This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Sociology. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Montana's Local Exotic Pet Trade, Alexa Bene Hansen
Uncovering the Connection Between Mental Health Service Availability and Violent Crime: A Test of Macrolevel Theory, Tatianna R. Pugmire
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Voices of the Often Unheard: The Environmental Impacts of Catastrophic Wildfire Events on Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Mary Madison McKenzie
THE INTRODUCTION OF VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO THE STATE OF MONTANA’S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Zachary C. Rehm
"SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS MY JOB": THE IMPACT OF DISPLAY WORK ON BIKINI BARISTA INTERACTIONS, Sara R. Wozniak
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Risk, Trust and Emergent Groups: COVID-19 Mutual Aid Networks, Allison M. Cutuli
CULTIVATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, Keith Leighton Rongstad Jr.
THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND CRIMINAL HISTORY IN PERCEPTIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND HIRING, Sierra B. Streuli
"Its Own Little City": Service Work in Truck Stops, Michelle Elizabeth Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
“Meet Them Where They're At”: Faith-Based and Secular Homeless Outreach Approaches, Larissa K. Fitzpatrick
Social Climatology: An Age Comparison of Women's Sustained Commitment to Collective Action Against Climate Change, Sara A. Humphers-Ginther
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Exploitation or Empowerment? Women’s Experiences in the Cam Modeling Industry, Ekaterina Bays
State Regulated Relationships: Mothers' Experiences of Partner Incarceration, Hannah Brianne Fields
PERCEPTIONS OF VULNERABILITY TO FLOODING, HURRICANES, AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON GRAND ISLE, LOUISIANA’S ONLY INHABITED BARRIER ISLAND, Lauren Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
The Power in Dice and Foam Swords: Gendered Resistance in Dungeons and Dragons and Live-Action Roleplay, Rachel M. Just
The Formation of a Citizen-Police Encounter and Its Effect on Dispositional Outcomes for Traffic Stops in a City and County Jurisdiction, Darby A. Semenza
Mismatched Identities: Experiencing White Womanhood and White Motherhood as an Exotic Dancer, Phoenicia S. Sweeney-Summers
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
EARLY 20TH CENTURY XENOPHOBIC PERCEPTIONS AMONG AMERICAN SECURITY RALLY OF MONTANA PARTICIPANTS IN 2016, Christian S. Boyce
Police Decision-Making and the Initial Detention of Juveniles, Tessa G. DeCunzo
FROM DISLOCATION TO DISENGAGEMENT: THE EXPERIENCES OF LOW-INCOME AND FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, Azure S. McGinty
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
CYBER-VICTIMIZATION AND DELINQUENCY: A GENERAL STRAIN PERSPECTIVE, Ian D. Greenwood
Another Day in the Oil Patch: Narratives of Probation Work in Montana, Ally Guldborg
Temporary Work on the Bakken Shale, Peter D. Ore
More Than Zero: Variation in the Tattooed Population, Zachary Reiter
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Impact of Detention on Juvenile Recidivism in Montana: Is the Impact of Detention Influenced by Other Factors?, Daniel N. Acton
“I NEED A HAND-UP, NOT A HAND-OUT:” SPOILED IDENTITIES AND IDENTITY MAINTENANCE AMONG SINGLE MOTHERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, Laura Obernesser
Privilege and Marginalization in Drag Communities in the United States, Dustin Satterfield
RISK ASSESSMENT IN MONTANA: RISK FACTORS PREDICTIVE OF JUVENILE OFFENDER RECIDIVISM, Taylor Tillman
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Pet Advocate Program for the Homeless in Missoula, MT, Lisa Jane Bruce
Lowveld Practices in Mahenye, Zimbabwe: A Critical Analysis of Resilience in a Marginalized Southern African Community, Scott Byington
Compact Service Corps Program Evaluation: 2011-2013 Grant Years Beneficial Impact on Local Communities, Kirsten Lee Hands
Understanding Transgender Violence, Alicia Telena
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Is Gun Crime Learned? Social Learning Theory and Guns, Krista Pearl Caffrey
Motivation and Education: Performance, Commitment, and Satisfaction among Pharmacy Students, Michael Dustin King
The Sweet Grass Hills and Blackfeet Indians: Sacredness, Land, and Institutional Discrimination, Cassie Sheets
Surviving Probation: The Challenges Sexual Offenders are Faced with in Mainstream Society, Krystal Stevenson
THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EMPLOYEES AND THE IMPACTS OF COLLABORATION, Sandra Kay Treadaway
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Spare Some Change?: The Policing of Shelter-Resistant Homeless in Missoula, Montana, Jacob Daniel Coolidge
Up in Smoke: Two Theoretical Perspectives on the Future of Marijuana Law in the United States, Michael P. Fawaz
OFF RISKING: OFFENDER RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE CORRECTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION SYSTEM, Eden Heeder
Rescoring the Montana Risk Assessment Instrument: A Comparison of Methods, Patrick David McKay
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY, SOCIAL BOND THEORY, EXPERIENCES WITH POLICE AND DEMOGRAPHIC EFFECTS ON COLLEGE STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD POLICE, Tyson Allen McLean
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF RISK ASSESSMENT FOR SEX OFFENDERS IN CORRECTIONAL POPULATIONS: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW, Derek Nicholas Emerson
Specifying the Links Between Adolescent Substance Use and Traditional Delinquency Theories: A Negative Bionomial Approach, Anthony James Feuchter
Citizen Participation in a Montana Land Use Debate: A Case Study of the Proposed Bitterroot Resort, Diane Lisa Matthews
Towards sentence compliance: Examining PFMA offender pathways through Missoula Municipal and Justice Courts, Sara Justine Shapiro
Under the Bridge: A Qualitative Investigation of Homeless Persons' Perspectives on Substance Abuse and Its Treatment, Amanda Beth Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF HEALTH INSURANCE DECISIONS AMONG RURAL WESTERN MONTANA SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, Rebecca Esther Goe
