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 2020
Shifting the colonial narrative: re-examining and reclaiming internalized identities within Mestizaje, Vanessa Tenorio
The ginger, the pin-up, or the stepchild? Redheadedness as an embodied trope, Morgan Lee Thornburg
Training postural control with eyes closed vs. eyes open and effects on postural control improvement, Mark D. Ulbricht
Evaluation of 1-D and 2-D hydraulic models for designing and assessing fullspan stream crossings, Alyssa Sachiko Virgil
Alternative water sources in western conifers via foliar uptake and hydraulic redistribution, Ariel Sol Weisgrau
Skill development and the making of the global citizen: an analysis of student experiences with study abroad at Humboldt State University, Kellie S. Wilkerson
A review of the evidence supporting play-based learning for children with autism spectrum disorder, Josh Wilson
Apparent survival of snowy plovers varies across years and between sexes in coastal Northern California, Justin A. Windsor
Growth of juvenile Red Abalone (Haliotis rufescens) fed different seaweed-based diets, Quinn C. Wulffson
Community development financial institutions (CDFIs): an analysis within the political and economic context of neoliberalism, Tracie Victoria Wynand
Phylogenetic and population genetic analysis of the Humboldt's flying squirrel using high-throughput sequencing data, Stella Chi Yuan
Assessing methods for estimating biological sex from subadult skeletal elements, Dorota Zabnicka
Theses/Projects from 2019
DIY art and community activism, Preston Allen
Preservando nuestra lengua materna: A project based curriculum created for high school Spanish for native speakers class, Angela Tovar Alvarado
Wild blueberries increase fat oxidation rate during moderate intensity exercise, Jessie Armendariz
“There's no I in team”: Student athlete identity at an NCAA Division II university, Jovanah Arrington
Physical therapist views and experiences with patient use of marijuana, Arturo De La O Basurto Jr.
Competition, climate, and drought effects on tree growth in an encroached oak woodland in Northern California, Jill J. Beckmann
Evidence for a new search behavior: porcupines “scout” for winter habitat during summer in a coastal dune system, Pairsa N. Belamaric
Perception of nursing education in Nepal: Meeting the needs of nursing as profession in a global health care community, Pamela Bellah
Working toward graduation: how working an on-campus, part-time job can affect retention rates among racially minoritized students pursuing a bachelor’s degree., Shannon Rose Berge
"We're all aging": a discourse analysis of older adults aging experiences in Humboldt County, Kaitlyn Dawn Boyes
Multidecadal change in Aspen experiencing long-unburned, mixed-severity wildfire, and reburn disturbance regimes, Cerena Brewen
Assessing the technical, economic, and environmental feasibility of floating solar power generation on water reservoirs in Vietnam, Phuong Anh Bui
Effects of thinning and prescribed burning on tree resistance to extreme drought in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest, California USA, Chance C. Callahan
Contribution of juvenile estuarine residency in a bar-built estuary to recruitment of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Emily Katherine Chen
Emergent bilinguals and academic language acquisition through the use of sentence frames, Leah Clougherty
Effects of longline oyster aquaculture on benthic invertebrate communities in Humboldt Bay, California, Hannah C. Coe
Understanding the intersection of cannabis and physical activity, Lukas E. Coppen
The effect of manipulating vertical motion on running economy, Claire Copriviza
Parent attitudes towards inclusion in physical education, Sarah Astrid Crye
Overwinter survival and movement of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in relation to large woody debris and low-velocity habitat in Northern California streams, John D. Deibner-Hanson
Ectomycorrhizal fungal community assembly on seedlings of a neotropical monodominant tree, Carolyn Delevich
Achromatic plumage patch quality: internal organ and skeletal correlates in Aleutian cackling geese (Branta hutchinsii leucopareia), Matthew D. Delgado
Fishing community capitals & regulatory ghosts: Planning for sustainability in Eureka, California, Robert J. Dumouchel II
Towards a critical game based pedagogy, Justin K. Egan
Environmental values of California winegrape growers and the use of barn owls (Tyto alba) as a tool for integrated pest management, Brooks R. Estes
Addressing divergent audiences in conservation communication: an examination of land trust websites in Northern California, Tova Fleming
Distribution and habitat use of a recently discovered population of Humboldt martens in California, Holly E. Gamblin
Freshwater and marine survival of coho salmon (oncorhynchus kisutch) as a function of juvenile life history, Grace Katherine Ghrist
Bully-victimization, depression, and school connectedness in early adolescent students, Irene Gonzalez-Herrer
The effects of motivational climate on skill acquisition and motivation for physical activity in children with intellectual disabilities, Lucas Henry Govan
The effect of interval intensity on time to exhaustion during high intensity interval training (HIIT) running in recreational male runners, Andrew M. Hahn
Building energy modeling and techno-economic feasibility analysis of zero net energy tiny homes in coastal Humboldt County, California, Jeffrey Alan Harkness
Cultivating Chingona power: a study on the Chingona identity, Celia Orosco Haro
The effects of circuit training on decreasing off-task behaviors for children with autism spectrum disorder, Juan C. Hernandez
