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:
Theses from 2009
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
Master's Thesis: Self-study of teaching practice : using the arts to teach English language users, Dora A. Yuga
Master's Thesis: Storage and abiotic regulation of investment in vegetative vs. sexual reproduction in the clonal kelp, Laminaria sinclairii, Kyle William Glenn
Master's Thesis: Teaching the unifying theory of biology : a curriculum unit on evolution, Nell Blankfort
Master's Thesis: The role of culture in foreign language curriculum design and teaching as a tool for promoting cultural awareness, Arwa Ghazi Alghusain
Master's Thesis: Trends in abundance surveys of nearshore rocky reef fishes in central California 1959-2007, Thomas Wadsworth
Master's Thesis: What factors influence teachers' decisions to stay or leave the teaching profession? : a study of a cohort graduated from a single subjects teaching credential program in central California, Paige O. Newbury
Capstones/Theses from 2008
Capstone Project: Access to mammograms to Latinas woman with disabilities, Araceli Marquez
Capstone Project: Advance care plan : end of life issues, Sean Becker
Capstone Project: A literature review on the relationship between school funding and childhood obesity, Casey Hardwick
Capstone Project: Amahoro and God : peace through Christianity and ritual in Burundi, Whitney Popp
Capstone Project: American Cancer Society : recruitment of the underserved Latino population in the Monterey County area, Louie Rios
Capstone Project: An accessible adventure : a treasure hunt for students with special needs through the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Lauren Foote
Capstone Project: A review of literature on how fast food affects the physical health of school age children, Justin Kerrick
Capstone Project: A review of the literature on physical education and its correlations on academic achievement in grades kindergarten through six, Kristen Carlyle
Capstone Project: A review of the literature on the benefits of the Migrant Education Program and its contribution on the education system, Elsie Castro
Capstone Project: A review of the literature on the benefits of the visual and performing arts for elementary school children, Melissa Pasa
Capstone Project: Assertive discipline : an effective classroom management technique, Alisa Caggiano
Capstone Project: Attaining permanence : securing legal aid for relative caregivers, Janie Parra
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
Capstone Project: A world current of plastic waste in the marine environment and solutions to the problem, Diana L. Halliday
Capstone Project: Best approaches to teach students with learning disabilities at the college level, Kathleen Steingrube
Capstone Project: Campus Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA), Morgan Levell
Capstone Project: Capstone Project : evaluation and recommendations of three programs for recidivism rates in the Monterey County Probation Department (Youth Center), Jesus Rocha
Capstone Project: Changing the world ... one school at a time : promoting environmental awareness education school-wide, Jenna Beer
Capstone Project: Communities of excellence in nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention (CX³) : a local needs assessment of Monterey County neighborhoods, Jessica McKillip
Capstone Project: Creating economic sustainability for Latinos in East Salinas, Lisette Arredondo
Capstone Project: Direct service provider comprehensive orientation, Michelle Neil
Capstone Project: Effects of media on United States perception : a case study of propaganda, persuasion and orientalism, Amira Dweik
Capstone Project: Exploring environmental education, Christina Ann Biondini
Capstone Project: Final capstone research report : Watsonville High School promoters of healthy lifestyles : a teen diabetes support group, Isabel Lopez
Capstone Project: From Soviet woman to global sex slave, Natalja Silver
Capstone Project: Homeless children and their struggle to succeed in their academics, Jessica Martinez
Capstone Project: Incorporating effective classroom management style for middle school teachers, Maria Elena Ayala
Capstone Project: Integrating visual art into reading in underperforming elementary schools, John Muratet
Capstone Project: [Learning from lessons!], Leanne Rocha
Capstone Project: Liberal Studies Senior Capstone research paper : effects of nutrition from school meals on elementary children's cognitive development, Naomi Morrill
Capstone Project: Literacy for L.I.F.E., Marco Camarena
Capstone Project: Literature review : effective teaching strategies for students with ADHD, Lauren Roche
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
Capstone Project: Malaria in Sudan : an analysis and discussion of policy options, Erin Brennan Heatley
Capstone Project: Miss school! Miss out! : a review of the literature surrounding high school dropouts, Colleen Titus Martin
Capstone Project: Monitoring seasonal surface water quality variability in the Carmel River, Monterey County, Trevor Weidner-Holland
Capstone Project: Monterey County community visitation guide, Dora Gonzales
Capstone Project: Monterey County World AIDS Day-fundraiser and community gathering, Jacob Lesner-Buxton
Capstone Project: Moses Kushite Connection, Ibrahim Omer
Capstone Project: MY group : middle years group for Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services, Nicole Saad
Capstone Project: Native Californians and the Mission Period, Sean Halnais
Capstone Project: Providing Thai children's literature in the public library, Prakai Evartt
Capstone Project: Review of the literature on the arts affect on children's cognitive abilities, Christina McEntire
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : Health and Environmental Action Network, Raul Hernandez
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : Linking services : Lyceum of Monterey County and Monterey Bay Charter School, Christa Tibbitts
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : Monterey County homeless resource guide, Sophia Sanna
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : promoting perception change in juvenile gang lifestyles, Sandra Ramirez
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : quick referral guide, Juju Sousa
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : interim incorporated vocational fair, Erika Schoendorfer
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : Monterey County Child Abuse Response Team protocol (C.A.R.T.) -- law enforcement, Angela Resendiz
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project research report : Safe School Ambassadors, Patricia Vallejo
Capstone Project: Should physical education be a standard for public schools : are unhealthy kids left behind?, Abby G. Michelsen
Capstone Project: Single father parenting/peer support group, Terri Cascio
Capstone Project: Soquel High School students' transportation and safety needs, Walter Lile
Capstone Project: South County California Student Opportunity Access Program (Cal-SOAP) matters!, Rosalinda Lemus
Capstone Project: The ABC's of the future : for the community members of Red Bluff, April R. Havens
Capstone Project: The benefits of the Migrant Education Program at the elementary school level : prospects and challenges, Sonia] [Garcia
Capstone Project: The effects of child abuse trainings for teachers : a literature review paper, Amanda Stenstrom
Capstone Project: The effects of the school environment on child obesity at the elementary school level, Guerra Nelson
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
Capstone Project: Video game violence and the effects on children : a review of the literature, Ellen Miller
Capstone Project: We are still here : Amah Mutsun, Jennifer Ford Armenta
Capstone Project: What do teens know? : improving sex education for middle school students in southern Monterey County, Lorena L. Mendoza
Capstone Project: Why do teens joins gangs?, Julio Trinidad
Capstone Project: Women's support group, Carmen R. Ramirez
Capstone Project: Working with school aged children with aggressive behavior, Leticia Nava
Capstone Project: Yucca : yikes! the wrong solution, wrong place, wrong time, Justin Carey
Master's Thesis: Age, growth, and reproduction of the Aleutian skate, Bathyraja aleutica, from Alaskan waters, Diane Lee Haas
Master's Thesis: A self examination of coaching practices for middle school children, Jamie Weiler
Master's Thesis: A series of trainings for paraprofessionals : instructional strategies for supporting students with autism spectrum disorder, Alison M. Hoff
Master's Thesis: Biogeochemical characteristics of internal wave driven sediment and nutrient resuspension in Monterey Bay : implications for global new production, Lauren Murray Sassoubre
Master's Thesis: Characterizing dispersal patterns of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) with genetic population assignments, Laurie Anne Hall
Master's Thesis: COâ‚‚ effects on marine phytoplankton : inhibition of photosynthetic processes, Matthew Peter Huber
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
