We are proud to provide access to the theses and projects of successful graduate students at Humboldt State University.
The Spring 2021 submission deadline is Monday, May 10, 2021. To submit your thesis or project for approval, use the Submit Thesis button on the left-side menu or click HERE. Committee members will have until May 11 to register their approval. 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 is April 26, 2021.
This Canvas workshop is required. This thirty minute workshop will save you hours of work later. For your reference, here is a streamlined checklist we use to evaluate your thesis.
Please use the thesis templates to download a pre-formatted Word file for your thesis. For general information, please visit the Graduate Studies submission page. If you have questions or would like to request an online consultation, please contact us at cfr@humboldt.edu.
Theses/Projects from 2018
Dinjik enjit nerrzhrii (we are hunting for moose): an evaluation of tribal co-management in the Yukon flats, interior Alaska, Kelda E. Britton
Playing and learning through text and images: Examining features of adolescent literacy and the potential of graphic novels as a supportive tool, Emily Ann Bushta
"Ninis'a:n M'ixine:whe' YiŁchwe": Towards a local land based pedagogy in Northern California's North Coast for local indigenous heritage languages, Chance Edward Carpenter IV
The role of social capital in fishing community sustainability: case of Shelter Cove, CA, Laura R. Casali
Hunting habitat use and selection patterns of barn owl (Tyto alba) in the urban-agricultural setting of a prominent wine grape growing region of California, Xeronimo A. Castaneda
The positive effects on attitude among high school students towards students with autism spectrum disorder, Mario Castillo-Urbina
Evaluation of a family fitness program: The Fit Fam program, Steven Childs
License to ill: slang and uncertainty as motivational accounts for group identification, Benny Chu
A little dab will do ya: An exploration of first time dabbers on YouTube, Christopher L. Coker
The effect of a summer family fitness program on the fitness levels of children with disabilities, Emily Cole
Stability for a small historic house museum: Drafting a collection management policy for the Trinidad Museum, Alexandra Mackay Cox
Check-in/check-out teaches skills for success, Jennifer Elaine Coyle and Jennifer Coyle
Historical consciousness, the cultural imaginary and postcolonial subjectivity in Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being, Cassandra S. Curatolo
Involvement and campus climate on the academic success of black college students, Tyries Delemar
Changes in demography, distribution, and diet in garter snakes following eradication of a non-native prey subsidy, Justin A. Demianew Mr.
Out of sight, out of mind: An analysis of household food waste in Arcata, California, Jennifer Michelle Domareki
Banking for the future: An ethnographic study on the local food bank, its role on food justice, and patron perception, Edward Fernandez
Fighting rape culture at Humboldt state university: challenges and growth in student activism, Ariel Rose Fishkin
The effects of ocean acidification and reduced oxygen on the behavior and physiology of juvenile rockfish, Corianna H. Flannery
Learning from a restoration innovator: Building community capitals and resilience through the restoration economy, Marisa Formosa
Stress and frailty in medieval Prussia: interpretations from skeletal remains at Bezławki, Katherine E. Gaddis
Attachment, stress, and self-efficacy while parenting children on the autism spectrum, Angela Maire Galioto
Community-based initiatives for neighborhood and community rehabilitation: a case study of the Mission District, San Francisco, California, Francesca Monique Gallardo
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a physical education/physical activity environment: Meta analysis, Jessica Giesige
Children's mental health care needs assessment in six rural northern California counties, Brandi L. Goodspeed
The effects of self-adherent taping on peak inversion angle and eversion moment upon landing during a maximal vertical jump and a depth drop, Christopher M. Gregoire
The effects of physical activity on sleep patterns in children with developmental disabilities, Rebecca Griffith
Framings of nature in Planet Earth II and Wild Safari LIVE, Joshua Gross
Assessment of peripheral BNDF levels over 30 days, Sally Hang
The effect of postural alterations on metabolic cost in running on incline slopes, Nikaela K. Hemminger
Increasing uninterrupted walking distance for students with autism spectrum disorder, steven r. hinojosa
Export of invertebrate drift from fishless headwater streams, Jonathan M. Hollis
Listening to our graduate students' feedback: Graduate student exit and alumni surveys, Alison W. Hong-Novotney
Impacts on soils and residual trees from cut-to-length thinning operations in California's redwood forests, Kyungrok Hwang
Middle school natural disaster inquiry unit with scaffolding, Megan Mali Ireson-Janke
A comparison of community structure in regulated and unregulated reaches in the Upper Eel River, California, Lara Stephanie Jansen
Differential predictors of opposition to same-sex marriage and sexual prejudice, Latishia E Y Jett-Dias
The influence of microclimate and local adaptation for a climate-sensitive species (Aplodontia rufa), Jennie K. Jones Scherbinski
Using functional infrared thermal imaging to measure stress responses, Julia Tenaya Kandus
The impact of peer tutoring program on basketball skills for children with a disability, Matt Mark Kaufman
Differences in hair significance among black and white women: an exploratory study on black hair, Yasmine S. Keen
Characterizing habitat preference in three nearshore reef-associated fishes through collaborative research, public data, and open source software, Ian D. Kelmartin
Writing center tutor training: an examination of emphasis on critical pedagogy in tutor training handbooks, Thomas B. King
