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LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations

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

Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2024 2024

Leadership in Uncertain Times: An Analysis of Decision-Making Processes Among Catholic Elementary School Principals in Low-Income Serving Communities, Gina Aguilar

Promoting Equitable and Holistic Education: The Role of Arts Education and Whole Child Policy in Unleashing Potential and Advancing Progress, Collette Ain Williams Alleyne

Understanding University Support for Suicide Bereavement and Bereaved Experiences: A Phenomenological Study, Kristin May Anderson, Neishamia B. Kayizzi, Brittany M. Lee, and Addalee K. Lyon

Integrating Collective Art Healing Practices into Contemporary Art Therapy, Taleene Armen, Nicole Aviel, EJ Liao, Brianna Mitjans, and Mandy Schuster

Cultivating Resilience in Adolescence: How Educational Environments Can Support Positive Youth Development During Identity Exploration, Heather I. Arndt, Genesis G. Larin, Gladis Abigail Munguia, Henry WIlliam Perez, and Dianne Preciado

Examination of How Integrating Ethnic Studies and the Transformative Student Voice Framework in a Voice-Based Program Reinvigorated a Sense of Community on a Middle School Campus, Jasmine Banks

“I’m Not Gonna Be Able to Do This for Much Longer:” Perspectives of Parochial School Principals on Their Role in Operational Vitality and the Educational Marketplace, Kris Brough

Hide, Calvin Bruhns

From Mandated Reporter to Community Supporter: Reimagining Schools and the Nexus to Address Intersectional Social Justice, Charity Chandler-Cole

An Exploration of Gifted Hispanic/Latino Students’ Educational Capital at One Title I Elementary School, Jasmin Solórzano Churchill

The Tale of Bunny, the Lamb, Keith Currivean Jr.

Developing an eBook for First Responders: Exploring Arts-Based Interventions to Counter Burnout and Build Resilience, Taysia De Mesa, Baylor Duncan, Emmanuelle Evans, Ashley Herbinger, Hannah Kent, and Olivia Waldorf

Reclaiming Black Spirit: Redefining Social Justice Leadership with and for Black Youth in Jesuit Secondary Schools, Jeremy Divinity

Reclaiming Black Spirit: Redefining Social Justice Leadership with and for Black Youth in Jesuit Secondary Schools, Jeremy Divinity

Addressing Student Mental Health During COVID-19: The Incredible Endeavors of One Group of Urban Elementary School Teachers, Caitlin Ferguson

Tracking in Middle School Mathematics: The Effects of Honors Mathematics Course Placement on Student Access and Achievement, Kasey Gamez

Serving Gender-Expansive Students in Catholic High Schools: Understanding the Perspectives of Catholic School Leaders, Cassandra Elyse Gonzales

Accommodations, Carlton Davis Grant

NecronomiCops, Aaron Hluch

“Middle Schoolers are Just This Special Kind of Human Being”: Middle School Teacher Perspectives on Creating Hope for their Students and Themselves, Sheeba Jacob

“We Have the Potential”––Math as a Racialized Barrier: Counter-Narratives of Black and Latinx Working-Class California Community College STEM Students, Erika Knox

Revolutionizing Music Education for BIPOC Students––New Possibilities of Practice, Jan-Mitchell Ko

Reimagining the Onboarding and Mentoring needs of California Community College Counseling Faculty: An Ecological Systems Approach Using Narrative Inquiry, Philip Lantz

Smoke & Sons, Will Lebowitz

Hobby Horse, Kaitlyn Liu

Me Echan Porras: Understanding Latina Students’ Journeys of Persistence and Challenge in Community College, Carla Lopez-Valdes

Performing Trauma & Intimacy, Alexa Lowery

Mko, Simon Luedtke

Speak Easy, Christopher O. Lukens

The Potential to Be the Most Historic Higher Education Reform Effort of Our Time: Implementation of AB705, Kristina Martinez

"They're Not Used to Being Seen": Teacher Reflections on Building Community and Belonging with High-Need Students, Celine Massuger

Clear Waters, Joseph Mueller

Double Happiness, Lauren Nguyen

Dead Cat Bounce, John Norton

Keep You Safe, Nana Okamoto

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

Combine Shapelets, Zeng Qingwen

A Salutogenic Program for Menopause - Enhancing Well-Being with Yoga Therapy, Donna Rachlin

Indigenous Ancestral Assets: The Ecology of Native Hawaiian Education Through Youth Perspectives, Claire Kēhaulani Ramirez

A Seat at the Table: Illuminating Student Voice in Restorative Justice Processes, Nicole J. Reda

“Wa Ya See?”: An Autoethnographic Exploration of The Nuanced Experiences of a Black, Quare, Afro-Caribbean, Asylum Seeker in the United States Higher Education., Travis A. Richards

Be With Her, Louisa Danger Rorschach

Mamás Metidas: Empowering Latinx Spanish-Dominant Parents in Independent Schools Through Culturally Responsive School Leadership, Silvia Salazar Rivera

Esta Carta de Amor es Para Ti: An Autoethnography of an Undocumented Student’s Survival in Higher Education, Cuauhtemoc Salinas Martell

When School Was Not Designed for Your Family: A Culturally Responsive High School Parent Engagement Guide, Julia Straszewski

When School Was Not Designed for Your Family: A Culturally Responsive High School Parent Engagement Guide, Julia Straszewski

Levee, Keya Vance

Boat Dad, Scotty Villhard

Elementary Summer School: Culturally Responsive Practices and Academic Outcomes for English Learner Students in Grades 4–6, Laurie May Virtusio

You Think Your Hell is Worse Than Mine, Nathan Weinreich

The Venue, James Williams

When the Sun Rises, Kamiya Willoughby

Indigenous Practices in Head Start Classrooms— Toward Survivance and Indigenization in Policy and Practice, Liza Xet Smith

Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2023 2023

The System, Dave Abrahamson

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

Pushing Poppies, Diana Alokozai

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

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

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

LIKE YOU Search, Gipson Bachman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BREAKOUT STAR, JMatthew Cummins

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

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

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

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

MOMIM, Christopher Halligan

Incessant, Adesuwa Vanessa Hayble

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

Universal Back-End Design, Jason Kalili

Moon Child, Zoe Katzen

Heretic, Olivia Kent

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Debut, Dongwon Oh

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

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

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

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

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

Forming the Conscience of Young Vietnamese, Thien Duc Vu

Soothers, Everett Wall