This collection includes 11742 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
DISPERSAL, GENETIC STRUCTURE, NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AND CONSERVATION OF AN AT-RISK, LARGE-LANDSCAPE SPECIES, Todd Bartholomew Cross
FOREST VEGETATION, FUEL, AND FIRE HAZARD DEVELOPMENT IN STANDS TREATED TO RESIST CROWN FIRE, Justin Seth Crotteau
Anna Thompson's starving children: Emotion regulation and verbal memory in borderline personality disorder, Ellen M. Crouse
Montana's canon for post-secondary literature foundation courses, John J. Crowley
Characteristics associated with a range of self -harm behaviors in university undergraduates, Kristin L. Croyle
Marine Applications of an Autonomous Indicator-Based pH Sensor, Sarah E. Cullison
The phenomenon of intellectually gifted underachievers and education: Listening to the male adolescent voice, Barbara Lynne Cunningham
An Assessment of the HIV Prevention Needs of Injection Drug Users in Montana, Nancy Mae Cunningham
TEACHERS’ GROUP REFLECTION AND THEIR FACILITATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING COLLABORATIVE REASONING DISCUSSIONS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Emmanuella Swastika Datu
Curriculum Improvement: The Teacher Perspective on Change in the Classroom, Heather C. Davis
Fat bias among psychologists: Impact of client weight on clinical judgments and treatment planning, Kristen Libra Davis
Analysis of Special Education mediations in Texas, 2006-08, Diana Lane Davison
Dynein Light Chain 1 Functions as a Cofactor for Post-Transcriptional mRNA Regulation and RNA Granule Assembly, Nicholas Day
Causes and Consequences of Displacement Decision-making in Banhine National Park, Mozambique, Chad Edward Dear
CHARACTERIZATION OF NIPAH VIRUS PATHOGENICITY IN VITRO AND IN VIVO AND PROTECTION FROM DISEASE USING A SINGLE DOSE RECOMBINANT VACCINE, Blair Lynn DeBuysscher
EVALUATIONS CONCERNING THE HALOGEN BOND AND HYDROGEN BOND RELATIONSHIP, Daniel Adam Decato
Jubah and Nashoba: An Artful History, Theodore Cecil DeCelles
Resource selection, predation risk, and population dynamics of woodland caribou, Nicholas James DeCesare
Risk -sensitivity and predictors of choice preference: Parenting addiction and dispositional variables, Heide K. Deditius-Island
THE EFFECTS OF AGING ON MULTIPLE POSTURAL MUSCLE CONTROL AND POSTURAL SWAY BEHAVIOR, Adriana Menezes Degani
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP UNDER APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA AS PORTRAYED IN THE APARTHEID ARCHIVE PROJECTAND INTERPRETED THROUGH FREIREAN EDUCATION, Kevin Bruce Deitle
SCHOOL CHANGE FOR SUSTAINABILITY, Ryder Delaloye
ECOLOGY OF THE ALLUVIAL AQUIFER OF THE NYACK FLOODPLAIN ON THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE FLATHEAD RIVER, MONTANA, Amanda Gay DelVecchia
An exploratory study of the usefulness of solution -focused brief therapy groups with elementary school children, Jennifer Clevenger Demmons
Memory for Complex Pictures: Development and Validation of Digit Test of Effort, John W. DenBoer
Synthesis of conformationally constrained glutamate analogues and their preliminary evaluation as glutamate transport inhibitors, Travis Taylor Denton
The Temporal Dynamics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Related Negative Emotions, Daniel Dewey
Humanitarian Workers' Perspectives on Mental Health and Resilience of Refugee Youth: Implications for School Psychology, Diana Maria Diaków
Predictors of Posttraumatic Growth, Shame, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: The Roles of Social Support and Coping, Nancy-Jane Kimberly Doane
SAGE-GROUSE AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: INTEGRATING SCIENCE WITH CONSERVATION PLANNING TO REDUCE IMPACTS, Kevin Eric Doherty
Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety, Joseph Wimand Domitrovich
EFFECTS OF A SUICIDE ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION TRAINING ON PARTICIPANT PREPAREDNESS, COMFORT, AND COMPETENCE, Kelley Margaret Donisthorpe
