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.
2017
Regulation of the Odorant Receptor ODR-10 via Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation in Caenorhabditis elegans, Alexandra Townsend
Cultural Schemas as Cultural Capital: The Fuerza and Flexibility of Latino Family Values, Shane Treadway
Veil of Resilience: How the Concept of Honor Affects Female Education in Afghanistan, Fereshta Ullah
Intermolecular interactions that lead to the activation and inhibition of ribosome-dependent GTPases, Amanda J. Weis
Retreat to refugia: Severe habitat contraction projected for endemic alpine plants of the Olympic Peninsula, Samuel T. Wershow
Ongoing Exhumation and Recent Exposure of Sedimentary Outcrops on Mars, Joshua M. Williams
Structural Characterization of Factor VIII C2 Domain Activated Platelet Membrane Binding, Serena W. Wo
The 'F-Word': Awareness and Perceptions in Fin-Fish Farming and Aquaculture Policies, Jordan Wrigley
2016
Year-Round Algal Toxin Exposure in Free-Ranging Sea Lions: Implications of Trophic Exposure for Declining Populations, Adrianne M. (Adrianne Monet) Akmajian
Borderlands, Sarah K. (Sarah Kathleen) Appleton
Effects of Hand Position During a Push-Up on Scapular Kinematics, Tylre M. Arens
A molecular method to quantify sex-specific consumption of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) by Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) using scat, Brittany S. (Brittany Summer) Balbag
Nutritional Intake and Hormone Phenotypes in the Kansas Mennonite, Christopher E. Barrett
Using Intersectionality to Enhance and Mitigate Group Threats, Jeremy R. Becker
The Body is a Situation, Ali Beemsterboer
The Compounding Consequences of Climate Change and Wildfire for a High Elevation Wildflower (Saxifraga austromontana), Trevor D. S. (Trevor David Snow) Bloom
Mechanisms of Inverted Seismic Multiplets, Joel Brann
Histidine Domain-Arabinogalactan Proteins (HD-AGPs) in the Solanaceae, Jenna K. (Jenna Kristine) Brooks
Fine-scale Topoclimate Modeling and Climatic Treeline Prediction of Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) in the American Southwest, Jamis M. Bruening
Toward Sovereignty: Zhang Zhidong’s Military Strengthening of China, 1884-1901, Adam Y. (Adam Yung-Ho) Chang
Black Cottonwood (Populus Trichocarpa) Nutrition in the Dewatered Lake Aldwell Reservoir on the Elwha River, Washington, Ezra H. Citron
Blurred Vision? Evaluating the Legacy of Puget Sound Smart Growth, Stacy Clauson
The Deoxygenation and Hydrogenation Properties of Noble Metal-Based Bimetallic Phosphide Catalysts, Paul M. Cochran
The Effect of High-Intensity Visible Light on the Bloom Niches of the Phototrophic Dinoflagellates Alexandrium fundyense and Heterocapsa rotundata, Elizabeth C. (Elizabeth Colleen) Cooney
Return to Sarah: for Orchestra, Nicaela Coté
Leveraging Legitimacy: How Alaska Circumvented Salmon Sustainability By Creating Their Own Eco-Label, Monique Couture
The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Attention and Rumination, Diana M. David
Fluvial Incision, Upper Plate Faulting, and Short-Term Deformation in the Southern Olympic Mountains of Washington State, Jaime Delano
Identification of Aspergillus Fungal Resistance Factors in a Plant Model System, Teresa C. De Sitter
Teaching Environmental/STEM College Access Curriculum in Two Western Washington Title I Elementary Schools, Wendelin Dunlap
Climatic Drivers of Western Spruce Budworm Outbreaks in the Okanogan Highlands, Todd M. Ellis
Mineral Complexities as Evidence for Open-system Processes in Formation of Intermediate Magmas of the Mount Baker Volcanic Field, Northern Cascade Arc, Ricardo D. (Ricardo Daniel) Escobar-Burciaga
Globalized Garment Systems: Theories on the Rana Plaza Disaster and Possible Localist Responses, Elizabeth A. Evans
Velocity-Based Training as a Method of Auto-Regulation in Collegiate Athletes, Damien L. (Damien Levon) Fisher
A Dynamic Bayesian Approach for Integrating Climate Change into a Multi-Stressor Ecological Risk Assessment for the Mercury Contaminated South River and Upper Shenandoah River, Lara Gaasland-Tatro
Survival Strategies, Jenna Gernand
Knowing Nature: Plurinationality and Productivity in Ecuador’s Socialist State, Kelsey E. Gilman
"They Gave Hungary Away": Depression and Traumatic Cultural Identity Among Hungarians, Katarina Gombocz
Toward Accurate and Efficient Computational Screening of the Electronic Structure and Band Gaps of Semiconductors, Linda Grabill
Predicting Risk to Estuary Water Quality and Patterns of Benthic Environmental DNA in Queensland, Australia using Bayesian Networks, Scarlett E. Graham
Bacterial Diversity and Community Structure of Lithotrophically-Driven Microbial Mats from the Mariana Arc and Back-Arc, Kevin W. Hager
How These Girls Shimmer, Julia E. Hands
Mapping Interactions Between the Type-VI Secretion System Effector tAE1 and Its Putative Substrates Using NMR Spectroscopy, Robert C. (Robert Corey) Henderson
Adaptive Variation in Desiccation Resistance in Rhagoletis, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Lynn) Hill
Speech Modifications for Supporting Auditory Comprehension in Aphasia, Jamie Hitchcock
A Certain Exposure, Cindy-Lou Holland
Comprehensive Solution Structure Analysis of DNA Duplexes Containing Chemical Base Alterations, Joanna Hoppins
