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Theses from 2023

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A Comparative Metagenomics Study on A Bioreactor System in Salinas, CA, The Salinas River Valley, and The Tijuana River Valley, Connie Samantha Machuca

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Assessing Monkeyface Prickleback Cebidichthys Violaceus as an Emerging Aquaculture Species in California, Matthew Hoehn

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Assessing the Carmel River’s Biotic Conditions After River Reroute and Dam Removal Using the California Stream Condition Index, Janelle Vasquez-Nicholas

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Assessing the Effects of Upwelling-Driven pH and Dissolved Oxygen Variability on Juvenile Rockfishes, Melissa Palmisciano

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Composition and Distribution of Fish Assemblages in Cap de Creus Natural Park in Relation to Marine Protection Levels, Depth, and Habitat, Kathleen Cieri

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Effects of Habitat and Temperature on Reproductive Success of Fucus distichus in Central California, Acy E. Wood

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Habitat-Mediated Efficacy of 360 Degree Diver-Operated Video For Quantitative Surveys of California Reef Fishes, Kameron Strickland

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Improving Species Distribution Models of Continental Shelf Fishes off California, Kinsey Matthews

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Influence of Intrinsic Factors on At-Sea Behavior of Late Chick-Rearing Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes Forsteri) at Cape Crozier, Ross Island, Antarctica, Parker D. Forman

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Mesopredator Occupancy and Passerine Richness Along an Urbanization Gradient in Central Coastal California, Matthew McGee

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The Feeding Habits and Selectivity of Siphonophores in Monterey Bay, Alexandra Lapides

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The Genomics of Pesticide-Remediating Microbes Relevant to Agricultural Specialty Crops Grown on California’s Central Coast, Kieran Szelong

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The Solitary Sinking Phytoplankton Cell and the Biological Carbon Pump, Annie Bodel

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White Abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) Restoration Aquaculture: An Assessment of Formulated Diets and Probiotics, Katherine Roy

Theses from 2022

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Developing a Molecular Diet Analysis, and Characterizing the Intestinal Microbiota of Wild Juvenile Coastal Rainbow Trout/Steelhead in California, Bryan Van Orman

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Effects of Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia on Stress and Growth Hormone Responses in Juvenile Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus), Hannah L. Bruzzio

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Estimating Natural Background Water Quality in California Rivers, Emma A. Debasitis

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Evidence for Particle Dilution and Dispersion as the Strongest Effects on Reach-Scale Salmonid eDNA Sampling Outcomes in Mediterranean-Climate Rivers and Streams, Shawn A. Melendy

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Factors Affecting Seasonal Variation of Surf Zone Assemblages in Central California, Gammon Koval

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Measuring the Impact of Thermal Stress on Coral Resilience in Hawai'i Using Large-Area Imagery, Caroline Rodriguez

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Physiological Responses to Hypoxia in Juvenile Flatfishes, Juliana Cornett

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Redescription of Southwestern Indian Ocean Guitarfishes Rhinobatos (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinobatidae), Rachel Aitchison

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The Distribution of Microplastics in Marshlands Surrounded by Agriculture Fields- Elkhorn Slough, CA, Victoria Dickey

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The Genomics of Imidacloprid-Remediating Bacteria, Rahil Ryder

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The Impacts of Climate Change on Blackeye Goby, Rhinogobiops nicholsii, Stress Responses, Reproduction, and Offspring Fitness, Alora Yarbrough

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The Mock IEP For Educator Training, Matthew Kurkjian

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Using Formative Assessments to Motivate Students in English Language Arts, Kelsey Brown

Theses from 2021

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Characterizing Shallow Groundwater Nutrient Contribution to California Central Coast Agricultural Sites and Estuaries, Jacqueline M. Chisholm

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Clay Mineral Records Show Pleistocene Evolution of Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River Basin, Gregory Bongey

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Developing Motivation of Adolescent Mathematics Students Through Instructional Choice, Todd K. Hunter

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Development of Predictive Bioassessment Indices of Non-Perennial Streams and Rivers in the Arid Southwestern United States, Andrew M. Caudillo

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Effects of Climate Change Induced Ocean Acidification and Low Oxygen on Larval Rockfish, Kristin Saksa

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Effects of Land-based Sources of Pollution on Coral Thermotolerance, Melissa Naugle

