Due to the sometimes contentious nature of church and state relations in the United States of America, teachers often hesitate to address the subject in the public school classroom. Yet, the relationship between religion and government is an important . . .

This thesis provides a lens through which to view the field of international reproductive health in order to better understand where it stands today, how it evolved to its current state, and the directions in which it is going. This research explores . . .

This study was conducted to capture the effects of solar radiation, as estimated from hemispherical photographs, on soil moisture status and factors potentially influencing soil moisture status in a small meadow and across the edge between a small cle . . .

Increased suspended sediment inputs to streams as a result of human activities and disturbance have been identified as a principle source of stream impairment. Allochthonous energy inputs to riverine food webs, in the form of terrestrial leaf litter, . . .

Today, students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder are often included in general education settings; however, it is difficult for teachers to support them best when they lack an understanding of successful interventions that they can use. This pr . . .

Over the past several decades, the research and analysis of archaeological textiles has become of ever increasing importance in gender, trade and production studies. When analyzing archaeological textiles, researchers must take into consideration the . . .

The Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) is listed as a State of California endangered species due to their low population of approximately 100 individuals. Annual surveys and long-term monitoring efforts are frequently conducted to determine the status of . . .

Multiple knickpoints are present in two tributary basins of the South Fork Eel River. These tributaries are downstream from a major knickpoint on the South Fork Eel River, which may be a transient knickpoint propagating base-level fall throughout the . . .

This study used ( N = 308 ) participants to examine the relationship between parenting styles perceived, current attachment style, and emotion dysregulation in young adults (18-25 yrs old). This study used dimensions of attachment (anxious/avoidant) a . . .

Twenty-one data sets with widely varying wind speed characteristics are analyzed to investigate the predictive capability of three measure-correlate-predict (MCP) methodologies: the Variance Ratio, Mortimer’s, and artificial neural networks (ANNs). Th . . .

Habitat suitability models (HSMs) are powerful tools that encourage informed decision making in conservation planning, research, and policy making. They are typically derived from the correlation of environmental variables with the location of known s . . .

The great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) has been a state endangered species in California since 1980 because of low population size. Annual productivity of the great gray owl in California is thought to be largely dependent on vole (Microtus spp.) and poc . . .

This project is a study of the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan in Humboldt County, focusing on how the processes of plan development, integration and stakeholder coordination affect prosperity. The State of California is promoting the develo . . .

In the coastal redwood and mixed conifer forests of northwestern California, fuel and weather conditions have produced more large wildfires every decade since fire suppression became effective in the 1930s. Current forest characteristics differ from p . . .

This project examined the needs of parents/caregivers of individuals with autism in Humboldt County. Quantitative data analysis consisted of a survey examining levels of awareness, importance of, and access to supports and services. Qualitative data a . . .

As a first step towards evaluating the influence of oceanographic structure on the survival of larval fishes during the fall, winter and spring months off northern California, I examined the distribution of larval fishes, including larval rockfishes ( . . .

Genetic structure and diversity of populations can impact the productivity and resilience of ecosystems. In Humboldt Bay, California (USA) eelgrass (Zostera marina) is the dominant marine plant at low intertidal and shallow subtidal elevations where i . . .

This study investigated concern people have for the future and the influence of parental status on how people think about the future. Qualitative interviews were used to further explore the findings of a previous quantitative survey study. The previou . . .

In this thesis, I explore how landfill waste is a social and environmental problem, with cultural and political roots. I explore national and global issues of consumption and waste production using the framework of neoliberalism and ecological crisis . . .

Prohibition movements have many common threads. Very often these movements follow an economic downturn. Furthermore, the group most often targeted by these movements is a displaced immigrant labor force. Alcohol prohibition suppressed Irish and German . . .

The invasion of American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) in the western United States has had a direct negative effect on the persistence of many native fauna. Native ranid frogs, in particular, face threats to their populations due to the competi . . .

Humboldt County is a modestly populated region on the northern coast of California. Much of the county is held in State and National parks and unavailable for development. While growth rates remained steady for several decades, the region is not immun . . .

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of System Based Training™ (SBT™) in a sample of collegiate distance runners. SBT™ is a proprietary, individualized blood lactate testing and training method for endurance athletes, yet this program h . . .

The overall objective of this study is to develop a method for estimating total aboveground live (ABGL) biomass of redwood stands in South Fork Caspar Creek Watershed (SFCCW), Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF), Mendocino, California using airb . . .

As a rural community, Fort Bragg faces the challenge of not having enough activities for its children. A significant percentage of children and youth spend their leisure time drinking, smoking, and using illegal substances. Negative social consequence . . .

The men who explored, exploited, and wandered the American West during the first half of the 19th Century were a varied lot. Historians and fiction writers have romanticized the legends, lifestyles, and accomplishments of the first explorers and pione . . .

Juvenile Justice has become a complex and growing system in the United States. What began as a rehabilitative system is increasingly becoming more punitive. As this transformation is occurring, protections and new regulations have not been implemented . . .

Hardhead (Mylopharodon conocephalus) and Sacramento pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus grandis) are endemic to California and are native to the Sacramento-San Joaquin system, Russian River, and Napa River. Very little study has been done on parasites of these . . .

