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Abstracts from 2025
Independent Evolution of White Phenotype in Endangered Native Oregon Delphiniums, Lindsey D. Babcock and Keith Karoly
Tree-equity and Environmental Justice Discourses Among Urban Forestry Professionals in Portland: Current Impacts and Future Implications, Axcelle Deone Bell
Risk Factors for Substance Use Among Serious and Violent Offenders Undergoing Reentry, Elizabeth G. Bozarth
Near Real-Time Prediction of Ground PM2.5 Concentrations Across Oregon Using GEOS-CF and Machine Learning Models, Long T. Bui
Urban Wildlife in Your Backyard: Community Experience and Impacts with Coyotes (Canis latrans), Outdoor Cats (Felis catus), and Songbirds, Clarissa E. Cressotti
Comparative Soil Health in Urban Agrofrestry: A Case Study on Detroit's Perennial Agricuture Sites, Nia Dubon-Robinson
Forest Fires Increase Mid-Winter Snowmelt in the Western Oregon Cascades, Sage Ebel
Ecological Interactions Between Native and Non-Native Lady Beetle Species., Jackson Gamby and Mairin Thorne
Foundational Ecology of Recently Established Invasive Mediterranean Oak Borer (Xyleborus monographus): An Emerging Threat to Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana), Allison F. Monroe
Seasonal Bioavailability of Dissolved Organic Carbon Within Eight Urbanized Watersheds Across the Portland, OR, Metropolitan Area (Oregon, USA), Mary-Catherine J. Munt, Jacob C. Rudolph, Jennifer L. Morse, and Rebecca Hale
Between Fire and Water: Miyazawa Kenji’s Reimagining of Opposites in Ginga tetsudō no yoru, Taishi B. Neilsen
Urban Oregon Ash - Inventory and plan development in the face of Emerald ash borer, Maura Olivos
The Fate of Recycled Water in Restored Wetlands, Punyotoya Paul, Jennifer L. Morse Dr., and John Richard Goetz III
Microclimatic Conditions of an Agricultural Array on a 5th Floor Façade in Downtown Portland, OR, Anna Perry, Tyler Nichols, Maya Drake, and Gail A. Langellotto
Foliar Water Uptake Mitigation of Urban Drought Stress, Rory Price, Samantha Hartzell Dr., Lauren Lowman Dr., and Sybil Gotsch Dr.
Northern Red-Legged Frog Use of a New Under-Road Crossing and Adjacent Upland Habitat, Alyson W. Yates and Catherine de Rivera
Investigating Water Temperature Dynamics and Hydrologic Interactions in an Urban Stream-Lake System near Portland OR, Matthew C. Yates and Jennifer L. Morse
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Minimal Separating Sets in Surfaces, Christopher Nelson Aagaard
Office to Residential Conversions: A Housing Crisis Response, Lloyd District Portland Or., Mackenzie Aamodt, Carson Fehner, Samantha Gallagher, Kara Hamilton, Daisy Schonder, and Etosha Terryll
Binary Gendered Language: A Qualitative Study of PSU Students, Dakota Abercrombie
Cultivating Connections: Future Approaches to Tourism ESL Pedagogy, Kelly Abrams
Competing Supramolecular Forces: Boron Coordination vs π-π Stacking, Sidhaesh A. Agarwal, Gonzalo Campillo-Alvarado, Nicholas Lutz, Jesus Daniel Loya, and Eric W. Reinheimer
Quantum Search Algorithms for Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization Problems Using Grover's Search and Quantum Walk Algorithms with Advanced Oracle Design, Abdirahman Sheikh Hassan Alasow
Beyond Craigslist Personal Ads: Contemporary Usage of the Label t4t, Madi Lou Alexander
Crossover of Supervisors' Perceptions of Co-worker Support to Employees' Well-Being, Shalene Joyce Allen