The Racial and Gender Equity collection brings together a wide variety of research generated by the Portland State University community that is centered on the issues of racial justice, gender equity and related topics. Find more with advanced search; example: Black Lives Matter

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Submissions from 2020

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Associations of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Conditions with Self-Rated Health, Mental Distress, and Health Behaviors: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in Japan, Tomoya Hanibuchi and Tomoki Nakaya

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Adult Literacy and Learning: What Does Analysis Based on Critical RaceTheory Reveal?, Kathy Harris; Jen Vanek,; Jill Castek; and Gloria Jacobs

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What Factos Shape 21st Century Workplace Learning?, Kathy Harris; Jen Vanek,; Jill Castek; and Gloria Jacobs

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Winning the Fight for Better Bus Service, Steven Higashide

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Social Emotional Learning for Social Emotional Justice: A Conceptual Framework for Education in the Midst of Pandemics, Zoe Higheagle Strong and Emma M. McMain

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Tribal Mobility, Accessibility and Social Equity, Margo Hill

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The Effects of Historical Housing Policies on Resident Exposure to Intra-Urban Heat: A Study of 108 US Urban Areas, Jeremy Hoffman, Vivek Shandas, and Nicholas Pendleton

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Pregnancy and the Apocalypse: the Enlistment of Reproductive Futurism in Aid of Nationalism, Emily E. Horger

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Working Around Political Divides: a Multidisciplinary Examination of Political Identity as a Factor of Organizational Diversity, Blake D. Horner

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"I Should Have Moved Somewhere Else": the Impacts of Gentrification on Transportation and Social Support for Black Working-Poor Families in Portland, Oregon, Steven Anthony Howland

National Death Rates from Firearms due to Legal Intervention for Native Americans, Hanrui Huang

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Toxic Stress Among Black and African American Oregonians, Roberta Hunte and Margaret J.F. Braun

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Healthy Birth Initiatives: The Road Toward Reproductive Justice, Roberta Hunte, Susanne Klawetter, and Sherly Paul

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How Oregon’s Racist History Can Sharpen Our Sense of Justice Right Now, Walidah Imarisha

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Octavia E. Butler, Visionary Fiction, and Social Change, Walidah Imarisha

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Rememory, Walidah Imarisha

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The Truth About Alonzo, Walidah Imarisha

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Confronting Hate: Uncovering The Hidden History of Anti-Black Racism in Oregon, Walidah Imarisha, Bob Horenstein, E. D. Mondaine Rev., and Emmett Wheatfall

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Black Males and Complexion and Phenotype: A Case Study of Portland, Oregon, Ethan Johnson

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Living and Working in a White Homeland: A Challenge to be Heard and Recognized, Ethan Johnson

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Educación, Negritud y Nación: Políticas de Inclusión Educativa para Afrodescendientes en Ecuador, Ethan Johnson and John Antón

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Sodomy Laws in France: How The 1791 French Penal Code Decriminalized Sodomy Without The Will of The People, Serena Johnson

Lessons for Healthcare Reform from the Military Health System, Amy Jones

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An Expert Discussion on Structural Racism in Autism Research and Practice, Desiree R. Jones, Christina Nicolaidis, Lisa J. Ellwood, Arianne Garcia, Khalilah R. Johnson, Kristina Lopez, and T. C. Waisman

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Interview with Marvin Kaiser, Marvin Kaiser and Oona Fisher Campbell

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India Transitions: Culture and Society during Contemporary Viral Times, Priya Kapoor

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Murder of Musicians in South Asia, Priya Kapoor and Shawn Smallman

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Creating a Foundation of Well-being for Teachers and Students Starts with SEL Curriculum in Teacher Education Programs, Deirdre Katz, Julia Mahfouz, and Sue Romas

Whose land is our land? Race, place, and equity in western Multnomah County, Indi Keith

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2020 Evaluation of the Highway Construction Workforce Development Program, Maura Kelly and Lindsey Wilkinson

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"It Puts a Face to All the Knowledge We've Gotten" : a Program of Research on Intimate Partner Violence Surrogate Impact Panels, Kate Louise Sackett Kerrigan

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Breaking Barriers Round Table with Special Guest Janaya Khan, Janaya Khan

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Gender-Swapped Remakes: Writing a Screenplay to Promote Realistic and Diverse Representation in Female-Centric Films, Jocelyn J. Kiffe

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It Takes A Village, Yoko Kinoshita-Gorman

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Between “Us” and “Them”: Political Subjectivities in the Shadows of the 2018 Brazilian Election, Charles H. Klein, Milena Mateuzi Carmo, and Alessandra Tavares

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#AdultingWhileBlack: Encountering in the Campus Climate and the Formation of Racialized Adult Identity Among Traditional-Age Black College Students, Sarah Nana Kutten

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The Representation of Rape and Sexual Assault Within News Media, Katherine E. Layman

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Public Housing With Services for Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities: Differences in Efficacy Among Asian and White Communities, Junghee Lee, William Donlan, Paula C. Carder, Leigh Grover, Insik Hwang, Younghwan Kim, and Gretchen Luhr

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Dreaming Revolutionary Futures: Critical Race’s Centrality to Ending White Supremacy, Sofia Y. Leung and Jorge R. López-McKnight

Handcrafting Whiteness: Booker T. Washington and the Subject of Contemporary Craft, Marie Lo

Understanding the use of Public Healthcare Programs and Impact of the “public charge” in Oregon Latino/as., Edlyn Lopez, Blair Darney, and Yareli Cornejo Torres

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Assisting Students and Families during the COVID-19 Crisis: Diversity & Equity in Action through a Educator-Family-Community Health Worker Intersection, Eric J. López, Oscar J. Muñoz, and Eva Menchaca-López

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Teacher Education in a Dangerous Time: (Re)Imagining Education for Diversity, Democracy and Sustainability, John J. Lupinacci

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Accepting the Unacceptable: Living Through a Pandemic, Nya K. Mbock

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Perceptions of Students of Color About Their Experience in an Alternative High School: a Phenomenological Inquiry, Massene Mboup

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Centering Equity in Oregon’s 100 Year Water Vision: A Student-led Policy Paper Prepared by the Oregon Water Stories Team at Portland State University, Clare T. McClellan, Sadie Boyers, Victoria Cali de Leon, Tony Cole, Laura Cowley-Martinson, Shersten Finley, Dustin Lanker, Julia Seydel, Aakash Nath Upraity, Janet Cowal, and Melissa Haeffner

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At the Intersection of Safety + Race + Transportation, Charlene McGee

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Racial Justice is Climate Justice: Racial Capitalism and the Fossil Economy, Julius McGee and Patrick Trent Greiner

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Identifying Typologies of Failure to Appear, Ciara McGlynn

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Addressing Structural Inequalities in Planning Processes: a Case Study of an Equity Lens, Marta Conklé McGuire

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Transitioning into Conventional Housing: Narratives of Houseless Individuals, Joyce La Belle McNair

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White ‘Alliahs:’ The Creation & Perpetuation of the ‘Wise Indian’ Trope, Jessica Mehta

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Exploring College Student Identity Among Young People With Foster Care Histories and Mental Health Challenges, Rebecca Miller, Jennifer E. Blakeslee, and Chanel Ison

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Perceptions of Police Use of Force at the Intersection of Race and Pregnancy, Emma Elizabeth Lee Money

The Role of the Psychologist in Supporting Fat Patients in the Medical System, Tessalyn Morrison, Esther Freeman, Jaimie Oller, and Carrie Fuentes

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Faculty Use of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) for Internationalization at Home, Sally Strand Mudiamu

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Social Saints in the City: Race, Space, and Religion in Chicago Women's Settlement Work, 1890-1935, Johanna Katherine Murphy

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A Qualitative Study on Health Needs of Syrian Refugees in Jordan Using Emic and Etic Views, Mitra Naseh, Natalia Liviero, Zahra Abtahi, Maryam Rafieifar, and Miriam Potocky

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Syrian Refugees’ Perspectives and Service Providers’ Viewpoints on Major Needs and Future Plans in Jordan, Mitra Naseh, Natalia Liviero, Maryam Rafieifar, Zahra Abtahi, and Miriam Potocky

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Assessing Refugees' Multidimensional Poverty in the United States, Mitra Naseh, Miriam Potocky, Shanna L. L. Burke, Paul H. Stuart, and Fatma Huffman

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Mixed Plate: Exploring Multiracial Student Identities Within Higher Education, Haley K. M. Okamoto

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Proposal: DREAMers Success Resource Center (DSRC), Liliana Angelica Luna Olalade, Jhoana Monroy-Espinoza, Cesar Santiago Perez, Vania Lucio-Mancilla, Maria Sorcia Sandoval, and Óscar Fernández

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Creating an Ethics of Love: Encountering Nonduality through Buddhism and Phenomenology, Dakota Parmley

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Curating Equitable Transportation, Nikotris Perkins

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The Collective Contemplation: How a Global Pandemic Offers an Invitation to Dance with the Abundant Divine, Skyler Pestle

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The Velvet Glove: Virtuousness and Class in Balzac’s Paris, Nicholas C. Peters

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What You Should Know About RACISM-20: A Fact Sheet in the Time of COVID-19, Ryan J. Petteway

