This collection contains both Doctoral Dissertations and Masters Theses.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Shade Tree Democracy: Maintaining Peace in Post-Conflict Societies, Jaafar M. Sh Jama (Thesis)
ARID: Agglomerative Regionalization via Information Divergence, A Novel Clustering Algorithm for Geo-spatial Data, Joshua David Sills (Thesis)
The Hunt for Microbial Extant Extremophiles using Digital Holographic Microscopy, Carl Dale Snyder (Dissertation)
Effect of Degree of Saturation on the Liquefaction Resistance of Non-Plastic and Low-Plastic Soils, Kayla Rae Sorenson (Dissertation)
"Family Takes Care of Family": Transgender Social Workers' Experience of Intersubjectivity in Practice, AP Spoth (Dissertation)
Disaster Justice: Queer and Disabled Mobilities and Infrastructures of Care in the Pacific Northwest, Rachel Springer (Dissertation)
Integrative Evidence for Cryptic Diversity in the Thomomys mazama Species Complex: Phylogenetics, Cranial Morphometrics, and Ecological Niche Modeling, Jessica Kate St. Michael (Thesis)
Participatory Action Research Intervention Model to Address African American Workplace Experiences, Rekah T. Strong (Dissertation)
Near-field Acoustic Microscope With Normal Force Metrology Capability, Kacharat Supichayanggoon (Dissertation)
Queer Spaces and Procedural Justice: Public Attitudes Towards Police Civilian Contact, Delnaz Taherkalateh (Thesis)
Guided Video Frame Interpolation for Video Compression, Pan Tan (Dissertation)
Toward Contextual Adaptation and Knowledge Grounding in Large Language Models, Yufei Tao (Dissertation)
Fuel Tank Seismic Stability Program-Informed Displacement Maps of Portland's Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, Ana Tijerina Esquino (Thesis)
Profiles of Family Engagement in Head Start, Elizabeth Jane Tremaine (Dissertation)
Acceptance of Shared Autonomous Vehicles: Exploring the Attitudes and Perspectives of Older Adults, Sara Sohaee Urbina (Dissertation)
Modeling the Combined Effects of Forest Fire and Climate Change on Snow-Water Storage in the Oregon Cascades, Joseph D. Vigil (Thesis)
Allyship in Action: Structural Positions, Supportive Behaviors, and Diversity Climate in Collaborative STEM Networks, Avery Nichole Waklatsi (Dissertation)
"Your Problem is Not at All an Uncommon One": Visibility, Black Men, and Sexual Orientation in The Anti-Apartheid and Civil Rights Movements, Wren Addison Weddell (Thesis)
Heat Misers, Snow Misers, and Cognitive Misers: The 'Nukewarm' Perceptions of Nuclear Power, Tyler Williams (Thesis)
Insurance: A Hidden Tool in the Fire Adapted Community Toolbox?, Michael Patrick Wilshire (Thesis)
When Bad Fences Make Bad Neighbors: "Civilization" v. Pastoralism in Kenya and Oregon 1860s-1930s, Trenna Wilson (Thesis)
Not an Occident: Positive Selection Predicts Patterns of Adaptive Introgression in an Early-Stage Buttercup Hybrid Zone, Ziqi Xie (Thesis)
Experiences of Psychological Recovery from Work in Second-Generation Asian Americans, Laura Yang (Dissertation)
Northern Red-legged Frog Terrestrial Movement and Connectivity in a Fragmented Peri-urban Landscape, Alyson W. Yates (Thesis)
Measurement of Pollution Emissions From Natural Gas Stoves: Preparation for an Induction Cooktop Intervention Study, Jessica Zanella Lorensi (Thesis)
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Communities of Practice: Aging, Emergency Management, and Churches in Rural Clackamas County, Oregon, Lukas Robert Aberle (Thesis)
When My Intersecting Identities of Being Racially Oppressed and Privileged Become Blurred: An Autoethnographic Dive Into Unlocking the Polarities of Who I Am, Susan Acosta (Dissertation)
Layout-Aware Quantum Circuitry and Algorithmic Extensions to Grover's Algorithm, Ali Al-Bayaty (Dissertation)
"I'm strictly t4t": Trans for Trans Connections in the Contemporary, Madi Lou Alexander (Thesis)
Detecting and Analyzing Frequency Events in Power Systems Using Tunable Parameters-Based Algorithms: Development, Optimization, and Analysis, Hussain A. Alghamdi (Dissertation)
A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Workplace Challenges Experienced by Women, Ahmed Mohammed Almousa (Dissertation)
Latino Threat Perceptions and Immigration Attitudes: An Examination Across Generations of Latinos, Michelle Angel (Thesis)
Shock Effects Including Maskelynite Formation in Three Shergottite Meteorites From Mars, George Ayeh Anim (Thesis)
