This collection includes 11966 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
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
Heritage Learners of Mexican Descent in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of Past and Present Experiences, Alicia Gignoux
Epidemiology and host -parasite interactions between Myxobolus cerebralis the causative agent of salmonid whirling disease and its oligochaete host Tubifex tubifex, Michael A. Gilbert
The Szego Kernel for Non-Pseudoconvex Domains in C2, Michael Gilliam
Acidic deposition and heavy metal effects on seedling development of Northern Rocky Mountain Engelmann spruce, Linda L. Gilliland
STAGES OF CHANGE THEORY APPLIED TO SELF-CRITICAL THINKING AND FEAR OF COMPASSION: A BRIEF PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION, Meghan Theresa Gill
Microbial responses and contributions to climate change in Greenland, Frances Rose Gilman
Change, Principal Trust and Enabling School Structures: An Analysis of Relationships in Southern Alberta Schools, Cheryl Anne Gilmore
Investigation Into Regulatory Mechanisms That Limit The Th2 Response in a Mouse Model of Allergic Asthma, Teri Alyn Girtsman
Minding the meaning of wilderness: Investigating the tensions and complexities inherent in wilderness visitors' experience narratives, Brian S. Glaspell
USE AND MACRO-MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF SILICA POLYAMINE COMPOSITES, William J. Gleason
REGULARIZATION PARAMETER SELECTION METHODS FOR ILL POSED POISSON IMAGING PROBLEMS, John Goldes
RETHINKING RARE: NOVEL APPROACHES TO RARE SPECIES MONITORING AND CONSERVATION, Jessie Deanne Golding
ESTIMATION AND MODELING OF FOREST ATTRIBUTES ACROSS LARGE SPATIAL SCALES USING BIOMEBGC, HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGERY, LIDAR DATA, AND INVENTORY DATA, Jordan Seth Golinkoff
Ignition of crown fuels above a spreading surface fire, Miguel Gomes da Cruz
SAVING FACE: THE EXPERIENCE AND PROCESS OF IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT IN CLINICAL SUPERVISION, Ariel Heather Goodman
Money Does Grow on Trees: A. B. Hammond and the Age of the Lumber Baron, Gregory Llewellyn Gordon
I HAVE AN ENEMY AND I AM GLAD: AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS ENEMYSHIP HAS ON THE INDIVIDUAL, Laura Janelle Gornick
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTIC CHARACTERISTICS STUDY FOR LEVEL 4 FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOLS IN MONTANA, Jacqueline May Gorshe
MAKE NO MISTAKE: THE BENEFITS OF AN ERRORLESS LEARNING PROCEDURE IN A DEPRESSED POPULATION, Bethany G. Gorter
The Impact of NCLB Reforms in the Elementary Schools Comparing Perceptions/Practices from 2002 to 2011, Judith L. Gosnell-Lamb
Aspects of cognitive vulnerability as predictive of general and specific themes of delusional ideation in individuals at risk for psychosis, Jennifer D. Gottlieb
The Impact of High School Principal's Technology Leadership on the Sustainability of Corporate Sponsored Information Communication Technology Curriculum, Bruce Ryan Gottwig
Spectroelectrochemistry and modeling of enargite (Cu3AsS4) under atmospheric conditions, Robert Nick Gow
SHARING THE “MAGIC”: EXPLORING THE PHENOMENON OF COMMUNITY AND NATURE CONNECTEDNESS IN ANCESTRAL SKILLS EDUCATION, Anne Barksdale Graham
Preservice teacher education in family engagement: An emerging model, Kathy B. Grant
Regulation of angiogenesis and vascular remodeling by angiogenic factors, Taren Michelle Grass
Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) alters human neutrophil viability and function, Shawna Graves
Comparison of Trend Detection Methods, Katharine Lynn Gray
Consequences of color vision variation on performance and fitness in capuchin monkeys, Andrea Theresa Green
2890-FISH ON FLUOXETINE: BEFORE DURING AND AFTER BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, Susan Marie Greene
THE USE OF STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS ON BURIALS AT CAHAL PECH, BELIZE IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY TRENDS IN MORTUARY PRACTICES OVER TIME AND SPACE, Kirsten Anne Green
