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.
2010
Viability of coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch in relation to streamflow regulation in Terrell Creek, Washington, Ryan S. Vasak
Activation and inhibition of GTPase translation factors on the prokaryotic ribosome, Justin D. Walter
Effects of parental depressive symptoms and marital discord on parental functioning and parent-infant relationships, Clare R. White
Development of a new method for measuring metamorphic kinetics, Jennifer B. (Jennifer Bernadette) Wright
2009
The generation of a diverse suite of Late Pleistocene and Holocene basaltic-andesite through dacite lavas from the northern Cascade arc at Mount Baker, Washington, Troy D. Baggerman
Illuminating whole effluent toxicity testing: ultraviolet radiation, phototoxicity, and PAH-contaminated groundwater, Jason C. Fortner
Predation and thermal stress affect color change in the symbiotic sea anemone Aiptasia, Samantha L. Hamlin
Bridging biblical faith and ecology for adults an experiential environmental education program, Linda Houck
Effects of salmon-derived nutrients on an artificial stream system, Danielle M. Love
Emperor Norton I: the rise of a San Francisco cultural icon 1859-1880, Dieter Martin
Effects of similarity and tourist status on prosocial behavior: a field study in Spain, Reid A. (Reid Anders) Nelson
Barbed bone and antler technologies: cultural transmission and variation in the Gulf of Georgia, Northwest North America, Adam N. Rorabaugh
Carpals and tarsals of mule deer, black bear and human: an osteology guide for the archaeologist, Tamela S. Smart
Fuzzy-based landslide susceptibility modeling: applications to U.S. Forest Service Road Management, Jonah M. Stinson
Local land preservation in Washington, Kellee C. Timpson
A comparison of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages among kryal and rhithral lake outlets in the North Cascade Mountains, Kelley L. Turner
2008
Structural Geology of the Central San Juan Islands, Northwest Washington, Todd I. Belanger
Situational and dispositional influences on cardiovascular reactivity to daily academic stressors, Kristen Marie Conley
Timing and Nature of Post-Collapse Sedimentation in Kulshan Caldera, North Cascades, Washington, Dennis M. (Dennis Martin) Feeney
An investigation of the magnetic fabrics and the paleomagnetism of the Ghost Rocks Formation, Kodiak Islands, Alaska, Sean F. Gallen
Growth and grazing of microzooplankton in response to the harmful alga Heterosigma akashiwo in prey mixtures, Sylvia Lynne Graham
Kinematic Analysis of Ductile Features within the Northern Wenatchee Block, North Cascades, Washington, Gerald Griesel
Movements and Home Ranges of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Inland Waters of the Pacific Northwest, Sarah E. Hardee
Modeling relative effects of riparian cover and groundwater inflow on stream temperature in lowland Whatcom County, Washington, Sarah Harper-Smith
We have another moment: "rhetoric and composition" + "web 2.0", Amanda M. (Amanda Marie) Hill
Characterizing Surface Deformation from 1981 to 2007 on Mount Baker Volcano, Washington, Brendan E. Hodge
A spatially explicit relative elevation model for Padilla Bay, Washington, Peter Kairis
Revisiting the Seven Devils-Wrangellia connection: the paleogeography of triassic rocks in western Idaho., Michael Liam. Kalk
Approaching popular music in the field of English, Christopher Reid Kerr
Forever young: educating today's youth about the nature and uses of records of enduring value, Rozlind Koester
Food habits of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in two estuaries in northern Puget Sound, Washington, Kathryn Luxa
Costa Rican ecotourism and the (re)construction of social-natures on the Osa Peninsula, Brett Sylvester Matulis
The effects of the go for the green challenge on electricity use, behaviors, and attitudes of Western Washington University residents., Kimbrough Leverton Mauney
The ANWR landscape: a geographical analysis of rhetoric and representation, Jessica Renee Moyer
The DM gene family in the parasitoid wasp nasonia vitripennis: identification of a sex-specific homolog of the doublesex gene, Megan Riddle
Paleomagnetism and Detrital Zircon Geochronology of the Skeena Group, British Columbia, Christopher L. Ward-Guthrie
Habitat relationships and gene flow of Martes americana in northern Idaho, Tzeidle N. (Tzeidle Nichole) Wasserman
Magnetic Fabric Analysis of Foreslope Sediments of the Fraser River Delta, British Columbia, Andrew P. (Andrew Paul) Wiser
Try not to worry & the people pictured here, Rachel Wolf
Educational programs that feature live animals advertisement, research, and methodology, Constance Woodman
The evolution of mating cues in a beetle hybrid zone: causes of geographic variation in cuticular hydrocarbon profiles, Rachel M.S. Zack
2007
Application of a Nitrate Fate and Transport Model to the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, Whatcom County, Washington, Margo A. Burton
Characteristics and Processes of Degradation on Normal Fault Scarps in Basalt, Central Oregon and Northern California, Kelsay Davis
Oblique Photogrammetric Analysis of Dome Growth at Mount St. Helens Volcano, 2004 – 2007, Angela K. Diefenbach
Quantifying the Glacial Meltwater Component of Streamflow in the Middle Fork Nooksack River, Whatcom County, WA, Using a Distributed Hydrology Model, Carrie B. Donnell
Applicability of the NLOS Model for Predictions of Soil Water Movement and Nitrogen Transport in an Agricultural Soil, Agassiz, BC, Heather R. Hirsch
Shelter competition between native signal crayfish and non-native red swamp crayfish in Pine Lake, Sammamish, Washington: the role of size and sex, Karl W. Mueller
Petrographic Signature for the Whidbey Formation, Jonathan Peterson
2006
The Nature and Transport of the Fine-Grained Component of Swift Creek Landslide, Northwest Washington, Tovah M. (Tovah Michelle) Bayer
Environmental Records in a High-Altitude Low-Latitude Glacier, Sierra Nevada, California, Alison J. (Alison Jane) Gillespie
Streamflow Calibration of Two Sub-basins in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, Washington Using a Distributed Hydrology Model, Katherine D. (Katherine Delia) Kelleher
Regional Correlations of Late Pleistocene Climatic Changes Based on Cosmogenic Nuclide Exposure Dating of Moraines in Idaho, Cody Sherard
Targeting watersheds for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in Whatcom County, Washington, Kara Symonds
2005
Brittle Deformation in an Ancient Accretionary Prism Setting: Lopez Structural Complex, San Juan Islands, NW Washington, John R. (John Rhea) Gillaspy
The Effect of Interactive Computer Animations on Introductory Geology Students' Conceptual Understanding of Mountain Building Processes, Michelle (Michelle Alicia) Malone
The Hydrogeology of North Lummi Island, Washington, William M. (William Martin) Sullivan
2004
Timing and Paleoclimatic Significance of Latest Pleistocene and Holocene Cirque Glaciation in the Enchantment Lakes Basin, North Cascades, WA, Eric L. (Eric Leland) Bilderback
Modeling the Contributions of Glacial Meltwater to Streamflow in Thunder Creek, North Cascades National Park, Washington, Jay W. (Jay William) Chennault
The Extent of the White Chuck Tuff, a High Temperature Pyroclastic Flow Deposit, Glacier Peak, Washington, Gerald T. Ladd
Denitrification Along Pangborn Creek in the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, Washington, Leslie B. (Leslie Braverman) McKee
Kinematics of the Swift Creek Landslide, Northwest Washington, Alexander Scott McKenzie-Johnson
2003
Delineation of Landslide Slip Surfaces Using Ground Penetrating Radar as Compared and Contrasted with Existing Slip Surface Data: Evaluation of GPR for Landslide Slip Surface Determination, Michael E. (Michael Eric) Hutchinson
2002
Paleogeography of the Spieden Group, San Juan Islands, Washington, Patricia Allison Dean
A New Hypothesis for the Origin of Dune Ridges, Neil Duffin
Paleomagnetism of the Jura-Cretaceous Kyuquot Group, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Chad K. Hults
2001
Geology of the Cooper Mountain Pluton, North Cascade Mountains, Washington Based on Magnetic Fabrics, Magnetic Remanence and Petrography, Tammy C. Fawcett
A Pebble Count Comparison and Rock Magnetism Provenance Study of Sumas Outwash, Jeff Laub
Petrology and Geochemistry of Mafic Lavas near Glacier Peak, North Cascades, Washington, Dylan D. (Dylan Douglas) Taylor
Changes in Mirror Lake, Northwestern Washington, as a Result of the Diversion of Water from the Nooksack River, Karel Tracy
Late Pleistocene Littoral Deposits in the Deming Sand at Bellingham Bay, Washington, and Their Implications for Relative Sea Level Changes, Stacy J. (Stacy Joanna) Weber
2000
Glacial Chronology and Paleoclimatic Significance of Cirque Moraines near Mts Baker and Shuksan, North Cascade Range, WA, Robert A. (Robert Allen) Burrows
Late Holocene Aggradational Processes and Rates for Three Alluvial Fans, Cascade Foothills, Washington, John deLaChapelle
An exploratory statistical analysis of the ground water in the Abbotsford-Sumas aquifer, Sharon Gelinas
Structural and Tectonic History of the Eastern San Juan Islands, Washington, Rynn Marie Lamb
Tourism and Environmental Education: An Educational Model for a More Environmentally and Culturally Sensitive Tourism, Tammy Leland
Hydrostratigraphy, groundwater flow, and nitrate transport within the Abbotsford Sumas aquifer, Whatcom County, Washington, David V. (David Vaughn) Stasney
1999
A Fluid Inclusion and Structural Analysis of the West Chance Vein System, Sunshine Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, David S. (David Scott) Boyer
Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Pipestone Canyon Formation, North Central Washington, James Jenner Peterson
Seismic Characterization of the Northern Puget Lowland, Washington, Lori K. (Lori Kelly) Roberts
Structure and Metamorphism of the Talc Creek Area, Harrison Lake B.C., Minda L. Troost
1998
Ground and surface water interaction near a plywood manufacturing facility on the Lake Roosevelt shoreline, Kettle Falls, Washington, Paul W. D. Humphreys
Dairy Farming and the Effects of Agricultural, Nonpoint-source Pollution on Stream Water Quality, Johnson Creek Watershed, Whatcom County, Washington, Max Thomas Wills
1997
Structure, Metamorphism, and Geochronology Along the Southern Margin of the Breakenridge Orthogneiss, Coast Range, Southern British Columbia, John A. (John Andrew) Feltman
A Comparison of the November 1990 and November 1995 Floods along the Main Stem Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington, Ryan T. (Ryan Travis) Houser
1996
Structure and Metamorphism of the Kwoiek Creek Area, British Columbia, Kristine M. (Kristine Marie) Alvarez
The Origin of the Rock Lake Stratabound Copper-Silver Deposit, Rock Lake, Montana, Christopher B. (Christopher Borgen) Hemstad
1995
Sediment Production and Delivery in the Upper South Fork Nooksack River, Northwest Washington, 1940-1991, Jeffrey A. Kirtland
Kinematic Implications of Paleomagnetic Data from Lago Verde and Northern Isla Chiloe, Southern Chile, Brian C. (Brian Christopher) Steele
Net Shore-Drift and Artificial Structures within Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, and Mouth of the Columbia River, Washington, B. Patrice (Berenthine Patrice) Thomas
1994
Downstream Fining in a Mountain Stream Channel Affected by Debris Flow, Craig Emerson Cooper
Mesozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Tiefort Mountains, NE Mojave Desert, CA, Kirk A. Stephens
1993
Channel Changes and Flood Frequency on the Upper Main Stem of the Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington, Roger G. Bertschi
The College of Ethnic Studies at Western Washington University: A Case Study, Maurice L. Bryan Jr.
Structure and Metamorphism of the Magic Mountain – Johannesburg Mountain Area, North Cascades, Washington, Bernard E. Dougan
"Actuated by the fear of loosing their all": civilian response to the Revolutionary War in Georgia, Leslie Hall