The Whittier Scholars Program (WSP) offers students an alternative curricular path for a liberal arts education at Whittier College. Students in the WSP are highly motivated, interested in learning, and independent.
Submissions from 2018
Film or Digital: A Cinematograpghic Comparative Analysis of Formats, Alexander Hackworth
HYPERGODDESS, Maeve Bell
Madrid Beats the Sox: Marketing Culture Through Community Outreach, Jonathan Lindblom
Success in the Nonprofit Sector: Exploring Philanthropy's Role in Society and San Francisco's Forrest Preschool: A Business Proposal, Nicole Briedis
Sustainable Homes and Going Green in LA, Eric O'Brien
The Changing Identity of Fast Food; A Plant Based Solution, Maggie Niemann
"Think of the Children!”: Gender and Sexuality in Nickelodeon Cart and designoons, Rebecca Grenier
Submissions from 2017
A Comparative Historical Exploration of how Commercial Hip-Hop has Impacted the Advocacy for Disenfranchised Groups in the United States and Brazil, Madison Shaw Brinnon
A Culture of Health: Herbal Remedies of the Peruvian Highlands, Jarred Rimby
A Fresh Take: Rebranding La Catalia, Diana Alessandra Alvites Vasquez
An Ethno-physiological response to “Chile macho’ among Guadalajaran Tapatios in the Los Angeles region, Lightmary Flores
Beyond Back to School Night: Parent Engagement in Elementary School, Sofia Duenas
Ethnic Identity Formation in the 626, Gabriela Salgado
Foreign Film Localization: Japanese Film for American Audiences, Shannon Gerow
Let’s Get Serious: Deconstructing the Buzzfeed Video, Kiara Downs
Made in China: A Depiction of Asian American Life, Sara Chiu
Ministry Through Media, Arianna Grelling
NikeWomen: Digitally Diversifying the Swoosh Brand, Kourtney Brodnax
Nutritional Effects on Age-Related Changes in T-Cell Differentiation and Function, Michelle Chen
"Oh, God! Zombies!”: Divine Justice and Holy Communities in Apocalyptic Science Fiction, Brianna Sahagian Limas
Transitional Justice: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Post- Apartheid South Africa, Kelcey Negus
What do Parks Got to do With It?: An Ethnographic Analysis on if Urban Parks Foster Human Connection, and if so, How?, Noelle Celeste Leczel
Submissions from 2016
East Meets West, Elaine Lo
Expressive Therapies: What is Art Therapy, and How Can it be Applied in Pracitce?, Jenna Dominguez
Implications of Capital on College Access, Andrea Nieto
Marketing the Dodgers: From Brooklyn to Los Angeles, Kathleen Ezell
Understanding the Health in Healthcare: A Closer Look at Perspectives, Treatments, and their Effectiveness, Carlo Chiana
Submissions from 2015
A Journey to America: An Exploration of Manga and Anime, Anne Goodman
American: (adj.) of or pertaining to North or South America, Christiana Frisby
Beyond Masculine and Feminine: Gender Non-Conformity and the Evolution of Gender-Appropriate Clothing, Jose Flores
Childhood Incidence Rates for Lymphoma in California: Rural versus Urban County Comparison, Natalie Edelman
City Limits and Other Stories, Leandro Fefer
Creating, Developing, and Marketing a Themed Entertainment Attraction, Ruben Rodriguez
From Private Issue to Public Policy: Second Wave Feminism and Violence Against Women, Amanda Garcia
Human Resource Management: Managing People and Organizations, Jonathan Alvarez
Inside the Shannon Center, Victoria Esquer
Managing and Leading Creative Teams, Gabriel de Alba
Oh My Goth: The Commercialization of Goth as a Subculture, Laiken Gaea Armstrong
Only Time Changes: A Collection of Science Fiction Short Stories, Justin Dennis
Students and Leaders of Color in Higher Education, Mauricio Escobar
The Argument, Michael Anda
The Gentleman's Game in the Land of the Free: The Marketing, Development, and Future of American Rugby, Nathan Blaikie
The myth of the drunken mistake: Theorizing narratives of resistance to campus rape culture, Bea Fonseca
The Prevalence of Sex Trafficking: Globally, Nationally, and in San Diego, Jessica Littlefield
Understanding and Developing a Social Media Marketing Plan, Joeseph "Joe" Gabriel
Understanding the Myths and Reality of School Shooters, Keaton Hardwick
Victor and Vanquished: American and German Cinematic Depictions of WWII, Rashad Butler
Submissions from 2014
Casta Paintings of Colonial Mexico: A Visual History of Social Anxieties, Emily Frazier
