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2008

Marilisa Navarro
Culture and Identity via Hip-Hop: A Case Study of Krump Dancers

2007

Kristen Emory
Gendered Sexual Responsibility: The Social Construction of Gendered Birth Control Ideas and Practices

Matthew Rotondi
Financing College through Debt: a Qualitative Study of the Motivations and Experiences of Student Borrowers

2006

Tia M. Anzellotti
How Does the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps Define Itself and Its Role in Society?

Graham Ritchie Forbes
Immigration and the Future of Group Relations: Examining Social Distance in San Diego, California

Amy Michelle Colony
Alienation and the Teaching Profession: A Qualitative Study of Public School Teachers’ Experiences with “No Child Left Behind”

Laurel Rempel Conly
Real Men and Real Women: The Portrayal of Masculinity and Femininity on Reality Television

Matheu Shoei Kaneshiro
Reflections of Postmodern/Liberal Empire: The United Nations’ Intervention in Kosovo

Justin Myers
The Critique of Consumer culture Through Film

Jessica Sippy
San Diego’s Latin, Ebony, and Overarching Gay Pride Events: An Explanation of Meaning

Linda L. Sullivan
Determinants of Fathers as the Primary Caregiver in the United States

Jennifer Von Bima
The Importance of Imaginary Lines: Changes in the U.S.-Mexico Border Since September 11, 2001

2005

Kristi Balzer
Internet Democracy: The Emerging Influence of the Internet as a Political Sphere

Jessica Heiden  
Predictors of Depression and Spousal Abuse Among Women of Mexican Origin

Heather Holmes
Findings from a Female Dominated Economy: Vietnamese in the San Diego Nail Care Industry

Kathy Kyle
Measuring the Effect of Change in the Business Practices in Employee Productivity in the Processing of Claims in the Veteran’s Benefits Administration (UBA)

Daniel Lott
A Study of Homelessness

Jessica Luedtke
Graduate Teaching Assistants and Faculty Teaching Effectiveness: The Impact of Teaching Communicative Behavior on Student Affective Learning and Compliance in the University Classroom

Zoila Vergara-Gudgell
The Mexican Workers in the United States: A New Perspective on Immigration

2004

Seth Abrutyn
Salience of Jewish Identity Among College Students at a Southern California University

Art Basa
Identity Construction of 1.5-and Second-Generation Filipino Americans

Timothy Gutierrez
A Structural Analysis of the Iranian Revolution

Nikola Kalamir
The Role of Nationalism in Democratic Consolidation Processes in the Former Yugoslavia

Richard Mason, Jr.
The Role of the Family in Adolescent Suicidal Behavior: Self-Reported Thoughts and Gestures

Dianna Ortiz
Quality of Marital Relations

2003

Michael Carter
Investigating the Efficacy of Standard Testing: Curriculum Change in Contemporary Elementary Education

Vanessa Kirwood
The 1996 Welfare Transformation: The Process of Social Policy

Laura Ponto
Guilt by Inspiration: An Examination of Civil Litigation Against Extremist Groups Who Inspire Violence

Yousra Khalil Qudeimat
Interpretation of Abuse in Middle Eastern Society

Maureen Steinel
An Analysis of Mass Media Framing of Anti-Globalization Protests: A Comparison/Contrast of WTO and G8 Protests

2002

Kari Finch
Social Reproduction in High School Seniors’ Educational Aspirations and Expectations

Jennifer Jacobsen
Gay and Lesbian Parents: Roles in Conflict

2001

Kevin Kelley
The Social Construction of Out

Patrick Keough
The Telephone Sales Worker: A Study of Non-Face to Face Sales Activity

Lizeley Madrigal
Latino Students and School Tracking in the American School System

Takahito Nakamura
Being Japanese: Ethnic Identity of Japanese Students in the United States

Michelle Roberston
Collegiate Female Athletes: Beneficiaries and Fighters in the Struggle for Sex Equality