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
Language Shift & Language Maintenance Among Farsi Speakers in Portland, Oregon, Clarissa Gaillardet
Patient, Victim, or Survivor?: an Analysis of SANE Nursing Curriculum Bias, Samantha D. Gardner
We Are Suffering and We Know What We Want: the Role of Health in the 1935 and 1940 Copperbelt Strikes, Jessica Gaudette-Reed
Stigma vs Stigma: the Difference of Stigma on Mental Health between Argentines and Americans, Dominique A. Giampieri
Using High Resolution Archived Transit Data to Quantify Congestion at Intersections of Urban Arterials, Travis Bradley Glick
Investigating the Sources of Decadal-Scale Property Changes in Antarctic Bottom Water in the Southeast Indian Ocean (80-90°E), Kimberly Gottschalk
Translation and Transformation: Uncovering the Source of Alchemy’s Association with Magic through a Study of its Translation into Latin in the High Medieval Period, Morgan Taylor Greer
Increasing Engagement on Nonprofit Facebook Pages through Photos, Christina T. Guiang
Small Business Valuation: Deviations from Textbook Methods, Paul Hampshire
Implications of the Nambu Jona-Lasinio Model with a New Regularization Renormalization Method, Grant A. Harter
Misconceptions of "Stupendous Antiquities" : Native American Mounds, Euro-Americans, and Racial Ideas, Lily Isabelle Hart
Cooperative Learning through Storytelling and the Plant World, Emma Hathaway
Peruvian Food: the Social and Cultural Origins of Peruvian Food, Kari Hatlestad
Pollinator Response to Patch Distribution and Reproductive Consequences in Lasthenia californica, Elizabeth C. Hendrickson
Religious and Political Influence of 1960s Bronx, New York on Costume Design for Doubt: A Parable, Rheid Heska-McJannet
Student Voice, Kaitlin N. Hoback
Work in Progress: a Process Book of the Re-Branding of the Beaverton Farmers Market, Lauren Hurrle
The Role of Divalent Metals in DNA Replication During Periods of Oxidative Stress, Corinne Hutfilz
Leveraging Behavioral Finance as a Small Business, Chris Huynh
Clientelism and Citizens' Right to the City in the Province of Buenos Aires, Sara Hyman
Microplastic Concentrations in Crassotrea gigas: Establishing a Baseline of Microplastic Contamination in Oregon's Oyster Aquacultures, Mia K. Jauregui
How to Address Music Performance Anxiety (MPA): an Explorative Study, Jing Kappes
The Power of the Court: Racial Discrimination as Evidenced through Supreme Court Decisions After 1954, Marry A. Karam
Genetic Diversity in Frankia -- Host Plant Relationships, Emily S. Kauffman
Distance Learning in Physics: an Investigation of Possible Benefits to Female Students in an Online Laboratory Environment, Caitlin Marie J. Kepple
Women and the Wilderness: a Review of Barriers to Participation, Current Coping Strategies, and Guidance for Future Programs, Naiyear Khajavei
Managing: a Novella, Ivy J. Knight
Summus Deus: a Collection of Short Stories, Marisha Knutson
Design Door, Kate Noelle Kobielsky
Elucidating Mild Cognitive Impairment: a Review of Diagnostic Research, Jason K. Koch
Knowledge Spaces and the Politics of Pedagogy: Politicizing Portland State University's Environmental Education Paradigms, Sasha Kramer
Microfinance: the Impacts of a Poverty Reduction Approach and Financial Systems Approach on Poor Rural Households in Vietnam, Cardin A. Le
How Do Acts of Terror Affect Public Discourse Concerning Immigration? A Media Analysis Surrounding the Pulse Nightclub Shooting, Braedon Lehman
Best Practices to Reduce Supplier Power Asymmetries for Microbusinesses, Danielle Lessler
Determination of Electronic Cigarette Liquid Water Content by NMR Spectroscopy, Michael Lethin
Body Changes with Baby: a Qualitative Insight into Body Image After Birth, Samantha Lewis
Abstinence-only Sex Education in the United States: How Abstinence Curricula Have Harmed America, Moira N. Lynch
Supervisor Self-Other Agreement, Family-Supportive Supervisor Behaviors and Job Attitudes, Luke D. Mahoney
Arabic Diglossia within Palestinian-Arab Folk Narratives, Jordan M. Martinez
A Biological Comparison of Two Sites: an Ecological Approach Using Community Ecology Metrics Based on Insect Faunal Composition, Kennedy J. Martin
How Does the 12-step Model of Recovery Benefit and Complicate Harm Reduction Strategies for Substance Abusing Adolescent Youth?, Matthew Matteini
The Relationship Between Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Moss and Tree Cover in Portland OR, Andrew S. Mautz
Not a Dirty Word: Encouraging Feminist Activism through Design and Social Practices, Gabriella L. McKenzie
Language in the Korean Workplace: an Analysis of Hierarchical Language Use in the Drama Misaeng, Jessie Nicole McNeill
Paving the Path for Sex Education: an Analysis of Journey Metaphors in Political Rhetoric, Tara McQueen
From the Ground Up: the Intersection of Environment and Industry in Portland, Oregon, Madelyn Miller
The Politics of Gardening in J.M. Coetzee's Life & Times of Michael K, Jessica F. Moore
A Method for Optimizing q-Valued Quantum Multiplexers, Justin T. Morgan
bowerbird : the bowerbird project brand book, Ryan Morse
Rape Myth Acceptance among Adolescent Males – How to Integrate Components of Preventative Sexual Assault Programs into Sex Education, Alexandra M. Munford
The Roots and Repercussions of Moroccan Soft Wheat Consumption, Production, and Import Patterns, Anna Murphy
The Shrinehouse, Shauna C. Murphy
Effect of Mitochondrial Dysfunction on Age-Related Subcellular Damage & Autofluoresence in C. elegans, Ashleigh R. Mustain
The Relationship of Neighborhood Factors, Parental Behaviors and Peer Relations and Their Effects on Delinquency, Eric Naramore
Shifting Advertising Agency Structure and Evolving Technology, Sarah A. Norris
Diversity and Inclusion in Pacific Northwest Theatre & Strategies to Improve the Success of These Pursuits, Madelyn M. Odegaard
The Failures of Equal Protection: an Examination of the Supreme Court's Three-Tiered Test in Equal Protection Claims, Jazmyn A. Ortiz
Integer Partitions and Why Counting Them is Hard, Jose A. Ortiz
Nonverbal Communication in Business Setting Between Japan and the U.S., Chi Dao Ozawa
Cultural Identity and Cuisine in Taiwan, Cassidy A. Pfau
Associations between Willingness to Exert Cognitive Effort and Smoking Abstinence, Austin A. Phanouvong, Darby K. Dyar, and Suzanne H. Mitchell
Relationship Between Social Anxiety & Facebook Surveillance, Jordan J. Rasmussen
Empathy in the Multicultural Classroom, Selene Rasmussen
Reducing Stigma Associated with Schizophrenia, James Reling
The Impact of Religious Diversity Management Strategies on Employee Attitudes, Moises E. Rios Jr.
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