Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2020
SUICIDAL IDEATION AMONG UNITED STATES VETERANS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, Champagne D. Moore
SOCIAL WORK GRADUATE STUDENTS SELF-REPORTED KNOWLEDGE OF TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, KERRY MORGAN
IMPLEMENTING THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE PROCESS FOR A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION: AN INSIDERS PERSPECTIVE, Scott Murray
Adverse Childhood Experiences of Social Work Students and Implications for Field Specialization and Practice, Maria Negrete
DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING (DIF) OF ENGLISH LEARNERS ON CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE (CR) AND MULTIPLE CHOICE (MC) ITEMS, Michael Nguyen
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
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION: PERCEPTIONS AND POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO FAMILY REUNIFICATION, Ashley Odam and Tina MacMaster
SCOPE OF ATTENTION VARIATION AS A FUNCTION OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, Kathleen O'Donnell
“THIS IS A STUNNING, STUNNING NIGHT”: NEWS MEDIA CONSTRUCTIONS OF EMOTIONAL REALITY, Karrina Janelle Oravetz
PLANTANDO SEMILLAS DE LIDERAZGO: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ABOUT LATINO PARENT LEADERSHIP, Sussan Ortega
WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS POPULATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK STUDENT’S CONFIDENCE AND WILLINGNESS, Ana Rosa Ortiz and Mariam Kiara Lowe
DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES IN THE PERCEIVED INVASION OF PRIVACY WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA IS USED IN PERSONNEL SELECTION, Zayna Osborne
MASTER IN SOCIAL WORK STUDENT PERSPECTIVE ON READINESS FOR WORK WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXPOSED CHILDREN, Janica Ownbey and Norma Ramos
Validating and Culturally Responsive Pedagogies: Examining the Effects of First-Year Seminar Course Redesign at a Hispanic-Serving Institution, Joanna M. Oxendine
EDUCATORS’ PERSPECTIVES REGARDING THE INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DISABILITIES INTO THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM, Rebecca Lynn Parres
WEB APPLICATION FOR MOVIE PERFORMANCE PREDICTION, Devalkumar Patel
WELL BEHAVED WOMEN RARELY MAKE HISTORY: AN EXAMINATION OF THE LIFE OF JACQUELINE COCHRAN, Frankie Patino
Social Workers' Perspectives on Chronic Pain and Mental Health, Ashley Danielle Patterson and Cynthia Christine Sanchez
Francisco Perez, Francisco Perez
CULTURAL HUMILITY: RACIAL DISPARITY AND DISPROPORTIONALITY HOW IT RELATES TO CHILD WELFARE AND MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING AND PREPAREDNESS, Jennifer A. Perry and Ashley L. Castro
BARRIERS THAT INFLUENCE HISPANICS DECISIONS TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, Carolina Peters
PERCEPTIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH AMONG ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COLLEGE STUDENTS, Jenny Phan
Complementary and Alternative Medicine use among Latino college Students, Andrea Pineda
COMPASSION FATIGUE AND BURNOUT WITHIN A MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH, Leonard Pinto
SERVING AND PROTECTING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: AN EVALUATION OF THE LOS ANGELES SHERIFF DEPARTMENT’S FIELD OPERATIONS CRISIS INTERVENTION SKILLS PROGRAM, Veronica Plascencia and Melissa McDonald
RETIREMENT PLANNING MOTIVATION FROM A REINFORCEMENT SENSITIVITY THEORY (RST) PERSPECTIVE, Luke Poulter
LIKE LISTENING TO A SEASHELL: A MIDDEN ANALYSIS FROM LA CONSENTIDA, OAXACA, MEXICO, Steven Powell
Developmental Implications of Parentification: An Examination of Ethnic Variation and Loneliness, Bertha Preciado
INTERVENTIONS IN GROUP HOMES, Nicole Prytherch
THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN H1 EMBRYONIC STEM CELL LINE TO STUDY THE ROLE OF THE ONCOGENES LMO1 AND MYCN IN HUMAN NEUROBLASTOMA FORMATION, Vincent Quiroz
ANALYSIS ON SUICIDAL IDEATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS (12-17 YEARS) IN THE USA, Himani Raturi
MACRO AND MICROSCOPIC LITHIC ANALYSIS OF THE PINTO BASIN SITE CA-RIV-52 COLLECTION, Bernardo Alexander Renteria IV
WHAT AFFECTS ADULT AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES’ USE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES?, Nicole Reyes
THE EFFECTS OF EATING DISORDERS AND BODY DISSATISFACTION ON SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT, Briana Ribota
Helping Young Girls Build a Positive Body Image: A Training Workshop for Parents, Jennifer Richardson
Low Impact Development Best Management Practices Comprehensive Overview and Case Study, Graciela Rivera
HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A PARENT EDUCATION WORKSHOP, Lauren Rivera
