This collection includes 12136 University of Montana graduate student theses, dissertations, and professional papers (ETDs) from 1899-present. Use the following links to search discipline-specific ETDs:
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Dissertations
Development of metal-based luminescent probes for applications in biomolecular structure and dynamics, Ayesha Sharmin
ECOSYSTEM PHOSPHORUS NUTRITION: A SOIL PROCESS INVESTIGATION, Alanna Nicole Shaw
Immunization against Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the genital tract with antigen -pulsed dendritic cells, Jennifer Hughes Shaw
Alliance and Outcomes in Counseling Canadian Aboriginal Peoples, Sidney Shaw
Applications of Asymptotic Methods: Analyzing Mathematical Models in Neuroscience and Describing Fast Dynamics of a Trajectory in the Vicinity of a Chaotic Attractor, Denis Mikhailovich Shchepakin
THE NMDA RECEPTOR COAGONISTS L-GLUTAMATE AND D-SERINE, Denis Mikhailovich Shchepakin
Estimation in generalized linear models and time series models with nonparametric correlation coefficients, HuaiQing Sheng
FUN CTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF DUAL TRANSMITTING NEURONS ON AGGRESSION, Lewis Michael Sherer II
A novel multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of chronic pain, Erica L. Shertzer
Reliability generalizations of three alcohol screening measures: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test the CAGE Questionnaire and the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test, Alan Laramie Shields
MOCCASIN ECONOMICS: ENTANGLED MUSEUM STORIES OF NIITSITAPI WOMEN, LABOR, AND FOOTWEAR, Michaela Ann Shifley
Moving Toward Development of a Chunghwa Postal Office Business Model of Sustainability, Perng Cheng Shih
Investigating the Effectiveness of Parent-Implemented Interventions in Improving the Social Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Zachary R. Shindorf
American Indian Artist Angel DeCora: Aesthetics, Power, and Transcultural Pedagogy in the Progressive Era, Suzanne Alene Shope
Complexity and variation in the effects of low-severity fires on forest biota, Karen Christine Short
USING FORMULATION TO UNLOCK VACCINE ADJUVANT EFFICACY FOR TOLL-LIKE AND C-TYPE LECTIN RECEPTOR AGONSTS, Kristopher Kenneth Short
A culture specific grief intervention and its affects upon coping behavior and perceived social support among American Indians: A treatment development study, William Henry Shunkamolah
EXTENSION AND MISSIONARY ADULT EDUCATOR COMMITMENT CALLING, EXPERIENCES, AND ATTITUDES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON CAREER COMMITMENT OF EXTENSION AGENTS AND PROTESTANT MISSIONARIES, Steven Dale Siegelin
Post-fire management and public lands conflict: The Bitterroot National Forest and beyond, Alex Corbly Sienkiewicz
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT FOR ASSESSING CULTURALLY CONGRUENT SCIENCE TEACHING, Regina Christine Sievert
The nature of change in Western Montana's bunchgrass communities, Pamela G. Sikkink
SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, AND HEALTH, Ari B. Silverman
A Study of Hydroclimatic Dynamics in Mountain Landscapes, Nicholas Loren Silverman
Emotional Availability and Touch among Deaf and Hearing Mother-Infant Dyads, Grace Silvia
CONSEQUENCES OF ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR ACTIVATION IN STEADY-STATE AND INFLAMMATORY DENDRITIC CELLS, Thomas Simones
The Regulation of Mucosal Immunity by Inflammatory Mediators, Bryan Joseph Simons
The use of a prospective longitudinal study to predict adaptive outcome in a middle school population, Jennifer A. Simon-Thomas
Memory and clinical features in college students with high and low dissociative tendencies, Sofia Simotas
Benthic Invertebrate Paleontology of the late Mississippian (Serpukhovian) Bear Gulch Limestone, Central Montana, Amy Elizabeth Singer
Presidential Award winners in mathematics at the secondary level: Classroom management beliefs and career stages, Timothy Eaton Skinner
FOR THE LOVE OF LANGUAGE: MICRORITUEL IN THE SOCIALIZATION OF LANGUAGE TEACHERS, Rebekah Morgan Skoog
BIOTIC PULSES, BRYOTIC PULSES AND THE EFFECTS OF MOSSES ON COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS, Mandy Lynn Slate
