College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The The College of the Environment Collection includes:
- Environmental Sciences Theses
- Geography Theses
- Environmental Education Theses
- Field Project Reports
- Environmental Studies Theses
- Environmental Impact Assessments
created by College of the Environment students.
Publications from 2023
Who’s Nature? Ontological Narrative Dissonance Among Skagit River Fishery Coalitions, Jann Eberharter
Distribution and Mixotrophy of Cryptophyte Phytoplankton in the Northern Gulf of Alaska, Megan O'Hara
Motivations for and Barriers to Forest Certification of Washington State Trust Lands, Tracy Petroske
Impact of Carbonaceous and Inorganic Nanomaterial Chemistry on Polymer Additive Release from Weathered Epoxy Composites, Haley Sefi-Cyr
Publications from 2022
Waste Loop Leavenworth Internship, Emma Allison
Responses of the symbiotic sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima to microplastics, Robert Beck
Kulshan Carbon Trust Internship, Olivia Benolken
Kulshan Carbon Trust Internship, Cristal Borrelli
WWU Spatial Institute GIS Internship, Ben Bruggen
Species Distribution and Abundance of Bering Sea Tunicates with Implications for Coastal Food Security, Meghan Bugaj
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) FLOW Intern, Emma Burgess
NSEA's Future Leaders of Whatcom County (FLOW), Emma Burgess
Growing Veterans, Quinlan Christian
WWU Institute for Watershed Studies Research Assistant and This Kind Planet Intern, Isabella Cobert
BioDesign Studio Youth Engagement Internship, Carson Cortez
Using Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus laevis (FETAX) to Study Metals and Temperature as Multiple Stressors in Cascades Frog (Rana cascadae), Adam Turner (Cockrill) Crispin
Bioaccumulation of metals in Whatcom County estuaries by native tidal plants, Margaret Critchlow
NOAA Hollings Internship - NW Fisheries Science Center, Zofia Danielson
Transport Mechanisms of Nitrate on the Washington Shelf, Liesl G. Danyluk
WWU Active Transportation Coordinator, James Detke
ECO Alternatives - Local Business Development Lead, Jessica Dietzman
Institute for Watershed Studies Internship, Jessica Espy
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) FLOW, Megan Fritz
Soil Mesofauna and Microbial Community Response to Mixed Biochar and Compost Application in a Skagit Silt Loam, Jameson Goff
City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Environmental Restoration Intern, Zach Griffin
NE Aquarium Conservation Learning Internship, Riley Hammack
Restoring the Nooksack Watershed Through Community-Driven Forest Stewardship, Alexander Harris
UAV remote sensing approaches to mapping glacier ablation and snow algae radiative forcing in the North Cascades., Shannon Healy
Analysis of Eelgrass in Padilla Bay, Washington Using an Uncrewed Aerial System, Hannah Hein
Somatic Learning and Eco-Anxiety in Environmental Education Teacher Preparation, Pippa Hemsley
Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group - GIS Internship, Stephen Hullen
Whatcom Marine Resource Committee Intern, Stephen Hullin
Deception Pass State Park - Rosario Beach Naturalist, Ron Isarankura
Seattle City Light Fire Planning and Safety Internship, McLain Jokinen
NOAA WDVCC Fisheries Internship, Antonio Jones
Brown University - Rayleigh Wave Tomography of Alaska, Ulla Jones
Characterizing Gold Nano-Particles with an ICP-MS Internship, Girnar Joshi
Tire-wear-particle leachate toxicity to Americamysis bahia: analysis of sublethal and molecular effects, Karrin Leazer
WWU LEAD Program Peer Advisor, Emmitt Linklater
Off-channel habitat restoration using groundwater infiltration galleries in the Methow River Basin, Washington, Nicole Masurat
Orca Conservancy, Alexandra Miller
The Impact of Cross-Border Environmental Media and Advocacy at the Skagit River Headwaters, Derek Moscato
Sustainable Connections and the Whatcom Housing Alliance Green Building and Smart Growth Program, Aysha Nygren
WWU Using Raman Spectrometry to Identify Organic Contaminants Sorbed onto Plastics, Christopher Paradis
The photochemical evolution of dissolved black carbon in snow: a case study from the North Cascades, Molly Peek
Whatcom Conservation District - Edge of Field Monitor Internship, John Porco
Whatcom Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation, Sydney Poulin
Assessing the Use of the California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus) Within Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA), Casey Pruitt
Spectroscopy Lab Assistant, Drew Robinson
WA State DNR Summer Wildfire Fighting, Tor Samuelsen
Ecological Risk Assessment of Tire Wear Particles in the San Francisco Bay Using a Bayesian Network Relative Risk Model, Emma E. Sharpe
The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Temperature Rise on the Thermal Tolerance and Critical Thermal Limit of Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii), Nicole R. Singh
Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG) Spawning Survey Internship, Tana Smallwood