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Effects of Temperature on Competition Between Macrocystis pyrifera and Sargassum horneri, Ann M. Bishop

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Etmopterus Benchleyi n. sp., a New Lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the Central Eastern Pacific Ocean, Victoria Elena Vásquez

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Evaluating the Trophic Habits and Dietary Overlap of Two Deep-Sea Catsharks (Apristurus brunneus and Parmaturus xaniurus) in Central California, USA, Matthew Jew

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Geographic Variability in the Life History and Demography of Canary Rockfish, Sebastes pinniger, Along the U.S. West Coast, Rachel O. Brooks

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Graphing Literacy in a Seventh Grade Science Classroom, Tersiphone-Sheryll S. Hahn

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Multiscale Habitat Use and Effects of Resource Availability on California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) Population, Taylor Eddy

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Satellite Remote Sensing & Model Reanalysis Estimates of Upper- Ocean Heat Content in the Canada Basin, Amanda Camarato

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Species-Specific Transcriptomic Responses of Juvenile Rockfish (Sebastes) to Simulated Future Upwelling Conditions, Holly Doerr

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Stable Isotope Analysis Reveals Differences in Domoic Acid Accumulation and Feeding Strategies of Key Vector Species in Central California, Sophie Brynn Bernstein

Theses from 2020

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Associating Landscape Variables with Nesting Occupancy and Success of Songbirds Using Nest Boxes in Semi-urban Greenspaces, Amanda Preece

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Drivers of Sub-Seasonal to Interannual Shoreline Change at Sunset State Beach in Monterey Bay, CA, Miya Pavlock

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Effects of Biomass Loss on the Seasonal Variability in Storage Compounds of Pterygophora Californica, Lindsay M. Cooper

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Effects of Phytoplankton Composition and Biominerals on the Episodic Pulses of Particulate Organic Carbon to Abyssal Depths, Cynthia Michaud

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Fish-Derived Nutrients in California Kelp Forest Ecosystems, June Shrestha

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Gene Expression Responses of Larval Gopher (Sebastes carnatus) and Blue (S. mystinus) Rockfish to Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, Jacoby Baker

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Habitat Associations of Catshark Egg Cases (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae) from the U.S. Pacific Coast, Amber N. Reichert

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Hydrothermal Vent Periphery Invertebrate Community Habitat Preferences of the Lau Basin, Kenji Jordi Soto

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Increasing Reading Achievement Through Guided Collaboration In an Elementary Setting, Deirdre Kate Guidi

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Integrating Field Methods, Remote Sensing and Modeling to Monitor Climate-Adapted Tidal Marsh Restoration, Alexandra S. Thomsen

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Native Species Response to Goat Foraging in a Shrub-invaded California Coastal Grassland, John Inman

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Quantifying the Emanation and Decay of Environmental DNA from Three Marine Molluscs, Emily Rose Pierce

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Surface Conditions Drive Changes In Groundfish Species' Populations Along California Coast, Danielle Marie Fabian

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The Effects of Repeated Reading on Individuals With Moderate to Severe Learning Disabilities, Janette Iniguez

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The Self-Determined Student: Teaching Students With Exceptional Needs Self-Determination Through Class-Wide Self-Monitoring, Amanda M. Baird

Theses from 2019

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Acute Effects of Elevated pCO 2 and Hypoxia on Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) Gene Expression and Metabolic Enzyme Activity, Andrew Jacob Cline

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A Developing Superpower: Using Graphic Novels to Increase Reading Motivation, Andrés Antúnez

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Assessing High-Frequency Variability of a Beach Adjacent to a Submarine Canyon (Moss Landing Beach, Monterey Bay, CA), Tyler Barnes

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ATP as a Quantitative Proxy for Living Microbial Biomass: Cellular ATP Content Under Stress, Natalia Yingling

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Beneficial or Not: Flipped Learning in an Elementary Mathematics Classroom, Nicole Jackson

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Calm and Focused: Reducing Test Anxiety Among Elementary Students, Alicia M. DeRollo

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Chlorophyllide a: Fact or Artifact - Resolution of the Chlorophyllide a Problem in the Routine Measurement of Planktonic Chlorophyll a, Sierra Claire Helmann

