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Theses/Projects from 2006
A mathematical model for the onset of water flooding in the cathode of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Daniel Kanewske
Measuring and modeling the gravitropic response of oat shoots (Avena sativa), Ari Kornfeld
The structure and dynamics of arthropod communities in an old-field ecosystem, Kristin E. Lane
A sediment budget for McDonald Creek Watershed, Northwestern, California, Kristine M. Leep
Transforming experiences : a reflective topical autobiography of facilitating student nurse development through international immersion programmes, Mary Anne Levine
Lovato learning: a guide for interactive, differential instruction in a high school remedial math class, Susan Lovato
A market study and financial feasibility analysis of permanent supportive housing for mentally ill homeless individuals residing in Humboldt County, California, Elizabeth R. Matsumoto
Parent Needs Assessment : a tool to support the transition into special education for children with autism and their families, Korin J. Matter
Beliefs, attitudes and behaviors about bear resistant food canister use among wilderness users in Yosemite National Park, Kathryn E. McCurdy
Phytoremediation of lead-contaminated soil using Typha latifolia (broadleaf cattail), Steven McDonald
Peace Corps : motivational factors to enhance volunteer recruitment and retention, Megan McDrew
Spawning time, fecundity, habitat utilization, and parasites of Eucyclogobius newberryi in Humboldt County, Big Lagoon, CA, Katie R. McGourty
Some effects of growing season soil moisture and microclimate on redwood seedlings in a forest edge and gap environment, Justin Mercer
Evaluation of low-altitude vertical aerial videography as a method for identifying and estimating abundance of residual trees, Linda M. Miller
American childhood through the years : Colonial Era, 18th century through early 19th century, and Progressive Era, Barbara E. Moore
Apparent survival and population growth of Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) in Humboldt County, California, Stephen M. Mullin
Benjamin Franklin's greatest invention : himself, Debra Alto Newby
A one-dimensional model of dense snow avalanches using mass and momentum balances, Richard Michael Oremus
Natural history and habitat selection by Osmia lanei, a solitary bee, Courtney Otto
Hydraulic simulations for regional fish modeling, Mark A.|Butcher Parrish
Advocacy as humanitarian politics : toward a broader conception of humanitarian action, James Phelan
Khrushchev, Castro,and Kennedy : motivation, intention, and the creation of a crisis, Robin R. Pickering
The response of bark-gleaning birds and their prey to thinning and prescribed fire in eastside pine forests in northern California, Christopher James Rall
Treatments for hinge ligament disease in juvenile Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), Kimberly Suzanne Rich
Prevalence of pathogenic enteric bacteria in wild birds associated with agriculture in Humboldt County, California, Krysta H. Rogers
The relationship between contact and implicit and explicit attitudes toward homeless people, Carl A. Shoemaker
Avian nest survival in post-logging coastal buffer strips on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, David M. Sperry
A reality trip on the freaks : a historiography of the counterculture of the 1960s, Robert O. Standish
A great desolation : yellow fever, smallpox and influenza in American history, Stephanie S. Steffano-Davis
The importance of place-based fisheries to the Karuk Tribe of California : a socioeconomic study, Amy M. Stercho
Movements and habitat use of female Roosevelt elk in relation to human disturbance on the Hoko and Dickey Game Management Units, Washington, Jason Tevis Storlie
Use of rocky intertidal areas by juvenile Sebastes in northern California, Rebecca S. Studebaker
Into the melting pot : the assimilation of Irish potato famine emigrants in the United States, Sinon J. Talty
Experimental effects of ammonium on eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) shoot density in Humboldt Bay, California, Ginger Tennant
Effective occupational therapy intervention for handwriting/fine motor difficulties, Jo Tennyson
Girls participation in math and science : a program evaluation of Expanding Your Horizons, Leah E. Thompson
Effects of bulk density and soil strength on the growth of blue wildrye (Elymus glaucus Buckl.), Allison A. Tokunaga
Creating affordable housing in Humboldt County, Deborah T. Waxman
Facilitation of Achillea millefolium increases at high levels of wind stress, Jennifer L. Westenberg
Relationships between eelgrass (Zostera marina) habitat characteristics and juvenile Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) and other invertebrates in southern Humboldt Bay, California, USA, Kathleen Janice Williamson
The effect of overstory canopy density alterations on air temperature in a managed redwood forest, Elizabeth F. Wilson
Potential adaptive significance of vegetative regeneration in the monodominant tropical tree Dicymbe corymbosa (Caesalpiniaceae), Lance P. Woolley
A policy analysis of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's hydroelectric relicensing process, Jay Wright
Theses/Projects from 2005
The impact of improvisational musics on the creative processes of classically and jazz trained student musicians, William Murray Allison
