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Bridging Ways of Knowing to Model the Dynamics of Fire as an Ecocultural Process on Frequent Fire Landscapes of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Greenler, Skye M.
Abstract:: Wildfire impacts have intensified in many ecosystems across the western United States due to the combined impact of fire exclusion, climate change, and land management practices. However, on many of these landscapes, fire is a fundamental ecological process that has shaped vegetation structural and compositional diversity, ecosystem function, landscape pattern,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________ John D. Bailey

Interactions of wind-driven and tidally-driven circulation in the Oregon coastal ocean

Creator:: Osborne, John J.
Abstract:: Influences of tidal and slower (subtidal) oceanic flows over the continental shelf and slope off Oregon are studied using a high-resolution ocean circulation model and comparative model-data analyses. The model is based on the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS), a fully nonlinear, three-dimensional model (using hydrostatic and Boussinesq approximations). The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF John J. Osborne V

Associations Between Family Nutrition and Physical Activity, Food Security, and Childhood Obesity in Rural Oregon

Creator:: Jackson, Jennifer A.
Abstract:: Childhood obesity and food insecurity are public health issues that often coexist, and both conditions are more prevalent among rural compared to non-rural populations. Social ecological prevention efforts are recommended, yet limited research has examined how rural family-home environments may influence obesity-preventing and -promoting behaviors. The purpose of this dissertation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thankful for each of my other committee members as well, including Dr. Katherine Gunter, Dr. Deborah John

Using parasite community data and population genetics for assessing Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) population structure along the west coast of North America

Creator:: Baldwin, Rebecca E. B.
Abstract:: Pacific sardines (Sardinops sagax) are an economically and ecologically important forage fish which transfer energy from planktonic primary producers and secondary consumers to upper trophic predators. Previous genetics studies of Pacific sardine suggested a panmictic population with a shallow genetic structure. However, more than one subpopulation within the Central California...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: parasitologist from the Canadian prairies and introducing me to marine parasite ecology. You continue to kindle

A Corpus Assisted Analysis of Eating Disorders

Creator:: Cantu, Sara A.
Abstract:: The number of deaths by suicide each year in the United States is rising. Men, women, and people of all ages die by suicide at high rates. Someone diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia is at significantly greater risk of completing or attempting suicide, making clear the importance of understanding how...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Trauma Self-help Literature

Creator:: Lampe, Kelli M.
Abstract:: The very essence of talk therapy is rooted in the spoken word between counselor and client. A client’s painful traumatic experiences can often serve as a barrier to accessing the traditional consulting room. Despite the high prevalence of trauma and its status as a known risk factor for nearly all...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Cybersupervision of Counselors : Implications for the Enhancement of Social Presence

Creator:: Causey, Jeffrey L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to add to the professional literature in counselor education and supervision through inquiry and synthesis of research among online teaching, online counseling, and online communities of practice through the supervision lens of the Discrimination Model. A unique, research-informed framework for synchronous online supervision (i.e.,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Self-compassion and Postpartum Self-help Literature

Creator:: Watkins, Danielle L.
Abstract:: The self-help literature is full of texts on both self-compassion and postpartum depression. However, there has been minimal scientific exploration of the literature on these topics. As such, mental health researchers and practitioners have little sense of the psycholinguistic discourse contained in this literature. This study aimed to fill this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Study of Grief

Creator:: Ramakrishna, Nandini J.
Abstract:: The counseling profession has historically adopted a one-size-fits-all approach toward addressing bereavement. However, there is an emerging paradigm-shift in grief therapy that has been enabled by recent research that differentiates, for example, between types of grief and styles of grieving. This research project contributes to this nuanced approach to grief...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Reconceptualizing Science Communication: Investigating the Role of Discourse, Identity, and Cultural Models for Socially Controversial Science Topics at the Explore Evolution Exhibit in Three Museums

Creator:: Robichaux, Laia
Abstract:: Science is one of the fundamental building blocks of modern societies, and though some science topics are easily accepted by public audiences, others generate intense social controversy by challenging beliefs that are fundamental to a person’s, or group’s, identity. The Theory of Evolution is one of these “hot-button” issues, as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: social structure and mechanisms for assimilation into mainstream culture, a fact recognized by John

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Bridging Ways of Knowing to Model the Dynamics of Fire as an Ecocultural Process on Frequent Fire Landscapes of the Pacific Northwest

Interactions of wind-driven and tidally-driven circulation in the Oregon coastal ocean

Associations Between Family Nutrition and Physical Activity, Food Security, and Childhood Obesity in Rural Oregon

Using parasite community data and population genetics for assessing Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) population structure along the west coast of North America

A Corpus Assisted Analysis of Eating Disorders

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Trauma Self-help Literature

Cybersupervision of Counselors : Implications for the Enhancement of Social Presence

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Self-compassion and Postpartum Self-help Literature

A Corpus Linguistic Study of Grief

Reconceptualizing Science Communication: Investigating the Role of Discourse, Identity, and Cultural Models for Socially Controversial Science Topics at the Explore Evolution Exhibit in Three Museums

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