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Theses from 2023
Music Production and the Creative Process Through the Lens of Neurodivergence, Blake Fry
Sound-Category Learning and Memory Skills in Neurotypical Adults and Adults with Language-Learning Disabilities, Allison Fulcher
Homelessness, Water Access, and Environmental Justice in an Urban Environment, Alicia Gamble
Comparative Skull Morphology of California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) and Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Pacific Northwest and Implications for Hybridization, Ada Iris Garcia Garcia
Understanding the Experiences of Latino Medical Students in a Learning Medical Environment, Leslie García
Elementary Principal Leadership and Special Education: A Case Study in the United States, Vivian M. Garrison
Heat Mapping Crime: A Data-Driven Approach to Policing in New York, Beruktawit Gebreamlak and Daniel Ochoa
Supporting Care Partners of People Living with Dementia, Sherril Gelmon, Walter Dawson, and Jenn Hollandsworth Reed
Rush: Volume One, Section One: Super Tuesday, Ruben Angel Gil-Herrera
In-Progress Works of Fiction in Disparate Styles with Common Themes, Josef Ginsberg
Rejoice in the Lamb: Preparation to Performance, John Gladen
International Comparison of Literature on Home Health: Taiwan and the United States, Jaden Gloden
The Definition of Yearning, Ryan Goderez
Fremont Bridgehead Reclamation Project, Ananda Gordon-Peabody, Meg Grzybowski, Ian Meisner, Grace Dudley, and Paul Ahrns
Creating Regression Model for Non-Markov Transition Probability Using Pseudo-Observations, Michael Gray
Participatory Mapping of Tree Equity, Preferences, and Environmental Justice in Portland, OR, Katharine Vezin Gregory
The Evolution of Leadership During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of the Research, Luca Patrick Thierry Gregston
The Negative Stigma Surrounding Mathematics, Marissa A. Greisen
Deciphering French Decentralization Efforts and Economic Attractivity Through the Evaluation of France's Lyonnaise Region, Magwyer Grimes and Kimberley Brown
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Oregon Federal Lands: A Prospective Policy Analysis, Cole P. Grisham
Foreword: On Statesmanship, Cole P. Grisham
Forest Fire Effects on Snow Storage and Melt Across Scales of Forest Recovery in the Western Oregon Cascades, Megan Nicole Guinn
Left Out to Dry: Understanding the Social Experiences of Ground Depletion in Washington State's Columbia River Basin, Alexis Lisandro Guizar-Diaz
Death and Vengeance Behind Every Corner: The Great Purge and the Psychology of Joseph Stalin, Isabella Gurin
Understanding Ubiquitin-like Signaling at the Host-Pathogen Interface, Danna Eloisa Guzman Gonzalez