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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Modeling Postfire Effects on Snow Albedo and Forest Recovery Over a Chronosequence of Burned Forests in the Triple Divide Region of the Rocky Mountains, Anton J. Surunis
Geochronological and Geochemical Investigation into Rhyolite Volcanism of the High Lava Plains and Columbia River Basalt Group Provinces of Eastern Oregon, USA, Vanessa Marie Swenton
Words Matter: A Linguistic Analysis of Cluniac Views on the Use and Abuse of Violent Force, Amanda K. Swinford
Multicolor Fluorescence Guided Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer, Dani Szafran-Reeder
Working Paper No. 71, Max Weber: On Religion and Economic Outcomes, Celeste Aiu Taber
The Rise of Neo-Fascist Populism and Islamophobia in the West, Mohamed Tawfiq Said Tabib
Spatial and Seasonal Variations of Microplastic Concentrations in Portland's Freshwater Ecosystems, Rebecca Talbot
Spatial and Seasonal Variations of Microplastic Concentrations in Portland’s Freshwater Ecosystems, Rebecca Talbot
Impact of Familial Immigration on Childhood Academic Achievement and Motivation, Maritsa S. Tatchukova
More Than Words: Articulating the Multisensory Experiences of Protected Area Visitors in Southern Nevada, Sara Nicole Temme
Chinese Word Order: A Look Into SVO and SOV Arguments, Shelley E. Tennison
Learning From Machines: Insights in Forest Transpiration Using Machine Learning Methods, Morgan Tholl
Enhancing Exchange of Knowledge on the Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis, Harper C. Thomas
Increasing Collaboration to Improve Student Outcomes: Improvement Science, Cassandra Diane Thonstad
Implicit Learning in Preschool Children with and without Developmental Language Disorder, Abigail E. Tolomei
LGBTQ+ Social Services and Needs in Portland Oregon, Jay M. Tomlinson
The Power of the Collective: a Multi Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Nuclear Radiation Localization, Benjamin Totten and Christof Teuscher
Mutant Viruses from Hell: Comparing the Capsid Structure of VP1 Mutants to the Wild-Type, Jenni Tran, Thejanee Liyanaarachchi, Ignacio de la Higuera, Jono Abshier, and Ken Stedman
Beyond Rudolph: The Cultural Impacts of Reindeer Herding on the Sami, Ava A. Trueworthy
Methodologies for Quantum Circuit and Algorithm Design at Low and High Levels, Edison Tsai
Raleigh Hills Medical Center, Raleigh Hills, Oregon, Andrew Tucker, Anthony Bertenelli, Dan Noyes, Karisa Caracol, and Matthew Koenigs
Examining Emergency Citizen Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Emergent Groups Addressing Food Insecurity in Portland, Oregon, Aliza Ruth Tuttle
Most Recent Rupture on the Boulder Creek Fault Triggered Bedrock Landsliding in the Nooksack Watershed, Whatcom County, Washington, Abigail Catherine Underwood