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The Politics Expansion Makes: Analyzing the Political Returns and Policy Framing of the ACA's Medicaid Expansion in the States

Creator:: Bishop, Dustin
Abstract:: The 2010 U.S. health reforms expanded health insurance access to millions of Americans, mainly through an unprecedented expansion of Medicaid eligibility to those with low incomes. Not all states chose to expand their programs, resulting in disparate health-benefit access nationally. This study uses quantitative and qualitative analyses to explore the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Approved by Committee members: _______________________________________________________ Alison Johnston

Who pays for MPAs? An exploration of how narratives influence marine funding

Creator:: Laufer, Adrian E.
Abstract:: Marine programs, particularly those related to marine conservation, utilize a suite of tools to offset the negative consequences of human activities on marine environments. However, among others, limited funding can represent a challenge for these programs in terms of achieving their desired outcomes. Using systems and organizational theory, this study...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: __________________________________________________________________ Alison Johnston, representing Statistics

Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into the Management of Alaska’s Kenai River Watershed

Creator:: Reilly, Melissa S.
Abstract:: The impacts of climate change are being observed worldwide. However, some regions and context specific situations make particular areas more vulnerable to the impacts than others. Alaska’s Kenai River Watershed (KRW) is on the front lines of climate change and may be especially vulnerable to the impacts due to distinct...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: has been a pleasure to be your student. Thank you to my committee members, both Robert Lackey and

Vegetation analysis and spatial visualization of a tidal salt marsh

Creator:: Buchner, Ed L.
Abstract:: Mitchell Marsh, a tidal salt marsh in the Salmon River Estuary, was diked in the early 1960s. Restoration of the marsh, which began in late 1978, consisted of partial dike removal. Several studies have been conducted in the marsh, addressing the status of the developing salt marsh plant communities. Species...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: initial study at Mitchell Marsh; and Robert Frenkel and Janet Morlan (1990) continued the study in 1990

Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK) and Cultural Reconstruction: A Practical Application at the Red Bluff Recreation Area, Mendocino National Forest, Grindstone District

Creator:: Riske-Gomez, Jessica
Abstract:: The project location is a pre-historical gathering site for basketry materials utilized by the Wintun people within the boundaries of the Red Bluff Recreation Area. Due to environmental changes and neglect, the site has fallen into disuse and degradation. The aim of this project is ethnoecological restoration, which varies from...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: extinguish the fire” (Johnston-Dodds and Burton 2002, p. 5). While fire was seen as a useful tool in

Transboundary groundwater and international law: past practices and current implications

Creator:: Matsumoto, Kyoko
Abstract:: Despite their significance, physical interactions between surface and groundwater have largely been ignored in international water law. While surface water has been given considerable attention as a transboundary natural resource, groundwater has not received the same recognition. International legal doctrines regarding water, such as the 1997 United Nations Convention on...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: The Bellagio Draft Treaty,4 proposed by Robert I-layton and Albert Utton in 1989, was a revision of

Community Visioning in Chaotic Times: Lessons Learned from the 2020 Tillamook County Community Visioning Project

Creator:: Gentilcore Ryan, Ava
Abstract:: In recent decades, local governments have desired to increase community engagement in collaborative governance processes, such as community visioning and strategic planning, in an effort to develop policies that are inclusive and supportive of those who live in the community. A key component of the community visioning process is the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: lead to further tension and animosity among those involved in the collaboration (Johnston et al

Wild Horse and Burro Management: Public Perceptions of a Wicked Issue

Creator:: Humphreys, Marissa N.
Abstract:: Wild horse and burro management has been a controversial topic over the past several decades, since the passing of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burro Act of 1971, as federal land management agencies attempt to manage wild horses and burros in a way that supports natural ecological balance. In...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Economic Constraints” by Robert A. Garrott. Numbers of wild horses (Equus ferus caballus) estimated to be

Laws, regulations, and management plans to improve streamflow and stream temperature : a case study in the North Fork Burnt River Watershed

Creator:: Morgan-Hayes, Anna S.
Abstract:: As the western United States faces warmer and increasingly varied climate conditions, as well as predicted water insecurity, concerns over water quality and water availability are growing. While humans, fish, and wildlife are dependent on clean water for survival in the present, management of water resources needs to consider future...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

International environmental treaty-making. The future of the UN BBNJ Treaty

Creator:: Banshchikova, Inga
Abstract:: Because the environmental threats are becoming global in scope, international cooperation and global governance issues are in the spotlight. The most controversial environmental law and policy problems arise in the areas where no individual state has sole responsibility for governing, "global commons." Scholars believe that the best way to deal...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The Politics Expansion Makes: Analyzing the Political Returns and Policy Framing of the ACA's Medicaid Expansion in the States

Who pays for MPAs? An exploration of how narratives influence marine funding

Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into the Management of Alaska’s Kenai River Watershed

Vegetation analysis and spatial visualization of a tidal salt marsh

Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK) and Cultural Reconstruction: A Practical Application at the Red Bluff Recreation Area, Mendocino National Forest, Grindstone District

Transboundary groundwater and international law: past practices and current implications

Community Visioning in Chaotic Times: Lessons Learned from the 2020 Tillamook County Community Visioning Project

Wild Horse and Burro Management: Public Perceptions of a Wicked Issue

Laws, regulations, and management plans to improve streamflow and stream temperature : a case study in the North Fork Burnt River Watershed

International environmental treaty-making. The future of the UN BBNJ Treaty

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