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  • Citizen Perceptions of Public Safety Levies in Josephine County, Oregon: A Test of Group Engagement Theory

    Creator:
    Davis, Nathan
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    Group Engagement Theory describes the relationship between citizen perceptions of policy, individual identity and status judgements, and individual group engagement decisions. Utilizing a least likely crucial case methodology, this paper uses the case of Josephine County, Oregon to determine the validity of the Group Engagement Theory prediction that citizen identity...
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    . Approved Dr. Keith Baker, representing Political Science Dr. Erika Allen Wolters

  • Seed quality and plant establishment studies of seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.)

    Creator:
    Baker, Stanley D.
    Abstract:
    Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.) is an important warm-season perennial turfgrass, known for its tolerance to salinity. Turfgrass is used for homes, municipalities, sod farms, resorts, and sports fields. Seashore paspalum has historically been planted in sub-tropical and tropical climates because of its heat tolerance. Seashore paspalum could become an...
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    ± 1⁰ (16 h at 20 ⁰C in dark and 8 h at 30 ⁰C in light) (Baker, unpublished data, 2011). The light

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

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    Allen, Solomon
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    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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    very much appreciate you all. To my advisor, Scott Akins, thank you for keeping me afloat when I

  • Keeping state policy public : meeting accountability in commission governance

    Creator:
    Stauffer, Scott
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    Despite their widespread use and presence at all levels of government, public commissions and boards are rarely given much attention, by the general public, academia, or surprisingly by public policy and agency experts. As a state infrastructure governing entity transportation commissions often deal with controversy, but do we really understand...
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  • Catch per Unit Effort Associated with Species Regulation Changes in Recreational Fisheries Management

    Creator:
    Frink, Ashley M.
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    Recreational fisheries regulations at the state level along the US Atlantic coast are constantly changing to ensure the sustainability of marine fish populations. It is hypothesized that effective management of recreational fishing effort should have a positive impact on fish stocks. Using recreational catch per unit effort (CPUE) as a...
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    numerous suggestions and edits. I would also like to thank Scott Heppell and Brent Steel, my committee

  • Private forests, public policy : oak conservation on family forests in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

    Creator:
    Fischer, Alexandra Paige
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    In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts occur on private lands. This is especially true in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon where the hallmark habitat type, Oregon white oak woodland and savanna, is imperiled. Almost exclusively found on private land, Oregon white oak is threatened...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Dr. John C. Bliss In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts

  • Analysis of the Oregon Stakeholder Drug Take Back Public Policy Process to ReducePharmaceutical Pollution in Oregon’s Water Resources

    Creator:
    Hubbard, Monica L.
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    The goal of this analysis is to use the social construction framework to determine 1) whether the Oregon Drug Take Back Program stakeholder group can design a public policy that will ultimately reduce water contamination from the improper disposal of unused pharmaceuticals from the general public, and 2) use the...
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    ______________________________________________________ Scott M. Akins Date: ___________________ i Table of Contents

  • International environmental treaty-making. The future of the UN BBNJ Treaty

    Creator:
    Banshchikova, Inga
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    Because the environmental threats are becoming global in scope, international cooperation and global governance issues are in the spotlight. The most controversial environmental law and policy problems arise in the areas where no individual state has sole responsibility for governing, "global commons." Scholars believe that the best way to deal...
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    elaborated by a leading scholar on transnational and global challenges, Scott Barrett. The study examines

  • Institutionalizing sustainability in community colleges : the role of the college president

    Creator:
    Williams, Peter G.
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    The purpose of this research study was to describe and improve understanding of the meaning of institutionalized sustainability and the role that a college president plays in institutionalizing sustainability on a community college campus. The following questions guided the research: (a) What does it mean to have sustainability “institutionalized” at...
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    colleges? (c) What role has the college president played in addressing influences to institutionalizing

  • Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

    Creator:
    Strom, Stephen L.
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    Literature on the evolution of the American higher education system includes a historical and consistent debate over the definition of the higher education mission in the country. Recent debate focuses on mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic changes in higher education historically occurred within regions...
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    leadership (board of regents and presidents), (c) professional external reviews and reports of the