Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2023
THE PATRIARCHY BECOMES THAT GIRL: TIKTOK AND THE MEDIATIZATION OF HEGEMONIC FEMININITY, Irene Molinar
EFFECTIVE RESOURCES FOR ONLINE LEARNING A STUDY ON ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN, Marlene Mora-Lopez
FOSTER PARENT TRAINING, RETENTION, AND SATISFACTION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY, Dennisse Moreno Romo and Dulcinea Catota
Distance Correlation Based Feature Selection in Random Forest, Jose Munoz-Lopez
AGED OUT YOUTH'S PERCEPTION ON THE NEEDS OF EMANCIPATED FOSTER YOUTH, Linda Murillo
EMPLOYEE PERCEPTIONS OF STRESSORS AT WORK: AN ATTACHMENT PERSPECTIVE, Emma Josephine Naudet
Attitudes of Social Work Students on the Use of Psychedelics as a Mental Health Treatment in Clinical Settings, Amanda Nickles
CHRONIC SORROW AND THE IMPACT ON PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, Rhianna Mayra Nordlund
BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES THAT LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS FACE WHEN ACQUIRING MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES., Stephanie Nunez-Rivera
Examining the Obstacles in Rehoming the Homeless with Substance Use Addiction, Denise Ortuno
Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Mental Health of Transgender Individuals, Paola Osuna Berumen
EXAMINING SUPPORT SEEKING BEHAVIORS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS, Ashley Padilla
THE BARRIERS DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICE WORKERS FACE WHEN WORKING WITH INCARCERATED YOUTH, Elizabeth Padilla and Valerie Mercado
Brain Tumor Detection Using MRI Images, Mayur Patel
THE CREATION OF AN INNOVATIVE ORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SURVEY, Purna Patel
Full Court Press: The Influence of Midnight Basketball, Talk Radio, and Racial Coding on the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, George “Matt” Patino
LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A MINIATUAIRZED SCADA TESTBED TO BE BUILT AT CSUSB, Ryan Perera
UNDERSTANDING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: IDENTIFYING MACRO AND MICRO-LEVEL MENTAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS, Abbigail Pereyra
ESPACIO, EDGAR Perez Peña and Edgar Perez Peña
SUPPORTING REENTRY AT THE EGOCENTRIC LEVEL: INVESTIGATING THE ROLE SOCIAL NETWORKS PLAY POST INCARCERATION, Jennifer Perretti
MFA Master Project, Owen Pierce
COVID-INDUCED STRESS AND SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, Quenea Popoca and Christina Ngo
STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR HYBRID MSW PROGRAM, Carolina Profeta
Preserving Placement for Children with Behavioral Issues: A Qualitative Study of Child Welfare Social Workers in the United States, Jessica Katelyn Quin and Tara Belle Beam
THE IMPACT OF COVID19 LOCKDOWNS ON PRESSURE-RELATED INJURIES ON THE ELDERLY IN NURSING HOMES, Chevon Raich
ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS REGARDING SECOND-HAND AND THIRD-HAND SMOKE, Laura Y. Rebolledo
DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING WORKSHOP SERIES FOR KINDERGARTEN TO SECOND GRADE TEACHERS, Claire Reyes
THE IMPACT OF COLOR EVASIVENESS ON BLACK MALES IN THE K-12 SETTING, John Richmond
Does the use of Social Media Have an Impact on Young Adults Body Identification?, Glycell Robledo Felix and Ashley Olmedo
ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND STRESS DURING COVID-19: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LATINO DREAMERS IN COLLEGE, Vanessa Robles and Janelly Molina
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL WORK INVOLVEMENT IN HOSPICE CARE TRANSITIONS FOR ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, Natalie Rodas and Guillermina Morales
SOCIAL WORKERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF DISPROPORTIONALITY AND DISPARITY IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, Nelyda Rodriguez
EXAMING THE KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, AND UTILIZATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SEVICES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS, Giselle Rojas
EXAMINING HOMELESSNESS AND ITS EFFECTS ON FUNCTIONING AMONG FOSTER CARE ALUMNI, Silvia Romero
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE ON SOCIAL ISOLATION AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG YOUNG ADULTS, MARIANA ROMO
Incarceration Effects on Children and Families, Sharon Rose
ENGAGING ONLINE LEARNERS THROUGH A TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCIES TRAINING FOR STUDENT SERVICES PROFESSIONALS: AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Doungchit Sakoonphong
IMPACTS OF POVERTY ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT HOW LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS STUDENTS ARE AT AN ACADEMIC DISADVANTAGE, Farbod Samari
THE EFFECT OF RESPONSE FORMAT ON FAKING IN PERSONALITY MEASUREMENTS USED FOR PERSONNEL SELECTION, Gilberto Sanchez
TREES RECOMMENDATION IN AGROFORESTRY ECOSYSTEM USING NLP, Omkar Sawant
OTT SUBSCRIBER CHURN PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING, Needhi Devan Senthil Kumar
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF THE PLACEMENT DISCONTINUITY IN FOSTER CARE, Michelle Sepulveda and Angela Williams
Pillow Based Sleep Tracking Device Using Raspberry Pi, Venkatachalam Seviappan
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND USE OF BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, Lucia Mariah Smith-Menzies
An Evaluation of Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games for Psychological and Social Functioning Amongst Youth/Young Adults, Adam Thomas Soleski
HOW LANGUAGE, HEALTHCARE INSURANCE STATUS, STIGMA, AGE, AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT INFLUENCED THE UTILIZATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AMONG THE LATINO MALE POPULATION, Esmeralda Solis and Annika Coe
