Capstones from 2025
Bridging the Gap: Developing Trauma Informed Training for Correctional Staff to Support Successful Reintegration and Reduce Recidivism, Nimo A. Abdullahi and Deborah Tafeaga
Climate Change and Carbon Emissions: The War Against Ourselves, Gabriel A. Appleby
Tracking Trouble: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Potentially Harmful Algae Species in Clayoquot Sound, BC, Kathryn J. Barlow, Mikayla Mayes, Cheryl Greengrove, and Julie Masura
Gaslight, Girlboss, Gatekept: Pacific Northwest Women Bootleggers and Moonshiners During Prohibition, 1916-1933., Lorraine T. Cobaugh
Building Bridges: Empowering Latinos through student-profession Networking, Vanessa Colmenares
De-Optimizing Distributed Databases for a Military Use Case, David P. Coughran Jr.
Framing Alaskans and Greenlanders on the Melting Arctic Ice, Neal T. Eason
International Disney Parks: Glocalizing Mickey and the Local Market, Ashley Eikelman
HIV Prevalence Among Key Populations in the Asia Pacific Region: A Statistical Analysis, Mia G. Escobar
GLOBAL BARRIERS TO TRANSGENDER HEALTHCARE, Alex Evans
La Guitarra Trabajadora: The Role of Music in Socio-Political Conflicts and Movements, Sarah E. Garcia
No Lost Causes: Bringing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma Informed Care into Prisons, Sarah Gonderman
Breaking Isolation: Social Support And “Know Your Rights” for Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence – A Grant Proposal, Nathalie Hamel
Editor's Introduction - 9th Volume (2025), James Hannes
An Examination of Migration Trends out of Africa Through the Lens of African Immigrants in Pierce County, Washington, Jereme G. Hawkins
"Breaking the Chains of Recidivism", Brian Hervert
The Intersectionality of Indigenous and Neurodivergent Identities in American Indian Education, Anna M. Johansson
The Effects of Culture on the Perception of Parenting Styles, Jane Jones
Marxist Analysis of Black Panther, S.R. Jones
Beyond the Mirror: Building Body Trust & Media Literacy, Peyton Koski
50th General Hospital - A WWII Unit, Rachel Lewis
Sugar-Coated Subjugation: The Sugar Sphinx as a Commentary on Black Women and Labor Histories, Praise Lundgren
Temperature or Nutrients? Changes in Diatom Abundance and Diatom/Dinoflagellate Ratio during Marine Heat Waves in Tofino Inlet, British Columbia, Canada from 2013 to 2023, Mikayla A. Mayes, Kathryn Barlow, Julie Masura, and Cheryl Greengrove
Promoting Mental Health Awareness: Reducing Stigma and Supporting Children's Wellbeing, Kaylee McEdward and Paris Crispin
The Matronopolitan - A Provincial Magazine for Aging Women, Brittany R. Mills
The Cost of Belonging: Why Puerto Rico’s Political Status Is a Civil Rights Issue, Krystal M. Perez Velez
PLAYING THE LONG GAME: EXAMINING THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF FOOD INSECURITY ON ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL, Quinton R. Perry Sr.
(4 Rogue) Examining the Impact of Neural Education-Focused Professional Development on Educators: An Open Letter, Mary Catherine Pilon
Housing Ready Initiative: Vital Records for Vital Placements, David Portugal
Sacrificing Futures: Campus Sexual Violence, Unmet Survivor Needs, and University Complicity, Chiara Procaccio
Echoes of Change: Media Distortion and Cultural Violence in BLM Narratives, Mahamed Rage
Migrant Workers in the Neoliberal Age, Michael D. Reid
Turnover Within the Child Welfare System, Crystal Rivera
The Best Intentions: How Lyndon Johnson Lost the War on Poverty, Paul Roeller
Human Population's Impact on Ocean Acidification and Consequences, Andrew Y. Shams
Capstone Poster for "Support in Schools: Implementing an In-School Resource Program for Family and Student Basic Needs", Sunarey Sisovan
Community Care Circles: Supporting Community Mental Health Workers, Rachel Turner
Linguistic Neglect in Child Welfare System, Krysta Van Woert
Black Children Matter, Mia Wright
Submissions from 2024
Pink & Femininity, Lydia Abuli
The Power of Belief: Intersection of Psychology and Sociology, Refaa Aziz
The Underlying Harms of Gender Reveal Parties, Katie Callahan
Evaluation of Washington State's Senate Bill 5599 Concerning Runaway Transgender Youth, Cobi Clark
Connecting Autoimmunity and Immunodeficiency Through Mutations of CTLA-4: A Literature Review, Sophia M. DeGregory and Jutta Heller
The True Faces of the Sikhs, Arvendeep Deol
Island Trees and Free Speech: The Consequences of the U.S.’s Current Philosophy on Speech, Brigid J. Fuhri
Sexism in Spiritual Divination: Tarot Cards, Noel Grinsteinner
Toolkit on Self-Determination and Decision-Making Supports, Johnny Hanson
Indian Caste System, Allia Hussain
Bias and Prejudice Associated with COLORS, Minseo Kim
(Four) Vertical Transfer Experiences of Ethnic Chinese International Students from Community Colleges: Who Are They and What Have They Experienced?, Angela Leung