Concurrent revolutions : rock & roll and the civil rights movement, Cheryl LS Baer
Explorers or entrepreneurs : mountain men of the far west, Stephen A. Baer
World War comes to Humboldt County, Jack. Bareilles
A family's quest for a piece of paradise : the Benbow Hotel as a symbol of the first modern era, Michael. Benbow
The music of the colorblind : how integrated music was created in a region of political and social segregation, Damon. Brooks
Exploring and settling Humboldt Bay, Jamie L. Bush
Zapatismo and Autonomous Social Movements: Reading the Communiqes Politically, Jordan Camp
The Equip Model and the New Horizons Program, Yi-Lang Chao
Discovering Democracy: Grassroots Organizations and Strategies of Mobilation, Adrian Chevraux-FitzHugh
Indian Island massacre : an investigation of the events that precipitated the Wiyot murders, Joan Crandell
Social distance and loneliness as they relate to headphones used with portable audio technology, Robert Morrison Crane
An evaluation of Humboldt County's Juvenile Detention Risk Assessment Tool, Stephanie Lynne Daley
To inoculate or vaccinate : that has always been the question, Donald. Dean
Community involvement in watershed-based land use planning : sustaining the rural character of Fieldbrook, California, Jennifer L. Donovan
The legacies of the Watergate scandal, Dustin. Dutra
Corporations and resistance in the Redwood Empire : towards a corporate history of Humboldt County (1579-1906), Ryan Eric Emenaker
The American political party system : a historiography, David. Filippini
San Joaquin kit fox home range, habitat use, and movements in urban Bakersfield, Nancy Frost
Addressing the needs of diverse learners through differentiated instruction, Emily Gibson
Northern spotted owl nesting habitat on private timber lands in northwest California, Armand G. Gonzales
The Nation-State and the Transnational Capitalist Class in the Era of Global Accumulation, Jeffery Robert Gunn
Resistance on the plantation : the impossibility of owning the human spirit, Anne. Hartline
Incubation behavior of female western snowy plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) on sandy beaches, Alexandra Hoffmann
Japanese American immigration and assimilation, Lynn Jones
A long term comparison of rocky intertidal communities in Redwood National and state parks, Cara L. McGary
The effect of expiratory muscle resistance training on collegiate rowers, Timothy W. Miller
Social Change in the Emperor System, Keiko Mori
Learning for Life: The Social and Academic Outcomes of a Waldorf Education, Adriane S. Mozzini
Navigating nineteenth century novels : linking historical and literary perspectives to explore the influence of dime novels in nineteenth century America, Helen C. Nelson
A study of the New Deal's impact on a small community : Eureka, California, 1937 - 1939, Craig Parker
Design and evaluation of a Web mapping service for the Klamath River Basin, Matthew T. Perry
Wipe out the plague spots : the expulsion of Chinese from Humboldt County, Ronald J. Perry
Water policy and prosperity in Humboldt County, Rebecca S. Price-Hall
Three factors affecting the invasion of Watersipora subtorquata in the marine fouling community of Humboldt Bay, California, Catherine M. Roscoe
The everchanging reputation of Jimmy Carter, Jennifer. Rosebrook
The artist as social critic : John Sloan and Thomas Hart Benton, Andrea. Tarantino
Effects of a wastewater outfall in a rocky intertidal community, Karen Warburton
Utilizing Principles of Transformative Mediation in the Development of the Redwood Regional Watershed Center, Paula Fitzgerald Yoon
Theses/Projects from 2004
Social Perception of Working Women in Benin: Gender Analysis, Hermine G. Amoussou
A statistical model of the area cleared by a landmine removal vehicle using real-time kinematic differential GPS and inertial sensing technologies, Paul Alan Burgess
Rural settlement patterns and growth management : a study of farmland loss in Humboldt County, California, Ellen S. Gibson
The potential effect of timber harvest on understory plants: a 420 year chronosequence study in a temperate coniferous forest, Maureen Gertrude Jones
Globalization, Biodiversity, and Resistance in Mexico: Deconstructing Plan Puebla-Panama, Michael Stanton Levy
Mountain lion habitat use relative to human activities in and around Redwood National and State Parks of northwest California, Cara Wolff Meinke
Prostitution as Legitimate Work: an Analysis of Sex Work in America, Nicholas J. Osborne
Fish and invertebrate ecology of Tillas and Islas Sloughs, Smith River estuary, Del Norte County, California, Debra J. Parthree
Late Holocene coseismic subsidence and coincident tsunamis, Southern Cascadia Subduction Zone, Hookton Slough, Wigi (Humboldt Bay), California, Jason Robert Patton
Late Holocene relative sea-level changes, Arcata Bay, California : evaluation of freshwater syncline movement using coseismically buried soil horizons, Chad James Pritchard
A Sociological Theory of Depression: An Integrated Approach to Optimism and Pessimism, Toward Effective Resolution of a Societal Problem, Jenny R. Shayani
A mark-recapture study of the wandering salamander, Aneides vagrans, in a redwood rain forest canopy, James C. Spickler
Theses/Projects from 2003
Scour, fill, and salmon spawning in a California coastal stream, Paul E. Bigelow