This collection includes 12248 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 - Campus Access Only
THE SYSTEMATIC USEFULNESS OF THE SESQUITERPENE LACTONES IN THE GENUS ARTEMISIA SECTION TRIDENTATAE (SAGEBRUSH) OF MONTANA, Rick G. Kelsey
NOMINAL AND PERCEIVED VARIABLES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: THE CASE OF STRESS THEORY AND RESEARCH, Lawrence Louis Kielich
Simulation of Brain Injury: Preparation Outside the Lab, Tory Kimpton
RESTORATION OF ORGANIC ACID ACCUMULATION BY MALONATE IN SECTIONED LEAVES OF BRYOPHYLLUM TUBIFLORUM HARV, William Thomas Kinraide
INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION OF QUINQUESERIALIS QUINQUESERIALIS (BARKER AND LAUGHLIN 1911) IN RODENT HOSTS, John Michael Kinsella
THE SPOUSE AS OBSERVER OF MARITAL INTERACTIONS: THE EFFECTS OF INTEROBSERVER ACCURACY TRAINING, Kristie L. Kirby
A FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF THE DOCTOR'S DEGREE GRADUATES IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, Michael Scott Kirkeby
Habitat selection and productivity of least terns (Sterna antillarum) on the lower Platte River Nebraska, Eileen M. Kirsch
THE EFFECTS OF ATTITUDE SIMILARITY ON PERCEIVED PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS, Bonnel A. Klentz
GEODETIC TIME SERIES AS OBSERVATIONAL CONSTRAINTS ON TECTONIC AND HYDROLOGIC DEFORMATION OF THE SOLID EARTH, Ellen Knappe
A COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT FOR ACADEMIC SURVIVAL SKILLS IN DISRUPTIVE CLASSROOMS: A MULTIPLE BASELINE DESIGN, Michael E. Knapp
THE EFFECTS OF SCHEDULING OF THERAPEUTIC CONTACT UPON WEIGHT LOSS AND MAINTENANCE IN A BEHAVIORAL WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAM, Maxwell Robert Knauss
Ecology of bobcats in southeastern Idaho, Steven Thomas Knick
HABITAT AFFINITY POPULATIONS AND CONTROL OF BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS ON THE CHARLES M. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (MONTANA), Craig J. Knowles
Case and field study of occupational therapy educational standards in India, Elizabeth Susan Kohler
Repetition-priming effects in Alzheimer's disease, Elizabeth Vinson Kohlstaedt
Textbook usage and other content items taught in secondary mathematics methods courses, Theodor Peter Korithoski
Classification of avalanche paths in northwestern Montana, Jerome John Korol
Development and evaluation of a biophysical tree growth model, Ronda Lee Korol
AN ANALYSIS OF PARTIAL REINFORCEMENT EFFECTS IN CLASSICAL EYELID CONDITIONING WITH HUMANS, Charles Henry Koski
SILICON HETEROCYCLE CHEMISTRY: THE SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-ALKYL- AND BICYCLO-SILACYCLOALKANES, William David Kray
Remote sensing and ecosystem simulation modeling of the intermountain sagebrush-steppe with implications for global climate change, Robert Garner Kremer
PARENT AND EDUCATOR ATTITUDES TOWARD EDUCATION: A STUDY OF CONGRUENCY, Stanton E. Kroon
Juridic decisions: The impact and perceived relevance of intentional evidence, Holly K. Krueger
ALCOHOLISM DEPRESSION AND LEARNED HELPLESSNESS, Keith Jerry Krueger
Electrically-perturbed Belousov-Zhabotinskii oscillator, Girish Kshirsagar
Risk-sensitive decision-making in humans budgeting time correlated with real-world financial situation, Stephanie Carsten Kucera
TERTIARY STRATIGRAPHY IN THE JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN MONTANA, Wilbur David Kuenzi
Computer attitudes and computer literacy among prospective business educators at participating NABTE-member institutions in four states, Christine Patterson Kuschel
A SCHOOL BOUNDARY PROBLEM IN A PERIOD OF DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND ITS EXTENSION TO A MULTI-STAGE PROBLEM, Fat Cheung Lam
THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF CHILDREN FROM MOBILE HOMES AND TRADITIONAL SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY, Richard T. Landess
MARITAL THERAPY OF CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS: A MULTIPLE-BASELINE STUDY, Stephen M. Langer
