This collection includes 11934 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
A VISION TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH EXAMINING EDUCATIONAL PERSISTENCE AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENTS, Karla D. Bird
Implementation and Assessment of a Test Anxiety Reduction Program with 10th Graders and Their Subsequent Performance on the MontCAS Criterion Referenced Test, Nilda Soto Bishop
Regulation of silica-induced pulmonary inflammation, Rupa Biswas
DYNAMIC MOTIONS OF THE ALPHA SUBUNIT OF HETEROTRIMERIC G PROTEINS IN THE NUCLEOTIDE- AND RIC-8A-BOUND STATES, Labe Adam Black
THE ROLE OF THE MACROPHAGE IN ASBESTOS INDUCED AUTOANTIBODY PRODUCTION, David J. Blake
MULTI-PARTNER MUTUALISMS: INTERACTIONS AMONG THE MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE AND TWO OPHIOSTOMATOID FUNGAL ASSOCIATES, Katherine Patricia Bleiker
DEVELOPMENT OF A TOOL TO ASSESS REASONS FOR TREATMENT NONADHERENCE IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS, Jacob Harrison Bloch
Anomalous Wave Dispersion in the Cyclohexanedione-Bromate Chemical Oscillator, Ryan Boger
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERGENERATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, SCHOOL CULTURE/CLIMATE, AND RACIAL IDENTITY AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, Sandra Lee Boham
THE EVOLUTION OF MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN STICK AND LEAF INSECTS, Romain Pascal Gilbert Eric Boisseau
ASSESSING FOREST RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESOLVING PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS ACROSS SPATIAL SCALES, Céline Boisvenue
OXIDATIVE STRESS AND THE GUANOSINE NUCLEOTIDE TRIPHOSPHATE POOL: IMPLICATIONS FOR A BIOMARKER AND MECHANISM OF IMPAIRED CELL FUNCTION, Celeste Maree Bolin
Synthesis of novel 6-nitroquipazine analogs for imaging the serotonin transporter by positron emission tomography, David B. Bolstad
The role of the CB1 receptor in learning, memory and anxiety-like behaviors, Loretta Lynn Bolyard
The effects of parturition on pelvic age indicators, Rosanne Bongiovanni
The role of ribosomal protein L11 and the L11-binding rRNA in protein synthesis on the prokaryotic ribosome, William Sean Bowen
BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC INFLUENCES ON THE EVOLUTION OF ELEVATIONAL RANGE LIMTS AND LIFE-HISTORY STRATEGIES OF TROPICAL BIRDS, Andrew James Boyce
Dispersal genetic relationships and landscape use by colonizing wolves in the central Rocky Mountains, Diane K. Boyd-Heger
Coevolution and cospeciation in a bark-beetle fungal symbiosis, Ryan Russell Bracewell
The Use of Mathematics Dialogues to Support Student Learning In High School Prealgebra Classes, Susann Meachelle Bradford
Shame, Guilt, Anger, And Seeking Psychological Treatment Among A Trauma Exposed Population, Katrina L. Bratton
SET THE NET: THE HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE OF FISH CAMP AND WILD SALMON IN BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA, Sarah Jane Braund
Lobachevski Illuminated: Content, Methods, and Context of the Theory of Parallels, Seth Braver
EXTREME HYBRID GROWTH, GENOMIC IMPRINTING, THE LARGE X EFFECT, AND THE DRIVERS OF SPECIATION IN MAMMALS, Thomas David Brekke
HIDING THE AUTHENTIC SELF: CONCEALMENT OF GENDER AND SEXUAL IDENTITY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR AUTHENTICITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, James Michael Brennan
Remote Sensing Applications to Support Sustainable Natural Resource Management, Charles Kenneth Brewer
The role of small mammals in the population dynamics of two native grassland forbs: Lupinus sericeus and Lithospermum ruderale, Mary Carolyn Bricker
Self-Control Choices Using Running Reinforcement, Jennifer Lynn Brinegar
Effects of seed dispersal by gibbons, sambar, and muntjac on Choerospondias axillaris demography, and the disruption of this mutualism by wildlife poaching, Jedediah Farrell Brodie
Restoring the "Shining Waters": Milltown, Montana and the History of Superfund Implementation, David James Brooks
