This digital archive of Capstone projects and Master's theses gathers the culminating experiences of both undergraduate and graduate students at CSUMB.

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Capstones/Theses from 2008

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Capstone Project: A review of the literature on the benefits of the visual and performing arts for elementary school children, Melissa Pasa

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Capstone Project: Assertive discipline : an effective classroom management technique, Alisa Caggiano

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Capstone Project: Attaining permanence : securing legal aid for relative caregivers, Janie Parra

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Capstone Project: Attention deficit hyper-activity disorder (ADHD) in K-12 students : managing the implications of behavior therapy before resorting to clinical treatment, Rebecca Spicer

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Capstone Project: A world current of plastic waste in the marine environment and solutions to the problem, Diana L. Halliday

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Capstone Project: Best approaches to teach students with learning disabilities at the college level, Kathleen Steingrube

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Capstone Project: Campus Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA), Morgan Levell

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Capstone Project: Capstone Project : evaluation and recommendations of three programs for recidivism rates in the Monterey County Probation Department (Youth Center), Jesus Rocha

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Capstone Project: Changing the world ... one school at a time : promoting environmental awareness education school-wide, Jenna Beer

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Capstone Project: Communities of excellence in nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention (CX³) : a local needs assessment of Monterey County neighborhoods, Jessica McKillip

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Capstone Project: Creating economic sustainability for Latinos in East Salinas, Lisette Arredondo

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Capstone Project: Direct service provider comprehensive orientation, Michelle Neil

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Capstone Project: Effects of media on United States perception : a case study of propaganda, persuasion and orientalism, Amira Dweik

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Capstone Project: Exploring environmental education, Christina Ann Biondini

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Capstone Project: Final capstone research report : Watsonville High School promoters of healthy lifestyles : a teen diabetes support group, Isabel Lopez

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Capstone Project: From Soviet woman to global sex slave, Natalja Silver

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Capstone Project: Homeless children and their struggle to succeed in their academics, Jessica Martinez

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Capstone Project: Incorporating effective classroom management style for middle school teachers, Maria Elena Ayala

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Capstone Project: Integrating visual art into reading in underperforming elementary schools, John Muratet

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Capstone Project: [Learning from lessons!], Leanne Rocha

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Capstone Project: Liberal Studies Senior Capstone research paper : effects of nutrition from school meals on elementary children's cognitive development, Naomi Morrill

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Capstone Project: Literacy for L.I.F.E., Marco Camarena

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Capstone Project: Literature review : effective teaching strategies for students with ADHD, Lauren Roche

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Capstone Project: Literature review : what are the best classroom methods to use in assisting elementary students with Tourette Syndrome in reaching academic success?, Brittany Stellin

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Capstone Project: Malaria in Sudan : an analysis and discussion of policy options, Erin Brennan Heatley

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Capstone Project: Miss school! Miss out! : a review of the literature surrounding high school dropouts, Colleen Titus Martin

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Capstone Project: Monitoring seasonal surface water quality variability in the Carmel River, Monterey County, Trevor Weidner-Holland

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Capstone Project: Monterey County community visitation guide, Dora Gonzales

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Capstone Project: Monterey County World AIDS Day-fundraiser and community gathering, Jacob Lesner-Buxton

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Capstone Project: Moses Kushite Connection, Ibrahim Omer

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Capstone Project: MY group : middle years group for Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services, Nicole Saad

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Capstone Project: Native Californians and the Mission Period, Sean Halnais

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Capstone Project: Providing Thai children's literature in the public library, Prakai Evartt

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Capstone Project: Review of the literature on the arts affect on children's cognitive abilities, Christina McEntire

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Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : Health and Environmental Action Network, Raul Hernandez

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Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : Linking services : Lyceum of Monterey County and Monterey Bay Charter School, Christa Tibbitts

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Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : Monterey County homeless resource guide, Sophia Sanna

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Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : promoting perception change in juvenile gang lifestyles, Sandra Ramirez

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Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : quick referral guide, Juju Sousa

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Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : interim incorporated vocational fair, Erika Schoendorfer

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Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : Monterey County Child Abuse Response Team protocol (C.A.R.T.) -- law enforcement, Angela Resendiz

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Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project research report : Safe School Ambassadors, Patricia Vallejo

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Capstone Project: Should physical education be a standard for public schools : are unhealthy kids left behind?, Abby G. Michelsen

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Capstone Project: Single father parenting/peer support group, Terri Cascio

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Capstone Project: Soquel High School students' transportation and safety needs, Walter Lile

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Capstone Project: South County California Student Opportunity Access Program (Cal-SOAP) matters!, Rosalinda Lemus

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Capstone Project: The ABC's of the future : for the community members of Red Bluff, April R. Havens

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Capstone Project: The benefits of the Migrant Education Program at the elementary school level : prospects and challenges, Sonia] [Garcia

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Capstone Project: The effects of child abuse trainings for teachers : a literature review paper, Amanda Stenstrom

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Capstone Project: The effects of the school environment on child obesity at the elementary school level, Guerra Nelson

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Capstone Project: The psychological effects of bullying, Melissa Ann Pfeiffer

Capstone Project: Transition from school to career : vocational educational programs : an important link, Jennifer Adamson

