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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Multivalent Rechargeable Batteries, Sudhaprasanna Kumar Padigi
Cleaner Drain, Jonah Paivarinta, Daniel Ortiz‐Rojo, Masson Klepp, Rebekah Likestoskat, Macy Chadney, and Jeremy Ferrando
Representation of the Mother’s Body as a Narrative Conduit for Wartime Themes in Saga, Bess Pallares
The Impact of Communication Impairments on the Social Relationships of Older Adults, Andrew Demetrius Palmer
Formal Modeling and Verification of Delay-Insensitive Circuits, Hoon Park
School Reform and Coaching: Identifying Structures for Successful Implementation of a Data Informed Decision-Making Program, Kristan D. Parman
Learning Intercultural Competency through International Immersion Travel, Jessica Patching-Bunch
Implementation of SaaS for Investment Inc., Prajakta Patil, Asma Razavi, and Aurobindh Kalathil Puthanpura
Genes Affecting the Repair and Survival of Escherichia coli Following Psoralen-Induced Damage: a DNA Interstrand Crosslinking Agent, Anthonige Vidya Perera
Supervisor-Specific Outcomes of a Work-Family Intervention: Evidence from the Work, Family, & Health Study, MacKenna Laine Perry
] To Mother, Sophia Pfaff-Shalmiyev
Changes in Cerebral Cortical Aquaporin-1 Expression in Multiple Sclerosis, Thao Pham
Exploring the Developmental Dynamics of Motivational Resilience Over the Transition to Middle School, Jennifer Rose Pitzer
Organizational Learning is a Benefit of Knowledge Management Externalization, Melinda Pizarro
Upper Body Posture and Pain in Division I Female Volleyball and Softball Athletes, Brittany M. Plunkett Castilla
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Vehicle Technology’s Strategy of Toyota Mirai, Sudarat Poocharat
Gifted Black and Biracial Students at a Predominantly White Gifted School, Clair Elizabeth Pople
Improving Police Officer Responses to Persons with Mental Illnesses: A Review of the Literature, Portland State University. Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone
25th Annual Young Historians Conference, Portland State University History Department and Portland State University Challenge Program
Pathos, Fall 2015, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Winter 2015, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
The Enigma of the Spartan Woman, Jalena M. Post
Urban Scale Modeling of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Validation of Emission Inventories, James E. Powell, Christopher L. Butenhoff, and Andrew L. Rice
Deception Detection in Clinical Interview, Olivia Preston and Melissa Lewis