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Theses/Projects from 2014
The impacts of Spartina densiflora removal on benthic macroinvertebrates in a Humboldt Bay salt marsh, Brendan Patrick Kelly
Second log branch analysis of redwood and Douglas-fir, Christopher Kirk
Stakeholder and policy analysis of hydraulic fracturing in California, Karen Elizabeth Kniel
Identifying best practices in human resource management, Jamie L. LeBow
Plant community responses to fire exclusion, species invasions, and restoration in California woodlands and grasslands, Amy C. Livingston
The death penalty and existentialism: does one impact the other?, Cali Cristina Lynch
Conducting one day English camps in Thailand utilizing phonetics, Mary Ann Lyons-Tinsley
Craft and the corporeal in composition: embodied metaphors in writing practice, Lauren MacDonald
Seasonal aeration assisted nitrification in a pilot-scale constructed wetland: a study for the Arcata Wastewater Treatment facility, Britany H. MacFarlane
Utilizing video modeling in an educational setting to teach play skills to young children with autism: a project, Genevive P. Macias
Organizing to deliver off-grid solar applications in emerging markets, Anthony Macino
Edible landscaping: student themes and implications for decolonization, Ian MacKelvie
Visionary policy: The Tribal Water Stories Project, Ruthie A. Maloney
The relationship between how HIP (human, impact, profit) affects airport financial performance, Case Mandel
A whole-plant concept for an early Devonian basal lycophyte – implications for taxonomy and morphological evolution, Kelly K.S. Matsunaga
Native American tribes and economic growth: historical and continuing barriers, Daraxa Mattice
Tidal seed dispersal potential of Spartina densiflora In Humboldt Bay (Humboldt County, California), Kelsey McDonald
Methods to attain a sustainable future in end of life management for solar panels, Kyle Joseph McKeown
Correlates of motivational climate in sport: a meta-analysis, Breanna McLain
Encouraging allies in generalist social work practice, Liza McMahon-Brlansky
Winter barley can serve as an economically feasible ethanol feedstock, Fred M. McNeal
Teaching general education to international students at Humboldt State University, Megan Marie Mefford
The role of the school psychologist in supporting at-risk student’s academic and social emotional well-being from a multidimensional approach, Katelynn Kelly Meng
Quantifying pest control services by birds and ants in Kenyan coffee farms, Megan Milligan
Cell phone use while driving: illusory control, perceived ability to compensate, and distractibility, Jennifer N. Mills
Social movement master frames and internet activism: comparing reformative and transformative gender and sexuality movements, Katie Marie Mills
Understanding the roles and responsibilities of court appointed special advocates: a training for community professionals, Tristan Tyler Mitchell
The role of native bees on organic farms in Humboldt County, California, John M. Mola
Family perceptions and experiences of early behavioral intervention programs in the home, Danette R. Montano
Modeling work plan logistics for biomass recovery operations using spatial analysis, Timothy D. Montgomery
Overwinter survival and redistribution of juvenile coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, in Prairie Creek, California, Tancy R. Moore
Correlates in motivational climates of physical education: a meta analysis, Haley Mulvihill
The effects of juvenile hall on teens’ academic self-perception, Ashlee Marie Murrieta
Preventative solutions to the issue of bullying, Carie R. Myers
Paso a Paso parenting classes and cognitive bio-social classes for youth evaluation, Jessica Nolasco
Paso a Paso parenting classes and cognitive bio-social classes for youth evaluation, Jessica Nolasco
A pedagogical framework for global citizenship education: themes, objectives, and methods for teaching conflict at the secondary level, Tara Nuth Kajtaniak
Measuring the effects of road mediated long-range transport on infection risk for Port Orford cedar, Drew E. O'Kane
The potential for phenological mismatch between Lathyrus littoralis and Habropoda miserabilis with climate warming, Rachael Leigh Olliff
Victim-offender mediation in the Humboldt County justice system, Colleen O'Sullivan
Establishing a protocol for systematic surveys of stranded marine mammals in Humboldt County, Mary Elizabeth Pacewicz
Enduring hope: the legacy of The Great Gatsby in three dimensions, Elizabeth Padilla
Overlapping forms of maltreatment: a community survey, Debra D. Patton
A kinematic analysis and comparison of a martial arts standing spin kicks and jumping spin kicks, Daniel R. Perez
Individual-based modeling of colony growth in an encrusting bryozoan, Watersipora subtorquata, Joshua M. Peterson
Sustainability management: the business case for integrating performance and happiness psychology, Spencer Wayne Phillips
Examining natural disasters: pre-emptive planning in the Asia-Pacific region, Michael Pleshakov
