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Theses from 2014
A Test of the Optimal Defense Theory: Cyanogenesis in Phaseolus lunatus L., Lauren M. Stady
The Gamer Who Destroyed the World and Other Stories from my Life, Samara Hayley Steele
DETERMINED: Start to Finish - Year 1 : the Freshman to Sophomore Experience, Kathleen Steppe
The Speculative Trunk, Dustin Stevenson
What's On Your Mind? : A Generational Comparison of Language Use on Online Social Networking Platforms, Samantha Stidham
Explaining Ballot Initiative Contest Outcomes in California, Oregon, and Washington, Hans Daniel Stroo
The Effectiveness of Forest Collaborative Groups at Reducing the Likelihood of Project Appeals and Objections in Eastern Oregon, Brent M. Summers
The Dangers of the Spanish Lady: War, Medicine, and Leadership as Contributing Factors to the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919, Holly Swanson
Prison-Based Animal Programs (PAPs) and Mental Health Outcome Measures, Kaitlyn Swyers
Green Index: Integration of Environmental Performance, Green Innovativeness and Financial Performance, Ilknur Mary Joy Nirmala Tekin
How to Avoid Huge Ships and An Index of the Matters, Colin Brooke Thacher
The Stories We Tell: A Qualitative Inquiry to Multiracial Family Storytelling, Mariko O. Thomas
The Role of Prototype Learning in Hierarchical Models of Vision, Michael David Thomure
Team Journal Captivator, Andrew Thorsvik, Srujana Penmetsa, and Sharon Weaver
Team Journal Captivator, Andrew Thorsvik, Srujana Penmetsa, Sharon Weaver, and Joe Smith
Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization: Modeling and Implementation Guide, Andrew Thorsvik, Greg Wease, Jejung Ha, Joshua Burkhow, and Kruti Narvekar
Keeping Equity in Mind: Strategies for Continuing Equity Work Once Formal Training Has Ended, Teri Lynn Tilley
Mapping Sociocultural Values of Visitors on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, Alexa North Todd
Social Constructs in Film Culture: The Effect of it on the Performing Arts, and the Destroyed Association of Signs to Enhance Meaning, Eileen W. Tom
Racism, Heterosexism, Depression, and HIV Risk Behaviors of Native Men Who Have Sex With Men: Findings from the HONOR Project, Matthew Alan Town
Affect Perception in Computer Mediated Communication, Rachel E. Townsend
Affect Perception in Computer Mediated Communication, Rachel E. Townsend and Chris Allen
WRF Validation in Portland, OR, Duc Tran
Communication Tools Towards a Bioregional Consciousness, Elona Trogub