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2012
Thermal conditions and movement of rock glaciers in the North Cascades, Washington, Joseph Goshorn-Maroney
Ecologies of memory, Thomas P. (Thomas Philip) Graham
Felsic magmas from Mt. Baker in the northern Cascade arc: origin and role in andesite production, Julie A. (Julie Angela) Gross
Identity and icons: conflict and consequences surrounding the University of North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux" name and logo, JoRelle Grover
Pedestrian perceptions: a study of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Jeffery M. Guinn
Motion picture film as a government record: framing films within archival theory and preparing for the digital future, Heidi Holmstrom
Exercise adherence in sedentary university employees after an 8-week web-based intervention, Summer Huntington
Relocation and analysis of the 2007 Nechako, B.C., seismic swarm: evidence for magmatic intrusion in the lower crust, Jesse A. Hutchinson
The impact of magnetic resonance imaging on juror perceptions of guilt, Christopher M. (Christopher Michael) Jackson
Steal yourself, Robin Jennings
Cascadian cross border cooperation challenged: the case of the Shared Waters Alliance, Riley Jones
In the shadow of the population bomb: the campaign for abortion reform in Seattle, 1962-1970, Alexandra J. Kattar
A biomechanical comparison between a baseball pitch and a first serve in tennis, Marc A. Keller
Harvey Milk and California Proposition 6: how the gay liberation movement won two early victories, Ramy K. Khalil
Effects of social support visibility on cardiovascular and emotional responses during an acute stress task, Julie A. Kirsch
Promoter deletion analysis and identification of putative CIS-elements of MUTE in Arabidopsis, Aaron Mahoney
Business archives and Web 2.0: increasing archival access and making the archives and asset, Doug Mann
Cerebral wave organics I: music for orchestra : 2011-2012, Ian D. McCunn
Rhetorical mindfulness and eco-criticism: inhabiting the space of first-year composition, Dylan Medina
The processing and content of family narratives in emerging adulthood: gender, family functioning, and associations with identity development, Sarah Morrison-Cohen
Reign of heretics: Arianism and political power in the Vandal and Ostrogothic kingdoms, Christopher J. (Christopher James) Nofziger
Tidal height and immersion time impact predator-induced morphological shell plasticity in three members of the genus Nucella, Caitlin E. O'Brien
No dust in cyberspace?: the effects of internet technology on perceptions of archives, Caitlin Patterson
Lipids of the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima: season and symbiont affect content and fractionation, Monica R. Ponce-McDermott
Rome's vestal virgins: public spectacle and society, Joshua M. (Joshua Michael) Roberts
Maps as discourse in the borderlands: an analysis of the cartographies of power on the U.S.-Mexico 'frontier', Austin Rose
The place of the environment in the Columbia River Treaty, Elliott C. (Elliott Charles) Smith
Currents: for orchestra, 2011-12, Todd Francis Smith
Finding common ground: when the hippie counterculture immigrated to a rural redwood community, Lisa Gruwell Spicer
Traditional and alternative delivery methods of general chemistry labs: environmental, monetary, and pedagogical comparisons, Sarah Steely
Use of the first rib in the age-at-death assessment of adult female skeletal remains, Zachary A. Sullivan
The use of a Bayesian network to calculate the risks of mercury contamination to fish and birds of the South River, Virginia, Heather M. Summers
May Day: for orchestra, Spencer J. Thun
Walking with wapiti: measuring late Holocene climatic variability through Cervus elaphus abundance and stable isotope analysis in the Gulf of Georgia Region, Angus M. D. (Angus Michael David) Tierney
Characterization of PhPRP1, an extracellular arabinogalactan protein from Petunia hybrida pistils, Megan Twomey
Land use, riparian buffers, and biological stream conditions in the Puget lowlands of Washington, Colin Wahl
Common eternities, Aaron Wallace
Religious devotion and partisan intensity: measures of religious faith as proxy measures of political affect, Janice K. Ward
Seasonal and age-based aspects of diet of the introduced redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) in Ross Lake, Washington, Carmen A. (Carmen Ann) Welch
Structural studies of blood coagulation factor VIII in complexes with inhibitory antibodies, Rachel Werther
Obscured geographies of the Emerald City: a study on gentrification in Seattle, WA, Jonah D. White
The effects of elevated PCO2 on the physiology of Emiliania huxleyi, Tristen Wuori
2011
Measuring smoking-related attentional bias with a change detection task, Gordon T. Barker
Special education teacher burnout: the effects of efficacy expectations and perceptions of job responsibilities, Rachel L. Berry
Dismembered: a memoir, Janie Bjelland
Hydrodesulfurization and hydrodeoxygenation over noble metal phosphide catalysts, Richard H. Bowker
Comparative genomics of Bistorta vivipara, Daniel F. Bronny
