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Higher Education Diversity Work and its Discontents: Theorizing Student Social Media Activism as Counter-hegemonic Network of Practice

Creator:: Robertson, Rebecca
Abstract:: Diversity and inclusion represent central challenges and opportunities in the transnational field of higher education, as the number of students enrolled in higher education has expanded exponentially over the past century and universal access to tertiary education has emerged as a development imperative. Within this context, diversity has emerged as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism, 7(1), 104–126. https://doi.org/10.2979/MER.2006.7.1.104

Effect of Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations on Healthcare Utilization and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Among Low-income Women with Chronic Mental-Physical Comorbidities

Creator:: Masoumirad, Mandana
Abstract:: Background: The number of people diagnosed with chronic physical conditions is increasing in the United States. Chronic mental illnesses are also common in the country. Low-income women and those on Medicaid bear a disproportionate burden of chronic conditions and these conditions significantly contribute to obstetric morbidity. Prioritizing preventive measures and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Making Electric Vehicles Accessible: A Program Evaluation of California's Clean Vehicle Assistance Program

Creator:: Diaz, Alexa R.
Abstract:: Transportation contributes approximately 41 percent of California’s greenhouse gas emissions and 27 percent of national greenhouse gas emissions (CARB, 2019, EPA, 2017). In response to climate change concerns, stakeholders have encouraged the use of electric and hybrid vehicles through tax credits, rebates, and education campaigns. Environmental and transportation justice groups...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ). Source: https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10861 Transportation Equity, Electric Vehicles, and Barriers to

Starting Out Equal? The Impacts of Child Care Access on Kindergarten Readiness in Oregon

Creator:: Hansen, Jeanette
Abstract:: Children enter kindergarten on unequal footing. Early childhood experiences shape initial disparities and predict academic achievement and life trajectories. One influence, child care, is not available to all children in Oregon as most counties qualify as child care deserts. This paper analyzes if child care access has an effect on...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: Environmental Impacts, Policies, and Practices

Creator:: Bashar, Shahinur
Abstract:: The Rohingya community have faced continuous violence, discrimination and statelessness in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. In 2017, a violent crackdown by Myanmar’s army on Rohingya Muslims sent almost a million fleeing across the border of Bangladesh. They found their temporary home in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Macro Stories: Policy Process Dynamics of Presidential Environmental Ideas

Creator:: Peterson, Holly L.
Abstract:: Public policy narratives and stories are often referenced by the media, politicians, advocacy groups, and across many disciplines in academia. Studies of social and political narratives support the notion narrative matters, but often lack systematic design capable of producing generalizable findings. The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has responded to this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An Analysis of Oregon’s Preferential Forest Property Tax Programs in Relation to Non-industrial Private Forest Landowners’ Tax Program Enrollment Decisions and Forest Management Behavior

Creator:: Rushakoff, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: Little is known about non-industrial private forestland (NIPF) owners in relation to Oregon’s two primary preferential forest property tax programs: Forestland Program – the default tax program for many forestland owners, and Small Tract Forestland Option (STF) – a voluntary program wherein landowners pay reduced annual property taxes and an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: https://www.oregon.gov/dor/programs/property/Pages/timber-stf-severance.aspx 2 https://www.oregon.gov

Demand flexibility and residential electricity time-of-use pricing in Fremont, CA

Creator:: Stelmach, Gregory
Abstract:: The biggest obstacle to a 100% renewable energy utility portfolio is the ability to produce enough electricity to meet peak demand windows, which typically occur in the late afternoon to evening period from 3 pm to 9 pm. A popular policy option to reduce peak demand is time-of-use (TOU) electricity...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Microgrids and the Transition Toward Decentralized Energy Systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective

Creator:: Ajaz, Warda
Abstract:: The last decade has seen a drastic interest in microgrids throughout the world. Even though this trend might seem to be just another technological solution in the energy sector, it is a part of a greater transition from a centralized energy system to a more decentralized one. However, unlike most...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Co-producing Software for Environmental and Ecological Visualization

Creator:: Zanocco, Chad
Abstract:: Environmental scientists, land managers, and policy actors are increasingly presented with high-stakes high-uncertainty problems stemming from human-ecosystem interactions. To help address these problems, scientists frequently use models that produce enormous geospatial and temporal datasets that are constantly modified and often seek input from communities outside their discipline. To assist scientists—as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Higher Education Diversity Work and its Discontents: Theorizing Student Social Media Activism as Counter-hegemonic Network of Practice

Effect of Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations on Healthcare Utilization and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Among Low-income Women with Chronic Mental-Physical Comorbidities

Making Electric Vehicles Accessible: A Program Evaluation of California's Clean Vehicle Assistance Program

Starting Out Equal? The Impacts of Child Care Access on Kindergarten Readiness in Oregon

The Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: Environmental Impacts, Policies, and Practices

Macro Stories: Policy Process Dynamics of Presidential Environmental Ideas

An Analysis of Oregon’s Preferential Forest Property Tax Programs in Relation to Non-industrial Private Forest Landowners’ Tax Program Enrollment Decisions and Forest Management Behavior

Demand flexibility and residential electricity time-of-use pricing in Fremont, CA

Microgrids and the Transition Toward Decentralized Energy Systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective

Co-producing Software for Environmental and Ecological Visualization

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