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 2015
Master's Thesis: Participation of Latino Spanish-Speaking Families in the IEP Process, Guadalupe Zamora
Master's Thesis: Raising Teachers’ Cultural Knowledge of Middle Eastern Students in The Classroom, Hassan J. Alnawar
Master's Thesis: Science Curriculum Development with Next Generation Standards: Meeting the Needs of In-Service Teachers, Laura Arnow
Master's Thesis: Spiny Lobster (Panulirus Interrtuptus) Use of the Intertidal Zone at a Santa Catalina Island MPA in Southern California, Sean C. Windell
Master's Thesis: Teacher Perspectives on the Factors Influencing Content Literacy Implementation, Julie Gallegos
Master's Thesis: Teaching Vocational Gardening Skills To An Adolescent With Severe Autism, Sun Kim Garcia
Master's Thesis: The Development of English and Chinese Oral Language through Drawing for Primary Grade Students, Minzhi Yu
Master's Thesis: The Effects of Direct Speech Instruction on English Language Learners for the CELDT 4-Picture Narrative, Alexander Salazar
Master's Thesis: The Gender Gap in Math – Incorporating Gender Equity in the High School Mathematics Classroom, Ryan Sullivan
Master's Thesis: The Impact and Implications for Teacher Induction Programs, Miriam A. Lopez
Master's Thesis: The Parental Involvement of Non-English Speaking Latino Parents in Secondary Education, Bianca M. Andrade
Master's Thesis: Use of Specific Praise with Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities in an After School Program, Jamie Gandara
Master's Thesis: Utilizing Mobile Computer Devices in Urdu / Hindi Language Programs to Enhance Language Learning, Shagufta Khan
Capstones/Theses from 2014
Capstone Project: A comparison of music within different cultures & beliefs, Adam Rodriguez
Capstone Project: A mother's recipe : ingredients for a healthy and successful lifestyle, Eloradanan Morgan
Capstone Project: Benefits of music education : promoting college attendance in high school students, Danielle Clare Buckner
Capstone Project: Benefits of physical education programs in elementary schools today, Amy De Armit
Capstone Project: Breaking down classroom walls : increasing the effective use of educational technology, Raeanne Gardner
Capstone Project: Bullying in elementary schools : emotional and psychological effects on students, Beverly Burke
Capstone Project: Convolution reverb & impulse responses, Sam Kantorik
Capstone Project: CPR training for students : creating heroes among us, Kyle Steven Costa
Capstone Project: Developing a program for pre-service teachers interested in teaching young female students in rural areas of developing countries, Tanya M. Zeitler
Capstone Project: Disability awareness : creating a better tomorrow, Marlina Massagli
Capstone Project: Effects of extra-curricular science activities on fifth grade classroom learning, Clifton Livingston
Capstone Project: Extended range guitars : cultural impact, specifications, and the context of a mix, Victor Gil
Capstone Project: Field of dreams : sports equality for children with special needs, Dori Powers
Capstone Project: Field of dreams : sports equality for children with special needs, Molly Kennedy
Capstone Project: Gender imbalance in the teaching profession at the elementary school level, Alisha Lynn Hopkins
Capstone Project: Implementing innovative teaching pedagogy in elementary schools, Amanda Isbill
Capstone Project: Implementing the Hmong Culture into Classrooms, Chee Vang
Capstone Project: Importance of bringing environmental awareness for kindergarten students, Leandra Magdaleno
Capstone Project: Importance of including proper education on homework for pre-service educators, Allee Campbell
Capstone Project: Importance of recycling activities for elementary students, Abel Coronel
Capstone Project: Importance of recycling activities for middle school students, Katalina Garcia
Capstone Project: In search of Willy Loman and the American dream, Ryan Thomason
Capstone Project: Integrating Monterey Bay area visual arts into core subject matter for students with autism, Amanda Greenleaf
Capstone Project: Integrating rock music in elementary school education, Andre Firme
Capstone Project: Is class over? : creating an engaging classroom for students, Ashley Klingenberg
Capstone Project: Just run : fighting childhood obesity one mile at a time, Michele L. Jackson
Capstone Project: Let’s get Involved: Latino Parent Involvement, Diana Verduzco
Capstone Project: Let's Get Physical: Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom, Jordan C. Fasheh, Amber Morris, and Katelyn Smith
Capstone Project: Let's Get Physical: Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom, Katelyn Diane Marie Smith, Jordan Fasheh, and Amber Morris
Capstone Project: Let’s Get Physical: Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom, Amber Leann Morris, Jordan Fasheh, and Katelyn Smith
Capstone Project: Let's Talk About Sex Baby: Integrating Comprehensive Sex Education, Korin P. Sterkel and Tasha N. McDaniel
Capstone Project: Let's talk about sex, baby : integrating comprehensive sex education, Tasha N. McDaniel and Korin P. Sterkel
Capstone Project: Modern Recording Studios: Their Evolutions, Designs, and Adaptations in the Music Industry, Gregory W. Hanson Jr.
