We are proud to provide access to the theses and projects of successful graduate students at Cal Poly Humboldt. You can search for titles or authors in the search bar on the right.
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Theses/Projects from 2023
Effects of exergaming on health and fitness outcomes for students with disabilities: a meta-analysis, Jason Abaya
The effects of physical education on social outcomes in children with disabilities: A meta-analysis, Alyette J. Afont
Socio-economic comparative analysis of front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter microgrids for Panamnik, Olivia C. Amann McShea
Sympatric carnivores and vegetation structure influence the distribution and abundance of Humboldt martens in Northern California, Erika L. Anderson
Positive and negative contact as predictors of attitudes toward law enforcement, Benjamin Jackson Anjewierden
Perceptions of trail safety in Humboldt County, California: an analysis of safety concerns, factors that impact trail use, and the value people place on trails, Natalie C. Arroyo
College students' autonomy, self-regulation, and academic self-efficacy during COVID-19, Madelynne J. Avila
Dining layout effects on attendance, communication, and happiness in older adults, Juliana Lia Bertolucci
Comparative analysis of gas versus electric demand in tiny house communities for the homeless, Christopher D. Beveridge
"Concealing the excess of her pleasure": A queer reading of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, Josie Anne Blubaugh
Western gulls’ (Larus occidentalis) reproductive and behavioral responses to human disturbance, Lilamarie 'Asta Bowen
Are biodiverse communities more resistant to invasion? A case study with marine fouling communities, Taylor Robert Bruntil
Food waste storage gaseous emissions detection and quantification using infrared spectroscopy, Ryley A. Burton-Tauzer
Impact of career and technical education on student lives, Jennifer L. Burtram
Survival and growth of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in restored wetlands of Humboldt Bay, California, Josh D. Cahill
Self-determination theory and exercise performance for individuals with autism., Martin Calderon
Effects of landscape configuration metrics on American barn owl nest box occupancy and hunting, Samantha D. Chavez
Absolute and relative reference values of college-aged men and women for the YMCA bench press test for muscular endurance, Skye H. Choi
Diversity and distribution of bryozoans of the northern to central rocky outer coast of California, Ismael Chowdhury
A cladoxylopsid with complex vascular architecture from the early Devonian Battery Point Formation (Québec, Canada), Jessica Chu
Community ecology and disease dynamics in Pacific oysters: unraveling microbiome-pathogen interactions in the wild, Victoria E. Cifelli
Macrolichen inventory of the Horse Mountain botanical area, Six Rivers National Forest, California, USA, Sarah Norvell Conway
Effects of atomoxetine on circadian rhythms and locomotor activity, Rhiannon Ryder Crimmins
The relationship between prejudice toward women and gay men and the role of self and identity threats, Jacob Steven Crocker
Is the area postrema resistant to the anesthetic effects of MS-222?, Austin T. Csiszar
Impact of self determination theory amongst individuals with autism spectrum disorder and physical activity: modifying a survey, Ruben Guillermo Diaz
Polymorphism of melanin-based pigments in barn owls in winegrape vineyards in Napa Valley, California, Laura Mariana Echávez Montenegro
Investigating tribal co-management of Caifornia’s public lands, Zachary Joseph Erickson
Examining educator burnout and classroom outcomes as correlates to teaching pyramid implementation, April N. Frazer
The socio-political history of cannabis in Costa Rica, Winston C. Grady
Genetic evaluation of the current distribution and possible diffrentations between Lasiurus borealis and Lasiurus frantzii in southwestern North America, Zeinab M. Haidar
Effects of oyster aquaculture on elasmobranch abundance and habitat use in Humboldt Bay, CA, Rose Harman
Identifying habitat suitability and connectivity for Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti) on the North Coast of California, Ashley Ann Harper
Risk of position-based concussions among collegiate men and women soccer players, Devin Hauenstein
Impact of multidimensional perfectionism and self efficiency on adherence to behavior change among middle-aged women, Peter H R Heppe
Use of foreign edna tracers to resolve site- and time-specific eDNA distributions in natural streams, Braden A. Herman
The relationship between gluteus maximus activation and running economy in recreational distance runners, Carlos Hernandez
Negative social media and its influence on athlete's performance, Bernd R. Huber
The effects of aquatic programs on students with disabilities fitness and skill-based outcomes; a meta-analysis, Delaney Hughes
Using multiscale ensemble habitat models to identify wildfire risk to habitat for an iconic forest species, Logan Baker Hysen
Habitat selection and habitat use of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) on trespass cannabis grows., Haley-Marie R. Jones
Monitoring bull kelp (Nereocystis leutkeana) remotely at high resolutions, Hannah E. Joss
Does cleft repair surgery restore normal visual and neural responses to infant faces?, Rachael Leanne Kee
California State University (CSU) police department leadership evaluation, Berkeley Kijsriopas
The interaction of treadmill type and incline slope on biomechanics and muscle activation during human locomotion, Rohit Kundu
Extremism in America: explaining political extremism using uncertainty-identity theory, Natasha A. La Vogue
Teaching dystopia in dystopian realities: trauma-informed pedagogy and the dystopian novel after COVID-19, Emily Rose Lavrador
The impact of whole fruits high in Anthocyanins on blood lipids in middle-aged women, Denise N. Leininger
Analyzing residential curbside collection for food waste in Humboldt County, Yvette Lindler
Knobcone pine response to shading from competing chaparral shrubs following stand-replacing wildfire, Sean T. Lindley
Nothing about us: three models of disability in three works of literary fiction, Mary Lipiec
A descriptive and visual analysis of the North Coast Fall Prevention Survey data, Mishell Lopez
Make a foreigner of yourself: an analysis of the dueling critical utopias of The Dispossessed and Trouble on Triton, Anthony Michael Lowe
Host-microbe interactions in non-native estuarine anemones: biogeography and temperature, Parker K. Lund
A picture worth a thousand words: factors influencing disability accommodations, Alicia E. Martin
Will climate warming amplify the competitive and predatory effects of a range-expanding marine gastropod (Acanthinucella spirata)?, Bailey N. McCann
Prototypicality threat and intergroup threat theory: support for BLM using militant or peaceful language, Jordan C. McDowell
Who farms the future? Producing the next generation of agriculturalists, Jordyn L. McMaster Neely
Modeling current and future saltmarsh distribution in Arcata Marsh, Madeline Kay McNerthney
Techno-economic Analysis of a Utility-scale Solar Power Plant in Bhutan., Minjur
The benefits of physical education programs for students in special education programs with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Deborah A. Mok
Carnivore and ungulate occurrence in a fire-prone region, Sara J. Moriarty-Graves
Indigenous women in active drug abuse recovery: an analysis of Native and non-Native programs, Raquel J. Muñoz
Comparing Mexican spotted owl habitat suitability in two different habitat types using a multi-scale ensemble learning framework, Danial Nayeri
Olfactory organ morphology and ultrastructure of the larval Koh Tao Island caecilian (Ichthyophis kohtaoensis), Jaclyn M. Patmore
Estimating black bear population parameters with spatial capture recapture in a high desert mountain ecosystem, Steffen D. Peterson
The effects of post-harvest residue on plantation forest soils and early growth of redwood and Douglas-fir seedlings in Humboldt County California, Robert W. Raibley
A black Prometheus among the gods: illuminating African American literary tradition in Sam Greenlee's The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Kenneth L. Rainey III
Factors contributing to legacy hardwood mortality following prescribed fire, Heather D. Rickard
Effects of pH, eelgrass, and settlement substrate on the growth of juvenile magallana (crassostrea) gigas, a commercially important oyster species, Johnny S. Roche
Individual differences in the coordinated behavioral and physiological immune response to pathogenic threat, Edwin Joel Rosales-Vijil
Uncertainty, parenting attitudes, risk perceptions, and covid-19 vaccination intentions, Zoë Royer
The relationship between gluteus maximus activation and running kinematics in recreational distance runners, Ricardo Sanchez
Prevalence of Batrachochytrium and Ranavirus in southern torrent salamanders (Rhyacotriton variegatus) in Northern California, Marilyn Violeta Sandoval
Hydrologic outcomes for ecological meadow restoration in the northern Sierra Nevada, Emma Sevier
Problematizing progress: building a postcapitalist present, Cole G. Shepard
The effect of brain breaks on student academic performance and behaviors in the k-12 school setting; a meta-analysis, Jesse Singh
Technical and economic feasibility of a microgrid for a fire station in Humboldt County, California., Nishaant Kumar Sinha
The revolution will be memed: digital memes as sites for hegemonic and counter-hegemonic practices, Kimberly Sisu
Assessing the recovery of forest understory vegetation after clearcut logging across a 445-year chronosequence, Molly Smith Metok
A test of subjective versus objective language proficiency: an investigation of age of acquisition and exposure in multilinguals, Anastina B. Steiber
Establishing a market capacity and economic baseline for forest biomass utilization in the southern Cascade and northern Sierra Nevada mountain range, California, Clarke Stevenson
Insights into the conservation of the rare perennial herb, Astragalus applegatei, Sean Stewart
Long-line culture of red seaweed in the Pacific Northwest, Erika R. Thalman
A return to the staging grounds: reassessment of Aleutian cackling goose spring distribution in North Humboldt Bay, Shaun W. Thornton
"Think of the children!": understanding parental and community opposition to critical race theory, Daniela S. Tierra
Seasonal growth, movement, and survival of juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) utilizing restored rearing habitat, Monica S. Tonty
Schumaker Acres equine assisted learning curriculum: building social emotional learning skills for autistic individuals, Sara M. Trent
Increasing the duration of treadmill walking to reach moderate intensity levels for 2 students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Nicholas Velazquez
Changes and relationships of soil aluminum, organic matter, and hydrogen ion concentration with rye cover crop, Arron Wilder
Identification with all of humanity, uncertainty, and beliefs toward animals, Andrea Michelle Wilson
Effect of in situ experimental heating of artificial Mytilus californianus beds on associated invertebrate communities in Northern California, Claire C. Windecker
Inferring exposure to harmful pseudo-nitzschia blooms from ocean-to-estuary gradients in domoic acid concentrations in Humboldt Bay bivalves, Natasha Hope Ficzycz Winnacott