Student Research and Publications from 2026
Accuracy of parameter estimation for a simple gene regulatory network model is sensitive to network motif, number of parameters estimated, and magnitude and direction of regulatory relationships, Nikki C. Chun and Kam Dahlquist
A Dupe Death, Bradley M. Ash
A Puff's Exploration of Wayne Hopkins, Ethan G. Mullen and Leon Wiebers
Automatically Constructed Preference Pairs for Chain-of-Thought: Consistency Gains with Accuracy Tradeoffs, Cameron Scolari and Lanyu Shang
Between God and Gender: Rereading Śiva as a Proto-Hijra, Brock Herrington
Beyond Skrmetti: A Constitutional Case for Gender-Affirming Care, Mateo-Luis A. Planas and Evan Gerstmann
Bioscope: Modular AI Biomonitoring Device, Jaimin Ellinghuysen, Elisha Falope, Jordan Harvey, Joseph R. Slaybaugh, Gustavo Castillo, and Matt Siniawski
Children’s Resilience After a Wildfire: Clinical Themes of an Art Therapy-Based Curriculum, Rebecca Cuellar, Colter Engber, Gina Robinson, Chloe Seeger, Jenna Siteman, Charliemagne Tapia, and Ethel Zafranco
Cleantide, Ryan Agozo, Valeria Jimenez, Danny Blanchard, Adam Sandoval, Daylin Diaz, and Hernan Garcia
Comparing the effect of hyposalinity on the clearance rate of the invasive mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis from Marina Del Rey and the native mussel Mytilus trossulus from Coos Bay, OR, Lainee Irribarren and M. Christina Vasquez
Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Testing: A Behavioral Item Analysis of the Party Subtest from the MUNS Battery Administered to Argentinian and U.S. Participants, Arwen A. Miranda and Alberto Luis Fernandez
Cultivating the Dream in African American Men Through Black Excellence and Success, Sylvia Lawan Branch
Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Care: A Crosspollination Through Content Analysis, Ryan Andrew Partika
DANGER! AI Art Directors Ahead: An Analysis of Text-to-Image and Text-to-Video AI Integrations in Production Design for Film and Television, Katherine Gaylord, Charles Howard, and Richard Rohrer
Dominant Latina Beauty: Shade Names, Model Imagery, and Negotiation in Latina-Owned Makeup Brands, Lisette Gonzalez and Juan Mah y Busch
Egg Tarts for Evie, Hannah Ko
"Flourish/Fault": A Sort of Meta-Dance on Dance, Rory Dawson and Taryn Vander Hoop
Formula SAE Suspension, Anton Baricevic and Emin Issakhanian
God Only Knows, Amanda McCabe
Go West, Joey Ren and Luis Proenca
Hidden Barriers: Enforcement Asymmetry and the Political Economy of U.S.–Mexico Food Trade and the Cattle Industry, Sabina Prieto and Chris Jackson
“I Am Shining Like Never Before”: A Qualitative Study of the Preparation for Leadership and Vocational Call Among Lay Hispanic Women Educators in U.S. Catholic Schools, Bernadette Mary Boyle
Institutionalization of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in California Community Colleges, Kristin Lui-Martinez
Intersectional Pathways to Power: Black Female Superintendents' Assets in Disrupting Racism and Advancing Educational Equity, Elizabeth Anne Dent Veal
Latasha, I Love You, Kumari Ananda Devidasi Billings
Leader Perspectives from Policy to Practice: An Exploration of DEIAJB Accreditation Expectations in K-12 International Schools, Jennifer Lea Garzia
Learning in Motion: The Role of Flexible Seating in Enhancing Equity and Student Empowerment in a Title 1 Junior High School, Alexandria Morales
Lub Dub, Maxwell Page and Jessica Fuh