Capstone Project: Money doesn't grow on trees : increasing opportunities for migrant seasonal Head Start programs, Ana Guadalupe Lopez
Capstone Project: Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: Increasing Opportunities For Migrant Seasonal Head Start Programs, Ana Guadalupe Lopez-Jimenez
Capstone Project: More than a pastime : the importance of interscholastic sports opportunities in middle schools, Daniel Aguirre and Diego Ortega
Capstone Project: Near field monitoring in the recording studio, Cameron Reed
Capstone Project: No fooling : using students' time in Avid more wisely, Viviana Gudino-Correa
Capstone Project: Painting the world green : teaching children about environmental education, Selmi A. Caballero
Capstone Project: Reimagining the synthesis of Latino youth in the science lab : using Latino cultural identity to teach cellular permeability, Nathalie Iturburua
Capstone Project: School overload : the effects of homework on families, Mayra Alvarez
Capstone Project: Socio-emotional benefits of incorporating performing arts in elementary schools, Erin Hopper
Capstone Project: Sound the alarm : are our students safe?, Ashley Lynn Cross
Capstone Project: Tag, you're it! : how can we help kids explore the outdoors?, Danielle Flynn
Capstone Project: Teacher burnout and its psychological effects on university students, Johanna Stanley
Capstone Project: The importance of implementing physical education programs into elementary school curriculum, Shauna Davis
Capstone Project: The pow factor : integrating comic books in the classroom, Ashleigh Parker
Capstone Project: The summer trap : the struggle to create affordable educational programs, Chelsey Chapin
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
Capstone Project: Throwing-out the Fast Food: Encouraging Middle School Youth to Eat a Healthy Lunch, Sarah Ng
Capstone Project: Understanding guitar amplifiers, Robert Guinvarch
Capstone Project: Visual arts and its benefits on elementary school students, Maria Lopez
Capstone Project: Where art thou? : bringing the arts into elementary school classrooms, Deanna Basso
Capstone Project: Where art thou? : bringing the arts into elementary school classrooms, Carolina Liemola
Capstone Project: Where Art Thou?: Bringing the Arts into Elementary School Classrooms, Sean Hagen
Capstone Project: Working with students identified with emotional disturbance within classroom setting, Marc C. Lewis
Master's Thesis: An examination of how SIOP strategies can increase second language acquisition in the secondary science classroom, Kyla Plumlee
Master's Thesis: Assessing transitions from elementary to middle school for students with mild to moderate disabilities, Jonathan Stowers
Master's Thesis: Building investigative skills and critical thinking for middle school students through inquiry based science lessons, Kelly L. Hatteberg
Master's Thesis: Educator Perceptions: The Impact of Male Elementary School Teachers, Rod Matthew Garcia
Master's Thesis: Embedding a unit on environmental education into a fourth-grade curriculum, James Mimosa
Master's Thesis: Estimating Environmental Conditions Affecting Protozoal Pathogen Removal in Wetland Systems Using a Multi-Scale, Model-Based Approach, Miles Eric Daniels
Master's Thesis: Evaluating a Proposed Farm Best Management Practice: Nitrous Oxide Emissions, In-Bed Nitrate and Carbon Monitoring, and Hydraulic Retention Times of Denitrifying Woodchip Bioreactors in Monterey County, California, Christina M. David
Master's Thesis: Evaluating a Proposed Farm Best Management Practice: Nitrous Oxide Emissions, In-Bed Nitrate and Carbon Monitoring, and Hydraulic Retention Times of Denitrifying Woodchip Bioreactors in Monterey County, California, Christina M. David
Master's Thesis: Habitat associations and predictive distribution models of commercially important rockfish species along California's Central Coast, Heather Marie Bolton
Master's Thesis: Habitat Associations and Predictive Distribution Models of Commercially Important Rockfish Species Along California's Central Coast, Heather Marie Bolton
Master's Thesis: Infusing visual arts with elementary school curriculum to promote student equity and academic performance, Celeste Ward
Master's Thesis: Limitations on Nitrogen Removal by Treatment Wetlands Under Maritime Climatic Conditions, Gwen Miller
Master's Thesis: Limitations on Nitrogen Removal by Treatment Wetlands Under Maritime Climatic Conditions, Gwen Miller
Master's Thesis: Listening and hearing the voices of parents with children with autism : a phenomenological study, Nicole Perez
Master's Thesis: Meiofauna community composition at three whale-fall sites in Monterey Bay, California, Gillian Louise Rhett
Master's Thesis: Optimized analysis of variable chlorophyll fluorescence in algal physiology under stress conditions : measuring nothing with confidence, Nicole Bobco
Master's Thesis: Parents and teachers working together to enhance student success in the classroom, Marisela Santana
Master's Thesis: Peer coaching and its effect on teacher efficacy, Edi L. Porter
Master's Thesis: Promoting understanding of special education procedural safeguards through a parental workshop, Alejandra Revilla-Rico
Master's Thesis: Social studies in the elementary grades : a child's right, Aimée Mizuno
Master's Thesis: Supporting general education teachers in the inclusive classroom with students with autism that display challenging behaviors, Maria Elena Ayala
Master's Thesis: The Effectiveness of the Critical Friends Model for Teacher Collaboration, Johanna Miller
Master's Thesis: The Effect of High School Athletics On Academics Success For Students From Disadvantaged Backgrounds, Gregory S. Daniels Jr
Master's Thesis: The impact of behavior-specific praise on student engagement, Evelyn Soto
Master's Thesis: The impact of REWARDS on reading skills of students with learning disabilities, Catherine M. Butler
Master's Thesis: The relationship of social, personal, and academic growth between theatre and non-theatre arts students : a comparative study, Kristy Burchard
Capstones/Theses from 2013
Capstone Project: 10 minutes is better than zero minutes : how to incorporate physical activity into a crunched schedule, Stephany Soto
Capstone Project: Adoption awareness in the elementary classroom, Claire LaBerge
Capstone Project: Anytime, anywhere, anyplace : teaching children what to do when everything goes wrong, Emily Louis
Capstone Project: Art integration through language arts, Kristine Marie Brown
Capstone Project: Arts and crafts in elementary school : blending with curriculum, Caitlin Tungate