The Relationship Between Subtle Sexism and Women's Careers Explained by Cognitive Processes and Moderated by Attachment Styles, Patricia Carolina Rivera
WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION: EXAMINING LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE THEORY, UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE, AND SOCIAL STYLES, Guy Robinson
Black Binder, haylie roche
FAMILY SUPPORT IN RELATIONS TO THE WELL-BEING OF DIALYSIS PATIENTS, Fabiola Rodriguez and Yesenia Ornelas
Passing vs Non-Passing: Latina/o/x Experiences and Understandings of Being Presumed White, Francisco Rodriguez
CLINICAL PREPAREDNESS OF CLINICIANS FOR LGBT CLIENTS, Martin Rojas
Measuring Teacher Self-Efficacy In Addressing Pupil Mental Health Post Assembly Bill 2246, Samantha J. Ross and Christel Salas
Extended Foster Care: Self-Sufficiency Needs in the Perspective of the Youth, Miranda Renee Rubio and Carmen Covarrubias
THE CHALLENGES OF ACCULTURATING IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY: IMMIGRANTS OF LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, Melissa Saldana-Alvarez
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Status Predics Tumor Agressivenss, Chemoresistance and Invasiveness in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, Linda Sanderman
EMOTIONAL LABOR: HOW GENDERED RACISM AFFECTS AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WORKING IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE, Dana N. Sandoval
CHILDHOOD TRAUMA WITHIN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, Valarie Schulz and Angelica Bautista
How globalization, sustainability, and human impacts are affecting two major Mexican Cities: Mexico City and Guadalajara, Cristina Sedano
ANALYZING SERVICE BARRIERS AND RISK FACTORS FOR REENTRY AMONG FORMERLY INCARCERATED ADULTS, Agustina Alejandra Sepulveda
The Consequences of Social Exclusion on Women's Negative Emotions and Self-Regulation of Unhealthy Eating, Caitlin Shaw
LAND OF ABUNDANCE: A HISTORY OF SETTLER COLONIALISM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Benjamin Shultz
Chicano English at the Dinner Table, Elena Silva
REMOVING BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS, Kery Silva
Minimal Surfaces and The Weierstrass-Enneper Representation, Evan Snyder
The Importance of Nutrition for Development in Early Childhood, Kaitlyn Sue Suha
MASTERS IN SOCIAL WORK STUDENT AND PROFESSOR UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE CONNECTEDNESS OF SOCIAL WORK AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN EDUCATION AND PRACTICE, Ashley Swatman
The Willingness of Sexual Assault Victims to Seek Help From Their Community After the Assault, Daylisi Talavera-Hernandez
THE LIFE OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHY, Catherine Ruth Tamayo
EVALUATING THE PERCEPTIONS OF PRESCHOOL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE SCHOOL SETTING, Celia Tavarez
REDUCING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY WITH EQUINE ACTIVITIES, Denise Todd
FELT INCLUSION AMONG SEXUAL MINORITY EMPLOYEES: THE ROLES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISOR, Jamie Michael Tombari
A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDIATION ORIENTATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILD CUSTODY RECOMMENDING COUNSELING, Arlene Trevizo and Ana Paulina Romero Baltazar
ASSESSING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING WHILE SOLVING LINEAR EQUATIONS USING FLOWCHARTS AND ALGEBRAIC METHODS, Edima Umanah
Si Se Puente! Validation and Puentistas Beyond Undergraduate Studies: Sustaining Latina/o/x College Achievement, Frances Valdovinos
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AMONG ETHNIC MINORITIES COLLEGE STUDENTS, Fiorella G. Valles and Ruben Gonzalez
EXPLORATION OF PET OWNERSHIP RELATED TO STRESS IN SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS, Aly Vancil
Excluded minors for nearly-paving matroids, Vanessa Natalie Vega
The Importance of Recess in the Lives of Children, Kayla L. Villanueva
SOCIAL WORKERS FOSTERING HIGHER EDUCATION WITHIN FOSTER YOUTH, Magally Villarreal and Danahly Contreras Reyes
BURNOUT MEDIATED BY MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK ENROLLMENT STATUS, Donna Andrea Villaseñor and Vanessa Lopez
ARE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES PROVIDED TO DEPLOYED MILITARY FAMILIES ADEQUATE, Janet Walker
Stories I'm Telling Myself, Rebecca Waring-Crane
PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DISCUSSIONS AS A SUPPLEMENT TO FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS: A META REVIEW, Rachel Lisa Worrell
Perceptions Of Compassion Fatigue Amongst Master Of Social Work Students And Self-Care Strategies To Build Resilience, Daniel Wright
THE INFLUENCE OF SPIRITUALITY ON MOTIVATION IN THE WORK PLACE, Tong Yao
THE R/EVOLUTION OF THE LATINX ADOLESCENT WOMAN PROTAGONIST, Brittney Zappia
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