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• 1. [Article] Towards Gender-Equitable Small-Scale Fisheries and Markets in Solomon Islands

  Suggested Bibliographic Reference: Challenging New Frontiers in the Global Seafood Sector: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Towards Gender-Equitable Small-Scale Fisheries and Markets in Solomon Islands Author: Barclay, Kate, Payne, Anne Maree, Senoveva, Mauli Year: 2016 Suggested Bibliographic Reference: Challenging New Frontiers in the Global Seafood Sector: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, July 11-15, 2016. Compiled by Stefani J. Evers and Ann L. Shriver. International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), Corvallis, 2016. Title: Towards Gender-Equitable Small-Scale Fisheries and Markets in Solomon Islands Author: Barclay, Kate, Payne, Anne Maree, Senoveva, Mauli Year: 2016 Suggested Bibliographic Reference: Challenging New Frontiers in the Global Seafood Sector: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, July 11-15, 2016. Compiled by Stefani J. Evers and Ann L. Shriver. International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), Corvallis, 2016. Close

• 2. [Article] The “Re-Beav” Branding: An examination of the process and outcomes of the Oregon State Athletics Rebrand

  The culture of brands and branding is ever-changing and evolving. Brands are becoming increasingly important in today’s society, yet they are harder to differentiate. As a result of this growing importance ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The “Re-Beav” Branding: An examination of the process and outcomes of the Oregon State Athletics Rebrand Author: Rumpakis, Alexandra The culture of brands and branding is ever-changing and evolving. Brands are becoming increasingly important in today’s society, yet they are harder to differentiate. As a result of this growing importance and competition, it is difficult to attain a strong brand presence among competitors and achieve a distinct identity with consumers. Therefore it is vital for companies and corporations to develop a brand that is strong, differentiated and competitive. The purpose of this thesis is to understand the importance of branding and rebranding within a Division-1 university athletics department and how it contributes to a national brand identity. It discusses what branding and rebranding is, and why it is important to establish a strong brand culture and identity. It utilizes Oregon State University as a case study to examine the process and outcomes of re-branding in a Division-1 university athletic department. Title: The “Re-Beav” Branding: An examination of the process and outcomes of the Oregon State Athletics Rebrand Author: Rumpakis, Alexandra The culture of brands and branding is ever-changing and evolving. Brands are becoming increasingly important in today’s society, yet they are harder to differentiate. As a result of this growing importance and competition, it is difficult to attain a strong brand presence among competitors and achieve a distinct identity with consumers. Therefore it is vital for companies and corporations to develop a brand that is strong, differentiated and competitive. The purpose of this thesis is to understand the importance of branding and rebranding within a Division-1 university athletics department and how it contributes to a national brand identity. It discusses what branding and rebranding is, and why it is important to establish a strong brand culture and identity. It utilizes Oregon State University as a case study to examine the process and outcomes of re-branding in a Division-1 university athletic department. Close

• 3. [Article] Marine Protected Area Networks: Assessing Whether the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts

  This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by the Public Library of Science. The published article can be found at: http://www.plosone.org/.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Marine Protected Area Networks: Assessing Whether the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts Author: Claudet, Joachim, Tissot, Brian N., et al., Grorud-Colvert, Kirsten This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by the Public Library of Science. The published article can be found at: http://www.plosone.org/. Title: Marine Protected Area Networks: Assessing Whether the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts Author: Claudet, Joachim, Tissot, Brian N., et al., Grorud-Colvert, Kirsten This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by the Public Library of Science. The published article can be found at: http://www.plosone.org/. Close

• 4. [Article] Assessing the Strategic Credibility of Special Collections

  Presented at 2012 AAAS Pacific Division Meeting - Library Symposium.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Assessing the Strategic Credibility of Special Collections Author: Passehl, Erin, Stoddart, Rick A. Presented at 2012 AAAS Pacific Division Meeting - Library Symposium. Title: Assessing the Strategic Credibility of Special Collections Author: Passehl, Erin, Stoddart, Rick A. Presented at 2012 AAAS Pacific Division Meeting - Library Symposium. Close

• 5. [Article] Assessing the Strategic Credibility of Special Collections and Archives

