This collection contains both Doctoral Dissertations and Masters Theses.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Computer Aided Design of Permutation, Linear, and Affine-Linear Reversible Circuits in the General and Linear Nearest-Neighbor Models, Ben Schaeffer (Thesis)
All Begins to Bloom: Stories, Daniel Drew Schlegel (Thesis)
Economic Inequality's Correlation with Political Inequality and Inequality of Opportunity and the Implications for Social Justice Theory, Staci Leigh Schoff (Thesis)
Special Education Teacher Candidates and Mentors: Case Studies of Collaboration in Pre-service Field Experiences, Rebecca Lynn Schulte (Dissertation)
Patterns in Nature Forming Patterns in Minds : An Evaluation of an Introductory Physics Unit, Christopher Ryan Sheaffer (Thesis)
Status of Nutria (Myocastor coypus) Populations in the Pacific Northwest and Development of Associated Control and Management Strategies, with an Emphasis on Metropolitan Habitats, Trevor Robert Sheffels (Dissertation)
Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Technologies Using Multiple Perspectives and Hierarchical Decision Modeling, Nasir Jamil Sheikh (Dissertation)
A Comparative Study of Administrator and Special Education Teacher Perceptions of Special Education Teacher Attrition and Retention, Danielle Angelina Sheldrake (Dissertation)
From College to Career: Understanding First Generation and Traditional Community College Transfer Students' Major and Career Choices, Jeff Scott Shelton (Thesis)
Enhanced Sonar Array Target Localization Using Time-Frequency Interference Phenomena, Jordan Almon Shibley (Thesis)
A Case Study of After-School Activities in one School that is Making Progress in Closing the Achievement Gap, Susan Robin Shugerman (Dissertation)
Developing the Instructional Leadership Skills of High School Principals in Tanzania: A Problem-Based Learning Approach, Peter N. Siamoo (Dissertation)
A Theory of Travel Decision-Making with Applications for Modeling Active Travel Demand, Patrick Allen Singleton (Thesis)
Novel Thermophilic Bacteria Isolated from Marine Hydrothermal Vents, Christine Demko Sislak (Thesis)
The Relationship Between Traffic Signals and Pedestrian, Bicyclist and Transit User Exposure in Urban Areas, Courtney Natasha Slavin (Thesis)
CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein Delta (C/EBP-delta) Expression in Antarctic Fishes: Implications for Cell Cycle and Apoptosis, Isaac Martin Sleadd (Dissertation)
Peak of the Day or the Daily Grind: Commuting and Subjective Well-Being, Oliver Blair Smith (Dissertation)
Learning to Adapt: Online Social Science Instruction in Higher Education, Patrick Steven Smith (Thesis)
Factors Influencing Youth Self-Perceptions of Overweight and Obesity, Caitlin Helen Sommers (Thesis)
Lucky Creature, Neesa Sonoquie (Closed Thesis)
Empowerment in Community-Based Participatory Research with Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Perspectives of Community Researchers, Erin Elizabeth Stack (Thesis)
The Economic Impact of Veteran Status: The Effect of Veteran and Demographic Statuses on Household Income, Daniel Standridge (Thesis)
Effects of HRU Size on PRMS Performance in 30 Western U.S. Basins, Madeline Olena Steele (Thesis)
Bridging the Missing Link between "Top-down" and "Bottom-up": A Strategic Policy Model for International Collaboration in Science and Technology, Pattharaporn Suntharasaj (Dissertation)
Taiwanese Language Medical School Curriculum: A Case Study of Symbolic Resistance Through The Promotion of Alternative Literacy and Language Domain Norms, Philip John Sweeney (Thesis)
A Dissatisfied Partner: A Conflict - Integration Analysis of Britain's Membership in the European Union, Osman Goktug Tanrikulu (Thesis)
A 30-Year Record of the Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric Methane, Doaa Galal Mohammed Teama (Thesis)
Show Me the Way to Go Home, Lisa Marie Teberg (Closed Thesis)
The Effects of Offender Age and Offender-Victim Relationship on Modus Operandi Strategies to Lure the Victim, Hayley Lauren Tews (Thesis)
The Call for Cultural Responsiveness: Teachers' Perceptions about the Interplay Between Culturally Responsive Instruction and Scripted Curricula, Kathryn Elizabeth Toppel (Dissertation)
The Metropolitan Dimensions of United States Immigration Policy: A Theoretical and Comparative Analysis, Nicole G. Toussaint (Dissertation)
Strategic Evaluation of University Knowledge and Technology Transfer Effectiveness, Thien Anh Tran (Dissertation)
The Institutional Context that Supports Team-Based Care for Older Adults, Anna Foucek Tresidder (Dissertation)
The View from the Table: An Analysis of Participant Reactions to Community-Based Dialogues on Food and Justice, Jennifer Turner (Thesis)
Evaluating the Effects of Road Crossing Structures on Stream-Associated Amphibians in the Wilson River Watershed, Tillamook State Forest, Oregon, Sara Erin Twitchell (Thesis)
Short-Term International Service-Learning: Faculty Perceptions of and Pedagogical Strategies for the Design and Implementation of Successful Learning Experiences, Thomas Jacob Van Cleave (Dissertation)
Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: Queer Localization in the Age of Anita Bryant, 1974-1980, Stewart John Van Cleve (Thesis)
The Role of Expectations on Nonnative English Speaking Students' Wrtiting, Sara Marie Van Dan Acker (Thesis)
Horizontal Workplace Aggression and Coworker Social Support Related to Work-Family Conflict and Turnover Intentions, Sarah Elizabeth Van Dyck (Thesis)
The Role of Psycho-Sociocultural Factors in Suicide Risk Among Mong/Hmong Youth, TangJudy Vang (Dissertation)
Conflict Resolution in Islam: Document Review of the Early Sources, Flamur Vehapi (Thesis)
Hydrogeologic Characterization of Dutch Canyon, Scappoose, Oregon, Derrick Lee Wagner (Thesis)
Developing Thyronamine Analog Pharmaceuticals Targeting TAAR1 to Treat Methamphetamine Addiction, Troy Andrew Wahl (Dissertation)
Skateboarding as Transportation: Findings from an Exploratory Study, Tessa Walker (Thesis)
The Retention Puzzle Reconsidered: Second Year Student Attitudes and Experiences with Advising, Michael Edward Walsh (Dissertation)
Characterization of Mesoscopic Fluid Films for Applications in SPM Imaging and Fabrication of Nanostructures on Responsive Materials, Xiaohua Wang (Dissertation)
Since I've Been Away, Sean Patrick Warren (Closed Thesis)
Understanding Pervasive Language Impairment in Young Children: Exploring Patterns in Narrative Language and Functional Communication, Anna Jeddeloh Waters (Dissertation)
Student Employment in Student Affairs Units: Characteristics of Educationally Purposeful Environments, Shannon Timm Watson (Dissertation)
Investigation of the Structure and Dynamics of Regioisomeric Eu³⁺ and Gd³⁺ Chelates of NB-DOTMA: Implications for MRI Contrast Agent Design, Benjamin Charles Webber (Dissertation)
Rooftop PV Impacts on Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation and CO2 Emissions in the Pacific Northwest, Daniel Albert Weiland (Thesis)
Negotiating the Inclusion of Nanoscience Content and Technology in Science Curriculum: An Examination of Secondary Teachers' Thinking in a Professional Development Project, Jennifer Gayle Wells (Dissertation)
Grouped to Achieve: Are There Benefits to Assigning Students to Heterogeneous Cooperative Learning Groups Based on Pre-Test Scores?, Arman Karl Werth (Thesis)
Materialism, Personal Food Projects, and Satisfaction: A Phenomenological Study of Urban Gardening in Portland, Oregon, Robin René Wikoff (Dissertation)
"Game Over" for the Climate: The Keystone XL Pipeline on TV News, Elisabeth Wilder (Thesis)
Pinhole Neutral Atom Microscopy, Philip James Witham (Thesis)
The Spatial Distribution of Tobacco Pipe Fragments at the Hudson's Bay Company Fort Vancouver Village Site: Smoking as a Shared and Social Practice, Katie Ann Wynia (Thesis)
Measuring the Effects of Environmental Certification on Residential Property Values - Evidence from Green Condominiums in Portland, U.S., Xi Yang (Thesis)
Hypothetical Would-Clauses in Korean EFL Textbooks: An Analysis Based on a Corpus Study and Focus on Form Approach, Soyung Yoo (Thesis)
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
"We Were Privileged in Oregon": Jessie Laird Brodie and Reproductive Politics, Locally and Transnationally, 1915-1975, Sadie Anne Adams (Thesis)
Insight into the Reactivity of Metastasis Inhibitor, Imidazolium trans-[tetrachloro (dimethyl sulfoxide)(imidazole)ruthenate(III)], with Biologically-active Thiols, Risikat Ajibola Adigun (Dissertation)
Biological Treatment of Leachates of Microaerobic Fermentation, Manar Arica Alattar (Thesis)
Building on the Strengths of Indigenous Knowledge to Promote Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions from the Community Level: The Case of Palestine, Jehad Yousif Alayasa (Dissertation)
Negative Transfer in the Writing of Proficient Students of Russian: A Comparison of Heritage Language Learners and Second Language Learners, Daria Aleeva (Thesis)
Let's Try to Change It: Psychiatric Stigmatization, Consumer/Survivor Activism, and the Link and Phelan Model, María Jimena Alvarado Chavarría (Dissertation)
