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
Breaking Binary Being in the Future Fiction of Star Trek, Jeremiah D. Ackerman
Interstrand Crosslink Resistance in Escherichia coli, Jedidiah D. Acott
Reform in the European Union: the Need for Tighter Integration, Adriana Acuna
HUSH, Abigail J. Agersea
The Importance of an Intersectional Approach to Gender-Based Violence in South Africa, Sophia Allen
Theory, Operation, and Application of Neural Networks, John Andersen
Aftermath: Photographs After 9/11, Ground Zero, and the Myth of American Exceptionalism, Victoria M. Arredondo
Pavilions as Urban Placemakers: Temporary Architecture and Community Engagement, Avery Asato
Impaired Fear Recall in a Mouse Model of Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Natasha Avalon Gardner
'Do not mistrust my age or power': Daughterly Agency in Three Elizabethan Family Drama Plays, Andreas P. Bassett
War of Words: Applying Communication Theory and Technology to Understand the 2016 US Presidential Election, Louis Pino Bello
The Effects of Organic and Conventional Agriculture on Bee Populations in the United States, Jordan Bicknell
Day of Self-Care at Trillium Family Services, Courtney M. Bladen
Social New Orleans: Identity, Capital, Space, Jonathon G. Brearley
Babel from Scratch: Examining the Impact and Usage of Constructed Languages in Literature, Estephan G. Campisi
Expressing the β-glucosidase Gene as a Reporter in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus, Arman Carrasco
Veganism through a Racial Lens: Vegans of Color Navigating Mainstream Vegan Networks, Iman Chatila
Early Life Sleep Disruption Alters Dendritic Spine Density and Morphology in Prairie Voles, Alex Q. Chau
Spatial Fields of Knowledge: How Public Library Architecture Performs Under Public and Context, Sofia Chavez Cruz
Naturalizing Knowledge: The Project of Evolutionary Epistemology, Dmitriy Cherchenko
"Our inside story is something entirely different" : Cultural Illegibility, Layered Time, and Untranslated Gestures in Fae Myenne Ng’s Bone, Alexa Climaldi
Subjective Cognitive Functioning Relates to Parenting in Mothers with Chronic Pain, Denae S. Clohessy
Growing Against the Grain: Confronting White Supremacy and Patriarchy in Gardens in the Dunes, Andre Cole
Implementation of Literature Circles in Oregon Middle Schools, Alissa A. Conant
James Baldwin's Another Country as Representation of Queer Identity Formation in Accordance to Space, Thomas Conway
Consumer Acceptance of Eco-Innovations in the Athletic & Outdoor Industry, Ethan Cotton
Atypical Speech Development and Working Memory Recall Ability, Savannah LeeAnn Couch
It Wasn't Built in a Day: Reconsidering the Roman Dictatorship in Livy, Charlotte I. Crabtree
Reducing Turnover in Small Businesses through Efficient and Effective Onboarding Techniques, Andrew Davidson
Professional Recruitment Experiences of Community College Transfer Students Pursuing Accounting at Portland State University, Allison J. Davis
Isomers of Heteroleptic Derivatives of Nickel(II) Tris-Pyridinethiolate, Matthew McAllister Davis
Being American: an Illustrated Conversation on Identity, Elea Christine Davison
Basics of Bessel Functions, Joella Rae Deal
The Sino-Russian Embrace: Resiliently Asymmetrical, Ryan Donovan
“Living Day by Day” Refugees of Color Navigate Gentrification and Racism in Portland, Oregon: a Sense of Place, Serena Dressel
The Urban Oak Savanna: Evaluating Co-Design and Collaborative Land Management in Downtown Portland, Oregon, Haley J. Dunham
Film Marketing on Instagram: A Model for Effectively Employing Influencers, Bryce Earhart
The Role of Hegemonic Masculinity in Gay Men's Health Disparities, Andrew M. Edwards
Risk Communication in Lactation Consulting, Stephanie Elliott
Discrimination Against Healthcare Providers: Through Training and Practice, Shawna Erickson
LUCCA: Lab Usage Controller for Centralized Administration, Daniel Eynis
Squat-able Objects: An Instructional Zine with New Tools for Squatting, Dominic Galen
Towards a Smaller Housing Paradigm: a Literature Review of Accessory Dwelling Units and Micro Apartments, Thomas Geffner
Changing Consumer Behavior Towards Mindful Consumption through Social Proof to Decrease Environmental Harm, Vineta I. Gleba
She Calls Me Blue, Lindsay M. Goldman
From Brotherhood and Unity to Fratricide: Propaganda in Former Yugoslavia, Jelena H. Grove
Quantitative Assessment of the Lewis Acidity of Diaryliodonium Salts, Florian H. Guillot
Music and Ireland's National Identity: Connecting Folk Music and Cultural Theory Through Emotional Sociology, Alexandra M. Habecker
Scaling Sustainable Infrastructure: District Design for the Triple Bottom Line, Anika R. Hall
Community Music for Human Development : a Brain-Centered Approach to Outreach, Jesse M. Hamlin
