Student Research and Publications from 2023
GUILT., Dennis Marciuska
Heretic, Olivia Kent
High Self-Esteem and Growth Belief Contribute to Resilience Following Positive and Negative Relationship Events, Maxine Boyd and Maire Ford
How Release Informs Practice: Nonattachment as a Key to the Yogic Techniques of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra, Dana Tarasavage
Implementation of the Downlink Communication System of the LMU CubeSat, Mohammed Alrabeeah
Improving Multi-Modal Food Detection System with Transfer Learning, Shivani Gowda
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
Is it a Requisite for a ‘Believer’ to be Part of the Formal/Institutional Church?, Dillon Cook
Isolating the electronic effects of systematic twist in highly substituted aromatic hydrocarbons using density functional theory, Grace Tully and Emily A. Jarvis
Is this Antiracist?: An Autoethnographic Evaluation of Professional Development, Allison Nava-Holstein
Jookin, Jiggin, Beatin Ya Feet and Gettin’ Light: African-American Footwork Traditions, Kioni Shropshire-Maina
Karl Rahner and Vatican II: A Sacramental Vision of the Church, Geoffrey Watson
Kenneth Tanaka and American Buddhism, Grace Laubach
LAPD suffers hiring shortage following a shift in how Angelinos view police, Nicole Norman
La Voz 2023, Loyola Marymount University, Modern Languages & Literatures Department
Leather and Lace, Simón Chiles
LIKE YOU Search, Gipson Bachman
Lonergan’s Concept of Conversion: A Path to Antiracism, Laura Boysen-Aragon
Los Angeles Miscellany Volume 71, 2023, Loyola Marymount University English Department
Love & Hexes, Robyn Bankston
Making Worth, Making Sense of the Sacrifice: Examining the Career Education Trajectories of Economically Marginalized, First-Generation Latina Graduates, Alexia Fernanda Pineda Soto
Mary Magdalene: The Fragmented Woman, Lucy Durben
Math and Magic: A de Bruijn Card Trick, Rachel Meilak
MOMIM, Christopher Halligan
Moon Child, Zoe Katzen
Nostra Aetate to Combat Anti-Judaism, Marjorie Shahani
Off The Beaten Path - A Podcast Interview Series, Shaun Holmes and Jason D'Mello
Off The Beaten Path - A Podcast Interview Series, Shaun Holmes and Jason D'Mello
Politics of the Olive Branch: Environmental peacebuilding and the nexus of natural resources, violent conflict, and peace, Lindley Saffeir
Praying While White: Preparing the Soil for the Work of Antiracism, Laura Boysen-Aragon
Procedural Level Generation For A Top-Down Roguelike Game, Kieran Ahn and Tyler Edmiston
Purchasing the Practice: How the World of Wellness Sells Yoga as the Ultimate Self-Care, Serafina Blake
Pushing Poppies, Diana Alokozai
Raising the Roar: A Case Study of Early Adolescent Student Voice on Service-Learning and Catholic Identity, April Beuder
“Redeeming the Religion” of the Colonizer: Exploring Filipino Worship in the U.S., Gabrielle Poma
Run for Your Life, Tyler Afana and Vanessa Newell
Saint Monica’s Model of Catholic Excellence in Augustine’s Confessions, Caelan McKamey
Second Star, Samantha Solorzano
Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities in California and the United States, Giana Hubbard and Inas R. Kelly PhD
Solar Water Desalination System, Heidi Johnson, Lauren Tully, Mahsa Ebrahim, Patricio Osegueda, and Felipe Rivera-Uribe
Soothers, Everett Wall
Tapas and the Hero(ine)’s Journey: The Inner Fire of Transformation, Stephanie Spence
Teaching for Social Justice in the Secondary English Language Arts Classroom: Case Studies in Independent Schools, Alexandra Lyon Perelman
The Collector Psyche: Eli and Edythe Broad as Agents of the Western European Art Market, Alexis SooHoo and Damon Willick
The Commodore, Samuel Smith
The Dream Machine, Matthew Cheung
The Glorious Magdalene: The Influence of Mary Magdalene on Medieval Women’s Spirituality, Kayla Ray
The Impact of Blended Learning Professional Development on Teacher Efficacy: Exploring an Experiential Model, Shannon N. Tabaldo
The Mountain Girl, Hailey Shannon
The Nature of Compassion in Yoga: Illuminating its Modern Role through an Examination of Historical Texts, Keren Eshed
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
