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  • Reproductive decision-making in young women breast cancer survivors

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    Everson, Courtney Louise
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    The purpose of this study is to use an integrated biocultural perspective to examine the decision-making processes of young survivors as they navigate breast cancer treatment and reproductive health care options. This retrospective study utilizes a mixed-methods approach that integrates quantitative survey data (Phase I) with interview (Phase II) and...
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    ABSRACT OF THE THESIS OF Courtney Louise Everson for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied

  • Mixed ethnic identity in the United States

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    Lonergan, Courtney C.
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    In this paper I focus on the process of formulating an ethnic identity in the United States for individuals of mixed-ethnicity. My main question explores the complexities an individual with parents of separate and distinct ethnic heritages faces when constructing an ethnic identity in our society. American society is reaching...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Courtney C. Lonergan for the

  • Hospice nurses as "midwives to the dying" : guiding life's important journeys

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    Cox, Jessica C.
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    This thesis explores the metaphor of hospice nurses as "midwives to the dying" by applying philosophical inquiry to the field of hospice. I focus on the history of the movements, their professional approaches to caregiving, and the core commitments of both the modern midwifery and hospice movements. Although focused on...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jessica C. Cox for the

  • The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

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    Stone, Helen Delight
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    Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...
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    Smith house was nominated under Criteria B and C, for the N.R.H.P. These categories were devised by the

  • Requirements for vitamin C as affected by exercise

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    Carpenter, Phyllis May
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    REQUIREMENTS FOB VITAMIN C AS AFFECTED BY EXERCISE by

  • Learning to Care : Applied Ethics for Improving Farmed Animal Welfare

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    Zarajczyk, Katie MaryRuth
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    This thesis seeks to explore how an ecofeminist lens is currently the most useful approach for improving farmed animal welfare. Through examining Western conceptions of non-human animals, I seek to shed light upon the inconsistent treatment of domestic species. Species that are dependent upon us deserve, at a minimum, not...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Courtney S. Campbell This thesis seeks to explore how an ecofeminist lens is currently

  • A circle of response : addressing the tensions of teacher responseto student writing

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    Carothers, April D.
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    What students need most from instructors’ written response on their texts is commentary that evokes a sense of exchange. Teachers often believe that their job is to point out the deficits in a student’s paper and help eliminate those deficits. While this is a part of the function of response,...
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    , and Courtney Campbell, the thesis committee, for their hard work and vital feedback, and Cornelia

  • Ecotourism, poverty, and conservation in Prek Toal, Cambodia

    Creator:
    Conway, Kathryn
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    In Prek Toal, a poor subsistence fishing village on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake, the conservation organization Osmose is using ecotourism revenues to finance poverty intervention programs and promote conservation in a threatened ecosystem. This thesis examines local perceptions of tourism as a measure of Osmose’s success. Limited awareness of tourism...
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    Consent Script………………. 129 Appendix C: Interview Questions………………………………... 131

  • Empowering others and empowering ourselves : a case study of community health workers in a mental health project

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    McNeil-Delaney, Oona D.
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    The Surgeon General of the United States in 2003 documented the existence of striking disparities for minorities and immigrants in mental health services and the underlying knowledge base. This thesis expands the knowledge base by examining the personal experiences and perspectives of community health workers (CHWs) employed in a mental...
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    . Abstract approved: Courtland Smith The Surgeon General of the United States in 2003 documented the

  • Deepening: Place Relationship in the Valley of Lake Creek, Oregon

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    McCumber, Elisabeth Carol Harvey
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    This is an IRB-exempt thesis exploring place relationship in the valley of Lake Creek, Oregon, at Triangle Lake. An interdisciplinary ethnography of place, it involves a synthesis of archaeological, historical, and ethnographic literature; an analysis of nineteenth-century Coos, Alseya (Alsea), and Kalapuya myth-texts from Native oral tradition; a history of...
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    . Courtney Scott Campbell for serving as my Graduate Council Representative. Warm appreciation to Dr. Loren