  Poster presented at 2012 ACRL Oregon/Washington joint conference held at Menucha.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Assessing the Strategic Credibility of Special Collections and Archives Author: Stoddart, Rick A., Passehl, Erin L. Poster presented at 2012 ACRL Oregon/Washington joint conference held at Menucha. Title: Assessing the Strategic Credibility of Special Collections and Archives Author: Stoddart, Rick A., Passehl, Erin L. Poster presented at 2012 ACRL Oregon/Washington joint conference held at Menucha. Close

• 6. [Article] OPP – Catalyze Private Investment in Fisheries Reform

  Healthy ocean ecosystems and fisheries are vital to the food security and well-being of much of the world’s population, particularly in developing coastal and island states. The increasing human impact ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: OPP – Catalyze Private Investment in Fisheries Reform Author: Obregon, Pablo Healthy ocean ecosystems and fisheries are vital to the food security and well-being of much of the world’s population, particularly in developing coastal and island states. The increasing human impact on the underlying natural processes and ecosystems upon which these wide-ranging benefits depend, represents the single greatest threat to the sustainability of fisheries. A large proportion of the world’s fisheries are currently over-exploited, and as a result are underperforming in terms of their full biological and economic potential. Ineffective fisheries management continues to perpetuate these negative outcomes. To-date, a majority of investments in fisheries management improvements have disproportionately depended on public and philanthropic sources of funding, with few cases of private-sector investment being deployed despite the potential upside to fisheries recovery. The latter is at least in part the result of a lack of project pipeline for fisheries investment. The OPP project responds directly to this challenge by providing technical assistance and analytical support to identify and design a series of fisheries investment proposals that are attractive to return-seeking investors. The latter will in-turn catalyze pilot investment into selected transformational public-private partnerships that mainstream the sustainable management of highly migratory fish stocks spanning areas within and beyond national jurisdictions. Title: OPP – Catalyze Private Investment in Fisheries Reform Author: Obregon, Pablo Healthy ocean ecosystems and fisheries are vital to the food security and well-being of much of the world’s population, particularly in developing coastal and island states. The increasing human impact on the underlying natural processes and ecosystems upon which these wide-ranging benefits depend, represents the single greatest threat to the sustainability of fisheries. A large proportion of the world’s fisheries are currently over-exploited, and as a result are underperforming in terms of their full biological and economic potential. Ineffective fisheries management continues to perpetuate these negative outcomes. To-date, a majority of investments in fisheries management improvements have disproportionately depended on public and philanthropic sources of funding, with few cases of private-sector investment being deployed despite the potential upside to fisheries recovery. The latter is at least in part the result of a lack of project pipeline for fisheries investment. The OPP project responds directly to this challenge by providing technical assistance and analytical support to identify and design a series of fisheries investment proposals that are attractive to return-seeking investors. The latter will in-turn catalyze pilot investment into selected transformational public-private partnerships that mainstream the sustainable management of highly migratory fish stocks spanning areas within and beyond national jurisdictions. Close

• 7. [Article] "I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

  This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: "I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States Author: Everson, Courtney Louise This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern United States. Guided by a biocultural approach and mixed methods design, this study involved five primary research activities and sources of data: 1) long-term, extensive participant-observation in teen parent and doula communities; 2) semi-structured, open-ended interviews with two comparative cohorts--doula-supported adolescent mothers (n=24) and non-doula supported adolescent mothers (n=18); 3) semi-structured, open-ended interviews with doulas that provide care to young mothers (n=15); 4) descriptive analyses of maternal-infant health outcomes from a national sample of doula-supported adolescent women (n=1892); and 5) content analysis of published literature on doula professional standards, core competencies, scopes of practice, and care philosophies. Through a series of manuscripts, I examine doulas from four perspectives, that of: young mothers, doulas, outcomes-based health data, and textual representations of doula models of care. In using a multiple vantage point approach, I am able to situate understandings of doula care within the larger social contexts and structural forces that frame the experiences of young mothers and the integration of doulas into maternity reform strategies. In doing so, I explore how psychosocial stress, social support, and institutionalized constraints pattern the negotiations, aspirations, and outcomes of young women during their emergence into motherhood. By focusing on the synergy between micro- and macro-level elements, I demonstrate the potential for doula care, as a targeted form of social support, to advance health equity and longterm social well-being for young mothers and their families. Title: "I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States Author: Everson, Courtney Louise This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern United States. Guided by a biocultural approach and mixed methods design, this study involved five primary research activities and sources of data: 1) long-term, extensive participant-observation in teen parent and doula communities; 2) semi-structured, open-ended interviews with two comparative cohorts--doula-supported adolescent mothers (n=24) and non-doula supported adolescent mothers (n=18); 3) semi-structured, open-ended interviews with doulas that provide care to young mothers (n=15); 4) descriptive analyses of maternal-infant health outcomes from a national sample of doula-supported adolescent women (n=1892); and 5) content analysis of published literature on doula professional standards, core competencies, scopes of practice, and care philosophies. Through a series of manuscripts, I examine doulas from four perspectives, that of: young mothers, doulas, outcomes-based health data, and textual representations of doula models of care. In using a multiple vantage point approach, I am able to situate understandings of doula care within the larger social contexts and structural forces that frame the experiences of young mothers and the integration of doulas into maternity reform strategies. In doing so, I explore how psychosocial stress, social support, and institutionalized constraints pattern the negotiations, aspirations, and outcomes of young women during their emergence into motherhood. By focusing on the synergy between micro- and macro-level elements, I demonstrate the potential for doula care, as a targeted form of social support, to advance health equity and longterm social well-being for young mothers and their families. Close

