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Theses from 2019
May Issue vs. Shall Issue Concealed Carry Laws: an Exploration of the Breakdown of Crime, Victim Relationship and Location, Patrick R. Mazzella and Christopher Carey
The Cosmological Empire of Pliny the Elder: an Examination of Political Themes in the Second Book of the Historia Naturalis, Kevin Alan McCormick
Lloyd Urban Village (LUV), East Portland, Shellee McCullick, Cait Olds, Eriko Shimada, Damon Tidwell, Eric Zechenelly, and Nikki Zhao
Visual Characteristics of the Mockumentary Format, Connor J. McGarry
An Evaluation of Clackamas County's Transition Center Using Propensity Score Modeling, Alicia de Jong McKay
Working Paper No. 50, Alexis de Tocqueville on American 'Exceptionalism', Zachary McKinster
The Relationship between Teachers' Perceptions of a Lack of Parent/Family Support and Teachers' Self-Efficacy, Carson S. McNamara
A State of Longing: Perspectives from Nagorno-Karabakh IDPs, Isabelle McRae
Diagnostic Imaging of Structural Concrete Using Ground Penetrating Radar and Ultrasonic Array, Sina Mehdinia, Thomas Schumacher, Eric Wan, and Xubo Song
The Influence of Age at Migration on Criminal Offending Among Foreign-Born Immigrants, Omar Melchor-Ayala
"All Things to All Men": the Life and Work of Monsignor Thomas J. Tobin, Priest of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, Samuel Richard Mertz
"A Sudden Sunset", Alexander Meyers
Imprisoned Within the National Narrative: a Case Study of the Modern Chinese Move Toward Pragmatic Nationalism, Madeline C. Michalk
A Data Collection Program for Reducing IPV in LGBTQ+ Communities, Alexandra Michel, Nicholas Cheke, Lourdes Gonzalez, and Rachel Greim
Revitalization in Philadelphia, 1940-1970: Rebuilding a City but Straining Race Relations, Abigail E. Millender
Scientists, Uncertainty and Nature, an Analysis of the Development, Implementation and Unintended Consequences of the Northwest Forest Plan, Gilbert David Miller
A Study of Thermal Energy Storage of Phase Change Materials: Thermophysical Properties and Numerical Simulations, Kyung-Eun Min
Creating Successful French Immersion Programs in North America, Katherine Modlin
Seismic Behavior of Screen Grid Core Insulated Concrete Form Walls, Anwer Sabah Mohammed Mohammed
Katanga Secession: The Growth and Manipulation of Ethnic Associations, Hannah L. Mohtadi
Seeking Creative Control: Musical Decisions & Activist Aspirations, Cecelia E. Monroe
Socialsibs: The effects of a hybrid intervention on the core social communicative behaviors of children with ASD, Marissa Montejano
"The Most Difficult Vote": Post-Roe Abortion Politics in Oregon, 1973-2001, Tanya Trangia Monthey
Living Streets: A Pathway Toward Inclusive, Equitable, and Accessible Pedestrian Streets, Eavan Moore, Kevin Tracy, Jason Nolin, Zoie Wesenberg, Oscar Saucedo-Andrade, and Kate Wihtol