Senior Honors Theses Library

USP students are encouraged to review the following complete library collection of written senior honors theses located in the Urban Studies and Planning Program office, SSB 315.

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN

Highland, Kevin
Crime Prevention Through Public Art: An Assessment of Utility Box Art Programs in San Diego County, 2008-2009
Mateer, Steven
Growth Politics and National Security: The Case of the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal, 2007-2008
Wong, Midori
“Redeveloping Redevelopment”: Principal-agent theory and the restructuring of the San Diego Redevelopment Agency, 2007-2008
 
Chee, Morgan
Community Redefined: Examining communities in built and virtual environments, 2006-2007
Basi, Heera
Affordable Housing Design for Latinos: how architects approach affordable housing design for a predominantly Latino resident population, 2005-2006
Berk, Amanda
The Missing Link: An Inquiry into the Discussion Over Access to Balboa Park From the City of San Diego, 2005-2006
Hurlbut, Lincoln
Compromising the Built Environment: Modern and Postmodern Ideology in University Design, 2003-2004
Liu, Cindy
Green Architecture an amalgamation of terms An exploration into the role of ideologies on the efficacy of Green Architecture, 2003-2004
Clossin, Robert
The New Urbanism: Realizing the Vision, A Case Study of the Otay Ranch Project, 1994-1995

COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Brooks, Whitney
The Workers and Customers of Wal-Mart, 2008-2009
Sanchez, Martha Elena
Los Laureles’ Canyon Basin: San Antonio de Los Buenos Wastewater Treatment Plant Evaluation and Comparative Analysis: Catalyst infrastructure impacts and their mitigation strategies in terms of environmental sustainability and ensuring public health, 2006-2007
Brown, La Mikia
Double Jeopardy: The tensions that face Christian activists of color as they attempt to navigate their intersecting identities and find a place where their political and religious beliefs do not clash, 2005-2006
Martos, Marina Noel
Reality Changers, The Barrio Logan College Institute and PAZZAZ: How three grassroots organizations have mobilized a community in their efforts to increase the educational resources and futures for San Diego’s inner city youth, 2005-2006
Port, Ian Smith
In Blues We Trust: House of Blues and the Spirituality of Popular Culture, 2005-2006
Burson, Julie E
Sustaining Community Technology Centers: A Detailed Account of Available Support Services in San Diego and Approaches to Performance-Based Measures, 2002-2003
Narayan, Santosh
Marketing to Business Tourists: The Story of the San Diego Convention Center, 2000-2001
Davison, Susan
Case Study of Community Development Block Grant Spending in the City of San Diego, 1996-1997
Dinnebier, Jenny
An Analysis of Community mobilization: A Case Study of Eden Gardens, 1995-1996
Ibay, Michael M.
A Study of Community-Based Activism and Grassroots Mobilization in Low Income, Minority Neighborhoods: Latina Political Participation in The Barrio, 1994-1995
Blumberg, David
The Empire That Wasn't: A Study of the Roots of San Diego's Cul-De-Sac Status,
1994-1995
Cate, Elizabeth
Community Development Block Grant: Success or Failure? 1993-1994
Le Veen, Jessica
Enterprise Zones: A Case Study of San Diego's Barrio/Logan Enterprise Zone, 1992-1993
 

EDUCATION

Castaneda, Justice Mya
Claiming Concrete: An Introduction to the Garfield Scholar-Warrior Initiative 2009-2010
Sharma, Rahul
Funding Inequalities: A Case Study of California’s Education Funding System, 2007-2008
Tang, Stephanie
The Rise of High School Hispanic Americans: A study of how out-of-school programs & extracurricular activities can positively impact the lives of these students, 2006-2007
Mistry, Bahavna
Diminishing the Risk By Reaching Out: A Case Study of At-Risk Students in San Diego City Schools, 1998-1999
Bohaboy, Kathleen
Enduring the Institutional Deterrents in Innovative Practice: Institutional Factors that Impede School and Community Collaborations, 1996-1997
Charron, Cindy
Primary Intervention of At-Risk Students" Case Study of the STARS programs, 1995-1996
Everson, Christina C.
Bilingual Education, The Politics of Choice, 1994-1995
Gawaran, Edmond J.
The Study of Mira Mesa High School: Viewing the Academic and Social Climate of a Minority-Dominant Educational Institution, 1994-1995
Cohen, Amy
The Comer School Development Program: Implementation at Four San Diego Schools, 1993-1994
Dominguez, Gina
Gender Bias or Class Bias in Education, 1992-1993