Japanese and English Code-Mixing: A Study on the Grammar and Functions by L1 Japanese-Speakers in Oregon, Takefumi Ariga (Thesis)
Adapting to Southwest Idaho's Shifting Wildfire Regime: Sustainable Collaboration as a Means to Socioecological Resilience, Olivia Awbrey (Thesis)
Magma Evolution and Eruptive History of Three Fingered Jack: A Mafic Composite Volcano in the Central High Cascades of Oregon, Javaria Aziz (Thesis)
Monitoring and Modeling Legacy Tree Response to Restoration Treatments in the Klamath Mountains, Oregon, USA, Isaac Joseph Ball (Thesis)
Bird Community Changes One Year Post-Wildfire in Mesic Temperate Rainforests: A Case Study in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon, USA, Tatjana Beck (Thesis)
"We're Not Gonna Take It": The Parents' Music Resource Center and Reformist Tendencies in American Society, Nathaniel Todd Belcik (Thesis)
Tree-equity and Environmental Justice Discourses Among Urban Forestry Professionals in Portland: Current Impacts and Future Implications, Axcelle Deone Bell (Thesis)
Identifying the Drivers Behind the Decline of Douglas-fir and True Fir Species in SW Oregon, Alexander Bryant Bentley (Thesis)
The Silk Butterfly Effect: Japan and the United States 1853-1941, Melodee Birlew (Thesis)
The Call of Cucurrucucú, Rachel Olivia Blair (Thesis)
Occurrence of Pesticides in Oregon Coastal Waters and Effects on the Intertidal Sea Anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima, Gabriella Mae Bleil (Thesis)
Dog Days, William Conrad Boechler (Closed Thesis)
Optimizing Boys' Motivation Over the Transition to Middle School: A Pattern-Centered Approach to Identifying Boys' Profiles of Engagement and the Interpersonal Resources Important in Supporting Optimal Engagement of Boys Across Sixth Grade, Brandy Anne Brennan (Dissertation)
Mental Health in Prisons: Examining Variations in Disorders Across Custody Levels, Ariel Bysiek (Thesis)
Their Will is Wealth: American Billionaires, Illiberal Capital, and their Immunity to Federal Law, Conor Kawika Carroll (Thesis)
Addressing Disparities Among Latine Students in Special Education, Jesabel Jannette Centeno (Dissertation)
Exploring Underrepresented STEM Undergraduates' STEM Identity Development: The Role of Social Partners, Sandy Cerda-Lezama (Dissertation)
Perspectives of Cannabis Farmers on Intersection of Water Access and Cannabis Frontier Constraints in Southern Oregon, Tapiwa Malvin Chabikwa (Thesis)
Tweeting the Past, Present, and Future of Social Welfare: Public Political Speech, Cultural Resonance, and Debates about Defunding the Police, Kevin Noel Cherry (Dissertation)
A Mixed-Methods Study on Extended Parental Separation Among Mexican and Central American Immigrants: Insights From Legal Violence and the Stress Process, Natalie J. Cholula (Dissertation)
Growing Together: Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Community-Reflective Early Learning Professionals, Tonya Jo Coker (Dissertation)
Controlling the Curriculum: A Content Analysis of PragerU's Children's Educational Material, Heather Katherine Costa (Thesis)
Urban Wildlife in Your Backyard: Community Experiences With Coyotes and Outdoor Cats, Clarissa Emma Cressotti (Thesis)
Beyond Traditional Education: Graduation Rates at an Alternative High School, Kayla Dawn Marie Crook (Dissertation)
Lacustrine and Terrestrial Paleoseismic Records of the Twin Lakes Fault near Mount Hood, Oregon, USA, Natalie K. Culhane (Thesis)
Beyond Translating Cultures: Organizational Cultural Brokering and Latin@/e/x Community Resilience after the "Mobile Home Parks" Fire, Christine Atalie da Rosa (Dissertation)
Capturing Processes of Influence in Students' Social Interactions: Examining a Two-Part Strategy to Detect Patterns of Reinforcement in Continuous Real-time Observations in the Classroom, James Lamar DeLaney III (Dissertation)
#Clandestini: How Italy's Center-Right Parliamentary Coalition Frames the Migrant Crisis on Social Media, Jenna Lynn DePasquale (Dissertation)
Support Beyond Services: Examining the Role of Neighbor Relationships, Housing Staff, and Place in Mental Health Recovery, Kenna Estell Dickard (Dissertation)
Becoming a Learner: An Autoethnography, Joshua Dickinson (Thesis)
Sex and the Genetic Architecture of Mitonuclear Evolution, Zachary Paul Dietz (Dissertation)
Model Explanations for Gender and Ethnicity Bias Mitigation in AI-Generated Narratives, Martha Otisi Dimgba (Thesis)
