Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2026
EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF MYPLATE-BASED EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EFNEP) ON HEALTHY DIETARY CHOICES AMONG LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, Theresa N. Agbonome
The Parental Experience: First-Generation Students in the Transition from High School to College, Angelica Agudo
WHEN A SUM OF CUBES EQUALS THE SQUARE OF THE SUM, Jessica M. Aguilar
BUILDING BRIDGES: EVALUATING TEACHER PREPARATION AND PROGRAM ACTIVATION OF ETHNIC STUDIES IN CALIFORNIA’S K-12 HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGH AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHY, Jose Aguilera-Lopez
WHAT KIND OF FOSTER CARE PARENT TRAINING LEADS TO A REDUCTION IN FOSTER CARE MALTREATMENT?, Itzel K. Alcaras
FARMWORKER MENTAL HEALTH: IDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL FACTORS, Lizette Alvarez, Lizette De Loera, and Melissa Zambrano
HAUNTING AS HERITAGE: MAPPING THE INTERIOR AND INDIGENOUS GHOSTS, Koda L. Animkii
Against Despair: Hope as Rhetorical Practice in Chicana Theatre, Esperanza Arreola
TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOL PRACTICES, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG HIGH SCHOOL FOSTER YOUTH, Ashley Avila, Vanessa Ramirez, and Jaden Simmons
Maltreatment in Out-of-Home Care: Former Foster Youths' Perspectives on Experiences and Investigation, Sarah Avila
HOW ARE WOMEN DEALING WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME?, Adrianna A. Brown
Impact of Affirmative Care for LGBTQSIA2+ Youth in Foster Care, Jody Brown
ACCESS, EQUITY, AND ACHIEVEMENT: THE IMPACT OF STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS ON FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES, Veronica Carrero
EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF BOUNDARY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONGST REMOTE WORKERS IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD, Rosalia G. Casas
Nasty, Mya L. Correa
The Missing Link: Strengthening College and Career Readiness for African American Males, Deniesha Nicole Culverson
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF EDUCATORS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPACT OF THE BUILDING ASSETS, REDUCING RISKS PROGRAM ON FOSTER YOUTH, Kelly S. Daly
THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG BLACK FOSTER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCE, Jessica Davis, Leslie Del Pozo, Lorina Ramos-Delgado, and Jarren Ho See
EXPLORING HOW ACCULTURATION IN CHILDHOOD IMPACTS THE ADULT IDENTITY OF CHILDREN OF HISPANIC/LATINX IMMIGRANTS, Maritza De La Torre and Irene Zapata-Macareno
WE DEFINE THE FUTURE: LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FOSTER YOUTH IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE ROLE OF THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM, Krystalyn T. Diaz
The Effects of LGBTQ+ Inclusive Education on High School Students, Cristal Dirzo and Lizzette A. Padilla
Examining Student Practices in a Technology-Mediated Math Classroom, Bradley T. Dodd
Nonbinary and Transgender Representation in Media: How Scripted Media Impacts and Shapes the Identities of Communities Outside the Gender Binary, Makenna Dykstra
MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOME DISPARITIES IN CHILDREN WITH A HISTORY OF MALTREATMENT: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Anna V. Echaury
EFFECTS OF WESTERN BEAUTY IDEALS IN SOCIAL MEDIA ON LATINA WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE, Angel S. Espinosa, Lizette Casillas-Rodriguez, and Dalia Osorio
LOW-INCOME AND STUDENT SUCCESS: CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH, Adolfo Espinoza
LATINO MEN’S EXPERIENCE OF DUI CONVICTION IN IMPERIAL COUNTY: A NARRATIVE THEORY APPROACH, Jhonathan Fajardo
DEVELOPMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE LEAVE GUIDE HANDBOOK AT THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, Leyal Nidal Fakhreddine
