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Events from 2021
The Role of the School SLP in Treatment of TBI: Implications for BIPOC Students, Simone Speer and Susan Wiggins
The Void Luminous and Exploratory Auteurship, Matthew J. Spencer
Immodest Transformations, Georg Sperle
Finding Lonely Routes for Runners and Bikers, Ethan T. Spicher
Women's Work: a Feminist Standpoint Theory Study of Scholarship, Voice, and Resistance in the Academic Generation of Knowledge, Linnea Angelica Spitzer
Methods for Object Tracking With Machine Vision, Zachary Simon Stamler
Experiences of Shame, Exclusion, & Appropriation in Mindfulness-based Wellness Culture, Charlotte Grace Starling
Nest Preferences of solitary cavity nesting bees in Portland, OR, Stefanie Steele
Nesting Habits of Cavity Nesting Bees and Wasps in Portland, Oregon, Stefanie Kay Steele
Impacts of COVID-19 on Rural Medical Business Models, Kendra L. Stefan
Where to Draw the Line: Evaluating Visuospatial and Attentional Processing in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Alisha Steigerwald
Photoemission Electron Microscopy for Direct Observation of Photonic and Plasmonic Phenomena, Theodore Stenmark
Virtual Community for Fat People in Outdoor Recreation, Amber C. Stephens
Elmore v. Rice et al.: The Court Case that Defies a Narrative, Gerrit Sterk
Exploring the Relationships Between Community Experiences and Well-Being among Youth Experiencing Homelessness, Katricia Stewart
Session 1: Panel 1: Presenter 3 (Paper) -- The Alaska Native Claim Settlement Act: The Impact on Alaskan Natives, Madeleine G. Stewart
Modeling Airflows and VOC Source Strengths to an Occupied School, Brett Stinson
Determining Airflows and Volatile Organic Compound Source Strengths for an Occupied School, Brett Stinson and Elliott T. Gall
Social and behavioral predictors of gestational weight gain: A review, Kalera Stratton and Janne Boone-Heinonen
The Need for Sustainable Nitrogen Utilization in Agriculture, Kristina Stromvig
Science in Service of Man: Towards an Understanding of Medicine as an Institution of Control, Amanda M. Strother
Situating HIV/AIDS Humanitarian Film in the National Cinema Culture of Mozambique: Historical, Contemporary and Feminist Perspectives, Sebastián Andrés Suárez Hode
Stormwater Management at Portland State University with the Uncertainty of Climate Change, Evan Suemori and Alexadra Vargas
Current Stormwater Practices and Future Implementation at Portland State University with the Uncertainty of Climate Change, Evan Suemori and Alexandra Vargas Quiñones
Introduction to 2021 Anthos Dossier, Rebecca Summer