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Behind the Walls: The Implications of Assisted Living Building Codes on Resident Safety, Adam Pennavaria, Lindsey Smith, Paula Carder, Cassandra Hua, Eric Jutkowitz, and Kali Thomas
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Woofs and Warbles: The Influence of Urban Dog Walking on Birdsong, Grace Phillips
Overt Representation and Subtle Clues A Study of Queer Book Descriptions in English, Croatian, and Serbian, Rachael Phillips
Culturable Microbial Communities in Root Nodules of Red Alder (Alnus rubra Bong.) and Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius L.): Patterns of Diversity and Composition, Felisha (Fay) Rene Pooler
Shadowed Identities: The (Mis)Representation of Communities of Color in Classic Film Noir, Yolanda Porter
35th Annual Young Historians Conference Program, Portland State University History Department and Portland State University Challenge Program
Discovering Sri Lanka: Examining the Marketing Strategies Behind Successful Tourist Destinations, Victoria Powell
Foliar Water Uptake Mitigation of Urban Drought Stress, Rory Price, Samantha Hartzell Dr., Lauren Lowman Dr., and Sybil Gotsch Dr.
How Do Montessori-Based Activities Affect Behaviors for Older People with Dementia: A Literature Review, Isabel Quigley
Safe-Haven Ignorance: The Epistemic Refugee, Purya Rabet
Swarlipi: An Exploration in Devanagari Typography, Hindustani Music, and Emotional Expression, Arya Radhika
"This Revolution Been Televised": Media as a Tool of Justice and an Apparatus of State Violence, Nahal Rastegarpour
Reproductive Rights at Work: The Role of Organizations in Menstrual Support, Emily Julia Ready
Riding Through the Great Depression: The Impact of Pack Horse Librarians, Madison G. Reed
Weak Formulation for Solving Inverse Problems in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces (With Applications to Learning Dynamical Systems), Victor William Rielly
Shanghai's Stateless Immigrants: Anti-Bolshevik Russians in Shanghai from 1917-1949, Anna E. Roberts
Enabling New Synthetic Platforms for Aryne Synthesis with Aryl Thianthrenium Reagents, Riley Augustus Roberts
The Role of Cultural Mathematical Caring Relations in Supporting Two Latina Undergraduates’ Rate of Change Development within a Constructivist Teaching Experiment: An Anti-Deficit Investigation Bridging Sensemaking and Cultural Experiences, Christopher Orlando Roman
What This Work Really Takes: Lessons, Tensions, and Student Perspectives in a Social Justice Math Classroom, Kathryn Elizabeth Roman
Mindful Marcelo: The Process of Writing and Illustrating a Culturally-Specific Children's Book for Early Psychoeducation, Liz Romero-Herrera
Why Democracy Has Lost the Trust of Modern People in the Modern Era, Erica Rubel
Temporal Modeling and Forecasting of Blood Glucose Dynamics in Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus, MJ Ruff