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 2017
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
Teacher Perceptions of School Climate and PBIS, Douglas Periman
150 Years of Light Absorbing Impurity Deposition on South Cascade Glacier, Washington State USA, Dan Pittenger
Metaphysics of Mania: Edgar Allan Poe's and Herman Melville's Rebranding of Madness during the American Asylum Movement, Alexis Renfro
Talus Features of the Middle Columbia River: Typological and Locational Analyses, Jeremy Ripin
Collective Decision Making in Tibetan Macaques: How Followers Affect the Rules and Efficiency of Group Movement, Amanda Rowe
Just World Beliefs, Identity Development, and Social Justice Advocacy of Counselor Trainees, Sara Rundlett
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Space use in a Sanctuary Setting, Holly Soubiea
Charles Dickens in Cinema and the Loss of His Message, Elliot Staatz
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
The Economic Impacts of Cougars in Western Washington, Todd Stoothoff
Fracked Perceptions: Changes in Perception Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing Among Residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania., Brian Straniti
The Effects of a Lag 5 Schedule of Reinforcement on Toy Play Response Variability, Holly Lynn Sutton
A Cultural Comparison of the Facial Inference Process, Janine Swiney
Strategies and Behaviors of Cyber Deviance and Internet Trolling, Cody Taylor
Bioavailable Iron in Equatorial Pacific Ocean Aerosol Samples, Hsiang T Teng
Bound in Bermuda and Virginia: the First Century of Slave Laws and Customs, Max Tiffany
Investigation of Host-Sensitized Luminescence of Trivalent Lanthanide Doped Yttrium Phosphate using VUV Spectroscopy, Zachary Way
Why Now?: A Case Study of Split Estate and Fracking Activity in Garfield County Colorado, Janessa Zucchetto
Theses from 2016
Land Use Variation on Mid-Columbia Plateau Upland and Lowland Archaeology Sites, Cathy J. Anderson
The Use of a Visual Aid to Facilitate Transitional Periods for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Stevi Barrio
Documenting Mantle and Crustal Contributions to Flood Basalt Magmatism via Computational Modeling of the Steens Basalt, Southeast Oregon, Sylvana J. Bendaña
Alternatives to Charcoal for Improving Chronometric Dating of Puget Sound Archaeological Sites, James W. Brown
Seasonal Microhabitat Use of Young-of-the-Year Bull Trout, Salvelinus Confluentus, in a Drought Year, Ashton Brook Bunce
Activity Patterns, Home Range, and Microhabitat Selection of a Terrestrial Turtle (Rhinoclemmys rubida perixantha) in a Tropical Dry Forest, Taggert G. Butterfield
Reaction to Stimulus Figures in Chimpanzee Drawings, Alexandra Bobrinskoy Casti
Hiker Trash and Trail Dogs: An Ethnographic Inquiry into Human Nature in the Trail Space, Jody A. Chinchen
Differences in Attitudes towards Heterosexual and LGBT Homeless Youth in College Students, Jonathan P. S. Clinkenbeard
The Role of Fire in Montane Forest Environments in the Willamette National Forest, Oregon, Tamara G. Cox
In Search of Heterotopia: Immersive Experiences in the Museum, Nicolas Crosby
Effect of Prior Trauma Exposure on Alpha Amplitude, Heart Rate, and Self-Reported Negative Affect, Gina L. DeNoble
Self-Compassion, Mindfulness and Wellbeing in Counselors-in-Training, Lea Fairbanks
Comparison of Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) Behavior on Tour and Non-Tour Days at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Allison A. Farley
Derived Textual Control in Activity Schedules Using a Stimulus Pairing Observation Procedure, Grace Felling
The Hormonal Regulation of the Claudin Genes in the Ovary, Sean Gadson, April Binder, Kenneth Korach, and Katherine Hamilton
Confirmation of Emx2 Protein Binding Partners, Cody Gillman
Analysis of FY Promoter and Hepatocystis Load in South African Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus Aethiops), Benjamin J. Gombash
Evolution of a Flood Basalt Crustal Magmatic System: In Situ Mineral Data and Computational Modeling of the Steens Basalt, Megan Graubard
Species Identification of the Stylohyoid Bone for North American Artiodactyls, Thomas A. Hale
Kinetic Decay of a Polymer/Ink Complex as an O2 Indicator, Becca Hoene
Online Usage Among College Students: A Comparison of Online Gaming and Facebook Users, Jonathan M. Ingram
Measuring Self-Reported Exercise, Motivation to Exercise, and Sexism in Women, Sydney C. Jensen
A Patriot for Men: The Politics of Masculinity in John Osborne's "A Patriot for Me", Joshua Kelly
Applications of Computational Geometry and Computer Vision, Joseph Lemley
Race, Immigration, and a Change of Heart: A History of the San Francisco Chinatown, Sarah Littman
Effect of Quantum Dots, Novel Biological Imaging Agents, in Liver Cells in Vitro, Utshaha Maharjan
Spatiotemporal Slip Rate Variations Along Surprise Valley Fault in Relation to Pleistocene Pluvial Lakes, Brian N. Marion
The Life Cycle of Dams: An Analysis of Policy Change on the Rogue River, Oregon, Wendy McDermott
Resolving Gnetum Evolutionary History, Angela McFadden
Website Accessibility Compliance at Research Institutions, Jonathan D. McGough
Life Adversity, Social Support, Resilience, and College Student Mental Health, Joshua Mello
Fluid Release During Eclogite Formation, North Qaidam Terrane, Western China, Jake M. Meyer
