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 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
NikeWomen: Digitally Diversifying the Swoosh Brand, Kourtney Brodnax
Nutritional Effects on Age-Related Changes in T-Cell Differentiation and Function, Michelle Chen
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Que Delicious "The Best from the Other Side": A Case Study, Angela Chiaromonte
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
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
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
Sea of Green: A Garden Journal, Lee Beltrand Chan
Self-Reflective Essay, Megan Lewis-Johnson
Serving the Underserved, Nadine Barragan
Social Media & Conservation: Creating a Water-Conservation Awareness Campaign on the Whittier College Campus, Juliette Donatelli
The Final Page, David Charbonier
The Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: A Cold War Context, Azaam M. Samad
Submissions from 2008
A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Drug Policies in the United States and the Netherlands, Rebecca Rehfeld
Building International Business via Culturally Based Marketing Strategies, Amber Sook Ja Belcoe
Death and Truth: "Love is my Religion", Joshua I. Bush
Every Child Left Behind, Sam Bremen
Power to the Pupils: Children Speak Out About Their Experiences in Danish Schools, Karen Eisenhut
Restoration of Early Italian Renaissance Frescoes, Lillian Anderson
Sound of the Bush: Journey through Tanzanian Music, Alec Bieber
The Effect of Resveratrol on the Microbiota of Mice, Esther Chan
The N.O.C. Project: A Musician’s Evolution, Nick Papageorge
Submissions from 2007
Academic Attainment and Self-Esteem of African Americans: A Review using Racial Socialization as Method for Success, Crystal N. Eng
Asylum Seeker and Refugee Access and Utilization of Healthcare In Copenhagen and Los Angeles: A Comparative Study, Juleon Rabbani
Beats, Rhymes, and Life, Deanna Adams