Avian and Shallow Water Community Response to Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) Spawn Events, Heidi Stewart
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) Internship, Alexandra Studyvin
WWU Environmental Education Teaching Assistant, Adelle Tower
Faith in a Changing Climate: Policy Framing and Southern Evangelical Christian Views on Climate Policy, Sydne Tursky
Living in Pele's Workshop: Using Community-informed Planning to Address Housing Needs in Puna, Hawai'i, Taylor Webb
Snorkel Surveys of the Sauk and Skagit Rivers with Natural Systems Design, Zach Williams
Methane emissions in Port Susan Bay: the missing link in carbon accounting, Rachel S. Yonemura
CA DOT Biology Intern, Madison Zambo
Publications from 2021
Vamos Outdoors Project’s Innovative Schools Based Programs During COVID-19: Program Assessment, Andrew Basabe
The effect of large woody debris, direct seeding, and distance from the forest edge on species composition on novel terraces following dam removal on the Elwha River, WA., Sara J. Cendejas-Zarelli
Partner preference in the intertidal: possible benefits of ocean acidification to sea anemone-algal symbiosis, Natalie Coleman
How Science Policies Influence Ecological User-Engaged Research in Brazil and Peru?, Aline C. de Oliveira Machado Prata
Public Lands and Climate Change: An Evaluation of the North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership, Kristen Doering
Assessing energy justice: The case of Xwe’chi’eXen, Cherry Point, Andrea Gemme
Edible Seaweeds of the Salish Sea: Contaminant Levels and Comparison with Common Foods, Jennifer Hahn
Effects of Environmental Aging on the Acute Toxicity and Chemical Composition of Various Microplastic Leachates, Allie Johnson
Whose Water is it Anyway?: The Adjudication of Water Rights in the Nooksack Watershed, Emma Ledsham
Islandwood Summer Programs Intern, Nika Lee
Contamination in the Upper Columbia: Smelting and Its Impact to the Environment and Human Health, Brenden Murphy
Community Perspectives Regarding Building Electrification as a Climate Mitigation Strategy in Bellingham, WA: A Q-Study, Sarah K. Parker
Investigating the transport, fate, and behavior of microplastics in estuarine systems through the application of metal-doped polystyrene analogs using spICP-MS, Robert Rauschendorfer
Effects of environmental weathering on the acute toxicity of tire wear particle eluate to the mysid shrimp, Americamysis bahia, P. Matt Roberts
Lidar-Based Riparian Forest Assessment of the Nooksack River, Washington, Julia Tatum
Mentoring Through Moss: Measuring Air Pollution with High School Youth in the Duwamish Valley, Nichole Vargas
Creating a Comprehensive Western American/Canadian Fire Dataset, 1880-2018, Katherine Welch
Publications from 2020
Sun, Sand, & Afternoon Showers: Creating nature-based, outdoor classroom curriculum for a central florida preschool, Ali Burdick
Clam garden bivalve dietary responses and trophic shifts in relation to environment, Octavio Cruz
Metrics of shoreline armoring impacts on beach morphology in the Salish Sea, WA, Hannah Drummond
Land, Body, Liberation: An Ecofeminist Pedagogical Approach to Place-Based Education, Amy L. Fitkin
Applying the United States Forest Service National Framework for Sustainable Recreation to the Entiat Ranger District: From Theory to Implementation, Katherine Galambos
Conifer establishment and encroachment on subalpine meadows around Mt. Baker, WA, Ben Hagedorn
Water Resources on the Pacific Crest Trail: Thru-Hiker Experiences and Alternate Water Sources in 2019, Riley Hine
Effects of anthropogenic forest stresses on the distribution and abundance of the Olympic Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus) in the Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park, Travis MacNeil Kurtz
Incorporating Climate Change Predictions in Ecological Risk Assessment: A Bayesian Network Relative Risk Model for Chinook Salmon in the Skagit River Watershed, Eric J. Lawrence
Interdisciplinary Interspecies Pedagogies for Educating in the Anthropocene: Bringing Critical Animal Studies to Huxley College of the Environment, Sarah R. (Sarah Rose) Olson
Electrification and Decarbonization for Mid-sized Municipalities: A Case-study Marginal Abatement Cost Analysis, Patrick Shive
Original Environmental Education Lessons and Curriculum, Waverly Shreffler
A Case Study of a Moderate-Sale Small Family Farm in King County, Washington: An Example of Social Capital, Socioemotional Wealth in the Context of Civic Agriculture, Kayanne J. Sullivan
Spatial and temporal trends of the annual first detections of Paralytic Shellfish Toxin in Puget Sound, WA, Margaret Taylor
Dendrochronological Assessment of the Easton Glacier's Terminus Position Over the Last 150 Years, Monica A. Villegas
The Effectiveness of Large Woody Debris Placement at Improving Freshwater Rearing Habitat and Enhancing Juvenile Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) Production, Caroline J. Walls
Can arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi protect Rubus idaeus from the effects of soil-borne disease and parasitic nematodes?, Erika Whitney