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Hillslope aspect and other potential controlling factors on the spacing of periglacial stone stripes in SE Oregon, Blue L. Hansen
Conello Vendor Marketplace Capstone: A Review on the Capstone Process and Computer Science Degree, Levi Hauck
The Scars of Renewal: How the legacy of urban renewal informs community response to gentrification in San Francisco's Fillmore District, Christopher I. Hayes
Effects of FIB-Based Sample Preparation on Semiconductor Strain Characterization, Daniel Carl Hedinger
Drowning Prevention in the West, Arran Hedley
Evaluating the Implementation of Oregon's DSM-5-Informed Autism Eligibility Revisions: Interest-Holder Perspectives and Policy Implications, Bradley Josef Hendershott
Heavenly Righteousness: How Religion Facilitated the Rise of the Order of the Knights Templar, Morgan M. Henderson
Projected Climate Change Impacts on Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Restored Freshwater Marsh, Annika Hendrickson
Catholic Syncretism: A Framework for Understanding Post-Colonial Religious Identity, James A. Hennessey-O'Connor
¡Estamos Aqui!: The Underrepresentation of Latinos in Professional Sports and Sports Media, Antonio T. Hernandez
Ecological and Political Grief in College Students: Making Meaning in Uncertain Times, Katherine E. Hlad
Interrupted by Design: The Impact of Push Notifications on Stress and Task Performance, Mia Hohmann
Skeletons vs. Mummies: Osteological Trauma on Bog Bodies as a Measure for Cultural Change in Ancient Europe, Miranda Hoodenpyl
Using Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Modeling to Evaluate Drought Tolerance in the Urban Environment, Md Jahidul Islam and Samantha Hartzell
The U.S. Shopping Mall: Opportunities for Preservation and Transformation through Adaptive Reuse, Sophia L. Janzen
Social Determinants as a Predictor for Heart Disease Mortality: Oregon Regional Study, Jewel Jones
Subversive Shooting: How Annie Oakley Rose to Nationwide Notoriety, Sycan I. Jones
Noggin Bonks and Neurogenesis: Alterations in Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis Following a Rodent Model of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Tuesday Kirby Kahl, Priscilla Ambrosi, Corwin Butler, and Elizabeth Moss
(Re)Claiming Homeplace: Dance as Embodied Resistance & Healing for Health & Spatial Justice, Preeya Kannan
Contrasting Responses to Predation Risk in Urban and Non-Urban Rodents, Grace Kazmir, Rosa Rudolph, and Tracy Burkhard
Evapotranspiration Estimation Using a Water Balance Model for Urban Green Roof Vegetation in Portland, OR, Tarannum K. Khandoker, Harper Thomson, Arely Corro Sanchez, and Samantha Hartzell
“I Still Care About Her”: Ambiguous Loss and Social Death in Substance-Affected Relationships, Margaret M. King
The Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Female College Students' Social Emotional Development: Is Flourishing Possible?, Kaylee Kirkwood
Shallow-Marine Crinoid Genera May Have Been More Resilient Across Permian Extinction Events in Terms of Richness Than Deep-Marine Crinoid Genera, Amelia C. Kolstad