This collection includes 12138 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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TERTIARY GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY OF THE BEAVERHEAD EAST AREA SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA, Richard Mathew Petkewich
Simultaneous contrast in rats using an automated running wheel, Allen Dwayne Petree
Serum-killing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Robin K. Pettit
PSYCHOLOGICAL ANDROGYNY: CONSTRUCT VALIDATION AND RELATIONSHIP TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SEX STEREOTYPES, John Peyton Pettus
CLAY MINERAL RELATIONSHIPS IN RECENT RIVER NEARSHORE MARINE CONTINENTALSHELF AND SLOPE SEDIMENTS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, David R. Pevear
THE EFFECTS OF ASH AND SOME ADDITIVES ON THE PYROLYSIS OF COTTONWOOD AND ITS COMPONENTS, Charles W. Philpot
Scaling ecosystem models from watersheds to regions: Tradeoffs between model complexity and accuracy, Lars Lowell Pierce
Foraging choice in rhesus monkeys: Competition and patch distribution, Shannon L. Pinkston
STUDIES OF RENAL FORM AND FUNCTION IN THE OPOSSUM (DIDELPHIS MARSUPIALIS VIRGINIANA), Ronald Keith Plakke
Thermal synthesis and pyrolysis of polysaccharides, Glenn Roy Ponder
Analysis and dynamic simulation of morphologic controls on surface- and ground-water flux in a large alluvial flood plain, Geoffrey Candler Poole
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE PERSONAL - SOCIAL RELATIONS OF THE HIGHLY CREATIVE STUDENT AS COMPARED TO THE ACADEMICALLY-INTELLIGENT STUDENT, Allen Lawrence Pope
Characterization of three 44kDa proteins of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Stephen Francis Porcella
THE EFFECTS OF SIMULATED ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS ON NITROGEN FIXATION IN ALFALFA, John Richard Porter
THE ZOOPLANKTON OF FLATHEAD LAKE: AN HISTORICAL REVIEW WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTINUING LAKE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, David S. Potter
THE MODERN AUTOMATED WORD PROCESSING SYSTEM--ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CHANGES IN THE CURRICULUM FOR BUSINESS AND OFFICE EDUCATION, Merton Elwood Powell
THE EFFECT OF MODELING AND SOCIAL REINFORCEMENT ON THE RACIAL PREFERENCES OF CHILDREN, Ahluwalia Om Prakash
COMPONENTS OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IN PEROMYSCUS POPULATIONS (ANIMAL BEHAVIOR), Martin L. Prather
THE EFFECT OF PRIOR COMMITMENT ON SELF-PERCEPTION FOLLOWING A SOCIAL INTERACTION, Marilyn R. Preston
An interpretive biography of K. Ross Toole: A legacy of leadership in Montana, Jael Marchi Prezeau
INFLUENCES OF CLIMATE FACTORS IN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Ronald Loren Pribble
Positive growth following a traumatic life event: An analysis of cognitive responses coping and social support, Jayde Pryzgoda
CONCURRENT POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT, Stuart Edward Putnam
REACTIVITY OF SELF-MONITORING IN MARITAL INTERACTIONS: EFFECTS OF GOAL SETTING AND INSTRUCTIONS ON VERBAL BEHAVIORS OF MARRIED DYADS, Randal Paul Quevillon
THE EFFECTS OF LOCUS OF CONTROL DEFENSIVENESS AND SEX OF AGGRESSOR UPON INSTRUMENTAL AND HOSTILE VERBAL AGGRESSION, Barry Lee Quinn
POLITICIANS IN BUSINESS: A HISTORY OF THE MONTANA STATE LIQUOR CONTROL SYSTEM 1933-1968, Larry Dale Quinn
Ecology of sulfate reducing bacteria in relation to the fate and stability of metal(loid)s in a mining-impacted freshwater sediment, Srividhya Ramamoorthy
Venezuelan college teachers' perceptions of efficacy and their attitudes toward interdisciplinary teacher education curriculum, Ana T. Rangel
Elaboration and evaluation of a personal-transpersonal group counseling model, Susan Rangitsch
PROBLEMS OF CLASS-III SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MONTANA, Roger Arden Ranta
Ego development and psychological adjustment, Richard G. Rasulis
Attributions of purpose and meaningful activity: A study of positive development following loss, Craig Ravesloot
METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN SELF-REINFORCEMENT, James Morgan Read
THE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF LONG-BILLED CURLEWS (NUMENIUS AMERICANUS) BREEDING IN WESTERN IDAHO, Roland L. Redmond
MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE TO TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI IN MICE, Steven Gregory Reed
Retention and academic achievement in a rural Montana school: A case study, Verne F. Reed
Petrology and geochemistry of the peridotite zone in the West Fork area Stillwater Complex Montana, Pavel Reichl
Computerized development of fire prescriptions: An application of artificial intelligence to natural resource management, Elizabeth D. Reinhardt
FACTORS AFFECTING PLASMA ALDOSTERONE CONCENTRATIONS IN A TELEOST FISH (CATOSTOMUS MACROCHEILUS), Larry Norman Reinking
TREATMENT OF SLEEP ONSET INSOMNIA BY PARADOXICAL INSTRUCTION, Helmut Relinger
Selection and characterization of AZT-resistant mutants of feline immunodeficiency virus, Kathryn Martin Remington
TESTING A SERIAL MEDIATION MODEL OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF NATURE EXPOSURE, Meredith A. Repke
TYPE A BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSE STYLE TO GRADED DIFFICULTY COGNITIVE TASKS, Paul Retzlaff
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN TEACHING BEGINNING TYPEWRITING BY USING COMBINATIONS OF ALPHABETIC LETTERS AS TYPED BY EXPERT TYPISTS, Kuldip Singh Riar
EXPLORING THE HALOGEN BOND THROUGH ANION RECOGNITION, THE HYDROGEN BOND ENHANCED HALOGEN BOND, AND ORGANOCATALYSIS, Asia Marie Stephanie Riel
Airborne imaging spectrometry and ecological modeling of coniferous forests, George Anthony Riggs
PHOSPHORITE STRATIGRAPHY SEDIMENTATION AND PETROLOGY OF THE NORALYN MINE CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE DISTRICT, Stanley Robert Riggs
THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL AND NONPROFESSIONAL SCHOOL BOARD NEGOTIATORS ON CONTRACT LANGUAGE AND THE BARGAINING PROCESS (IDAHO MONTANA OREGON), Phillip S. Riley
TRANSCONTEXTUAL COMMUNICATION AND THERAPEUTIC CHANGE WITH AN APPLICATION TO THERAPY FOR THE CIGARETTE SMOKER, Jeffrey Keith Ritow
Murine retrovirus-induced neurologic disease: Characterization of host and viral factors involved in neurovirulence, Shelly Robertson
A STUDY OF WORK-RELATED ATTITUDES AS STATED SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH, Robert Cantwell Roberts
PINACEOUS DWARF SHOOTS FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS MAGOTHY FORMATION OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD ISLAND MASSACHUSETTS, Coleman Ralph Robison
Effects of cumulative environmental risks and maternal risk and protective factors on infant and young children's developmental trajectories, Brenda K. Roche
The influence of environmental heterogeneity on neutral and adaptive genetic structure in Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli), Gretchen Roffler
Malingered performance on four measures of neuropsychological malingering the California Verbal Learning Test and the effects of coaching, Fredric E. Rose
The interaction of self-presentation and self-verification in interpersonal communication, Michelle Ceynar Rosell
THE PROGRAM FOR ANGER CONTROL TRAINING (PACT): AN INTERVENTION FOR ANGRY ADOLESCENTS, David B. Rosengren
THE SYNECOLOGY OF THE EPIPHYTIC LICHEN XANTHORIA FALLAX (HEPP) ARN. OCCURRING ON THE THREE SUBSPECIES OF ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA NUTT. (ALLELOPATHIC PARASITISM), Roger Rosentreter
A DISTRIBUTION-FREE SCALE TEST OF THE KOLMOGOROV-SMIRNOV TYPE, Adele Marie Rothan
National forest management in Hokkaido Japan: Biodiversity conservation considerations, Michael J. Roy
A procedure for obtaining a robust regression employing the greatest deviation correlation coefficient, Steven Eugene Rummel
AVIAN ECOLOGY ON STOCK PONDS IN TWO VEGETATIONAL TYPES IN NORTH-CENTRAL MONTANA, Vaughn Marlan Rundquist
THE STATUS OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF MONTANA, Robert William Ruppel
Effects of fire-caused defoliation and basal girdling on water relations and growth of ponderosa pine, Kevin Christopher Ryan
THE REACTIVITY OF SELF-MONITORING AND SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING IN THE MODIFICATION OF SPEECH DISFLUENCIES IN SPEECH ANXIOUS COLLEGE STUDENTS, Robert G. Rychtarik
IMPLEMENTATION OF NESTED DISSECTION METHOD USING BLOCK ELIMINATION, Hashim A. Saber
