This collection contains both Doctoral Dissertations and Masters Theses.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Finding a New Voice: The Oregon Writing Community Between the World Wars, Karen Stoner Reyes (Thesis)
After the Sixties: Anthropology in Sixth Grade Social Studies Textbooks, Christine Skei Rossi (Thesis)
The Effect of Salinity on Habitat Selection of Two Oregon Chiton Species (Katharina Tunicata and Mopalia Hindsii), David Carl Rostal (Thesis)
Morphological aspects of seedling establishment in four temperate region Phorandendron spp., Beverlee M. Ruhland (Thesis)
Perceptual correspondence in the superior-subordinate work dyad, Lora Lee Sager (Thesis)
Analysis of problemsolving groups with feedback intervention using a systematic multiple level observation of groups, Donna Buchanan Schantz (Dissertation)
MMPI discrimination of incest offenders : a validity study of the IC, SV, and PE subscales, B. Joann Scheck (Thesis)
Biostratigraphy of the Cowlitz Formation in the Upper Nehalem River Basin, Northwest Oregon, Neil B. Shaw (Thesis)
Synthetic and nitrogen-15 NMR studies of some heteroaromatic systems, Roger Martin Sheets (Dissertation)
A Groundwater Flow Model of the Aquifer Intercommunication Area, Hanford Site, Washington, Elizabeth G. Simkover (Thesis)
A Multidimensional Analysis of Physical Attractiveness in the Formation of First Impressions, Jewel Marianna Smith Hunter (Thesis)
The Cognitive Learning Styles of International Students, Shelley L. Smith (Thesis)
Serving primary caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease : an integrated service delivery model, Greta Krahn Stapleton (Thesis)
Neutron activation analysis and chemical inference for the identification of Buena Vista ceramics, Daniel D. Sullivan (Thesis)
A stratigraphic-geochemical study of the Troutdale Formation and Sandy River Mudstone in the Portland basin and lower Columbia River Gorge, Rodney Duane Swanson (Thesis)
Modification of the western approach to intercultural communication for the Japanese context, Eiko Tai (Thesis)
Humor Creation and Appreciation as an Indicator of Intercultural Communication Effectiveness: Toward a Theoretical Model, Richard D. Tavano (Thesis)
Networks for staff development in the state of Oregon, Vida Sumner Taylor (Dissertation)
A Contextual Analysis of Selected Communication Strategies Associated With Dyadic and Situation Characteristics: A Field Study, Gisele Marie Tierney (Thesis)
Manipulation or education? : symbolic language, belief system and the Truman Doctrine, John Gunn Tilson (Thesis)
The Chemistry of Novel Chromium(IV) Systems and Fluorinated Hypochlorites, Joseph Onuorah Udeaja (Thesis)
Normative teacher and student role behaviors in the U.S. with a contrast to Japan, Kathleen Ulrich (Thesis)
Determinants of the variations in the presence of the subfamily in U.S. metropolitan areas, 1980, John Ossaiedeme Umude (Dissertation)
The Cowlitz Corridor: the Passage Through Time, Margot Coleman Vaughan (Thesis)
The Effect of Order of Presentation and Experience on Problem Solving, Edward Bruce Versteeg (Thesis)
Richard Whately's theory of argument and its influence on the homiletic theory and practice of John Albert Broadus, Robert Allan Vogel (Thesis)
Effects of infection by dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium americanum) on the population dynamics of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), James Leo Wanner (Dissertation)
Comparative Self-Monitoring Behavior and Recall of Verbal and Nonverbal Interactional Information about Partner in Conversations with Ablebodied and Disabled Partners, Doris L. Werkman (Thesis)
The Geology and Hydrothermal Alteration of the Bear Creek Butte Area, Crook County, Central Oregon, Richard Matthew Wilkening (Thesis)
Cooperative Responses in Competitive Soccer, Rodney Gordon Williamson (Thesis)
Effects of Stress Management Instruction and Anxiety Monitoring in Adult Day Treatment Population, Jack Blanton Wills (Thesis)
