• Free Movement: Enhancing Open Data to Facilitate Independent Travel for Persons with Disabilities 

  Deitz, Shiloh (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Nearly 40 million Americans report a disability, and of this population, 70 percent travel less because of the challenges they face. When they do travel, those with limited mobility are more likely to be pedestrians or ...
• Framing Effects in Persuasive Messaging 

  Garinther, Alexander (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Cooley, Payne, Cipolli, Cameron, Berger, and Gray (2017) found that subtle shifts in linguistic framing (saying “people in a group” instead of “a group of people”) can enhance the amount of “mind” perceived in a target, ...
• Teaching the New Learner: An Investigation of Adult Executive Functioning and Response to Demands 

  Bowers, Bethany (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Executive Functioning (EF) is a cognitive skill set that encompasses metacognition and emotional and behavioral regulation. EF skills grow into adulthood but may have lagging development due to a variety of factors. The ...
• Hope for the Hopeless: When College Isn't the Answer 

  Hall, Jennie (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Hope has been correlated with positive outcomes in various areas of life (e.g., academics, physical health, psychological adjustment) and across diverse populations (Snyder, 2002). Hope theory postulates that for individuals ...
• From Your Belly Flow Song-flowers: Mexica Voicings in Colonial New Spain (Toward a Culturally-informed Voice Theory and Practice) 

  Battafarano, Bethany (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  In colonial New Spain, Indigenous peoples sang, played, and composed in western European musical styles, and Spanish composers incorporated Indigenous instruments, rhythms, and languages into their compositions. However, ...
• Bed Force Distributions in Granular Flows 

  Winner, Amelia (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Granular flows are particle-laden gravity currents that are ubiquitous in nature in a variety of different geologic settings. Their high mobility and potential for harm to human populations and infrastructure motivate ...
• A Broader Spectrum of Habitus: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Adolescents, Technology, and Media in the Domestic Field and the Field of Public Education 

  Anderson Wright, Kristen (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  The implementation of technology is inherently flawed in the field of public education, affecting the ability to operationalize technology in a way that is effective for teachers and students. This unfortunate predetermination ...
• Normalization of the Democidal Mindset: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Endorsement and Perceived Acceptability 

  Landau, Ashleigh (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Both scholars and practitioners frequently stress the significant role played by high-level perpetrators in cases of mass killing. Often overlooked however is that the thinking and behavior of these leaders are often ...
• Enhancing Monte Carlo Particle Transport for Modern Many-Core Architectures 

  Bleile, Ryan (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Since near the very beginning of electronic computing, Monte Carlo particle transport has been a fundamental approach for solving computational physics problems. Due to the high computational demands and inherently parallel ...
• Male Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) sociality: Behavioral strategies and welfare science applications 

  Gartland, Kylen (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Evolutionarily, individuals should pursue social strategies which confer advantages such as coalitionary support, mating opportunities, or access to limited resources. How an individual forms and maintains social bonds ...
• Modeling the Evolving Mixture of H- and J-Aggregates During Organic Film Formation 

  Sosa, Morgan (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Understanding of aggregation in organic semiconducting (OSC) molecules is crucial to ensure desirable interactions in optoelectronics. Weak intermolecular forces driving aggregation can greatly impact the physical and ...
• Subacromial Shoulder Pain: A Look at Acute Muscle Pain, Acute Relief of Chronic Pain, and an Electromyography Normalization Technique 

  COOPER, JENNIFER (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Shoulder pain is a common orthopedic concern. The pain has a wide range of possible causes and may progress in a number of different manners. One large gap in knowledge is the specific pathway of a chronic condition resulting ...
• "The Queer Queers": Returning to the Radical Roots of Queer Liberation through Prison Abolition 

  Francisco, Nicole (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  As a phenomenological inquiry, this project is first and foremost concerned with human experiences of incarceration, queerness, and the lifeworlds that grow up in the overlay. I extend Kendall Thomas’ contention that ...
• The Adventurous Archaeologist and the Discovery of the Hellenistic Statue: An Archaeogaming Excavation of the Japanese Video Game Site La Mulana 

  Casimir, Zane (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Taking the 2012 Japanese video game La Mulana as a case study, this thesis investigates the contemporary reception the popular culture idea of 1.) an adventuring archaeologist who finds 2.) an artifact in a moment of 3.) ...
• Divesting from the Patriarchal Dividend: Participant Experiences of the Creating Allyship Through Gender Education and Dialogue (CAGED) Program 

  Dean, Allyson (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Perceptions and expectations of masculinity in the United States create difficult conditions for men to discuss the pressures they feel around performing masculinity practices. By remaining relatively silent about these ...
• Before the World: Kaga No Chiyo & the Rustic-feminine Margins of Japanese Haiku 

  Crowson, Michelle (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  This dissertation tracks the transformation of the merchant-class female poet, Kaga no Chiyo, from a minor supplementary position as a collected feminine object to an interlocutor and exemplar of post-Bashō poetics in ...
• The Influence of School Accountability Incentives on State-Level Advanced Placement Outcomes 

  Beach, Paul (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Research examining the effects of school accountability on student outcomes has focused almost exclusively on numeracy and literacy proficiency. However, states now use a variety of indicators for school accountability ...
• Platinum(II) Compounds and Nucleolar Stress 

  Sutton, Emily (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Platinum(II) chemotherapeutic agents represent a critical class of anticancer compounds. The clinical use of these compounds is limited by side effects and development of resistance. Despite these limitations, the three ...
• Fire in the Rainforest: Fire History and Carbon Pools in Southwestern Borneo's Tropical Rainforest 

  Hendricks, Lauren (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Tropical rainforests are globally important resources for carbon storage as well as biodiversity. Despite high precipitation, fires now occur on an annual basis in Southeast Asia’s forests. Fire in the rainforest is not ...
• Expanding the Sulfur Chemical Toolbox: Synthesis and Study of Small Molecule Carbonyl Sulfide Donors and Hydrogen Sulfide Probes 

  Levinn, Carolyn (University of Oregon, 2021-04-29)

  Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has recently been recognized as an important biological signaling molecule, with roles in regulating many biological processes, including neuromodulation and inflammation, as well as many disease ...

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