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

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Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2019

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Examining the Relationship between Educational Technology and Morality: A Case Study of an American Catholic Middle School, Joe Daccache

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Impact, Implementation, and Insights of Peace Education: A Case Study of the M.A. in Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation Program at the University of Rwanda, Sarah M. Doerrer

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The Sensory and Haptic Nature of Art Therapy Materials With Young Children Ages 0-5yrs Old of Complex Trauma, Sarah Duncan

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Art Therapy Based Curriculums with Patients who Have or Had Cancer, Gabriela Espinoza

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Optimizing 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand and Simulator, Stephen Estelle

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We Wear the Mask: Stories of the Black Girl Middle School Experience in Predominantly White, Elite, Independent Schools, Tina B. Evans

The Green Motel, Jeanine Fiser

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Brown Condor, Anand Fozard-McCall

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A Systems Engineering Approach to Improving the National Weather Service, Joanna Fregoso

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This Is How It Ends, Melia Gabriel

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Qualitative Assessments used in Art Therapy Programs with Cancer Patients in a Medical Settings, Melissa Garcia

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The Wedding War, Meredith Garcia-Painter

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Feminist Ecclesiology: A Trinitarian Framework for Transforming the Church's Institutional and Spiritual LIfe, Stacy Geere

Breaking Up and Entering, Andrew Gioia

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Talking about whiteness: The Stories of Novice white Female Educators, Stephanie Goodman

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More Than Anything, Cassie Mae Hess

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Critical Mentorship for Black Girls: An Autoethnography of Perseverance, Commitment, and Empowerment, Krystal Huff

Mark, Francisco Huzel

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Understanding the Devil: A Comparative Examination of Dead Souls, The Master and Margarita, and Revelation 12-3, Thomas "TJ" Kennedy

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Zero Line, Timothy Kontje

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Children of the War, William Krauss

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A Qualitative Analysis of Quantitative Assessments in Art Therapy Research with Patients with Cancer in a Medical Setting, Jill Levenberg

Winter Horse, Lance Liu

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Creating Scholar Athletes: Investigating the Academic Support Provided to High School Student Athletes in Southern California High Schools, Melinda Love

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Critical Bicultural Masculinities: Reframing Community College Success Among Latino Immigrant Male Students, Rene Lozano Esquivel

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Creating the Therapeutic Environment: An Exploration of Art Therapy and Sexuality, Allison Marx and Lia Verzatt

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Addressing Teacher Shortage: A Historical Policy Study on Teacher Credentialing in California, Liza Moritz Mastrippolito

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Exploring the Experiences of Black Teachers with School Administrators in Los Angeles County, Geneva D. Matthews

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Self-Efficacy and STEM Career Interest in Black and Latino Middle School Students: A Study on the Next Generation Science Standards, Whitney McCormick

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A People's History of Art Therapy, Jessie McCurdy, Alexandria Richardson, and Kathaleena Thirtle

Blink of an Eye, Collin Nelson

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Spirituality, Mindfulness, and Art-Making in Mitigating Compassion Fatigue, Chau Nguyen

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Of Fire, James C. Norris III

Fishbowl, Gaurav Pathak

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A Heuristic Exploration of White Lesbian Identity and Cultural Humility Through Art Therapy, Jennifer Phelps

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Art Therapists' Work with Textiles, Sarah Potter

The Windigo, Amanda Prentis

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An Effective High School Inquiry-Based Physics First Curriculum: Student and Alumni Perceptions, Fawzia Bibi Qazi

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Creating Creators Cinema Project: Transforming Lives through the Arts, Christian Quintero

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Dear Prudence, Ben Robertson-Macleod

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Cigar City, Rene T. Rodriguez

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Effects of Art Therapy on Dissociation Related to a Veteran’s Experience with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Camacho Ronald

No Bad Days, Ivan Salinas

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Toward a Unified Computer Learning Theory: Critical Techno Constructivism, Bryan Philip Sanders

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Host City, Inishmore, Jordan Sandfer

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Edifying the Spirit of Love and Liberation in the Education of Young Children: Lessons from Critical Pedagogy and Reggio Emilia Inspired Educators, Seyedeh Zahra Agha Seyed Yousef

It Rains in ClearSkies, Joshua Singer

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African-American Male Perceptions on Public Schooling after Discipline: A Contextual Portrait from the Inner City, Kevin William Smith Jr.

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The Experience of Empathy Within Law Enforcement: An Art Exploration, BriAnne Timmons and Isabella Williams

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Pastoral Care, Mission, Tradition and Community: Alumnae Perceptions of a Catholic Female Single-sex High School, Samuel Torres

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Beyond Colonizing Epistemicides: Toward a Decolonizing Framework for Indigenous Education, Samuel B. Torres

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Art Exploration of Countertransference and Empathy Towards Clients with Substance Abuse, Mailynn Tran

This Won't Hurt, Chelsea Urech

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Transformative School-Community-Based Restorative Justice: An Inquiry into Practitioners' Experiences, Ariane White

Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2018

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Teachers’ Knowledge, Perceptions and Practices Regarding Academic Literacy Development of Long-Term English Learners, Daniel William Alamo

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Art Museums and Latino English Learners: Teaching Artists in the K-8 Classroom, Veronica Alvarez

Feet of Fire, Amanda Ayres Abicalaffe

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Assisted Death: Historical, Moral and Theological Perspectives of End of Life Options, Catherine Bando

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Transformative Youth Organizing: A Decolonizing Social Movement Framework, Emily Estioco Bautista

The Pleasure Center, Taylor Blackburn

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Suggestion Box, Matthew R. Black

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the perilous plight of the perplexing WILLIAM wilson, Roosevelt Brown II

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Headcases, Mark Buenning

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Water Infiltration and Pollutant Rentention Efficiencies in the Ballona Creek Rain Garden, Jamie Lynn Burkhard

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The Intersection of Ethnic Studies and Public Policy: A Study of California High School Board Members' Perspectives, Russell Castañeda Calleros

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River of Names, Kylie Chi

Bear with Me, Carlos Cortes

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Missing in Action: A Critical Narrative Study of the Absence of Black Female Secondary Science Teachers, Nadia Despenza

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Soul Count, Mia Dingle

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Blunt Trauma, Alexandra Dudley and Amanda Pierson

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Closing the Gap of the Educational Needs of Homeless Youth: A Case Study of a Mobile School and Youth Learning Center in Los Angeles, Tiffany G. Edwards

Glory Daze, Ailish Elzy and David Larkin

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A 30 Year Assessment of Fecal Indicator Bacteria (Escherichia coli and Enterococci) Along the Shoreline of Santa Monica Bay, California, Chris Enyart

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Flesh & Blood, Daril R. Fannin

Saffron 'n Rose, Sarah Fatemi

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Transformative Urban Education Leaders in Los Angeles, Sarah Figueroa

Z-Man, David Fortune

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Casual Affairs, Ana Gamundi

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En Busca de un Futuro Mejor [In Search of a Better Future]: Understanding Charter School Selection by Immigrant Latina/o Families, Carlos Alberto Garcia

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Writing Ourselves Into Existence: A Spoken Word Artist’s Autoethnography of a Liberatory Hip-Hop Pedagogy, Kahlil Almustafa Gasper

My Scarlet Letter, Brendan Gates

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An Exploration of Art Therapy and Attunement in Treating Families with DCFS Involvement, Amanda Gonzalez

Trace, Colin Gray

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House of the Rising Sun, Ben Gross

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Scrap Metal, Bonnie L. Harris

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Hablando de la herida: Honoring Spanish-Speaking Parents’ Experiences Obtaining School-Based Speech and Language Services for Their Children, Amalia W. Hernández

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Social Justice and the Superintendency: A Study of Eight Los Angeles County Superintendents, Matthew Hill

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Examining Relational Dynamics in Couples through an Art-Making Experience: A Replication Study, Kuangheng Hwang, Anna McNerney, Grace Palenik, and Kathleen Scheppe

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Paul's View on Marriage and the Teaching of the Magisterium on Marriage: Towards an Inculturation of the Igbo Understanding of Marriage, Valentine Ibe

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The Persian Art of Denial, Jasmine Jafari

Talking Shop, Karen Joseph Adcock

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Quincy, Hunter Karas

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Medical Art Therapy, Hope Kinney and Elizabeth Mueller

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Navigating the Sexual Politics on the High School Campus: Testimonios of Young Chicana/Latinas, Mayra Alejandra Lara

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The Continuing Formation of Priests in China, Weiping Li

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Bad Company, Ashley Locher

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Play the Fool, Daniel Martinez

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Art Therapy and Art History Theories, an Inquiry, Hannah L. Masters

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"Nevertheless, She Persisted": The Challenges and Opportunities Experienced by Novice Female Charter School Principals, Heather McManus

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Hitmans, Jordon Mitchell