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2013
M-addition, Tim Mesikepp
Structural and Functional Characterization of a Permuted Hemoglobin, Michael P. (Michael Patrick) Murphy
The Effect of Human Exposure on the Anti-predatory Response of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina), Jennifer K. (Jennifer Kathryn) Olson
Mountain goat genetic diversity and population connectivity in Washington and Southern British Columbia, Leslie C. (Leslie Claire) Parks
Understanding the dynamic effects of flight patterns on land use, Matthew Paskus
Italian piazze: models for public outdoor space in sustainable communities, Mark K. (Mark Kevan) Pederson
A nation of those without a state: a case study of nationalism regarding piracy in the Atlantic before and during the Golden Age, Jessica L. (Jessica Lyn) Peters
Biogeography and evolution of Thermococcus isolates from hydrothermal vent systems of the Pacific, Mark T. (Mark Thomas) Price
Silk fibroin-based conducting polymer composite electrodes and their use as electromechanical actuators, Isabella S. Romero
Physiological adaptations and feeding mechanisms of the invasive purple varnish clam, Nuttallia obscurata, Leesa E. Sorber
"Johnny feels cranky": a family systems approach to studying the links between interparental conflict and preschoolers' emotion understanding, Kristen A. Stouder
Synthesis and reactivity of pyridinediimine iron complexes: for the breakdown of carbon dioxide, Zachary Thammavongsy
The wildland-urban interface in the conterminous United States 2000-2010, Jacob P. (Jacob Paul) Tully
Where everybody knows your name: growing up Japanese in Burlington, WA, 1920-1942, Alyssa J. (Alyssa Joy) Vis
Cougar genetic variation and gene flow in a heterogeneous landscape, Matthew J. (Matthew James) Warren
Characterization of coarse sediment transport on a mixed sand and gravel beach: Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve, Blaine, Washington, Meghan E. (Meghan Elizabeth) Weaver
Development of surface-enhanced Raman based sensors, Elizabeth C. (Elizabeth Cecilia) Wellner
Incipient soil development in the recently deglaciated Easton foreland, Mt. Baker, Washington, Paul W. (Paul William) Whelan
Identification of proteins that putatively bind the promoter of the stomatal master regulator gene, MUTE, Anthony F. (Anthony Fahike) Williams
Mapping alpine treeline with high resolution imagery and LiDAR data in North Cascades National Park, Washington, Cathi J. (Cathi Jones) Winings
Phytoplankton ecology in four high-elevation lakes of the North Cascades, WA, Siana Wong
Girl on the loose, Rachel Wood
2012
"I still believe in him": religion, nationalism, and the Nuremberg Party Rally of 1934, Marilee Akland
Transboundary watershed management in the Fraser Lowlands: Bertrand Creek and Fishtrap Creek, Ryan Anaka
Breaking curfew in the underworld, Britt Ashley
The world's fare: food and culture at American World Fairs from 1893-1939, Elizabeth Badger
Non-lethal determination of heavy metals in spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) spines using LA-ICP-MS, Clayton L. (Clayton Louis) Bailes
Avenues of mutual respect: opening communication and understanding between Native Americans and archivists, Cara S. Bertram
Self-silencing among Punjabi women: the interplay of cultural adaptation, depression, and domestic violence, Madhura Bhadra
11,000 years on the Rogue River: prehistoric occupation of the Stratton Creek Site (35JO21), Josephine County, Oregon, Catherin M. (Catherin Maria) Bialas
The isolated sixth gelsolin repeat of villin has a calcium-regulated structure and lacks capacity to bind F-actin, Jacob A. Brockerman
Convergence, Marilyn V. (Marilyn Vernett) Bruce
Environmental stress in the correctional workplace, Jeff Brummel
Performance of oriented fluorophore luminescent solar concentrators, Tristan Butler
TTS protein orthologs as interspecific reproductive barriers in the solanaceae, Tara D. Callaway
An analysis of agricultural land-use effects on surface water quality in Skagit County streams, MarySutton Carruthers
Block rotation and magnetostratigraphy of the Fish Creek-Vallecito Basin, Salton Trough, CA, Christopher J. DeBoer
Late-Holocene mammal use in the Salish Sea: a case study from the Cherry Point site (45WH1), Northwestern Washington, Matthew A. (Matthew Adam) Dubeau
Potential effects of short-term climate variation on shrubs, grasshoppers and lizards in the northern Great Basin desert scrub, Philip J. Dugger
Resiliency strategies in transnational families: case study with highland Guatemalan women, Katie M. Fawell
Integrating ensemble species distribution modeling and statistical phylogeography to inform projections of climate change impacts on species distributions, Brenna R. Forester
Re-envisioning society: the radicalization of the student youth movement in Mexico during the 1960s, Lily A. (Lily Ann) Fox
A "Natural" history of land in cold war Guatemala, 1951-1985, Kate J. (Kate Jolene) Fuhrman
Cold War fictions : gender, anticommunism, and the reconfiguration of the post-war United States, Aaron George
GIS investigation of scarps on Slide Mountain, Western Whatcom County, Washington, Orion George