An Exploration of Holistic Admissions Protocol in Graduate School: Implications for Access and Equity, Kelly Doherty (Dissertation)
Forest Fires Increase Mid-Winter Snowmelt in the Western Oregon Cascades, Sage Ebel (Thesis)
Commensality in the Eateries of Roman Pompeii, Amaya Yolanda Eckersley (Thesis)
Direct Numerical Simulation of Unstably Stratified Turbulent Flow Over Riblets, Max Eltzroth (Thesis)
Pressure and Force Dynamics in Artificial Muscle Actuators: A State-Space and Optimization-Based Approach, Mohammad Elzein (Thesis)
The Effects of Family Cohesion on the Relationship Between Trauma and State-Level Social Policy Provision in the United States, Brandon Kendall Ross Fielding (Dissertation)
The People's Rivers: Early Environmental Regulation and the Oregon State Sanitary Authority, Avery Morgan Fischer (Thesis)
Spread, Natalie Ann Flaherty (Closed Thesis)
Emergence of Norms in the Presence of Social Network Structure in a Stochastic Evolutionary Game Theory Model, Parker Foresman (Thesis)
The Legend of the Renata, Part One, Derrick Edward Galloway (Closed Thesis)
Ecological Drivers and Temporal Dynamics of Daphnia in a Diverse Environmental and Spatial Landscape, Crysta A. Gantz (Dissertation)
Alignment of Perceptual Similarity Metrics with Human Perception, Abhijay Ghildyal (Dissertation)
Rising Tides Lift All Boats: Significant Disproportionate Identification of Latine Students in the Eligibility Category of Specific Learning Disability, Erica Gordon (Dissertation)
Influence of Inselbergs on Bat Diversity in Afrotropical Ecosystems, Amanda Lee Grunwald (Dissertation)
The Role of Homocysteine Redox Chemistry in Biomolecular Mechanisms, Megha Gupta (Dissertation)
Urban Beavers at the Crossroads: How Ecological Knowledge, Sociodemographic, and Spatial Context Shape Public Perception and Coexistence Preferences, Matthew Guziejka (Thesis)
Financial Metrics as Predictors of Financial Vulnerability and Nonprofit Failure, Yossi Haimberg (Dissertation)
Structural Earthquake Resiliency of Rocking Core Systems with Floor Enabled Recentering, S. Taban Hajimirza (Dissertation)
Development Scenarios and Wildfire Risk in Central Oregon, Samantha Hall (Thesis)
Development of a Low-Cost Electron Microscope for Educational Purposes, Christopher Halseth (Dissertation)
Fathers' Racial Differences in Perceived Workplace-Induced Stereotype Threat: Impacts on Sense of Belonging, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover, Frances Evalyne Kealiimahiaiokalani Hampton (Thesis)
Race, Reflection and Resistance: An Autoethnographic Journey in Social Studies Curriculum Development, Jesse Nicholas Hendryx-Dobson (Dissertation)
Let's Talk About Sex, Baby! Gender Roles in Parent-Child Sexual Communication, Alexandra Henrici (Thesis)
Sustainability of Recycling Perovskite Solar Cells: Economic and Environmental Perspectives, Juan P. Herrera Meza (Thesis)
Leveraging High-Performance Cloud Computing to Model Underwater Acoustic Propagation and Scattering From Time-Evolving Rough Sea-Surfaces Using the Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method, James Alexander Higgins (Dissertation)
Impact of Black Shale Weathering on Stream Water and Sediment Quality in Eastern Kentucky, Brett Hopt (Thesis)
Fostering Meaningful Learning: Experiences of Linguistically Diverse Trainers in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Professional Development, Anna Howell (Dissertation)
Breaking the Rules: Post-Translational Modifications and Proteome Dynamics During Anoxia, Chelsea Jordan Hughes (Dissertation)
Medicaid Funding and Health-Related Social Needs: A Policy Analysis, Passion Ilea (Dissertation)
Evaluation of Fano Resonance in Silver Nanotriangles and Complementary Triangular Apertures for Enhanced Refractive Index Sensing, Nabila Islam (Dissertation)
Critical Mineral Mining and Native American Rights, Spencer Beeman Janes (Thesis)
Investigating Reaction Pathways and Non-Covalent Interactions from Diarylhalonium Salts Using Density Functional Theory, Nicole Javaly (Dissertation)
Photocathodes from Aerobic Oxidation of Tellurorhodamines, Amelia Jellison (Thesis)
Experiences of Support and Success for Students of Color in the Midwifery Educational Setting, Laura Jenson (Dissertation)
Integrative Approaches to Climate Resilience Planning: Application of a Plan Evaluation Framework, Maulsri Jha (Dissertation)