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.
2018
Integrated Food Systems Education: A Network Assessment of Bellingham, WA, Ciera Mead
Of Moonshine and Water, Kathryn Merwin
Community Solar: A Pathway toward Leadership for Higher Education Institutions, Kevin Moens
Gag reflex and disgust sensitivity in selective eaters, Hayley Nichols
The Chemicals Between Us: A Geoarchaeological Analysis of a Shell Midden and Patterns of Deposition at the Woodstock Farm Site, Chuckanut Bay, Washington, Stacie Jo Nored Pratschner
Dante's Cartography And Other Stories, Alyssa M. (Alyssa Michelle) Quinn
Collaborative Ocean Acidification Mapping for a Changing Salish Sea? Transdisciplinary and Transboundary Barriers, Katrina Radach
Driving Sortase-Mediated Ligations Using Metal-Coordinating Peptides, Sierra Reed
Shuksan Story: An Original Soundtrack Composition, Jonathan (Jonathan Mahan) Ross
Policy Analysis of Water Management: Strategies for Whatcom County, Washington to Address Permit-Exempt Wells in Water-Constrained Watersheds, Sydney Schlotterback
The Effectiveness of Forested and Hedgerow Riparian Buffers for Buffering Water Temperature and Improving Fish Habitat in Agricultural Waterways in Western Washington, Jessica L. (Jessica Lynne) Shaw
The Hustle and Bustle of the Coast Salish Potlatch An Exploratory Case Study of Gift Economic Exchange and Bird Resources at the Village of Xwe’Chi’eXen, 45WH1, Carl E. (Carl Erik) Sholin
A Chemoenzymatic Approach to the Synthesis of Hemoglobin Oligomers, Johann Sigurjonsson
A Psychosocial Approach to Predicting Self-Harm in Heterogeneous Populations, Melissa J. Sitton
Development of Regio- and Diastereoselective Samarium (II) Iodide Mediated Allylic Benzoate Reductions, Trevor Stockdale
Metamorphic Evolution of the Sierra de Maz: Implications for the Timing of Terrane Accretion on the Western Margin of Gondwana, Andrew Tholt
Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Stream Temperature in the Nooksack River Basin, Stephanie E. Truitt
Interactive effects of ocean acidification and ocean warming on Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) early life stages, Cristina Villalobos
Cross-sectional scat sampling reveals intrapopulation feeding diversity in a marine predator, Madelyn Voelker
Does Cycling Cadence Affect Interlimb Symmetry in Pedaling Power in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease?, Gary D. Wiley Jr.
The Effect of Experience-Based Prototypes on Spatial Memory, Michael L. (Michael Loran) Williams
Wasted and Castrated: Two Diseases Affecting the Ochre Star, Pisaster ochraceus, in North America, Zoë Zilz
2017
Constructing the Klamath: Nature, Culture, and the Management of a Western River, Zander Albertson
A Climactic Unimak Island Caldera-Forming Eruption, Aleutian Arc, Alaska: Magma storage and pre-eruption P-T-fO2-H2O conditions of the rhyodacite magma, Olivia E. (Olivia Eliška) Anderson
Acute Effects of Two Hip Flexor Stretching Techniques on Knee Joint Position Sense and Balance, Hussain I. Aslan
Children “Left Behind”: Exploring the Nexus of Migration and Formal Education in Mexico, Tiffini Ayala
Towards the Substrate-bound Structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae Sortase A, Orion Banks
Changes in Water Chemistry and Biological Communities Associated with Metal Mining in Streams in the North Cascades, Brooke G. Bannerman
Building a Musical Theatre Program: A Standards Driven Curriculum for High School Educators, Emilee J. Buchanan
Population Characteristics and Habitat Use by the Recently Introduced Asiatic Clam (Corbicula fluminea) in Lake Whatcom, Washington, Jason A. (Jason Alexander) Buehler
