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 2020
Iron-Deficiency Anaemia (IDA): Socio-Cultural Misconceptions Intersect the Health of Vulnerable Populations in Developing Countries, Samantha G. Alarcon Basurto
Post-fire Changes in Interior Alaska’s Vegetation Composition, Jannike E. Allen
Portland’s I-5 Expansion: Evaluating the Environmental and Cultural Impact of ODOT’s Rose Quarter Improvement Plan, Mason Ashmore
Exploring Telepractice for Stuttering: A Case Study, Yatta D. Barnett
The Role of Marketing Education in Reactions to Advocacy Advertising, Tobin Carlberg
Imperialism: A Case Study of America's Neorealist Domination of Power, Hannah Daniels
Pro Life until Birth: Race as a Primary Driver of State Abortion and Concurrent Natalist Policy, Tasha Danner
Increasing Organizational Commitment: Empowering Employees in the Workplace, Kathryn Davidson
A Review of Methodologies Applied for Determining Particulate Matter Characterization in Urban Regions, Garrett F. Diehl
Survivor Perceptions of Well-Being After Working with Domestic Violence Advocates in Healthcare, Passion Donais
The Relation Between Spinoza’s Monism and Kabbalistic Monotheism, Naomi H. Fredgant
The Lasting Effects of U.S. Intervention in Guatemala, Katherine A. Gaffey
How Restorative Justice Practices Affect Adolescent Recidivism Rates: An Examination, Jordan A. Grant
Examining Integration and Sense of Belonging Among Undergraduate Students Participating in STEM Support Programs, MacKenzie Gray and Erin E. Shortlidge
Two Black Utopias of The United States: Self Determination and Survival, Makaveli Gresham
Thorpes Falls, Natalie Guerin
Facilitating Mixed Self-Timed Circuits, Alexandra R. Hanson
Exploring Consumer Psychographics of Ethnic Representation within the Cosmetic Industry, Johnny A. Hickman
Dictionary Learning for Image Reconstruction via Numerical Non-convex Optimization Methods, Lewis M. Hicks
A Literature Review on Police Encounters with Women, Cecilia I. Hinsley
Working Around Political Divides: A Multidisciplinary Examination of Political Identity as a Factor of Organizational Diversity, Blake D. Horner
Developmental Programming Effects of Maternal Obesity, Carolle J. Kassab
The Pursuit of Democracy: The Racial Subject and Sympathy’s Limits in Leaves of Grass, Aidan Kennelley
Projections of Change in Frequency and Persistence in Atmospheric Ridging over the Pacific Northwest using CMIP6 Models, Ellen Koukel
The Representation of Rape and Sexual Assault Within News Media, Katherine E. Layman
Interactions between the Azoarcus Ribozyme and Manganese (II) Divalent Cations, Joshua Martwick
21st Century Supply Chain Innovations in the Fast Food Industry, Saitoti Meekisho
Meta-Analysis of Tobacco Control Policies for Reducing Tobacco Consumption, Arya Kevin Naghdi
Creating an Ethics of Love: Encountering Nonduality through Buddhism and Phenomenology, Dakota Parmley
Modeling and Visualizing Power Amplification In Fiber Optic Cables, Gil Parnon
Dynamic Assessment for Evaluating Bilingual Children's Potential for Language Development Over Time: A Pilot Study, Camryn R. Perez
The Rise and Infiltration of Pac-Man and Street Fighter, Angelic Phan
An Analysis of the Competitive Advantages and Threats for Micro, Small & Medium-sized Businesses (MSMEs) in Mexico, Jose Luis Pool Sierra
What Makes Inclusion Work: An Autoethnography on Coordinating an Inclusive Youth Advocacy Program, Megan Price
Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Adults with Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl Coa Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHADD), Ajesh Saini
Straying From the Norm: Which Single Mothers Choose Non-Traditional Last Names For Their Children?, Cyrena Selden
Impact of the Urban Heat Mosaic on the Leaf Senescence in Two Acer Species, Jeffrey D. Smith
Unipolarity and Foreign Policy: An Examination Of The Unipolar U.S And Its Subsequent Foreign Policy Constraints, Madeleine Smith
Lifeblood/Vampires, Fandom, and Feminism: Updating the Vampire Horror Screenplay Through Themes of Empowerment, McKinzie Smith
Laurent Series Expansion and its Applications, Anna Sobczyk
The Stuttering Characteristics of Spanish-English Bilingual Adult Speakers, Sima Sokolov
The Role of Redox Chemistry of Disulfide Bonds in Cysteine Residues of Membrane Proteins by Cuprous and Cupric Ions in Cell Death of E. coli, Morgan R. Stewart
Long Term Effects of Concussions and the Frequency of Injury to the Different Regions of the Human Brain, Marissa S. Swadener
The Development of an Art Practice: Reflecting on My Experiences in the Undergraduate Art Programs at Clackamas Community College and Portland State University, Justin M. Taylor
Reviewing the potential link between grain-free diets and dilated cardiomyopathy in canines, Larissa J. Webster
Fem or Foe?: Non-Communal Women Who Report Sexual Harassment Receive Fewer Career Advancement Opportunities, Katherine A. Werth, Larry R. Martinez, and Heather A. Firestone
