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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Wiki-based Collaborative Creative Writing in the ESL Classroom, Rima Elabdali
Implementation of a Public Community Library in Libya, Ali Eljayar, Maoloud Dabab, Michael Clark, and Nader Beltaif
Fabrication and Characterization of Gradient Oxide Thin Films, Gabriel Eng
Variation in Green Roof Storage Capacity, Associated Drivers, and Implications for Stormwater Management in Portland, Oregon, Melecio Estrella
Transformative Encounters in Conflict Processes, Garrett Evans
Assessing Wind Energy Potential for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines on the Tilikum Crossing, Clint Everett
Arts Integrated Elementary School Classrooms and Academic Success, Rachel Fackler
Expanding the Versatility of Nano Assembled Capsules as Platform of Potential High Payload MRI Contrast Agents, Annah Farashishiko
2016 Innovation Challenge Event Program, Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science
Examining Generational and Gender Differences in Parent-Young Adult Child Relationships During Co-residence, Lauren Elizabeth Ferguson
Arsenic Mobilization from Silicic Volcanic Rocks in the Southern Willamette Valley, Gabriela Ribeiro de Sena Ferreira
Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Through Retinal Cell Layer Thickness: An Insight into the Neurodegeneration Process, Zac Festner
The Names, Karolinn Fiscaletti
Introducing Complex Systems Analysis in High School Mathematics Using System Dynamics Modeling: A Potential Game-Changer for Mathematics Instruction, Diana Marie Fisher
Westside Community Park: A Vision for Public Space, David Fiske, Nathen Lamb, Will Roberts, Kara Srnka, Grace Stainback, and Jeffrey Waldo
Following the Flat Hat: What Leads People to National Park Service Interpretive Careers?, Avarie Fitzgerald
Emerging Adaptive Architectures for Biomolecular Computation, Matthew Fleetwood
Investigation of Jet Dynamics in Cross-Flow: Quantifying Volcanic Plume Behavior, Graham Freedland
After Houselessness: Queer Youth of Color Severed From Cultural and Spiritual Community, Carrie Fuentes and Miriam Abelson
A Study on the Current State of Contaminants of Concern Research, with a Focus on Biosolids and Regulations, Maren Mariah Fulton
A Bridge Across the Pacific: A Study of the Shifting Relationship Between Portland and the Far East, Michael Todd Gagle
Comparison of Body Size and Wing Type in Beetles Found on Green Roofs and Adjacent Ground Sites in Portland, Oregon, Maggie Gardner
Attitudes Among Legal Professionals: Measuring for a Difference in Attitudes Towards Science, Jonathen N. Gates
The Effects of the ACA on Actuarial Pricing: How the Work of Health Actuaries Has Changed Post-ACA, Alex M.S. George