This collection features all master's theses produced by students at Central Washington University. For more information, please see the School of Graduate Studies and Research.

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Theses from 2024

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An Experiment to Determine Mineral-Associated Organic Matter Turnover in a Sandy Clay Loam, Samantha Abel

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The Surface Chemistry and Binding Interactions of Lignin with Polymer-Encapsulated Gold Nanoparticles Acting as Model Microplastics, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Akinsola

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Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Lactam-fused Tetrahydropyrans as Potential Antidiabetic Agents, Ifeyinwa Stella Anosike

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Obsidian Occurrence and Frequency from the Upper Middle and Lower Upper Columbia River, Elizabeth Armstrong

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Cooperative Bargaining During Mate Competition: A Test in Male Guppies, Maddisen Bell

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Height Location and Behavior in Eastern Black-and-White Colobus (Colobus guereza) Associated with Zoo Visitor Characteristics, Alister Brown

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Timescales of Magma Storage and the Pre-eruptive History for the Most Recent Lava Flow at Mount Baker (Koma Kulshan), WA, Desiree Cunningham

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Comparison of Gesture Articulation Across Wild Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) Communities, E. Chadwick de Bree

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The Genetic Diversity of an Endangered Buttercup, Ranunculus triternatus, Ryan Garcia

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Constraining Magma Oxidation State through Zircon Trace Elements: Estimating Tungsten Mineralization Potential in Northeastern Washington, Robin Gaudette

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A Foundational Research Project for Future Collaboration Between Indigenous Communities and Small Museums: a Case Study of Twenty-Five Beaded Bags, Dyana Gracia

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GNSS Radio Propagation Through Trapped Atmospheric Lee Waves in the San Bernardino Valley, CA, Logan Grey

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A Comparison of Sediment Accumulation Effectiveness Behind Beaver Dam Analogues, One Rock Dams, And Post-Assisted Log Structures on East Foster Creek, Douglas County, WA, Griffin Hansen

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Monitoring the Effects of Large Wood Additions to Streams: A Spatially Scaled Approach to Understanding Stream Habitat Restoration Benefits, Kyle Hill

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Human-Centered Machine Learning with Interpretable Visual Knowledge Discovery, Lincoln Huber

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Foodways: An Ethnographic Analysis of CWU International Students’ Perception of the Role of Culturally Relevant Food in Their Sense of Belonging, Joy Ihuka

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Investigating the Role of School Psychologists in Behavioral Assessment and Intervention in the Schools, Avery Kelley

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An Examination of Working Memory in Dancers and Non-dancers, Mason Low

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Effects of Tillage on Soil Health in Dryland Triticum aestivum Fields of Mold, WA, Lisa Marie Matthews

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Late Holocene Fire History Reconstruction of Beaver Lake in the Northwest Lowlands of the Olympic Peninsula, Grace McKenney

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Members Only: Do Mandatory Inclusive Introductions Inadvertently Cause Exclusion?, Leah Marie McKinney

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Assessing the Ore Mineralization Depth and Crustal History of Plutons in Northeastern Washington Using Thermodynamic Modeling of Wall Rock Assemblages, David William Miller

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Measuring the Effectiveness of Carbon Pricing: The Impact on Corporate ESG Performance and Carbon Emissions, Betty Mittelstaedt

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Investigating a Potential Protein-Protein Interaction Between Transcription Factor PAX6 and Ribosomal Protein S20 (RPS20), Modupe Oladayo

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Comparing the Prevalence of Stereotypic Behaviors and Enrichment Use in Rhesus (Macaca mulatta) and Japanese Macaques (M. fuscata), Jesscia Oscavich

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Echoes of Internment: A Study of the Removal and Reuse of Buildings from the Former Minidoka War Relocation Center, Idaho, Ian Lennon Reischl

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Impact of the Use of Nutrition Information on Glycemic Control in Adults with Diabetes, Katelyn Richardson

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River Response to Removal of a Small Dam and Replacement with a Roughened Channel, Chandler Sabin

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Fire-Vegetation-Climate Interactions: An 8,000- Year Long Paleoecological Reconstruction from Round Lake, Idaho (USA), Audrey Scott

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Quantifying the Ecological Effects of Salix fragilis on Riparian Habitat in Kittitas County, Washington, Landon Shaffer

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Exploring the Role of Self-Complexity in Reducing Intergroup Anxiety and Fear of Discrimination Among Marginalized Group Members, Homa Sheibani Asl

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Adaptive NEH with Constrained Nearest Neighbor Subtours for the Electric Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows, Andrew Struthers

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Estimating Steelhead Smolt Abundance from a Mixed Resident/Anadromous Oncorhynchus mykiss Population, Gabriel Temple

