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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Public Participation in Plant-Pollinator Conservation: Key Assessment Areas that Support Networked Restoration and Monitoring, Kerissa Battle
Barriers to Mental Health Service Access at a Large Public University, Auburn Beebe
Car Dealership Strategy Recommendations Based upon Historical Sales Data, Kyndra Beebeheiser, Tasha Harris, Ronnie Schneider, and Gabe McBride
War of Words: Applying Communication Theory and Technology to Understand the 2016 US Presidential Election, Louis Pino Bello
Cowlitz County Heritage Plan: Final Heritage Plan, Mary Benedetto, Dan Dias, Donette Miranda, Margaret Raimann, and Tracy Schreiber
Diagnostic Platform for Current Health Status Monitoring, Albert S. Benight, Megan M. Koslen, and Matthew W. Eskew
The Marquee, Tacoma, Washington, Kristina Benson, Nate Dick, Thomas Eldridge, Riley Henderson, Becky Hewitt, Amber Hoke, and James Lee
You are D. B. Cooper, James Bezerra
Miracle Mirror: Functional, Financial and Efficient, Aruna Bhatia, Brian Lux, and Page Bailey
The Effects of Organic and Conventional Agriculture on Bee Populations in the United States, Jordan Bicknell
Waste Stream and Green Purchasing Analysis at Bonneville Lock and Dam, Alexander Bienko
White Space, Black Space: Community Gardens in Portland, Oregon, David Ross Billings Jr.
Exploring the Functions and Applications of Organizational Foresight Programs, Joshua Binus
Lean Startups and Strategic Management, Joshua Binus, Horatiu Corban, Stephanie Miller, and Hans VanDerSchaaf
Transportation Technology Assessment, Joshua Binus, Barrett Lewis, Horatiu Corban, Fayez Alsoubaie, and Rasnia Tabpla
Day of Self-Care at Trillium Family Services, Courtney M. Bladen
Metro Habitat Connectivity Toolkit: Bringing Connectivity to an Actionable Scale, Leslie L. Bliss-Ketchum, Martin Lafrenz, Catherine de Rivera, and Lori Hennings
Effects of Fan Cooling at Room Temperature on Indoor 20-km Cycling Time Trial Performance, Matthew Bloom
Cascadia Connect: Car-Free Access to the Outdoors, Kara Boden, Brandon Crawford, Matt Gray, Tony Lamb, Maricelith Valencia, and John Whitman
Education and the Economy: The Rising Private Sector’s Effect on University Enrollment and Post-Graduation Employment in Contemporary Cuba, Adriane Bolliger
Judgments of Lethal Risk: a Comparison of Visual and Narrative Stimuli, Derek Anthony Bonniksen
Quantifying Knickpoint Behavior and Erosion Mechanisms in an Urbanized Watershed, Bull Mountain, Washington County, Oregon, Max Gregory Bordal
Working Paper No. 22, Coffee and the American Independence Movement, Ross Bradner
Learning in Bio-molecular Computing Systems, Lauren Braun