Senior Theses

The Russell M. Story Prize. Awarded in recognition of exemplary performance across all parts of the senior exercise in Public Policy Analysis.  Shown below in reverse chronological order

Rachel Nguyen, Economics/PPA, 2026

Nailing Down the Law: Reworking Labor Classification in California’s Vietnamese Nail Salon Industry

Readers: Fernando Lozano (Professor of Economics, Pomona College) and Hung Cam Thai (Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies, Pomona College)

Julia Schwartz, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2025

Global Analysis of Biodiversity Co-Benefits and Data Deficiencies Across Natural Climate Solutions Pathways

Readers: Charlotte Chang (Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Analysis, Pomona College) and Frances Hanzawa (Associate Professor of Biology, Pomona College)

Jon Burkart, Politics/PPA, 2024

Minimum Operable Segments, Minimal Operable Institutions: Transit Consultants in Los Angeles County's Delivery of Metro Rail Minimum Operable Segment 1 (MOS-1)

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Lily Geismer (Professor of History, Claremont McKenna College)

Natalya Braxton, Neuroscience/PPA, 2023

Evaluating the Implementation of Trauma-Informed Schooling Practices in Claremont Unified School District

Readers: Nicole Weekes (Harry S. and L. Madge Rice Thatcher Professor of Psychological Science and Professor of Neuroscience, Pomona College) and Marcus Rodriguez (Associate Professor of Psychology, Pitzer College)

Lauren Rodriguez, Sociology/PPA, 2022

"What Is… Gender Inequity and Performance in Mass Media?" The Sociopolitical

Implications of Marginalization on Jeopardy!

Readers: Esther Hernández-Medina (Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies and Gender and Women's Studies, Pomona College) and Gary Yeritsian (Former Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, Pomona College)

Daniel Garcia, Biology/PPA, 2021

Fire and Development: Examining Two California Policies and Their Impact on Wildfire Property Damages in Southern California.

Readers: Wallace Meyer (Associate Professor of Biology, Pomona College) and David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Lex Frazier, Economics/PPA, 2021

Missing Homes: An Exploratory Analysis of Underutilized Residential Land in Los Angeles

Readers: Bowman Cutter (Associate Professor of Economics, Pomona College) and David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Lauren Schoen, Biology/PPA, 2020

Don't Mess with Access: Exploring the Use of Telemedicine to Increase Access to Contraception in Texas

Readers: Ann Quinley (Emerita Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Sharon Stranford (Professor of Biology, Pomona College)

Lea Kayali, Anthropology/PPA, 2019

Paranoia and Prejudice: Community spying and the state of social control in American Muslim communities

Readers: Joanne Nucho (Associate Professor of Anthropology, Pomona College) and David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Emily Zheng, Economics/PPA, 2019 Can Uber and Lyft save Public Transit?

Readers: Bowman Cutter (Associate Professor of Economics, Pomona College) and Jennifer Ward-Batts (Lecturer in Economics, Pomona College)

Teofanny Saragi, Sociology & Asian American Studies/PPA, 2018 Visions for Liberation: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Beyond Bars

Readers: Gilda Ochoa (Professor of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies, Pomona College), Todd Honma (Professor of Asian American Studies, Pitzer College) and Joyce Lu (Associate Professor of Theatre, Pomona College)

Thomas Erb, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2018

California Cap and Trade: A Case Study in Environmental Pluralism

Readers: Bowman Cutter (Associate Professor of Economics, Pomona College) and John Jurewitz (Lecturer in Economics, Pomona College)

Jack Buyske, Chemistry/PPA, 2018

Miracle Drug: Using Naloxone to Reverse Overdoses and Fight the Opioid Crisis.

Readers: Dan O’Leary (Carnegie Professor of Chemistry, Pomona College) and Guadalupe Bacio (Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Chicana/o Latina/o Studies, Pomona College)

Olivia Zalesin, Politics/PPA, 2017

Going Above and Beyond for California's Foster Youth: SB 1023 Implementation and Recommendations for Improvement and Expansion

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Maggie Lemons, Politics/PPA, 2017

The Armchair Jury: Public Participation in Post-Conviction Processes

Readers: Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Nathalie Folkerts, Biology/PPA, 2016

Communities Mitigating Risk Through Urban Gardening: Using Geospatial Analysis to Maximize the Impact of AB 551

Readers: Ann Quinley (Emerita Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Jonathan Wright (William A. Hilton Zoology Professor and Professor of Biology, Pomona College)

Rachel Keyser, Politics/PPA, 2015

Return-to-Learn: A Team Approach to Concussion Management for Pomona College Student-Athletes

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Kirk Jones (Emeritus Professor of Physical Education, Pomona College)

David Janovsky, Politics/PPA, 2015

Open to the Public: Building Accountability into Regional Public Safety Organizations

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Marisa Weisberger, Politics/PPA, 2014

Performing O and P: How Artist Visa Policy and Cultural Diplomacy Can Improve America's Image Abroad

Readers: Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Jonathan Petropoulos (John V. Croul Professor of European History, Claremont McKenna College)

Logan Galansky, Science, Technology, and Society/PPA, 2014

Reclaiming the Diagnosis: The Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Patient Group Agency and Treatment Paradigms in the Political and Medical Spheres

Readers: Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Vivien Hamilton (Assistant Professor of the History of Science, Harvey Mudd College)

Jessie Welcomer, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2014

Green Curriculum in the Golden State: Examining the Implementation of the Education and the Environment Initiative in California Public Schools

Readers: Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Paul Faulstitch (Professor of Environmental Analysis, Pitzer College)

Cati Crawford, Neuroscience/PPA, 2013

Overcoming a Weighty Problem: Devising an Optimal Anti-Obesity Policy Strategy.

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Louise Cosand (Visiting Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, Pomona College)

Susannah Gibbs, Biology/PPA, 2011

Buying Time: An NGO/Government Partnership to Increase Access to HIV Treatment in Rural Areas of Tanzania

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Karl Haushalter (Seeley W. Mudd Professor of Chemistry and Biology, Harvey Mudd College)

Claire Perkins, Anthropology/PPA, 2010

The Need for Needles: A Policy Proposal to Establish a Syringe Exchange Site in SPA 3 of LA County

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Emily Tamanaha, Economics/PPA, 2009

Business-Oriented Economic Development in Pomona, CA: Functional in Theory and Practice?

Readers: Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Eleanor Brown (James Irvine Professor of Economics, Pomona College)

David Sherer, Psychology/PPA, 2008

Do Small Learning Communities Help Teachers? An Investigation of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Professional Community at a Los Angeles High School

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Ken Miller (Rose Professor of State and Local Government, Claremont McKenna College)

Femke Oldham, Politics/PPA, 2007

Water At Pomona College: An Investigation of Policies and Practices

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Jack Sullivan (Professor of Political Studies, Pitzer College)

James Solomon, Politics/PPA, 2006

Consistent and Persistent: How Policymakers Can Increase Contraceptive Use to Decrease the Number of Abortions?

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Eleanor Brown (James Irvine Professor of Economics, Pomona College)

Erica Lai, Psychology/PPA, 2005

Homeless Youths' Perceptions of the Law: Informing Existing Legal Clinics

Elizabeth Redman, Economics/PPA, 2004

Motivations For Corporate Social Responsibility and The Implications for Public Policy in the U.S.

Readers: James Likens (Emeritus Professor of Economics, Pomona College) and Cecilia Conrad (Emerita Professor of Economics, Pomona College)

Kate Freund, Biology/PPA, 2003

Cowbird Mitigation for the Least Bell's Vireo in Southern California: Protecting endangered species in a human dominated landscape

Readers: Rachel Levin (Emerita Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, Pomona College) and Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Arielle Cooley, Biology/PPA, 2001

Making Connections: A cross-discipline analysis of a proposed wildlife corridor between the Puente Hills and the Whittier Narrows

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Gene Fowler (Professor of Biology, Pomona College)

Tejal Thakkar, Biology/PPA, 2000

The California Expanded Alpha-Fetoprotein Program: Successful Implementation = Effective Regulation?

Readers: Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Laura Hoopes (Halstead-Bent Emerita Professor of Biology, Pomona College)

Mitchell Stoltz, Computer Science/PPA, 1999

The Open Source Revolution: Transforming the Software Industry with Help from Government

Readers: Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Michael Erlinger (Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College)

Lena Amanti, Anthropology/PPA, 1998 HIV/AIDS Education: Learning as We Go

Readers: Ralph Bolton (Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Pomona College) and David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Chloe Bullard, Anthropology/PPA, 1997

Sex Education Policy: Are We Teaching Teens What They Need to Know?

Readers: Raul Magana (no info) and David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Layne Mosler, Anthropology/PPA, 1996

The World Bank and the Participation Action Plan: Possibilities and Recommendations for Popular Participation in World Bank Operations

Readers: Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College), Don Brenneis (Professor of Anthropology, Pitzer College) and Ralph Bolton (Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Pomona College)

Marc Birtel, Politics/PPA, 1995

Changing The Rules of The Game: The Problem of Congressional Reform

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and June Speakman

Tammi Chun, Government/PPA, 1994

Facilitating Organizational Change Through Community-Based Coalition the Los Angeles Educational Alliance for Restructuring Now's Efforts in the Los Angeles Unified School District

Readers: June Speakman and Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Elizabeth Sparks, Politics/PPA, 1993

Women Running for Office: The Differences and Advantages in Their Campaigns

Readers: David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Tina Lee, Anthropology/PPA, 1992

Creating a Safer Sex Culture: An Ethnographic Study of Two Aids Education Campaigns

Readers: Ralph Bolton (Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Pomona College), David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Sam Bingham Edwards III, Biology/PPA, 1990

Biodegradation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils Under South Central Alaska Conditions

Readers: Sherwin Carlquist (Former Professor of Biology, Pomona College), Larry Oglesby (Emeritus Professor of Biology, Pomona College) and Richard Worthington (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Karen Laderman, Government/PPA, 1989

Sunset of the Gifted and Talented Education Program: An Examination of Factors that Led to Local Continuation of the Program During 1988-1989

Readers: Karen Hult (Former Assistant Professor in Public Policy Analysis, Pomona College), David Menefee-Libey (William A. Johnson Professor of Government, Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Joseph Weeres (Emeritus Professor of Education, Claremont Graduate University)

Holly Ingraham, Government/PPA, 1988

Public Policy, Private Policy and the Space Between: An Exploration of Representation and the Gender Gap in Governance

Readers: Elizabeth Crighton (Emerita Professor of Politics, Pomona College), Lauren Ficaro, Karen Hult (Former Assistant Professor in Public Policy Analysis, Pomona College) and Ward

Laura Reichenbach, Government/PPA, 1988

The Role of the Autopsy in Medicare's Prospective Payment System

Readers: Hans Palmer (Emeritus Professor of Economics, Pomona College), Lauren Ficaro and Leo Flynn (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Kristen Willard, Economics/PPA, 1987

Economic Analysis in Policy-Making: The Relationship Between the Federal Budget Deficit and Trade Flows

Noelani Loo, Government/PPA, 1987

The California Educational Employment Relations Act and Variables Affecting the Quality of Labor/Management Relations and Negotiations in Three California School Districts

Readers: Karen Hult (Former Assistant Professor in Public Policy Analysis, Pomona College), Jill Grigsby (Emerita Professor of Sociology, Pomona College) and Lorn Foster (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

Ruth Liberman, Government/PPA, 1985 Title VII v. The Sexual Harasser

Readers: Karen Hult (Former Assistant Professor in Public Policy Analysis, Pomona College), Elizabeth Crighton (Emerita Professor of Politics, Pomona College) and Don Brenneis (Professor of Anthropology, Pitzer College)

Josh Addison, PPA, 1983

The Effect of Information Management and Knowledge Creation Technologies on Decision Making Paradigms in Large Organizations

Readers: Daniel Mazmanian, Frank Tugwell (Former Professor of Government, Pomona College) and Rudi Volti (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Pitzer College)

Garth Rieman, Government/PPA, 1982

Public Service Delivery: Existing Forms and Potential Alternatives

Readers: Daniel Mazmanian and Elizabeth Crighton (Emerita Professor of Politics, Pomona College)

James Riker, PPA, 1981

Solar Energy's Potential For The Future: Policy Design and Implementation at the Local Government Level

Alfred Mamlet, PPA, 1980

An Analysis of the "Social Investing" Movement and Its Impact on United California Bank

Lena Amanti, Anthropology/PPA, 1998
HIV/AIDS Education: Learning As We Go

Sophia Artis, Anthropology/PPA, 2020
Protect our Children: Deconstructing the American Youth Vaping Epidemic

Jessica Berman, Anthropology/PPA, 1998
Creating Viable Unions: Organizing Domestic Workers and Day Laborers in Los Angeles

Nathan Brody, Anthropology/PPA, 2006
NAGPRA: The Success, Failure, and Future of Repatriation Legislation in the United States

Chloe Bullard, Anthropology/PPA, 1997
Sex Education Policy: Are We Teaching Teens What They Need to Know?