PALEOECOLOGY OF THE LOWER CRETACEOUS KOOTENAI FORMATION FLORA IN THE GREAT FALLS AREA MONTANA, C. A. LaPasha
GLUTATHIONE OXIDASE: A NOVEL DEVELOPMENTALLY - REGULATED ENZYME OF THE CELLULAR SLIME MOLD DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM, Raymond Anthony Larsen
A process-related quantification of forest structure and understory diversity in Inland Northwest forests: From stands to landscapes, Penelope A. Latham
SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON THE PROCESS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, Cheyenne Louise Laue
A MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF THE JENKINS ACTIVITY SURVEY-T AND OF THEORETICALLY RELEVANT CRITERION-TASKS (TYPE A BEHAVIOR), Shauna Marie Laughna
MOTIVATIONAL JUDGMENTS: THE HOW OF WHY, J. Linwood Laughy
GENETIC CONTROL OF MERISTIC VARIATION IN SALMONID FISHES, Robb F. Leary
A CASE LAW HANDBOOK FOR MONTANA ADMINISTRATORS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Lawrence Leith
ON QUASI-TOPOI: LOGIC AND EXAMPLES, Susan Stamm Lenker
ORDER RELATIONS IN THERMODYNAMICS, Terry David Lenker
COUNSELOR EFFECTIVENESS: EMPATHY TRAINING, John William Lennon
Asymptotic analysis of a fast reaction outside a solid sphere in a creeping flow, Supawan Lertskrai
Factors affecting student perceptions of child sexual abuse, Mark D. Lessard
A STUDY OF PREPARATION PROGRAMS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS AT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES OF MONTANA, Thomas F. Lester
The relationship between kindergarten principal leadership style and teacher turnover rate in Taichung City Taiwan, Chu-Yung Liao
ACTIVITY HEART RATE AND ASSOCIATED ENERGY EXPENDITURE OF ELK IN WESTERN MONTANA, James W. Lieb
CURRENT PRACTICES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENT ACTIVITY FINANCES IN SELECTED MONTANA PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, Rod A. Lincoln
Doing stories: An ethnography of electronic news gathering photographers, Dale M. Lindekugel
MODULATION OF NMDA RECEPTOR-MEDIATED SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION, Genevieve Elysian Lind
MUSIC IN ''THE NATION'': 1870-1935, John Dayton Lind
The effects of cognitive-behavioral group interventions on loneliness, William J. Link
An analysis of the extent to which school district superindendents experience burnout, George Henry Linthicum
Stereotypic and idiosyncratic approaches to gender role measurement and the relationship to an individual's self-concept and self-esteem, Robin J. Lipke
ALIENATION AND EDUCATION, Arnold Robert Lipkind
AN ANALYSIS OF FEEDING BEHAVIOR IN THE RED TAILED CHIPMUNK EUTAMIAS RUFICAUDUS, Frederick Russell Lockner
PATHOGENESIS OF ABORTIVE RABIES, Donald Louis Lodmell
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIRECTION OF LATERAL EYE MOVEMENT REPRESSION-SENSITIZATION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO STRESS, Barbara Keely Loeb
FAILURE TO FIND A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-ACTUALIZATION INTERNAL-EXTERNAL LOCUS-OF-CONTROL AND REPRESSION-SENSITIZATION WITH FIELD-INDEPENDENCE, Louis Stern Loeb
Asymptotic analysis of the dissolution of a spherical bubble in the case of a fast reaction, William M. Long
Expectancies about psychotherapy: The effects of psychologist gender amount of information provided subject gender past therapy experience and distress level, Sandra Carol Lotshaw
THE EFFECTS OF THE MICROCOMPUTER WORD PROCESSOR ON THE COMPOSITION SKILLS OF SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS, Carolyn Jernigan Lott
COMMON EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS HELD BY THE SOPHISTS AND THE EXISTENTIALISTS, Bette A. Lowery
VAPOR PRESSURES GENERATED IN WOOD DURING DRYING, David Perry Lowery
AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION POLICY OF PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS IN THE CALGARY PUBLIC AND SEPARATE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, Robert Eugene Lowery
