• Applications of Machine Learning for Networking Research 

  Knofczynski, Jared (University of Oregon, 2022-02)

  The application of machine learning (ML) to mitigate network-related problems continues to pose significant challenges for researchers and operators alike. For one, there is a general lack of labeled training data in ...
• Influence of Oil Field Discoveries on Sectoral Allocation of Government Expenditure 

  Oka, Ruichi (University of Oregon, 2021-12)

  How do governments respond to an oil field discovery which can sometimes be worth as much as the nation’s gross domestic product? This paper studies the potential effect of oil field discoveries on sectoral allocation of ...
• Geographical Mobility and Oregon's Short Term Educational Goals 

  Hakanson, Henry (University of Oregon, 2021-11)

  Geographical mobility data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey shows that interstate migration increases the number of highly educated workers in Oregon. Throughout 2011-2018, there were more people entering ...
• On the Multifractal Structure of Observed Internet Addresses 

  Walter, Megan (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  As a result of society’s increasing dependence on the Internet, we observe a significant increase in Internet attacks and network management issues. However, the growing speed and volume of Internet traffic makes finding ...
• How Does Rhetorical Threat Inflation Impact Americans’ Perception of National Cyber Security Threats? 

  Schiller Novello, Lucille A. (University of Oregon, 2022-06)

  This research project studies how three linguistic shifts, experiencer deletion; deleted agent of the passive; and nominal compounds, impacts a sample of Americans’ perceptions of three cybersecurity issues, hacking; ...
• Why Do We Ski? Determinants of Skier Turnout at Vail Mountain Resort Using Locational Phone Data 

  Savin, Asher (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  In this paper, I use locational phone data to model changes in skier turnout at Vail Mountain Resort and find that snow depth and cyclical factors are the primary variables driving attendance. In addition, no statistically ...
• Differences in the Morphology and Reproduction of Boltenia villosa Across a Latitudinal Gradient 

  Sanchez-Reddick, Carmen Theresa (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  While the larval and early juvenile stages of the stalked ascidian Boltenia villosa are well documented in the literature, little is known about the range of morphological variation in the adults. Anecdotal evidence suggests ...
• Individual Characteristics that Differentiate Change in Parent Emotion Regulation Skills Following Parent-Child Interaction Therapy 

  Romack, Sarah (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  "Child maltreatment (CM) is a substantial public health issue that often results in emotional and psychological impacts on victims and can stem from emotion regulation deficits in caregivers. Although Parent-Child Interaction ...
• Causality in Oregon’s Electric Vehicle Market 

  Potts, Aidan (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  As the electric vehicle market matures in Oregon, examining successful policies and market dynamics is essential to maintain the healthy economic growth in this industry. Oregon has been a leader among other states in ...
• Am I Talking to a Person or a Corporation? How Brands Can Facilitate Conversations with Audiences and Why They Should 

  Mortensen, Meghan (University of Oregon, 2022-03)

  Drawing on the dialogic communication framework, this paper examines how two Disney parks accounts dialogically communicated with their audiences through Twitter, and how that communication style is related to the audiences’ ...
• Detaining Democracy: Totalitarian Implications of United States Immigrant Detention Centers 

  Monkewicz, Lauren (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  This study examines healthcare violations in ICE detention centers through the critical sociological lens of state making. It aims to answer: do the violations that occur within these centers have an effect on the United ...
• Linguistic Relativity and Emotion 

  Molstrom-Warner, Marilyn (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  "Linguistic relativity, more colloquially known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, is the idea that the native language one speaks shapes the way one perceives and experiences the world. This is not to say that language ...
• EMG Markers of Global Inhibition While Stopping 

  Mills, Isaiah (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  Selectively stopping parts of complex movement plans is a critical part of reacting correctly to stimuli. For example, when driving a car one may have to stop one arm from reaching toward the gearshift while pressing the ...
• Electricity and Blockchain: How Advanced Technologies are Activating Peer-to-Peer Energy Markets 

  Mayfield, Nolan (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  Blockchain technology has been at the forefront of technological innovation for several years and presents a fascinating emerging technology to assess. Due to its cost savings, security, and reduced transaction times the ...
• Cultural Considerations of the Filming Interactions to Nurture Development Intervention 

  Lengkong, Alvin (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  "The Filming Interactions to Nurture Development (FIND) intervention is a strengths-based video coaching program designed to disrupt the consequences of early exposure to toxic stress and promote naturally occurring, ...
• Quantifying Plant Community Shifts in Response to Fire Across Topographic Gradients 

  Kleiner, Delaney (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  Southwestern Oregon is characterized by complex patterns of plant communities across environmental gradients. Previous research has found the structure and composition of vegetation to be related to the complex geology of ...
• How to Quantify “Good Sleep”: A Spectral Analysis of Sleep Morphology in Healthy Adult EEG and the Role of Sleep Spindles in Aging and Neurodegeneration 

  Kabasenche, Elyria (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  The importance of good sleep cannot be overstated. What makes sleep “good”, productive, and beneficial are of interest to any sleep researcher. Studying morphology of sleep features can provide insight about what differentiates ...
• The Nordic Model(s) of Immigration: How and Why Sweden and Denmark Present Two Different Answers to the Question of Migration to Scandinavia 

  Jensen, Cole (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  Sweden and Denmark, from the view of most of the world, are largely similar nations. Both are Scandinavian and maintain many similar aspects of culture, political structure, and general geographic location. Given these ...
• Goodbye Greenwashing: Envisioning the Future of Brand Sustainability Reporting in the Apparel Industry 

  James, Kaeleign (University of Oregon, 2022-05)

  Brands’ environmental action is becoming more and more important to the average consumer, yet existing brand sustainability reporting does not match this shift in consumer priorities. The intent of this thesis is to addresses ...
• Identifying COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Motivators for People Who Inject Drugs in Lane County 

  Hardin, Blake (University of Oregon, 2022-06)

  People who use injection drugs are at greater risk of mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases, but express higher levels of vaccine hesitancy than the general public. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying ...

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