Informal Learning Choices of Japanese ESL Students in the United States, Brent Harrison Amburgey (Thesis)
The Lived Experience of High School Policy Debate in Oregon, Ameena AnnaMaria Amdahl-Mason (Thesis)
The Effects of Hypoxia and Temperature on Developing Embryos of the Annual Killifish Austrofundulus limnaeus, Skye N. Anderson (Thesis)
Perceived Isolation, Social Integration, and Health Behavior: A Daily Process Examination of Responses to Loneliness, Sarah Noel Arpin (Thesis)
Voicing Oppositional Conformity: Sarah Winnemucca and the Politics of Rape, Colonialism, and "Citizenship": 1870-1890, Jennifer Bailey (Thesis)
Using Dataflow Optimization Techniques with a Monadic Intermediate Language, Justin George Bailey (Thesis)
Anna of Denmark: Expressions of Autonomy and Agency as a Royal Wife and Mother, Anastasia Christine Baker (Thesis)
Application of Inter-Die Rank Statistics in Defect Detection, Vivek Bakshi (Thesis)
A Fault-Tolerant Alternative to Lockstep Triple Modular Redundancy, Andrew Lockett Baldwin (Thesis)
Insights and Blind Spots: A Qualitative Analysis of Risk in Psychiatric Security Review Board Hearings, Abby Kealani Balfour (Thesis)
Engaging Global Service: Organizational Motivations for and Perceived Benefits of Hosting International Volunteers, Erin Leslie Barnhart (Dissertation)
Dynamics of Channel Complexity and Nitrate Retention in Upper Fanno Creek, Oregon, Robert Allen Bean (Thesis)
Rebound: The Resurrection of a Hometown Team, Stephen W. Beaven (Closed Thesis)
Teacher Stress and Coping: Does the Process Differ According to Years of Teaching Experience?, Jeffry Childs Beers (Thesis)
Examining Health Information Technology Implementations: Case of the Patient-Centered Medical Home, Nima A. Behkami (Dissertation)
Increasing Social Work Students' Political Interest and Efficacy: The Experience and Impact of a Social Welfare Policy Course from the Students' Perspective, Christie Dianne Bernklau Halvor (Dissertation)
Out the Valley, Chelsea Jean Bieker (Closed Thesis)
Experimental Study Of Fault Cones And Fault Aliasing, Vedanth Bilagi (Thesis)
Figurative Language in the Immigration Debate: Comparing Early 20th Century and Current U.S. Debate with the Contemporary European Debate, Ensieh Biria (Thesis)
Exploring Support Network Structure, Content, and Stability as Youth Transition from Foster Care, Jennifer E. Blakeslee (Dissertation)
Understanding the Experience of Air Force Single Parents: A Phenomenological Study, Samantha Everhart Blanchard (Dissertation)
Toward the Complete Characterization of Atmospheric Organic Particulate Matter: Derivatization and Two-Dimensional Comprehensive Gas Chromatography/Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry as a Method for the Determination of Carboxylic Acids, Alexandra Jeanne Boris (Thesis)
Externally-Expressed Fluorescence across Sexes, Life Stages, and Species of Spiders, Erin Brandt (Thesis)
Sustainable Operations at Portland State University: Relevant Organizational Issues and a Path Forward, Molly Mae Bressers (Thesis)
Cinerati, Anna Marie Brown (Closed Thesis)
Where Is the Rain-on-Snow Zone in the West-Central Washington Cascades?: Monte Carlo Simulation of Large Storms in the Northwest, Matthew John Brunengo (Dissertation)
Are We Cool Yet?: A Longitudinal Content Analysis of Nerd and Geek Representations in Popular Television, Christopher Louis Cardiel (Thesis)
Assessing the Relationship Between Intercultural Competence and Leadership Styles: An Empirical Study of International Fulbright Students in the U.S., Chris Taylor Cartwright (Dissertation)
A Survey and Analysis of Solutions to the Oblivious Memory Access Problem, Erin Elizabeth Chapman (Thesis)
Evolved Design of a Nonlinear Proportional Integral Derivative (NPID) Controller, Shubham Chopra (Thesis)
Finding the Past in the Present: Modeling Prehistoric Occupation and Use of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, Catherine Anne Clark (Thesis)
The effects of temperature on the dispersion and reaggregation stages of development in the annual killifish, Austrofundulus limnaeus, Timothy Grant Cleaver (Thesis)
Drowning In It: State Crime and Refugee Deaths in the Borderlands, Brandy Marie Cochrane (Thesis)
Examining the Effect of Maternal High-Fat Diet Consumption on the Physiology and Pancreas Development of Fetal and Juvenile Nonhuman Primate Offspring, Sarah Michelle Comstock (Dissertation)
Street Art, Ideology, and Public Space, Tiffany Renée Conklin (Thesis)