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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
When My Intersecting Identities of Being Racially Oppressed and Privileged Become Blurred: An Autoethnographic Dive Into Unlocking the Polarities of Who I Am, Susan Acosta (Dissertation)
When My Intersecting Identities of Being Racially Oppressed and Privileged Become Blurred: An Autoethnographic Dive Into Unlocking the Polarities of Who I Am, Susan Acosta (Dissertation)
Layout-Aware Quantum Circuitry and Algorithmic Extensions to Grover's Algorithm, Ali Al-Bayaty (Dissertation)
“I’m strictly t4t”: Trans for Trans Connections in the Contemporary, Madi Lou Alexander (Thesis)
"I'm strictly t4t": Trans for Trans Connections in the Contemporary, Madi Lou Alexander (Thesis)
Detecting and Analyzing Frequency Events in Power Systems Using Tunable Parameters-Based Algorithms: Development, Optimization, and Analysis, Hussain A. Alghamdi (Dissertation)
A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Workplace Challenges Experienced by Women, Ahmed Mohammed Almousa (Dissertation)
Shock Effects Including Maskelynite Formation in Three Shergottite Meteorites From Mars, George Ayeh Anim (Thesis)
Monitoring and Modeling Legacy Tree Response to Restoration Treatments in the Klamath Mountains, Oregon, USA, Isaac Joseph Ball (Thesis)
Tree-equity and Environmental Justice Discourses Among Urban Forestry Professionals in Portland: Current Impacts and Future Implications, Axcelle Deone Bell (Thesis)
Identifying the Drivers Behind the Decline of Douglas-fir and True Fir Species in SW Oregon, Alexander Bryant Bentley (Thesis)
Identifying the Drivers Behind the Decline of Douglas-fir and True Fir Species in SW Oregon, Alexander Bryant Bentley (Thesis)
Dog Days, William Conrad Boechler (Closed Thesis)
Dog Days, William Conrad Boechler (Thesis)
Tweeting the Past, Present, and Future of Social Welfare: Public Political Speech, Cultural Resonance, and Debates about Defunding the Police, Kevin Noel Cherry (Dissertation)
A Mixed-Methods Study on Extended Parental Separation Among Mexican and Central American Immigrants: Insights from Legal Violence and the Stress Process, Natalie J. Cholula (Dissertation)
A Mixed-Methods Study on Extended Parental Separation Among Mexican and Central American Immigrants: Insights From Legal Violence and the Stress Process, Natalie J. Cholula (Dissertation)
#Clandestini: How Italy's Center-Right Parliamentary Coalition Frames the Migrant Crisis on Social Media, Jenna Lynn DePasquale (Dissertation)
#Clandestini: How Italy’s Center-Right Parliamentary Coalition Frames the Migrant Crisis on Social Media, Jenna Lynn DePasquale (Dissertation)
Support Beyond Services: Examining the Role of Neighbor Relationships, Housing Staff, and Place in Mental Health Recovery, Kenna Estell Dickard (Dissertation)
Support Beyond Services: Examining the Role of Neighbor Relationships, Housing Staff, and Place in Mental Health Recovery, Kenna Estell Dickard (Dissertation)
Becoming a Learner: An Autoethnography, Joshua Dickinson (Thesis)
Sex and the Genetic Architecture of Mitonuclear Evolution, Zachary Paul Dietz (Dissertation)
Model Explanations for Gender and Ethnicity Bias Mitigation in AI-Generated Narratives, Martha Otisi Dimgba (Thesis)
An Exploration of Holistic Admissions Protocol in Graduate School: Implications for Access and Equity, Kelly Doherty (Dissertation)
An Exploration of Holistic Admissions Protocol in Graduate School: Implications for Access and Equity, Kelly Doherty (Dissertation)
Forest Fires Increase Mid-Winter Snowmelt in the Western Oregon Cascades, Sage Ebel (Thesis)
Commensality in the Eateries of Roman Pompeii, Amaya Yolanda Eckersley (Thesis)
The Effects of Family Cohesion on the Relationship Between Trauma and State-Level Social Policy Provision in the United States, Brandon Kendall Ross Fielding (Dissertation)
The Effects of Family Cohesion on the Relationship Between Trauma and State-Level Social Policy Provision in the United States, Brandon Kendall Ross Fielding (Dissertation)
Spread, Natalie Ann Flaherty (Closed Thesis)
The Legend of the Renata, Part One, Derrick Edward Galloway (Thesis)
The Legend of the Renata, Part One, Derrick Edward Galloway (Closed Thesis)
Influence of Inselbergs on Bat Diversity in Afrotropical Ecosystems, Amanda Lee Grunwald (Dissertation)
The Role of Homocysteine Redox Chemistry in Biomolecular Mechanisms, Megha Gupta (Dissertation)
Urban Beavers at the Crossroads: How Ecological Knowledge, Sociodemographic, and Spatial Context Shape Public Perception and Coexistence Preferences, Matthew Guziejka (Thesis)
Financial Metrics as Predictors of Financial Vulnerability and Nonprofit Failure, Yossi Haimberg (Dissertation)
Structural Earthquake Resiliency of Rocking Core Systems with Floor Enabled Recentering, S. Taban Hajimirza (Dissertation)
Race, Reflection and Resistance: An Autoethnographic Journey in Social Studies Curriculum Development, Jesse Nicholas Hendryx-Dobson (Dissertation)
Race, Reflection and Resistance: An Autoethnographic Journey in Social Studies Curriculum Development, Jesse Nicholas Hendryx-Dobson (Dissertation)
Breaking the Rules: Post-Translational Modifications and Proteome Dynamics During Anoxia, Chelsea Jordan Hughes (Dissertation)
Breaking the Rules: Post-Translational Modifications and Proteome Dynamics During Anoxia, Chelsea Jordan Hughes (Dissertation)
Photocathodes from Aerobic Oxidation of Tellurorhodamines, Amelia Jellison (Thesis)
Experiences of Support and Success for Students of Color in the Midwifery Educational Setting, Laura Jenson (Dissertation)
Experiences of Support and Success for Students of Color in the Midwifery Educational Setting, Laura Jenson (Dissertation)
Integrative Approaches to Climate Resilience Planning: Application of a Plan Evaluation Framework, Maulsri Jha (Dissertation)
A Critical Appraisal of Poverty in the Context of Nature-Based Communities: Selected Cases from the Philippines, Carla Edith Gonzales Jimena (Thesis)
“Significant Bodily Intrusions”: Investigations into Law Enforcement Phlebotomy, Anne Kathleen Johnson (Dissertation)
"Significant Bodily Intrusions": Investigations into Law Enforcement Phlebotomy, Anne Kathleen Johnson (Dissertation)
Adolescent Preventive Care Outcomes Before and After COVID-19 Onset: What is the Role of Telehealth?, Sarah Hayden Knipper (Dissertation)
Adolescent Preventive Care Outcomes Before and After COVID-19 Onset: What is the Role of Telehealth?, Sarah Hayden Knipper (Dissertation)
Rising from the Ashes: Reading Impacts and the Effects of Recovery Educational Services Following a Major Natural Disaster, Tiffanie Lousia Lambert (Dissertation)
"I know who I am": Draw-and-Tell Conversations with Gender-Creative Children, Eline Leemans Lenne (Dissertation)
“I know who I am”: Draw-and-Tell Conversations with Gender-Creative Children, Eline Leemans Lenne (Dissertation)
Neural Visual Synthesis for Graphics, 4D Gaussians and Videos, Zhan Li (Dissertation)
Characterizing Rainfall Variability Within a Series of Storms Over Northern California in February 2017, Parker Jan Malek (Thesis)
Youth Experiences of Participation, Inclusion, and Influence Within a Youth-Serving Organization Implementing Participatory Processes, Rhen M. Miles (Dissertation)
Turbulent Structures in Coupled Wind-Wave Flows, Cerrina Mouchref (Thesis)
Price-Signal-Based Control Strategy for Heat Pump Water Heaters in Demand Response Applications, Othman Murad (Thesis)
Price-Signal-Based Control Strategy for Heat Pump Water Heaters in Demand Response Applications, Othman A. Murad (Thesis)
Dynamics of Urban Heat and Green Infrastructure, YunJae Ock (Dissertation)
Institutions, Indigenous Peoples, and the Structure of Power in Columbia River Basin Salmon Governance, Christopher Michael Page (Dissertation)
Institutions, Indigenous Peoples, and the Structure of Power in Columbia River Basin Salmon Governance, Christopher Michael Page (Dissertation)
Influencing Factors of Angle-of-arrival Estimator Based on Deep Learning, Guohao Pang (Thesis)
Influencing Factors of Angle-of-arrival Estimator Based on Deep Learning, Guohao Pang (Thesis)
Geotechnical Centrifuge Test of a Pile-Supported Wharf in Silt (Test AEP01), Andrew Earl Parrott (Thesis)
The Effects of School Safety Strategies on K-12 Schools: Armed Civilians, School Resource Officers, and Metal Detectors as Contributors to the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Rebeca Petean (Dissertation)
The Effects of School Safety Strategies on K-12 Schools: Armed Civilians, School Resource Officers, and Metal Detectors as Contributors to the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Rebeca Petean (Dissertation)
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 (Thesis)
