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Theses from 2018
“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
LUCCA: Lab Usage Controller for Centralized Administration, Daniel Eynis
Automating Knife-Edge Method of THz Beam Characterization, Christopher Charles Faber
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, Liliana Fitzpatrick, Rasika Shete, and Roland Richards
The Effects of Policy on Cuban Transnational Families, Zoë Flanagan
"If Only I Could Get a Job Somewhere:" The Emergence of British Punk, Nina Fletcher
Creature of Detours, Emily Suzanne Flouton