We are proud to provide access to the theses and projects of successful graduate students at Cal Poly Humboldt.
The Fall 2023 submission deadline is Monday, December 11, 2023. To submit your thesis or project for approval, use the Submit Thesis button on the left-side menu or click HERE. Committee members will only have until December 12 to register their approvals so please notify them that you will be submitting. Please SUBMIT EARLY to allow your committee members time to electronically register their approval.
Deadlines, formatting, and accessibility requirements are strictly enforced. Please send us a draft to cfr@humboldt.edu for a courtesy review. The deadline for submission for a courtesy review is November 27, 2023.
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Theses/Projects from 2022
Resource access and equity in Humboldt County (how social myth becomes social fact), Colton J. Hubbard
Our place in research: understanding social productions of knowledge using digital spaces, Allison C. Iafrate
Does the Thatcher effect extend to infant faces?, Sarang Jew
Demographic modeling of conservation strategies for the Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus), Corrina Rebecca Kamoroff
Quantification, isolation, characterization, and biogeography of thermoacidophilic bacteria from mesophilic soils, Margaux Karp
Phylogenetic and geographic relationships of cheilostome bryozoans in the eastern Pacific, Hannah E. Lee
Drought, tree mortality, and regeneration in Northen California, Sophia LB Lemmo
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) colony establishment and growth in the King Range National Conservation Area, California, Emma Hatton Levy
Counter archives: unfolding hidden stories, Berlin Loa
Investigating seed maturation and mortality: a mechanism for post-fire regeneration in non-serotinous conifers, Madeleine A. Lopez
Variation of larval traits and copper tolerance in an invasive cryptic species complex (Watersipora: Bryozoa), Jason A. Lopiccolo
Determining haplotype specific X chromosome inactivation state and related epigenetic features in female X-linked genes, Ariah Dawn Mackie
A preliminary study for the development of free weight back squat muscular fitness reference norms for adults aged 19-29, Eden G. Marquez
Return to wolf country: exploring rancher knowledge of gray wolves in Wallowa County, Oregon, Theodore Masters
“There's always people in the room for whom this is not merely theory”: emergent pedagogies, Casey McCullough
Factors affecting the production of berries of the red huckleberry plant in the Redwood Experimental Forest, Kagat G. McQuillen
Does bisphenol-A, an estrogen-like environmental toxin, disrupt expression of the neuronal chloride exporter protein during early brain development?, Mayra S. Mendez
Assessing the potential and pathways for renewable energy transformations in Orleans, California, Malcolm Prescott Moncheur de Rieudotte
Organizing for power: understanding changing conceptions of power in rural community organizing, Evan R. Morden
Restorative practices in education: a case study, Emily Morris
Examining the impacts of beaver dam analogues and groundwater storage on Miners Creek, California, Miles Munding-Becker
Market surveillance to support quality assurance and consumer protection for the solar PAYG products market in East and West Africa, Hamidah Naishur Nakimuli
Techno-economic feasibility of electrifying food markets in Nigeria with biogas hybrid mini-grids, Demi Temitope Ogunwo
Social science research to help advance regional coordination and collaboration of sea level rise planning and adaptation on Humboldt Bay, Kristen Orth-Gordinier
Process optimization for an integrated reverse osmosis—pressure retarded osmosis pilot-scale system operated on Humboldt Bay, CA, Galen O'Toole
Characterizing the relationship of Lgl1 and AKT in migration of murine neural stem and progenitor cells, Natalie Pedicino
The effects of video modeling and video feedback on object control skills for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, Miguel Pelayo
Winter sandpiper communities on Humboldt Bay: high-tide roost use and habitat features that influence roost site selection, Chelsea Polevy
Flow methods to estimate flow for ungauged catchments for the development of small hydroelectric power in Northern California watersheds, Bikash Pradhan
Forecasting the outcomes of managing a rare endemic plant at its elevational limit under climate change scenarios, Ethan Reibsome
Drought responses across diverse conifer species, habitats, and competitive gradients in Northern California, Gabriel J. Roletti
Nā Pua Makani Wind Farm: the shifting winds of renewable development in Hawaiʻi, George Webster Ross IV
A guidebook for adapted physical educators: Connecting the domains of learning to evidence-based practices, Kalyn G. Ruland
Exploring the knowledge of wildfire smoke mitigation and tolerance measures within a high-risk community in San Diego County, California, Nicole C. Salas
The effect of brain breaks on student outcomes of school-aged children in k-12 classrooms: a meta-analysis, Teron H. Schaeffer
Retention and performance during COVID-19: Prosociality perception, social isolation, and online engagement, Ashli L M Schick
Investigating the genetic diversity of immune genes in non-native populations of American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana), Luisa Nereyda Segovia
Comparison of environmental DNA and underwater visual count surveys for detecting juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in rivers, Jason T. Shaffer
Evaluation of a veterans treatment court in the northwest United States, Jacob Davis Stalcup
A characterization of the sandy beach surf zone fish community and their ecology in Northern California and the effects of marine protected areas, Katie B. Terhaar
Prevalence of Rickettsia sp. phylotype G022 and Rickettsia tillamookensis in Ixodes pacificus nymphs from Northern California, Erin Rose Trent
The impact of a teacher-developed physical fitness program on the self-perception and basketball skills of two high school students, Melaina Valdez
