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Submissions from 2021
Woman Turned Warrior: An Analysis on the Strong Female Character Trope and the Influence it has on Gender Stereotypes Through the Use of Back Cover Copy, Alexandria Gonzales
Climate Model Evaluation of Atmospheric Rivers Over the Contiguous United States, Ilan González-Hirshfeld
E(Raced): Race and Use of Self Amongst BIPOC Social Workers, Anita Reinette Gooding
Reducing Stigma Associated with Growing Up Poor: How to Create a More Equitable Future for Working Class Adolescents, Jessica Goodpaster
Experiences of Undergraduates and Graduate Teaching Assistants in Biology Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences, Emma Crystal Goodwin
Changes in the Relationship Between the Horus and Seth: Settling the Score, Gabrielle Goodwin
Numerical Techniques and Simulations for Studying Various High Power Optical Fiber Amplifiers, Particularly for Ytterbium (Yb+3), and Thulium (Tm+3) Doped Fibers, Tathagata Goswami
CONNECTION, COMPASSION, and HONESTY: Using Picture Books to Help Build a Healthier Relationship to Death in a Death-Denying Culture, Kami Sahalie Upshaw Gould
Anti-Muslim Bias: Investigating Individual Differences, Threat Perceptions, and Emotions in Islamophobic Policy Support, Aeleah M. Granger
God-Talk in Catholic High Schools: Theology Teachers Doing Theological Education for and with Religiously Diverse Student Populations, David Michael Avram Gregory
The State of Renewable Energy in Colombia, Magwyer Grimes
Efficacy of Curcumin Supplementation in Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Tabitha M. Grow and Adam Sadowski
Efficacy of Curcumin in Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis, Tabitha Grow and Adam Sadowski
The Worth of Risk: Political Participation and Risk Perceptions, Siri Grubb
Mechanisms of Connexin-46 and -50 Intercellular Channel Function and Stability by Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Bassam George Haddad
Exploring the Impact of Interpersonal Trust on Health Outcomes in Rapidly Gentrifying Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon, Julie Ha and Yves Labissiere
Exploring the Impact of Trust on Health Outcomes in Urban Neighborhood, Julie T. Ha
Exploring The Correlational Relationship Of Interpersonal Discrimination And Leader-Member Exchange, Bryan Wesley T. Hamilton
The Community Case for Violence: Toward a Materialist Perspective on Community Work, Aven Handley-Merk
Evolution of the Mexican American Border: How the Victorio Campaign in 1880 Changed Mexican American Border Management, Dameon Hansen
The Patriarchy in Publishing: Examining Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Women (Non-men) in the Publishing Industry, Grace E. Hansen
Investigating Values in Discourse: Ideals and Social Plans, Luke Edward Hanst
How to Decide Whether and How to Sell a Small Family Business, Gabriel Harlow
How Has Cultural Marxism Been Used as a Political Tactic in Order to Decrease Trust in Higher Education?, Drew Havnaer