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  • Predicting county-level food insecurity and hunger in Oregon

    Creator:
    Grussing, Jay D.
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    Oregon’s high hunger and food insecurity rates have been a concern throughout the last decade. These high rates earned Oregon the dubious distinction as the most food insecure with hunger state in the late 1990’s. While Oregon’s ranking has improved in recent years, our understanding of why Oregon ranked so...
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    Capstone Project
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    ESSAY OF Jay D Grussing for the degree of Masters of Public Policy presented on May 23, 2007

  • Rethinking Welfare-to-Work: A Microsimulation Exploring the Impact of a Working Families Tax Credit on Oregon Poverty

    Creator:
    Richards, Jaxon
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    The State of Oregon possesses a tumultuous relationship with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and currently experiences one of the lowest participation rates in the country despite attempting several policy reforms. The State of Washington has exhibited a comparatively similar relationship. However, it has adopted a distinctive policy supplementation...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Presented January 19th, 2023 Commencement June 2023 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jaxon D. Richards

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

    Creator:
    Hunter, Maria Lewis
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    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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    willingness to take me under their wing. I would also like to thank my thesis committee, Dr. Mark Edwards

  • The COVID-19 pandemic and food insecurity among college students

    Creator:
    Moore, McKenzie
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    Food insecurity is a common issue among college students in the United States with recent research suggesting that between 10-75% of college students are food insecure. In comparison, an estimated 10.2% of U.S. Households are food insecure. Food insecurity is associated with many negative health outcomes. The purpose of this...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Mark Edwards, Committee Member, representing College of Liberal Arts

  • Decanting values of the environment: A comparative case study in the Willamette Valley’s wine industry

    Creator:
    Cogle, James M.
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    The Oregon wine industry is growing and becoming increasingly valuable to the regional economy. As with many production industries, the wine industry has faced concerns around its environmental practices and community impact. The use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and associated wastewater run-off are a few issues vineyard managers experience....
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    Capstone Project
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    : Denise Lach, representing Sociology Mark Edwards, representing Sociology

  • Relationship Between Education and Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan

    Creator:
    Safdar, Sana
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    Various factors prevent women from entering the labor force, including but not limited to, years of education, fertility conditions, number of children, household work, socioeconomic background, cultural and religious believes. 49% of Pakistan’s population is female and only 20% of the total labor force comprises of women. For a developing...
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  • Relationship Between Education and Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan

    Creator:
    Safdar, Sana
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    Various factors prevent women from entering the labor force, including but not limited to, years of education, fertility conditions, number of children, household work, socioeconomic background, cultural and religious believes. 49% of Pakistan’s population is female and only 20% of the total labor force comprises of women. For a developing...
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    Capstone Project
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  • Retirement-age migration to and from Oregon : who is still on the Oregon Trail?

    Creator:
    Gagnier, Cliff R.
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    Oregon, much like the nation, has historically had a paradoxical relationship to migration. Oregon is famous for the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Oregon Trail. It is, and always has been, greatly affected and inspired by interstate migration yet each successive generation has been less than welcoming to further...
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    Capstone Project

  • The Impact of Farmers Market Ownership on Conduct and Performance

    Creator:
    Gantla, Snehalatha
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    Over the last two decades, farmers markets have gained prominence based on their contributions to local economies, support of small-scale farmers, and ability to reconnect consumers and producers of food. Farmers markets vary substantially both in the goals they set and the outcomes they achieve. This study examines whether and...
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    Capstone Project
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    Economics Mark Edwards, representing Sociology Garry Stephenson, representing Crop

  • Evaluating the Social Equity Implications of Green Infrastructure for Urban Resilience

    Creator:
    Venable, Victoria
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    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...
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    Capstone Project
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    : Erika Wolters; Major Professor and Committee Chair Alison Johnston; Committee member Mark

  • Muscle & money : determining the relationship between occupational physical demands and individual earning power

    Creator:
    O'Neill, Elizabeth A.
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    Women are economically disadvantaged in most U.S. labor markets, demonstrated by a persistent gender wage gap. The relative wage discrepancy can be understood as a result of labor market conditions, human capital investments, and gender discrimination. To determine if the wage gap could be decreased, I use classical regression modeling...
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    Capstone Project
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    the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, Part 1, Series D 11-25. United States Bureau of the Census

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

    Creator:
    Perreault, Matthew
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    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...
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    Capstone Project
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    , representing Economics Mark Edwards; representing Sociology Scott Akins

  • K-12 school finance reform : an Idaho case study

    Creator:
    Pratt, Leah
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    There have been years of stalled K-12 school finance reform efforts in Idaho, yet it was unclear what key Idaho education interest groups currently thought about how Idaho funds its public schools. Therefore, this project explored the institutional perspectives and beliefs of K-12 Idaho education stakeholders regarding the Idaho K-12...
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    Capstone Project
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    Allison Hurst, representing Sociology Mark Edwards, representing Sociology

