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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Fatigue Characteristics of New ECO Series Aluminum 7175 Alloy, Chinh Q.L. Vu
The Life, Composing and Impact of Kenny Wheeler, Quinn Walker
Assessing the relationship between floral blossom density, type and floral visitation activity of bees in southeast Portland involving community scientists, Hailey Wallace and Dr. Marion Dresner
Are we providing the preferred floral resources for bees in our neighborhoods? Relationships between small scale vegetation metrics and pollinator visitation in SE Portland, Hailey Wallace and Marion Dresner
Mud, Twigs, and Clover, Mark Walsh
Considerations of Turbine Replacement Using Linear Programming Optimization, Wei Wang, America Tirado, Yingzhe Jiao, and Margaret Ryan
Gentrification and Student Achievement: a Quantitative Analysis of Student Performance on Standardized Tests in Portland's Gentrifying Neighborhoods, Justin Joseph Ward
Principia, Kathryn Borak Watson
Tragic Ways of Killing a Lesbian: a Synchronic Analysis, Taylor D. Watt
"It's All Because I Like the Person That's Teaching Me": Masculinities, Engagement, and Caring Relationships in Secondary Schools, Cristy Lauren Weggelaar
The Relationship between Attachment Style and Hyperperceptions, Nolan E.G. Welch
Literature Review of the Effectiveness of Intercultural Competence in the MEPI Program, Haley L. Wells
Nine Times Out of Ten, You Don't Die, Patrick Ronald Wensink
Concrete Bridge Deck Performance Data and Metrics for the State of Oregon, Jael Wettach-Glosser
The Gouda, the Bad, and the Ugly: Prioritizing Intersections for Pedestrian Safety in Tillamook, OR with Different Risk Estimation Methods, Kelly M. White
The Use of Aromatherapy for the Treatment of Post-Operative Nausea Vomiting, Mikayla J. Whitley
Perceptions of Emotions by Simultaneous Bilinguals Across Various Relationship Contexts, Lisa A. Wickham
Grappling with the African E-Waste Pandemic: Contributing Factors and Future Deterrence, Brittany Nicole Wideman
A Society That Can Heal: An Autoethnography of a Feminist Framework About Shame and How We Can Recover. A Women’s and Queer Identified Outlook to Social Emotion, Jenna L. Williams
Assessing collaborative tree planting efforts to enhance community health outcomes, Joey Williams
Physical and Emotional Sibling Violence and Child Welfare: a Critical Realist Exploratory Study, Katherine Elizabeth Winters
The Role of Stoic Philosophy in Military Leadership and Values, Elliot Witscher
Teaching Geometrical Optics by Modeling Fluidic Lenses Formed by Water-Walking Insects, Erin Woodcock