Beth Elliot, Anthropology/PPA, 1984
The Uses of Anthropology in Public Policy

Elana Henderson, Anthropology/PPA, 1988
An Analysis of Koreatown

Mary Jueden, Anthropology/PPA, 1988
The CITES Treaty: Regulating International Trade to Protect Endangered Species

Jared Kalow, Anthropology/PPA, 2015
Statehood Seen Bopp: Implementation as Performing Statehood in the Case of Flood Resilience in Pikine, Senegal

Lea Kayali, Anthropology/PPA, 2019
Paranoia and Prejudice: Community spying and the state of social control in American Muslim Communities

Daniel Larsen, Anthropology/PPA, 1998
Human Resource Management: A Viable Solution to Personnel Problems in Maquiladoras?

Tina Lee, Anthropology/PPA, 1992
Creating a Safer Sex Culture: An Ethnographic Study of Two AIDS Education Campaigns

Jennifer Lehr, Anthropology/PPA, 2017
Do Mother and Father Know Best? California’s Policies on Parental Consent for Sex Education
Readers: David Menefee-Libey and Claudia Strauss (PZ)

Andrea S. Levinger, Anthropology/PPA, 1994
Ethnicity, Identity and the Multicultural Agenda: A Jewish Student View

Elizabeth C. Longstreth, Anthropology/PPA, 1994
Living Conditions of California Women on Death Row: A Case Study of One Woman's Experiences

Megan McClure, Anthropology/PPA, 1985
Cultural Perspectives in Child Maltreatment

Nathaly Moreno, Anthropology/PPA, 2012. 
Servants to the Community: Volunteer Lawyers in the Inland Empire.

Layne Mosler, Anthropology/PPA, 1996
The World Bank and the Participation Action Plan: Possibilities and Recommendations for Participation in World Bank Operations

*Morna Oruch, Anthropology/PPA, 1981
Depo-Provera: Issues and Models in the FDA Approval Process

Claire Perkins, Anthropology/PPA, 2010
The Need for Needles: A Policy Proposal to Establish a Syringe Exchange Site in SPA 3 of LA County

Torrey Shelton, Anthropology/PPA, 2002
Education and Training Services for Welfare Recipients: A Policy Analysis of Los Angeles County's General Relief Opportunities for Work (GROW) Program

Susan Shu-Hua Hsieh, Anthropology/PPA, 2004
Evaluating Cervical Cancer Screening Programs for Chinese American Women: The Effects of Health Beliefs and Attitudes on Pap Test Use

William Smith, Anthropology/PPA, 1995
Excluding Homosexuals: The Boy Scouts of America v. Social Change

Soleil E. Teubner, Anthropology/PPA, 2000
Invoking Their Oath: Creating New Standards for Classical Researchers in a Multicultural Context

Meg Vall, Anthropology/PPA, 1987
Work and Pregnancy: A Critical Analysis of American Women's Support of Maternity Leave Policies

Maria Jose Vides Orellana, Anthropology/PPA, 2018 
Doe Through the Gates: Assessing and Improving Undocumented Student Support at Pomona College.

*denotes theses currently missing from the PPA library

Iyanuoluwa Adeniji, Biology/PPA, 2019 
Coordinated Care: Connecting the Public Mental Health Care System through Electronic Medical Records

William James Almquist, Biology/PPA, 1998
Mediating the Urban-Wildlands Interface: Promoting A Leopoldian Land Ethic in the Angeles National Forest

Victoria Lee Anders, Biology/PPA, 2018
No Mandate Without Acceptance: Lessons and Recommendations for HPV Vaccination Legislation in California

Catherine Banobi, Biology/PPA, 2017
Sustaining the Future: The UJANA Project for Youth HIV Prevention in Tanzania
Readers: Richard Worthington and Len Seligman

Jessica Cai, Biology/PPA, 2020 
Integration and Sustainability of School Garden at Hillside High School: Understanding the Effects of Experiential Learning on Students Wellbeing

Maggie Canby, Biology/PPA, (Scripps), 2009
The Return of the Plagues: The Science and Politics of Immunization and the Affect of Personal Belief Exemptions on Preventing the Plagues in the Twenty-First Century

*Charles Cange, Biology/PPA, 2002
Caution, CNG Fuel: Assessing Environmental Equity in the Face of Trends Toward Alternative Fuels

Susan Caplow, Biology/PPA, 2003
Conservation Strategies for Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens

Lauren Cassou, Biology/PPA, Fall 2023
Disaggregating Health Insurance Category and Access to Care: Results from the California Health Interview Survey 2001-2021

Sardius Chen, Biology/PPA, 2010
Driving and Buying Innovation: Research Prioritization at a Liberal Arts College in the New Context of University-State-Industry Partnerships

Connie Lew Cheng, Biology/PPA, 1997
The Expanded AFP Program: Analysis of a Prenatal Screening Program for Birth Defects as a Public Health Policy

Anita Chiang, Biology/PPA, 2015
Ethical and Policy Considerations for Implementing Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

Kathleen Chiang, Biology/PPA, 1999
Lessons Learned in Habitat Conservation Planning: The Stephens' Kangaroo Rat Plan

*Elizabeth Y. Chien, Biology/PPA, 1994 (missing 12/03/02)
An Assessment of the Organizational Climate for Collaborative Watershed Management in the Santa Ana River Basin: A Case Study of the Santa Ana River Watershed Planning and Advisory Committee

Aparna Chintapalli, Biology/PPA, 2019 
Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth is: Reforming Organized Dentistry to Address Persistent Oral Health Disparities in the U.S.

Samuel Cook, PPA/Biology, 2009
The California Budget Crisis and How It Affected Plans for Health Care Reform

Arielle Cooley, Biology/PPA, 2001
Making Connections: a Cross-discipline Analysis of a Proposed Wildlife Corridor between the Puente Hills and the Whittier Narrows

Kendrick Cua, Biology/PPA, 2025
Between Breath and Story: How Peer Facilitators Reclaim Identity and Build Community

Andrew Cvitanovich, Biology/PPA, 2002
Local Action on Global Warming: How Los Angeles, Portland, and Cities Around the World are Cutting Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

Josephine de Anda, PPA/Biology, 2023
The Challenge of Developing Long Acting, Reversible Male Contraceptives

Nathaniel DeFelice, Biology/PPA, 2004
A Call to Fundamentally Change Diabetes Prevention Programs to Address the Social Production of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Implications are Positive for Latinos and the General Public

Angela Dickey, Biology/PPA, 1992
An Evaluation of the Environmental Education Program at Bernard Field Station

Tyler Dillavou, Biology/PPA, 2001
Pomona College: A Vision for Sustainability

Lucia Driessen, Biology/PPA, Fall 2023
Heatwaves, Housing, Health, and Climate Change Policy in Washington, DC

Nicole Dumas, Biology/PPA, 2003
The Importance of Community-Based Prevention for Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Focus on Low-Income, Immigrant Latinas in Los Angeles Country

Wesley M. Dunn, Biology/PPA, 1998
The Problem of Research Agenda Boundaries: Can Policies Control Human Cloning?

Sam Edwards, Biology/PPA, 1991
Biodegradation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils Under South Central Alaska Conditions

Elizabeth Hilton Fisher, Biology/PPA, 1998
Depo-Provera and the F.D.A. Drug Lag: Social and Biological Perspectives

Nathalie Folkerts, Biology/PPA, 2016
Communities Mitigating Risk through Urban Gardening: Using Geospatial Analysis to Maximize the Impact of AB551
Readers: Jonathan Wright and Ann Quinley

Kristina Folta, Biology/PPA 2019 
Ethical Inclusion of Minorities in Biomedical Research: A Case Study of the “All of US” Research Program.

Mark Frankel, Biology/PPA, 1984
The National Environmental Policy Art: Implementation in the Forest Service, and Examination of the Curtis Tungsten Access Application as a Case Study

Kate Freund, Biology/PPA, 2003
Cowbird Mitigation for the Least Bell's Vireo in Southern California

Perla Estrella Grimaldo-Ramirez, Biology/PPA, 2020
Applying a Community Health Worker Model to Solve Diabetes Health Disparities in Underserved Communities

Susannah Gibbs, Biology/PPA, 2011
Buying Time: An NGO/Government Partnership to Increase Access to HIV Treatment in Rural Areas of Tanzania

Erika Graves, Biology/PPA, 2007
Should HPV Vaccination Be Mandatory for School Entry?: A Policy Analysis and Recommendation

Carolyn Hays, Biology/PPA (CMC), 2016
The Calfresh User Experience: An Investigation of the Intersection of Calfresh Policy and Applicant Experience.
Readers: Richard Worthington

Helen Hailu, Biology/PPA, 2023
From Paper to Practice: Investigating California's Implicit Bias Training Mandate for Perinatal Healthcare Providers

JJ Hoffman, Biology/PPA, 2026
Left in the (Road) Dust: Analyzing Advanced Clean Cars II in California's Disadvantaged Communities

Kate Immergluck, Biology/PPA, 2022
Decriminalizing Sex Work and Desanctifying Sex: Complicating the Sex Worker Narrative to Legitimize Erotic Labor and Effectively Prioritize Sex Workers' Human Rights

Yena Jang, PPA/Biology, 2024
The Road to Oral Health Equity: The Role of Mobile Dental Clinics in Improving Dental Accessibility in Rural Areas of Trinity County

Nathan Kadish, Biology/PPA, 2002
Insuring the Uninsured: The Impact of State Child Health Insurance Programs' Guidelines on Enrollment

Gahram Kang, Biology/PPA, 1996
Peers and Addiction: Key Components for an Effective Tobacco Education Program

Nancy Anna Karreman, Biology/PPA, 2018
Sex Education in Crisis: A Case for Better Program Evaluation.

Jennie N. Kim, Biology/PPA, 1996
Equity in Biomedical Research: How the Inclusion of Women in Clinical Trials Will Improve Public Health

Tara Krishna, Biology/PPA, 2014
Frames of Nature: People, Politics, and Water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta

Lori E. Lacy, Biology/PPA, 1994
The Implementation of Assembly Bill 2766: A Tale of Compromise, Confusion, Coordination and Evolution

Jameson Lam, Biology/PPA, 2008
The National Hepatitis B Act: Addressing the Health Disparity of Hepatitis B in Asian Americans

Lamar Lee, Biology/PPA, 2005
Non-Fiction: The Past, Present, and Future of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Adam Levitan, Biology/PPA, 2002
Is 301(h) Right for Orange County? An Evaluation of the Orange County Sanitation District's Clean Water Act Section 301(h) Permit

Audrey Mayer, Biology/PPA, 1994
The Natural Communities Conservation Plan: A Problematic Solution to Species Conservation

Rebecca Magnan, Biology/PPA, 2023
Overcoming Silence: Tackling Barriers to Pelvic Pain Diagnosis through Curriculum Reform

Michael Mello, Biology/PPA, 2004
Organ Failure: Balancing Primary with Tertiary Medical Care

Amanda E. Moore, Biology/PPA, 1996
Mandatory HIV Screening of People Arrested for Prostitution and Criminalization of “Knowing Transmission”: An Analysis of Ethics and Efficacy in Disease Control in Colorado

Gina Mooty, Biology/PPA, 2003
Air Quality Management: Does the Public Have a Voice?

