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.

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Theses from 2016

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A Question of Belief: The Narrative of Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim, Madison Wegener

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Niche Television Content, Taya Welter

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Collective Intervention: an Analysis of the Political Issues Regarding Secession, Self-Determination, and Sovereignty in the Republic of Kosovo, Benjamin Werthan

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Asbestos Exposure in Demolition: an Analysis of Abatement Practices and Alternatives to Demolition, Allison Woolverton

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Looking to the Future of Education: A Social Art Practice Pedagogy, Alexis Xochihua

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Defining Protein Interactions: Ankle Link Proteins of Stereocilia in Hair Cells, Ladan Yazdidoust

Theses from 2015

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Evaluating the Success of Forest Restoration, Josh Adams

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Escaping Cascadia, Todd Albertson

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Vasectomy Disparities among Foreign-Born Latinos Living in the United States : a Preliminary Study, Midori Mawi Altamirano

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Analytic Thinking Predicts Vaccine Endorsement: Linking Cognitive Style and Affective Orientation Toward Childhood Vaccination, Daniel A. Anderson

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Divine Diets: Food and Fasting of Medieval Mystics in the Vitae of Thomas of Cantimpré, Hannah Anderson

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Estella, Roxana L. Arguello

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Fostering Critical Thought Alongside the Common Core State Standards, Bianca Arias

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Algeria in Perspective: Changing the Understanding of the Modern Algerian State, Austin Averett

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α-TEA's Tumor Toxicity may be Attributed to its Capability of Inducing Oxidative Damage in the Endoplasmic Reticulum, Diego Mathias Barragan Echenique

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Romantic Identity and LGBTQ Identification: Variations of Experience in the Asexual Community, Alexa Bell

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Polyethylene Glycol and Silica Coatings of Bismuth Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Whole Serum Compatibilities, Victor Benavides-Montes

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The Corporatization of Retail Pharmacy: Changes in Efficacy, Reliability, and Expedience, Charles Bodreau

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Empowering the Voice of the Female Student: A Gender Inclusive Approach to the High School Language Arts Curriculum, Brittany Bonnet

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Animals in Advertising: Eliciting Powerful Consumer Response, Resulting in Enhanced Brand Engagement, Natasha Braunwart

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"The Avalanche" : A Cantata for Mezzo-soprano, Flute, Viola, and Harp, Lily Breshears

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Drift of Plumes in the Mantle, Luke Douglas Brown

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Conceptualization of the Memorial Tattoo in Scholarly Literature, Nicole Brown

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References to Gendered Grief in Children's Media: A Content Analysis of Grief Picture Books, Machaila Budgeon

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"How to Banish a Demon" : An Attempt to Present Traditional Japanese Theater to an American Audience with an Original Kyogen Play, Chrys Chabot

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The Role of Mitochondrial Superoxide Dismutase (SOD2) During a Coxiella Burnetii Infection, Rachel Diantha Champaigne

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Continuity vs. Discontinuity: The Issue of Race and Forced Labor After Emancipation in the American South, Alexander Elliott Clarke-Ritter

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Culture is a Language, Can't You Read?: Reading Gay Rights as Human Rights, Jen Corbridge

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A Bird Flies Into a Pane of Glass Again and Again and Again, Zachary Cosby

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The Psychological Effects of Medical Research on Animal Subjects and the Ramifications for the Applicability of the Research Results, Morgan Damm

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Digitally Enhanced Classrooms: Understanding the Effect of Individualized Technology on Language Arts Instruction in Elementary Schools, Celine De Clercq

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Determining Initial Firing Temperatures of Thule Era (1000-250 ya) Pottery from Two Northwest Alaskan Archaeological Sites, Jonathan Duelks

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Understanding Patterns of Localized Poverty in the United States: Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses in Contemporary Statistical Analysis, Gregory Dyck

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Making a Meaningful Contribution to Clinical Research, Eric Eddy

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Body-Worn Cameras: A Step Toward Trust and Legitimacy for Campus Police, Jaycee Elliott

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The Body: Conceptualizing Abortion in Contemporary Ireland, Sofia Ellis-Curry

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Methods of Collecting and Separating Atmospheric Organic Aerosols for Analysis Using Two-Dimensional Gas and Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry, Craig Fairbaugh

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Revenant Joe Pilot Script, Will Ferguson

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On the Role of Probability in Hume's Imagination and Associationism: a Bayesian Response to Fodor's Hume Variations, Jason Krivo Flores

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Unfolding Trees & Symmetrically-Associated Graphs, Kaelyn Flowerday

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MOSCAP Oxide Charges, August George

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The Majorization Minimization Principle and Some Applications in Convex Optimization, Daniel Giles

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The Wild Side : Get Fierce, Get Fit, Get Fun, Mason Goché

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Conversion and Conversation : Speech and Social Change in Jean Toomer's Cane, Travis Grail-Bingham

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A Paradigm Shift: From a Categorical to Dimensional Diagnostic Model of Personality Disorder, Jessica Green

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Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Fluorescent Chemosensor Data, Kimberly Guttinger

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Early-Stage Transition to Predictive Maintenance : Using CMMS, IR Scans, and Vibration Analysis to Improve Uptime and Lower Maintenance Costs, Jason Hamilton

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Geochemistry and Petrography of Igneous Components of the Dalles Formation in the Dufur West Quadrangle, Oregon, Heather H. Herinckx

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Disparity in the Responses to the European Financial Crisis: Cyprus and the State of Bail-In Policy, Kelly Hess

