• Escaping the Confines of the “living grave”: Sympathy and Feminine Performance in Sensation Fiction 

  York, Paige Elise (University of Oregon, 2019)

  While formulaic plot, journalistic intrigue, marital violence, and bigamy are important elements used by Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s Lady Audley’s Secret (1862) and Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl (2012), two sensation novels, to ...
• Oral Linguistic Skill and Reading Literacy in Emergent Bilingual English-Spanish Speaking Children 

  Wilson, Maia Emily Kailani (University of Oregon, 2019)

  This thesis examines the correlations between oral linguistic skills and reading literacy skills in emergent bilingual children who speak both English and Spanish and discusses the significance of these correlations. ...
• Organizing Against Environmental Reproductive Injustice 

  Williams, Eleanor Hart (University of Oregon, 2019)

  The intersection of environmental and reproductive justice illustrates the inherent connection of physical and ecological health. Approaching reproductive justice primarily as an issue of environmental justice allows for ...
• Essential Amino Acids and Anabolic Activity: The Effect of Leucine, Arginine, and Lysine on Young Skeletal Muscle Anabolic Activity 

  Wheary, Lilli Armine (University of Oregon, 2019)

  Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures are projected to increase nearly seven-fold to 3.4 million surgeries performed annually in the U.S. by 2030. Although the surgery is effective at alleviating osteoarthritic pain, ...
• Medical Technology in Context: Maternal and Child Health Technology at Ghana's Cape Coast Teaching Hospital 

  Waldron, Ally Elizabeth (University of Oregon, 2019)

  This thesis draws on ethnography and science and technology studies to consider the use of medical technology within the context of Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in southern Ghana. All too often the transfer and integration ...
• I’ve Seen This All Before: Allusion as a Cinematic Device 

  Thompson, Bryce Emmanuel (University of Oregon, 2019)

  Scholarship concerning allusion as a cinematic device is practically non-existent, however, the prevalence of the device within the medium is quite abundant. In light of this, this study seeks to understand allusion on its ...
• The Open Veins of Cuban Migration: Economic and Migration Policy en Nuestra América 

  Sprauer, Bryce Ashlyn (University of Oregon, 2019)

  The Americas can be observed as an active conflict zone, both by armed violence and economic violence. Through a framework of conflict analysis between the United States and Cuba, this research aims to answer the following ...
• Admissions Without Acquittal: The Effect of “Ban the Box” on College Admissions 

  Solheim, Hannah Patricia May (University of Oregon, 2019)

  In February of 2018, Oregon State University President Edward J. Ray reaffirmed the university’s decision to “ban the box” on its application. Ray’s resolution kept any questions about an applicant’s criminal history off ...
• Metatarsophalangeal Joint Mechanics Differ Between Overground and Treadmill Running 

  Smits, Joey D. (University of Oregon, 2019)

  Common uses of treadmills range from product developers and physical therapists monitoring gait mechanics in a controlled environment to runners incorporating treadmill running into their training routines. With the ...
• Life History Responses to Variation in Bacterial Food Sources in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans 

  Smith, Alexander Charles (University of Oregon, 2019)

  Obtaining nutrients from the environment is an activity shared among many organisms. The effect of these nutrients on life history traits of organisms can vary depending on their composition or their source, though the ...
• The Perception of Health and Wellness Before and After Studying Abroad 

  Sikora, Kimberly Brooke (University of Oregon, 2019)

  The purpose of this thesis is to examine how health perceptions evolve after studying abroad. Information was gathered from background research as well as through a pre and post survey using Qualtrics. Students who were ...
• The Unofficial Story and the People Who Paint It: An Investigation of Urban Artists' Mobilizing Power in Oaxaca and Mexico City 

  Siebert, Kendra Elizabeth (University of Oregon, 2019)

  Although parietal writing – the act of writing on walls – has existed for thousands of years, its contemporary archetype, urban art, emerged much more recently. An umbrella term for the many kinds of art that occupy public ...
• Fine-Grained Densification of the Whiteaker Neighborhood 

  Sherrod, Zach Allan (University of Oregon, 2019)

  With this thesis, I propose a community-centered approach to increase the affordability of a neighborhood across the income spectrum while responding to the needs of existing residents. I begin by making a social and ...
• Effectiveness of Audiovisual Training on Non-Native English Speech Production and Perception 

  Shen, Chia-Ni Jennie (University of Oregon, 2019)

  This Project examines the effectiveness of audio-visual training on non-native English speech perception. Previous research utilizing audio-visual training has been employed in the field of speech pathology, showing positive ...
• Assembling a High-Redshift Galactic Protocluster: An Imaging Study of MRC1138-262 

  Rose, Jonah Cameron (University of Oregon, 2019)

  In this thesis we present multiband optical and near infrared imaging observations using FourStar and DECam of an extended field around MRC1138-262, the central galaxy in a forming galactic cluster at a redshift of 2.16. ...
• Letteratura Come Vita: An Exploration of Italian Hermetic Poetry and the Power of the Poetic Word 

  Roppo, Adam (University of Oregon, 2019)

  Letteratura come vita, or, in English “Literature as life”, was a phrase coined by Italian author Carlo Bo in reference to a growing movement in Italian poetry during the early to mid-twentieth century: Hermeticism. A ...
• Curricular Choices in Studio Violin Teaching 

  Roberts, Teagan Rae Xiaofang (University of Oregon, 2019)

  Music educators regard selecting repertoire as one of the most important and difficult aspects of teaching music. Repertoire is a central element of curriculum, because it facilitates both musical and technical growth and, ...
• Iron Tolerance Across Sex and Biting Propensity in Wyeomyia smithii Larvae 

  Rasmussen, Emma A. (University of Oregon, 2019)

  Mosquitoes are known as the most dangerous animals on earth because they transmit heinous diseases, including malaria, dengue, and yellow fever. Biting and sucking blood are hazardous to mosquitoes because, among other ...
• Estimating Future Flood Risk in the Columbia River Basin Under Climate Change Using an Ensemble of Hydrologic Simulations 

  Queen, Laura E. (University of Oregon, 2019)

  People have congregated along the Columbia River’s banks throughout history, from the earliest settlements to contemporary metropolises, but this close proximity has posed a serious threat when extreme flooding occurs. ...
• A Statewide Evaluation of Oregon District School Wellness Policies 

  Pons, Christine Noelle (University of Oregon, 2019)

  Physical inactivity and unhealthy eating among U.S. adolescents increase their risk for chronic diseases and many types of cancer. Schools have been identified as effective settings to promote adolescents’ healthy behaviors. ...

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