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 2020
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: Implementing Baremetal Programs in Habit, 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 Christopher 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
The Effects of Neuron Degeneration and Methods of Neurogenesis, Jesus I. Martinez
Interactions between the Azoarcus Ribozyme and Manganese (II) Divalent Cations, Joshua Martwick
Outcome Analysis of Tranexamic Acid in Thromboembolic Complications and Coagulation Factors, Hunter A. McCorkle
Inhibition of Cancer Causing Genes Through the Delivery of OmoMyc in Anti-Myc Therapy: a Systematic Review, Angie McGraw
21st Century Supply Chain Innovations in the Fast Food Industry, Saitoti Meekisho
Empirical Analysis of CBOW and Skip Gram NLP Models, Tejas Menon
Differential Effects of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Vs. Methadone on Quality of Life Over Time: A Subset of The BRAVO Study (Buprenorphine to Improve HIV Care Engagement and Outcomes: A Randomized Trial), Ali Mirzazadeh Javaheri
Experimenting with a Biologically Plausible Neural Network, Dmitri Murphy
Meta-Analysis of Tobacco Control Policies for Reducing Tobacco Consumption, Arya Kevin Naghdi
A Public Health Recommendation Countering the Online Anti-Vaccination Movement, Grace M. Neumann
The Utility of Multiplex Closeness Centrality for Predicting Item Difficulty Parameters in Anomia Tests, Khanh L. Nguyen
Factor Structure of the Short Form of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-15) in an Early Adolescent, Non-clinical Population, Phuc Toan Nguyen
Late-Night Political Comedy's Impact on Audience Political Attentiveness, Public Opinion, and Civic Engagement, Molly J. Olmstead
Identification of Degradation Products Formed from Glycerol and Terpenes in Aromatherapy Vaporizers, Alisha Ortiz
Interests and Priorities in Sockeye Salmon Management: How Are Policies Enacted and Interpreted on Three Alaskan Rivers?, Jake P. Palazzi
Creating an Ethics of Love: Encountering Nonduality through Buddhism and Phenomenology, Dakota Parmley
Modeling and Visualizing Power Amplification in Fiber Optic Cables, Gil Parnon
Dynamic Assessment for Evaluating Bilingual Children's Potential for Language Development Over Time: a Pilot Study, Camryn R. Perez
The Rise and Infiltration of Pac-Man and Street Fighter, Angelic Phan
An Analysis of the Competitive Advantages and Threats for Micro, Small & Medium-sized Businesses (MSMEs) in Mexico, Jose Luis Pool Sierra
Racial Gatekeeping in Country & Hip-Hop Music, Cervanté Pope
What Makes Inclusion Work: an Autoethnography on Coordinating an Inclusive Youth Advocacy Program, Megan Price
Psychoterratic States: Designing the New Language of Climate Change, Savannah C. Quarum
Examining the Popularity Concept in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) Market, Preston Rad
Investigating the Mental Health and Well-Being Effects of Neo-Pagan Spiritual Practice, Emma Ritter
Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Adults with Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHADD), Ajesh Saini
Developing a Conceptual Framework for Research on Social Media and Political Polarization, Audrey C. Sanders
Lack of Replication Disruption Following H2O2-induced Damage in Escherichia coli, Sierra S. Schmidt, Justin Courcelle, and Charmain T. Courcelle
Straying From the Norm: Which Single Mothers Choose Non-Traditional Last Names for Their Children?, Cyrena Selden
Impact of the Urban Heat Mosaic on the Leaf Senescence in Two Acer Species, Jeffrey D. Smith
Unipolarity and Foreign Policy: an Examination of the Unipolar U.S and Its Subsequent Foreign Policy Constraints, Madeleine Smith
Vampires, Fandom, and Feminism: Updating the Vampire Horror Screenplay Through Themes of Empowerment, McKinzie Smith
An Investigation and Comparison of Stable Isotopes in Meteoric Waters and Groundwaters from Southern Washington, Emily E. Smoot
Laurent Series Expansion and its Applications, Anna Sobczyk