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Theses from 2023
Le Chemin détourné, Ailie Coffey
Spatial Variations in Ancient Meteoric Water: An Investigation of the Rattlesnake Tuff, Julian Michael Cohen
Menstruation Products and Perceptions: Breaking Through the Crimson Ceiling, Ava Colleran
The Court of Versailles Under Lou’s XIV: Home to the Desperate, the Destitute, and the Debauched, Evelyn L. Cooper
The Effect of Rhizophagus intraradices Mycorrhizal Fungus on Iron Uptake of Corn: A Global Overview on the Effects of Climate Change on the Nutritional Content of Crops, Caitlin R. Costello
Untethered, Hannah Crabtree-Eads
Increasing Access to Doulas in Oregon: A Delphi Study, Courtney Elizabeth Crane
Economic Analysis of Population-Based Next Generation Sequencing for Breast Cancer, Sapphire Curelaru
Revisiting "A Workers' Inquiry": Towards a Critical Sociology of Graphic Design, Grace Daenen
Food for All in Clackamas County, Jean Dahlquist, Katie Stringer, Alexander Scott Morgan, Marwa Zidi, and Kim Hack-Davidson
The Praxis of Professional Communication in Simulated Business: PSU Capstone Analysis, Molly Daniels
Crossover Youth: The Relationship Between Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency, Victoria Davenport
Radical Urban Natures: Mitigating Urban Heat with Nature-Based Techniques in Portland, Oregon, Heather Day-Melgar
Qualitative Evaluation of Medical Student Perceptions of Chronic Disease, Mallory A. deCampos-Stairiker, Viviane Cahen, Sarah Dzubay, Saffron Evergreen, and Rachel Shore
Improving Peer-to-Peer Learning for Students with Extensive Support Needs in Inclusive Classrooms, Zachary Michael Deets
Exploring the Relationship Between Green Space and Academic Performance, Audrey Demeaux
Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Literature Review, Savannah M. DeMicoli
Lights, Camera, Climate Action: Investigating Emotional Responses to Climate Change Trailers (Documentary, Television, & Narrative Film), Erik Daniel Schell DeVore
Who Puts the "Support" in Supportive Housing? The Impact of Housing Staff on Resident's Well-Being, and the Potential Moderating Role of Self-Determination, Kenna Estell Dickard
The Association Between Regular Cannabis Smoking and Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection in Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Using NHANES Data, 2011-2016, Jennifer L. DiPietro and Browning Haynes
Tiny Drifters Amidst Global Change: Examining Environmental Drivers, Trophic Impacts, and Management Strategies of Estuarine Plankton Communities in the Anthropocene, Taylor Nicole Dodrill
Examining Policy Innovation Process and the Roles of Policy Entrepreneurs: A Case of Smart City Initiative in Khon Kaen, Thailand, Thitisak Duadsuntia
Motivation to Collaborate: A Qualitative Exploration of the Perspectives of Service Providers on an Alternative First Response Program, Desiree' J. DuBoise
The Letting, Jessamyn Hayley Duckwall