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
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
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