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
Expression and Function of Transcription Factors FOXA1, HOXB13 and CDX2 In Prostate Cancer, Hamsat B. Anwar
Metabolism and Oncology: The Role of Nutrition in Improving Cancer Outcomes, Michael A. Chapek
Breaking the Feedback Loop: Experimental Filmmakers Confronting Everyday Surveillance Technologies, Taz Coffey
emmenagogue: poems of the body, Jessamyn Duckwall
How Transitional, Restorative, and Transformative Justice Will Address Racial Injustice, Isabelle Garnand
A Corpus Approach Study on the Manzanar Free Press, Danielle Jochums
Self-Perception of Stuttering Frequency Across the Lifespan: A Pilot Study, Natalia C. Newton
Group Theory Visualized Through the Rubik’s Cube, Ashlyn Okamoto
Black Magic & White Supremacy: Witchcraft as an Allegory for Race and Power, Nicholas C. Peters
The Outriders Documentary, Zakariya Rodgers
What is the Impact of Economic Stimulus Measures on COVID-19 Mortality Rates?, Stephanie C. Santaguida
The Void Luminous (Revised), Matt J. Spencer
Experiences of Shame, Exclusion, & Appropriation in Mindfulness-based Wellness Culture, Charlotte Grace Starling
Virtual Community for Fat People in Outdoor Recreation, Amber C. Stephens
Bakeneko: A Look into the Origins of Japan's Supernatural Cats, Cedar Taulbee
Connected Care: The Relationship Between Infant-Caregiver Interaction & Preterm Infant Development, Amelia G. Williams
Discrimination against People of Color in America’s Cash Bail System, Dolores Yanez
Theses from 2020
Palisadia: a Novel Byte, Gretchen Amanda Adams
Iron-Deficiency Anaemia (IDA): Socio-Cultural Misconceptions Intersect the Health of Vulnerable Populations in Developing Countries, Samantha G. Alarcon Basurto
Weaving Urban Webs: Representations of Urban Space in the First Four Issues of Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Cordelia Albertson
The Performativity and Dynamics of H.P. Grice’s “Logic and Conversation”: An Interdisciplinary Re-conceptualization, Linnea Alexander
Post-Fire Changes in Interior Alaska's Vegetation Composition, Jannike E. Allen
Greening Inequality: How Urban Sustainable Development Fails Under Neoliberalism, Josie R. Allison
Screening for Candidate Genes Involved in Opioid Addiction in Reduced Complexity Cross Between B6J and B6NJ, Jeya Aishwarya Anandakumar
Portland’s I-5 Expansion: Evaluating the Environmental and Cultural Impact of ODOT's Rose Quarter Improvement Plan, Mason Ashmore
Autistic Representation in Television, Sarah E. Audley
Importance of Interpersonal Relationships in CBGT, Alexxa Badley
A New Perspective on Blue-Collar Work: Examining the Relevance of Common Career Development Theories for Blue-Collar Workers in Manufacturing, Sarah J. Barber
Exploring Telepractice for Stuttering: a Case Study, Yatta D. Barnett
The Effects of Instagram Influencers and Appearance Comparisons on Body Appreciation, Internalization of Beauty Ideals and Self Esteem in Women, Juliane K. Bauer
Social Media in Business-to-Business Marketing and Sales: Review of Literature & Research Recommendations, Daniel Bello Manjarrez
"Good For Rosetta" : The Fugitive Slave Law and the Case of Rosetta Armstead in Ohio, 1855, Alexandra A. Berg
Genetic Diversity Correlates with Morphological Diversity Among Populations of Achyrachaena mollis, Rachel S. Bice
Effect of Parasitic Orobanche uniflora on Sedum Plants and the Potential Implications for Urban Green Roofs, Jessica Bigger
Oregonian Holocaust Memory: Creating a Portal to the Past for Oregonians, Max Blust
Combat Exposure and Mental Health in the Military: the Role of Collective Identity, Philip G. Bouleh
The Potential of Solidarity in Existential Feminist Discursive Methods, Bella Brown
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Investigation of Morphology Changes in the Reduction of Silica Nanoparticles to Elemental Silicon, Allison M. Cairns
The Role of Marketing Education in Reactions to Advocacy Advertising, Tobin Carlberg
Emergence in the Strengths and Love of My People to Counter Invisibility for Liberation in the White Academy, Emily D. Carrillo-Casares
Urban Hostility: CPTED, Hostile Architecture, and the Erasure of Democratic Public Space, Matthew M. Carr
Explicit Learning of Auditory Categories in Preschoolers With and Without Developmental Language Disorder, Lauren Casey
A Solution for Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Compostable Consumption Across Industries, Prithvi Chauhan
Imperialism: a Case Study of America's Neorealist Domination of Power, Hannah Daniels
