This digital archive of Capstone projects and Master's theses gathers the culminating experiences of both undergraduate and graduate students at CSUMB.
To view capstones and theses separately, please see the links below:
Capstones/Theses from 2018
Capstone Project: Community Outreach for Diabetes Awareness, Brendan Greer Louthen
Capstone Project: Conozca sus Derechos Como Rentero, Maria Melgoza-Gaytan
Capstone Project: Core Advocate Training Information, Paola Sauceda
Capstone Project: Corrupting Roots: The Impact of Neoliberalism and Seed Patent Laws on the Mapuche People of Chile, Callahan Powell
Capstone Project: Creating Access with Technology, Guadalupe Lopez
Capstone Project: Creating a Kind and Just World: The Power of Literature to Create Hope for Foster Youth, Heather Pezel
Capstone Project: Creating Healthy Calming Strategies for Young Children, Taylor McWhorter
Capstone Project: Dementia Knowledge Among Hispanic Family Caregivers, Carmen Hernandez Gomez
Capstone Project: Developing Life Skills to Eliminate Negative Behaviors Among Foster Youth, Karen Swezey
Capstone Project: Diversification of Resources in Rural King City, Laura Martinez
Capstone Project: Effectiveness of Remind.com for Students Missing Credits at Greenfield High School, Alfredo Diaz
Capstone Project: Effects of Las Comadres on Latino Parental Involvement, Karla Ortiz
Capstone Project: Effects of Mobile Technology on Students in the Classroom, Jose Rodriguez
Capstone Project: Empowering Hispanic English Language Learners For Academic Success, Tanya Navarro
Capstone Project: Entendiendo las Calorias/ Understanding Calories, Lorena Santana
Capstone Project: Equal Education for all: Myth of Reality? Creating Teachers Who Care, Maya Ramirez
Capstone Project: Expanding Kindergarten Students’ Understanding of Family Types, Kaitlyn Kroneman
Capstone Project: Experience Bobo Experience, Sara Smith
Capstone Project: Exploitation and Social Reproduction in the Japanese Animation Industry, James Garrett
Capstone Project: Father Engagement, Marisa Morales
Capstone Project: First-Generation Students’ Satisfaction with The CSUMB Academic Advising Program, Daniela Zaragoza
Capstone Project: Forbidden Citizens: The Chinese Diaspora of Monterey Bay, Veronica Sanchez
Capstone Project: Forming a New Reality Through Art, Lorena Alvarez
Capstone Project: Fostering the Concept of Autonomy in School-aged Children, Michelle Newcombe
Capstone Project: Foster Youth Mentorship Program, Adriana Anaya
Capstone Project: Free Trade and Corporate Social Responsibility: Ethical Dilemmas in Global Economic Development, Sarah Papion
Capstone Project: Friends of Walnut Avenue, Elena Owens
Capstone Project: Future VS Past Development Goals: The SDG’s VS the MDG’s, Osvaldo Espinoza
Capstone Project: Gearing Up for College, Beatriz Amy Huerta
Capstone Project: GeNiUS: ScIe-NCe AcCeSS for UNde-RePReSeNTe-D UNiVErSiTY PArTiEs, Kaitlin Palmer
Capstone Project: Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: Developing Students' Interpersonal Skills, Mariah Lambert
Capstone Project: Global Climate Change, The Political Economy, and Development A Case Study: The Kingdom of Tonga, Demonte Simon
Capstone Project: Guide to Naloxone, Andrew Zhu
Capstone Project: Has anything changed? Racial Disparity in Incarceration, Olivia Warren
Capstone Project: Homework Without Barriers, Hailey Edwards
Capstone Project: Housing First in Monterey County, Maury Vasquez
Capstone Project: How A Humanizing Pedagogy Effects the Social/Emotional Needs of Students with ADHD, Wendy Baker
Capstone Project: How Collective Memories And Divergent Historical Perceptions Influences Sino-Japanese Relations, Kenneth Chevreaux
Capstone Project: How Sound Effects Affect the Player in Video Games, Wendell Orteza
Capstone Project: Hypermasculinity in the Heavy Metal Subculture, Whitney Doucette
Capstone Project: Implementing Mindfulness into Schools, Kristen Gonzales
Capstone Project: Implementing Teaching Strategies to Enhance Critical Thinking through Literature in High School Students, Arcelia P. Velasquez
Capstone Project: Improving Media Literacy among Ninth Grade AVID Students, Sierra Byrd
Capstone Project: Improving Parent Involvement, Judith Sanchez
Capstone Project: Increasing Parent Volunteers in Head Start Classrooms, Anali Fuentes
Capstone Project: Increasing Preschoolers' Understanding of Healthy and Unhealthy Foods, Vanessa Garcia
Capstone Project: Increasing Technology Skills for Head Start Staff in Monterey County, Jasmin Lopez
Capstone Project: Islamophobia in the United Kingdom: A Critical Global Perspective, Jeffrey Driggs
Capstone Project: Janus of Santa Cruz Lighthouse Resource and Recovery App for Relapse Prevention, Christine Henriques
Capstone Project: Lending a Helping Paw: Streamlining a Volunteer Handbook, Andrew Donati
