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 2007
Capstone Project: Impacting what high school students know about water safety, Lacey Sutton
Capstone Project: Implementing voluntary smoke-free entryways at agricultural companies in Salinas : employers' attitudes and responses : Senior Capstone Project, Lan Tran
Capstone Project: Incorporating art into education : the importance of teaching creatively in a standards based classroom, Monica Petersen
Capstone Project: Increasing the diversion of solid waste generated from the Science Academic Center at California State University Monterey Bay, Alana Rivadeneyra
Capstone Project: Increasing the effectiveness of teenage pregnancy prevention programs in public and private organizations throughout Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, Sarah Bloomquist
Capstone Project: Literature review : three contributing factors of childhood obesity, Danielle Case
Capstone Project: Marina State Beach : a sixth grade science teaching tool, Christopher J. Chavis
Capstone Project: Monterey County Department of Social & Employment Services confidentiality orientation video, Sandra Arriola
Capstone Project: Non-musical benefits of music, Monica Maciel
Capstone Project: Parenting styles : what do parents really know?, Tina Jackson
Capstone Project: Peer guide website for new CSUMB students, Maura Mecchella and Alexandra Davis
Capstone Project: Predicting areas at risk of invasion by cape ivy (Delairea odorata) on the Glen Deven Ranch, Big Sur, California, Dana M. DeVries
Capstone Project: Promoting parental involvement among Latino parents at Glen View Elementary School, Maricela Ortiz
Capstone Project: Reach out : inspiring college students to volunteer, Shannon Moran
Capstone Project: Regulating the population : day laborers and the comprehensive immigration reform, Caitlin Urie
Capstone Project: Relative caregivers attaining legal permanency, Tiffany Ghiorso
Capstone Project: Residue theorems and their applications : computing integrals once thought impossible to evaluate analytically, Greg Rainwater
Capstone Project: Safety sitter class, Rachael Pino
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : binge eating = el desorden alimenticio compulsivo, Reina Valencia
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : educating and empowering local women, Jenny Thomas
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research paper : empowering youth to make healthy life choices, Amber West
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : building social relationships : creating and implementing monthly activities to help children and their families build their own sense of community, Elizabeth Carrasco
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : Interim, Inc. -- MCHOME program client handbook and client association, Stacy L. Sanders
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Association Emergency Transport Program, Annie Basra
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : Monterey Pines friendly visitors program, Aureen-Naya Ocampo
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : physical discipline and child abuse among monolingual Spanish-speaking parents, Rosa Zavala
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : postpartum depression information project, Clementina Macias
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : recommendation for success, Yesenia Lopez Rubio
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : the visual link in the formation of relationships, Elaine Austin
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : wear it or regret it, Juan Montes
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project final research report : youth involvement leadership program, Carmen Siordia
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : hyperactivity : the healthy snack alternative, Jennifer Spiros
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : increasing physical activities for students at MacQuiddy Elementary School, Brenda Corona
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : reformatting the multi-disciplinary team for Monterey County Adult Protective Services, Jennifer Kollen
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : resources for juvenile sex offenders in Monterey County : Monterey County Probation Department -- Juvenile Division, Ignacio Pacheco
Capstone Project: Senior Capstone Project : share the love : implementing animal therapy in long-term care facilities, Laurie Trujillo
Capstone Project: Senior project final research project : Marina Del Mar Elementary School social skill groups, Zuleima Arevalo
Capstone Project: Supportive services for Spanish-speaking foster parents in the Monterey County, Daisy Rosas
Capstone Project: The celebrity obsession, Alexis Bennett
Capstone Project: The cost and effectiveness of small-scale control methods on fennel, Foeniculum vulgare, in Natividad Creek Park, Salinas, CA, Abigail Gwinn
Capstone Project: The first five years : providing adequate support and resources for new teachers, Crystal Harvey
Capstone Project: The first five years : providing adequate support and resources for new teachers, Jenifer Sosa
Capstone Project: The negative effect of Prozac on teenagers in the United States, Jennifer Vares
Capstone Project: The social effects of media violence and its effect on young children, Tiffany Wilson
Capstone Project: Translating high school literature into children's literature, Allison Holder
Capstone Project: Understanding Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria population fluctuations and community relationships, Brianne Bieschke
Capstone Project: What are the effects of gangs on our public school system?, Stephanie DeLeon
Capstone Project: What special needs programs are available?, Wendy Nath
Capstone Project: World myths for children, Jeffrey Herring and Jacob Herring
Capstone Project: Youth obesity : putting a price on life, Mary Catherine Langford and Serena Pedraza
Master's Thesis: A 300-year geochronological assessment of atmospheric mercury depostition in California, Rhea D. Sanders
Master's Thesis: An analysis of the use of evidence-based practices for handling aggressive behavior in special education classrooms, Megan Lavengood