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE OVERSIGHT, Charles Robert Brown Gatlin
Mechanisms of silica exacerbated systemic autoimmune disease in New Zealand mixed mice, Jared Michael Brown
SEMIVARIOGRAM METHODS FOR MODELING WHITTLE-MATERN PRIORS IN BAYESIAN INVERSE PROBLEMS, Richard David Brown
Mechanisms of action of arsenic-induced cardiovascular disease, Melisa Bunderson
The Statistical Relationship Among Number Sense, Computational Fluency, and Montana Comprehensive Assessment System, Amy Jo Burland
THE TREATMENT FEMALE ADMINISTRATORS RECEIVE FROM FEMALE FOLLOWERS AND THE RELATIONSHIP AND AFFECT IT HAS ON THEIR POSITIONS, Jennifer Rae Burnett
TRANSFER OF GRAPHING SKILLS FROM MATH TO CHEMISTRY, Brittany Danielle Busby
Effect of an Intensive Intervention on the Early Literacy Skills of Kindergarten Students Identified as Most at Risk for Future Reading Difficulties, Craig S. Buscher
An attributional analysis of observers helping the bully in bullying episodes, Christopher James Bushard
Worlds Apart: Social Mechanisms of Contrasting Fertility in European American and Native American Populations on the Northern Plains, Janet Mary Bush
A Longitudinal Exploration of Factors Impacting Outcomes for Native American Students Participating in CBITS: Looking Beyond Quantitative Analysis, Kathrine Irene Butler Hepler
The influence of pioneer riparian vegetation on river processes from the plant to reach scale, Sharon Verdawn Bywater-Reyes
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
Leadership styles of successful tribal college presidents, Margarett H. Campbell
EVALUATION OF SOCIAL PREFERENCES FOR WOODY BIOMASS ENERGY IN THE US MOUNTAIN WEST, Robert Marshall Campbell
Cyber Bullying and Victimization: Psychosocial Characteristics of Bullies, Victims, and Bully/Victims, Delia Carroll Campfield
Methods for Analyzing High Dimensional Data with Applications to the Wearable and Microbiome Data Analysis, Quy Xuan Cao
POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF CORDYCEPS IN THE GARHWAL HIMALAYA OF NORTHERN INDIA, Laura Bess Caplins
Evaluating genetic status and management tradeoffs for conservation of cutthroat trout (oncorhynchus clarkii), Kellie Jahan Carim
Effects of Biotic Interactions on Climate-Growth Relationships of Douglas-Fir and Ponderosa Pine, Gunnar Carnwath
Mannaric Acid and Mannaric Acid Polyamides: Synthesis and Characterization, Chrissie Ann Carpenter
Vulnerable Populations' Perspectives on Climate Engineering, Wylie Allen Carr
The Inflammatory Effects of Natural and Engineered Airborne Particulate Matter in the Lung, and Related Cellular Mechanisms of Immunity, Sophia Tracy Carvalho
A Moral Influenza: An Historical Archaeological Investigation of the Prohibition Era in the United States 1920-1933, Kelli Michele Casias
Pit lakes: Their geochemistry and the potential for their remediation, James M. Castro
Effects of fire and salvage logging on the cavity-nesting bird community in northwestern Montana, Elaine L. Caton
BIOBEHAVIORAL PREDICTORS OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTION DECLINE IN MID- AND LATE LIFE ADULTS, Cali Anne Caughie
Demographic and behavioral responses of breeding birds to variation in food nest predation and habitat structure across multiple spatial scales, Anna D. Chalfoun
A Qualitative Study of Tribal Colleges and Universities that have Transitioned: From Two-Year Associate Degree Granting Institutions to Targeted Four-Year Bachelor Degree Granting Institutions, Lynette Kay Chandler
Modeling Conversions in Online Advertising, John Winston Chandler-Pepelnjak
The identity of upholding indigenous lifeways, Sean Falcon Chandler
Instructors' perceptions of higher technological and vocational education reform in Taiwan the Republic of China, Frances Feng-Mei Chang
THE BACKFIRING EFFECTS OF FORCED POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE IN THE ONLINE WORLD: THE CASE OF PREFERRED PRONOUNS ON TWITTER, Yin Lok Linus Chan
The vesicular glutamate transporter (VGLUT): heterologous expression, proteoliposome, computational and mass spectral studies, Chih-Kai Chao