Evaluating the Efficiency of Water Privatization in Senegal, Patrick Hoguet Norton
Ironman and the American Dream, Laney Harden
Measuring the Good Life: An Evaluation of Alternatives to GDP, Meg Oka
Publishing Latino Culture: Marketing Race in the American Publishing Industry, Alejandra Gaeta
Ready to Die: The Worship of Death in Los Angeles, Arturo Alvarez
Television News: A Man’s World, Alexandra Sanchez
The Casting Director at Work: A contemporary Recasting of Hitchcock Classics, Jamie Rose Hernandez
Words of a Legend: The Mythopoesis of John F. Kennedy, Agustin A. Mares
Submissions from 2013
A Multi-method Study of the Socioeconomic Status of People living on the Kumbon Landfill in Khon Kaen, Thailand, Candace LeFlame
Art Therapy with Children: Examining Three Different Populations and Identifying the Strengths and Weaknesses of Art Therapy, Alyssa Barrios
Behavioral Economics and Childhood Health: Applications and Implications, Katie Reynolds
Case Study of 2008 Beijing Olympics, Gina-Marie DiPierro
Conversations about Conservation: An Urban Environmental History of Whittier, California, Emily Baeza
Evolution of Film Trailers, Robert Llewellyn
Poetry, Philosophy, and the Self, Joshua Carlton
The Green Port Policy: Sustainability in Long Beach, Casey Connorton
TRIBE Quarterly: The Making and Marketing of an Independent Niche Magazine, Marcus Arman
Submissions from 2012
Alfred Hitchcock & the Use of Suspense: Blackout, Kaitlin Cassidy
Business Plan for a Benefit Concert, Adam Rosenthal
Estrogen Replacement Therapy as a Means to Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, Erika Perez
Health Care Options for American Indians in rural, Navajo Nation Facilities compared to those available in Los Angeles County, Megan Maguire-Marshall
If Clothes Could Speak: Sartorial Analysis of Japanese Cultural Identity, Ivy Han
In Depth Analysis of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: Effects on the Mind and Body, Keimi Lew
Successful Educational Pedagogies, Marielle Askew
The Mental Aspect of Human Performance, Brandon Epstein
Urban Watersheds: A Case Study of the San Gabriel River and Los Angeles County, Melissa Davidson
Submissions from 2011
Christian and Feminist? Competing Views of Feminism in Christian America, Bryanna J. Benedetti
Community Supported Agriculture, Food for All in Los Angeles, Ariel Bacharach
Conditioning the Capital Asset Pricing Model to Incorporate Macro-Economic Based Variables, Maria Casandra Rusti
Form, Fit, and Swim, Kristin DeVaughn
Migration and Ethnicity: Louisiana Creoles from the Bayous to Los Angeles, Naomi Christina Auzenne
Organizing for Latinos in Los Angeles, Donna Orozco
Que Delicious "The Best from the Other Side": A Case Study, Angela Chiaromonte
Sleeping Beauty: The Reality of Harmful Images of Women within the Film Industry, Noretta A. Morales
The Current Ethiopian Experience, Sahai Redleaf
The Dynamics of Visual Artistic Expression in Africa and the Diaspora, Kelissa McDonald
The Pueblo Ground: How Pueblo Indians Shaped Colonial Relations with the Spanish in 17th Century New Mexico, Michelle Daneri
The Record Industry in Transition, Monica Caro
The Ronald Reagan Paradigm, Taylor Evenson
Women Under Soviet Rule: Policy and Reality, Melissa Samarin
Submissions from 2010
Choir of the South, Anthony Bursi
Designing an Attraction: A Hans on Approach to Themed Entertainment and Attraction Design, Matthew Estevez
Event Sponsorships in the 21st Century: With Application to Whittier College's World Eats & Beats International Festival, Shezad Bruce
Heavy Metal: An Anthropological Approach to a Religious Phenomenon, Alexandra Durazo
Newhall Ranch, E. Christine Hernandez
Submissions from 2009
A Culture of Giving: The Effect of Activism on Teenage Girls and Their Ability to Investigate Social Change Through Volunteerism, Amanda Settlage
Autism from a Clinical Child Neuropsychological Perspective, Katherine Ore
Being Seen is Being Heard: A Visual and Theoretical Analysis of Hip Hop Culture through Fashion, Whitney Rose Egoian
From Traditional to Modern: A Reflection on the Changes in Gender Space through Architecture and Literature, Julia Chow
Ideal Thin and the Female Athlete Triad, Jaclyn Grabowski
Jane Austen: Bildungsroman, Socioeconomics, and the Feminine Community, Erica P. Lindquist