This collection includes EWU master's theses. The bulk of the collection is from 2011 through the present. However, some theses for previous years are being digitized when the Library acquires a copy that can be disbound and scanned. If you are the author of a thesis identified as "EWU-only" and you would like your thesis to be available to the public, please contact the Library to request an access change.
To locate pre-2011 print theses in the Library's collection, search the Library's catalog.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
THE ACUTE EFFECT VIBRATING FOAM ROLLERS HAVE ON THE LOWER EXTREMITIES’ ABILITY TO PRODUCE POWER, Jared L. Klingenberg
TEACHING THE BIOGRAPHY OF PEARL S. BUCK: DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE READING STRATEGIES FOR MULTILINGUAL WRITERS, Nichole S. La Torre
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE TEMPERATURE EFFECTS OF VIRTUAL REALITY, Nicholas B.N. Lauderdale
DRYLAND ESSAYS, Lisa Laughlin
An Autoethnography of a Novice ESL Teacher: Plato’s Cave and English Language Teaching in Japan, Kevin Lemberger
The Raconteur’s Dreams, Briana S. Loveall
Use of Instructional Videos in Remediation to Enhance Dental Hygiene Students’ Restorative Skills, Cristina Lu
The boy who cried spring, Matthew M. Mapes
PRONE TO WANDER: A NOVEL, Daniel Patrick Mathewson
Restorative Sleep: Stories, Andrew Moreno
INQUIRY-BASED PHILOSOPHICAL DIALOGUE FOR ESL COLLEGE COMPOSITION AND FOR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, Aiko Nagabuchi
INCREASING ATTENDANCE OF EWU STUDENTS AT CHENEY MAYFEST: DOES SOCIAL MEDIA PLAY A ROLE?, Kyra M. Phelps
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Educational Intervention of Dental Hygiene Students, Kathrine Pottle
A TRIPLE CASE STUDY OF TWO SAUDI AND ONE ITALIAN LANGUAGE LEARNERS' SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF TARGET LANGUAGE (TL) SPEAKING PROFICIENCY, Jena M. Robinson
RAGE, RAGE AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT: A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF EXISTENTIALISM, GRIEVING, AND SPACE IN SCIENCE FICTION FILMS, Daniel J. Roemer
AN EXAMINATION OF MINDFULNESS AND COGNITIVE INTERFERENCE IN AMERICAN VETERANS OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, Andrew C. Rowley
TEETH LIKE GLASS, Julia Davis Rox
TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATIONS IN TELEVISION: A PROVISIONAL STUDY OF TRANS PEOPLE WATCHING TRANS PEOPLE ON TV, Stephanie M. Sandlin
AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF TICKS ON THE 30 ACRE LAKE TRAIL AT TURNBULL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Robert E. Shadix Jr.
Calling the Dusk Home, John Cody Smith
The Virgin and the Queen: Marianismo in Latin American Beauty Pageants, Nicholle Rachelle Southwick
House, Lisa Ann Spears
EXISTING WITHOUT PERMISSION: A VISUAL RHETORICAL ANALYSIS ON BANKSY’S NOLA CHILDREN AND THE BETRAYAL OF AUTHORITY, Phillip J. Tennison
IMPACT OF PROPHYLACTIC INTRANASAL OXYTOCIN ADMINISTRATION ON SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, Morgan A. Thomas
INLAND EMPIRES, Nicholas Douglas Thomas
GRACE NOTES, Virginia G.R. Thomas
EXAMINING FEARS OF COMPASSION AS A POTENTIAL MEDIATOR BETWEEN SHAME AND ANGER, Tiffany Whetsel
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AS A FUNCTION OF INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND DISTRACTION DURING STUDY, Ryan A. Willcockson
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
"I am from Epifania and Tomas": an autoethnography and bi-literacy narrative of a Mexican American orchard workers' daughter, Brenda Lorena Aguilar
Technology use in young English language learners: a survey of Saudi parents studying in the United States, Hamza Aljunaidalsayed
Love lessons, Madeline Mae Allen
Bilingualism of Arab children in the U.S.: a survey of parents and teachers, Omnia Alofii
"If you're not talkin' mess, then you should be ok": collegiate student-athletes' strategies and practices on social networking sites, Marc C. Anderson
Neighborhood of gray houses, Derek Annis
Cynicism and narcissism: masking the good life?, Joshua B. Bell
The martyrdom of Anne Askew: a case study in the suppression of feminine spirituality in late Henrician England, Tanya Gereldine Blakeley
Comparing energy expenditures between a circuit weight training protocol and a steady state aerobic activity, Breann M. Booher
An apology for the lies I tell about my character, Jess L. Bryant
The imprisoned Richard Simmons and other stories of growing up, Danielle Buynak
Documenting dreams: undocumented students in Washington State, M. Elena Calderon Sandoval
The relationship between invasive annual grasses and biological soil crust across Eastern Washington, Jarrett B. Cellini
Jay Fox: the life and times of an American radical, David J. Collins
Investigating the relationship between personality traits and athletic performance among elite hockey players, Brittney H. Conway
