The mission of the Graduate School is to advance, promote, and serve graduate faculty, students, and programs through advocacy, leadership, and oversight. The Graduate School supports all graduate programs and students at Western, expanding graduate and undergraduate student access to engaging education, promoting life-long learning, enhancing scholarly activity, and developing graduates qualified to address the diverse critical needs of the state and nation.
2025
Examining the role of purity culture in educational book censorship: A study to support conversations across the divide, Gina M W Anderson
Pre-eruptive storage conditions and initiation mechanisms for the most recent explosive magmatic eruption of Mount Baker, northern Cascade volcanic arc, USA., Kayla R. Aughenbaugh
God’s Magician: The Legacy of Merlin in the Writings of Gerald of Wales and Robert de Boron, Emily Aycrigg
The Effects of a Social Support Intervention on Stress-Related Growth in Injured Collegiate Student Athletes, Claire Baker
The Theory of Nomads: Home in the Wake of Diaspora, Zaira Bardos
The Immensity of Minutiae: Using Bryophytes to Test an Ice Age Refugium Model in the North Cascades, Miles Berkey
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Cannabis Production Systems in Washington State, Ryan Bottem
Finding Space for the Island Marble Butterfly: Modeling the Habitat of a Highly Endangered Endemic Butterfly in the Salish Sea Ecoregion, Emily L. Bradford
Redefining Success: A Case Study of the Lived Experiences of Big Picture Learning Graduates, Crosby Carpenter
Spatiotemporal Variability in Water Properties at a Newly Constructed Clam Garden: The Influence of Physical Forcing Mechanisms, Chloe E. Cason
Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying Remote Myofascial Release on Hamstring Flexibility, Jillian Chandler
Composition and Structure of Axial Seamount Microbial Mat Communities Following an Eruptive Event, Evan Gray Coit
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Tier 2 Reading Intervention in a Middle School Setting, Andrea B. Collins
EXTENDED PROGRAM NOTES ON FANFARE POUR PRECEDER LA PERI, AND THE SWALLOWS, AND OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLES, Catherine Kennedy Cook
Using mineral records to unveil the magmatic history of the rhyolite of Separation Creek, Three Sisters, Oregon, Madelyn Cook
Quantifying Effects of Natural Genetic Variation on Lifespan of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Isolates, Aidan Corbin
A Ship to Wreck: My Father and I, Emily H. Cox
Effects of Polysubstance Use on Bone Mineral Density, Jewel C. Curtis
A Life Cycle Analysis of District Heating Options for Western Washington University, Juniper Deitering
Muddying the Waters: The Effect of Disinformation on Truth Judgements and Perception of Social Consensus, Kirandeep K. Dogra
Social Support and Self-Efficacy for Those with Chronic Gastrointestinal Conditions, Piper M. Elwood
The Girl in the Mirror, Amanda Etcheberrigaray
North of Gold Mountain: Chinese Women in the Pacific Northwest During the Exclusion Era, Megan S. Farris
A Grant Proposal (A Map) For A Dream Project: Recovering Mexican American Women’s History Through Community Archiving, Yesenia S. Flores
Stationary Transport on a Compact Finsler Manifold with Boundary, Kevin J. Fournier
Examining the Scope and Sources of Expectations for School Administrators Post COVID-19, Brian Fraser
Existing in the Hyphen: An Exploration of Identity in Transracial Chinese-American Adoptees, Lily F. M. Froese Raihl
Bioinspired Ligand Design with Hydrogen Bonding Capabilities Facilitate Denitrification and N-N Bond Formation, Kayla M. Fugami
Resolving the Magmatic and Tectonic Structure of the Tanaga Volcanic Cluster, Aleutian Arc, Alaska, Using Double Difference Earthquake Relocation and Tomography, Craig R. Gabrielson
Understanding pathways towards a just energy transition: A comparative case study of distributed solar adoption in Bellingham, WA and Burlington, VT, Ellesha Gasperini
Model Behavior: Swimming behavior and climate change impact larval transport of the only native oyster (Ostrea lurida) in the Salish Sea., Luke HM Ghallahorne
Char gardens: vegetation trends in planted conservation burn piles in the San Juan Islands, WA, Genevieve E. Gislason
Tereteye, Fernanda Govea Cacho
Why the Long Jaw?: Molecular Mechanisms of Mandibular Elongation in Zebrafish, Jason Gronich
Shake it Out: Coseismic Holoce Activity & Precontact Land Use Patterns along the Birch Bay Fault, Whatcom County, Washington, Marsha Hanson
Strategic Planning: One District's Journey, Kurt R. Harvill
Hydrodynamics and residence time in a newly constructed clam garden, Maia Heffernan
Thiolated Silk and Chitosan Blended Hydrogels, Katherine M. Hunter
Less Fear, More Joy: Consent-Based Practices in the Choral Classroom, Tonya Ingerson
Larval Communities at Hydrothermal Vents After the 2022 Hunga Eruption, Vanessa Jimenez
Cultural exchange and memories of Latin American internment 1938-1948, Andrew J. Johnston
Fluoride-Promoted Hydroxyl-Directed Hydrosilylations of Epoxides and Alkenes, Adam P. Jones
The Gannenmono on Hawaiian Sugar Plantations: Japanese Contact Labor during an Era of Emancipation, 1868-1871, Jacqueline Kajihiro
Integration of Climate Change Adaptation into Planning: A Study of Washington state Coastal Communities Exposed to Sea Level Rise, Yashel Kakavand