Effects of creatine supplementation and resistance training on bone turnover markers in older men: a pilot study, Jason M. Ramos
Barriers to community-wide disaster preparedness in Manila, California, Breandan J. Ramsey
Libraries of the future: learning commons a case study of a State University in California, Jyoti Rawal
The effect of ankle prophylactic bracing on lower body kinematics when landing from a vertical jump, Joshua Paul Rayburn
Self-efficacy differences between perpetrators and victims, Keith Rigby
Have you googled it? a study in the relationship between personality, computer self-efficacy, and computer competency, Michael James Robinson
Residency, growth, and outmigration size of juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), across rearing locations in the Shasta River, California, Christine Mei Ling Roddam
Implementation of a Social Emotional Learning Curriculum, Annamarie Rodney
How to support the development of resilience in elementary school children: a parent handbook, Samantha Salgado
An exploratory study of cyberbullying among Native American students at Humboldt State University, Emerson T. Samulski
Resilience in a time of drought: building a transferable model for collective action in North Coast watersheds, Sara Louise Camp Schremmer
Baseball as a microcosm of American west society: 1900-1935, Vanessa E. Shernock
So you want to go green? A guide to the green consumer market segment, Alister Shirazi
Autism: a needs assessment of services offered in Humboldt County, CA, Michelle M. Showers
Tracking erosion reduction activities on private lands in the Van Duzen River watershed, California, with GIS (Geographic Information Systems), Amber Marie Shows
Similar watershed cross-correlation and climate stationarity, Cherry Creek, California, Evan Walton Smith
Program development for family strengthening & support at the Mckinleyville Family Resource Center, Michelle Rae Somers
Dopamine toxicity and oxidative stress in zebrafish larvae as a model of Parkinson's disease neuropathology, Sarah Josephine Stednitz
The effects of foot posture and running shoe type on the injury rate among distance runners, Taylor Alex Swain
Exploration of the relationship between childhood overweight status, weight-based teasing, and body image dissatisfaction in formerly overweight adults, Shawnee Olivette Thayer
Determining the impacts of forage consumption by Aleutian cackling geese on livestock production from north coastal pasture lands in Humboldt County, California, Frances Ruth Tjarnstrom
Latrine site selection and seasonal habitat use of a coastal river otter population, Ted J. Torgerson
Feeding our families: reconnecting with food, the earth, and each other, Dawn Walker
Becoming “researcher”: navigating the space between graduate student and expert in composition studies, Stephanie Lyn Walsh
Genetic predisposition for hypnotic susceptibility: an introductory study on the potential of genetic predictors, Kyle David Wannigman
An analysis of visitor conflict at Headwaters Forest Reserve, Humboldt County, California, Daniel White
Riverscape genetics identifies a cryptic lineage of speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus) in the Klamath-Trinity Basin, Jesse C. Wiesenfeld
The relationship between resting heart rate variability and heart rate recovery from exercise in college-aged men, Cassandra Lynde Winczura
Seasonal growth, retention, and movement of juvenile coho salmon in natural and constructed habitats of the mid-Klamath River, Shari K. Witmore
Locomotion patterns and heart rates of amateur ultimate frisbee players during match-play, Choi Kwun Yu
Use of riparian wetlands by larval Lost River, shortnose, and Klamath largescale suckers in the Sprague River, Oregon, Stephen A. Zipper
Theses/Projects from 2013
Survival and movement of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus Kisutch) in the Shasta River, California, Christopher C. Adams
Evaluating “new horizons:” a mixed-method inquiry, Andrew P. Adamus
Gender dynamics and social relations of production in Humboldt’s marijuana industry, Alisha Adelman
Observed and modeled tsunami current velocities on California’s north coast, Amanda Rose Admire
Court appointed special advocates: differences between those who will continue after their first case and those who will quit, Esperanza L. Alcazar
“In our veins flows the blood of many brave races”: the influence of the German literary vampire on constructions of race and nation in nineteenth-century British vampire fiction, Amanda L. Alexander
Students’ right and the first year composition classroom: a critical reflection of one first-time teacher’s experience, Amanda L. Alexander
Feasibility of a volunteer dog-walking program for high school students and shelter dogs in Chico, California, Danielle Allred
The effects of curved shoes on the energetics and mechanics of walking, Nicole M. Anecito
Predicting groundwater effects due to changing land practices in the intermountain west, Brian D. Apple
Energy consumption and environmental impacts associated with cannabis cultivation, Jessica Arnold