THE BENEFITS OF SUPPORT GROUPS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE AUDITORY AND VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS, Joseph Stewart
Social Justice Theatre and the Impact on Theatre Artists, Stevie Taken
GOVERNMENT AID PORTAL, Darshan Togadiya
KNOT EQUIVALENCE, Jacob Trubey
School-based Suicide Prevention Program for LGBTQ Students, Ching Lok Tse
Exploring Permanency Rates Within the Southern California Counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego, Karrene Turner
Placement instability and its effects on the mental health of foster youth, Tyra Turner and Shalynn Burton
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND GANG MEMBERSHIP, Johanna Ulloa
DETECTION OF PHISHING WEBSITES USING MACHINE LEARNING, Saranya Valleri
RANSOMWARE ATTACKS ON AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, Shreya Valupadasu
SOCIAL WORKERS PERSPECTIVE ON BARRIERS TO FAMILY REUNIFICATION, Laura Velasquez and Annamarie C. Merrill
FIRST-GENERATION SOCIAL WORK LATINAS BALANCING LIFE AND CAREER, Angelica Venegas
FORMER FOSTER YOUTH AND THE UTILIZATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, Jacqueline Viadas and Liliana Lua
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL? EXAMINING THE ROLE OF HEGEMONY THROUGHOUT U.S. HISTORY IN INFLUENCING MULTILINGUAL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES WITHIN ACADEMIC POLICIES AND LEGISLATION, Katie Olivia Wallen
The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience in Social Work, Margeaux Wilkins and Jazmine Salazar
SAN PASQUAL VALLEY; REEXAMINATION OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTION USING NON-INVASIVE AND INVASIVE TECHNIQUES, Ariana Yanez
The Effects of Organizational Justice, Anneliese Yuenger
FROM THE LENS OF (IN)VISIBILITY: A PHOTOVOICE INQUIRY INTO HOW COMMUNITY COLLEGES CAN ADVANCE FILIPINO/A/X AMERICAN STUDENT RESILIENCE, Rangel Velez Zarate
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION: BARRIERS IMPACTING STUDENT SUCCESS, Roxanna Zendejas
Overtime Worked and Its Effect on Burnout, Illness, and Health outcomes, Haoqiu Zhang
PARENT-CHILD ATTACHMENT WHEN PARENTING A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY, Giulianna Zocchetti
BEST PRACTICES FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION BASED ON PERCEPTIONS OF STAKEHOLDERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Bianca Zubia
Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2022
THE PREVALENCE OF IRON DEFICIENCY AND OBESITY AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES, Mirriam Abunaja
"ADVANCING PRIDE": HOW NEW TURKISH HISTORICAL DRAMAS CHALLENGED WESTERN MEDIA'S STEREOTYPICAL IMAGES OF MUSLIMS, Naim Aburaddi
SOCIAL WORKER STUDENT’S ANXIETY, AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, David Adler
Measuring Competency in Social Work: LGBTQIA Populations, Desirae Nicole Aguirre and Samantha Raquel Stephens
Crisis Intervention Team Training and Use of Force on Persons with Mental Illnesses, Xavier Aguirre
A STUDY OF HEART DISEASE DIAGNOSIS USING MACHINE LEARNING AND DATA MINING, Intisar Ahmed
LEARN PROGRAMMING IN VIRTUAL REALITY? A PROJECT FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS, Benjamin Alexander
PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USE AMONG LATINX WOMEN WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS, Mayra Alvarado
SYMMETRIC GENERATIONS AND AN ALGORITHM TO PROVE RELATIONS, Diddier Andrade
LUNG CANCER TYPE CLASSIFICATION, Mohit Ramajibhai Ankoliya
The Land of Disenchantment: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and Race in New Mexico, 1598–1910, Jacqulyne Ruby Anton
A NEED FOR SUPPORT SERVICES AMONG HISPANIC FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, Evelyn Arellano and Jessica Cazares Armenta
The Examination of the Arithmetic Surface (3, 5) Over Q, Rachel J. Arguelles
PARENTIFICATION: THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON THE PARENTIFIED ADULT, Andrea Monique Armas
UTILIZATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CULTURE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKING PARENTS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, Valeria Armentilla Cecena
FUTURE PROOF, Melanie Asalde-Smith
IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL WORK: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SCHOOLS IN LIBERAL STATES, Yenicka Avila and Stephanie Ibarra
EXAMINATION OF EXPERIENTIAL PHENOMENA INFLUENCING CULINARY EDUCATORS’ PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE, Danny Babin
Rabble-Rousers: A Brief Treatise on Populism and Its Ascent in The West, Andrew Baechtel
SLOW VIOLENCE, CLI-FI, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE HOW BIPOC FUTURISMS PROMOTE ACTIVISM, Francisco Baeza
The Effects of Burn Out in Public Child Welfare Workers, Leandra Barcenas
BARRIERS AMONG MEN SEEKING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, Karen Barone
COLLEGE-AGED STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE, Emily Bautista and Marijane Garcia
SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS COMPETENCY ADDRESSING SEXUAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CLIENTS, Laken Beltran
UNDERUTILIZAITON OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, Jermaine Bennett and Anna Blum
Information Flow Analysis in Multi-Level Security, Keerthi Prayojitha Bere
THE EFFECT OF NUMERACY AND MATH ANXIETY ON WHOLE NUMBER BIAS, Jasmine Jessica Leanna Bonsel
UTILIZATION OF TELEMENTAL HEALTH BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS DURING COVID-19, Zayne BoudreauxRamirez
SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS’ COPING STRATEGIES DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, Margarita Bracamontes and Benjamin J. Johnson