This collection contains both Doctoral Dissertations and Masters Theses.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Prediction of Soil Layer R-Value Dependence on Moisture Content, Ziyang Liu (Thesis)
Student Approaches to Combinatorial Enumeration: The Role of Set-Oriented Thinking, Elise Nicole Lockwood (Dissertation)
The Responsibilities and Limitations of Holocaust Storytelling: Understanding the Structure and Usage of the Master Narrative in Holocaust Film, Fianna Raven MacGregor (Thesis)
Proposal and Analysis of Demagnetization Methods of High Voltage Power System Transformers and Design of an Instrument to Automate the Demagnetization Process, Nathanael Jared Makowski (Thesis)
Do "Clickers" Improve Student Engagement and Learning in Secondary Schools?, Andrew James Mankowski (Thesis)
The Role of Salmon in Middle Snake River Human Economy: The Hetrick Site in Regional Contexts, Cassandra R. Manning (Thesis)
Impacts of Rhizosphere CO₂ on Root Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase Activity, Root Respiration Rate and Rhizodeposition in Populus spp., Dawn Marie Matarese (Thesis)
Model-Based Information Extraction From Synthetic Aperture Radar Signals, Shari Matzner (Dissertation)
Examining News Coverage and Framing in the Context of Environmental Reporting: Using the Sea Lion and Salmon Controversy at the Bonneville Dam as a Case Study, Tess McBride (Thesis)
Identifying Modifiable Factors associated with Depression across the Lifespan in Stroke Survivor-Spouse Dyads, Michael Joseph McCarthy (Dissertation)
Developing and Calibrating the Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model CE-QUAL-W2 for Banks Lake Washington, Andrew John McCulloch (Thesis)
Tree Growth and Spatial Pattern in Two Forest Park Permanent Plots: A Look at Stand Composition and Condition, Hannah Beth McDonald (Thesis)
If You Look Into The Cloud, Sometimes You Can Hear The Silence There, Shaun Krause McGillis (Closed Thesis)
Conflict-Conditioned Communication: A Case Study of Communicative Relations between the United States and Iran from 2005-2008, Erin Leigh McKee (Thesis)
Potential for Speciation in Mammals Following Vast, Late Miocene Volcanic Interruptions in the Pacific Northwest, Ryan Thomas McKenna (Thesis)
From Blooming Judicial Philosophies to Castrated Legislation: Sexuality, Desire, and Nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States, Adam Michael McMahon (Thesis)
Aberdeen and the Reformation: Implementation and Interpretation of Reform, Catherine Elizabeth McMillan (Thesis)
Opening Black Boxes and Following Traces: An Exploration of the Coalition for a Livable Future's Regional Equity Atlas Actor-World, 2003-2007, Meg Merrick (Dissertation)
LiDAR-Based Landslide Inventory and Susceptibility Mapping, and Differential LiDAR Analysis for the Panther Creek Watershed, Coast Range, Oregon, Katherine A. Mickelson (Thesis)
The Cultural Barriers to Integration of Second Generation Muslims in Northern Italy, Joseph Anthony Migliore (Thesis)
An Action Research Study to Determine the Feasibility of Using Concept Maps as Alternative Assessments by a Novice Teacher, Nancy Smith Mitchell (Thesis)
Governance in the United States Columbia River Basin: An Historical Analysis, Eric Thomas Mogren (Dissertation)
Couples Therapy: Gender and Sexuality in The Sun Also Rises, Jacob Michael Montie (Thesis)
Employment of Crystallographic Image Processing Techniques to Scanning Probe Microscopy Images of Two-Dimensional Periodic Objects, Bill Moon (Thesis)
Finding the Beat: How Young Girls Create Self Through Music, Jen Lynne Moore (Closed Thesis)
Rebuilding the Architectural History of the Fort Vancouver Village, Meredith J. Mullaley (Thesis)
A Study of Compensation for Face-Threatening Acts in Service Encounters in Japan and the United States, Miki Murakami (Thesis)
A Macroergonomics Approach Examining the Relationship between Work-family Conflict and Employee Safety, Lauren Ann Murphy (Dissertation)
Campus Sexual Assault: How Oregon University System Schools Respond, Michael William Murphy (Thesis)
"Outing" Queer Issues in Teacher Preparation Programs: How Pre-Service Teachers Experience Sexual and Gender Diversity in Their Field Placements, Olivia Jo Murray (Dissertation)
Floorplan Design and Yield Enhancement of 3-D Integrated Circuits, Rajeev Kumar Nain (Dissertation)