The Resilience of a School Community During a Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study of the Trials and Tribulations of Bishop John Paul Academy, Christopher Aquino
There Will Be A Tomorrow, Cameron Webb
The Role of Powers in Pādas III and IV in the Yogasūtra of Patañjali: Realities and Implications, Mathilde Peña
The Sociological Eye 2023, Loyola Marymount University, Sociology Department
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
Understanding Happiness: The Threshold and Mindset, Laura Kato
Universal Back-End Design, Jason Kalili
Video Art in the Gallery Space, Juliet Wang and Matthew Thompson
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
Welcome to Stella, Gregory M. Pricoli
You Matter Here: Examining Black and Latine Student Sense of Belonging in a Community College Cinema/TV Department Using TikTok, Krystle Klein
Student Research and Publications from 2022
A Bayesian Analysis of Early Śramaṇic Origin Stories, John Kingsley
Accompaniment in Times of Suffering: Liberating Images of God, Carmen Ramos Carmona
A Cord of Many Strands: A Case Study of Inclusive Practice within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Patrick James Allison
Adapting Retention Practices to Support and Retain Black Students from High School to University, Passion Lord
A Good Man is Hard to Find, Cara Jackson
An Exploration of Art Therapy Services Offered to University Community Members During Transition, Julia Arias, Marissa Gonzales, Melissa Gonzalez, and Raegen Valdes
A Systems Engineering approach for developing a Mars In Situ Propellant Production System, Rafael E. Martinez Paruta
Attic Salt, 2022, Loyola Marymount University, The Honors Program
A World Without God: An Investigation into Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Baptism Homily, Geoffrey Watson
Black Homelessness in Los Angeles, Dezmin Hemmans and Rosemary Kim
Briefcase, Zach Irving and Andrew Forney
Can Green Tea Extract Promote Weight Loss?, Kelly Jehle
Cease & Desist or a Doorway to the Soul: Sensing Your Way to Spirituality, Christine Gabaly
Challenging Racism in Catholic Schools Through Intimate School Leadership: Counternarratives of Black Catholic School Leaders, Michael Santa Maria
Christians Must Reach Out to the Oppressed, Robert F. Stamps
Contemporary Art Therapists: Study of Identity Within Artmaking, Chelsea Cota, Essayan Hart, Jamie Lombrana, Ivan Lopez, Liz Sizemore, and Susana Valdez
Creativity and the Spiritual Path, Laine Wherritt
Criterion, Volume 40, 2022, Loyola Marymount University English Department
Determining the frequency of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) conferring lactase persistence in humans in the heterogenous United States population, Claire Kosewic and Kam D. Dahlquist
Developing Cultural Humility Using Art-Based Group Practices: A Collaborative Autoethnography, Dani De Herrera, Amanda Ramirez, Vivien Chia, Yu Liu, Vanessa Perez, and Victoria Mason
Diet Analysis of Scat from Coyote Pack in Culver City, Anna Monterastelli, Melinda Weaver, and Eric Strauss
Dulce, Christopher Espinal
DUST, Marc Sheehan
Eco Yoga Therapy for Mental Health Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Karyn Stein
Electric Eden, Victoria de la Concha
Evaluation of GEV Over LP3 When Predicting Return Period Annual Exceedance For Santa Ana, San Gabriel and Urbanized Regions in California, Maria Beatriz de Paula Macedo
Examining Barriers that Influence Refugee Healthcare Accessibility in the United States, Annie Heckman and Rachel Washburn
Examining the relationships between emotion regulation, emotion differentiation, and mental health symptomatology: Does acting experience matter?, Michelle Chernikova and Diana Santacrose
Exploring Algorithmic Literacy for College Students: An Educator’s Roadmap, Susan Gardner Archambault
Exploring Arts Based Assessments for Relevancy in Art Therapy Research, Anjelica Cortés, Denielle Dominguez, Hayoung Lee, Naomi Nessim, and Ciera D. Olson
Fact and Fiction Collide: Ethics and Accountability in Documentaries and Hybrid Films, AnaMichele Morejon and Charles Howard