Jeffrey Ryan Mora, Biology/PPA, 2004
The Effectiveness of Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) in Preventing Multi-drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)

Lilian Muldoon, Biology/PPA, 2007
Developing Policy Recommendations to Increase the Rate of Emergency Contraception Pill Distribution at the East Valley Community Health Clinics

Liwam Nerayo, Biology/PPA, 2020
Examining the Social Legacies of Genetic Technologies: Analyzing Ancestry DNA Testing as Identity-Formation in the Late 20th/ Early 21st Century

Cade Novara, Biology/PPA, 2023
The Case of Human Monkeypox: An Immunological and Sociopolitical Analysis of Factors taht Contributed to Its Spread and Impact

Shari Ann T. Oshiro, Biology/PPA, 1996
Should We Lay Ourselves Genetically Bare? Policy Proposals Regulating Access to Genetic Information

Lisa Parrillo, Biology/PPA, 2006
Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A Scientific, Ethical and Political Analysis

Jodie Pham, Biology/PPA, 2008
Deceptive Probabilities: Genetic Testing for Breast Cance Genes BRCA1/2 and Broader Policy Implications

Annie Price, Biology/PPA, 2020
Power Moves: PG&E Power Shut Offs and Alternative Fire Prevention Policy in California’s Urban-Wildlife Interfaces

Nadia Rahimtoola, Biology/PPA, 1994
Assuring Quality of Interpersonal Health Care: A Case Study of Intervalley Health Plan

Grace Reckers, Biology/PPA (Scripps College), 2018
(In)Secure Communities Assessing the Impacts of Secure Communities on Immigrant Participation in Los Angeles Health Clinics.

Sophie Roe, Biology/PPA, 2019
Reality-Based Health Care: Investigating the Breadth, Extent, and Collective Impact of Street Medicine in the US,

Delmy Ruiz, Biology/PPA, 2023
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Remote Patient Monitoring in the Medically Underserved Community of Los South Angeles

Jung Sun Ryu, Biology/PPA, 1996
Community Benefit Policy in Private Non-Profit Hospitals

Lauren Schoen, Biology/PPA, 2020 
Don’t Mess with Access: Exploring the Use of Telemedicine to Increase Access to Contraception in Texas

Kahaan Shah, Biology/PPA, 2023
Menstrual Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Exploring Linkages to Improve Health Outcomes for Menstruators

Lauren Shaw, Biology/PPA, 2006
Are Organics Enough? The Caloric and Political Potential for an Entirely Organic Agriculture System

Leya Solomon, Biology/PPA, 2019
HIV Prevention: The Current State of PrEP Accessibility and an Examination of AB2640 – A Policy Aiming to Increase PrEP Usage

Benjamin Spector, Biology/PPA, 2006
Influenza: A Study of Pandemic Preparedness

Cole Story, Biology/PPA, 2015
Reducing Barriers in the HIV Continuum of Care: The Potential of Patient Navigation Services for HIV-Positive Clients in Los Angeles County

May Tang, Biology/PPA, 1997
Norplant: Contraceptive Research and Development

Tejal Thakker, Biology/PPA, 2000
The California Expanded Alpha-fetoprotein Program: Successful Implementation = Effective Regulation

Jason Woo, Biology/PPA, 2004
Transgenic Salmon: Ecological risks and policy failures

Larissa Yocum, Biology/PPA, 1999
Transgenic Salmon: The Link Between Research and Development and the Biological, Social and Economic Costs and Benefits

Jaime Zadra, Biology/PPA, 1998
An Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Medical Services for Inmates in the Los Angeles County Jail System

*denotes theses currently missing from the PPA library

Kara Isabelle Bank, Chemistry/PPA, 2016
Unmanned Aerial Firefighters: A Study of the Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the Airspace above a Wildfire.

Nora Becker, Chemistry/PPA, 2007
HIV/AIDS, Minority Women, and the Potential of Microbicides

Elena Brandford, Chemistry/PPA, 2010
An Evaluation of Decentralized Waterwaste Treatment Infrastructure in California

Sarah Buchman, PPA/Chemistry, 2009
The Qualitative and Quantitative Implications of an Inadequate Diagnostic Test for Lyme Disease Patients

John "Jack" Jurecic Buyske, Chemistry, 2018
Miracle Drug: Using Naloxone to Reverse Overdoses and Fight the Opioid Crisis

Elaine Choi, Chemistry/PPA, 2012
Contemporary Alternative Medicine: A Wholistic View

Emily Coffin, Chemistry/PPA, 2019
Searching for Cures: Exploring the Use of Health Informatics and Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs in Addressing the Opioid Crisis

Cailly Howell, Chemistry/PPA, 2012
Are School and Childcare Vaccination Mandates Sufficient to Address Rising Incidence of Pertussis in California? A Policy Analysis of California's Pertussis Mandates.

Mackenzie Grieman, PPA/Chemistry, 2009
Out of Evolutionary Control: An Analysis of the Approval Process for Genetically Engineered Crops.

Kevin Hsieh, Chemistry/PPA, 1996
Computer-Mediated Communication in High School Science Classes: Benefits for Constructivist Learning

*David J. Kim, Chemistry/PPA, 1998 
Electric Vehicles: Are They a Viable Alternative Fuel Vehicle to Save Our Air? And What is Being Done to Promote Them?

Debbie Lin, Chemistry/PPA, 1998
Myth or Reality? Consumer Perception of Viral Safety: Organizational Market Strategy for Anti-Hemophilic Factor VIII Drugs

Jamie Lu Ludke, Chemistry/PPA, 1998
Mitigation of Nitrate Pollution in the Chino Basin

Shanda McCune, Chemistry/PPA, 2011
Money is Power and Mining is Money: Policy on the Trade of Minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Impacts on Mining on the Local Region

Annie Niehaus, Chemistry/PPA, 2014
Genetic testing for risk of inherited breast and ovarian cancers: Payment issues following the 2013 Myraid Supreme Court Case

Cliff Numark, Chemistry/PPA, 1991
The Technology Advancement Program at AQMD

Elyse Jee Soo Park, Chemistry/PPA, 2000
Indoor Air Pollution: Who Should Take Responsibility

Manu Prabandham, PPA/Chemistry, 2024
Reducing Short-Chain PFAS Levels in California Water Supplies

Kirsten Sasaki, Chemistry/PPA, 2003
The Drug Approval Process: a Comparative Analysis and Ziagen Case Study of the United States Food and Drug Administration and the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products

David Schumacher, Chemistry/PPA, 1994
Socially Transforming Education and Its Implications for Science Education

*Dan Tzuang, Chemistry/PPA, 1998
Southern California Air Quality Management District: Implementing Environmental Justice

Joshua Yang, Chemistry/PPA, 2023
The Byproduct of Destigmatizing Marijuana: Addressing the Unregulated Distribution and Sale of Delta-8THC

Stephanie Yu, double major in Chemistry/PPA and Computer Science, 2022 
Embracing Clinical Trial Data Transparency and Sharing: An Examination of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Pathway and the EUA Approval of COVID-19 Vaccines

Jess Weidman, Chemistry/PPA, 1995
Public Policy in the Brave New World: Ethical Considerations Regarding Gene Therapy

Arthur Wendel, Chemistry/PPA, 1998
The Adoption Potential of Automotive Fuel Cells: A Technological and Social Evaluation

*denotes theses currently missing from the PPA library

Edinam Ablordeppey, Economics/PPA, 2026 
Health is Wealth: Breaking the Health-Poverty Trap for Black Americans through Medicaid Expansion

Karen Caceres Alpuche, Economics/PPA, 2019 
The Legalization of Street Vending in Los Angeles: Exploring the Impact on Vendors and Their Livelihoods

Rebecca Auerbach, Economics/PPA, 2025
Toward Birth Equity: Leveraging Doula Care in State Medicaid Programs

Charles Balter, Economics/PPA, 2010
Toward a Pathway for Deliberation: Reassessing the Call for Institutionalization

Simone Bogedal, Economics/PPA, 2024
Commutes and Spatial Mismatch

Charet Rashwan Bolton, Economics/PPA, 2018
Financing the Choice of Care: Institutional versus Home - and Community - Based Memory Care in Los Angeles

Jake Chang, Economics/PPA, 2026
Community Development Financial Institutions as Public-Private Intermediaries: Evidence on Equitable Small Business Lending

David Cherwin, Economics/PPA, 1986
Analysis of the Community College System and the Impact of the Enrollment Fee

Ann Collins, Economics/PPA, 1986
Child Abuse in the United States and Sweden: A Comparative Policy Study

Wayne Combs, Economics/PPA, 1989
Local Government Negotiation to Support Growth

Shelagh Cooley, Economics/PPA, 2005
Is India the Next Africa? An Evaluation of the Implementation of the National AIDS Control Organization in India from 1992-2003

Miguel Delgado-Garcia, Economics/PPA, 2020 
Community Engagement & Efficiency: Theory and Practice in the Transformative Climate Communities Program,

Wendy DeWeese, Economics/PPA, 1987
The Impact of the Latin American Dept Crisis: Should We Adopt the Bradley Plan?

Gwendolyn Donaker, Economics/PPA, 2001
Sustainable Electrification: A Comparison of Green Power Policies

Nicholas Dreves, Economics/PPA, 2005
Japan and the Kyoto Protocol

Monique Miner Eliason, Economics/PPA, 1989
The Use of Cost-Benefit Analysis in the City of Laverne

Michael Eulau, Economics/PPA, 1985
The Policy and Economic Implications of DRGs

Elizabeth Giwa, Economics/PPA, 2025
State-Sanctioned Sterilization, Suffering, and Surveillance: The Intersection of Proximity, Race, and Reproductive Rights in California Prisons

Corey Goelz, Economics/PPA, 2017
What is Welfare, Anyway? An Analysis of How Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Has Been Implemented Across States
Readers: David Menefee-Libey and Eleanor Brown

Tania Gray, Economics/PPA, 2019
State and Local Affordable Housing Policy in California: Barriers to Increasing Supply for Low-Income Households in a Malfunctioning Fair- Share System

Camille Green, Economics/PPA, 2026
Heat Regulation and Labor Supply: Evidence from California's Outdoor Worker Heat Illness Prevention Standard

Sophia Guimaraes, PPA/Economics, 2024
Unveiling the Impact: Chinese Direct Investment and Poverty Reduction in Latin America

Jennifer Han, PPA/Economics, 2009
Taming the Beast How: Pomona's Charter Schools Tackle Charter School Accountability

Peter M. Harding, Economics/PPA, 1997
Why the Electric Utility Industry Should Embrace “When/Where Flexibility”

Ally Huang, Economics/PPA, 2025
Cut from the Same Cloth? A Comparative Policy Analysis of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Textiles in France and California

Philippa Kittredge Haven, Economics/PPA, 2017
Minimum Wage & the Informal Sector: Evidence from a Day Labor Center
Readers: Fernando Lozano and Nancy Neiman-Auerbach (SC)

Meryl Haydock, Economics/PPA, 2001
Fighting Poverty with Equity: A New Methodology for Microenterprise Assistance Program

Michael Henry, Economics/PPA, 2005.
Living Wages: Good Policy or Misguided Intentions?

