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:

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Capstones/Theses from 2018

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Capstone Project: Ready Set Involved: The Power of Parents, Abigail Cuevas

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Capstone Project: Teaching Kindergarteners about Unhealthy and Healthy Foods, Brittany Young

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Capstone Project: Tertiary Education for Refugees: The challenges refugees face in gaining access to higher education, Adriana Ramirez Altamirano

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Capstone Project: The History and Development of House Music as a Genre, Brandon Avila

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Capstone Project: The International Movement of Companies and Investments; A Case Study of Reverse Mergers and Takeovers, James Krauskopf

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Capstone Project: The Major Determinates of Female Immigrant Wages, Mirla M. Ramirez

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Capstone Project: The Role of Bilingual Education at the Elementary School Level, Maria Ortiz

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Capstone Project: U.S. cultivated, con Origen Mexicano: Exploring The Identity Formation of Returned Migrants, Alejandra Martinez

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Master's Thesis: Accelerated Reader Implementation and Student Reading Attitudes, Alexander Schenck

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Master's Thesis: Computer Simulations with Developing and Using Models in the NGSS Curriculum, Tiana Mohondro

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Master's Thesis: Effectiveness of System 44® as an Intervention for Students with Learning Disabilities, Christopher K. Alreck

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Master's Thesis: Effects of Behavior Management Training with Paraprofessionals in a Special Day Class, Leslie Castro

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Master's Thesis: Effects of Guided Reading on Third-grade Students' Reading Ability, Stella Ugonnaya Etumnu

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Master's Thesis: Effects of Hypoxia on the Behavior and Physiology of Juvenile Stage Temperate Reef Fishes (Genus: Sebastes), Evan Gilman Mattiasen

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Master's Thesis: English Language Learners and Reading Comprehension: Exploring the Role of Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Mind (SCT), Brad Bauer

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Master's Thesis: Examining the Effect of Flipped Learning on English Language Learner Mathematics Achievement, Kimberlee Margosian

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Master's Thesis: Implementing Multisensory Techniques when Teaching Letter Knowledge, Franciska Karpovich

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Master's Thesis: Increasing Chinese Character Recognition Using Incremental Rehearsal with a Morphological Component, Lan Chen

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Master's Thesis: Increasing On-Task Behavior of Students with Autism using Classical Music, Amanda Greenleaf

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Master's Thesis: Intercultural Communicative Competence of Novice-Level Japanese Learners, Minako Kamimura

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Master's Thesis: Middle School Students’ Confidence in Public Speaking, Kimberly Kellam

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Master's Thesis: Multiplication Automaticity for Students with Learning Disabilities, Sandra G. Barton

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Master's Thesis: Peer-mediated Communication Skill Instruction in the Reverse Mainstreaming Environment for Students with Autism, Rachel Gross

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Master's Thesis: Phenology and the Response to Disturbance of the Fucoid, Stephanocystis osmundacea, Cody Dawson

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Master's Thesis: Population Density and Spatial Distribution of Abyssal Epibenthic Holothurians Using Fine Scale Time Series Imagery (2007-2017), Larissa Lemon

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Master's Thesis: Promoting Appropriately Engaged Behavior in the Classroom with Student Self-Monitoring and Teacher Feedback, Julia Jensen

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Master's Thesis: Reducing Disruptive Behaviors in Students With Emotional and Behavior Disorders, Diego Ortega

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Master's Thesis: Shifting Species Boundaries: Mytilus Spp. on the Pacific Coast, Melinda Kathleen Wheelock

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Master's Thesis: The Effectiveness of Recasts in Improving the Understanding of English Possessive Pronouns, Malalai Popal

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Master's Thesis: The Effect of WhyTry on Student Motivation, David Garrison

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Master's Thesis: The Effects of Simultaneous Prompting and Instructive Feedback For Individuals with Autism, Brandie S. Rankin

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Master's Thesis: The Impact of a Social Skills Curriculum on School Connectedness for Students with Disabilities, Riley Glenn

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Master's Thesis: The Impact of Listening to Preferred Music on Behavior for Students with Disabilities, Angela Telles

Capstones/Theses from 2017

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Capstone Project: 250 Words of I don't Understand: Reading Struggles for Freshmen College Students, Alicia Bushey

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Capstone Project: Addressing Social Issues Affecting Vulnerable Populations in San Benito County through Community Events, Lucila Alvarez

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Capstone Project: A Discussion Regarding Various Animals' Abilities to Make Music and Move Rhythmically to Songs, Emilie R. Bufford

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Capstone Project: Advocate Resource Manual CASA Voices for Children, elvia perez

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Capstone Project: A Forgotten Demographic: Low-Income First-Generation College Students, Ryan Joseph-Lee Haynes

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Capstone Project: Almost Home: An Interim Solution to Homelessness, Daleen M. Pearse

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Capstone Project: And The Beat Goes on: The Story of the Drum Machine, Ismael Medina

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Capstone Project: Blooming Relationships: Increasing Communication Between Parents and Teachers, Jasmine Negrete

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Capstone Project: Bridging the Literacy Gap: A Critique of Computer-Based Instruction, Savannah Lee Trudeau

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Capstone Project: Bright Futures; Teaching Parents the importance of well child checkups, Estefania Lopez

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Capstone Project: Building a Bridge: Challenging the Negative Perceptions of School Resource Officers, Angel Estrada

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Capstone Project: CalFresh: Examining Barriers of Low Participation Rates in Santa Cruz County, Yesenia Sanchez

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Capstone Project: Caring for Humanity: Non-Profit Elderly Law, Sierra Samp

