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 2021
Methods of Memorialization: Holocaust Commemoration in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Kylee Bolinger
Seabedding: Stories, Hayley Boyd
Quantifying Biotic VOC Emissions from Moss: Air Quality Impacts of Isoprene and Monoterpenes in Urban Environments, Danlyn L. Brennan
North American Expatriates in Mexico: a Discourse Analysis of Facebook Groups, Liliana Carolina Brock
The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs), Future Adult Incarceration, and Poor Mental Health- A Literature Review, Letasi M. Burgess
Anatomical Analysis of Somatic Mutation Accumulation in Mimulus guttatus, Amanda Burrell
Mary: A Creative Biography of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley through the Lens of Her Interpersonal Relationships, Julien-Pierre E. Campbell
Suppressing Our Vote: How Vote-by-Mail Affects Latino Voter Turnout, M. Karen Casas-Gonzalez
Metabolism and Oncology: the Role of Nutrition in Improving Cancer Outcomes, Michael A. Chapek
An Investigation into the Relationship between Obstetric Racism and Postpartum Depression in Black Women, Miguel A. Claxton III
Breaking the Feedback Loop: Experimental Filmmakers Confronting Everyday Surveillance Technologies, Taz Coffey
Scratch a Desert, Produce a Garden: The American Failure to Facilitate a Two-State Solution, Sophie Myers Concannon
Higher Education for All Law Enforcement Officers, Johana Constantino Madrigal
A Tale of Two Narratives: The Role of Storytelling in Racial Dialogue, Lane Cooper
Exploring the Criminal Justice System Through a Case Study Approach: Exploring the Intersections and Interventions of the Juvenile Justice System Through a Case Study Approach, Adriana Cordova-Perez
The Effects of Mental Illness on Capital Sentencing in the State of Oregon, Mirtill E. Csikos
"Memories of a Family" (2021): a Reflection on My Process as an Interviewer and Filmmaker, Kyle Day
Witches as Queer(ed) Comrades: How Patriarchy, Sexism and Religious Fanaticism Fueled the Early Modern European Witch Hunts, Iris S. De Lis
Pandemic Music: Developing Music Compositions for Performance During Covid-19, Maia R. Denzler
The Effective Opening: Nonviolent Movements and How They Can Help to Enforce International Law Pertaining to Human Rights, Emmalyn A. Dewing
Trauma and Child Development: The Effects That Ice Detention Centers May Have On Our Children, Natalie A. DeWitt
Building a Leader's Identity on Social Media, Morningstar Dickson
The Effect of Diazepam on Early Neural Stem Cells Proliferative Activity and Hippocampal-Dependent Memory after Traumatic Brain Injury, Van Khanh Doan
Our Peer the Pigeon: Impacts of the COVID-19 "Anthropause" on PSU Campus Urban Foragers, Audrey Douglass
A Comparison of Particulate Matter Deposition onto Green Roof Species and White Roof in Portland, Oregon, Amelia Drake
emmenagogue: poems of the body, Jessamyn Duckwall
Corporate Sociopolitical Activism and Nonprofit Identity Orientation on an Individual's Likelihood to Support, Tara Duenas
Spanning Trees of Complete Graphs and Cycles, Minjin Enkhjargal
Examination of Exhaustion in Larval Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus Tridentatus) Through Variations of Temperature, Flow, and Cover, Jessica Falcon
Preparing to Perform: Brillance, by Ida Gotkovsky, Connor Fast
A Study of Stable Isotopes in Snow on Mt. Hood, Oregon, Maya Felix
Rapid Method for Consistency and Concentration Reporting of Cannabidiol Using 1H-NMR and Computer-Assisted Chemical Software, Michael A. Fernando
What's Important to You? A Look into the Historical and Social Significance of Buttons, Hope JE Ferns
The Transition of American Theatre Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic from March 2020-May 2021, Taylor Fischer
Optimization of 3D Printed Mold Performance for Injection Molding via Hollow Infill Patterns, Alan Fong
Plastic-Eating Microbes: a New Potential Solution to Waste Mitigation?, Megan Forbes
How Can Portland's Urban Landscape Better Utilize Stormwater?, Joni Frame
Portland Park Signage: an Exploration into Reimaging Placemaking, Samuel Garcia
How Transitional, Restorative, and Transformative Justice Will Address Racial Injustice, Isabelle Garnand
A Student Led Assessment of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Environmental Science and Management Department at Portland State University, Aneesha Gharpurey
Dual Panics: A Media Analysis of Narratives on the Role of Unauthorized Migration in America's Overdose Crisis, Morgan Godvin
Relationships Between Coping Mechanisms and Perceived Stress of Portland State University Community Members Amidst COVID-19, Julie Goldman
Human Impact on Pacific Harbor Seals in Urban Southern Puget Sound, Washington, Vicky Gomez
Reducing Stigma Associated with Growing Up Poor: How to Create a More Equitable Future for Working Class Adolescents, Jessica Goodpaster
