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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Snowy Plover Demography in Oregon, Eleanor Prindiville Gaines
A New Method for Assessing Smoking Behavior in Orthopaedic Patients, David Gallacher
Deciding the Best Type of Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic Installation, Poonam Ganoskar, Prabi Panigrahy, Ali Al-Gafly, and Kevin D'Souza
Working Paper No. 31, Marx and Proudhon: Two Visions of Socialism, Lillian Garcia
Modeling Surface Roughness as an Indicator of Age and Landslide Susceptibility, and the Spatial Inventory of Prehistoric Landslides: Green River Valley, Washington, Rebecca Naomi Garriss
β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex with Oxazine-4 Derivative for the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme, Rohi Gheewala
Cultivating a Community of Resilience for Transgender Collegians Through the Practice of Sustainable Leadership, Beau Gilbert
"Smart" Technology: Do You Buy It? Adoption of Digital Innovations, Laura Koyer Glass
Infinite Photovoltaic Solar Arrays: Considering Flux of Momentum and Heat Transfer, Andrew D. S. Glick
Explaining the Collapse of the Industrial Workers of the World through Historiography, Kayla B. Gmyr
Brand Logo Shape and Brand Personality, Kyle P. Gold
Age-Friendly University, Anali Gomez
Engaging community partners to develop a study protocol for assessing child eating behaviors in a community setting, Lourdes A. Gonzalez, Janne Boone-Heinonen, and Betty Izumi
Watershed Assessment of Tryon Creek of Oregon, Danielle Goodrich
Has Portland been Demolishing its Green Spaces? A Remote Sensing Analysis of Portland's Urban Vegetation, Robby Gottesman and Eric Shierman
Assessment of Cluster Chondrite Accretion Temperature Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction and Implications for Chondrule Formation Models, Secana Portia Goudy
Cluster Chondrite Accretion Temperatures Determined with Electron Backscatter Diffraction, Secana Goudy and Alexander Ruzicka
Engaging in a Rural Deaf Community of Practice, Kara Gournaris
Approaches to Contested In-Group Terminology for Mindful Editors, Jasmine Gower
Stratigraphic Evidence of Cascadia Earthquake Induced Relative Sea Level Change at Netarts Bay, Oregon, Jazzy M. Graham-Davis
Use of MDMA & Psilocybin in the Treatment of PTSD, Camden Grant-Howard and Joel Steele
Incivility as a Veiled Display of Workplace Discrimination: the Intersection of Workplace Incivility and Gender-Based Discrimination, Sara M. Grant
Regional Modeling of the Glaciers of the North Cascades Mountains, Washington, USA, Christina Eileen Gray