M4Health: A Multi-Modal, Multi-Domain, Multi-Platform, and Multi-Task Benchmark for Video-Driven Health Communication on Social Media, Nick Aurino and Raihana Zahra
Memorian, Athena Cheris and Mischa Livingstone
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Immunometabolic Reprogramming in Lyme Disease Associated Fatigue, Presley A. Taylor
Narratives of Cultural Wealth: Understanding What Works for Underrepresented Minority Students in STEM, Grace Long
Nutri Boost — A Nutritional Powder for Children in Bihar, India, Dimas Sandoval, Sofia De Anda, Everett MacDonell, Mikaella Faye Acob, Maria Fernanda, and Harris Khan
PhotoStory Reflections: Exploring Mental Health, Loss, and Community Healing after the Eaton Fire, Zoe Bell, Bentara Cabanayan, Natasha Daniels, Daniel Falagán, Rebecca Lauffenburger, Jessica Ramirez, and Jane Frances Tse
pHresh, Diego Gomez, Thomas “Kane” Perry, Lela Schuler, Olivia Cox, and Sofia Rueda
POURING GREASE DOWN THE SINK, Mateo Tomas Hercules Gonzalez
Radical-Humanistic Institutionalism IR Theory—Reimagining Neoliberal Institutions to Improve the Upholding of Human Dignity and Flourishing, Jonathan Wallace Myers and Jennifer Ramos
Role of Serotonin Receptor 2B in Development of the Heart Ventricles and Cardiac Valves, Mandy H. Nguyen
Should Tomorrow Mark the Start of Forever?, Rodrigo Zoratto Assis
So All Students Learn and Thrive: An ImproveCrit Analysis of a School’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports, Rebekah Kang
Social Media and the Cinema-Going Experience, Sevilla Chapman and Ivy Fofie
Sol Fridge Kenya (Turkana County), Ava Valdez, Dhuha AlMutairi, Go Ogawa, and Jeremy Boze
Stacks, Hannah Holden and Robert Johnson
Synthergy: Social Deduction and Deception in LLM-Powered Agents, Lauren Campbell and Andrew Forney
Taxidermy and Technology: A History of Climate Change Exhibitions at American Museums of Natural History, Laura Haushalter
Taxidermy and Technology: A History of Climate Change Exhibitions at American Museums of Natural History, Laura Haushalter and Amy Woodson-Boulton
Teacher Voices in Ethnic Studies: Bridging Policy and Practice Through Educator Insights in California, Isiah Peter Iniguez
The Impact of Television Series in Expanding Film Franchises Through Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels, Brady Allison and Sue Scheibler
The Nicolay Hours: William H. Hannon Library’s New Medieval Manuscript, Ava Lehrman
The Night of the Faithful, Elodie A. Ghonda and Jessica Fuh
This Play is About Bugs, Zachary Scrima
Understanding the Experiences of High-Achieving Undergraduate Students, Yasmin Kim and Negin Ghavami
Using Color and Pigment Content to Further Characterize Limonium perezii Leaf Development, Hannah S. Kotek and Philippa M. Drennan
Vamos a Chismear: The Intersection of Social Media and Chisme Fostering Belonging Among Middle School Girls, Juana Yumeida Chavez Kawasaki
Visualizing the Colonization Pathways of Non-rhizobial Plant Growth Promoting Bacillus simplex in Root Nodules, Malee Q. Bedolla and Nancy Fujishige
weighted, i drown peacefully, Clarke P. Hamilton and Masaru Suzuki
You Into Bad Girls?, Mara A. Swanson
Student Research and Publications from 2025
Adolescent Identity and Belongingness: Using Arts-Based Participatory Action Research, Vivian Boyer, Kam Brooks, Emily Camp, hannah checkwicz-grosberg, Jenna Newman, Renee O’Connor, and Jacqueline Tardie
A Force to Be Reckoned: Strategic Equity Sense Leadership of Unit-Level Higher Education Leaders, Jin M. Mims
