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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Professional Papers
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
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
Communicating Wildfire Risk in Real Time: An IDEA Model Analysis of Watch Duty Alerts, Audrey E. Miller-Greene
Key to the fire| [poems], Sara Miller
New Romanticism, Kendall Anne Mingey
UMFC #132: A Comprehensive Forensic Case Report, Allison Paige Mitchell
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
Effect of Exercise in Children, Jessica L. Moler
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
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
50 Ways to Save a Mountain, Matthew Morris
Rewilding The Great Plains, Sarah E. Mosquera
Commodity or Dignity? Nurturing Managers' Courtesy Nurtures Workers' Productivity, Montana Rafferty Moss
AS ABOVE, SO BELOW: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STORIES OF SEEDS, MINING AND MIGRATION, Cassidy M. Motahari
Prostitution chez Calixthe Beyala: race, corps, regard, Claire Angelique Mouflard
Iguanaland, Joshua Michael Moyar
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
“BEHAVIOR MODELING AND CREATIVE CONFIDENCE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS CLASSROOM”, Jessica A. Novak
Handbook of information for teachers in the public schools of Hosmer South Dakota, Edwin Obenauer
GROWING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT GARDEN CITY HARVEST THROUGH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH, Hannah B. Oblock
BRUCELLOSIS TRANSMISSION BETWEEN WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM: INFERENCES FROM DNA GENOTYPING, Michael Patrick O'Brien
MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE INDUCED CHANGES TO LODGEPOLE PINE FOREST STAND DYNAMICS AT LUBRECHT EXPERIMENTAL FOREST, Ben G. O'Connor
A Public Revolt against Spitting: Education and Politics in the Progressive Era, Patrick J. O'Connor
"Spitting Positively Forbidden": The Anti-Spitting Campaign, 1896-1910, Patrick J. O'Connor
Creating the Carrot, Ronald Sean O'Leary
Brigham City, Brenden Clark Oliva
The Value of Knowing: Public Lands Monitoring by Non-Agency Groups, Aaron Richard Olsen
Simplifying the Campus Experience through Mobility, Corrine Erin Olson
Forests and Farming: An analysis of rural livelihood programs for poverty reduction in eastern Zambia, Garrett Kenneth Olson
A Plan to improve the audio-visual program in the elementary schools of Missoula Montana, George Olson
Marketing of trusts: Distinguishing trusts from other financial services, Gregory E. Olson
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT, Hanan Omar Omar
DIY Beef: Why Some Montana Ranchers Are Gambling On Direct Marketing, Izaak John Opatz
The Making of the Mini-Documentary: "Pockets", Tricia Opstad
Extended care, Verlena Orr
Legal Tools for Local Control of Oil and Gas Development: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities – Focusing on Select Eastern and Western U.S. States with Current and Potential Oil/Gas Development, Gabrielle M. Ostermayer