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Theses/Projects from 2019
DIY art and community activism, Preston Allen
Wild blueberries increase fat oxidation rate during moderate intensity exercise, Jessie Armendariz
Emergent bilinguals and academic language acquisition through the use of sentence frames, Leah Clougherty
The effect of manipulating vertical motion on running economy, Claire Copriviza
Fishing community capitals & regulatory ghosts: Planning for sustainability in Eureka, California, Robert J. Dumouchel II
The effects of motivational climate on skill acquisition and motivation for physical activity in children with intellectual disabilities, Lucas Henry Govan
The effect of interval intensity on time to exhaustion during high intensity interval training (HIIT) running in recreational male runners, Andrew M. Hahn
Building energy modeling and techno-economic feasibility analysis of zero net energy tiny homes in coastal Humboldt County, California, Jeffrey Alan Harkness
The effects of circuit training on decreasing off-task behaviors for children with autism spectrum disorder, Juan C. Hernandez
The effects of group and individual based physical activity on mood in children with intellectual disabilities, Bunlong Hong
Beyond the paradise tax: Assessing the potential for rental vehicle electrification in Kaua'i County, Hawai'i, Derek K. Ichien
The role of prototypicality threat in men's evaluations of transgender women, Alexandria Jaurique
Analysis of aboral spine variation in the forcipulate sea star, Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt 1835), Angela Jordane Jones
The effect of yoga on the total number of off-task behaviors for children with autism spectrum disorder, Ashley N. Jovick
Distribution of sea star wasting disease symptoms in Pisaster ochraceus in the rocky intertidal zone, Jana N. Litt
The effects of concussion on Tandem Gait performance with secondary cognitive tasks, Angel Lomeli
Effects of a race timer on the three minute all-out test for critical power, Paul K. Mandell
Evaluation of a 5-session community based physical activity education program for parents of children with disabilities, Samantha L. Maritzen
Long-term effectiveness of fuel treatments in oak and chaparral stands of Northern California, Caroline Ann Martorano
A mentoring model for the Hoopa Valley Tribe, Gregory J. Masten
Ecological consequences of sea star wasting disease: Non-consumptive effects and trait-mediated indirect interactions from Pisaster ochraceus, Timothy Ian McClure
The role of encoding specificity in incidental learning: Implications for explicit and implicit false memories, Cassady McLaughlin
Targeting social cohesion in female roosevelt elk (cervus canadensis roosevelti) groups minimizes survey efforts for fecal dna capture-recapture estimates of abundance, Rudolph Gabriel Mena
Writing across the curriculum in secondary education, Katie L. Moles
Converting coast redwood/Douglas-fir forests to multiaged management: residual stand damage, tree growth, and regeneration, Robert Thomas Muma
Communities towards social sustainability: A case study of La'akea permaculture community and Lost Valley education and event center, Richard Brett Olson
Biologically framed schizophrenia as a barrier to belief in free will, Nicholas L. Ortiz
Host-plant specialization and nesting biology of anthidium placitum (megachilidae) in Northwest California, Christopher Pow
Assessing craniofacial variation and sexual dimorphism in a skeletal sample from Medieval Prussia, Carrisa Sue Pritchard
Solar+ microgrid costs at gas station and convenience stores in the state of California, Thalia Quinn
Application of the predicted repetitions-to-failure perceived exertion scale for the NFL-225lb bench press test, Anthony G. Ratto
On the edge of inclusion: A look at the shifting of representation in museum display and archival cataloging, Natalie Ray
Phonetic convergence and auditory imagery in reading, Josue E. Rodriguez
Ethos in climate change communication: Analyzing digital and broadcast news coverage of the fourth national climate assessment, Dakota Rohlin Mr.
