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Geoarchaeological research within five river miles of the Upper Klamath River Canyon : use of pedogenic properties to calculate alluvial terrace age

Creator:: Hescock, Sara
Abstract:: Soil is a valuable medium when investigating the past-- from understanding rates of development, landform evolution, to the construction of various predictive models. Landforms and sediments provide insight into depositional environments and soil morphology indicates pedogenic change within those landforms. The rate at which pedogenesis occurs has been quantitatively measured...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sara Hescock for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology

(Re)-conceiving birthing spaces in India : exploring NGO promotion of institutional delivery in Rajasthan, India

Creator:: Price, Sara
Abstract:: In India, globalized flows of bio-medical discourse, practices and technologies are reshaping the field of reproductive healthcare, and the performance of childbirth more specifically. These projects aim to produce institutional delivery rooms that are "safe and modernized" by equating the utilization of westernized, obstetric techniques for managing delivery with better...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sara Price for the

It's All About Relationships: Service as a Student Affairs Professional

Creator:: Houck, AmberRose N. C.
Abstract:: The proceeding work is a culminating representation of the practitioner competencies for the field of student affairs. It is a mixed-medium arts-based zine. As student affairs practitioners, we are uniquely positioned to influence and impact the students we serve. And the ways in which we influence and impact our students...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

You better work : negotiating race, sexuality, gender, and neoliberalism in plus-size fashion blogs

Creator:: Conway, Clare
Abstract:: Over the past decade, the explosion of social media has secured the Internet as a venue for political discussions of all sorts; as well as a realm of consumption and commodification. One population of women that has utilized social media in this way is the plus-sized fashion ("fatshion") community on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A Thematic Analysis of Three Women Elect : Their Life Stories Via Autobiography

Creator:: Monnier, Brittany O'Dessa
Abstract:: Women being elected into public office, a recent occurrence, raises questions and concerns about what it means to have women in office. Concerns include: policy differences women in office might produce, changing the image of what it means to be a leader, and ultimately the fear of a shifting society....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Robinson, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Themes that are discussed include the role of the father, the

The Internet Usage Habits of Young Women with ADHD : Insights and Implications

Creator:: Dakessian, Drew R.
Abstract:: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the most common childhood neurological disorder in the United States, also affects grown women. But girls with ADHD, who tend towards symptoms of inattentiveness, often go undiagnosed until young adulthood. This is because (a) their symptoms are less obvious than the hyperactivity common in ADHD boys, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I express my profound gratitude to the members of my thesis committee: Sara Jameson, Stephanie

"I've lived on these streets, and these streets aren't pretty" : The Life Stories of Corvallis Homeless Women

Creator:: Koch, Elizabeth C.
Abstract:: Over two million people experience homelessness in the United States, but homeless people are often marginalized by invisibility and stigmas surrounding poverty within their local communities. This research seeks to amplify the voices of Corvallis area homeless women as a means to understand their everyday lived experiences. Six women residing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF Elizabeth C. Koch for the degree of Master of Arts in Women, Gender, and Sexuality

On Happiness, Dysphoria and Pain

Creator:: Anderson, Eli Evan
Abstract:: This project is a personal exploration of happiness and optimism through the lens of a queer and transgender subject who experiences gender dysphoria, depression, and suicidality. Taking inspiration from Ann Cvetkovich’s (2012) Depression: A Public Feeling, this work incorporates both analysis of affective theory, especially Lauren Berlant’s theory of cruel...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) and Sara Ahmed’s (2017) idea of “break[ing] through a happiness seal” (p. 60); as well as personal

Feeling through Language: Tracing Affect in Gendered Language

Creator:: Moody, Jeana S.
Abstract:: This study looks at how gendered language circulates affect in order to coerce gender binary conformity. I analyze the ways gendered phrases like “sit like a lady”, “don’t be a bitch”, and “man up” communicate binary gender expectations within a U.S. context, and what they have to do with larger...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sociolinguistics to inform my analysis and primarily use Sara Ahmed’s discussion of affect as socially produced

“We All Live Downriver”: Environmental Justice and Community Resistance to the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline and Jordan Cove Export Terminal in Southern Oregon

Creator:: Halleran, Patricia C.
Abstract:: Native America tribes and community members throughout Oregon have asserted a strong opposition to the fossil fuel industry’s attempt to expand railways, build pipelines, and construct refineries, holding facilities, and export terminals. Despite the limited presence of fossil fuel infrastructure in the state, however, the industry is actively pursuing permits...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patricia C. Halleran

"All the things you ask of me" : Law Enforcement Experiences of Infant Death Investigation

Creator:: Schindell, Jennifer R.
Abstract:: The sudden and unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant sets in motion a number of linked processes with potentially complex and far-reaching ramifications. While individuals, families and communities grapple with the shock and heartbreak associated with the loss of a young life, a chain of multidisciplinary investigative responsibilities is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Appendix B: Sample Letter of Support.………………………………………...………………125 Appendix C

A comprehensive approach for habitat restoration in the Columbia Basin

Creator:: Rieman, Bruce E., Smith, Courtland L., Naiman, Robert J., Ruggerone, Gregory T., Wood, Christ C., Huntly, Nancy, Merril, Erik N., Alldredge, J. Richard, Bisson, Peter A., Congleton, James, Fausch, Kurt D., Levings, Colin, Pearcy, William, Scarnecchia, Dennis, and Smouse, Peter
Abstract:: The Columbia Basin once supported a diversity of native fishes and large runs of anadromous salmonids that sustained substantial fisheries and cultural values. Extensive land conversion, watershed disruptions, and subsequent fishery declines have led to one of the most ambitious restoration programs in the world. Progress has been made, but...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: , B. E., Smith, C. L., Naiman, R. J., Ruggerone, G. T., Wood, C. C., Huntly, N., ... & Smouse, P

Casting Call: A Female Actor's Struggle to Stardom

Creator:: Schiller, Dawn S.
Abstract:: In the era of #MeToo, we have learned more about the plight of women in Hollywood as they seek employment as actors. While the recent public conversation about gender and sexualization in Hollywood is robust, few peer-reviewed academic articles examine the actor’s personal experiences of gaining meaningful employment in television...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Robinson, 2007; WGAW, 2017-18.) Rumors of the proverbial “casting couch” have permeated Hollywood for

¿Que es rico? In Support of the ¡Que Rico Es! 250mil Familias Campaña : Practice, Ideology, Rica, Sana, y De Nuestra Tierra

Creator:: Fisher, Nicholas A.
Abstract:: What does comida rica mean? In this thesis, I explore the meanings of comida rica, sana, and de nuestra tierra through the discourses, practices, and kitchen geographies in six urban, highland households in the Ecuadorean Andes. This research, as part of a larger investigation carried out by a team of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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“I couldn’t bring myself to say it” : challenging heteronormativity in teacher education programs

Creator:: Ollivier, Amélie G.
Abstract:: School is a hostile environment for many LGBTQ youth. Teachers participate, consciously or unconsciously, in perpetuating oppressive heteronormative expectations in the classroom both through the overt and covert curriculum. Yet, pre-service teachers are under-trained about questions related to gender and sexuality during their teacher preparation. This qualitative study explores the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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“The Struggle Continues”: An Analysis of the Concerned Student 1950 Demands at the University of Missouri

Creator:: Larkins, Emma L.
Abstract:: In the fall 2015, students at the University of Missouri embarked upon an extended series of protests aimed at calling out the University’s failure to address recent racist incidents against Black students and a larger oppressive campus culture. The protests prompted the creation of a student group led largely by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the residential hall, Calhoun College, to be re-named given John C. Calhoun’s staunch advocacy for

“Missed the Best Months of the War”: Masculinity, Homosociality, and Empire among British Royal Flying Corps Interned in First World War German Prisoner of War Camps

Creator:: Graham, Devon E.
Abstract:: This thesis focuses on performances of masculinity by British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) airmen in the charged landscape of the First World War prisoner of war (POW) camp. I examine how captive airmen coped with imprisonment by reasserting the familiar homosocial communities of pre-capture squadron life, particularly through practices associated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: officers, there was a strong reaction from some in the elite classes of Britain. As early as June 1915, C

Everyday Religious Spiritualities: Navigating Inequalities Through Orientations, Interactions, and Reflexivity

Creator:: Lopez, Andres L.
Abstract:: The research and analysis presented in this dissertation illustrate how individuals enact lived religion as they seek to navigate social inequalities. The enactment of lived religion involves directing attention towards orientations. I use the term orientations in the sense articulated by Ahmed (2004), to allude to how bodies are situated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Mid-Nineteenth Century Clay Smoking Pipes from Fort Hoskins (35BE15) and Fort Yamhill (35PO75), Oregon

Creator:: Zentgraf, Diane M.
Abstract:: Over the past 42 years clay smoking pipes have been excavated from two U.S. army posts, Fort Hoskins (35BE15) and Fort Yamhill (35PO75) and curated at Oregon State University. These two forts were established in Western Oregon in 1856 and by 1866 both had been decommissioned. Numerous theses have focused...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Making a New Mexican Cuisine: An Exploratory Study of Food Security and the Cultivation of Culinary Subjectivities in a First-generation Mexican Immigrant Community

Creator:: Esteban, Emily E.
Abstract:: In 2010, Mexican cuisine was declared as intangible cultural heritage, integral to Mexican identity and necessary to preserve for the good of humanity. Despite this recognition, first-generation Mexican communities in the United States face an exacerbated likelihood of experiencing food insecurity. In most United States studies, understanding the relationship between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) borrowing food or relying on help from a friend or relative, (c) purchasing food on credit, (d) gathering

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