This digital archive of Capstone projects and Master's theses gathers the culminating experiences of both undergraduate and graduate students at CSUMB.

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Capstones/Theses from 2019

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Capstone Project: Promoting Social-Emotional Development in Transitional Kindergarten, Alvin Santiago

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Capstone Project: Satisfaction of Services at Salud Para la Gente, Patricia Montejano

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Capstone Project: Socialization Through Harmony, Kylah Rincon

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Capstone Project: Student Opportunity: Inequalities in High School Academic Tracking, Melissa Chavez Morales

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Capstone Project: Substance Use Treatment Support Group For Youth, Daisy Lopez

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Capstone Project: Teaching Mindfulness to At-Risk Youth, Esther Rios

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Capstone Project: Understanding The Benefits Of Early Autism Detection That Lead To Early Intervention, Iris Ortega Brambila

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Capstone Project: Using Technology to Support Students with Developmental Disabilities, Liliana D. Garcia

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Master's Thesis: Acute Effects of Elevated pCO 2 and Hypoxia on Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) Gene Expression and Metabolic Enzyme Activity, Andrew Jacob Cline

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Master's Thesis: A Developing Superpower: Using Graphic Novels to Increase Reading Motivation, Andrés Antúnez

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Master's Thesis: Assessing High-Frequency Variability of a Beach Adjacent to a Submarine Canyon (Moss Landing Beach, Monterey Bay, CA), Tyler Barnes

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Master's Thesis: ATP as a Quantitative Proxy for Living Microbial Biomass: Cellular ATP Content Under Stress, Natalia Yingling

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Master's Thesis: Beneficial or Not: Flipped Learning in an Elementary Mathematics Classroom, Nicole Jackson

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Master's Thesis: Calm and Focused: Reducing Test Anxiety Among Elementary Students, Alicia M. DeRollo

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Master's Thesis: Chlorophyllide a: Fact or Artifact - Resolution of the Chlorophyllide a Problem in the Routine Measurement of Planktonic Chlorophyll a, Sierra Claire Helmann

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Master's Thesis: Contributions of Wind- and Wave-Induced Transport to Nearshore Phytoplankton Variability in Northern California, Patrick C. Daniel

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Master's Thesis: Development of Biological Indicators for the Dry Phase of Non-Perennial Rivers and Streams, Matthew D. Robinson

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Master's Thesis: DNA Metabarcoding of Meiofaunal Communities Along the California Coast and Potential Abiotic Drivers of Distribution, Amanda Elizabeth Heidt

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Master's Thesis: Effectiveness of Semantic Mapping in Increasing Reading Comprehension for English Language Learners, Laura M. Maccagno

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Master's Thesis: Effects of Matrix Training on Generative Language in Young Adults with Autism, Elizabeth Weissman-Young

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Master's Thesis: English Language Learners and the Effectiveness of Flipped Learning in Middle-School Science, Stephen Elliott

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Master's Thesis: Geographic and Habitat-Based Variation in Lingcod (Ophiodon Elongatus) Demography and Life-History Along the U.S. West Coast, Laurel Szeche Lam

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Master's Thesis: Morphological Variability Within Dictyoneurum californicum and Dictyoneurum reticulatum Along a Wave Exposure Gradient on the Monterey Peninsula, Elizabeth G. Ramsay

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Master's Thesis: Physical and Biological Consequences of Giant Kelp (Macrocystis Pyrifera) Removals Within a Central California Kelp Forest, Steven Ryan Cunningham

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Master's Thesis: Project-Based Learning with Student-Developed Models in the NGSS Curriculum, Constance Reeves

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Master's Thesis: Reduction of Stress in High School Freshman Through Mindfulness Practice, Jacob L. Arveson

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Master's Thesis: Reproductive Strategies of the Big Skate (Beringraja Binoculata) with Evidence of Multiple Paternity, Jessica Ja-Jei Jang

