Biological Sciences Thesis & Dissertation Archive
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The Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University is committed to communicating the relevance of our research to the public, research sponsors and collaborators, and commercial partners. This archive includes the novel research produced by our students as they pursued their graduate education and includes Master Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by the authors. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.
2019-2010: 143 with 26 Ph.D., 8 D.A., and 109 M.S.
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| Author | Title | Degree | Electronic Submission OR Call Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayless-Edwards, Aurora | Vegetation community classification, mapping, and modeling on the Snake River Plain | M.S., Biology | Y2019.B801 |
| Bayless-Edwards, Landon | From Molecule to Cell: Using Electrophysiology and Multi-Scale Modelling to Understand how NAv1.4 Controls Electrical Excitability | M.S., Biology | Y2019.B738 |
| Camp, Ryann | Utilizing metal bridge formation to investigate Domain I residue interaction during activation and inactivation in voltage-gated sodium channel,hNav1.4. | M.S., Biology | Y2019.C795 |
| Eckersell, Adam | An Investigation of Relational Values in River Social-Ecological Systems | M.S., Biology | Y2019.E786 |
| Feldman, Cody | Predicting the distribution of Yellowstone cutthroat trout based on a spatial stream network of the Snake River watershed | M.S., Biology | Y2019.F818 |
| Glossner, Kayla | Transport and Fluxes of Suspended Sediment and Carbon Across Multiple Spatio-Temporal Scales in a Semi-Arid Region | M.S., Biology | Y2019.G |
| Harris, Becca | Neuroanatomy of Individual Finger Control in the American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus | M.S., Biology | Y2019.H1838 |
| Lubenow, Dayne | Dissociation between forest productivity and snowpack: a 25-year investigation into the Intermountain West | M.S., Biology | Y2019.L778 |
| Mathews, Steven | Ecology of Reintroduced Columbian Sharptailed Grouse to Northern Nevada and Implications for Restoring Lekking Grouse via Translocation | Ph.D. Biology | Y2019.M |
| Millard, Alyssa | Assessing stream restoration: ecosystem function and stakeholders' perspectives | M.S., Biology | Y2019.M774 |
| Newton, Freya | Phylogenetic Diversity and Abundance in Bacterial Communities in Antarctic Meltwater Ponds | M.S., Biology | Y2019.N769 |
| Nicolae, Verona | Assessing social behavior of juvenile zebrafish after chronic exposure to psychiatric drugs carbamazepine (CBZ) and flouxetine (FLX) | M.S., Biology | Y2019.N768 |
| Pavlick, Kayla | Training American Cockroaches to Locate Narcatics | M.S., Biology | Y2019.P766 |
| Roberts, Katherine | Investigating Local Plant Food Systems Through Stable Isotope Analyses | M.S., Biology | Y2019.R760 |
| Shrum, Celena | The Relationship Between Halotolerance and Ionizing Radioation Resistance of Antarctic Bacteria | M.S., Microbiology | Y2019.S750 |
| Zorio, Stephanie | Integrated Ecology: From classroom to alpine summit | D.A., Biology | Y2019.Z |
| Adams, McKenna | Emergence Phenology of the Giant Salmonfly and Responses by Bird in Idaho River Networks | M.S., Biology | Y2018.A805 |
| Augustine, Steven | Programmed to grow, not to survive: a tale of carbon safety margins and hydraulic demise in 1st-year seedlings | M.S., Biology | Y2018.A600 |
| Braun, Janet | Comparison of Bacterial Phylogenetic Diversity in Rat Fecal Pellets and Cecum & Probiotic and Antioxidant Treatment Effects on Bacterial Community Composition | M.S., Microbiology | Y2018.B603 |
| Bush, David | Incubation Behavior and Genetic Attributes of Trumpeter Swans Restored to Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge | M.S., Biology | Y2018.B717 |
| Esterbrook, Arin | Isolation and Characterization of Lytic Bacteriophage from Bovine Feces Effective Against Salmonella enterica | M.S., Microbiology | Y2018.E612 |
| Gibson, Dainee | Characterizing and prioritizing land trust conservation easements through a social-ecological systems framework | M.S., Biology | Y2018.G615 |