Apples & overcoats, Joshua M. Browning
Rationing the river: evaluating hybrid instream flow programs in Colorado and Montana, Zachary Bruning
Derivation of the eruption history of the prehistoric Ring Creek lava flow, Southern British Columbia, Samuel Bruno
The effects of a goal setting program on the exercise commitment and fitness levels of university students, Rahmin Buckman
Vectoring algal toxin in marine planktonic food webs: sorting out nutritional deficiency from toxicity effects, Amy K. (Amy Keita) Burgess
Mayhem & marzipan, Christopher N. (Christopher Nickolas) Carlson
Cemeteries as archives: who says dead men tell no tales?, Andrea Chaddock
Transnational carnivals: West Indian immigration to New York during the twentieth century, Christopher A. Chalek
The effect of core strength on long distance running performance, Megan A. Cleveland
The recipe for ERMS sustainability: a survey of how organizations have implemented electronic records systems, Danelle Court
Interpretive seeing: art in the archive, Meryl C. Crayton
Appraising archivists: documentation and the need for accountability in the appraisal process, Samantha N. Cross
Holocene glaciation of the Green River drainage, Wind River Range, Wyoming, Nigel Davies
Gold(I)-catalyzed rearrangements of allyl aryl ethers: mechanisitc and synthetic studies, Heidi E. Dimmitt
Preparation of Z-substituted styrenes using hiyama and suzuki cross couplings: a synthesis of glandulone B, Courtney A. Engles
Iron and manganese reduction in Bering Sea shelf sediments, Margaret E.S. Esch
The influences of German/Viennese singspiel and French opera comique Rescue Opera on Beethoven's Fidelio, Kelly Evelyn Evans
The influence of humic acid and water hardness on the partitioning of silver ions and nanoparticles between fresh water and freshwater algae, Matthew D. Ferguson
Changes in macromoth community structure following deforestation in Western Washington State, Matthew R. Fisher
The documentation of tragedy in the archives: exploring the records of the campus shooting on Northern Illinois University, collective memory, and the archivist, Michael Folkerts
Irregular tessellated surface model map algebras to define flow directions and delineate catchments using LiDAR bare earth sample points, Gerald B. Gabrisch
Alternative foraging strategies among brown bears (Ursus arctos) fishing for chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) at McNeil River, Alaska, Ian D. (Ian David) Gill
BIS-BAS, dispositional influences on cardiac reactivity to naturally occurring stressors, Nicholas P. (Nicholas Peter) Goodman
Soils as a source of bioavailable phosphorus in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, Scott Groce
Archival education and outreach: promoting communal identity through education, Serra H. Hagedorn
Developing a resilience framework to analyze farmer perspectives on threat and vulnerability to catastrophic events in Western Washington State, Bryant Hammond
Groundwater response to precipitation events, Kalaloch, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, Casey R. Hanell
Postactivation potentiation: predictors in NCAA Division II varsity track and field power athletes, Alexander Harrison
The Jewish impact on the social and economic manifestation of the Gibraltarian identity, Andrea Hernandez
The effects of symbiotic state on heterotrophic feeding in the temperate anemone Anthopleura elegantissima, Terra C. (Terra Celeste) Hiebert
Asbestos-laden soil: a case study analysis of Swift Creek, Rebekah J. Hook
Self discrepancy and narrative repair, Lauren E. Jennings
The influence of mental toughness on the performance of elite intercollegiate athletes, Kelly A. Jones
Moving like a kid again : an analysis of Parkour as free-form adult play, Margaret E. Kelley
Between the brows: searching for the placement of Marie Corelli's popular fiction, Courtney Kendall
Sea level rise and sediment elevation dynamics in a hydrologically altered Puget Sound estuary, Kara D. Kuhlman
Hydrologic and geomorphic assessment of Ebey's Prairie, Central Whidbey Island, Washington, Michael A. (Michael Allen) Larrabee
Examining illicit cross-border drug flows within the Pacific Northwest, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Larsen
Foča Bosnia-Herzegovina: presentations of identity in survivor narratives and testimony, Francesca Leaf
Unruly men, improper patriarchs: male witches in colonial New England, Rachel E. (Rachel Elizabeth) Lilley
Delayed diagnoses in the spectrum of gluten-averse conditions, Crystal L. (Crystal Leigh) Maki
Biodiversity and emerging biogeography of the neutrophilic iron-oxidizing Zetaproteobacteria, Sean M. McAllister
The effects of inspiratory muscle training on anaerobic power in trained cyclists, Courtenay McFadden
Geographies of governance across La Amistad International Park, Lauren F. Miller
Engaging and empowering students in the culture of higher education: a "Native" analysis of students' experiences in the Teaching-Learning Academy, Megan M. (Megan Michelle) Otis
Glacial and geothermal dynamics in Sherman Crater, Mount Baker, Washington, Melissa Park