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2011
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
Getting to 'Win' 'Win': the case of the redevelopment of Bellingham, Washington's downtown waterfront, Christopher M. Conway
The effects of training status and exercise intensity on plyometric exercise volume, Kevin J. (Kevin James) Cronin
The role of learning institutions in Ptolemaic Alexandria, Jeffrey J. (Jeffrey Jay) Cunningham
Second-order characteristics of multi-level elections in Spain, Megan J. De la Cruz
Modeling the effects of climate change forecasts on streamflow in the Nooksack River Basin, Susan E. Dickerson
The interrater and intrarater reliability of the functional movement screen, Jason Dudley
Kink band development in the Darrington Phyllite on Samish Island, northwestern Washington, Rachel E. (Rachel Eliades) Dunham
Aviation at sunrise: shortcomings of the American Air Forces in North Africa during TORCH compared to the Royal Air Force on Malta, 1941-42, Ryan T. (Ryan Thomas) Evans
Interparental conflict and emotional insecurity: coparenting and parent-child relationships as mediating family processes, Kelly A. Fitzgerald
Heavy elastic vs. white tape: the effect of ankle taping on ankle range of motion, Laura B. Grambo
Alien vs. predator: effects of a native predator on two invasive oyster drills and oysters in Washington State, Emily W. Grason
Comparing the effects of inspiratory muscle training and core training on core muscle function, Teresa J. Hahn
After the dawn out comes the sun, Adam Hill
Misrepresentation as complicity: the genocide against indigenous Americans in high school history textbooks, Andrew C. (Andrew Charles) Holcom
The tower, Charles C. Hoppe
Castle symphony: for orchestra, Thomas Johanson
The weight of history: change and continuity in German foreign policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Anne-Kathrin Kreft
The structural and tectonic history of the Mt. Formidable region, North Cascades, Washington, Julia E. (Julia Eileen) Labadie
The female athlete triad in a subsample of female WWU athletes, Colby Langenberg
Can this wait? Civil conflict negotiation and the content of ethnic identity, David E. Lebowitz
The effects of season and microhabitat on the distribution and nutritional contributions of two algal symbionts in the intertidal anemone Anthopleura xanthogrammica, Michael R. (Michael Rory) Levine
Predicting cyanobacteria blooms in 50 lakes of Northwest Washington, Chandra T. (Chandra Terezina) Llewellyn
Planning for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Vancouver, Whistler, British Columbia: a case study on cross-border collaboration, Jasper MacSlarrow
Five-choice serial reaction time task performance following catecholamine depletion of rat medial prefrontal cortex: implications for attention deficit in schizophrenia, Rabia V. Magnusson
Naturally occurring aqueous arsenic and seawater intrusion on Lummi Island, WA, Erica Martell
Burn severity and whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) regeneration in the North Cascades, Stephanie A. (Stephanie Annie) McDowell
Copper-catalyzed diboration of ketones: facile synthesis of tertiary a-Hydroxyboronate esters, Melissa McIntosh
Origin and geochemical evolution of mafic magmas from Mount Baker in the northern Cascade arc, Washington: probes into the mantle and crustal processes, Nicole E. Moore
"Let's make a harbor into a harbor": an environmental history of Bellingham Bay, Derek L. (Derek Lee) Nelson
Snap shots, Nancy S. (Nancy Stiles) Nelson
Effects of fatigue on muscle activation and shock attenuation during barefoot running, Carl Q. (Carl Quinn) Newton
Polyunsaturated aldehyde production by a temporally varying field assemblage of diatoms in the San Juan Island Archipelago: can diatom metabolites affect microzooplankton grazing?, Blair M. (Blair Michael) Paul
Magmatic processes in the Jurassic Bonanza arc: insights from the Alberni region of Vancouver Island, Canada, Benjamin D. (Benjamin David) Paulson
Identity politics at Grand Ronde: toward an ethnohistory of the tribes of the Willamette Valley, 1855-1901, Nora K. Pederson
Structural characterization of cytoskeleton regulating protein villin and its C-terminal modular domains, Danielle A. Pfaff
How does spatial variation in climate cause spatiotemporal patterns in lizard energetics?, Sean D. Powers
Fantasy for piano and orchestra, Mark M. Prall
The eroticization of lesbianism by heterosexual men, Kristin Puhl
Emotion processing in high-functioning autistic children: a priming task, Ashley E. Ruggles
The effects of imagery and positive self-review on the performance of intercollegiate basketball players, Jonathan Rylaarsdam
Grazing interactions between Oxyrrhis marina and Synechococcus strains grown in single nitrogen sources, Virginia. Selz
Broad physiological tolerances of the invasive clam Nuttallia obscurata, Zachary C. Siegrist
The relationship between native richness and exotic success depends on the index of exotic success and environmental gradients, Daniel Slakey
Effect of resistance training on body composition of persons with type II diabetes, Eric R. Spickler
The relationship between parental conflict and family interactions: the role of emotional security and parenting behaviors, Nichole Stettler
Refashioning the past, reforming the present: visual culture and civic life in early modern Seville, Stephanie Stillo
Comparison of linear and daily undulating periodization in resistance training using simple measures of overreaching, Matt Sweeny
The relationship between bat velocity, upper and lower extremity power and the rotational kinetic chain in NCAA Division II softball players, Liza S. Teichler
The Behavioral Response of Harbor Seals to Seasonal Prey Pulses of Spawning Pacific Herring, Austen C. Thomas
Becoming the mouthpiece of God: female Christian mystics from the twelfth-to the eighteenth-century, Carly F. (Carly Florine) Thompson
Selecting success: assimilation experiences of 1.5 and 2nd generation Mexicans in Seattle, Gregory W. Toledo