AS THE CREEK TRICKLES: LAND USE DEBATES IN THE ROCK CREEK DRAINAGE, Carly Christine Phillips
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Building social relationships building business : a case study of vendors at the Missoula Farmers' Market, Kathryn E. Bradford
Math Ability and Gendered Self-Perceptions, Lorianne DeLeen Burhop
“No Hay Guerra y No Hay Dinero” There is No War, and There is No Money: A Case Study of the Organic Coffee and Ecotourism Programs of UCA Miraflor, Nicaragua, Jeffrey Alan Gutierrez
An Examination of Missoula Citizens' Perceptions of Local Law Enforcement, Leila M. Haack
“It is a strange thing for us to see water being sold”: Local Perceptions of the Fijian Bottled Water Industry, Jessica Dawn Ulrich
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Perceptions of Borough Incorporation Held by Community Leaders in Delta Junction, Alaska, Michelle Albus Johnson
Masculine Overcompensation: Rural Men in Montana, Sarah Lynn Moesser
A TEST OF GENERAL STRAIN THEORY: EXPLORING GENDER SPECIFIC EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL VARIATION, Sarah Rae Puckett
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Drug Use, Mental Health and Encounters with the Legal System in Missoula County, Samantha Renee Cumley
Living to Ride: A Sociological Study of Freeriders in Missoula, Montana, Marlana Michelle Kosky
Relationships Among Socio-Economic Status, Self-Esteem, and College Aspirations of High School Seniors in One Small City, Lisa Ann Speegle
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Farming community in transition: The impact of sprawl on the agricultural legacy in the Bitterroot Valley, Jayne E. Barnes
Opting-out: A feminist exploration of stay-at-home motherhood among Missoula's pink-collar professionals, Jodi R. Case
Vehicular pursuits : policy analysis and recommendations for the Missoula Police Department, Nickolas J. Kuntz
Local currency loans and grants: Comparative case studies of Ithaca HOURS and Calgary Dollars, Jeff Mascornick
The Nature of Nonprofit Professional Development and Training in Montana, Jenni Johanna Pohjoispuro
Rocky Mountain Laboratories: An inquiry into community opposition to a biosafety level IV expansion., Darr Tucknott
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Faith communities and end-of-life care : members' perceptions of current care practices and desires for care, Lindsay A. Iudicello
Community characteristics and special education enrollment rates in Montana, Klarissa L. Jensen
Role of recreancy in predicting risk perception: Analysis of a conceptual and operational discrepancy., Darby A. Kaikkonen
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Framing Christian environmental ethics: Lay Christians' responses to creation's cry, Jenny R. Bayn
Components of armed forces basic training and a correctional boot camp: An analysis, Lara B. Von Tersch
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Bitterroot Community Dispute Resolution Center: Establishment of a nonprofit alternative dispute resolution center in the Bitterroot Valley of Western Montana, Martha A. Birkeneder
Timing of adult social bonds and desistance from crime, Eric W. Emerson
Educational aspirations: The role of social support and self-assessment, Bryan D. Rookey
Officer safety in remote locations: Forest Service law enforcement officers in Region 1, Brad Treat
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Demographics of death in a rural Western town: A survey of indicators for use in a socio-medical project in Missoula MT 1996, Patricia G. Blandford-Nichols
Applying a Durkheimian thesis to a small town: The relationships between social position fear of crime and attitudes toward police, Justin T. Denney
Resident assistants and police : illustrating the subculture of authority, Angela D. Hultz
Rurality for whom? An analysis of the Country Life Movement and its expression in the Orchard Homes District western Montana 1900-1930, Rebecca A. Markussen
Grappling with growth : A case study in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota, Ronald H. Tschida
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Developmental process of criminality, Allison M. Hupp
Getting the work done| Problems faced by Forest Service coordinators of volunteer and hosted program work groups, Allison Lamphier
Best Practices in transition: A student focused approach and interagency collaboration in rural Montana, Mike Shults
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Risk assessment instruments : can we predict recidivism? : a review of the research, Kristina M. Bessenyey
Family structure as a primary agent of socialization and the relationship between behavior attitude and peers, Karen M. Foote
Review of Montana's bowhunter education program with recommendations for improvement, W. Kirk Kuehl
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Review of Montana's hunter education program with recommendations for improvement, Blaine C. Bradshaw
The Effect of community characteristics on support of DARE an investigation of Montana communities and their DARE programs, Lonnie M. Schaible
Missoula Pre-Release Center : current and future data collection : exploration and assessment, Kathryn F. Schulz
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Order and anomie in university dormitories : an ethnography of dorm supervisors, Kimberly S. Bell
Reinventing historical networks?: The U.S. Forest Service Rural Community Assistance program in Darby Montana, Joan M. Brehm
Assessing the potential for a private not-for-profit prison in southwest Montana, Brian Farren
End Stage Renal Disease Program evaluation, Amanda Sehulster
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Components of effective community service programs: implications for Missoula's juvenile program, Keith Pereira
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
University students' knowledge attitudes behaviors and policy preferences regarding HIV/AIDS, Todd E. Rime
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Land tenure and customary rights: Implications to forest conservation and the indigenous community of San Antonio (Cayo) Belize, Charles Clark
Staff and resident perceptions of Moral Reconation Therapy at the Butte Pre-Release Center, Sharon R. Clark