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From work-first to learn first : navigating educational choices among TANF recipients through the lens of possible selves and stigma

Creator:: Jones, Terese D.
Abstract:: Individuals who are parents and students on TANF experience challenges accessing and persisting in higher education. This study explored the experiences of TANF recipients who are navigating a return to higher education and the impact of college on how they construct a future self. Two theoretical frameworks were used to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: relation to individuals who grew up in poverty and/or navigate poverty as an adult. Less is known

Life History of the Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) in Oregon

Creator:: Leppin, Mark V.
Abstract:: The Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) is a small, secretive boa native to the Pacific Northwest. Despite this being possibly the highest latitude boas and one of only two boas native to the continental U.S., it has received surprisingly little attention. Most of the research on the natural history of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: members and mentors of the Oregon State Herpetology Club and members of Society of Northwestern

Lamprey of the Goose Lake Basin: A Multi-Scale Habitat & Distribution Analysis

Creator:: Dickey, Jacob C.
Abstract:: Two ecologically important lamprey species found in the endorheic Goose Lake Basin face conservation threats; however, relatively little is known about their habitat needs or spatial distribution. Lamprey and their habitat are often found to be patchy; to evaluate these relationships for the lamprey in this basin, I utilized a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: face conservation threats; however, relatively little is known about their habitat needs or spatial

Ecological Restoration and Artificial Intelligence: Whose Values Inform a Project?

Creator:: Woodrich, Samuel T. and Pape, Timothy
Abstract:: Significant attention has been given to how artificial intelligence (AI) can be utilized by society and in scientific fields in recent years. This article explores how AI tools utilized in various fields have been and can be applied to ecological restoration projects, their affiliated benefits and drawbacks, and what those...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: considered desirable and/or resilient, historical conditions of the site prior to habitat degradation

Diving into Diversity: Fish Populations and Climate Resilience in an Endorheic Basin

Creator:: Dew, Aleah
Abstract:: The Goose Lake Basin, situated on the border of Oregon and California, USA, faces significant challenges from drought, wildfire, and other environmental stressors. This region hosts numerous endemic fish species such as the Goose Lake redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss newberri), Goose Lake lamprey (Entosphenus sp.), Goose Lake tui chub (Siphateles...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: lands ecosystems and historical data collection within the Goose Lake Basin. In Chapter 2, I quantify

Characterizing Community Forests in the United States

Creator:: Hajjar, Reem, McGinley, Kathleen, Charnley, Susan, Frey, Gregory E., Hovis, Meredith, Cubbage, Frederick W., Schelhas, John, and Kornhauser, Kailey
Abstract:: Research on community forests, primarily governed and managed by local forest users, in the United States is limited, despite their growth in numbers over the past decade. We conducted a survey to inventory CFs in the U.S., and better understand their ownership and governance structures, management objectives, benefits, and financing....
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Ecosystems & Society, Corvallis, OR, USA 2U.S . Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International

Urban Forests Role in Ecosystem Services in the 24:1 Community and the Normandy Schools Collaborative of St. Louis County, Missouri: A Study in Environmental Justice

Creator:: Templer, Amanda L.
Abstract:: The 24:1 Community is a growing community with ongoing concerns over historical residential segregation, minority-exposure to environmental hazards, and sparse tree canopy coverage. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the current state of the community’s urban forest through an assessment of the urban forest. It also highlights the need...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the 24:1 Community and the Normandy Schools Collaborative of St. Louis County, Missouri: A Study in

Advancing Spatial Data Engineering and Analysis: Integrative Approaches with GIS, Statistical Modelling, and Deep Learning

Creator:: Krivova, Maria
Abstract:: Geospatial data analysis is a multifaceted discipline encompassing the collection, processing, and visualization of diverse datasets. It models and delineates the interactions of people, objects, and phenomena within geographical spaces and predicts patterns based on the relationships between different locations. Despite significant advancements in geospatial data engineering and analytics over...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: erosion rates and trends along the Oregon coast. Estimation of historical erosion rates is difficult

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:: or decline the policy, which led to a natural divergence in healthcare policy implementation across

Mitigating Wildfire Impacts on Mobility Using GIS, Fire Modeling, and Operations Simulation

Creator:: Al-Hamadani, Saifaldawlah
Abstract:: Wildfires are a recurring disaster that threatens communities living close to forests and result in significant financial losses along with negative environmental effects, especially with the increase of wildfire season length and intensity due to climate change and increasing urbanization. Wildfire events can also have a significant impact on the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of roadways that are likely to be damaged and/or blocked by debris.  To quantify the estimated

ScholarsArchive@OSU

From work-first to learn first : navigating educational choices among TANF recipients through the lens of possible selves and stigma

Life History of the Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) in Oregon

Lamprey of the Goose Lake Basin: A Multi-Scale Habitat & Distribution Analysis

Ecological Restoration and Artificial Intelligence: Whose Values Inform a Project?

Diving into Diversity: Fish Populations and Climate Resilience in an Endorheic Basin

Characterizing Community Forests in the United States

Urban Forests Role in Ecosystem Services in the 24:1 Community and the Normandy Schools Collaborative of St. Louis County, Missouri: A Study in Environmental Justice

Advancing Spatial Data Engineering and Analysis: Integrative Approaches with GIS, Statistical Modelling, and Deep Learning

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

Mitigating Wildfire Impacts on Mobility Using GIS, Fire Modeling, and Operations Simulation

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