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Theses/Projects from 2013
Communities coming together: a blueprint for lasting training partnerships between healthcare professionals and domestic violence agencies, Elizabeth Jane Martin
Attitudes toward mental health services among homeless, runaway and housed youth, Jared K. Martin
Managing raindrops in the Lake Tahoe Basin: projected increase in kinetic energy impact around fallen leaf lake as climate warms snowfall into rain, Katherine Klitgaard McCall
Attachment anxiety and avoidance and the big five personality traits: their relationship to self-esteem, Kayleigh Ann McCutchan
An examination of positive mental health outcomes in former recipients of foster care, Karly Quinn Mertz
Collaborative national forest management in Trinity County, California, Naomi Sage Merwin
Safer Sex Humboldt needs assessment, Diamond Charlotte Moebus
An experimental examination of the effectiveness of environmental education with preschool children, Suzuka Muraoka
Characteristics, qualities, and traits found among academically successful at-risk elementary students, Jeffry Edward Northern
Who is chlorophyll a? Phytoplankton community structure in Humboldt Bay, California, Gregory D. O’Connell
Yurok circles of care project community strengths and resources analysis, Chad Keith Olson
Foraging behavior of the Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) in Humboldt Bay, California, Aicha M. Ougzin
Extra-pair paternity and sexual selection in the Steller’s jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Katlin R. Overeem
Upper-Plate Deformation of Late Pleistocene Marine Terraces in the Trinidad, California coastal area, southern Cascadia subduction zone, Jason Scott Padgett
Developing a strategy to combat the effects of social isolationism in adults with disabilities, Greg Parker
Semi-colonial nesting in the snowy plover, Allison M.K. Patrick
Using effigies to deter American crows and common ravens in snowy plover breeding habitat, Sara A. Peterson
Fundraising and grantwriting for youthability, Nicole Lee Quinn
Conformity to masculine norms, gender role conflict and relationship satisfaction in inter-male friendships, Zachary Rankin
Extraversion-introversion and romantic love, Ryan Ruiz
Evaluation of a new advanced neuroscience lab exercise: using lipophilic dye to label axonal projections in zebrafish, Amanda M. Sandler
The range and response to domestic violence in Del Norte County, California, John Scharff
Habitat and space use by long-billed curlews (Numenius americanus) in California’s Central Valley, Kristin A. Sesser
Comparison between aqueous- and vapor-phase reformation for thermochemical waste heat recovery of engine exhaust gas, Mark A. Severy
Enhancing creativity in Chinese classrooms: module and techniques, Yue Shen
Structural inequality in global timber-based commodity chains, Gary John Shurtz
The effects of full-body cardiovascular exercise on excess post-exercise oxygen, Colin C. Sickel
Mindfulness, attachment style and conflict resolution behaviors in romantic relationships, Vanessa Caridad Somohano
Narrative retellings and the creation of identity discourse in western literature: three major adaptations of Robinson Crusoe, Christopher David Stein
Geology of the Mad River fault zone between Fieldbrook and McKinleyville, Calfornia based on field observations and high resolution spatial data analysis, Paul R.J. Sundberg
Client perceptions of effective substance abuse treatment interventions, Darin M. Talcott
The impacts of autism: having a child with autism and the formation of mother's identity, Candace M. Van Patten-Walsh
Molecular investigations of two spotted fever group rickettsia phylotypes in Ixodes pacificus, Dermacentor occidentalis and domestic dogs, Katie J. Vigil
Nest survival of tricolored blackbirds in California’s San Joaquin Valley, Kelly Weintraub
Affordable housing in Humboldt County: Exploring barriers and recognizing opportunity, Melinda Whatford
Woolfian language prescriptions within narrative medicine, Keeley White
The impact of on-going assessment data on teacher practices, Stephanie McKinney Williams
Reflexive realism: an examination of moral realism in the philosophy and fiction of Iris Murdoch, Nickolas Wilson
An endemic flower journal, Benjamin J. York
Theses/Projects from 2012
Isolation and characterization of iron-oxidizing bacteria from Boiling Springs Lake and the potential role of ferrous iron in carbon and sulfur cycling, Francine Arroyo
Movement of resident rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) transplanted below barriers to anadromy in Freshwater Creek, California, Mark J. Ashenfelter
Playing the game: marijuana growing in a rural community, Karen D. August
Studies of the transmission routes of the Rickettsia symbiont in Ixodes pacificus ticks by fluorescent in situ hybridization and transmission electron microscopy, Ghazaleh Bagheri
A sociospatial model to predict the success of entrepreneurs in Mendocino County, California, Jason M. Barnes
Meta-analysis: first-generation/low-income outreach program development, James William Beattie
Evaluating cumulative effects of within-day flow fluctuations and presence of non-native species on age-0 Colorado pikeminnow (ptychocheilus lucius) in nursery habitats of the Green River (Utah), Tyler Abraham Belarde
The Role of stereotypes and intergroup bias in promotion evaluations of Asian Pacific American associates in U.S. law firms, Kelsey Nara Bigelow
Initial development and psychometric characteristics of the moral cognition inventory, Jessica Black
Earth First!: the rise of eco-action, Sierra Braggs
Eating totem salmon: exploring extinction and collaborative restoration in a coastal California watershed community, Flora H. Brain