MASTERY VS. SUCCESS: A STUDY IN ATTRIBUTIONAL MANIPULATION AS A REMISSIVE AGENT IN PRE-EXISTING STATES OF DEPRESSION (LEARNED HELPLESSNESS), Jody Newport Lubrecht
Usefulness of molecular markers for detecting population bottlenecks and monitoring genetic change, Gordon Hastings Luikart
The effects of self-concept home characteristics and Western Montana high school environments on academic achievement, John Charles Lundt
A novel mechanism for the iodate-catalyzed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide: An enigma 79 years old, Nancy Jane Lyons
CAUSATION FUNCTION AND VARIATION OF THE VOCALIZATIONS OF THE NORTHERN JACANA JACANA SPINOSA, Terrence R. Mace
A HISTORY OF THE STRUGGLE TO ABATE AIR POLLUTION FROM COPPER SMELTERS OF THE FAR WEST 1885-1933, Donald Macmillan
QUANTIFYING GLOBAL ANNUAL GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY: APPLICATION OF AN IMPROVED LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY MODEL, Nima Madani
AN EXAMINATION OF A REDISCOVERED CUSTER MANUSCRIPT, Daniel Osar Magnussen
Wildlife conservation through the management of available human resources in NWFP Pakistan, Mohammad Mumtaz Malik
A STUDY OF STUDENT GROWTH IN SELECTED AREAS OF THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN RESULTING FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL COURSE IN INTER AND INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, Joseph Delyle Malletta
A STUDY OF CREATIVE ACTIVITIES IN FIFTEEN CLASSROOMS GRADES FOUR AND SIX ANACONDA MONTANA, Ann Elizabeth Malloy
CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES AND INFRARED ABSORPTION PROPERTIES OF GLAUCONITES, Murli Hukumal Manghnani
Oligo- and polysaccharides formed during the thermolysis of sucrose, Merilyn Manley-Harris
Probing the peptidyltransferase center of the Escherichia coli ribosome with complementary-DNA oligomers: Evidence for the interaction of transfer-RNA chloramphenicol and puromycin with 23S ribosomal-RNA, Richard Thomas Marconi
SUMMER - FALL HABITAT SELECTION AND USE BY A WESTERN MONTANA ELK HERD, C. Les Marcum
OPERANT CHOICE BEHAVIOR, Edward Otto Marks
Ecology of bristle-thighed curlews (Numenius tahitiensis) in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Jeffrey S. Marks
Structural studies of the Escherichia coli ribosome using fluorescence spectroscopy and nonradiative energy transfer, Jeffrey Michael Marmaro
THE REACTION BETWEEN NITROSYL-CHLORIDE AND PHENYLMAGNESIUM-BROMIDE, Philip G. Marsh
SEDIMENTATION RATES IN SMALL HEADWATER RESERVOIRS IN MONTANA, Phyllis Scudder Marsh
ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF LEWISIA REDIVIVA PURSH (PORTULACACEAE): A COOL STEPPE GEOPHYTE (CARTON BALANCE DROUGHT AVOIDANCE), Stephen C. Marvel
Landscape level to elemental scale: pH copper and vegetation in the Upper Clark Fork River National Priority List Site, J. Gant Massey
THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF VIOLENCE: A HOLOCULTURAL STUDY, Wilfred Toshiyuki Masumura
The reactions of academic administrators to the Accounting Education Change Commission 1989-1992, M. R. Mathews
A COMPARISON OF FOUR CONCEPT IDENTIFICATION MARKOV MODELS OF SHORT-TERM MEMORY (STM), LeRoy John Matthews
A STUDY OF THE EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION EXPERIENCE AND ENDORSEMENT OF COUNSELORS EMPLOYED IN MONTANA SCHOOLS IN 1970-1971, Richard Carl Mattson
A STUDY OF SELECTED PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF NON-RUNAWAY DELINQUENT NON-RUNAWAY AND RUNAWAY YOUTHS IN MISSOULA MONTANA, Virginia Eloise Maulfair
ALCOHOL LEGALIZATION AND NATIVE AMERICANS: A SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY, Philip Alan May
Plant community development in a minerotrophic peatland Teton County Montana, David Charles McAllister
A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPELLING PROGRAMS, Mary Lee McAloon
INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION DISTURBANCE AND THE STRUCTURE OF STREAM INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES (MONTANA LEUCOTRICHIA GLOSSOSOMA CADDISFLY), Joseph R. McAuliffe