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Master's Thesis: Teaching Vocational Skills: Use of Video Prompting for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Matthew T. Gallegos

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Master's Thesis: The Biogeochemical Behavior and Speciation of Mercury in the Sea Surface Microlayer: Implications for Transport to Watersheds via Fog, Alexander J. Olson

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Master's Thesis: The Effect of Operational Sex Ratio on the Reproductive Biology of Two Sex-Changing Fish (Rhinogobiops Nicholsii and Lythrypnus Dalli), Stephen Pang

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Master's Thesis: Using Culturally Responsive Visual Aids to Increase English Learners' Speaking Assessment Scores, Eric A. Martin

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Master's Thesis: Using Math Manipulatives with Students of Color, Karin Zandakis

Capstones/Theses from 2018

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Capstone Project: A Battle of Values Global Trends of Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism in Education Paradigms, James Drennen

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Capstone Project: Academic and Social Effects of Waldorf Education on Elementary School Students, Christian Zepeda

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Capstone Project: Accelerating an Opioid Safety Collaborative’s Efforts in Addressing Opioid Use and Misuse, Norma Cabriales Gutierrez

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Capstone Project: Addressing the Lack of Awareness Regarding the Various Resources to Finance a College Education, Corin Rau

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Capstone Project: A Healthy Body, A Healthy Mind, Marlen Bonilla Amador

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Capstone Project: An Exploration and Analysis of 3D Audio, Bradley Peppmuller

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Capstone Project: A Survey of Three-Dimensional Sound and its Applications, Andrew Topping

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Capstone Project: Barriers From Youth Participation in Monterey County, Erika Ramirez

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Capstone Project: Barriers to Citizenship and the Impact on Immigrant Integration, Daniela Escamilla

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Capstone Project: Behavior Management Interventions for Effective Classroom Management in Alternative Education, Ashton Plette

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Capstone Project: Benefits of Educational Services for Students with Disabilities, Miguel Zazueta-Ruiz

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Capstone Project: Benefits of Instructional Models for Teaching Elementary English Language Learners, Alanna Elder

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Capstone Project: Beyond Borders: Accessing Healthcare for Migrant Farmworkers, Aubrey Correa

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Capstone Project: Breaking Through the Echo Chamber: Teaching Students to Use Technology for College Research and Global Citizenry, Kaitlin Drake

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Capstone Project: Bringing Meaning Back: Adding Significance to Arts Curriculum, Arturo Ortiz

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Capstone Project: Buddies Matter: Student Helper Preparedness in a Reading Assistance Program, Rosa Munoz Villegas

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Capstone Project: Building a Recording-Specific Amplifier Cabinet, John Livingston

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Capstone Project: Bullying Prevention Among Elementary School Students, Nancy Perez Zamora

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Capstone Project: Bullying Prevention through Kindness, Anissa Childers

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Capstone Project: Career Exploration for At-Risk Youth, Diana A. Tinajero Pacheco

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Capstone Project: Child Neglect Awareness Educational Workshop, Lizette Escobar and Courtney R. McCrary

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Capstone Project: Children's Mental Health: Reimagining Teacher Preparation, Karolina Camacho

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Capstone Project: College & Career Exploration, Karina Medina

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Capstone Project: Colonial Legacies in Morocco’s Urban Spaces: Policies of Modernization and Preservation, Christina Gnedash

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Capstone Project: Community Outreach for Diabetes Awareness, Brendan Greer Louthen

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Capstone Project: Conozca sus Derechos Como Rentero, Maria Melgoza-Gaytan

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Capstone Project: Core Advocate Training Information, Paola Sauceda

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Capstone Project: Corrupting Roots: The Impact of Neoliberalism and Seed Patent Laws on the Mapuche People of Chile, Callahan Powell

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Capstone Project: Creating Access with Technology, Guadalupe Lopez

