Senior Seminar Thesis Titles

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  • Gusman, Olivia R. Violence and Identity: The Study of Stop the Madness Stop The Violence’s Prevention Strategies:

  • Hain, Jacqueline I. Swimming in the Inner-City: Saving Lives:

  • Harris, Sophia R. Minority Inclusion in Clinical Research at the University of Pennsylvania: The Need for Enhanced Institutional Support:

  • Henriquez, Claudia S. Securing Communities: The City of Philadelphia Police Department and South Philadelphia’s Latino Immigrants:

  • Hlousek, Margaret M. Broadcasting the Voice of Youth Organizers: Making Media and Building Critical Consciousness:

  • Johns, Benjamin T. King of Prussia & Center City: Changing Roles in the Philadelphia Region:

  • Katz, John A. Analysis of New York’s High Line and the Feasibility of Replication:

  • Klein, Rachel E. Reforming Teacher Preparation Programs: Exploring the Value of Mentorship and Teacher Learning Communities for Pre-Service Teachers:

  • Lee, Han Han. The Urban Coffee Shop Experience: An Exploration of Coffee Shops in Philadelphia as a Social Gathering Place:

  • Levenson, Jeremy D. Shreds of Humanity: the Attica Prison Uprising, the State of New York and “Politically Neutral Unaware” Medicine:

  • Lewis, Aaron O. The High Line Park: A Template of Success for the Reading Viaduct Redevelopment:

  • Li, Wing-Lock. Evaluating No Child Left Behind’s Increasing Effect of Neighborhood School Handicaps: Predicting Low School Performance in Philadelphia Neighborhood High Schools:

  • McCabe, Kathryn J. Examining the Wave of Reform: Community Involvement in the Post-Katrina New Orleans Public Education System:

  • McGonigal, Lorna A. Beyond the Desert—How Food Landscapes Shape and are Shaped by Community Residents:

  • Miller, Ashley F. Urban Redevelopment in Philadelphia: A Comparative Study of Society Hill and Northern Liberties:

  • Mufson, Whitney I. The Effect of Poverty on the Academic Motivation of South Africa’s Youth:

  • Nussbaum, Jacob D. Dynamizing Downtown: Overnight Population and Downtown Revitalization in Medium-Sized Cities:

  • Ogbagiorgis, Haven B. Dreaming Up a Storm: Activism Among Undocumented Youth in the Pennsylvania Dream Act Movement:

  • Rubin, Sarah E. Food Stamp and Incentive Programs: Exploring the Difference between Accessibility and Interest:

  • Sale, Jordan A. Food Vending and the Urban University: A Case Study of the University of Pennsylvania:

  • Saleem, Angbeen. Gendered Space: Muslim Women, Power and the Mosque:

  • Sanders, Kaitlin S. How the Children of Incarcerated Mothers Succeed: What I learned from families of the Bedford Hills Women’s Correctional Facility:

  • Schlager, Scott A. United States Postal Service—Going Concern Analysis with Special Emphasis on Labor Relations and Economic Efficiency:

  • Tam, Alphonse W. Reimagining Philadelphia’s Dilworth Plaza: An Examination of Contemporary Usage and Future Proposals:

  • Thomas, Nicole S. How do Tourists Interact with the Social and Physical Environment of Germantown?: