Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2019
This Won't Hurt, Chelsea Urech
Transformative School-Community-Based Restorative Justice: An Inquiry into Practitioners' Experiences, Ariane White
Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2018
Teachers’ Knowledge, Perceptions and Practices Regarding Academic Literacy Development of Long-Term English Learners, Daniel William Alamo
Art Museums and Latino English Learners: Teaching Artists in the K-8 Classroom, Veronica Alvarez
Feet of Fire, Amanda Ayres Abicalaffe
Assisted Death: Historical, Moral and Theological Perspectives of End of Life Options, Catherine Bando
Transformative Youth Organizing: A Decolonizing Social Movement Framework, Emily Estioco Bautista
The Pleasure Center, Taylor Blackburn
Suggestion Box, Matthew R. Black
the perilous plight of the perplexing WILLIAM wilson, Roosevelt Brown II
Headcases, Mark Buenning
Water Infiltration and Pollutant Rentention Efficiencies in the Ballona Creek Rain Garden, Jamie Lynn Burkhard
The Intersection of Ethnic Studies and Public Policy: A Study of California High School Board Members' Perspectives, Russell Castañeda Calleros
River of Names, Kylie Chi
Bear with Me, Carlos Cortes
Missing in Action: A Critical Narrative Study of the Absence of Black Female Secondary Science Teachers, Nadia Despenza
Soul Count, Mia Dingle
Blunt Trauma, Alexandra Dudley and Amanda Pierson
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
Flesh & Blood, Daril R. Fannin
Saffron 'n Rose, Sarah Fatemi
Transformative Urban Education Leaders in Los Angeles, Sarah Figueroa
Z-Man, David Fortune
Casual Affairs, Ana Gamundi
En Busca de un Futuro Mejor [In Search of a Better Future]: Understanding Charter School Selection by Immigrant Latina/o Families, Carlos Alberto Garcia
Writing Ourselves Into Existence: A Spoken Word Artist’s Autoethnography of a Liberatory Hip-Hop Pedagogy, Kahlil Almustafa Gasper
My Scarlet Letter, Brendan Gates
An Exploration of Art Therapy and Attunement in Treating Families with DCFS Involvement, Amanda Gonzalez
Trace, Colin Gray
House of the Rising Sun, Ben Gross
Scrap Metal, Bonnie L. Harris
Hablando de la herida: Honoring Spanish-Speaking Parents’ Experiences Obtaining School-Based Speech and Language Services for Their Children, Amalia W. Hernández
Social Justice and the Superintendency: A Study of Eight Los Angeles County Superintendents, Matthew Hill
Examining Relational Dynamics in Couples through an Art-Making Experience: A Replication Study, Kuangheng Hwang, Anna McNerney, Grace Palenik, and Kathleen Scheppe
Paul's View on Marriage and the Teaching of the Magisterium on Marriage: Towards an Inculturation of the Igbo Understanding of Marriage, Valentine Ibe
The Persian Art of Denial, Jasmine Jafari
Talking Shop, Karen Joseph Adcock
Quincy, Hunter Karas
Medical Art Therapy, Hope Kinney and Elizabeth Mueller
Navigating the Sexual Politics on the High School Campus: Testimonios of Young Chicana/Latinas, Mayra Alejandra Lara
The Continuing Formation of Priests in China, Weiping Li
Bad Company, Ashley Locher
Play the Fool, Daniel Martinez
Art Therapy and Art History Theories, an Inquiry, Hannah L. Masters
"Nevertheless, She Persisted": The Challenges and Opportunities Experienced by Novice Female Charter School Principals, Heather McManus
Hitmans, Jordon Mitchell
Defining Community-Based Art Therapy: How Art Therapy in School Settings is Facilitating Community-Based Art Therapy, Monica R. Morales
Homegrown Teacher Project: Developing an Early Intervention Pipeline for Teachers of Color, Yadira Moreno
Anselm on the Atonement in Cur Deus Homo: Salvation as a Gratuitous Grace, Thu Nguyen
A Heuristic Exploration of the Intersections of Social Justice Theory, Community Art Therapy, and Cultural Humility, Beth Ordway
Camp Suzanne: A Qualitative Case Study on Attachment Theory and Longevity Considerations for an Art Therapeutic Program for Incarcerated Mothers and their Children, Noelle Palm and Kaylee Falcon
