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 2015

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Capstone Project: Preparing Migrant Families for Academic Success, Lorena Ortiz and Jacqueline Aceves

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Capstone Project: Special Education: Empowering Parents in the Latino Community, Corina Venegas

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Capstone Project: Stop Bullying through Self-Efficacy and Early Intervention, Kristin Lockridge

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Capstone Project: Swim for Fun: The Importance of Open Swim for Children with Special Needs, Sarah K. Lowes

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Capstone Project: Teacher Perspectives on the Educational Experience of English Learners: A Case Study of Three Monterey Country Schools, Brianna Skinner

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Capstone Project: Technology in the Elementary School Classrooms: Are Cell Phones a Beneficial of Harmful Tool for Educational Purposes?, Liliana Perez-Ordaz

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Capstone Project: The Benefits of Physical Education on Elementary School Students’ Learning, Amanda Shenton

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Capstone Project: The Changing Role Of Technology at the Elementary School Level, Jenna Kaysen

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Capstone Project: The Impact of Technology on Primary Education, Kathryn Holt

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Capstone Project: The Rise of Reactive and Interactive Video Game Audio, Joey Pendergrass

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Capstone Project: The Role of the Producer, Steven Burschinger

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Capstone Project: The Struggles of Life on a Playground: Bullying in Middle Schools and the Effectiveness of Anti-bullying Programs, Justine Morales

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Capstone Project: Transitional Kindergarten Awareness, Danielle Caltabiano

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Capstone Project: Urban School Districts & Mass Incarceration of Young Black Males, Simone Hollomon

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Capstone Project: Using Themes Such as Motorsports as an Avenue to Incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Into Classrooms, Tyler Agan

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Capstone Project: Variety for Vocalists, Jonathan Morgadinho

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Capstone Project: Visual Arts Matter in Elementary School Curriculum, Michelle Lopez

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Master's Thesis: A Teacher’s Toolbox for Building Communication - Among Professionals Who Service Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities, Bingta E. Francke

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Master's Thesis: Awareness Intervention for Students with Behavioral Challenges- Mindfulness in the Classroom, Gian Michael Sarabia

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Master's Thesis: Deposition, Persistence, and Utilization of Kelp Wrack Along the Central California Coast, Jarred Klosinski

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Master's Thesis: Developing Pre-Service Teacher Identity with Respect to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Tessa Nicole Mauro

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Master's Thesis: Effective Integration of Technology in a High School Beginning Japanese Class, Yo Azama

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Master's Thesis: Effects of Teaching Materials on the Development of Receptive Identification Skills for Students with Autism, Jennifer Parra

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Master's Thesis: Enhancing Student Engagement Through Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Ashley Hannah Lawrence-Pine

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Master's Thesis: Fading Student-Learned Scaffolding in Middle School Science Classrooms, Amanda J. Nutt

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Master's Thesis: High School Students with Learning Disabilities: Self-advocacy Skills in the General Education Classroom, Adam P. Castro

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Master's Thesis: Impact of Individual and Population-Scale Dynamics on Growth and Reproduction of Two Morphologies of Macrocystis in Central California, Sarah Jeffries

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Master's Thesis: Implications of a Reverse Inclusion Program for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities, Linda Kaempfer Baker

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Master's Thesis: Incorporating Literacy Strategies in High School Courses: Implications for Implementing Common Core Standards, Bethlehem Cayetano

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Master's Thesis: Large-Scale Patterns in Marine Fish Habitat Use as Determined From a Meta-Analysis of Acoustic Telemetry Studies, Allison Cramer

Master's Thesis: Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Habitat Associations: Implications for Conservation and Management, Megan Bassett

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Master's Thesis: Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Habitat Associations: Implications for Conservation and Management, Megan Bassett

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Master's Thesis: Motile Cryptofaunal Invertebrate Assemblages in Catalina Island's Rhodolith Beds in Relation to Physical Structure and Live Rhodoliths, Kristin Meagher Robinson

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Master's Thesis: Multiscale Predictive Modeling of Wave Velocity and Its Distribution Across a Rocky Intertidal Landscape, Daniel Orr

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Master's Thesis: Participation of Latino Spanish-Speaking Families in the IEP Process, Guadalupe Zamora

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Master's Thesis: Raising Teachers’ Cultural Knowledge of Middle Eastern Students in The Classroom, Hassan J. Alnawar

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Master's Thesis: Science Curriculum Development with Next Generation Standards: Meeting the Needs of In-Service Teachers, Laura Arnow

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Master's Thesis: Spiny Lobster (Panulirus Interrtuptus) Use of the Intertidal Zone at a Santa Catalina Island MPA in Southern California, Sean C. Windell

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Master's Thesis: Teacher Perspectives on the Factors Influencing Content Literacy Implementation, Julie Gallegos

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Master's Thesis: Teaching Vocational Gardening Skills To An Adolescent With Severe Autism, Sun Kim Garcia

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Master's Thesis: The Development of English and Chinese Oral Language through Drawing for Primary Grade Students, Minzhi Yu

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Master's Thesis: The Effects of Direct Speech Instruction on English Language Learners for the CELDT 4-Picture Narrative, Alexander Salazar

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Master's Thesis: The Gender Gap in Math – Incorporating Gender Equity in the High School Mathematics Classroom, Ryan Sullivan

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Master's Thesis: The Impact and Implications for Teacher Induction Programs, Miriam A. Lopez

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Master's Thesis: The Parental Involvement of Non-English Speaking Latino Parents in Secondary Education, Bianca M. Andrade

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Master's Thesis: Use of Specific Praise with Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities in an After School Program, Jamie Gandara