Samuel Hernandez, Jr., Economics/PPA, 2022
The Dependent Care Expansion of The Affordable Care Act and the Labor Supply and College Enrollment Decisions of Young Adults

Jim Hirschfield, Economics/Ecology, 1992
Evaluating Natural Resource Damage Assessments

*Robert Hockett, Economics/PPA, 1985
Controlling Mobile Source Emissions in the South Coast Air Basin

Madeline Honningford, Economics/PPA, 2017
Generation ADHD: A New Perspective on the American Opioid Epidemic
Readers: David Menefee-Libey and Mita Banerjee (PZ)

Rebecca Howland, Economics/PPA, 2014
Will this Patch Hold? How will the Affordable Care Act Affect the Finances of Public Hospitals in Los Angeles County?

Jessica Isaacs, Economics (Scripps)/PPA, 2006
Energy Efficiency in American Public Policy: The Effectiveness of Tax Credits as a Form of Consumer Inducement

Lech Kaiel, PPA/Economics, 2009
The Braking Point: Congestion Necessitates Urban Transportation Policy Reform.

Samuel Kina, Economics/PPA, 2002
Are the Benefits of the Benefits in Jeopardy? Design Issues, Economic Consequences, and the Ultimate Benefit of Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

Tom Krebs, Economics/PPA, 2004
Career and Technical Education In Pomona Unified School District

Shy Lavasani, Economics/PPA, 2020 
Getting Students to School

Michelle Lee, Economics/PPA , 2025
Engineering Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Infrastructure: A Quantitative Assessment of Risk Allocation Decisions

Jonathan Yedhm Lee, Economics/PPA , 2018
The Alcohol Policies at Pomona College from the Users’ Perspective

Ron Lerner, Economics/PPA, 1988
The Lavi Jet Fighter Project

Neil Lloyd, Economics/PPA, 1988
The Smog Check Program in Southern California's South Coast Air Basin: A Case Study in Economics and Public Policy

Andrea Mac, PPA/Economics, 2024
Mapping Equity: A Geospatial and Racial Analysis of Vote Center Distribution in Los Angeles County

Pamela Maddux, Economics/PPA, 1996
Los Angeles Revitalization Zone

Yosi Mayoral, Economics/PPA, 2023
The Labor Market Effects of COVID-19: A Regional Analysis of California Immigrants

David McDevitt, Economics/PPA, 2007
An Evaluation of Sentencing Practices in the California State Legal System

Lisa Merrill, Economics/PPA, 2005
When Noble Intentions Go Awry: A Study of California's Categorical Revenue Distribution in Los Angeles County

Tara Milles, Economics/PPA, 2014
When Invisible Wounds of War Lead Them Astray: An Analysis of War and the Legal System as Barriers to Justice in Veterans Treatment Courts

Jazmin Morales Rodriguez, Economics/PPA, 2025
"America's" Labor Force: Rethinking a Pathway to Legalization for Undocumented Immigrants

Sarah Munson, Economics/PPA, 1995
Improving the Public Policy Process and Cost Benefit Analysis

Bret Myers, Economics/PPA, 1985
The Extent and Nature of Influence of the Private Sector in the Environmental Policy Process: A Case Study of the Petroleum Industry

Rosie Newman, Economics/PPA, 2011
Impact Investing: A Case of the Grassroots Business Fund

Rachel Nguyen, Economics/PPA, 2026
Nailing Down the Law: Reworking Labor Classification in California's Vietnamese Nail Salon Industry

Patrick Pelegri-O’Day, Economics/PPA, 2015
The Promise of Sustainable Communities: Are transit-oriented developments realizing their potential?

Pablo Andres Ordonez Bravo, Economics/PPA, 2018
Profits, Objectives, and the Case of College Board: Towards a New Understanding of Firm Motivation

Stephanie Pham, Economics/PPA, 2010
Comparative Analysis of Watermaster Allocation Methods

Bryan Phan, Economics/PPA, 2015
Payday Loan Impact, Policy and Financial Alternatives: Are Payday Loans the best short-term loan option for high-risk borrowers or cam financial institutions and legislators do better?

Madeline Rawding, Economics/PPA, 2017
Preserving Residential Hotels and Single Room Occupancy Units in Los Angeles

Elizabeth Redman, Economics/PPA, 2004
Motivations for Corporate Social Responsibility and the Implications for Public Policy in the U.S.

Peter Reeb, Economics/PPA, 1983
The San Diego to Los Angeles Bullet Train: A Shot in the Dark?

Karen Reed, Economics/PPA, 1982
Land-Use Planning on the North Slope of Alaska

Lusanna Ro, Economics/PPA, 1994
Market Failures in the Health Care Industry

Amanda Robman, Economics/PPA, 2023
Informational Inconsistencies in ESG Rating and the SEC's Management of Information Provided to Investors

Camille Sanchez, Economics/PPA, 2019
Integrating Financial Capacity into Summer Youth Employment Programs: Models from Other Cities, a Model for Los Angeles

Claire Senft, Economics/PPA, 2025
Social Capital and Educational Resilience in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Eric Richard Schellinger, Economics/PPA, 1988
Regulation XV: A Ridesharing Policy for Los Angeles

Hammad Sheik, Economics/PPA, 2010
Natural Disasters: A Comprehensive Framework for Mitigation

Dan Silberstein, Economics/PPA, 2000
Panacea or Placebo: Could the Staples Center Revitalize Downtown LA

David Robert Steffen, Economics/PPA, 2018
Restricted Welfare: How State TANF Program Policies Affect People’s Lives.

Ryan Tacher, Economics/PPA, 2005
Government Welfare's Crowd-out of Charity: Examining the Public Policy Implications

Sydney Tai, Economics/PPA, 2026
Pricing the Unpriced: How Insurance Regulation Shapes the Valuation of Wildfire Risk in California

Emily Tamanaha, PPA/Economics, 2009
Business-Oriented Economic Development in Pomona, CA: Functional in Theory and Practice?

Maria Touya, Economics/PPA, 1985
Should Claremont Privatize Curbside Recycling?

Albert Tsoi, Economics/PPA, 2003
What Can we Do About Kids Having Sex?

Ngoc Kim Tran, Economics/PPA, 2020
Alternative Education and Family Literacy: A Survey on Institutionally Based and Community Based Adult Learning in Los Angeles County

Eric W. Wild, Economics/PPA, 1987
Divesting From South Africa: A Model

Kristen L. Willard, Economics/PPA, 1987
Economics Analysis in Policy Making: The Relationship Between the Federal Budget Deficit and Trade Flows

Terri Wilsie, Economics/PPA, 1986
PURPA - SECTION 210: The Dawn of a New Era

Jake Winkler, PPA/Economics, 2024
Digital Asset Regulation in the United States

Kari Wohlschlegel, Economics/PPA, 2008
Discretionary Sentencing and Recidivism Rates: An Examination of the Relationship Between Release Decisions and Recidivism Rates

Craig Wrench, Economics/PPA, 1983
Shhh, Softer Please -- Conducting the Flow of Energy: Two Perspectives on California Public Utility Commission Energy Leadership

Paul Yan, Economics/PPA, 2026
Cultural Invisibility of Aging: Uncovering the Barriers that Shape Housing Outcomes for Asian American Older Adults in California

Susan Yoon, Economics/PPA, 2003
Design Issues Within the Healthy Start Initiative: The Demonstration Project at Claremont Healthy Start

Shana Yu, Economics/PPA, 2006
A Theoretical Analysis of Sabanes-Oxley

Morgan Yucel, Economics/PPA, 2016
The Behavioral Economics of Cash Transfer Design, Harnessing Humanity’s Heuristics to Achieve Poverty Reduction Goals through Cash Transfer Programs

Gina Yum, Economics/PPA, 2025
Is Recycling Real? Tracing the Destinations and Environmental Fallout of US Plastic Waste Following China's Operation National Sword Policy

Emily Zheng, Economics/PPA, 2019 
Can Uber and Lyft Save Public Transit?

*denotes theses currently missing from the PPA library

Salman Akhtar, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2014
California's Energy-Water Nexus: Examining Implementation Opportunities to Achieve Policy Goals at the Nexus

Ben Baraga, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2024
A Closer Look at RECLAIM: Applying Advocacy Coalitions and Policy Entrepreneurs to Local Environmental Policy Change

Elle Chen, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2017
White Privilege in Environmental Policy Hazardous Waste Training & Operations in Southeast Los Angeles

Katie Cline, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2025
Banking on Change: Navigating Sovereignty, Climate Finance, and Equity in South Africa's Low-Carbon Transition

Alicia Carmona Conejo, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2024
From Ground to Growth: Evaluating the Impact of California's Groundwater Management on Ventura County's Agricultural Sector

Thomas Samuel Erb, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2018
California Cap and Trade: A Case Study in Environmental Pluralism and Adjacent Organizations

Hannah Hughes, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2025
From Feedlot to Floor Vote: How Animal Agribusiness Wields Power to Capture the American State

Sophia Janssen, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2019
Island Invasion: The Silent Crisis in Hawaii

Hadley Johnson, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2026
Governing Groundwater Scarcity: Supply Augmentation vs. Demand Management Sustainability Solutions Under California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Liga Krievan, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2015
An Investigation on Minnesota’s Methyl-Mercury As An Economic By-Product Pollutant

Nicole Larson, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2019
Pedal To The Metal: Accelerating the Transition to Electric Vehicles

Arianna Lawrence, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2026
Localization Nation: Cities on the Forefront of Sustainable Development

Claudia Alejandra Leon, (Pitzer College), Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2018 
An Analysis of and Proposal for Low Income Energy Efficiency Programs: How to Deliver Energy Efficiency to the Households That Need It Most

Sophia Merchant, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2026
Displacement Disaster: A Case Study of Resilience Gentrification, Hurricane Katrine, and Altadena

George Nahabedian, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2026
Sprawl by Design: Housing, Culture, and Automobile Dependence in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Xander Nonaka, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2026
What We Waste: Evaluating SB 1383's Measurement Infrastructure in Los Angeles County

Virginia Paschal, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2022
Modeling the Energy Consumption of the United States Cannabis Cultivation Industry

Julia Schwartz, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2025
Global Analysis of Biodiversity Co-Benefits and Data Deficiencies Across Natural Climate Solutions Pathways

Meagan Tokunaga, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2015
Implementing (Environmental) Justice: Equity and Performance in California’s S.B. 535

Olivia Voorhis, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2016
Local Institutions as a Return to Form, Assessing the Effect of Centralized Resource Management on Community Forests in Indian and Nepal.

Jessie Welcomer, Environmental Analysis/PPA, 2014
Green Curriculum in the Golden State: Examining the Implementation of the Education and Environmental Initiative in California Public Schools

Ruth Metcalfe, Geology/PPA 2025
The Salton Sea: The State's Responsibility for Agricultural Pollution and the Inadequately Addressed Public Health Crisis in the Imperial Valley

Anna Motschenbacher, Geology/PPA 2003
When Global Issues Become Local: Reframing Climate Change Throughout Inuit Observations

Brett Close, Physics/PPA, 2007
Solar Energy Research and Development in California

Jacqueline Cochran, Physics/PPA, 1995
Confronting Mr. Pluto: Japan's First Breeder Reactor Program

Maya Nitschke-Alonso, Physics/PPA, 2023
Foot Off the Gas: Phasing Out Fossil Gas in Pursuit of Carbon Neutrality at Pomona College

Daniel Rosenholtz, Physics/PPA, 2005
Innovating Green: A Case Study in and Evaluation of the Road to Sustainable Building

Brett D. Williams, Physics/PPA, 1994
An Investigation of the South Coast Air Quality Management District 1987 Clean Fuels Proposal and California Senate Bills 2297, 1928 and 316

Samson Zhang, Physics/PPA, 2025
The underclass of the green energy transition: Paiute and Shoshone resistance to and engagement with the Thacker Pass lithium mine project

Vicky-Marie Addo-Ashong, Politics/PPA, 2020 
In a Big Man’s Shade: Evaluating Patronage Politics in Kenya’s Health Sector Post Devolution

Clare A'Hearn, Politics/PPA, 2026 
Blame it on Buckley: The Hydraulics of Campaign Finance & Democratic Decay

Abigail Gonzalez Avila, Politics/PPA, 2022
Undocumented Students in Higher Education: A Study on Pomona College’s Undocumented Student Resources with Stories by Current Students

Evelyne Aviles Velazquez, Politics/PPA, 2026
The Uneven Realities of Sanctuary: Local Responses to Immigration Enforcement in Eastern Los Angeles

Lauren Akitake, Politics/PPA, 2003
Welfare Reform and Entitlement in the United States and the United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis

Juliette Aldarondo, Politics/PPA, 1998
The Role of Technology in Education

Jorge “Nico” Anwandter, PPA/Politics, 2009
Redesigning Legal Services in the Digital Age

Sarah Axeen, Politics/PPA, 2007
A Successful Reform? The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act and the Medicare Prescription Drug, Modernization, and Improvement Act

Harmela Beyene, Politics/PPA, 2019
Doing More for Those Who Need More: Supporting Black Women at Predominantly White Institutions.

