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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Distributed Trust Model Applied to the Energy Grid of Things, Narmada Sonali Fernando
What's Important to You? A Look into the Historical and Social Significance of Buttons, Hope JE Ferns
Method of Modeling the Swing Equation Using Time Synchronized Measurements, Robert Matthew Ferraro
The Transition of American Theatre Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic from March 2020-May 2021, Taylor Fischer
Battle Rock: Anatomy of a Massacre, Adam R. Fitzhugh
Practical Anarchism: The Makhnovist Movement in the Ukraine, 1917–1921, Zion G. Flores
The Discourse/Pragmatic Functions of Japanese Okkē, Peter Fodor
How Do the Unique Environmental Factors Present in Stellwagen Bank Affect Humpback Whales, Sean F. Folan
Optimization of 3D Printed Mold Performance for Injection Molding via Hollow Infill Patterns, Alan Fong
Plastic-Eating Microbes: a New Potential Solution to Waste Mitigation?, Megan Forbes
Returning to Rejection: Outcomes and Boundary Conditions of Mental Illness Stereotypes, Stefanie Fox
How Can Portland's Urban Landscape Better Utilize Stormwater?, Joni Frame
The Space Between Love and Hate: Coexistence During Convivencia, John Franzwa
Relationship Between Image Spectroscopy Spatial Resolution and Crown Level Tree Species Classification Accuracy, Andrew Richard Fritter
A Feature Matching Protocol for Telepractice Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Evaluation, Jessi Ryann Gallagher
Quantum Grover's Oracles with Symmetry Boolean Functions, Peng Gao
Portland Park Signage: an Exploration into Reimaging Placemaking, Samuel Garcia
How Transitional, Restorative, and Transformative Justice Will Address Racial Injustice, Isabelle Garnand
Modeling Cyanotoxin Production, Fate and Transport in Surface Waterbodies, Bernadel Rose Hintz Garstecki
Evaluation of Abuela, Mamá y Yo: Informing Programmatic Level Change, Priyanka Gautom and Dawn Richardson
Spatial Analysis of Landscape Characteristics, Anthropogenic Factors, and Seasonality Effects on Water Quality in Portland, Oregon, Katherine Gelsey and Daniel Ramirez
Forest Fire Effects on the Temporal Variability of Landscape Snow Albedo Relative to Burn Severity, Max Gersh
A Student Led Assessment of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Environmental Science and Management Department at Portland State University, Aneesha Gharpurey
"We Had to Rely on Each Other": Voices of Latinx Foster Youth with Experiences in Care with Siblings, Isabella B. Ginsberg