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 2018
Coloration, Camouflage, and Sexual Dichromatism in the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus), Jefferson Brooks
Life in the Dirt: Factors Influencing the Behavior and Distribution of Spea Intermontana in Eastern Washington State, Corey Brumbaugh
The Effects of Moral Message Framing on Political Ideology, Matthew Christiansen
Development of the Clark and Becker Scale of Symptomatology (CBS): Symptom-Level Item Performance, Michael Clark
Characterizing Low Nutrient Stress Resistance in Crop Sunflowers (Helianthus annus), Casey Croshaw
The Discourse of Written and Audio Feedback, Zachary Dalton
Sign modulation by chimpanzees to produce interrogatives, Kailie Dombrausky
Data Visualization and Classification of Artificially Created Images, Dmytro Dovhalets
Variability in the Debitage of the Early Holocene Lithic Assemblages of the Sanders (45KT315) Site, Alexis Dyson
Cascade Annulation and Ring-Opening Reactions of Castagnoli-Cushman-Derived Allylic and Benzylic Thiomorpholinonates, Abdikani Omar Farah
Sex differences in glycosylated hemoglobin in Mauritian origin long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), Ricardo A. Fernandes
Re-Evaluating Captive Chimpanzee “Dominance”: Dominance Hierarchy and Chimpanzee-Caregiver Relationships at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Jake Funkhouser
Decreasing Occlusion and Increasing Explanation in Interactive Visual Knowledge Discovery, Abdulrahman Ahmed Gharawi
Occupancy of Stream-Associated Amphibians within the Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass Corridor, Anne Gustafson
Embodying The Hyphen: An Ethnography On Korean Adoptees, Barbara Hammersberg
Postglacial Fire, Vegetation, and Environmental Change in the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, Okanogan County, Washington (USA), Kevin Haydon
Single and Pair Housed Chacma Baboons’ (Papio ursinus) Response to Caregivers’ Use of Species-Specific Behavior, Josefine Holm
Rock Features of the Upper Klamath Basin: An Integrated Approach to Identification, Roman Jakien
Tsunami Excitation Estimation from Real-time GNSS, Catherine Jeffries
Talking About How: Variation in the Use of HOW and Its Definition, Maili Jonas
Comparisons of Captive Gibbons’ (Hylobatidae) Intrapair Behaviors Indicative of the Pair Bond, Samantha Jones
Characterization of Coacervate Systems Using Redox Sensitive Dyes, Caleb Kaiser
Derived Textual Control in Recreational Activity Schedules with Children with Autism, Holly Kolb
Emergence of Stimulus Equivalence and Topography-Based Responding Following Lecture Instruction, Justin Dale Krzmarzick
Abandoned Mine Land Impacts on Tributaries in the Upper Yakima River Watershed, Eastern Cascades, Washington, Scott Kugel
An Examination of the In-Group Hypothesis in Facial Expression Inferences Using American and Indian Samples, Scott Lehrman
Your Thoughts Projected: Television Comedies, Economic Content, and American Economic Attitudes, 1949-1990, Cody J. Lolos
Antibody Dependent Enhancement of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Alan K. McNolty
Evaluation of Anthelmintic Properties and Toxicity of Pure Compounds Isolated from Dalea Spp (Plantae, Fabaceae), Victoria LH McPherson
Small mammal microhabitat use and species composition at a wildlife crossing structure compared with nearby forest, Lindsay Millward and Kristina Ernest
Effects of Pre-Exercise Ice Slurry Ingestion on Physiological and Perceptual Measures in Athletes with Spinal Cord Injuries, Alexis Moore, Kelly Pritchett, Robert Pritchett, and Elizabeth Broad
Criminological Self-Efficacy: Increased or Hindered From Crime TV Shows, Dorothy Moore
Evaluating Floodplain Hydrologic Connectivity, Yakima River, WA, Cristopher Morton
The Impact of Mindfulness on Student Success, Casey D. Nightingale
Behavioral Skills Training To Train Teachers To Conduct A Brief Functional Analysis, Rachel O'Connor and Rachel E. O'Connor
Geomorphic Consequences of Hydroelectricity and Transportation Development near Celilo Falls, Lower Mid-Columbia River, Washington, Noah I. Oliver
Geographic Classification of Wines Using Their Elemental and Water Isotopic Composition; Special Emphasis on Washington State, USA, Shirley Orellana
Enrichment Assessment for Geriatric African Old World Monkeys under Human Care, Amanda E. Osborne
Farmers Market Education with Supplemental Voucher Improves Farmers Market Awareness in Elementary Children, Ali Papendick
Modeling the Psychiatric Aspects of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Induced Stress, Danielle Peecher
Residential solar in Washington State, Sam Pfeifer
Two Post-Glacial Sagebrush Steppe Fire Records at the Wildland-Urban Interface, Eastern Cascades, Washington, Dusty Pilkington
The Economic Impact of the Oso Landslide: A Hedonic Approach, Sarah Pratt
