This collection includes 11151 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
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
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
Mechanisms of silica exacerbated systemic autoimmune disease in New Zealand mixed mice, Jared Michael 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Aerodynamics, kinematics, and ecology of slow flight in birds, Kristen Elizabeth Crandell
IMPACTS OF A TEACHER GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ON STUDENT SPATIAL LITERACY SKILLS AND INTERESTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN GRADE 5 – 12 CLASSROOMS ACROSS MONTANA, Jeffrey Willard Crews
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: EFFECTS OF TYRIA JACOBAEAE ON THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SENECIO JACOBAEA IN NORTHWEST MONTANA, Kimberly Kay Crider
Understanding the dynamics of species distributions under climate change: linking empirical evidence, ecological theory, and statistical models, Shawn M. Crimmins
Developmental stress in birds: phenotypic and fitness, Ondi L. Crino
The effect of information on a stochastic fishery model, Greg Cripe
Characterization of antibiotic resistance mutations in Borrelia burgdorferi, Daniel C. Criswell
Trait Hope as a Moderator of the Effects of Hassles and Uplifts on Depressive Symtpoms in College Students, Leslie C. Croot
Intuitive parenting repertoire utilization by Caucasian-American and Mandarin Chinese mothers with two- and four-month-old infants, Candace M. Crosby
INDIVIDUALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF DISORDERED EATING PATHOLOGY: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE INVENTORY FOR DISORDERED EATING ATTRIBUTIONS (IDEA), Lindsay Katherine Crosby
DISPERSAL, GENETIC STRUCTURE, NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AND CONSERVATION OF AN AT-RISK, LARGE-LANDSCAPE SPECIES, Todd Bartholomew Cross
FOREST VEGETATION, FUEL, AND FIRE HAZARD DEVELOPMENT IN STANDS TREATED TO RESIST CROWN FIRE, Justin Seth Crotteau
Anna Thompson's starving children: Emotion regulation and verbal memory in borderline personality disorder, Ellen M. Crouse
Montana's canon for post-secondary literature foundation courses, John J. Crowley
Characteristics associated with a range of self -harm behaviors in university undergraduates, Kristin L. Croyle
Marine Applications of an Autonomous Indicator-Based pH Sensor, Sarah E. Cullison
The phenomenon of intellectually gifted underachievers and education: Listening to the male adolescent voice, Barbara Lynne Cunningham
An Assessment of the HIV Prevention Needs of Injection Drug Users in Montana, Nancy Mae Cunningham
Curriculum Improvement: The Teacher Perspective on Change in the Classroom, Heather C. Davis
Fat bias among psychologists: Impact of client weight on clinical judgments and treatment planning, Kristen Libra Davis
Analysis of Special Education mediations in Texas, 2006-08, Diana Lane Davison
Causes and Consequences of Displacement Decision-making in Banhine National Park, Mozambique, Chad Edward Dear
CHARACTERIZATION OF NIPAH VIRUS PATHOGENICITY IN VITRO AND IN VIVO AND PROTECTION FROM DISEASE USING A SINGLE DOSE RECOMBINANT VACCINE, Blair Lynn DeBuysscher
Resource selection, predation risk, and population dynamics of woodland caribou, Nicholas James DeCesare
Risk -sensitivity and predictors of choice preference: Parenting addiction and dispositional variables, Heide K. Deditius-Island
THE EFFECTS OF AGING ON MULTIPLE POSTURAL MUSCLE CONTROL AND POSTURAL SWAY BEHAVIOR, Adriana Menezes Degani
SCHOOL CHANGE FOR SUSTAINABILITY, Ryder Delaloye
ECOLOGY OF THE ALLUVIAL AQUIFER OF THE NYACK FLOODPLAIN ON THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE FLATHEAD RIVER, MONTANA, Amanda Gay DelVecchia
An exploratory study of the usefulness of solution -focused brief therapy groups with elementary school children, Jennifer Clevenger Demmons
Memory for Complex Pictures: Development and Validation of Digit Test of Effort, John W. DenBoer
Synthesis of conformationally constrained glutamate analogues and their preliminary evaluation as glutamate transport inhibitors, Travis Taylor Denton
The Temporal Dynamics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Related Negative Emotions, Daniel Dewey
Predictors of Posttraumatic Growth, Shame, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: The Roles of Social Support and Coping, Nancy-Jane Kimberly Doane
SAGE-GROUSE AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: INTEGRATING SCIENCE WITH CONSERVATION PLANNING TO REDUCE IMPACTS, Kevin Eric Doherty