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 1999
Commercial Development and Community: The Albertsons Project, Victor Martin
The Church of Mulletology, Michael McKennedy
The Social Construction of Gender and Human Sexuality as Explored through Sado-Masochism, Alonso A. Fuente
White Clouds Leave No Trail, April Liu
Submissions from 1998
An Analysis of the Films of Francois Truffaut, Tara Dreier
Art: An Interactive Project, Toni Amende
Everything But A Film: The Cinematic Adaptation of an Original Work of Literary Fiction, Peter C. Heide
It’s Always a Quarter ‘til Three, Brandon Sharkey
Temptation: An Exchange Exhibition, Erica Eyring
Submissions from 1997
A Foreigner's Study of Prejudice in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jennifer Lucille Bryning
A Grant for Recreation for People with Disabilities, Alessandra Rellini
American Nirvana: Immigration as Hindu Transformation in the Fiction of Bharati Mukherjee, Shefali Milczarek-Desai
An Ethnobotanical Study of the Medical Plants in Polynesia During the Pre-European Era, Tanya Shirley Piilani Regal-Factora
Direction of David Mament's Oleanna, David Charles Carnevale
Intimate Ties in a "Disorderly" World: The Pillsbury Family and Gender Relations, 1850-1860, Megan J. Balzer
Powers of the Press in Postwar Spain and the United States, Julie Lombardi
Revelation 3:10 - Writing, Directing and Producing a Motion Picture (Hardcopy + Video), William B. DeClercq
The Substance of the Mind and Consciousness: Material or Mystery, Tangible or Transcendental?, Tracy Givens
U.S. Canadian Refugee Policy and Asylum Requests: The Case for Gender-Specific Policy, Karrah R. Lompa
Submissions from 1996
A Multimedia Collage on The Discrimination and Representation of the Gays in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jesus A. Negrete
Analysis of a Teaching Experience Integrating Art, Math, and Contemporary Pedagogical Theory, Julie K. Borda-Hill
An Analysis of the Economic Conditions Under Which Victor Hugo wrote ‘Les Miserables’, A. Nancy Gonzalez
Conformational Changes in Diphtheria Toxin Fragment B Upon Inserting into Lipid Bilayers Stuided by Fluorescence Resonant Energy, Patricia L. Barker
Implicit and Explicit Memory in Experimentally Induced Moods, Erika Garvin-Dale
Masterpieces Out of Context: Altered meanings of appropriated art and design in advertisement, Karen Elizabeth Grisette
Teaching Creative Writing, Jennifer Sanchez-Salazar
The Coyotes of the Whittier Hills: Dietary Analysis, Jennifer McBride
The Priority of Moral Principles and its Critics, Hassam Bustillos
The Theater of Awareness: Gaining Insight into the Heart of the Theatre, William J. Beard
The View from the Other Side, Janvieve Lauprecht
Will Power to Youth: A Youth Employment Outreach Program, Ruth Brodsley
Submissions from 1995
Biology of the Tao, Matthew D. Sellers
Los Remedios de la Gente: Traditional Herbal Medicine of the Southwest, James Dominguez
Resource Survey of the Three Oak Woodland Plots in the Whittier Hills, Adam Lorio
Sam Shepard's "True West", Gregory "Greg" A. Chavez
Segregation to Exclusion: Japanese in the United States, 1906-1924, Penny Sakuma-Wolf
The Criminological Significance of the Comparative Analysis of Serum Albumins using Electrophoresis and Immuno Gel Diffusion, Rhonda E. Ross-Ries
The Molecular Process by which Streptococcus Pneumoniae Activates the Immune System during Pneumococcal Infection, Brandon Abeyta
Thomas Bernhard: Der Sprachbesessene (The Language Fanatic), Jeffrey Heynen
Warring Political Factions during George Washington's Administration, Eric J. Aitken
Submissions from 1994
A collision course: Wetlands Preservation and the Economic Development of Merced County, Sean Lilly
Alternative Conceptions of Healing: Philosophies and Practices of Three Cultures, Hilary Goldschlager
A Survey of Photosynthetic Capacities and Nitrogen Contents of Stem Photosynthetic Species, Michelle Fischler-Pak
Byzantium comes to Southern California: The Los Angeles Greek Community and the Building of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Stavros Akrotiriankis
Fragments of Shattered Idols, Lawrence Collins
Land Conversation In Merced County Between 1946 and 1990, Jason Periera
Penetration of the Pz-peptide Through the Various Membranes of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Jyun "Jay" Nakamura
Redefining Community Based Music Education, Alberto Herrera
Reinventing Local Government: How Two Local Cities are Meeting the Challenge, Laurie Juvinall Reinhart
