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Opportunities in Physics Education: Low-Cost Position Tracking for Use in Kinematics Labs, Paul R. DeStefano, Cora Siebert, Roberto Perez-Franco, Thomas Allen, Gabriel Mukobi, and Ralf Widenhorn
Characterizing Temperature Variability States Across Southern South America and Associated Synoptic-Scale Meteorological Patterns, Judah Adam Detzer
Dual Immersion Leadership: a Case Study of Three K-5 Principals Who Show Success with Emergent Bilinguals, Ivonne Karina Dibblee
Relationship between Anisotropy and Dispersive Stress in Wind Plants with Variable Spacing, Tamara S. Dib
Murmuration, Braeden Dillenbeck
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Justice Reinvestment Legislation in Oregon: Analyses of State and County Implementation, Christopher Wade Dollar
An Argument and Survey on Artemisia Gentileschi’s Allegory of Fame, Rachel Done
The Sino-Russian Embrace: Resiliently Asymmetrical, Ryan Donovan
“Living Day by Day” Refugees of Color Navigate Gentrification and Racism in Portland, Oregon: a Sense of Place, Serena Dressel
Understanding ASEAN : An Alternative Approach to International Relations Theory in Asia, Ryan Grimstad Driver
The Cuban Health Paradigm: An Exploratory Analysis Through LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS Individual Perspectives, Sarah Dryfoos
Scattered Sandpipers, Cassie Duncanson
The Urban Oak Savanna: Evaluating Co-Design and Collaborative Land Management in Downtown Portland, Oregon, Haley Jane Dunham
Exploring District Judges' Decision Making in the Context of Admitting Expert Testimony, Andrew Bryan Dzeguze
Film Marketing on Instagram: A Model for Effectively Employing Influencers, Bryce Earhart
Portland Fire and Rescue: Blueprint for Success, Sean Edging, Mike Kimble, Thea Kinschuh, B. Danielle Schulte, and Tristan Sewell
The Role of Hegemonic Masculinity in Gay Men's Health Disparities, Andrew M. Edwards
Exploration of Ayahuasca’s Mechanisms in the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder, Aaron M. Eisen, Nicholas A. Smith, and W. S. Griesar
Direct Synthesis of Graphene on Niobium and Niobium Nitride, Robin Ekeya and Otto Zietz
Ecology and Population Dynamics of Salmonids in the Columbia River: Response of Fishes to Anthropogenic Change in a Large Riverscape, Timothy Sean Elder
Risk Communication in Lactation Consulting, Stephanie Elliott
Dynamics of Magma Recharge and Mixing at Mount Hood Volcano, Oregon -- Insights from Enclave-bearing Lavas, Molly Kathryn Ellowitz
Discrimination Against Healthcare Providers: Through Training and Practice, Shawna Erickson
Beyond BookScan: How Publishers Can Use Alternative Data To Supplement Traditional Sales Metrics for Genre Fiction, Grace Evans
Our Town: Articulating Place Meanings and Attachments in St. Johns Using Resident-Employed Photography, Lauren Elizabeth Morrow Everett