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Congress during COVID : a content analysis of federal legislators' COVID policy actions

Creator:: Miller, Abigail
Abstract:: The COVID-19 pandemic became the deadliest epidemic since the Influenza pandemic in the early 1900s. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023). Every government level across the United States had differing responses to COVID-19, and politicians have been the center of attention for their role in COVID policy support or...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: regain my confidence as an MPP student. I also want to thank Dr. Kelsy Kretschmer and Dr. Dwaine Plaza

Street-level Bureaucrat Perceptions Regarding Benefits Migration Between Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA

Creator:: Blakeman, H. G.
Abstract:: This paper explores the perceptions of street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) regarding benefits migration between Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA, specifically how perceptions might impact job performance and policy execution and delivery. To examine this question, interviews were conducted with SLBs in Oregon and Washington. From the interviews, themes concerning the role...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ________________________________________________ Dr. Dwaine Plaza, College of Liberal Arts, Committee Member

Climate and The Experiences of Black Domestic and Black International Students in a Predominantly White Institution (PWI)

Creator:: Ali, Fatuma M.
Abstract:: Access to higher education can be foundational in upward social mobility, especially for people of color. However, institutional and systemic racism continues to thrive under the guise of “access” within Predominantly White Institutions (PWI). In recent years, PWIs have actively recruited Black students to diversify their campuses. These same institutions...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ______________________________________________________________________________ Dwaine Plaza, representing Sociology

Historical Legacies: Identity and Secessionism in the Republic of Moldova

Creator:: Cavallo, Michael
Abstract:: Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, many newly independent nations have suffered internal instability as a result of ethnically based regional independence initiatives. This paper seeks to determine the effect historical legacies have on the formation of ethnic identities and the shaping of secessionist movements, using the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ______________________________________________________________________________ Dwaine Plaza, representing Sociology I understand that my thesis will become part of the

The Role of Social Networks in Federal Agency Hiring: A Comparison of Employees from Diverse Backgrounds

Creator:: Moreno Luna, Arlyn Yire
Abstract:: Due to past hiring practices U.S. federal agencies have workforces that do not match the diversity of the populations they serve. In 2011, the Partnership for Public Service found that the United States Forest Service (USFS) ranked number 149 out of 206 agencies in the category of ‘Support for Diversity,’...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Steel, Director of School of Public Policy and Dwaine Plaza, committee member. Thank you Dinesh, Laura

International Mekong River Basin : Events, Conflicts or Cooperation, and Policy Implications

Creator:: Yorth, Bunny
Abstract:: “International river basin is defined as an area extending over two or more states determined by the watershed limits of the system of waters, including surface and underground waters, flowing into a common terminus” (Shapiro-Libai, 1969, p. 22). There are 276 international river basins providing almost 60% of global freshwater...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , representing College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences Dwaine

Looking at the Relationship between Household Electricity Consumption and Annual Household Income Using an Agent-Based Integrated Framework

Creator:: Sorce, Evan C.
Abstract:: Electricity is a vital energy source for modern life, and is used in almost every aspect of daily life. United States electricity consumption totaled nearly 3,886,403 gigawatt hours in 2011. Residential electricity consumption accounts for 37 percent of total electricity consumption in the United States. Between 1990 and 2007, the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Economics Dwaine Plaza representing the Sociology I understand that

Irrational Fear or Cause for Concern? The Effects of Hispanic Immigration on Crime Rates in Tucson, Arizona

Creator:: Algara, Carlos
Abstract:: The popular perception, throughout the United States of America, is that there is a positive relationship between recent immigration and crime. The more immigration in an urbanized setting, the more violent crime occurs. Crime is socially constructed to be associated with large influxes of “outsiders” into the community. America has...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Akins, representing Sociology Dwaine E. Plaza, representing Sociology Michelle L. Inderbitzin

Impact of Ecotourism on the Sanitation of Local Communities

Creator:: Pant, Suman
Abstract:: Ecotourism is recognized for its economic potential to reduce poverty in least developed countries. There is a general belief that ecotourism will benefit local development, but previous research has found mixed results. This paper explores the idea of ecotourism and its impact on local sanitation in Nepal’s Annapurna Conservation Area....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dwaine Plaza, representing Sociology

Unsubstantiated fears : assessing the effects of recent immigration on part I index crimes

Creator:: Stansfield, Richard
Abstract:: In this paper I examine the impact of recent immigration, in addition to other community predictors on community counts of violent and property crimes in Austin, Texas, a multi-ethnic city. I combine data from the 2000 US census of population and housing with census tract level uniform crime report data...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , representing Sociology Michelle L. Inderbitzen, representing Sociology Dwaine Plaza

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Congress during COVID : a content analysis of federal legislators' COVID policy actions

Street-level Bureaucrat Perceptions Regarding Benefits Migration Between Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA

Climate and The Experiences of Black Domestic and Black International Students in a Predominantly White Institution (PWI)

Historical Legacies: Identity and Secessionism in the Republic of Moldova

The Role of Social Networks in Federal Agency Hiring: A Comparison of Employees from Diverse Backgrounds

International Mekong River Basin : Events, Conflicts or Cooperation, and Policy Implications

Looking at the Relationship between Household Electricity Consumption and Annual Household Income Using an Agent-Based Integrated Framework

Irrational Fear or Cause for Concern? The Effects of Hispanic Immigration on Crime Rates in Tucson, Arizona

Impact of Ecotourism on the Sanitation of Local Communities

Unsubstantiated fears : assessing the effects of recent immigration on part I index crimes

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