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 2002
Capstone Project: Learning to fight dragons : finding creative writing in low-income and high-minority schools, Erin Marie Soos
Capstone Project: Multicultural literature through the eyes of the reader, Marie Elizabeth Ricco
Capstone Project: My backyard wildlife : creating and teaching rabies curriculum using California Standards for Science Education, Deborah Schacker
Capstone Project: One thousand cups of tea : exploring the social & personal effects of women & travel, Rachael Snow
Capstone Project: Opening minds : a working multicultural high school literature curriculum, Amber Bowles
Capstone Project: Preppin' for prison : the criminalization of youth of color in American public schools, Viana-Tlanecilo Torres
Capstone Project: Senior nutrition screening initiative, Linder Nesbitt
Capstone Project: Standardized testing : curriculum manipulation and student learning, Adam Bumgardner
Capstone Project: [The Akumal (Mexico) coral reef monitoring program 1994-2001], Liz Dries
Capstone Project: The blurring of sex and sexuality : the roll [i.e. role] music videos and popular icons play in the influence of sexual identification and activity in teenage girls, Megan Grundbrecher
Capstone Project: The North American Free Trade Agreement, as an example of regional economic integration, and the challenges of democracy in developing economic policy, Antonio Arellano
Capstone Project: Weaving resistance : : feminist narrative in struggle for social justice, Jade Minkin
Capstone Project: Who's face is it anyway?, Maya Banda
Master's Thesis: A course of independent study for English speakers of Chinese after intermediate level at California State University, Monterey Bay, Wei Xu
Master's Thesis: A developmentally appropriate visual art program for K-1 students, Maria Vasilaki
Master's Thesis: A Greek perspective of EFL (English as a foreign language) : tracing linguistic difficulties, concerns and issues that Greek native speakers encounter, when they acquire English as a foreign language in the Greek educational system, Anastasia Anagnostopoulou
Master's Thesis: Beneath the surface : middle school students and diversity, Terri Pipes
Master's Thesis: Breeding poverty or teaching sexual health? : education for preventing teen pregnancy and issues of class, culture and gender equity, Keresha J. Durham
Master's Thesis: Bringing voices out of the hall : the Voices Project, Nancy Newsom
Master's Thesis: Building effective arts programs that reflect and include our community, Gina RodriÌguez
Master's Thesis: Character education at juvenile detention facility, Raymond Lee, Fox
Master's Thesis: Culturally congruent critical pedagogy for preschool children, Joya L. Chavarin
Master's Thesis: Determining marine particulate and dissolved material properties from measurements of their inherent optical properties in situ, Eufemia Palomino
Master's Thesis: Edifying and strengthening English literacy for Latino second-language learners through the use of their native language : a language arts curriculum, Maria Isabel DiÌaz
Master's Thesis: Gang membership or post-secondary learning : how Silvana Mexican/Latinos make the choice, Jesus D. Galindo
Master's Thesis: Minority representation among National Board certified teachers, Ronna L. Gilani
Master's Thesis: Proyecto uno, dos, uno, dos : parents helping their kindergartners with patterning, Delia Silva GoÌmez
Master's Thesis: Teacher evaluation as professional development, Cynthia Suverkrop
Master's Thesis: Using curriculum-based measurement to measure progress in oral reading fluency and expressive writing, Jean P. Bye
Capstones/Theses from 2001
Capstone Project: A cost/benefit [i.e. cost-benefit] analysis of soil test kits designed to improve fertilizer management, Matthew P. Johnson
Capstone Project: Alternative bedding sites for grazing sheep on Ft. Ord, Kevin Ghalambor
Capstone Project: A model to determine success of juvenile steelhead, Roy Foster
Capstone Project: An assessment and management protocol for Arundo donax in the Salinas Valley Watershed, Alana J. Oakins
Capstone Project: An assessment of coral reef conservation programs : towards a community-based approach, Adam Howard Feldman
Capstone Project: An evaluation of steelhead habitat and population in the Gabilan Creek Watershed, Julie Hager
Capstone Project: A valuation of the Pleasure Point Surf-Zone in Santa Cruz, CA using travel cost modeling, Charles Francis, Tilley
Capstone Project: Construction, application, and discussion of a homemade bridge-based stream sediment and discharge sampling system, Wright Cole
Capstone Project: Diversity and abundance of plankton in an artificial wetland, Tottino Ponds, Samuel M. Hulme
Capstone Project: Drama as a strategy for the social development of special needs students, Mack Smith
Capstone Project: Effects of waterfowl on a city pond's water quality : case study of Locke-Paddon Park Pond in Marina, California, Kendia Herrington
Capstone Project: Evaluation of an automated method to measure water potential in California oaks (Quercus Spp.), Dana Kristen Riggs
Capstone Project: Evaluation of solar cells as a potential power source for shallow subtidal instrumentation, Nathaniel Atherstone
Capstone Project: Examination of the invasive green crab, Carcinus maenas, population in the Elkhorn Slough, Karen Flores and Susan Miller
Capstone Project: Examining the natural history and biogeography of an endemic timberline pine (Pinus balfouriana), Michael Bogan
Capstone Project: GIS a display tool for fishery management : an analysis on the sablefish fishery for California central coast, Gina D. Wade
Capstone Project: How anchoring locations can be changed to minimize damage to sensitive habitats near Monterey Harbor, Holly Linda Lopez
Capstone Project: How does land use effect sediment loads in Gabilan Creek?, Joel Casagrande
Capstone Project: How land-use affects sediment yields and surface runoff in a small semi-arid watersheds [sic] : a case study of the El Toro Watershed, Bronwyn Feikert
Capstone Project: Integration of depth data onto a video camera backpack for use with California sea lions, Sarah Ann Radloff