A place of small canoes: An archaeological investigation of Cayucos, California, Kaya E. Wiggins
Theses/Projects from 2021
Multimodality in focus, Jonathan Abidari
Using UAV and traditional remote sensing data to detect vegetation vigor and monitor stream morphology in a desert riparian ecosystem, Jordan Bradley Adair
Laboratory to landscape: mycorestoration, Riley Sanae Allen
An overview of electronic preference assessments and recommendations for their use in telehealth, Giancarlo Anro
Use of redwood basal hollows by bats: a focus on the Townsend's big-eared bat on the North Coast of California, Amon Jotesh Armstrong
May all teachers be happy: a mindfulness manual for school staff, Laura Ella Ashley
In-flux: economic and community adaptations of former timber mill-towns in the American West, Cherilyn P. Ashmead
Caution fatigue: group identification and disgust provide protection in the COVID-19 pandemic, Logan F. Ashworth
Merging art and science: Lessons learned from an 'otterly' different case study, Jess Barger
Why do people donate? Motivation of major donors in higher education, Karin Hsuan Chao-Bushoven
The role of hardiness and autonomy support on college student engagement, Kevin Douglas Cherry
Evidence for middle Miocene elevated topography isolating the southern Klamath mountains province: a u-pb & lu-hf detrital zircon study of the Weaverville formation, Dana J. Christensen
Assessing California commercial fishing community well-being in the context of marine protected area (MPA) formation, Samantha Cook
A look at land cover classification methods in Northern California with the use of high spatial resolution geospatial data, Lucila Corro
Comparison of standard and environmental DNA methods for estimating Chinook salmon smolt abundance in the Klamath River, California, Doyle Joseph Coyne
"It kind of polishes all your flaws away": long-term experiences with psilocybin mushrooms and the influence of set and setting, Danielle Nicole Daniel
Estrogen disruption of hypothalamic neural activity, Princess Dickson
Recreation, vegetation management, and disease impact sympatric carnivore activity in California's East Bay parks, Leigh J. Douglas
The politics of biomass energy in California: how external benefits are used to support an economically marginal sector, Dana L. Dysthe
The attitudes and perspectives of small rural school administrators towards secondary math instruction, Timothy J. Ebendick II
An analysis of the global warming impact of Humboldt State University's refrigerant inventory, Alex Eckert-Ross
On the acceptance of urban beavers in Martinez, California, Zane A. Eddy
Effects of spatial language cues on attention and the perception of ambiguous images, Aaron Foster
The intersection of empathy, social identity, and threat, Samantha E. Gardner
Conifer encroachment and removal in a Northern California oak woodland: influences on ecosystem physiology and biodiversity, Gabriel S. Goff
Evaluating the effects of Atlantic menhaden management and environmental change on the northwest Atlantic Ocean ecosystem, Maxwell T. Grezlik
The effects of turn amplitude and spatial frequency on the energetic cost of running, Adam B. Grimmitt
College students' mental health and drug use outcomes during the stay-at-home order, Alexander T. Hain
Write yourself awake: the double pursuit of mindfulness meditation and writing, Alysia M. Hegg
Functional analysis of folate biosynthesis genes of Rickettsia monacensis STR. Humboldt via complementation assay, Brandon James Hill
Hydraulic assessment of traditional and fish-friendly tide gates in Humboldt Bay, California, Marcela Anne Jimenez
Post-fire effects in chaparral and oak ecosystems of northern California, Abigail M. Jones
A comparison of the removal of estrogen between different wastewater treatment processes, Danielle J. Jones
A techno-economic comparison of battery electric and hydrogen fuel-cell transit bus fleet options for Humboldt County, California, Aditya S. Kushwah Mr.
Comparison of low-cost commercial unpiloted digital aerial photogrammetry to airborne laser scanning across multiple forest types in California, James Edward Lamping
Hózhó, “to walk in beauty and balance”: Indigenous writers decolonize theories of myth, Aaron Laughlin
Ecological and social drivers of Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) home range patterns across spatiotemporal scales, Evelyn M. Lichwa
Can a remote sensing approach with hyperspectral data provide early detection and mapping of spatial patterns of black bear bark stripping in coast redwoods?, Shayne R. Magstadt
Evaluating immaturity risk in young stands of the serotinous knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata), Katherine Marlin
Social comparison tendencies and the reward value of same-sex beauty among heterosexual women, Melissa M. Martin Ms.
Anthology of an empath, Meriel Melendrez Mees
A survey on the status of acceptance and commitment training in rural Northern California, Jacqueline A. Morris
Evaluations of group activism when faced With identity threat, Ari Neely
Exploring zosterophyll relationships within a more broadly sampled character space: a focus on anatomy, Megan Nibbelink
Alone on the range? Rangeland stakeholder perceptions of public lands, community change and maintaining rural livelihoods, Hailee Rose Nolte
Seed bank composition within two sagebrush communities: a comparison of drought, microsite, and aboveground community effects, Allison Marie Nunes
Do beaver dam analogues act as passage barriers to juvenile coho salmon and juvenile steelhead trout?, Christopher G. O'Keefe
Effects of large wood restoration on coho salmon in a northern California watershed: a before-after-control-impact experiment, Natalie B. Okun
Bird abundance and diversity in shade coffee and natural forest Kenya, Frank J. Ong'ondo
The homology of sarcopterygian gills, Kyle Orr
Will work for belongingness: prototypicality, uncertainty, threat and collective action tendencies, D. James Peabody
Effects of a dual-task paradigm on tandem gait performance, Courtney Angela Perry
