This open access collection of exemplary graduate and undergraduate work includes nearly forty sub-collections: award-winning capstone projects, faculty-mentored research, and peer-reviewed scholarship. Find theses, dissertations, research projects, posters, presentations, articles, and more.
Search the Collection to find a topic or limit by discipline, keyword, date, or publication.
Student work
- comprises one third of PDXScholar.
- includes all PSU theses and dissertations.
- represents 60% of PDXScholar downloads.
- has been downloaded over 10 million times!
- Popular Content
Top 10 downloads - Undergraduate Research Commons
More than 700 publications in our repository network - Browse the Digital Commons Network
Over 500 colleges & universities in our shared repository
Please see the submission guidelines of each journal/event before submitting an online form.
- Journals
- Conferences & Symposia
- Faculty Nomination Form
- Program-specific Submission Forms
- Undergraduate Research Commons (Beyond PSU)
Organized by discipline, search for "Open to All" publications
- Top Downloads/Streams
- Readership Distribution
- PlumX Metrics
Item-level usage, citations, captures, mentions, and social media posts
Learn More: Portland State Research
Bringing the future into focus through groundbreaking research and scholarship
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Assessment of Policy Alternatives for Mitigation of Barriers to EV Adoption, Bilgehan Yildiz
Neoliberalism and Psychological Subdisciplines: a Reformulation of Personhood Disseminated by Theories and Practices, Jeffrey Yoder
Flexural Strength, Ductility, and Serviceability of Beams that Contain High-Strength Steel Reinforcement and High-Grade Concrete, Anas Yosefani
Crystal Growth and Surface Modification of Pyrite for Use as a Photovoltaic Material, Eric Rustad Young
Fungal Endophytes in a Seed-Free Host: New Species that Demonstrate Unique Community Dynamics, Brett Steven Younginger
A Case Study of Student and Staff Perceptions of the School Breakfast Program: Food for Thought From a College Preparatory High School for Underserved Students, Jennifer Lucas Young
Reliability of Solder Joints in Embedded Packages Using Finite Element Methods, Valeri Aisha Yunusa
Measuring and Modeling Evolution of Cryoconite Holes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, Felix Jacob Zamora
Ensemble Data Assimilation for Flood Forecasting in Operational Settings: from Noah-MP to WRF-Hydro and the National Water Model, Mahkameh Zarekarizi
Representations of Feminist Theory and Gender Issues in Introductory-Level Sociology Textbooks, Jena Amber Zarza
A Meta-analysis on Motivational Strategies and Well-being: Does a Worker’s Socioeconomic Status Make a Difference?, Jessie Fengmin Zhen
Gerrymandering and the Courts: Evaluating Judicially Manageable Standards, Amelia L. Zuidema
Submissions from 2017
Wings Outstretched: New Contributions in Undergraduate Research
Ozone Interaction with Indoor Building Materials and HVAC Filters, Omed Akber Abbass
Marcus Garvey: A Legacy Obscured by Infamy, Gabriel A. Abdellatif
Using “Evil” to Combat “Evil”: The Regulation of Prostitution in Renaissance Florence, Lilah F. Abrams
Development of the Global-Self Through Collegiate Recreational Sports, Alexander Rocco Accetta
Lacking Legitimacy: Neoliberal Governance and the Erosion of Local Democracy in the United States and Argentina, Adriane Ackerman
Urban Impacts to Forest Productivity, Soil Quality, and Canopy Structure in Forest Park, Portland, Oregon, Andrew David Addessi
Long-term Ecological Research in Forest Park: Tracking Urban Impacts to Forest Structure and Productivity, Andrew Addessi and Marion Dresner
The Portland Innovation Center, Rully Adisuryo, Melissa Beh, Yan Zhang, Jamison Loos, Ben Summers, Andrew Crampton, and Conner Dowling
Hydrostratigraphy of Warren Bench and Surrounding Area, Columbia County, Oregon, Eli Thomas Ahern