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Theses/Projects from 2021
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
Access to technology in Humboldt County: measuring digital preparedness at the start of a pandemic, Lauren E. Proffitt
Building habitat suitability models to examine distribution shifts for the Black-headed Grosbeak, Hairy Woodpecker, and Yellow-rumped Warbler due to drought, fire, and bark beetle infestation in the Pacific Northwest, Holli Nicole Pruhsmeier
Integrated curriculum in physical education, Delaney M. Rice
A study on family engagement and COVID-19 experiences at the HSU Children's Center, Elizabeth Rice
Beyond care and order in school climate: a qualitative study of defender and outsider cognitions in bullying situations, William S. Richards IV
The effect of quality of life on cardiometabolic risk factors in postmenopausal women, Chavela Lynn Riotutar
Resolving variability in size structure in an individual-based model for the North Pacific krill, Euphausia pacifica, Roxanne Robertson
Influences on conifer drought responses in northern California, Wallis L. Robinson
Parents and children’s perceptions of their gross motor abilities and physical activity levels, Hailee D. Schmidt
The effect of partner gender on bisexual’s percieved LGBT+ belonging, Danielle Siegel
Grit and mindset - unrelated to performance in a motor learning task, Jacob Smith
Identifying neuron clusters controlling movement vigor, Jay A. Strabinick
Structural and thermochronologic evidence of Paleogene-Neogene faulting and exhumation of the Klamath mountain province, Taylor C. Team
Working towards land return in Goukdi’n: a history of genocide and a future of healing, Carrie Tully
Relationships with parents, motivation factors, and resilience in Latinx college students, Karen B. Villa
Effects of prescribed fire on drought resistance and recovery in mixed conifer forests of Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, Zachary J. Wenderott
Response of invertebrate drift to dam-release restoration pulse flows from Lewiston Dam on the Trinity River, CA, Jasmine S. Williamshen
The influence of biological sex, athletic identity and pressure on collegiate athlete's attitudes and behaviors toward playing through pain and injury, Margaret Anne Willis
Response of coastal ichthyoplankton assemblages off northern California to seasonal oceanographic and climate variability, Blair M. Winnacott
Spatiotemporal patterns in water yield from the humid puna: a case study in the agrarian district of Zurite, Perú, Wyeth Wunderlich
Exploring renewable energy futures in Humboldt County consistent with the goals of California’s renewable portfolio standard, Amin M. Younes
Effect of whole fruit based anthocyanins on systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, and waist circumference in women, Anastasiya Yudinova
Theses/Projects from 2020
Living rivers, cosmopolitan activism, and environmental justice in the Bengal Delta, Daniel Adel
Strengthening the capacity to serve undocumented students in a rural California State University, Carlos Alvarado Sanchez
Retelling narratives of eco-memory: settler colonialism and carceral occupation of the Jordan River, Megan Rose Awwad
Lead me to lose: how leaders, uncertainty, and competition influence weight loss intentions in groups, Jeffrey M. Beaulieu
What student information do teachers find valuable enough to change their practices?, Heather Becksted
Female collegiate student athletes and the perception, attitudes and experiences of psychological and mental health services, Breonna Bejaran
Spatiotemporal variability of rockfish recruitment on California's north coast in relation to habitat availability, Carolyn Belak
Decay of woody residues as the counterfactual treatment to mobilization for bioelectricity generation, Max A. Blasdel
Does testosterone affect sexist attitudes in men? A simulated analysis, Steven R. Bowman
Perceptions of academic achievement in a community college sample, Devon Burg
Knemidokoptes mites and their effects on the gripping position of Steller’s jay feet, Wade M. Burris
Papal support for women under uncertainty: changing perceptions of women in religious leadership positions in the Roman Catholic Church, Stephanie M. Byers
Resilience, capacity, and place: a comparative case study of small-scale forest-based biomass energy development in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range communities, Rebecca E. Cashero
Electrification of domestic hot water to aid the integration of renewable energy in the California grid, Alejandro Cervantes
Assessing convergent validity of the QABF and TBH FA intake form with results of a functional analysis, Melissa Cisneros
Dendroanthropological applications in adaptive management: a multi-methodical approach for interpreting cultural landscape change at MVS-YEE-SE’-NE, Brandy Alexandra Clark
Growth mindset and agency in the preschool classroom, Isaac Rowan Coppock
Trauma informed practices at the middle school level, Forrest Ray Cord
Making connections to the Filipino American community using culturally responsive music pedagogy, Jared Thomas Coyle
Holistic student development in higher education: perspectives and practices of holistic student development at a public California university, Francisca Ann Crutchfield
Cost-benefit analysis of replacing LPG stoves with induction stoves in rural households of Kavre district Nepal, Grishma Raj Dahal
Cuteness as a prime to enhance emotional recognition, Andrew Diaz
From screen to summit: an investigation of claims about social media use for outdoor recreation purposes, Theodora M. Doyon
A comparison of zinc levels in runoff from rubberized hot mix asphalt and conventional pavement, Peter A. Duin
Understanding reading in the English program: an inquiry of how students are guided with advanced reading materials, Kelley L. Ellion
Bringing climate change home to meet your community: stakeholder perceptions of offshore wind energy in Humboldt County, California, Ciara R. Emery