Rebranding Street Art, Moira Hampson
Shanghai is a Fast Paced City: An Exploration into the Rapid Growth of Queer and Trans Communities in Shanghai, China, Frances S. Hanna
Rural Ready, Deanna Hart
Exploring Cap-and-Trade: A California Case Study, Madison D. Hathaway
bodysecrecy: State Surveillance and Black Feminist Refusal, Alex León Herrera
Transformation of Pyrococcus furiosus with Thermostable Green Fluorescent Protein, Emma R. Hollar
Erasing History? Contextualizing Modern Monument Destruction through an Archaeological Lens, Stephanie Holton
Inhibition of Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinase-1 is a Therapeutic Strategy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Subtypes, Mona Mohammad Hosseini
Reclaiming Women's Stories at the Border: Mexicana Migration, Catholicism, and Revolution, 1910-1930, Alexandra Ibarra
Evaluating Mobile-Based Educational Adventure Games for Language Learning, Deana Jackson
Marketing in Portland's Small Publishing Industry: Case Studies in the Biographical Approach, Kate R. Jay
Food Security and the Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Development in Uganda, Megan Jessup-Varnum
Serpent, Shadow, & Cyborg: Active Interpretation in a Sea of Information, Sara Karl
The Effects of Aging, Prolonged Life Expectancy and Retirement on the American and Japanese Social Security Systems, Torgen K. Karns
Criteria for Active Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide, Christina Kavehrad
The Pious and Political Networks of Catherine of Siena, Aubrie Kent
The Effect of Zn2+ Binding on the Chemistry of Tm3+ and Eu3+ Chelates, Diana King
To Die or Not to Die: An Examination of Gubernatorial Clemency Powers through a Case Analysis of Death Penalty Moratoriums, Mary Margaret L. Kirchner
The Disruptive Potential of a Queer Vegan Praxis, Naomi M. Kolb-Untinen
Evaluation of Synthetic Dyes and Food Additives in Electronic Cigarette Liquids: Health and Policy Implications, Tetiana Korzun
Rendering Identity: Normativity in Conventional Contemporary Queer Documentary, Lea G. Kreck
Controversy Advertising: an Exploratory Study on Controversy Advertising and its Effects, Yun Kuan
Agroecology in Argentina: Transitioning Farmers to Resilient Agriculture, Ashley D. Kunesh
The Contrast of Covariational Reasoning and Other Problem Solving Methods of a Calculus Student, Micah Kurzer
A Functional Application of the Gut-Brain Axis: a Proposed Nutrition Intervention for the Treatment of Depression, Tory H. Kusich
Continuous and Symmetrical Transformations in the Framework of Classical Particle Systems, Nima Laal
A History of Friendship Park, Paige E. Landis
The Path to Modern Iran: An Examination of Shiite Islam’s Influence (1900-Present), Autymn A. Langford
An Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment: the Study of Naturally Ventilated University Classrooms within a Mixed-Mode Ventilated Building, Kyhetica M. Lattin
Establishing Baseline Lead Levels found in Swiss Chard Grown Near the Hillsboro Airport, Amber A. Lee
An Analysis of Green Infrastructure Implementation Strategies in Portland and Other Global Leaders in Climate Action, Rachel L.R. LeMont
Corporate Social Responsibility and Accounting: 2 CSR Case Studies and a Literature Review, Anzhelika Levkiv
Actualizing Teacher Pedagogical Aims Through One to One Student to Chromebook Integration: A Case Study, Alaina L. Loescher
Attempts to Synthesize Fumarylacetoacetate Using the Filamentous Ascomycete, Aspergillus nidulans, Carolyn Loughran
Determinants of Food Insecurity within University Student Populations: Results of a College Food Pantry Survey, Hannah T. Low
Do Internal or External CSR Strategies Yield Higher Social and Financial Returns?, Emily Lundberg
Human Resource Analytics: Implications for Strategy Realization and Organizational Performance, Xylia Kathleen M. Lydgate
An Environmental Justice Assessment of the Hanford Nuclear Waste Site Cleanup Project, Hannah Madden
The Incorporation of Fathering Interventions into Batterer Intervention Programs, Caitlyn M. Martin
SocialSibs: Effects of Hybrid Sibling-Mediated Intervention on Joint Attention for Children with ASD and their Neurotypical Siblings, Kali E. McCafferty
Understanding Self-Constitution, Winston Meier
Fat Fiction: Normalizing Fat Bodies in Literature, Sophia K. Merrell
Intergenerational Value Transmission Based on Culture, Naomi Miu
Effective? Ethical? Behavior Control & Algorithmic Management in Virtual Environments, Ryan R. Moore
Stress Compulsion: A Creation and Curation of an Art Show, Shannen Muhl
Learner power! The Benefits of Metacognition and Transparency on Education Justice: Insights from Neuroscience of Learning, Camille O. Nava
Relative Contribution of Plaques, Tangles, and PKAN Neurons in Patients with Cognitive Impairment, Vy H. Nguyen