Senior Seminar Thesis Titles
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Jones, Sarah. Community Participation in Urban Renewal in Philadelphia: Who Was Allowed to Participate and Why?:
Laburda, Jessica. Where Culture, Structure, and Mental Health Meet: An exploration of how the very nature of the University of Pennsylvania affects the mental health of its students:
Lawrence, Melina. Monuments in Philadelphia’s Public Landscape: A Comparison of the Frank L. Rizzo and Octavius V. Catto Memorials:
Lee, Sophie. Gathering Space: Everyday Practices of Resistance in Community Garden, Farm, and Arts Organizations in the Nonprofit Sector:
Lozada Foster, Jane. Connecting the Unconnected: How Philadelphia's Access Centers Became an Essential Community Institution During COVID-19 Disruption:
Moscovici, Zoe. Sex Work in Nevada: The Health, Safety & Stability of Sex Workers:
Pil, Millionaire. Arts, Accessibility, and Community: Creating Connection Through Arts-Based Access Points:
Ray, Georgia. Refugee Integration and Public Transportation in Denver and Seattle: A Comparative Analysis:
Rivas, Matthew. The Role of Business Improvement Districts as Small Business Stabilizers in Economic Crises:
Russell, Hartman. “Planned Exclusion”: The Roots of Housing Discrimination in Boston’s Seaport:
Wintman, Shoshana. In Community We Trust: How Differing Conceptions of Community have Shaped Community Land Trust Work through COVID-19 and Beyond:
Zea Rincon, Sharon. The Role of Minority-Owned Businesses in Community Development: A Comparative Analysis of Latinx and Black Owners in South and West Philadelphia:
Zhu, Nicholas. Using Spatial Context and Demographic Analysis to Assess Surface Permeability in Philadelphia:
Bahanda, Anunya. The Effects of The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act on Evictions in Philadelphia:
Bei, Ella. Privatizing the Cyburban: Intersection’s Digital Advertising Partnership with Philadelphia:
Berger, Ben. Streetwear:
Chung, Claudia. Be Water, My Friend: How A Bruce Lee Mantra Redefined Urban Social Movements in The Digital Age:
Corlett, Lucy. Unequal Neighbors: The Role of Spatial Inequality in Perpetuating Resource Segregation in Philadelphia:
English, James. Planning the Neighborhood: How Northwest Philadelphians Think Pha’s Sharswood Blumberg Plan Is Impacting Their Community:
Errico, Jon. Mixed-Use Development: Uprising Trend Aids the Urbanization of Philadelphia:
Esquier, Ava. Reverberations Of ‘Tough-On-Crime’: Legal Financial Obligations as Revenue in Philadelphia After 2008 :
Ferrarin, Gianna. The Case for Electric Scooters in Philadelphia:
Freedman, Kelly. How Is New Development Along the Schuylkill Banks And in University City Changing West Philadelphia?:
Goldman, Nadia. “It Doesn’t Have to Be This Bad”: Confidence, Community, And Student Well-Being in Penn’s Computer Science Department:
Jett, Noa. “I Only Shop at The Fresh Grocer When I’m Forced To” A Case Study in Anchor Institution Investment in Urban Food Infrastructure: