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Theses from 2015
Untitled, Alexander Scott Dannemiller
Empowering All Who Teach: A Portrait of Two Non-Native English Speaking Teachers in a Globalized 21st Century, Rosa Dene David
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use in Collegiate Athletes, Brian Robert Davis
Polymeric Porphyrins as Solar Photocatalysts, Nicholas Upton Day
Digitally Enhanced Classrooms: Understanding the Effect of Individualized Technology on Language Arts Instruction in Elementary Schools, Celine De Clercq
A Queer Liberation Movement? A Qualitative Content Analysis of Queer Liberation Organizations, Investigating Whether They are Building a Separate Social Movement, Joseph Nicholas DeFilippis
Rocking the Third Republic: The Succession of Political Crises That Led to the Rise of Xenophobic Nationalism in France, Sophia DeLeonibus
Workplace Aggression: A Multi-Study Examination of Work and Nonwork Consequences, Caitlin Ann Demsky
Introduction, Sarah N. Donaldson
Betrayal : Short Stories, Mary Ann Dougherty
Evaluating the Effects of a Congestion and Weather Responsive Advisory Variable Speed Limit System in Portland, Oregon, Matthew Blake Downey
The Intangible Factors of Design and New Product Development, David L. Driskill
Determining Initial Firing Temperatures of Thule Era (1000-250 ya) Pottery from Two Northwest Alaskan Archaeological Sites, Jonathan Duelks
Novel Cryptographic Primitives and Protocols for Censorship Resistance, Kevin Patrick Dyer
Green Loop SWPDX Concept Plan: Alignment and Design Treatment Recommendations for the Southwest Green Loop, Ashley Eaton, Brian Gunn, Jake Adams, Kate Washington, and Mohd Meidiansyah
Making a Meaningful Contribution to Clinical Research, Eric Eddy
Strategic Analysis of Patent Portfolios and Litigation Risks, J. Curtis Edmondson
The Migration of Bibliographic Methodology, Zachary Thomas Eggemeyer
Key Aspects for LRFD Implementation for Driven Pile Capacity by Dynamic Methods, Natalie R. Ehrlich
Body-Worn Cameras: A Step Toward Trust and Legitimacy for Campus Police, Jaycee Elliott
Building Resources at Home and at Work: Day-Level Relationships between Job Crafting, Recovery Experiences, and Work Engagement, Allison Marie Ellis
The Body: Conceptualizing Abortion in Contemporary Ireland, Sofia Ellis-Curry
Ninth Grade Student Responses to Authentic Science Instruction, Michael Steven Ellison