"Each Generation of a Free Society": The Relationship between Montana's Constitutional Convention, Individual Rights Protections, and State Constitutionalism, Inga Katrin Nelson (Thesis)
Closed Loop Satisfaction Measurement: New Wine from Old Bottles, Michael Thomas O'Connell (Dissertation)
Through the Eyes of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots: The Perception of Cyprus, Mary N. Olin (Thesis)
Writing Her Way to Spiritual Perfection: The Diary of 1751 of Maria de Jesus Felipa, Stephanie Oliver (Thesis)
Calcium and Redox Control of the Calcium Release Mechanism of Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, Laura Jean Owen (Thesis)
The Expressive Goals of Bias Crime Legislation and the Media, Louis Panush (Thesis)
The Prevalence and Predictive Nature of Victimization, Substance Abuse & Mental Health on Recidivism: A Comparative Longitudinal Examination of Male and Female Oregon Department of Corrections Inmates, Anastacia Konstantinos Papadopulos (Thesis)
Teaching Intonation Patterns through Reading Aloud, Micah William Park (Thesis)
Physical and Electrical Characterization of Triethanolamine Based Sensors for NO₂ Detection and the Influence of Humidity on Sensing Response, Zachariah Marcus Peterson (Thesis)
Race, Ethnicity and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Unions in the United States, Claudia Plesa (Thesis)
Hierarchical Temporal Memory Cortical Learning Algorithm for Pattern Recognition on Multi-core Architectures, Ryan William Price (Thesis)
Identifying Regional Centers in Washington County, Oregon, Kevin Christopher Rancik (Thesis)
In or Out: Interpretation of European Union Membership Criteria and its Effect on the EU Accession Process for Candidate and Potential Member States of Southeastern Europe, Ashley Marie Rasmussen (Thesis)
Jacob Burckhardt: History and the Greeks in the Modern Context, Anthony Rhodes (Thesis)
Chord, Kirsten Rian (Closed Thesis)
A comparative case study of newspaper coverage of the Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot/Incinerator from 1994 to 1998., Rogue Elliott Robertson (Thesis)
Fuel: Collected Memoir Essays, Mario Joachim Ross (Closed Thesis)
Investigating the Predictors of Postsecondary Education Success and Post-College Life Circumstances of Foster Care Alumni, Amy Michele Salazar (Dissertation)
Modeling the Impact of Roof Reflectivity, Integrated Photovoltaic Panels and Green Roof Systems on the Summertime Heat Island, Adam Scherba (Thesis)
Investigating Technological Organization at the Buck Lake Site (45PI438) in Mount Rainier National Park Using a Lithic Debitage Analysis, Michael Charles Schurke (Thesis)
Runaway and Homeless Youth: Changing the Discourse by Legitimizing Youth Voice, Donald Dale Schweitzer (Dissertation)
Erosion and Adjustment: A Bourdieuian-Inspired Analysis of Imprisonment and Release, Joshua David Seim (Thesis)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: How a Best-Seller Diffused Online, Melissa Ann Shavlik (Thesis)
Central Stories, Dinah Belle Sheehan (Closed Thesis)
Exploring Sense of Place of Community Gardens in Portland, Barbara E. Shields (Dissertation)
Postfledging Survival and Habitat Use of Spotted Towhees (Pipilo maculatus) in an Urban Park, Amy Ann Shipley (Thesis)
Marginalized Characters in Contemporary American Short Fiction, Timur Shishkin (Thesis)
Spare Block Cache Architecture to Enable Low-Voltage Operation, Nafiul Alam Siddique (Thesis)
Complete and Exact Small Signal Analysis of DC-to-DC Switched Power Converters Under Various Operating Modes and Control Methods, Justin French Simmons (Thesis)
Logic Realization Using Regular Structures in Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata (QCA), Rahul Singhal (Thesis)
Evolving Nano-scale Associative Memories with Memristors, Arpita Sinha (Thesis)
Feedbacks of Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Rice Agriculture, Alec Sithole (Dissertation)
The Binfords and Mort Publishing Company and the Development of Regional Literature in Oregon, Jeremy Skinner (Thesis)
Subsurface Igneous Mineral Microbiology: Iron-Oxidizing Organotrophs on Olivine Surfaces and the Significance of Mineral Heterogeneity in Basalts, Amy Renee Smith (Thesis)
