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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
A for Arson, Anton Taylor Jones
Memristor Crossbar Array Testing Using Sneak Paths, Rasika Dhananjay Joshi
Evaluation of Manual and Semi-Automated Deep-Seated Landslide Inventory Processes: Willapa Hills, Washington, Tiffany E. Justice
Drivers of Postpartum Readmissions with and without Severe Maternal Morbidity, Oregon All Payer All Claims 2012-2018, Menolly Kafuman
Reclamation Towards the Futurity of Central Albina, Ariel Kane, Aubrey Carlsen, Stephen Greenslade, Jude Thaddaeus, and Zachary Mettler
Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Role of Socioeconomic Status in Health Outcomes, Leila Karout
A Bioinformatic and Biochemical Analysis of Cruciviruses, George William Kasun
Connections Between Food Sovereignty, Traditional Food Access and Community Health in Urban Populations: A Systematic Review of the Literature (A Work in Progress), Stephanie L. Kenyon
Exploring Connections Between Food Sovereignty, Cultural Food Access and Urban Health Promotion: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Stephanie L. Kenyon
Get Your Model Out There: Advancing Methods for Developing and Using Causal-Loop Diagrams, Erin Suzanne Kenzie
Welcome and Full Program with Abstracts, Jennifer Kerns and Karen Bjork
Exploring a Possible New Mechanism of the Predictive Coding Theory of Consciousness with a Binocular Rivalry Experiment, Sai Kiersarsky and Madison Cho-Richmond
World War II and Racial Relations, Jared Kimball
Climatic Controls on the Kinematics of the Hooskanaden Landslide, Curry County, Oregon, Kara Kingen
Colorism in Mexico: An Examination of Inequality and the Psychological Impact in the Form of Depression, Ana K. Kinzie
Queer: A 25 Year History, A Blooming Identity, Greer Klepacki
Distributionally Robust Optimization Utilizing Facility Location Problems, Elijah Kling
Understanding Ransomware Trajectory to Create an Informed Prediction, J. D. Klusnick
Trump's Legacy in the Middle East: Strategic Shift and the Geopolitics of American Foreign Policy in the Region, Bilel Kriaa
Elucidating the Evolution and Function of sRNAs that Facilitate Bacterial Stress Tolerance, Madeline Claire Krieger
Birdsong in Urban Environments With Differing Vegetation and Building Structures, Ananke G. Krishnan, Drew Meyers, Halee Long, and Sarah Foltz
VitalSight: Remote Patient Monitoring Business Plan, Sindhu Kundur, Colin Owens, Jeffrey Pinkerton, and Mariama Wilson