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

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Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2012

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Bourbon and Ashes, Daniel Valero Fletcher

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It's Just Pretend, Christopher Glennon

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Parents’ Perceptions of Partners in Print, a Family Literacy Program, Rebecca Jane Godbey

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The Mnemosyne Victim, Sean Henry Goldthwaite

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"Harness Shakedown" Flight Bus Harness Testing Using the CKT Machine, Shane Goodall

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Program Evaluation of a Pilot Project Using the Family Art Assessment to Support Clinical Treatment, Meirav Haber

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Art Processes, Self-Care and Resiliency in the Art Therapist, Krista L. Hawkins

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A Qualitative Study of Three Urban Catholic High Schools: Investigating Parent and Principal Expectations and Realizations of Parental Involvement and the Parent-School Relationship, Karen Elayne Holyk-Casey

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Bleeding Cuba, Jen Howell

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Lowering the "Return to Prison Rate" Through the Scholar Rehabilitation Success, Otto R. Jimenez

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Coincidence, Matthew Kic

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Exploration of Disorganized Attachment in Emotionally Disturbed Children Through Art Therapy: Case Studies at a Therapeutic School, Vala Kondo-Legan

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Linking Resource Allocation to Student Achievement: A Study of Title 1 and Title 1 Stimulus Utilization, Kati Petersen Krumpe

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"Secrets" to System Designs that Maximize Customers' Satisfaction Beyond the Point of Sale, Jay Lee

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An Exploitation of Art in the Treatment of Complex Trauma and the Therapeutic Relationship, Moriah Nessia Manning

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Project Bigfoot - Application of Systems Engineering and Management Principles to Requirements Development and Business Case Evaluation, Annika Matas

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954) An Analysis of Policy Implementation, Outcomes, and Unintended Consequences, Carla M. McCullough

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The Familiars, Matt McGinnis

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Work-cell Centric Satellite Pulse Flow Production System Integration Test, Jose L. Medina

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The Avoidance of Race: White Teachers’ Racial Identities in Alternative Teacher Education Programs and Urban Under-Resourced Schools, Kelley Marie McCann Miller

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Effectiveness of Self-Care: A Heuristic Study Exploring Art Making, Bikram Yoga, and Personal Journaling, Gina Marie Minardi

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Becoming Unionized in a Charter School: How Charter School Teachers Navigate the Culture of Choice, Elizabeth Montaño

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Miniature Sensor Technology Integration (MSTI) and Defense Support Program (DSP): A Heuristic Analysis, Jacqueline Newton

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Maverick of the Mounties, Tom Nowak

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Building Resilience Through Group Art Therapy with Youth Exposed to Risk, Lorraine Rose Pantic

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A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Obama Administration’s Education Speeches, Adriane Kayoko Peralta

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Art-Based Heuristically Informed Social Action for a Survivor of Childhood Complex Trauma, Anna Nicole Pirkl

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LAX Expansion Study, Jonté Robertson

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A Solution Proposal for the Bottled Water Problem Through Systems Engineering, Rossanny Rodriguez-Gotopo

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An Engineering Approach Investigating the Uptake and Phytotoxicity of One Type of Engineered Nanoparticle (CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots) by Solanum lycopersicum, Lynsey Alexandra-McLennan Salverson

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Building Spiritual Capital: The Effects of Kundalini Yoga on Adolescent Stress, Emotional Affect, and Resilience, Meliné Sarkissian

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An Archival Case Study Contextualized by a Chronological Review and Analysis of Helen B. Landgarten's Publications, Ronda Sells

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An Art-Based Heuristic Study of an Art Therapist's Struggles With Learning Disabilities and Anxiety Disorders During Adolescence, Ashley J. Semler

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Cancer Patients' Perception of Body Image: A Visual Exploration, Danielle Lauren Servedio

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An Exploration of Art Therapy with Street Children in Mumbai, India, Rucha Shirsalkar

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Rethinking Film Distribution, Mesrop Simonyan

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Baltimore or Less, Susan E. Smith

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Packingtown, Ryan Trevino

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Application of the Lean Enablers for Managing Engineering Programs for the Blue Spider Case Study, Matt Trinca

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The Body's Imagery: Yoga and Art in Healing, Licia Wise

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The Oracle, James Zolliecoffer

Theses, Research Projects and Dissertations from 2011

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Acculturation and Identity Issues of Latino Adolescents, Hilda Cristina Aceves

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A System Approach to Satellite Test Equipment (STE) Readiness and Calibration Data Review, Alwyn Alcancia

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Towards An Indian Constructive Theology: Towards Making Indian Christians Genuinely Indians and Authentically Christians, Dominic K. Arputham

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

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

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

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Verification of Use Cases, Shannon Bouldin

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

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Undocumented, Jenniffer Castillo

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Identifying the Essential Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability Tasks for Aerospace Systems, Daniel Cho

