This collection includes 11507 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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