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Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This collection includes 12145 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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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

The effect of random and spatially explicit lightning and human-caused ignitions on simulated burn probabilities at small scales, James Lowery

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

Attitudes and perceptions of Community Councils on the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program and the Southwestern Crown Collaborative forest restoration projects, Jimmie McKay

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

Rooted Elements A Kinesthetic Approach Connecting Our Children to Their Inner and Outer World, Alisha Meyer

Why Saving Hawaii's Taro Means Losing Hawaiian Taro, Breana Milldrum

Loss of students in beginning bands in the Missoula schools, George Emerson Miller

Key to the fire| [poems], Sara Miller

New Romanticism, Kendall Anne Mingey

Methodology of using office space in a cost-effective manner, Kathi J. Mitchell

1. Geodetic constraints on slip rates of large Central Asian faults 2. Earthquake Emergency Education in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Solmaz Mohadjer

A Moving Experience: The Classroom Activities and Art Camp, Michelle S. Montierth

An evaluation of the guidance program in Dawson County High School Glendive Montana, John Lyle Moody

Survey of the material environment of physical education classes in eight schools in western Montana, George B. Moore

Human resource profile| Theoretical approach toward developing an integrated process for pre-employment interviewing and post-hire job performance appraisal, Victor Moretto

Image of the Diversified Lumber Products Company Wholesale Building Materials Division, Gerald P. Morgan

Three Stories on Urban Wildlife, Kevin J. Moriarty

Biggest man in Italy| Stories and poems, Howard William Morris

Developing the Whole Child Through Movement in the Music Classroom, Laura Rosenberg Morris

Rewilding The Great Plains, Sarah E. Mosquera

Commodity or Dignity? Nurturing Managers' Courtesy Nurtures Workers' Productivity, Montana Rafferty Moss

Prostitution chez Calixthe Beyala: race, corps, regard, Claire Angelique Mouflard

73,401 Hexagons: A Geodiversity Gap Analysis of the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, Robina A. Moyer

DRAMA APPLIED TO CONTENT-BASED INSTRUCTION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, A. Rocio Muhs

Reflections in the wood's ear| [poems], Timothy Wallace Muskat

Silvicultural prescription for Stand 25-4-01, Diane L. Myers

Instructions for a section breakdown| [poems], Douglas H. Myers

Integrating Regional Arts in the Interior Design Curriculum at Great Falls College Montana State University, Julie B. Myers

LINKING HEALTH BEHAVIOR THEORY AND INTERVENTIONS TO INCREASE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE UPTAKE, Gretchen Elizabeth Neal

Stories from Superfund, Rachel M. Neal

Performance appraisal system for the City of Missoula, Jon S. Nelson

Rural Subdivision Planning in Missoula County, Montana: a Planner's Perspective, John Michael Newman

Celebrating African Drumming and Dance in a Rural Montana Classroom, Lisa Bossert Nicholls

Lessons Learned in the Superfund Process: A Guide for Community Advisory Groups, Terri Nichols

Bustles, bows, and further frippery| Victorian costumes for the Nutcracker ballet, Michele Manis Nokleby

Learning to Change and Changing Learning in Environmental Management: A case study of the Kaw Nature Reserve in French Guiana, Kimberly Knowles Notin

Handbook of information for teachers in the public schools of Hosmer South Dakota, Edwin Obenauer