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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The Foodpunk City: Advancing Portland's Food Security Through a Shared Ideology of Adaptation & Resistance, Nickolas Hash
Impact of Two Shift Schedules on Post-Shift Blood Pressure in Firefighters, Ayeisha H. Haswarey
Impact of Testosterone Therapy on Voices in Trans-Masculine People: A Scoping Review, Samuel E. Hedine, Jeff Conn, and Deanna Britton
Multi-Scale Variability of Heavy Metals in a Snowpack in the Triple Divide Region of the Western United States, Kelsey Hefner
Multiscale Variability of Heavy Metals in a Western U.S. Snowpack, Kelsey Hefner
Power & Planning: A Critical Comparison of Tribal and Non-Tribal Wildfire Protection Plans, Christian J. Heisler
Exploring Gender in Classical Music Through Coded Weaving, Laura Helgeson
Jewish Immigrants in Argentina: The Bund as a Transnational Connection, Naomi Hemstreet
Talking about Weight: Weight Stigma and Information Seeking, Alexandra N. Henrici and Lillian H. Mantel
Exploring Consent: An Analysis of Consent in Dark Romance and Contemporary Romance Books, Janeth Hernandez
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Of Recycling Processes For Perovskite Solar Cells, Juan P. Herrera, Jules Freeman, Achyuth Ravilla, and Ilke Celik
How Different Modes of Photosynthesis Impact Stormwater Runoff and Weed Growth on Ecoroof Trays During Early Establishment?, Michelle Hesek
Seasonal Changes in Ecoroof Pants and Potential Effects on Runoff and Weed Establishment, Michelle Hesek and Olyssa Starry
Varecia rubra (Red Ruffed Lemur) Diel Activity and Calling at Andranobe, Masoala National Park, Madagascar, Hannah Elena Hilden-Reid
Artificial Intelligence as the Next Front in the Class War, Christopher Hill
The Mounted Warrior: An Investigation into an Unpublished Coptic Textile Featuring Equestrian Imagery, Elizabeth Hines
両忘: Ryōbō Both Forgotten, Claire Elizabeth Dame Hinkley
Multi-Node Networked Indoor Air Quality Monitor, Brandon P. Hippe, Adam A. Dezay, Manuel A. Garcia, Mercedes C. Newton, John M. Acken, and David C. Burnett
Business Capstone Review: Analysis of Startups in Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Grayson Hoffman
Integration of Agent Models and Meta Reinforcement Learning (Meta-RL) Algorithms for Car Racing Experiment, Vidyavarshini Holenarasipur Jayashankar
Stricken by the Worst Type of Sickness: The Communal Reaction and Response to Impaired Individuals in the Middle Ages, Alice Holland
Development of a Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscope, Jess Hollenbaugh
Development of a Two-Photon Imaging System, Jesseca Hollenbaugh
How Can DEI Training Change the Culture of an Organization to Achieve Belonging and Retain Diverse Employees?, Kaisa S. Holt
STEM Students and Faculty See Value in a Classroom Belonging Exercise, Kaisa S. Holt and Elizabeth A. Runkel-Baez