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 2010
Capstone Project: Test anxiety, Stephanie Bemboom and Stephanie France
Capstone Project: The California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) is a requirement for graduation : too many students fail the exam repeatedly, Agostina Mantega
Capstone Project: The digital divide : how access to technology effects education within Title I schools, Heather Carpenter
Capstone Project: [The power of playing : inclusion for special needs youth at the Boys & Girls Club in Monterey County], Angela Kaye Clark
Capstone Project: The power of playing : inclusion for special needs youth at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County, Victor Marinelli
Capstone Project: The power of play : why educators must rethink early childhood education, Krysta Bradley
Capstone Project: [The ups and downs of the teenage years] : [promoting Latino-based parent education in Monterey County], Cristina Cervantes and Isela Villanueva
Master's Thesis: A model to evaluate economic effects of fishery management measures : how would a change in total allowable catch for Monterey goundfish affect the local economy?, Monica Galligan
Master's Thesis: A Model to Evaluate Economic Effects of Fishery Management Measures: How Would a Change in Total Allowable Catch for Monterey Groundfish Affect the Local Economy?, Monica Galligan
Master's Thesis: Annual sediment retention and hydraulic residence time variability in a riverine wetland receiving unregulated inflow from agricultural runoff, Randall W. Holloway
Master's Thesis: Annual Sediment Retention and Hydraulic Residence Time Variability in a Riverine Wetland Receiving Unregulated Inflow from Agricultural Runoff, Randall W. Holloway
Master's Thesis: A study of storm-induced variations in the littoral sediment transport patterns of central Monterey Bay, Jeremiah J. Brower
Master's Thesis: Black Elk speaks says so : elders on telling about traditional tribes, James A. Starkewolf
Master's Thesis: Effectiveness of RIVPACS Predictive Models to Evaluate Diatom Response to Nutrient Stress in Coastal California Streams, Charles Ritz
Master's Thesis: Evaluating the quality of individual transition plans for students receiving special services at the secondary level, Roxana Piña-Donat
Master's Thesis: Exploring the impact of a CD ROM on Arabic language learners' acquisition of the Arabic language and culture, Abdelhak Bouhaja
Master's Thesis: Factors that affect fathers' participation in parent training for children with autism spectrum disorders, Mark W. Wenzler
Master's Thesis: Historic genetic diversity of the endangered white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni), Heather L. Hawk
Master's Thesis: Improving working relationships between special education teachers and paraprofessionals : development of a quick-reference guide for beginning special educators, Saramae Cutts
Master's Thesis: Making our way : the incorporation of intermediate fluent bilingual students' personal experience and primary language in a mainstream humanities class at the middle school level, Jason Antaya
Master's Thesis: Preventing absenteeism for students with disabilities : a handbook for classroom teachers, Cynthia Jean Charfauros
Master's Thesis: Socratic seminars : fostering an environment of critical thinking and self-confidence in the classroom, Loretta E. Bernasconi
Master's Thesis: Stakeholder perceptions of California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) requirements for students with learning disabilities, Dolores Rodriguez
Master's Thesis: Still waters run deep : exploring the impact of teacher support of young shy students in creative dramatics class, Maria L. Dawson
Master's Thesis: Strategies to support general education teachers serving students with mild to moderate disabilities, Bruce La Monte Baker
Master's Thesis: The effects of environmental enrichment and problem-solving on the brain and behavior of Octopus rubescens, Erin Kristine Jensen
Master's Thesis: Training paraprofessionals to use constant time delay to teach sight word reading to students with autism and other developmental disabilities, Melissa E. Ross
Master's Thesis: Training paraprofessionals to use the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) with high school students with moderate to severe disabilities, Tania De LeoÌn
Master's Thesis: Trophic interactions of Bathyraja trachura and sympatric fishes, Mariah Dawson Boyle
Master's Thesis: Twenty-Nine Years of Geomorphic Change at Elkhorn Slough, California, Brian James Spear
Capstones/Theses from 2009
Capstone Project: Addressing sexual orientation and gender identity harassment in schools through community building, Katherine Gray Asplund
Capstone Project: Adult attachment and cell phone use in romantic relationships, Katie Shearer
Capstone Project: A policy evaluation of Hawaii's coral reef management strategies, Jennifer Linney
Capstone Project: Artistic integration in the education system, Auna Battistella and Brittany Downing
Capstone Project: Assessment of endangered beach layia (Layia carnosa) on the Monterey Peninsula, Michael E. Johns
Capstone Project: Battered men, Esmeralda M. Rivas
Capstone Project: Buddhist liberation movements : case study of Myanmar's democracy movement, Jonathan M. White
Capstone Project: [Building moral and ethical behavior through literature], Macall Piana
Capstone Project: Checking in : Adoption and Safe Families Act, permanency, and child well-being, Jazzlynne Allensworth
Capstone Project: Children of immigrants study, Amy E. Bowen
Capstone Project: Cluster munitions warfare in Afghanistan : the public health implications of Operation Enduring Freedom, Elisabeth L. Fagan
Capstone Project: Conflict resolution at the Monterey Bay Charter School, Sharon-Jean Levitt
Capstone Project: Cyber bullying and middle school children, Rosana Rolph
Capstone Project: Decreasing stress and anxiety among students, Jamela Shaban
Capstone Project: Differentiated instruction for gifted students, Melissa Brunow
Capstone Project: Educating parents about the epidemic our society is facing : child obesity, Jesus Narez
Capstone Project: Educational disengagement, Lisa Cargill
Capstone Project: Educators! : physically challenged students want to have fun, Juan Gonzales-Medina