ENVIRONMENT

De Leon, Jemma Mae Cordova
Designing Sustainability A Toolkit of Sustainable Design Strategies for San Diego's Urban Parks 2009-2010
Hecklau, Dylan Robert
Re-working the Land: The Environmental Justice Stakes of One Formerly Used Defense Site’s Reuse as Public Space 2009-2010
Intervalo, Jamie
Ecological Concerns on Campus: How Does Student Involvement with Sustainability Issues Affect UCSD Sustainability Policy and Land Use? 2007-2008
Norris, Richard
A Tale of Two Cities (or a City and a Nation): An Honors Thesis in Urban Studies and Planning, 2006-2007
Behrend, Katrina Andrea
Some People Don't Have the Complexion for Protection: An Analysis of Environmental Justice Advocacy in San Diego, 2002-2003
Thompson, Hallie
Only Rain in the Storm Drain: A Study of Innovative Regulation and Public Education in Pollution Prevention Programs, 2002-2003
Ferman, Sara
Knowledge Networking and Information Exchange: A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Development 2000-2001
Thurlow, Aaron
Evaluating the Environmental Performance of the University of California, San Diego, 1998-1999
Chan, Winnie
Thirsty for Interagency Coordination: An Analysis of Coastal Water Quality Management, 1997-1998
Fulton, Orion
Maintaining Habitat Connectivity with Habitat Conservation Plans? 1997-1998
Roberts, Stephen
CERES and The Natural Step: Developing Criteria for Environmental Management System Protocol Evaluation, 1997-1998
Mau, Ada
Getting to 50 Percent – San Diego’s New Integrated Waste management Program, 1996-1997
Hoskinson, Andrew Joel
Multiple Species Conservation Program, 1995-1996
Hovland, Christina
The Batiquitos Lagoon Enhancement: Scientific Input and Landowner Aesthetics, 1995-1996
Khan, Ziad
The Greening of Sony Corporation’s Executivne Sutie’; A Case in Corporate Environmentalism, 1995-1996
Antonacci, Kathryn L.
An Analysis of the Group Dynamics Among Members of the Advisory Committee for the City of Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan, 1994-1995
Carrales, Catherine
Who's Got the Power? Politics at Work Behind the Scenes of San Diego's Multiple Species Conservation Program, 1994-1995
Boardman, Kelly
A Critical Evaluation of the City of San Diego’s Approach to Remediate the Impacts of Nonpoint Source Coastal Contamination, 1992-1993
Bowling, John
Greening UCSD: Creating an Ecologically Sustainable Program, 1992-1993

HEALTH CARE

MacManus, Maureen
The Right to a Nutritious Diet: Examining Food Gaps Through an Environmental Justice Lens 2009-2010
Geiger, Tamara
Determining What Factors Impact Community Garden Proliferation in American Cities, 2008-2009
Gershon, Rebecca
What’s for Lunch? An Analysis of the National School Lunch Program in the San Diego Unified School District and the Berkeley Unified School District, 2008-2009
Saladino, Tina
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Patient Knowledge, Disease Severity, Social Function, and Depression, 2007-2008
Machado, Teresa
The Effects of Park Proximity on Physical Activity levels and Childhood Obesity: A case study of the City of Santa Ana’s Park Space availability, physical activity levels, and rising childhood obesity, 2006-2007
Kwei, Julia
Understanding the Role of the Urban Planner in Planning For the Elderly Population, 2005-2006
Lieu, Christine
Culturally Competent Communication Strategies for Nurses Interacting with Deaf Patients, 2005-2006
Tobar, Maria
Obesity: There Are No Winners in This Game, 2003-2004
Nations, Amanda
The Low Birth Weight Paradox: Setting an Example for Improved Community Prenatal Health, 2002-2003
Cobb, Elizabeth
Examining State Efforts to Increase Enrollment in the State Children’s Health Insurance Plan, 2001-2002
Lee, Jennifer
Gauging the Necessity and Sustainability of Ethnic Specific Nonprofit Health Organizations—A case study of Korean Health—1999-2000
Rudy, Cheryl
Exploring Access to Health Care Issues for the Filipino-American Population: A case study of National City, California—1999-2000
Hampton, Jamie
Building Bridges: Sector Employment Intervention in San Diego County—a health care sector plan—1998-1999
Myer, Parvathi Aarthi
Approaching the Vision of the Safe Motherhood Initiative. The Potential of Traditional Birth Attendant in Rural Karnatika, India, 1997-1998
Dahlgren, Nels Nathaniel
Informal Caregiver Support Network: Their Impact and Efficacy, 1996-1997
Wright, Wendi
Mexican Immigrants in the United States: Efforts at Inclusion through Local Programs of Tuberculosis (TB) Control and Prevention, 1996-1997
English, Karla
Barriers to Effective Health Care and HIV/AIDS Epidemic, 1995-1996
Stevens, Gregory D.
The Role of Missed Opportunities in the Underimmunization of Two-Year Olds: A Retrospective Review of Patient Records for Immunization and Missed Opportunity Rates in Three South-San Diego Public Clinics, 1994-1995
Brennan, Caryl
Changing Demand for Perinatal Care Under the Medi-Cal/OBRA Provision, 1993-1994
Oneto, Sarah
Access to Syphilis Treatment in Central and Southeast San Diego County, 1993-1994

