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  • The Politics of Homophobia: Examining the Intersection of Political Expediency and Nazi Ideology

    Creator:
    Varela, C. Alexander
    Abstract:
    Homosexual men in Nazi Germany experienced legal and social oppression that was rooted in both the cultural homophobia of Twentieth Century Germany and the existential homophobia of high-ranking Nazi officials. However, the Nazi Regime’s enforcement of homonegative policy was not unilateral, often ignoring the actions of members of Nazi-affiliated groups....
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Marisa Chappell, Committee Member, representing History

  • Decaying in Storage: The Closures of Three Nuclear Reactors in the Pacific Northwest

    Creator:
    Oney, Celia E.
    Abstract:
    People involved in a nuclear activity, whether they are developing it, benefiting from it, or opposing it, see inherent connections between various aspects of nuclear science and technology. This thesis investigates three nuclear sites: a university research reactor, a dual-purpose reactor that produced plutonium for the U.S. military and electricity...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    , Linda Richards, Marisa Chappell, and David Bernell. Thanks also to Trina Hogg for her advice and

  • Exploring Latinx Transfer Students' Experiences at a 4-Year University

    Creator:
    Rodriguez, Eduardo B.
    Abstract:
    The number of Latinx students enrolling in higher education has grown significantly over the past two decades (Jabbar et al., 2019). This study explores a portion of that population by focusing on the experiences of Latinx transfer students at a 4-year institution within the Pacific Northwest of the United States....
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • An Archaeological Analysis of the Architectural Artifacts and Features at the Robert Newell Homestead Site (35MA41)

    Creator:
    Modelski, Emily
    Abstract:
    This thesis will explore the architectural material culture excavated at the Robert Newell Homestead (35MA41), currently located in Champoeg, Oregon. Specifically, the research focuses on the vernacular architecture or the features and construction methods used that both reflect the environment and the cultural traditions of the dwellings occupants. The Robert...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    to thank my Committee Representative Dr. Marisa Chappell who really helped me out and was at my

  • Gender, Race, and Nation in the Dear America Series

    Creator:
    Furman, Kali
    Abstract:
    Books and literature help children and young adults develop language, cognitive, and social skills. Additionally children's literature enables individuals to develop a deeper appreciation for their own, and others' cultures and histories. This thesis analyzes the young adult historical fiction series Dear America, published by Scholastic press, and examines how...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    honor to work with and learn from you. • Thank you to my committee, Dr. Elizabeth Sheehan, Dr. Marisa

  • Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Late Pleistocene and Holocene Human Ecologies: A Case Study of Phytoliths from the Lower Salmon River Canyon, Idaho

    Creator:
    Knapp, Dante L.
    Abstract:
    Archaeological excavations of the Cooper's Ferry site in the Lower Salmon River Canyon, Idaho, have revealed a stratified record of cultural occupation, spanning the late Pleistocene and early Holocene periods. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the understanding of cultural adaptive strategies represented in the archaeological record...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Rocks and reactors : an atomic interpretation of human rights, 1941-1979

    Creator:
    Richards, Linda Marie
    Abstract:
    The atomic age was enacted by many scientists as a way to realize health and human rights. Human rights were conceived in this context as rights to economic development, science education, and nuclear medicine. The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) acted hand in hand with UN agencies and educators...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    , Michael Osborne, and Marisa Chappell, for their help, skill, support, warmth, guidance, wisdom, and

  • Rethinking autonomy in group home policy

    Creator:
    Gaddis, Matthew A.
    Abstract:
    In this thesis I argue that in contemporary Oregon, the policies and design of group homes for individuals with developmental disabilities emphasizes an ineffective conception of autonomy, and this emphasis should be shifted to provide better opportunities for the growth of individuals both within the homes and in their communities....
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    this possible. I would also like to thank the other members of my committee, Andrew Valls and Marisa

  • Comics in the classroom

    Creator:
    Mosher, Brian S.
    Abstract:
    As the necessity grows for undergraduate English teachers to incorporate various multimodal texts into their course material due to the changing landscape of what is considered English studies, comics can be an increasingly viable source for such texts. This thesis introduces several formal qualities of comics available for teachers to...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Managing Complicity: Two German Doctors and the United States in the Twentieth Century

    Creator:
    Vaughn, Elizabeth P. C.
    Abstract:
    This thesis examines the origins and outcomes of Operation Paperclip, a program the U.S. government operated in the years immediately following WWII to recruit former Nazi doctors, scientists, and technicians, and capitalize on their research experience. As part of this operation, the U.S. welcomed two doctors who had conducted medical...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    writer that I am today. I would also like to thank my defense committee, Dr. Chappell, Dr. Campbell