GAME ON! LEVEL UP YOUR TEACHING: A DIGITAL GAME-BASED LEARNING GUIDE FOR PRESCHOOL TEACHERS, Scarlett Flores Marin
WRITING AS SURVEILLANCE: HOW EVERYDAY WRITERS ASSISTED THE FBI'S "SEX DEVIATES" PROGRAM, Filimon Fregoso
Evaluating Social Work Intervention Effectiveness Among Veterans Seeking PTSD Treatment, Ashlyn Gaines
Self-Care at the Organizational Level, Rosa Gallegos-Valades and Viviana Hummel
ASSESSING THE RESEARCH INTEGRITY AT A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN CALIFORNIA, Michael Lee Gillespie
Mass Incarceration and the Psychological and Social Impacts on Black and Latino Families, OFELIA GODINA, Tamara Winegardner, and Erika Cabrera
MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES IN ADOLESCENT MARIJUANA USE: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY, Antonio E. Gonzalez
CULTURE, CONTEXT, AND CHANGE: HOW CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES COUNSELING UNITS INTERPRET AND ENACT TRANSFORMATION, James A. Grabow
IMPACT OF ESCITALOPRAM ON POSTPARTUM SLEEP/WAKE ACTIVITY AND MATERNAL BEHAVIORS, Kimberly Guerrero Leon
SEROTONIN 7 RECEPTOR MODULATION ON MEASURES OF WORKING MEMORY AND ANXIETY, Antonio Gutierrez
CULTURE SHOCK AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION, Pablo A. Gutierrez Cervantes
EFFECTS OF WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATIONS IN COMBINATION WITH PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS, Emily A. Hoffman
Interrupting Intergenerational Trauma, Teresa Iribe-Arroyo and Demiana Adel Shenouda
THE ROLE OF PLACEMENT EXPERIENCES IN FOSTER YOUTH VULNERABILITY TO COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, Viridiana Jauregui Estrada
Task-Dependent Modulation of the N170 ERP Component in Facial Perception, Mary M. Krdikashyan
DISPROPORTIONALITY IN AUTISM DIAGNOSIS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FEMALES OF COLOR AND MALES, Emily Bobbie Lopez
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REENTRY PROGRAMS FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED ADULTS, William Lopez JR and Falina Rose Gonzales
WHY SO FEW? SENSE-MAKING THE LATINO LIBRARIAN’S PLACE IN THE HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH, Valentin Macias Jr.
INVESTIGATING SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPLICATIONS OF GLYPHOSATE RESIDUES IN HUMAN URINE, Ananya Malhotra
EPIPHANIES, Loren Malul
The Quantification of Fluoride Water Quality and its Significance on Oral Health, Harleen Kaur Maroak
Inclusion and Equity in Early Childhood Special Education, Maranda Martinez
SUPLEXING SILENCE: A MEDIA ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IN PRO WRESTLING’S #SPEAKINGOUT, Tommy W. McCardle
WHEN HEALTH MEETS THE CLASSROOM: DIABETES, DEPRESSION, AND ABSENTEEISM, Megan Lindsay Meyer and Victor Sanchez
Rooted Transformations, Ricardo D. Moctezuma
FOSTER YOUTH PERSPECTIVES ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOL-BASED ACADEMIC SUPPORT, Stephanie Monroy
Echoes of Becoming - K. Morrell, Kole K. Morrell
FOSTER YOUTH SUCCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Brianna Mosqueda and Ana Gutierrez Perez
The Relationship Between Telecommuting, Autonomy, and Burnout, Aniko Nagy
RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN: PARENT VIDEO GUIDE TO SUPPORT CHILDREN’S EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Perla F. Nunez-Chavez
Heirlooms of Virtu, Santos Nunez
Face Representations in the Fusiform Face Area, Krisha Orgo
SLEEP DISTURBANCES IN PARKINSON’S PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF HEAD INJURY, Melissa N. Pacheco
ASSESSING FAMILY BURDEN IN BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: FAMILY FUNCTIONING, RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, Alina Palomino and Gabriela Rivera
THE IMPACT OF THE 2018 ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON CHILDREN IN THE U.S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, Gabrielle Pelayo, Griselda Padron, and Alexxis Garcia
