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Submissions from 2022
A Comparative Economic Analysis for Cloud Computing, Colleen Nhim, Duane Murray, Nisha Hemantha Raju, Marwah Al-Zabidi, and Cuong Nguyen
Investigation of the Externship Selection Process Across ASHA-Accredited Speech Language Pathology Programs, Teale Niles, Lindsey Schwab, and Brandon Eddy
Angels, Snakes, and Everything In Between: The Fall of the Byzantine Eunuch, Tess E. Nye
Dustoff, Ryan D. O'Connell
Masculinity Instability and Ideologies as Predictors of IPV Perpetration: The Mediating Role of Relationship Power, Emma Christine Marioles O'Connor
A Day Late and a Dollar Short: Examining Perceptions of Which Exonerees Deserve Compensation, Alexandra Pauline Olson
Professional Development for Special Education Paraeducators: How to Effectively Train Classroom Staff to Support Students with Complex Instructional and Behavioral Needs, Cara Olson-Sawyer
Envisioning An Equitable Central City, Tanja Olson, Caroline Crisp, Heidi Hinshaw, Sarah Pearlman, Laurel Priest, and Jacob Storm
The Benefits of Social Support on Health and Well-Being in Military Populations: Examining Mechanisms, Source of Support, and the Reach of a Workplace Well-Being Intervention, AnnaMarie Sophia O'Neill
Reconceiving the Relationship Between the Built Environment and Walking Behavior: Examining the Samples, Scales, and Methods in Travel Behavior Research, Jaime Pablo Orrego-Oñate
The Effect of Peer Relationships and Cyberbullying Victimization on Young Adults' Propensity to Cyberbully, Taaj Weraphorn Orr
Child Success and Parental Marital Status: the Impact of Mental Health, Poverty, and Trauma, Cambria Ort
An Assessment Model of the Healthcare Entrepreneurship Ecosystem to Foster Solutions for Underserved Communities, Abdalilah Saleh Owaishiz
An Analysis of the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Tulsa Remote Program, As an Effective Economic Development Strategy, Kristen J. Padilla
Survey of the Bees and Floral Use at the Leach Botanical Garden, Joshua Page
A Bayesian Latent Scale Model for Multivariate Longitudinal Data, Kruti Pandya
School Lunch Policy and Parental Working Trends, Sophia D. Paniagua
Analysis of Aftershock Parameters for the Alaskan Subduction Zone Tectonic Region, Gabrielle M. Paris
Analysis of Aftershock Parameters for the Alaskan Subduction Zone Tectonic Region, Gabrielle M. Paris (they/them), Richard C. Hugo, and Andrew J. Michael
Inclusive approaches for measuring demographics of underrepresented populations in STEM and biomedical research training programs, Stephanie E. Paris, Teala W. Alvord, Brandy L. Lentz, Mollie C. Marr, Angie Setthavongsack, Alexis Dinno, Jae Downing, Aaron Raz Link, Dawn M. Richardson, Shanthia N. Espinosa, Phuc T. Nguyen, and Lisa K. Marriott
Inclusive Approaches for Measuring Demographics of Underrepresented Populations in STEM and Biomedical Research Training Programs, Stephanie E. Paris, Teala W. Alvord, Brandy Lentz, Mollie C. Marr, Angie Setthavongsack, Alexis Dinno, Jae Downing, Aaron Raz Link, Dawn M. Richardson, Shanthia N. Espinosa, Phuc T. Nguyen, and Lisa K. Marriott
K-12 Racial Equity Work in the Predominantly White Pacific Northwest: Interracial Conversations, Counter-Stories, and Considerations, Bradley Justin Parker
Critical Awareness, Reflection, and Action in Head Start Leadership: A Critical Consciousness Case Study of Head Start Leaders, Christopher Pearce Agudelo