Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2022
SOCIAL WORKERS’ PERCEPTIONS IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITIES, Elia Galicia and Rosa Espinoza
IDENTIFYING PERCEPTIONS AND FACTORS OF PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION IN FORMER FOSTER YOUTH, Karina Alicia Galindo and Julissa Arielle Gonzalez
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARD COMMERCIAL SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, Leslie Gamboa
SOCIAL WORKERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND PREPAREDNESS IN SERVING CLIENTS WITH EXPERIENCE OF INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA, Geneva Gandelman
FINANCIAL AND FAMILIAL CHALLENGES FACED BY UNDOCUMENTED FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Alexia Garcia and Karen Murillo
THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-CARE AMONG HOSPICE SOCIAL WORKERS, Lillianna Gomez and Divina Perez
EVOLUTION OF STIGMA: UNDERSTANDING THE PROGRESSION OF STIGMA ON RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN LATINX COMMUNITIES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, Joanna Gutierrez and Ciel Rivas
LATINAS' CULTURAL BELIEFS AFFECT ON THEIR POSTPARTUM MENTAL HEALTH, Cindy Hernandez
TO WHAT EXTENT DO GENDER ROLE STEREOTYPES IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF MEN, Raeshema Holland
FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCE, GROUP SUPPORT, AND LIFE OUTCOMES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Alameta James
PARTICIPANT PERCEPTIONS OF PROJECT REBOUND: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Martin Johnson
IDENTIFYING GROUPS MOST PRONE TO BECOME HOMELESS, Jesse Kruse
EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICES IN FOSTER CARE FROM THE FOSTER PARENTS' PERSPECTIVE, Christina Marie Landeros and Cherish Justine Watson-Nunez
IMPROVING SOCIAL WORKER ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN, Kennisha Lesley
PERCEIVED SOCIAL WORKER COMPETENCY FOR ADDRESSING LOSS AMONG CHILDREN, Adriana Lopez Cota and Catalina Herrera
Perception of Parentification: A Qualitative Study of Hispanic Families in Southern California, Kaylin Lopez
LOSS OF FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION IN TELEHEALTH, Steven Lu
ASSESSING THE PREPARDNESS AND COMFORTABILITY LEVELS OF GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS DISCUSSING SEX AND SEXUALITY, Sarah Anne Champion Macedo
HOW PREPARED ARE SOCIAL WORKERS TO HELP THEIR CLIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER?, Isabel Marin
MSW STUDENTS: HOW PREPARED ARE THEY TO WORK WITH LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER YOUTH?, Evelyn I. Martinez
THE PERCEIVED QUALITY OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND INTERNSHIP IN PREPARATION FOR CAREER, Precilla Martinez and Jennifer Ruvalcaba
THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IN SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS, Geraldine McLean and Delacey Kim
EXAMINING GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH, Kerry M. McLoughlin
PROFICIENCY OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN TEACHING MINDFULNESS-BASED PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES, Vanessa Morales
SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, Ola Morrison-Blair and Jahninia Tarango
COPING WITH THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF FAMILIES IN POVERTY, Jaqueline Nunez Cruz
The Impact of Implicit Bias on the Overdiagnosis of Schizophrenia, Ace Ogbebor
THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED COUNSELING PROGRAMS ON STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND DROPOUT RATES, Matthew Pacheco
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO WORKED WITH THE HOMELESS POPULATION, Franco Padilla and Cynthia Jimenez
Motivations to Attend Graduate School for Former Foster Youth and Juvenile Offenders in Placement Facilities and Group Homes, Jessica Parks
FOSTERING RESILIENCE AMONGST SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE SOCIAL WORK FIELD, Rocio Patino and Yesenia Rojas
Lessons Learned About Services Delivery to Victims of Domestic Violence During COVID 19 Mandatory Physical Distancing Orders, Veronica Perez
ATTITUDES OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AMONG CHILD WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Faith Perine
COPING SKILLS AMONGST SOCIAL WORKERS, Sandra Quezada
BARRIERS TO THE USE OF PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE AMONG THE LATINO POPULATION, Diana Ramirez
THE IMPACT OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY ON COUNTY CHILD WELFARE WORKERS, Celeste Ramos and Sonia Magdaleno Ayamel
Contemporary Barriers Impacting Latinx Children's Access to Mental Health Services, Clarissa Reyes and Alejandra Andalon
THE IMPACTS OF EXPOSURE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CHILDHOOD THAT LEADS TO EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE IN FUTURE INTIMATE PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS, Araceli Rodriguez and Ceirra L. Venzor
BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNTY, Fred Rodriguez
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES): ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, Ariana Romero and Sean Panganiban
SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF CHILDHOOD PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL MALTREATMENT BY CAREGIVERS, Todd M. Rubin
HOMELESSNESS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: A LOOK TOWARD PREVENTION, Briana Sanchez and Esmeralda Arellano
Social Workers and Client Resistance Behaviors, Elizabeth Sandoval and Kelly Martinez
Which Generation Is Having Safe Sex? Millennial Or Gen-Z, RACHEL SILVER
SOCIAL WORKERS’ EXPERIENCES DURING COVID-19, Maija Slisco
THE EFFECTS OF FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCE ON FOSTER YOUTH'S INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS, Britney Smith
Integrating Neuroscience Research into Social Work, Esteban Solis
THE STUDENT PERCEPTION OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SAN BERNARDINO (CSUSB) ON SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS’ OUTCOMES AT CSUSB, Michael Times and Denise Darling
WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, Angeles J. Tovar and Yvette Robles
THE CAREGIVER-BIOLOGICAL PARENT RELATIONSHIP’S IMPACT ON REUNIFICATION, Karol Valencia Reynoso
IMPROVING PARENTING FOR FAMILIES WITH INVOLVMENT IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: PERSPECTIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS AND PARENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Laura Velazquez
PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY AMONG RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES DURING AND AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Alexandra Viramontes and Deserry Salgado
FORMER FOSTER YOUTH WHO BECOME CHILD WELFARE WORKERS, Candace Watts and Shantel Ortega
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH: MIXED-METHOD STUDY OF FAMILIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Christina Williams
THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE PRISON SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF REHABILITATIVE RESOURCES, Wendi Witherell
IMPACT OF JOB-RELATED STRESSORS ON LEVELS OF COMPASSION FATIGUE, Curnishia Woodbury
Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2021
THE EXPERIENCE OF TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS, Yulissa Acosta
TREATMENT ACCESS FOR DUAL DIAGNOSIS SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, Pedro Banuelos
WHAT BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY REQUEST WORKPLACE ACCOMMODATIONS, Silvia Blanco
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT IN REGARDS TO DECREASING CHILD WELFARE RECIDIVISM, Hailee Campbell-Jimenez
RECOGNIZING CHILD ABUSE IN THE CLASSROOM, Carolina Cervantes and Nancy Garcia
EXAMINING FORMERLY HOMELESS SENIOR’S EXPERIENCES TRANSITIONING INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, Elizabeth N. Collins
PARENTING ATTITUDES AMONG HISPANIC PARENTS REGARDING DIFFERENT DISCIPLINE METHODS AND PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS, Beatriz Crisostomo Gomez
BARRIERS TO HOUSING FACED BY TRANSITIONAL AGE FOSTER YOUTH WHEN TRANSITIONING OUT OF CARE, Taryn Cronkite
WHICH INTERVENTIONS DO SOCIAL WORKERS BELIEVE ARE MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN WORKING WITH CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS?, Ellen Davis
HOW DOES COMPASSION FATIGUE AFFECT GERIATRIC SOCIAL WORKERS IN THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES?, Nicole Elise Dawson and Joanna Romero Jacobo
THE EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF MEXICAN AND MEXICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS, Karina Duque Sierra
Postpartum Depression and Military Women, Jessica Edwards
INTEGRATING FAITH IN SOCIAL WORK, Omar Elhanafy
Foster Youth and Components in Pursuing Higher Education, Ashley Teresa Garcia and Magdalena Anastassya Gonzalez
Foster Youth's Attachment Styles, Brenda Garcia
PERCEPTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE LATINX COMMUNITY, Jessica Garcia and Erica Valdez
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Substance Use, Mariah Garcia and Melissa Berry
SOCIAL WORKERS PERSPECTIVE ON THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS OF WORKING WITH THE AGING POPULATION, Ana Milena Genece
TYPE OF IMMIGRANT DISCRIMINATION AND THEIR COPYING STRATEGIES, Sarabjit Gill
ADVANCED SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AND PREPAREDNESS: COVID- 19 REMOTE LEARNING EXPERIENCE, Andrea Patricia Godinez
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: COMPARING SHORT-TERM, INTENSIVE THERAPY TO TRADITIONAL, LONG-TERM THERAPY, Laura Gonzalez and Sean Kruckenberg
EXPLORING INTERVENTIONS RELATED TO CAREGIVER BURNOUT, Vanessa Leanete Gonzalez and Jakob R. McCarthy
THE PERCEPTION OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS ON ELDERLY ABUSE, Fatima Guadalupe Graciano and Melinda Cholico
CHILD ABUSE AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVENTATIVE SERVICES, Kayla Graves and Kimberly Macias
Through a Trauma-Informed and Culturally Sensitive Lens: A Qualitative Study of Effective Engagement with Native American Communities, Katie Hawkins
CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: AN EDUCATORS' PERSPECTIVE, Sara Headen
Impacts of Arrests for Sexual Crimes on Child Sexual Exploitation, Jennifer Headland
THE COMPLICATIONS WHEN WORKING WITH REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER, Susan Herberger and Regene Goens
DECREASING THE STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETING AN ONLINE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM, Grant Horner
THE COMPETENCY AND LEVEL OF COMFORT MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS HAVE WHEN TREATING CLIENTS WITH DISORDERED EATING AS A COPING MECHANISM RESULTING FROM SEXUAL TRAUMA, Angeles Victoria Jimenez and Arianna Camille Fuentes
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG THE ELDERLY POPULATION, Katrina Johnson and Mi Young Son
PROFESSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE OF MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS DOING TRAUMA WORK, Ashley Larios and Ana Campos Chagolla
UNIFYING IS MEDICINE: PROVIDING HOLISTIC TREATMENTS FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND TRUAMA, Dulce Virginia Leguizamo and Erika Zemmol
Bridging the Gap Between Foster Youth and Higher Education: Perspectives of Social Workers, Marielena Lozano
THE ROLE OF HISTORICAL TRAUMA IN ANXIETY FORMATION IN LATINX COMMUNITY MEMBERS, Victor Manuel Luna
EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICES AND INTERVENTIONS PROVIDED TO THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION, Michelle Maldonado
EMPLOYEE TURNOVER: THE UNKNOWN EFFECTS ON CLIENT ENGAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES, Brenda Martinez and Peraza Peraza
Assessing Effectiveness of Child and Family Teaming as a Prevention Strategy in Rural County Child Welfare Services, Rose Gennett Martin
THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY, Tara McHenry and Belinda Pacheco
MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE LATINX POPULATION, Jocelyn Mendoza Sierra
INCLUSIVE MALE ADOLESCENT IDENTITY FORMATION IN GROUP SETTINGS, Austin Miller
