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 2001
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
Capstone Project: Monitoring Eriogonum populations on the coastal dunes of the former Fort Ord for the reestablishment of Euphilotes enoptes var. smithi, Carol A. Bowman
Capstone Project: Monitoring urban sprawl in Salinas city (1985 to 1999) : using remote sensing techniques, Bryant Bertrand
Capstone Project: Organic farming, agriculture and our food system : science, words and art, Zachary Knapp
Capstone Project: Processes linking wave exposure to periphyton load on Zostera marina leaves in the Chincoteague and Chesapeake Bays, Randy Lee
Capstone Project: The demographics of childhood lead poisoning in Monterey County, Darcie Loth
Capstone Project: The effects of human activity on the foraging behavior of sanderlings (Calidris alba), Kate Thomas
Capstone Project: The importance of meeting the needs of captive dolphins and the benefits of establishing a successful training program, Jennifer DePaolo
Capstone Project: The sea around us : improving ocean awareness for students through education that links classrooms and the community, Tyana Denali Thayer
Capstone Project: The use of GIS to analyze and visualize the source and extent of mercury contamination in the sediments of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento Delta watershed system, David C. Rosenow
Capstone Project: University life : living and flourishing in accordance with Jewish law, Jason Yehuda Leib Weiner
Capstone Project: What's a man? : gender discourse and Fort Ord newspapers during the Viet Nam war, John Klein
Master's Thesis: Emergent literacy and second language development : a case study of six English language learners in a Structured English Immersion kindergarten, Katherine Dixson-Clark
Master's Thesis: Family literacy project : achievement, motivation and connection, Kerry Conner
Master's Thesis: Fiji East Indian educational implications in Monterey County, Vinay Singh
Master's Thesis: Making comprehension comprehensible : using explicit instruction in comprehension skills and effective groupwork strategies to increase secondary student reading achievement, Kelly Kathryne Smith
Master's Thesis: Participatory community literacy in Peace Corps training, Natalie Ulrica Gray
Master's Thesis: Struggling in U.S. society : three ethnic group's [sic] perspective of U.S. society, Xiu Zhang
Master's Thesis: The emancipating power of education : reshaping the intellectual paradigm of California's Mexican-American community, Adrian Andrade
Master's Thesis: The invasive Asian clam Potamocorbula amurensis : potential effects on geochemical flux in South San Francisco Bay, California, K. Brynie Kaplan
Capstones/Theses from 1999
Capstone Project: 1999 amphibian survey of the former Fort Ord, Kim Stevens
Capstone Project: A characterization of the urban runoff that flows into Monterey Bay from the cities of Monterey, Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey Oaks, California, Bridget Hoover
Capstone Project: A cost-effectiveness analysis comparing the waste disposal options of landfilling and composting at the California State University, Monterey Bay, Paul Gamble
Capstone Project: Analysis of runoff in the Elkhorn Slough Watershed as a result of land-use change using the BGC model, runoff rational method and GIS, Brandon Oberbauer
Capstone Project: Application of GIS and GPS to landform analysis in the Chualar Creek Watershed, Carolina Morgan
Capstone Project: A review of the feeding, migratory, and breeding ecology of the eastern Pacific gray whale and related anthropogenic environmental impacts, Rebecca Hager
Capstone Project: Community food security in Salinas : an evaluation of the Salinas Community Food Security Collaborative leadership strategies, Darcie Warden
Capstone Project: Costs to China of implementing the Kyoto Protocol, Charlotte Hadley
Capstone Project: Development, economics, and policies surrounding the use of DNA probes for harmful algal bloom monitoring programs, Saundra Butcher
Capstone Project: Ecological assessment applied to stream restoration and revegetation : El Toro Creek, Monterey County, California, Mya Martin
Capstone Project: Environmental education for historically under-educated and low-income homeowners, Ylena Shayne
Capstone Project: Impacts of elevated COâ‚‚ and climate change on watershed ecological processes, Bryan Murphy
Capstone Project: Interannual variability of poleward flow and mixed layer characteristics off Monterey Bay during ENSO 1997-98 relative to prior ENSO and non-ENSO years, Carolina Fayos
Capstone Project: Long Marine Lab : further development of education programs through teacher surveys, Laura Kovalek
Capstone Project: Modeling the Gabilan Creek Watershed with KINEROS, Mitchell Brian Fadem
Capstone Project: Monitoring Fort Ord dune restoration, Mike Hall
Capstone Project: Promoting public awareness about natural lands : a self-guided nature trail brochure, Thor N. Anderson
Capstone Project: Protozoa for use as bio indicator [i.e. bio-indicator] of ecosystem health : a preliminary study as to the effect of protozoa assessing differences between sites and as an indication of toxicity, Dak Sivertson
Capstone Project: The CDROM, GIS data of the Monterey Bay : inception, application, implementation, Randolph Bucciarelli
Capstone Project: The impact of urban sprawl in reducing the agricultural land base in the Salinas Valley : a GIS approach, Theresa Soliz
Capstone Project: The use of geographic information systems in understanding jubata grass infestations along the Big Sur coast, Ryan Heacock
Capstone Project: Using ecosystem process modelling to estimate a fire danger index rating in Monterey, California, Gina Lee Hamilton
Capstone Project: Why do rivers flood? : a visual and informative study about the problems and issues of flooding affecting the Carmel River, Jonathan Saiki
Master's Thesis: Multicultural learning environment for Mong children in the California north coast : home and school collaboration, Yer J. Thao
Capstones/Theses from 1998
Capstone Project: A study in progress on the effects of logging on sediment transport and runoff in the Torcido and Jaroso Watersheds of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of southern Colorado and some thoughts on potential ramifications to local irrigation, agriculture, economy and culture, Dale Thomas Hameister