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 2017
User Centered Design Methods as Applied to Manufacturing Methanol Cookstoves for Mushers in Arctic Climates, Aimee Ritter
Sounding the Atmosphere during the First World War: American Meteorological Practice in the Signal Corps Meteorological Service, 1917-1937, Ian M. Rollins
The Role of a Stage Manager: the Importance of Communication, Respect, and Trust within Production Work, Ever Daniel Rosales
Developmental Trauma Disorder & Effective Therapeutic Interventions, Ellena C. Rosenthal
A Probe for Characterization of Natural Phenomena Using the Modulated Scattering Technique, Daniel D. Schaeffer
Ethanol-Nicotine Combinations Induces C-Fos Expression within Stress and Reward-Related Circuitry, Jacob J. Schoen
Wearable Inertial Sensors Allow for Quantitative Assessment of Arthroscopic Skill in a Cadaveric Shoulder Model, Bryan C. Schreiner
Adolescents in the Emergency Room: Assessing and Addressing Suicide Risk, Kahae C. Sellars
Low Cost Air Quality Monitoring: Exploration and Development of Prototype, Mimi Shang
To Love a Highly Sensitive Person: a Theoretical Study on Romantic Relationships and Sensitivity, Rose Sherman
Examining the Reproducibility and Feasibility of Developing Silicon Dioxide Coated Bismuth Nanoparticles as Potential Imaging Contrast Agents, Aishwarya S. Shimpi
Power Dynamics and Environmental Resource Flows in the Network Society: Water Bottling and Policy Development in the Columbia Gorge, Cody Shotola-Schiewe
Mechanistic Elements of BAFF-BCR Crosstalk in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Bhargava Sreekantham
Volunteering to Colonize: a Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Impacts of Voluntourism, Yetta Rose Stein
Is Ecotourism an Outdated Solution to Orangutan Conservation in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo?, Ellis E. Thompson
From STEM to STEAM: the Neuroscience Behind the Movement Towards Arts Integration in K-12 Curricula, Kayla G. Townsley
Evaluating Student Growth in High School Science Education Through the Lens of Science Identity, Vanessa Tran
Youth Who Commit Sexual Offenses: Tensions Between Public Perception, Legislative Barriers, and Research Findings, Jesse Turner
How Online Social Media Persona Affects Personal Identity and Self, Marlon Jovi S. Valencia
Skin in the Game: Voter Preference on the Subject of Bi-Racial Candidate Skin-Tone, Daniel A. Vandehey
If It Is Unsightly, Is It Less Healthy? Understanding the Consumer’s Desire for Aesthetically Perfect Produce, Dina VanderWaal
Using Cultural Relevancy to Promote African American Brain Health, Miya Walker
Sexual Education Pedagogy in the Global South: PubMed Data in the Age of Globalization, Grace A. Walker-Stevenson
Discrimination and Health: Sleep and Racism-related Vigilance in Wave 5 of Americans' Changing Lives Study, Jennifer Werekeitzen
On Finding a Simulation Model for Carbon Nanotubes as Through-Silicon-Vias, Alec Wiese
Comparing Infiltration Models to Estimate Infiltration Potential at Henry V Events, Rachel L. Wilson
Implications of Psychotherapy and Low-Dose Medication Following First-Episode Psychosis, Alyssa Woolley
Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise: Analyzing the Benefits of Different Forms of Exercise for Adults Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, Mark A. Yakubovich
Contemporary Attitudes Towards the Senpai-Kōhai Relationship, Michiko Yoshinaga
Social Class and the Establishment of the London Metropolitan Police Force, Michelle C. Zachary
Theses from 2016
Gender, Networking, and Transnationalism: a Case Study from Dakar, Senegal, Sarah Akin
Integration of Movement/Posture: A Dynamic Adaptive Process Model, Daniel A. Akins
Groundwater Recharge of a Landslide : An Isotopic and Meteorological Analysis, Bryan Allen
Nesting Microhabitat Use by a Ground-nesting Songbird: Strict Preferences or Random Choice?, Jazzmine Allen
Black and Green: How Disinvestment, Displacement and Segregation Created the Conditions For Eco-Gentrification in Portland's Albina District, 1940-2015, Carter William Ause
Review: A Novel Multiple Sclerosis Model Utilizing Cuprizone and Rapamycin, Mara Bahri
Who Matters?: Effective Classroom Management Strategies for Multicultural Elementary Education, Erica Bailey-Ramos
"Like a Parasite Dozing in the Gut": Idleness and Tending in J.M. Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K, Patrick Barrett
Binti: Daughter of Arab America, Melika Valentine Belhaj
Trans* Folks in Motion: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals' Experiences of Transit and Transit Spaces, Jade Benner
Anticommercial Purposes: New Methods in Graphic Design and Radical Environmental Change, Nina Berry
Carbon Dioxide Concentrations: An Examination of Carbon Sequestration via Global Reforestation, Jordan Bertagnolli
Palestinian Opinion on Peace: Analysis of Survey Data from the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Kaylee G. Brink
Fathering Interventions for Men who Use Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment: Perceived Benefits and Risks, Aaron L. Brown
