The collection includes undergraduate theses written by students in the University Honors College.
Further University Honors College work is available in the Anthós undergraduate journal.
Theses from 2018
Neoliberalism and Psychological Subdisciplines: a Reformulation of Personhood Disseminated by Theories and Practices, Jeffrey Yoder
Gerrymandering and the Courts: Evaluating Judicially Manageable Standards, Amelia L. Zuidema
Theses from 2017
Lacking Legitimacy: Neoliberal Governance and the Erosion of Local Democracy in the United States and Argentina, Adriane Ackerman
Hydrostratigraphy of Warren Bench and Surrounding Area, Columbia County, Oregon, Eli Thomas Ahern
Exploring the Function of Exon 7 in Drosophila Cacophony in Relation to ALS, Jasmine E. Ahrar
Methods for Safeguarding Client Data, Jelon L. Anderson
Making Makeup: a Recipe Book for All-Natural Cosmetics, Jessica Arlich
Sexual Assault Prevention on College Campuses and the Need to Include LGBTQ Students, Noor Ayesh
Does Participation in High Risk Behaviors Create More Intimate Adolescent Friendships?, Hayden Babby
WinTHINGS: an Inventory Management System, Manpreet S. Bahl
Rings, Rungs, and Rugs: Harmony Hammond’s Floor Pieces and Wrapped Sculptures (1973-1984), Gina R. Barnhill
Modifying Managerial Accounting Tools for Microbusiness Practices, Sydney A. Beard
The Use and Implementation of Body-Worn Cameras in Policing, Drew A. Beglau
Why Do People Volunteer in Free Clinics?, Lucas A. Bennington
Modeling Anisotropy in the Earthquake Cycle: a Numerical Multiscale Model, Maricela T. Best Mckay
Billy Gryphen's House and Other Important Places: the Children's Geography of the Arcadia Neighborhood, Sophia K. Biddle
The Effects of Mercaptocarborane-Capped Gold Nanoparticles on Water Transport Across Skeletal Muscle Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, Jerry K. Bohlen Jr.
Towards a Philosophy of Expertise: the Novice-Expert Problem and Contemporary Applications, Cindyjo Keomani Boungnavath
"So, you're not doing this right": Perception Versus Reality of Transgender Students' Experiences at Portland State, Charles N. Breyer
L2 Motivation in Japanese Elementary EFL Classrooms: a Review of the Literature, Cassandra Brown
The Doormen, Sean Burns
Do Sarcastic Exchanges with Millennial Employees Influence Performance Appraisal Effectiveness?, Karissa Burright
The Queer Innocence of James Baldwin in Giovanni's Room, Grace C. Carroll
Pro-Life PDX! An Exploration of Values and Feminism in Portland's Pro-Life Community, Belen H. Chapin
Are There Discrete Symmetries in Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, Izzy Pikting Cheung
"If not in this world...": Rereading Power and Possibility in The Silent Partner, Olivia Clarke
The Politicization of Climate Change and the United States Department of Defense, Margaret Cochrane
Delays in Treatment: a Literature Review of Pathways to Treatment for Psychosis, Daniel S. Connelly
Innovator or Butcher?: Herophilean Research Methods in Early Ptolemaic Alexandria, Annastasia C. Conner
Low Power, Low Data Rate Transmitter for HF Ionospheric Communications, Minh-Nhut P. Dang
Witchcraft and the Performance of Womanhood in L.M. Alcott's Behind a Mask, Jovian M. Davis
"To be novelized": an Investigation of Autofiction & How it Operates in Gwenaelle Aubry's No One, Ava Dean
A Study of Diverse, Inquiry-based Science Education in Portland, Oregon, Alivia R. DeGagne
Minimize: Possessions & Identity, Maggie Denham
"Conservatism in a Revolutionary Era:" an Analysis of Challenges Posed by Developing an Exhibit of the Americanism Collection, Mariah C. Denman
Conversations of Abuse Against Women, Christafien Dixon
Learning Assessment of Accuracy of Learning between Musicians and Nonmusicians, Emily M. Drapela
Spotify, Piracy and Patronage: How Consumers Make Decisions Regarding Musical Consumption in the Streaming Age, Joseph K. Drevets
Global Intersections: a History of Women's Liberation in Egypt, Jordan Earls
The Emergence of Portland's 'Unique' Homelessness: Does the City's Pattern of Compassion Suggest a New Perspective on Poverty?, Katrina Edelen
El capitalismo y el ciudadano del Distrito Federal: Evolución de la identidad en la Ciudad de México en respuesta a los cambios económicos en dos épocas desde la óptica de La región más transparente de Carlos Fuentes y Hotel DF de Guillermo Fadanelli, Douglas Mitchell L. Emison
Predictive Policing on Portland State University's Campus, Kiley D. Enger
Investigating the Psychological Effects Associated with Motor Neuron Degeneration in Persons Diagnosed with ALS, Eloise Colwell Forrest
Design and Assessment of a Low-Cost, Autonomous, Methane-Ebullition Measurement Apparatus (MEMA), Francesca Frattaroli
Culturally Responsive Diabetes Interventions within the Context of American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Leilani J. Freeman
Determining the Effect of Visitor Group Size and Other Variables on the Behavior of Orangutans at the Oregon Zoo as a Measure of Welfare, Kaytlynn Fyock