In order to develop curiosity about the world around them, children need to be frequently and actively involved in exploring the environment when learning science. This kindergarten science curriculum incorporates experiential opportunities in a scien . . .

The school to prison pipeline is the problematic phenomenon of funneling children out of schools and into the prison system. The Council of State Governments in 2011 found that students who are suspended or expelled are almost three times as likely to . . .

Strath terrace and knickpoint formation along mainstem channels are indicators of landscape response to tectonic and climatic forcing in the Smith River watershed in northwestern California. Knickpoints in the Smith River basin are manifest as a disti . . .

Genetically distinct populations of spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) inhabit the Trinity River, California and these two run types extensively hybridize. Levels of hybridization between these two runs are likely influe . . .

Napa County is located within a global biodiversity hotspot, and is one of ten localized areas in California that contain the highest numbers of native and endemic plant species. Conservation of rare taxa is an important issue and the research present . . .

Sampling challenges have restricted research on biomass and carbon (C) in root systems of trees due to roots’ variable distribution in the soil and underestimation of biomass in non-destructive sampling. Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus), a tree s . . .

A needs assessment for respite care was conducted to identify specific self-reported needs of out-of-home caregivers contracted through a public child welfare agency located in a rural Northern California community. The aim of the needs assessment was . . .

The purpose of this project is to create a sustainable resource for the Lassen County Office of Education and all Lassen county school districts. In 2015, the Lassen County Office of Education recruited two school social workers to provide counseling . . .

I examined evidence that conspecific attraction influenced the spatial distributions of Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) breeding in coastal northern California over 6 years. Most (85%) yearlings and immigrants first nested in t . . .

This thesis will examine the life and career of Margaret Sanger in her capacity as pioneer of the American birth control movement. The thesis will present divergent viewpoints from both an historic and legal perspective as to the strategies and effect . . .

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury that results in an overall decrease in executive function. Previous literature has reported that significant reductions in balance occur in the concussed during the acute phases of recovery. However, it . . .

Three experiments were performed to investigate Ceratomyxa shasta myxospore production by post-spawned Chinook salmon carcasses in the Klamath River watershed. Post-spawned Chinook salmon carcasses presumably infected with C. shasta were placed in flo . . .

Repetitive Negative Thinking (RNT), a cognitive process associated with internalizing psychopathology, has primarily been investigated in the disorder-specific forms of rumination (associated with depression) and worry (associated with anxiety). High . . .

In this case study, the researcher traces the entrepreneurial spirit of Mark Carter which led him to the wine industry where he gained world-wide recognition before ever producing a single bottle of wine. It reveals how Carter’s different business pur . . .

This thesis examines relationships between social demographic variables and power relationships which affected community power in Humboldt County, California during the fall of 2006. The research question asks what factors are necessary to sustain a v . . .

The goal of this project was to survey members of indigenous communities in the rural northern Central Valley regarding their recommendations for improving services to individuals who have experienced violence in their community. Based on prior profes . . .

During the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 spawning seasons I monitored escapement of adult Chinook and coho salmon in Prairie Creek, California, a small coastal stream (34.4 km2 watershed) located within Redwood State and National Parks. I compared tradition . . .

Food advertisements represent complex and constant conversations about race, class, gender, and modernity within an American context. Inherently visual, food advertisements suffer from a lack of research that analyzes them in their entirety. By taking . . .

This study is intended to investigate food insecurity among international students, who are working on a college campus, and to provide greater understanding of the barriers for them and/or their families in accessing SNAP benefits. Twelve individuals . . .

This portfolio provides evidence of my competency as a school psychologist upon completion of my final internship year in the Humboldt State University (HSU) School Psychology Program. Work products demonstrate skills acquired through formal training . . .

Runners have been shown to experience a high rate of injury. Research suggests excessive rearfoot eversion may be implicated. The current model of running shoe prescription follows that runners are provided a shoe type with the proper level of stabili . . .

We present a fish detection method capable of detecting fish profiles in underwater video while filtering out complicated unwanted images such as fish tails, otters, juvenile fish and turbulent water. Also, fish attributes, such as size and orientatio . . .

In an age of the ever-increasing scale and mega-corporatization of the means of daily existence through such entities as Wal-Mart, Costco, Starbucks and Home Depot, are we losing the places and spaces that we, as people, need in order to stay psycholo . . .

This paper represents a personal philosophy and reflection of the roles and responsibilities of a school psychologist. Comprehensive practice and the skills of the school psychologist are discussed through my personal work products during a yearlong i . . .

The goal of this study was to determine if the possession of socially undesirable masculine or feminine personality traits would relate to problematic drinking behaviors in a college population. Gender-linked personality traits were measured using the . . .

Various theories have hypothesized and research has corroborated that individuals who find meaning in life are more accepting of their own mortality. More recently, scholars have noted important distinctions between individuals who report presence of . . .

Stigma associated with mental health care is an important factor in people’s decision to seek out and engage in psychotherapy or counseling. Many previous studies have suggested that educating individuals about mental health can be an effective tool i . . .

This qualitative research study examines similar traits and characteristics found among academically successful at-risk elementary students in a rural elementary school setting. A sample population of fourteen 4th grade students who are all considered . . .

A point or percentage based system of grading that is reported in standard letter scores has traditionally been used by most middle and high school teachers to report student achievement to students, their families, and administration. Despite large v . . .