This collection contains both Doctoral Dissertations and Masters Theses.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Developing One's Self: Adoption and Identity Formation Through the Eyes of Transracially Adopted Native American Adults, Jody Becker-Green (Dissertation)
Literacy Leadership in Secondary Schools: a Case Study of Teaching and Learning in Two School Districts, Gregory Berry (Dissertation)
Education as Sustainability : an Action Research Study of the Burns Model of Sustainability Pedagogy, Heather L. Burns (Dissertation)
Modeling Subprime Mortgage Delinquency, Default, Prepayment and Loss, Olgay Cangur (Dissertation)
The Role of Water and Other Resources in the Invasion of Rubus Armeniacus in Pacific Northwest Ecosystems, Joshua Sundance Caplan (Thesis)
Primary Care, Males, Masculinity, and Suicide : a Grounded Theory Study, John Thomas Casey (Dissertation)
Electron Transport and Sensor Characteristics of Tin Dioxide Based Nanocrystalline Materials, Allen Chaparadza (Dissertation)
A Phylogenetic Study of the Old World Asclepiadinae (Apocynaceae) Based on Chloroplast and Nuclear DNA Sequence Data, David Chuba (Dissertation)
The traditional and the modern : the history of Japanese food culture in Oregon and how it did and did not integrate with American food culture, David P. Conklin (Thesis)
A Positive Development View of Risk-taking : Attachment, mental health, internal control, and life engagement, Lauren Michelle Denneson (Dissertation)
Students Who Are Moms: How Do They Do It?, Rhianna Marie Derscheid (Thesis)
Characterization of Putative Self-Resistance Genes in the Biosynthetic gene cluster of hygromycin A from Streptomyces hygroscopicus NRRL 2388, Vidya Dhote (Dissertation)
Dutch Spatial Planning: The Coordination of Compact Development and Affordable Housing, Andrew James Eickmann (Thesis)
The Incorporation of Direct Democracy : Populism and Initiative Practices as Contested Terrain, Larry Galizio (Dissertation)
A Systematic Approach to Developing National Technology Policy and Strategy for Emerging technologies, Pisek Gerdsri (Dissertation)
Analysis and Classification of Sounds Produced by Asian Elephants (Elephas Maximus), Sharon Stuart Glaeser (Thesis)
Data Assimilation, Adaptive Observations and Applications, Humberto Carlos Godinez Vasquez (Dissertation)
The relationship of group support, majority status, and interpersonal dependency in predicting intimate partner violence, Mary Elisabeth Gray (Thesis)
Computational Techniques for Reducing Spectra of the Giant Planets in Our Solar System, Holly L. Grimes (Thesis)
The Social Bottom Line of Community Development Financial Institutions: What Facilitates or Inhibits the Uptake and Use of Meaningful Social and Community Impact Reporting?, Kelly Haines (Thesis)
Oregon Physicians' Perception of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Use of Enforcement Discretion Related to the Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Chronic Pain, Robert Dale Harrison (Closed Dissertation)
Vegetation, Environmental Characteristics, and their Relationships: Variation within the Annually Flooded Riparian Zones of the John Day River Basin, Oregon, Samuel J. Hartsfield (Thesis)
Building Community and Bridging Cultures: the Role of Volunteer Tutors in Oregon’s Latino Serving Community-Based Organizations, Troy Vaughn Hickman (Thesis)
Working for the "Working River": Willamette River Water Pollution, 1926 to 1962, James Vincent Hillegas (Thesis)
Classical Search and Quantum Search Algorithms for Synthesis of Quantum Circuits and Optimization of Quantum Oracles, Sazzad Hossain (Dissertation)
An Eigenanalysis and Synthesis of Unitary Operators used in Quantum Computing Algorithms, Steven Randall Hutsell (Dissertation)
Subordinate saints : women and the founding of Third Church, Boston, 1669-1674, Melissa Ann Johnson (Thesis)
Molecular Coevolution of Pacific Northwest Hantaviruses and Their Host, The Deer Mouse, Peromyscus Maniculatus, Philip Darren Jones (Dissertation)
Dynamic Task Prediction for an SpMT Architecture Based on Control Independence, Komal Jothi (Thesis)
Investigating Engagement, Thinking, and Learning Among Culturally Diverse, Urban Sixth Graders Experiencing an Inquiry-Based Science Curriculum, Contextualized in the Local Environment, Sybil Schantz Kelley (Dissertation)
Quantum Multiplexers, Parrondo Games, and Proper Quantization, Faisal Shah Khan (Dissertation)
Tracking Rhythmicity in Biomedical Signals using Sequential Monte Carlo methods, Sungan Kim (Dissertation)
