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Developing a Green Lab Certification for a Research-Intensive University

Creator:: Albright, Sally N.
Abstract:: Oregon State laboratories are responsible for a significant portion of the university’s overall resource and energy consumption, and therefore minimizing waste in a sustainable way should be a top priority for the university while aiming for carbon neutrality by 2025. This study addresses major factors that should be considered when...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Sciences _____________________________________________________________________ Brandon Trelstad

Exploring Learning Assistant Beliefs in the Context of Pedagogical Training and Instructional Practice

Creator:: Jeong, Brandon C.
Abstract:: Learning assistant (LA) programs are gaining increasing popularity as a means to shift instructional practice in STEM classrooms. In these programs, trained undergraduate students join the instructional team and support student-centered active learning pedagogies. Their professional development is typically supported through a seminar. In facilitating small group collaborative learning, LAs...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Pedagogical Training and Instructional Practice by Brandon Jeong A THESIS

The Creation of a Bilingual Children’s Book to Promote Mental Health Services among U.S. Latin@s

Creator:: Tolmach, Oresta S.
Abstract:: Although U.S. Latin@s are more affected by major depressive disorder than non-Latin@ whites, they are less likely to utilize mental health services. The purpose of this project is to create a children’s book that promotes the utilization of mental health services among U.S. Latin@s with major depressive disorder. This book...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Oresta S. Tolmach for

How the Face of American Medicine May Change Post Covid-19

Creator:: Madison, David J.
Abstract:: The last two years of the Covid-19 pandemic have brought significant changes to global and American societies, as well as to our healthcare system. Millions of Americans were laid off and left without insurance, some areas of medicine suffered financial catastrophe with a fall in patient volumes, others were victims...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: experience(s) of the Covid-19 pandemic on their individual practices and the remaining nine prompts

The Impact of Material Handling on Manufacturing Process Plan Selection

Creator:: Sargent, Ian E.
Abstract:: The total manufacturing cost for a part is determined by its process plan, and the total cost includes both processing and material handling costs. This research examines the cost impact of assuming an arbitrary layout when evaluating alternative process plans for production in a new facility. A designed experiment was...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: S. Kim The total manufacturing cost for a part is determined by its process plan, and the

Sunbeam: A Fairy Tale

Creator:: Cummings, Laura L.
Abstract:: The heroine of this fantasy novel is Alina who lives in a medieval-like time and place. The day before her 20th birthday, in an impetuous moment, she breaks a local superstition by standing in a sunbeam. This allows a fairy to kidnap her and take her to the fairy castle...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: captor‟s son. Towards the end of the novel, the rebellion is successful, but it results in a fairy‟s

Numerical Effects on Timing System Pathways

Creator:: Steiner, Samantha K.
Abstract:: Studying human’s ability to estimate temporal durations could lead to a greater understanding of our cognitive abilities as well as the processes that underlie temporal estimation. It has been shown through previous research that time and number may be interconnected cognitively and that the magnitude of one may alter the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Nani Skaggs Brandon High Eric Hill Rory Fifield James, Linda and Wyatt Steiner

Honors Link ; Vol. IX (2005)

Creator:: University Honors College
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: formal dinner for President Emeritus John Byrne 's leadership class. Honors courses include BA 260H

It's not about the school : a societal shift regarding higher education

Creator:: Schnell, Kristina N.
Abstract:: The idea of college needs to shift from being about going to a “good school” for any degree to "getting the right education” for what you want to do. I want to investigate why we should be giving access to career assessment and preferred learning tests at the middle school...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: (s). This “good school” category does not include trade schools, certificates or associate degrees

Public Cognitions and Emotions Associated with Ocean Acidification and Sea Star Wasting Disease: An Exploratory Study in Oregon

