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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Phytoplankton Community as an Indicator of Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms in High Mountain Lakes, Victoria Elizabeth Avalos
Recovery of Voice, Agency, and Mental Health Through Autobiography in Nadia, Captive of Hope, Dania A. Ayach
A Deep Hierarchical Variational Autoencoder for World Models in Complex Reinforcement Learning Environments, Sriharshitha Ayyalasomayajula
Stop Not Writing Songs: Using Time and Collaboration to Overcome Self-Doubt, Imposter Syndrome, and Writer's Block, Carley Baer
Science Literacy and Popular Culture: Forensic Anthropology in Application and Fiction, Autumn L. Baker
The Influence of Polystyrene Microplastics on Juvenile Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Kaitlyn Marie Baker
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Innovation Ecosystems in Facilitating the Adoption of Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Dana Sami Bakry
“An Impediment to Those Who Would Walk the Difficult Way”: How St. Francis of Assisi’s Revolution in Catholic Thought Was Built on the Perceived Inferiority of Femininity, Julian F. Balsley
Reclaiming Public Space: How Black Portlanders Transformed Irving Park, 1960s-1980s, Ana Bane
“For the Right to Live”: Radical Activity in Portland’s Parks During the Great Depression, Eliana Bane
Water Quality Land Cover Change and Water Quality in Wetlands at the City of Gresham, Or, Evelyn Barajas and Michael Gonzalez
E Hui me ke Kaiāulu: To Connect with the Community, Heather Kayleen Bartlett
The Affective Discourses of Eviction: Right to Counsel in New York City, Hadley Savana Bates
The History Of Vampire Folklore: Fear and Introspection 2000 BCE.-2000 CE., Poppy N. Baxter Game
A Just Futures Framework: Insurgent Roller-Skating in Portland, Oregon, Célia Camile Beauchamp
A Historic Review of Community Policing & the Implementation Issues We Have Faced, Emily Bell
Tattoos and Trauma: Are Tattoos Healing for Trauma?, Krystal Bell
Assessing Three Decades of Urban Garden Bee Studies, Nicole Bell
Instructors at a Crossroad: Perceptions of Collaboration and Support Intersect with Intentions to Implement a CURE, Justin Berl
Uncertainty Quantification and Fragility Development of Deteriorating RC Bridge Piers, Ayush Bhandari
Women Parliamentarians in India since 1991: Challenges and Opportunities, Vatsala Bhusry
Dancers of the Book: Yemenite, Persian, and Kurdish Jewish Dance, Quinn Bicer
Classifying Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa: A Literature Review, Phoenix Black
Resistance Training and Running Performance and Economy: A Literature Review, James Bottrill
Prioritizing Land for Housing in Warrenton, Anis Boughanmi, James Dingwell, Maddy Knickerbocker, Jovan Merceron, Miranda Seekins, and Amanda Ufheil-Sommers