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Oregon State University Student Electoral Participation, 2006-2010

Creator:: Bene, Heather T.
Abstract:: This study examines student voting at Oregon State University (OSU) – Oregon’s public, land-grant university – in state elections from 2006-2010. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), Oregon Senate Bill 951 (2007), and Oregon House Bill 2880 (2011) seek to increase university student voting. In particular, SB 951...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Divergent Paths to Health: A Comparative Study of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion in California and Non-Expansion in Texas Through the Lens of Policy Diffusion

Creator:: Aguigam, Lyric T.
Abstract:: The enactment of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 marked a critical moment in American healthcare history. The ACA introduced Medicaid expansion, a policy designed to extend healthcare coverage to a larger population of low-income Americans. This policy quickly became a topic of debate and led to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Lens of Policy Diffusion By Lyric T. Aguigam A PROJECT

An Analysis of Community Attributes Likely to Result in School Districts Repealing Native American Mascots

Creator:: Miller, Alethia T.
Abstract:: Michigan’s State Department of Education issued a resolution in 2003 calling for all public K-12 schools to repeal their American Indian mascots and in 2013 the Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a complaint with the United States Department of Education in response to school districts failing to do so....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Likely to Result in School Districts Repealing Native American Mascots by Alethia T. Miller

The effects of restrictive police pursuit policies in Washington State

Creator:: Sweeney, David T.
Abstract:: High-speed police pursuits occur daily across the United States. On average, one person dies per day as the result of a police pursuit. In certain contexts, it might be acceptable to society for a police officer to engage in a high-speed pursuit. The ends could justify the means. For example,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE CAPSTONE PROJECT OF: David T. Sweeney for the degree of Master of Public

Investing in stability : an assessment of the tertiary effects of Oregon’s seismic rehabilitation grant project

Creator:: Filimoehala, Sione T.
Abstract:: Geological scientists have predicted an impending massive earthquake is likely to occur on the North Pacific Coast of the US. In response to the warnings of impending disaster, the State of Oregon has implemented several disaster preparedness measures, including the Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Project (SRGP), a grant dispersed to public...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: TERTIARY EFFECTS OF OREGON’S SEISMIC REHABILITATION GRANT PROJECT SIONE T FILIMOEHALA OREGON STATE

A Sticky Problem: Identifying the Barriers to the Adoption of Fats, Oils, and Grease as an Energy Feedstock in Oregon

Creator:: Davidson, Ian T.
Abstract:: This study investigates the barriers faced by fats, oil, and grease (FOG) as an energy feedstock in the state of Oregon. FOG, which typically originates in food service establishments (FSEs), historically has been treated as waste, yet it also has the chemical make up to be an energy feedstock in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ESSAY OF Ian T. Davidson for the degree of Master of

Addressing Free Ridership and the Provision of Hidden Public Goods : Using an Experimental Randomized Control Trial to Test the Nation's Willingness to Pay for the Columbia River Levee System in the Portland Metro Area During an Era of Localism

Creator:: Crawford, Tessa E.
Abstract:: Levee management has historically been considered a local governance issue. Many users of the Portland International (PDX) airport may have no knowledge that the airport is in a floodplain and is protected by a hundred year old levee. This study asked survey respondents across the U.S. how much they would...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study

Creator:: Allen, Solomon
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Exploring a Mental Health Crisis : An Examination of Mental Health Arrests in Benton County, OR

Creator:: Lanfear, Charles C.
Abstract:: Benton County, Oregon is presently experiencing a crisis level of police contacts with mentally ill suspects. The cause of this sudden increase is currently unknown and local law enforcement is not adequately equipped or funded to respond to this development. This report summarizes the recent literature on law enforcement encounters...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : Scott M. Akins Benton County, Oregon is presently experiencing a crisis level of police contacts

Household Determinants and the Resource Consumption: A Case Study of Baghmara Community Forestry in Nepal

Creator:: Timilsina, Dinesh
Abstract:: This study examines the association of household characteristics with forest product consumption and other benefits derived from community forest in Nepal. The analysis is based on random sample data of 80 households from a Community Forest User Groups of Baghmara Community Forestry (BCF) in Nepal. Using an OLS regression to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: APPROVED: Prof. Todd M. Pugatch, representing Economics Prof. Brent Steel, representing

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Oregon State University Student Electoral Participation, 2006-2010

Divergent Paths to Health: A Comparative Study of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion in California and Non-Expansion in Texas Through the Lens of Policy Diffusion

An Analysis of Community Attributes Likely to Result in School Districts Repealing Native American Mascots

The effects of restrictive police pursuit policies in Washington State

Investing in stability : an assessment of the tertiary effects of Oregon’s seismic rehabilitation grant project

A Sticky Problem: Identifying the Barriers to the Adoption of Fats, Oils, and Grease as an Energy Feedstock in Oregon

Addressing Free Ridership and the Provision of Hidden Public Goods : Using an Experimental Randomized Control Trial to Test the Nation's Willingness to Pay for the Columbia River Levee System in the Portland Metro Area During an Era of Localism

Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study

Exploring a Mental Health Crisis : An Examination of Mental Health Arrests in Benton County, OR

Household Determinants and the Resource Consumption: A Case Study of Baghmara Community Forestry in Nepal

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