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 2017

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The Emergence of the Feminist Fatale in American Film Noir, Anne Dennon

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Mother-Infant Interactions in a Free-Ranging Population of Pigtail Macaques (Macaca nemestrina), Emily Dura

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The Effects of Nutrition Education on Third and Fifth Grade Students’ Fruit and Vegetable Knowledge, Preference, and Consumption, Alexandra Epstein-Solfield

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Cognitive Biases in Alcohol and Marijuana Users, Wyatt G. Frahm

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Monitoring Reduction Efforts for PM2.5 in Ellensburg,WA Using Community-Based Social Marketing to Examine Behavioral Change, Kelsey Gibbs

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The Effect of Parenting Styles on Academic Self-Efficacy, Resilience, and Help Seeking, Ana Gonzalez

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Life and Seoul of the Party: South Korea’s Brief Occupation under Communist North Korea, Catherine Rose Graham

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Counseling and Creativity: An Analog Study, Sarah J. Graham

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Surface Offset and Slip Rates for the Winter Rim Fault System in the Summer Lake Basin, Oregon, Jennifer Hall

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Flood of Change: the Vanport Flood and Race Relations in Portland, Oregon, Michael James Hamberg

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The Relationship of Social Constructs to Intimate Partner Violence, Andi Hefton

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Comparison of Semi-Captive and Wild Gray-Shanked Douc Langurs’ (Pygathrix Cinerea) Activity Budgets, Hilary Hemmes-Kavanaugh

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Estimating the thickness of an ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) terrane: insights from phase equilibria modelling and Zr-in-rutile thermometry, Dulan area, North Qaidam terrane, China, David Hernández Uribe

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Thermal and Behavioral Ecology of the Mexican Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum), Kerry Holcomb

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Vertebrate Faunal Analysis of The Anderson Creek Site (45KP233), Robert Holstine

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Development of an Excel® Rocket Simulator for Application in Middle School, High-School, and University STEM Education, Melvin Lee Hortman

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Piano Music as a Behavioral Intervention at the Ellensburg, WA Developmental Preschool, Christopher Hull

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The Effect of Arginine Vasotocin on Cryoprotectant Production during Freezing in the Pacific Chorus Frog, Pseudacris Regilla, Ben Ingels

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The Economic Impacts of Forest Timber Methods in Washington State: a Hedonic Approach, Kaleb Javier

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Isotope Investigation of Nitrate in Soils and Agricultural Drain Waters of the Lower Yakima Valley, Washington, Dallin Jensen

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Comparison of Anthropometric Measurements of Abdominal Obesity as Predictors of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: NHANES 2011-2014, Carli Kettel

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Gender Revolution of the Jazz Age: The Source of Disillusionment in the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, Mary Killeen

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A Diversity-Oriented Synthesis Approach to Functionalized Azaheterocycles using Cyclic Alpha-Halo Eneformamides, Spencer A. Langevin

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Upland Land Use and Intersite Lithic Assemblage Variation Across Two Rockshelter and Three Open-Air Archaeological Sites in Mount Rainier National Park, Caitlin Limberg

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Tracing Ainu and Pre-Ainu Cultural Continuity Through Cladistic Analysis of Faunal Assemblages, Christopher Lowry

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Chemoselective and Stereoselective Exploration of the Chemical Reactivity Space of Castagnoli-Cushman-Derived Allylic Lactamoyl Esters: Application to the Synthesis of Aza-Polycyclic Architectures, Brandon Joseph Mansker

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Reducing Off-Task Behaviors in First Graders with Disabilities through an Adaptation of the Good Behavior Game, Chelsey Martin

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Mother-Offspring Relationships in Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China, Courtney Martinez

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The Economic Impacts of Soil Contamination in Wenatchee, WA, Jessica R. Martin

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Captive Chimpanzees' (Pan troglodytes) Night-Time Enrichment Selection and Use, Katherine M. McDonald

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Stratigraphy and Site Formation at the Sanders Site (45 KT 315), Kittitas County, Washinton, James McLean

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Modeling Sex-Specific Seasonal Habitat Selection for Elk (Cervus Elaphus) in Central Washington, Lewis Meyers

