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Oregon's changing rural population : age, migration and policy response

Creator:: Johnson, Samuel L.
Abstract:: Like rural residents in other places, people in rural Oregon have expressed concern about the demographic shifts occurring in their communities. Principally they are concerned about youth leaving and not returning. This analysis uses recent Census Bureau data to describe, in detail, the demographic changes occurring in rural Oregon. Particular...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: SLJ_MPP_Essay AN ABSTRACT OF THE ESSAY OF Samuel L

Passing of the Torch: A Multiple Streams Approach Investigation into House Bill 2021 "100% Clean Energy for All"

Creator:: Crispin, Samuel L.
Abstract:: In 2021, Oregon’s legislature passed House Bill 2021 with relative ease. House Bill 2021 is a mandate for the state’s two largest utilities to reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation on a decreasing scale, reaching 100% below baseline levels by 2040. This ambitious piece of legislation, meant to reduce the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Investigation into House Bill 2021 “100% Clean Energy for All” By Samuel Lewis Crispin MPP Essay Submitted

Exploring the Perspectives and Behaviors of Teachers on Invasive Species

Creator:: Root, Skye
Abstract:: This study explores the role of classroom use of live organisms as a pathway for the spread of invasive species. The overall guiding research question is “Are behavioral changes necessary to reduce the spread from the classroom pathway?” Using focus groups comprised of key educators, this study seeks to identify...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

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

Finding a Reason to Run: Examining Women's Experiences with a Running Program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

Creator:: Ward, Alicia
Abstract:: Bunk to 5K is a program designed to encourage and support new and experienced runners in custody at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF). CCCF is the only women’s prison in Oregon, housing around 1,200 women at any given time, at all levels of custody (ODOC, 2020). The non-profit which runs...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: called Bunk to 5K, it is a weekly running group facilitated by non-profit Reason to Run. Trisha Swanson

Jobs, Natural Amenities, Distance, Population, or Services : What Drives Age-Specific Migration for Small Oregon Communities?

Creator:: Wall, Conor
Abstract:: Declining population is a major concern for rural communities. In many places, out-migration has led to a loss of key services. This essay investigates the role of services, as well as labor markets, natural amenities, distance to urban areas, and community size, in determining net migration rates for small Oregon...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Increase + Net Migration It follows that: Net Migration Ratei(t,t+10) = (Populationi(t+10

Local Perceptions of Social-Ecological Change on the McKenzie: Implications for Resilience

Creator:: Inman, Tim
Abstract:: Local Perceptions of Social-Ecological Change on the McKenzie: Implications for Resilience This study sought to catalog local knowledge of long-term residents of the McKenzie River Valley as it pertains to landscape and community change and provide a general assessment of factors affecting the local social-ecological system’s resilience. Residents interviewed indicated...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: rain that fall each year in lower elevations (Swanson and Jones 2002). These streams and rivers feed

Imagining the Future : A Qualitative Study of Community Visioning Processes in Rural Oregon Counties

Creator:: Warden, McKenzie
Abstract:: Community visioning processes offer communities the platform to identify common goals, indicate actions and measures of progress, and envision what they would like their political, economic, and social landscape to look like for years to come. Rural communities often face unique obstacles in terms of isolation, lack of resources and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The Legacy of a Promise: Examining the Educational & Economic Impacts of the Daly Fund

Creator:: Hensley, Jordan
Abstract:: The rising cost of higher education in the United States has created increases in tuition at colleges as well as growing demand from students and families for sources of support in attending college. Over the past decade, beginning with the creation of the Kalamazoo Promise in 2005, local governments and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . 6 A view shared by Miller-Adams, 2015; LeGower & Walsh, 2014; Swanson et al., 2016; and Stern and

Understanding Institutional Barriers and Opportunities to Food-Water-Energy Nexus policy implementation in Oregon

Creator:: Lavado Alvarado, Angela Patricia
Abstract:: The interdependences among water, energy and food, are diverse and multidimensional and are referred to as the food-water-energy (FWE) nexus. This nexus approach seeks to understand the complex interactions among these sectors, in order to identify synergies and trade-offs that could serve as the basis for developing effective planning and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: & Swanson, 2013). Scholars have included other elements as part of the nexus approach, offering their own

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Oregon's changing rural population : age, migration and policy response

Passing of the Torch: A Multiple Streams Approach Investigation into House Bill 2021 "100% Clean Energy for All"

Exploring the Perspectives and Behaviors of Teachers on Invasive Species

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

Finding a Reason to Run: Examining Women's Experiences with a Running Program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

Jobs, Natural Amenities, Distance, Population, or Services : What Drives Age-Specific Migration for Small Oregon Communities?

Local Perceptions of Social-Ecological Change on the McKenzie: Implications for Resilience

Imagining the Future : A Qualitative Study of Community Visioning Processes in Rural Oregon Counties

The Legacy of a Promise: Examining the Educational & Economic Impacts of the Daly Fund

Understanding Institutional Barriers and Opportunities to Food-Water-Energy Nexus policy implementation in Oregon

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