Something Waking: An Origin Story, Anneliese M. Kamola
Exploring the Complex Dynamics of Dissolved Organic Matter Across Diverse Ecosystems in Padilla Bay, Lauren Karp
Crustal architecture and earthquake rupture dynamics along the Queen Charlotte Fault: Insights from marine seismic imaging, Kathryn Mae Kennedy
Girls Camp, Abigail Kidd
The Effects of Superstitions on Experienced Basketball Players’ State Anxiety, Self-Confidence, and Free-Throw Performance Under Pressure, Charissa Kirby
Chroma for Nine, Isaiah G. Koscho
Kelp in the Salish Sea: Spatial Patterns of Persistence, Loss, and Data Gaps Using a Harmonized Dataset, Lamai S. Larsen
The Thermal Tolerance of Surf Smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus) During Early Development, Abi Lee
Into the Unknown: Structural and Biochemical Studies of Sortase Enzymes from Different Classes, Darren E. Lee
The effect of banded barbell loading on tissue stiffness, Jerrod NM Lee
Ecology and symbiosis of Branchipolynoe symmytilida and Bathymodiolus thermophilus at East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vents, Melody S. Lemke
Modeling the impact of abrasion on the fluvial morphodynamics of a volcanic sediment pulse, Suiattle River, WA, Ashanie K.J. Long-Reid
Phat - Concerto for Bass Clarinet: Fat Body Politics and Clarinet Performance, Sarah R. Lucas-Page
Analyzing the Future of the Lower Snake River Dams Under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gabrielle Lund
Characterizing eruption initiation mechanisms and storage conditions at the high-threat Kolumbo volcano, Greece, Teagan Maher
Lived Experiences In The North Korean Correctional Labor Camps: A Qualitative Study On Health, Healthcare, And Resilience In North Korean Refugees., Hailey Maltempi
Stability and Composition of Calcium and Magnesium Sulfides: Implications for Mercury's Unusual Sulfide Mineralogy, Taylor K. McCombs
The Rescue Potential of Cannabidiol and β-Caryophyllene Against the Molecular Changes Induced by Early Life Stress in Mice, Taylor M. McGillis
Dream Sound, Willow D. Merrill
Reimagining Anglo-Egyptian Relations at the Fin de Siècle: An Undisciplined Reading of Richard Marsh’s The Beetle (1897), Brooke Elise Minner
The Impact of School Board Member Sociopolitical Ideology on the Role of the Superintendent, Molly Mitchell-Mumma
The Fine Line: A Case Study Analysis of Meaningful Public Participation, Rosa M. Nelson
A Celebration of Historic Female Agency, Caitlin Nuckolls
‘Thank God It Was Me’: Antecedents and Consequences of Identity Integration for LGBTQ+ Christians, Natalie J. Nunes
Quantifying the carbon storage potential of submarine fans: an example from the Nitinat Fan in the Cascadia Margin, Omololu Eunice Okedoyin
Lineage of Love, Katrina Lynae Owensby
The Effects of Nano-Enabled Copper Hydroxide Fungicide on the Fate and Transport of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in a Pacific Northwest Wetland Environment, Cristopher J. Paradis
From Policy to Practice: A Qualitative Study of Stakeholder Views on the Effectiveness of Teacher Evaluation in Washington State, Nicholas Perigo
Artistic and Technical Approaches to Collaborative Piano: Lessons from Corigliano, Muczynski and Brahms., Emily A. Perry
Dioxasilinanes: Advancing Carbonyl Reductions and Silicon-Based Protecting Groups, Hunter J. Peterson
Fine-Mapping Causal Polymorphisms Underlying Differential Protein Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Minh Trang Phan
Satellite and UAV Remote Sensing of Snow Algae and Cryospheric Features, Colby F. Rand
Exploring thermal occupancy between bull trout and brook trout in glacial headwaters, Nichole G. Ring
Mangled, Grace E. Schutte
Seasonal Differences of Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) Embryo and Larval Metrics are Small, but Developmental Stage Drives Significant Proteomic and Physiological Variation., Ariel Elizabeth Shiley
July Meditations, Jacky Stephenson
In Defense of Disobedience: Radical Acts of Agency in Fairy Tale, Hope J. Stoddard
Transfusion Plot: Reading the American Novel, Michelle Storer
Natural Variation in Transcript Properties Modulates mRNA and Protein Abundance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Nadine Tietz
The Silent Zoo, Kelsey Tribble
The Effect of Starting Position on Shoulder Joint Repositioning Error at Various Target Positions, Grace Truesdale
Assessing the effects of atmospheric heat waves on the exchange between Hood Canal and Admiralty Inlet, Austin J. Valenti
The Work Behind Closed Doors: University Professors and Forms of Resistance during the Brazilian Dictatorship (1964-1985), Marcos Valverde Silva
When Lava Meets Water: Modes of Lava Emplacement on the Kīlauea Submarine Flank as Detected by Hydrophones, Leia Nicole Villamizar
A Comparative Study on the Correlative Role of Active Site Loop Conformation and Flexibility in Staphylococcus aureus Sortase A’s Enzymatic Activity, Erich Walkenhauer
Reconstructing precipitation change in the North American continental interior during the early Paleogene using lipid biomarkers (Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado, USA), William "Bo" Ward
But I’m Trying so Hard to be Good! The Effects of Regulatory Focus on Early Processing and Encoding of Black Faces, Jasmine Welaye
“Everyone does it”: The Role of Norm Misperceptions in Online Video Game Discrimination, Amanda White