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Theses from 2020
The Impact of Vote by Mail on Native American Turnout, Nathaniel J. Torry-Schrag
Convex and Nonconvex Optimization Techniques for Multifacility Location and Clustering, Tuyen Dang Thanh Tran
Characterization of Inertial Particles in the Turbulent Wake of a Porous Disk, Kristin Nichole Travis
Inventory of Rock Glaciers in the American West and Their Topography and Climate, Allison Reese Trcka
Music Education as a Potential Mediator for Social Decline, Gabriel V. Trees
From Theory to Practice: Interdisciplinary Science in Undergraduate Education, Brie Tripp
Droplet Ejections During Wet Lab Operations Aboard Spacecraft, Caleb Cushman Turner
Soil Nitrogen Cycling Over Two Decades Following Calcium Treatment in Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH, Angelina Uribe
Hybrid Cultures: Solutions for Cultural Appropriation in Art, Daniela A. Uribe
Led Down the Garden Path: Cognitive Processing of English Language Idioms, Daniel Alan Vandehey
Determinants of Student Information Technology Adoption, Hans P. VanDerSchaaf
Six Feet of Distance Between Belonging: Expansions and Maintenance of Citizenship During COVID-19, Johnathon Daniel Vargas
Optimization model for Project Manager Assignments, Neeti Verma, Poonam Ganoskar, Pallavi Gusain, Thanvi Vemulapally, Sai Kalyan, Bala Krishnamoorthy, and Sai Kalyan Krishna Gali
An Introductory Overview of the Koyukon (Athabaskan) Verb, Jonathan K. Vincent
Aligning Food Environments With Institutional Values: A Mixed Methods Study of Oregon Health Care Organizations, Elizaveta Walker
The Experiences of Teachers Successfully Teaching Reading to Black Students, Kevin Michael Walker
Analog Statistical Design for Manufacturability, Yu-Shan Wang
Beloved and the Water Dancer: A Longitudinal Study of Book Reviews From 1987 and 2019, Tiffany Watson
Reviewing the Potential Link Between Grain-Free Diets and Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Canines, Larissa J. Webster
Impact of Sexual Education on the Contraceptive Behaviors of Female Offenders, Francesca Weckmann and Melissa Thompson
How Does the Effect of Hurricane Katrina Influence Healthcare Infrastructure and Resilience?, Sean Y. Wei
Fem or Foe?: Non-Communal Women Who Report Sexual Harassment Receive Fewer Career Advancement Opportunities, Katherine A. Werth, Larry R. Martinez, Heather A. Firestone, and Timothy A. Carsey
Exploring the Role of Transformational Leaders in the Mentorship of Top-Level Administrators: a Case Study of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) VISN LEAD Program, Frederick Giovanni White Jr.