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Theses from 2026
Grief, Silence, and Surveillance in Academic Settings, Rakhi Grey
Perception and Identity Through the Deconstruction of Images, Ember Gulden
Who Keeps Us Safe? Youth Resistance and Security Regimes at the Neoliberal University, Arwen Hansell
Hillslope Aspect and Other Potential Controlling Factors on the Spacing of Periglacial Stone Stripes in SE Oregon, Blue Hansen
Not Merely a Workaround: Theorizing Asynchronous Math Talks as a Robust Instructional Routine for Visible Thinking, Participation, and Engagement in Mathematics Teacher Education, Simon Byeonguk Han
Representing Post-Fire Reality: An Empirically Informed Temperature Index Approach to Post-Fire Hydrologic Modeling in Oregon's Western Cascades, Logan Hastings
Arylation of Nitrogen, Oxygen and Carbon Nucleophiles by Aryl(TMP)Iodonium Salts, Joseph Jordan Hatton
Conello Vendor Marketplace Capstone: A Review on the Capstone Process and Computer Science Degree, Levi Hauck
The Scars of Renewal: How the Legacy of Urban Renewal Informs Community Response to Gentrification in San Francisco's Fillmore District, Christopher Hayes
Effects of FIB-Based Sample Preparation on Semiconductor Strain Characterization, Daniel Carl Hedinger
Drowning Prevention in the West: Who Did It Better?, Arran Hedley
Evaluating the Implementation of Oregon's DSM-5-Informed Autism Eligibility Revisions: Interest-Holder Perspectives and Policy Implications, Bradley Josef Hendershott
Heavenly Righteousness: How Religion Facilitated the Rise of the Order of the Knights Templar, Morgan M. Henderson
Projected Climate Change Impacts on Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions From a Restored Freshwater Marsh, Annika Hendrickson
Artificial Light: A Conduit of Human Productivity Through the Ages, Elias M. Henkle
Catholic Syncretism: A Framework for Understanding Post-Colonial Religious Identity, James A. Hennessey-O'Connor
Oak Savanna Expansion: Indigenizing PSU's Urban Landscape, Ash Herb
¡Estamos Aqui!: The Underrepresentation of Latinos in Professional Sports and Sports Media, Antonio Hernandez
The Great Plague of Marseille, Lucy Herzig
Ecological and Political Grief in College Students: Making Meaning in Uncertain Times, Kate Hlad
Interrupted by Design: The Impact of Push Notifications on Stress and Task Performance, Mia Hohmann
Skeletons vs. Mummies: Osteological Trauma on Bog Bodies as a Measure for Cultural Change in Ancient Europe, Miranda Hoodenpyl
Multiple-Valued Quantum Automata for Robotics, Yuchen Huang
The Strain Equation: A Second-Order Meta-Analysis of Job Demands and Depletion Outcomes, Alison L. Hunt
Using Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Modeling to Evaluate Drought Tolerance in the Urban Environment, Md Jahidul Islam and Samantha Hartzell