This electronic archive of Capstone projects is aimed at gathering the culminating experiences of undergraduate students. The student authors of these Capstone projects have chosen to have access to their work restricted to members of the CSU Monterey Bay university community.
To view capstones and theses from 2017 and later, please visit Capstone Projects and Master's Theses (all submissions)
Capstones/Theses from 2006
Dragon or worm : educational aspirations of DLI Chinese teachers for their adolescent children, Shu Mian Wang
Capstones/Theses from 2005
Portfolio, Tessa Babcock
Portfolio, Ashley Christine Beem
Portfolio, Cory Bruce
Gateway Center Walkers Club : senior capstone project, Tony Burciaga
School garden : senior capstone project, Christela Castro
Never said goodbye, Christian A. Cázares
The sound of silence : portfolio, Griffin Childers
Portfolio, Bryan Cooper, Brennan Tiffany, Amber Khteian, and Ruben Reynaga
Capstone portfolio, Anna Falcon, Tessa Babcock, and Rebecca F. Peña
Portfolio, Phillip Fraser, Adrian Kerrihard, and Ruben Reynaga
Portfolio, Christine Haller
For the record : portfolio, Sabrina Hill
Portfolio, Adrian Kerrihard
Portfolio, Amber Khteian
Portfolio, Deanne Knippenberg, Adrian Kerrihard, and Christian A. Cázares
Portfolio : gypsy skydiver, Jack Lawton
Sound of silence : portfolio, Leonardo Lucas
Improving a community college conversation club : helping adult ESL learners to develop oral communication skills : action thesis, JesuÌs Ochoa-Villicaña
Portfolio, Rebecca F. Peña
Portfolio, Dan Preiser and Sabrina Hill
Portfolio, Ruben Reynaga
Blues with Stu, Vanessa Sandoval
[Portfolio], Steve Schirner, Amber Khteian, and Ruben Reynaga
Teaching environmental justice through literature, Kari Serpa
Pre-portfolio, Chris Stamey and Amber Khteian
Cultural diversity of golf : practical and professional ethics a capstone project ..., Jason Tunila
Living ruins : : capstone portfolio, Matthew Noah Ulrich
Pre-portfolio, Noah Wilson
Capstones/Theses from 2004
The manual for Alisal Healthy Start, Antonio Barajas
Child obesity and attitudes towards nutrition, Katie Barnes
Securing accurate child support orders, Maria Bravo
Bilingual preschool education : an anti-bias social activist approach, Luz Marina Cardona
Low oral communication and communication apprehension in the high school classroom, Christi A. Crutchfield
Diabetes and Obesity Health Fair, Sonia S. Cruz
Early introduction to English literacy instruction for bilingual students : does it facilitate or hinder success?, Carolina Evans-Roman
Mal de Ojo, MaximoÌn, and the social practice of healing Guatemala : an ethnographic encounter, Stacey L. Moss
Social marketing research on teenage pregnancy prevention among Latino parents : a case study, Kate Murphy
Economic empowerement of women through higher level technology training, Jenipher Achieng Owuor
Police service technician job analysis, Simonne Robidoux
Evaluation of the Strengthening Families Program, Alma Martinez Rocha
Monterey County drug court assessment, Sandra Rodriguez
Catholic Charities of the Monterey Diocese and Parishes, Maha Salmoun
Suicide's bitter melody : existing review of professional and published works on suicide's connection to music, Sean Scully
Capstones/Theses from 2003
Feminism and science fiction, Emily Garton
Examining multiage education : what teaching strategies and practices best support the academic and social needs of students in multiage classes?, Mary Lisa Kelley
Lesson study : the school garden as an integrating context for science and language learning, Karen Nordstrom
Mi programa radial : the effects of Spanish morning radio programs on the Latino community, RociÌo Palacios AlmodoÌvar
Gender bias in our school system and its effect on career choices for females, Les Stuart
Capstones/Theses from 2002
Who's face is it anyway?, Maya Banda
Opening minds : a working multicultural high school literature curriculum, Amber Bowles
Standardized testing : curriculum manipulation and student learning, Adam Bumgardner
Using curriculum-based measurement to measure progress in oral reading fluency and expressive writing, Jean P. Bye
