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• 1. [Article] The Colossal Hats (pukao) of Monumental Statues: An Analysis of Pukao on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

  156 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Anthropology and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Science, Spring ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Colossal Hats (pukao) of Monumental Statues: An Analysis of Pukao on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Author: Hixon, Sean Year: 2015 156 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Anthropology and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Science, Spring 2015. Title: The Colossal Hats (pukao) of Monumental Statues: An Analysis of Pukao on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Author: Hixon, Sean Year: 2015 156 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Anthropology and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Science, Spring 2015. Close

• 2. [Article] Historic Douglas-Fir Colonization and Land Use Practices at Restoration Sites Near Eugene, OR

  49 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Environment Science and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Science, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Historic Douglas-Fir Colonization and Land Use Practices at Restoration Sites Near Eugene, OR Author: Martin, Wade Year: 2015 49 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Environment Science and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Science, Spring 2015. Title: Historic Douglas-Fir Colonization and Land Use Practices at Restoration Sites Near Eugene, OR Author: Martin, Wade Year: 2015 49 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Environment Science and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Science, Spring 2015. Close

• 3. [Article] OIMB Spring Term 2016

  Back row: Trish Mace, Maya Watts, Craig Young, Barb Butler, Alan Shanks, Kyle Kaneko, Derek Ma, Julie Schram, George von Dassow. Middle row: Svetlana Maslakova, Nicolas Aguiluz, Caitlin Plowman, Kirstin ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: OIMB Spring Term 2016 Author: Hodder, Jan Year: 2016 Back row: Trish Mace, Maya Watts, Craig Young, Barb Butler, Alan Shanks, Kyle Kaneko, Derek Ma, Julie Schram, George von Dassow. Middle row: Svetlana Maslakova, Nicolas Aguiluz, Caitlin Plowman, Kirstin Meyer, Danielle Miller, Morgan Adkisson, Nicole Watase, Kendall Smith, Bridget Begay, Guen Patty, Rachel Prescott. Front row: Richard Emlet (with Mia), Beth Daugintis, Nicole Moss, Ella Lamont, Carly Salant (with Pushkin), Marie Hunt, Mike Thomas, Natalie Carrigan, Jan Hodder, Noah Emerson, Joel Kraski, Po-Yi (Theo) Liu. Title: OIMB Spring Term 2016 Author: Hodder, Jan Year: 2016 Back row: Trish Mace, Maya Watts, Craig Young, Barb Butler, Alan Shanks, Kyle Kaneko, Derek Ma, Julie Schram, George von Dassow. Middle row: Svetlana Maslakova, Nicolas Aguiluz, Caitlin Plowman, Kirstin Meyer, Danielle Miller, Morgan Adkisson, Nicole Watase, Kendall Smith, Bridget Begay, Guen Patty, Rachel Prescott. Front row: Richard Emlet (with Mia), Beth Daugintis, Nicole Moss, Ella Lamont, Carly Salant (with Pushkin), Marie Hunt, Mike Thomas, Natalie Carrigan, Jan Hodder, Noah Emerson, Joel Kraski, Po-Yi (Theo) Liu. Close

• 4. [Article] Photoelectron microscopy of biological surfaces. Excitation source brightness requirements

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Photoelectron microscopy of biological surfaces. Excitation source brightness requirements Author: Dam, R. J., Griffith, O. H. Year: 2016, 1976 7 pages Title: Photoelectron microscopy of biological surfaces. Excitation source brightness requirements Author: Dam, R. J., Griffith, O. H. Year: 2016, 1976 7 pages Close

• 5. [Article] Individual Executive Characteristics and Firm Performance: Evidence from CEO Narcissism