Capstone Project: INTERIM, incorporated supported employment and education program : a structured peer support group, Kristina Baker
Capstone Project: Is the Science Academic Center a sustainable building?, Meryka Blumer
Capstone Project: Jazz and hip-hop : finding the similarities and differences between two styles of music in order to create mutual understanding and appreciation, Paul Magpusao
Capstone Project: Least wanted! : Elkhorn Slough Invasive Species Prevention Project, Danielle Renoud
Capstone Project: Mapping microhabitats defined by water flow velocity in the giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Mary A. Wackerman
Capstone Project: Monterey-Seaside quadrangles : earthquake fault zones and the local building policy, Chris Pilson
Capstone Project: Perceptions of long term care, Miryam N. Mejia
Capstone Project: Protected species of amphibians and reptiles : does human visitation to parks have an impact?, Jackie Shick
Capstone Project: Rates of erosion and habitat loss in the Elkhorn Slough, Jeremiah Edward Brantner
Capstone Project: Respiratory rates of captive California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), Jennifer Ellsworth
Capstone Project: Return of the natives : cycle of restoration curriculum, Jon Detka
Capstone Project: Saving the sharks : using education to promote awareness of Triaskis [i.e. Triakis] semifasciata (leopard shark) in Elkhorn Slough, Chanté Davis
Capstone Project: Sedimentology, resource conservation methods and environmental policy of irrigated row crop agriculture in the Salinas Valley, Don Kozlowski
Capstone Project: Skills Center senior program, Ronald Lee
Capstone Project: Spatial and temporal trends in nitrate contamination of groundwater in the Salinas Valley, Angela Dickeson
Capstone Project: Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) habitat assessment along the Arroyo Seco River, Brian Londquist
Capstone Project: Stream depletion by a shallow well, Charles Pugh
Capstone Project: Survey for carnivore species detection on Fort Ord public lands, Jodiah J. Nelson
Capstone Project: Sustainability and photovoltaic technology in Nicaragua, Benjjamin Rudd
Capstone Project: The design of specialized hardware to anchor sampling instruments on rocky subtidal substrates, Paulo Serpa
Capstone Project: The use of geographic information systems in understanding invasive species in the Big Sur Weed Management Area, Marc Mungaray
Capstone Project: Water's world : a study of Wisconsin's water legislation and possible impacts on the future of water rights, Anna Cox
Master's Thesis: A field study of a dual diagnosis program for adults with psychological disabilities and chemical dependencies : facilitating positive identity formation for the transitional age client in residential treatment, Luis Felipe Restrepo
Master's Thesis: Bilingual education after Proposition 227, Jennifer Lyn Zanzot
Master's Thesis: Chem-Is-Try : designing interactive tutorials and exercises for chemistry class on the Web, Eirini Leivadarou
Master's Thesis: Civil rights in a queerly political era : revisiting the viability of the ethnic identity model to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights, Angelic Cricchio
Master's Thesis: Constructing a model for an interactive web-based English and Greek language program, Maria Papageorgiou
Master's Thesis: Family involvement : building a partnership between schools and families through the joy of reading, Zandra Jo Galvan
Master's Thesis: Is Sargassum muticum a benign invader of tidepools on the Pacific coast of North America?, C. Melissa Wilson
Master's Thesis: K-12 electronic portfolios : different ways of learning and knowing, Virginia E. Roach
Master's Thesis: Multicultural perspectives in the art classroom, Liz Nelson
Master's Thesis: Physical education in the curriculum : students' attitudes and perceptions of physical education, Marlene Theresa ChaÌvez Villegas
Master's Thesis: Sight translation in its own right, Changmin Kim
Master's Thesis: Teacher buy-in : one school's experience to improve student achievement, Susana Bugarin
Master's Thesis: The missing link : our Mexican California past, 1821-1848, Max G. Macias
Master's Thesis: What social or cultural factors assist or hinder Japanese learners in acquiring communication skills in English?, Miyuki Murase
Capstones/Theses from 2000
Capstone Project: An analysis of the growth of Penaeus vannamei shrimp at the Aquafuture Corporation, Heather Stahr
Capstone Project: An interpretation of the columnar structures found in the basal of the Aromas sandstone on Fort Ord, California, and its implication in interpreting paleoenvironmental conditions during the Quaternary, Adrian Rocha
Capstone Project: Assessing economic impacts of marine protected areas through GIS, Paul G. Garcia
Capstone Project: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in action : the use of science and policy to assess environmental impacts, Kathy Nitayangkul
Capstone Project: California sea lion and harbor seal marks on salmonids : can they be used to estimate relative predation?, Melissa Allen
Capstone Project: Coral reef conservation science, Rachel Oshry
Capstone Project: Correlating taxa diversity with pool area at the vernal pools of Fort Ord near Monterey, California, Sandy Ayala
Capstone Project: Crustacean diversity in the vernal pools and permanent ponds of Fort Ord, Erin Mitchell
Capstone Project: Depth and substrate preferences of preadult cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) in Point Lobos Marine Reserve, Michael Ross Castleton
Capstone Project: Educating the public on dangers posed by northern elephant seals via an interactive map, Kristi West
Capstone Project: Emerita analoga (Stimpson) as an indicator species for paralytic shellfish poisoning toxicity along the California coast, Talitha J. Manouki
Capstone Project: Emerita analoga (Stimpson) -- possible new indicator species for the phycotoxin domoic acid in California coastal waters, Maria E. Ferdin
Capstone Project: Exploring the unincorporated status of Pajaro, CA, Ernesto SaÌnchez
Capstone Project: Intrinsic motivation as a core to educational achievement, Amy E. Carman
Capstone Project: Lead exposure analysis of the Fort Ord Deconstruction Project, David Johnston