Geology of the Willamette Pass Area, Cascade Range, Oregon, Neil M. Woller (Thesis)
Adsorption of Aminopyridines to Phosphatidylserine Vesicles, Colin Wright (Thesis)
Fuzzy multiobjective mathematical programming in economic systems analysis: design and method, Li Da Xu (Dissertation)
Propagation of optical waves in tapered fibers and metallic wave guides, Bahram Zandi (Thesis)
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
The life history strategy of the saxicolous desert lizard, Sauromalus obesus, Marvin Lynn Abts (Dissertation)
Spatial clustering of sector linked industry in an urban economy, Colleen Greer Acres (Dissertation)
The Effects of Income Inequality on Racial Residential Segregation in the Portland Metropolitan Area, Katayoun Aidinezhad (Thesis)
The Communication of Wellness Concepts Interculturally in an Alaskan Health-Care Context, Janet A. Allan (Thesis)
The Applicability of Microcomputers to Local Water Management, Roderick Lee Allen (Thesis)
Juvenile delinquency in Saudi Arabia, Yousef Ahmed AlRomaih (Thesis)
The Effect of Women's Labor Force Participation on Marital Instability, Isik Akin Aytac (Thesis)
An Assessment of the Incorporation of Established Guidelines and Intercultural Communication Concepts into U.S. College-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs, Thomas Thaxter Bacheller IV (Thesis)
Social structure, health orientation and health behavior, Khalifa Ali Baej (Thesis)
Bertolt Brecht and the Bible, Clara Martha Baker (Thesis)
The analysis and use of methodologies for the study of the diets of long-eared owls from three environments in north central Oregon, John M. Barss (Thesis)
The measurement of change in well-being in a longitudinal study of pre- and post-retirees, Marie P. Beaudet (Dissertation)
Concrete Poetry: The Influence of Design and Marketing on Aesthetics, Tineke Bierma (Thesis)
A social-psychological case history : the Manson incident, Judith Elaine Bullis (Thesis)
Provenance study of late Eocene arkosic sandstones in southwest and central Washington, Mark Edward Byrnes (Thesis)
Collective bargaining: a process adopted by Oregon's four-year institutions of higher education to support faculty members' participation in institutional governance, Patricia Lillian Chadwick (Dissertation)
Translation of Ilse Aichinger's short stories, Patsy Kay Looney Corrigan (Thesis)
The MMPI : a subscale (Ic) for the identification of male incest offenders, Mary S. Dolan (Thesis)
A phylokaryotypic evaluation of the genus Tursiops (family Delphinidae), Melissa Kay Estes (Thesis)
The Geology, Geochemistry, and Alteration of Red Butte, Oregon: A Precious Metal-Bearing Paleo Hot Spring System, Carol Susan Evans (Thesis)
A Comparison of Motoric and Linguistic Features in Graphic Samples of Fluent and Nonfluent Aphasic Persons Over Three Time Intervals, Babette Fisher (Thesis)
Each in Its Own Sphere: Religion and Law in Oregon History, Alan L. Gallagher (Thesis)
Special education labeling relationships with learning disabled student self-concept, Nancy Kathryn Godinet (Dissertation)
Use of synthetic speech in tests of speech discrimination, Jane S. Gordon (Thesis)
Structure and evolution of the Horse Heaven Hills in south-central Washington, Michael Curtis Hagood (Thesis)
Transparent landscape, Elizabeth Harris (Thesis)
Aspects of Cardiovascular Oxygen Transport in Vertebrates, Michael Scott Hedrick (Thesis)
The Effects of Maternal Support and Non-support on the Family Concepts of Sexually Abused Girls, Sharon R. Hitchens (Thesis)
Economic determinants of residential mortgage choice, Marvin J. Horowitz (Dissertation)
A Descriptive Study of the Relationship Between Cultural Sensitivity in the Acculturation Process and the Second Language Learning Process, Kazuko Ikeda (Thesis)
An assessment of a training program designed to teach staff nurses in an acute care facility to transfer nursing process theory to practice, C. Frances Johnson (Dissertation)