Arthur Before the Romances: Exploring Arthur's Evolution as a Literary Figure, Austin Long
Editor's Introduction - 8th Volume (2024), Margaret L. Lundberg
Finding the Monster in Us: A Semiotic Analysis, Alexandria Mathena
Living in Barbie's World, Leah Munoz
Justice Beyond The Dreamhouse: An Ecofeminist Analysis of The 2023 Barbie Movie, Morgan Page
Gender Disparities Within the Olympics, Hadley Parkinson
Universally Accessible: An investigation of college accommodations for students with autism spectrum disorder in the United States and Netherlands, Mikayla "Mak" Pennington
The Role of Government Policies in the Lao People's Democratic Republic's Shift from Subsistence Farming to Commercial Agriculture, Sengravi T. Phakoxay
Chained in Debt: The Unending Struggle of Marginalized Lives in the Grip of Local Courts and Governments, Mahamed Rage
From Colonialism to Collaboration: A History of U.S. Environmentalism with Indigenous Communities, Catherine Rawlings
The Impact of Corporate Capital on Sovereignty in a Globalizing Environment, Michael Reid
Multiple Lenses, Multiple Stories, Arhonda Reyes
Reframing the Filipina as a Militant: The Ongoing Revolutionary History of the Philippines, Nicole Reyes
Gender Wage Gap in Professional Sports, Alyssa Sandifer
The Everett Massacre: Solidarity, Brutality, and Tragedy, Ayrek Shoot
I'm Not Just a Girl, Natasha Shuparskaya
The Single Dimensional Deviant: The Socialization We Receive Concerning Disabled Bodies, Coral Sky
Jumping on the Bandwagon: Analyzing The Bandwagon as a Vehicle for Sociopolitical and Philosophical Conversations, Hart Williams
Theses and Senior Papers from 2023
Pierce County, Washington: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Public Health, Colton Abbey
You are another me: Public schooling testimonios de lugares nepantleras, E. R. Álvarez
Anti-Capitalist Ideologies Uncovered in the Marxist Analysis of Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Netflix Original Squid Game (2021), Yuri A. Arakaki
Black Maternal Mortality: A Result of the Haunting past, Jaylynn Arnold
How Boy Bands Across the World are Changing Masculinity, Maria Babko
The Relationship Between the Forest and Mankind: A Semiotic Analysis of Ecofeminism in Princess Mononoke, Taylor Bailey
Transforming Learning Spaces: Decentering Whiteness to Dream of a Liberatory Education, Kimberly Booker
The Dark Harvest: Uncovering the Tragic Reality of Farmer Suicides in Punjab, Charankamal Brar
Subversive Self-Care: Black Women Faculty and the (Im)possibilities of Healing in Higher Education, Hermenia Butler
(4) Effective Professional Development and Lesson Study, Kylie Danielson
(UWT-Muckleshoot Cohort Doctoral Program) NO FRACTIONS HERE: NAVIGATING BLOOD QUANTUM-BASED COLORISM SETTLER IDEOLOGY WITHIN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, DeAnn Dillon
We are Stronger Together: Faculty Reflections on Competency-Based High School Completion for Adults in Washington State, Elizabeth J. Flanagan
(UWT-Muckleshoot Cohort Doctoral Program) Preparing the Future, Healing the Past, & Being in the Moment with Teachers as they Indigenize the Way They Teach, Ramona Halcomb
(UWT-Muckleshoot Cohort Doctoral Program) Off the Rez: Witnessing Indigenous Knowledges Through Social Media, Deborah Hales
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Mental Resilience, Brendan Hanley
(4) A Post Pandemic Analysis of COVID-19 and the Impact on Mental Health of High School Student-Athletes—Today, more than ever minds matter, Pastora Hernandez Barbee
The Innovation Plague: Is Technology Taking Over?, Colin Holdeman
Integrity Housing: Providing Residence and Social Capital for Persons with Sex Offense Records, T.B. Huber
The Violation of Transgender Prisoners: The Violent Impact of Gender Discrimination Experienced by Incarcerated Trans People in the United States of America, Brooklyn Jennings Mx.
Washington State Legislative Internship Capstone, Brooklyn Jennings
Poverty-The Single Problem Destroys Millions, Alexander Jiang
(UWT-Muckleshoot Cohort Doctoral Program) “Tienes Que Ser Bien Educada”: A Call for Art, Reconciliation, and Justice in Education, Eileen Jimenez
(UWT-Muckleshoot Cohort Doctoral Program) Educational Sovereignty: Creating Community by Ensuring Belonging, Merisa K. Jones
Increasing Empathy and Reducing Stigma in Healthcare for Unhoused Individuals: Utilizing A Street Medicine Approach, Crystal Kennemer
Editor's Introduction 2023, Margaret L. Lundberg
(UWT-Muckleshoot Cohort Doctoral Program) Indigenous-based Mindful Activities for Students with Test Anxiety, Amy Maharaj
Comparative Analysis of the Water Crisis in Guam and New Delhi: Evaluating Causes and Potential Solutions, Jordina Marshall
(UWT-Muckleshoot Cohort Doctoral Program) The One Drop Rule While Being a Black Indigenous Woman, Ada McDaniel