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Submissions from 2023
The Effect of Rhizophagus intraradices Mycorrhizal Fungus on Iron Uptake of Corn: A Global Overview on the Effects of Climate Change on the Nutritional Content of Crops, Caitlin R. Costello
Untethered, Hannah Crabtree-Eads
Increasing Access to Doulas in Oregon: A Delphi Study, Courtney Elizabeth Crane
Economic Analysis of Population-Based Next Generation Sequencing for Breast Cancer, Sapphire Curelaru
Revisiting "A Workers' Inquiry": Towards a Critical Sociology of Graphic Design, Grace Daenen
Food for All in Clackamas County, Jean Dahlquist, Katie Stringer, Alexander Scott Morgan, Marwa Zidi, and Kim Hack-Davidson
The Praxis of Professional Communication in Simulated Business: PSU Capstone Analysis, Molly Daniels
Crossover Youth: The Relationship Between Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency, Victoria Davenport
Radical Urban Natures: Mitigating Urban Heat with Nature-Based Techniques in Portland, Oregon, Heather Day-Melgar
Qualitative Evaluation of Medical Student Perceptions of Chronic Disease, Mallory A. deCampos-Stairiker, Viviane Cahen, Sarah Dzubay, Saffron Evergreen, and Rachel Shore
Improving Peer-to-Peer Learning for Students with Extensive Support Needs in Inclusive Classrooms, Zachary Michael Deets
Exploring the Relationship Between Green Space and Academic Performance, Audrey Demeaux
Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Literature Review, Savannah M. DeMicoli
Lights, Camera, Climate Action: Investigating Emotional Responses to Climate Change Trailers (Documentary, Television, & Narrative Film), Erik Daniel Schell DeVore
Who Puts the "Support" in Supportive Housing? The Impact of Housing Staff on Resident's Well-Being, and the Potential Moderating Role of Self-Determination, Kenna Estell Dickard
The Association Between Regular Cannabis Smoking and Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection in Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Using NHANES Data, 2011-2016, Jennifer L. DiPietro and Browning Haynes
Tiny Drifters Amidst Global Change: Examining Environmental Drivers, Trophic Impacts, and Management Strategies of Estuarine Plankton Communities in the Anthropocene, Taylor Nicole Dodrill
Examining Policy Innovation Process and the Roles of Policy Entrepreneurs: A Case of Smart City Initiative in Khon Kaen, Thailand, Thitisak Duadsuntia
Motivation to Collaborate: A Qualitative Exploration of the Perspectives of Service Providers on an Alternative First Response Program, Desiree' J. DuBoise
The Letting, Jessamyn Hayley Duckwall
Mental Health Inequity Found in Asian American College Students, Anne Dungalen
Evaluation of the Slip History and Holocene Activity of the Strawberry Fault, Grant County, Oregon, Andrew Dunning
Impact of Industrial Disasters on the Mental Health of Vietnamese Americans on the Gulf Coast, Vivian L. Duong
Developing a Sample-efficient Analytical Pathway for a Qualitative Chemical Investigation of Ancestral Chilkat Dyeing and Weaving Practices, Dario Gerlando Durastanti
Trans Futures in the Present Moment, Willow Grace Eckmayer