• Ambiguous Loss: The Impact of Absence An investigation of Boss’s Ambiguous Loss Theory and Implications for Wilderness-Based Healing 

  Steindorf, Leah L. (University of Oregon, 2021)

  This research paper will explain the experience of Ambiguous Loss, a loss that is constructed by both the absence and presence of an individual, and then introduce an effective and impactful healing modality. This project ...
• MEANINGLESS SCROLLING: THE EXISTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CONSUMPTION 

  Harte, Torin (University of Oregon, 2022)

  In this thesis, I explore the ways in which social media operates to deny, disrupt, and distort our individual relation to the pursuit and experience of meaning. Through the work of William James and Viktor Frankl, I ...
• Eater of Kids 

  St. John, Robert (University of Oregon, 1989-06)
• Low Cost Owner-Built Houses of the Pacific Northwest 

  Thallon, Robert Lawrence (University of Oregon, 1973-03)
• Chinese State Ideology and Filmmakers Since the Cultural Revolution: 1966-1999 Revolution: 1966-1999 

  An, Dong (University of Oregon, 1999-12)

  Chinese film stands as a cinematic barometer for the country's ideological vicissitudes. This research studies the relationship between Chinese film and changing government political philosophy. This interaction is ...
• Title: The 1992 Los Angeles Riots: A Comparison of Media Coverage Between the Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, and the Los Angeles Sentinel 

  Lai Wah, Chen (University of Oregon, 2021-06)

  Between April 30th to May 4th, the 1992 Los Angeles riots caused thousands of injuries and arrests, over hundreds of destroyed buildings, and added up to over a billion dollars in damages. This violence and destruction did ...
• Understanding Campus Sexual Assault; Why Women Don’t Use Resources 

  Eden, Erika (University of Oregon, 2021-05)

  Background: Sexual assault on college campuses has long been recognized as a serious problem. As more legislation aims to respond to this serious issue and make resources more available to students, victims of sexual assault ...
• The Future of Sustainable Wheat (Triticum spp.) in Controlled Environment Agriculture 

  Savage, Noah (University of Oregon, 2022-06)

  This thesis examines the literature currently published regarding the potential of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) with human-consumed wheat, and the reasoning behind a lack of initiative in growing wheat in a ...
• PRESERVATION HYPERREALITY EXAMINING THE IDEOLOGICAL REPRESENTATION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN AMERICAN CINEMA 

  Ause, Carter W. (University of Oregon, 2022-06)

  This terminal project examines the ideological representation of historic preservation found within American narrative films, and how such cinematic narratives compare with the current privatist paradigm of American ...
• EARLY DENSIFICATION IN AN URBAN CENTER: PORTLAND, OREGON AND THE WAR CODE HOUSING PROGRAM 

  Franey, Kerrie (University of Oregon, 2019-06)

  In order to house the thousands of workers migrating to Portland, Oregon to fill jobs in war-related industries during World War II, Portland’s government relaxed building code standards to allow temporary housing through ...
• MAGNETOELASIC SENSORS FOR THE REAL-TIME TRACKING OF MSC GROWTH 

  Zhang, Sunny (University of Oregon, 2022)

  The cell therapeutics industry has grown significantly in the past decade; however, in adherent cell cultures, there is still a technological gap for a non-invasive, scalable, method of tracking cell-number and critical ...
• AN EXPLORATION OF ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS TO THE MARGINALIZATION OF THE HOMELESS 

  Wyatt, Hannah (University of Oregon, 2022)

  It is estimated that at least two percent of the world's total population is homeless (Chamie, 2017) affecting up to 560,000 Americans on any given night in 2019 (HUD). Many of the strategies implemented by the United ...
• WALKING THE TIGHTROPES: NAVIGATING ACCEPTABLE FEMININITY IN MEN’S PROFESSIONAL SPORTS WORKPLACES 

  Willhoite, Megan (University of Oregon, 2022)

  Recent reports of toxic workplace environments regarding the treatment of non-player personnel in professional sports organizations like the NBA and NFL have highlighted just how little is known about this unique work ...
• The Role of Ribosome-Associated Protein Quality Control in a Prion-Based Epigenetic State 

  Whitty, Phaedra (University of Oregon, 2022)

  Prions are heritable, alternatively-folded proteins that have been implicated in rare but fatal mammalian neurodegenerative diseases. However, they can also act as a beneficial epigenetic mechanism in budding yeast and ...
• Characterizing Cortical Visual Responses Near the Perceptual Threshold 

  Weibezahn, Annie (University of Oregon, 2022)

  At any given moment, our brain is processing a large amount of sensory information, yet we are only consciously aware of a small portion of it. Information that we perceive must reach a perceptual threshold, which is defined ...
• ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN OPENNESS IN ADOPTION AND ADOPTEE LIFE SATISFACTION: A COMPARISON OF TRANSRACIAL AND SAME-RACE ADOPTIONS 

  Warth, Whitney (University of Oregon, 2022)

  While it is commonly presumed that adoption results in the formation of a loving family, it can also come with inherent losses to both the families and adoptees involved. In addition to a potential lack of knowledge about ...
• The Impact of Gender on Verdict Outcomes in Workplace Sexual Harassment Cases 

  Walker, McKale (University of Oregon, 2022)

  Workplace sexual harassment has become a widespread problem in American society. Verdicts in workplace sexual harassment cases are often determined by a jury’s interpretation of the facts. One element that may bias the ...
• Exploring the Effect of Social Media Popularity Metrics on Curiosity 

  Waldron, Erica (University of Oregon, 2022)

  Social media inundates us with information about popularity; for example, social media posts are accompanied by a count of “likes” as well as comments. Dubey and colleagues (2020) recently demonstrated that such indicators ...
• Geometric and thermal constraints on the timing of Alaskan tidewater glacier retreat 

  Waghorn, Lucy (University of Oregon, 2022)

  Glaciers around the world are retreating at increasing rates, prompting concerns over sea level rise and the future of the cryosphere. In southern Alaska, some have retreated while their neighbors have advanced, indicating ...
• MIXED-REALITY IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND ITS EFFECT ON SOCIAL DISTANCE 

  Vassilenko, Nicolas (University of Oregon, 2022)

  Creating genuine human connections, especially in one’s non-native language, relies heavily on knowing the cultural and social rules of the target language (Roever, 2017). One way to address and learn these differences is ...

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