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
A Buddhist-Informed Conceptual Framework for Compassion Fatigue Prevention, Andrei A. Agapi
Happy 😊, Sad 😥or Pizza 🍕: A Review of Emoji Effects on Reading Times and their Relation to Mood, Fetheya N. Alattar
The Significance of Christian Iconography in Communist Mexican Muralism of Diego Rivera, Rachel Renee Amaro
Expression and Function of Transcription Factors FOXA1, HOXB13 and CDX2 in Prostate Cancer, Hamsat B. Anwar
Should Synergy Alone be Accepted as Justification for Premia Paid in M&A?, Sebastian A. Araguas
Childhood Sexual Abuse in Contemporary Fiction, Alana M. Baldwin-Joiner
Towards an Evolutionary-Institutional Analysis of Landlordship, Jarod Balentine
The Wounded Inheritance: Epigenetics and the Family Line, Lisa M. Banta
How to Escape 130 Years of Being Unnatural, Incompetent, and Unviable: American Women Presidential Candidates Take to Social Media, Izabella Becherer
Disaster and the Built Environment: How the PREPhub has the Potential to Impact Preparedness and Create Resilience during Natural Disasters., Sequoia G. Bellanca
COVID-19 & BLM: Racial Inequity in Healthcare, Laken Berndt
Noise as Music: Effects of Physical and Digital Noise in One’s Life, Juliana Bigelow
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 C. 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 L. 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, Maria K. Casas
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
Scratch a Desert, Produce a Garden: The American Failure to Facilitate a Two-State Solution, Sophie M. Concannon
Higher Education for All Law Enforcement Officers, Johana A. Constantino Madrigal
Exploring the Intersections and Interventions of the Juvenile Justice System through a Case Study Approach, Adriana Cordova-Perez
Memories of a Family (2021), Kyle Day
Trauma and Child Development: The Effects That ICE Detention Centers May Have on Our Children, Natalie A. DeWitt
Building a Leaders 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 Le Doan
Our Peer the Pigeon: Impacts of the COVID-19 “Anthropause” on PSU campus urban foragers, Audrey R. Douglass
A Comparison of Particulate Matter Deposition onto Green Roof Species and White Roof in Portland, Oregon, Amelia B. 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
Preparing to Perform: Brillance, by Ida Gotkovsky, Connor J. Fast
A Study of Stable Isotopes in Snow on Mt. Hood, Oregon, Maya Felix
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
Portland Park Signage: An Exploration Into Reimaging Placemaking, Samuel L. 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
Relationships Between Coping Mechanisms and Perceived Stress of Portland State University Community Members Amidst COVID-19, Julie N. Goldman
Human Impact on Pacific Harbor Seals in Urban Southern Puget Sound, Washington, Vicky P. Gomez
Reducing Stigma Associated with Growing Up Poor: How to Create A More Equitable Future for Working Class Adolescents, Jessica N. Goodpaster
CONNECTION, COMPASSION, and HONESTY: Using Picture Books to Help Build a Healthier Relationship to Death in a Death-Denying Culture, Kami SU Gould
The Community Case for Violence: Toward a Materialist Perspective on Community Work, Aven Handley-Merk
Consejos para la Cuarentena para Personas que Vienen de Pueblos Pequeños, Jane Eden Hartle
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 B. Hesson
The Meghan Markle Effect: An Analysis of a 21st Century Celebrity from 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, Jacob D. Klusnick
The Band Chervona: Russian Musical Traditions in the Portland Diaspora, Zoe Y. Landi Fontana
“The Caucasian Persuasion Here in the ‘Dale”: Othering, White Normality, and Post-Racialism in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Isaiah M. Lee
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 G. Leister-Gray
Black Gold, White Gold, and the Bear's Influence Over Central Asian Economies, Jennifer Leo
Boy: Creation in a Void, Rebecca L. Long
The Role of Native Lens α-crystallin in Amyloid Suppression Using β-amyloid as a Model Amyloid Client, Leilani A. Lopes
High-Stakes Education: Dual Language Immersion in Portland, Oregon, Andrew C. MacLean
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
Self-Contained Photon Coincidence Counting with National Instruments myRIO Ecosystem, Georges Mason Edouard 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 Rachel Iva Ott
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
Portland Street Art: The Gallery of the City, Mia V. Pinzelik
Soft Lithographic Replication Of High Length-Scale Micropillars From Laser-Ablated Fused-Silica Templates, Jason D. Pitts
Roman Law and Magic, Abigail Preston
How to Effectively Manage Virtual Teams Created Due to COVID-19?, Aakanksha Santosh Rane
Teen Dating Violence Prevention for Queer and Questioning Youth, Whitney Francis Reek
Engaging Ecological Narratives: An Inquiry into Place-Based Knowledge and Disaster Risk Reduction in Gozo, Malta, Ella S. Richmond
Migrant Success: Sanctuary Law and Resources for Migrants in Portland, Oregon, Jessica Risney
The Outriders, Zak Rodgers
The Development of Community Relations with Low-Socioeconomic Status, Black Communities and Provisional Equity of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Claire R. Rutgers
Do Secondary Cyclones Increase the Category Scale of Atmospheric Rivers?, Edgar Sanchez Fausto
What is the Impact of Economic Stimulus Measures on COVID-19 Mortality Rates?, Stephanie C. Santaguida
Crime Patterns in Bend, Oregon Over a Twenty-Year Period, Holly Schorr
Connecting the Fossil Fuel and Tobacco Industries Through Dependency and Denialism, Alyssa M. Shea
Parent Concerns are Associated with Early Intervention Outcomes, Mohadeseh Solgi, Alicia Feryn, Alison E. Chavez, Laura Wilson, Margaret King, Julie Scholz, Eric Fombonne, and Katharine E. Zuckerman
Reclaiming the "I": Memoir Writing as Feminist Activism, Michela Sottura
Bryophyte Ecosystem Services: How Bryophytes Impact Ecosystem Processes and Their Use in Urban Systems, Keila Spangler
The Void Luminous and Exploratory Auteurship, Matthew J. Spencer