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Theses/Projects from 2020
Strengthening the capacity to serve undocumented students in a rural California State University, Carlos Alvarado Sanchez
Lead me to lose: how leaders, uncertainty, and competition influence weight loss intentions in groups, Jeffrey M. Beaulieu
What student information do teachers find valuable enough to change their practices?, Heather Becksted
Female collegiate student athletes and the perception, attitudes and experiences of psychological and mental health services, Breonna Bejaran
Spatiotemporal variability of rockfish recruitment on California's north coast in relation to habitat availability, Carolyn Belak
Decay of woody residues as the counterfactual treatment to mobilization for bioelectricity generation, Max A. Blasdel
Perceptions of academic achievement in a community college sample, Devon Burg
Electrification of domestic hot water to aid the integration of renewable energy in the California grid, Alejandro Cervantes
Assessing convergent validity of the QABF and TBH FA intake form with results of a functional analysis, Melissa Cisneros
Dendroanthropologicaal applications in adaptive management: a multi-methodical approach for interpreting cultural landscape change at MVS-YEE-SE’-NE, Brandy Alexandra Clark
Growth mindset and agency in the preschool classroom, Isaac Rowan Coppock
Trauma informed practices at the middle school level, Forrest Ray Cord
Making connections to the Filipino American community using culturally responsive music pedagogy, Jared Thomas Coyle
Holistic student development in higher education: perspectives and practices of holistic student development at a public California university, Francisca Ann Crutchfield
Cost-benefit analysis of replacing LPG stoves with induction stoves in rural households of Kavre district Nepal, Grishma Raj Dahal
From screen to summit: an investigation of claims about social media use for outdoor recreation purposes, Theodora M. Doyon
A comparison of zinc levels in runoff from rubberized hot mix asphalt and conventional pavement, Peter A. Duin
Understanding reading in the English program: an inquiry of how students are guided with advanced reading materials, Kelley L. Ellion
Bringing climate change home to meet your community: stakeholder perceptions of offshore wind energy in Humboldt County, California, Ciara R. Emery
Habitat use and prey selection by mountain lions in an altered sagebrush steppe environment, Jonathan Ewanyk
Intrasexual competition: effects of hormonal contraceptives, Hannah Fergusson
Constructing commonmentalities: toward collaborative governance, knowledge and subjectivity, Imil Ferrara
Impacts of ocean acidification on intertidal macroalgae and algivore preference, Andrea Michelle Fieber
Spatial and temporal genetic structure of winter-run steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) returning to the Mad River, California, Steven R. Fong
The independence effects of gravitational and inertial forces on gait transmissions in humans, Nathan Frakes
Effects of multiple stressors: hydroperiod, introduced bullfrogs, and food limitation on northern red-legged frogs (Rana aurora), Lindsey L. Gordon
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) dispersal and life history variations among Humboldt Bay watersheds, Madison J. Halloran
You have a voice here: implementing Armenian feminist literature within feminist discourse, Grace Hart
Ain't no love in the heart of the mountains: hip-hop, exclusion, and the White Wilderness, Leonard Alexander Henderson
Is inclusion the answer?, Jacqueline M. Hewins
Changes in prey mortality: the efects of multiple predators and temperature on California mussels, Wesley Hull
Changing seasons of resistance: impacts of settler colonialism and climate change in indigenous worlds, Elizabeth Jackson
Comparing environmental DNA and traditional monitoring approaches to assess the abundance of outmigrating coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in California coastal streams, Emerson Alan Kanawi
Mand training and prompt fading: teaching yes-no manding, Jessica M. Kelly
Ethnic identity and stress appraisal as acculturative stress processes among Armenian Americans, Tsolak Michael Kirakosyan
(In)Equities in the publishing industry: the politics of representation, Hallie R. Lepphaille
ACEs & trauma-informed practices for children & educators in early childhood education, Ariel L. Llorente
Multiple criteria decision-making approach to support timber transportation planning – case study in Brazil, Marinna Lopes Ferreira Gomes
Lethal floral patterns: an examination of the effects of Orientalism on the sport of Muay Thai, Timothy R. Macias
Micronutrient supplementation in relation to hair loss syndrome in California mule deer, Max W. Marquez
Multivariate habitat-based predictive modeling of three demersal rockfish species in central California, Georgia R. Martel
Systematics of Amanita (Amanitaceae, Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from the Guiana Shield and Central Africa, Kennan S. Mighell
A tale of two cervids: habitat selection and spatial ecology of Roosevelt and tule elk in California, Adam S. Mohr
The ability of fragmented kelp forests to mitigate ocean acidification and the effects of seasonal upwelling on kelp-purple sea urchin interactions, Kindall A. Murie
Effects of extreme behaviors and outbursts in kindergarten classrooms, Christine M. Ng
Estimates of calf survival and factors influencing Roosevelt elk mortality in northwestern California, Erin Nigon
