2020 Undergraduate UCSB History Theses

Gabrielle Anne Birog, “Resolving the Revolving Door: The Legal System’s Efforts in Mitigating the Mental Health Crisis in the Criminal Justice System” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: L. Kalman.

Michael Caplan, “George Mason and Ordered Liberty in the Formation of the Early American Republic: 1774-1790” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: A. Plane.

Zheng Chen, “Yüe Ou: Local Culture, Identity and Mobility in Early Nineteenth-Century
Guangzhou” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: X. Zheng. History Associates Board Prize

Woodrow Davidson, “Rising Sun Revolutions: Ashio Miners’ Radical Struggle Against Labor Policies in Early 20th Century Japan” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: McDonald.

Andrew Delvasto, “Forgotten or Abandoned: The Policies of Deinstitutionalization and Its Effects on Homeless Populations” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: R. Bergstrom.

Jackie Gerson, “Republican Presidential Incentives for Charitable Giving: An Examination of the 1969, 1986, and 2017 Tax Code Revisions” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: L. Kalman.

Austin Janisch, “Soaring into Los Angeles: The 1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: P. McCray.

Joshua Mackenney, “The causes of the first Anglo-Dutch war 1652-1654” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: J. S. McGee.

Kate Mason, “ARPANET and the Politics of Science at Three Californian Universities” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: E. Aranova.

Shekina Medalla, “The Role of the Body in Crime, Punishment, and Law in Early New
England, 1630–1675” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: A. Plane.

Elisa Oatis, “Tudor Vagrancy and the ‘Impotent Poor’: The Northern Implementation of Poor Regimes” (Undergraduate thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2020). Mentor: H. Bernstein.