| Hodonu, Ayokunle | Novel Interactions between Estradiol, Progesterone and Insulin Regulate Uterine Glycogen Metabolism in the American Mink (Neovison vison) | D.A., Biology | Y2018.H618 |
| Macek, Carolyn |
Dynamics and Disconnects: Macronutrient Cycling in Ephemeral Constructed Stormwater Wetlands and National Patterns in Stormwater Management | M.S., Biology | Y2018.M683 |
| Sharma, Harmandeep | Variation of carbon and water fluxes in sagebrush communities that constitute the vast, but not homogeneous sagebrush landscapes: Evidence from leaf to ecosystem scales. | Ph.D., Biology | Y2019.S751 |
| Shrestha, Kshitij | Investigating knockdown reisitance mutations in Ochlerotatus flavescens and Aedes vexans mosquitos in Bannock County, Idaho | M.S., Biology | Y2018.S734 |
| Stalder, Sarah | A murky problem, a clear opportunity: Reach-scale metabolism reveals longitudinal heterogeneity in a semi-arid agriculture stream in SE Idaho | M.S., Biology | Y2018.S696 |
| Behn, Kathrine E. |
The Trophic Ecology of a Desert River Fish Assemblage: Influence of Season and Hydrologic Variability | M.S., Biology | Y2017.B506 |
| Chong, Cordelia | Evidence-based Design and Development of Interactive Learning Units: A Museum Case Study | D.A., Biology | Y2017.C482 |
| Condo, Theresa | What causes lower treeline? Hydraulic strategies of Douglas-fir along an elevation gradient | M.S., Biology | Y2017.C565 |
| Dudko, Jonathan E. | Incubation Recess Behavior and Nest Site Selection of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the Great Basin | M.S., Biology | Y2017.H513 |
| Eaton, Kendra | Connections or Containers: Using Genetic Data to Understand How Watershed Evolution and Human Activities May Influence Cutthroat Trout Biogeography | M.S., Biology | Y2017.E484 |
| Finkbeiner, Marie | Mechanistic Insight into Taurine’s Role in Reducing Nonenzymatic Glycation | B.S./M.S., Biology | Y2017.F515 |
| Hammon, Jordan | Antibody and Antigen Detection in Blastomyces dermatitidis | M.S., Microbiology | Y2017.H517 |
| Huber, David | Precipitation Timing and Soil Control Volumes Regulate Carbon and Nutrient Cycling in Cold Desert Ecosystems | Ph.D., Biology | Y2017.H490 |
| Johnson, Anders | Proteogenomic Studies on Extracellular Electron Transport in the Iron-Respiring Thermophilic Bacterium, Thermus sp. AO3C | M.S., Biology | Y2017.J503 |
| Li, Jing Jing | Effects of Mutations in the C-Loop Of α3β2- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor on Ligand Binding | M.S., Biology | Y2017.L581 |
| O’Hearn, Pamela P. | Bilateral Asymmetry in Avian Testicular Morphology and Function | Ph.D., Biology | Y2017.O535 |
| Robson, Kelsey | An Evaluation of Digital Storytelling as a Novel Approach to Science Communication and Education | D.A., Biology | Y2017.R498 |
| Schenk, Matthew V. | Of Fire, Food, and Fish: Fish Productivity Responses to Wildfire | M.S., Biology | Y2017.S540 |
| Wiscaver, Pamela | Characterization of Lytic Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli Bacteriophage Isolated from Bovine Feces | M.S., Microbiology | Y2017.W592 |
| Bowman, Kole Justin | The Effects of Estradiol and Progesterone on Uterine Glycogen Metabolism in the American Mink (Neovison Vison) | M.S., Biology | Y2016.B341 |
| Gilmer, John | Insight into the Effects of Mesothelial Cell Autoantibodies | M.S., Biology | Y2016.G391 |
| Goodnoe, Taylor Tamiko | Facultative Environmental Sex Determinations in Ceratopteris richardii Gametophytes: Characterization and Implications for Plasticity of Resource Allocation | M.S., Biology | Y2016.G388 |
| Haldorson, Michael T. | Possible Roles of Cysteine Residues in the Structure and Function of Exoenzyme Y from Pseudomonas aeruginosa | M.S., Biology | Y2016.H392 |
| Hanson, Robert | The Cell Regulatory Systems Affected by Asbestos Induced Mesothelial Cell Autoantibodies | M.S., Biology | Y2016.H342 |
| Harnsberger, Aaron | Micro-Computed Tomography Analysis of Developing Carollia perspicillata and Interdigital Expression of "Cyp26b1", a Potential Digit Patterning Gene | M.S., Biology | Y2016.H431 |
