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Theses from 2017
Modifying Managerial Accounting Tools for Microbusiness Practices, Sydney A. Beard
Barriers to Mental Health Service Access among Women at a Large Public University, Auburn Beebe
The Use and Implementation of Body-Worn Cameras in Policing, Drew A. Beglau
Why Do People Volunteer in Free Clinics?, Lucas A. Bennington
Lesbians in the Middle Ages: Bietris de Romans, Maggie A. Benware
Line Optimization in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Nicole Bereczki, Bobby Romanski, and Edwin Vilanova Velez
Modeling Anisotropy in the Earthquake Cycle: a Numerical Multiscale Model, Maricela T. Best Mckay
Optimization Model For Multiple Project Management, Aruna Bhatia, Gaya Haciane, Juchun Cheng, Sivagamasundari Sathappan, and Tejas Deshpande
Social Constructions of Childhood: From Not-Yet-Adults to People in Their Own Right, Sophia K. Biddle
Billy Gryphen's House and Other Important Places: the Children's Geography of the Arcadia Neighborhood, Sophia K. Biddle
A Brief Intervention to Increase the Use of Precorrection and Praise by Elementary School Teachers, Dustin Bindreiff
The Fountain District: Framework Plan, Kara Boden, Alyssa Brook, Jennifer Davidson, Michael Kimble, Julia Lui, Raina Smith, Steven Rosen, Laura Voss, and Victoria Weakley
The Effects of Mercaptocarborane-Capped Gold Nanoparticles on Water Transport Across Skeletal Muscle Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, Jerry K. Bohlen Jr.
The Effects of Scale Variation on Single-Family Residential Water Use in Portland, OR, Matthew Ryan Lee Bonnette
Towards a Philosophy of Expertise: the Novice-Expert Problem and Contemporary Applications, Cindyjo Keomani Boungnavath
School Vouchers: A Vehicle to Induce Greater Competition Among Public Schools, Julianne Bozzo
Print Books and E-Books: How Each Format Plays a Role in Reading Comprehension, Maeko Bradshaw
Combat Experiences, Iso-strain, and Sleep Quality Affect Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress among Working Post-9/11 Veterans, Gilbert Patrick Brady Jr.
"So, you're not doing this right": Perception Versus Reality of Transgender Students' Experiences at Portland State, Charles N. Breyer
Preparing Historically Underserved Students for STEM Careers: the Role of an Inquiry-based High School Science Sequence Beginning with Physics, Jon P. Bridges
The 2016 Presidential Election: Demographic Transformation and Racial Backlash, Skyler Lillian Brocker-Knapp
L2 Motivation in Japanese Elementary EFL Classrooms: a Review of the Literature, Cassandra Brown
Rhyolite Petrogenesis at Tower Mountain Caldera, OR, Elizabeth Ann Brown
Synthesis and Characterization of the 2-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides, Robert Browning
Nonword Reading In Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter, Bailey Broxson, Laura Qualls, and Tram Nguyen