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Spread, Natalie Ann Flaherty
Emergence of Norms in the Presence of Social Network Structure in a Stochastic Evolutionary Game Theory Model, Parker Foresman
The Roots of Ethno-Political Strife in Ceylon: The Dividing Power of British Colonialism, Audrey Francioch
Online Crime Reporting: Procedural Justice and Victims' Psychological Outcomes, Sarah M. Fridrich
Who's Afraid of Femininity? An Examination of Hegemonic Masculinity and Envy, Shiloh R. Frost and Emily Shafer
The Legend of the Renata, Part One, Derrick Edward Galloway
Ecological Interactions Between Native and Non-Native Lady Beetle Species., Jackson Gamby and Mairin Thorne
Ecological Drivers and Temporal Dynamics of Daphnia in a Diverse Environmental and Spatial Landscape, Crysta A. Gantz
Alignment of Perceptual Similarity Metrics with Human Perception, Abhijay Ghildyal
Gianjara's Ribs: The Ecosystem, Body, Animalia, and Politic, Linus Gomez Ellis
Cultural Ecologies and Local Policies: A Comparative Analysis, Alexis M. Gonzalez
Justice Impacted Mothers: An Autoethnographic Study Exploring the Impacts of Quality Prison Visitation with Children, Sarah E. Gore
Transportation Policy and Indigenous Ways of Knowing: What Counts as Evidence in Tribal Policy Contexts?, Cole Grisham AICP
Influence of Inselbergs on Bat Diversity in Afrotropical Ecosystems, Amanda Lee Grunwald
The Role of Homocysteine Redox Chemistry in Biomolecular Mechanisms, Megha Gupta
Urban Beavers at the Crossroads: How Ecological Knowledge, Sociodemographic, and Spatial Context Shape Public Perception and Coexistence Preferences, Matthew Guziejka
Digital Child Labor Exploitation in Sharenting: Proposing Legislative Solutions for Enhanced Child Protection, Joana Guzman Gonzalez
"I Just Kind of Wish People Knew We Existed:" Rethinking Queer Visibility, Identity, and Belonging in Rural America, Alyson C. Hagen
Financial Metrics as Predictors of Financial Vulnerability and Nonprofit Failure, Yossi Haimberg
Structural Earthquake Resiliency of Rocking Core Systems with Floor Enabled Recentering, S. Taban Hajimirza
Development Scenarios and Wildfire Risk in Central Oregon, Samantha Hall
Development of a Low-Cost Electron Microscope for Educational Purposes, Christopher Halseth
Fathers' Racial Differences in Perceived Workplace-Induced Stereotype Threat: Impacts on Sense of Belonging, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover, Frances Evalyne Kealiimahiaiokalani Hampton
Kinetic Analysis Reveals t6A-protein Specificity for t6A and hn6A tRNA Modifications, Cassandra Mae Harker
Beauty In The Feed: Exploring the Role of Social Media In Women's Body Image and Emotional Satisfaction, Momina Hassan