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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Forest Fires Increase Mid-Winter Snowmelt in the Western Oregon Cascades, Sage Ebel
Commensality in the Eateries of Roman Pompeii, Amaya Yolanda Eckersley
Immigrant Families and Stress, Nikita Farhaj, Lily Hinden, and Alex Foster
Spread, Natalie Ann Flaherty
The Roots of Ethno-Political Strife in Ceylon: The Dividing Power of British Colonialism, Audrey Francioch
Ecological Interactions Between Native and Non-Native Lady Beetle Species., Jackson Gamby and Mairin Thorne
Influence of Inselbergs on Bat Diversity in Afrotropical Ecosystems, Amanda Lee Grunwald
The Role of Homocysteine Redox Chemistry in Biomolecular Mechanisms, Megha Gupta
Urban Beavers at the Crossroads: How Ecological Knowledge, Sociodemographic, and Spatial Context Shape Public Perception and Coexistence Preferences, Matthew Guziejka
Digital Child Labor Exploitation in Sharenting: Proposing Legislative Solutions for Enhanced Child Protection, Joana Guzman and Christopher Carey
Financial Metrics as Predictors of Financial Vulnerability and Nonprofit Failure, Yossi Haimberg
Structural Earthquake Resiliency of Rocking Core Systems with Floor Enabled Recentering, S. Taban Hajimirza
Comparing CPR ventilation strategies within Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue using a retrospective observational cohort study, Jack T. Hindley
Differences Between Stem Students and Faculty on Seeing Value in a Classroom Belonging Exercise, Kaisa S. Holt
A Revolutionary Curtain Call: Yiddish Theatre, the Jewish Enlightenment, and the Russian Revolution, Sidonie James
Working Paper No. 88, Algorithms and Thorstein Veblen’s ‘Machine Process’, Eunji Jang
Photocathodes from Aerobic Oxidation of Tellurorhodamines, Amelia Jellison
Integrative Approaches to Climate Resilience Planning: Application of a Plan Evaluation Framework, Maulsri Jha
A Critical Appraisal of Poverty in the Context of Nature-Based Communities: Selected Cases from the Philippines, Carla Edith Gonzales Jimena
Islands in Motion: The Transnational Ties Between Japan and Hawaii, 1885-1945, Annalise Jones
AcademyHealth - 2024 Data Visualization Winners, Chelsea Keating, Emily Boniface, and Mina Colon
Form Follows Function: An Analysis of De Architectura and its Influence, Weston Klein
From Farm to Friend: Fostering Compassion toward Farmed Animals through Design, Natalie Kosmos
Expanded Patient Reach at New Student Run Free Medical Clinic Location, Olivia Krol, Hana Warmflash, and Alex Foster