We are proud to provide access to the theses and projects of successful graduate students at Cal Poly Humboldt. You can search for titles or authors in the search bar on the right.
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Theses/Projects from 2023
Teaching dystopia in dystopian realities: trauma-informed pedagogy and the dystopian novel after COVID-19, Emily Rose Lavrador
The impact of whole fruits high in Anthocyanins on blood lipids in middle-aged women, Denise N. Leininger
Analyzing residential curbside collection for food waste in Humboldt County, Yvette Lindler
Knobcone pine response to shading from competing chaparral shrubs following stand-replacing wildfire, Sean T. Lindley
Nothing about us: three models of disability in three works of literary fiction, Mary Lipiec
A descriptive and visual analysis of the North Coast Fall Prevention Survey data, Mishell Lopez
Make a foreigner of yourself: an analysis of the dueling critical utopias of The Dispossessed and Trouble on Triton, Anthony Michael Lowe
Host-microbe interactions in non-native estuarine anemones: biogeography and temperature, Parker K. Lund
A picture worth a thousand words: factors influencing disability accommodations, Alicia E. Martin
Will climate warming amplify the competitive and predatory effects of a range-expanding marine gastropod (Acanthinucella spirata)?, Bailey N. McCann
Prototypicality threat and intergroup threat theory: support for BLM using militant or peaceful language, Jordan C. McDowell
Who farms the future? Producing the next generation of agriculturalists, Jordyn L. McMaster Neely
Modeling current and future saltmarsh distribution in Arcata Marsh, Madeline Kay McNerthney
Techno-economic Analysis of a Utility-scale Solar Power Plant in Bhutan., Minjur
The benefits of physical education programs for students in special education programs with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Deborah A. Mok
Carnivore and ungulate occurrence in a fire-prone region, Sara J. Moriarty-Graves
Indigenous women in active drug abuse recovery: an analysis of Native and non-Native programs, Raquel J. Muñoz
Comparing Mexican spotted owl habitat suitability in two different habitat types using a multi-scale ensemble learning framework, Danial Nayeri
Olfactory organ morphology and ultrastructure of the larval Koh Tao Island caecilian (Ichthyophis kohtaoensis), Jaclyn M. Patmore
Estimating black bear population parameters with spatial capture recapture in a high desert mountain ecosystem, Steffen D. Peterson
The effects of post-harvest residue on plantation forest soils and early growth of redwood and Douglas-fir seedlings in Humboldt County California, Robert W. Raibley
A black Prometheus among the gods: illuminating African American literary tradition in Sam Greenlee's The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Kenneth L. Rainey III
Factors contributing to legacy hardwood mortality following prescribed fire, Heather D. Rickard
Effects of pH, eelgrass, and settlement substrate on the growth of juvenile magallana (crassostrea) gigas, a commercially important oyster species, Johnny S. Roche
Individual differences in the coordinated behavioral and physiological immune response to pathogenic threat, Edwin Joel Rosales-Vijil
Uncertainty, parenting attitudes, risk perceptions, and covid-19 vaccination intentions, Zoë Royer
The relationship between gluteus maximus activation and running kinematics in recreational distance runners, Ricardo Sanchez
Prevalence of Batrachochytrium and Ranavirus in southern torrent salamanders (Rhyacotriton variegatus) in Northern California, Marilyn Violeta Sandoval
Hydrologic outcomes for ecological meadow restoration in the northern Sierra Nevada, Emma Sevier
Problematizing progress: building a postcapitalist present, Cole G. Shepard
The effect of brain breaks on student academic performance and behaviors in the k-12 school setting; a meta-analysis, Jesse Singh
Technical and economic feasibility of a microgrid for a fire station in Humboldt County, California., Nishaant Kumar Sinha
The revolution will be memed: digital memes as sites for hegemonic and counter-hegemonic practices, Kimberly Sisu
Assessing the recovery of forest understory vegetation after clearcut logging across a 445-year chronosequence, Molly Smith Metok
A test of subjective versus objective language proficiency: an investigation of age of acquisition and exposure in multilinguals, Anastina B. Steiber
Establishing a market capacity and economic baseline for forest biomass utilization in the southern Cascade and northern Sierra Nevada mountain range, California, Clarke Stevenson
Insights into the conservation of the rare perennial herb, Astragalus applegatei, Sean Stewart
Long-line culture of red seaweed in the Pacific Northwest, Erika R. Thalman
A return to the staging grounds: reassessment of Aleutian cackling goose spring distribution in North Humboldt Bay, Shaun W. Thornton
"Think of the children!": understanding parental and community opposition to critical race theory, Daniela S. Tierra
Seasonal growth, movement, and survival of juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) utilizing restored rearing habitat, Monica S. Tonty
Schumaker Acres equine assisted learning curriculum: building social emotional learning skills for autistic individuals, Sara M. Trent
Increasing the duration of treadmill walking to reach moderate intensity levels for 2 students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Nicholas Velazquez
Changes and relationships of soil aluminum, organic matter, and hydrogen ion concentration with rye cover crop, Arron Wilder
Identification with all of humanity, uncertainty, and beliefs toward animals, Andrea Michelle Wilson
Effect of in situ experimental heating of artificial Mytilus californianus beds on associated invertebrate communities in Northern California, Claire C. Windecker
Inferring exposure to harmful pseudo-nitzschia blooms from ocean-to-estuary gradients in domoic acid concentrations in Humboldt Bay bivalves, Natasha Hope Ficzycz Winnacott
Creating an internal work-based learning program for students who are not college-bound, Rob J. Zamboni Mr.