  Narcissism refers to persistent feelings of grandiosity, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy (American Psychiatric Association 2013). The literature has found narcissism to be associated with ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Individual Executive Characteristics and Firm Performance: Evidence from CEO Narcissism Author: Perez, Rebeca Year: 2017 Narcissism refers to persistent feelings of grandiosity, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy (American Psychiatric Association 2013). The literature has found narcissism to be associated with individuals making decisions for a firm that fulfill their egos rather than maximize firm value. The literature in psychology, however, suggests that when firms face financial distress, narcissism could be a desirable trait in an individual, enabling the CEO to take the necessary risks and make the necessary decisions for the firm to recover. I study the context under which a firm may benefit from a narcissistic CEO. In this study, I use two measures from prior literature (CEO photo prominence in the annual report and a CEO’s use of first-person personal pronouns) to form a combination measure to investigate whether firms in financial distress are more likely to appoint a CEO with more narcissistic traits. I find some evidence to support this hypothesis. I also examine whether the association between narcissism and future firm performance is affected by the economic conditions of a firm and the visibility of the firm. I find results consistent with firm financial distress increasing a narcissistic CEO’s effect on firm performance in low-visibility firms. Title: Individual Executive Characteristics and Firm Performance: Evidence from CEO Narcissism Author: Perez, Rebeca Year: 2017 Narcissism refers to persistent feelings of grandiosity, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy (American Psychiatric Association 2013). The literature has found narcissism to be associated with individuals making decisions for a firm that fulfill their egos rather than maximize firm value. The literature in psychology, however, suggests that when firms face financial distress, narcissism could be a desirable trait in an individual, enabling the CEO to take the necessary risks and make the necessary decisions for the firm to recover. I study the context under which a firm may benefit from a narcissistic CEO. In this study, I use two measures from prior literature (CEO photo prominence in the annual report and a CEO’s use of first-person personal pronouns) to form a combination measure to investigate whether firms in financial distress are more likely to appoint a CEO with more narcissistic traits. I find some evidence to support this hypothesis. I also examine whether the association between narcissism and future firm performance is affected by the economic conditions of a firm and the visibility of the firm. I find results consistent with firm financial distress increasing a narcissistic CEO’s effect on firm performance in low-visibility firms. Close

• 6. [Article] Landslides and Landscape Evolution over Decades to Millennia—Using Tephrochronology, Air Photos, Lidar, and Geophysical Investigations to Reconstruct Past Landscapes

  Landscapes respond to external perturbations over a variety of timescales, including million-year tectonic forcing, millennial to decadal climate fluctuations, and minutes-long high intensity storms or ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Landslides and Landscape Evolution over Decades to Millennia—Using Tephrochronology, Air Photos, Lidar, and Geophysical Investigations to Reconstruct Past Landscapes Author: Cerovski-Darriau, Corina Year: 2016 Landscapes respond to external perturbations over a variety of timescales, including million-year tectonic forcing, millennial to decadal climate fluctuations, and minutes-long high intensity storms or large magnitude earthquakes. In mountainous regions, understanding the role of landslides in driving the hillslope response to these perturbations is paramount for understanding landscape evolution over geologic timescales and hazards over human timescales. Here I analyze the landslide-driven hillslope response over millennial to decadal timescales using a variety of tools and techniques (e.g. tephrochronology, lidar and air photo analysis, field and subsurface investigations, and seismic refraction) in the Waipaoa Basin (New Zealand) and Oregon Coast Range (USA). For the Waipaoa study catchment, pervasive landslides have been sculpting >99% of the hillslopes in response to >50 m of fluvial incision following the shift to a warmer, wetter climate after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) (~18 ka). Then, starting in the late 1800s, European settlement resulted in deforestation and conversion of >90% of the landscape to pastureland—spurring a rapid increase in landslide-driven erosion. To quantify the landscape response, I first reconstruct LGM and younger paleosurfaces using tephrochronology and lidar-derived surface roughness to estimate the volume, timing, and distribution of hillslope destabilization. From these reconstructions, I calculate the post-LGM catchment-averaged erosion rate (1.6 mm/yr) and determine that the timing of the initial hillslope adjustment was rapid and occurred by ~10 ka. Second, I quantify the rate and volume of historic hillslope degradation using a 1956-2010 sequence of aerial photographs, lidar, and field reconnaissance to map the spatial extent of active landslides, create a ‘turf index’ based on the extent and style of pastoral ground disruption, correlate that with downslope velocity, and calculate the average annual sediment flux. From the sediment flux, I calculate an erosion rate over the past ~50 years (~20 mm/yr) that is 10x greater than post-LGM. Lastly, in Western Oregon, I confirm that seismic refraction can determine the size (e.g. depth) and failure style of landslides in western Oregon—data needed to incorporate these poorly studied landslides into future landscape evolution or hazard models. This dissertation includes both previously published and unpublished co-authored material. Title: Landslides and Landscape Evolution over Decades to Millennia—Using Tephrochronology, Air Photos, Lidar, and Geophysical Investigations to Reconstruct Past Landscapes Author: Cerovski-Darriau, Corina Year: 2016 Landscapes respond to external perturbations over a variety of timescales, including million-year tectonic forcing, millennial to decadal climate fluctuations, and minutes-long high intensity storms or large magnitude earthquakes. In mountainous regions, understanding the role of landslides in driving the hillslope response to these perturbations is paramount for understanding landscape evolution over geologic timescales and hazards over human timescales. Here I analyze the landslide-driven hillslope response over millennial to decadal timescales using a variety of tools and techniques (e.g. tephrochronology, lidar and air photo analysis, field and subsurface investigations, and seismic refraction) in the Waipaoa Basin (New Zealand) and Oregon Coast Range (USA). For the Waipaoa study catchment, pervasive landslides have been sculpting >99% of the hillslopes in response to >50 m of fluvial incision following the shift to a warmer, wetter climate after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) (~18 ka). Then, starting in the late 1800s, European settlement resulted in deforestation and conversion of >90% of the landscape to pastureland—spurring a rapid increase in landslide-driven erosion. To quantify the landscape response, I first reconstruct LGM and younger paleosurfaces using tephrochronology and lidar-derived surface roughness to estimate the volume, timing, and distribution of hillslope destabilization. From these reconstructions, I calculate the post-LGM catchment-averaged erosion rate (1.6 mm/yr) and determine that the timing of the initial hillslope adjustment was rapid and occurred by ~10 ka. Second, I quantify the rate and volume of historic hillslope degradation using a 1956-2010 sequence of aerial photographs, lidar, and field reconnaissance to map the spatial extent of active landslides, create a ‘turf index’ based on the extent and style of pastoral ground disruption, correlate that with downslope velocity, and calculate the average annual sediment flux. From the sediment flux, I calculate an erosion rate over the past ~50 years (~20 mm/yr) that is 10x greater than post-LGM. Lastly, in Western Oregon, I confirm that seismic refraction can determine the size (e.g. depth) and failure style of landslides in western Oregon—data needed to incorporate these poorly studied landslides into future landscape evolution or hazard models. This dissertation includes both previously published and unpublished co-authored material. Close

