This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Interdisciplinary Studies Program. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
THIPSINNA DAKHOD WICHOHAN WAKHAN – ‘TURNIP DAKHOTA WAY OF LIFE IS SACRED’: A DAKHOTA MODEL FOR K-12 PEDAGOGY AND CURRICULUM, Ramey Leigh Escarcega-Growing Thunder
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Uprooted, Melea C. Burke
REINTEGRATION OF SCIENCE AND POETRY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE, Rebecca Alice Durham
FUNCTIONAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GLUN3-CONTAINING NMDA RECEPTORS, Nirvan Rouzbeh
Switching Lenses: An Indigenous-Centered Portfolio, Antonio F. Torres
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
CONSERVATION AND CONVERSATION IN THE ANTHROPOCENE, Brittany Alyse Garner
Theories on the Pedagogy of ASLA (Accelerated Second Language Acquisition): A Piikuni Student Approach, Robert Patrick Hall
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: THE CHARACTERS ARE THE PLAYWRIGHT, Peter A. Philips
Non-Indian Reservations, Joshua Matthew Rosenau
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
ADDRESSING LONG-STANDING WATER CONTAMINATION ISSUES IN DINÉ COMMUNITIES USING INDIGENOUS AND WESTERN SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES, Ranalda Lynette Tsosie
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Jubah and Nashoba: An Artful History, Theodore Cecil DeCelles
DECISIONS LEADING TO INEQUALITIES IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM: USING DATA TO PREDICT DELINQUENT OUTCOMES, INFORM DECISIONS, AND REDUCE DISPARITIES FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH, Patrick David McKay
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
USING ASTROBIOLOGY AS A PLATFORM TO STUDY THE IMPACT ON THE MATHEMATICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJORS, Meredith Kay Berthelson
HEALING SELF AND COMMUNITY: LIVING PLURALISM IN THE ANISHINAABE PARADIGM, Andrea A. Fitzpatrick
CHARACTERIZATION OF TETRAETHYL ORTHOSILICATE-BASED DYNAMIC HYDROGELS FOR USE AS REVERSIBLE 3-D CELL CULTURE MATRICES, Krisitan Stipe
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMPLIFIED ALKALINITY TITRATION ANALYZER, Reba Van Beusekom
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF FOLIAR FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES IN RELATION TO DEFENSE STRATEGIES AND DISEASE IN WHITEBARK PINE, Lorinda Bullington
A miniaturized spectrophotometric in situ pH sensor for seawater, Reuben C. Darlington
DECOLONIZATION AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE SELISH, KSANKA AND QLISPE PEOPLE, Anita Louise Dupuis
DOPED APATITE NANOPARTICLES: CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOMEDICAL RELEVANCE, Jessica Marie Gregory
Changes in postural sway behavior across the life span, Maria M B N R Santos
BACKWARD MASKING WITH SIMULTANEOUS EARLY, MIDDLE AND LATE EVOKED POTENTIALS, Silas Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
A Review of natural and engineered enzymes involved in bioethanol production, Ines Cuesta Urena
THE EFFECTS OF AGING ON MULTIPLE POSTURAL MUSCLE CONTROL AND POSTURAL SWAY BEHAVIOR, Adriana Menezes Degani
TRAPPED: THE NEED FOR A NEW MODEL FOR FURBEARER CONSERVATION, Anja Heister
GEOCHRONOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY OF EASTERN PANTHALASSAN CORAL RECOVERY AFTER THE END-TRIASSIC MASS EXTINCTION AND THE DISSEMINATION OF PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO PROMOTE POSITIVE SCIENCE IDENTITIES, Montana Susan Hodges
QUALITATIVE EVALUATION OF VIOLENCE EXPOSURE AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN, Marilyn Joan Bruguier Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Improving mechanical and neuromuscular deficits following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Audrey Rose Campbell Elias
Spectroelectrochemistry and modeling of enargite (Cu3AsS4) under atmospheric conditions, Robert Nick Gow
STORIES OF CONTAMINATED WASTE DUMP SITES IN AMSKAPI PIKUNI BLACKFEET COUNTRY, Kimberly L. Paul
VIDEO PROMPTS FOR SELF-REGULATED LEARNING: METACOGNITION AND REFLECTION ACTIVITY, Janet Sedgley
HUMAN CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE REFUGEES: AN EXPLORATORY ESSAY, Frederick A. Snyder-Manetti
Selective solid phase extraction of uranium using an aminophosphonic acid functionalized composite material, Ranalda Tsosie
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A qualitative study of returning study abroad students: The critical role of reentry support programs, Raquel Alexandra Arouca
Modeling connectivity in landscape genetics: applications, optimization and assessing uncertainty, Brian Kevin Hand
Blackfoot Ceremony Through the Power of Song, Kevin Dale Kicking Woman
‘Planting the Seeds of Educational Change’ Indigenous Voices, Multicultural Education, and the US Democratic Ideal, Miranda Crystal Laber
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Primary Health Care in Afghanistan, Mohammad Faeez Akram
COMING TO THE SURFACE: THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND CULTURE IN BUTTE, MONTANA, Stacie Lynn Barry
THE CHANGING ROLE OF SÁMI WOMEN IN REINDEER HERDING COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY AND THE 1970-1980s WOMEN’S RESISTANCE AND REDEFINITION MOVEMENT, Marcie Kaye Bremmer
ASSESSING THE ROLE OF SHAME AND HONOR DURING THE ALTA CONFLICT, Michael T. Bremmer
Developing Guiding Options for Educational Curriculum for Public Administrators in Tajikistan, Oleg Salimov
Subjective Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients, Cindy Schaumberg
Community Resilience Training Project Proposal, Delyla Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Exploring Public Participation Decision-making at Superfund Sites: A Mental Models Approach, Walter Steven Ackerlund
Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety, Joseph Wimand Domitrovich
Microwave-Accelerated Synthesis of Isoxazole Inhibitors of The System Xc- Transnporter, Afnan Lilly Matti
Life History and Demography of Trillium ovatum Pursh. (Liliaceae)in Western Montana, Tarn Ream
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Mathematical and Computational Applications in Disease and Landscape Ecology, Erin Landguth
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Palestinian-Levantine Dialect Diaspora:Exploring its role in maintaining Palestinian Cultural Heritage & Identity, Samir Ibrahim Bitar
A Taxonomy of Rules: Authority, Dangers, and Possibilities, Muriel Rebecca Friedman
Collaborative Zoning in the Rural Rocky Mountains: A Process Analysis of Two Counties, Kassidy Renee Kern
Synthesis of Water Soluble Transition Metal Complexes for Applications in Molecular Biology, Rakesh Kumar
The Effects of Grazing on Deer Mice Movements Into Peridomestic Settings with Implications to Human Exposure to Sin Nombre Virus, Abigail Jean Leary
Fatigue Risk Management: Modeling the Sleep/Wake-Based Dynamics of Performance, Peter J. McCauley
Educational Travel and Adolescent Development, Ann Saitow
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Wildlife Decomposition in West Central Montana: A Preliminary Study Conducted to Provide Field Investigation Material and Training for Wildlife Officers, F. Carleen Gonder
Building the case for delivery of health promotion services within the Vocational Rehabilitation, Catherine Adele Ipsen
Community, Family and Peer Influences on Alcohol, Marijuana, and Illicit Drug Use of Native American Youth: An Analysis of Protective Factors, Aislinn R. Rioux
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The Diaspora of Korean Children: A Cross-Cultural Study of the Educational Crisis in Contemporary South Korea, Young-ee Cho
An Assessment of the HIV Prevention Needs of Injection Drug Users in Montana, Nancy Mae Cunningham
USE AND MACRO-MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF SILICA POLYAMINE COMPOSITES, William J. Gleason
Examining the Relationship of Physical Activity with Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Coral Michelle Gubler
Resolving Employment Retention Barriers to Enhance Self-Sufficiency for Missoula County TANF Recipients, Deborah Evelyn Holland
Democratic Administration in the United States Forest Service, Nancy Leigh Leifer
Freeport, Meghan Jennifer Piercy
Seasonal dispersal tendencies of sylvan deer mice (peromyscus maniculatus) with montana rangelands, Dean James Waltee
Effects of Long-term Strenuous Exercise on Oxidative DNA Damage and Proteinuria in Humans, Nobuo Yasuda
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
The Easton family of southeast Massachusetts: The dynamics surrounding five generations of human rights activism 1753--1935, George R. Price
Homeowners' Responses to Wildfire Risks and Hazards in Sothwestern Montana, Tamara Wall
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
For better or for worse: Flathead Indian Reservation governance and sovereignty, Heather M. Cahoon
A participatory methodology for ethnographic arts -based research: Collaborative playwriting and performance as data collection analysis and presentation, Jillian Dean Campana
Mechanisms of functional tricuspid valve regurgitation in ischemic cardiomyopathy, Thomas M. Joudinaud
The Lewis and Clark geosystem: A distributed historical geospatial application portal of the Lewis and Clark Trail, James Alexander Philp
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Physiological and psychological measurements of dogsled drivers during the 1049 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Carla E. Cox
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Development of an online supplement to reduce ethnocentrism, Udo Fluck
Listen to the voices| American and Japanese childhood experiences during the Pacific War, 1941-1945, Karen J. Kirt
Genetic comparison and susceptibility of Tubifex tubifex to Myxobolus cerebralis from enzootic and non-enzootic tributaries of Rock Creek Montana USA, Elizabeth JoMay Wyatt
Rock Creek killer : a view into crime scenes, Elizabeth JoMay Wyatt
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
A rural perspective on modern bioethics, Ann Freeman Cook
Long Machinery Company marketing plan, Terri Long McGillis
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Gap| Mining the Third World for cultural transfusions or Afro-Billy and the search for meaning, Jeanne Christopherson
Final creative project: The creation of a book of sparks, Kelly C. Dennis
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Comparative analysis of the mechanisms involved in parent-infant interaction between deaf and hearing dyads, Tonya M. Gallagher
Character as fate in ancient literature | Achilles, Aeneas, Rostam, and Cyrus the Great, Natalie Mary Gould
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
American history and government textbooks, national education standards, and the making of the United States Constitution, Ray J. Curtis
Japanese nonconfrontational conflict strategies and their accompanying nonverbal behaviors, Richard P. Meres
The Complexities of culture, Phyllis Wilson Stivers
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Moral perfection and the tragic sense of life, Laura Alyssa Brooks
Absorbed self: Investigations of consciousness, Jennifer C. Goldman
Markings| Six reflections of Dag Hammarskjold| Personal research, Gregory S. Larsen
Personnel development and cross cultural management in the People's Republic of China: A case study and history of Xian Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd., Michael Sean Molloy
Historical geography of the Sun River watershed, Montana, James Alexander Philp