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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
#Clandestini: How Italy's Center-Right Parliamentary Coalition Frames the Migrant Crisis on Social Media, Jenna Lynn DePasquale
More Than Hormones: Psychological Consequences of the Medicalized Menopausal Experience, Haley Derrickson
An Erotics Manifesto: Developing Critical Feminist Theory Through Erotic Fiction, Cairn Des Lions
Support Beyond Services: Examining the Role of Neighbor Relationships, Housing Staff, and Place in Mental Health Recovery, Kenna Estell Dickard
Becoming a Learner: An Autoethnography, Joshua Dickinson
Sex and the Genetic Architecture of Mitonuclear Evolution, Zachary Paul Dietz
Model Explanations for Gender and Ethnicity Bias Mitigation in AI-Generated Narratives, Martha Otisi Dimgba
An Exploration of Holistic Admissions Protocol in Graduate School: Implications for Access and Equity, Kelly Doherty
BUDDY TEAM 9: The Legacies of HIV/AIDS Caregiving (New York City, 1990-1993), Jeff Donaldson-Forbes
Where's the Dim Sum? Art, Oral History, and the Chinese American Diaspora in Portland, OR, Rayli Dornan
Comparative Soil Health in Urban Agrofrestry: A Case Study on Detroit's Perennial Agriculture Sites, Nia Dubon-Robinson
One Health Integration to Control and Prevent Zoonoses: Application of Organizational Theory Literature, Lisset M. Dumet Poma, Sherril Gelmon, Julia M. Goodman, and Seth E. O’Neal
Rebuilding Consent: Fear, Trust, and the Future of Nuclear Energy, Austin Dunham
Face Value: Cosmetics as a Unit of Historical Analysis, Sophie Durocher
Forest Fires Increase Mid-Winter Snowmelt in the Western Oregon Cascades, Sage Ebel
Commensality in the Eateries of Roman Pompeii, Amaya Yolanda Eckersley
Direct Numerical Simulation of Unstably Stratified Turbulent Flow Over Riblets, Max Eltzroth
Pressure and Force Dynamics in Artificial Muscle Actuators: A State-Space and Optimization-Based Approach, Mohammad Elzein
Leaden Circles, Eternal Springs, and Rusty Pumps: Time, Nature, and Industry in Mrs. Dalloway, Katherine Evans
"It Had to Stop": Content Analysis of Fox News Library Censorship Discourse, Lex Faller
Immigrant Families and Stress, Nikita Farhaj, Lily Hinden, and Alex Foster
Design and Synthesis of Near-Infrared PSMA-Targeted Probes for Prostate Cancer Imaging and Surgical Resection, Nicholas C. Ferguson
The Effects of Family Cohesion on the Relationship Between Trauma and State-Level Social Policy Provision in the United States, Brandon Kendall Ross Fielding
The People's Rivers: Early Environmental Regulation and the Oregon State Sanitary Authority, Avery Morgan Fischer