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
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
The Relationship of Social Constructs to Intimate Partner Violence, Andi Hefton
Comparison of Semi-Captive and Wild Gray-Shanked Douc Langurs’ (Pygathrix Cinerea) Activity Budgets, Hilary Hemmes-Kavanaugh
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
Thermal and Behavioral Ecology of the Mexican Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum), Kerry Holcomb
Vertebrate Faunal Analysis of The Anderson Creek Site (45KP233), Robert Holstine
Development of an Excel® Rocket Simulator for Application in Middle School, High-School, and University STEM Education, Melvin Lee Hortman
Piano Music as a Behavioral Intervention at the Ellensburg, WA Developmental Preschool, Christopher Hull
The Economic Impacts of Forest Timber Methods in Washington State: a Hedonic Approach, Kaleb Javier
Isotope Investigation of Nitrate in Soils and Agricultural Drain Waters of the Lower Yakima Valley, Washington, Dallin Jensen
Comparison of Anthropometric Measurements of Abdominal Obesity as Predictors of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: NHANES 2011-2014, Carli Kettel
Gender Revolution of the Jazz Age: The Source of Disillusionment in the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, Mary Killeen
A Diversity-Oriented Synthesis Approach to Functionalized Azaheterocycles using Cyclic Alpha-Halo Eneformamides, Spencer A. Langevin
Upland Land Use and Intersite Lithic Assemblage Variation Across Two Rockshelter and Three Open-Air Archaeological Sites in Mount Rainier National Park, Caitlin Limberg
Tracing Ainu and Pre-Ainu Cultural Continuity Through Cladistic Analysis of Faunal Assemblages, Christopher Lowry
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
Reducing Off-Task Behaviors in First Graders with Disabilities through an Adaptation of the Good Behavior Game, Chelsey Martin
Mother-Offspring Relationships in Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China, Courtney Martinez
The Economic Impacts of Soil Contamination in Wenatchee, WA, Jessica R. Martin
Captive Chimpanzees' (Pan troglodytes) Night-Time Enrichment Selection and Use, Katherine M. McDonald
Stratigraphy and Site Formation at the Sanders Site (45 KT 315), Kittitas County, Washinton, James McLean
Modeling Sex-Specific Seasonal Habitat Selection for Elk (Cervus Elaphus) in Central Washington, Lewis Meyers
Comparing a Surface Collection to an Excavated Collection in the Lower Skagit River Delta at 45SK51, Sherri M. Middleton
Behavioral Differences Between Urban and Rural American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), Carolina Montenegro
Effects of a Growth Mindset Intervention on First-Year College Student Academic Performance, Sarah North Wolfe
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
Literary Devices: Effects of Classroom Management on Student Engagement with 1:1 Devices, Elizabeth Parker
Salmonids in an Urban Stream: Movement, Habitat, and Potential Barriers, Connor Thomas Parrish
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