Senior Seminar Thesis Titles

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  • Sisto, Reece. Footholds: Social and Economic Enfranchisement for Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in Philadelphia Through a Pre-Figurative Capitalist Alternative:

  • Starman, Sarah. How to Create a Greener World: Different Theories of Change in Environmental Civic Organizations:

  • Veal, Raheem. Power: How Female Rappers Have Expanded Hip Hop’s Critique of Societal Power Structures:

  • Williams, Kyra. A Fight for Collective Bargaining Rights: The Dynamics of Organizing and Institutional Priorities in Graduate Student Unionization:

  • Bayeux, Diane. The Impact of the Attacks on the French-Maghrebian Youth:

  • Berkman, Marielle. City Branding in U.S. Airports:

  • Bronheim, Julia. Pro-Sex: Pro Whom?:

  • Brookens, Megan. Implementing the Community School Model in Philadelphia: South Philadelphia High School as a Case Study:

  • Brown, Camara. ‘Some of them bones is mine’: Endeavors for Remembrance and Civic Recognition at the African Burial Ground in New York City:

  • Buell, Athena. The Rural-Urban Division of Reproductive Labor as a Barrier to Protection:

  • Casey, Glen. Pathways Through the Community College of Philadelphia: Social Capital Gains from College and Career Readiness Participation:

  • Cernea, Evan. Does Reformatting Suburban Space Redress Its Historically Exclusionary Legacy? An Analysis of the Cohesiveness and Equality of New Urbanism’s Social Impact:

  • DiPiazza, Lillian. The Art Gap: A study of Philadelphia’s arts community in relation to race and social class:

  • Edwards, Brooke. The Right Thing to Do: An Examination of the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program:

  • Frackman, Jacob. Pacific Park & The Barclays Center Economic Growth and Development in Brooklyn:

  • Graham, Olivia. Community Building and Social Dynamics in Philadelphia Coworking Spaces:

  • Granados, Juana. The Second-Generation: Factors Leading to Crime Participation for Second-Generation Mexican Immigrants in Houston, Texas:

  • Greenwood, Devon. A Fair Cross-Section? Race and Gender Representation on Philadelphia’s Criminal Juries:

  • Gurley, Alexandra. Restaurant Groups and Neighborhood Change: The Impact of Stephen Starr on Fishtown, Philadelphia:

  • Hard, Sydney. Immigrant Students in Philadelphia: How Positive Identity Construction Contributes to Academic Success:

  • Hosking, Taylor. Community-based Media and the Reality of Media Democratization in the United States: A Case Study of West Philadelphia Community Radio Station WPEB 88.1 FM:

  • Irvin, Ami. “Teachers Teaching Teachers” A Case Study of Teacher Action Group’s Impact on Teacher Sense of Professional Identity:

  • Jones, Dylan. Media Reporting and Reality: Athletes’ Violent Crimes Against Women:

  • Kaplan, Mira. In My Backyard: Exploring individual and community responses to housing insecurity in Cape Town, South Africa:

  • Kelly, Lisa. What Makes a Successful Urban Farmers’ Market? Gauging Customer Experiences at Two Philadelphia Farmers’ Markets: