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Submissions from 2022
Foreword to the Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs: Volume 6 Issue 1, Rohan Khanvilkar
Orthotrichum lyellii as an Active Moss Biomonitor: Examining the Interplay between Ambient PM10, Bulk Deposition and Heavy Metals in an Urban Environment, Scott Bradley Kiel
The Gendered Optics of Bridget Riley's "Op Art": Her Artistic Dismissal and Influence on the 1960s Mod Era, Anna S. Kienberger
Exploring the Function of Heart Regeneration in Survival of Anoxia in Embryos of the Annual Killifish Austrofundulus limnaeus, Connor Taylor Kime
Trans Men: Precarious Manhood and the Paradox of Hegemonic Masculinity, Alexander-Lee K. Kinmore
The Killing Machine of Juarez: A Literature Review on the Maquiladora Industry and Femicide in the City, Karla Kinzie Munoz
Letter from the Editor, Allison Kirkpatrick
Table of Contents, Allison Kirkpatrick
"There is Great and Awful Immorality in this Place": Environment, Character, and Reform in South Wales, 1847-1919, Allison Kirkpatrick
Materials and Methodologies for Spectroscopic and Optical Analytical Applications in Cultural Heritage Conservation Science, Lyndsay Nichole Kissell
All About Dynamics: Katherine Howard's Hidden Story, Samantha E. Knofler
Confederate Statues in University Opinion Newspaper Articles: An Analysis of Themes and Attachment, Jamie Nicole Knopf
Data Visualization: Analyzing an Evidentiary Archive, John Kohlepp
Developing an Energy Service Interface Specification, Jaime T. Kolln
Applying Biomimetic Passive Dynamics to a Quadruped Robot Leg, Emma Krnacik
Stakeholder Participation and Influence at State Public Utility Commissions, Genevieve Theresa Kruse
Splitting Gaussian Densities to Minimize Variance Along a Direction of Nonlinearity, Amit Kumar
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Stressors Among Asian American and Pacific Islanders, Ava Lu Kupperman
Intersections of Masculinity, Culturally Relevant Factors, and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Asian American Men, Jason Z. Kyler-Yano
You Need This: Global Fast Fashion, Environment, and Consumption Culture, Alexandra Lamm
Diversity Analysis of the Portland Art Museum's Exhibitions: a Closer Examination Through an Art Historical Lens, Emma Lancaster-Huggins
Development of a Testing Station for Grid-Interactive Smart Inverter Systems, Yudong Lan
Testing the LS/CMI for Predictive Accuracy: Does Age Matter?, Sandra Stephanie Lawlor
A Literary Examination of the Efficacy of Zoological Conservation in the United States versus Foreign Efforts, Madeleine M. LeCorre
Targeting the Maladaptive Effects of Binge Drinking on Circadian Gene Expression, Courtney Ledford