Male teachers in Early Childhood Education (ECE) have been a subject of controversy. They are viewed by many with suspicion and thought to be lacking in the skills needed to care for young children. Some are advanced quickly into administrative positi . . .

Morphological changes in the Dry Creek (Sonoma County, California) associated with Warm Spring Dam, have reduced habitat availability for rearing fish, and potentially altered the community structure of benthic invertebrates that form the prey-base fo . . .

Since Humboldt County is a somewhat isolated region, community members may feel limited by their ability to access available modes of transportation, which can be restricted by high gasoline prices and fixed annual incomes. During the last several yea . . .

I examined the relationship between nonbreeding dunlin (Calidris alpina) roost use on Arcata Bay and energy balance (proximity hypothesis), predation, and predation risk. Individuals used roosts that were closer to their last foraging locations than r . . .

Spartina densiflora, a non-indigenous, invasive, perennial cordgrass has colonized and modified roughly 90% of the remaining salt marsh habitat in Humboldt Bay, California. As part of a region wide effort to ameliorate the effects of this invasion, tw . . .

African American college students continue to experience challenges both academically and personally at predominantly White colleges and universities. Predominantly White Colleges and Historically Black Colleges and have been the focus of prior resear . . .

Associated with the northern strands of the San Andreas fault system in California is a series of small intermontane basins. While it is tempting to ascribe their formation to simple ‘pull-apart’ tectonics along the dominantly strike-slip fault strand . . .

This thesis is a qualitative exploration of “new second generation” South Asian Americans. Alejandro Portes and Min Zhou’s concept of the “1.5 generation” and “new second generation” illustrate a diverse and understudied demographic population that hi . . .

The freshwater life history of spring chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tschawytscha was investigated in the upper South Fork Salmon River and its tributary East Fork. Emergence and emigration timing were studied using redd and outmigrant traps during 1991 . . .

This thesis, dealing with the history of the Mizo Independence Movement, constitutes an attempt to identify the Mizo people, and their gradual movement toward independence. Because virtually nothing is known about the Mizo people by the Western World, . . .

Individual-based models (IBMs) are a relatively new way to perform population modeling of a particular species. In this type of modeling, population level dynamics emerge as the result of actions of individuals, as members of the population make choic . . .

Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) fisheries of the eastern Pacific, from Alaska to central California, have a minimum size limit, measured as carapace width (CW), to ensure that all harvested males have had the opportunity to participate in at least on . . .

Taylor Creek is located in the Lake Tahoe basin and drains into Lake Tahoe. A beaver colony in Taylor Wetland has built 14 dams along Taylor Creek and in the wetland, creating nine beaver ponds upstream. All of the dams in the main channel of Taylor C . . .

Bacterial counts have long been used as indicators of water pollution that may affect public health. There are currently four bacterial groups that are used by public health agencies to monitor public beaches and to post health warnings if a state sta . . .

Land conversion for agriculture is a leading threat to bird biodiversity. However, wildlife-friendly practices such as organic farming and the use of hedgerows have been found to provide needed habitat for birds in agricultural landscapes. Many studie . . .

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORE STABILITY AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between athletic performance and core stability. A secondary purpose was to test the reliability of core stability measures in an athletic popula . . .

An English transcription of an oral history of a major mythical Hupa character.

This project looked at ways in which college students use common areas in traditional residence halls. Previous research and theory shows that students’ success is based on both their academic and social integration into a university. For students liv . . .

I investigated the spatial distribution of spring staging black brant Branta bernicla nigricans on South Humboldt Bay, California, to determine how brant selected intertidal feeding sites. From January through May 2000, I mapped the locations of brant . . .

The valley elderberry longhorn beetle (VELB) lives in elderberry bushes in the Central Valley of California. It is threatened under the Endangered Species Act and is also of theoretical interest because it persists at low densities in a patchy landsca . . .

Pollinators are critical for the proper functioning of natural ecosystems and they benefit or are required by many agricultural crops. Despite their importance, there is little information available to enhance restoration efforts or manage habitats to . . .

The marine copepod, Tigriopus californicus (Baker), is commonly found in high rocky splash-pools between Alaska and Lower California. In this habitat the animal has the ability of withstanding a great range of temperature and salinity. The body of thi . . .

The rapid increase in European height during the mid to late nineteenth century has yet to be fully explained. Improved nutrition and decreased pathogen exposure can account for some, but not all of the observed increase in average height for particul . . .

The present paper outlines the author’s portfolio product completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology: School Psychology, focused on neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). Approximately 15% of chil . . .

The implementation of different instructional strategies and their affects on student attitudes toward learning will be investigated in two Northern Humboldt High School remedial math classes. The study explores and analyzes different types of pedagog . . .

