Purpose of the Study: Human resources are the single most important part of any organization whether nonprofit or for profit. The maximum utilization of these resources in an appropriate environment is directly related to the success of any agency or . . .

This thesis explores the ways that English poet Edmund Spenser (1552-1599) interacts with figurations of the feminine in Book Three of his seminal Renaissance work The Faerie Queene. My project focuses on two overarching themes in the text: Spenser's . . .

The Pacific coast Wilson's warbler (Wilsonia pusilla chryseola) is a widespread and common Neotropical migrant breeding in moist coastal woodlands or along streams, from Santa Barbara County, California to southwestern British Colombia. Evidence of lo . . .

Purpose of Study: During a recent archaeological investigation in Alexander Valley, results from obsidian sourcing and flaked stone analyses suggested a greater use of culturally modified non-quarry obsidian than previously identified in Sonoma County . . .

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this investigation is the description of fossil material from a Mid-Pliocene volcanic ash deposit from Pressley Road on Sonoma Mountain. This fossil fish assemblage will be compared to Pliocene fish assemblages in . . .

Purpose of the Study: My purpose was to review existing educational programs at other botanical gardens and to apply what I learned to develop environmental education curricula that can be used in the Sonoma State University Native Plants Botanical Ga . . .

Purpose of the Study: To calendar the published materials contained within the Judge Leopold Justi Collection and provide a reference which, by explaining the processes that preceded calendaring and the procedures involved in the calendaring process, . . .

A novel manuscript that takes place in LA and Paris, respectively. The story follows Jim, a former writer, as his life takes a rapid downward spiral. Jim continually indulges in alcohol in an attempt to escape and suppress a childhood trauma. Eventual . . .

The 28.5-mile long Kelly Road was constructed in 1953 by Paul Kelly and his wife to allow the transportation of lumber through the rugged mountains of northwestern Sonoma County from Annapolis to Cloverdale. For this study, Kelly Road was viewed as a . . .

The Media Literacy Classroom is a curriculum plan incorporating media literacy and social media into a Language Arts classroom. The 21st century student has an expectation of a certain level of technology in his or her life, and teachers miss an oppor . . .

Purpose of the Study: In a period of more than forty years, beginning in 1915, Sir Winston Churchill painted over five hundred oil paintings. He was named Honorary Academician Extraordinary by the Royal Academy in London. His work has been exhibited i . . .

Purpose of the project: The purpose of this project is to illustrate some ways that technology may be integrated meaningfully into curriculum in light of the current constraints of both the California state and English Language Arts content standards. . . .

The primary foliar host for Phytophthora ramorum is Umbellularia californica (bay laurel), a tree species that serves as a reservoir for infections in California woodlands. I investigated environmental and pathogen-mediated influences on the incidence . . .

Purpose: There has been very little written about Mission San Rafael Arcangel, especially in comparison to the other 20 California missions. Its documentary record is clouded with inconsistencies, omissions, and miscalculations, often raising more que . . .

Alternative schools are based on fundamentals that focus on improving student learning, promoting student self-esteem, fostering individual growth, and enhancing the social skills of students whom have had difficulties in traditional classrooms. Often . . .

Purpose of the Study: Problem-based learning is a student-centered approach to teaching mathematics that helps students to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills while learning the mathematics content. The purpose of this study is to exp . . .

Purpose of the Study: Gerald Haslam is representative of the contemporary Western writer whose works reveal a new West, not the mythical or formula Western of the past. He has focused his writing on the Great Central Valley; the people, places and eve . . .

The genre of medieval romance has often been written-off as "escapist" by scholars, who argue that these texts which are fantastical, humorous, and imaginative are not reflections of actual medieval life. However, this thesis asserts that romances are . . .

Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the definition of collaboration and to identify the principles for interaction, norms for participation and attendant collaborative factors which exist in communities of practi . . .

Purpose of the Study: Effective school leaders ensure students receive an appropriate and successful education. Since teachers play a large role in the quality of education produced, positive interactions with teachers are one of the important compone . . .

This study examines the role of the Bracero Program in the growth of Sonoma and Napa County viticulture in an attempt to understand how important bracero labor was to the industry. While most histories of the Bracero Program are nationwide or statewid . . .

Purpose of the Study: In plants exposed to high heat and light, excess excitation energy and radical formation generate reactive species that threaten to disrupt cellular functioning. Isoprene and nitric oxide (NO) are both produced during high heat a . . .

Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study is to analyze commentary on slave music written by certain abolitionists during the American antebellum and Civil War periods. The analysis is not intended to follow existing scholarship regarding the or . . .

Abstract Chapter 1: Spatial Analysis of Bear/Human Conflict Lake Tahoe (CA) Bear/human conflict has been on the rise in North America over the last ten years and this trend is evident in California's Lake Tahoe area. I investigated occurrences of bear . . .