The Pursuit of Commerce: Agricultural Development in Western Oregon, 1825-1861, Cessna R. Smith (Thesis)
Parent and Teacher Influences on Children's Academic Motivation, Tatiana Snyder (Dissertation)
Using Brownfields to Think Green: Investigating Factors that Influence Community Decision-Making and Participation, Charissa Ruth Stair (Thesis)
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Composite Sandwich Links for the LCF System, Max Taylor Stephens (Thesis)
Sustainable Event Management of Music Festivals: An Event Organizer Perspective, Stephanie L. Stettler (Thesis)
Disordered Thought, Disordered Language: A corpus-based description of the speech of individuals undergoing treatment for schizophrenia, Lucas Carl Steuber (Thesis)
Using Archaeological Fish Remains to Determine the Native Status of Anadromous Salmonids in the Upper Klamath Basin (Oregon, USA) Through mtDNA and Geochemical Analysis, Alexander E. Stevenson (Thesis)
Countering Structural Violence: Cultivating an Experience of Positive Peace, Carrie E. Stiles (Thesis)
Citizenship, Duty and Virtue: A Vision of Jefferson's America, Anthony Philip Stine (Thesis)
Pedagogical Catalysts of Civic Competence: The Development of a Critical Epistemological Model for Community-Based Learning, Stephanie Taylor Stokamer (Dissertation)
Whisper, Christina Struyk-Bonn (Thesis)
The Experience of Senior Housing for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Seniors: An Exploratory Study, Kathleen Margaret Sullivan (Dissertation)
Health Care Migration in Japan: Immigration Policy in Terms of Language, Ayumi Susai (Thesis)
Social and Human Capital: Contributing Effects of Incarceration on Neighborhoods, Jacqueline Victoria Swofford (Thesis)
Toward a Taxonomy of Diversity at Work: Developing and Validating the Workplace Diversity Inventory, Aisha Smith Taylor (Thesis)
Scaffolding the Development of Early Self-Regulation: The Role of Structure and Routine in Children's Daily Activities, Cynthia Lynn Taylor (Thesis)
Propagule Pressure and Disturbance Drive the Spread of an Invasive Grass, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Laura Alayna Vician Taylor (Thesis)
Poverty and Conflict: A Self-Perpetuating Cycle in the Somali Regional State (Region 5), Ethiopia: 1960-2010, Bisrat Teshome (Thesis)
Development of an Ultra-Lightweight Buckling-Restrained Brace Using Analytical and Numerical Methods, John Andrew Tinker (Thesis)
Investigating Student Understanding of the Law of Conservation of Matter, Shirley Lynn Tremel (Thesis)
The Edge of the World, and Other Stories, Amreen Ukani (Closed Thesis)
Capital Flows, Political Performance, and Development, Ayesha Umar Wahedi (Dissertation)
Elemental and Isotopic Measurements on Palladium After Heavy Water Electrolysis, Mathieu Jean Valat (Thesis)
The Effect of Role Models on the Attitudes and Career Choices of Female Students Enrolled in High School Science, Stephanie Justine Van Raden (Thesis)
A Certain Kind Of Hunger, Katherine Vetrano (Closed Thesis)
Early Childhood Inclusion: Teacher Perception of the Supports Needed to Fully Include Children with Special Needs, Meredith Villines (Thesis)
Prestructuring Multilayer Perceptrons based on Information-Theoretic Modeling of a Partido-Alto-based Grammar for Afro-Brazilian Music: Enhanced Generalization and Principles of Parsimony, including an Investigation of Statistical Paradigms, Mehmet Vurkaç (Dissertation)
Measurement and Characterization of Terahertz Radiation Propagating Through a Parallel Plate Waveguide, Matthew George Wachsmuth (Thesis)
The Moving to the Beat Documentary and Hip-Hop Based Curriculum Guide: Youth Reactions and Resistance, Jennifer Wallin-Ruschman (Thesis)
Synthesis and Characterization of Glyconanomaterials, and Their Applications in Studying Carbohydrate-Lectin Interactions, Xin Wang (Dissertation)
Diminished Democracy? Portland Radio News/Public Affairs After the Telecom Act of 1996, Rebecca Webb (Thesis)
The Fantastic Machine, Nathaniel M. Weinham (Thesis)
CE-QUAL-W2 Water Quality and Fish-bioenergetics Model of Chester Morse Lake and the Cedar River, Vanessa I. Wells (Thesis)
Self-Efficacy and Drinking with Friends: An Investigation into the Drinking Behaviors of Japanese College Students, Staci Jean Wendt (Dissertation)
The Woods Were Never Quiet, Marie-Monique Wentzel (Closed Thesis)