This collection includes 12248 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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Professional Papers
Real Live Girls and Other Stories, Emily Karen Jones
Equipment needs for a biology course in the small Montana high school, Layton Francis Jones
Striking a Balance: The New Generation of Tiger Tourism in India, Apoorva Prasanna Joshi
A Comprehensive Literature Review of American Sexual Assault Culture and the Status of Women's Self-Defense, Jennifer Ann Just
Hellbent on Heaven, Sarah Kahn
The Sun House, Max Kaisler
Who Never Had a Brother| Stories and poetry, Thomas Michael Kalaris
Prescribing the American Dream: Psychoanalysts, Mass Media, and the Construction of Social and Political Norms in the 1950's, Daniel P. Kamienski
Entry strategies into the Japanese market through the use of human resource management, Takeshi Kanamori
Unearthing the Inner Compass, Kimberly Ann Kapalka
Exercise Program to Modify Risk Factors For Shoulder Injury in Collegiate and Professional Pitchers, Rina Kasuga
Walking While Asking:Lessons from Agroecology Education in Chiapas, Mexico, Katherine E. Keller
JP's Thesis, JP Kemmick
Teaching of tennis| a curriculum guide for physical education teachers, Owen Vincent Kennedy
Reviewing the Use of Injury Screening Assessments and Identifying Risk of Injury, Riley A. Kenney
Collaborative Zoning in the Rural Rocky Mountains: A Process Analysis of Two Counties, Kassidy Renee Kern
Descriptive guide for the enrichment of literature through architecture, painting, sculpture, and music, Lilly Gwendolyn Kestle
High Dimensional Outlier Detection, Omid Khormali
A Thinking Person's Guide to Immigration and Environmental Racism at the US - Mexico Border, Emma H. Kiefer
Cochlear implants| The audiologist's role, Jill E. King
The Relationship Between Level of Empathy and Stress Contagion, Heather Lynn Kirby
Softly and Tenderly, Barry Kitterman
THE BLACKFEET NATION’S BISON CONSERVATION HERD MANAGEMENT PLAN, Brandon Kittson
Convincing the home builder to build solar homes| An evaluation of the passive solar workshops for builders, Susan L. Klein
NARROWING THE PERFORMANCE GAP BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE SOLDIERS, Jessica Nicole Knoll
Organization administration and evaluation of a driver education and training course in Sidney Public High School, Rudolph Paul Koch
Living to Ride: A Sociological Study of Freeriders in Missoula, Montana, Marlana Michelle Kosky
Assessment of Avalanche Mitigation Planning for Developed Areas in the Rocky Mountain’s of Colorado, Daniel Kozel
Far Toward the Bottom, Megan Nicole Kruse
Tracking the Trackers, Does Citizen Science Help or Hinder Rare Carnivore Research, Thomas Charles Kuglin
Synthesis of DNA-base selective labels for efficient labeling of DNA for TEM Imaging, Rakesh Kumar
‘Planting the Seeds of Educational Change’ Indigenous Voices, Multicultural Education, and the US Democratic Ideal, Miranda Crystal Laber
Transparent Bridges; The Bird and the Alligator, Lori L. Laffrado
Status of industrial arts teaching in Montana high schools with enrollments of from forty to one hundred fifty students in 1950, Gordon Gerhard Lallum
Unexpected Zeus, Adam Lambert
The Effect of Photocycle on Self-Control in Betta splendens, Kathryn Gwen Lamp
A CASE FOR THEATRE-BASED PROGRAMMING IN EARLY-CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, Tina M. La Plant
The New Monumental Era: Daniel Webster and the Commemoration of Compromise in the Age of Disunion, 1853-1865, Michael James Larmann
LEADERSHIP: SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH ASD AND THE SCHOOL WIDE COMMUNITY, CHELSAE JOY LARSON
Out of sight, out of mind: An exploration of wastewater issues and possible solutions in and out of Montana, Keely I. Larson
Wildfire Science, Neil LaRubbio
A shift in power, Breeana Clare Laughlin
IS GROWING FOOD WASTING WATER? STORIES FROM A SURGE OF GROUNDWATER REGULATIONS IN CALIFORNIA, Abigail Jean Lauten-Scrivner
A COMPREHENSIVE CASE REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA CASE 37, Cody M. Lawson
The Effects of Grazing on Deer Mice Movements Into Peridomestic Settings with Implications to Human Exposure to Sin Nombre Virus, Abigail Jean Leary
Farm-to-School in Montana: An Assessment of Program Participation, Autumn Lee
A Policy Analysis of Lead Paint Disclosure Implementation in Residential Homes in Missoula Montana, Marissa Lein Lehner
Bridging the Gap: Where Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science Come Together to Shape Environmental Stewardship, Bowman Leigh
Electric Momentum: Dynamics of Transportation Electrification and Stories from the Road, Amelia Liberatore and Amelia R G Liberatore