A longitudinal study of students' reasoning about variation in distributions in an introductory college statistics course, Rachel Marie Chaphalkar
Sustaining schools in a rural Montana community, Martha Cheney
Climate Change, Gene Flow, and the Legendary Synchrony of Snowshoe Hares, Ellen Cheng
Effective feedback and error treatment: EFL guidance for academic leaders, Jen-Ru Christine Chen
Abstracted primal-dual affine programming, Tien Chih
The effects of wildfire and prescribed fire on soil nitrogen and carbon dynamics in ponderosa pine forests, Urszula Choromanska
The relationship between attitudes and achievements in English integrated business courses, Lidia Pin Chou
The Diaspora of Korean Children: A Cross-Cultural Study of the Educational Crisis in Contemporary South Korea, Young-ee Cho
EXPLORING THE LIGAND-DEPENDENT CONFORMATIONAL ENSEMBLE OF PPARγ: MORE THAN A MOUSETRAP, Ian Michael Chrisman
Age-associated changes in the neuroinflammatory response to toll-like receptor 4 and 9 stimulation, Leah Beth Christensen
Human Bonds with Public Wildland Places: Segmenting Communities to Inform Natural Resource Management, Neal A. Christensen
Kinetics of formation of di-D-fructose dianhydrides from thermal treatments of inulin, Ted Joseph Christian
Analyzing climatic and human influences on global terrestrial productivity, Galina Churkina
DETECTING SIMULATED MEMORY IMPAIRMENT IN COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH THE PROGRESSIVE VISUAL MEMORY TEST (PVMT): VALIDATION OF A NEW TEST OF PERFORMANCE VALIDITY, Brook Elizabeth Clark
LARGE CARNIVORE RECOLONIZATION RESHAPES POPULATION AND COMMUNITY DYNAMICS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HARVEST MANAGEMENT, Tyler James Clark
INTERACTIONS AMONG CLIMATE, FIRE, AND ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES ACROSS MULTIPLE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FORESTS, Kyra Diane Clark-Wolf
The impact of school reform: A follow-up study of the framework for aesthetic literacy, Janice Lenore Clinard
Greedoid invariants and the greedoid Tutte polynomial, Chris Anne Clouse
The Leadership Role in Online Support Programs for Beginning Teachers, Nancy K. Gagen Clouse
"Such sweet sorrow": The therapeutic relationship upon termination, Alison M. Cobb
THE EFFECT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTICIPATION ON TEAM COHESIVENESS IN NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAMS, Cara Jo Cocchiarella
EPIGENETIC ALTERATIONS IN RESPONSE TO MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AND DHA DIET MODIFICATION, Elizabeth Michelle Cole
The role and regulation of the invasion -associated locus B (ialB) gene of Bartonella bacilliformis, Sherry A. Coleman
Spatio-temporal optimization of tree removal to efficiently minimize crown fire potential, Marco A. Contreras
A rural perspective on modern bioethics, Ann Freeman Cook
Temporary hydrologic connections make "isolated" wetlands function at the landscape scale, Bradley J. Cook
AN INVESTIGATION OF RURAL AND MENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES ACROSS FIVE DIMENSIONS OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS, Nicholas Charles Coombs
THE BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL IMPACTS OF FOREST DISTURBANCES ACROSS ECOSYSTEMS, Leila Ann Cooper
MANAGEMENT AND LIFE HISTORY CONSEQUENCES OF HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN WESTSLOPE CUTTHROAT TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII LEWISI) AND RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS), Matthew Philip Corsi
ON INTERNALIZED OPPRESSION AND SEXUALIZED VIOLENCE IN COLLEGE WOMEN, Marina Leigh Costanzo
Physiological and psychological measurements of dogsled drivers during the 1049 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Carla E. Cox
Disruption of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine DNA Glycosylase (OGG1) Antioxidant Response Capacity by Sodium Arsenite, David Paul Cox
The effects of delay in the aggressive display of male Siamese fighting fish: Betta splendens Missoula Montana USA, Baine B. Craft