Language Shift & Language Maintenance Among Farsi Speakers in Portland, Oregon, Clarissa Gaillardet
Patient, Victim, or Survivor?: an Analysis of SANE Nursing Curriculum Bias, Samantha D. Gardner
We Are Suffering and We Know What We Want: the Role of Health in the 1935 and 1940 Copperbelt Strikes, Jessica Gaudette-Reed
Stigma vs Stigma: the Difference of Stigma on Mental Health between Argentines and Americans, Dominique A. Giampieri
Using High Resolution Archived Transit Data to Quantify Congestion at Intersections of Urban Arterials, Travis Bradley Glick
Investigating the Sources of Decadal-Scale Property Changes in Antarctic Bottom Water in the Southeast Indian Ocean (80-90°E), Kimberly Gottschalk
Translation and Transformation: Uncovering the Source of Alchemy’s Association with Magic through a Study of its Translation into Latin in the High Medieval Period, Morgan Taylor Greer
Increasing Engagement on Nonprofit Facebook Pages through Photos, Christina T. Guiang
Small Business Valuation: Deviations from Textbook Methods, Paul Hampshire
Implications of the Nambu Jona-Lasinio Model with a New Regularization Renormalization Method, Grant A. Harter
Misconceptions of "Stupendous Antiquities" : Native American Mounds, Euro-Americans, and Racial Ideas, Lily Isabelle Hart
Cooperative Learning through Storytelling and the Plant World, Emma Hathaway
Peruvian Food: the Social and Cultural Origins of Peruvian Food, Kari Hatlestad
Pollinator Response to Patch Distribution and Reproductive Consequences in Lasthenia californica, Elizabeth C. Hendrickson
Religious and Political Influence of 1960s Bronx, New York on Costume Design for Doubt: A Parable, Rheid Heska-McJannet
Student Voice, Kaitlin N. Hoback
Work in Progress: a Process Book of the Re-Branding of the Beaverton Farmers Market, Lauren Hurrle
The Role of Divalent Metals in DNA Replication During Periods of Oxidative Stress, Corinne Hutfilz
Leveraging Behavioral Finance as a Small Business, Chris Huynh
Clientelism and Citizens' Right to the City in the Province of Buenos Aires, Sara Hyman
Microplastic Concentrations in Crassotrea gigas: Establishing a Baseline of Microplastic Contamination in Oregon's Oyster Aquacultures, Mia K. Jauregui
How to Address Music Performance Anxiety (MPA): an Explorative Study, Jing Kappes
The Power of the Court: Racial Discrimination as Evidenced through Supreme Court Decisions After 1954, Marry A. Karam
Genetic Diversity in Frankia -- Host Plant Relationships, Emily S. Kauffman
Distance Learning in Physics: an Investigation of Possible Benefits to Female Students in an Online Laboratory Environment, Caitlin Marie J. Kepple
Women and the Wilderness: a Review of Barriers to Participation, Current Coping Strategies, and Guidance for Future Programs, Naiyear Khajavei
Managing: a Novella, Ivy J. Knight
Summus Deus: a Collection of Short Stories, Marisha Knutson
Design Door, Kate Noelle Kobielsky
Elucidating Mild Cognitive Impairment: a Review of Diagnostic Research, Jason K. Koch
Knowledge Spaces and the Politics of Pedagogy: Politicizing Portland State University's Environmental Education Paradigms, Sasha Kramer
Microfinance: the Impacts of a Poverty Reduction Approach and Financial Systems Approach on Poor Rural Households in Vietnam, Cardin A. Le
How Do Acts of Terror Affect Public Discourse Concerning Immigration? A Media Analysis Surrounding the Pulse Nightclub Shooting, Braedon Lehman
Best Practices to Reduce Supplier Power Asymmetries for Microbusinesses, Danielle Lessler
Determination of Electronic Cigarette Liquid Water Content by NMR Spectroscopy, Michael Lethin
Body Changes with Baby: a Qualitative Insight into Body Image After Birth, Samantha Lewis
Abstinence-only Sex Education in the United States: How Abstinence Curricula Have Harmed America, Moira N. Lynch
Supervisor Self-Other Agreement, Family-Supportive Supervisor Behaviors and Job Attitudes, Luke D. Mahoney
Arabic Diglossia within Palestinian-Arab Folk Narratives, Jordan M. Martinez
A Biological Comparison of Two Sites: an Ecological Approach Using Community Ecology Metrics Based on Insect Faunal Composition, Kennedy J. Martin
How Does the 12-step Model of Recovery Benefit and Complicate Harm Reduction Strategies for Substance Abusing Adolescent Youth?, Matthew Matteini
The Relationship Between Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Moss and Tree Cover in Portland OR, Andrew S. Mautz
Not a Dirty Word: Encouraging Feminist Activism through Design and Social Practices, Gabriella L. McKenzie
Language in the Korean Workplace: an Analysis of Hierarchical Language Use in the Drama Misaeng, Jessie Nicole McNeill
Paving the Path for Sex Education: an Analysis of Journey Metaphors in Political Rhetoric, Tara McQueen
From the Ground Up: the Intersection of Environment and Industry in Portland, Oregon, Madelyn Miller
The Politics of Gardening in J.M. Coetzee's Life & Times of Michael K, Jessica F. Moore