ATTACHMENT THEORY, Alexandria Driscoll
ENTERING THE UNITED STATES FROM CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, Crystal Duarte
TEACHER DEMORALIZATION: NEOLIBERAL INFLUENCE ON THE COMPLEX EDUCATION SYSTEM AND TEACHER MORALE, Dionne Elvira
“REAL ME VERSUS SOCIAL MEDIA ME:” FILTERS, SNAPCHAT DYSMORPHIA, AND BEAUTY PERCEPTIONS AMONG YOUNG WOMEN, Janella Eshiet
A Chronological Analysis of Fish Ridge, San Miguel Island, Channel Islands, California, David Faith
ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AS AN OUT-OF-SCHOOL PARTNER IN STEM/STEAM EDUCATION, Gwyneth Fernandez
EDUCATORS' BARRIERS TO REPORTING CHILD MALTREATMENT, Miriam Figueroa and MariaIsela Maldonado
Depressed & Dis-eased: Storytelling, Melancholia and the Rhetorical Affordances of Affect, Carlee Franklin
THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY YOUTH ACT: A POLICY ANALYSIS ON CALIFORNIA'S COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION MANDATE, Rae Chelle D. Gabriel
CHALLENGES TO RURAL CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, Raymond Gaffney
QUALITY OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS, Thomas Gomez
Tile Based Self-Assembly of the Rook's Graph, Ernesto Gonzalez
Bullying Hurts, Katrina Marie Gonzalez
Graduate School Awareness for First-generation Latinas: Cracking the Glass Ceiling - A Validation Study, Deborah D. Grijalva
MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS' VIEWS ON THE CHALLENGES LATINOS FACE TO CONTINUE SERVICES, Jessica Gutierrez and Elizabeth Casas-Valdovinos
REDUCING RECIDIVISM: PEOPLE ON PAROLE AND PROBATION, Noe George Gutierrez
BUBBLE-IN DIGITAL TESTING SYSTEM, Chaz Hampton
FRESH FROM THE FIGHT: THE TRANSITION INTO CIVILIAN LIFE, Robert Harris and Keena Carter
DISPROPORTIONALITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: SOCIAL WORKERS' PERSPECTIVES, Estelita Abigael Hassler and Acacia Gretchen Lovett
EXPLORING THE NEED OF SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SETTINGS SERVING YOUTH-AT-RISK, Ana Hernandez
MINDFULNESS AND BURNOUT AMONG SOCIAL WORKERS, Erick Hernandez
The Chinese in California: Archaeology and Railroads at the Turn of the Century, Evelyn Hildebrand
Social Worker Perceptions of Animal Assisted Therapy for Children with Trauma Histories, Tessa Hodge
PERCEPTION OF BURNOUT AMONG SOCIAL WORKERS AND COPING MECHANISMS USED TO COMBAT IT, Natasha Hogan
Research In Short Term Actuarial Modeling, Elijah Howells
GENERAL INTERNSHIP SATISFACTION AS A FUNCTION OF PERCEIVED SUPERVISION QUALITY AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, Eva Huerta
MULTI-LEVEL SECURITY (MLS) POLICY IMPLEMENTATION USING GRAPH DATABASE, Jake Kim Hyun
IDENTIFYING MARKERS OF TRANSIT STATES EMBEDDED IN INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING NETWORKS, Citlalik Ibarra Figueroa
EATING DISORDER TREATMENT: WHAT FORMER PATIENTS ATTRIBUTE TO THEIR PERSONAL RECOVERY, Wendy Ingram
ONLINE STRATEGIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY COVID-19: A SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIAL COMMERCE APPROACH, Julianne Itliong
R&B SONG LYRICS AS A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL: TOWARD A PEDAGOGY FOR TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS, Shelly Jackson
EMAIL DATA BREACH ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION USING HOOK AND EYE SYSTEM, Shubhankar Jayant Jathar
SELF-STIGMA AND HELP-SEEKING IN FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS: THE MODERATING ROLE OF EMPOWERMENT, D'Andra P. Johnson
AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Sarita E. Johnson
The Influence of Social Media on Murder, Brandy Jones
Hyperbolic Triangle Groups, Sergey Katykhin
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICES TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS AT A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESCUE MISSION, Cody Cheyenne Kennedy
Virtuality Now: Redefining Virtuality from an Individual Perspective, Trinity Kerr
MANAGING FAMILIAL AND RELIGIOUS OSTRACISM: CHALLENGES AND COPING SKILLS FOR FORMER JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, Sandra Kieler
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON MENTAL HEALTH: A MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH OF SERVICE PROVIDERS’ AWARENESS, Sarah Nichole Koehler and Bobbie Rose Parrell