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Comparing a Surface Collection to an Excavated Collection in the Lower Skagit River Delta at 45SK51, Sherri M. Middleton

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Behavioral Differences Between Urban and Rural American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), Carolina Montenegro

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Effects of a Growth Mindset Intervention on First-Year College Student Academic Performance, Sarah North Wolfe

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Scheduling Recess Before Lunch: Perceptions of Washington State Public Elementary School Professionals, Kaitlin O'Leary; Nicole Stendell-Hollis Ph.D., RDN; Tishra Beeson DrPH, MPH; and Dana Ogan MS, RDN

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Literary Devices: Effects of Classroom Management on Student Engagement with 1:1 Devices, Elizabeth Parker

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Salmonids in an Urban Stream: Movement, Habitat, and Potential Barriers, Connor Thomas Parrish

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Using Strontium Isotopes in Conjunction with Major, and Trace Elements to Identify Water/Rock Interaction in the Upper Kittitas County, Washington, James Patterson and Carey Gazis

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Teacher Perceptions of School Climate and PBIS, Douglas Periman

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150 Years of Light Absorbing Impurity Deposition on South Cascade Glacier, Washington State USA, Dan Pittenger

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Metaphysics of Mania: Edgar Allan Poe's and Herman Melville's Rebranding of Madness during the American Asylum Movement, Alexis Renfro

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Talus Features of the Middle Columbia River: Typological and Locational Analyses, Jeremy Ripin

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Collective Decision Making in Tibetan Macaques: How Followers Affect the Rules and Efficiency of Group Movement, Amanda Rowe

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Just World Beliefs, Identity Development, and Social Justice Advocacy of Counselor Trainees, Sara Rundlett

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Family Dynamics in Eastern Hoolock (Hoolock leuconedys), Javan (Hylobates moloch), Pileated (H. pileatus) and Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys) at the Gibbon Conservation Center, Alexandra Sheldon

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Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Space use in a Sanctuary Setting, Holly Soubiea

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Charles Dickens in Cinema and the Loss of His Message, Elliot Staatz

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Effect of a Sliding Scale Vitamin D Supplementation Protocol on 25(OH)D Status in Elite Athletes with Spinal Cord Injury, Lauren Stark, Kelly Pritchett, Robert Pritchett, and Elizabeth Broad

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The Economic Impacts of Cougars in Western Washington, Todd Stoothoff

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Fracked Perceptions: Changes in Perception Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing Among Residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania., Brian Straniti

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The Effects of a Lag 5 Schedule of Reinforcement on Toy Play Response Variability, Holly Lynn Sutton

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A Cultural Comparison of the Facial Inference Process, Janine Swiney

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Strategies and Behaviors of Cyber Deviance and Internet Trolling, Cody Taylor

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Bioavailable Iron in Equatorial Pacific Ocean Aerosol Samples, Hsiang T Teng

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Bound in Bermuda and Virginia: the First Century of Slave Laws and Customs, Max Tiffany

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Post-wildfire black carbon deposition on the snowpack in the Cascade Range, Washington State: Temporal and spatial variability with implications for accelerated melt, Ted Uecker

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Enrichment Use & Social Interactions in a Mixed-Species Enclosure of Sumatran (Pongo abelij) & Bornean Orangutans (P. pygmaeus) & Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys), Emily Veitia

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Investigation of Host-Sensitized Luminescence of Trivalent Lanthanide Doped Yttrium Phosphate using VUV Spectroscopy, Zachary Way

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Why Now?: A Case Study of Split Estate and Fracking Activity in Garfield County Colorado, Janessa Zucchetto

Theses from 2016

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Land Use Variation on Mid-Columbia Plateau Upland and Lowland Archaeology Sites, Cathy J. Anderson

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The Use of a Visual Aid to Facilitate Transitional Periods for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Stevi Barrio

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Documenting Mantle and Crustal Contributions to Flood Basalt Magmatism via Computational Modeling of the Steens Basalt, Southeast Oregon, Sylvana J. Bendaña

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Alternatives to Charcoal for Improving Chronometric Dating of Puget Sound Archaeological Sites, James W. Brown

