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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Ureilite Meteorite Petrofabrics: Evolution and Formation Deformational Conditions, Benjamin Botwe Agyemang
Effectiveness of Peace Education and Recommendations for Implementation In the Sultanate of Oman's School Curriculum, Vision 2040, Mohamed Al Braiki
Reasoning in Large Language Models Across Multilingual, Long-Context, and Symbolic Settings, Sina Bagheri Nezhad
Characterizing the Effect of Plasticity Index on Monotonic and Cyclic Shear Behavior of Natural Low-Plastic Silt Mixtures, Amir Barati-Nia
Thermal Modeling of the Willamette River Basin: A 7DADM-Based Assessment of Ecological Risk, Long Bui
Business Capstone Review: An Analysis of a Local School Foundation, Emily Carlile
Rewiring the Senses: Neural and Perceptual Adaptation Through Cultural Immersion in Chile, Alexa Castillo
An Applied Anthropological Study of Conflict Reduction: Fostering a Culture of Safety at a Homeless Service Organization in Portland, OR, Katelyn Champion
BL(u)E CRAB: Bluetooth Low Energy Connection Risk Assessment Benchmarking, Dylan Christopher Conklin
Carver, Kafka, and Woolf on Re-enchanting Modernity, Zachary Davis
Relational Histories: Exploring the Transmission of Ceramic Technology in the Norton Sound Region Through Petrographic Analysis, Laurel Michelle Diciuccio
Development of a Downwind Wind Turbine: Encouraging Faster Wake Recovery Through Coned Rotors, Taiga Naomi Drucker-Boisvert
Effects of FIB-Based Sample Preparation on Semiconductor Strain Characterization, Daniel Carl Hedinger
Evaluating the Implementation of Oregon's DSM-5-Informed Autism Eligibility Revisions: Interest-Holder Perspectives and Policy Implications, Bradley Josef Hendershott
Skeletons vs. Mummies: Osteological Trauma on Bog Bodies as a Measure for Cultural Change in Ancient Europe, Miranda Hoodenpyl
Using Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Modeling to Evaluate Drought Tolerance in the Urban Environment, Md Jahidul Islam and Samantha Hartzell
Contrasting Responses to Predation Risk in Urban and Non-Urban Rodents, Grace Kazmir, Rosa Rudolph, and Tracy Burkhard
Evapotranspiration Estimation Using a Water Balance Model for Urban Green Roof Vegetation in Portland, OR, Tarannum K. Khandoker, Harper Thomson, Arely Corro Sanchez, and Samantha Hartzell
Pitching fWAR vs bWAR as Predictors of Team Success in the MLB Regular Season, Jason Lee
What is the value of a state? Accounting for the ecosystem service and natural capital values of Oregon, Kathryn T. Liebrecht, Sahan Dissanayake, and Luis Ruedas
An Examination of Two Atypical Carbonaceous Chondrites, Nico Morrelli and Melinda Hutson
Madwoman Makings: The Modern Girl as an Object of Fear and Fascination in Unno Jūza’s "Mrs. Hirumi's Refrigeration Bag", Eliza Joy Mortimer
Navigating Homelessness and Housing Accessibility: An Ethnography of Guests at Operation Nightwatch, Chase Kawika Patton
Soil-Groundwater Controls on the Hydrological Fate of Recycled-Water in a Restored Wetland, Punyotoya Paul, Jennifer L. Morse, and John Richard Goetz III