Female Victimization in Intimate Partner Violence, Phileine Phan
BRIDGING LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE IN UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT: EXPLORING TRANSACTIONAL, TRANSFORMATIONAL, AND FOLLOWERSHIP DYNAMICS, Austin D. Quick
ABLEISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION: PLATICAS FRAMING FACULTY PERCEPTION OF STUDENT ACCOMMODATIONS AND A CALL TO ACTION, Stephanie P. Rivas
HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN EFFICACY OF COUNTER TRAFFICKING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, Alma Rodriguez
STRENGTHENING SELF-REGULATION AND COGNITIVE SKILLS: EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE TRAINING, Angelina Saucedo
ASSESSING THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, Esteban Silva-Garcia
REDUCING HOSPITAL READMISSIONS THROUGH POST-DISCHARGE FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMS, Gurjeet Singh
TRANSITION FROM GROUP HOMES TO SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Sam Alexander Skipper
Gaps in Therapeutic Services for Foster Youth in Short Term Residential Therapeutic Programs, Kaniqua Tainiaja Stewart, Maria Del Rosario Sanchez, and Rachelle Hernandez
PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION USE AND NUTRITION-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS, Parker Stofan
Fears Revealed, rebecca Tirado
¿Cómo Anda La Chamba?/How’s Work?, Alexander Valdez Jr.
FROM CONSEJOS TO COLLEGE: A DUAL-PERSPECTIVE STUDY OF LATINO/A PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, Maritza Valencia
The Historical and Systemic Effects on Racial Disparities in Incarceration Rates Among Black Individuals, Vanessa Valentine
CERTIFIED HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST EXAM TOOLKIT FOR UNDERGRADUATE PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS, Briana C. Villari
Echoes of Becoming, Michelle D. Young
Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2025
EFFECTIVENESS OF A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICT’S WELLNESS CENTER EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICES ON PUSH FACTORS IN LATINX STUDENTS, Leslie Abarea and Yeraldin Ismerio
Pedro Aceves MFA Thesis, Pedro M. Aceves
EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION AND TEETH VISIBILITY ON FACIAL PROCESSING, Alexandra Ackerman
On Bed Posture Recognition Using Deep Learning With Pressure Sensors, Farheen Akhter Ms
SHATTERED CAMPUSES: SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AND IDENTITY FORMATION, Daniel Alarcon
COMMUNITY MEDIA COALITIONS: BEST PRACTICES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY LOCAL NEWS ECOSYSTEMS, Stepfanie E. Alfonso
Forced Sterilizations and Reproductive Control: A Legacy of Eugenics and White Supremacy in the United States, Bshara Alsheikh
"ESTA ES MI TIERRA, ESTA ES MI LUCHA" AN ANALYSIS OF THE INTERSECTIONAL LATINO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IN MAYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, Alma D. Alvarado
AIDING FOSTER YOUTH TOWARD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, Desiree A. Amaya
KIDNEY DISEASE AND ITS IMPACT ON CAREGIVER BURDEN AND MARITAL SATISFACTION, Silvia Amaya
THE IMPACT OF EYEWEAR ON EARLY AND MID-LATENCY ERP COMPONENTS OF FACE PROCESSING, Alewa T. Anaya
NETWORK-BASED ATTACKS IN CLOUD COMPUTING IN 2020-2024, yaswanth sai manikanta anguluri
IMPLEMENTING A SUSTAINABLE ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE SURVEILLANCE ACROSS RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Felipe Aperador
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAUMA INFORMED CARE INTERVENTIONS AFTER A SCHOOL MASS SHOOTING INCIDENT, Maurelys M. Areas Mendoza and Alondra Odaliz Rios
Odd Girls, Pulp Fiction and Lesbians, Natalie Aronson
IMPACT OF WATER QUALITY ON THE NUTRITIONAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CULINARY HERBS, Genesis Arroyo
Parental Involvement in Bilingual Language Learning in Early School-Aged Children, Jennifer Y. Arroyo Morales