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Theses/Projects from 2008
Lesson study : implications of collaboration between education specialists and general education teachers, Lanore Bergenske
Voices of strength: a qualitative study of the process of leaving domestic violence relationships, Melanie Renee Berru
Mapping a whole new world with the Emma Center: integrative healing to generate empowerment, Amber Lea Bishop
Environmental and psychological influences of residential common spaces on university students, Piya Bose
Spatial ecology of an inland population of the Foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii) in Tehama County, California, Ryan M. Bourque
Peakflow prediction using an antecedent precipitation index in small forested watersheds of the Northern California Coast Range, Gregg Bousfield
Molecular systematics and population genetics of whale lice (Amphipoda: Cyamidae) living on gray whale islands, Christopher Michael Callahan
The behavioral response of larval coastal giant salamanders, Dicamptodon tenebrosus, to chemical stimuli, Larkin G. Chases
Conservation of globally and locally rare plant taxa in Napa County, California, Ben Crain
Thermal gasification or direct combustion? A technical assessment of energy generation in Indonesian sugar factories, Ranjit Deshmukh
Evolution of an intermontane basin along the Maacama Fault, Little Lake Valley, Northern California, Gwendolyn Erickson
Influence of the menstrual cycle on body composition determined by air displacement plethysmography (Bod Pod®), Brenda Francek
Evidence for regional extensional faulting at Grey Rocks Ridge, Eastern Klamath Mountains, California, Emily C. Fudge
The spatial ecology of the exotic bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) and its relationship to the distribution of the native herpetofauna in a managed river system, Terra Elaine Fuller
Fluvial strath terrace formation and soil development with tectonic implications along Cache Creek, California, Jeffrey M. Gaines
A spatial model of eelgrass (Zostera marina) habitat in Humboldt Bay, California, Whelan Gilkerson
A jazz-based beginning band improvisation curriculum, Ronite J. Gluck
Behavioral evidence of color vision in the Negligible Image Color Eye (NICE) copepod Diaptomus nevadensis, Alexandra Goodell
Ephraim Willard Burr: a California pioneer, Ilza M. Hakenen
First-year college students' experiences in a developmental learning community, Sheila Maria Enes Hall
Overstory canopy in second-growth coast redwoods: thinning a surrogate watercourse and lake protection zone, Todd A Hamilton
Identification of nest predators and reproductive response of the Modesto Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia mailliardi, to experimental predator removal, Jeanne L. Hammond
The effects of mental health education on reducing stigma and increasing positive attitudes toward seeking therapy, Heather Hobson
A Stochastic spatial model for the consumption of organic forest soils in a smoldering ground fire, Benjamin Holt
Lower-limb explosive power and physical match performance in female collegiate soccer players, Jenna R. Hunter
Anthropogenic carbon dioxide mitigation: the social barriers to the diffusion of the compact fluorescent light bulb, Lou N. Jacobson
Effects of sibling training on in-home applied behavior analysis programs and attitudes toward children with autism, Kristen N. Kelley
Molecular systematics and biogeography of Mesoamerican flying squirrels, Nicholas John Kerhoulas
Customized municipal ecological footprint analysis: a case study of Arcata, California, Sean C. Kinghorn
Developing quantitative indicators and standards for solitude on the Lost Coast Trail, Max Korten
The Stroop task and attentional bias in smokers, Walter Franklin Kozuszek
Moisture dynamics and fire behavior in mechanically masticated fuelbeds, Jesse K. Kreye
Metal accumulation in gill epithelium and liver tissue in steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reared in reclaimed wastewater, Melissa M. Kreye
Modeling the effect of marine snow fragmentation by Euphausia pacifica on carbon flux, The The Kyaw
Waiting for the snow to fall: First Nations, federal policy and environmental justice, Brennan R. Lagasse
The prospect of psychedelic use as a tool in realizing a transpersonal ecology, David Lawlor
The effects of three generalized resistance training programs on functional lifing strength in women, Matthew R. Lee
Ultraviolet disinfection system for constructed wetlands, Jong Chan Ly
An enquiry into how emotions affect moral reasoning: an academic and creative project, Brian Mack
First-year erosion responses following stream channel crossing fill removal in Redwood National and State Parks, Northwestern California, Larry P. Maurin
Daily activity patterns of mountain lions (Puma concolor) in relation to the activity of their prey species in southern Arizona, Emil B. McCain
Using Multiple Resolution Digital Images and GIS to determine vegetation sampling locations at Whiskeytown National Recreational Area, Ian Patrick McGovern
Histological observations on the development of Ceratomyxa shasta actinosporeans in the polychaete host, Manayunkia speciosa, Marlene D. Meaders
From the local pub to the corner store: a pilot study on the importance of small, independent businesses as sites of passive community-building, Scott M. Menzies
