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Theses from 2020
Emergence in the Strengths and Love of My People to Counter Invisibility for Liberation in the White Academy, Emily D. Carrillo-Casares
Re-engaging Individual Capacities in Service of Civic Capacity: a Model of Holistic Civic Engagement Education for the University, Jane Gerald Carr
Urban Hostility: CPTED, Hostile Architecture, and the Erasure of Democratic Public Space, Matthew M. Carr
A Secret Plague: How the Decline of Mental Health During the Great Plague Created an Undetected Epidemic, Erin A. Carty
Explicit Learning of Auditory Categories in Preschoolers With and Without Developmental Language Disorder, Lauren Casey
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion and Association with Community Health Center Funding; a Focused Look at the Diabetic Hispanic/Latinx Community, Soraya Castenada and Leslie Bienen
Collaboration and Evaluation in Urban Sustainability and Resilience Transformations: the Keys to a Just Transition?, Liliana Elizabeth Caughman
The Economically Disadvantaged Speak: Exploring the Intersection of Poverty, Race, Child Neglect and Racial Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System, Angela Gail Cause
CE-QUAL-W2 Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model of the Cedar River Municipal Watershed, Amory Spencer Cervarich
Vessel Trajectory Prediction Using Historical AIS Data, Jagir Laxmichand Charla
Zoonotic Illness among Veterinarians & the TWH perspective, Nicole Chaudhary
Robust Maximum Flow Network Interdiction Problem, Darshan Rajesh Chauhan
A Solution for Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Compostable Consumption Across Industries, Prithvi Chauhan
An Inquiry into Developing College Student Socially-Responsible Leadership: Ethics of Justice and Care in the Midst of Conflict and Controversy, Jill Frances Childress
Examining Mindfulness Training for Teachers: Theoretical and Methodological Extensions of Intervention Effectiveness, Jaiya Rae Choles
Engaging Communities in Archaeology on Private Property in an Urban Neighborhood: the Search for the First (1825-1829) Fort Vancouver, Vancouver, Washington, Amy Carolyn Clearman
Amplifying Latinx Voice through Interview Study: Highlighting Mathematics Identity as a Pathway to Student Self-Empowerment and Academic Agency, Brea Justine Cohen
3D-Printed Leg Design and Modification for Improved Support on a Quadruped Robot, Jasmin S. Collins
Eco-Publishing in The Book Industry: An Interdisciplinary Case Study with Patagonia Books, Julie A. Collins
Waste Management in the Global South: an Inquiry on the Patterns of Plastic and Waste Material Flows in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Katie Ann Conlon
Smart Contract Vulnerabilities on the Ethereum Blockchain: a Current Perspective, Daniel Steven Connelly
Jazz Banned: How Jazz Music Shaped Nazi Germany, Stella Coomes
Pottermore, A Case Study: What Publishers Can Learn About Developing Interactive Transmedia in the Post-Web Age, Megan Crayne
Glacial Meltwater Modeling to Simulate Lake Water Budget (1996-2013) in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, Julian Michael Cross