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Capstone Project: Creating a Kind and Just World: The Power of Literature to Create Hope for Foster Youth, Heather Pezel

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Capstone Project: Creating Healthy Calming Strategies for Young Children, Taylor McWhorter

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Capstone Project: Dementia Knowledge Among Hispanic Family Caregivers, Carmen Hernandez Gomez

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Capstone Project: Developing Life Skills to Eliminate Negative Behaviors Among Foster Youth, Karen Swezey

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Capstone Project: Diversification of Resources in Rural King City, Laura Martinez

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Capstone Project: Effectiveness of Remind.com for Students Missing Credits at Greenfield High School, Alfredo Diaz

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Capstone Project: Effects of Las Comadres on Latino Parental Involvement, Karla Ortiz

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Capstone Project: Effects of Mobile Technology on Students in the Classroom, Jose Rodriguez

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Capstone Project: Empowering Hispanic English Language Learners For Academic Success, Tanya Navarro

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Capstone Project: Entendiendo las Calorias/ Understanding Calories, Lorena Santana

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Capstone Project: Equal Education for all: Myth of Reality? Creating Teachers Who Care, Maya Ramirez

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Capstone Project: Expanding Kindergarten Students’ Understanding of Family Types, Kaitlyn Kroneman

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Capstone Project: Experience Bobo Experience, Sara Smith

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Capstone Project: Exploitation and Social Reproduction in the Japanese Animation Industry, James Garrett

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Capstone Project: Father Engagement, Marisa Morales

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Capstone Project: First-Generation Students’ Satisfaction with The CSUMB Academic Advising Program, Daniela Zaragoza

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Capstone Project: Forbidden Citizens: The Chinese Diaspora of Monterey Bay, Veronica Sanchez

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Capstone Project: Forming a New Reality Through Art, Lorena Alvarez

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Capstone Project: Fostering the Concept of Autonomy in School-aged Children, Michelle Newcombe

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Capstone Project: Foster Youth Mentorship Program, Adriana Anaya

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Capstone Project: Free Trade and Corporate Social Responsibility: Ethical Dilemmas in Global Economic Development, Sarah Papion

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Capstone Project: Friends of Walnut Avenue, Elena Owens

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Capstone Project: Future VS Past Development Goals: The SDG’s VS the MDG’s, Osvaldo Espinoza

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Capstone Project: Gearing Up for College, Beatriz Amy Huerta

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Capstone Project: GeNiUS: ScIe-NCe AcCeSS for UNde-RePReSeNTe-D UNiVErSiTY PArTiEs, Kaitlin Palmer

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Capstone Project: Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: Developing Students' Interpersonal Skills, Mariah Lambert

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Capstone Project: Global Climate Change, The Political Economy, and Development A Case Study: The Kingdom of Tonga, Demonte Simon

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Capstone Project: Guide to Naloxone, Andrew Zhu

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Capstone Project: Has anything changed? Racial Disparity in Incarceration, Olivia Warren

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Capstone Project: Homework Without Barriers, Hailey Edwards

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Capstone Project: Housing First in Monterey County, Maury Vasquez

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Capstone Project: How A Humanizing Pedagogy Effects the Social/Emotional Needs of Students with ADHD, Wendy Baker

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Capstone Project: How Collective Memories And Divergent Historical Perceptions Influences Sino-Japanese Relations, Kenneth Chevreaux

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Capstone Project: How Sound Effects Affect the Player in Video Games, Wendell Orteza

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Capstone Project: Hypermasculinity in the Heavy Metal Subculture, Whitney Doucette

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Capstone Project: Implementing Mindfulness into Schools, Kristen Gonzales

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Capstone Project: Implementing Teaching Strategies to Enhance Critical Thinking through Literature in High School Students, Arcelia P. Velasquez

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Capstone Project: Improving Media Literacy among Ninth Grade AVID Students, Sierra Byrd

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Capstone Project: Improving Parent Involvement, Judith Sanchez