Progress Toward Structural Studies of a Circularly Permuted Human Hemoglobins Containing T-State Stabilizing Mutations, Rachel J. (Rachel Joy) Hubbard
Effects of Creatine-Electrolyte Supplement on Power and Strength Performance, Erik Hummer
Creating a Community Hub for Natural History Education in the Methow Valley and Beyond, Mary Kiesau
Walking in Broken Pixels, Hans M. Klein
Cognitive Motor Interference in Adults with LCVA and Typical Comparison Peers Under Single- and Dual-task Conditions, Shandra Knapstad
Synthesis & Reactivity of Iron (II) Pyridinediimine Complexes For the Reduction of Nitrite, Yubin Kwon
Detecting Fires: A Nationally Consistent, Rule Based Approach, Jacob D. (Jacob Daniel) Lesser
Middle-Class Masculinity in England: Examining Citizen-Soldier Volunteers of the First World War, Connor Litchman
Microbial Diversity Across an Oxygen Gradient Using Large-scale Phylogenetic-based Analysis of Marine Metagenomes, Ryan J. (Ryan James) McLaughlin
Behavioral Characterization of a Knock-in Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease, Shawn Minnig
Science and Strategy: How Scientific and Technical Information Are Used in Disputes Over Landslide Regulations in Seattle, WA, Ana E. Miscolta-Cameron
Comparing Soil Datasets with the APEX Model: Calibration and Validation for Hydrology and Crop Yield in Whatcom County, Washington, Andrew M. Monks
Modeling the Effects of Forecasted Climate Change and Glacier Recession on Late Summer Streamflow in the Upper Nooksack River Basin, Ryan D. Murphy
Exploring the Effects of Psychological Distance and Action-Related Knowledge on Wildlife Conservation, Brett A. Muskavage
Investigating the Spatio-Temporal Relationships Between Snowmelt Timing and Wildfire Area Burned in the US Mountain West, Donal Seán (Donal Seán) O'Leary III
-12°F: for orchestra, David Pangborn
Wanderingland, Lindsay Petrie
Water Quality and Algal Diversity of Ten Lakes Along the Mountain Loop Highway, Washington, Katy Pfannenstein
Ring-Closing Metathesis Reactions of Acyloxysulfones: Synthesis of γ-Alkylidene Butenolides, Iris T. Phan
Emergent Contaminants and Effects on Field-Exposed Chinook Salmon and Cutthroat Trout in the Stillaguamish Watershed, WA., Jody M. Pope
Depositional Environments and Provenance of Early Paleogene Strata in the Huerfano Basin: Implications for Uplift of the Wet Mountains, Colorado, USA, Dirk M. Rasmussen
Beaver Seasons: A Whatcom Phenology, Rob Rich
One Hundred Years of Vegetation Succession in the Easton Glacial Foreland, Mount Baker, Washington, Katherine A. (Katherine Ann) Rosa
Development of 2D and 3D Conductive Biomaterial Composites for Use as Electromechanical Actuators, Sean Severt
Narrative Processes and Well-being in the Context of Chronic Illness, Hannah Shucard
Effects of Zostera marina Roots and Leaf Detritus on the Concentration and Distribution of Pore-Water Sulfide in Marine Sediments, Alexandra G. (Alexandra Garcia) Simpson
The Role of Cognitive and Evolutionary Processes in Guiding Gaze Patterns While Viewing Transgender Women, Naomi Skarsgard
Wisdom of the Ancient Forests: Stories in the Living Thread, Nick Sky
Diatom Frustules as a Mechanical Defense Against Predation by Heterotrophic Dinoflagellates, Tyler Spillane
Emergent Wetland Plant Biophysical Characteristics Associated with Wave Attenuation and Sediment Retention, Chad D. Stellern
Video Education For Nutritional Management Of Type 2 Diabetes In A Rural, Multiethnic Community In Molokai, Hawaii, Megan Stephenson
History at Hand: An Analysis of Self-Guided Historic Walking Tours in Whatcom County, Washington, Laura M. (Laura Marie) Stone
Copper Indium Disulfide Nanocrystal Luminescent Solar Concentrators, Ryan I. (Ryan Isaac) Sumner
Cluster Analysis as a Means of Examining Topographically-mediated Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) Growth in the American Southwest, Tyler J. Tran
Heart's Desire, A. D. (Austin David) VanKirk
Coping Skills, Social Support, and Quality of Life Among Puerto Rican Women Undergoing Drug and/or Alcohol Treatment, Cheryl A. Vázquez-Colón
Spatial Variability of Snow Chemistry of High Altitude Glaciers in the Peruvian Andes, Lindsay K. Wallis
A Holocene Glaciolacustrine Record of the Lyman Glacier and Implications for Glacier Fluctuations in the North Cascades, Washington, Harold N. Wershow
Exploring the Biofuel Potential of Isochrysis sp., John R. Williams II
Development of a Samarium Based Allylic Benzoate Elimination/Isomerization: Application to a Total Synthesis of Honokiol, Alicia M. Wright
2015
Three Languages, One Nation: Trilingualism and National Identity in England, From the Mid-Twelfth to the Early Fourteenth Century, Christopher Anderson
Fathersblood, Britton Andrews
Ludic Suite: for Orchestra, Jon R. Bash
Differential Incision and Uplift of the Yakima River Terraces, Adrian M. Bender
Ocean Acidification Affects Larval Swimming in Ostrea lurida but not Crassostrea gigas, Shannon Buckham
Effects of Heavy Metals on Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, George L (George Livingston) Burgess
Structural Requirements for Ribosome-Dependent GTPase Activity and Binding, Markus A. Carlson
Effects of Hypoxia and Sulfide Intrusion on Eelgrass (Zostera marina), Melissa Ciesielski
The effect of maternal traits on rearing success in pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsii), Erin Rose D'Agnese