Theses/Dissertations from 2025
An exploration of panarctic lake formation and methane emission since the Last Glacial Maximum, Laura Brosius
Vegetation analysis and mapping in evolving ice-wedge-polygon terrain Prudhoe Bay Region, Alaska, Olivia Hobgood
From the sea to the classroom: harmful algal blooms, northern sea otters, and engaging curriculum, Emily Mailman
Molecular survey of Leptospira spp. and Bartonella spp. in Alaskan voles, Tabitha Page
Strontium isotope movement modeling of modern and ancient megafauna in Alaska, Audrey Rowe
Factors affecting nest and brood survival of rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Interior Alaska, Robert Wiltzen
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Influence of fire on boreal stream metabolism, Jacob Adams
Towards reciprocity in common ravens, corvus corax, near anthropogenic food sources in interior Alaska during winter, Amelia Rose Beausoleil
Geochemical variation in the muscle of Aleutian Steller Sea Lion prey, Scott Chandler
Unveiling soil microbial communities and resistomes in northern Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, Bevyn Amber Cover
Lessons from the old school: phenological responses of the horsetail Equisetum arvense to experimental air and soil warming in Interior Alaskan boreal forest, Will Q. Hendricks
Effects of juvenile mass on reproduction and calf survival in a low-density moose population, Sara R. Henslee
Controls over visitation rates to mineral licks by snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) in Northern Alaska, Laura Knutsen
Changes in benthic prey availability and quality suggest less favorable foraging conditions for threatened Steller's eiders (Polysticta stelleri) molting at Izembek Lagoon, Alaska, Anastasia M. Maliguine
Biogeographic history of the world's marmots and the genetic basis of melanism in an Alaskan population of hoary marmots, Kendall K. Mills
Divergence and adaptation in Beringian birds, Caitlyn C. Oliver Brown
The effect of permafrost thaw on merucry- and methane-cycling microbes and their potential interactions, Rebecca Olson
Body condition of Pacific common eiders breeding along the Beaufort Sea coast of Alaska, Elyssa M. Watford
Effects of hunting pressure on the spatial dynamics of a subarctic caribou herd, Jeffrey Wells
A range extension for Carex sartwellii in Interior Alaska, Mark A. Winterstein
Adaptive strategies and energetic profiles of bacteria in permafrost and temperate environments: a comparative study, Hannah Woody
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Movement ecology, survival, and territorial dynamics in Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) over a cyclic population decline, Derek Arnold
Storm hydro-biogeochemistry, of boreal catchments disturbed by fire and permafrost thaw, Jake S. Cavaiani
Avian divergence and speciation across Beringia examined using comparative mitogenomics, K. A. Collier
Avian divergence and speciation across Beringia examined using comparative mitogenomics, K. A. Collier
The role of cystathionine y-lyase and hydrogen sulfide in glucose transporter Glut1 expression in macrophages, Alex Cornwell
Effects of browser exclusion on the willow leafblotch miner (Micrurapteryx salicifoliella): host plant availability, oviposition, and survival, Martha M. Cummings
Alnus viridis ssp. Fruticosa modulates local conditions to influence intra and interspecies growth, Jackson W. Drew
Cross-seasonal effects in a sea ice-associated sea duck: do winter conditions affect breeding spectacled eiders?, Randall J. Friendly
Controls of organic carbon processing in boreal headwater streams, Frances Marie Iannucci
The effect of cold exposure and activity on skeletal muscle physiology: a study of human and animal models, Michelle M. Johannsen
Evaluating amino acid isotopic biomarkers of added sugar and animal protein intakes, Jessica Jean Johnson
Effects of young-growth management on Sitka black-tailed deer in southeast Alaska, Cade W. Kellam
Seasonal changes in the movement rates and activity patterns of Canada lynx, Matthew Kynoch
Using camera traps to advance wildlife monitoring in the Arctic, Scott S. Leorna
Kit-rearing in the far North: movement behavior and activity patterns of female Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) during the denning season, Akashia Monique Martinez
Female Dall's sheep summer nutrition in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska, Luke Metherell
Adapting density surface models for complex survey areas: application to humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) abundance and distribution estimation in Southeast Alaska, Abigail Schiffmiller
Microplastics in spotted seal stomachs from the Bering and Chukchi Seas in 2012 and 2020, Alexandria Sletten
Seasonal drivers of amplitude patterns in a population of red-backed voles (Clethrionomys rutilus), Sarah Swanson
Effects of desformylflustrabromine on compulsive-like and social behaviors in mouse models of OCD and autism, Isaac Van Flein
Smoke without fire: wildfire smoke affects phenolic composition of wild blueberry fruits (Vaccinium uliginosum), Laura G. Weingartner
Environmental and demographic drivers of a rapidly expanding sub-arctic moose population, Vassily Sebastian Zavoico
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Applying third-generation sequencing to pathogen surveillance and mixed infection detection, Jeremy B. Buttler
Drivers and mechanisms of migration in an Arctic caribou herd, Matthew D. Cameron
Cryptic population structure and differentiation in three species of Alaska Claytonia, Robert W. Gabbitas
Snow as structural habitat for wolverines in a changing Arctic, Thomas Rutherford Glass
Interpretations of climate change on grazing systems: the comparison of Arctic and Subarctic carex, Iris Cato Harritt
Timing of flowering affects pollination and fruit set in Viburnum edule in boreal forests of Alaska, Kara L. Kornhauser
