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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
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
Going virtual! Using a virtual platform to engage Spanish-speaking patients in refining colorectal cancer screening materials and messages, Priyanka Gautom and Gloria Coronado
Perspectives on Medical Bias and Health Inequity Training Among BIPOC Health Professionals, Priyanka Gautom, Claire Dunlap, Bradie Winders, and Sydney Ito
Dietary and Behavioral Reflux Management, Adam M. Gehr and Deanna Britton
Working Paper No. 56, Towards a Veblenian View of Non-Fungible Tokens, Kamren Geist
Spatial Analysis of Landscape Characteristics, Anthropogenic Factors, and Seasonality Effects on Water Quality in Portland, Oregon, Katherine Gelsey, Daniel Ramirez, and Heejun Chang
Archetype, Story, and Myth within Bulgarian Folklore and Black American Music, Wes C. Georgiev
The Process of Establishing a Blooming Chemistry Tool for Use in Undergraduate Chemistry Education and Research, Emryse Geye
Climate and Intraspecific Geographic Variation of Nests and Eggs in the Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus, Samantha Marie Gillette
Temporary Housing Alternatives: Economic Analysis, Matt Gillispie, Swapna Kandula, Girija Patil, Juan Vasconez, and Jennifer Lynn Zeitouni
Introduction to 2022 Anthós Dossier, Brenda Glascott
Analytic Solution of 1D Diffusion-Convection Equation with Varying Boundary Conditions, Małgorzata B. Glinowiecka-Cox
The Effect of STEM Education on Women, Jasmine Gloden