| Hill, Roy | Insular Biogeography and Population Genetics of Dwarf Mistletoe (Arceuthobium americanum) | M.S., Biology | Y2016.H389 |
| Latta, Alicia M. | The Genetics of Metamorphosis: Expression Profile Across Three Life Stages in Lithobates catesbeianus Shows the Enrichment of 29 Gene Sets Using Rotational Gene Set Testing | M.S., Biology | Y2016.L390 |
| Long, Roger | Nitrogen Dynamics in the Sagebrush Steppe: Anthropogenic Fluxes Affect Shrub-Steppe Plant Communities | M.S., Biology | Y2016.L427 |
| Pacioretty, Maria T. | Living in ihe Phantom Gas Field: Physiological Responses of Artemisia tridentata to Experimental-Noise-Induced Changes in Arthropod Herbivory | M.S., Biology | Y2016.P457 |
| Schwabedissen, Stacy Gayle | Nitrogen Fixation by Biological Soil Crusts and Their Communities: Climatic and Grazing Controls | M.S., Biology | Y2016.S393 |
| Striluk, Miranda L. | Terrestrial Biome and Seasonal Effects on the Abundance of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in the Lower Atmosphere | M.S., Biology | Y2016.S394 |
| Thalmann, Johanna Claire | Analysis of Sexual Segregation in Bison and the Productivity of Vegetation on Antelope Island State Park | M.S., Biology | Y2016.T432 |
| Christensen, Leasha M. | Bacterial Population Differences in Mus musculus Cecum in Response to Probiotic Administration | M.S., Biology | Y2015.C249 |
| Chung, Cheng-Han | Genome Characterization of Novel Bacillus Cereus-Group Infecting Bacteriophages | M.S., Biology | Y2015.C304 |
| Curran, Lindsay M. | Physiological and Structural Responses of Low Sagebrush (Artemisia arbuscula) to Warming and Snowpack Removal in a Montane Meadow | M.S., Biology | Y2015.C240 |
| Heinrich, Kaleb K. | Multiple Stressors and Multiple Invaders in Linked Stream-Riparian Ecosystems: Combined Research and Pedagogy Contributions | D.A., Biology | Y2015.H296 |
| Kaushik, Gaurav | The Potential Association of Psychoactive Pharmaceuticals at Low Concentrations with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) | Ph.D., Biology | Y2015.K222 |
| Lee, Brady D. | Network Interaction in the Thermoacidophile Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius in Response to Different Complex Carbon Sources | Ph.D., Biology | Y2015.L290 |
| Mayo, Jamie Nadine | Stimulating a Microvascular Cell for Cell Therapy Applications: Pericyte Potential for Manipulating Central Nervous System Vasculature | Ph.D., Biology | Y2015.M334 |
| McAbee, Kathryn | How Do Long-Term Changes in Precipitation Seasonality Affect Dryland Carbon Dynamics? Evidence From a 21-Year Manipulative Climate-Change Experiment | M.S., Biology | Y2015.M241 |
| Rasmussen, Ashelee | A Digital Flora of Southeastern Idaho | M.S., Biology | Y2015.R242 |
| Thibeault, Cassie L. | Investigating the Involvement of Eukaryotic Host Factors in the Translocation of the Tetanus Toxin | M.S., Biology | Y2015.T250 |
| Von Moler, Ehren Reid | Fungal Ecology of Whitebark Pine Phyllospheres in the Southern Cascades | M.S., Biology | Y2015.M305 |
| Wright, Joshua | Isolation and Characterization of Immunoreactive Components of Blastomyces dermatitidis Yeast Lysate Antigens | M.S., Biology | Y2015.W311 |
| Zorio, Stephanie D. | Analysis of Temporal Change in High-Elevation Plant Community Composition, East River Basin, Colorado, USA | M.S., Biology | Y2015.Z243 |
| Astle, Joshua Tol | The Effects of Estradiol and Progesterone on Cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 1A1 and CYP 1B1 Enzyme Activity in Immortalized Mink Uterine Epithelial Cells | M.S., Biology | Y2014.A163 |
| Collins, Scott F. | The ecological importance of subsidies from salmon to stream-riparian ecosystems: An experimental test and implications for approaches to nutrient mitigation | Ph.D., Biology | Y2014.C207 |
| Davis, Katrina Cassidy | Static Weight Distribution on Dry Land and Gait Characteristics and Heart Rate Response of Healthy Dogs During Partial-Water Immersion on a Treadmill | M.S., Biology | Y2014.D169 |
| Dean, Matthew | Uterine Glycogen during Pregnancy in Mink (Neovison vison): Mediating the Effects of Estradiol | Ph.D., Biology | Y2014.D185 |