Relationship of parent academic socialization to academic success among first generation college students, Aubrey Pellicano
Sustainable transportation for HSU Stakeholders: looking into access and behavior, Aneika J. Perez
Shifting sands: social cues influence the long-term dynamics of snowy plover distribution, Jeremy John Pohlman Mr
Reflections of an impossible ideal: passion as the will to downfall in Madame Bovary, Christopher Ramponi
Effects of gap junction blockage on regenerating body segments of Lumbriculus variegatus, Monica K. Richmond
One-way immersion education educación de inmersión unidireccional, Angela Renée Rivera
The rattle call: a female-specific vocalization in Steller's jays, Kachina L. Rowland
Age-specific and species-specific tree response to seasonal drought in tropical dry forests, Emily A. Santos
Analyzing lower extremity injury profiles of pedestrian traffic fatalities according to vehicle type, Jacqulyn M. Scheer
Efficacy of forest restoration treatments across a 40-year chronosequence at Redwood National Park, Kevin Soland
Judgements of attributional responsibility, social dominance orientation, and the insanity defense., Stephanie S. Souter
Impacts of flow releases on invertebrate drift and juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) diet on the Trinity River below Lewiston Dam, Thomas R. Starkey-Owens
Training postural control with eyes closed vs. eyes open and effects on postural control improvement, Mark D. Ulbricht
Skill development and the making of the global citizen: an analysis of student experiences with study abroad at Humboldt State University, Kellie S. Wilkerson
A review of the evidence supporting play-based learning for children with autism spectrum disorder, Josh Wilson
Apparent survival of snowy plovers varies across years and between sexes in coastal Northern California, Justin A. Windsor
Community development financial institutions (CDFIs): an analysis within the political and economic context of neoliberalism, Tracie Victoria Wynand
Phylogenetic and population genetic analysis of the Humboldt's flying squirrel using high-throughput sequencing data, Stella Chi Yuan
Theses/Projects from 2019
DIY art and community activism, Preston Allen
Preservando nuestra lengua materna: A project based curriculum created for high school Spanish for native speakers class, Angela Tovar Alvarado
Wild blueberries increase fat oxidation rate during moderate intensity exercise, Jessie Armendariz
“There's no I in team”: Student athlete identity at an NCAA Division II university, Jovanah Arrington
Physical therapist views and experiences with patient use of marijuana, Arturo De La O Basurto Jr.
Competition, climate, and drought effects on tree growth in an encroached oak woodland in Northern California, Jill J. Beckmann
Evidence for a new search behavior: porcupines “scout” for winter habitat during summer in a coastal dune system, Pairsa N. Belamaric
Perception of nursing education in Nepal: Meeting the needs of nursing as profession in a global health care community, Pamela Bellah
Working toward graduation: how working an on-campus, part-time job can affect retention rates among racially minoritized students pursuing a bachelor’s degree., Shannon Rose Berge
"We're all aging": a discourse analysis of older adults aging experiences in Humboldt County, Kaitlyn Dawn Boyes
Multidecadal change in Aspen experiencing long-unburned, mixed-severity wildfire, and reburn disturbance regimes, Cerena Brewen
Assessing the technical, economic, and environmental feasibility of floating solar power generation on water reservoirs in Vietnam, Phuong Anh Bui
Effects of thinning and prescribed burning on tree resistance to extreme drought in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest, California USA, Chance C. Callahan
Contribution of juvenile estuarine residency in a bar-built estuary to recruitment of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Emily Katherine Chen
Emergent bilinguals and academic language acquisition through the use of sentence frames, Leah Clougherty
Effects of longline oyster aquaculture on benthic invertebrate communities in Humboldt Bay, California, Hannah C. Coe
Understanding the intersection of cannabis and physical activity, Lukas E. Coppen
The effect of manipulating vertical motion on running economy, Claire Copriviza
Parent attitudes towards inclusion in physical education, Sarah Astrid Crye
Overwinter survival and movement of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in relation to large woody debris and low-velocity habitat in Northern California streams, John D. Deibner-Hanson
Ectomycorrhizal fungal community assembly on seedlings of a neotropical monodominant tree, Carolyn Delevich
Achromatic plumage patch quality: internal organ and skeletal correlates in Aleutian cackling geese (Branta hutchinsii leucopareia), Matthew D. Delgado
Fishing community capitals & regulatory ghosts: Planning for sustainability in Eureka, California, Robert J. Dumouchel II
Towards a critical game based pedagogy, Justin K. Egan
Environmental values of California winegrape growers and the use of barn owls (Tyto alba) as a tool for integrated pest management, Brooks R. Estes
Addressing divergent audiences in conservation communication: an examination of land trust websites in Northern California, Tova Fleming
Distribution and habitat use of a recently discovered population of Humboldt martens in California, Holly E. Gamblin