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

    Creator:
    Veritas, Kathleen
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    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...
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    Capstone Project
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    , representing Sociology ____________________________________________________________________ Mark

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

    Creator:
    Wall, Conor
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    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...
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    Capstone Project
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    Applied Economics ____________________________________________________ Mark Edwards

  • From hurdles to high-speed: A Community Capital Framework approach to understanding barriers to broadband adoption and availability in North Carolina’s rural counties

    Creator:
    Berk, Christy
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    Access to broadband internet is vital for rural communities in the digital age, but persistent barriers impact adoption and availability. This topic is analyzed through the lens of the Community Capital Framework (Emery & Flora, 2006). By surveying county commissioners, the research aims to better understand rural broadband challenges and...
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    Capstone Project
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    Committee Chair, Dr. Lori A. Cramer Committee Member, Dr. Mark Edwards

  • A Health Impact Assessment of Accessory Dwelling Unit Policies in Rural Benton County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Fellows, Holly
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    This study uses the Health Impact Assessment approach to determine the health impacts of allowing accessory dwelling units in Benton County, Oregon. A literature review presents the health benefits of accessory dwelling units in urban areas and identifies the potential negative health effects in rural areas. Five accessory dwelling units...
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    Capstone Project

  • Unconditional Cash Transfers: Will Redistribution in Bolivia Work?

    Creator:
    Vaughan, Andres
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    The Bolivian government is using a portion of the rent generated from its fossil fuel reserves to fund unconditional cash transfers as a means of redistributing resources. Although some countries have enacted conditional cash transfers in the past, these unconditional transfers are unique since they only have been implemented in...
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    Capstone Project
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    , Frank Poupou, Herve Alto, Juanita Roca, Mark Edwards, Carol Tremblay, Roberto Laserna, Jose Luis

  • Food Fight: The Effect of Food Availability on the Probability of Violent Conflict Onset

    Creator:
    Olson, Jarrod
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    In the past decade, scholars have increasingly turned to quantitative analysis to understand the complex interplay of factors driving intrastate conflict. International agencies, nonprofits and governments have maintained that food insecurity is a significant driver of violent conflict. This paper tests this popular assumption with a model drawn from Azar’s...
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    Capstone Project
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     Science         Todd  Pugatch,  representing  Economics         Mark

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

    Creator:
    Porsche, Katherine
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    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...
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    Capstone Project

  • Local Perceptions of Social-Ecological Change on the McKenzie: Implications for Resilience

    Creator:
    Inman, Tim
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    Local Perceptions of Social-Ecological Change on the McKenzie: Implications for Resilience This study sought to catalog local knowledge of long-term residents of the McKenzie River Valley as it pertains to landscape and community change and provide a general assessment of factors affecting the local social-ecological system’s resilience. Residents interviewed indicated...
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    Capstone Project
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    insightful suggestions that helped to shape the outcomes of this process. Mark Edwards is one of the most

  • Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study

    Creator:
    Allen, Solomon
    Abstract:
    The use of FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is a critical tool in reducing the impacts of the opioid crisis. Despite the known benefits of these medications, access to these treatments is lacking more than two decades into the opioid crisis. While most policy changes...
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    Capstone Project

  • Response of marine stratus to successive polluting events by ships

    Creator:
    Sechrist, B.
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    Ship tracks have proven to be an ideal laboratory for studying the response of marine stratocumulus to an increase in aerosol pollution. Here the response of already polluted marine stratocumulus to further pollution was examined by studying the clouds where two ship tracks cross. 78 crossings of ship tracks were...
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    Masters Thesis
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    follow it. I would like to thank my committee members – Karen Shell, Eric Skyllingstad, and Mark

  • A review of the social component of ecosystem assessments with recommendations for Oregon

    Creator:
    Armstrong, Catriona M. M.
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    Large-scale ecosystem assessments aim to assist ecosystem management by synthesizing current scientific knowledge on an area, and by providing a foundation for policy discussions and decisions on land management. These assessments go beyond traditional research efforts by moving away from narrow scope, system, and institutional boundaries, and by attempting to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    this field. Mark Edwards went beyond the call of duty in the careful attention he paid to early

  • Did the Great Recession change SNAP participation behavior? A panel analysis of two Oregon SNAP participant cohorts

    Creator:
    Carroll, Joanna M.
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    This analysis explores potential changes in the behavior of Oregon's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants after the 2008 recession. I examine this using individual-level administrative data from the State of Oregon in a linear probability model and a duration model. After controlling for a standard set of factors known...
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    Masters Thesis
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    gratitude to my committee members Bruce Weber, Christian Langpap, and Mark Edwards for their hard work

