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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Annual and Seasonal Variation in Hydrologic Performance of Ecoroofs of Multiple Depths, Portland, OR, Ashley Michelle Baker
Necessary Conditions for Stability of Vehicle Formations, Pablo Enrique Baldivieso Blanco
Working Paper No. 14, Gramsci, Dugger and Hegemony, Devin Bales
Working Paper No. 15, Jevons’ Selective Interpretation of Bentham, Devin Bales
Comparing Tax Structures in Washington and Oregon: Tax Burden Impacts on Grocery Consumption, Devin Bales and Colin Gibson
Development of a Readiness Assessment Model for Evaluating Big Data Projects: Case Study of Smart City in Oregon, USA, Husam Ahmad Barham
Virginia Woolf and Freud : The Implications of His Work on Her Mental Health, Kenidee M. Barner
Pilot Study Investigating the Effectiveness of the Active Workplace Study through a Dissemination Lens, Mary Beth Barnum
Spatial Analysis of Burglary and Robbery Crime Concentration Near Mass-Transit in Portland, Bryce Edward Barthuly
'Waifs' and 'Strays': An Examination of Shakespeare’s Author Function in Three Apocryphal Plays, Andreas P. Bassett
Understanding the Politicization of Oromo Identity in the Diaspora: Re/ Locating the Bones of the Oromo, Madeline Jaye Bass
Cascade & Run, Morgaine Lillian Baumann
Modeling Climate Driven Urban Migration in the United States, Julia Beckwith
Working Paper No. 12, Technological Convergence and Institutional Evolution in the Energy Sector, James Bennett
Understanding the gaps between interest and knowledge of bee pollinators, Lauren E. Bennett and Gail Langellotto
The Woodworks: At the Convention Center Portland, Chase Bennington, Angie Lyman, Jay Reedy, Abby Taylor, Geoffrey Taylor, and Joe Taylor
Is it Possible to Change Someone's Mind Online? A Graphic Design Thesis, Laurel Benson
Pathways to Planning: A Field Guide for Long Range Planning, Sally Bernstein, Adrienne Chaille, Jake Davis, Theresa Huang, Rhey Haggerty, and Emily Scott
The Influence of Shared Mobility and Transportation Policies on Vehicle Ownership: Analysis of Multifamily Residents in Portland, Oregon, Edgar Bertini Ruas
Deciding on the Pursuit of an Advanced Degree, Danielle W. Beyer
A Characterization of Structures Across the Hurricane Ridge Fault in the Southeastern Olympic Peninsula, WA, Hamma Hamma River Transect, Veronica Catherine Biesiada
Spectral Clustering for Electrical Phase Identification Using Advanced Metering Infrastructure Voltage Time Series, Logan Blakely
The Impact of Infrastructure on Habitat Connectivity for Wildlife, Leslie Lynne Bliss-Ketchum