Thermal conditions and movement of rock glaciers in the North Cascades, Washington, Joseph Goshorn-Maroney
Ecologies of memory, Thomas P. (Thomas Philip) Graham
Felsic magmas from Mt. Baker in the northern Cascade arc: origin and role in andesite production, Julie A. (Julie Angela) Gross
Identity and icons: conflict and consequences surrounding the University of North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux" name and logo, JoRelle Grover
Pedestrian perceptions: a study of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Jeffery M. Guinn
Motion picture film as a government record: framing films within archival theory and preparing for the digital future, Heidi Holmstrom
Exercise adherence in sedentary university employees after an 8-week web-based intervention, Summer Huntington
Relocation and analysis of the 2007 Nechako, B.C., seismic swarm: evidence for magmatic intrusion in the lower crust, Jesse A. Hutchinson
The impact of magnetic resonance imaging on juror perceptions of guilt, Christopher M. (Christopher Michael) Jackson
Steal yourself, Robin Jennings
Cascadian cross border cooperation challenged: the case of the Shared Waters Alliance, Riley Jones
In the shadow of the population bomb: the campaign for abortion reform in Seattle, 1962-1970, Alexandra J. Kattar
A biomechanical comparison between a baseball pitch and a first serve in tennis, Marc A. Keller
Harvey Milk and California Proposition 6: how the gay liberation movement won two early victories, Ramy K. Khalil
Effects of social support visibility on cardiovascular and emotional responses during an acute stress task, Julie A. Kirsch
Promoter deletion analysis and identification of putative CIS-elements of MUTE in Arabidopsis, Aaron Mahoney
Business archives and Web 2.0: increasing archival access and making the archives and asset, Doug Mann
Cerebral wave organics I: music for orchestra : 2011-2012, Ian D. McCunn
Rhetorical mindfulness and eco-criticism: inhabiting the space of first-year composition, Dylan Medina
The processing and content of family narratives in emerging adulthood: gender, family functioning, and associations with identity development, Sarah Morrison-Cohen
Reign of heretics: Arianism and political power in the Vandal and Ostrogothic kingdoms, Christopher J. (Christopher James) Nofziger
Tidal height and immersion time impact predator-induced morphological shell plasticity in three members of the genus Nucella, Caitlin E. O'Brien
No dust in cyberspace?: the effects of internet technology on perceptions of archives, Caitlin Patterson
Lipids of the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima: season and symbiont affect content and fractionation, Monica R. Ponce-McDermott
Rome's vestal virgins: public spectacle and society, Joshua M. (Joshua Michael) Roberts
Maps as discourse in the borderlands: an analysis of the cartographies of power on the U.S.-Mexico 'frontier', Austin Rose
The place of the environment in the Columbia River Treaty, Elliott C. (Elliott Charles) Smith
Currents: for orchestra, 2011-12, Todd Francis Smith
Finding common ground: when the hippie counterculture immigrated to a rural redwood community, Lisa Gruwell Spicer
Traditional and alternative delivery methods of general chemistry labs: environmental, monetary, and pedagogical comparisons, Sarah Steely
Use of the first rib in the age-at-death assessment of adult female skeletal remains, Zachary A. Sullivan
The use of a Bayesian network to calculate the risks of mercury contamination to fish and birds of the South River, Virginia, Heather M. Summers
May Day: for orchestra, Spencer J. Thun
Walking with wapiti: measuring late Holocene climatic variability through Cervus elaphus abundance and stable isotope analysis in the Gulf of Georgia Region, Angus M. D. (Angus Michael David) Tierney
Characterization of PhPRP1, an extracellular arabinogalactan protein from Petunia hybrida pistils, Megan Twomey
Land use, riparian buffers, and biological stream conditions in the Puget lowlands of Washington, Colin Wahl
Common eternities, Aaron Wallace
Religious devotion and partisan intensity: measures of religious faith as proxy measures of political affect, Janice K. Ward
Seasonal and age-based aspects of diet of the introduced redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) in Ross Lake, Washington, Carmen A. (Carmen Ann) Welch
Structural studies of blood coagulation factor VIII in complexes with inhibitory antibodies, Rachel Werther
Obscured geographies of the Emerald City: a study on gentrification in Seattle, WA, Jonah D. White
The effects of elevated PCO2 on the physiology of Emiliania huxleyi, Tristen Wuori
2011
Measuring smoking-related attentional bias with a change detection task, Gordon T. Barker
Special education teacher burnout: the effects of efficacy expectations and perceptions of job responsibilities, Rachel L. Berry
Dismembered: a memoir, Janie Bjelland
Hydrodesulfurization and hydrodeoxygenation over noble metal phosphide catalysts, Richard H. Bowker
Comparative genomics of Bistorta vivipara, Daniel F. Bronny
Apples & overcoats, Joshua M. Browning
Rationing the river: evaluating hybrid instream flow programs in Colorado and Montana, Zachary Bruning