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Qualitative Research Approaches: Descriptive Phenomenology in the Healthcare Field, Emily Goble, Karyssa Stonick, Alison Wong, and Deanna Britton
Disentangling the Nazis and the Vikings, Arden Goldberg
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Course Design and Features: An Analysis of Course Syllabi and Calendars, Celine Goodbody, Hosanna Broderick, and Brandon Eddy
Yay…, ��, and #Sarcasm: Exploring How Sarcasm is Marked in Text-based CMC, Brontë G. Gordon
Hydraulic Redistribution Under Saline Conditions, Josh Gottlieb
Hygiene, Storage, and Waste Management for the Unsheltered Community: Gaps & Opportunities Analysis, Jacen Greene, Todd Ferry, Lisa Hawash, Marisa Zapata, and Nicholas M. Puczkowskyj
Regional Decision-Making in Oregon’s Area Commissions on Transportation, Cole P. Grisham
The Legacy of Redlining: A Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Burdens in Portland, Oregon, Warren Louis Gunn and Meenakshi Rao
Heavy Metal Deposition in Epiphytes in Downtown Portland, OR in Areas of Tear Gas Munitions Detonation, Evelyn A. Haase
The Experiences that Most Affected the Political Socialization of US Undergraduates, Dan Ha
The Daughters of the Fronde: French Aristocratic Women and the Subversion of Bourbon Absolutist Culture, 1661-1727, Jordan David Hallmark
Clarifying and Measuring Inclusive Leadership, Kelly Mason Hamilton
Climate Change and Culture on the Mekong, Alexander J. Ham-Kucharski
Family on Film Post-World War II Japan: Kurosawa and Ozu, Alexander J. Ham-Kucharski
Respawning Jihadist: ISIS Recruiting Through Online Gaming Communities, Alexander J. Ham-Kucharski
"Women, Life, Freedom": Media and Uprisings in Iran, Alexander J. Ham-Kucharski
Post-Fire Erosional and Hydrological Processes Promoting Debris Flow Initiation in a Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock Forest in the Riverside Burn Area, Oregon, Morena Nicole Hammer
How Can Biomimicry Inform a Sustainable, Ethical Future in Architecture and Design?, Chloe Hanf
Investigating the Efficacy & Implications of Abstinence-Based Drug Education, Sophia Hanken
Ode-cean: California, Danny-Olivia F. Hanson
Neuroscience-Informed Self-Advocacy for Individuals with Psychiatric Disorders, Britta Harbury
The Case for Mandatory Reporting as an Ethical Dilemma for Social Workers, Sam Harrell and Stéphanie Wahab
"We've Created Cheap Energy off the Backs of Salmon": Dam Removal Politics and Alliances in the Lower Snake River Basin, Krista Harrington