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 2019

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Enlightened Agricultural Improvement in Eighteenth-Century Scotland, Amanda M. Widney

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Sea Star Wasting Disease in Pisaster Ochraceus on the Washington Coast and in Puget Sound, Caitlin Wilkes

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Holocene Periods of Aggradation and Incision, Hanson Creek, Washington, Levi Earl Windingstad

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The Effects of Self-Esteem and Mood on the Perception of Others, Sydney Wirkkala

Theses from 2018

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Spike-Based Classification of UCI Datasets with Multi-Layer Resume-Like Tempotron, Sami Abdul-Wahid

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The Effects of Autonomous Motivation and Implementation Planning on Dietary Goal Adherence Among Personal Training Clients, Hannah Allen

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Improving the Phylogenetic Understanding of the Genus Juniperus, Therese Balkenbush

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Use of a Two-Action Paradigm Apparatus with Captive Lemurs: Insights into Social Learning, Carly Batist

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Assessing the Use of Tsunami Simulations as a Tool to Predict Source Magnitudes and Locations of Paleoearthquakes in Chile, Rebeca Isabel Becerra

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Gender Differences in Task Switching: An Event-Related Potential Study, Briana M. Bratcher

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Coloration, Camouflage, and Sexual Dichromatism in the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus), Jefferson Brooks

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Life in the Dirt: Factors Influencing the Behavior and Distribution of Spea Intermontana in Eastern Washington State, Corey Brumbaugh

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Confidence in Academic Testing: The Effect of Induced Checking and Anxiety on University Students' Emotional Responses to, and Performance in, Academic Challenge, Elijah Bruner

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The Effects of Moral Message Framing on Political Ideology, Matthew Christiansen

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Development of the Clark and Becker Scale of Symptomatology (CBS): Symptom-Level Item Performance, Michael Clark

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Characterizing Low Nutrient Stress Resistance in Crop Sunflowers (Helianthus annus), Casey Croshaw

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The Discourse of Written and Audio Feedback, Zachary Dalton

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Sign modulation by chimpanzees to produce interrogatives, Kailie Dombrausky

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Data Visualization and Classification of Artificially Created Images, Dmytro Dovhalets

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Variability in the Debitage of the Early Holocene Lithic Assemblages of the Sanders (45KT315) Site, Alexis Dyson

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Evaluation of Paper Test Strategies on Computer-Administered Tests: The Impact of Item Response Marking on Test Performance, Erik Ekberg

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Cascade Annulation and Ring-Opening Reactions of Castagnoli-Cushman-Derived Allylic and Benzylic Thiomorpholinonates, Abdikani Omar Farah

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Sex differences in glycosylated hemoglobin in Mauritian origin long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), Ricardo A. Fernandes

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Re-Evaluating Captive Chimpanzee “Dominance”: Dominance Hierarchy and Chimpanzee-Caregiver Relationships at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Jake Funkhouser

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Decreasing Occlusion and Increasing Explanation in Interactive Visual Knowledge Discovery, Abdulrahman Ahmed Gharawi

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Occupancy of Stream-Associated Amphibians within the Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass Corridor, Anne Gustafson

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Embodying The Hyphen: An Ethnography On Korean Adoptees, Barbara Hammersberg

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Postglacial Fire, Vegetation, and Environmental Change in the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, Okanogan County, Washington (USA), Kevin Haydon

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Single and Pair Housed Chacma Baboons’ (Papio ursinus) Response to Caregivers’ Use of Species-Specific Behavior, Josefine Holm

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Spatial and Temporal Characterization of the Petrified Springs Fault, Central Walker Lane, Nevada: Documenting Middle Miocene Dextral Slip, Andrew Hoxey

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Rock Features of the Upper Klamath Basin: An Integrated Approach to Identification, Roman Jakien

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Tsunami Excitation Estimation from Real-time GNSS, Catherine Jeffries

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A Zooarchaeological Analysis of Hole-in-the-Wall Canyon (45KT12) and French Rapids (45KT13) Sites: Ginkgo State Park, Washington, Matt Johnson

