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Theses from 2018
Music Video Creation and Auteurism, Dylan Paris
Differential Well-Being in Response to Incivility and Surface Acting among Nurses as a Function of Race, Lauren Sarah Park
An Excerpt From "River's Edge": a Novel, Christopher Michael Partin
Small Business Internationalization through Strategic Sourcing, Vishwa Patel
Cyclists' Queue Discharge Characteristics at Signalized Intersections, Kirk Thomas Paulsen
Minimizing Commute Distance for Small Groups: A Linear Programming Approach, Kevin Payne, Kritika Kumari, Levi Huddleston, and Rabi Hassan
Uncovering Newton's Laws within a Game of Tug-of-War, Roberto C. Perez-Franco
Financial Strain and the Work-Home Interface: a Test of the Work-Home Resources Model from the Study for Employment Retention of Veterans (SERVe), MacKenna Laine Perry
Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Economic Development and Climate Change Adaptation in Vietnam, Khanh Katherine Pham
How Can Community Engagement in the Local Past and Archaeological Research Be Mutually Beneficial? A Case Study in Community Archaeology from Sauvie Island, Oregon, Martin John Plumer
Existing Ecological Conditions and Management Recommendations for a Portion of the Chehalem Ridge Nature Park, Oregon, Amanda Pole
Effects of Beaver Dams on Urban Stream Hydraulic Response During Storm Events, Erin Poor
Effects of Beaver Dams on Surface Water Flow During Storm Events in an Urban Landscape, Erin K. Poor
28th Annual Young Historians Conference, Portland State University History Department and Portland State University Challenge Program
Pathos, Fall 2018, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Spring 2018, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Winter 2017-2018, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, April/May 2018, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, December 2018, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, January 2018, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, June 2018, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, March 2018, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Pacific Sentinel, November 2018, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Studying the Effects of Motivated Reasoning on Appraisals of Message Strength, Aric Christopher Powell