Western Washington University

Concentration and composition of nanoparticles and colloidal particles in a mine-waste contaminated river

Environmental context. Metals in filtered stream water are assumed to primarily be ions or bound to organic matter, but likely also consist of submicron particles. We found that submicron particles were abundant in a mine-waste contaminated stream, containing iron and manganese w...

Electoral reforms rejected: Partisan cues in an anti-party context

Proposals to change how parties functioned in elections appeared on several American states’ ballots in 2024, often bundling nonpartisan primaries (NPPs) with ranked choice voting (RCV). Given the complexity of the proposals, voters faced a difficult task and may have relied on c...

“You Have to Make It on Your Own:” A Person‐Centered Narrative Analysis of Neoliberal Capitalist Values in Adolescent Identity Experiences

INTRODUCTION: Neoliberal capitalist ideals are omnipresent today and have important consequences for how adolescents develop an identity. However, we know little about the ways in which adolescents engage with these ideals and the neoliberal capitalist structures they are subject...

Forest canopy decline under elevated CO 2 during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

Uncertainty remains regarding the impact of rapid anthropogenic warming on forest ecosystem structure, biodiversity, and function. As an analog, we reconstruct forest canopy density and compositional change in Wyoming, USA, through the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), an...