Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2019
SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK: A SOCIAL WORKERS PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF SPIRITUALITY WITHIN THEIR PRACTICE, Kimberly Abrahamson
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY: COMMUNICATIVE DISSOCIATION BETWEEN BLACK AMERICANS AND AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS, Melody Adejare
THE EFFECT OF PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT ON TREATMENT AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AMONG LATINO STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, Angel R. Agudo and Victor M. Lezama
EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK COURSE, Hazel Aguilar and Celeene Moreno
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN AN EXCLUSIVE LATINO COMMUNITY VERSUS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, Karina Amador and Natalie Salas
Fuchsian Groups, Bob Anaya
Compassion Fatigue Among Play Therapists, Victoria Arce
GENDER-BASED BODY IMAGE PERCEPTIONS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS, Aleka Arredondo
“NOW LET US SHIFT”: A CASE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION REFORM IN A HISPANIC SERVING COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Audrey Marie Baca
Effects of Life-Long Wheel Running Behavior on Plantar Flexor Contractile Properties, Alexander Nicholas Beechko
FIGURED WORLDS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY LEADERS, Quinton Bemiller
Stress Among Caregivers of Individuals with Special Needs, Ida Benavides
CHILD WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE LONGEVITY, Veronica Betancourt-Perez
Higher Education Financial Health - A Case Study of the California State University (CSU), Amber Blakeslee
WHAT CRUCIAL COMPONENTS SHOULD BE INTEGRATED INTO BEREAVEMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE LATINO POPULATION?, Aida Blanco
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JUSTICE PERCEPTIONS, CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND WORKPLACE BEHAVIORS AMONG OLD AND YOUNG EMPLOYEES, Martha P. Blanco Villarreal
We Are Constantly Expected To Disregard Ourselves And Our Personal Needs: Addressing The Daily Stressors Of Private Emergency Medical Services, Erich Jimenez Bonilla
Other Nature, Frederick Brashear Jr
AFTER THE ATTACK: POLICE PERSPECTIVES ON PROMOTING RESILIENCY FOLLOWING THE 2015 SAN BERNARDINO ATTACK, Hannah Patricia Capps
EXPLORING KNOWLEDGE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION PROGRAMS, Pammeli M. Carlos
THE IMPORTANCE OF FIT: FOSTERING JOB SATISFACTION AND RETENTION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS, Heather Carrasco
AGES OF PREHISTORIC EARTHQUAKES ON THE BANNING STRAND OF THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT, NEAR NORTH PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, Bryan Castillo
SOCIAL WORKER PERSPECTIVES ON WORKING WITH THE INCARCERATED POPULATION, Diana Cetina-Garcia
REVIEWS TO RATING CONVERSION AND ANALYSIS USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES, Charitha Chanamolu
Social Workers' Perceptions of Resource Family Approval, Hannah Chavez
HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG SOUTH ASIANS: IS FOOD INSECURITY THE MISSING LINK?, Valentina Chawdhury
THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT DISCLOSURE REACTIONS ON INTERPERSONAL FACTORS AND MENTAL HEALTH, Lindsey Chesus
STRESS, SELF-COMPASSION, AND COPING MECHANISMS AMONG GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS, Elizabeth Contreras
TAKING A KNEE: AN INTERPRETIVE STUDY ON PRINT NEWS COVERAGE OF THE COLIN KAEPERNICK PROTESTS, Kriston Costello
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG DIALYSIS PATIENTS: A STUDY ON MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS ENHANCING SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS, Brandy Marie Covarrubias and Eloisa Cisneros Vizcaya
PERCEPTIONS ON THE AGING POPULATION: DISPARITIES AMONG GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS, Ashlee Taylor Crosson and Kelsey Marie Goodwin
EASY EXAM, SARTHAK DABHI
FOOD INSECURITY AMONG SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Farhan Danish
Tribonacci Convolution Triangle, Rosa Davila
A R(EVOLUTION) OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS: YOUNG-ADULT DYSTOPIAN FICTION AS A VEHICLE FOR ECOCRITICAL AWARENESS, Megan S. Davis
Social Work Students' View on the Integration of Religion in Social Work, Araceli Delgado
Empowering the Female Offender: Barriers And Perceptions of Inmate Success, Joanna Delgado and Karina Barragan
SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS’ REPRESENTATION OF ACTUAL MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AMONG ADOLESCENTS, Alva M. Dominguez
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: AN EXPLORATION OF RELUCTANCE AMONG PRACTITIONERS., David Drew and Jessica Banks
DIVERSITY STRUCTURES AND WHITES' CLAIMS OF BIAS, Princess Egbule
Nystagmic Poetics in Lorine Niedecker’s Postwar Poetry, Edward Ferrari
WHAT IS THE PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ON-CAMPUS SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE BASED ON THE PERSPECTIVES OF THE STAFF MEMBERS?, Karen Rocio Flores and Megan Lee Urquidi
VANISHING LOCAL SCALAR INVARIANTS ON GENERALIZED PLANE WAVE MANIFOLDS, Brian Matthew Friday
WARM STRATIFICATION INCREASES GERMINATION OF DENDROMECON RIGIDA AND EHRENDORFERIA CHRYSANTHA, Cesar Garcia
CHILD WELFARE: TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICE AT TIME OF CHILD REMOVAL, Ester Garcia
Childhood Risk Factors That Impact The Likelihood Of Becoming A Victim Of Domestic Violence, Mallory Ann Gers and Daniela Paola Gomez
IMPACT OF CONDITIONAL JOB OFFER ON APPLICANT REACTIONS TO SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE SELECTION PROCESS, Ashley Gomez