Seeing the forest through the trees: how site conditions mediate white and black spruce responses to climate in Interior Alaska, E. Fleur Nicklen
Soundscapes on the Arctic Coastal Plain: assessing sound disturbance and the auditory sensitivity of caribou (Rangifer tarandus), Megan E. Perra
Human-polar bear interactions on the northern coast of Alaska, Gwendolyn Quigley
Exploring the evolution of fishes at high latitudes, Anna S. Rix
Thermokarst-pond plant community characteristics and effects on icewedge degradation in the Prudhoe Bay region, Alaska, Emily Watson-Cook
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Drivers of life history variation in a long-lived, marine predator: individual heterogeneity in reproductive performance of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus), Janelle Jean Badger
Presentation of immunodominant peptides is strongly dependent on cathepsin resistance and preliminary cleavage of antigens, Tynan Becker
Naturally occurring etiologic factors affecting the health of breeding seabirds in the Bering Sea, Maile Branson
Widespread capacity for denitrification in soils, streams, and thermokarst lakes of boreal Alaska, Melanie S. Burnett
Fasting status of Steller sea lion pups, Stephanie G. Crawford
Rooted in environmental justice: phytogeography and ethnoecology of Serianthes, Else Demeulenaere
Neuroendocrine and glial cell remodeling in a hibernating mammal, Cassandra Duncan
Habitat use of spectacled eider broods in relation to salinity and food availability on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, Nathan R. Graff
Antibiotic resistance in a changing North: unearthing the effects of disturbance-induced permafrost thaw on the Alaskan soil resistome, Tracie J. Haan
Stable isotope ecology of an Arctic raptor guild, Devin Leland Johnson
Applications of stable isotope analysis to advancing the understanding of brown bear dietary ecology, Matthew C. Rogers
Searching the soil: characterizing the effects of disturbance on soil microbial communities and plant productivity, Taylor J. Seitz
Using ultraconserved elements to estimate gene flow between Asian and North American avian taxa, Fern R. Spaulding
Reevaluating recent temporal trends in animal body size: the role of demography, Miranda K. Theriot
How aspen tree height influences aspen leaf miner (Phyllocnistis populiella) oviposition and performance, Giovanni Tundo
The development and initial testing of the vertical comet assay, a novel technique for the study of DNA damage and repair, Robert T. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Movement and migration ecology of Alaskan golden eagles, Joseph Michael Eisaguirre
Population ecology of willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in the presence of spatially concentrated harvest, Graham G. Frye
Science, perception and scale: an interdisciplinary analysis of environmental change and community adaptive capaciy, Jesse E. Grunblatt
Born to burn: characterizing fuel loads, flammability and plant traits across spatio-temporal gradients of black spruce dominated communities, Emilia J. Grzesik
Community composition and biogeography of beetles and spiders across an elevational gradient in Denali National Park, Alaska, Adam Haberski
The effects of individual and environmental heterogeneity on long-term population dynamics of Cassin's auklets (Ptychoramphus aleuticus), Michael E. Johns
Seasonal variation in nutritional biomarkers and fecal cortisol concentrations in a northern population of snowshoe hares, Claire Kornet Montgomerie
Controls on microbial processing of dissolved organic matter in boreal forest streams, Marie Schmidt
Climate change, moose, and subsistence harvest in Arctic Alaska, Jiake Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Feeding ecology of scaup ducklings across a heterogeneous boreal wetland landscape, Adam J. DuBour
Validating a GPS collar-based method to estimate parturition events and calving locations for two barren-ground caribou herds, Joelle D. Hepler
Microbial ecology and biodegradation potential of a sulfolane-contaminated, subarctic aquifer, Christopher P. Kasanke
Plant succession in the Arctic Brooks Range: floristic patterns from alpine to foothills, along a glacial chronosequence and elevation gradient, Shawnee A. Kasanke
Host-parasite ecophysiology of overwintering, Don J. Larson
Diet, breeding success, detectability, and density of the great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) at its northern range limit, Madison H. McConnell
Reproductive success of American and Pacific golden-plovers (Pluvialis dominica and P. fulva) in a changing climate, Kelly S. Overduijn
Application of new technology for the diagnosis of viral infection, Jayme Parker
Spatial variation in blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum) and lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) fruit production in Interior Alaska, Linsey Viann Parkinson
Human-bear interactions in the North Slope oilfields of Alaska (USA): characteristics of grizzly bear sightings and use of infrared for bear den detection, Nils J. Pedersen
Resource limitation of autotrophs and heterotrophs in boreal forest headwater streams, Sophie Alden Weaver
Demographics and telomere dynamics of hibernating Arctic ground squirrels (Urocitellus parryii), Sara M. Wilbur
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Bridging the gap between pupping and molting phenology: behavioral and ecological drivers in Weddell seals, Roxanne Santina Beltran
Do wintering conditions drive population trends in semipalmated sandpipers (Calidris pusilla)? Evidence from a corticosterone biomarker, Megan L. Boldenow
Assessing effects of climate change on access to ecosystem services in rural Alaska, Helen S. Cold
Estimating seabird abundance: a case study in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, Jennifer Curl