LMU Digital Commons | Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) | Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
 
The LMU Theses and Dissertations collection is the official repository for graduate-level research produced at Loyola Marymount University. This open-access platform showcases the scholarly work of LMU students, including master's theses, doctoral dissertations, and capstone projects across a wide range of departments.

Follow


Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2017

PDF

Educating the Whole Being: Yoga & Mindfulness in Schools, Trang Huynh

PDF

A Critical Analysis of Sexuality Education in the United States: Toward an Inclusive Curriculum for Social Justice, Tiffani Kocsis

Frenchies, Kuan Fu Lin

PDF

Principals as Partners in Change: Insights on Common Core State Standards Implementation, Brian Lucas

PDF

Registry X's Road to Lean - A Systems Approach, PJ Mallari

Clark, Daniel Mcdonald

PDF

Strawberry Fields, Sam J. McGoldrick

PDF

BAAAMM, Angela R. Miller, Alice Mary Thomas, Melissa Rivera, Brooke A. Pfaff, Ana Zuanic, and Monica Esquivel

PDF

A Review and Analysis of the MFT Clinical Art Therapy Program at Loyola Marymount University in Connection to a Clinical Case Study, Edith Matilda Moses

Sin Lottery, Kate Neuer

Communication, Alex Newman

Spring, Orchid (Ying Chun), Hengqing Pan

The Off Season, Jenna Park

Transcender, Ernest Pathi

Cascade, Bret Quinn

PDF

"When Do We Play?": Administrator, Teacher, and Parent Perceptions of Play in a Catholic Kindergarten Classroom, Aimée Eva Ramirez

The Con, Ariel Rejae

PDF

Exploring Resilience through the Observation of Group Art Therapy with Adolescents, Jamie N. Rios

PDF

Detroitus, Evan Romansky

The Mortician, DJ Ross

An Emancipatory Pedagogy of Jesus Christ: Toward a Decolonizing Epistemology of Education and Theology, Terrelle Billy Sales

PDF

Spirituality and Art Therapy: The Practice of Sufi Zikr, Sufi Meditation Tamarkoz and Art-Making From an Art Therapist’s Lens, Leyla Salmassian

Not Your Average Fairytale, Briana Salvage

PDF

Superintendent Turnover in Guam, Alvin Sanga

PDF

Is Jesus’ Death on the Cross a Satisfaction for the Sins of Humanity or a Demonstration of God’s Love? A Theological Understanding of Atonement in Relation to the Sacrament of Reconciliation?, Raja Selvam

PDF

Bloody Sunday, Cheri Monique Shannon

Typical, Ese Shaw

Terry's Women, Anastasia Shulepova

PDF

Goodlands, Valerie Taylor

PDF

Everyone Dies When They Come to My House, David Techman

PDF

Sonoran, Brandon Valencia

PDF

Lived History of a Transformative Leader with a Disability: An Evocative Autoethnography for Social Justice, Sofia Vergara

Josh, A Journey, Charles Vijay Kumar

PDF

Intercepting the Intergenerational Trauma of Mass Incarceration Through Art-Based Parent Programs, Ana Ruth Yela Castillo

The Playing Field, Ahleea Zama

Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2016

PDF

Establish an Online Government Employment System for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sarah Abdulbadie

PDF

Unburying the Mirror: An Autoethnography of a Latino Teacher Who Left the Classroom, Arturo Rafael Acevedo-Febles

PDF

Schools of Education in a New Era of Accountability: A Case Study of an Annual Report Process Used to Advance a Professional Learning Community, Manuel A. Aceves

PDF

Teacher Professional Capital: The Relationship between Principal Practice and Teacher Job Satisfaction, Christine Annette Burke Adams

PDF

Development and Improvement of Tourism System in Saudi Arabia, Tamim Alajlan

PDF

Writing for Transformation: Teen Girls of Color and Critical Literacy in a Creative Writing Program, Rebecca Alber

PDF

Opening the Gates of a GATE Program: A Mixed Methods Study of Recruitment Processes and Retention Practices in One Multicultural Middle School, Marie Lynette Aldapa

PDF

Reliable and Safe Power Solutions for Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Aldughaimi

PDF

Managing Food Waste in Saudi Arabia, Lamya Alharbi

PDF

E-tutor, Eman Alkahtani

PDF

Promoting Awareness and Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Saudi Arabia, Latifa Alkuwaiz

PDF

Breaking the “At Risk” Code: Deconstructing the Myth and the Label, Kara Christine Allen

PDF

Improving Safety in Hajj, Amer Almarshed

PDF

Oppression of Women in the Islamic World and Gender Inequality in Saudi Arabia, Meshail AlMofawez

PDF

Improving the Business Permit Systems in Saudi Arabia, Wael A. Almula

PDF

Fostering Peace: The Impact of a Nonprofit Community-Based Organization on Young Foster Youths’ Social-Emotional Development and Pre-Academic Skills, Carrie Alpert

PDF

Rental Payment Solution Using HomeHey, Abdullah Althinayyan

PDF

Situated Learning and Latino Male Gang Members at Homeboy Industries, Mauricio Arocha

PDF

Contributions of the Jesuits to Human Rights in Mexico: A Case Study of Center Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez, Luis Arriaga Valenzuela