| Hofstetter, Katrina S. | Fibroblast Growth Factor Diversity in the Developing Bat Limb | M.S., Biology | Y2014.H170 |
| Madrid, Michael V. | Characterization of the Novel Bacterial Adenylyl Cyclase Effector, Exoy | M.S., Microbiology | Y2014.M192 |
| Matsaw, Sammy | Barriers to Movement and Habitat Availability Influence Genetic Variation in Populations of Westslope Cutthroat Trout | M.S., Biology | >Y2014.M205 |
| Villepique, Jeffrey Todd | Environmental Variation, not Risk of Predation, Drives the Spatial Ecology of Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep | Ph.D., Biology | Y2014.V157 |
| Allison, Tiffany Rose | Blastomyces dermatitidis: immunodiagnosis, antigen stability and In silico modeling for drug discover | M.S., Microbiology | Y2013.A44 |
| Blackadar, Ryan J. | Winter ecology of a wilderness river: effects of ice disturbance and subsidies of ungulate carcasses on aquatic food webs | M.S., Biology | Y2013.B43 |
| Carroll, Andrew | Anatomical descriptions of developing hypoglossal motoneurons in Rana clamitans and Rana catesbeiana through metamorphosis and the kinematics of prey capture in newly metamorphosed Rana catesbeiana | M.S., Biology | Y2013.C37 |
| Chen, Cheng-Hung | Homosystene- and connexin43- regulated mechanisms for entothelial wound healing | Ph.D., Biology | YB2013.C54 |
| Collingwood, Amanda M. | Inhibition of growth of Phytophthora erythroseptica by extracellular compunds produced by gamma proteobacteria | M.S., Biology | Y2013.C63 |
| Cornell, Jennifer J. | Investigation of the effects of recreational land use on the stream ecosystem of an urban-fringe watershed | M.S., Biology | Y2013.C67 |
| Ford, Matthew W. | Investigations in microbial stress tolerance: a multi-system approach | M.S., Microbiology | Y2013.F67 |
| Guernsey, Noelle Choahnna | Rates of decomposition and nutrient release of moose inputs are driven by habitat microsite characteristics. | M.S., Biology | Y2013.G84 |
| Harris, Hannah E. | Disturbance cascade: how fire and debris flows affect headwater linkages to downstream and riparian ecosystems | M.S., Biology | Y2013.H37 |
| Li, Zhen. | Exploring shiga toxin's vector and its function in Escherichia coli and protozoan predator populations | Ph.D., Biology | YB2013.L50 |
| Long, Ryan Andrew | Linking climatic bariability to behavior and fitness of herbivores: a bioenergetic approach | Ph.D., Biology | YB2013.L65 |
| Mayo, Jamie Nadine | Homocysteine's affect on microvasculature via inducible nitric oxide synthase | M.S., Biology | Y2013.M39 |
| O'Neill, Becky | Characterization of the Stochastic Relationship of Poecilochirus (Mites) to Nicrophorus (Beetles) Using Stable Isotope Analysis | M.S., Biology | Y2013.O115 |
| Roberts, Jessica | Optimization of the alpha 3 beta 2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression system | M.S., Biology | Y2013.R61 |
| Serve, Kinta M. | Mesothelial cell autoantibodies induce collagen deposition In Vitro & using a case study to introduce undergraduates to bioinformatics | D.A., Biology | YB2013.S47 |
| Zebedeo, Christian Nash | Mineral fiber immunotoxicology: induction of autoimmunity by erionite | M.S., Biology | Y2013.Z42 |
| Blakney, Jason R. | Historical connectivity and contemporary isolation : population genetic structure or a rare high-desert minnow, the Northern Leatherside Chub (Lepidomeda copei) | M.S., Biology | Y2012.B46 |
| Bonn, Kenneth. | Resistance of the novel halovirus GSL1 to extreme conditions | M.S., Biology | Y2012.B65 |
| Campbell, Steven O. Jr. | Bioenergetic estimate of habitat quality for salmonids in streams enriched with a salmon carcass analog | M.S., Biology | Y2012.C34 |
| Cherry, Merrit. | Radiation resistance and phylogenetic analysis of extremophilic organisms isolated form antarctic hypersaline pond mat smples | M.S., Microbiology | Y2012.C455 |
| Emfield, Gregory Scott | Morphometric and molecular analysis of limb development in bats | M.S., Biology | Y2012.E44 |
| Gygli, Patrick E. | Role of replication protein a in the radiation-resistance of Halobacterium salinarum SSp. NRC-1 | Ph.D., Microbiology | YB2012.G95 |