• 8. [Article] Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration- an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon

  Globally, access to safe, reliable drinking water sources is a major challenge of this generation. Protected sources of drinking water provide communities with a sustainable, vital resource, yet many public ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration- an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon Author: Odom, Olivia Globally, access to safe, reliable drinking water sources is a major challenge of this generation. Protected sources of drinking water provide communities with a sustainable, vital resource, yet many public water suppliers lack legal authority over their source water protection (SWP) area, especially in surface water systems. Absence of legal authority and ownership restricts institutional capacity. In the absence of legal authority and land ownership, strong social capacity supplements weak institutional capacity for SWP. Using a case study approach, this paper presents a national experience survey of municipal approaches to increasing institutional capacity for SWP; details SWP programs of two similar municipalities; uses those findings to inform the creation of a SWP plan in Corvallis, Oregon with particular attention paid to the augmentation of institutional capacity by integration with existing environmental stewardship organizations; compares institutional outcomes; and finds that social capacity maximization is a viable approach to SWP. Title: Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration- an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon Author: Odom, Olivia Globally, access to safe, reliable drinking water sources is a major challenge of this generation. Protected sources of drinking water provide communities with a sustainable, vital resource, yet many public water suppliers lack legal authority over their source water protection (SWP) area, especially in surface water systems. Absence of legal authority and ownership restricts institutional capacity. In the absence of legal authority and land ownership, strong social capacity supplements weak institutional capacity for SWP. Using a case study approach, this paper presents a national experience survey of municipal approaches to increasing institutional capacity for SWP; details SWP programs of two similar municipalities; uses those findings to inform the creation of a SWP plan in Corvallis, Oregon with particular attention paid to the augmentation of institutional capacity by integration with existing environmental stewardship organizations; compares institutional outcomes; and finds that social capacity maximization is a viable approach to SWP. Close

• 9. [Article] Studying the application of learning and growth metrics in healthcare using analytic hierarchy process

  Performance measurement is a process that begins with a decision on what to measure followed by identifying proper metrics and data sources. While there is substantial literature devoted to measuring the ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Studying the application of learning and growth metrics in healthcare using analytic hierarchy process Author: Emami, Samin Performance measurement is a process that begins with a decision on what to measure followed by identifying proper metrics and data sources. While there is substantial literature devoted to measuring the performance of hospitals and clinics in terms of indicators such as health outcomes and finances, it is vital for hospitals and clinics to also develop a set of forward-looking metrics at the operational level that drive all aspects of performance. This research aims to study the application of a set of metrics within one perspective of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) framework, called learning and growth, in healthcare organizations. Using data provided by managers from clinics and hospitals, the most important learning and growth performance categories that drive the future performance of a healthcare organization are determined. Moreover, to monitor these performance categories, a set of metrics are identified. This study uses an analysis technique called Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to develop a prioritized set of performance categories and metrics. With AHP, pairwise comparisons are used to measure the relative importance of one performance category or metric over other categories or metrics. Results from AHP analysis indicate that there is a strong preference toward using human capital metrics among the medical and health services managers. Number of training hours provided to the staff was identified as the most important metric to measure the performance of healthcare organizations in terms of human capital. The results also suggest that the most accessible data are available for those metrics related to human capital. Title: Studying the application of learning and growth metrics in healthcare using analytic hierarchy process Author: Emami, Samin Performance measurement is a process that begins with a decision on what to measure followed by identifying proper metrics and data sources. While there is substantial literature devoted to measuring the performance of hospitals and clinics in terms of indicators such as health outcomes and finances, it is vital for hospitals and clinics to also develop a set of forward-looking metrics at the operational level that drive all aspects of performance. This research aims to study the application of a set of metrics within one perspective of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) framework, called learning and growth, in healthcare organizations. Using data provided by managers from clinics and hospitals, the most important learning and growth performance categories that drive the future performance of a healthcare organization are determined. Moreover, to monitor these performance categories, a set of metrics are identified. This study uses an analysis technique called Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to develop a prioritized set of performance categories and metrics. With AHP, pairwise comparisons are used to measure the relative importance of one performance category or metric over other categories or metrics. Results from AHP analysis indicate that there is a strong preference toward using human capital metrics among the medical and health services managers. Number of training hours provided to the staff was identified as the most important metric to measure the performance of healthcare organizations in terms of human capital. The results also suggest that the most accessible data are available for those metrics related to human capital. Close