Effectiveness of Stand-Scale Forest Restoration, Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon, Jay C. Lininger
College Students' Social Media Uses and Affective Correlates, Jennifer L. Lippold
Airport Rings: Stone Circle Archaeology In Yellowstone National Park, Michael Livers
Conservation of leopards in Ayubia National Park, Pakistan, Asad Lodhi
The practices of teaching first grade reading in fifteen schools of Western Montana, Myron Jewell Loe
Prevalence and Correlates of Smoking Status Among Depressed Individuals in Veterans Affairs Primary Care, Anayansi Lombardero
Relationship of Self-Concept, Depression, Academic Estimation, and Online Social Networking in Adolescents, Jaime Rebekah Long
Bone Stress Injuries in Collegiate Distance Runners: Review of Incidence, Distribution, and Risk Factors, Maryn E. Lowry
PARAFFIN: AN ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL ALTERNATIVE FOR BONE CONSERVATION, Victoria E. Luksha
FIRST IN RIGHT: THE KEYSTONE OF WATER RIGHTS LAW PRESENTS AND FACES CHALLENGES IN A POPULATED WEST, Laura L. Lundquist
An Exploration of Zero Waste Policies and Recommendations for Missoula, Sarah Blyth Lundquist
Salmon & Steelhead Hatcheries: Conservation or Condemnation?, Samuel Hunter Lungren
Analysis of the interrelationship between the lender, the CPA, and the small-business client as observed in Montana, Kay Lutz-Ritzheimer
TEACHERS AS WRITERS: OPENING THE DOOR TO DIALOGISM, Eric Mark Lynn
Climbing Management on National Forests, Christopher Ryan MacKay
HazardReady – a geographically based natural hazard education and preparedness web application, Carson C. MacPherson-Krutsky Ms.
Burnout In Psychiatric Nursing: Possible Protective Factors, Renee Madathil
A COMPARISON OF BARRIERS TO TRADITIONAL AND HOME-BASED CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION PARTICIPATION: POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE PHASE, Erin Rose Madison
Evaluation of an Ecohydrologic-Process Model Approach to Estimating Annual Mountain-Block Recharge, Ian Auguste Magruder
Diabesties: How Diabetic Support on Campus can Alleviate Diabetic Burnout, Kassandra E. Martin
Relational development model of executive coaching as a tool for organizational change, Shaun Martinz
Japanese management| Theory zero not theory Z, Masashige Matsuo
Pesticide regulation and the turfgrass industry| A proposed program to meet present regulatory requirements, David M. Matzer
Engaging Community and Developing Leadership Through Adventure and Experiential Learning, Christopher Roland Maul-Smith
Policy and Collaborative Governance: Case Studies of Three Wildlife Crossings, Nicholas Maya
Maternal Depression and Child Maladjustment: The Role of Parental Style, Mallory Casey McBride
ZONING AND COMPLEMENTARY INCENTIVES TO PROTECT FARMLAND: A CASE FOR MISSOULA COUNTY, Kaitlin McCafferty
DETERMINING SKIN TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THREE COLD COMPRESSION MODALITIES, Madison S. McCarthy
Sugar pie and honey and other stories, Patrick Joseph McCarthy
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT PITCHING MECHANICS AND THROWING INJURIES, Zachary M. McCarthy
Ransacked, Theodore Louis McDermott
Measuring Trauma: A Pilot Application for Children and Adolescents, Molly Kathleen McDonald
Curated Chaos: A Rhetorical Study of Axmen, Rebekah A. McDonald
The Next Billion: Lessons in off-grid electricity development from the global south, Peter McDonough
Vitamin D and Athletic Performance: A Critical Assessment for Coaches and Athletes, Lauren McGuigan
Gaze Toward the City They Won't Enter Again, Mehgan McKenna
A YEAR OF PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE: IMPROVING PIANO SKILLS TO BECOME A BETTER CHORAL DIRECTOR, Ellen McKenzie
Addressing Contaminants in Traditional Foods in Alaska: Environmental Justice Framing and Policy Approaches, Mary Beth McKinley
Renewal, Clara Sharon McLane
In My Element, Alisa Hammond McLaughlin
Selected short stories, William C. McLaughlin
Speech results and associated findings following pharyngeal flap surgery in an established state craniofacial disorders program, Maureen Patricia McMahon
House of pale grass| A novella, Phillip McNally
DISTURBED WATERS – A MONTANA CHEMIST SEARCHES FOR THE SOURCE OF A PERSISTENT POISON, Kindra McQuillan
Evaluating and remediating metals and arsenic in surface waters of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Montana, chauncey allan means
Montana Logging Costs: Resources for Continued Industry Viability, Joshua P. Meek
A modified program for the teaching of arithmetic in the primary department of the Billings public schools, Leonie Marie Merrick
Investigation into the potential for a Giardia lamblia contamination in the Rattlesnake NRAW, Janice Bonham Metzmaker