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  • Intergenerational responses to the death of a child

    Creator:
    White, Diana L.
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    The death of a child is a traumatic family event. This qualitative study examined the experiences of parents and grandparents in 10 families who had lost a baby to SIDS, stillbirth, or birth defects. Key questions focused on support given and received, meanings attributed to the loss, continuing bonds, and...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Diana L. White for the

  • End-of-life caregiving

    Creator:
    Nelson, Christine A.
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    Over the past decade, changes in health, economic, and social policies have shifted the dying process out of hospitals and into the community. This exploratory,hypothesis-generating study investigated positive and negative caregiving as well as care management resources of community-based end-of-life caregivers and how they related to caregivers' personal growth following...
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    Dissertation
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    . Sam Vuchinich and Dr. Diana White. Particular gratitude to Sam for his statistical expertise and to

  • Environmental Health Literacy: Evaluating the Impact of Our Research

    Creator:
    Stokes, Lauren E.
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    We are constantly updating our research in the growing field of Environmental Health, yet we do not always translate this information in a way which is understood by the general public. This has resulted in tools which gauge the public’s understanding of health information, such as the eHEALS tool. This...
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    Poster
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    Lauren Stokes1, Diana Rohlman2, Molly Kile2, Veronica Irvin2 1URSA-ENGAGE, 2College of Public Health and

  • Context is Key: Examining the Impact of Ethical Considerations Supporting Vaccine Distribution Guidelines on Vaccine Adoption

    Creator:
    Malladi, Snigdha
    Abstract:
    In the face of limited resources, how should those resources be allocated? The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the difficulty of allocating a limited number of vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued standard guidelines based on ethical principles, yet all 50 states in the United States (US) interpreted...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Diana Rohlman In the face of limited resources, how should those resources be allocated? The COVID

  • Studying the most effective modes of marine science communication on plastic pollution in the oceans

    Creator:
    Burton, Simone A.
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    The ocean provides many ecosystems services and yet humans have viewed the ocean as a black hole for trash since the 1950s. With recycling not getting to the source of the problem, smarter consumer choices are being targeted, specifically choices centered around the use of plastic. Thus efficient, useful communication...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    : _____________________________________________________ Diana Rohlman The ocean provides many ecosystems services and yet humans have viewed the

  • Ethical Research Conduct Scholarly Recommendations: Exposure Research During and After Disasters

    Creator:
    Stellmacher, Claire
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    The frequency of devastating disasters has increased in the United States due to the presence of climate change. Human subject research is often conducted in these post-disaster areas to gain valuable data and insights. In recent years, discourse regarding the ethical nature of research conduct in these exposure areas has...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Diana Rohlman The frequency of devastating disasters has increased in the United States due to

  • Perceptions of climate change in herbalism and harvesting

    Creator:
    Noall, Amelia
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    This study looked at the impacts of climate change on medicinal plants, and how these impacts are viewed and understood in the herbalism community. Two literature reviews were conducted, to look at each of these two ideas: the first was a review of peer-reviewed literature describing research on climate change...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    . Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Diana Rohlman This study

  • Designing surveys to investigate the impacts of wildfire smoke on human health

    Creator:
    Attridge, Samuel J.
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    Wildfires are increasing in frequency. One area of research interest centers on the pollutants within wildfire smoke, including but not limited to particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These chemicals are associated with exacerbation of respiratory, cardiovascular, dermatological, reproductive, oncological, gastrointestinal, and infectious conditions. As wildfires becoming increasingly prevalent, it...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    . Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Diana Rohlman Wildfires

  • The power of conceptual metaphor in Diana Abu-Jaber's The Language of Baklava and Birds of Paradise

    Creator:
    Gratz, Kimberly A.
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    This thesis examines the use of religious metaphor as it applies to food in two literary works by Diana Abu-Jaber. First, The Language of Baklava, a culinary memoir published in 2005, reveals aspects of cultural identity and memory through food and metaphor. Second, Abu-Jabers most recent novel, Birds of Paradise,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    English and Anthropology presented on April 23, 2012. Title: The Power of Conceptual Metaphor in Diana

  • Distribution, phenology, and parasitism of the winter moth, (Operophtera brumata L.), in western Oregon

    Creator:
    Kimberling, Diana Nalani
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    An exotic pest of deciduous plants, Operophtera brumata (L.), was discovered in Portland, Oregon in 1978. O. brumata, the winter moth, is native to northern Africa and temperate Eurasia. Its range extends from Scandanavia, Britain, and France to Japan. It is also now well established on the North American continent...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , (Operophtera brumata L.), in western Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Diana Kimberling for the degree of