Marc Birtel, Politics/PPA, 1995
Changing the Rules of the Game: The Problem of Congressional Reform

Deshika Botejue, Politics/PPA, 1994
A Case Study of the Implementation of Gang Prevention Programs Operated by the Pomona Police Department

Pamela Burga, Politics/PPA, 2004
A Review of Latinos In California Charter Schools

Jon Burkart, Politics/PPA, 2024
Minimum Operable Segments, Minimum Operable Institutions: Transit Consultants in Los Angeles County's Delivery of Metro Rail Minimum Operable Segment 1 (MOS -1)

Miranda Camargo, Politics/PPA, 2023
An Abolitionist Evaluation of Prison-Education: Pitzer College's Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program

Shayok Chakraborty, Politics/PPA, 2019 
Towards an Inclusive Claremont: The Affordable Housing Problem in Claremont, California.

David Chen, Politics/PPA, 2001
The Academy and the Hive: Information Technology Design at Pomona and Claremont-McKenna Colleges

Philip Hofai Cheng, Politics/PPA, 1994
Monterey Park: A Dual Economy

Thomas Conkling, Politics/PPA, 2014
The Potential Effects of the Home-Based Plan on Boston Public Schools

Mayra Cotten, Politics/ PPA, 1995
Liberty v. Security in a Technological World: California Gang Data Basing

Adam Cox, Politics/PPA, 2014
Sochi 2014: Exploring the Impact of the LGBT Controversy on the Olympics and the IOC

Megan Cribbs, Politics/PPA, 2006
Integrated Education: The Role of Schools in Reducing Children's Sectarian Prejudices in Northern Ireland

Rebecca Dale, Politics/PPA, History, 2009
Fueling Underdevelopment: A Global Perspective on U.S. Biofuels

Saahil Desai, Politics/PPA, 2016
The Ivory Tower on Sale: Consumerism and Convergence at Pomona College

Neyissa Desir, Politics/PPA, 2019
Asylum Seeking: The Haitian Experience

Kenisha Dilliard, Politics/PPA, 2005
Theory Paradox: Issue networks in the Policymaking Process of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998

Cyrus Dioun, Politics/PPA, 2005
The Oslo Accords and Intra-State Conflict Resolution

Katie Drais, Politics/PPA, 2026
The Commander's Clause: The Insurrection Act and the Challenges of Executive Discretion

Lexi Duffy, Politics/PPA, 2026
Budget Battles: How Divided Government Shaped Medicaid Implementation in West Virginia and Arkansas

Sarah Dupree, (Scripps College), Politics/PPA, 2018
Set Up to Fail? Redesigning Legal Self Help Centers in an Adversarial Justice System

Morgan Dyson, Politics/PPA, 2019
Leave No Person Behind? How the Department of Defense is Failing Our Most Vulnerable Veterans

Amanda Edwards, Politics/PPA, 1996
Collaborative Efforts: Implementation of Family Reunification Policy

Claudia Esparza, Politics/PPA, 1996
Latinos and Redistricting: The Quest for Equal Representation

Grace Fan, Politics/PPA, 2023
Revisiting Three Strikes: An Analysis of Recidivism Propensity, Policy Impact, and the Larger California Criminal Landscape

Amanda Fein, Politics/PPA, 2004
Guys in Pickups and Soccer Moms: Gender in the 2004 Presidential Elections

Benjamin Feldman, Politics/PPA, 2005
Methodological Differentiation in the Contemporary Study of Elections

Jasmine Ferguson, Politics/PPA, 2015
Chicago Public School Actions Contributing Factors and Policy Concerns

Zeean Firmeza, Politics/PPA, 2026
Who Cares for the Caregivers? The Precarity of Filipina Domestic Workers During the 2025 Palisades Wildfires

Devin Fernandes, Politics/PPA, 2002
The Prospects of a New Guest Worker Program for Undocumented Immigrants: Lessons from the Agricultural and High-Tech Industries

Caroline Flynn, Politics/PPA, 2009
The Road to Equity? Candidate Selection Strategies for Political Parties in the U.K.

Anthony Forte, Politics/PPA, 2004
The Problems of Assessing Student Achievement With Standardized Testing

Cristina Francisco, Politics/PPA, 2002
Justice for Terrorists? A Look at Military Tribunals and American Jurisprudence

Deborah Frempong, Politics/PPA, 2015
The Effect of Religious Culture on Sexual Health Decisions: A Study of Ethiopian Descent in the United States

Zachary Freiman, Politics/PPA and Music, 2020 
Examining the Impact of Race and Ethnicity in the 2020 Democratic Primary in New York’s 17^th District

Samuel Gaines, Politics/PPA, 2003
Towards a Better High School Exit Exam

Sarah Gamble, Politics/PPA, 2017
An Antidote to Amnesia: A California Policymaker’s Guide to School Choice

Ella Gardner, Politics/PPA, 2024
Ana Analysis of Policy: The Progression of Law Enforcement Responses to Domestic Violence

Emily Glass, Politics/PPA, 2015
Increasing African-American Participation in Major League Baseball: An Analysis and Reconfiguration of the Reviving Baseball in Inn Cities (RBI) Program

Sabrina Gleitz, Politics/PPA, 2024
Policymakers Out to Lunch: Examining the Accuracy of the Standardization of National School Lunch Program Direct Certification Data in California and Georgia

Zuleika Godinez, Politics/PPA, 2009
Voices of Resistance: The Day Labor Movement in Southern California

Becca Gourley, Politics/PPA, 2006
Ballots Stop Bombs? American Efforts at Democratization in Egypt

Ashley T. Grimes, Politics/PPA, 2000
World War MP3: The High Stakes Battle for Control over the Online Music Industry

Ethan Grossman, Politics/PPA, 2014
Constructing Racialized "Failures" and "Superpredators": Examining the Intersections of Neoliberal Education and School Criminalization Policies in LAUSD

Jose Huerta-Gutierez, Politics/PPA, 2020
U.S. Asylum Policy and Services in Los Angeles: An Examination of Public Counsel’s Asylum Services

Eric Hagin, Politics/PPA, 1996
Creativity, Commitment, and Citizen Involvement: The Keys to Compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Emily Hayes, Politics/PPA, 2014
So Crazy It Just Might Work: Fixing the Ills of the United States' Mental Health Care System and Improving Access for Children

Marie Helmy, Politics/PPA, 2015
Does Access to Counsel Mean Access to Justice? An Exploration of the Civil Right to Counsel through Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act

Noah Helpern, Politics/PPA, 2003
Implementation of the Charter School Facilities Provisions of Proposition 39 by the Los Angeles Unified School District

Willa Hevly, Politics/PPA, 2017
Districting and Representation on Seattle City Council

Kelly Hewitt, (Scripps College),Politics/PPA, 2008
Narrowing the Achievement Gap? The Transition from Vocational to Career-Technical Education in California Public Schools

Rachel Holben, Politics/PPA, 2005
Exceeding Expectations: How Charter Schools Are Challenging Traditional Education through Higher Standards

*Lucas Holl, Politics/PPA, 2005
Implementing High Stakes Accountability in Pomona Unified School District

Jordan Hoogsteden, Politics/PPA, 2023
More Than Four Walls and a Roof: Exploring the Subnational Implementation of the Human Right to Adequate Housing through State Constitutions and Courts

Kacey Hopson, Politics/PPA, 2016
America’s First Climate Change Refugees: Examining the Process of Relocation Through the Case of Newtok Village.

Dylan Horowitz, Politics/PPA, 2014
If you Build It, Will They Come? The Taxpayer-Funded Marlins Park and the Implications for Democracy in South Florida

June Hsu, Politics/PPA, 2025
The Spin Cycle: The Role of Media Bias in the 2024 US Presidential Election

Derek Ishikawa, Politics/PPA, 2001
Parks, “Pork,” and Proposition 12: The Potential Perils of the Parochial Imperative

*Mavish Jafri, Politics/PPA, 1999
California Political Parties and the Immigrant Vote in Los Angeles

Ah Min (AJ) Joo, PPA/Politics, 2024
Chat GPT Didn't Write This: A Human Authored Exploration of the Intersection Between Artificial Intelligence and the Unites States Copyright Regime

Audrey Younsook Jang, Politics/PPA, 2019 
From Ecovillage to EcoCiv

David Janovsky, Politics/PPA, 2015
Building Public Accountability in to Regional Public Safety

Tracy Joe, Politics/PPA, 2002
Better Parents, Better Kids? The Impact of Parent Involvement Programs on School Readiness

Elle Jones, Politics/PPA, 2026
High-Impact Tutoring: Assessing the Feasibility of Implementation Within Claremont Unified School District

Rabiya Kassam-Adams, Politics/PPA, 2004
Community-Based Self-Reliance in Practice

Chloe Kelllison, Politics/PPA, 2023
The Conservative Crusade Against Trans Care: An Analysis of the Organization, Rhetorical and Legal Strategies the Right has Adopted to Restrict Gender Affirming Care

Rachel Keyser, Politics/PPA, 2015
Return-to-Learn: A Team Approach to Post-Concussion Management for Student-Athletes at Pomona College

Henry Easton Koehler, (Pitzer College), Politics/PPA, 2018
Democratizing Density: Justifying Urban Forms

Sarah Laws, Politics/PPA, 2016
Radiating Effects of the Ballot Initiative: A Comparative Study of Criminal Justice Reform in California and Louisiana

Edward Lee, Politics/PPA, 1993
Rebuild Los Angeles and the Labor Community Strategies Center: Two Organizations Trying to Address Inner City Neglect

Judd Legum, Politics/PPA, 2000
Technology as if People Mattered: A Community-based Research Model for Pomona

Maggie Lemons, Politics/PPA, 2017
The Armchair Jury: Public Participation in Post-Conviction Processes

Julie Lerch, (Scripps College), Politics/PPA, 1993
The Evolution of Women's Political Opportunity in America

Madison Lewis, Politics/PPA, 2024
When Campaigns Meet Community: A Case Study of Electoral Organizing in One of America's Most Competitive Congressional Districts

Stephanie Lin, Politics/PPA, 2007
Crossing Lines: The Impact of Cross-Party Coalitions on U.S. Immigration Policy

Keena Lipsitz, Politics/PPA, 1994
Missing the Big Picture: A Study of Institutional Responses to Sexual Harassment

Alexandria Mackie, Politics/PPA, 2000
“Beyond Compliance”: A Study of Environmental Responsibility Among Businesses

Kenyamarie Mahone, Politics/PPA, 2023
Drawn Out: Municipal Lines as a Tool for Social and Political Power in Marin County, California

Olivia Marble, Politics/PPA, 2024
Comparing the Involvement of Parents by a District and its Charter Schools Through the Local Control Funding Formula and Local Accountability Plan

Hala Masri, Politics/PPA, 2007
Complex Connections: Funding and Government Immigration Policy's Relationship with Nonprofits' Advocacy Effects

Jared Mathis, Politics/PPA, 1994
California Water Wars

Rachel Matthews, (Scripps College), Politics/PPA, 2018
When Politics Rule Policy: The Role of Discursive Politics in Wisconsin’s Photo Identification Law

Chris McGuire, Politics/PPA, 2011
Neutralizing Nuclear Leaks: Efforts to Secure the World's Supply of Fissle Material

Meagan L. McIntyre, Politics/PPA, 2017
Disparities of (In)Justice: An Examination of the Asylum Adjudication System in the U.S

James Mikolowsky, Politics/PPA, 2010
Inclusive Innovation: E-Government and the Digital Divide

Shayna Lauren Mittler, Politics/PPA, 1997
Public Interest Litigation as a Policy Tool: The Case of the Gender Tax Repeal Act

Sonya Mohamed, Politics/PPA, 1996
The Federal Response to AIDS: Does Politics Matter?