Growing old and going straight: examining the role of age in criminal career termination, Annette I. Jolin (Dissertation)
Survey of Oregon's public school hearing conservation programs, Jill M. Jordan-Trestik (Thesis)
The significance of hypovolemia in dehydrational death in anurans, Peter Blair Kimmel (Thesis)
A Comparison of Pedophiles and Incest Offenders on MMPI Scales and Demographic Data, Linda Darmer Ladd (Thesis)
Studies of nucleation and heat transfer in liquid helium isotopes 3 and 4, David Lezak (Dissertation)
Women's labor force supply and commuting behavior: a time-budget analysis, Ta-Win Lin (Dissertation)
Subsidized housing for seniors: a comparative study of management styles, Thelma Lofquist (Dissertation)
A descriptive study of demographic financial factors and the perceived financial life satisfaction of retired Oregon public school administrators, William E. Maier (Dissertation)
Two new parallel processors for real time classification of 3-D moving objects and quad tree generation, Farjam Majd (Thesis)
United States policy toward Tunisian nationalism during World War II, Martha Staley Marks (Thesis)
The use of humor in the social construction of role relationships in a behavioral treatment setting, Daniel D. Martin (Thesis)
The impact of social networks on mortality, disease incidence, and disease progression, Mary Bahner Maxwell (Dissertation)
Wilhelm Reich's Character analysis in its historical context, R. Daniel McCauley (Thesis)
Geochemistry of Alteration and Mineralization of the Wind River Gold Prospect, Skamania County, Washington, Krista I. McGowan (Thesis)
A Comparative Study of the Developmental Sentence Scoring Normative Data Obtained in Portland, Oregon, and the Midwest, for Children Between the Ages of 5.0 and 5.11 Years, Eileen McNutt (Thesis)
The First Wandering Preachers, Laura Mellinger (Thesis)
Sharing as a function of the number of play materials, Nancy Carol Milstead (Thesis)
Documenting Archival Automation Systems: Guidelines for the Project Manager, Austin Moller (Thesis)
The influence of situational cues on a standardized speechreading test, Maria Navarro Montserrat (Thesis)
A Comparative Study of the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test Data, Sharon Ann Moore (Thesis)
Characterization of a new freshwater methanogen, Methanogenium wolfei sp. nov., Theodore B. Moore (Thesis)
Scotopic and photopic thresholds : a dependent variable for the McCollough effect, Marilyn Murphy (Thesis)
Socialization and ideal expectations for the health professional role in the provision of quality terminal care for the urban elderly, Margaret B. Neal (Dissertation)
Development and Application of a Water Budget Model for Lake Level Fluctuation, Goose Lake Basin, Oregon-California, Douglas Daniel Nebert (Thesis)
The Effect of Subject Expectations of "Hypnosis" Upon the Vividness of Visual Imagery, Kayla Mae Nilsson (Thesis)
Lampen und Laternen als Zeichen der Hoffnung in ausgewählten Werken Wolfgang Borcherts, Carol Nolan (Thesis)
The role of copper in the apparent aluminum toxicity of aquatic systems, Kirk Thomas O'Reilly (Thesis)
A study using the 10-key pad on a microcomputer and electronic calculator, Nancy K. Pechman (Thesis)
Job satisfaction of teachers in the Portland Metropolitan Area: an examination of differing factors and their relationship to Herzberg and Lortie theories, Laura Lee Perko (Dissertation)
Transient flow inverse study calculation of unsaturated permeability of wood, Farid Piroozmandi (Thesis)
Geology and Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Alteration, Eastern Portion of the North Santiam Mining Area, J. Michael Pollock (Thesis)
Forecasting for Local Water Management, Douglas Alan Putnam (Thesis)
Cathodic depositions of the compound semiconductor cadmium sulfide, Jeffrey B. Richard (Dissertation)
An Analysis of the Six Military-Dominated Political Cycles in El Salvador Between 1931 and 1979, Thomas Ramon Rookard (Thesis)