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Master's Thesis: Utilizing Mobile Computer Devices in Urdu / Hindi Language Programs to Enhance Language Learning, Shagufta Khan

Capstones/Theses from 2014

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Capstone Project: A comparison of music within different cultures & beliefs, Adam Rodriguez

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Capstone Project: A mother's recipe : ingredients for a healthy and successful lifestyle, Eloradanan Morgan

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Capstone Project: Benefits of music education : promoting college attendance in high school students, Danielle Clare Buckner

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Capstone Project: Benefits of physical education programs in elementary schools today, Amy De Armit

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Capstone Project: Breaking down classroom walls : increasing the effective use of educational technology, Raeanne Gardner

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Capstone Project: Bullying in elementary schools : emotional and psychological effects on students, Beverly Burke

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Capstone Project: Convolution reverb & impulse responses, Sam Kantorik

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Capstone Project: CPR training for students : creating heroes among us, Kyle Steven Costa

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Capstone Project: Developing a program for pre-service teachers interested in teaching young female students in rural areas of developing countries, Tanya M. Zeitler

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Capstone Project: Disability awareness : creating a better tomorrow, Marlina Massagli

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Capstone Project: Effects of extra-curricular science activities on fifth grade classroom learning, Clifton Livingston

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Capstone Project: Extended range guitars : cultural impact, specifications, and the context of a mix, Victor Gil

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Capstone Project: Field of dreams : sports equality for children with special needs, Dori Powers

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Capstone Project: Field of dreams : sports equality for children with special needs, Molly Kennedy

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Capstone Project: Gender imbalance in the teaching profession at the elementary school level, Alisha Lynn Hopkins

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Capstone Project: Implementing innovative teaching pedagogy in elementary schools, Amanda Isbill

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Capstone Project: Implementing the Hmong Culture into Classrooms, Chee Vang

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Capstone Project: Importance of bringing environmental awareness for kindergarten students, Leandra Magdaleno

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Capstone Project: Importance of including proper education on homework for pre-service educators, Allee Campbell

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Capstone Project: Importance of recycling activities for elementary students, Abel Coronel

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Capstone Project: Importance of recycling activities for middle school students, Katalina Garcia

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Capstone Project: In search of Willy Loman and the American dream, Ryan Thomason

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Capstone Project: Integrating Monterey Bay area visual arts into core subject matter for students with autism, Amanda Greenleaf

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Capstone Project: Integrating rock music in elementary school education, Andre Firme

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Capstone Project: Is class over? : creating an engaging classroom for students, Ashley Klingenberg

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Capstone Project: Just run : fighting childhood obesity one mile at a time, Michele L. Jackson

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Capstone Project: Let’s get Involved: Latino Parent Involvement, Diana Verduzco

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Capstone Project: Let's Get Physical: Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom, Katelyn Diane Marie Smith, Jordan Fasheh, and Amber Morris

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Capstone Project: Let's Get Physical: Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom, Jordan C. Fasheh, Amber Morris, and Katelyn Smith

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Capstone Project: Let’s Get Physical: Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom, Amber Leann Morris, Jordan Fasheh, and Katelyn Smith

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Capstone Project: Let's Talk About Sex Baby: Integrating Comprehensive Sex Education, Korin P. Sterkel and Tasha N. McDaniel

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Capstone Project: Let's talk about sex, baby : integrating comprehensive sex education, Tasha N. McDaniel and Korin P. Sterkel

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Capstone Project: Modern Recording Studios: Their Evolutions, Designs, and Adaptations in the Music Industry, Gregory W. Hanson Jr.

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Capstone Project: Money doesn't grow on trees : increasing opportunities for migrant seasonal Head Start programs, Ana Guadalupe Lopez

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Capstone Project: Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: Increasing Opportunities For Migrant Seasonal Head Start Programs, Ana Guadalupe Lopez-Jimenez

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Capstone Project: More than a pastime : the importance of interscholastic sports opportunities in middle schools, Daniel Aguirre and Diego Ortega

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Capstone Project: Near field monitoring in the recording studio, Cameron Reed

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Capstone Project: No fooling : using students' time in Avid more wisely, Viviana Gudino-Correa

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Capstone Project: Painting the world green : teaching children about environmental education, Selmi A. Caballero

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Capstone Project: Reimagining the synthesis of Latino youth in the science lab : using Latino cultural identity to teach cellular permeability, Nathalie Iturburua

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Capstone Project: School overload : the effects of homework on families, Mayra Alvarez

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Capstone Project: Socio-emotional benefits of incorporating performing arts in elementary schools, Erin Hopper

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Capstone Project: Sound the alarm : are our students safe?, Ashley Lynn Cross

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Capstone Project: Tag, you're it! : how can we help kids explore the outdoors?, Danielle Flynn

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Capstone Project: Teacher burnout and its psychological effects on university students, Johanna Stanley

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Capstone Project: The importance of implementing physical education programs into elementary school curriculum, Shauna Davis

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Capstone Project: The pow factor : integrating comic books in the classroom, Ashleigh Parker

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Capstone Project: The summer trap : the struggle to create affordable educational programs, Chelsey Chapin

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Capstone Project: The swell and crash of ska's first wave : a historical analysis of reggae's predecessors in the evolution of Jamaican music, Erik R. Lobo-Gilbert

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Capstone Project: Throwing-out the Fast Food: Encouraging Middle School Youth to Eat a Healthy Lunch, Sarah Ng

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Capstone Project: Understanding guitar amplifiers, Robert Guinvarch

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Capstone Project: Visual arts and its benefits on elementary school students, Maria Lopez

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Capstone Project: Where art thou? : bringing the arts into elementary school classrooms, Carolina Liemola