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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Examining Emergency Citizen Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Emergent Groups Addressing Food Insecurity in Portland, Oregon, Aliza Ruth Tuttle
Most Recent Rupture on the Boulder Creek Fault Triggered Bedrock Landsliding in the Nooksack Watershed, Whatcom County, Washington, Abigail Catherine Underwood
Interpreter Access for the Deaf Community Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Isabella C. Updyke-Welch
East Portland Resilient Island Vision Plan, Blair Vallie, Mary Chase, Mirna Ali, Journie Gering, Rica Perez, and Allan Wilson
The Cultural Dilemma of the American Education System: An Observation of How it Lives in Montessori, Amaya Varma
Film History Digests, Nathan A. Varner
Qur’an and Constitutions: Sharia in Modern Muslim Democracies, Adrian N. Vasquez
Robust Design Methodologies Under Performance Variations for More Than Moore Technologies: CNFETs & 3DICs, Satya Keerthi Vendra
Analysis of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Willamette River, Portland, Oregon, Mariah D. Vertulfo
Building a Turbulent Jet: Measuring/Modeling Lagrangian Dispersion, Particle Trajectory Dynamics and Intermittency, Bianca Fontanin Viggiano
Lovesick: An Original Comic Book, Sims C. Vincent
A Look at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis: Investigation of Potential Causes and Effects, Verity Saige Vogel
Thermococcales Transcription Initiation Response to Stress Conditions, Suzie L. Wallace
Houseplants as Mental Health Supports for Dorm Occupants During the Lockdown Period at Portland State University, Brittani Wallsten
The Plant Water Management Experiments, Marc Benjamin Wasserman
Examination of an Individual-level Stigma Reduction Tactic in Front-line Service Encounters, Christopher J. Waterbury, Nicholas A. Smith PhD., Larry Martinez PhD., and Shi (Tracy) Xu PhD.
The Effects of Approach and Avoidance Dispositions and Sense of Power on Promotive and Prohibitive Voice Efficacy, Christopher J. Waterbury, Avery N. Waklatsi, and Amy Pytlovany Ph.D.
Case Study in Activist Applied Linguistics: Working with the Oregon Judicial Department for the Accessibility of Domestic Relations Information, AmandaLyn R. Wayland, Jamal R. Ford, and Abbee A. Mortensen
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Colonization Response to Dike Removal in the Salmon River Estuary, Elinore Webb
Le Gout Qui Reste: Cultural Identity and Belonging in Ook Chung's Kimchi, Taurean James Weber-Laurencio
Thick [in] It: The Creation of Caregiver Materials for Treatment of Infant Dysphagia Using Thickened Liquids, Autumn Weis, Dr. Deanna Britton, and Allyson Goodwyn-Craine
Honey Tree: A Neo-Soul Album, Artist & Musical Development Through the Electronic Press Kit, Raine Welterlen
Story and Play: Applying Narrative Game Scholarship to Game Design, Rodale Wenger
Changes in Blood Mineral Concentrations and ADHD Symptoms After 8 weeks of Micronutrient Supplementation, Elizabeth S. White