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Seasonal Microhabitat Use of Young-of-the-Year Bull Trout, Salvelinus Confluentus, in a Drought Year, Ashton Brook Bunce

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Activity Patterns, Home Range, and Microhabitat Selection of a Terrestrial Turtle (Rhinoclemmys rubida perixantha) in a Tropical Dry Forest, Taggert G. Butterfield

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Reaction to Stimulus Figures in Chimpanzee Drawings, Alexandra Bobrinskoy Casti

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Hiker Trash and Trail Dogs: An Ethnographic Inquiry into Human Nature in the Trail Space, Jody A. Chinchen

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Differences in Attitudes towards Heterosexual and LGBT Homeless Youth in College Students, Jonathan P. S. Clinkenbeard

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The Role of Fire in Montane Forest Environments in the Willamette National Forest, Oregon, Tamara G. Cox

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In Search of Heterotopia: Immersive Experiences in the Museum, Nicolas Crosby

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Effect of Prior Trauma Exposure on Alpha Amplitude, Heart Rate, and Self-Reported Negative Affect, Gina L. DeNoble

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Self-Compassion, Mindfulness and Wellbeing in Counselors-in-Training, Lea Fairbanks

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Comparison of Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) Behavior on Tour and Non-Tour Days at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Allison A. Farley

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Derived Textual Control in Activity Schedules Using a Stimulus Pairing Observation Procedure, Grace Felling

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The Hormonal Regulation of the Claudin Genes in the Ovary, Sean Gadson, April Binder, Kenneth Korach, and Katherine Hamilton

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Confirmation of Emx2 Protein Binding Partners, Cody Gillman

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Analysis of FY Promoter and Hepatocystis Load in South African Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus Aethiops), Benjamin J. Gombash

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Evolution of a Flood Basalt Crustal Magmatic System: In Situ Mineral Data and Computational Modeling of the Steens Basalt, Megan Graubard

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Species Identification of the Stylohyoid Bone for North American Artiodactyls, Thomas A. Hale

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Kinetic Decay of a Polymer/Ink Complex as an O2 Indicator, Becca Hoene

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Online Usage Among College Students: A Comparison of Online Gaming and Facebook Users, Jonathan M. Ingram

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Measuring Self-Reported Exercise, Motivation to Exercise, and Sexism in Women, Sydney C. Jensen

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A Patriot for Men: The Politics of Masculinity in John Osborne's "A Patriot for Me", Joshua Kelly

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Applications of Computational Geometry and Computer Vision, Joseph Lemley

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Race, Immigration, and a Change of Heart: A History of the San Francisco Chinatown, Sarah Littman

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Effect of Quantum Dots, Novel Biological Imaging Agents, in Liver Cells in Vitro, Utshaha Maharjan

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Spatiotemporal Slip Rate Variations Along Surprise Valley Fault in Relation to Pleistocene Pluvial Lakes, Brian N. Marion

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The Life Cycle of Dams: An Analysis of Policy Change on the Rogue River, Oregon, Wendy McDermott

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Resolving Gnetum Evolutionary History, Angela McFadden

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Website Accessibility Compliance at Research Institutions, Jonathan D. McGough

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Life Adversity, Social Support, Resilience, and College Student Mental Health, Joshua Mello

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Fluid Release During Eclogite Formation, North Qaidam Terrane, Western China, Jake M. Meyer

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Manding in Children with Autism: Transfer of Control from Adults to Peers, Michael Layne Miller

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Soviet Defectors: Sexuality, Gender, and the Family in Cold War Propaganda, 1960-1990, Scott A. Miller

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High Diversity of Trypanosoma Cruzi Discrete Typing Units Circulating in Triatoma in Western Mexico, Uyen T. Nguyen

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Hazard Identification and Coastal Stratigraphy in Crescent Harbor, Northeast Whidbey Island, Washington, Brian Ostrom

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Illustrations of Nepantleras: Bridge Making Potential in Ana Castillo's So Far From God and The Guardians, Amanda Patrick

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Comparison of a Body Shape Index and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome: NHANES 2007-2012, Rotana M. Radwan

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British Intelligence Operations During the Anglo-Irish War, Elliott N. Reid