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 2016
Capstone Project: Pink Glasses: A Work In Progress, Dominique Maldonado
Capstone Project: Pornography: Ensuring that Women are Never on Top, Makenna D. Baker
Capstone Project: Preparing Young Adults for a Career In Teaching: The Role of a Guidance Counselor, Rene Pardo
Capstone Project: Preschool Intervention Programs Addressing the School Readiness Gap for Poor-to-Low-income children Entering Kindergarten, Marizela Soria
Capstone Project: Professional Development on Bullying and Impacts on Social and Emotional Growth of Elementary School Students, Nicolas M. Salgado
Capstone Project: Promoting Sustainable Transportation with Campus Car Policies and Public Outreach, Michelle dela Cruz, Stephanie Samos, Kelcey Tern, and Nathaniel Todd
Capstone Project: Recidivism in the State of California, Berenice Carcano
Capstone Project: Safe and Sustainable Commutes, Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes, Ian DeVille, Darlenne Guerra, Giovanni Ibarra, Victoria McClellan, and Rebecca Ortega
Capstone Project: Seeing Special Needs Education Through the Eyes of Girls Like Us, Hailey Leighton
Capstone Project: Selcouth, Lisa Claussen
Capstone Project: Self-Expression Through Dance in Early Elementary School, Emily Blythe
Capstone Project: Social Justice and Monterey County, Emily X. Adad
Capstone Project: Social Media's Impact on Compassion, Courtney L. Tulipani
Capstone Project: Soft Sound: A Guide to the Tools and Techniques of Software Synthesis, Quinn Powell
Capstone Project: SPARK! A Creative Critical Thinking After School Program, Britney L. Picotte and LisaMarie Quintana
Capstone Project: Supporting English Language Learners in Afterschool Programs, Rebecca Sanchez
Capstone Project: Supporting the Education of Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Monterey County, Samantha H. Engel-Ruck
Capstone Project: Taboo, Peter Xiong
Capstone Project: The American Nightmare: Land of the Incarcerated, Jamara Bernard
Capstone Project: The Backdoor to the Digital Realm, Jessica Peregrina
Capstone Project: The Benefits of Outdoor Education Curriculum for Elementary School Students with Nature Deficit Disorder, Madison L. Allen
Capstone Project: The Development of Self in Multicultural Experiences, Dennise Jackson
Capstone Project: The Effects of Colonization on the Aztecs: Early Colonial Period 1521-1550, Manuel Lechuga
Capstone Project: The History and Significance of Analog Synthesis, Mason O. Guerrero
Capstone Project: The Importance of Art in Elementary Education, Heather Gattis
Capstone Project: The Many Shades of Beauty, Shannon C. McAlister
Capstone Project: The Modern Book: the Forms, the Essence, the Experience, Melanie J. Renton
Capstone Project: The Path Of Least Resistance: A Student’s Guide For Working Smarter, Not Harder., Scott Abel
Capstone Project: The People Who Influence Our Lives, Julie R. Agrimson
Capstone Project: The Philippine Labor Brokerage State and the Overseas Filipino Workers, Morgan Welsh
Capstone Project: The Privileged 3% of College Students, Sara Sullivan
Capstone Project: The Road Less Traveled, Brandon Caskey
Capstone Project: The Role of Principals in Creating a Healthy Environment for Teachers and Students, Mirel T. Mejia
Capstone Project: The Ten-Year Plan: What the "College Experience" Means Today, Jessica Salimi
Capstone Project: Unity Through Diversity: Working Together to Create Social Change, Justin Frago
Capstone Project: Unraveling Math Anxiety, Melissa Giorgio
Capstone Project: Using Assistive Technology to Improve Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Special Education Students, Salvador Coronado
Capstone Project: Using GIS to Detect Land Use Changes in the Salinas River Valley from 2001 and 2011, Brian Strukan
Capstone Project: Using Minecraft to Integrate Common Core Activities across Elementary School Curriculum, William A J Couling
Capstone Project: Ways to End Bullying in Elementary School: Psychological and Emotional effects on Students, Danielle Nickols
Capstone Project: Who is Really Behind the Username? (Re)affirming Oneself in the Digital Age, Taylor Dixon
Capstone Project: Words are Sometimes Mightier Then Weapons, Edward M. Perez
Capstone Project: A Case Study Analysis of Racial Identity Among Heterosexual Black and White Interracial Couples in the Monterey County, Carla Becerra
Capstone Project: After School Programs in Housing and Their Role in Supporting Latino Parents in Involving in Their Children’s Education, Lidia M. Mendoza
Capstone Project: Benefits of Culturally Responsive Teachers on Elementary Latino Students, Miriam B. Ortega
Capstone Project: Benefits of Using Videogames as an Educational Tool for Classroom Instruction, Gnylle Gersaniva
Capstone Project: Challenges Faced by English Language Learners, Adriana Contreras Gonzales
Capstone Project: Effects of Bilingual Education Programs on the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners, Johanna Uribe
Capstone Project: Effects of Early Childhood Programs on Transitional Kindergarteners, Alycia M. Vasquez-Aiello
Capstone Project: Getting to the Finish Line, Breanna Salcido
Capstone Project: Growing Pains: My Steps Towards Self Discovery, Jonathan P. Alciati
Capstone Project: Immigrant Students: Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Education, Dayana Rangel
Capstone Project: Teachers’ Classroom Management and the Effects of Mainstreaming Students with Special Needs, Kyle J. Santomauro
