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Where wildfire risk and social vulnerability coincide: mapping place vulnerability to wildfire over the coterminous US

Creator:: Wigtil, Gabriel A.
Abstract:: The hazards-of-place model of vulnerability to environmental hazards posits that vulnerability has biophysical and social components. While biophysical characteristics are important in predicting locations of elevated wildfire risk, the social characteristics of human communities may help us predict locations of elevated wildfire impacts. We examine the relationship between biophysical and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Gabriel A. Wigtil for the degree of Master of Public Policy presented on May 11, 2015. Title: Where

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

Exploring Roles for Scientists and Simulation Models in Collaborative, Science-Based Ecosystem Restoration

Creator:: Hughes, John
Abstract:: The U.S. Forest Service’s Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) seeks to encourage collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of forest landscapes. Many theorists note a tension between participatory approaches in governance and the certainty and control that science is said to offer. This research explores how collaboration and science are currently...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: OF John Hughes for the degree of Master of Public Policy presented on June 10th, 2015. Title

An Evaluation of the Search Advocate Program at Oregon State University: Identifying Strengths and Opportunities for Development

Creator:: DeFelice, Jessica
Abstract:: A commitment to diversity is now quite common in the missions of colleges and universities. One of the primary barriers to hiring a diverse faculty is the role that implicit bias, or the case of identifying flawed ideas as reliable choices systematically, plays in the search and selection process. At...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : Kelsy Kretschmer and John Edwards 2 Abstract A commitment to diversity is now quite common in

Political Decision-Making behind the Oregon Health Plan: Making the Hard Choice

Creator:: Shaddy, Andrea
Abstract:: Oregon has been regarded nationally as an innovative healthcare policy state because of its creation of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) conceived by State Senator and Governor John Kitzhaber. The OHP was designed and created to help curb soaring healthcare costs and broaden the eligibility of healthcare to the working...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: State Senator and Governor John Kitzhaber. The OHP was designed and created to help curb soaring

Underserved Students’ Expectations & Perceptions of Higher Education in Oregon

Creator:: Nguyen-Ventura, Jessica
Abstract:: In 2011, Governor John Kitzhaber, along with the Oregon legislature, affirmed a clear and ambitious goal for the State. The 40-40-20 goal states that by 2025, 40% of adult Oregonians will have an Associates degree or a meaningful postsecondary certificate, 40% will hold a Bachelors degree or advance degree and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Mark Edwards In 2011, Governor John Kitzhaber, along with the Oregon legislature

Environmental justice and energy production : coal-fired power plants in Illinois

Creator:: Clark, Catherine
Abstract:: The environmental justice framework has been applied to many environmentally negative issues in the past such as toxic storage and disposal facilities, toxic release inventory sites, air quality, transportation, and global climate change. It has not yet been applied to energy production in a quantitative study. This study investigates the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: constant variance matrix to produce reliable standard errors and t-ratios. The parameter estimates

Health Care Utilization and Access among Immigrants and U.S. Born Citizens: Implications from the California Health Interview Survey

Creator:: Liao, Shaoshan
Abstract:: The objective of this study is to identify the variation in health care access and utilization among immigrant and U.S. born citizens in California. It aims at finding the reasons behind the disparity so that U.S. health agencies can make more efforts to improve the availability of health care services...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: sample. Chi-square tests and student t-tests are applied to detect significant differences in values of

Examining China's Cross-strait Economic Statecraft in the Mid-2000s

Creator:: Chi, Erik
Abstract:: In 2005, Beijing acted to court the farmers of Taiwan through a series of unilateral agricultural tariff reductions. This move was deliberately formulated to weaken the incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) by targeting the party's strong rural base. This paper seeks to investigate the effectiveness of China's use of interest...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: investigate the impact of China's targeted tariff removals in election periods beyond 2008. Let Ydi,t denote

Child Welfare: Determinants of a Child's Length of Stay in the System

Creator:: Llamas, Bianca
Abstract:: The child welfare system was established in the 1935 Social Security Act to help families and their children. Children have been the inspiration for protection and assistance among families especially those living in poverty. Previous research aims to analyze the associations between a child’s living arrangements and several child outcomes....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the increasing number of child mortality in the system, like in the documentary of Gabriel Fernandez

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Where wildfire risk and social vulnerability coincide: mapping place vulnerability to wildfire over the coterminous US

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

Exploring Roles for Scientists and Simulation Models in Collaborative, Science-Based Ecosystem Restoration

An Evaluation of the Search Advocate Program at Oregon State University: Identifying Strengths and Opportunities for Development

Political Decision-Making behind the Oregon Health Plan: Making the Hard Choice

Underserved Students’ Expectations & Perceptions of Higher Education in Oregon

Environmental justice and energy production : coal-fired power plants in Illinois

Health Care Utilization and Access among Immigrants and U.S. Born Citizens: Implications from the California Health Interview Survey

Examining China's Cross-strait Economic Statecraft in the Mid-2000s

Child Welfare: Determinants of a Child's Length of Stay in the System

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