Evaluation of Social Worker Knowledge of Human Trafficking at the Oregon State Hospital: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Education, Training, and Victim Identification, Jamie Sue Pryde (Thesis)
Evaluation of Social Worker Knowledge of Human Trafficking at the Oregon State Hospital: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Education, Training, and Victim Identification, Jamie Sue Pryde (Thesis)
“This Revolution Been Televised”: Media as a Tool of Justice and an Apparatus of State Violence, Nahal Rastegarpour (Thesis)
"This Revolution Been Televised": Media as a Tool of Justice and an Apparatus of State Violence, Nahal Rastegarpour (Thesis)
Weak Formulation for Solving Inverse Problems in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces (With Applications to Learning Dynamical Systems), Victor William Rielly (Dissertation)
Enabling New Synthetic Platforms for Aryne Synthesis with Aryl Thianthrenium Reagents, Riley Augustus Roberts (Dissertation)
Enabling New Synthetic Platforms for Aryne Synthesis with Aryl Thianthrenium Reagents, Riley Augustus Roberts (Dissertation)
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 (Dissertation)
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 (Dissertation)
What This Work Really Takes: Lessons, Tensions, and Student Perspectives in a Social Justice Math Classroom, Kathryn Elizabeth Roman (Dissertation)
What This Work Really Takes: Lessons, Tensions, and Student Perspectives in a Social Justice Math Classroom, Kathryn Elizabeth Roman (Dissertation)
Navigating the Neoliberal Assemblage: The Role of a Nonprofit Organization Shaping Disaster Governance and Community Resilience, Andrew Michael Russo (Dissertation)
Experiences of Minority Workers: A Three-Study Dissertation Evaluating Recruitment and Workplace Experiences for Minority Workers, Jennifer Saucedo (Dissertation)
A Resource-Based Perspective of STEM Career Development: A Latent Class Analysis, Erika Ann Schemmel (Dissertation)
A Resource-Based Perspective of STEM Career Development: A Latent Class Analysis, Erika Ann Schemmel (Dissertation)
The New Normal: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences of Today's Academic Nursing Faculty, Lisa R. Scott (Dissertation)
The New Normal: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences of Today's Academic Nursing Faculty, Lisa R. Scott (Dissertation)
"I'll Just Say It's Been a Racist Process": The Power Dynamics Within and Outside Diversity Requirement Classrooms at a Minority-Serving Institution, Kazusa Seko (Dissertation)
Special Delivery: Special District Use of Collaboration to Solve Challenges, Kelly Irene Fahl Sherbo (Dissertation)
Uncovering Moral Injury at Work: The Development and Initial Validation of the Moral Injury at Work Scale (MIWS), Megan J. Snoeyink (Dissertation)
Is Ride-Hailing a Potential Solution for Older Adults After Driving Cessation? The Role of Objective and Perceived Accessibility, Minju Kim Song (Dissertation)
Is Ride-Hailing a Potential Solution for Older Adults After Driving Cessation? The Role of Objective and Perceived Accessibility, Minju Kim Song (Dissertation)
A Fifty-Year Assessment of Historical Planning Processes and Green Space Distribution (1975-2025): A Case Study of Portland, OR, USA, Quadri Olatunbosun Taiwo (Thesis)
A Fifty-Year Assessment of Historical Planning Processes and Green Space Distribution (1975-2025): A Case Study of Portland, OR, USA., Quadri Olatunbosun Taiwo (Thesis)
Displaced: An Ethnography of Language and Identity Loss, Ariel Caroline Wilsey-Gopp (Thesis)
Exploring the Pathway from Customer Sexual Harassment to Instigated Incivility in Service Employees, Fernanda Wolburg Martinez (Dissertation)
Exploring the Pathway from Customer Sexual Harassment to Instigated Incivility in Service Employees, Fernanda Wolburg Martinez (Dissertation)
Investigating Environmental Controls on Temperature Dynamics in an Urban Stream, Matthew Cullen Yates (Thesis)
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Minimal Separating Sets in Surfaces, Christopher Nelson Aagaard (Dissertation)
Quantum Search Algorithms for Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization Problems Using Grover's Search and Quantum Walk Algorithms with Advanced Oracle Design, Abdirahman Sheikh Hassan Alasow (Dissertation)
Crossover of Supervisors' Perceptions of Co-worker Support to Employees' Well-Being, Shalene Joyce Allen (Dissertation)