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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
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
Effects of Chronic Stimulation of Nucleus Accumbens on Binge Drinking and Transcriptome, Dar'ya Pozhidayeva, Evan Firsick, Kayla G. Townsley, Dan Iancu, Angela Ozburn, and A.T.D. Tran
Pedestrian Pedagogy of Place: Nurturing an Ecological Consciousness through Slow Explorations of the Public Realm, Kevin M. Pozzi
Chemo-Thermo Cure of Viscoelastic Materials for Semiconductor Packaging Applications, Anjali Pradeep Kumar
Early Detection of Corrosion via Hydrogel-based Spectroelectrochemical Sensors, Capri Ann Price
Verb Stem Alternation in Vaiphei, Jesse Prichard
Stress Analysis of Embedded Devices Under Thermal Cycling, Sadhana Radhakrishnan
Toward Understanding PU and PEOU of Technology Acceptance Model, Nayem Rahman
Measuring Performance in Supply Chain Management, Rabeeb Rahman