Rose City Salon, Joan Brown
Aphrodite of Knidos, Trendsetter: Depictions of the Female Nude and Sexuality in Ancient Greek Sculpture, Krista Buell
Communication Methods in Healthcare for Latinos with Limited English Proficiency: Physician Language Concordance and Children as Translators, Katie Castellanos
Cofactor Binding Determinants in the NADPH-Dependent Nitrile-Oxidoreductase QueF, Spencer William Cohen
Prison Programs to Reduce Recidivism: What is the Ideal Structure of an Inmate Reentry Program?, Magali Davila-Centeno
Currents in Fishery Management, Genevieve DePuy
Meditation and Mindfulness: Combatting Negative Mindsets and Mental Health Afflictions While Promoting Positives such as Confidence and General Well-Being, Charlotte R. Dicharry
The Servant Problem: Servants and Working-Class Identity in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Britain, Stephanie Edwards
"The Responsibility to Learn": an Investigation into the Language Ideologies of Young Women Speakers of Chinuk Wawa, Kelila Eichstadt
Fabrication and Characterization of Gradient Oxide Thin Films, Gabriel Eng
Variation in Green Roof Storage Capacity, Associated Drivers, and Implications for Stormwater Management in Portland, Oregon, Melecio Estrella
Transformative Encounters in Conflict Processes, Garrett Evans
Assessing Wind Energy Potential for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines on the Tilikum Crossing, Clint Everett
Arts Integrated Elementary School Classrooms and Academic Success, Rachel Fackler
Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Through Retinal Cell Layer Thickness: An Insight into the Neurodegeneration Process, Zac Festner
Following the Flat Hat: What Leads People to National Park Service Interpretive Careers?, Avarie Fitzgerald
Comparison of Body Size and Wing Type in Beetles Found on Green Roofs and Adjacent Ground Sites in Portland, Oregon, Maggie Gardner
Attitudes Among Legal Professionals: Measuring for a Difference in Attitudes Towards Science, Jonathen N. Gates
The Effects of the ACA on Actuarial Pricing: How the Work of Health Actuaries Has Changed Post-ACA, Alex M.S. George
Trust & Growth in the Workplace: an Analysis of Leadership in Flat Organizations, Drake George
Prospectus for Future Research: Temperature Effects on Green Macroalgae, Ana Gonzalez Pelayo
Vignettes and Havensville Farm, Michael McKee Green
Gertrude's Lazy Susan, Emily Griffin
Perceived Addiction to Pornography, Level of Distress and their Correlates, Paul Grimes
From Protest to Press: An Examination of Paradigmatic Changes in News Making and their Effects on Social Movement Evolution, Melinda Guillen
A Low-Cost Apparatus for Laboratory Exercises and Classroom Demonstrations of Geometric Optics, William Vincent Tex Hahn
Formation of Double Ridges on Europa due to Viscoelastoplastic Deformation above Crystallizing Cryovolcanic Intrusions, Dougal Hansen
Pre-Roosting Assemblages in Birds: An Observation of American Crows in the Portland Park Blocks, Katherine Hendricks
Mind the Gap: Gender's Effect on Quality of Elected Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Alyssa Lenore Herr
Cost of Commuting: A Review of Determinants, Outcomes, and Theories of Commuting-Related Stress, Damon M. Holland
When Enough is Enough: The Impact of Parental Involvement in Children's Participation in Organized Sports, Dorothy K. Hollins
A Numerical Modeling Investigation on Calving and the Recession of South Cascade Glacier, Annika Noel Horlings
The Nature of Kinematic Waves in Glaciers and their Application to Understanding the Nisqually Glacier, Mt. Rainier, Washington, Brita Ilyse Horlings
The Role of Portland State University as a Community Partner in Addressing Homelessness, Jennifer Hoskins
The European Coal and Steel Community: the Path Towards European Integration, Nicholas Hudson
Gun Control in the United States: an Analysis of Federal and International Policies and Applications, Claire Hummer
Wholesale Peak Demand Pricing, Jarek R. Hunger
Trespass, Veronika Ivanova
Teaching the Middle East in Portland Public High Schools, Nicholas C. Jenkins
What do Physicians Know about Global Plans to Stop Tuberculosis? Interviews from Five Countries, Hannah Johnson
Use of Behavioral Activation Theory to Identify Depression among HIV-Positive Women of Color in the Rural South, Tascha R. Johnson
How Felon Disenfranchisement Legislation Alters Citizenship and How it Can Be Challenged, Shanae Jung
Our Table: a Family Cookbook, Karalie M. Juraska
Venture Capital Dynamics: Challenges in Financing Technological Entrepreneurship, Evan Kaeding
The Effect of pH on the Photoluminescent Properties of Silicon Nanoparticles, Parker Karaba
Determinants of State Firearms Policy Variation, Brandon Paul Kaskawal
Abusive Supervision in the Workplace: An Examination of Current Research and a Proposal for Preventive Measures, Samantha Kemper
Mills and Veblen: An Institutional Analysis, Matthew Klosterman
The Influence of Hydrogen-Argon Mixed Gases on Electro-spark Deposition, Thomas Langston
Convex and Nonconvex Optimization Techniques for the Constrained Fermat-Torricelli Problem, Nathan Lawrence