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.
Theses from 2025
ESG Federalism: How State Regulations Shape ESG Performance, Kameron Eck
Ensemble Learning for MRI-Based Brain Tumor Classification: A Weighted Voting Approach, Ha Anh Vu
The Hidden Struggle: Peer Perceptions of Imposter Phenomenon and the Impact of Gender, Elizabeth C. Yanes
THE ASSOCIATION OF VITAMIN D STATUS IN US ADULTS WITH DEPRESSION: NHANES 2011 - 2018, Joshua A. Yearout
Theses from 2024
An Experiment to Determine Mineral-Associated Organic Matter Turnover in a Sandy Clay Loam, Samantha Abel
The Surface Chemistry and Binding Interactions of Lignin with Polymer-Encapsulated Gold Nanoparticles Acting as Model Microplastics, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Akinsola
Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Lactam-fused Tetrahydropyrans as Potential Antidiabetic Agents, Ifeyinwa Stella Anosike
Obsidian Occurrence and Frequency from the Upper Middle and Lower Upper Columbia River, Elizabeth Armstrong
Cooperative Bargaining During Mate Competition: A Test in Male Guppies, Maddisen Bell
Height Location and Behavior in Eastern Black-and-White Colobus (Colobus guereza) Associated with Zoo Visitor Characteristics, Alister Brown
Timescales of Magma Storage and the Pre-eruptive History for the Most Recent Lava Flow at Mount Baker (Koma Kulshan), WA, Desiree Cunningham
Comparison of Gesture Articulation Across Wild Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) Communities, E. Chadwick de Bree
The Genetic Diversity of an Endangered Buttercup, Ranunculus triternatus, Ryan Garcia
The Auricular Surface of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) as an Indicator of Age, Kalila Garrison
Constraining Magma Oxidation State through Zircon Trace Elements: Estimating Tungsten Mineralization Potential in Northeastern Washington, Robin Gaudette
GNSS Radio Propagation Through Trapped Atmospheric Lee Waves in the San Bernardino Valley, CA, Logan Grey
The Effects of Environmental Factors on Tsunami Propagation and Inundation: a Comparison of Earth with Other Planetary Bodies, Austin Halstead
MONOTONE ORDINAL EXPERT KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION FOR EXPLANATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS, Harlow Huber
Human-Centered Machine Learning with Interpretable Visual Knowledge Discovery, Lincoln Huber
Investigating the Role of School Psychologists in Behavioral Assessment and Intervention in the Schools, Avery Kelley
An Examination of Working Memory in Dancers and Non-dancers, Mason Low
Effects of Tillage on Soil Health in Dryland Triticum aestivum Fields of Mold, WA, Lisa Marie Matthews
Late Holocene Fire History Reconstruction of Beaver Lake in the Northwest Lowlands of the Olympic Peninsula, Grace McKenney
Members Only: Do Mandatory Inclusive Introductions Inadvertently Cause Exclusion?, Leah Marie McKinney
Assessing the Ore Mineralization Depth and Crustal History of Plutons in Northeastern Washington Using Thermodynamic Modeling of Wall Rock Assemblages, David William Miller
Measuring the Effectiveness of Carbon Pricing: The Impact on Corporate ESG Performance and Carbon Emissions, Betty Mittelstaedt
Investigating a Potential Protein-Protein Interaction Between Transcription Factor PAX6 and Ribosomal Protein S20 (RPS20), Modupe Oladayo
Comparing the Prevalence of Stereotypic Behaviors and Enrichment Use in Rhesus (Macaca mulatta) and Japanese Macaques (M. fuscata), Jesscia Oscavich
Echoes of Internment: A Study of the Removal and Reuse of Buildings from the Former Minidoka War Relocation Center, Idaho, Ian Lennon Reischl
Impact of the Use of Nutrition Information on Glycemic Control in Adults with Diabetes, Katelyn Richardson
River Response to Removal of a Small Dam and Replacement with a Roughened Channel, Chandler Sabin
Fire-Vegetation-Climate Interactions: An 8,000- Year Long Paleoecological Reconstruction from Round Lake, Idaho (USA), Audrey Scott
Quantifying the Ecological Effects of Salix fragilis on Riparian Habitat in Kittitas County, Washington, Landon Shaffer
Exploring the Role of Self-Complexity in Reducing Intergroup Anxiety and Fear of Discrimination Among Marginalized Group Members, Homa Sheibani Asl
Adaptive NEH with Constrained Nearest Neighbor Subtours for the Electric Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows, Andrew Struthers
Estimating Steelhead Smolt Abundance from a Mixed Resident/Anadromous Oncorhynchus mykiss Population, Gabriel Temple
Music Density: A Novel Measurement of Music Perception, Tyler Ussery
Impact of Diet Culture on Disordered Eating Habits in College Students, Laura Vanderlinde Padgett
LGBTQ+ Heritage in Kittitas County, Washington, Tiernan VanSuetendael
Prenatal Androgen Exposure Reduces Ovarian Function, Marlee Weets
Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Women of Reproductive Age in the U.S.: NHANES 2015-2020, Catherine Wise
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
Using Primates as a Flagship Species in Marketing Campaigns: Effects on Proenvironmental Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions, Taylor Barber
Comparison of Midwifery and Obstetric Care Among American Indian and Alaska Native Birthing People, Trista Barnhart
An Assessment of "Long-Thin" Airline Routes: Network Structure and Emissions Implications for Environmental Policy, Porter Burns