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Contributions of Wind- and Wave-Induced Transport to Nearshore Phytoplankton Variability in Northern California, Patrick C. Daniel

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Development of Biological Indicators for the Dry Phase of Non-Perennial Rivers and Streams, Matthew D. Robinson

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DNA Metabarcoding of Meiofaunal Communities Along the California Coast and Potential Abiotic Drivers of Distribution, Amanda Elizabeth Heidt

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Effectiveness of Semantic Mapping in Increasing Reading Comprehension for English Language Learners, Laura M. Maccagno

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Effects of Matrix Training on Generative Language in Young Adults with Autism, Elizabeth Weissman-Young

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English Language Learners and the Effectiveness of Flipped Learning in Middle-School Science, Stephen Elliott

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Geographic and Habitat-Based Variation in Lingcod (Ophiodon Elongatus) Demography and Life-History Along the U.S. West Coast, Laurel Szeche Lam

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Morphological Variability Within Dictyoneurum californicum and Dictyoneurum reticulatum Along a Wave Exposure Gradient on the Monterey Peninsula, Elizabeth G. Ramsay

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Physical and Biological Consequences of Giant Kelp (Macrocystis Pyrifera) Removals Within a Central California Kelp Forest, Steven Ryan Cunningham

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Project-Based Learning with Student-Developed Models in the NGSS Curriculum, Constance Reeves

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Reduction of Stress in High School Freshman Through Mindfulness Practice, Jacob L. Arveson

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Reproductive Strategies of the Big Skate (Beringraja Binoculata) with Evidence of Multiple Paternity, Jessica Ja-Jei Jang

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Teaching Vocational Skills: Use of Video Prompting for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Matthew T. Gallegos

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The Biogeochemical Behavior and Speciation of Mercury in the Sea Surface Microlayer: Implications for Transport to Watersheds via Fog, Alexander J. Olson

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The Effect of Operational Sex Ratio on the Reproductive Biology of Two Sex-Changing Fish (Rhinogobiops Nicholsii and Lythrypnus Dalli), Stephen Pang

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Using Culturally Responsive Visual Aids to Increase English Learners' Speaking Assessment Scores, Eric A. Martin

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Using Math Manipulatives with Students of Color, Karin Zandakis

Theses from 2018

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Accelerated Reader Implementation and Student Reading Attitudes, Alexander Schenck

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Computer Simulations with Developing and Using Models in the NGSS Curriculum, Tiana Mohondro

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Effectiveness of System 44® as an Intervention for Students with Learning Disabilities, Christopher K. Alreck

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Effects of Behavior Management Training with Paraprofessionals in a Special Day Class, Leslie Castro

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Effects of Guided Reading on Third-grade Students' Reading Ability, Stella Ugonnaya Etumnu

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Effects of Hypoxia on the Behavior and Physiology of Juvenile Stage Temperate Reef Fishes (Genus: Sebastes), Evan Gilman Mattiasen

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English Language Learners and Reading Comprehension: Exploring the Role of Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Mind (SCT), Brad Bauer

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Examining the Effect of Flipped Learning on English Language Learner Mathematics Achievement, Kimberlee Margosian

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Implementing Multisensory Techniques when Teaching Letter Knowledge, Franciska Karpovich

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Increasing Chinese Character Recognition Using Incremental Rehearsal with a Morphological Component, Lan Chen

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Increasing On-Task Behavior of Students with Autism using Classical Music, Amanda Greenleaf

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Intercultural Communicative Competence of Novice-Level Japanese Learners, Minako Kamimura

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Middle School Students’ Confidence in Public Speaking, Kimberly Kellam

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Multiplication Automaticity for Students with Learning Disabilities, Sandra G. Barton

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Peer-mediated Communication Skill Instruction in the Reverse Mainstreaming Environment for Students with Autism, Rachel Gross

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Phenology and the Response to Disturbance of the Fucoid, Stephanocystis osmundacea, Cody Dawson

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Population Density and Spatial Distribution of Abyssal Epibenthic Holothurians Using Fine Scale Time Series Imagery (2007-2017), Larissa Lemon

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Promoting Appropriately Engaged Behavior in the Classroom with Student Self-Monitoring and Teacher Feedback, Julia Jensen

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Reducing Disruptive Behaviors in Students With Emotional and Behavior Disorders, Diego Ortega