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Music Density: A Novel Measurement of Music Perception, Tyler Ussery

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Impact of Diet Culture on Disordered Eating Habits in College Students, Laura Vanderlinde Padgett

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LGBTQ+ Heritage in Kittitas County, Washington, Tiernan VanSuetendael

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Prenatal Androgen Exposure Reduces Ovarian Function, Marlee Weets

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Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Women of Reproductive Age in the U.S.: NHANES 2015-2020, Catherine Wise

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Eruption Initiation Mechanisms and Timescales at a Very-High-Threat Washington Volcano: Clues from Crystal Cargo in Lavas from Mount Baker (Koma Kulshan), Emily Yoder

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BONE STRESS INJURIES, RISK OF LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY, DISORDERED EATING, MENSTRUAL DYSFUNCTION, TRAINING VOLUME, AND EXERCISE DEPENDENCE IN FEMALE TRAIL RUNNERS, saleen zarate, Kelly Pritchett, Robert Pritchett, and Namrita Kumar Brooke

Theses from 2023

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INFANT-MATERNAL BEHAVIORS DURING NON-MATERNAL INFANT HANDLING INTERACTIONS IN CAPTIVE LONG- TAILED MACAQUES (MACACA FASCICULARIS), Kristy abney

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Using Primates as a Flagship Species in Marketing Campaigns: Effects on Proenvironmental Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions, Taylor Barber

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Comparison of Midwifery and Obstetric Care Among American Indian and Alaska Native Birthing People, Trista Barnhart

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An Assessment of "Long-Thin" Airline Routes: Network Structure and Emissions Implications for Environmental Policy, Porter Burns

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EVALUATION OF LEISHMANICIDAL ACTIVITIES OF 4-THIAZOLIDINONES AGAINST LEISHMANIA MAJOR, THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF HUMAN CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS, Kiera Bush

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THE EFFECT OF SENTENCE PRESENTATION ORDER ON ANIMACY VIOLATIONS AND THE N400 EFFECT: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH, Naomi Cady

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The Use of Field Philosophy in Conserving the World's Rarest Ape, the Hainan Gibbon (Nomascus hainanus): A Philosophical Engagement With Researchers and Conservationists, Jocelyn Callahan

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Generational Leadership in the American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1800, Kevin Cassidy

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Risk of Low Energy Availability, Disordered Eating, and Menstrual Dysfunction in Female Collegiate Runners, Leah Louise Dambacher

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DEMOGRAPHY AND HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF THE BASALT CACTUS: PEDIOCACTUS NIGRISPINUS, Zarha Dillon-Zuppelli

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The Impact of Subjective Risk Analysis on Real Estate Prices in the Nisqually Region Following the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake, Ryan Espedal

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Identifying Paternal Behavior in Captive Sumatran (Pongo abelli) and Hybrid Orangutans (Pongo abelii X Pongo pygmaeus), Lilith Frakes

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The Expected Risks and Exacerbations of Poverty, Mental Health Disorders, and Maternal Mortality from Abortion Bans: A Comparative Literature Analysis, Daniel J. Francisco

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THE IMPACT OF UNIVERSAL FREE MEALS DURING COVID-19 ON FAMILY LIFE AND PERSPECTIVE OF SCHOOL MEALS IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE, Charlotte Green

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WINDBLOWN SNOW BEDFORMS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON SNOW WATER CONTENT WENATCHEE RANGE, WASHINGTON, Ryan Hampton

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Using MODFLOW to Assess Groundwater Storage Enhancement via a Floodplain Infiltration Basin, Lindsay Henning

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Paleoseismic Investigation of Rupture on the Dead Coyote Fault in the Kittitas Valley, Washington, Garet Huddleston

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Identifying Unexpected Inflammation Resulting from Drug-Drug Interactions, Keegan Jolly

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A Conceptual Framework for Managed Aquifer Recharge in the Columbia River Basalts of the Lower Yakima River Basin, Bethany Kharrazi

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Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Skin Temperature During Resting Behavior at Different Ambient Temperatures, Benjamin Lake

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College Students' Perceptions of Autistic Peers: A Study of Gender and Stigma, Elise LaRue

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Comparability of Personality Assessments in a Captive Population of Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), Payton Livingston

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The Influence of Behaviorally Matched Play Gestures on the Duration of Social Play Bouts in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Naylea Lopez

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Transformation and Embodiment: Posthumanism in Marie Darrieussecq's Pig Tales and Larissa Lai's Salt Fish Girl, Samantha Ludlow

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EFFECT OF SOIL TRANSPLANTATION ON FUNGAL COMMUNITIES DURING RESTORATION, Thomas Luehl