Preimplantation genetic testing for neurobehavioral traits, Peter K. Zeller
Muele las palabras con canela: how queer Xicanx writing practices reclaim indigeneity, Karen Zurita
Theses/Projects from 2022
Normative values of college-aged men and women for the 1.5-mile run test on a treadmill for cardiorespiratory fitness, Eli Baginski
Geomorphic evaluation of the Goose Lake fault and fluvial terraces at the Yager Creek–Van Duzen River confluence, northern coastal California, Samuel E. Bold
Johnson v. M'intosh: Christianity, genocide, and the dispossession of indigenous peoples, Cynthia J. Boshell
Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp. in domestic cattle and wild Roosevelt elk: fecal pathogens at the wildlife-domestic interface, Emily A. Buck
Comedians are leaders: Comedians' use of humor makes us feel like we matter, Matthew Burt
Carnivore and ungulate responses to cattle in a grazed forest ecosystem, Rebecca Carniello
Settler colonialism and white environmentalism in the 'Uba, Aleena Church
Uncertainty, populist deprivation rhetoric, and extremism, Crane Conso
Late Quaternary glacier fluctuations at Picayune Lake, Northern California, Aidan Patrick Cowan
Modulation of polyamines to elucidate function within osteogenesis of mesenchymal stromal cells, Amin S. Cressman
A theater of the absurd: economic sanctions in the emerging age of multipolarity, Travis Cunha
The Slater fire was the product of settler colonialism, William Joseph Curtis
Foraging behavior of honeybees exposed to mosquito insecticides, Samantha Marie Diel
From the edge of a rib: pro-ana edgeworking narratives, Casey Dobbins
Does having siblings affect caretaking responses to infants?, Kaitlin Rose Duskin
Estimating the ecosystem service of Aleutian cackling goose droppings on pastures, Brian G. Fagundes
Assessing soil disturbance from tethered logging on steep slopes in Northern California, Karolyn Marie Fagundes
Geographic and seasonal variation of flying squirrel vocalizations in California, Travis A. Farwell
Hormonal medications and partner odor preferences, Jeffrey Lee Frederick
Evidence-based practices in adapted physical education for students with autism: a meta-analysis, Patrick K. Fromherz
Sediment production from forest roads in areas affected by the August Complex fire in Northern California, Zachary J. Gigone
Protecting public trust resources in America's private forests: case studies in the diversity of U.S. state-level forestry policies, Brita Ann Goldstein
Envisioning a grassroots framework for community-based mental health crisis intervention, Xandra C. Gradine
Environmental effects on constructed wetland microbial diversity and function in the context of wastewater management, Sandrine Grandmont-Lemire
Teaching conversation skills using BST and video modeling via telehealth, Margaret F. Groves-Bradley
Do Steller’s jays respond to human providers?, Jessica E. Guenther
Evaluating the use of barn owl nest boxes for rodent pest control in winegrape vineyards in Napa Valley, Ashley N. Hansen
Activity patterns of the Del Norte salamander (Plethodon elongatus): monitoring plethodontid behavior using PIT tag surveys, Sabrina Horrack
Counter-mapping the material world of the bone clocks: A critical analysis through digital cartography, Anne Howard
Surveying levels of staff burnout among applied behavior analysis practitioners, Marissa Howell
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