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Theses from 2023
Hegemonization of Whiteness in the LatinX Community, Ava N. Jakubowski
A West Coast Estuarine Case Study: A Novel, Predictive Approach to Monitor Estuarine Eutrophication, Vedant V. Janapaty
Drivers and Dynamics of Phytoplankton Communities and Harmful Algal Blooms in Mountain Lakes, Lara Stephanie Jansen
Cyclic Behavior of Transitional Fine-Grained Soils in Northern Willamette Valley, Frank Jarman
A Tessellation of Engineers, Grace Jenkins Welsh
Implementing a Functional Logic Programming Language via the Fair Scheme, Andrew Michael Jost
American Institution of Public, K-12 Education: An Institutional Field Under a Complexity Paradigm, Jennifer Jean Joyalle
Model Minority Myth and Oral Health Disparities in Asian Americans of Multnomah County in Oregon, Taylor Kang
Studies on Bonding, Syntheses, and Applications of Diarylhalonium Compounds, Shubhendu Karandikar
History of Hypertension and Urinary Incontinence among adults aged 40 and older: A cross-sectional study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Puthyda Keath and Karla Cordova Nicolas
Player Character Conflict in Dungeons & Dragons 5e, Makenzie Kellar
It's a Mean, Mean World: Social Media and Mean World Syndrome, Samantha Kemp
How Photorealistic Images Are Generated, Nahom Ketema
Examining the Motives Behind Performative Allyship, Salena Keys-Kukoricza
The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Anxiety and the Protective Role of Mindfulness Among BIPOC Adults, Salena D. Keys-Kukoricza
Long Season, Jieon Kim
The Autistic Student Equity Initiative (AuSEI): a multilevel program to improve the experiences of autistic students at Oregon Health & Science University, Zoë S. Kim-Maskell
Globalizing Investments: Enhancing Retail Investor Portfolios through Cross-Asset International Diversification, Charlotte T. Kline
Working Paper No. 81, A Critique of Ideas Advanced by Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Chloe Kneedler
The Experiences of Black Women Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care, Nakeshia Knight-Coyle
Serotonin and Migraine, Sophia A. Kogan
Connection Between Migraine Physiology and Modifiable Lifestyle Factors and Behaviors: A Literature Review, Sophia A. Kogan
Signs of Life, John Kohlepp
The Effects of Salt Marsh Restoration on the Hydrology of Salt Marsh Channels, Isis Kontas