Senior Seminar Thesis Titles
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Dever, Mary. Sexplanation in Philadelphia High Schools: How Our Institutions Handle Intimacy:
Effron, Alexa. Supporting the Social and Emotional Development of Preschoolers: Exploratory Findings from a Reggio Emilia Inspired Nursery School in Philadelphia:
Farmanali, Aliya. Supporting Workers in Social Services: Forms of Support and Implications for Worker Well-Being and Service Delivery:
Gobreski, Jamie. Gendered Agendas? Women’s Epistemological Bases in Philadelphia City Planning, Development, and Research:
Gross, Amanda. Creating apps that benefit the city: key approaches for utilizing truck fleet GPS data at the city of Philadelphia:
Guevara, Denisse. Sankofa Farm: Building A Culture of Belonging in Southwest Philadelphia:
Korostoff, Izzy. ‘Some Kind of Reality’: Accessing the Past at Skansen:
Kuchta, Caroline. Public Art and Landscapes of Power A Comparative Case Study of Buenos Aires and Philadelphia:
Langer, Jennifer. Beyond Cultural Competency: A Case Study of Puentes de Salud’s Model of Care:
Langer, Margaret. Technology Integration in the Public School System; a Philadelphia Case Study:
Lee, Donghyun. University-led Development: The Case Study of West Philadelphia Initiatives and Schuylkill Yards:
Lim, Jessica. Community Engagement Instead of PILOTS: An Assessment of Penn’s Support for its Academically Based Community Service Courses:
Lott, Gabriella. Mapping FONE Groups, School Integration, and Neighborhood Change:
Lu, John. THE FINAL FRONTIER: HUDSON YARDS, MEGAPROJECTS, AND THE POLITICS OF URBAN GROWTH:
McGuckin, Abigail. Sunk Costs?: Evaluating The Lower Eastwick Public Land Strategy Plan:
Moore, Anea. Changing Communities, Changing Schools: A Study of Changing Family Engagement at a Gentrifying School and the Effects on Low-Income and/or Minority Families:
Morace, Gabriella. At the Corner of Spirituality and Justice: How Interfaith Communities in Philadelphia Experience and Enact Social Justice:
Narayanan, Ajjit. Vacant Lot Greening and Crime:
Poster, Marisa. Transport Geography Trends in the Delaware Valley Region: Logistics Sprawl & B2C E -commerce:
Rabasco, Christopher. Gambling for Good: Bethlehem as a Case Study for the Post-Industrial City:
Rabinovich, Deborah. ENEMOS DERECHOS: Latina Immigrant Empowerment through the Know Your Rights Movement:
Reynolds, Elise. DESTRUCTIVE DISCOURSE PHILADELPHIA’S NORMAN BLUMBERG APARTMENTS IN THE NEWS, 1967-2016:
Rothschild, Gabrielle. Addressing the Hierarchical Digital Divide: Effective Use of Technology in Community Computing Centers:
Simpson, Diana. Finding What Works: Areas for PBIS Improvement in a Philadelphia Public School:
Strelitz, Jessica. Delayed Marriage, Delayed Childbirth, and a New Urban Reality: Are Philadelphia’s Millennials Living in the City for the Long Term?: