Electronic theses, dissertations and research projects by LMU graduate students can be found here.

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Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2024

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“Personal, Relational, and Extraordinary”: Learning from the Spiritual Language of Gen Z, Gabrielle Poma

Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2023

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The System, Dave Abrahamson

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Employed Desistance: Identifying Best Employment-Focused Interventions and Practices for Gang Desistance, Jacob Fergen Albert

Pushing Poppies, Diana Alokozai

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Implementation of the Downlink Communication System of the LMU CubeSat, Mohammed Alrabeeah

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The Resilience of a School Community During a Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study of the Trials and Tribulations of Bishop John Paul Academy, Christopher Aquino

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We Do the Work. You Check the Box: Unearthing the Impact of Racialized Stress and Trauma on Black Women Community College Educators Leading DEI Work, Brandi Renee Avila

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LIKE YOU Search, Gipson Bachman

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Student and Educator Perceptions of the Implementation of a Social-Emotional Learning Approach: A Mixed Methods Study of a Catholic School, Dorothy Balfe

Love & Hexes, Robyn Bankston

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Community Mental Health Services: Evaluation of Responsiveness to Chronically Mentally Ill Populations in Seattle, Mary Bartow

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Are the Teachers Alright?: High School Teachers’ Use of Emotional Labor Strategies in the COVID-19 Context and its Effect on the Profession’s Sustainability, Nina C. Benegas

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Raising the Roar: A Case Study of Early Adolescent Student Voice on Service-Learning and Catholic Identity, April Beuder

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It Takes a Lot to Laugh It Takes a Train to Cry, William Binette

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Building Social & Emotional Competence in Early Education Classrooms through Art Therapy, Amber Bliss, Melissa Halici, Nadia Herman, Camille Jessie, Madeline Madison, Melissa Washington Cross, Gaea Ray, and Melanie Zarrow

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Praying While White: Preparing the Soil for the Work of Antiracism, Laura Boysen-Aragon

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Underrepresented Students’ Perspectives on Higher Education Equity in the University of California’s Elimination of the Standardized Testing Requirement: A Critical Policy Analysis, Yufei Chen

Leather and Lace, Simón Chiles

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BREAKOUT STAR, JMatthew Cummins

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The Nature of Compassion in Yoga: Illuminating its Modern Role through an Examination of Historical Texts, Keren Eshed

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(Re)Inventing Ourselves: An AsianCrit Analysis of Counternarratives of Asian American Women Who Lead in K–12 Public School Systems, Ella Farinas

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Factors Influencing Juror Sentencing Decisions: Race, Social Economic Status, Attorney Credibility and the Relevance of Stereotype Attribution Theory, Nichole R. Force

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Improving Multi-Modal Food Detection System with Transfer Learning, Shivani Gowda

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MOMIM, Christopher Halligan

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Incessant, Adesuwa Vanessa Hayble

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Induction as a Means of Crafting Courage: Increasing New Teachers’ Understanding of Social Justice and Their Capacity to Address Inequities in the Classroom, Jill Hodges Gans

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Universal Back-End Design, Jason Kalili

Moon Child, Zoe Katzen

Heretic, Olivia Kent

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You Matter Here: Examining Black and Latine Student Sense of Belonging in a Community College Cinema/TV Department Using TikTok, Krystle Klein

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Traditional Cultural Artmaking Practices and Their Impact on Wellness, Rochelle Le Heux, Isabel Maddahi, Christina McCue, Lala Minassian, Martha Orozco, Devika Parmar, Vivian Rodriguez, Ruth Sze, and Shannon Thomas

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Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Project Management Methodologies, Adrian Leung

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Amplifying Marginal Voices of the Global Movement for Deeper Learning: A Case Study of a Rural K-12 Mission School in Cambodia, Mark Peter L. Lopez S.J.

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Creating and Teaching Script Analysis THEA 175 for Undergraduate Theatre Arts Majors and Minors at Loyola Marymount University, Candies Mary Frances

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The Path to Full Reparations: A Community-Driven Model of Education Reparations for Black Youth in Los Angeles County, Phase I (Early Learners), Andrew S. Murphy

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Is this Antiracist?: An Autoethnographic Evaluation of Professional Development, Allison Nava-Holstein

Debut, Dongwon Oh

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The Role of Powers in Pādas III and IV in the Yogasūtra of Patañjali: Realities and Implications, Mathilde Peña

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Teaching for Social Justice in the Secondary English Language Arts Classroom: Case Studies in Independent Schools, Alexandra Lyon Perelman

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Making Worth, Making Sense of the Sacrifice: Examining the Career Education Trajectories of Economically Marginalized, First-Generation Latina Graduates, Alexia Fernanda Pineda Soto

Welcome to Stella, Gregory M. Pricoli

The Mountain Girl, Hailey Shannon

The Commodore, Samuel Smith

Second Star, Samantha Solorzano

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Tapas and the Hero(ine)’s Journey: The Inner Fire of Transformation, Stephanie Spence

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The Impact of Blended Learning Professional Development on Teacher Efficacy: Exploring an Experiential Model, Shannon N. Tabaldo

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Forming the Conscience of Young Vietnamese, Thien Duc Vu

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Soothers, Everett Wall

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A Professional Profile of Culturally Responsive Continuation High School Principals, Benjamin Charles Wardrop

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There Will Be A Tomorrow, Cameron Webb

Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2022

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Perceptions of Academic Self-concept: Testimonios of Junior High School Latinas, Ernestina Aguilar

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The Rink, Noura Alavi

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A Cord of Many Strands: A Case Study of Inclusive Practice within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Patrick James Allison

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The Sin of Racism, Ray Almanza

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Exploring Algorithmic Literacy for College Students: An Educator’s Roadmap, Susan Gardner Archambault

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An Exploration of Art Therapy Services Offered to University Community Members During Transition, Julia Arias, Marissa Gonzales, Melissa Gonzalez, and Raegen Valdes

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Total Wreck, Bianca Arroyave

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Review of the Impact of Federal and State Turnaround Policies: A Case Study of a District in State Receivership, Megan Marie Atkins

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Mysticwater, Denise Baughn

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VANET Broadcast Protocol: A Multi-Hop Routing Framework for Vehicular Networks in ns-3, William M. Bjorndahl

The Underworld Queen, Ariella Blum-Lemberg

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Rising Scholars: Narratives of Formerly Incarcerated/System-Impacted Community College Students in an On-Campus Support Program, Jason Durrell Bostick

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Exploring Arts Based Assessments for Relevancy in Art Therapy Research, Anjelica Cortés, Denielle Dominguez, Hayoung Lee, Naomi Nessim, and Ciera D. Olson

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Contemporary Art Therapists: Study of Identity Within Artmaking, Chelsea Cota, Essayan Hart, Jamie Lombrana, Ivan Lopez, Liz Sizemore, and Susana Valdez

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In Search of Divine Liberated Love: A Yoga Memoir, Katie D. Davidson

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Developing Cultural Humility Using Art-Based Group Practices: A Collaborative Autoethnography, Dani De Herrera, Amanda Ramirez, Vivien Chia, Yu Liu, Vanessa Perez, and Victoria Mason

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Electric Eden, Victoria de la Concha

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Evaluation of GEV Over LP3 When Predicting Return Period Annual Exceedance For Santa Ana, San Gabriel and Urbanized Regions in California, Maria Beatriz de Paula Macedo

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Teen Girls Never Forget, Megan Downey

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Little Monsters, Nastassia Duval

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Dulce, Christopher Espinal

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“Si No Yo, ¿Entonces Quién?”: Testimonios of Latino/a Catholic School Teachers in Under-Resourced Urban Catholic Schools, Antonio Felix

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Introducing the Ignatian Organizational Culture Framework for Student-Facing Staff at Jesuit Universities, Patrick Furlong

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The Solace of Grey: Yogic Perspectives on Healing Through Complex Trauma, xyloh Gargiulo

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Finding Harmony in Christian Hope, Nicolas Gervasoni

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Lamentations for Liberation: A Theological Analysis of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Sophia Gilmour

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Latency Reduction in Healthcare Systems, Ryan Gutierrez-Smith

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A Trauma-Informed and Consent-Based Approach to Directing Undergraduate Student Actors: The Development and Execution of THEA 351: Performance Practicum – The Revolutionists, Amanda Hallman

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The Church of Leila, Nikki Haririan

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Sex Addiction: A Literary and Yogic Perspective, Adrienne Hope Hite

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More Than Just Lip Service: A Phenomenological Study of Urban Public Charter School Leaders of Color in Los Angeles, Korey S. Hlaudy

How to Deal With Fame, Tiffany Ike

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A Good Man is Hard to Find, Cara Jackson

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Transpassing, Danuta Janiszewski

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Third-Grade Student Literacy: A Quantitative Analysis of Two Concurrent Interventions, Melissa Adriana Jara

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The Dalits experience of discrimination in the Indian Catholic Church: A Pastoral exploration and response, Lourdu Xavier Jesudoss

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Traffic Signs Detection and Classification, Kanimozhi Kanagaraj

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Water the Plant, Taylor Keaton

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Perceptions of Coding Instruction in K-12 Archdiocese of Los Angeles Catholic Schools, Krikor Koko Kiladjian

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Serving As a Dramaturg to on Campus Productions: The Development and Execution of THEA 6910: A Dramaturgy of Three Plays, Megan Kimball

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A Bayesian Analysis of Early Śramaṇic Origin Stories, John Kingsley

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On Finding Cultural Humility: A Critical Narrative Case Study of School Equity and the Collaborative Process, Stacey Anne Koff

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The Blanqueamiento of Ecuador: Liberation in the Black Christ of Daule, Jessica Leu

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Mister Sandman, Kennedi D. Lurry

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LOVERBOY, Mariepet Mangosing

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A Systems Engineering approach for developing a Mars In Situ Propellant Production System, Rafael E. Martinez Paruta

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Toasted Corn Flakes, Michael McCurdy

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual (LGBT) U.S. Latinx Catholics and the U.S. Catholic Church: A Critique of Certain Aspects of Roman Catholic Moral Teaching in light of a Latinx Theological Anthropology, Leonardo Daniel Mendoza

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Super-High Resolution Imaging Using Easy Accessible Resources, Jamison Murphy

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A Systems Approach to Increasing LMU Undergraduate Gym Attendance, Timothy O’Rourke