Pro-Life Ends at 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
Disney's Reign Over Independent Cinema: How Mega-corporations are Commercializing Creativity, Hannah Z. Dawson
Carceral Empire: A People's History of the Origin of Prison in the United States, Henea S. de Savy
A Survey of Native Bees and Their Floral Use in Portland's Urban Orchards, Diandra L. Diamond
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
Proposal for Comparative Morphometrics of Tübingen (TU) and Tübingen longfin (TL) Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Andrew Draper
Toward a Definition of Adult Sibling Resilience, Cheyenne R. Drover
Computed Tomography in Medicolegal Death Investigation: A Critical Review, Trenton Eames
Exploratory Study of Obesogenic Commercial School Food Environments in the Portland Metropolitan Area, Sruthi Eapen
A Soundless Feminine Representation: an Ecofeminist Reading of "The Eolian Harp", Eve Echternach
"I'm Absolutely Ordinary": Bella and Her Perception of Gender within Twilight, Jaid M. Eichmiller
Functional Programming for Systems Software, Donovan Ellison
Sex Differences in Prevalence and Psychophysiological Profiles of ADHD, McKenzie Figuracion
De-Stigmatizing Mental Health Through First Person Narration in Young Adult Literature, Tatum E. Francis
The Relation Between Spinoza's Monism and Kabbalistic Monotheism, Naomi H. Fredgant
Workplace Motivation: Addressing Telework as a Mechanism for Maintaining Employee Productivity, Kaitlyn Fujii
The Lasting Effects of U.S. Intervention in Guatemala, Katherine A. Gaffey
Fallen Objects: Collaborating with Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Graphic Design, Harrison S. Gerard
"We Had to Rely on Each Other": Voices of Latinx Foster Youth with Experiences in Care with Siblings, Isabella B. Ginsberg
Fidelity and Rhetorical Strategies: an Introduction to and Translation of Arunika Senarath’s Diese Eine Nacht (2017) with an Interview with the Author, Malcolm A. Goldman
Theater Over Textbooks: How a Neuroscience Outreach Group Utilizing Art in S.T.E.M. Provides Cost-Effective Strategies in Tackling the United States Education Gap, Camden Grant Howard and William Griesar
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 J. Gray
Examining the U.S. Wars on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as the Production of Neo-Colonialism, Aiden Gregg
Two Black Utopias of The United States: Self Determination and Survival, Makaveli Gresham
Numerical Model of a Radio Frequency Ion Source for Fusion Plasma Using Particle-In-Cell and Finite Difference Time Domain, Augustin L. Griswold
Thorpes Falls, Natalie Guerin
The Development of Immigrants in Education, Kayla R. Guerrero
The Meaning of Red and Green in User Interfaces for the Color Deficient, Bassel Hamieh
Troublemaker: an Exploration of Praxis in Leftist Political Theory, Emerson Hamlin
Facilitating Mixed Self-Timed Circuits, Alexandra R. Hanson
Molecular Social Reality, The Cultural Helix & Sequencing Social DNA, Aidan C. Haughey
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
Pregnancy and the Apocalypse: the Enlistment of Reproductive Futurism in Aid of Nationalism, Emily E. Horger
Working Around Political Divides: a Multidisciplinary Examination of Political Identity as a Factor of Organizational Diversity, Blake D. Horner
An Analysis of Fraud in the Context of Depreciation Manipulation, Sydney G. Jackson
On DC and Local DC Functions, Liam Jemison
Economic Analysis of Green Marketing: The Correlation Between Consumers and Firms Through Environmental Incentives, Naomi Joyce
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
Gender-Swapped Remakes: Writing a Screenplay to Promote Realistic and Diverse Representation in Female-Centric Films, Jocelyn J. Kiffe
Tourism and Tradition in Chiang Mai, Jared Makana Kirkey
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
The Detrimental Side Effects of Retinol : Beyond Beauty Products, Michelle W. Lee
Frequency of Limited English Proficient (LEP) Patient Visits and Language Resources: an Assessment of Rural Oregon's Health Centers and Working with LEP Communities, Gabriel I. Lehrburger
The Role of a Nurse in the End-of-Life Experience of People Who Don't Have Family, Laurynn E. Leonard
Socio-Emotional Learning as a Core Standard in Early Education: Producing Competent Adults, Talia Maras
A Methodological Review of Resilience Approaches for Coral in the Face of Climate Change, Gabriella L. Martinez