Youth aging out of foster care are a vulnerable population who often lack the emotional and financial support needed to succeed in the transition to independent adulthood. Assembly Bill 12 (AB 12) was signed into law in September 2010 as a means to im . . .

The equations of continuity and momentum for the fluid, sediment continuity equation, Meyer-Peter and Müller sediment transport equation, and flow resistance equation are used to model the movement of a single wave of sediment, consisting only of bed . . .

Advocacy in the humanitarian field has historically taken a back seat to relief operations, and for good reason: the central imperatives governing humanitarian action—access (to populations in need) and security (of one’s teams in the field)—also limi . . .

Pronounced seasonality in rainfall and consequently streamflow are natural components of a Mediterranean climate, and increases in human population, water use, and climate change have the potential to further increase water stress and scarcity in Medi . . .

This thesis is comprised of two parts. The first part is a historiography concerning Carpatho-Rusyns in Europe and Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants in the steel mill towns and cities of Pennsylvania (1880-1920). The second part is a collection of several wee . . .

A Yurok vocabulary book, with illustrations, that details the processes of preparing basic plants in Northwest California Indian culture.

This study investigated the relationship between perceptions of threat and attitudes toward same-sex marriage from the framework of intergroup threat theory (ITT). Intergroup threat theory postulates that outgroup prejudice and discrimination are driv . . .

This body of work is centered on the Humboldt State University School Psychology Program’s ten domains of professional knowledge and practice standards, and provides evidence of competence across all those domains. When considering an ecological appro . . .

Gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) are ‘living islands’ to a diverse assemblage of crustacean ectoparasites that includes at least three species of highly specialized whale lice (Cyamus spp.). These lice are obligate parasites that undergo direct dev . . .

This project presents evidence of my competency within the ten domains of professional practice and knowledge acknowledged by Humboldt State University School Psychology Program. My internship position was with a county office of education, which gave . . .

No research has been done on Ultimate frisbee. This study attempts to study the locomotion patterns during match-play in Ultimate. Methods: amateur Ultimate players (n = 6 cutters, 6 handlers) from a co-ed club performed the counter-movement jump, 505 . . .

The literature suggests many different points of views concerning eating disorders and sex role identity, ranging from Boskind-White's (1983) "hyperfeminine" theory, to Lewis & Johnson's (1985) "undifferentiated" hypothesis, to Rost's (1982) hypothesi . . .

In 2005 California Attorney General Lockyear issued a report stating the response to domestic violence requires the close collaboration of multiple agencies in each local criminal justice system. Others have supported that finding. Additionally, the r . . .

Diatoms preserved in sand layers deposited in a coastal freshwater pond in Del Norte County, California, record repeated inundation by tsunamis. The pond deposits at Lagoon Creek contain primarily peat interbedded with landward-thinning and landward-f . . .

This thesis explores the use of Place-based education (PBE) in K-12 public schools. Specifically, I focused on the perceptions teachers have of PBE and the factors influencing the use of these approaches in K-12 schools. Place-based education is a cro . . .

The utility of nocturnal flight calls as an indicator for monitoring bird migration has been demonstrated and its usage continues to grow. However few studies have addressed how and if nocturnal flight calls can be used as a measure of migrating bird . . .

Detecting populations of low-abundance species has become increasingly important. The mathematics involved in a sampling design generally require that probability parameters be fixed numbers; whereas, the reality is that the parameters vary widely wit . . .

The information on payroll and labor law requirements within the State of California is not readily available for the layperson. When beginning a new company, employers often have to hire either an accountant or an attorney to assist them in the proce . . .

Jimmy Carter seemed to be the appropriate presidential candidate in the election of 1976 due to his personal characteristics of honesty, devotion to others and his incredible work ethic. He provided a type of possible salvation from the dual fiascos o . . .

This project analyzes the local barriers and solutions to producing affordable housing in Humboldt County, focusing on the cities of Eureka and Arcata, as well as the Humboldt County level. Interviews with representatives and employees of local govern . . .

The abundance, distribution, prey availability, and prey consumed by gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in northern California were investigated during 1999 and 2000. Systematic shore-based observations from four sites occurred year-round but were co . . .

Road restoration techniques have been proven effective in reducing sediment delivery over the span of decades throughout the northwestern United States. However, few studies have been conducted to test the effectiveness of post-treatment erosion contr . . .

The Caenorhabditis elegans SPE-26 protein is involved in the formation of viable spermatids. Two-hybrid interaction analysis was performed in order to determine with which proteins SPE-26 physically interacts. Fusing the carboxy terminal 471 amino aci . . .

The following project was completed in order to assess the relationship between online use of the internet to find sexual partners and self-esteem, sexual sensation seeking, stress and coping style in a sample of 152 female participants who were at le . . .