Online counseling: attitudes and potential utilization by college students, Chloe Brown
Public policy assessment of local government approaches to implementing California's medical marijuana laws, Samantha M. Bryant
Analysis of a regional food initiative: a case study of the greater Kansas city food policy coalition, Gretchen Burak
Strath terrace and knickpoint formation in a coastal basin Draining to the Cascadia subduction margin, Smith River, Northern California, Dylan J. Caldwell
Habitat selection, habitat use, and home ranges of black-throated blue warblers on Jamaican coffee farms: implications for an ecosystem service, Brent R. Campos
Response of coastal stream habitat and juvenile steelhead to the Honeydew Fire in Humboldt County, California, Philip A. Colombano
Analyzing interventions for increasing bicycle commuting, Michael Conway
Characterizing boulder deposition to assess rock fall hazard in Upper Pines Campground, Yosemite National Park, CA, Shaun Emmett Cordes
Investigation of spotted fever group Rickettsia in dogs and ticks in northern California, Jeremy Corrigan
Using transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans as a bioindicator: a useful tool for examining potential environmental hazards, or just a bunch of glowing worms?, Philip B. Cramer
Space use of African wild dogs in relation to other large carnivores in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, South Africa, Angela M. Darnell
Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions: the California Conservation Corps and the young adult transition, Daniel John Dempsey
Population viability of snowy plovers in coastal northern California, Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips
Full circle: returning the power of oral history to the community of Big Lagoon, California through tsunami education and planning, Kathleen Sullivan Fairchild
Sprouting seeds of sustainability: lessons in school supported agriculture, Natalie Faris
Tribal mothers’ perspectives of the fit-teen diabetes prevention program, Rose Sita Francia
Spatial and temporal distribution, haulout use and movement patterns of Steller sea lions (eumetopias jubatus) in northern California, Allison R. Fuller
Herding cats: grassroots and centralized organizing in the case of California's Fire Safe Councils, Michelle Marie Fuller
Neurobiological and genetic markers in schizophrenia: a theoretical replication using the Allen Institute for Brain Sciences online database, Kristen Gallander
Analysis of field data and spatial methods for the parametrization of a spatial duff consumption model, William Gill
Middle school students' perceptions toward learning Spanish, Jennifer Glueck
Late Holocene paleoseismicity, tsunamis, and relative sea-level changes in Yaquina Bay, central coastal Oregon, Nicholas Graehl
Salmon is everything: the emergence and development of eco-drama in the context of the Klamath salmon crisis and an examination of its role as a pedagogical tool, Adriana R. Guzman
Long-term, post-fire dynamics of a sagebrush steppe community in northeastern California, Sara K. Hanna
Understanding the effects of soil exposure in fuels treatments that balance fuel reduction and erosion control in the Tahoe basin, Nicolas Martin Harrison
Stuck online: internet use and self-control in children in grades 4 through 6, Jenna Jo Barry Highfield
Managing land for Resilience: a comparative analysis of Conservation Planning and Holistic Management®, Alyssa Camilla Hosbach
Determination of antibiotic resistance in the bacterial community of Boiling Springs Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Carrie Lynn Hudson
Multicultural feminism and domestic violence services in rural communities, Patricia Hutchens
The impact of honeybees on coffee pollination in Jamaica, West Indies, Jenny Lynn Hutchinson
Student-driven energy independence: a case study of Humboldt Energy Independence Fund, Rachelle Irby
One hundred years of delay: the shifting role of the federal government in African American civil rights, Leif Johnson
Deployment of standard monitoring units for the recruitment of fishes, SMURFs, in Trinidad Bay, California, Michelle Jones
A comparison of bee fauna in two Northern California coastal dune systems, Laura Snyder Julian
Habitat relationships of great gray owl prey in meadows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Ryan S. Kalinowski
Motivating factors for cooperative team teaching in inclusive classrooms, Suzanne Kison
Landscapes in transition: private lands oak woodland management in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion, Iris E. Koski
A population viability analysis of the Lassics lupine (Lupinus constancei), Helen Kurkjian
Late quaternary evolution of the Manastash Anticline and Manastash Range Front, Yakima Fold Belt, Washington: influence of tectonics and climate, Tyler Curtis Ladinsky
Invasive Spartina densiflora Brongn. Reduces primary productivity in a northern California salt marsh, Luc A. Lagarde
The impact of improvisation training on teachers' sense of self efficacy, Patrick Alan LaPolice
Diet of the Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) as it relates to prey availability in the Klamath Mountains of Northwest California., Monty Daedalus Larson
The relationship between the five factor model of personality, personal agency, and gender, Katy Jon Levesque
Personal growth through guided discoveries: an assessment of returning sea campers’ self-efficacy and environmental ethics, Kimberly Nicole Maravilla
Los Angeles urban agriculture: a deep ecology and ecopsychology perspective on environmentalism, Alexander A. Melinkoff
Methods and analysis for calculating the daily operating time of solar charged off-grid lighting products, Brendon Mendonca