Senior Seminar Thesis Titles

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  • Banks, Michael. The Penalty of Poverty: Why Does it Cost So Much to Be Poor?:

  • Bradham, Caleb. The Chestnut Street Transway: Why Couldn’t Philly Pull it Off?:

  • Chaquette, Jennifer. Evaluating “Food Deserts” in West Philadelphia:

  • Chow, Timothy. Hub Airports: Not Flying Direct to Regional Economic Growth:

  • Coe, Charles. Optimality in the Rent Gap:

  • Cohen, Amelia. The Role of Athletics in Supporting or Hindering the Academic Achievement and Ambition of High School age African American Boys in Philadelphia Schools:

  • Denker, Marisa. A Brave New Dublin:

  • Duncan, Vicki. Why Are African Americans Underrepresented in Ethnic Beauty Supply Store Ownership?:

  • Etkind, Jamie. Public-Private Partnerships:

  • Ford, Chantias. Masculinity & Religious Identity: The Prioritization of Spirituality in the Lives of Young Black Educated Men:

  • Freifelder, June. Provisioning the City: Markets in Frankford:

  • Gann, Hannah. Protecting Rights and Providing Care for Sexual Minority Youth in Detention: An Investigation of Policy Impact within Philadelphia’s Juvenile Justice Services Center:

  • Glover, Terrell. Assessing and Maximizing the Effectiveness of Community Development Corporations: A Case Study of Brewerytown in Philadelphia, PA:

  • Goldenberg, Kate. Reclaiming a Selected Past: Mussolini’s Rome and Bacon’s Philadelphia:

  • Hamilton, James. The Impact of Employer Assisted Housing: University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University:

  • Hospedale, Tanisha. How is Success Defined For Black Students at The University of Pennsylvania?:

  • Iriarte, Tarisse. A Study on Culturally-Relevant Literacy Support in Middle School:

  • James, Daniel. Aesthetics Within Land Use: Urban Design and Sign Regulation:

  • Jennewein, Penny. Struggle Is a School: Student Involvement in the Unionization and First Contract Campaigns Of Non-Academic Employees at Elite, Private Universities:

  • Kirk, Gabriela. Prisoner Reentry Organizations: Measuring Effectiveness in Philadelphia:

  • Klein, Alexander. Tax Abatement Efficiency: A Study of Philadelphia’s 10 Year Tax Abatement and its Impacts:

  • Krivo-Kaufman, Leslie. Take Control: Assessing Free Condom Distribution in Philadelphia:

  • Lei, Rui Zhao. Point Breeze Gentrification:

  • Lundquist, Carissa. The Effects of University Affiliation on College Access Programs: A Study of Let’s Get Ready and Netter Center College Access and Career Readiness Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania:

  • MacLean, Ian. Green Infrastructure Development: The Case of the Big Green Block: