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2019
Ethical Entanglements: Attunement and New Materialist Rhetoric, Gabriel L. Carter
Projecting a white savior, the body, and policy: pre-classical and transitional cinema's boxing films in the United States 1893-1915, Siobhan Marie Chaney Carter
Rhythmic Structure and Style Characteristics in the Medium of the Beatles, Robert Creigh
Display Cases, Andrew (Andrew Alan) Crook
A Song with Only One Word, Bailey Cunningham
All-healing weapon: the value of Oplopanax horridus root bark in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, Alissa B. (Alissa Bronwyn) Daschbach
Are You What You Eat? The Complexities of Food Choice, Normative Influence, and Identity., Melanie del Rosario
Slip and strain accumulation along the Sadie Creek fault, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, Cody Duckworth
Effect of Pedal Stance Width Manipulation via Pedal Spacers on Lower Limb Frontal Plane Kinematics During Cycling, Andrew Fife
Quantifying the magnitude and spatial variability of bedrock erosion beneath the Sisters Glacier, Washington, using cosmogenic 3He concentrations, Sarah W. Francis
Modeling the Effects of Climate Variability on Hydrology and Stream Temperatures in the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, Kyra Freeman
Structural Studies of Complexes of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII, Joseph S. Gish
After-Lands, Joanna R. Gordon
My story is not my own: A qualitative analysis of personal continuity and group narrative, Kristín G. (Kristin Guðbjörg) Haraldsson
Barriers and Coping Strategies Among Women in a Food Desert, Renee Holt
Progress Towards the Substrate-bound Structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae Sortase A, Nicholas M. Horvath
Photometric investigations of weathering rinds and coatings with implications for Mars, Kathleen Hoza
Not Just Nature, Sarah Kellogg
Seismic Structure of Tanaga Island, Alaska, Kevin F. (Kevin Francis) Lally
Post/Script: A Repository of Fragile Things, J. R. Lara
Healthier Together? A Meta-Analytic Review of Community Identification and LGBTQ Health, Kendall Lawley
Modeling Climate-Dependent Larval Growth Rate and Duration of Olympia oysters in the Salish Sea, Jake A. Lawlor
A Multivariate Analysis of the Relationship Between the Water Quality Conditions and Algal Species Composition of Six Mountain Lakes in the North Cascades, WA, USA, Michael P. Lawlor
The Role of Social Exchange in Collaborative Watershed Management: A Case Study in the Nooksack River Watershed, Washington, USA, Jocelyn Leroux
A Needs Assessment of the Perceptions and Opportunities to Enhance Nature Exploration at Publicly Funded Preschools, Naomi Liebhold
Surface modified gold nanorods based mercury sensor, Tianqi Luan
Exploring the Relationship Between Stress-Related Growth and Basic Psychological Needs Following Athletic Injuries, Samantha L. MacDonald
Spatiotemporal Diversity of Alpine Snow Algae Communities in the Pacific Northwest, Rachael C. Mallon
The Amukura Water Project: Utilization of Photovoice to Examine Water Use and Needs in Western Kenya, Cecilia Martin
Optimizing abalone outplant strategies using larval Haliotis kamtschatkana in the San Juan Archipelago, Washington, Katherine Mills-Orcutt
Paleomagnetic results from Upper Triassic and Middle Jurassic strata of east-central New Mexico, and implication for North American APWP, Masoud Mirzaei Souzani
American Affection and Ecuadorian Expression: Cultural Differences in Romantic Relationships, Jenni Miska
Validation of Predicted Tsunami Inundation for the Inland Coast of the Salish Sea Associated with Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes, Paige Morkner
Development of cryopreservation methods for sperm of pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) for conservation aquaculture., Caitlin O'Brien
Trunk, Hip and Knee Motions During a Step-Down Test and Running in Patellofemoral Pain Individuals, Katie Olinger
When Dark Flakes Fall, Realizing A Visionary Indigenous Origin Story, Kona Ongoy
Fascia Thickness and Mechanical Demand at the Ankle Joint during Dance Jumps in Classically Trained Ballet Dancers, Sarah Perry
The Influence of Gender and Ethnic Diversity in Higher Education Leadership, Jordan A. Romager
Development of a Rangeland Degradation Risk Model for the Peruvian Andes, Colin Schmidt
Multifunctional Microgels for Nanoparticle-Based Detection Methodologies, Alyson Silva
Wandering Between Worlds: The Huxleyan Undercurrents in Human Psychology, Adam Harrison Smith
Structural Studies on the Mechanism of Argyrin B and the L12 – L11 Ribosomal Protein Interface, Christopher Swanson
Dendroclimatology of yellow cedar (Callitropsis nootkatensis) and late Holocene temperature variability on the western slopes of the North Cascades in Washington State, Christopher A. (Chrisopher Anthony) Trinies
Functional Analysis of Cyc2 in Microbial Mat Communities of Mariana Arc and Back-arc Hydrothermal Vents, Christina A. Turner
The Atomic and Electronic Structure and Tunability of Ruddlesden-Popper Phases for Photovoltaic Applications, Britt A. Tyler
Assessing Coastal Vulnerability to Storm Surge and Wave Impacts with Projected Sea Level Rise within the Salish Sea, Nathan R. VanArendonk
Evaluating Comprehensive School Safety through a Global Baseline Survey of Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in the Education Sector, Adriana Varchetta
Synthesis of an Archazolid Based Enzyme Inhibitor, Cooper A. Vincent
An Ideal Approach to Prejudice: An Investigation of Promotion-oriented Motivators Underlying Interracial Interactions, Rachael Waldrop
amateur architects, Lucas Walker
Impacts of Major Freshwater Ions on the Acute Toxicity and Chemical Behavior of Silver Nanoparticles, Claire A. Walli
The Effect of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention on Free-Throw Shooting Performance Under Pressure, Nathan J. Wolch
Clinopyroxene trace element chemistry as a proxy for magma compositional variations in the Izu Bonin rear arc over the last 15 million years, Kimberly N. (Kimberly Nicole) Wurth
Peru's Musical Heritage of the Viceroyalty: The Creation of a National Identity, Fabiola Yupari
Estimating Probability of Blow Fly Colonization in Eastern Washington: a Forensic Entomology Experiment, Heather Zarkos Boswell
2018
You Know?: Decoding ‘Knowing’ in the English Professor/Student Relationship, Chloe Allmand
Evaluation of the Stream Function Assessment Methodology (SFAM) in watersheds of the Puget Sound lowlands, Michelle Bahnick
The Unfurling Frond, Rebecca Beardsall
Joint Motions of the Knee, Hip, and Trunk during a Single-Leg Step-Down Test and Running, Cody J. Brocato
Self-determined Exploration of the Outdoors and What Students Can Teach Themselves: A Report on the Beach Investigators Summer Program, Mark F. (Mark Franklin) Bryant
Lewis Acids in the Secondary Coordination Sphere for Kinetic Enhancement Toward Reduction of Nitrite, Kyle T. Burns
Long-term propagule pressure overwhelms early community determination of invader success in a serpentine grassland, Amanda N. Carr
Power, Pleasure, and Performance: Belle de Jour and the Girlfriend Experience, Marisa L. (Marisa Lenay) Carter
Testing ¹⁰Be Exposure Dating of Holocene Cirque Moraines using Glaciolacustrine Sediments in the Sierra Nevada, California, William Cary
The Accessibility of Atrocity: A Case Study of Responsibility during the Holocaust, Nate Christiansen
Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors Based on High-Index Dielectric Metal-Insulator-Metal Structures, Sarah Clark
Hydrologic and Nutrient Fluxes in a Small Watershed with Changing Agricultural Practices, Bridger Cohan
Daytime Summer Microclimate Influence of Large Woody Debris on Dewatered Sediments in Lake Mills, WA Following Dam Removal, Mariah J. Colton
New Reactions of Ring Strained Allyl Silanes, Elizabeth J. (Elizabeth Jane) Cummins
The Benefits of a Therapeutic Nature Education Intervention for Children with ADHD, Madeline Dineen
Site occupancy analysis of the sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus) in the disappearing desert-scrub of the Columbia Basin, Ryan R. (Ryan Robert) Drake
Mirror Me, Rosemary Engelfried
Dendrochronology of Seaside Juniper (Juniperus maritima), Dustin Gleaves
A Comparison of the Effect of Conditioning Activity Type on Post-activation Potentiation, Alexander I. Grey
Characterization of Particulate Matter Accumulated on Ramalina farinacea in the Seattle Area Using Semi-Automated Electron Microscopy, Tor G. (Tor Gunnar) Guddal
Instructions for Caring, Tracy Haack
Diversity and Petrogenesis of Rhyolites from an Intra-oceanic Arc: Evidence from IODP Site U1437, Izu Bonin Rear-arc and Surrounding Area, Luan J. (Luan Jean) Heywood
Maelstroms, Christina Holt
Partisan Stereotype Exaggeration: The Role of Like-Minded Media Consumption and Inter-Party Hostility, Kamran Hughes
Characterizing potential bacterial pathogens of Pisaster ochraceus sea stars with wasting disease, Chelsea Hutchinson
Long Distance Trade and the Parthian Empire: Reclaiming Parthian Agency from an Orientalist Historiography, Evan J. (Evan Jeffery) Jones
The Associations of Epiphytic Macroinvertebrates and Aquatic Macrophytes in Canyon Lake, WA, Jesse T. (Jesse Tyler) Klinger
The Effects of Forecasted Climate Change on Mass Wasting Susceptibility in the Nooksack River Basin, Kevin Knapp
A Search for Blue Carbon in Central Salish Sea Eelgrass Meadows, Mira D. (Mira Diana) Lutz
Geologic Development and Ongoing Activity of the Van Zandt Landslide Complex, Northwest WA, USA, Geoffrey Malick
Environmental Interpretation Plan for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, Rosalie Matsumoto
Science-based Bel Canto Pedagogy in Young Women's Voices, Claire McCullough
Vertical Distribution of Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida) larvae in Fidalgo Bay, WA, Brooke A. McIntyre