• 7. [Article] OIMB Spring Term Photo 2017

  Back row: Michael Johnson, Mackenna Hainey, Craig Young, John Sampier, Josh Wren, Tammy Trost, Birch Holt, James Johnson, Jared Ayer, Julie Schram, Xing Wu. Second row: Svetlana Maslakova, Erin Parker, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: OIMB Spring Term Photo 2017 Author: Butler, Barb Year: 2017 Back row: Michael Johnson, Mackenna Hainey, Craig Young, John Sampier, Josh Wren, Tammy Trost, Birch Holt, James Johnson, Jared Ayer, Julie Schram, Xing Wu. Second row: Svetlana Maslakova, Erin Parker, Emily Bork. Third row: Reyn Yoshioka, Jan Hodder, Zofia Knorek, Tyler Hext, Nate Bering, Mack Hardy, Arianna Russo, Eric Sharman, Mariana Perez-Varona, Ian Dougen (perched). Bottom step: Krystal Kenton, Ella Lamont, Carly Salant, Alexa Romersa, Kara Robbins, Savanna Nebbs, Danielle Oxman, Kim Smith, Dorit Nowicki-Liss, Raymond Lee. Ground: Kelly Nolan, Samuel Cohen, Camille Clausen, Karina Thiel-Klare, Christina Ellison, Maya Watts, Richard Emlet (with Mia). Title: OIMB Spring Term Photo 2017 Author: Butler, Barb Year: 2017 Back row: Michael Johnson, Mackenna Hainey, Craig Young, John Sampier, Josh Wren, Tammy Trost, Birch Holt, James Johnson, Jared Ayer, Julie Schram, Xing Wu. Second row: Svetlana Maslakova, Erin Parker, Emily Bork. Third row: Reyn Yoshioka, Jan Hodder, Zofia Knorek, Tyler Hext, Nate Bering, Mack Hardy, Arianna Russo, Eric Sharman, Mariana Perez-Varona, Ian Dougen (perched). Bottom step: Krystal Kenton, Ella Lamont, Carly Salant, Alexa Romersa, Kara Robbins, Savanna Nebbs, Danielle Oxman, Kim Smith, Dorit Nowicki-Liss, Raymond Lee. Ground: Kelly Nolan, Samuel Cohen, Camille Clausen, Karina Thiel-Klare, Christina Ellison, Maya Watts, Richard Emlet (with Mia). Close