Creator:: Insinga, Maia L.
Abstract:: Marine environments provide services for ecosystems and humans, but face many threats, including sea star wasting disease (SSWD) and ocean acidification (OA). Biological research on these threats is abundant, but there has been limited research examining the human dimensions of these threats. This thesis contains two standalone articles that explore...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ., Collier, C., Dove, S., Fabricius, K., Hoegh-Guldbergm O., Kelly, R., Lough, J., Mongin, M., Munday, P

Evaluating the Effects of System Operators’ Response on the Propagation of PowerSystem Cascading Failures

Creator:: Hennessy, Conor F.
Abstract:: The majority of power system cascading models assume that system operators will react perfectly and timely to an electrical event. However, as evidenced by several blackouts in the last decades, the inadequate system operators’ situation awareness and response can contribute significantly to the severity of an electrical disturbance. Under these...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: L N S vs N o D el ay C as e Change in LNS vs Operator Response Delay for RTS 96 Case 0

Honors Link ; Vol. VII (2003)

Creator:: University Honors College
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: s t... We continue with our view of OSU's Honors Program (1965-1991) Rather than re-entering the

Metabolomic Analysis of Oregon Coast Sediment Pore Waters using Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry

Creator:: Merlo, James B.
Abstract:: One of the principal drivers of climate change is the concentration of greenhouse gases such as CO2 in the atmosphere. A large portion of this CO2 ends up in the waters off the continental coasts where it transforms into biomass. The major sink for this matter is the ocean sediments...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: .; O'Maille, G.; Want, E. J.; Qin, C.; Trauger, S. A.; Brandon, T. R.; Custodio, D. E.; Abagyan, R.; and

Using An Array of NE Pacific Margin Sediment Samples to Link Land and Ocean Responses to Glacial-Interglacial Climate Variability

Creator:: Wilson, Kiya L.
Abstract:: Variability in the terrigenous (land-derived) fraction of marine sediments, including pollen and rock fragments, reflects the effects of regional climate change on continentally derived runoff, ice extent, vegetation and ocean circulation. The transport of this continental material to the seafloor must be understood in order to interpret the terrigenous sediment...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Northwest rivers into the NE Pacific ocean (see Figure 2 for location of rivers). VanLaningham et al.’s

Kinetics of plankton respiration across gradient of anoxic to oxic conditions

Creator:: Jayawickrama, Clare
Abstract:: Ocean deoxygenation is predicted to increase in severity over the next few decades, posing a threat to marine life and fishing economies. Improved predictions of ocean deoxygenation depend on a better understanding of the biogeochemical mechanisms that underly this process. Within the realm of biogeochemical mechanisms, this project specifically investigated...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: S. Rappé. “The Small Genome of an Abundant Coastal Ocean Methylotroph.” Environmental Microbiology

A Critique of Studies on the Effect of HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Beliefs on African Americans

Creator:: Puopolo, Erica J.
Abstract:: A disproportionate amount of HIV/AIDS cases each year occur among African Americans. The purpose of this study was to review the numerous studies on HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs and their effects into one document. This research was done using research databases to indentify peer-reviewed journal articles on HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs, and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: This thesis is dedicated to my Mother, Christina C. Puopolo, and my Father, Richard S. Puopolo, for

Developing a questionnaire with the intent of measuring user experience in test trials of low-cost virtual reality.

Creator:: McUne, Andrew R.
Abstract:: This paper details the development and pre-testing of a questionnaire designed for assessing the user experience of a View-Master virtual reality headset, and discusses the theory in the field of user experience used to carry out that effort. A group of eight researchers drafted the questionnaire collectively, with the intent...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: undertake in designing their experiments, and Mark S. Litwin describes them in his

Developing a Questionnaire with the Intent of Measuring User Experience in Test Trials of Low-Cost Virtual Reality

Creator:: McUne, Andrew R.
Abstract:: This paper details the development and pre-testing of a questionnaire designed for assessing the user experience of a View-Master virtual reality headset, and discusses the theory in the field of user experience used to carry out that effort. A group of eight researchers drafted the questionnaire collectively, with the intent...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: undertake in designing their experiments, and Mark S. Litwin describes them in his