Animal girl: section one, Elizabeth Kaye Cook
College-level ELLs in two English composition courses: the transition from ESL to the mainstream, Andrew J. Copley
Exploring the conceptual overlap of the cognitive and affective theories of suicide, Leo D. DeBroeck
Increasing multimedia literacy in composition for multilingual writers: a case study of art analysis, Sony Nicole De Paula
Aggressive and depressed: long-term outcomes of childhood maltreatment, Elizabeth Dotson
Prague sings the blues, Gerard H. Duncan
At the sink a knife is a tool and other poems, Elizabeth Dunham
Pre-1900s Chinese placer mining in northeastern Washington State: an archaeological investigation, Lindsey M. Evenson
Cognitive bias modification-attention: training at home with multiple sessions, Priscilla Fauth
Things I (say and don't) mean, Caitlyn Lee Finger
Effects of a 10-week mental skills training intervention infused into a pre-existing English composition course, Courtney A. Flynn
Running back home and other poems, Vladislav Frederick
The warrior goddess who rules the Ugaritic pantheon: the mythological traditions of 'Anat during the late Bronze Age, Tina M. George
Reviewing critical pedagogy's criticisms and providing a pragmatic heuristic, Dominick S. Giguere
Be loved from the other side: Amy Denver's influence in Toni Morrison's Beloved, Aubra D. Godwin
A molecular characterization of the fungal endophytes within the needles of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), Amy E. Gray
Teacher perceptions of music technology programs and of the use of technology to support music courses in public schools, Charles L. Green
Multilingual writers' unintentional plagiarism: action research in college composition, Jacqueline D. Gullon
Elk summer-autumn habitat selection in the Clearwater Basin of north-central Idaho, Calla R. Hetzner Hagle
Games for vocabulary enrichment: teaching multilingual writers at the college level, Jennifer Hawkins
Turtle hell: three stories, Elin Hawkinson
Near real-time early cancer detection using a graphics processing unit, Jason Helms
Relativity, Jeffrey Horner
Research that matters: transforming community based education through feminist pedagogy and public scholarship, Amber J. Johnson
Sexual risk taking among young LGBT individuals: examining the interplay between shame memories and fears of compassion, Elijah N. Johnson
Mission-driven communication for the non-profit organization: a case study of the Downtown Spokane Partnership, Lindsey Pilar Klemmer
Analysis of algorithms to create profitable trades in the stock market, Nicholas P. Klinger
Millions of names for empty space, Andrew Koch
Proof they were there, Holly Lavecchia
WE TELL OURSELVES STORIES, Erin Sky Leigh
Online learning and the effects on functional health: a pilot study, Jessica Mangis
Exploring methodologies in feminist rhetoric and education: using Kirsch and Royster's terms of engagement in the college classroom, Elizabeth M. Matresse
The warrior kings and their giants: a comparative study of Beowulf and King David, Fred McFarland
ADVANTAGES OF DISCIPLINE BASED, SELF-AWARENESS ADVISING: HOW TO GUIDE, INFORM, AND CONNECT WITH STUDENTS TO MOTIVATE AND PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS, Sabrina Meyer-Quiroz
Anger maintenance and the impact of shame, attachment, and experiential avoidance, Ahva R. Mozafari
Does an oral health education program increase oral health literacy and access to dental care in a refugee population?, Romana Muller
Determining the relationship between waist circumference, BIA, and ultrasound, Austin Nelson
Artifacts of family, Zachary Ostraff
The relationship between servant leader coach behaviors and achievement goals in collegiate tennis players: the mediating effect of motivational climate, Leah Broker-Newell Parton
Everything ever: stories, Anthony Payne
Dynamically parallel CAMSHIFT: GPU accelerated object tracking in digital video, Matthew J. Perry
Comparative examination of Lake Spokane groundwater for nutrient discharge by residential development influence, Wyatt Plastino
Critical reflection and the savior role in service learning, Bradley W. Plummer
Invertebrate drift in the upper Columbia River with implications for young-of-the-year white sturgeon, Ryan W. Reihart
Oral manifestations of menopause: an interprofessional intervention for dental hygiene and physician assistant students, Windy L. Rothmund
Saltine box full of dreams: one Mexican immigrant woman's journey to academic success, Adriana C. Sanchez
Upper extremity strength and power field tests as predictors of pole vault performance in female collegiate athletes, Carmen Schluter
And other poems, Michael Schmidt
USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR FINE GRAINED IMAGECLASSIFICATION OF ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA, Richard K. Sipes
Hunting stories, Dave Storment
Character extraction from ancient Chinese stele using discrete cosine transform, Toshiaki Ueno
No closure, J.P. Vallieres