Cherish Molezion, Politics/PPA, 2017
Social Cohesion as a Gateway: Examining France’s Efforts in Building Equitable Education Access for Marginalized Immigrants

*Howard Moon, Politics/PPA, 1996
Asian Americans Within the Political Discourse; An Examination of Media Framing Effects on the California Civil Rights Initiative

Katherine Moskop, Politics/PPA, 2006
Trading Spaces: Shifting Criminal Justice from State Retribution to Community Restoration

Chelsea Muir, Politics/PPA, 2011
An Evaluation of Prevention through Deterrence

*Matt Muller, Politics/PPA, 2003
Once Again Waiting: Implementation of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act

Alana Murphy, Politics/PPA, 2015
Urban Refugee Relations: Evaluating UNHCR’s Principle of Community Orientation

Shakinar "Shark" Mutulili, Politics/PPA, 2025
Beyond the Birds and the Bees: Reimagining Sexuality Education in Contemporary Kenya and Its Potential To Address Issues Impacting Adolescent Girls and Young Women

David Nagai, Government/PPA, 1992
The Politics of Evaluation: Pomona U.S.D. Head Start

Hope Neighbor, Politics/PPA, 1996
The Implementation of English Language Development Policy: Venue for Voice, Venue for Change

Andrew Nourafshan, Politics/PPA, 2007
Meeting a Higher Standard: A Review of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and Its Implications for National Renewable Energy Policy

Julie Nudel, Politics/PPA, 2007
Bankruptcy: Court-Imposed?

Femke Oldham, Politics/PPA, 2007
Water at Pomona College: An Investigation of Policies and Practices

Sara O'Neil, Politics/PPA, 2003
Grassroots Democracy: Community Associations and Neighborhood Councils in the City of Los Angeles

Michael O'Shea, Politics/PPA, 2011
Community Engagement in Urban Public Park Development: A Case Study of Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail

Sara Owens, (Scripps College), Politics/PPA, 2015
Ensuring Equity and Adequacy in California Public Education

Ryan James Palmer, Politics/PPA, 2018 
Funding Priorities: An Examination of California’s Public Safety Realignment Initiative in Three Counties

Neha Patel, Politics/PPA, 2019 
Moving Past Colorblindness: Restorative Justice in Los Angeles Unified School District

Scott Pease, Politics/PPA and French, 2020 
The Right to Survive: A Stakeholder Analysis of the Vehicle Habitation Ordinance in the City of San Diego

Jonathan Peterson, Politics/PPA, 2009
Education Reform and Judicial Intervention: A Retrospective on Serrano vs. Priest and the Prospects for Educational Equity and Adequacy in California School Finance

Nora Petty, Politics/PPA, 2007
Rwanda's Civil Society Involvement in HIV/AIDS Coordination Structures

Michelle Pham, Politics/PPA, 2009
Language Barriers in Access to Health Care: A Case Study of Los Angeles County's Linguistic Competence

Jackie Pomeroy, Politics/PPA, 2011
Public School Choice: A Case Study of the Portfolio Management Model in LAUSD

Laney Pope, Politics/PPA, 2022 
“Once a Felon, Always a Felon?” How Amending AB 2147 Allows Us to Reimagine Life After Prison for California’s Incarcerated Firefighters

Austin Prather, Politics/PPA, 2019 
The Waste of War: The Department of Defense’s Superfund Legacy

Taylor Reffe, Politics/PPA, 2016
Discretionary Success: the effects of differences in disciplinary policy and behavior on student success in Los Angeles charter and traditional public schools.

Amaryllis Rodriguez, Politics/PPA, 2011
A Continuum of Solutions: Wrap-around services, Promise Neighborhoods and Education as Anti-Poverty Policy

*Megan Rogers, Politics/PPA, Scripps, 2002
Supplementing the Education of At-Risk Students: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

Marian Rowan, Politics/PPA, 1996
The Application of the Voting Rights Act to Judicial Elections

Sydney Rupe, Politics/PPA, 2015
Educated Education: Evaluating and Improving Education in Los Angeles County Probation Camps

Eliot Sands, Politics/PPA, 2020
Tracking Derailed: Bridging the Rhetorical Gap between the Tracking and Ability-Grouping Literatures

Alexandra Satariano (Scripps College), Politics/PPA, 2012
To Care for Him Who Shall Have Borne the Battle: An Examination of the Veteran Treatment Court Model and the Barriers to Its Diffusion in the State of California.

Mariah Scales, Politics/PPA, 2015
Social Workers and Public Advocates: Facilitating and Maintaining Familial Bonds in the Wake of Incarceration

Ian Sam Schiffer, Politics/PPA, 2017
Lived Legal Expertise: Mobilizing the Political Agency of Incarcerated Youth
Readers: David Menefee-Libey and Tessa Hicks Peterson (PZ)

Sheree Schwartz, Politics/PPA, 2002
Evaluating the Helms Amendment and the Mexico City Policy: The Effect of U.S. Foreign Aid on International Reproductive Rights

Victoria Shabo, Politics/American Studies, 1994
Promise and Disillusion: The Politics of Welfare Reform in American Culture

Vaish Siddapureddy, Politics/PPA 2022
Athletic Recruiting and Diversity: A Study on the Pomona-Pitzer Athletic Program and how Institutional and Recruiting Practices Affect the Racial Diversity of the Student- Athlete Population

Adeline Salomon, Politics/PPA, 2012
A Future for Haiti's Orphaned Children: An Educational Model for Port-au-Prince Orphanages.

Anna Schwab, Politics/PPA, 2016
An Analysis of California’s Apostrophe Laws.

James Solomon, Politics/PPA, 2006
Consistent and Persistent: How Can Policymakers Increase Contraceptive Use to Decrease the Number of Abortions?

Ellen H. Smith, Politics/PPA, 2005
Mixed Messages in Two Languages: The Connection between Goals and Implementation of Bilingual Education Policy in Southern California Elementary Schools

Elizabeth J. Sparks, Politics/PPA, 1993
Women Running for Office: The Differences and Advantages in Their Campaigns

Edward Takashima, Politics/PPA, 2002
What Works? An Estimation of an Education Production Function for High School Students in the Greater Los Angeles Area

Brandolyn Thomas, Politics/PPA, 2024
The Pursuit of Purple Lover: The Path to Legal Aid in Eastern Tennessee

William S. Tuttle, Politics/PPA, 1994
Energy Sustainability: What it Will Take to Get There and Why it has Taken So Long

Elizabeth Truus Newland, Politics/PPA, 2018
Kids and the Court: How Legal Professionals Determine the Best Interest of a Child in the California Dependency Court System.

Andrew Tyler, Politics/PPA, 2004
Two Bushs in Iraq: Lessons for the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy

Koko Umoren, Politics/PPA, 2008
The European Union Final Report: The Aftermath of the 2007 Nigerian Election

Alexandra Wakeman, Politics/PPA, 2006
Unintended Consequences of School Reform: Exploring the Goals and Outcomes of, and Justifications for, Public Single Sex Education

George Adam Ward, Politics/PPA, 2019 
Olympic Ambitions The Los Angeles 2018 Games as a Model for the Future of the Olympic Games

Marisa Weisburger, Politics/PPA, 2014
Performing O and P: How artist Visa Policy and Cultural Diplomacy Can Improve America's Image Abroad

Cadence Williams, Politics/PPA, 1996
Breaking the Contract: Changes in Federal Funding for the Third Sector

Evan Williams, Politics/PPA, 2026
United States-China Global Port Competition: A Case Study of the Port of Chancay

Carolyn Wu, Politics/PPA, 2000
Smaller Classes, Growing Gap: The California Class Size Reduction Act: A Work in Progress

Olivia Jane Zalesin, Politics/PPA, 2017
Going Above and Beyond for California’s Foster Youth: SB 1023 Implementation and Recommendations for Improvement and Expansion

Sophie Zagerman, Politics/PPA, 2018
Developing Medical-Legal Practice: Resource Use and Exploratory Design in Local Medical-Legal Partnerships.

Felix Zhang, Politics/PPA and German, 2012
Understanding and Promoting the Best Practices to Increase Minority Student Success in STEM Majors

Andrew Zhao, Politics/PPA 2022
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Psychiatric Assessment Care Team (PACT) in Claremont, CA

Lauren Ziment, PPA/Politics, 2024
Democratic Engagement in Charter Schools: An Investigation of Los Angeles Charter Schools Community Engagement in the Annual Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)

*denotes theses currently missing from the PPA library

Lorinda Andrews, Psychology/PPA, 1985
Computers in Elementary Education: A Case Study

Kelsey Atkinson, Psychology/PPA, 2014
Bridging the Justice Gap: Exploring Approaches for Improving Indigent Access to Civil Counsel in Cases Involving Basic Human Need

Gabriel Audant, Psychology/PPA, 2006
How Can Learning Be Improved in the California Public School System?

Einav Aviram, Psychology/PPA, 1993
Voluntary Inter-group Contact: The Case of Multi-Ethnic Coalitions

Laura Bailey, Psychology/PPA, 1981
Testing and Assessment of Mexican-American Students

Brenda Benitez, Psychology/PPA, 2016
Improving Protections for Battered Immigrant Women in the United States: An Assessment of Accessibility.
Readers: Richard Worthington and Eric Hurley

Sara Bernstein, Psychology/PPA, 2003
Head Start Underenrollment: Changing Family Needs and Static Program Offerings

Mary Jane Breinholt, Psychology/PPA, 1986
Diapers and Dollars – A Critical Analysis of Motivation Behind Corporate Support of Child Care

Kim Bui, Psychology/PPA, 2000
Sibling Loss Through Separation: Effects of Unresolved Grief on Self-concept Among Foster Kids

*David Burke, Psychology/PPA, 1991
Clearing Up the Air on Clearing Up the Air: Business Attitudes on the South Coast Air Quality Management District

Claire Eldredge Burns, Psychology/PPA, 2017
Reiterative Devolution and the Accountability Question: A Case Study Involving ‘Peer Provided’ Mental Healthcare in Los Angeles County
Readers: Richard Lewis and Hung Cam Thai

Christie Canales, Psychology/PPA, 2007
The Attitudes and Perceptions of Continuation High School Students and How It Relates to a Student's Desire and Outcomes: Does Stigma Affect the Outcomes for Continuation Students?

Anne Chaney, Psychology/PPA, 1992
Does the Abused Become the Abuser? An Investigation of the Intergenerational Transmission Hypothesis

Jackie Chen-His Chang, Psychology/PPA, 2018
Outdoor Themed Education Changes the Association Between Teacher Engagement and Student Motivation: Case Study f wo Elementary Schools in Claremont Unified School District.