| Hallock, Peter B. | Network-based investigation of the genetic and cellular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease | Ph.D., Biology | YB2012.H34 |
| Hatch, Wayne O. | Development of a slide agglutination assay for the detection of blastomycosis teaching bioinformatics using an online case study | D.A., Biology | YB2012.H37 |
| Howe, Kristy B. | Selection for anthropogenic structures and vegetation characteristics by common ravens (Corvus corax) within a sagebrush-steppe ecosystem | M.S., Biology | Y2012.H69 |
| Hunt, Jason Lynn | Effects of estradol and catecholestrogens on uterine glycogen metabolism in the mink (Neovison vison) | Ph.D., Biology | YB2012.H84 |
| Lendrum, Patrick Earl | Migration patterns of adult female mule deer in response to natural-gas extraction | M.S., Biology | Y2012.L45 |
| Lockhart, J. Scott | Impact of single-stranded DNA-binding protein gene expression on microbial radiation tolerance | M.S., Microbiology | Y2012.L62 |
| Lockyer, Zachary B. | Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) nest predators, nest survivial, and nesting habitat at multiple spatial scales | M.S., Biology | Y2012.L63 |
| Marcum, Ryan D. | Expression and function of glutamate receptors on B1a B cells and their role in autoimmunity | M.S., Microbiology | Y2012.M37 |
| McCaskill, Julienne S. | Investigating the role of one replication protein A homolog in Halobacterium salinarum ssp. NRC-1 | M.S., Microbiology | Y2012.M44 |
| Morris, Benjamin M. | Phenotypic variance in deinococcus radiodurans R1: a model for persistence | M.S., Microbiology | Y2012.M67 |
| Santin, Angela Elizabeth | Characterization, quantification, and dietary effects on long-term biomarkers of glycemia in rainbow trout and other fish species | M.S., Biology | Y2012.S26 |
| Searle, Amanda J. | Blastomyces dermatitidis: chitinase homology modeling, inhibition, and anitgen detection for diagnosis | M.S., Microbiology | Y2012.S42 |
| Shumway, Matt | Directed evolution of a family 42 beta galactosidase | M.S., Biology | Y2012.S51 |
| Takahasi, Masaru | Dynamics of the interactions between big sagebrush (Artemisa tridentata l.) and its associated arthropods in southeastern Idaho: food webs and effects of herbivory in a changing climate | Ph.D., Biology | YB2012.T35 |
| Thiel, Jessie Rose | Forage selection by maternal mule deer: body condition of maternal females, and birth characteristics and survival of neonates | M.S., Biology | Y2012.T54 |
| Wagley, Prajwal | Investigation of charged residues in the cytoplasmic linker between domains III and IV of a voltage gated sodium channel as a voltage sensor. | M.S., Biology | Y2012.W35 |
| Beard, Richard Scott, Jr. | Mechanisms for homocysteine-mediated cerebral endothelial damage | Ph.D., Biology | YB2011.B41 |
| Bellmore, James Ryan | Ecological importance of floodplains in montane river networks: implications for habitat restoration and salmon recovery | Ph.D., Biology | YB2011.B44 |
| Billman, Hilary Gray | Investigating effects of the piscicide rotenone on amphibians in southwestern Montana through laboratory experiments and field trials | M.S., Biology | Y2011.B54 |
| Donner, Kevin Christopher | Secondary production rates, consumption rates, and trophic basis of production of fishes in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, AZ: an assessment of potential competition for food | M.S., Biology | Y2011.D65 |
| Fisher, Amanda E. | Phylogenetic studies of plastid evolution in the neotropical woody bamboo genus Chusquea (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) | Ph.D., Biology | YB2011.F58 |
| Hall, Carrie L. | Burying beetle bioacoustics: the role of sound in intra- and interspecific communication in Nicrophorus (Coleoptera: Silphidae) | Ph.D., Biology | YB2011.H34 |
| Hayden, James J. | Comparative antibody detection studies using isoelectrically focused protein fractions from Blastomyces dermatitidis | M.S., Biology | Y2011.H39 |
| Monteith, Kevin Lee | Life-history characteristics of mule deer: the pervasive effects of nutrition on survival, reproduction, and behavior in a variable environment | Ph.D., Biology | YB2011.M65 |