PDF

Transformation of Saudi Arabia Economic System, Osama Asiri

Diane, Alec Baer

PDF

Stories of Persistence: Filipina/o American Undergraduate Students in a Private, Catholic, and Predominantly White University, Angelica M. Bailon

PDF

Access, Technology, and Parental Involvement: A Case Study on a West Los Angeles Charter School, Tanisha M. Barnett

PDF

Turnaround Strategies at an Underperforming Urban Elementary School: An Examination of Stakeholder Perspectives, Angela Watkins Bass

PDF

Beyond Recidivism: Learning with Formerly Incarcerated Men About Youth Incarceration, Scott Patrick Bastian

PDF

Listening to Student Voices: A Critical Study of Homework, Michael Bates

PDF

Taken Over: The Story of the Locke High School Takeover Through a Qualitative Study of Student Voice, Joshua Michael Beardall

PDF

Living Learning Communities: An Intervention in Keeping Women Strong in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Jennifer Belichesky-Larson

PDF

Bhakti Yoga: Understanding Bhakti Through Rasa Sentiment, Johanna Bennett

PDF

Esteemicide: Countering the Legacy of Self-Esteem in Education, Kenzo Bergeron

PDF

A Week in Your Shoes: The Impacts of a Visual Art Program Informed by Clinical Art Therapy With Adolescents in a School Setting, Jessica Bianchi

PDF

Education Policy on Extra Classes: Implications for Secondary Education in Northern Ghana, Camillo Abatanie Bonsuuri

PDF

Physics First: Impact on SAT Math Scores, Craig Earl Bouma

PDF

An Examination of Catholic School Teachers’ Perceptions and Legal Understanding of Cyberbullying, Mary Beth Boyer

PDF

Teachers and Cheating: The Relationship Between the Classroom Environment and High School Student Cheating, Colby James Boysen

PDF

Fighting Fire With Fire: The Use of A Multimedia WebQuest in Increasing Middle-School Students’ Understandings of Cyberbullying, Elizabeth Ann Brewer

PDF

Critical Hip-hop Graffiti Pedagogy in a Primary School, Wade E. Brown

PDF

Legacy Student Information System: Replacement or Enhancement?, Leah Burstein

PDF

Redemption from Darkness: A Study of Form and Function, Sacred and Secular, within the Genre of Apocalypse, Margaret R. Butterfield

PDF

Combining African-Centered and Critical Media Pedagogies: A 21st-Century Approach Toward Liberating the Minds of the Mis-Educated in the Digital Age, Shani Byard

PDF

An Exploration Of Creative Arts Therapies In Pediatric Hospitals, Jacqueline Marie Carlson and Hilda Mercedes Galan

PDF

Charter Schools as Leverage for Special Education Reform, Tommy Chang

PDF

Examining the Reliability and Validity of ADEPT and CELDT: Comparing Two Assessments of Oral Language Proficiency for English Language Learners, Gina Chavez

Father Sky, Mother Earth, Frank Cohen

PDF

Hiring Leaders in Catholic Schools, Camryn Marie Connelly

PDF

Exploring Sexuality Through Art Making, Martha C. Cowley, Jane Gallop, and Amanda Hale Feinberg

PDF

Teacher Understanding of Curricular and Pedagogical Decision-Making Processes at an Urban Charter School, Rodolfo Cuevas Jr.

Sandcastle, Alison Cukierski

PDF

Intergroup Relations in Inclusive Classrooms: The Development and Validation of the Intergroup Relations Classroom Environment Scale (IRCES), Matthew P. Cunningham

PDF

Breaking Ground on the University Garden: Service-learning and Action Research, Bryce Collin Davis

PDF

A Study of Teacher-Buy-In and Grading Policy Reform in a Los Angeles Archdiocesan Catholic High School, Christian Martín De Larkin II

PDF

Family Art Assessment And Advocating For Children, Rachel L. Del Dosso

PDF

The New Ecology of Biliteracy in California: An Exploratory Study of the Early Implementation of the State Seal of Biliteracy, Tanya Margarita DeLeon

PDF

Online Professional Development: Implications on Self-Efficacy Levels and Classroom Instruction for Teachers in a Catholic High School, Jose Carlo De Vera

Camden's Children, Jameo Duncan

Hell Run, Elliott Bryce Duque-Estrada

PDF

Engaging the Lived Realities of Adult Immigrant English Language Learners: A Case Study of Literacy for Consciousness, Todd Eckel

Astronette, Andrea Edgley

PDF

Legendary, Joseph C. England

PDF

Collaborative Strategic Planning: A Mixed Methods Study of Models and Superintendents’ Perspectives, William Robert Espinosa

PDF

Examining English Language Development among English Language Learners with Specific Learning Disability, Karla Vanessa Estrada

Cereal, David Falcone

PDF

Organizing a Grassroots Math Literacy Campaign: The Launching of the Young People’s Project in Los Angeles, Michael Jacob Farber

PDF

Portraits by African-American Male University Students: A Retrospective Study, Lauren Fissori

PDF

College Preparation in a Low-Income, Urban, Public High School: A Case Study, Catherine Marie Foote