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.
2011
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
Wildlife governance and the politics of transborder commons: the gray wolf case, Jenni Pelc
The delicate state of the nation-state: a discourse analysis of the Parti Québécois from 1960-2000, Kristina Perkins
Dinner with the Valkyries (a novel excerpt), Tanya Perkins
Bivalve growth-stages as a measure of harvesting intensity: application on the Southern Northwest Coast, Shona D. (Shona Dejeanne) Pierce
The first pre- and post-wildfire charcoal quantification using peroxide-acid digestion, Melissa R.A. Pingree
Governmentality and the population crisis: bio-political interpretations of American international population control, Karl Poechlauer
Sub-vertical fluid flow during prograde metamorphism in the Nason terrane, North Cascades crystalline core, Washington, Perry M. (Perry Martin) Ponshock
Evaluating the contribution to toxicity of weak black liquor in pulp mill effluents, Renee L. Ragsdale
The effects of a life skills program on the social and academic performance of freshman student-athletes, Catherine N. (Catherine Nicole) Rasnack
Gaining perspective: incidents that damage the therapeutic alliance as described by male mental health clients, Michelle (Michelle Ann) Richards
Dendroclimatology of yellow cedar (Callitropsis nootkatensis) in the Pacific Northwest of North America, Christopher S. Robertson
Defining the contours of the national surveillance state: analyzing the development of electronic surveillance, Brett Rubio
Controlled growth of organic semiconductor films in liquid, Daniel W. (Daniel Wainwright) Shaw
H2O contents in olivine-hosted melt inclusions from primitive magmas in the Northern Cascade arc, Steven D. Shaw
Preserving 'His Masters' Voice': the archival significance of master recordings, Joseph Shay
War and peace: assessing the impact of PMC's on the outcome of civil conflicts, Jessica Shea
Differences in anti-fat attitudes among healthcare providers and general students, Jessica C. Silks
Self-regulation among highly prejudiced people: a tool for the amelioration of racial bias, Kristina L. Silverbears
Narrating colonial realities: discourse, difference and the East African Standard in colonial Kenya, 1922-1954, Devin Smart
Deserving of trust: ethics in the American Archival profession, Rachel E. (Rachel Elizabeth) Thompson
Sugar sandwiches, K. Toole
Sleeping dragons, Samuel G. (Samuel Gordon) Travis
Oriented fluorophore luminescent solar concentrators, Christopher J. (Christopher John) Westcott
Managing fear of falling through strategies of selection, optimization & compensation, Breanne M. Wise
Thinking outside the boxes: barriers to inclusion for persons with physical impairments in higher education, Robert T. (Robert Timothy) Wunschel
Leadership characteristics of successful NCAA Division I track and field head coaches, Brian M. (Brian Matthew) Zuleger
2010
Effects of fire on cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) : a case study of fire restoration in the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington, Rose E. Agbalog
The effects of anoxic conditions on thermal tolerance and stress protein levels in four local bivalves, Rachel Allee
The impact of stress on older adult caregivers' everyday memory, Jessica H. Anderson
The impact of reticulation on a movement's ability to sustain mobilization in the presence and absence of opportunities, Eliot Assoudeh
Paleomagnetism and rock magnetism of remagnetized carbonate rocks from the Helena salient, Southwest Montana, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Baugh
Prime real estate: landscape, geography, and cultural anxieties in three western melodramas, Zachary Beare
Reading sheet music activates the mirror neuron system of musicians: an EEG investigation., Lawrence Paul Behmer
Evaluation of high-latitude boreal forest growth using satellite-derived vegetation indices, Logan T. Berner
Habitat modeling using path analysis: delineating mountain goat habitat in the Washington Cascades, Tana Beus
Shock and Awe: the Theatre and Dramatic Literature of September 11th, Mollie Boliek
Large scale neural dynamics of rhythmic sensorimotor coordination and stability, Joseph W. (Joseph William) Borrell
Thought in the absence of attention, Kurt Braunlich
Length of exercise history and depressive symptoms in community dwelling older adults, Kelly M. (Kelly McGrorey) Broderick
Rocky Mountain blue: a shifting terrain in the Rocky Mountain west, Cannon Brooke
A woman in the archives: the legacy of Margaret C. Norton, Stephanie M. (Stephanie Marie) Brown
Ambient pressure organic semiconductor thin film growth by ambient axisymmetric spray, Kevin A. (Kevin Anthony) Bufkin
Terminal, David Hal Campbell
Age determination of the sixgill shark from hard parts using a series of traditional and novel approaches, S. Jeffrey (Steven Jeffrey) Campbell
Elwha River sediments: phosphorus dynamics under diverse environmental conditions, Emily Cavaliere
Effects of inspiratory muscle training on heart rate variability, Anuja Choudhari