THE VISUAL RHETORIC OF WOMEN’S TATTOOS: REWRITING WOMEN’S BODIES, RECLAIMING POWER, AND CONSTRUCTING A TATTOO RHETORIC, Sonya Gay Gonzales
THE EFFECTS OF WORKING MEMORY CAPACITY AND TRAIT ANXIETY ON VISUAL SHORT-TERM MEMORY PERFORMANCE, Celene Gonzalez
Defining Moments / A Life Portrait, Timothy Haerens
COMPASSION FATIGUE, SELF-CARE, AND CLERGY MEMBERS: HOW SOCIAL WORKERS CAN HELP, Tifani-Crystal Enid Hanley
LET THEM SPEAK!: VOICES OF URBAN BLACK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN SAN BERNARDINO CALIFORNIA, Luquanda Neekey Hawkins
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN K-12 CLASSROOMS: PROBLEMS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND POSSIBILITIES, Trisha Henderson
“SOY UN BUEN HIJO:” A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF ACCOMPLISHED MEXICAN MALES AND THEIR EXPERIENCES IN COMPLETING HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE GOOD SON DILEMMA, Arturo Hernandez
SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS WORKING WITH TRANSGENDER CLIENTS, Devin Hoff and Edgar Camacho
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS ON SYMPTOMS OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, Sean Howell
Components of Food Insecurity on a University Campus, Aranya Huour
Mes-ti-zo, Aeleen Jacinto
Analogues Between Leibniz's Harmonic Triangle and Pascal's Arithmetic Triangle, Lacey Taylor James
ADDRESSING PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY THROUGH THE CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION: A MINDFULNESS APPROACH, Alejandro Jazan
SOCIAL WORKERS PERSPECTIVES ON THE CAUSES OF PLACEMENT INSTABILITY AMONG ADOLESCENTS, Adella Jimenez
SOCIAL WORKERS' PERCEPTION ON THE NEEDS AND SERVICES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, Jessica Joanna Jimenez and Winnie Wing Yang Lee
SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVES ON THE CONSTRAINTS OF MANAGED CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, Lana Kaissi
L2 LEARNERS AND THE INTELLIGIBLITY OF THE BOSTONIAN AND CALIFORNIAN ACCENTS, Russell Paul Kapryn
CHARACTERISTICS OF SEVENTH-GRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED A CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, Rae Lynn Kit
The Impact of Sexual Assault Training and Gender on Rape Attitudes, Monica Krolnik Campos
Artist Statement, Halima Ladbon
Understanding Implicit Bias in Public Defender Social Workers, Jess Laird
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REPRESENTATION AND STRESS FOR WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE WORKPLACE, Aurora Luksetich
THE ROLE OF SELF-COMPASSION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MORAL INJURY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG MILITARY VETERANS, Mernyll Manalo
Coping Mechanisms Utilized by Single Mothers in College, Natasha Elise Maness and Kristina Rene Munoz
Latino Parent School Involvement: Do Parents Read and Respond to Teacher Invitations?, Celia Marquez
CREATING A COLLEGE-GOING PARTNERSHIP WITH LATINA/O PARENTS AND FAMILIES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, Mary McAllister-Parsons
Child Welfare Concurrent Planning and Bonding for Foster Parents, Priscilla McCarthy
THE ROLE OF SEXUAL SELF-SCHEMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION AND SEXUAL FUNCTIONING AND SATISFACTION, Alexandra Medina
DEVELOPING A LOW COST BIOLOGICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING GEL EMBEDDED CELLULAR CONSTRUCTS., Justin Stewart Minck
Factors That Contribute To Foster Youth Pursuing Higher Education, Amanda Minters
“YOU DO IT WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE”: IS NONCONSENSUAL COMDOM REMOVAL THE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY?, Marwa Awad Mohamed
Neurological Correlates of the Dunning-Kruger Effect, Alana Lauren Muller
The Impact of Parental Support on Social Work Students' Well-Being, Marina Munguia
PLAYING NICE IN THE SANDBOX: EXPLORING THE BEHAVIORS OF EXECUTIVE AND OPERATIONAL LEADERS IN CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION, Debra Mustain
SERVICE READINESS AND DELIVERY FOR COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN (CSEC): A CASE STUDY, Jennifer Y. Navarro
PERSPECTIVES FROM SOCIAL WORKERS ON THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SOBRIETY AFTER BEING SUCCESSFULLY DISCHARGED FROM A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM, Samantha Navarro
SOCIAL WORKERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE USEFULNESS OF THE STRUCTURED DECISION-MAKING TOOL IN ASSESSING SAFETY AND RISK, Chinwe Erika Nwufo and Carol Yareli Castillo
COMMON SOURCES OF ANXIETY FOR STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCE SUICIDAL IDEATION, Austin Nystrom and Fabian Ortiz
Parent Partners Contribution to Reunification Rates, Marilyn Obispo and Cynthia Cuevas
JOB READINESS OF SOCIAL WORKERS SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, Danielle Marie Orozco
RELIGION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG HISPANIC COMMUNITIES, Victor Ortega
SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS PREPAREDNESS WHEN WORKING WITH MIXED-STATUS FAMILIES, Delia Ann Pacheco and Brenda Carolina Pacheco
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Coping Methods for Social Work Students, Treyveon Parks and Alex Hernandez
SOCIAL WORKERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON CHILD AND FAMILY TEAM MEETINGS IN CHILD WELFARE, Deepa Patel
Geodesics on Generalized Plane Wave Manifolds, Moises Pena
The Effects of Trauma from Multiple Placements of Foster Youth, Savannah Perez
Foster Parent Attitudes Toward Birth Parents and Birth Parent Visitation, KATHERINE PERSON
Barriers to Higher Education Among CalWORKs Recipients, Esther Ramirez and Melissa M. Rodriguez