LINKING LANDSCAPE PATTERN TO POPULATION PROCESSES FOR A CARNIVOROUS MAMMAL, Keith Michael Slauson
THE GENETIC MECHANISMS UNDERLYING PIGMENTATION AND THEIR EVOLUTIONARY IMPORTANCE IN BIRDS, Nicholas David Sly
POST-DISCHARGE OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH SERVED IN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER, Tara Lynne Smart
The Influence of SPARC on Collagen Deposition in Asbestos-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis, Aubrey Meghan Smartt
ADAPTATION IN RANGELAND SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: A MIXED-METHODS, CROSS-SCALE EXAMINATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING RANCHERS’ ADAPTATION TO DROUGHT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, Ada Parkhurst Smith
Biological invasions: Insights into ecology and evolution, Jennifer Naomi Smith
LANDSCAPE TO LOCAL: A MULTI-SCALE EVALUATION OF VOLUNTARY EFFORTS TO REDUCE FRAGMENTATION AND ENHANCE MANAGEMENT OF RANGELANDS FOR SAGE-GROUSE, Joseph Tyler Smith
The effects of the fur trade on aboriginal households in the middle Fraser region of British Columbia, Lisa Michelle Smith
COMPUTER MODELLING OF NEUROTOXICITY AND AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER IN THE RAT AFTER CHRONIC LEAD INTOXICATION, Silas Brewer Smith
Synthesis of Higher Molecular Weight Poly(D-glucaramides) and Poly(aldaramides) as Novel Gel Forming Agents, Tyler Nations Smith
Elucidation of the Specificity of Neuroactive Steroids and Related Compounds at the at the Vesicular Glutamate Transporter, Wesley Edward Smith
Global and regional scale constraints to bioenergy potential and the human appropriation of net primary production, William Kolby Smith
EVALUATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO WOODSMOKE INHALATION DURING EXERCISE IN BLOOD PRESSURE SENSITIVE/CHRONOTROPE STRATIFIED INDIVIDUALS, Joseph Alan Sol
Novel water-soluble triosmium heterocyclic clusters as selective markers for biomacromolecules, Fabrizio Spada
An Outcomes Assessment of Two Therapeutic Group Homes Serving Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder in a Rural Community, Brooke Rose Spangler
I. Equilibrium unfolding studies of cytochrome C. II. The role of helix 1 aspartates in the stability and conversion of prion protein, Jonathan O'Connor Speare
Does migration matter? Causes and consequences of migratory behavior in Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, Derek Benjamin Spitz
Glucocorticoid physiology and behavior during life history transitions in Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), Rachel Seabury Sprague
UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING IN ONLINE CREDIT RECOVERY: DO COURSE FEATURES IMPACT ACHIEVEMENT?, Robert I. Squires
The Last Conservationist: Floyd Dominy and Federal Reclamation Policy in the American West, Ian Robert Stacy
Lake food webs: Biological and chemical perspectives, Craig P. Stafford
THE PHENOTYPIC FLEXIBILITY OF THERMOGENIC CAPACITY: FROM PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISM TO EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS, Maria Stager
The Synthesis and study of heterocyclic, dimeric and chiral ligands for the multidrug-resistance transporter, Scott Steiger
EXPLAINING AND MONITORING POPULATION PERFORMANCE IN GRIZZLY AND AMERICAN BLACK BEARS, Jeffrey Brian Stetz
DISENTANGLING THE RELATIONS BETWEEN ACUTE STRESS, CHRONIC STRESS, AND PROSPECTIVE MEMORY, Brandon Taylor Stewart
External correlates of the MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical Scales in an American Indian outpatient sample, Jera L. Stewart
ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SURFACE-MODIFIED FUSED SILICA CAPILLARIES, Jesse James Stine
A cost effectiveness analysis of preventative mitigation options for wildland urban interface homes threatened by wildfire, Keith Douglas Stockmann
ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS OF UNDERSAMPLED GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT BIOMASS BURNING SOURCES, Chelsea Elizabeth Stockwell
QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF NON-NATIVE RAINBOW TROUT (ONCOHYNCHUS MYKISS) HYBRIDIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON FITNESSRELATED TRAITS OF WESTSLOPE CUTTHROAT TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII LEWISI), Jeffrey Thomas Strait
Characterization of 5 UTR splicing and the CGI in HIV-2 RNA, Christy Strong
Student perceptions of the impact security measures have on their high school experience, Kenneth C. Stuker
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE HUMAN C-MYC QUADRUPLEX AND MECHANISTIC EVALUATION OF ANTITUMOR AGENTS: ANTHRACENYL ISOXAZOLE AMIDES AND QUINOLINEDIONES, Sascha Christian LaMotte Stump
FUNDAMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON ANION BINDING EMPLOYING THE HYDROGEN BOND ENHANCED HALOGEN BOND, Jiyu Sun
Glutamate transporter modulation of ambient and synaptic glutamate levels, Weinan Sun
Identification of Tree Species in Mixed Conifer Forests Using Laser Altimetry, Agus Suratno
The Seen and Unseen: Religion and Identity in the Chicago American Indian Community, Eli Steven Suzukovich III
Synthesis and Structure Activity Relationship Studies of a Natural Product-Derived Compound Library, Paul Whitney Swain III
EXPERIENCES OF AMERICAN INDIANS IN NATURAL RESOURCE DEGREE PROGRAMS, Ruth Ann Swaney
Morphologic and genetic characterization of potential oligochaete alternate hosts of Myxobolus cerebralis, Kathryn M. Sweeney
Hormonal Mediation of a Unique Behavioral Polymorphism in the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Meredith Bettencourt Swett
An Investigation of the Impact of iPad Usage on Elementary Mathematical Skills and Attitudes, Grant Patrick Swicegood
MECHANISMS OF ENGINEERED NANO-MATERIAL INDUCED MEMBRANE DISRUPTION AND LYSOSOMAL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY, Matthew Josiah Sydor
EXTENDING BOOTSTRAP AGGREGATION OF NEURAL NETWORKS FOR PREDICTION WITH AN APPLICATION TO COVID-19 FORECASTING, Mohsen Tabibian
Isomalathion and related compounds as active site probes of acetylcholinesterase, Todd T. Talley
SEEKING A COMMON THEME: A STUDY OF CERAMIC EFFIGY ARTIFACTS IN THE PRE-HISPANIC AMERICAN SOUTHWEST AND NORTHERN MEXICO USING COMPUTER IMAGE PATTERN RECOGNITION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS, Lee Roger Tallier Jr.
Genetic demographic and ecological effects of habitat fragmentation, David Andrew Tallmon
Legitimacy and the Use of Natural Resources in Kruger National Park, South Africa, Randy Tanner
A Multiple-Case Study on How Fifth Grade Students Experience Reading, Tiffany Tate
UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA AWARENESS AND COMMUNICATION COMPETENCY IN ATHLETIC TRAINING: A MIXED METHODS INQUIRY, Adrienne Anne Tauses
Characterization of CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS Virulence Factors: Plasticity Zone MACPDF Domain Family Protein CT153 and Polymorphic Membrane Protein D, Lacey Diane Taylor
THE ECOLOGY OF MONTANE BENGAL TIGERS (Panthera tigris tigris) IN THE HIMALAYAN KINGDOM OF BHUTAN, Tshering Tempa
Within a School System, How are the needs of the non-qualifying students for special education address, what supports are in place and what interventions are used?, Nancy Ann Terwilliger-Grube
Fire-on-Fire Interactions in Three Large Wilderness Areas, Casey Teske
Breeding biology of birds in a Western riparian forest: From demography to behavior, Joshua J. Tewksbury
Evaluating nurse engagement with and opportunities for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine promotion in Montana, Juthika Jayendra Thaker
Role of scavenger receptor MARCO in particle uptake and lung inflammation, Sheetal A. Thakur
A comparison of student achievement in rural schools with four and five day weeks, Timothy W. Tharp
GETTING TO KNOW YOU: RELATIONSHIP FORMATION ACROSS DEVELOPMENT IN OCTODON DEGUS, Amber Lynn Thatcher
PREDICTING GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT WITH NUMERICAL MODELS AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS, Nicholas E. Thiros
AN ANALYSIS OF ALBERTA'S FIRST NATIONS, METIS, AND INUIT SCHOOL-COMMUNITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT PROJECT, Kelly Burke Thomas
Mindfulness as a Predictor of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomatology in an Experiential Avoidance Model, Brian Lantz Thompson