| Park, Shawna T. | Characterization of the bacterial microflora on the skin of boreal toads and Columbia spotted frogs in the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming USA | M.S., Microbiology | Y2011.P37 |
| Pennell, Ellen S. | Parental investment in burying beetles (Nicrophorus investigator) : influence of seasonal timing and prior experience ; Efficacy of minimally guided instructional strategies in K-12 and undergraduate science classrooms : a meta-analysis / | D.A., Biology | YB2011.P45 |
| Shrestha, Nisha | Effect of farnesol on abscisic acid signaling and flower development in Arabidopsis | M.S., Biology | Y2011.S57 |
| Yang, Luobin | High performance and high throughput bioinformatics: accelerate time-consuming bioinformatics applications and extract knowledge from large amount of biological data | Ph.D., Biology | YB2011.Y25 |
| Zelent, Caroline M. | Comparative immunological analysis of antigenic preparations of Blastomyces dermatitidis | M.S., Microbiology | Y2011.Z44 |
| Adomako, Marie | Efficacy of oral DNA vaccine delivery systems for protection of rainbow trout against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus infection | M.S., Microbiology | Y2010.A36 |
| Albano, Heidi | Relationship of bromus tectorum to the plant community and soil nutrient cycling at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Idaho | M.S., Biology | Y2010.A42 |
| Anderson, Eric Dwaine | Winter habitat selection by female mule deer: do changes in habitat spatially and temporally affect selection? | M.S., Biology | Y2010.A54 |
| Andrews, Michelle | Biochemical characterization of protein prenyltransferases in Arabidopsis thaliana: a straightforward explanation of mutant phenotypes | M.S., Biology | Y2010.A56 |
| Bauder, Javan M. | Movements and habitat selection of prairie rattlesnakes (crotalus v. viridis) across a mountainous landscape in a designated wilderness arear. | M.S., Biology | Y2010.B38 |
| Bechtold, Heather A. | Investigation of the response of carbon and nutrient dynamics to human land use in the Portneuf River Watershed | Ph.D., Biology | YB2010.B42 |
| Benjamin, Joseph R. | Replacement of a native salmonid by a nonnative salmonid in the western United States: changes in trout production and consequences for stream-riparian food webs | Ph.D., Biology | YB2010.B45 |
| Bhandari, Jayaram | Farnesol dehydrogenase in Arabidopsis thaliana: characterization, regulation, and involvement in abscisic acid signaling | M.S., Biology | Y2010.B52 |
| Buffington, Kevin John | Predicting climate-induced shifts in burying beetle distributions: integrating niche partitioning, competition, and thermal performance | M.S., Biology | Y2010.B85 |
| Ellis, Joshua T. | Isolation and characterization of novel and physiologically distinct biomass converting microorganisms | M.S., Biology | Y2010.E44 |
| Hansen, Shannalee Christman | Group II introns: utility as phylogenetic estimators in bamboos | M.S., Biology | Y2010.H33 |
| Hoover, Amber | Relationships between soil heterogeneity and vegetation recovery in sagebrush steppe following wildfire and wind erosion | M.S., Biology | Y2010.H66 |
| Leatham, Bryan | Halophilic adaptations demonstrated through the characterization of an unusual tRNA synthetase and salt effects on radiation resistance | M.S., Microbiology | Y2010.L43 |
| Mineau, Madeleine | Effects of Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) invasion on stream nitrogen cycling, organic matter dynamics, and food webs | Ph.D., Biology | YB2010.M55 |
| Patterson, Ryan N. | Characterization of a halovirus from the Great Salt Lake | M.S., Biology 2010. | Y2010.P391 |
| Puljan, Daniel Charles | Role of the M. submentalis in the feeding biomechanics of the marine toad, Bufo marinus | M.S., Biology 2010. | Y2010.P84 |
| Rasmussen, Devon L. | Asbestos and autoimmunity: cross-talk between macrophages and B1a B lymphocytes | M.S., Microbiology | Y2010.R38 |
| Sigurani, Avin | Seventh sense: sensorimotor patterns in brain stem reticular formation and nuclei of the frog, Rana pipiens | M.S., Biology | Y2010.S53 |