Elyse Cooper-Smith, Psychology/PPA, 2007
Put Me in Coach? How Sex-Separated and Co-Educational Physical Education Classes Affect Performance Motivation in Adolescent Girls

Melina Cuesta, Psychology/PPA, 2016
The Effects of Yik Yak on the Racial Campus Climate

Julianna Portillo-Del Valle, PPA/Psychology, 2024
Shut Windows, Shattered Mirrors, Locked Sliding Glass Doors

Vy Thuy Doan, Psychology/PPA, 2018
Healing and Hurting in Diaspora: Mental Health Perceptions Amongst Second-Generation Vietnamese Americans.

James Doernberg, Psychology/PPA, 2016
Inequality, Technical Automation, and the Case for Universal Basic Income and Happiness.
Readers: Sharon Goto and John Clithero

Hannah Doruelo, Psychology/PPA, 2016
Mapping U.S. Racial Borders: A Psychological and Legal History of Citizenship
Readers: Eric Hurley and David Menefee-Libey

Renee A. Faulkner, Psychology/PPA, 2004
Young Children's Conceptions of Race and the Implications for Multicultural Education

Barbara Feder, Psychology/PPA, 1987
The Link Between Families and the Workplace: Determinants of Work-Family Role Conflict in Single Parents

Nathan Flores, Psychology/PPA, 2026
Children at the Center: Immigration Detention, Subfederal Regulation and the Development of Latine Youth

Michael Franco, Psychology/PPA, 1982
Community Mental Health Services: A Case Study in Effectiveness and Quality of Care

Laemencia Garcia, Psychology/PPA, 1985
Barriers to Care: Prerequisites to Infant Mortality and Morbidity

Patricia Garcia, Psychology/PPA, 1993
An Analysis of the Upward Bound Program: An Examination of Attribution Styles, Locus of Control, and Degree of Biculturalism in Upward Bound vs. Non-Upward Bound Students

Beth J. Gerber, Psychology/PPA, 1987
The Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation in Closed-Head Injury Children

Kristin Grant, Psychology/PPA, 1986
The Effect of Inservice Education on Nurse's Tendencies to Make Organ Donor Referrals

Erin Haley, Psychology/PPA, 2006
Group Emotional Intelligence in School District Art Teams

Elyza Halpern, Psychology/PPA, 2017
Statutory Ambiguity and Interorganizational Collaboration: A Case Study of the Implementation of California State Assembly Bill 114 at Claremont High School and Adjacent Organizations.
Readers: Sharon Goto and Rachel Van Sickle-Ward (PZ)

Jesse Hayward, Psychology/PPA, 1988
California's Need for Both Public School Assessment Policy Reform and a Novel Reform Process to Facilitate the Implementation of Multiple Format Comprehensive Tests

Kelly Ho, Psychology/PPA, 2022
Perceptions and Barriers to 211LA Hotline Utilization Among Asian and Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles County.

Janet Marie Hollis, Psychology/PPA, 1988
Minor's Competency to Consent Abortion and Judicial Activism: A Study of California's Parental Consent for Abortion Law

Heidi Jensen, Psychology/PPA, 1985
Comparative Implementation of Adoption Policies: San Bernardino and Orange Counties

Erica Lai, Psychology/PPA, 2005
Homeless Youths' Perceptions of the Law: Informing Existing Legal Clinics

Casey Lamb, Psychology/PPA, 2007
The Early Education Influences Study: An Investigation of the Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Participation in Traditional, Waldorf, and Montessori Preschool Programs, and a Discussion of the Implications for Universal Preschool Programs

Scott Landsbaum, Psychology/PPA, 1986
Better Babies for your Bucks: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Prenatal and Postnatal Care

Susan Lillard, Psychology/PPA, 1985
Implementation of the California Model for Community Mental Health Programs: A Critical Case Study of L.A. County

Eliza Longnecker, Psychology/PPA, 2014
Accountability for Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring Traditional Batterer Intervention and Community Accountability Programs

Amanda Macias Schreiber Psychology/PPA, 2026
A Trauma-(Un)Informed Legal Education: Perspectives from Practitioners

Anne Manalili, Psychology/PPA, 1994
Can One Person Make a Difference? An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Guardians Ad Litem

Jeremy Marks, Psychology/PPA, 2014
Same Year, Different Class: The Effects of Real and Perceived Socioeconomic Inequity in the Undergraduate Context

Sallie Aijalen Marx, Psychology/PPA, 2018
Breaking the Advocacy Bubble: A Comparative Study of Spondylitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis as Political Instruments

Anita Mathias, Psychology/PPA, 2019 
Giving “The Talk”: Sexual Health Education Needs and Classroom Strategies in the words of California Students of Color

Wanda McIntosh, Psychology/PPA, 1982
Adolescent Pregnancy

Dana Mishne, Psychology/PPA, 1985
The Insanity Defense: A Critical Evaluation of Two Suggested Reforms

Bridgett Mitchell, Psychology/PPA, 1991
How the Environment and Parental Behavior Effects the School Achievement of the Homeless Child

Lauren Mitchell, Psychology/PPA, 2007
Predicting the Future: Using Ethnic Identification and Career Education to Predict the Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Outcomes Expectations of Continuation High School Students

Jill Moore, Psychology/PPA, 1987
The Implementation of AB 3632/882 in Los Angeles County: Coordination or Chaos?

*Sharon M. Oshiro, Psychology/PPA, 1983 
Model Minority Asian Americans: Fact or Fiction?

Sara Palmer, Psychology/PPA, 2003
Efficacy and Beyond: Evaluating Federal Spending on Abstinence-Only Education

Hayley Pienton, Psychology/PPA, 2017
Unseen Barriers to Mental Health Services: The Effects of Pluralistic Ignorance on Police Perceptions of Willingness to Seek Treatment and Adherence to Police Subculture
Readers: Richard Worthington and Shlomi Sher

Antony Reyes, Psychology/PPA, 2000
Using Applied Psychology Research to Influence Criminal Justice Policy: A Case Study of the Office of Research and Planning at the Westminster Police Department

Kathryn M. Riccio, Psychology/PPA, 1985
City-Cable Company Relations: An Evaluation of Public Policy Concerns

Jessica Richter, Psychology/PPA, 1985
Public Access to Cable Communications: An Examination of Two California Cities

*Andrea L. Romberger, Psychology/PPA, 1988
Parental Influences on the Education of Homeless Children

Natalie Sacks, Psychology/PPA, 2011
The Impact of Social Competence on Academic Achievement and Implications for Federal Policy

Kelly Schwartz, Psychology/PPA, 2010
Minor's Counsel Training and Understanding of Child Custody Evaluations

David Sherer, Psychology/PPA, 2008
Do Small Learning Communities Help Teachers? An Investigation of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Professional Community at a Los Angeles High School

Amy Tirre, Psychology/PPA, 1989
Self-Efficacy Expectancy, Outcome Expectancy, and Outcome Value: Their Application to Political Efficacy and Political Participation

Kafi Toliver, Psychology/PPA, 1993
Parental Attitudes and the Voucher System: Using Psychology to Strengthen Public Policy

Katherine Walker, Psychology/PPA, 2007
Effects of Legal Proceedings on Stress and Locus of Control: A Study at the Pomona Self-Help Legal Clinic, a Branch of the Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles

Adam Jay Wasserman, Psychology/PPA, 1994
Victim Impact Statements: Tools of Justice or Discrimination?

Elizabeth Widmar, Psychology/PPA, 2003
Village Academy High School At Indian Hill: A Pathway to Urban Education Reform in the Pomona Unified School District

Joe Witte, Psychology/PPA, 2011
Bias Attribution, the False Consensus Effect, and Deliberation: A Political Psychology Perspective on American Democracy

Dierdre Zane, Psychology/PPA, 1985
Nutrient Levels for the Elderly

*denotes theses currently missing from the PPA library

Matthew Anderson, STS/PPA, 2006
Ensuring Equal Access to Justice in a New Age: An Analysis of the California Courts Online Self-Help Center

*Lorelei Brown, STS/PPA, 1993
The Public in Technological Decision-Making: A Case of Water Reclamation

Courtney Chavez, STS/PPA, 2002
Assessing the Community Prisoner Mother Program: The Significance of the Mother-Child Bond

Isabella Deatherage, Science, Technology, Society/PPA, 2020
The Rise of the Personal-Data Surveillance Economy: How the Federal Policymakers Can and Should Augment Obsolete Frameworks to Better Protect Consumers in the United States

William Theodore Deheeger, STS/PPA, 2017
(Un)Obtainable: Right to Try Policies, Investigational Drugs, and the Pursuit of Hope
Readers: Richard Worthington and Anna Wenzel (Keck)

Katherine Duberg, Science, Technology, and Society/PPA, 2010
Beginnings of a Youth-Led Environmental Justice Movement

Logan Galansky, STS/PPA, 2014
Reclaiming the Diagnosis The Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Patient Group Agency and Treatment Paradigms in the Political and Medical Spheres

Janet Lee Grayson, STS, Scripps, 1999
Organic Agriculture: The Environment, Regulatory and Economic Aspects of a Growing Industry

Crystal Huang, Science, Technology, and Society/PPA, 2020 
A New Regulatory Framework for a CRISPR Future

Andor Kesselman, STS/PPA, CMC, 2014
Open Source and Electronic Voting: A New Strategy Toward Technical Procurement for Voting Systems

Sabrina Ling, STS/PPA, 2001
Idle Hands – Biotechnology's Tools?

Jessie Michelle Levin, Science, Technology, Society/PPA, 2018 
Breathing is Not a Choice: An Evaluation of Air Quality Messaging Programs in Schools

Christopher Marin, STS/PPA, 1999
Silicon Genesis

Ryan Olson, STS/PPA, 1995
Broadcast Interactivity: The Commercial Conquest of Digital Information Technology

*Marc Robert, STS, 1994
Composting as a Waste Disposal Alternative: An Economic Sociological Political and Technological Evaluation

Claire Rojstaczer, STS/PPA, 2004
Overlapping Expertise: Technological Advice to Congress in the Post-OTA era

Alaina Woo, STS/PPA, 2017
Hidden Fences: Constructed Barriers in Computer Science Participation at The Claremont Colleges
Readers: David Menefee-Libey and Richard Worthington

Troy Yoshino, STS/PPA, 1995
Government By The People: The Importance of Interest in the Policy Making Process

*denotes theses currently missing from the PPA library

Guadalupe Arias, Sociology/PPA, 1993
Crime and Recidivism: Exploring the Life Experiences of Wards in the California Youth Authority

*Kara Balemian, Sociology/PPA, 1990
Cultural Capital and Student Willingness to Stay in School: A Case Study of San Antonio Continuation High School

Mariah Barber, Sociology/PPA, 2015
California’s Extended Foster Care Program: Successful Transitions to Adulthood

Bayarmaa Bat-erdene, Sociology/PPA, 2026
The Impacts of the Trump Administration on Undocumented Students' Lives and Planning for the Future

Phoebe Scout Dixon Bass, Sociology/PPA, 1997 (December)
Reforming Caseworker Training: The Effects of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 on the Training of Eligibility Workers in San Bernardino County

Kendra Bischoff, Sociology/PPA, 2002
The Effects of Homeownership on Societal and Individual Well-Being; A Critical Assessment of Current U.S. Policy

Susan Blank, Sociology/PPA, 1990
AIDS Related Sexual Behavior Among College Students: A Case Study of Pomona College Students

John Bonacorsi, Sociology/PPA & Chicana/o and Latina/o studies, 2012
(Re)constructing Deportation Policy and (Re)imagining Law Advocacy Groups' Responses to the Implementation of Secure Communities in Southern California.

Ryann Brazil, Sociology/PPA, 2025
Safer for Who?: A Critical Examination of Punitive Discipline and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

*Deann Brodke, Sociology/PPA, 1987
Gender Stereotypes in Disney Animation: Do the Newer Films Reflect Current Societal Values?