Internal composition, structure, and hydrological significance of rock glaciers in the Eastern Cascades, Washington, Adam Riffle
Stream water and soil water chemistry after the Table Mountain wildfire, Washington, USA, Vincent J. Roccanova
Slip Estimation from Real-Time GPS in Cascadia, Jesse Senko
Cold Tolerance, Diapause and Winter Survival of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys), Naomi Sibayan
Water Demand, Adaptive Capacity, and Drought: an Analysis of the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and California, Patricia Snyder
The Impact of Web-Based Visitor Education on Human-Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana) Interactions at Mt. Huangshan, China, KiriLi Stauch
The Origin of Dark Mats at the Sunrise Ridge Borrow Pit Site (45PI408) Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, Sean Stcherbinine
Intertidal Habitat Utilization by Endangered Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris), Willapa Bay, Washington, Luke Stilwater
Response of Three Species of Monkeys to Caregiver Use of Species-Typical Behavior, Lillian Anna Stolar
Ecological Effects of Overwater Structures on Subtidal Kelp, Northern Puget Sound, Washington, E. Jhanek Szypulski
Giant Plagioclase in the Steens Basalt, SE Oregon: Cumulate Entrainment Revealed by Textural and In Situ Chemical Analysis, Conner H. Toth
Determination of the Oxidative Capacity of Soot Toward GSH and Characterization of Soot Physicochemical Properties, Kaylee Troth
Hypertension Prevalence Trends Among Mexican-Americans: NHANES 1999-2016, Sandra S. Valencia
Attitudes Toward Anonymous Public Nudes, Marianna Wendt
Quantifying Sedimentation Patterns of Small Watersheds in the Central Oregon Coast Range Using Landslide-Dammed Lakes, Logan Wetherell
Gorilla Life-Stage Comparison of Head Orientation, Lisa Wilding
Variation in Past Counterfactual Constructions, Victoria Zencak
Theses from 2017
Do Elevated Levels of Glutathione Decrease the Toxicity of Plasticizers in Mouse Liver Cells?, Khatoon Albahrani
Examining Perceptions of Crime and Disorder in A Rural University Setting, Ana C. Alcala
Do Homework Trackers Affect Students’ Academic Performance?, LuisDaniel Barrera
The Hidden History of Western Washington Logging Camps: St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company’s Camp #5 ca. 1934-1947, Kayley Bass
Catastrophic Landscape Modification from Massive Landslide Tsunamis: An Example from Taan Fiord, Alaska, Colin Bloom
Data Potential of Archaeological Deposits at the Chelan Station Site, Matthew J. Breidenthal
Identification of Preference Categories, Katrina Brooks
Visualizing Multidimensional Data with General Line Coordinates and Pareto Optimization, Jacob Brown
The Associations of Farm-to-School Programs on Childhood Obesity in School Breakfast, Hannah Brzozowski
Iron Reduction in Soot, Hector Casique
Effects of Wildfires on Rattlesnake (Crotalus Oreganus) Growth and Movement in Washington State, Joseph Chase
Effects of Screen Light Filtering Software on Sleep and Morning Alertness, HengYu Chi
The Relationship between College Students’ Purpose in Life and Risk-Taking Behavior, Anna Church
A comparison of seedling diversity and abundance in the range of howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in Bocas del Toro, Panama, Erin Connelly
Uncertainty's Impact on Perceptions Toward Randomness, Ross Cook
Tidal and Structural Controls on Seismic Events Near the Grounding Line at Beardmore Glacier, Antarctica, Jade Cooley
Musical Mnemonic Devices or Method of Loci: Which Promotes Higher Recall of Concrete and Abstract Words?, Sky M. Corby
“No Other Agency”: Public Education (K-12) in Washington State during World War I and the Red Scare, 1917-1920, Jennifer Nicole Arleen Crooks
The Social Behavior of Rehabilitated Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi), Anthony Denice
The Emergence of the Feminist Fatale in American Film Noir, Anne Dennon
Mother-Infant Interactions in a Free-Ranging Population of Pigtail Macaques (Macaca nemestrina), Emily Dura
The Effects of Nutrition Education on Third and Fifth Grade Students’ Fruit and Vegetable Knowledge, Preference, and Consumption, Alexandra Epstein-Solfield
Cognitive Biases in Alcohol and Marijuana Users, Wyatt G. Frahm
Monitoring Reduction Efforts for PM2.5 in Ellensburg,WA Using Community-Based Social Marketing to Examine Behavioral Change, Kelsey Gibbs
The Effect of Parenting Styles on Academic Self-Efficacy, Resilience, and Help Seeking, Ana Gonzalez
Life and Seoul of the Party: South Korea’s Brief Occupation under Communist North Korea, Catherine Rose Graham
Counseling and Creativity: An Analog Study, Sarah J. Graham
Surface Offset and Slip Rates for the Winter Rim Fault System in the Summer Lake Basin, Oregon, Jennifer Hall
Flood of Change: the Vanport Flood and Race Relations in Portland, Oregon, Michael James Hamberg