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Capstone Project: Video game violence and the effects on children : a review of the literature, Ellen Miller

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Capstone Project: We are still here : Amah Mutsun, Jennifer Ford Armenta

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Capstone Project: What do teens know? : improving sex education for middle school students in southern Monterey County, Lorena L. Mendoza

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Capstone Project: Why do teens joins gangs?, Julio Trinidad

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Capstone Project: Women's support group, Carmen R. Ramirez

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Capstone Project: Working with school aged children with aggressive behavior, Leticia Nava

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Capstone Project: Yucca : yikes! the wrong solution, wrong place, wrong time, Justin Carey

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Master's Thesis: Age, growth, and reproduction of the Aleutian skate, Bathyraja aleutica, from Alaskan waters, Diane Lee Haas

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Master's Thesis: A self examination of coaching practices for middle school children, Jamie Weiler

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Master's Thesis: A series of trainings for paraprofessionals : instructional strategies for supporting students with autism spectrum disorder, Alison M. Hoff

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Master's Thesis: Biogeochemical characteristics of internal wave driven sediment and nutrient resuspension in Monterey Bay : implications for global new production, Lauren Murray Sassoubre

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Master's Thesis: Characterizing dispersal patterns of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) with genetic population assignments, Laurie Anne Hall

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Master's Thesis: COâ‚‚ effects on marine phytoplankton : inhibition of photosynthetic processes, Matthew Peter Huber

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Master's Thesis: Cueing procedures in combination with self-monitoring procedures for use with learning disabled students who exhibit attention deficit hyperactivity disorder behavioral symptoms, Renee Granier Keasey

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Master's Thesis: Deconstructing the construct : the development of college level curriculum, which explores the educational history of African Americans, Terry T. Simon

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Master's Thesis: Evaluating River Restoration Success Using the California Rapid Assessment Method, Cara Clark

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Master's Thesis: Gang culture within the classroom, Susan Peoples

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Master's Thesis: Initial Assessment of the Department of Water Resources Urban Streams Restoration Program, Jason Maas-Baldwin

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Master's Thesis: Life history, abundance, and distribution of the spotted ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei, Lewis Abraham Kamuela Barnett

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Master's Thesis: Movement, dive behavior, and survival of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) post-treatment for domoic acid toxicosis, Kate Thomas

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Master's Thesis: Radiometric age validation and spatial distribution of the Antarctic Toothfish, (Dissostichus mawsoni) : implications for a deep-sea Antarctic fishery, Cassandra M. Brooks

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Master's Thesis: Response to intervention : establishing effective introductory training, Sandra K. Mettler

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Master's Thesis: Support of student self-efficacy in the public school classroom, Mary O. Lesher

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Master's Thesis: The role of technology in overcoming disability : an individualized technology plan for students with dyslexia, Kris J. Hill

Capstones/Theses from 2007

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Capstone Project: A glimpse into the college process : how societal inequalities extend into the current school system, Grace Castro

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Capstone Project: America's heath care crisis, Amy Krisch and Rachel Wall

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Capstone Project: A review of literature on the migrant education program and its involvement on the education system, Omar Sabbah

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Capstone Project: A review of the literature on physical education and its correlations on academic achievement, Dana Eaton

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Capstone Project: A review of the literature on teaching abroad, Bradley J. Vanek

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Capstone Project: A review of the literature on the school related contributing factors to childhood obesity, Michelle Buzbee

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Capstone Project: Associations between personal health behaviors, social support systems, and depressive symptoms in a college sample, Philip Sherwood

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Capstone Project: Backpacking through Big Sur, Matthew Faust and Chad Ghiron

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Capstone Project: Beneficially impacting teenagers' knowledge and ability to deal with migraines, Mollie Newman

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Capstone Project: Breaking the barriers : adult school to college project, Jeanine Curtis

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Capstone Project: Classic multiculturalism, Brenda Bhaskar

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Capstone Project: Collaborative Health and Human Services Senior Capstone Project : domestic violence and child maltreatment : an evaluation of policy and best practices, improving Dependency Court outcomes in south Santa Clara County, Susan Shanahan

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Capstone Project: Cooperative peer interaction in the modern classroom, Priscilla Matson

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Capstone Project: Deaf and in need : finding culturally sensitive human services, Colleen M. Moore

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Capstone Project: Domestic Violence Victims Waiting Room District Attorney's Office, Georgina Alvarez

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Capstone Project: Dual immersion : making voices heard, Diego Guerra

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Capstone Project: Effectively educating emotionally disturbed students, Cristal Padilla

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Capstone Project: Ethics as style, Leslie Connolly

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Capstone Project: Exploring learning styles to teach reading, Caroline Earp

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Capstone Project: Film and its influence on the public perception of motorcycle culture, Solomon Kamman

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Capstone Project: Gay life and culture in 21st century America : the fight for equality, Sara Dowe

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Capstone Project: Holistic education : a transformative worldview, not just another method, Sharon Fauske

Capstone Project: How do children benefit from visual arts integration into elementary education?, Kathleen Rosenbrock

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Capstone Project: How have marijuana/hemp laws affected culture and education in the US?, Jason Maitoza