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Systems Engineering Approach to Developing a Successful Business, Frank De Anda

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The Meadow, Michael Dodd

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Constructing Identity: An Art Therapy Exploration of Complex Trauma and Adolescent Development, Sarah C. Dunn

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

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Technology Insertion on Satellite Platforms, Candace Givens

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Action Jacksons, Derek Gordon and David Rogoff

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Big Brat, Derek Gordon and David Rogoff

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An Art Therapy Exploration of Complex Trauma and Addiction Treatment, Whitney Jade Gordy

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Revenue-Based Financial Modeling: A Sustainable Model for Medium-Size, Private, Mission-Based Schools of Education, Joseph Harbouk

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Test Procedure Validation Process, Tony Hernandez

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Integrated Scheduling Material Requirements Planning Lean Process, Alex Herrera

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Prayer in a Time of Sin: A Comparative Analysis of Christian, Buddhist, and Kashmiri Shaiva Doctrines, Viresh Hughes

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Expected and Unexpected Outcomes of a Service-Learning Program Rooted in Social Justice and Pragmatic Constructivism, Jeffrey M. Jenkins

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Applying Systems Engineering to Life, Jonathan Kaiser

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Facing Complex Trauma as it Impacts Countertransference and Clinical Work: An Art Therapist’s Journey Through Art and Journaling, Sunset N. Karner

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Strategies for Self-Care: A Case Study on the use of Mindfulness Meditation, Guided Imagery and Artistic Exploration, Hilary A. Kern

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Can We Play A Game? Art Therapy with a Child Who is Reluctant to Make Art, Brooke E. Knaack

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Literacy Achievement in Nongraded Classrooms, Anita Therese Kreide

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The Rise and Potential Fall of the Aerospace Industry: A Study of the Impacts of the Baby Boomers and a Proposed Solution for Bridging the Knolwedge Gap between Generations, Jeffrey Lesovoy

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Spirituality and Healing: Multicultural Implications within Art Therapy, Jennifer L. Lively

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Resiliency of Latino High School Students: The Impact of External and Internal Factors, Diana Marie Lucero

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Preferential Options and Palimpsests: Transferring the Founders’ Catholic Charism from Vowed Religious Educators to Lay Educators, Patrick Paschal Lynch

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Art After Death: A Heuristic Study of Death and Tradition, Emily S. Margolis

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Peace of Glass, Colleen Marshall

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Rethinking Critical Consciousness: Latina Teachers, Latina Girls, and Alternative Educational Spaces, Salvador Martin

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The Wheel, Aditi Minda

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Closing the Gap: The Effects of Alternative Certification Programs on Intern Self-Efficacy, Marianne Mitchell

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Cookie VS. The Apocalypse, Jennifer Moscoso

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Brown Xmas, Maria Ortiz

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Organizational Assimilation through Heritage Language Programming: Reconciling Justice and Bilingualism, Ricardo José Pedroarias

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Medical Art Therapy: A Heuristic Exploration, Jacqueline Marie Pellicane

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Picture Yourself: A Heuristic Exploration of Identity Development Through the Use of Photography, Malia P. Prietto

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Art Therapy with Latino Immigrant Men, Paul Quezada

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Client-Initiated Premature Termination: How Did the Art Therapists Feel and What Did the Client’s Last Art Reveal?, Nephthys Resurreccion

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Jesus and the Ethic of Love: A Critical Examination of a New Covenant, Jeffrey Stephen Sabol

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Youth, Social Networking, and Resistance: A Case Study on a Multidimensional Approach to Resistance, David Scozzaro

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Beautiful Monkey, Sallua Sehk

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The Somatic Experience of Trauma in Art Therapy, Heather Naomi Spann

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Mapping The Neural Integration of Traumatic Memory: Art Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Complex Trauma, Melissa S. Susman

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Exploration of Second Generation Hungarian American Identity Development Through Art and Personal Narratives, Erengo Suto

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FRACAS: Don’t Cut - Invest!, Chia-fang Ann Torgeson

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Counter Narrating the Media’s Master Narrative: A Case Study of Victory High School, Beth Trinchero

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Latina Women Identity Formation Pre and Post Immigration, Melly Trochez

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A Qualitative Sequential Design: An Art Therapy Exploration of the Felt-Sense & Self-Care, Kayla Trueit

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Strike Price, Christopher Ulmer

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Intergenerational Acculturation and Values in Chinese American Families: An Integrative Artistic Narrative Exploration, Kristen K. Wang

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Effective Leadership Strategies: What Novice Catholic Elementary Principals Know, Do, And Want to Learn, Linda Rogers Wiley

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A Case Exploration of Art Therapy from Three Theoretical Perspectives with a Non-Public School Student, Kristen Dara Wright

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Metamorphosis Journey: Voices of Asian Domestic Violence Survivors Through Art Exploration, Jessica Michelle Yuen