  • The Promise and Unfinished Business of Title IX

    Creator:
    Mannen, Noelle
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    The law commonly referred to as Title IX, which was passed in 1972, called for an end to sex-based discrimination in educational and federally-funded settings. Before long, it became particularly associated with the quest for equality for women’s sports. As Title IX was a major catalyst in advancing and even...
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    Masters Thesis
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    McKiel, Mark Edwards, and Stacey Smith – have dedicated their time and attention, and have shown

  • An ecological analysis of adolescent females' perseptions of sex : implications for onset of sexual intercourse

    Creator:
    Rink, Elizabeth
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    This study explores the intrapersonal and interpersonal ecological factors that influence adolescent females' perceptions of sex and the extent to which their perceptions of sex impact onset of sexual intercourse as they mature. Particular attention is given to how depression influences individual, personal and social factors in an adolescent female's...
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    Dissertation
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    , Mark Edwards, S. Marie Harvey, and Richard Vong for their support during my dissertation process. I am

  • The Accessible Foodscape: Vulnerable Populations, Policy, and Navigating Complex Strategies

    Creator:
    Caplan, Shannon
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    The act of accessing food is embedded within various systems of power. This dissertation problematizes our understanding of food access for vulnerable populations by making explicit ways that social constructions, including power, affect food access for vulnerable populations. This is accomplished across three manuscripts. The first manuscript presents textual analysis...
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    Dissertation
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    members, Joan Gross, Bryan Tilt, Mark Edwards, Michelle Bothwell, and Lauren Gwin, I thank you for

  • Geocaching: Perceptions of Impacts and Identity

    Creator:
    Fisher, Dianna M.
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    sticking with me through this process. A big thank you to Mark Edwards for jumping in and serving on my

  • Aging in place : a contemporary social phenomenon

    Creator:
    Lee, Megan
    Abstract:
    Most aging individuals prefer to remain in a self-determined home environment, and generally aging adults want to remain in the same home or same community. The benefits of remaining in a self-determined private home environment while aging have been established. Because individuals present a diversity of needs, it takes interdisciplinary...
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    Dissertation
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    Place: A Contemporary Social Phenomenon Abstract approved: Carmen D. Steggell

  • 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.
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    from the beginning to the end of this project. Dr. Mark Edwards helped me a lot in narrowing down

  • Beyond heat or eat : street-level bureaucracy in rural Oregon energy relief

    Creator:
    Maguire, Jennifer J.
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    Rising energy costs coupled with the diminishing incomes associated with rural economic restructuring leave an increasing proportion of rural households faced with the heat or eat dilemma--where families must choose between meeting one basic need over another, such as putting food on the table or keeping the heat on. Effective...
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    Dissertation
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    in providing guidance during the reanalysis and dissertation preparation phases. Dr. Mark Edwards

  • Understanding Welfare As We Know It: A Comprehensive and Updated Mixed-Methods Analysis on the Relationship between Public Opinion and Welfare Policies

    Creator:
    Molina, Rafael Felipe S.
    Abstract:
    After the 1996 national welfare reform known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) was enacted with more stringent eligibility and work requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program, a plethora of analyses have followed assessing the...
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    Dissertation
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    to fruition and to bolster my confidence as a researcher. My committee members, Brent Steel, Mark

  • Out-of-pocket health care expenditures and household food insecurity among families with children

    Creator:
    Patton-Lopez, Megan M.
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    Since the late 1990s accelerated growth in health care spending coupled with a cost shift of health insurance from employers to employees has created an increased financial burden for many families. Past research suggests that financial burden due to out-of-pocket (OOP) health care costs limits access to health care and...
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    Dissertation
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    , David Bernell, Mark Edwards, Melinda Manore and Sheryl Thorburn for providing guidance and feedback

  • The Design of Good Work

    Creator:
    Hattrup, Steven H.
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    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,...
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    Dissertation
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    thank you to my committee, Dr. Mark Edwards, Dr. Allen Thompson, Dr. Karl Haapala, and Dr. Laurel

  • Portlandia's Other Children : Refugee Communities in Urban Life

    Creator:
    Kubein, Adele M.
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    This research analyzes the relations of ethnic refugee communities and particularly their businesses to gentrification and community vitality in a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. The data indicates that gentrification is not a linear process of displacement of African Americans by Whites seeking affordable housing and new frontiers, but rather is...
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    Dissertation
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    ) ...................................................................................................... 249 Appendix D: Starter Questions for Unstructured Interviews with Small Business Owners in

  • Universal design standards for single-family housing

    Creator:
    Wolford, Nancy L.
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    The purpose of this study was to determine the level of awareness and use of selected universal design features and products in single-family housing by Oregon housing contractors. Also researched were barriers and incentives to use as well as the position and opinions of these housing contractors on the viability...
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    Dissertation
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    , Mark Edwards, and Mary Ann Sward, for their support, encouragement, flexibility, and valuable input