Centering Children In Co-Parenting, Kristen Wiidanen
Best Practices for a Translingual Pedagogy: An Undergraduate Perspective, Jacob S. Wilson
Trauma-informed Care as a Service Approach for Youth Experiencing Houselessness: A Scoping Review of the Literature, Crystal Wink
Asian American Women in Leadership and Abusive Supervision, Mari A. Wu
"Maus," Masks, and the Performance of Identity, Amie Zimmerman
Theses from 2019
Literature Review on the Effects of Water Fluoridation on the Human Health, Diana Abdeljawad
Metallodithiolate Ligands for the Reversal of Metal Ion Induced Beta Amyloid Aggregation, Eleanor K. Adams
Our Lips are Sealed: A Social Constructionist Approach to Understanding Menstrual Concealment at Menarche, Olivia S. Agrusa
Designing Katana : Unsheathing the Potential of Gameplay for Constructing Cultural Memory, Tracy Alan
Métis in Oregon: Intermarriage, Agency, and Religion in French Prairie, 1830-1840, Annie B. Amsden
Behavioral Analyses of Zalophus californianus and Eumetopias jubatus at Bonneville Dam as Tools to Understand Salmonid Take and Inform Regulation Changes, Coral A. Bailey
Virginia Woolf and Freud : The Implications of His Work on Her Mental Health, Kenidee M. Barner
Pilot Study Investigating the Effectiveness of the Active Workplace Study through a Dissemination Lens, Mary Beth Barnum
Is it Possible to Change Someone's Mind Online? A Graphic Design Thesis, Laurel Benson
Social Correlates of Paternal Postpartum Depression: a Statistical Analysis, Sonia Bosch
Testing the Bechdel Test, Kathryn Gray Bouchat
Racial Capitalism and Expropriation in American Welfare Reform, Sam A.G. Bruns
Stratification of Protein Expression across the Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Disease Axis to Inform an Early Detection Platform, Sarah Bumatay
Maximizing Community Resiliency Through LINC, Ariel R. Bushnell
How Schools Encourage Incarceration: The School-to-Prison Pipeline and How It Fails Our Children, Madeline S. Buss
The Liberal and the Limits of Discourse in Waiting for the Barbarians, Matt W. Cardoza
Impacts of a Parental Consent Law on Teen Birth and Abortion Rates in Kansas, Cameryn Carr
Colocha: a Memoir, Julieta Castro
Political Queerness against Reproductive Futurism in J.M. Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K., John J. Caufield
Moving beyond Migrant Disposability: Interrogating History and Identity, Marisol M. Cendejas
The Ethical Challenges of Community-Based CS Training at Portland State, Joseph W. Christman
The Elvis Yurt: a Novel in Progress, Christine J. Bailey Claringbold
An Equitable Approach to Addressing Mental Illness Within U.S. Study Abroad Programs, Katie J. Clark
Impulsivity in Science: Students' Beliefs in Their Science Abilities with and without ADHD Symptomology, Deza'Rae M. Collins and Lisa Marriott
A Systems View of Cardiovascular Disease, Madisen Cotter
Utilizing Parallelism in the Conjugate Gradient Algorithm, Adam James Craig
Equitable Academia for Students with Disabilities, Mia Cremer
How Urban Land Use Contributes to Inequitable Health Outcomes: An Interdisciplinary Review & Analysis, Bliss Storm Croton
Wayless: a Capability-Based Microkernel, Waylon Cude
Integrating Multiple Narratives in Human Behavior Across the Lifespan Curriculum, Amethyst R. Dawson
Design and Construction of a Filter Bank Assembly for Low Volume Air Sampling, Marianne H. de Haan
Fighting Back Against Criminalization of Homelessness: Martin v. City of Boise Case Study, Kaitlyn Dey
Efficient and Scalable Event Tracing, Rupika Dikkala
Alina Troyano: A Proposed of Methodology for the Art Historical Analysis of a Literary Performance Artist, Rachel Done
Sustaining Rural Place: Rethinking Design Principles for Social Sustainability in Rural America, Carlie C. Donnelly
"Infinite Time and Just a Little Bit of Mystery": Time, Theme, and Playability in 17776 and The Stanley Parable, Rachel Dutton
"Music That Binds Us": Development and Production of an Electroacoustic Concert, Christina Diane Ebersohl
The Death of Physical Media: The Dangers of Streaming and the End of the Home Library, Amelia Eichler
Adolescent Executive Dysfunction and Distant Parental Relationships: Influences on Tobacco Use in Youth Under the Age of 18, Aaron M. Eisen
Attrition Effects in Mandarin-English Bilinguals of Varying Proficiencies, Sarah Charlotte Elkinton
Glitch Art as an Expression of Medium, Maxwell Ettel
Chart Review Observing Depression and Anxiety in a Cohort of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Patients, Megan N. Feely
Understanding Dignity Through Survivor Testimony, Rachel Fessenden
The ‘Girl Student’ and Modernity: Imagining a Place for Women in the New Nation, Kayla Fish
Collaborative Features of Graphic Narratives: Research for "Lovely, Satisfied, Indifferent Eyes", Brigid K. Fitzpatrick