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Theses from 2021
How to Effectively Manage Virtual Teams Created Due to COVID-19?, Aakanksha Santosh Rane
The Impact of COVID-19 on International Students at Portland State University, Aakanksha Santosh Rane
Teen Dating Violence Prevention for Queer and Questioning Youth, Whitney Reek
Tellurorhodamine Photocatalysts in Aerobic Oxidation Reactions: Development of Synthetic Methods and Reaction Mechanisms, Irving D. Rettig
CD40L and TNF-alpha Levels After Traumatic Injury, Queen Revollido and Martin Schreiber
‘I just had to do most everything’: Colonial Implications of Settler Women’s Roles in Nineteenth-Century Oregon, Hannah A. Reynolds
Engaging Ecological Narratives: An Inquiry into Place-Based Knowledge and Disaster Risk Reduction in Gozo, Malta, Ella S. Richmond
The Case for Industry to Push for E-waste Regulation, Marianne Richter
Gamification of Aging, Tyne A. Riddick
Migrant Success: Sanctuary Law and Resources for Migrants in Portland, Oregon, Jessica Risney
Comparing heavy metal content found in Spinach grown on the roof and ground sites at Portland State University, Tyler A. Robin
Comparing Heavy Metal Content Found in Spinach (Spinacia Oleracea) Grown on the Roof And Ground Sites At Portland State University, Tyler Robin, Gwynn R. Johnson, and Olyssa Starry
Forest Park Trail Monitoring, Adan Robles, Colton S. Maybee, and Erin Dougherty
The Outriders, Zak Rodgers
Stuttering Accommodations in Professional Environments: The Intersectionality between Multiculturalism, Multilingualism, Stigma, Disability Identity and Rights, Sulema Rodriguez and Megann McGill
The Influence of Common Social Media Video Lengths on the Attention of Undergraduate Students, Alan E. Rodriguez Tiburcio
Covid-19 and Open Access in the Humanities: Impacts and Emerging Trends, Olivia Rollins
Vancouver Anchor District, Vancouver, Sandra Rollinson, Bryan Husin, Huy Le, Alicia Tillery, Colby Mikulich, and Dawnna Wilder
Urbanization and Mental Health: The Power of Green Space, Emma Rosenthal
Perceptual Mismatch Between Meso and Macro Policy at Tokyo International University, Brianna Ross and Kimberly Brown
Links Between Sound-Category Learning & Memory Skills in Neurotypical & Language-Learning-Disabled Adults, Katharine Ross and Mario Rene Jimenez-Cruz
Invasive Species Mapping and Community Outreach at Mary S. Young State Park, Julian Roth and Kylee Church
Maximum Coverage Facility Location Drone Routing Problem with Multiple Trip Stops, Marie Roza
The Watchman: Charles Chauncy’s Defense of the New England Clerical Establishment during the Great Awakening, Sydney E. Rue