Juvenile Sex Offenders: A Consideration of Attachment Deficits in the Etiology of Offending, Lee Anna Knox (Thesis)
City Management Theory and Practice: A Foundation for Educating the Next Generation of Local Government Administrators, Scott Douglas Lazenby (Dissertation)
Active Site Chemistry of the NADPH-Dependent:7-Cyano-7-Deazaguanine (PreQ0) Nitrile Oxidoreductase, an Enzyme involved in Queuosine Biosynthesis, Bobby Wai Keung Lee (Dissertation)
Quantum Inductive Learning and Quantum Logic Synthesis, Martin Lukac (Dissertation)
Studies of DNA Hybridization Reactions and Applications in Genetic Assays, Fidelis Manyanga (Dissertation)
Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria): Factors Affecting Galerucella pusilla and Galerucella calmariensis Establishment in Tidal Areas, Lynda Kathryn Moore (Thesis)
Paraprofessionals Who Work with Elementary Grade Students with Significant Disabilities in Inclusive Settings, Regina Moreno (Dissertation)
Prediction of Persistence of Fertilizer-derived Cadmium in Oregon Agricultural Soils using Equilibrium Modeling and Fertilizer Release Kinetics, Fungai Mukome (Dissertation)
Programmer Friendly Refactoring Tools, Emerson Murphy-Hill (Dissertation)
A Framework for Superimposed Applications : Techniques to Represent, Access, Transform, and Interchange Bi-level Information, Sudarshan Srivivasa Murthy (Dissertation)
Leadership and the Role of Spirituality : a Qualitative Study of University Presidents in U.S. Higher Education, Joan Margaret Neice (Dissertation)
Nonparametric Inference Using Randomization and Permutation Reference Distribution and Their Monte-Carlo Approximation, Minh D. Nguyen (Paper)
The Nature of People's Perceptions of Wolves, Laura Briana Nobel (Thesis)
Hardiness, Well-Being, and Health: A Meta-Analytic Summary of Three Decades of Research, Celina Marie Oliver (Dissertation)
Being an "Other": the Significance of Teachers' Lived Experiences in Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, Yumiko Otsuki (Dissertation)
Determinants of Cross Organizational Software Project Success, And Ozbay (Dissertation)
Phylogeographic and Phylogenetic Exploration of Plethodon (Plethodontidae, Caudata) Salamanders in the Pacific Northwest, Tara Anne Pelletier (Thesis)
Impacts of Climate Change and Urban Development on Water Resources in the Tualatin River Basin, Sarah Praskievicz (Thesis)
The Genesis of Portland's Forest Park: Evolution of an Urban Wilderness, Elizabeth M. Provost (Thesis)
Model Reduction for Simulation, Optimization and Control, Oleg Edward Roderick (Dissertation)
Peer Network Emergence and Change in the Classroom: A Multiple Systems Perspective, Nicole Ann Sage (Dissertation)
Simulation of INSB Devices using Drift-Diffusion Equations, Edin Sijercic (Dissertation)
Synthesis of Aptamer-Porphyrin Conjugate for Photodynamic Therapy & Synthesis and stability of mixed thiol/lipid coated Gold Nanoparticles, Sarita Sitaula (Dissertation)
Ethnic Place Making: Thirty Years of Brazilian Immigration to South Framingham, Massachusetts, Laura Aldea Skorczeski (Thesis)
Community, Conversation, and Conflict: a Study of Deliberation and Moderation in a Collaborative Political Weblog, Samantha Isabella Soma (Dissertation)
Learning, Identity and Agency : Secondary Mathematics Professional Developers' Lived Experiences of Participation and Collaborative Inquiry in Professional Learning Communities, Susan Stein (Dissertation)
Dependent Care and Work-Life Outcomes : Comparing Exceptional Care and Typical Care Responsibilities, Lisa Maureen Stewart (Dissertation)
Sex Work and Moral Conflict: Enhancing the Quality of Public Discourse Using Photovoice Method, Crystal Renee Tenty (Thesis)
Fabrication of Anisotropic Nanostructures on Solid Substrates for Applications as Optically Active Surfaces, Mohan Krishna Vattipalli (Dissertation)
Finite Sample Properties of Minimum Kolmogorov-Smirnov Estimator and Maximum Likelihood Estimator for Right-Censored Data, Jerzy Wieczorek (Paper)
Factors Associated with Inclusion of Spirituality in Secular Social Work Education, Leslie Grace Wuest (Dissertation)
Japanese International Graduate Students in U.S. Higher Education Classrooms: An Investigation of their Pedagogical and Epistemological Challenges and Supports, Miki Yamashita (Dissertation)
Operationalizing the Antecedents of Work-Family Positive Spillover: A Longitudinal Study, Kristi Lynn Zimmerman (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Up a Creek : the Perilous Journey of Recently Uninsured Low-Income Adults in Oregon, Heidi Allen (Dissertation)