Effects of a physical activity educational program on parents self-efficacy for facilitating independent physical activity for their children with disabilities, Dahnika Y. Romero
Evaluation of range-wide occupancy and survey methods for the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), Alyssa E. Semerdjian
Get the fuck out for a positive identity, Bryan Sherburne
Pornstars, content creators, and sex educators: A discourse analysis of gender, sexuality & resistance in the West-Coast pornography industry, Samantha Silver
Reclamation through alteration of the body: Heavily tattooed women’s perceptions of self, Vanessa E. Smith
Spatial variability in recruitment of Chilipepper rockfish (sebastes goodei) in the California current system, Laura K. Solinger
Promoting English fluency through peer feedback and dialogue journals in an ESL college classroom, Sarah L. Stone
Does Waldorf education offer a well-rounded and integrated experience that prepares students for higher grades and life in general?, Jacqueline A. Stratton
Performance profile for tabata intermittent training on treadmill, Nathan Tamayo
Reserve, symptoms, sex, and outcome following a single sports-related concussion, Summer A. Thornfeldt
Consensual non monogamy in Humboldt County: An exploration of jealousy, intimacy, and emergent relational ideologies, Isaac W. Torres
Tree squirrels and fishers in Northern California: The effects of masting hardwoods on stand use, Andria M. Townsend
Evaluation of restoration techniques and management practices of tule pertaining to eco-cultural use, Irene A. Vasquez
Gender representation in art pedagogy, Julia S. White
Serving in the kingdom: a volunteer experience in the development of efl literacy in Tonga, Melissa Wise
Exercise and the fffects of off-task time behavior during academic time among children with disabilities, Morgan L. Wood
The effects of video modeling on complimentary behaviors towards children with disabilities in typically developing children: A case study, Rhodes D. Wroth
Theses/Projects from 2018
The effects of prophylactic ankle bracing on collegiate women's basketball ankle range of motion, static balance, and dynamic balance, Damian Ignacio Aguilar
Technical and economic feasibility of utilizing efficient photovoltaic systems to power rural health centres in the federal capital territory (FCT) of Nigeria, Jimento G. Aikhuele
Religion, language, gender, and culture: challenges experienced by Saudi international students in Humboldt County, Dafer Sahab Alqarni
Utility-scale solar photovoltaic hosting potential of historic mill sites in Humboldt County, California, Michael Avcollie
Investigating differing degrees of FoxO3a expression in adult neural stem cells between age groups in zebrafish, Francis G. Bacik
Productivity and cost of a cut-to-length commercial thinning operation in a northern California redwood forest, Kigwang Baek
The 2016 election: Conservative female voters agentive, adversarial and resolutely republican, Laura F. Benne MS
Key themes for identifying trauma informed care best practices within secondary education, Mathew Dean Bigham
Extending the fossil record of the Polytrichaceae (Bryophyta): insights from the early Cretaceous of Vancouver Island, Canada, Alexander C. Bippus
Foraging habitat of pileated woodpeckers in relation to a managed landscape on the Hoopa Valley reservation, Northwestern California, Dawn Michelle Blake
Fall risk behaviors and intrinsic risk factors for falls in indigenous and non-indigenous rural older adults, Andre Gallegos Bouweraerts
An analysis of the affect that music has on the level of engagement and the rate of efficiency during a structured task for students with autism specturm disorder, Dustin Joel Bradshaw
Low income housing energy efficiency improvement program for the Yurok tribe of Northern California, Keivan Branson
The developmental implications of the regulatory relationship between cJun and OCT4 in murine embryonic stem cells, Rachel E. Brewer
Dinjik enjit nerrzhrii (we are hunting for moose): an evaluation of tribal co-management in the Yukon flats, interior Alaska, Kelda E. Britton
Playing and learning through text and images: Examining features of adolescent literacy and the potential of graphic novels as a supportive tool, Emily Ann Bushta
"Ninis'a:n M'ixine:whe' YiŁchwe": Towards a local land based pedagogy in Northern California's North Coast for local indigenous heritage languages, Chance Edward Carpenter IV
The role of social capital in fishing community sustainability: case of Shelter Cove, CA, Laura R. Casali
Hunting habitat use and selection patterns of barn owl (Tyto alba) in the urban-agricultural setting of a prominent wine grape growing region of California, Xeronimo A. Castaneda
The positive effects on attitude among high school students towards students with autism spectrum disorder, Mario Castillo-Urbina
Evaluation of a family fitness program: The Fit Fam program, Steven Childs
License to ill: slang and uncertainty as motivational accounts for group identification, Benny Chu
A little dab will do ya: An exploration of first time dabbers on YouTube, Christopher L. Coker
The effect of a summer family fitness program on the fitness levels of children with disabilities, Emily Cole
Stability for a small historic house museum: Drafting a collection management policy for the Trinidad Museum, Alexandra Mackay Cox
Check-in/check-out teaches skills for success, Jennifer Elaine Coyle and Jennifer Coyle
Historical consciousness, the cultural imaginary and postcolonial subjectivity in Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being, Cassandra S. Curatolo
Involvement and campus climate on the academic success of black college students, Tyries Delemar
Changes in demography, distribution, and diet in garter snakes following eradication of a non-native prey subsidy, Justin A. Demianew Mr.
Out of sight, out of mind: An analysis of household food waste in Arcata, California, Jennifer Michelle Domareki
Banking for the future: An ethnographic study on the local food bank, its role on food justice, and patron perception, Edward Fernandez
Fighting rape culture at Humboldt state university: challenges and growth in student activism, Ariel Rose Fishkin
The effects of ocean acidification and reduced oxygen on the behavior and physiology of juvenile rockfish, Corianna H. Flannery
Learning from a restoration innovator: Building community capitals and resilience through the restoration economy, Marisa Formosa
Stress and frailty in medieval Prussia: interpretations from skeletal remains at Bez?awki, Katherine E. Gaddis
Attachment, stress, and self-efficacy while parenting children on the autism spectrum, Angela Maire Galioto
Community-based initiatives for neighborhood and community rehabilitation: a case study of the Mission District, San Francisco, California, Francesca Monique Gallardo
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a physical education/physical activity environment: Meta analysis, Jessica Giesige
Children's mental health care needs assessment in six rural northern California counties, Brandi L. Goodspeed
The effects of self-adherent taping on peak inversion angle and eversion moment upon landing during a maximal vertical jump and a depth drop, Christopher M. Gregoire
The effects of physical activity on sleep patterns in children with developmental disabilities, Rebecca Griffith
Framings of nature in Planet Earth II and Wild Safari LIVE, Joshua Gross
