This collection includes 12627 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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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
MARINE CYCLES IN THE LOWER MONTANA GROUP MONTANA AND SOUTH DAKOTA, George W. Shurr
MAGNITUDE AND IMPORTANCE IN FACTOR-ANALYTIC UNIVERSITY FACULTY MORALE RESEARCH, Lorence Baldwin Simonsen
Condom use in college students: The effects of personality and relationship variables on readiness for change, Mark A. Simpson
DOUGLAS-FIR INVASION OF WESTERN MONTANA GRASSLANDS, Brian W. Sindelar
Using three-dimensional fluorescence and artificial neural networks to match diesel-contaminated ground water with possible sources, Joseph Felix Sinski
Oxidation of DNA at guanine by chromium: Products and mechanisms, Peter Grayson Slade
A conflict in values: The dilemma of equity diversity and participation in higher mathematics, Deborah Sloan
UPTAKE OF AUXINS INTO MEMBRANE VESICLES ISOLATED FROM PEA STEMS: AN IN VITRO AUXIN TRANSPORT SYSTEM (HORMONE TRANSPORT CHEMIOSMOTIC THEORY), J. Henry Slone
PROFILES OF THE SELF IN HISTORY: THREE CASE STUDIES OF THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY, Daniel John Smith
AN ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF A HOST-PARASITE ASSOCIATION: CUTEREBRA APPROXIMATA (DIPTERA: CUTEREBRIDAE) IN PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS (RODENTIA: CRICETIDAE)., Donald Henry Smith
STRATIGRAPHY AND CARBONATE PETROLOGY OF THE MISSISSIPPIAN LODGEPOLE FORMATION IN CENTRAL MONTANA, Donald L. Smith
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SURVEY INSTRUMENT FOR FIRST-GRADE MATHEMATICS BASED ON SELECTED PIAGETIAN TASKS, Gary James Smith
Listening and nonverbal observation: The understanding acceptance and utilization in academic administration, H. A. Smith
RESOLVABLE AND DOUBLY RESOLVABLE DESIGNS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE SCHEDULING OF DUPLICATE BRIDGE TOURNAMENTS, Henry Paul Smith
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE FROSTIG DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM FOR POSITION IN SPACE VISUAL PERCEPTION, Herbert James Smith
THE EFFECTS OF NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR ON THE SOCIAL REJECTION OF DEPRESSED INDIVIDUALS, Margaret M. Smith
A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL READING PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF MONTANA BASED ON A CRITERION-REFERENCED INSTRUMENT, Mary Tamas Smith
Selection and characterization of mutants of feline immunodeficiency virus resistant to the oxathiolane nucleosides (-)-FTC and 3TC, Robert A. Smith
Growth of foundation funding in doctoral universities I and II during a period of decreasing state appropriations, Stephen B. Smith
HUMORAL AND CELLULAR ASPECTS OF RESISTANCE IN MICE TO LEISHMANIA DONOVANISTRAIN SUDAN-III, Lloyd Leo Smrkovski
EFFECTS OF SOME CYTOKININS ON TOBACCO AND THEIR RELATION TO TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS INFECTION, Livingston C. Soans
EFFECTS OF EXPECTANCY ON THE REACTIVITY AND ACCURACY OF SELF-MONITORING, Allan Howard Solomon
AN ANALYSIS OF CONSISTENCY VARIABLES AS MODERATORS OF SUBJECTS' REACTIONS TO A PREDICTION AND CONTROL PARADIGM (REACTANCE SELF-MONITORING MEYERS-BRIGGS), John Sommers-Flanagan
The effects of stress on internal/external locus-of-control with varying levels of control, Rita Sommers-Flanagan
Secondary school mathematics in transition: A comparative study of mathematics curricula and student results, Terry A. Souhrada
A STUDY OF INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES IN MONTANA CLASS-I SCHOOL DISTRICTS, Frank John Sovka
CONTINUING EDUCATION IN RURAL AREAS: DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION (TECHNOLOGY MEDIA NONTRADITIONAL), Pamela Sue Spencer
THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE TEACHERS IN MONTANA, Elaine Colie Spindler
DEPRESSION: SEX DIFFERENCES IN EXPRESSION AND RELATIONSHIP TO SEX ROLES, Marianne Thomas Spitzform
Characterization of serum proteins from Biomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda) vector of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni (Trematoda), Frances J. Spray
NEW DEALER FROM MONTANA: THE SENATE CAREER OF JAMES E. MURRAY, Donald E. Spritzer
A STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACADEMIC LEARNING CLIMATE OF MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Lee Spuhler
A STUDY OF MATHEMATICS PREPARATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, Verlyn G. Stahlecker
EXPLORING PRENATAL AND PERINATAL PREDICTORS OF DISORGANIZED ATTACHMENT AT 16-MONTHS IN A LOW-RISK SAMPLE, Laurel Anne Teaford Standiford
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF PRACTICING ALBERTA TEACHERS, Richard Brian Staples
AMERICAN HISTORY IN MONTANA HIGH SCHOOLS: PAST AND PRESENT, Harold Joseph Stearns
S. R. LOGAN; EDUCATOR FOR DEMOCRACY 1885-1970 (MONTANA ILLINOIS), Sheila MacDonald Stearns
A COMPARATIVE TEST OF EGO-BIASED VERSUS INFORMATION-PROCESSING ATTRIBUTION PROCESSES USING A NONMANDED PERSPECTIVE CHANGE, Nancy K. Steblay
Estimation in generalized linear mixed models via the EM algorithm, Brian M. Steele
THE HUMAN CYTOCHROME C DOMAIN-SWAPPED DIMER: TIGHTER REGULATION OF INTRINSIC APOPTOSIS, Harmen Bentley Behymer Steele
AN INVESTIGATION OF WORK AND LEISURE EXPERIENCES OF WORKERS IN TWO ASSEMBLY LINE PLANTS IN A RURAL SETTING, James Lee Steele
LARGE-SCALE CAMERA TRAPPING AND LARGE-CARNIVORE MONITORING, OCCUPANCY-ABUNDANCE RELATIONSHIPS, AND FOOD-WEBS, Robin Willem Steenweg
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FRESHMAN DROPOUT STUDY 1968-1970, Gregory Paul Stefanich
Evaluating the consequences of public land grazing permit buyout program permit reductions and increased fees on land ownership and open space in Western states, Mark S. Steinbach
ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTOSHAPED KEY PECKING IN PIGEONS, Gene D. Steinhauer
RANGE ECOLOGY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP IN CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS, John G. Stelfox
THE EFFECT OF MULTI-TYPE SHORT TERM COUNSELING ON THE VOCATIONAL MATURITYOF MALE TENTH GRADE VOCATIONAL STUDENTS, Orvis J. Stenson
THE EFFECTS OF LABELS AND GENDER ON PEER ATTITUDES OF INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED STUDENTS, Ian Knowlton Pattison Stephens
Biochemical adaptations in the prairie dog during long-term food and water deprivation, Jeffrey R. Stephens