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Theses from 2023
Investigating the Mammillary Bodies as an Early Target of Alzheimer's Disease, Cole Martinson
Wasted Space, Ryan Martyn
A Field, Petrological, and Geochronological Investigation of the Chief Joseph Dike Swarm, Mary Joyce Mass
Nerve Tissue Targeted Fluorophore Synthesis: From Scheme to Administration, Cassandra D. Mathieson
Sex Education in American Public Schools: Policy and Outcomes, Alexandra Mattingly
Examining the Discovery Behaviors of Comics Consumers, Tara McCarron
More Than Fiction: Representations of Youth in Young Adult Dystopian Fantasy Fiction and its Importance, Daman McConnell
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Understanding the Value in Producing Film Adaptations and Movie Franchises, Courtney McDonald
Reconceptualizing the Interaction Between ADHD Symptoms and Environmental Context, Oliver G. McFadden
Mechanisms of Fibrillar Aggregation of the Lens Small Heat Shock Proteins, αA- and αB-crystallin, Russell James McFarland
Working Paper No. 76, An Inquiry into the Foundations of Primary Socialist Accumulation, Jason McGhee
In the Hot Seat: Acquiring Kernel Density Heat Map Design Guidance through Delphi and Survey Methods, Lauren Eileen McKinney-Wise
Why So Serious? Using the Belongingness Need Tenet from the Self-Determination Theory to Examine Workplace Humor and Its Outcomes, Katharine Lucille McMahon
McNair Scholars Program Summer Symposium (Video Recording), McNair Scholars Program
Climate Change Proposal: Coupling Equity and Scientific Rigor in Facing Global Warming, Rebecca McNicholas
Genetic Considerations for the Conservation of the Red Junglefowl, Courtney Lee McPheron
Impacts of Human Disturbances on Alaskan Brown Bears (Ursus arctos): A Literature Review, Stephanie J. Menjivar
Motherdough, Sophia Kalin Merrell
Categorization of Firearm Injury Intent among Patients Treated in 2020-2022 at Oregon Health and Science University’s Emergency Department, Rosol Mikail, Ayanna Bell, Gina Stahla, and Kathleen Carlson
Behavior Training for Educators: What Training do Educators Need to Support Students with Challenging Behaviors?, Michelle R. Milburn
Decriminalizing Drugs: A Comparative Study of Oregon in an International Context, Fox Millsaps
Diabolical or Masculine Men? Opposing Views of Male Witches in Early Modern England, Giuliana T. Mintiero
I Know That You Know That I Know: Meta-Parody Ads and Brand Credibility, Giuliana T. Mintiero