Generational Leadership in the American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1800, Kevin Cassidy
Risk of Low Energy Availability, Disordered Eating, and Menstrual Dysfunction in Female Collegiate Runners, Leah Louise Dambacher
DEMOGRAPHY AND HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF THE BASALT CACTUS: PEDIOCACTUS NIGRISPINUS, Zarha Dillon-Zuppelli
The Impact of Subjective Risk Analysis on Real Estate Prices in the Nisqually Region Following the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake, Ryan Espedal
Identifying Paternal Behavior in Captive Sumatran (Pongo abelli) and Hybrid Orangutans (Pongo abelii X Pongo pygmaeus), Lilith Frakes
The Expected Risks and Exacerbations of Poverty, Mental Health Disorders, and Maternal Mortality from Abortion Bans: A Comparative Literature Analysis, Daniel J. Francisco
THE IMPACT OF UNIVERSAL FREE MEALS DURING COVID-19 ON FAMILY LIFE AND PERSPECTIVE OF SCHOOL MEALS IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE, Charlotte Green
WINDBLOWN SNOW BEDFORMS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON SNOW WATER CONTENT WENATCHEE RANGE, WASHINGTON, Ryan Hampton
Using MODFLOW to Assess Groundwater Storage Enhancement via a Floodplain Infiltration Basin, Lindsay Henning
Paleoseismic Investigation of Rupture on the Dead Coyote Fault in the Kittitas Valley, Washington, Garet Huddleston
Identifying Unexpected Inflammation Resulting from Drug-Drug Interactions, Keegan Jolly
A Conceptual Framework for Managed Aquifer Recharge in the Columbia River Basalts of the Lower Yakima River Basin, Bethany Kharrazi
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Skin Temperature During Resting Behavior at Different Ambient Temperatures, Benjamin Lake
College Students' Perceptions of Autistic Peers: A Study of Gender and Stigma, Elise LaRue
Comparability of Personality Assessments in a Captive Population of Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), Payton Livingston
The Influence of Behaviorally Matched Play Gestures on the Duration of Social Play Bouts in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Naylea Lopez
Transformation and Embodiment: Posthumanism in Marie Darrieussecq's Pig Tales and Larissa Lai's Salt Fish Girl, Samantha Ludlow
EFFECT OF SOIL TRANSPLANTATION ON FUNGAL COMMUNITIES DURING RESTORATION, Thomas Luehl
Hydrologic and Geomorphic Investigations of Two Engineered Stream Crossings Under Interstate 90 in Washington State, Catherine Mast
Parents' Grief Literacy: How Loss is Talked About with Children, Abigail McCarthy
Risk of Low Energy Availability, Disordered Eating, and Menstrual Dysfunction in Female Recreational Runners, Marissa Miles
AN EVOLUTION OF GOLD OF THE SWAUK MINING DISTRICT, LIBERTY WASHINGTON, Timothy Miller
Ballistic Experiments with a Sample of 3-D Printed Columbia Plateau Projectile Point Types, Aren Orsen
Evaluating Mirror-Guided Behaviors in Hylobatids, Desiree Peck
Floodplain Aquifer Storage Capacity in Upper Yakima River Tributaries, Kittitas County, WA, Emily Polizzi
PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER WEIGHT AND RACIAL BIAS: TREATMENT DECISIONS FOR FEMALES LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN, Malee Powell
Intestinal Parasite Infection in Tibetan Macaques (Macac Thebetana) in Eastern China, Miarisoa Ramilison
Characterizing cellular injury and inflammation with ALDOB-/-Mouse model of MAFLD, Andy Rashid
Impact of the Washington State COVID-19 Lockdown on 5-10-Year-Ol School-Aged Children Residing in Kitties County, Peyton Rondeau
Forest Patrol Guards and Caregivers' Perceptions of Wild Chimpanzee Populations Near Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Sierra Leone, Virginia Sanchez
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
Establishing a Neuronal Cell Model to Probe the Toxicity of Commonly Used Phthalate-free Alternatives, Kyle Sease
Effects of Solar Arrays on Southwestern Desert Thermal Landscapes: Consequences for Terrestrial Ectotherms, Adrian Slade
Zooarchaeology of the Grissom Site (45KT301), Kittitas Valley, Washington, Steven Spencer
Cannabis Cues and Effects on Social Anxiety, Erica Steinberg
CONSTRAINING ROCK TYPE CONTROLS ON GEOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR EARTHQUAKE HAZARD ASSESSMENT NEAR ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON, Zachary Stevens
Postpartum Depression and the Availability of Support Resources in the Era of COVID-19, Colleen Steward, Amy Claridge, Tishra Beeson, and Sarah L. Feeney
Manipulating Social Mobility to Measure Group Stability in Crickets, Anne Tolo
Crosshair Optimizer, Jason Torrence
STAFF PERCEPTIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COGNITIVE ENRICHMENT FOR NON-HUMAN PRIMATES IN ZOO SETTINGS, Ember Nevada Toth
Estimating Evapotranspiration and Analyzing Soil Moisture and Heat Flux Parameters at Taneum Creek, Central Washington, Edward Vlasenko
Theses from 2022
Detecting Impacts of Historic and Undocumented Landslide Tsunamis at High Latitude Sites Using NDVI, Trent Adams
What About Me: Understanding the Relationship Between Gender Identity and Social Anxiety, Jessica Allen
Standards-Based Grading in the Culinary Arts Classroom, Kathryn Bart
Assessing the Effects of Instream Large Wood on Floodplain Aquifer Recharge and Storage at Indian Creek, Kittitas County, Washington, USA, Stephen Bartlett