• Youth Empowerment and Community Wellbeing: The Case of Ophelia's Place 

  Shannon, Taylah (University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)

  Adolescence is a time of change and exploration, and youth today experience adolescence in world of hyper-connectedness and unlimited access. Post COVID, the adolescent experience comes with its own unique challenges, ...
• Challenges of Smallholder Farmers in Jamaica: Bridging Perspectives in Agriculture Development 

  Matheson, Joel (University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)

  Smallholder farmers constitute a vital component of agricultural systems globally, playing a pivotal role in ensuring food security. This thesis delves into critical issues surrounding agricultural development in Jamaica, ...
• Political Ecology of Conservation and Sustainable Development: A Case Study of World Wildlife Fund Community-Based Conservation in The Iténez Protected Area (PD ANMI), Beni, Bolivia 

  Camacho, Alejandra (University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)

  For years, Bolivia's cultural and environmental diversity has been threatened by indigenous marginalization and resource exploitation directly linked to waves of political and economic reforms that shape its people and ...
• Disability and Inclusive Education in Mexico: Perspectives and Impact of Civil Society 

  Grigoreva, Anastasiia (University of Oregon, 2024-01-10)

  This thesis examines the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in promoting inclusive education (IE) in Mexico. Semi-structured interviews were conducted from July to September 2022, involving 33 representatives from ...
• Agroecological Transformations in Oregon's Willamette Valley: A Historical and Ethnographic Case Study 

  Olson, Tara (University of Oregon, 2024-01-10)

  This thesis is an evaluation of the constraints and opportunities for agroecological transformation in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, in attempt to find what can be learned from the particularities of this context. Using a ...
• Beeing in the Willamette Valley: A Look at Human and Honey Bee Relationships and the Global Currents That Shape Them 

  Paone, Taylor (University of Oregon, 2024-01-09)

  This thesis explores interspecies relationships between humans and honey bees. Through multispecies ethnographic vignettes, beekeeper-honey bee relationships reveal the ways in which social systems inform interspecies ...
• Understanding and Addressing Structural Barriers to Healthcare Access for Mam Indigenous Women in Oregon 

  Garcia, Veronica (University of Oregon, 2024-01-09)

  This thesis explores structural barriers to healthcare access for Mam Indigenous women in Oregon. It provides an overview of structural barriers within the healthcare system and local community and how service providers ...
• Mapping Disaster: Indicators for a Resilient Food System in North Minneapolis 

  Schlegelmilch, Joanna (University of Oregon, 2024-01-09)

  This research examines the complexities within the interdependent global issues of racism and food insecurity and argues for the need to build empirical systems of analysis around the reliability of food systems to advance ...
• Expressing Values and Fulfilling Obligations to Family Through Education: An Exploration of Higher Secondary School Student Experiences & Expectations in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal 

  Wright, Grace (University of Oregon, 2022-10-26)

  Students in Nepal face numerous barriers in accessing and affording higher secondary schooling, yet many of their families prioritize education and send them on rural-to-urban pathways. While being uprooted from their home ...
• Caregiving in pandemic times: Perspectives from women heads of transnational households in rural Mexico 

  Pedraza, Alejandra (University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)

  This thesis explores how women heads of transnational households in one rural Mexican village in Querétaro, Mexico experienced the COVID-19 pandemic vis-à-vis their gendered family roles. From June 2021 to February 2022, ...
• Law as Violence in the Post-Colonial State: the Case of Lawfare in Kashmir 

  Massara, Lindsay (University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)

  This study uses law as a divining rod to draw out historical connections and intersections that implicate power, violence, and oppression in Indian-administered Kashmir. Broadly, this study asks why violence and oppression ...
• Building Bridges and Breaking Down Barriers: First Food Knowledge Transmission of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation 

  Caudill, Lydia (University of Oregon, 2022-02-18)

  Through semi-structured interviews with CTUIR community members, I assessed the current spectrum of relationships that exists between CTUIR community members and their First Foods. Furthermore, I identify two categories ...
• Breaking Down the Walls: Fostering Opportunity and Dignity Amongst Refugee Women and Girls Through Sport 

  Gerken, Kimberly (University of Oregon, 2021-11-23)

  Sports for Development and Peace (SDP) refers to the intentional use of sports in the pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This thesis primarily centers on three SDP Goals: #3, Good Health and Well-Being; ...
• Cross-Cultural Accessibility and Inclusion in Youth Outdoor Experiential Education 

  Gupta, Neti (University of Oregon, 2021-11-23)

  This study explores Kenyan parent’s values and beliefs about nature, and how they perceive the role of nature in their child’s development. Further, this study investigates the barriers to accessing outdoor experiential ...
• Culture in the Food Security Literature of West Africa: A Critical Review 

  Ziesenhene , Ellen (University of Oregon, 2021-11-23)

  This critical review analyzes the visibility of three aspects of culture in West African food security literature: livelihood and practice, social, and systems of meaning. It presents insights into these cultural applications ...
• Assessing the Status of Forces Agreement in Okinawa, Japan 

  Fouts, Matthew (University of Oregon, 2021-09-13)

  The Japanese prefecture of Okinawa is a contradiction. A peaceful, idyllic tourist destination for beachgoers today, in 1945 Okinawans suffered through a four-month battle where hundreds of thousands of civilians died by ...
• "Just a Dash of Salt": Salt and Identity Formation in Historical and Contemporary Jamaica 

  Sperry, Alyssa (University of Oregon, 2021-04-27)

  Salt is a ubiquitous substance that has played a significant role in the development of human culture. It is a recognizable universal human need that over time has adapted symbolic and practical significance across cultures ...
• Towards a Transformative Agroecology: Seeding Solutions for Food Sovereignty and Climate Change Among Smallholder and Tribal Farmers in Rajasthan, India 

  Nikfarjam, Michelle (University of Oregon, 2021-04-27)

  This thesis explores how the state-wide non-governmental organization (NGO), CECOEDECON, is using agroecology as a vehicle for promoting greater farmer sovereignty and preparing for negative impacts of climate change in ...
• Show Me the Money: Understanding FATCA - United States & CARICOM Relations 

  Hall, Jeffery (University of Oregon, 2021-04-27)

  This study explores the provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Services’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and its demands to increase disclosure and transparency pertaining to the financial data of ...
• Rural Sanitation Preferences and Household Decisions: A Mixed-Methods Case Study in Wolaita, Ethiopia 

  Hansberger, Dayna (University of Oregon, 2020-12-08)

  Rural Ethiopian families bear the responsibility to invest in their own sanitation, resulting in large disparities in latrine quality. This study analyzes considerations for household latrine purchases, desirable latrine ...

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