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Exposing the Truth Behind the Stanford Prison Experiment, Leo Novack
Cuadros de Casta: A Pseudo-Scientific Means of Control and Racial Taxonomy in Colonial Mexico, Lucita Ocaña Dessen
The Correlation of Trauma-Informed Classrooms Without Support Infrastructure and Teacher Burnout, Sunshine O'Connor
Urban Oregon Ash - Inventory and plan development in the face of Emerald ash borer, Maura Olivos
Geotechnical Centrifuge Test of a Pile-Supported Wharf in Silt (Test AEP01), Andrew Earl Parrott
The Fate of Recycled Water in Restored Wetlands, Punyotoya Paul, Jennifer L. Morse Dr., and John Richard Goetz III
Behind the Walls: The Implications of Assisted Living Building Codes on Resident Safety, Adam Pennavaria, Lindsey Smith, Paula Carder, Cassandra Hua, Eric Jutkowitz, and Kali Thomas
Culturable Microbial Communities in Root Nodules of Red Alder (Alnus rubra Bong.) and Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius L.): Patterns of Diversity and Composition, Felisha (Fay) Rene Pooler
35th Annual Young Historians Conference Program, Portland State University History Department and Portland State University Challenge Program
Foliar Water Uptake Mitigation of Urban Drought Stress, Rory Price, Samantha Hartzell Dr., Lauren Lowman Dr., and Sybil Gotsch Dr.
Riding Through the Great Depression: The Impact of Pack Horse Librarians, Madison G. Reed
Shanghai's Stateless Immigrants: Anti-Bolshevik Russians in Shanghai from 1917-1949, Anna E. Roberts
Why Democracy Has Lost the Trust of Modern People in the Modern Era, Erica Rubel
Navigating the Neoliberal Assemblage: The Role of a Nonprofit Organization Shaping Disaster Governance and Community Resilience, Andrew Michael Russo
Experiences of Minority Workers: A Three-Study Dissertation Evaluating Recruitment and Workplace Experiences for Minority Workers, Jennifer Saucedo
Revising and Consolidating the DSM-5 and ICD-11 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders Into a Dimensional Spectrum-Based Disorder: A Literature Review, Samuel M. Shatsky
Integrating Methods to Investigate Phytoplankton Dynamics Along Gradients of a Major Urban River, Nicholas Sheldon
Special Delivery: Special District Use of Collaboration to Solve Challenges, Kelly Irene Fahl Sherbo
You Are What You Eat: Religion, Meat, and the Moral Dilemma, Hazel M. Sims Ms.
Cuju: The Ancient Chinese Game That Held an Empire Together, Enzo H. Smith
Uncovering Moral Injury at Work: The Development and Initial Validation of the Moral Injury at Work Scale (MIWS), Megan J. Snoeyink
Exploring Health Equity with Culturally Specific Providers of Permanent Supportive Housing, Judith Solomon
Exploring Health Equity with Culturally Specific Providers of Permanent Supportive Housing, Judith R. Solomon
“Through Science to Justice” Magnus Hirschfeld’s Role in Queer Liberation, Katarina L. Stoll