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Health literacy among end stage renal disease patients

Creator:: Wolfe, RoxiAnn Blanche
Abstract:: This research examines the impact of low health literacy among patients with End Stage Renal Disease. The sample included individuals who participated in a health education class (Pre-Renal Education Program) offered at the Samaritan Dialysis Services in Corvallis, Oregon. Data collection techniques included participant observation, individual interviews, evaluation of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Samaritan Dialysis Services in Corvallis, Oregon. Data collection techniques included participant

A blank screen? : digital divide discourses and practices

Creator:: Powell, Jasmine
Abstract:: The existence of a “digital divide,” or inequalities of access to digital technologies among different American subpopulations, has been hotly debated and contested since the National Telecommunications and Information Administration first popularized the phrase in 1995. The purpose of this thesis is to critically examine the dominant discourses around the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: various uses by African American college students at Oregon State University. After implementing a

From teacups to lumber : archaeological site content and integrity of the Copeland Site (35BE90), Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Kanaby, Kara M.
Abstract:: This thesis describes the archaeological site content and integrity of the Copeland site (35BE90) in Corvallis, Oregon. The Copeland site is owned by the Benton County Historical Society and is the future home of the Benton County Historical Museum. In 2001, an Oregon State University archaeological field school was conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Archaeological Site Content and Integrity of the Copeland Site (35BE90), Corvallis. Oregon. Abstract approve

Defining the gap : a case study of the on campus residential options at Oregon State University

Creator:: Nelson, Rachel C.
Abstract:: The decision to attend a university creates many important decisions for a young adult, with one of the most important being the choice of where to live while they make the transition into independent adults. Many choose to live on campus during this critical time. The differences that exist, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Defining the Gap: A Case Study of the On Campus Residential Options at Oregon State University

Neighborhood emergency networks in Uzhhorod, Ukraine and Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A. : women's neighborhood network and Linn-Benton neighborhood emergency training

Creator:: Weidner, Naomi
Abstract:: This thesis examines two neighborhood emergency preparedness programs: the Linn-Benton Neighborhood Emergency Training (LB NET) program in Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A., and the Women's Neighborhood Networking Program (WNNP) in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. In Corvallis, the LB NET began in 1996, in part out of concerns that in a large disaster the local...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Uzhhorod, Ukraine and Corvallis Oregon, U.S.A.: Women's Neighborhood Network and Linn-Benton

Walking the narrow path : narratives of migration and mental health among Saudi Arabian women at Oregon State University

Creator:: Gentry, Kristen Elizabeth
Abstract:: Since the inauguration of the King Abdullah-Aziz Foreign Scholarship Program in 2005, the number of Saudi university students in the United States has increased exponentially, and an unprecedented amount of Saudi women are seeking international degrees. The absence of scholarly research within these women’s home and host countries highlights the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State University Abstract approved: David A. McMurray Since the inauguration of

Recognizing and overcoming the critical cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement : from a human perspective

Creator:: Bestvina, Bodarc
Abstract:: This thesis seeks to better understand the most pressing cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement, and to offer suggestions for overcoming barriers. This research includes a two-year long case study of the sustainability movement at OSU, where the researcher coordinated projects encouraging behavior change. Despite increasing severity and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Human Perspective by Bodarc Bestvina A THESIS Submitted to Oregon State University

Climate Changers: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Reducing Personal Carbon Emissions

Creator:: Johnson, Carly A.
Abstract:: In an era of human-induced climate change, there is increasing interest in encouraging people to reduce their carbon dioxide (carbon) emissions by adopting low-carbon behaviors, or behaviors that reduce a person’s use of fossil fuels. I designed the Campus Carbon Challenge as a research and outreach project to gain a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Carly A. Johnson A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

Family dental care : perspectives from women recovering from methamphetamine addiction

Creator:: Hanks, Melissa A.
Abstract:: This research focuses on the economic and social impacts to women’s and children’s dental health after methamphetamine abuse. Family oral health status, access to professional services, health literacy and home hygienic practices are evaluated in the frameworks of critical medical anthropology, applied anthropological praxis and matrix and bio-psycho-social addiction models...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements

Academic women : individual considerations and structural forces in navigating academic organizations

Creator:: Almquist, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: This dissertation is situated as the third work in a series on academic women. In 1964, Jessie Bernard published Academic Women, which provided a comprehensive assessment of the status of women in academia. Two decades later, in 1987, Angela Simeone offered insight into attempts to achieve equity for women in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Health literacy among end stage renal disease patients

A blank screen? : digital divide discourses and practices

From teacups to lumber : archaeological site content and integrity of the Copeland Site (35BE90), Corvallis, Oregon

Defining the gap : a case study of the on campus residential options at Oregon State University

Neighborhood emergency networks in Uzhhorod, Ukraine and Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A. : women's neighborhood network and Linn-Benton neighborhood emergency training

Walking the narrow path : narratives of migration and mental health among Saudi Arabian women at Oregon State University

Recognizing and overcoming the critical cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement : from a human perspective

Climate Changers: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Reducing Personal Carbon Emissions

Family dental care : perspectives from women recovering from methamphetamine addiction

Academic women : individual considerations and structural forces in navigating academic organizations

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