Senior Seminar Thesis Titles

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  • Einhorn, Sarah Estee. Race, Class and Space: Recreational Opportunities and their Uses in San Diego, California:

  • Ellis, Ariel. Walkable Urbanism: San Diego’s New Economic Engine:

  • Garon, Marcel. The Life and Death of the American Housing Project: An Analysis of HOPE VI and Mixed-Income Communities in Philadelphia:

  • Goldberg, Michael. The Evolution of Casino Gaming as an Economic Development Approach:

  • Grable, Megan. On the Watch: Invasive Policing and Surveillance in the Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Responses to Ferguson:

  • Hannessian, Alin. Favelas in São Paulo, Brazil: Changes in development since the City Statute of 2001:

  • Hayden, Erin. Who Gets School Playgrounds? A Comparative Analysis of Three Philadelphia Public School Playgrounds:

  • Kelly, Lisa. What Makes a Successful Urban Farmers’ Market? Gauging Customer Experiences at Two Philadelphia Farmers’ Markets:

  • Ostroff, Jonathan. The United States Obesity Epidemic: A Multilevel Study on the Fundamental Causes and its Relation to Low-Income Neighborhoods:

  • Pang, Jasmine. Tutoring in Urban Schools:

  • Park, Ju Hyung Jack. Factors in the Mental Health of Korean and Korean-American Immigrants in Philadelphia: Reasons, Realities, and Recommendations:

  • Redler, Kelly. Technology in the Classroom: A Case Study of the Laptop Program at Philadelphia Technology High School:

  • Reinsberg, Justin. The Reemergence of Creative Office Space and Its Effect on the Urban Job Sector: An Analysis of Workplace Design’s Influence on the Modern American City:

  • Richman, Margaux. Spatial Inequalities and its Enduring Neighborhood Effects:

  • Romero, Christina. Drug Treatment Courts in Philadelphia: The Differences That Exist Between the Ideal and the Actual:

  • Rossi, Juilia. Police Militarization in Philadelphia: The Rizzo Way. Why Frank Rizzo Came to Power and How He Left His Mark on the City:

  • Skahill, Ian. Attitudes Towards Police in Point Breeze: As Relations Move Forward, Some are Left Behind:

  • Sneed, Taylor. Welfare Reform: What has been the impact of the PRWORA on Philadelphia residents receiving TANF benefits?:

  • Stein, Ciara. Who’s Rebuilding the Block? A Case Study of Public Participation in the Redevelopment of Baltimore Avenue Commercial Corridor, Philadelphia:

  • Sun, Emily. Negotiating the Metropolitan and Hindu Temples:

  • Visser, Juan. Dilworth Park: A Half-Century of Public Space Management:

  • Washington, John. Cropping in Philadelphia Charter Schools:

  • Xia, Qingying. What Makes Planned Landmarks Sustainable? Case Studies of the Empire State Building and the old and new World Trade Center:

  • Young, Melanie. What Are the Effects of Neighborhood Gentrification on Parental Engagement at Lea Elementary from the Perspective of School Administration?:

  • Abdo, Russell. Urban Tajdeed: Eminent Domain and Blight Removal in South Kensington, Philadelphia: