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The Design of Good Work

Creator:: Hattrup, Steven H.
Abstract:: Work occupies a considerable amount of time in most peoples’ lives and can be a source of great pleasure or a source of pain. To enhance peoples’ experience at work, we must first understand how to measure and improve the design of work. This research sought to do just that,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thank you to my committee, Dr. Mark Edwards, Dr. Allen Thompson, Dr. Karl Haapala, and Dr. Laurel

Examining the Causes of Variation between States in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Participation Rates: Empirical and Case Study Analysis

Creator:: Elkaramany, Mohamed A.
Abstract:: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal nutrition assistance program in the US aiming at improving health and nutrition among low-income individuals and households. SNAP is a means tested program that provides monthly cash benefits to eligible households and individuals whose assets and net monthly incomes are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: from the beginning to the end of this project. Dr. Mark Edwards helped me a lot in narrowing down

Housing Low-Income Americans: A History of Policy and Analysis of a Local Application

Creator:: Veritas, Kathleen
Abstract:: This paper explores the history of housing policies in the United States and how they were implemented. It also examines the effects of discriminatory practices against minorities and low-income groups. There is evidence that this systemic form of discrimination creates conditions that cause poverty and unequal access to education, home...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , representing Sociology ____________________________________________________________________ Mark

Water, energy, and ecosystem services : a study of businesses in Oregon's Willamette Valley

Creator:: Hunter, Maria Lewis
Abstract:: This study uses interviews with 18 businesses in Oregon's Willamette Valley to explore business investment in the environment, and how this relates to ecosystem services, payment for ecosystem services programs, and the water-energy nexus. Our research led us to outline 5 factors that influence business investment in the environment, those...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: willingness to take me under their wing. I would also like to thank my thesis committee, Dr. Mark Edwards

Using Weather to Explain Variation in State-level Food Insecurity: A Panel Data Approach

Creator:: Chatfield, Kristin
Abstract:: Most research on U.S. hunger and food insecurity is at the household level, where it occurs. Because policy to address food insecurity is created and implemented at the national and state level, hunger research at the state level provides important contextual information. By including weather data with state level economic...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: committee, Mark Edwards, Roger Hammer, and especially my chair Bruce Weber: you all have helped me become a

Jobs, Natural Amenities, Distance, Population, or Services : What Drives Age-Specific Migration for Small Oregon Communities?

Creator:: Wall, Conor
Abstract:: Declining population is a major concern for rural communities. In many places, out-migration has led to a loss of key services. This essay investigates the role of services, as well as labor markets, natural amenities, distance to urban areas, and community size, in determining net migration rates for small Oregon...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Applied Economics ____________________________________________________ Mark Edwards

Revitalization or Gentrification?: An Examination of Urban Renewal Areas and Housing Instability in Oregon

Creator:: Perreault, Matthew
Abstract:: Housing affordability is a salient topic among policymakers and the general public today, especially in Oregon. As housing costs continue to rise, there are concerns that urban planning policies such as urban renewal via tax-increment financing (TIF) are exacerbating the problem and pushing more households into a state of housing...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , representing Economics Mark Edwards; representing Sociology Scott Akins

Evaluating the Social Equity Implications of Green Infrastructure for Urban Resilience

Creator:: Venable, Victoria
Abstract:: As the threat of climate change becomes more imminent and the role of cities in climate adaptation becomes clearer, urban resilience, the ability of a city or urban system to withstand a wide array of shocks and stresses, has gained increasing attention in climate adaptation policy and planning. Critics of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : Erika Wolters; Major Professor and Committee Chair Alison Johnston; Committee member Mark

Urban Renewal in Albany Oregon: A Decennial Inspection of the Central Albany Revitalization Area

Creator:: Porsche, Katherine
Abstract:: This paper seeks to answer the question of the effectiveness of urban renewal through a decennial review and analysis of the costs and benefits of the Central Albany Revitalization Area (CARA) in Albany, Oregon. The topic is especially relevant at this time of constraining budgets, as a bright light is...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Geocaching: Perceptions of Impacts and Identity

Creator:: Fisher, Dianna M.
Abstract:: Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity where participants (geocachers) utilize a handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or smartphone to download coordinates in order to navigate to the location of a hidden container, a geocache. Since its inception in 2000 geocaching has grown exponentially. The potential ecological and recreation management...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: sticking with me through this process. A big thank you to Mark Edwards for jumping in and serving on my

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The Design of Good Work

Examining the Causes of Variation between States in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Participation Rates: Empirical and Case Study Analysis

Housing Low-Income Americans: A History of Policy and Analysis of a Local Application

Water, energy, and ecosystem services : a study of businesses in Oregon's Willamette Valley

Using Weather to Explain Variation in State-level Food Insecurity: A Panel Data Approach

Jobs, Natural Amenities, Distance, Population, or Services : What Drives Age-Specific Migration for Small Oregon Communities?

Revitalization or Gentrification?: An Examination of Urban Renewal Areas and Housing Instability in Oregon

Evaluating the Social Equity Implications of Green Infrastructure for Urban Resilience

Urban Renewal in Albany Oregon: A Decennial Inspection of the Central Albany Revitalization Area

Geocaching: Perceptions of Impacts and Identity

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