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Talking About How: Variation in the Use of HOW and Its Definition, Maili Jonas

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Comparisons of Captive Gibbons’ (Hylobatidae) Intrapair Behaviors Indicative of the Pair Bond, Samantha Jones

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Characterization of Coacervate Systems Using Redox Sensitive Dyes, Caleb Kaiser

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Comparing Mothers’ and Fathers’ Helicopter Parenting as Predictors of Self-Efficacy Among Emerging Adults in College, Jineui Kim

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Derived Textual Control in Recreational Activity Schedules with Children with Autism, Holly Kolb

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Emergence of Stimulus Equivalence and Topography-Based Responding Following Lecture Instruction, Justin Dale Krzmarzick

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Abandoned Mine Land Impacts on Tributaries in the Upper Yakima River Watershed, Eastern Cascades, Washington, Scott Kugel

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An Examination of the In-Group Hypothesis in Facial Expression Inferences Using American and Indian Samples, Scott Lehrman

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Your Thoughts Projected: Television Comedies, Economic Content, and American Economic Attitudes, 1949-1990, Cody J. Lolos

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Preparing Those with Developmental Disabilities for Adulthood and Work: Parent Perspectives on Support Services Available in Washington State, Amy McAlindon

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Antibody Dependent Enhancement of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Alan K. McNolty

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Evaluation of Anthelmintic Properties and Toxicity of Pure Compounds Isolated from Dalea Spp (Plantae, Fabaceae), Victoria LH McPherson

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Small mammal microhabitat use and species composition at a wildlife crossing structure compared with nearby forest, Lindsay Millward and Kristina Ernest

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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

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Criminological Self-Efficacy: Increased or Hindered From Crime TV Shows, Dorothy Moore

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Evaluating Floodplain Hydrologic Connectivity, Yakima River, WA, Cristopher Morton

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The Impact of Mindfulness on Student Success, Casey D. Nightingale

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Developing, Piloting, and Factor Analysis of a Brief Survey Tool for Evaluating Food and Composting Behaviors: the Short Composting Survey, Jennie Norton

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Behavioral Skills Training To Train Teachers To Conduct A Brief Functional Analysis, Rachel O'Connor and Rachel E. O'Connor

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Geomorphic Consequences of Hydroelectricity and Transportation Development near Celilo Falls, Lower Mid-Columbia River, Washington, Noah I. Oliver

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Geographic Classification of Wines Using Their Elemental and Water Isotopic Composition; Special Emphasis on Washington State, USA, Shirley Orellana

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Enrichment Assessment for Geriatric African Old World Monkeys under Human Care, Amanda E. Osborne

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Farmers Market Education with Supplemental Voucher Improves Farmers Market Awareness in Elementary Children, Ali Papendick

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Modeling the Psychiatric Aspects of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Induced Stress, Danielle Peecher

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Residential solar in Washington State, Sam Pfeifer

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Two Post-Glacial Sagebrush Steppe Fire Records at the Wildland-Urban Interface, Eastern Cascades, Washington, Dusty Pilkington

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Preparing The Yucatan Black Howler Monkey for Its Return to The Wild: An Assessment of Wildtracks' Approach to Rehabilitation and Reintroduction, Blanca Ponce

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The Economic Impact of the Oso Landslide: A Hedonic Approach, Sarah Pratt

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Internal composition, structure, and hydrological significance of rock glaciers in the Eastern Cascades, Washington, Adam Riffle

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Stream water and soil water chemistry after the Table Mountain wildfire, Washington, USA, Vincent J. Roccanova

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Slip Estimation from Real-Time GPS in Cascadia, Jesse Senko

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Cold Tolerance, Diapause and Winter Survival of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys), Naomi Sibayan

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Water Demand, Adaptive Capacity, and Drought: an Analysis of the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and California, Patricia Snyder

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The Impact of Web-Based Visitor Education on Human-Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana) Interactions at Mt. Huangshan, China, KiriLi Stauch