Capstone Project: The Benefits of Outdoor Education and Experiential Learning in Elementary Schools, Elizabeth F. Valentino
Master's Thesis: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy as a Tool to Reduce Discipline, Alyssa Grainger
Master's Thesis: Decorating Behavior and Decoration Preference in the Masking Crab, Loxorhynchus Crispatus, Catherine Anne Drake
Master's Thesis: Defining the Doratopsis: Investigating the Endpoint of the Paralarval Stage in Chiroteuthis Calyx, Alicia Bitondo
Master's Thesis: Domoic Acid Production in Pseudo-Nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae) as a General Response to Unbalanced Growth: The Role of Photo-Oxidative Stress, April Woods
Master's Thesis: Ecological and Reproductive Consequences of Morphological Variation in Egregia Menziesii (Turner) Areshoug, Heather K. Fulton-Bennett
Master's Thesis: Effectiveness of Number Lines and Touch Points With Students With Speech Impairment, Satwat Rais
Master's Thesis: Effects of Non-Native Species on Two Life Stages of the Olympia Oyster, Ostrea Lurida, in the Elkhorn Slough Estuary, Pamela Ann Neeb Wade
Master's Thesis: Effects of Read 180® on Oral Reading Fluency Among Special Education Students, Marisol Briones
Master's Thesis: English Language Learners Writing: Influencing Use of Pronouns, Elkjaer Garcia
Master's Thesis: Enhancing Communication Initiation of Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities Through General Education Peer Interaction, Veronica Lopez
Master's Thesis: Impact of a Contingency Cell Phone Plan on Secondary Students’ On-Task Behavior, Lindsay Hack
Master's Thesis: Impact of Computer Assisted Instruction on Achievement in Seventh Grade Mathematics, Brenda Valencia
Master's Thesis: Increasing Time Management Skills to Improve Student Athletes’ GPA, Jeffrey Owen
Master's Thesis: Measuring Visitor Engagement in the Mission Museum, Jewel Sean Yahut Gentry
Master's Thesis: Microbiome Sharing Between Reef-Building Corals and Associated Epibiotic Gastropods in French Polynesia, Emily R. Schmeltzer
Master's Thesis: Reading Strategies Used by High School Japanese Language Learners, Tomoki Kuwana
Master's Thesis: Reduction of Stereotypy in Adolescents with Autism Using Visual and Auditory Cues, JulieAnne M. Salisbury
Master's Thesis: Role of a Military Restricted Area in Protection of Fish and Invertebrate Communities at San Clemente Island, California, Michael Esgro
Master's Thesis: Social Skills Training Targeting Inappropriate Sexual Behavior for Adolescents with Autism, Jenna M. Gutierrez
Master's Thesis: Sound Acquisition for Kindergarteners with Disabilities, Valerie R. Wiltse
Master's Thesis: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Rosy Rockfish (Sebastes Rosaceus) Life History Traits, Ryan T. Fields
Master's Thesis: Targeting Creativity Skills for High School Students with Special Needs, Chris Thompson
Master's Thesis: Teaching Street-crossing Skills to Special Education Students, Terri Hawkins
Master's Thesis: The Impact of Video Self-Modeling on Oral Reading Fluency and Reader Self-Perception, Catherine Anderson
Master's Thesis: Tracking Icebergs and Sea Ice in the Mid-Pleistocene Bering Sea Suggests Sea Ice Affects Ice Sheet Growth, Vera Jesser Lawson
Master's Thesis: Treating Vocal Stereotypy with Response Interruption and Redirection, Benjamin F. Gray
Master's Thesis: Using Interactive Lessons through Technology to Improve Students’ Academic Performance, Katie M. Robarge
Master's Thesis: Utilizing Color Preferences in Teaching Materials for an Adolescent with Autism, Lesley A. McManus
Master's Thesis: Variable Spiny Lobster Foraging Across a Variable Intertidal Landscape, Mary McCormick
Capstones/Theses from 2015
Capstone Project: Accessibility of After School Programs in Elementary Schools, Emily Dill
Capstone Project: Acquiring English as a Second Language for Mexican American Students, Gabriela Rosas
Capstone Project: Affirming Gender Identity in Elementary Schools, Genevieve J. Rodriguez and Veronica Sanchez
Capstone Project: Art in Education: Art Lessons Worth Learning, Jessica Laurence
Capstone Project: Arts Integration, Kenzi Kelly
Capstone Project: Attention Span and Movement, Taylor M. Stainer
Capstone Project: Benefits of Effective Reading Strategies for Elementary School Students, Elyse Trefts
Capstone Project: Benefits of Integrating Gardening into Outdoor Education for Elementary Students, Madisen Hasenauer and Hannah Cobb
Capstone Project: Benefits of Teaching the Thematic Unit on Elementary School Students, Rachel E. Cookus
Capstone Project: Bullying: Why it Happens, How it Affects Those Involved, and Preventive Action, Katelyn Stetler
Capstone Project: Changing the Arts from the Stepchild to Adopted Child, Taylor Aubrey
Capstone Project: Child Abuse and its Effects on the Social-Emotional Behavior of Elementary School Students, Natalie Heredia
Capstone Project: College Awareness: Influencing the Latino Community, Denise Hernandez
Capstone Project: Cooperative Board Games and Their Effect on Social and Emotional Behavior, Benjamin P. Harris
Capstone Project: Creating Acceptance and Awareness of Mild Student Disabilities through Teacher Preparation, Ivy Ruggiero
Capstone Project: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Public Education, Mariela Flores
Capstone Project: Cyberbullying and Bullying Prevention, Nicole B. Rizzi