• 8. [Article] OIMB Summer Term Photo 2017

  Back row: Jacob Ogawa, Nicole Wegrzyniak, Claire Howland, Julie Schram, Alan Shanks, Leo Zaklikowski, Lars Schwaebe, Geoffrey Marchant, Bryan Lewis, Uriah Son, Derrick Yamane, Mike Johnson, Jason Williams, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: OIMB Summer Term Photo 2017 Author: Butler, Barb Year: 2017 Back row: Jacob Ogawa, Nicole Wegrzyniak, Claire Howland, Julie Schram, Alan Shanks, Leo Zaklikowski, Lars Schwaebe, Geoffrey Marchant, Bryan Lewis, Uriah Son, Derrick Yamane, Mike Johnson, Jason Williams, Doug Warrick, Trish Mace, Birch Holt, Mack Hardy, Ian Dougen, Zade Clark-Henry. Second row: Jan Hodder, Svetlana Maslakova, Christina Ellison, MacKenna Hainey, Becky Dillenburg, Leela Dixit, Dylan Cottrell, Sebastian McCauley, ReynYoshioka, Clara Piazzola, Justin Asarch, Cynthia Trowbridge, Kristina Peterson, Eric Weinstein, Alex Perrin, Marianna Perez-Varona, Dani Miller, Allison Evans.Ground: Matt Kay, Elena Conser, Kaz Angell, Kaitlyn Beard, Richard Emlet (with Mia), Nicole Moss, Aaron Galloway, Maya Watts, Caitlin Plowman, Barb Butler (with Pushkin), Carly Salant, Mike Thomas, Alexa Romersa, Ella Lamont, Becky Hoag, Isabel Sabadell, Mackenzie Moran, Ellie Jones, Joanna Lyle, Gretchen Rude, Sofie Sonner, Rachel Aitchison, Krystal Kenton, Taylor Donegan, Clay McKean. Not Featured: Zofia Knorek, Jenna Valley, Nicolle Koontz, Haley Faringer, Claire Matthews, Mack Hunter Title: OIMB Summer Term Photo 2017 Author: Butler, Barb Year: 2017 Back row: Jacob Ogawa, Nicole Wegrzyniak, Claire Howland, Julie Schram, Alan Shanks, Leo Zaklikowski, Lars Schwaebe, Geoffrey Marchant, Bryan Lewis, Uriah Son, Derrick Yamane, Mike Johnson, Jason Williams, Doug Warrick, Trish Mace, Birch Holt, Mack Hardy, Ian Dougen, Zade Clark-Henry. Second row: Jan Hodder, Svetlana Maslakova, Christina Ellison, MacKenna Hainey, Becky Dillenburg, Leela Dixit, Dylan Cottrell, Sebastian McCauley, ReynYoshioka, Clara Piazzola, Justin Asarch, Cynthia Trowbridge, Kristina Peterson, Eric Weinstein, Alex Perrin, Marianna Perez-Varona, Dani Miller, Allison Evans.Ground: Matt Kay, Elena Conser, Kaz Angell, Kaitlyn Beard, Richard Emlet (with Mia), Nicole Moss, Aaron Galloway, Maya Watts, Caitlin Plowman, Barb Butler (with Pushkin), Carly Salant, Mike Thomas, Alexa Romersa, Ella Lamont, Becky Hoag, Isabel Sabadell, Mackenzie Moran, Ellie Jones, Joanna Lyle, Gretchen Rude, Sofie Sonner, Rachel Aitchison, Krystal Kenton, Taylor Donegan, Clay McKean. Not Featured: Zofia Knorek, Jenna Valley, Nicolle Koontz, Haley Faringer, Claire Matthews, Mack Hunter Close

• 9. [Article] Iconic photographs and the ebb and flow of empathic response to humanitarian disasters

  5 pages

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Iconic photographs and the ebb and flow of empathic response to humanitarian disasters Author: Slovic, Paul, Västfjäll, Daniel, Erlandsson, Arvid, Gregory, Robin Year: 2017, 2016 5 pages Title: Iconic photographs and the ebb and flow of empathic response to humanitarian disasters Author: Slovic, Paul, Västfjäll, Daniel, Erlandsson, Arvid, Gregory, Robin Year: 2017, 2016 5 pages Close

• 10. [Article] Iconic photographs and the ebb and flow of empathic response to humanitarian disasters

  6 pages

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Iconic photographs and the ebb and flow of empathic response to humanitarian disasters Author: Slovic, Paul, Vastfjall, Daniel, Erlandsson, Arvid, Gregory, Robin Year: 2017, 2016 6 pages Title: Iconic photographs and the ebb and flow of empathic response to humanitarian disasters Author: Slovic, Paul, Vastfjall, Daniel, Erlandsson, Arvid, Gregory, Robin Year: 2017, 2016 6 pages Close