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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Does Instructional Autonomy Matter? Exploring Job Satisfaction for Math and Non-Math Teachers in Low, Middle, and High SES Schools, Hannah Sean Ellefritz
Analyzing Classroom Discourse to Investigate Structuring Equitable Mathematical Talk in Small Groups and Whole-Class Discussions, Brittney Marie Ellis
What's Care Got to Do with It? Expulsion Practices in Family Child Care, Josephina Paulina Emmrich
The Salve of Not Knowing, Elizabeth Jane Entity
Barriers and Supports for STEM Motivation for Pacific Islander High School and Undergraduate Students, Shanthia N. Espinosa, Alma M. O. Trinidad, and Lisa K. Marriott
Fortunate People in a Fortunate Land: Dwelling and Residential Alienation in Santa Monica's Rent-Controlled Housing, Lauren E.M. Everett
Cultural Capital and Community Cultural Wealth: A Study of Latinx First Generation College Students, Affiong Eyo-Idahor
Mass Capacity Analysis of Stormwater Control Measures Using Synthetic Stormwater with Silica, Organic and Hydrocarbon Constituents, Craig Michael Fairbaugh
Aerosolization of Catalytic RNA for Prebiotic Transport and In Situ Reactivity, Brennan Roland Farrell
Characterizing the Single-Photon State: Quantum Physics Experiments with Single-Photon Sensitivity, Sheldon Lee Field
A Multi-Species Study on Several Types of Visitor Effects on the Behavior and Physiology of Animals at the Oregon Zoo, Laurel Berylline Fink
Mapping Ecosystem Service Flows of Estuary Restoration Projects on the Oregon Coast to Identify Impacted Stakeholders, Shersten Finley
Mapping Ecosystem Service Flows of Estuary Restoration Projects on the Oregon Coast to Identify Impacted Stakeholders, Shersten King Finley
The Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Sleep Examined Through Associated Human Disease, Jessica Flikkema
Mutually beneficial collaborations between residential conservation programs and academic researchers: Lessons from St. Louis, Nina S. Fogel, Nicole E. Miller-Stuttmann, Dan R. Pearson, and Sacha K. Heath
Building and Expanding Avestor’s Social Media Presence: A Capstone Review, Hope Foley
An Exploration of the Wide-Reaching Effects of The Repeal of Roe v. Wade on Women's Access to Abortion, Mitchell J. Foster
Stratigraphic and Geochemical Evaluation of Distal Flows of the Columbia River Flood Basalts in the Greater Vale Area, Southeastern Oregon, Lena Marie Fox
Equidistant Sets in Spaces of Bounded Curvature, Logan Scott Fox
Investigation of Basal Imnaha Basalt Flows and their Relationship to the Picture Gorge Basalt of the Columbia River Basalt Group, Luke James Fredenberg
Scaling EPA-RIMM with Multicore System Management Interrupt Handlers, Alexander K. Freed
Working Paper No. 70, Industrialization, Retail Activities, and the Rise of American Consumerism, Joseph French
Immigration Federalism in the United States: Constructing a Contemporary Institutional Framework Centered on Local Communities through a Case Study Approach, Sara Kuehlhorn Friedman