Heather Callahan, Sociology/PPA, 2004
What it takes to stay in School: Truancy Intervention Theory and Practice

Jessica Case, Sociology/PPA, 2005
Volunteerism and Accountability: A Case Study of Shoes That Fit

Lizette Ceja, Sociology/PPA, 2011
“Éramos lideres, no nomas de nuestra casa, Éramos líderes de la comunidad": Women organizing for a better community in the city of Mariposa

Sami Cleland, Sociology/PPA, 2014
Learning from Silver Lake, Los Angeles: New Trends in Gentrification

Amanda Coba, Sociology/PPA, 2015
A Few Good Jobs: Firefighting as Worthy, Stable, Work in an Hourglass Economy

*Eva Contreras, Sociology/PPA, 1997
Investigating the Investigators: An Analysis of How Child Social Workers Determine Dispositions of Cases of Child Abuse/ Neglect

Christian Curtis, Sociology/PPA, 1996
City of Ontario's GIS Division: A Model for Municipal GIS

Leslie Danielson, Sociology/PPA, 1986
The Status Offender

Verity Decker, Sociology/PPA, 2004
The Road that Brought Me Here: Paths to Homelessness for Families in Pomona College

Lynne Glaspey, Sociology/PPA, 1989
Every Thirty Seconds . . . An Analysis of the Effects of Parental Consent Laws and Abortion Ratios

Jose Luis Gomez, Sociology/PPA, 2016
From Prop. 187 to AB 60: Contextualizing California Policies on Immigration from 1990 to 2015

Adriana Erica Gonzalez, Sociology/PPA, 2018
Quick to Punish: Racializing Violence, Discipline, and Power in Waukegan Public Schools

Matthew H. Green, Sociology/PPA, 1997
Analyzing Conflict: A Case Study of Groundwater Government in Chino Basin

Adrienne Gutierrez, Sociology/PPA, 1992
A Cultural Look at Sexual Harassment

Mia Hahn, Sociology/PPA, 2016
A Foucauldian Analysis of the Daily 5.
Readers: David Menefee-Libey and Kathleen Yep (PZ)

Melissa Hanna, PPA/Sociology, 2009
Intersections of Culture and Society on Urban Skateboarding Communities

Carolyn Sue Hausman, Sociology/PPA, 1984
Implications of DRG-Based Prospective Reimbursement: A Focus on Medical Staff-Administration Roles and Relationships in the Private Non-Profit Hospital

Charles Herman, Sociology/PPA, 2014
The Clarification of Proposition 209: Gauging the Impact on Native Americans at the University of California

Lindsay Justine Hill, Sociology/PPA, 2004
Unit Member Transfers: Teacher Transfer Policy Goals vs. Outcomes

Carla Hinojosa, Sociology/PPA, 2005
Public Education in California: Are Standards Everything?

*Jonder Ho, Sociology/PPA, 2005
Meeting the Needs of Students in Alternative Education: A Case Study of Phoenix Academy

Chad Horsford, Sociology/PPA, 2011
Engage This: Christianity and Community Organizing in Pomona, CA

Laura Jensen, Sociology/PPA, 1988
Policy Issues in the Integration of Severely Handicapped Adults

Christina Lee, Sociology/PPA, 2008
Unpacking Individualistic Perspectives on Poverty: Asian American Perceptions of Poverty in Rowland Heights

Douglas Allen Lewis, Sociology/PPA, 2017
Democratizing Planning: The Siting and Development of Claremont’s Affordable Housing Complexes
Readers: Richard Worthington and Azmat Junisbai (PZ)

Karen Lin, Sociology/PPA, 1993
"Lively and Timely" Programming: A Case Study Of Life and Times

Ana Blanca Morales, Sociology/PPA, 2025
Rewriting the Narrative of Opportunity: How Educational Nonprofits Use Creative Interventions to Disrupt Structural Barriers and Expand Access for Marginalized Youth

Heidi Ochoa, Sociology/PPA, 1985
A Gender-Based Plea for Justice and Equity: The Socioeconomic Benefits of Child Support Enforcement

Suzanne Olivas, Sociology/PPA, 1987
The Corporate Fitness Program: A Normative Model

Mary Padden, Sociology/PPA, 2011
The AVID Program and Teacher Collaboration: How AVID Fosters a Caring Environment and the Factors that Limit It

Larissa Velazquez Pazaran, Sociology/PPA 2022
The Privileged Underprivileged: Exploring the Limitations of College Access Programs

Rebecca Platt, Sociology/PPA, 1988
Proposition 8: Success or Failure?

Christopher Ramos, Sociology/PPA, 2008
The Latino/a Home Owning Class: Navigating Wealth, Securing Property and Utilizing Social Capital

Veronica Rebal, Sociology/PPA, 2006
The Role of Public and Private Providers in Services to the Homeless: A Claremont, CA Case Study

Alice Richards, Sociology/PPA, 2025
The State of Censored Classrooms: Stakeholder Perspectives on New Hampshire's "Banned Concepts" Law

James Riker, Sociology/PPA, 1981
Solar Energy's Potential for the Future: Policy Design and Implementation at the Local Government Level

Jennifer Rojas, PPA/Sociology, 2009
Segregating Communities: Private Institutions in Our Public System.

Karla Ruiz, Sociology/PPA, 2008
Acquiring Americanidad: Examining Young Latino Adults in U.S. Consumer Culture and their Presence in Policy

Lauren Corinne Rodriguez, Sociology/PPA, 2022
“What Is… Gender Inequity and Performance in Mass Media?” The Sociopolitical Implications of Marginalization on Jeopardy!

Hilary Sager, Sociology/PPA, 2014
What Happens to a Dream Deferred: An Evaluation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Lanna Sanchez, Sociology/PPA, 2019
The Stability Paradox of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Backlogs: Unstable Policy Implementation for a Stability –Aimed Visa.

Teofanny Octavia Saragi, Sociology/PPA, 2018
Visions for Liberation: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Beyond Bars

Ryley Aran Share, Sociology/PPA, 2004
Youth Voice, Youth Action: Advocating for Comprehensive Sex Education

*Perris Straughter, Sociology/PPA, 2005
Do the attributes of programs servicing young Men-who-have-sex-with-Men really contribute to successful HIV prevention?

Kyra Sweeney, Sociology/PPA, 2016
Mental Health Services for Students with Disabilities: Implications of Policy Changes in California.

Julia Unruhe, Sociology/PPA, 2006
The Unexpected Effects of Organizing in Pitzer's Dining Hall

Katie Valentine, Sociology/PPA, 2015
Institutional Provision and Student Persistence in Remediation: A Examination of Westerns New Mexico University

Gloria Hilda Villa, Sociology/PPA, 1988
Affirmative Action Programs: Are They Helping Women Mover Into Higher Positions?

Hannah Williams, PPA/Sociology, 2024
The Blindspot of School Safety Policies: SRO's as Proponents of the School to Prison Pipeline

Simone Elease Willis, Sociology/PPA 2022
Expanding the Wor(l)d: An Investigation in to Multiliteracies in Michigan’s ELA Curriculum Standards

*denotes theses currently missing from the PPA library

Melissa Bottrell, Bioethics/PPA, 1992
Becoming Citizens: An Examination of the Patient Self Determination Act and its Implementation

Natalya Braxton, Neuroscience/PPA, 2023
Evaluating the Implementation of Trauma Informed Schooling in Practices in Claremont Unified School District

Mariana Olga Cisneros, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies/PPA, 2018
“IN LAK’ECH. Tu eres mi otro yo. You are my other me”: Supporting Trans Youth of Color in Education

Bill Cross, Environmental Studies/PPA, 1981
Wild Horses and Burros on Public Lands: A Case Study in Resource Management

Ellelan Degife, Global Health/PPA, 2018
Getting PrEPared: Barriers to Access of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Los Angeles County.

Sara Ellis, Environmental Studies/PPA, 1981
Management Issues in the Sea Otter/ Shellfish Fisheries Conflict in California

Catherine Giles, Special Major (American Studies), 2001
Discipline and Democracy: The Conflict Between Zero Tolerance Exclusion Policies and Universal Education

Rose Imani Green, Economic Development through Non-Profit Organizations/PPA, 2012
Nonprofit Management: A Guide to and Individualized, Holistic Approach to Efficiency and Effectiveness in Small 501(c)(3) Organizations

Ireland Griffin, Gender and Women's Studies/PPA, 2026
Protecting the Family, Punishing the Wayward: Moral Regulation in 1990s Social Policy

Kimberly Hernandez, Gender and Women's Studies/PPA, 2026
Reframing the Narrative: Black Women's Birthing Stories

*Amy Hoffman, Art History/PPA, 1999
Landscapes of Learning

Kayleen Holloway, American Studies/PPA, 1984
The Technology Education Act: American Society Reflected in Public Policy

*Alison Hough, Americans Institutions/PPA, 1977
National Health Insurance

Tatiana Jaimes, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies/PPA, 2026
Supporting Students: Reimagining Policy to Strengthen Indigenous Education in California

Brandon Karagozian, Gender and Women's Studies/PPA, 2024
(Un)Deserving Youth: Oppression and Modern Foster Care

Jessica Ladd, Human Sexuality/PPA, 2008
Condoms and Corrections: Condom Distribution Policy in California Correctional Facilities

Galen Wan Mind Leung, Health Studies/PPA, 1982
Criteria For Decision Making: Detrimental Health Effects of Air Pollutants

Abigail Loiselle, Neuroscience/PPA, 2023
In the Name of the Game: Utilizing Neuroscience to Inform Eating Disorder Policy in College Athletes

Kelly McHugh, Public Health/PPA, 2019 
Building the Plane While Flying It: Implementation and Backwards Mapping in the MAMA’s Visits Perinatal Program of LA County

Lorayne Meltzer, American Studies/PPA, 1981
Discussions of Policy to Preserve Agricultural Land From Urbanization

Tara Miller, Development/PPA, 2014
"When Invisible Wounds of War Lead Them Astray:" An Analysis of War and the Legal System as Barriers to Justice in Veterans Treatment Courts

Anna Motschenbacher, Geology/PPA, 2003
When Global Issues Become Local: Reframing Climate Change Throughout Inuit Observations

Krista Perreira, Health Public Policy, 1991
Uncompensated Health Care and Reimbursement Patterns: A Case Study of One Voluntary Hospital in Southern California

Kameelah Rasheed, Africa/African Diaspora/PPA, 2006
IKEA, Home Depot, Four Seasons, Oh My? East Palo Alto and Exclusionary Displacement

Laila Ruffin, Gender and Women's Studies/PPA, 2022
That Which Follows the Doctrine: Parsing the Afterlife of Partus Sequitur Ventrem in California’s Contemporary Maternal Health Public Policy Response

Zyad Sibai, Race and Religion/PPA, 2025
The Responsibility of Religio-Racializing Surveillance: Community-Based Counterterrorism within the Prison-Terror Industrial Complex

Natalie Sokol-Snyder, Gender and Women's Studies/PPA, 2023
Everybody has a Body: Towards a Radical Health Curriculum for Pre-Service Teachers and Kindergarteners in California

*Mitchell Stoltz, Computer Science/PPA, 1999
The Open-Source Revolution: Transforming the Software Industry with Help from the Government

Paul Sullivan, International Relations, 1992
Integration Trade and Environment in US-Latin American Policy Making

Sharlene Tom, American Studies/PPA, 1981
Crime on American Mass Transit Systems

Jamil Toubassi, PPE/PPA, 1991
Unemployment Insurance: The Work Distinctive Effect and Suggested Policy Manifestations

Karen Van de Velde, Contemporary Agriculture Planning/PPA, 1983
Public Policy and the Structure of American Agriculture

Cuc Vu, Art History/PPA, 1992
Public Policy and Ideological Keywords

Michelle Wilson, Religious Studies/PPA, 2003
Transforming Urban Neighborhoods: Religious Engagement in Social Problem Solving

Karen Wright, American Studies/PPA, 1983
The Forest Service: Overgrown with Tradition? Has the Tradition of the Past Stifled the Work of Today?

*denotes theses currently missing from the PPA library