Capstone Project: Let’s Talk About It: Special Education Communication Barriers with General Education Teachers, Claire Going, Edith Diaz, and Clarissa Carrillo
Capstone Project: Let’s Talk About It: Special Education Communication Barriers with General Education Teachers, Edith Diaz
Capstone Project: Life Through Different Lenses, Teresa Morales
Capstone Project: Marshall Amplifier Emulation, Peter Alvarez
Capstone Project: Mental Health Matters: Promoting Social and Emotional Learning, Shannen A. Menor
Capstone Project: Microaggressions within the LGBTQ+ Community: An Autoethnography, Erika A. Perez Montes
Capstone Project: MIDI: A Standard for Music in the Ever Changing Digital Age, Taylor Romo
Capstone Project: Monterey County District Attorney's Funeral Protocol, Greg Steinbeck
Capstone Project: Moral Commitment and Ethical Action In the Classroom: Integrating Morality, Ethics, and Values into Curriculum, Joseph Castillo
Capstone Project: Moving From the Streets to the Classroom: Understanding the Teacher's Role for Creating a Robust Education for Homeless Youth in the Classroom, Desiree Vargas
Capstone Project: Music Rehabilitation Programs in California State Prisons, Sarah Hanson
Capstone Project: Muslims in Great Britain and their Struggle with Identity, Mufaro Madzingira
Capstone Project: Narcocorridos: Music, Defiance, and Violence in Transnational Contexts, Nallely G Murguia
Capstone Project: Nationalism and Border Violence: The Global Rise in Soft Fascism, Rachel Shimabukuro
Capstone Project: Neoliberalism,Privatization and Corruption: A Mexican Case Study, Michelle Ortiz
Capstone Project: New Australia, Un Nuevo Mundo, Elizabeth Christensen
Capstone Project: No Senior or Persons with Disabilities Left Behind, Elizabeth Lopez
Capstone Project: Nuclear North Korea - Complexities of Korean Peninsula Peace, Nicolas Schweikhard
Capstone Project: Oak Avenue Elementary: Attendance Awareness Project, Liliana Uribe
Capstone Project: Ocean Plastic Pollution: Guanabara Bay, Brazil, Lucas Dolislager
Capstone Project: Overtone Singing: History, Development, and Influence in Contemporary Music, Jocelyn Black
Capstone Project: Palestinians in the Israeli Prison System: Racism and Injustice, Areen Ali Shehk
Capstone Project: Performance in EDM - A Study and Analysis of DJing and Live Performance Artists, Jose Alejandro Magana
Capstone Project: Pilgrims, Patriots & Porters: How Beer Influenced the Creation of the United States, Jordan Leininger
Capstone Project: Preparing Multiple-Subject Pre-Service Teachers to Work Effectively with Students Who Have Autism, Makalah Vosmera
Capstone Project: Ready, Set, Involved: The Power of Parents, Maria Chavez
Capstone Project: Resource/Activity Guide for CASA Advocates, Kathreen Lopez
Capstone Project: Restoring American Education: An End to Zero Tolerance Policies through Restorative Justice, Mariah Berry
Capstone Project: Road to Change: A Community’s Story on Strengthening Law Enforcement-Community Relations, Corina Mejia
Capstone Project: School Based Flu Clinics, Jessica Sanchez
Capstone Project: S.E.E. Program Guide, Antonio Perez
Capstone Project: Senior Resource Outreach Project, Mariah Barry
Capstone Project: Sex Education Among Latino Adolescents, Roxana Tapia
Capstone Project: Societal Factors Limiting the Access to Education of Girls in Nigeria, Benjamin Stelter
Capstone Project: Spartan Connections: Developing peer mentorships for freshman success, Kathryn Ramos
Capstone Project: Spreading the Wealth: Understanding Inadequate Housing and Family Resource Centers, Danielle Cervantes
Capstone Project: Step by Step: Bridging the Gap between Law Enforcement and Youth, Juan Castro
Capstone Project: Stress Management in the Kitchen, Haley Rosano
Capstone Project: Students on Truancy, Gabriela Garcia
Capstone Project: Student-Teacher Rapport and its Impact on Students’ Sense of Fulfillment, Lisa Nathan
Capstone Project: Swiping Your Life Away Failing to find love through Dating Apps, Jesus A Ramirez Martinez
Capstone Project: Take Action Curriculum, Christina Yasay
Capstone Project: Teaching Disability Awareness to School-Aged Children, Victoria Polanco Ramirez
Capstone Project: Teaching Gender Diversity in Preschool Classrooms, Nicole Marie Valhuerdi
Capstone Project: Teaching Nutrition Education to KinderPrep Students, Margarita Perez
Capstone Project: Teaching Preschoolers About the Lifecycle of a Butterfly, Ashleen Singh
Capstone Project: The Adverse Environmental and Socio-Cultural Effects of Tourism in Vietnam, Joshua Marx
Capstone Project: The Art of Cymbal Making, Marcus Gazaway
Capstone Project: The Domino Effect of Challenging Behaviors, Stephanie Montezuma
Capstone Project: The Effectiveness of Therapy in the Public School System, Analuisa Flores