The relationship between traditional psychometric test scores and the determination of criminal responsibility and competency to stand trial, Susan J. Sachsenmaier
Perceived causal attribution of drinking antecedents in American Indian and Caucasian 9th graders 11th graders and college freshman, Grace Powless Sage
IDENTIFICATION AND IMMUNOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEINS OF PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI MEROZOITES WHICH MEDIATE ERYTHROCYTE BINDING (SURFACE RADIOIODINATION IMMUNOBLOT RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION), Tobili Y. Sam-Yellowe
Compact Toeplitz operators on Fock spaces, Sangadji
AN ANALYSIS OF A SET OF BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE CHEMICAL EDUCATION MATERIAL STUDY PROGRAM, Charles Nicholas Sarokon
A STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL FOR ESTABLISHING GOALS FOR A SCHOOL SYSTEM, Kenneth Charles Sauer
A DEVELOPMENTAL DESIGN FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION OF MONTANA HIGH SCHOOLS, LaVerde E. Scarr
Montana high school teacher-qualification levels by school size and distance from nearest Montana city, Keith Clement Schauf
MONOTONE CONVERGENCE OF THE METHOD OF SUCCESSIVE DISPLACEMENTS, Charles Wright Schelin
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMMED ENGLISH USAGE ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS, Ronald Dee Schlattman
EFFECTS OF STAND DENSITY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS ON DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG LARIX OCCIDENTALIS NUTT, Wyman C. Schmidt
Body dissatisfaction and current dieting status, Linda J. Schrader
INSERVICE EDUCATION PREFERENCES OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, Frederick Oscar Schreiber
A CROSS-VALIDATION STUDY OF MEGARGEE'S MMPI INMATE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AT THE MONTANA STATE PRISON, Michael J. Schulein
AN EXAMINATION OF SUBJECTS' ATTRIBUTIONS CONCERNING THE CAUSES OF EXPECTED AND UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES, Daniel L. Schultz
The influence of gene flow and landscape location on genetic variation in two threatened carnivores: The Canada lynx and San Joaquin kit fox, Michael Kenneth Schwartz
THE IMPACT OF FUNCTIONAL ANALYTICALLY INFORMED EVOKING BEHAVIORS ON EMOTIONAL CONNECTION: AN ANALOGUE STUDY, Sarah Lynn Schwarz
PROFILING OF SEX OFFENDERS: FORENSIC AND TREATMENT IMPLICATIONS (RAPE CHILD MOLESTING), Michael J. Scolatti
In the teacher's voice: The journey of empowerment. A case study approach, David W. Scott
PORNOGRAPHY USE AND CORPORAL PUNISHMENT AS PREDICTORS OF RAPE MYTH ACCEPTANCE, Kathryn Aubrey Scott
Visions of their future world: A study of Montana sixth-graders, Sandra L. Scott
A sensor for in situ spectrophotometric measurements of seawater pH, Matthew Paul Seidel
Women beginning parenthood at early midlife: An exploratory study of a growing cohort, Nancy Seldin
GRIZZLY BEAR ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT IN THE MISSION MOUNTAINS MONTANA, Christopher Servheen
PROGRAM TO TEACH LISTENING AND SOUND DISCRIMINATION, Sammy G. Seymore
AN ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE EVENTS: STRESSFUL INTERNAL COMPONENTS AS PERCEIVED BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (PRINCIPALS SUPERINTENDENTS MONTANA), Richard L. Shaffer
ESTABLISHMENT OF CONIFERS FOLLOWING BROADCAST BURNING ON CLEARCUTS IN WESTERN MONTANA (LARIX OCCIDENTALIS PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII SEED DISPERSAL GERMINATION SEEDLING HEIGHT), Raymond C. Shearer
REPRODUCTION IN WEASELS (MUSTELA ERMINEA AND MUSTELA FRENATA): SOME ASPECTS OF OVARIECTOMY AND OF OVARIAN STEROID REPLACEMENT, Robert Merton Shelden
A STUDY OF CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR SELECTED MONTANA HIGH SCHOOLS, Leo Laurence Sherrodd
REINSTATEMENT: FURTHER RESEARCH PARAMETERS WITHIN THE FEAR PARADIGM, Edward Everett Shubat
THE INFLUENCE OF STATE AND RELATIONSHIP ON THE HYPNOTIC RECALL OF PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED MATERIAL: A TEST OF HYPNOTIC HYPERMNESIA, Nancy Hanks Shubat
A COMPARISON OF BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES IN DEVELOPING CONTROL OF OVEREATING, James Merritt Shulman