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Hydrologic and Geomorphic Investigations of Two Engineered Stream Crossings Under Interstate 90 in Washington State, Catherine Mast

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Parents' Grief Literacy: How Loss is Talked About with Children, Abigail McCarthy

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Risk of Low Energy Availability, Disordered Eating, and Menstrual Dysfunction in Female Recreational Runners, Marissa Miles

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AN EVOLUTION OF GOLD OF THE SWAUK MINING DISTRICT, LIBERTY WASHINGTON, Timothy Miller

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Ballistic Experiments with a Sample of 3-D Printed Columbia Plateau Projectile Point Types, Aren Orsen

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Evaluating Mirror-Guided Behaviors in Hylobatids, Desiree Peck

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Floodplain Aquifer Storage Capacity in Upper Yakima River Tributaries, Kittitas County, WA, Emily Polizzi

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PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER WEIGHT AND RACIAL BIAS: TREATMENT DECISIONS FOR FEMALES LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN, Malee Powell

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Intestinal Parasite Infection in Tibetan Macaques (Macac Thebetana) in Eastern China, Miarisoa Ramilison

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Characterizing cellular injury and inflammation with ALDOB-/-Mouse model of MAFLD, Andy Rashid

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Impact of the Washington State COVID-19 Lockdown on 5-10-Year-Ol School-Aged Children Residing in Kitties County, Peyton Rondeau

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Forest Patrol Guards and Caregivers' Perceptions of Wild Chimpanzee Populations Near Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Sierra Leone, Virginia Sanchez

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Consensus on Potential Changes in Public Health Leadership Competencies as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Washington State Local Health Jurisdictions, Haley M. Schimmel

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Establishing a Neuronal Cell Model to Probe the Toxicity of Commonly Used Phthalate-free Alternatives, Kyle Sease

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Effects of Solar Arrays on Southwestern Desert Thermal Landscapes: Consequences for Terrestrial Ectotherms, Adrian Slade

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Zooarchaeology of the Grissom Site (45KT301), Kittitas Valley, Washington, Steven Spencer

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Cannabis Cues and Effects on Social Anxiety, Erica Steinberg

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CONSTRAINING ROCK TYPE CONTROLS ON GEOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR EARTHQUAKE HAZARD ASSESSMENT NEAR ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON, Zachary Stevens

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Postpartum Depression and the Availability of Support Resources in the Era of COVID-19, Colleen Steward, Amy Claridge, Tishra Beeson, and Sarah L. Feeney

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Tracking Subtle Differences in Selective Conditions Across Microenvironments as Reflected in the Lithic Assemblages at The Sunrise Ridge Borrow Pit Site (45PI408) and the Buck Lake Site (45PI438), Mount Rainier National Park, Breann Stoner

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Manipulating Social Mobility to Measure Group Stability in Crickets, Anne Tolo

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Crosshair Optimizer, Jason Torrence

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STAFF PERCEPTIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COGNITIVE ENRICHMENT FOR NON-HUMAN PRIMATES IN ZOO SETTINGS, Ember Nevada Toth

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Estimating Evapotranspiration and Analyzing Soil Moisture and Heat Flux Parameters at Taneum Creek, Central Washington, Edward Vlasenko

Theses from 2022

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Detecting Impacts of Historic and Undocumented Landslide Tsunamis at High Latitude Sites Using NDVI, Trent Adams

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What About Me: Understanding the Relationship Between Gender Identity and Social Anxiety, Jessica Allen

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Standards-Based Grading in the Culinary Arts Classroom, Kathryn Bart

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Assessing the Effects of Instream Large Wood on Floodplain Aquifer Recharge and Storage at Indian Creek, Kittitas County, Washington, USA, Stephen Bartlett

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Proceptivism: Applying Buchler's Theory of Human Judgment to Art, Dance, and Choreographic Methods, Michael Blue

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Investigating the Effects of Body Weight Fluctuations on Insulin Resistance in Adults: a NHANES Study, Jessica Claire Burke

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Establishing the Relative Composition of Functionalized Thiols in Mixed Ligand Gold Nanoparticles by 1H-NMR Spectroscopy, Matthias Carroll

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Parental Status as a Modifying Factor in COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Mixed Methods Approach, MacKenzie Carter

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Activity Levels of Bat Species at Interstate Highway Sites with and without Wildlife Underpasses in the Washington Cascades, Jenna Chapman

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Hanford Nuclear Site Cultural Resource GIS Analysis: A Case Study Investigating Pre-Contact Travel Networks and Site and Artifact Locations, Luciana R. Chester

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A Contentious Crop: Exploring the Regulatory Debate of Solar Power Production Facilities in Kittitas County, Washington, Daphne Condon