A temperature dependent mathematical model of the colony and budding characteristics of the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, Michelle Renee Moreno
Foliar morphology and physiology of Sequoia sempervirens, Lucy Mullin
Predation by hatchery steelhead on natural salmon fry in the upper-Trinity River, California, Seth Naman
The right thing to do : returning land to the Wiyot Tribe, Karen Nelson
Forgiveness: what's mood got to do with it?, Alyssa Nguyen
A spatially explicit individual-based plant invasion model of Cortaderia jubata, Ward B. Nickle
Height-associated variation in leaf anatomy of tall redwoods: potential impacts on whole-tree carbon balance, Alana Rose Oldham
Innate immunity of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans, its interaction with the bacterial pathogen Burkholderia thailandensis, and the nature of defensin-like peptides, Benjamin R. Patterson
Effects of precommercial thinning on structural development of young coast redwood – Douglas-fir forests, Jesse Plummer
Mortality salience, consideration of future consequences and behavior in a commons dilemma, Christopher Reynolds
Implementing a dynamic allocation scheme for the Lund-Potsdam-Jena dynamic global vegetation model, Daniele Rosa
Cross-shelf ichthyoplankton distributions in relation to hydrography off Northern California, with special attention to larval rockfishes, Ashok Sadrozinski
Clean air requires everyone : a community guidebook to achieve healthier air in the San Joaquin Valley, Jennifer Lee Saklar
Spatial ecology and site occupancy of the Northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora) in a coastal dune environment, Carrie M. Sendak
The impact of brief individualized instructional components in a reading clinic geared for pre-service teachers, Debra G. Shepard
The potential impact on mosquito larvae by threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) in four constructed wetlands, Nicholas P. Simpson
Community currency : an approach to economic sustainability in our local bioregion, Natalie Soder
The V-Day movement: women organizing communities against violence, Jessica Stephan
Superhero play among preschool children, Alissa L. Stone
Assessing monitoring techniques for bird populations in Sierra Nevada montane meadow and aspen communities, Amy Tegeler Amones
Paternal involvement in pre-school readiness, Dawn Thomas
Density of fisher on managed timberlands in north coastal California, Joel L. Thompson
Quaternary faulting of Deschutes County, Oregon, John M. Wellik
Post-treatment erosion of decommissioned forest road stream crossings, Sarah Elisabeth Wilson
An analysis of student teacher preparation in relation to homophobia, Nora Wynne
Education coach to support students with intellectual disabilities in a community college course, Marci Anne Zeppegno
Nocturnal predation of California least terns at a southern California least tern colony, Paul P. Zimmerman
Theses/Projects from 2007
Chinese and North American college students' attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help : gender and ethnic comparisons, Nels Atkinson
Choosing silence: the United States, Turkey, and The Armenian Genocide, Maral N. Attallah
The environment, Christianity, and the Roman Empire: an ecological interpretation, Amanda Lynn Barker
Active faulting at the northeast margin of the greater Puget lowland : a paleoseismic and magnetic-anomaly study of the Kendall fault scarp, Whatcom County, northwest Washington, Elizabeth Anne Barnett
Community organizing for economic development : a program evaluation of the Maine Downtown Center, Sarah Ray Barrington
Prokaryotic diversity of Boiling Springs Lake, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Andrea Bartles
Small farm disinvestment in Eastern Nebraska : seeking sustainability in the periphery, Mark R. Bauermeister
Development of an Antecedent Precipitation Index model to detect seasonal changes in fecal coliform levels during storm events., Jennifer L. Bidaurreta
The development of natural resource values : federal natural resource managers in Humboldt County, Jessica Ann Lucia Birnbaum
Optimal grit : investigating grit acquisition and site use by black brant, Emily R. Bjerre
Food abundance and habitat use of Varied thrushes near redwood forest edges, Gregory G. Brown
The Underground Railroad : a patchwork of historical content, intrigue, and methodology, Roseann Graves Buchner
Factors affecting pollination and seed set of a rare plant (Sidalcea malachroides), Tamara Camper
A comparison of athletic tape and the cloth wrap in restricting ankle supination during a maximal vertical jump, Shannon Childs
Being American: traditional, bicultural, and assimilated: the American Indian dilemma, DaVita Copeland
Automated acoustic identification of nine bat species of the eastern United States, Aaron J. Corcoran
Between two homelands : the experiences of undocumented Mexican mothers with the K-12 public school system in a rural community, Maria Eugenia Corral-Ribordy
Expanding your horizons : a study of girls participation in math and science, Lori Ann Cortez-Regan
Sexual sensation seeking and self-efficacy's relationship to sexual risk taking behavior, Amelia Coulter
Abundance and distribution patterns of intertidal fishes at three sites within Redwood National and State Parks, 2004-2005, Karah Nikole Cox