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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Professional Papers
"Company you keep," and other stories, Peter Kerry Powers
Collaborative Conservation and Backcountry Weed Control: A Case Study of the Great Burn Proposed Wilderness, Christopher James Prange
Quantitative planning and control devices for the Rainbow Hotel, Great Falls, Montana, Richard E. Prins
Battle of the Bulls: A Coal Conflict in Cattle Country, Kevin Patrick Radley
The Last Wolves of Isle Royale, Kasey Rahn
Conservation Genetics on the Frontline, Kenneth W. Rand
Doubled eye| [poems], Emily Ransdell
Motel stories, Suzanne Raynard
Monitoring Recovery in Collegiate Strength and Conditioning, Alice Read
THE INTRODUCTION OF VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO THE STATE OF MONTANA’S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Zachary C. Rehm
Creating a Conservation Corridor in Coastal Ecuador: Constraints and Opportunities for Integrative Agroforestry, Lucille M.F. Rice
Spirited Debates: Montana Prohibition, Politics, & Repeal, 1925 - 1938, Hunter A. Richardson
University of Montana Forensic Case #12: Comprehensive Case Analysis, Lauren Leanne Richardson
Implementation of a Dose Response to Wood Smoke PM: A Potential Method to Further Explain CVD in Wildland Firefighters., Dylan Richmond, John Quindry, Christopher T. Migliaccio, and Brent Ruby
Cut and Run, Hamish Rickett
Confessions in the first person| [Short stories], Michael B. Riley
Evaluating Community Forestry in Huai Lu Luang, Thailand, Kimberly Beth Roberts
Fresh Horses, Bain Robinson
'This Disc is not for a Bird Bath, it's for my Tractor': Exploring Gender, Sustainable Agriculture, and Networks in Western Montana, Eva Kathryn Rocke
Henry Meloy: The Portraits, A Narrative of the Exhibition, Kathryn Lorraine Rodriguez
IDENTIFYING WILDLIFE CROSSING ZONES FOR THE PRIORITIZATION OF HIGHWAY MITIGATION MEASURES ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 2: WEST GLACIER, MT TO MILEPOST 193, Mike J. Roesch
CULTIVATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, Keith Leighton Rongstad Jr.
Study of attitudes toward supermarkets in Great Falls, Montana, Lewis Michael Roome
TAPERING FOR TRIATHLON: CURRENT CONCEPTS, EFFECTS, AND APPLICATIONS, Bruce Edward Rose
Scarred woman, Bob Ross
The development of evaluative criteria for grades seven and eight, William Charles Ross
Planning treatment for language-disordered children| Target selection, Jamie J. Ruffatto
The House That Smokey Built: The Forest Service Management of Historic Structures in Wilderness, Molly Michelle Ryan
COMMUNITY-CENTERED SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION AND ECOTOURISM PLANNING IN THE BOSSOU FOREST RESERVE, GUINEA, WEST AFRICA, DESTINA SAMANI
Movie Making: The Integration of Art and Business, Jennifer Rae Sanderson
Effects of Different Types of Drinking and Driving PSAs on Persons with Varying Levels of Drinking and Driving Experience, Annesa Flentje Santa
Changes in postural sway behavior across the life span, Maria M B N R Santos
Silvicultural prescription for the management of an even-aged larch sapling stand, lower Holland Creek, Condon, Montana, Peter S. Sawyer
DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF LOWER LIMB INJURIES ON DIFFERENTLY AGED ARTIFICIAL TURF, Kourtney H. Saxton
Short way home| [Poems], Dennice Marie Scanlon
Production capacity and capital budgeting for state forest management planning, Gary R. Schaertl
Speech characteristics of children post Reye's Syndrome, Sarah K. Scharfenaker
Against the Grain: Railroad Ramifications as Oil Crosses Wheat Country, Laura Scheer
Archaeology Database Management: A Case Study in the Solution of Incompatibility Issues between Different Archaeological Databases, Nathaniel Scherr
What remains after all| [Poems], Kenneth Schexnayder
UMFC #66 A Comprehensive Case Report, Jeffery Adam Schiel
KINEMATIC CONSTRAINTS ON TECTONICS OF THE NORTHERN BASIN AND RANGE, Dylan Schmeelk
RANCHER PERSPECTIVES ON LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION OPTIONS IN MONTANA'S BLACKFOOT RIVER WATERSHED, Sara N. Schmidt
Searching for amen| A year in poetry, Suzanne Therese Schmidt
Middle School String Improvisation and Composition: A Beginning, Tammy L. Schnittgrund
The Introduction of Yoga Recovery on Physiological and Psychological Stress and Performance in NCAA Athletes, Paige D. Schober
SUPREME COURT CASES THAT IMPACTED PUBLIC EDUCATION, Rodny W. Schug
Excerpt from an Untitled Novel, Peter Kent Schumacher
A Cheerio Tastes Like the Body of Christ: A Memoir, STEVEN JOSEPH SCHWAB
A Case Study of Problems and Possibilities in the Establishment of a Guide Training Institute in Uttarakhand, India, Benjamin Schwartz
Pinter's "The Birthday Party"| A director's analysis and production process, Steven A. Schwartz
Invasive Earthworms in the Crown of the Continent System and Implications for Land Management, Meghan Elizabeth Scott
