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Submissions from 2011
Seawalls in Samoa: A Look at Their Environmental, Social and Economic Implications, Sawyer Lawson, Bates College
Experiencing Samoa through Stories: Myths and Legends of a People and Place, Samantha Lichtenberg, Skidmore College
“ Gimme SAMOA That!”: The Changing Diet in Samoa, Dana Melby, University of Colorado at Boulder
Submissions from 2010
Persecution of Religious Minorities in Samoa: The Bahá’ís Struggle to Face a Common Problem, Zoe Bryan, Bates College
NGO’s: The Voice of the People: The Relationship between Government and Civil Society in a Samoan “Democracy”, Dani Karnoff, University of Pittsburgh
Conditional Acceptance: Asserting Fa’afafine Claims to Legitimacy in Samoan Society, Teake, Harvard University
Submissions from 2009
The Efficacy of Climate Change Projects in Samoa: Evaluating Community-Based Adaptation Initiatives, Marisa Chock, Brown University
“Samoanizing” Human Rights: A Generational Comparative of Views on Human Rights in Contemporary Samoa, Margaret R. Smith, Hamilton College
Submissions from 2008
Beach Fales: Sustainable Eco-Tourism and Cultural Preservation in Samoa: A Case Study of Beach Fales in Manase, Savai’i, Rachel Dolgin, University of Vermont
Waste Management Education in Samoa: A Collection of Case Studies on Present Issues, Kathy Feeney, Swarthmore College
Emotional Expression: Poems and Pacific Voices, Anna Lane Harmless, DePauw University
Samoa’s Tree of Life: A Study of the Roles of Coconut Products in the Samoan Economy, Past and Present, Dale Hoff, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Traditions in Transition: A musical perspective in a changing, developing Samoa, Colin Kiley, University of Oregon
Samoa: A Truly Religious Place? Views Toward Religion in Samoa, Angelica Saada, Swarthmore College
Submissions from 2007
Fueling Samoa’s Growing Transport Sector: The Impact of Rising Oil Prices and Imports on a Pacific Island Economy, Janis McDaid Ikeda, Lehigh University
Beyond the Classroom: The Implementation of Creative Movement and Music in Schools for the Disabled, Rachel Katz, Bates College
Speaking to the Past and Future: Generational Communication and Changing Verbal Discourse in Samoa, Spencer Naar, University of Puget Sound
Submissions from 2006
Current Issues in Healthcare in Samoa “Making-Do with what is Available”, Veronica Braden, University of Colorado at Boulder
Malo le Folauga Brain Drain: A New Perspective, Mirna Carrillo, Occidental College
Contemporary Art in Samoa: The Role of Personal Expression, Christina Cioffari, Skidmore College
Faleoloa Laititi: The Role of Small Shops in a Developing Samoa, Nicholas K. Courtney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mormonism in Samoa: Cultural Dialogues, Jessica Goman, Macalester College
Samoanizing my Fa’apalagi : The Indigenization of Language in Samoa, Cheryl Nunes, Swarthmore College
Submissions from 2004
Communalism to Consumerism: Consumer Culture in Samoa, Amelia Neptune, Pitzer College
McDonald’s and Samoan Youth: A Case Study of Globalization, Anna Schechter, Bates College