CONNECTION, COMPASSION, and HONESTY: Using Picture Books to Help Build a Healthier Relationship to Death in a Death-Denying Culture, Kami Sahalie Upshaw Gould
The Community Case for Violence: Toward a Materialist Perspective on Community Work, Aven Handley-Merk
How to Decide Whether and How to Sell a Small Family Business, Gabriel Harlow
How Has Cultural Marxism Been Used as a Political Tactic in Order to Decrease Trust in Higher Education?, Drew Havnaer
Density of Free-Roaming Cats Related to Feeding Stations on Hayden Island, Oregon, Olivia Helback and Joe Liebezeit
Automated Decision Making and Machine Learning: Regulatory Alternatives for Autonomous Settings, Alyssa Heminger
The Role of Cognitive Load and Individual Differences When Interpreting Human-Resource Data Visualizations, Zachary Hesson
Partizan: Separating the Human from Propaganda with Film, Raymond Hill
All Changelings Have Autism: How to Make a Better Book for Autistic Children, Nadia L. Hitchcock
Comparing Instruments for Measuring Runoff from Experimental Ecoroof Platforms: A Case Study on Test Plots at Portland State University, Chance F. Hodges
The Meghan Markle Effect: An Analysis of a 21st Century Celebrity through a Veblenian Perspective, Lucy Jensen
A Corpus Approach Study on the Manzanar Free Press, Danielle Jochums
Literature Review: Pollutant Removal Efficacy of Floating Treatment Wetlands Across Water Bodies, Sophie Johnson
Exploring Connections Between Food Sovereignty, Cultural Food Access and Urban Health Promotion: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Stephanie L. Kenyon
Colorism in Mexico: An Examination of Inequality and the Psychological Impact in the Form of Depression, Ana K. Kinzie
Queer: A 25 Year History, A Blooming Identity, Greer Klepacki
Understanding Ransomware Trajectory to Create an Informed Prediction, J. D. Klusnick
The Band Chervona: Russian Musical Traditions in the Portland Diaspora, Zoe Landi Fontana
Addressing and Supporting Mental Health Today: Society-Wide and in Hospital Emergency Departments, Kira La Sage
How Indigenous-Language Court Interpreters and Clients Navigate the U.S. Court System Under Strict Court-Interpreting Guidelines, Ashten Lehwalder
Fostering Connectedness Amidst Crisis: LGBTQ Communities in 2020, Daniel Leister-Gray
Black Gold, White Gold, and the Bear's Influence Over Central Asian Economies, Jennifer Leo
Virology: Mutagenizing the Proteolytic Cleavage Site in the Major Capsid Protein in SSV1, Thejanee Liyanaarachchi
Boy: Creation in a Void, Archer Long
The Role of Native Lens α-crystallin in Amyloid Suppression Using β-amyloid as a Model Amyloid Client, Leilani Lopes
High-Stakes Education: Dual Language Immersion in Portland, Oregon, Andrew MacLean
An Instructional Guide to Environmental Campaigns for K-12 Schools, Erin McCarty
Romans, Religion, and the Aid of the Gods: An Exploration of the Pontifex Maximus in Roman Society, Gregory Meade
Potential Therapeutic Effects of Snake Venom Components on Pain Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Maggie Metzger
Burnt Out: Encouraging Breaks and Lessening Burnout Symptoms in a Digital Landscape, Maria Miranda
Evaluation of Sex Education Curriculum and Policy Related to the Needs of LGBTQ+ Latinx Youth, Olivia Nayler
Mutual Aid as Spiritual Tacit Knowledge Within Doukhobor Epistemology, Rachel L. Neubuhr Torres
Self-Perception of Stuttering Frequency Across the Lifespan: A Pilot Study, Natalia C. Newton
The Usage of Resveratrol for Eye Pain after Refractive Surgery, Dennis Nguyen
Opportunities for Vietnam's Footwear Industry After the 2019-2020 Pandemic to Achieve Competitive Advantage, Thuan Nguyen
Gender Deviants: Subverting Regulatory Power in Medical Institutions, Ursa Nuffer-Rodriguez Mx.
Self-Contained Photon Coincidence Counting with NI myRIO Ecosystem, Georges Oates Larsen and Andres H. La Rosa
Group Theory Visualized Through the Rubik's Cube, Ashlyn Okamoto
Police Union Contracts and Impediments to Accountability: A Case Study Analysis of PPA Bargaining Agreements, Elizabeth Ott
Expanding Temperature Sensing for the Orion BMS 2, Samuel J. Parker
The Psychedelic Renaissance: a Convergence of Indigenous Knowledge and Science, Ronan K. Peck
Mapping the Case Study Houses: Translating History via Design, Samuel L. Person
Black Magic & White Supremacy: Witchcraft as an Allegory for Race and Power, Nicholas Charles Peters
Vestiges of Propaganda: Postage Stamps Issued by the Third Reich in Poland and the Netherlands During the Second World War, Olivia Phillips
Street Art: the Gallery of the City, Mia Pinzelik
Soft Lithographic Replication of High Length-Scale Micropillars From Laser-Ablated Fused-Silica Templates, Jason Pitts
An Economic and Political Lens into the Lives of Undocumented Migrant Female-Headed Households, Fátima V. Preciado Mendoza