Spiritual Autobiographies: Sacred and Secular Explorations of the Self, Ellen DeLacey-Hathaway
The Effectiveness of Group Counseling on Adolescents, Jennifer Deitch-Pepperell
The History of Medicine and Magic 1500-1700 A.D., Elisabeth N. Dewey-Brown
Volunteerism in the California Youth Authority, Diana Romero
Women's Images in Advertising, Jessica Foley
Submissions from 1993
Abortion in the American Political Process, Christine Blaisdell
A Study of the Growth of Daughter Cladodes in the Species of Cactus Opunita ficus-indica, Lin Moore
Effects of Defendant Attractiveness on Juror Decision Making, Mary Lewis-Downey
Independence in the Elderly: A Review of Activity Theory and its Application, Michelle Dean
Lawrence & Faulkner on Alienation from Nature, Michele Apostolos
Perceptions of Rape in Marriage and Acquaintance Relationships, Sandra Galben
Second Language Acquisition: The Application of the Mentalist Theory to the Linguistic Behaviors of a Second Language Learner, Natalie A. Nevin
The Changing Jurisprudence of the 1st Amendment :Lower Standards of Scrutiny for All Speech, Christopher E. Martin
The Road to European Integration: Examining the Impact of Maastricht, Melissa M. Shaw
Submissions from 1992
An Analysis of Organizational Culture Within Art Institutions, Laura Bloomfield
An Intellectual Odyssey: Intellectual and Cultural Exploration Through the Design of an American Studies Major for Whittier College, Alycia M. Sanders-Thomas
Argentina in the New World Order: The Meaning of the Gulf War Participation, Lani Carla Chang-Kerness
Aristotelian Catharsis: A Theatrical Essential, Brian Seth Colburn
A Study of the Cultural Approach to Bilingual Education, Jennifer M. DeBusk
Homelessness and Housing Policy in Copenhagen, Tijuana, and Los Angeles, Tamera L. Dietrich-Westerberg
Latin American Liberation Theology, Claudia Ramirez
Medicine and the Elderly, Leslie Boyce-Embrey
Psychiatric Decisions Regarding Pharmacotherapeutic and Psychotherapeutic Treatments for Clinical Depression, Sheri Hansmeier Cheung
Self-Study: The Effects of Training, Molly Roberts-Kitsmiller
The Development of the Organizational Human Resource Function, Darra London-Wray
The Environmental Design of a Residence Hall, JoAnn Brookes
Theodicy in Late Twentieth Century American Fiction: Chaim Potok, Flannery O'Connor, and John Updike, Floyd Cheung
The World of the Elderly: Future Implications and the Social World, Brenda Broderick-Costello
They Can Be Heard!, Arthur Valeriano
White Lightning, Kris Dotto
Submissions from 1991
A Comparative Study of Public Policy Making Processes Regarding Air Pollution in China, Taiwan, and Japan, Joseph Levno
Audio Cassette, VCR Cassette, and paper: Motivation & Management in Big-Time College Basketball, Chuck Bock
Submissions from 1990
A Study of Education in Denmark, Marni Anderson
Communications in Admissions, Miriam Penn
Competition Between Dipodomys and Perognathus in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Jodi Dorsey
"Showings": Readings from Julian of Norwich, Sheryn Gray
The Zoot Suit Riots of June 1943: A Historical Case Study in Anglo-Hispanic Race Relations During World War II, Teresa "Terri" Lo-Cascio Leon
Submissions from 1989
Geomorphic Responses in Ephemeral Channels to Strike-Slip Faulting along the San Andreas Fault, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California, Ramon Arrowsmith
Policy Reform in Contemporary China: An Anlaysis of the Thirteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Vibeke Brask
Senior Recital Research, Karen Ritter-Bienz
The Hidden Treasure of the Whittier Uptown Village, Vanessa Mills-Fiske and Bonnie Fleck-Fuson
Whose Promised Land? The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Continuing Struggle for Palestinian Independence, Carrie Durden-McAfoos
Submissions from 1988
An Examination of Bertrand Russell’s Contributions to Foundation Studies in Mathematical Logic, Mark Littrell
Deng Xiao-ping's Agricultural Reforms: The Reorganization of China's Agrarian Production Structure, Damon M. Hess
Feminism: A Comparison of the Women's Movements in the United States and Argentina, Jennifer Farrell-Elliott
Policy Strategies: The Taiwan Chess Game Played By The United States and The People’s Republic of China., Jill-Alexia Orr
Research of Entiche du Cholcolat’s Retail Market and the Implementation of an Advertising Campaign, Marivic Perez-Robles
The Effect of Iron and Lead Inhibition, Beth Brownell
The Medical Malpractice Crisis: An Issue Analysis, Neal Dalrymple