Culturally congruent critical pedagogy for preschool children, Joya L. Chavarin
Artway to academics, Jane Cohen
Breeding poverty or teaching sexual health? : education for preventing teen pregnancy and issues of class, culture and gender equity, Keresha J. Durham
Assets of a multicultural curriculum in high school English classrooms, Kelley Ghione
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
Healing from rape without prejudice : an advocate's struggle, Tiffani Mychelle Jessup
Inspiring women to vote : what would it take?, Courtney Kuhn
Counseling Mexican American high school students, Juanita Lopez
Weaving resistance : : feminist narrative in struggle for social justice, Jade Minkin
Senior nutrition screening initiative, Linder Nesbitt
Multicultural literature through the eyes of the reader, Marie Elizabeth Ricco
Female entrepreneurs, Elizabeth Ross
My backyard wildlife : creating and teaching rabies curriculum using California Standards for Science Education, Deborah Schacker
One thousand cups of tea : exploring the social & personal effects of women & travel, Rachael Snow
Building on the dynamics of youth violence, Noah V. Solis
Evaluation of recruitment methods, Jennifer Tennyson
How probation caseload size variations affect performance, Ian Titus
Preppin' for prison : the criminalization of youth of color in American public schools, Viana-Tlanecilo Torres
Filling in the blanks : IHSS desk reference and Power Point presentation, Christina Witkowski
A celluloid history of Blacks in America, Ana Maria Zoellin
Capstones/Theses from 2001
Construction, application, and discussion of a homemade bridge-based stream sediment and discharge sampling system, Wright Cole
Respiratory rates of captive California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), Jennifer Ellsworth
Family involvement : building a partnership between schools and families through the joy of reading, Zandra Jo Galvan
Alternative bedding sites for grazing sheep on Ft. Ord, Kevin Ghalambor
Survey for carnivore species detection on Fort Ord public lands, Jodiah J. Nelson
Protected species of amphibians and reptiles : does human visitation to parks have an impact?, Jackie Shick
A valuation of the Pleasure Point Surf-Zone in Santa Cruz, CA using travel cost modeling, Charles Francis, Tilley
GIS a display tool for fishery management : an analysis on the sablefish fishery for California central coast, Gina D. Wade
Capstones/Theses from 2000
California sea lion and harbor seal marks on salmonids : can they be used to estimate relative predation?, Melissa Allen
The emancipating power of education : reshaping the intellectual paradigm of California's Mexican-American community, Adrian Andrade
Correlating taxa diversity with pool area at the vernal pools of Fort Ord near Monterey, California, Sandy Ayala
Monitoring urban sprawl in Salinas city (1985 to 1999) : using remote sensing techniques, Bryant Bertrand
Monitoring Eriogonum populations on the coastal dunes of the former Fort Ord for the reestablishment of Euphilotes enoptes var. smithi, Carol A. Bowman
Depth and substrate preferences of preadult cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) in Point Lobos Marine Reserve, Michael Ross Castleton
Family literacy project : achievement, motivation and connection, Kerry Conner
The importance of meeting the needs of captive dolphins and the benefits of establishing a successful training program, Jennifer DePaolo
Emerita analoga (Stimpson) -- possible new indicator species for the phycotoxin domoic acid in California coastal waters, Maria E. Ferdin
Assessing economic impacts of marine protected areas through GIS, Paul G. Garcia
Lead exposure analysis of the Fort Ord Deconstruction Project, David Johnston
The invasive Asian clam Potamocorbula amurensis : potential effects on geochemical flux in South San Francisco Bay, California, K. Brynie Kaplan
Organic farming, agriculture and our food system : science, words and art, Zachary Knapp
The demographics of childhood lead poisoning in Monterey County, Darcie Loth