Analyzing Immigrant Pay Gaps & the Policies That Influence Them, Rebeca Perez and Prachi Jain
An Argument against Gradual Type Systems in Programming Language Semantics, Natalie Lau
A New Beginning, Jefferson Ramos
Attic Salt, 2025, Loyola Marymount University, The Honors Program
Augustine’s Ethics and Authentic Happiness, Ignatius C. Williams
Automated Solar Panel for LMU Campus, Michael Hennessy, Jack Michaelis, Jack Leon, Nick Aiello, and Mustafa Mozael
A Very Important NATO Meeting, Elizabeth Johnson
Balance, Alondra Hernandez
Balancing Employee Voice, Coaching, and Termination: An Ignatian Lens on Managing with Respect and Dignity, Emma Zuniga and Patricia Martinez
Beyond Recreation: Uncovering the Hidden Environmental Wealth of Northeast LA’s Urban Parks, Grace Landers and Demian A. Willette
Black Thumbs, Soléi Wright
Breaking Barriers First-Gen Experiences, Fiorella Salazar, Alondra Hernandez, Alieth Caceres, Aolanni Jimenez-Gonzalez, Alberto Martinez, Karol Martinez, Jesus Arias, Julian Melendez Miranda, Gabby Flores, Isabell Lachinpour, Jefferson Ramos, Annette Gomez, Zahir Pineda, Alejandra Rodriguez, and Carla Bueno
"Breaking Barriers: First-Gen Experiences", Julian Melendez Miranda
Bridging the Divide: Examining Support Systems and Barriers Affecting Undocumented Students' Post-Secondary Success, Maria Del Carmen Elizarraras Santos, Melissa Garcia, Miguel Morales, Michael Raymundo, and Fatima Suarez Chocoteco
Campus Kills, Parker Alexander and Rob Bragin
Causal Models for Realistic Cognitive Reinforcement, Vivek Dhingra, Brandon Bazile, and Andrew Forney
Come To Jesus, Christopher Cunningham
Criterion, Volume 43, 2025, Loyola Marymount University English Department
Da Juice, Leland Nelson
Deceiving Angels II, Alejandra Rodriguez
Decriminilize Immigrants, Karol Martinez
Developing Adaptive Expertise to Support All Learners: An Autoethnographic Investigation of my Teaching Journey, Jennifer Zacuto
Discord from Within: Challenges Facing Catholicism in the United States and the Road Ahead, Amber Montgomery
Dismantling Stereotypes and Reclaiming Narratives through Representation, Artistry, and Legacy: Teaching Black Women in Theatre and Film-Empowered by Color, Charlotte Williams Roberts
Dreams To Reality, Annette Gomez
Editor’s Introduction, Eryn Reyes Leong
Empowering Education: Unveiling the Strategies of Latina Elementary Principals in Cultivating Culturally Responsive Learning Environments, Amaris Jeanette Rivas
Endorser Perception in Modern Marketing: Celebrity vs. Social Media Influencer Endorsements, Mikaela Huarcaya and Noriko Sato Ward
Ethics in the Age of Digital Trading: Rethinking Responsibility in Modern Investing, Kennedy Solomon and Melissa Fitzpatrick
Evolving Ontology and the Case Against Predictive Algorithms in the U.S. Justice System, Eryn Reyes Leong
Evolving Ontology and The Case Against Predictive Algorithms in the U.S. Justice System, Eryn Reyes Leong
Examining Ableism in Elementary School Settings: Educators’ Experiences and Responses to Critical Incidents of Ableism, Rebecca Chadwick
Exploring Parenting Students’ Experiences with Institutional Support using the Loss/Momentum Framework, Paula Kwok Jung
Exploring Retention Practices in Catholic High Schools: Principal Perspectives, Eric Crespo
Family Dynamics in Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, Isabell Lachinpour
Film Study, Zachary T. Scrima
First Doubts, Carla Bueno
