Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2020
Reinforcing Inequity: The Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Exam as Gatekeeper, Lorrie Cobain
PERSONALITY DIFFERENCES IN PREDICTING ASSAULT AND BINGE DRINKING: VARIATION ACROSS EXPLANATORY FACTORS AND GENDER, Allison De Franco
ORIGINS OF SELF-COMPASSION: THE IMPACT OF THE EARLY CAREGIVING ENVIRONMENT, Nicoleta Dragan
IDENTIFYING MARKERS OF TRANSIT STATES EMBEDDED IN INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING NETWORKS, Citlalik Ibarra Figueroa
ANALYSIS ON ADDICTION AND OPIOID CRISIS: IMPLICATIONS AND SOLUTIONS, Bhavika Korat
SUPPORTING EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL READINESS IN INFANTS AND TODDLERS: A 4-SESSION PARENTING WORKSHOP, Elaine Krzeminski
A NEED FOR RICHER PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION, Adam Dallas Levitus
AN INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF HELLER ON VIOLENT GUN CRIME TRENDS IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND DETROIT, MICHIGAN, Naveen Raj Madahar
Symmetric Presentations and Related Topics, Mayra McGrath
SharePoint Design and Implementation - An Enterprise Architecture Solution, Zachary McKellar
CONDUCTING CLASSROOM PREFERENCE ASSESSMENTS TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVE REINFORCERS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, Jessica Mitchell
IMPLEMENTING THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE PROCESS FOR A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION: AN INSIDERS PERSPECTIVE, Scott Murray
ANALYSIS OF US ACCIDENTS AND SOLUTIONS, Swapnil Kisan Nikam
ASSESSMENT OF INCLUSIVE PRACTICES IN HEAD START PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS: ACCESS, PARTICIPATION, AND SUPPORTS, Ifthika "Shine" Nissar
Extending the Postmodern: Finding Agency Amidst the Death of the Self, Heather Norwood
“THIS IS A STUNNING, STUNNING NIGHT”: NEWS MEDIA CONSTRUCTIONS OF EMOTIONAL REALITY, Karrina Janelle Oravetz
WEB APPLICATION FOR MOVIE PERFORMANCE PREDICTION, Devalkumar Patel
MACRO AND MICROSCOPIC LITHIC ANALYSIS OF THE PINTO BASIN SITE CA-RIV-52 COLLECTION, Bernardo Alexander Renteria IV
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
ISOLATION OF CALDATRIBACTERIUM (OP9) AND INVESTIGATION OF ITS POTENTIAL INTERACTIONS WITH A NOVEL, CO-CULTIVATED THERMODESULFOBACTERIUM SPECIES, Toshio Alvarado
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
NAVIGATING THE SHADOWS: INTERSECTING THE UNDOCUMENTED AND UNDOCUQUEER IDENTITIES, Iriana Balbian
DATA DRIVEN WORKFORCE PERFORMANCE PLANNING, Christopher Barajas
How Prototypicality Influences Inferences and Discrimination Towards Gay Men, Adam Beam
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
Illustrating Sherlock Holmes: Adapting the Great Detective in Granada Television’s Sherlock Holmes, Katie Louise 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
THE IMPORTANCE OF EARNINGS IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION FIELD OF STUDY CHOICE, Karen S. Childers
Women's Perceptions of Sexual Assault Perpetrators and Fear of Rape, Aaron George Cisneros
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
ANDROID AND WEB APPLICATION FOR TRACKING EMPLOYEES, Kaival Dholakia
Tungsten is Essential for Long-Term Maintenance of Members of Candidate Archaeal Genus Aigarchaeota Group 4, Joshua Robert Reyes Dimapilis
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
ODYSSEUS RE-IMAGINED: EXPERIMENTAL FICTION RESPONDS TO THE CALL OF THE ANCIENTS- TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE FULFILL CLASSIC EPIC DEVICES IN CLOUD ATLAS AND THE SILENT HISTORY, Debra Jeanette Freeland
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
GEOGRAPHIC POPULATION STRUCTURE AND TAXONOMIC IDENTITY OF RHINICHTHYS OSCULUS, THE SANTA ANA SPECKLED DACE, AS ELUCIDATED BY NUCLEAR DNA INTRON SEQUENCING, Liane Raynette Greaver
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
Toward Critical Counseling: A Content Analysis of Critical Race Theory and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Community College Counselor Education, Lyman A. Insley
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
EXAMINING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL GRADUATES: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY, Willie J. Jones III