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Capstone Project: Chinatown Landscape Analysis, Juliana Saldana

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Capstone Project: Climate Change: Why Is a Positive School Climate Imperative To Learning?, Lindsay C. Frias

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Capstone Project: Coming into Understanding, Myka Menard

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Capstone Project: Court Appointed Special Mentor (CASMs) Instructional Manual, Mounia R. Munsinger

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Capstone Project: Creating a more Proficient Food Process Allowing more Teaching Time for Children, Laura P. Pacheco

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Capstone Project: Creating a Multiracial Lesson Plan, Clayton Davis

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Capstone Project: Creative Outlets Empowering At-Risk Youth: Cultural Expressions through Recording Technology and Multimedia Productions, Gregory Jeffery

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Capstone Project: Dream Variations: Fictional Views of the School to Prison Pipeline, Kierstin R. C. Anderson

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Capstone Project: Eco-Friendly and Efficient: Redesign of Friends Outside’s Intake System, Nolan Balaam

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Capstone Project: Empowering Families to Achieve Secondary Education, Guadalupe Flemate

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Capstone Project: Ending Homelessness: Progress in Santa Cruz County, Pilar Marin-Stein

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Capstone Project: Engineers Throughout Jazz History, Alex Declet

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Capstone Project: English Only? Enrichment of English Language Learner Education, Laura R. Hinton

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Capstone Project: ESL and ELL Program Effectiveness: Providing Academic Success for Students, Maria Gonzalez-Herrera

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Capstone Project: Finding the Needs for Filipino Seniors in Salinas, Delna Fenton

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Capstone Project: Fitspiration: Social Media's Fitness Culture and its Effect on Body Image, Makenzie Norton

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Capstone Project: Fixing a Problem; Serving a Solution, Di Anna M. Alvarez

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Capstone Project: Food Transitions: How Food Symbolizes Another Chapter, Josiah Peralta

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Capstone Project: Foster The Future, Gabriela Zuno

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Capstone Project: Friends Outside New Program Feasibility, Monica Miramontes-Valadez

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Capstone Project: Gear Up & Beyond, Stephanie Sanchez

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Capstone Project: Get Out: Preparing Families for Emergencies, Megan Fletcher

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Capstone Project: Get them Moving: Increasing Physical Activity in the Classroom, Elizabeth G. Balcom

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Capstone Project: Getting Somewhere: People v. Turner (2016) and the Efficacy of Survivor Narratives, Gheorghe L. Williams

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Capstone Project: Healthy Choices For Healthy Teens, Veronica Leon Vega

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Capstone Project: Healthy Lifestyle at Headstart in Monterey County, Leticia Manriquez

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Capstone Project: Healthy teeth: Building Dental Health Awareness among Head Start Parents, Marisol Cruz

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Capstone Project: IHSS My Source, Daisy Meza

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Capstone Project: Integrating Ethnic Studies in Social Studies Curriculum, Alyssa Denise Hernández

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Capstone Project: Interns Matter: Maximizing Integration of Interns into Community Agencies, Valerie Garcia

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Capstone Project: It is a Win-Win for Both: Cross-Age Peer Tutoring, Lisa Cardenas

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Capstone Project: It Pays to Behave: Investigating Effective Classroom Management, Rei Massie

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Capstone Project: Latino Parents Struggling With Different Barriers With it Came to Engage in their Children Education, Maria Parra

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Capstone Project: Legal Discrimination, Jeena D. Tanks

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Capstone Project: Let’s Talk: Increasing Communication in the Dual-Immersion Setting, Iliana Izquierdo

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Capstone Project: Let's Talk: Increasing Communication With Dual- Immersion Parents, Carmina Tirado

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Capstone Project: Life As I Know It: My Story Told Through Poetry, Leah T. Montoya

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Capstone Project: Millennial Communication in the Workplace: A Cautionary Tale about Social Media, Samantha Rangel

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Capstone Project: Monterey Bay Charter School, a school worth investing in!, Diana Munoz

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Capstone Project: Monterey County Behavioral Health - "Transition To Integrated Care", Jose Francisco Barajas Chavez

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Capstone Project: Music Therapy’s Impact on Substance Abuse Recovery, Justin Bishop-Williams

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Capstone Project: Not so “free”: Increasing elementary children’s free time, Annie Santos

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Capstone Project: Padres Activos, Ninos Creativos/Active Parents, Creative Children 2017, Judith Aguilera

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Capstone Project: PBIS: Moving Beyond a Focus on Behavior to Relationships, Flor Gomez

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Capstone Project: PBIS: Moving Beyond a Focus on Behavior to Relationships, Sylvia Chavez

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Capstone Project: Planned Parenthood: Defend or Defund?, Jasmine M. Lopez

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Capstone Project: Play it Forward: Cooperative Learning and Structured Play, Mary Rossi and Tyler Elwin

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Capstone Project: Play it Forward: Cooperative Learning & Structured Play During Recess, Tyler Elwin and Mary Rossi

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Capstone Project: Play it Forward: The Importance of Cooperative Learning & Structured Play During Recess with a Focus in Special Education, Juan Lopez

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Capstone Project: Reclaiming Childhood: Effects of Homework on Elementary Students, Alyssa Bomarito

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Capstone Project: (Re)painting Self: Art Therapy and Ontological Security in Refugee Children, Domonique Jimerson

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Capstone Project: Role Model Stories That Unite Children of Oaxacan Immigrants, Erica Juarez Lopez

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Capstone Project: San Benito County Parents Learning about Drugs and Alcohol in Spanish, Nancy Zermeno

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Capstone Project: Sharing the Burden, Robert Livingston