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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
An Analysis of Suspended Sediment Dynamics in a Partially Mixed Estuary, Riyadh Hamad Muttaleb
Session 2: Panel 1: Presenter 3 (Paper) -- Hunting Power through Witch Hunts in Early Modern Scotland, Devika D. Narendra
Evaluation of Sex Education Curriculum and Policy Related to the Needs of LGBTQ+ Latinx Youth, Olivia Nayler
Project MKULTRA: How the CIA Used the Cold War to Commit Horrors on US Citizens, Dawson M. Neely
Mutual Aid as Spiritual Tacit Knowledge Within Doukhobor Epistemology, Rachel L. Neubuhr Torres
Cleopatra VII: How Modernity Altered One of Egypt’s Most Infamous Pharaohs, Isabeau Newbury
Self-Perception of Stuttering Frequency Across the Lifespan: A Pilot Study, Natalia C. Newton
Readability of Informational Handouts Provided to Families of Patients with Craniofacial Differences at their Initial Clinic Visit, Mi Eve A. Ngo
Investigation of Environmental-Friendly, Membraneless Hydrogen Peroxide Fuel Cells, Bao Nguyen
The Usage of Resveratrol for Eye Pain after Refractive Surgery, Dennis Nguyen
Multi-Agent Radiation Localization, Teresa Nguyen
Opportunities for Vietnam's Footwear Industry After the 2019-2020 Pandemic to Achieve Competitive Advantage, Thuan Nguyen
A ‘Confessed’ Witch: Tituba and Salem Witchcraft, 1692–1693, Brooke Nicole Nicholson
Working Paper No. 57, The Plight of the Indigenous in British North America, Maria Nicolas-Reyes
Public Perception of Air Quality Risks in Portland, Oregon, Dawn Nolan
Gender Deviants: Subverting Regulatory Power in Medical Institutions, Ursa Nuffer-Rodriguez Mx.
Self-Contained Photon Coincidence Counting with NI myRIO Ecosystem, Georges Oates Larsen and Andres H. La Rosa
The Impact of Effective Leadership in Cross-functional New Product Development Virtual Teams, Obianuju Obiano
Group Theory Visualized Through the Rubik's Cube, Ashlyn Okamoto
The Klondike Gold Rush and the Dead Horse Trail, Brian O'Riley
Reassessing Hydrothermal Heat Discharge and the Relationship of Hot Springs in the North Oregon Cascades, Aaron Alexander Orr
Police Union Contracts and Impediments to Accountability: A Case Study Analysis of PPA Bargaining Agreements, Elizabeth Ott
Session 2: Panel 1 (Video) -- Mystics, Indulgences, Witches and Power Dynamics in the Catholic Church, John S. Ott, Kasaundra A. Bonanno, Charlotte Levine, and Devika D. Narendra
Error Propagation and Algorithmic Design of Contour Integral Eigensolvers with Applications to Fiber Optics, Benjamin Quanah Parker
Expanding Temperature Sensing for the Orion BMS 2, Samuel J. Parker