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Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Every Good Tree, Laurel Danielle Smith Rogers
The American of Japanese Heritage: Nisei (Second-Generation Japanese Americans) and Their School Education in the Pacific Northwest Before World War II, Misako Sadahiro
Establishing the Inundation Distance and Overtopping Height of Paleotsunami from the Late-Holocene Geologic Record at Open-Coastal Wetland Sites, Central Cascadia Margin, Robert B. Schlichting
A Longitudinal Assessment of Temperament in Octopus bimaculoides, David Loyd Sinn
The English Exile Congregation in Emden: The Marian Exile Presses and English Protestant Culture, Michael Stephen Springer
An Evaluation of Recidivism Rates for Resolutions Northwest's Victim-Offender Mediation Program, Karin Jewel Stone
Way Points, Edward McLean Test
Tribal constructs and kinship realities : individual and family organization on the Grand Ronde Reservation from 1856, Aeron Teverbaugh
TCO Evaluation for Home Computer, Manivannan Thavasi, Sundar Valluri, Joanna Lin, Fu-jung Hsieh, and Seong Roh
Factors Influencing Middle School Teachers to Change Classroom Practice in Response to Standards-Based Reform, Gayle Yvonne Thieman
TEAM Self-Diagnosis, Juan Valdes, Elif Baktir, Michael Codington, Zareer Cursetjee, Steven Nahas, Sevket Numanoglu, and Gloria Trujillo
Strategy & Policy Issues: Amazon.com Course, Sundar Valluri, Avnish Chauhan, Joanna Lin, Valentine Havugi, and Rizwan Kumte
Conflict in the Project Life Cycle in High Tech And Dot-Com Companies, Sundar Valluri, Rajesh Gopalakrishnan, Hsieh-Cheng Lai, Hung-Hui Lin, and Fu-Jung Hsieh
Lesbian Gender Identities: An Expansion of Bern's Sex-Role Inventory, Sheilagh Van Belthowing
Just for Money? : An Exploratory Study Into the Motivations of Nude Dancers, Elaine Vance
DaimlerChrysler Synergies, James Vanhuis, Jarrath Presse, Kiatiporn Lertsathitphong, Max Neunzert, Pimala Bhiromkaew, Ryan Jefferis, and Sukunya Saelow
Mediator Personality Type and Perceived Conflict Goals in Workplace Mediation: A Study of Shared Neutrals, Karin Alayne Waller
NTT DoCoMo: Strategic Partnerships for Growth, Uraiporn Wattanakasemsakul, Wichan Wannalertsri, Khemanut Teangtrong, Hasnah Mat-Amin, and Matthew Freeland
Pervasive Computing: Business Opportunity And Challenge, Uraiporn Wattanakasemsakul, Wichan Wannalertsri, Khemanut Teangtrong, Hasnah Mat-Amin, and Matthew Freeland
Dialectics of Control : the Origins and Evolution of Conflict in Portland's Neighborhood Association Program, Matthew Witt
Portland Dialect Study - High Rising Terminal Contours (HRTs) in Portland Speech, Rebecca A. Wolff
Cooking in Eden: Inventing Regional Cuisine in the Pacific Northwest, Amy Jo Woodruff
Project Planning, Chuck Yang, Wichan Wannalertsri, Sukunya Saelow, Uraiporn Wattanakasemsakul, and Worakorn Sirijinda
Submissions from 1999
The Wolves and the Market Challenges: Case Analysis, Ala'a Abunijem