Communal Empathy in Native American Older Adults, Heather Lynn Dorlando
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD: PERCEIVED COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND PARENTING SATISFACTION AND EFFICACYAMONG AMERICAN INDIAN YOUNG MOTHERS, Ann Marie Douglas
A NON-REPRESENTATIONAL FOCUS ON WILDERNESS AFFECT, Mark Lane Douglas
The Application of Contemporary Numerical Methods to the Modeling, Analysis, and Uncertainty Quantification of Glacier Dynamics, Jacob Zachary Downs
The antibacterial immune response to Escherichia coli in the flea Xenopsylla cheopis, James David Driver
Detecting simulated cognitive impairment with MMPI-2 neurocorrection scales, Paul D. Dukarm
Molecular Modeling Assisted Design and Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Anthracene Isoxazole Small Molecule Anti-tumor Agents, Nathan S. Duncan
DECOLONIZATION AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE SELISH, KSANKA AND QLISPE PEOPLE, Anita Louise Dupuis
Dynamic human relationships with wilderness: Developing a relationship model, Bob G. Dvorak
Comparisons of maternal eye -gaze deprivation: Responses of 3 -month -old infants to three episodes of maternal unavailability, Linda EagleHeart-Thomas
Identification and characterization of a bacteriophage of Borrelia burgdorferi, Christian H. Eggers
PAVLOVIAN TO INSTRUMENTAL TRANSFER IN THE PEAK PROCEDURE: INSIGHTS INTO TIME, Benjamin Robert Eisenreich
CORE ZONES, LIVESTOCK AND POPULATION ECOLOGY OF ARGALI IN MONGOLIA’S GOBI STEPPE, Lars Stefan Ekernas
LINKS BETWEEN INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE: A MECHANISTIC INVESTIGATION WITH A DIRECTLY-TRANSMITTED ZOONOTIC SYSTEM, Andreas Elefttheriou
Improving mechanical and neuromuscular deficits following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Audrey Rose Campbell Elias
Randomness In Tree Ensemble Methods, Joran Elias
Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus nucleocapsid protein-RNA binding interactions and development of a high-throughput screening assay for identification of n-RNA binding inhibitors, Mary Lee Ellenbecker
ELUCIDATON OF THE PYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CYTOCHROME C – CARDIOLIPIN INTERACTIONS, Margaret Marie Elmer-Dixon
I JUST WANT TO DO MY JOB: THE EXPERIENCE OF FEMALE FIGHTER PILOTS IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Alissa Christine Engel
A Quantitative Study with Online Collaborative Learning in a Computer Literacy Course, Kevin Engellant
INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER JOB SATISFACTION AND LESS BURNOUT AMONG MONTANA’S MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, C. Ivie English
The role of the tumor suppressor gene, NF2, in the development of malignant mesothelioma, Amy Kay Erbe
Linking spatial patterns to forest ecological processes by using spatial statistical methods, Alex Fajardo-YaÌñez
Expression and Regulation of Emotions in Romantic Relationships, Makon Fardis
NEGATIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATION OF NMDA RECEPTORS WITH GLUN2A GAIN-OF-FUNCTION MUTATIONS, Jill Christine Farnsworth
Petrology and provenance of the Middle Proterozoic Bonner Formation and its correlatives Belt Supergroup Montana Idaho and Washington, Mohammad Ahmad Farooqui
Measuring Visual Literacy Ability in Graduate Level Pre-Service Teachers, Teresa Farrell
Relationship of ACT/SAT scores to the superintendency, Merle J. Farrier
EXAMINING THE COACH-ATHLETE RELATIONSHIP AS A PREDICTOR OF NCAA STUDENT-ATHLETE SATISFACTION, Collin M. Fehr
USE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE TO DO MATHEMATICS AND THE MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN PUERTO RICO USING RESTRICTED 2015 NAEP, Ricela Feliciano-Semidei
EFFECTS OF WOLF AND GRIZZLY BEAR RECOVERY ON COUGARS IN A MULTI-USE SYSTEM, Jennifer A. Feltner
Investigating the Influence of Airborne Particulate Matter Source and Size on Health Outcomes, Matthew Darryl Ferguson
