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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Survival Times and Investment Analysis with Dynamic Learning, Zhenzhen Li
Effects of Language Status, Community Advice, and Parent Beliefs on Heritage Language Maintenance in the U.S.: A Scoping Review, Jasmine Loeung
Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Peoples' Views on Masculinity: A Literature Review & Meta Analysis, Alyx Loney
The Impressionist Impact: How Claude Debussy Influenced Non-Western Composers and Music, Ragan Love
Most Vulgar and Barbarous: A History of Tattoo Stigma, Sophie Luzier
LEED Buildings and Green Gentrification: Portland as a Case Study, Jordan Macintosh
The Power of (Virtual) Convergence: The Unrealized Potential of Pair Programming and Remote Work, Mikayla Maki
Odysseus of the Arctic: The Epic of John Franklin and the Search for his Lost Expedition, Andy Manne
Determinants of Modern Contraceptive Use Among Young Women in Ghana: A Mixed-Methods Study Design, Adjoa N. Manu
The Objectives of the Literary Translator: Translating a Science Fiction Nouvelle, Aishwarya Marathe
Dinesen’s Diana: The Transformative Power of Symbols in Ehrengard, Aishwarya A. Marathe
Liquefaction Triggering in Low-Plasticity Silts and Effects of Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading on a Reinforced-Concrete Pile, Jared A. Martinez
Care Remittances: Farmworkers' Political Knowledge and Hemispheric Information Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jennifer Martinez-Medina
Investigating the Mammillary Bodies as an Early Target of Alzheimer's Disease, Cole Martinson
Wasted Space, Ryan Martyn
A Field, Petrological, and Geochronological Investigation of the Chief Joseph Dike Swarm, Mary Joyce Mass
Nerve Tissue Targeted Fluorophore Synthesis: From Scheme to Administration, Cassandra D. Mathieson
Sex Education in American Public Schools: Policy and Outcomes, Alexandra Mattingly
Examining the Discovery Behaviors of Comics Consumers, Tara McCarron
More Than Fiction: Representations of Youth in Young Adult Dystopian Fantasy Fiction and its Importance, Daman McConnell
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Understanding the Value in Producing Film Adaptations and Movie Franchises, Courtney McDonald
Reconceptualizing the Interaction Between ADHD Symptoms and Environmental Context, Oliver G. McFadden