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The Origin of Dark Mats at the Sunrise Ridge Borrow Pit Site (45PI408) Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, Sean Stcherbinine

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Intertidal Habitat Utilization by Endangered Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris), Willapa Bay, Washington, Luke Stilwater

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Response of Three Species of Monkeys to Caregiver Use of Species-Typical Behavior, Lillian Anna Stolar

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Advances in the Hyperspectral Imaging Microscope Spectrometer Method, and Application for Measuring the Spectral Reflectance of Light Absorbing Aerosols from the South Cascades, Colorado Rockies, and Iceland, Melanie Swick

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Ecological Effects of Overwater Structures on Subtidal Kelp, Northern Puget Sound, Washington, E. Jhanek Szypulski

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Quantifying Crustal Assimilation in Historical to Recent (1329-2005) Lavas at Mt. Etna, Italy: Insights from Thermodynamic Modeling, Marie Takach

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Giant Plagioclase in the Steens Basalt, SE Oregon: Cumulate Entrainment Revealed by Textural and In Situ Chemical Analysis, Conner H. Toth

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Determination of the Oxidative Capacity of Soot Toward GSH and Characterization of Soot Physicochemical Properties, Kaylee Troth

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Hypertension Prevalence Trends Among Mexican-Americans: NHANES 1999-2016, Sandra S. Valencia

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Attitudes Toward Anonymous Public Nudes, Marianna Wendt

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Quantifying Sedimentation Patterns of Small Watersheds in the Central Oregon Coast Range Using Landslide-Dammed Lakes, Logan Wetherell

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Gorilla Life-Stage Comparison of Head Orientation, Lisa Wilding

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Variation in Past Counterfactual Constructions, Victoria Zencak

Theses from 2017

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Do Elevated Levels of Glutathione Decrease the Toxicity of Plasticizers in Mouse Liver Cells?, Khatoon Albahrani

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Examining Perceptions of Crime and Disorder in A Rural University Setting, Ana C. Alcala

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Do Homework Trackers Affect Students’ Academic Performance?, LuisDaniel Barrera

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The Hidden History of Western Washington Logging Camps: St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company’s Camp #5 ca. 1934-1947, Kayley Bass

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Catastrophic Landscape Modification from Massive Landslide Tsunamis: An Example from Taan Fiord, Alaska, Colin Bloom

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Data Potential of Archaeological Deposits at the Chelan Station Site, Matthew J. Breidenthal

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Identification of Preference Categories, Katrina Brooks

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Visualizing Multidimensional Data with General Line Coordinates and Pareto Optimization, Jacob Brown

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The Associations of Farm-to-School Programs on Childhood Obesity in School Breakfast, Hannah Brzozowski

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Iron Reduction in Soot, Hector Casique

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Effects of Wildfires on Rattlesnake (Crotalus Oreganus) Growth and Movement in Washington State, Joseph Chase

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Effects of Screen Light Filtering Software on Sleep and Morning Alertness, HengYu Chi

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The Relationship between College Students’ Purpose in Life and Risk-Taking Behavior, Anna Church

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A comparison of seedling diversity and abundance in the range of howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in Bocas del Toro, Panama, Erin Connelly

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Uncertainty's Impact on Perceptions Toward Randomness, Ross Cook

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Tidal and Structural Controls on Seismic Events Near the Grounding Line at Beardmore Glacier, Antarctica, Jade Cooley

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Musical Mnemonic Devices or Method of Loci: Which Promotes Higher Recall of Concrete and Abstract Words?, Sky M. Corby

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“No Other Agency”: Public Education (K-12) in Washington State during World War I and the Red Scare, 1917-1920, Jennifer Nicole Arleen Crooks

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Forager and Collector Strategies in the Yakima Uplands: An Analysis of Archaeological Assemblages from Testing Projects on the U.S. Army Yakima Training Center, WA., John M. Davis

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The Social Behavior of Rehabilitated Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi), Anthony Denice