Manding in Children with Autism: Transfer of Control from Adults to Peers, Michael Layne Miller
Soviet Defectors: Sexuality, Gender, and the Family in Cold War Propaganda, 1960-1990, Scott A. Miller
High Diversity of Trypanosoma Cruzi Discrete Typing Units Circulating in Triatoma in Western Mexico, Uyen T. Nguyen
Hazard Identification and Coastal Stratigraphy in Crescent Harbor, Northeast Whidbey Island, Washington, Brian Ostrom
Illustrations of Nepantleras: Bridge Making Potential in Ana Castillo's So Far From God and The Guardians, Amanda Patrick
Comparison of a Body Shape Index and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome: NHANES 2007-2012, Rotana M. Radwan
British Intelligence Operations During the Anglo-Irish War, Elliott N. Reid
The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition and Seattle's Health Modernization, Shannon J. Rodman
Examination of the Relationship Between Caesarean Section Births and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Breea M. Rosas
Investigating Taphonomic Changes of Deposits and Modeling of the 2010 Earthquake and Tsunami in South-Central Chile, Alexandra Carranco Ruiz
An Economic Approach to Modeling Archaeological Settlement Patterns in Central Idaho, Anthony J. Saunders
Satire and Synthesis: Parody and Satire of Victorian Education in the Works of Lewis Carroll, Cameron D. Sedlacek
King James' Daemonologie and Scottish Witchcraft Trials, Kelsee Shearer
Defining Biodiversity: A Local Assessment of the Tahuayo River, Peru Using Self-directed Photography, Rozsika D. Steele
Mapping and Radiocarbon Dating Archaic Period Monuments: La Alberca Structure Complex, Highland Michoacán, Mexico, Mark F. Steinkraus
A Translation and Analysis of Spring's Bride by Mohammed Dib: Creating a Space for Indigenous North African Drama, Jordan Talbot
Sustainable Safari Practices: Proximity to Wildlife, Educational Intervention and the Quality of Experience, Ryan Devine Tarver
The Effects of Question-Present Versus Item Present Conditions on Acquisition of Mands, Paige M. Thornton
Everyday Farm Life in the Moxee Valley 1915-1950: Historical Ethnography, Terri Towner
Testing the forage preference of the American pika (Ochotona princeps) for use in connectivity corridors in the Washington Cascades, Carly Wickhem and Kristina Ernest
Mate Selection Comparisons in Heterosexual and Homosexual Individuals, Daina Lee Wierzbinski
Play in Immature Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana): Location, Use of Play Signals, and Play Bout Termination at Mt. Huangshan, China, Kaitlin R. Wright
Theses from 2015
Peer Tutoring To Teach Children To Seek Help When Lost, Andrew J. Arellano
Exercise Motivations of Older Adults, Laura J. Attaway
A Zooarchaeological Analysis of the Monashka Bay Site (KOD-026) Kodiak Island, Alaska, Ayla Aymond
Beverage Selections and Presence Affect Healthy Eating Index Scores in Lunches of Elementary Age Children, Whether from Home or School, Mary K. Barbee
Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch) Non-Vocal Social Communication and Gesture Use With Conspecifics, Melanie Bell
Music and Attention for Children with Developmental Disabilities, Mallory M. Bentley
The Rise and Fall of the Minnesota Middle Ground: Henry Hastings Sibley and the Ethnic Cleansing of Minnesota, Jordan Scott Bergstrom
The Economic Impacts of Forest Pathogens in Washington State: A Hedonic Approach, Logan Blair
Using Particle Size Analysis to Separate the Deposition of a Bonebed and Artifact at the Wenas Creek Mammoth Site, Genevieve Brown
A Comparison of Markers of Iron Status between Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Female High School Cross Country Runners. Is Routine, Pre-Season Screening Warranted?, Edward J. Callahan Jr.
Geologic Mapping in the Black Mountain Area, Northern Eastern California Shear Zone: Testing a Kinematic and Geometric Fault Slip Transfer Model, Kevin M. DeLano
A Comparison of Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) Responses to Caregiver Use of Positive Reinforcement Training (PRT) and Species-Specific Behaviors (SSB), Whitney D. Emge
Pressure-temperature-time constraints for exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks, North Qaidam terrane, Western China, Brittany Kristine Fagin
Influence Of Landscape On Gene Differentiation In The American Pika (Ochotona princeps) Within The Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass Corridor, Craig P. Fergus
SIGNIFICANCE EVALUATION OF THE FORGOTTEN CREEK SITE, Joy D. Ferry
Female Social Connectivity through the Leadership and Movement Progression of Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan, China, Gregory P. Fratellone
Quantifying Channel Responses to the Removal of the Glines Canyon Dam in the Middle Reach of the Elwha River, Washington, Bryon J. Free
The Impact of the Arts for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities, Rebekah Fuss
Using MODFLOW to Predict Impacts of Groundwater Pumpage to Instream Flow: Upper Kittitas County, Washington, Zoe O. Futornick
Organization of Technology at the Sanders Site (45KT315): Analysis of Formed Tools from the Yakima Uplands, WA, Patrick D. Garrison
Obtaining Cultural Competency Skills: Perceptions from Supervisors in Higher Education, Veronica Gomez Vilchis
Field Observations and Modeling of the 1957 Earthquake and Tsunami on the Islands of the Four Mountains, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Frances R. Griswold