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: