This collection includes 12288 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 - Campus Access Only
THE EFFECT OF DIETARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON PERFORMANCE OF RATSIN THE HEBB-WILLIAMS MAZE, Anne J. Wells
THE MAINTENANCE OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE FOLLOWING INTERVENTION BY COVERT SENSITIZATION, Kenneth Alan Welt
SYNTHESES RELATING TO 1-SILA-BETA-IONONE, Samuel R. Wendel
Counseling preferences of American Indian students at the University of Montana, Deborah Wetsit
SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION IN MONTANA 1889-1964; RELATED TO PROPOSALS AND ATTEMPTS FOR IMPROVEMENT, Winston Warren Wetzel
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DRUG KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDES TOWARD DRUGS AND USE OF DRUGS AMONG TWELFTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN CLASS I II AND III SCHOOLS IN WESTERN MONTANA, Thomas R. Whiddon
THRUSTING IN THE NORTHWESTERN MONTANA OVERTHRUST BELT, Brian G. White
A STUDY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE IX IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN MONTANA PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, Bruce M. Whitehead
Phenomenal characteristics of remembering and imagining positive neutral and negative life experiences, Joseph D. White
Spatial and temporal scale effects on assessment of a regional ecosystem model: Modeling climate change in Glacier National Park United States of America, Joseph Daniel White
AN ETHNOHISTORY OF THE BANNOCK TRAIL, Katharine Lucienne White
PRUEFER RINGS, Percy Daniel White
A STUDY ASSOCIATING SELECTED CONSERVATION UNDERSTANDINGS WITH AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR GRADES FOUR THROUGH TWELVE, Roy C. White
TEACHERS OF THE YEAR 1978 - 1982: A PROFILE AND ANALYSIS, Terry Lynn Wiedmer
The distribution diversity and significance of microbial processes in a mine tailing-contaminated floodplain: Implications for groundwater contamination and remediation, Bruce W. Wielinga
ENVIRONMENTAL DNA SAMPLING ACROSS EVOLUTIONARY AND SPATIAL SCALES, Taylor Matthew Wilcox
A comparative study of problems encountered by place-bound (inside) and career-bound (outside) beginning superintendents in the Pacific Northwest, Wayne Blair Wilding
Ventilatory response of the zebra finch {lcub}\it Taeniopygia guttata\/{rcub} to carbon dioxide, Burl R. Wiliams
A grounded theory study of personal coaching, Brenda M. Wilkins
EMERGING PROFESSIONALISM: A STUDY OF THE ROLE OF TEACHERS AND THE CONFLICTING ROLE-EXPECTATIONS AMONG TEACHERS ADMINISTRATORS AND BOARD MEMBERS IN SELECTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MONTANA, William Alvin Willavize
A STUDY OF THYMOSIN THERAPY DURING ACUTE REOVIRUS TYPE 3 INFECTION IN NEONATAL MICE, Dru E. Willey
PETROLOGY AND PETROGRAPHY OF A SECTION ACROSS THE BITTERROOT LOBE OF THE IDAHO BATHOLITH, Larry D. Williams
Parent-child relationships and Type A Behavior, Lorraine Williams
Green Voters, Gun Voters: Hunting and Politics in Modern America, Randall Williams
Shifting paradigms: Perceptions of cooperative extension county agents in adjusting educational programs from traditional disciplinary content to issues-based content., Richard D. Williams
QUANTIFYING THE ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES UNDERLYING COLLISIONS BETWEEN LARGE BALEEN WHALES AND LARGE SHIPS TO EVALUATE RISK, Sara Halley Williams
THE USE OF VIDEO GAMES IN STUDYING NONHUMAN PRIMATE BEHAVIOR, Shelly Lynn Williams
THE EFFECTS OF THE HAND-HELD CALCULATOR UPON ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS STUDENTS, Art W. Wilson
Principal leadership school climate and the distribution of leadership within the school community, Cheryl L. Wilson
THE COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS IN THE RESOLUTION OF MARITAL DYSFUNCTION, Gregory L. Wilson
Patterns in static: noisy infochemical cues and their use by insect receivers, Jerome Keaton Wilson
A COMPARISON OF COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE AND LIFE EXPERIENCE CORRELATES OF DEPRESSION IN YOUNG ADULTS AND THE AGED, Jill Winegardner
ANOMIE ALIENATION AND REBELLION: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF REBELLION IN TWO INSTITUTIONS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS, L. Thomas Winfree Jr.
The relationship between prewriting and holistic scores of a direct writing assessment, Robyn Lee Wingo
THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF LITERAL AND METAPHORICAL SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION ON THE ACTIVATION OF OEDIPAL FANTASIES IN DART-THROWING PERFORMANCE AND WORD RECALL TASKS, Rochelle Lynn Winnett
Policies and practices for assisting troubled employees in Montana's public schools, Kathleen H. Winslow
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESSES IN THE CONCRETE TRANSITIONAL AND FORMAL OPERATOR, Kathryn Lee Wise
THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL EXPERIENCE PROTEIN DEPRIVATION AND SOCIAL COALITIONS ON SOCIAL DOMINANCE OF RHESUS MONKEYS, Larry Andrew Wise
The role of SHP-1 in cerebral ischemia, Celine Ann Wishcamper
STRUCTURE AND PETROGRAPHY BELOW THE BITTERROOT DOME IDAHO BATHOLITH NEAR PARADISE IDAHO, Charles Gilbert Wiswall
A NUMERICAL TAXONOMIC STUDY OF THE ERAGROSTIS INTERMEDIA COMPLEX (POACEAE), John Thomas Witherspoon
THE EFFECTS OF AGGRESSIVE TOYS ON AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN, Christine Marian Wolff
Consumer preferences for mental health service providers in a community sample, Danette Marie Wollersheim
Growth and structural dynamics of uneven -aged ponderosa pine stands in eastern Montana, Christopher William Woodall
CONVERGENCE CRITERIA FOR NONLINEAR SUCCESSIVE DISPLACEMENTS, Dick Arlen Wood
WATER AND CHOICE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: AN EXAMPLE OF AN ALTERNATIVE IN WATER MANAGEMENT, Donald Ralph Woodley
THE ADVOCACY OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN FIVE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN COLORADO, Charles Masters Woodliff
BASIC SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDINGS DESIRABLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM, Robert William Wood
TEXTURAL AND GEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS VOLCANICS CENTRAL MONTANA, Michael J. Woods
Consumer preferences for mental health professionals: The implications of fee and title information, Dennis J. Woody
GENERALIZED AND SITUATION-SPECIFIC EXPECTANCIES FOR LOCUS-OF-CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE ON A CONCEPT FORMATION TASK FOLLOWING NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT, William Dee Woolston
CONTRIBUTIONS OF SETTLEMENT HOUSES TO EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Henry Negley Worrest
Development of a wildland crown fire initiation model, Gavriil Xanthopoulos
EXISTENCE AND MULTIPLICITY OF CONTINUA FOR NONLINEAR OPERATOR EQUATIONS, Katherine Ann Yerion
Major trends in Japanese education since 1868: Implications for the future, Naomi Yodokawa
Health promotion for older adults: Evaluation of a cognitive-behavioral intervention, Quincy-Robyn Young
Antigenic characterization of the chlamydial 60 kilodalton heat shock protein (hsp60), Ying Yüan
A STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN MONTANA, Lawrence James Zacher
THE INFLUENCE OF LOGGING AND WILDFIRE ON GRIZZLY BEAR HABITAT IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA, Peter Edward Zager
A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUDIO-TUTORIAL SLIDE/TAPE INSTRUCTION VERSUS THE FLOWCHARTED METHOD OF SELF-INSTRUCTION IN MACHINE CALCULATION, Donald Karl Zahn
Educational perceptions of students parents teachers and administrators in Lethbridge School District #51, Maxwell Kay Zaugg
A STUDY OF SELECTED RELATIONSHIPS AMONG INTERESTS PERSONALITY TRAITS AND VALUES BETWEEN STUDENT-TEACHERS AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS, John Francis Zaugra
THE EFFECTS OF BIBLIOTHERAPY AND LEVEL OF READING ABILITY ON SELF-CONCEPT, Thomas Ralph Zentner
A STUDY ON ASSESSMENT LITERACY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN CHINESE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, Ling Zhang
New approaches to olefin functionalization mediated via phosphorus, Yinsheng Zhang
Biogeochemical cycling of selenium in Benton Lake Montana, YiQiang Zhang
The mechanisms of sulfur-based chemical oscillators, Yi-Xue Zhang
Influence of inorganic salts on the pyrolysis of wood, Guangcheng Zheng
Submodularity min-max results and total dual integrality of combinatorial optimization problems, Ninghui Zhong
Schemas and Romantic Attachment as Potential Mediators in the Relationship between Child Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence, Aryn Ziehnert
ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE VII COMPOUND AND COORDINATE CREE AND ENGLISH-SPEAKING BILINGUALS IN NORTHLAND SCHOOL DIVISION 61, Wasyl Gregory Zielinski
CONTRIBUTION OF NANOPARTICLE-INDUCED MEMBRANE POTENTIAL ALTERATION IN VARIOUS MODELS OF CELL TOXICITY, Tahereh Ziglari
QUALITATIVE EVALUATION OF VIOLENCE EXPOSURE AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN, Marilyn Joan Bruguier Zimmerman
PRIMATE SOCIAL BEHAVIORS FOLLOWING INDUCTION AND REHABILITATION FROM MULTIDEFICIENT AND FLUCTUATING DIET SCHEDULES, Linda Zimmermann
The isolation and characterization of an endogenous antiviral protein from Datura stramonium L., Allan Edward Zipf
REACTIVITY AND ACCURACY OF SELF-MONITORING WITH MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS: EFFECTS UPON WORK PRODUCTIVITY WORK QUALITY AND ON-TASK BEHAVIOR, Clarence Joseph Zohn
PERCEPTIONS OF EARLY AFFECTIONATE AND ABUSIVE TOUCH RELATED TO CURRENT EMOTIONAL DISTRESS IN A COLLEGE POPULATION, Andrea Zojourner
The effectiveness of a pet therapy visitation program on the institutionalized elderly, Jonette R. Zulauf
Professional Papers
The Creation of Cargo Scanner Software to Improve the Container Packing Process, Jonathan Adams
FROM DISTANCE EDUCATION TO ONLINE EDUCATION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Michael Dean Agostinelli Jr.
ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION OF WATER RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS IN THE BAGRAMI DISTRICT OF KABUL PROVINCE, Mumtaz Ahmad
Fish to feed all hunger| [Poems], Sandra Alcosser
A COMPARISON OF CONCURRENT TRAINING AND MODERATE INTENSITY CONTINUOUS TRAINING IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, Amanda Alfaro-Chaverri, John Quindry, Charles Dumke, and Brian Loyd
FIRE MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS IN FEDERAL WILDERNESS LAW, Erik D. Alnes
A Comparison of Course Quality Surveiy Results from Students on Gender Balanced and Gender Imbalanced Field Courses at NOLS, Alexandra M. Alway
A Survey of the teaching success of Montana State University graduates employed in Montana secondary schools, Clifford Andrew Anderson
Building Bridges: How Collaboration is Addressing Wildlife-Vehicle Conflicts in Montana's Upper Yellowstone Watershed, Daniel Phelps Anderson
EVALUATING THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE ROUNDTABLE ON THE CROWN OF THE CONTINENT, Travis D. Anklam
Forest policy and the regional timber management program, John Francis Ardner
Neon is Trying to Tell You Something, Grace Arenas
Whitebarkpine Forest Restoration: Cultural Perspectives from Blackfoot Confederacy Members, Kodi Jae Augare-Estey
Ordinary night in paradise| [Poems], David Alan Axelrod
Redeveloping a Montana Food Processing Industry: The Role of Food Innovation Centers, Jessica Babcock
Class III Archaeological Survey Report: Madison Buffalo Jump State Park, Gallatin County, Montana, Brandon J. Bachman
Pedestrian Pal: A Route Recommendation System for the Android Mobile Phone, Bradley H. Bahls
Collaborative Conservation of Taimen (Hucho taimen)Through Education and Awareness Khovsgol Aimag Mongolia, Daneil H. Bailey