Publishing for transfer: notes toward an editorial pedagogy for the transfer-based writing program, Marcos A. Hernandez
The effects of group and individual based physical activity on mood in children with intellectual disabilities, Bunlong Hong
Ecosystem services after a major ecological disturbance: did barn owl (Tyto alba) nest box occupancy and hunting habitat selection change in response to Napa Valley fires?, Allison E. Huysman
Beyond the paradise tax: Assessing the potential for rental vehicle electrification in Kaua'i County, Hawai'i, Derek K. Ichien
The effects of c-tactile afferent stimulation on male orgasm and ejaculation, Yacoub Ayed Innabi
The role of prototypicality threat in men's evaluations of transgender women, Alexandria Jaurique
Analysis of aboral spine variation in the forcipulate sea star, Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt 1835), Angela Jordane Jones
The effect of yoga on the total number of off-task behaviors for children with autism spectrum disorder, Ashley N. Jovick
Exploring community knowledge and perceptions of flooding and sea-level rise in King Salmon, California, Kristina Kunkel
Eye movements for learned faces, Mariah Lehnertz
Distribution of sea star wasting disease symptoms in Pisaster ochraceus in the rocky intertidal zone, Jana N. Litt
The effects of concussion on Tandem Gait performance with secondary cognitive tasks, Angel Lomeli
Density and distribution of piscivorous fishes in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, Christopher M. Loomis
Physical activity and youth with hearing impairments: a review, Ellen G. Luce-McKay
Life history of the coastal tailed frog (Ascaphus truei) across an elevational gradient, Adrian Daniel Macedo
The effects of social media in the overall job satisfaction of school administrators, Tiffany R. Maher
Effects of a race timer on the three minute all-out test for critical power, Paul K. Mandell
Evaluation of a 5-session community based physical activity education program for parents of children with disabilities, Samantha L. Maritzen
Response of headwater amphibians to long-term logging impacts and assessing potential for restoration in Redwood National and State Parks, Alyssa Marquez
Using environmental DNA and occupancy modeling to estimate rangewide metapopulation dynamics of the endangered tidewater goby eucyclogobius spp., Chad M. Martel
Characterizing accumulated oxidation pond biosolids at the Arcata wastewater treatment facility, Joshua M. Martinez
Long-term effectiveness of fuel treatments in oak and chaparral stands of Northern California, Caroline Ann Martorano
Ya’ xo ch’oyne’ ch’o yal t’ sit-te’ a mentoring model for the Hoopa Valley Tribe to improve the academic performance of Native American students, Gregory J. Masten
Ecological consequences of sea star wasting disease: Non-consumptive effects and trait-mediated indirect interactions from Pisaster ochraceus, Timothy Ian McClure
Developmental disruptions and substance use in an emerging adult sample, Nena N. McGath
The effects of elevated temperatures on gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri) grazing performance and thermoregulation efficiency, Lily Clare McIntire
The role of encoding specificity in incidental learning: Implications for explicit and implicit false memories, Cassady McLaughlin
Assessment of UV light for the treatment of cyanotoxins in small-scale drinking water treatment systems, Ryan Spencer McLintock
Targeting social cohesion in female roosevelt elk (cervus canadensis roosevelti) groups minimizes survey efforts for fecal dna capture-recapture estimates of abundance, Rudolph Gabriel Mena
Writing across the curriculum in secondary education, Katie L. Moles
The effects of oral contraceptives on mood and affect: a meta-analysis, Erica M. Motter
Converting coast redwood/Douglas-fir forests to multiaged management: residual stand damage, tree growth, and regeneration, Robert Thomas Muma
Estimating space sharing between seabird, pinniped, and human use in the northern California coast, Claire Marie Nasr
Communities towards social sustainability: A case study of La'akea permaculture community and Lost Valley education and event center, Richard Brett Olson
Biologically framed schizophrenia as a barrier to belief in free will, Nicholas L. Ortiz
Drought and coyotes mediate the relationship between mesopredators and human disturbance in California, Molly K. Parren
Host-plant specialization and nesting biology of anthidium placitum (megachilidae) in Northwest California, Christopher Pow
Assessing craniofacial variation and sexual dimorphism in a skeletal sample from Medieval Prussia, Carrisa Sue Pritchard
Solar+ microgrid costs at gas station and convenience stores in the state of California, Thalia Quinn
Seaweed community structure along environmental gradients in an ocean-dominated estuary, Saskia A. Raether
Application of the predicted repetitions-to-failure perceived exertion scale for the NFL-225lb bench press test, Anthony G. Ratto
On the edge of inclusion: A look at the shifting of representation in museum display and archival cataloging, Natalie Ray
Phonetic convergence and auditory imagery in reading, Josue E. Rodriguez
Ethos in climate change communication: Analyzing digital and broadcast news coverage of the fourth national climate assessment, Dakota Rohlin Mr.
Effects of a physical activity educational program on parents self-efficacy for facilitating independent physical activity for their children with disabilities, Dahnika Y. Romero
The green web: evaluating online news communities and their environmentalism, Stian Himberg Roussell
Autumn roost selection by male hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus) in Northern California, Danielle (Skye) Salganek