The North American forest sector is well-known for its lack of diversity. In most operations, middle-aged white males are the majority of employees. Given this setting, we investigate the experiences of female executives working in North American forest sector firms. We take a qualitative approach with in-person and Skype interviews...
This qualitative narrative inquiry study explored the experiences and perspectives of five Asian American females who have sought presidencies and/or vice presidencies in community colleges. All five of the participants are currently either a president or vice president in community colleges. This study found nine themes that capture the barriers...
The purpose of this study is to analyze women of colors's (WOC) experiences working within the United States Forest Service (USFS) accessing the challenges of recruitment, retention, and promotional efforts. Using testimonios and Anzaldúa's theory of mestiza consciousness, I found three themes that included white supremacist capitalist patriarchy, presumed incompetence,...
This dissertation is situated as the third work in a series on academic women. In 1964,
Jessie Bernard published Academic Women, which provided a comprehensive
assessment of the status of women in academia. Two decades later, in 1987, Angela
Simeone offered insight into attempts to achieve equity for women in...
This thesis acts as an artist statement to accompany the series Rose Colored Glass, which is a collection of acrylic paints using mirrors as canvases. Part prose and part autobiography, Queer Tragedy isn’t the Whole Story follows my journey from institutionalization and assualt to healing. Each mirror has a story...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether changes in physical space
impacted preschool children's cooperative behavior. These changes in physical space
included differentiated and undifferentiated ceiling height and wall color.
This study used an experimental design with subjects experiencing four
conditions each. The sample consisted of 30 preschool...
Detailed analyses of snow crystal sequence and atmospheric
conditions were accomplished utilizing macrophotographic techniques
for obtaining the snow crystal record at Santiam Pass in the Oregon
Cascades on 19-20 January, 14-15 February, and 9-10 March, 1967.
The photographic equipment consisted of a 35 millimeter single lens
reflex camera, bellows, and...
Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) technology has been growing in the EU and Canada
since the early 1990's and utilizes the mechanical properties of structural grade
lumber to create a strong panel product for use in floor, ceiling and wall systems. The
hypothesis of this project was that CLT panels made...
This exploratory study described the protected living environments of segregated Alzheimer/Dementia Units (ADUs) and compared them to selected physical aspects of the larger institutions in which they were housed. A nonrandom, purposive sample used in this study included 99 nursing homes with ADUs in 34 states. Data were collected using...