The effects of fluvially -deposited heavy metals on hyporheic zone microbial community structure, Kevin Paul Feris
Literacy development within multiage and single grade age cohorts: The impact of organizational structure, Leslie J. Ferrell
PULMONARY INNATE LYMPHOCYTES AND AIRWAY INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES TO ALLERGENS AND AIRBORNE PARTICULATES, Maria Martin Ferrini
"Highly qualified" secondary educators: Perspectives from a rural community, Hilve Firek
Development of a copper selective silica-polyamine composite, Robert J. Fischer
GRANT-PROPOSAL WRITING AS A CRAFT AND POTENTIAL WAYS TO IMPROVE GRANT-PROPOSAL WRITING KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION READINESS FOR STUDENTS SEEKING FUNDING ASSISTANCE ATTENDING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, Eileen L. Flannigan-Lewis
Effects of local and landscape processes on animal distribution and abundance, Aaron David Flesch
INVESTIGATION OF DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID AS A POTENTIAL TREATMENT FOR PARTICULATE-INDUCED INFLAMMATION, Paige Lynn Fletcher
UNDERSTANDING CHANGES TO GLACIER AND ICE SHEET GEOMETRY: THE ROLES OF CLIMATE AND ICE DYNAMICS, Caitlyn Elizabeth Florentine
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Place-based Conservation Education Program by Applying Utilization-focused Evaluation, Alice B. Flowers
Development of an online supplement to reduce ethnocentrism, Udo Fluck
Physiological life history and behavioral responses of a breeding bird community to experimentally reduced nest predation risk, Joseph J. Fontaine
Bullying in Montana's K-8 schools, Joe Fontana
Increasing the discriminability of schedules results in both negative and positive behavioral contrast in the running wheel, Lisa M. Fosbender
MEASURING RECIDIVISM RISK OUTCOMES: A PILOT PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION REENTRY PROGRAM, Desiree Lacy Fox
DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS IN TWO-YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND STUDENT SUCCESS, Brenda Catherine Frame
What high school principals do to develop, implement, and sustain a high functioning character education initiative, Jacob A. Francom
SERVICE LEARNING, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE TOURISM SECTOR IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED BAMYAN, AFGHANISTAN, Kelly Elizabeth Franklin
An analysis of the relationship between school safety and social integration, John K. Frederikson
The United States Forest Service and the political construction of ecosystem management, Rick Freeman
THE EFFECT OF ACADEMIC ADVISOR TYPE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RETENTION, Brian Patrick French
A study of the relationship between high school principal leadership style and the number of bullying behaviors in Montana public high schools, James Edward Fuller
Patterns and consequences of dispersal in Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris), William Christopher Funk
SMALL AREA ESTIMATION OF POSTFIRE TREE DENSITY IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES USING AN ANNUALIZED FOREST INVENTORY, George Chilton Gaines III
BACCALAUREATE TIME-TO-DEGREE FOR MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TWO-YEAR COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS, Thomas Patrick Gallagher
CONSERVATION AND CONVERSATION IN THE ANTHROPOCENE, Brittany Alyse Garner
States' Investment in Human Capital: Higher Education Funding Effort, Elena Garrison
Development of the novel isoxazolo[3,4-d]pyridazinone scaffold, which positively modulates the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes 2 and 4, Christina Ann Gates
Estimation of historic salmon populations and its application to contemporary salmon conservation, Nick Joseph Gayeski
Ecological and evolutionary determinants of incubation strategies in three sympatric nuthatches (Sittidae), Cameron K. Ghalambor