Trust and Conservation Opportunity: the importance of trust in landholders' decisions to participate in conservation programs, Analiese C. E. Burns
Plant Community and Nutrient Development within Four Estuary Restoration Sites in Kitsap County, Washington, Shannon M. (Shannon Marie) Call
Holocene Fault Reactivation and Landscape Evolution in the Eastern Cascades, WA, Benjamin M. Carlson
Determining the Maximal Recoverable Volume of Resistance Training in Tonnage during a Strength Phase, Patrick C. Castelli
Social Class and the Production of Mountain Space: The historical geographies of the Seattle Mountaineers, 1906-1939, Thomas C. Christian
Phylogenetic-Based Characterization of Microbial Eukaryote Community Structure and Diversity of an Estuary in the Salish Sea, Taylor L. Clement
The Effect of Fatigue on the Motor Evoked Potential of the Infraspinatus, Joseph Howard Cordell
Initiation and Evolution of Subduction: T-t-D History of the Easton Metamorphic Suite, Northwest Washington State, Jeremy Cordova
Creatine and Electrolyte Supplementation Improves Repetitive Sprint Cycling Performance, Daniel L. Crisafulli
More Than Faith: Latter-Day Saint Women as Politically Aware and Active Americans, 1830-1860, Kim M. (Kim Michaelle) Davidson
Probing the Secondary Coordination Sphere of Zn(II) and Fe(II) Pyridinediimine (PDI) Complexes, Mayra Delgado
Interpreting the dynamics of submarine landslides through hydroacoustic modeling, West Mata volcano, NE Lau Basin, Jonathan G. Drobiarz
Do Conspecific Soil Microorganisms Inhibit Potentilla recta?, Faythe Duran
Effects of Thoracic Spine Position during Cycle Sprint Recovery, Deanna Marlene Emnott
Polycentric Solutions for the Skagit River Water Wars?, Alanna Ewert
La Petite Maria de Normandie, Charles-John S. Fontillas
Gender Identity in a Cultural Context: An Application of the Master Narrative Framework, Chelsea Fordham
Investigating Pterion from Two Perspectives: Phylogenetics and Biomechanics, Nambi Gamet
Rethinking the “Ghetto Synthesis”: Problems and Prospects in the Black Metropolis, Brent Gaspaire
Mothers' Roots Curriculum Project, Sonya Gobert
Clustering of Epigenetic Methylation and Oxidative Damage: Effects on Duplex DNA Solution Structure, Thermodynamic Stability and Local Dynamics, David R. Gruber
Gender Stereotype and Spatial Reasoning: the Milankovitch Cycles, Kristina Gustovich
Comparing Aggressive and Impulsive Behavior in Concussed and Non-Concussed Athletes, Jason Haddix
Convenience of Corruption, Diane Henderson
A Legacy of Supremacy: Prison, Power, and the Carceral Nation, Luke J. Hickey
“If You Likin’ This Position You Can Tape It”: Reception of the Male Gaze Among Dancer and Non-Dancer Consumers of Music Videos, Mary A. (Mary Anne) Hood
An Exploration of Digital Sketch Mapping, Interview and Qualitative Analysis to Document a Therapeutic Landscape in Whatcom County, George Edward Juszynski
Program Development at the Outback: Exploring Place-Based, Experiential Education through a Campus Farm., Paul Kearsley
Effect of Distance on Lumbar Flexion and Erector Spinae Electromyography on a Slide versus Fixed Base Rowing Ergometer, Nicole Y. (Nicole Yvette) Kelp
Bumps in the Road, Katherine Kendall-Weed
Caring For The Qualified Life: Mexicana Certified Nursing Assistants In Bellingham, Washington, Marinel Kniseley
Physiological Mechanisms of Desiccation Resistance in Fruit-Parasitic Rhagoletis Flies, Christa M. (Christa Marie) Kohnert
A Computational Investigation of BODIPY Excited State Properties and Photosensitization of Molecular Oxygen, Keenan Komoto
A Qualitative Investigation of the Peer Mentor Experience in a Physical Activity Intervention for Mental Health, Taylor R. Leenstra