HOUSING

Franco, Jacqueline
A Cross Examination of Affordable Housing near an Urban and Border Region Historical Influences in Housing and Community Quality 2009-2010
Jasmin, Kim
In the Eyes of the Community: Measuring the Impacts of Two Affordable Housing Developments in City Heights Redevelopment Project Area, San Diego, 2008-2009
Donald Povieng
The Impact of Proposition 13 on California’s Housing Market An analysis of how Proposition 13 has constrained affordable housing opportunities at the local level, 2004-2005
Brady, Richard
Post-Proposition 13 Residential Development Patterns in Carlsbad, California 2002-2003
DePerio, Genevieve
Ethnic Diversification of the Suburb: A Case Study of Housing Access for Filipino Americans in Mira Mesa, City of San Diego, 1999-2000
Volk, Michelle
Chicago Abandoned Property Program: Effective or Missing the Mark? 1996-1997
Friess, Daniel L.
A Means of Profitably Supplying Affordable Housing, 1992-1993

PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATION

Forest, Greg
Reaching Out: The Transborder Support of Network of Maclovio Rojas, 1996-1997
Marcos, Ana
Globalization of Grassroots Politics: A Case Study of GABRIELA NETWORK and its Transnational Networking and Mobilizing Efforts, 1996-1997
Walker, Leslie
The San Diego-Tijuana Border Initiative: An Analysis of the Mechanisms Used to Meet the Regional Challenges of Binational Cooperation, 1996-1997
Kim, Ellen S.
Asian American Stereotypes: Caricatures of Manipulation, 1994-1995
Advani, Shireen
Gender and Ethnic Consciousness among Asian Pacific American Professional Women, 1993-1994
Kim, Bob
Social Networks and Single Homeless Men, 1992-1993
Seikaly, Sherene
A Black Forum, The Political Expression of Underground Rap, 1992-1993

SOCIAL SERVICES AND POLICY ANALYSIS

Button, Galya
Effective Drug Prevention Methods Within The San Diego-Tijuana Region: An Examination of University of California, San Diego Undergraduate students’ Perceptions of Drug Consumption and Prevention, 2003-2004
Chen, Miya Saika
Domestic Violence, Refugee Women and the Availability of Support Services in the San Diego Region, 2002-2003
Welsh, Erin
A Study of San Diego's Social Safety Net: The Lack of A Continuum of Care for Youth Emancipating from Foster Care, 2001-2002
Cheng, Katherine K.
The Criminal Justice Sentencing Process, 1998-1999
Cohan, Daniel A.
Manipulation of Gender in the Construction of Legal Defense for Women, 1997-1998
De la Cruz, Melany
Reconstructing, Redefining, and Reorganizing the History of the American Labor Movement: A Case Study of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, 1997-1998
Warren, Kevin
Community Policing in Southeast San Diego: Its Effect on Neighborhood Safety, Security, and Quality of Life, 1995-1996
Bennett, Sheri
The Trouble with Transfers Areias Dairy Farms—A Case Study, 1994-1995
Budd, Lise
Sociological Dimensions of Increased Punitiveness within the Juvenile Justice System of San Diego County, 1994-1995
Kuluva , Rachel
The Struggle That Does Not Exist: The Role of Women on the Kibbutz, 1992-1993

URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

Couvrette, Michael Stephen
Commuter Rail System Design Methodology: An Evaluation of the San Diego Coaster 2009-2010
Minor, Dillon
Rural Transportation Survey Toolkit for the Coordinated Plan SANDAG’s 2010 Rural Transportation Survey Design Toolkit for Determining Unmet Transportation Needs of Hard-To-Reach Communities 2009-2010
Reed, Emma
Increasing Disaster Awareness at the University of California, San Diego Determining the most effective strategies to educate university students about how to react during large-scale emergencies 2009-2010
Lisa Chau
Evaluating Smart Growth Theory vs. Practice: the Hillcrest Uptown District, 2007-2008
Trayler, Becky
The Evaluation of Traffic Signal Coordination Techniques and the Implications for San Diego, California, 2007-2008
Novin, Iman
Equity in Redevelopment Incentive Policy: A Case Study of Type II Incentives in Downtown San Diego, 2005-2006
Christina Burke
Infrastructure as a Medium for Sculpting the Creative Way A study of the emergent collaborative efforts utilizing creative processes to maintain a blueprint for an urban renewal paradigm of today, 2004-2005
Ryan Solow
Storm Water Containment Bureaucracy Systems: How does the NPDES Permit functionally create systems that induce public private co-operation? 2004-2005
Seeley, Ryan George
The Effects of Intelligent Transportation Systems on Co-Operation Among Transportation and Regional Planners, 2001-2002
Rand, Allison
Beyond the Walking City: How Successful is Transportation Demand Management in San Diego County, 1998-1999
Sider, Daniel A.
Investigating the Absence of Neotraditional Planning in American Suburbia, 1997-1998
Cenzano, Juan Carlos
Uptown District: Land Use Planning as a Transportation Demand Management Strategy, 1993-1994
Marker, Glen D.
The Modernist Project in a Campus Community: A Critique of Master Planning at UCSD, 1993-1994
Schnitz, Jeffery
California Intra-Municipality Conflict: A Case Study of the Discord Between the City of San Diego and the Community of La Jolla, 1993-1994
Griffin, Ian
Local Governmental Issues Concerning Geographic Information System Implementation, 1992-1993