Purpose of the Project: I plan to implement freshman football in the Santa Rosa City School District (SRCS). I am developing a freshman football program that I believe would benefit many young men we serve at the high school settings. SRCS does not of . . .

ABSTRACT Wetland habitats within the Central Valley of California were drastically reduced due to agricultural and urban expansion by the early 1900s. Although wetland restoration projects and certain agricultural practices have provided wintering hab . . .

This creative project, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English, contains original poetry, prefaced by a critical introduction. In this introduction, I discuss three main issues in lesbian critic . . .

The intent of this project was to synthesize information gained by studying the myths and art of India and Hopi and to produce works of art that reflect the concepts learned from the study. The main focus of the creative project is nature's elements o . . .

Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to explore and assess the implementation of a curriculum. entitled "Camino hacia la red y computacion" for adult basic learners wanting to improve their native language literacy through the usage of . . .

Purpose of the Study: This study highlights the perspectives of graduate students and their professor in a hybrid educational technology course. The study explores what constitutes meaningful hybrid learning experiences through students' collaboration . . .

Amputation of the lower limb is a permanent physical occurrence that results in a myriad of significant life changes, such as considerable physical and functional disability and psychosocial consequences. Today, about 1.7 million Americans are living . . .

Purpose of the Project: Tibet: Spirit in Chains is a documentary about the difficulties Tibetans face in an attempt to maintain their language, culture, and religion. Told by Tibetans themselves, the film also explores the relationship between the Pan . . .

Purpose of the Study: Archaeologists in Yosemite National Park have spent decades managing sites in remote areas of Yosemite. Associated research has focused primarily on local prehistory in relation to regional patterns in the central Sierra Nevada. . . .

Purpose of Study: The primary function of this thesis is to highlight missing discussions within the historic house museum community: How house museums with minimal funding that are dependent on volunteers can acquire key resources, primarily through . . .

My study examines Sarah Scott's narrative response to dissipation and corruption caused by the growth of mercantile capitalism. I argue that this phenomenon is strongly associated with the city of London, and how the main characters of Scott's novel - . . .

The purpose of this project was to identify young children’s risky play in the outdoor play areas of three Early Childhood Education Centers in Northern California. Risky play is defined as “thrilling or exciting forms of physical play that involve un . . .

Purpose of the Study: To examine recently Certified Athletic Trainers (ATs) professionally encountered situations and their perceptions of athletic training education in psychosocial intervention and referral (PSIR). This qualitative in-depth analysis . . .

Purpose of the Study: This study seeks to determine if high frequencies of auditory exostosis in prehistoric populations living along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay are due to participation in cold water subsistence behavior rather than being gene . . .

Phytoplankton within the surfzone of rocky shores are an important component of nearshore food webs, yet little research has focused on these phytoplankton assemblages. We investigated the succession of the surfzone phytoplankton assemblage at an open . . .

Phylogenetic classification at the species level in the Boraginaceae is notoriously difficult when relying solely on morphological data. Studies are currently in progress to generate a well-supported phylogenetic tree of this family using molecular da . . .

Purpose and Intent: To show the epistemological significance of narrative as a cohesive method to describe experience, learning, and understanding. To trace the personal development of integrated knowledge through relational integration, and to use ex . . .

Purpose of the Study: Mobile technologies are becoming the new norm for the computing needs of society and as such students should be interacting with this form of technology in their classroom curriculum. This work examines the design of curriculum, . . .

Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this project was to create an early childhood component for The Toolbox Social and Emotional Curriculum which reflects some of the best developmentally appropriate practices and current research available. Through . . .

Expanding road networks cut through ecosystems causing habitat fragmentation, genetic isolation, and wildlife mortality. Wildlife crossing structures are often used as a solution to overcome this growing problem, but are frequently installed without f . . .

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of direct and ongoing instruction using a combination of research based best practices for teaching individuals with emotional and behavioral disorders. The specific practices revealed in the revie . . .

Purpose of the Study: Madagascar is a region of great biological diversity and complex microendemism patterns. Ants (Formicidae) are a hyperdiverse group, which afford finer scale information regarding microendemism than vertebrates, in part because o . . .

Purpose of the Study: First, to examine the historical context in which the philosopher William James developed "The Moral Equivalent of War" theory. Secondly, to find historical examples of "Moral Equivalence." Thirdly, to project possible applicatio . . .

A literary pilgrimage to the realm of James Joyce's Ulysses animates the Edwardian Dublin immortalized by Leopold Bloom, and the visit reveals many aspects about the narrative not apparent in merely reading it. When I journeyed to Dublin in June of 19 . . .

This thesis explores visionary experience and mythic landscape in the work of Bruno Schulz. By highlighting Schulz's use of sensory perception, the written word, and evocative landscapes-as well as a semi-autobiographic narrator prone to visionary epi . . .

Purpose of study: Strong individual and life-history variation in serum levels of glucocorticoids has been documented in many wildlife species. Less is known about the underlying variation in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HP A) responsiveness a . . .