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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Aerosolization of Catalytic RNA for Prebiotic Transport and In Situ Reactivity, Brennan Roland Farrell
Characterizing the Single-Photon State: Quantum Physics Experiments with Single-Photon Sensitivity, Sheldon Lee Field
A Multi-Species Study on Several Types of Visitor Effects on the Behavior and Physiology of Animals at the Oregon Zoo, Laurel Berylline Fink
Mapping Ecosystem Service Flows of Estuary Restoration Projects on the Oregon Coast to Identify Impacted Stakeholders, Shersten Finley
Mapping Ecosystem Service Flows of Estuary Restoration Projects on the Oregon Coast to Identify Impacted Stakeholders, Shersten King Finley
The Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Sleep Examined Through Associated Human Disease, Jessica Flikkema
Mutually beneficial collaborations between residential conservation programs and academic researchers: Lessons from St. Louis, Nina S. Fogel, Nicole E. Miller-Stuttmann, Dan R. Pearson, and Sacha K. Heath
Building and Expanding Avestor’s Social Media Presence: A Capstone Review, Hope Foley
An Exploration of the Wide-Reaching Effects of The Repeal of Roe v. Wade on Women's Access to Abortion, Mitchell J. Foster
Stratigraphic and Geochemical Evaluation of Distal Flows of the Columbia River Flood Basalts in the Greater Vale Area, Southeastern Oregon, Lena Marie Fox
Equidistant Sets in Spaces of Bounded Curvature, Logan Scott Fox
Investigation of Basal Imnaha Basalt Flows and their Relationship to the Picture Gorge Basalt of the Columbia River Basalt Group, Luke James Fredenberg
Scaling EPA-RIMM with Multicore System Management Interrupt Handlers, Alexander K. Freed
Working Paper No. 70, Industrialization, Retail Activities, and the Rise of American Consumerism, Joseph French
Immigration Federalism in the United States: Constructing a Contemporary Institutional Framework Centered on Local Communities through a Case Study Approach, Sara Kuehlhorn Friedman
Health of Transgender Adults, 2020, Addie Furrer
Synthesis of Diaryl and Alkyl-Aryl Ethers via Diaryl Iodonium Reagents, Rory Tennessee Gallagher
An Exploration of Health Coaching Models and their Efficacy in Chronic Disease Management: A Literature Review, Sofia Gallamore
Houseless Water Insecurity During COVID-19 Pandemic, Alicia N. Gamble
Perceptions and Experiences of Indian and Indian-American Multilingual and Multicultural Adults Who Stutter, Bhavani Ganesh
In Favor of Bringing Game Theory into Urban Studies and Planning Curriculum: Reintroducing an Underused Method for the Next Generation of Urban Scholars, Brian McDonald Gardner
Feminostalgia, Alexis Garrett
Leaving College Without a Degree: The Student Experience at an Urban Broad Access Institution, Andrea Marie Garrity