Capstone Project: Embracing diversities in elementary schools : stepping outside the classroom, Tera Yoder
Capstone Project: Environmental-based education, Cassidy Blu Bennett
Capstone Project: Fighting health issues through nutrition education for mentally disabled adults, Kristin Bean
Capstone Project: Foods and fables, Kaori Watanabe
Capstone Project: Helping veterans help themselves, Rachelle Reynoso
Capstone Project: Identity & learning : a zine project, Dorrie Coman
Capstone Project: Incorporating gardening in the classroom, Michael Sifferman
Capstone Project: Increasing student participation and motivation in a whole new way, Jessica LeClere
Capstone Project: Manipulative and visual model based activities for the Algebra One curriculum, Sara Valancy
Capstone Project: Nutrition education class to promote healthful children, Sarah K. Ford
Capstone Project: People dealing with pica : capstone project, Berenice Del Rosario Amaya-GonzaÌlez
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone final research project : Celebration of Life benefit concert, Christy Gentry
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final report : food for thought story time bin, Gail Challis
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final report : helping stop the intergenerational cycle of violence, Carlos Anaya
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : gaining domestic violence victims' trust in Monterey County law enforcement, Brooke Ashley
Capstone Project: S.M.A.R.T. (Skills. Mastery. And. Resistance. Training) Girls Program at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, Vania Alvarez
Capstone Project: Supplemental support packet for English language learners : liberal studies senior capstone, Melisa Tena
Capstone Project: SURVIVOR program, Janice Lizaso
Capstone Project: Teacher education for undergraduates, Alicia Leger
Capstone Project: Teaching physical education through cooperative games, Marlena Kaiser and Megan Sherrick
Capstone Project: The culminating capstone experience : an examination of language brokering and the research process, Destiny Troxell
Capstone Project: The effectiveness of two-way bilingual immersion education programs, Nadia I. Ruiz-Ramos
Capstone Project: The effects of human activities on the conservation of endangered sea turtles in Mexico : a GIS and ethnographic analysis, JoseÌ Rolando Pantoja
Capstone Project: The effects of the media on adolescents' and teens' body image, Katrina Lira
Capstone Project: The prospects and challenges of bringing physical therapy to the physically disabled population in developing countries, Sherrie Flory
Capstone Project: [The truth about Tourette's : an informative booklet for teachers], Jennifer Vosti
Capstone Project: Transitioning first grade students to academia : California State University Monterey Bay, Kristi Abraham and Mallori Holm
Capstone Project: Understanding the different learning styles and their benefits for elementary school children, Juana Gallegos
Capstone Project: Using multicultural children's literature as a tool to benefit elementary school children, Alma Garcia
Capstone Project: Working together for a better solution : Capstone paper, Susanna Arevalo
Master's Thesis: Abiotic Factors Related to Accrual of Common Filamentous Macroalgae in California's Central Coast Streams, Lisa Dillon
Master's Thesis: Age, growth and reproduction of the Bering skate, Bathyraja interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897), from the eastern Bering Sea and Gulf of Mexico, Shaara Michiko Ainsley
Master's Thesis: Analysis of Baseflow Trends Related to Upland Groundwater Pumping for Las Garzas, San Clemente, Potrero, and San Jose Creeks, Zachary Croyle
Master's Thesis: A Predictive Habitat Model for Endangered White Abalone Restoration Planning in Southern California, Shinobu Okano
Master's Thesis: A project : the collaborative development of a pre-vocational project based curriculum, involving a multiplicity of skills, to serve 6-8th grade at-risk and special needs students, Carrie Frederick
Master's Thesis: Bilingual parental involvement in the education of their special-needs children, Cleide Maciel
Master's Thesis: Carmel Bay : oceanographic dynamics and nutrient transport in a small embayment of the central California coast, Dustin Carroll
Master's Thesis: Changes in cover and use of Zostera marina habitat in Elkhorn Slough, California, Nora Elaine Grant
Master's Thesis: Effective motivation and instructional strategies for 9th grade Latino students, Theresa Gonzales
Master's Thesis: Function-based behavior support for automatically reinforced self-stimulatory and self-injurious behavior, Reina Cabigting
Master's Thesis: Great expectations : a study of how collaborative action research influences teacher philosophies and pedagogy for stimulating intrinsic motivation, Jordana D. Henry
Master's Thesis: Identifying high school practices that impact post-secondary employment outcomes for students with mild-to-moderate learning disabilities, Cynthia Deetz
Master's Thesis: Inclusion : development of a manual to guide an inclusion model program, Susan Schreuder Sonnthal
Master's Thesis: Increasing initiations and social responding during play for children with autism, Kristyne Ruth Jolly
Master's Thesis: Instruction in a clinical phlebotomy class using a problem-based learning approach, Karen Carmon
Master's Thesis: Kid's Community Corner : a project to demonstrate how educational television can be made better, Jennifer Flores
Master's Thesis: Latino Family Literacy Project : a means to parent empowerment, Cristin Martinez
Master's Thesis: Life history of two Bering Sea slope skates : Bathyraja lindbergi and B. maculata, Jasmine Rae Fry Maurer
Master's Thesis: Perceptions of general educators regarding the inclusion of students with severe disabilities, Jasona Prowse
Master's Thesis: Perceptions of students with learning disabilities participating in a classroom-based token economy, Will Cobley
Master's Thesis: Second language learners : incorporating culture and heritage in effective early childhood education practices, Karen Rossi
Master's Thesis: Self-study of teaching practice : metacognitive strategies that enhance student learning, Julia A. Turner