My Keeper, Caroline Papadimos
Reconstructing the Image of Self and God in Second Generation Korean American Catholic Women, Frances Park
Sidelined, Sheena Pinkey
A Critical Interrogation of the Mind, Brain, and Education Movement: Toward a Social Justice Paradigm, Bibinaz Pirayesh
Star Patrol Space Squad, Patrick J. Pittis
Critical Mass, Tom Radovich
Using Art to Illuminate Therapists Experiences Diagnosing Children with Trauma, Sarah Tokimi Raphael
Feminist Boyfriend, Ashley M. Ryan
Tax Evasion: A Greek National Sport, Kyriaki Sarri
Satellite Constellation Architecture and Design to take Advantage of On-Orbit Servicing and Repair, Douglas Sciortino
Reclaiming Privation Theory for the Contemporary World, William Joshua Shrader-Perry
The Politics of Ethnic Studies, Cultural Centers, and Student Activism: The Voices of Black Women at the Academic Borderlands, Frederick Smith
High Risk, Robert Walton Smith
Art Therapy and Attachment Focused Treatment for Treating Children and Adolescents with Complex Trauma, Crystal Y. Solares
A Qualitative Study of Adult Perspectives of Loyola Marymount’s Summer Arts Workshop, Colleen Stafford
The Fear of Aging and the Self: A Heuristicaly Influenced Study, Leia R. Steingart
One Eyed Suze, Elizabeth Stickley
Quantum Mechanics, Eric Jordon Tate
How to Bring Young Adults into the Life of the Church, Huyen Truong
Unseen, Camille Tucker
Just a Day, Zachary Tull
Systems Engineering Analysis for Optimum Selection Protocol for Thermal Expansion Measurement of a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Tube, Ronald Uchimiya
Rediscovering the Theology of Lay Ministry and Presenting a Pastoral Plan: “The Integral Christian Formation Of Lay Leaders” for the Catholic Church in Tamil Nadu, India, Bernard Joseph Viagappan
A Paut Neteru Journey: An Autoethnographic Study of a Black Female Charter School Leader Using an Africentric Approach, Patricia Linn Williams
Global Education: Assets and Challenges for Global Competency in Catholic Schools, Beate Winkler Nguyen
System Engineering Analysis of Terraforming Mars with an Emphasis on Resource Importation Technology, Brandon Wong
Neptune, Grant Zizzo
Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2017
HANDY KSA: A Home Maintenance Solution for Saudi Arabia, Maram Alasmi
A Multiphase, Integrated Solution to the Water Crisis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed H. Aldamer
Detained, Hajar Al Naim
Reduction of Road Fatalities in KSA by Strengthening the Penalty System and Education, Adnan Saleh Alromi
Transformative Community School Practices and Impacts: A Tale of Two Community Schools, Aixle D. Aman
Potential of One-to-One Technology Uses and Pedagogical Practices: Student Agency and Participation in an Economically Disadvantaged Eighth Grade, Maria Dulce Silva Andrade Johnson
Exploring the Long-Term Effects of Domestic Violence in Art Therapy Treatment, Ekaterini Angelis
Ball is Life: Black Male Student-Athletes Narrate Their Division I Experiences, Eno Attah Meekins
Improve the Education System in Saudi Arabia, Dana Bakry
Forming and Supporting Lay Catholic Elementary School Principals as Spiritual Leaders, Erin C.O. Barisano
Smoke + Mirrors, Jonathan Burnett
Thornfield, Jane Campbell
The Potential of Refugee Art to Inspire Empathy and Social Action, Zoé Cavnar-Lewandowski and Kelsey Gavin
Using Assessment Data for Informed Decision-Making in Catholic High Schools, David Chambers
The Schooling Experiences of African American Males Attending Predominately White Independent Schools, Dana Adams Coleman
Assessing Couples’ Relationships Through Art Making: A Replication Study, Courtney Combe and Spencer Harden
It All Adds Up: Professional Development, Content Knowledge, and Self-Efficacy in Middle School Math Teachers, Wendy Creek
The Field, Brian Davis
Blouse & Skirt, Ashley Shauna Deleon