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Health Impact Assessment and City Council Policy: Identifying Opportunities to Address Local Social Determinants of Health & Place-Health Relationships, 10 Years Later, Ryan J. Petteway and Shannon Cosgrove

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Arab Student Experiences of Inclusivity and Exclusivity at Portland State University and Off-Campus Locations, Leila M. Piazza

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Colonial Articulations: Race, Violence, and Coloniality in Kafka's "Penal Colony", Marshall Pierce

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Time to Act: Envisioning and Creating a Just and Equitable PSU, Portland State University. Global Diversity and Inclusion, Stephen Percy, Ame Lambert, and Cathy Royal

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What Makes Inclusion Work: an Autoethnography on Coordinating an Inclusive Youth Advocacy Program, Megan Price

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Scholar-Practitioners of Color Challenge Normative STEM-M Practices Through Cultural Intuition and Student Narratives/Voices, Maria Reyes, Janet Rocha, Tamara Coronella, and Lindsay Romasanta

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Inclusion for Speech-Language Pathology Minority Graduate Students, Teresa Michelle Roberts

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Addressing Diversity and Inclusion Through Group Comparisons: a Primer on Measurement Invariance Testing, Guizella A. Rocabado, Regis Komperda, Jennifer E. Lewis, and Jack Barbera

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History and Memory in the Intersectionality of Heritage Sites and Cultural Centers in the Pacific Northwest and Hawai'i, Leah Marie Rosenkranz

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Staying at Home, Todd N. Rosenstiel, Charlotte Fritz, Dara Shifrer, and Cynthia Mohr

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Inequities and Opportunities, Todd N. Rosenstiel; Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.; Idowu Ajibade; Alexander Sager; and Jose Coll

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Exploring Perceptions of Healthcare Quality in Oregon Male Prisons: Interviews with Individuals Recently Released from Long-Term Imprisonment, Rén Rosz

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A Personal, Indigenous Feminist Experience with Centering Relationships During COVID-19, Stephany RunningHawk Johnson

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Voices on Immigration, Alexander Sager, Marc Rodriguez, Melissa Patiño-Vega, Eddy Alvarez, and Harry Anastasiou

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Variation in Female and Male Dialogue in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Multi-dimensional Analysis, Amber Morgan Sanchez

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Cultural Wealth and the Racialized Experiences of Persisting Latinx Business Students in a Predominantly White Institution: a Study on Sense of Belonging, Rebecca Sue Sanchez

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Epictetus’ Enchiridion and the Influence on Women, Eloise C. Schell

Comparing FARS-Reported Motor Vehicle Fatalities on Tribal and Non-Tribal Lands in the Pacific Northwest, 2010-2018, Jennifer Seamans

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Anatomy of a Violent Protest Wave: Understanding the Mechanisms of Escalation and De-Escalation in Far-Right and Anti-Fascist Street Clashes, Leanne Claire Serbulo

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An Intersectional Mixed Methods Approach to Understand American Indian Men’s Health, Ka‘imi Sinclair, Kelly L. Gonzales, Claire Woosley, Tish Rivera Cree, Celina M. Garza, and Dedra Buchwald

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Authoring Dis/ability Identities Mapping the Role of Ableism in Teacher Candidate Identity Construction, Molly B. Siuty and Margaret R. Beneke

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Mount Mazama Ash Offers Sustainable Solution for ADA Accessibility on Unpaved Trails, Matthew D. Sleep and Damian K. Matzen

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Vampires, Fandom, and Feminism: Updating the Vampire Horror Screenplay Through Themes of Empowerment, McKinzie Smith

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Paradoxical Feminism: Attempts at Gender Equality in the French Revolution, Maggie E. Stanton

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Catholic Social Teaching and Sustainable Development: What the Church Provides for Specialists, Anthony Philip Stine

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Interview with Ed Sullivan (on Fasano and Baker cases), Edward Sullivan and Michael Rupp

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A Sexual Health Promotion App for Transgender Women (Trans Women Connected): Development and Usability Study, Christina J. Sun, Kirsten M. Anderson, Tamara Kuhn, Liat Tzvia Mayer, and Charles H. Klein

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A Cultural History of Black Musicians in Renaissance Europe, 1500-1700, Jamar Taylor

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Individual and Community Supports that Impact Community Inclusion and Recovery for Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses, Rachel Elizabeth Terry

Let’s Tell a Story: Using Narrative to Enhance Accessibility in Online Video Tutorials, Anders Tobiason

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The Impact of Vote by Mail on Native American Turnout, Nathaniel J. Torry-Schrag

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Music Education as a Potential Mediator for Social Decline, Gabriel V. Trees

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Hybrid Cultures: Solutions for Cultural Appropriation in Art, Daniela A. Uribe