Attributes of Effective Head Start Mental Health Consultants : a Mixed Method Study of Rural and Urban Programs, Mary Dallas Allen (Dissertation)
Head Start Parents' Perceptions of Parental Involvement During their children's transition to Kindergarten : a Phenomenological Study, Dawn Angela Barberis (Dissertation)
Quantifying Twentieth Century Glacier Change in the Sierra Nevada, California, Hassan J. Basagic (Thesis)
Bonneville Power Administration and the Creation of the Pacific Intertie, 1958 -1964, Joshua D. Binus (Thesis)
Immigrant Students and the College Classroom Climate in Higher Education, Becky Appley Boesch (Dissertation)
The Use and Interpretation of the Batería III With U.S. Bilinguals, Julie Esparza Brown (Dissertation)
"Do I Really Belong Here?" The Effects of Difference in Paths through Higher Education on Graduate Student Perception on Legitimacy, Tina Dawn Lillian Burdsall (Thesis)
Design and Synthesis of Antimalarial Drugs Based on a Chloroquine Scaffold, Steven James Burgess (Dissertation)
Buried : Unearthing the Secrets of Oregon Truffles, Lucy Burningham (Thesis)
The Institutionalization of Diversity and Gender Equity Norms and Values in Higher Education Settings, Rowanna Lynn Carpenter (Dissertation)
A Novel Approach to the Synthesis of Silicon Nanowires, Joo Chick Chan (Dissertation)
Giving Process its Due : can Collaboration Help Environmental Markets Succeed?, John Robert Cochran (Dissertation)
Staying Within the Margins: The Educational Stories of First-Generation, Low-Income College Students, Diane Lyn Cole (Dissertation)
Organizational Complexity in American Local Governance: Deploying an Organizational Perspective in Concept and Analytic Framework Development, Charles David Crumpton (Dissertation)
Zoonotic Disease Emergence : a Study of Host-Pathogen-Ecosystem Dynamics, Laurie Jeanne Dizney (Dissertation)
Benchmarking Community Investments in Green Building and Green Buying Programs in Five U.S. Cities, Shanna Nicole Eller (Dissertation)
The Role of Mitochondria ATP-sensitive Potassium Channel in Cardioprotection, Ksenia Andrukhiv Everton (Thesis)
Long Form Improvisation - Creating Spontaneous Communities Through Collaborative Comedic Performance, Brad Fortier (Thesis)
The Imago mundi of Honorius Augustodunensis, Nicholas Ryan Foster (Thesis)
The Effects of Climate Change and Urbanization on the Runoff of the Rock Creek Basin, Jon J. Franczyk (Thesis)
Hardware Architectures and Implementations for Associative Memories : the Building Blocks of Hierarchically Distributed Memories, Changjian Gao (Dissertation)
Development of Clinical Judgment in Nursing Students: A Learning Framework to use in Designing and Implementing Simulated Learning Experiences, Paula Marie Gubrud-Howe (Dissertation)
Multi-Level Environmental Governance : a Comparative Case Study of Five Large Scale Natural Resource Management Programs, Shpresa Halimi (Dissertation)
Sustainability From the Perspectives of Indigenous Leaders in the Bioregion Defined by the Pacific Salmon Runs of North America, David Edward Hall (Dissertation)
The Original Build Up of Genetic Information by RNA Recombination, Eric John Hayden (Dissertation)
At Home in the World : the American Middle-Class House as a Twenty-First Century Public Square, Kathleen Holt (Thesis)
Theoretical Investigations and Microarray Applications of DNA multiplex hybridization reactions, Michael Todd Horne (Dissertation)
What's Regulation Got to Do With It? : Examining the Impact of Regulatory Intensity on Facility Environmental Management and Performance, Cody Jones (Dissertation)
Police Organizations : an Empricial Examination of American Sheriff's Offices and Municipal Police Agencies, Matthew Adam Jones (Dissertation)
Measuring Community-Engaged Departments: A Study to Develop an Effective Self-Assessment Rubric for the Institutionalization of Community Engagement in Academic Departments, Kevin Kecskes (Dissertation)
Creating a Theoretical Framework for Understanding Homeland security using Multiple Frame Analysis, Linda Ann Kiltz (Dissertation)
Children with Incarcerated Parents : a Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Parental Incarceration on Adolescent Externalizing Behaviors, Jean Mollenkamp Kjellstrand (Dissertation)
Traumatic Experience Scale for Jurors (TESJ), Michael James Krummel (Dissertation)
Role of Food Neophobia, Food Attitudes and Written Information on the Acceptance of Novel Fish Products : a Cross-Cultural Study, Koei Kudo (Dissertation)