Locating and Observing Pulsars for Use in Gravitational Wave Detection

Creator:: Díaz, Ian H.
Abstract:: By studying gravitational waves, we can gain new insights into the merging events between massive objects such as black holes as well as neutron stars. Moreover, studying low-frequency waves allows us to observe merging events between supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies, which in turn allows us to...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Medina-Hernandez, Will Fiore, Genevieve Connely, Derrick Bailey, Brandon Nye, and Cooper Nicolaysen

Honors Link ; Vol. X (2007)

Creator:: University Honors College
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: identify a far-reaching vision for that future, one See Commission on Page /0. S I 01 U H C HonorsL

A multi-faceted method for validating emotional intelligence

Creator:: Reyna, Nicholas R.
Abstract:: The Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) purports to assess emotional intelligence, which includes the ability to successfully identify and manage emotions. To test the validity of this claim, 21 students took the MSCIET along with a several other performance measures and personality scales, and their scores were correlated. The MSCEIT...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: my academics Russell Husen, Brandon McGoldrick, Trevor Brandt, Nathan Arnold, and Tom Ahn for

Asian and Asian American Representations in Contemporary Film

Creator:: Nguyen, Michelle
Abstract:: Asians are a minority group that are scarcely represented throughout Hollywood and the film industry. Even when there is some type of inclusion, they are often subjected to stereotypes that have been perpetuated for decades. This contributes to shaping how Asian and Asian Americans are perceived, as well as the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Geotechnical characterization and drained shear strength of a limestone aggregate

Creator:: Knierim, Christina D.
Abstract:: Aggregate piers are a method of ground improvement used to increase the strength and bearing capacity of the native geological soils for the support of new civil infrastructure. The understanding of the bearing failure mechanism of aggregate piers remains largely unstudied. The effects of design variables in the failure mechanisms...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: with s, or shear strength. φ and c are referred to as the Mohr-Coulomb strength parameters. For sands

Riddled with Exclusivity: The Homogeneity of the Supreme Court Bar in the Roberts Court

Creator:: Carsh, Austin M.
Abstract:: The Supreme Court Bar-the lawyers who argue before the US Supreme Court-has historically been an elite and exclusive group. This investigation examines the demographic make-up of the Supreme Court Bar in the Roberts Court and compares it to previous iterations of the Supreme Court Bar, as well as the national...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Social Aspects of Federal Fisheries Management in the Pacific Islands Region : Stakeholder Perspectives and an Informal Gap Analysis of Current Data

Creator:: Pickering, Emily A.
Abstract:: Information about social and economic attributes of fisheries, fishing communities, and fishery participants is important for marine resource management because the focuses of agency efforts are on managing society's impacts to the marine environment. This thesis addresses two questions. First, what are the perspectives of managers, scientists, and commercial and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: fishery denotes a distinct sector, such s the Hawaii Bottom-fish Fishery or the American Samoa Pelagic

The Climate Change - Homelessness Nexus : how disaster response institutions reinforce structural vulnerability in wildfire-impacted communities in Oregon

Creator:: Werdel, Carly Inez
Abstract:: In communities impacted by climate disasters, institutions largely determine the distribution of outcomes within a population. This research aims to examine the role of institutions in differential outcomes for displaced communities impacted by the 2020 Labor Day Wildfires in the Santiam Canyon and the Rogue Valley. Using semi-structured interviews of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: and Resilience, OHCS Brandon Thoms, Programs and Operations Director, Rogue Valley Habitat for

HIV and the Transmasculine Community – Can Statistical Significance Be Harmful?

Creator:: Harger, Stephen A.
Abstract:: Epidemiological research on HIV/AIDS seeks to determine at-risk populations not reached by current care. In the forty years since the AIDS epidemic began, transgender people were only recently deemed “at-risk” by the CDC and more action was taken to study them. Most current research centers on transgender women, with transgender...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

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