Changing parental perceptions of children with disabilities physical capability in physical activity through a family fitness program, Katelyn R. A. Knupper
The desert's canary: a narrative examination of the socio-political role of the threatened desert tortoise, Halle Rayn Kohn
Public perceptions of homelessness in Humboldt County, John Thomas Krapf
Physical attractiveness as a threat in intragroup dynamics, Olivia R. Kuljian
The effect of the loss of Lgl1 in murine neural progenitor cells on MAPK signaling and proliferation, Monique R. LaCourse
Restoration and tree drought resistance in coast redwood-Douglas-fir forests at Redwood National Park, California, Laura Lalemand
The effect of stride frequencies on running performance at the velocity of VO2max, Boram Lim
Using community volunteers to help struggling readers in kindergarten, Tamara L. Lindblom
Congruency between spoken language and guidance beliefs in early childhood programs, Jennifer Mager
The interactive effects of ocean acidification, food availability, and source location on the growth and physiology of the California mussel, Tharadet Daniel Man
Habitats of mind: Dhamma, the world, and mindful activism, Michael L. Masinter
Implications of unmanned aircraft systems and sense of place: A case study in the Mono Basin, Sara Elizabeth Matthews
Test of BPA's estrogenic effects on brain aromatase expression, neural activity, and locomotive behavior in zebrafish larvae, Ryan J. McAuley
Post-fire regeneration and fuel succession patterns in Hesperocyparis bakeri forests, Bret Anthony McNamara
Improving the performance of physical activity skills for children with autism spectrum disorder through modeling: a systematic review, Nathan C. Merrill
Adaptation of customary Quechua indigenous political organization in the face of modern resource extraction: A case study in the Apurimac region of the Andes of Peru, Yojana Miraya Oscco
And then they boned: an analysis of fanfiction and its influence on sexual development, Lindsay M. Mixer
Seasonal home range variation and spatial ecology of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) in coastal Humboldt County, CA, Elizabeth-Noelle F. Morata
Words to cook by: Changing meanings of eating local in Humboldt County, Nora E. Mounce
Sniffing out decomposition: Investigating the reliability of human remains detection dogs, Kristen Marie Nawn
United States-Mexico border: rights of the dead, forensic anthropologists, and families of the victims, Diana A. Newberry
Religiosity and feminism: navigating gender constructions and ideologies, Molly Noble
The impact of an exercise intervention on stereotypical behaviors in a child with autism spectrum disorder., Kirsten Nouzovsky
Needs assessment of Santa María Zoogochi, Oaxaca, Mexico: every day violence, inequities in health care, and knowledge creation/distribution, Natasha S. O'Loughlin
S100B as a potential biomarker for concussion in male and female collegiate rugby athletes, Monica L. Ortiz
Apparent survival of snowy plovers varies seasonally, Nora C. Papian
Technical feasibility and life cycle cost assessment of a photovoltaic array on Trinity Dam, Trinity County, CA, Caleb Aaron Patrick
Jeweled spider flies (Eulonchus Tristis) are important pollinators of Iris Bracteata, a rare Siskiyou Mountain endemic, Jean-Paul E. Ponte
Western snowy plover nest survival in Humboldt County, California, Katelyn M. Raby
Legacies of industrial contamination: Voices of resistance in White Lake, Michigan, Elizabeth A. Revord
Persistence of stream restoration with large wood, Redwood National and State Parks, California, Diedra L. Rodriguez
Sex-specific habitat selection of rough-legged hawks (Buteo lagopus) wintering in western North America, Genevieve Christa Rozhon
Hobby preferences and physical activity participation among children with and without autism spectrum disorder, Scott M. Russell
Chicana feminist participatory action research: Collaborative environmental justice in the Imperial Valley and the identifying violations affecting neighborhoods community development project, Kristian Michelle Salgado
The historical evaluation and significance of the Old Joerger ranch, Martis Valley, California, Hope Caroline Schear
Dynamic balance of experienced and novice rock climbers, Brian G. Shea
Impacts of the changes made to solar net metering by northern California community choice aggregators, Steven Benton Shoemaker
The effects of ladder training on sprint and change of direction performance, Trevor Short
Effects of manual and mechanical Ammophila arenaria removal techniques on coastal dune plant communities and dune morphology, Monique R. Silva Crossman
Treatment wetland remediation via in situ solids digestion using novel blue frog circulators, Kyle T. Sipes
Café para todos: A critical narrative of bilingual education policy and practice in monolingual Spain, Grant A. Skoglund
What's so great about the alternative? Understanding motivations for participating in Humboldt County alternative food networks, Jessica Smith
The entangled student: identity control theory and student identity, Joshua Smith
Evaluating habitat selection models to improve site selection in a population monitoring program for Townsend's big-eared bats (Corynorhinus Townsendii), Katrina J. Smith
We break our bodies to save our souls: identity construction through the participation in flat track roller derby, Torisha Stone
Effects of collaborative teaching evaluation process on teacher/administrator collegiality, Gary A. Storts Jr.
Effects of a peer-assisted physical activity program on depression and anxiety in college students, Crystal Stroud
Rangewide tidewater goby occupancy survey using environmental DNA, Michael Sutter
Leadership and identity disruption, Lily Syfers
Trace element and isotopic fingerprinting of olivine phenocrysts as recorders of magmatic processes in the Golden Trout Volcanic Field, Kern Plateau, CA, Mark E. Szymanski
The performance of 2D and 3D tsunami evacuation maps: A case study for Seaside, Oregon, Aaron M. Taveras
