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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Reinvesting in a Lived Experience Workforce: An Exploration of Why Peer Support Specialists Leave the Field, Morgan Rae Pelot
Examining Fort Vancouver Curatorial Practices: How Do Museums Interact With and Represent the Public?, Karryn Meharchand Pillay
Pathos, Winter 2026, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Impact of Relative Humidity and Soil Moisture on Foliar Water Uptake for Urban Tree Planning, Rory Price, Samantha Hartzell, Sybil Gotsch Dr., and Lauren Lowman Dr.
From Reclamation to Restoration: Remaking Nature on Portland's Peninsula, Theus Richards
Traditional Soil Extracts as a Low-Cost Tool for Native Plant Production in Ecological Restoration Nurseries, Nicolas Salcedo Cuevas
Monitoring local plant biodiversity patterns in parks of Salem, Oregon, Asia Scott, Ellie Scott, and Michelle Talal
Evaluating the Impact of Leading Pedestrian Intervals and Curb Extensions on Conflict Frequency and Severity, Sophia Semensky
Black Women In Oregon Academia, Topanga Shakur-Freeman
ARID: Agglomerative Regionalization via Information Divergence, A Novel Clustering Algorithm for Geo-spatial Data, Joshua David Sills
Effect of Degree of Saturation on the Liquefaction Resistance of Non-Plastic and Low-Plastic Soils, Kayla Rae Sorenson
Understanding the Experiences and Visibility of Asexual People and Guiding Policy to Effectively Protect Asexuality, Lizzie Stravens
Towards an Explicit Understanding of Network Governance in Urban Forestry Management: A Case Study of Portland (OR), USA, Quadri Olatunbosun Taiwo and Vivek Shandas
Ecoroof Runoff Mitigation Comparison by Photosynthetic Pathway in Three Species of Interest, Harper Thomson and Samantha Hartzell
It Takes a Village: Community Science in Portland’s Urban Waters, Brian John Weir
Heat Misers, Snow Misers, and Cognitive Misers: The 'Nukewarm' Perceptions of Nuclear Power, Tyler Williams
Using Passive Camera Monitoring to Investigate Northern Red-legged Frog Use of a New Road Undercrossing Structure, Alyson W. Yates, Catherine de Rivera, Susan Barnes, Rachel Wheat, and Justine Brumm
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Communities of Practice: Aging, Emergency Management, and Churches in Rural Clackamas County, Oregon, Lukas Robert Aberle
Grid Services Demonstration Using Service-Oriented DERMS, Midrar Adham, Sean Keene, Tylor E. Slay, Jaime T. Kolln, and Robert Bass
Fancy Mice, Damian Aguilar
Layout-Aware Quantum Circuitry and Algorithmic Extensions to Grover's Algorithm, Ali Al-Bayaty
Philosophy in Action: Ni Una Menos and Liberation Theory, Matthew D. Albertson
The Life of OR Measure 110: Evolution, Implementation, and Impact, Matthew D. Albertson