"A Splendid Investment": Black Colonization and America's Pacific Empire, 1898-1904, Jolie Colette Scribner
AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATIONS AND BEEKEEPING: LESSONS FROM AN APICULTURAL COOPERATIVE IN NORTHEASTERN EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA, Jason Andrew Seagle
Information requirements to manage operations of a health care facility, Donald E. Sessions
A REVIEW OF APPEALS AND LITIGATION OVER TIMBER SALES BETWEEN 1999 AND 2008 ON THE LOLO NATIONAL FOREST, Matthew Shaffer
FAULTY FOUNDATIONS: AN INVESTIGATION INTO TOXIC HOMES IN THE BLACKFEET NATION, Kathleen Elyse Shannon
Towards sentence compliance: Examining PFMA offender pathways through Missoula Municipal and Justice Courts, Sara Justine Shapiro
The Request Is Not Compatible: Competing Frames of Public Lands Discourse in the Lolo Peak Ski Resort Controversy, Philip A. Sharp
Sudden Fortune, Lehuanani Marie Shelton
Sheraton Inn| A marketing study, Bonnie L. Shepherd
Testosterone Administration in Premenopausal Women, Kaeli Nichol Shockley
Reducing Dental Mercury Discharge in Missoula, Montana: Collaborative Opportunities, Jamie Elaine Silberberger
A Health Needs Assessment of People Living with HIV in Montana, Sabrina Singh
Facing the Fire - Challenges and Triumphs of Western Firefighters in a Changing Climate, Mak Sisson
Bishopness, Lauren Goodwin Slaughter
An endemic issue: Malawi's struggle to prevent childhood malaria, Hailey A. Smalley
CULTURAL MATCHING AND IDENTITY SAFETY IN K-12 SCHOOLS: AN INDIGENOUS RESEARCH PARADIGM, Ashton T. Smith
Liability of Montana school districts and their employees for pupil injury, Stewart Hamilton Smith
Art for Life: A Spiritual Journey of Art and the Bonds of Community, Tara Lynn Smith
False Starts| A collection of first chapters, Terri McFerrin Smith
Geoarchaeological Assessment of Horseshoe Cave (24RB1094, Rosebud County, Montana, Norman Bernard Smyers
The ACCEPT Project: Social Justice Art and Education, Jackalynn Marie Snow
WOMEN’S WATER, WOMEN’S WORK: EVALUATING DECENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF DEEP BOREHOLE WELLS FOR IMPROVED RURAL WATER ACCESS IN TAWA FALL VILLAGE, SENEGAL, Tenly Elizabeth Snow
Putting Scientific Information into the Service of Environmental Justice for Residents Facing Groundwater Contamination, Yvonne Emily Sorovacu
Assessing Household Drinking Water Needs: Reaching Many One Water Filter at a Time in Los Robles, Nicaragua, Erinkate E. Springer
Caitlin Stainken's Thesis, Caitlin Stainken
Statistical Modeling of Influenza-Like-Illness in Montana using Spatial and Temporal Methods, Benjamin A. Stark
Why Take the Risk?: Women's Interpretive Repertoires for Choosing Home Birth, Laura Ann St. Clair
EXPLORING RESEARCH-BASED YOGA INTERVENTIONS TARGETING UNDERSERVED WOMEN AND SEXUAL TRAUMA: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY, Shannon Steele
THE RADICALISM OF REBECCA FELTON: REFORMING SOUTHERN MASCULINTY and CREATING AND DESTROYING HISTORY: BUTTE, MONTANA’S MODEL CITY PROGRAM, 1968-1975, John C. Stefanek
An evaluation of their high school physics course by 1948-50 graduates of Great Falls High School Great Falls Montana, John Stefanoff
The Legacy of Dysfunction, Patia Stephens
Teaching Intercultural Communication Competence in the Healthcare Context, Jelena Stojakovic
Rhetoric, participation, and democracy: The positioning of public hearings under the National Environmental Policy Act, Kevin C. Stone
Quitting versus Not Quitting: The Process and Development of an Assimilation Program Within Opportunity Resources, Inc., Amanda N. Stovall
Attitudes of group referenced oriented high school students toward task referenced evaluation versus group referenced evaluation and the influence of test grades, Patrick J. Stuber
The Last Best Fish: will conservation and consensus save Montana's Arctic grayling?, Jonathan M. Stumpf
Socialization and Volunteers: A Training Program for Volunteer Managers, Allison M. Sullivan
INTERPRETATION AND IMPLEMENATION OF DIRECTOR’S ORDER #41, SECTION 7.2: DETERMINING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR WILDERNESS CLIMBING IN THE NATIONAL PARKS, Kerry E. Sullivan
You Got the Job, Now What?: An Evaluation of the New Employee Orientation Program at the University of Montana, Shiloh M. A. Sullivan
Beginner's Mind: Teaching From a Position of Not Knowing, Tara Lynn Sullivan
Engaging Native Americans With The Athletic Training Profession, John R. Sunchild
BERTOLT BRECHT AND HIS PLAY - THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN, Min Sun
Transitioning Montana to a Renewable Energy Future: The Social and Economic Impacts, Jacqueline O. Sussman
A tale of two working landscapes, Sage C. Sutcliffe
Reconceiving Romantic Agency: A Question Concerning Its Extent, Richard Edward Swatek
A Survey of Hill County school transportation costs, Wilbur Swenson
Concussion Knowledge and Reporting Behavior Among Junior Ice Hockey Players, Stephanie Swindell