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A Musical Interpretation of the Past : America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan Re-told through the Craft of Folk Songs, Haley H. Heynderickx

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English Education in Thailand and Singapore : Differences in English Education, Use and Identity, Chelsey Hice

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Diversity within Asian Americans: Barriers to the Public Discussion of Discrimination, Samantha I. Ing

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Words that Help: a Journey through Expressive Writing, Jaede Ishikawa

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Towards Graphene Remote Plasma Interfacial Growth and Auger Spectra Simulation, Alex Jacobson

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Examining the Responses of Police when Interacting with the Mentally Ill: A study of Portland Police Bureau’s Behavioral Health Unit, Marina Kabot-Sturos

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Development and Initial Application of Low-Molecular Weight Organic Acids and Inorganic Ionic Species in Aerosol Particulate Matter via Ion Chromatography, Clarissa D. Karpinski

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Thirty Years Later: A Community Memoir of the 1984 Sikh Massacres, Ravleen Kaur

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Person First Planet: A Comprehensive Review of Person First Language, James Kirszenbaum

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The Cultural Gap: Deaf Community and Speech-Language Pathologists, Megan Knight

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Get Your Run On: Coding a Website, Kadie Kobielusz

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Comparison of Monowave and Polywave Transmission and Curing Profile thru Various Composites, Anna Kolpakova

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That Mysterious, Remisse Knot: Katherine Philips's Unincorporated Fraternity, Rene Kramer

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The Influence of Presidential Rhetoric on Public Perception of Drugs and the Government’s Handling of the "War on Drugs" in the United States, Nolan Kuenzi

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Compassion Fatigue, the Wellness of Care Providers, and the Quality of Patient Care, Merna Labib

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Never You Mind What They Say, It's Still Not Okay To Be Gay, Kelley Lawson

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A Study on the Effects of Using Redox Active Solvents on the Photophysical Properties of Hydride-Terminated Silicon Nanoparticles, Eunice Y. Lee

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Socioeconomic Disparities in the Provision of Outdoor Time in Portland, Oregon Public Elementary Schools, Sabine L. Lefkowitz

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Unequal Medicine: The Impact of Patient Mistrust on the Racial Differences in Reproductive Health Outcomes, Ashley Lenherr

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The Role of Translesion DNA Polymerase(s) in the Survival of Escherichia Coli Exposed to UVA Light in the Presence of Psoralen and Angelicin, Dena Livingstone

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Biomimetic Model Membranes to Study Protein-membrane Interactions and their Role in Alzheimer’s Disease, Grant W. Marquart

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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Physical Activity According to Social Media: a Content Analysis of Celebrities' Posts on Twitter and Instagram, Amelia Meisser

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Avoiding Online Predators: Proactive Measures Companies Can Take to Protect Their Female Consumers, Alexandra Meneely

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The Potential of Serious Games as Mental Health Treatment, Sheena M. Miller

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Green Roofs Support a Wide Diversity of Collembola in Urban Portland, Oregon, Konrad Miziolek

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Growing Writers, Katherine Moffitt

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Organizational Culture Change Resulting from Human Resources Outsourcing, Emily Murrell

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Effective Methods of Constituency Service in Oregon State, Thanh T. Ngo

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Bracing for Typhoons: An Initial Study of Typhoon Resilient Single-family Houses along the Central Coast of Vietnam, Anh Nguyen

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How Vocal Classification Affects Young Singers, Anthony Nguyen

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Designing Nanochelators for Cancer Therapy, Tan Pham-Duy Nguyen

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Diagnosis of Mental Illness Today and Tomorrow: A Literary Review of the Current Methods, Drawbacks, and Sociological Components of Mental Health with Regard to the Diagnosis of Mental Illness, Sova Novak

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The Adverse Effects of Maternal Depression and Poverty on Child Development, Courtney A. Nyseth

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Dendritic Cell-Targeted Vaccinations: A Promising Immunotherapeutic Approach to Cancer Treatment, Elin Holliday Odegard

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Best Practices for Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Zeke Ogburn

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Learning Intercultural Competency through International Immersion Travel, Jessica Patching-Bunch

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Changes in Cerebral Cortical Aquaporin-1 Expression in Multiple Sclerosis, Thao Pham

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The French Economy: An Examination of Competition and Regulation, Katherine Quick

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Trans•form|mogrify|mutate, Sierra Randolph

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Analyzing Riboswitches as a Function of Genome Size and Genus Ancestry in Gammaproteobacteria, Robyn Reid

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Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Undergraduate College Students: Risk Factors and Barriers to Treatment Present Within Universities, Jessica Brinton Roesch

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Paintings of Home, Alix Ryan

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Supporting At-Risk Student Success: Incentives and Accountability Matter, Jordan Sell

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Technicalities: a Memoir, Shelley Smith

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Promotion of Thriving in Youth: The Intersections of the Positive Youth Development Perspective and Challenge Course Programming, Zachary H. Snyder

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Spellbound: the Process of Adaptation, Amanda Sonju

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Linear Regression Analysis on Net Income of an Agrochemical Company in Thailand, Supichaya Sunthornjittanon

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Crossing the Tracks, Keaton Suskie

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Specializing in Normal: An Overview of Midwifery in the US, Lucille Tower

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Hohenzollern Prussia: Claiming a Legacy of Legitimacy, Jeremy Brooks Weed

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The Great Good Bicycle Shop: Exploring the Community Roles of a Neighborhood Business, Timothy J. Wesolowski