• 10. [Article] Empowering Domestic Artisanal Fishers as Environmentally and Financially Sound Alternatives to Distant-water Fishing Vessels

  In recent decades, distant-water fishing vessels (DWFVs) have drawn increasing criticism for exacerbating misery in developing nations. As part of a resolution to this issue, a coalition of academics, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Empowering Domestic Artisanal Fishers as Environmentally and Financially Sound Alternatives to Distant-water Fishing Vessels Author: Hettihewa, Samanthala, Gamage, K.D.M., Wright, Christopher S. In recent decades, distant-water fishing vessels (DWFVs) have drawn increasing criticism for exacerbating misery in developing nations. As part of a resolution to this issue, a coalition of academics, fishers, processors and others developing nations are field-testing new technologies to extend the fishing power and reach of local small-to-medium-boat artisanal fishers to empower them to displace DWFVs. In the preliminary field trials, the technology raised the fishing power of small-vessels by over seven-fold and quadrupled their maximum-effective-fishing depth to 400 meters. The second testing round will occur in Spring 2016 and will seek to increase the number of tests (and parallel controls) from ten-fold and expand the maximum effective fishing depth to 1,600 meters. Such capabilities will strengthen the ability of the governments of coastal developing countries to either exclude DWFVs from their exclusive economic zones (EEZs) or negotiate and enforce better agreements. Recognizing that new technology outcomes are often a mixed blessing, a vital part of this endeavor is to establish the best approach to release and use the innovations. Thus, at this point, the coalition is unwilling to release details on the new technologies. Instead, this paper documents the project’s intent, its field-test design/methodology, results and a vision for how its innovations might best be introduced to developing-nation fishers. This article should interest fisheries policy makers, processors, academics, artisanal fishers and diplomats. Title: Empowering Domestic Artisanal Fishers as Environmentally and Financially Sound Alternatives to Distant-water Fishing Vessels Author: Hettihewa, Samanthala, Gamage, K.D.M., Wright, Christopher S. In recent decades, distant-water fishing vessels (DWFVs) have drawn increasing criticism for exacerbating misery in developing nations. As part of a resolution to this issue, a coalition of academics, fishers, processors and others developing nations are field-testing new technologies to extend the fishing power and reach of local small-to-medium-boat artisanal fishers to empower them to displace DWFVs. In the preliminary field trials, the technology raised the fishing power of small-vessels by over seven-fold and quadrupled their maximum-effective-fishing depth to 400 meters. The second testing round will occur in Spring 2016 and will seek to increase the number of tests (and parallel controls) from ten-fold and expand the maximum effective fishing depth to 1,600 meters. Such capabilities will strengthen the ability of the governments of coastal developing countries to either exclude DWFVs from their exclusive economic zones (EEZs) or negotiate and enforce better agreements. Recognizing that new technology outcomes are often a mixed blessing, a vital part of this endeavor is to establish the best approach to release and use the innovations. Thus, at this point, the coalition is unwilling to release details on the new technologies. Instead, this paper documents the project’s intent, its field-test design/methodology, results and a vision for how its innovations might best be introduced to developing-nation fishers. This article should interest fisheries policy makers, processors, academics, artisanal fishers and diplomats. Close