Master's Thesis: Characterizing sedimentary bedforms as habitat for fishes and invertebrates in the San Juan Archipelago, Washington, USA, and the Georgia Basin, British Columbia, Holly Linda Lopez
Master's Thesis: Diet and ecomorphology of the sandpiper skate, Bathyraja kincaidii (Garman, 1908) from the eastern North Pacific, Christopher Scott Rinewalt
Master's Thesis: Exploring equity, Monique Colon
Master's Thesis: In slow motions : the democratic process in critical-liberatory pedagogy, Michaelia Morgan
Master's Thesis: I want to speak English like you : one woman's experience teaching English to adults in Senegal, Jenny F. Webster
Master's Thesis: Middle school teacher teams, David Brandau
Master's Thesis: Molecular, histological, and behavioral differences in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and topsmelt (Atherinops affinis) exposed to methylmercury, Daphne Gehringer
Master's Thesis: Teaching and assessing grammar in the collaborative college composition classroom : a study of my own pedagogy in the teaching of writing at California State University Monterey Bay, John Swanson
Master's Thesis: The biogeography and distribution of megafauna at three California seamounts, Lonny J. Lundsten
Master's Thesis: The effect of graphic organizers on the teaching of reading comprehension skills of special education students, Julie L. Carothers
Master's Thesis: What challenges the Arabic language learners, and what pedagogical techniques/practices would enhance learning and best motivate the learners, Amna S. Ahmed
Master's Thesis: What primary grade teachers need to know about speech and language, Evanthia Argyriou
Capstones/Theses from 2006
Capstone Project: Access to justice : legal assistance for low-income people in California, Cecilia Arias-Deniz
Capstone Project: Broken contract : : a people's history of CSU Monterey Bay, 1994-2004 ..., Mark Weirick
Capstone Project: Creativity, Rebecca Ross
Capstone Project: Downtown redevelopment and homeless services : history and factors of the Soledad Street controversy, Aaron Nousaine
Capstone Project: Early and appropriate remediation and accommodation for dysgraphic students, Denise Phipps-Craig
Capstone Project: From fists to words : a revolutionized awareness based on peace, Kristen Ana LaFollette
Capstone Project: Growing up with migration : impacts on Oaxacan youth culture and identity, Natalie Hudson
Capstone Project: Improving independent living skills training for youth exiting foster care in Monterey County, Christy Ann Scaife
Capstone Project: Learning styles affecting student learning in online based education systems, Christina Schmunk
Capstone Project: Media violence and its impact on society and teenagers, Irina Reissler
Capstone Project: Recidivism among juveniles on probation, Rosalba Garcia
Capstone Project: Same-sex marriage : Right or wrong? Past, present, and future, Jessica Hannibal and Summer Snell
Capstone Project: Second Harvest (SH) prepares for the next big disaster, Timothy Inglish
Capstone Project: Senior capstone : the intellectual precepts for the Iraq war, Neil Amos
Capstone Project: Teaching young children how to read : phonics vs. whole language, Kelly Waldo
Capstone Project: The effects of nutrition on the cognitive skills of students from kindergarten through third grades, Rebecca Lorentz
Capstone Project: Transsexual individuals’ experiences in psychotherapy : a partial replication, Elizabeth Ehrmann
Capstone Project: Veterans Transition Center (VTC) resource guide, Matthew Ryan
Capstone Project: Visiting Nurse Association marketing plan : meningitis disease awareness program targeting adolescents and young adults, Kristen Yahn
Capstone Project: Water quality monitoring for suitable juvenile Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) habitat in the Carmel River Lagoon during minimal fresh water inflow : a capstone project ..., Eric M. Lumas
Master's Thesis: Age, growth, and reproduction of the Roughtail Skate Bathyraja trachura (Gilbert, 1892) from the eastern North Pacific, ChanteÌ Davis
Master's Thesis: A political profession : motivating pre-service teachers to participate in our democracy, Jennifer Cottle
Master's Thesis: California State University, Monterey Bay Student-Athlete Handbook : action thesis ..., Abrahm P. Pedroza
Master's Thesis: Defying the dragon : stories of three generations of Japanese American struggle against racism on the Monterey Peninsula, Thomas P. White
Master's Thesis: Dragon or worm : educational aspirations of DLI Chinese teachers for their adolescent children, Shu Mian Wang
Master's Thesis: Educating about eating disorders : examining body image curriculum and policy at a small private school, Marita Priya Diaz
Master's Thesis: Food habits of the Longnose Skate, Raja rhina (Jordan and Gilbert, 1880), in central California waters, Heather Joan Robinson
Master's Thesis: Involvement of Head Start parents in their child's preschool education, using science activities as a tool, Marbella RodriÌguez-Chavira
Master's Thesis: Learning enforcement : the influence of No Child Left Behind on the fourth grade language arts curriculum in a public school, Yolanda E. Diaz
Master's Thesis: Mercury methylation in sediments from coastal and Sierra watersheds : implications for methylmercury mitigation in the San Francisco Bay-Delta complex, Tom Stewart Kimball
Master's Thesis: Multicultural curriculum development in English as a foreign language literature for the fifth grade of Greek elementary school, Athanasia Tasiopoulou
Master's Thesis: Onanistic feminism -- a feminist perspective : a case study of Indonesian feminist media, Meike Bhariana
Master's Thesis: Parental empowerment through involvement : presented to ..., Anneliese Neitling
Master's Thesis: Rethinking the "G" word : grammer as a tool for empowerment : a curriculum development project for a hybrid Grammar Through Writing course : a thesis ..., Janice Coury
Master's Thesis: Subversive beauty : reading and creating culture, Normi Burke
Master's Thesis: Teaching collaboration for the performing arts : program design that creates a bridge between Monterey Peninsula College and California State University, Monterey Bay while giving the community voice, Steven Retsky
