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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
A Numerical Investigation of Microgravity Evaporation, Daniel Peter Ringle
Delayed True Vocal Fold Closure During Compression Phase of Cough in Individuals with Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility, Sandra Rios-Ayala and Deanna Britton
Investigating the Mental Health and Well-Being Effects of Neo-Pagan Spiritual Practice, Emma Ritter
Do Fungal Symbionts of Salt Marsh Plants Affect Interspecies Competition?, Vanessa Robertson-Rojas
Inclusion for Speech-Language Pathology Minority Graduate Students, Teresa Michelle Roberts
Discourse Analysis on Foregrounded Information in Audiological Resources for Parents of Deaf Children, Sierra Robinson and John Hellermann
Self-Disclosure and Physiological Responses among Adults who Stutter, Sulema Rodriguez and Megann McGill
A Computer Science Academic Vocabulary List, David Roesler
History and Memory in the Intersectionality of Heritage Sites and Cultural Centers in the Pacific Northwest and Hawai'i, Leah Marie Rosenkranz
Assessing Adaptive Capacity to Climate and Population Change at the Urban-Rural Interface: Human-Water System Dynamics in the Hood River Valley, Oregon, Alexander Reid Ross
A Survey of the Bees of Portland and Their Floral Preferences, Erica Rudolph, Stefanie Steele, Joshua Page, Diandra Diamond, and Susan Masta
Crime Risk near Reported Homeless Encampments: a Spatial Analysis, Kortney Lynn Russell
Designing a More Effective MRI Contrast Agent: Investigation into Various Functionalization Strategies for Targeted Imaging, Lauren Nicole Rust
Flight Simulator Modeling Using Recurrent Neural Networks, Nickolas Sabatini and Andreas Natsis
Use of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Including Sheets, Rods, and Ropes in Strengthening and Repairing Long Reinforced Concrete Columns, Yasir Matloob Saeed
Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Adults with Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHADD), Ajesh Saini
Challenging Narratives: The Implications of being perceived as an Agent of Development within the Filipinx Community, Erin San Antonio and Alma M. O. Trinidad
Variation in Female and Male Dialogue in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Multi-dimensional Analysis, Amber Morgan Sanchez
Cultural Wealth and the Racialized Experiences of Persisting Latinx Business Students in a Predominantly White Institution: a Study on Sense of Belonging, Rebecca Sue Sanchez
Developing a Conceptual Framework for Research on Social Media and Political Polarization, Audrey C. Sanders
Volatile Organic Compound Adsorption-Desorption properties in Various Materials, Franklyn Santos and Elliott T. Gall
Examining Bicycle and Motorized Vehicle Speeds and Their Relationships in the Context of Urban Roadways, Jaclyn Sue Schaefer
Epictetus’ Enchiridion and the Influence on Women, Eloise C. Schell
Religious Motivations Can Only Get You So Far: The Impacts and Limitations of Lutheran Educational Reforms, Abigail Schipper