The Effect of Knee Extension Angle on Knee Joint Position Sense Between Genders, Samuel M. Lyons
Building the Climate Justice Movement: A Field Manual to Increase Climate Activism, Jill MacIntyre Witt
An Exploration of the Relationship Between Burnout and Depression in Intercollegiate Athletes, Arianna Martignetti
Here’s Looking at You Kid: Preferential Attention to Same and Other Race Infant Faces Does Not Overcome the Other Race Effect, Sarah L. Martinez
How do lizards use behavior and physiology to inhabit different climate zones?, Matthew R. McTernan
College Students’ Values for Self-Expression, their Facebook Use, and Bridging Social Capital, Chelsea J. Melton
Seismicity and Velocity Structure of Offshore Hawai`i, including Lo`ihi Submarine Volcano, Dara K. Merz
Structural and Functional Characterization of the F-actin Binding Headpiece Domain of Plant Villin 4, Heather Miears
Six Weeks of Creatine-Electrolyte Supplement Effects on Muscle Fatigability, Donnelly R. Miller
Community within Single-Site Permanent Supportive Housing: Perspectives and Experiences from Staff and Residents at St. Mary’s House, Peter Miterko
Building Arc Crust – Plutonic to Volcanic Connections in an Extensional Island Arc, the Alisitos Arc Crustal Section (Southern Rosario Segment), Baja California, Rebecca A. (Rebecca Anne) Morris
Designing a Curriculum on Sustainable Living Practices, Stefanie Neale
Effects of a Single Diaphragmatic Breath on Anxiety, Gaze, and Performance, Mason B. (Mason Burk) Nichols
Simulation Modeling of Population Expansion for Introduced Mountain Goats in the Olympic Mountains of Washington State, Melissa M. Oscarson
Modeling, Design and Fabrication of Biocompatible Silk-Based Electronics and Actuators, Nicholas Ostrovsky-Snider
O Lady, Speak Again, Dayna E. Patterson
Structural Evolution of the San Juan Thrust System, Orcas and Shaw Islands, WA, Kevin Quillan
The Presence of Rhetoric: A Content Analysis of the Estonian American National Council’s Documents from Estonia, 1986-1989, Michael Redlinger
Elk Abundance Estimation and Road Ecology in Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington, Nathan C. Rice
Sediment Budget of the Middle Reach Skagit River, Washington 1937-2015 Reveals Decadal Variations in Sediment Export and Storage, Amelia Deuell Rothleutner
A Malleable Strength: The Formation of Jewish Identity in Response to Imperialism in Antiquity, Abigail L. (Abigail Lynn) Russell
A Theoretical and Experimental Study into the Kinetics of Solution Phase Thin Film Deposition, Cyrus Schaaf
The effects of an ankle strengthening and proprioception exercise protocol on peak torque and joint position sense, Jayson Shepherd
Galentown: A Tragedy in Five Acts, Marley A. Simmons-Abril
The Stones They Chose: Lithic Analysis and Design Selections at Čḯxwicən Village (45CA523), Joseph Sparaga
Testing the time dependence of slip on the western Klamath Lake fault zone, Oregon, Gunnar Speth
Luminance, Megan Spiegel
Let Me Show You I’m Not Biased! Demonstrating Non-Prejudiced Opinions while Navigating the Topic of Race, Emily R. Stafford
Effectiveness of Salmon Carcass Analogs as a Form of Nutrient Enhancement for Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Three Lower Columbia Watersheds, Matthew T. Sturza
Permission, Fallon Sullivan
Framing and Moral Motives: The Interaction Between Moral Foundations and Political Identity in Predicting Motives, Joshua A. Thompson
The Impact of Crossramp Angle and Elliptical Path Trajectory on Lower Extremity Muscle Activation, Matthew M. Thorsen
Probing the catalytic properties of Ni-based bimetallic phosphides for deep hydrodesulfurization, Peter J. Topalian