ACUTE CELLULAR UPTAKE OF ABNORMAL PRION PROTEIN IS CELL TYPE AND SCRAPIE STRAIN INDEPENDENT, Christopher Scott Greil
Causes and consequences of prolonged dormancy: Why stay belowground?, Jennifer R. Gremer
Spatial population dynamics of western painted turtles in a wetland ecosystem in northwestern Montana, Kathleen Ann Griffin
Landscape ecology of snowshoe hares in Montana, Paul Carlo Griffin
Demography and ecology of a declining endemic: The Olympic marmot, Suzanne Cox Griffin
Grassbanks: An evaluation of a conservation tool, Stephanie L. Gripne
The host inflammatory response to a xenograft arterial bypass in a rabbit model, Albert C. Grobe
ON THE ROAD TO BETTER HEALTH? IMPACTS OF NEW MARKET ACCESS ON FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITION, AND WELL-BEING IN NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Michelle Ursula Grocke
Indigenous language revitalization in Montana: Perspectives from four nations, Mary Groom-Hall
MANAGING JUST WORLD BELIEFS IN AN UNJUST WORLD FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, Lindsey Chatfield Grove
Examining the Relationship of Physical Activity with Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Coral Michelle Gubler
Nitrogen cycling and spatial heterogeneity following fire and restoration treatments in the Ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir ecosystem, Michael J. Gundale
METHYL-CPG BINDING PROTEINS MEDIATE OCTOPAMINERGIC REGULATION OF COMPLEX BEHAVIORAL TRAITS, Tarun Gupta
The Relationship between Positive Behavior Supports, Student Achievement, Severe Problem Behavior, and Administrative Stress, Jennifer Guthals
THE USE OF EMAIL AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATION LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS, Reda Haddouch
Sustained attention and processing speed in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Jody Lynn Hagen
Damage recognition and repair of oxidized guanine lesions induced by chromium exposure, M. Katie Hailer
FUELS MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, Erik K. Hakanson
TREATING TRAUMA WITHIN RURAL SCHOOLS: AN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE, Heather Marie Halko
Structure Activity Relationships for Intracellular Loop 2 of the 5HT1A Serotonin Receptor, Brian Patrick Hall
ASSESSING BICYCLE HELMET USE IN COLLEGE-AGED INDIVIDUALS USING THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE, Julia Anne Hammond
Modeling connectivity in landscape genetics: applications, optimization and assessing uncertainty, Brian Kevin Hand
Importance of leadership competencies in college and university staff athletic trainers: Perceptions of head athletic trainers, Janelle Lynn Handlos
SUSTAINABILITY IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE: IDENTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF LAND USE ON VEGETATION AND MAMMAL COMMUNITIES, Christopher Paul Hansen
RISK AND RESILIENCY FACTORS IN PREDICTING RECIDIVISM AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS ON A MONTANA RESERVATION, Ciara Dawn Hansen
UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING BARRIERS TO TREATMENT AND CARE OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, Marcy N. Hanson
Narratives on nature beauty and public land: A search for an elusive environmental ethics, James A. Harding
Empowerment Through Voice: A Case Study in the Leadership of Restorative Justice, Kim Dalene Harding
Novel Ribosome Biogenesis in the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, Melissa Lynn Hargreaves
The Impact of Peer Discussion Groups on the Recreational Reading of Seventh Grade Students, Dana Haring
THE EFFECT OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ACADEMIC SELF- EFFICACY, FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE, AND ACHIEVEMENT OF ADULTHOOD CRITERIA, Grace Harris Gardner
Applications of Autonomous pH and pCO2 Sensors to Study Inorganic Carbon Dynamics in a Coastal Upwelling System, Katherine Elizabeth Harris
SIMPLE TWO-SIDED RATIONAL VECTOR SPACES OF RANK TWO, John Walker Hart
Lifelong Learning: The Integration of Experiential Learning, Quality of Life Work in Communities and Higher Education, Ann Harwood
Attachment, Personality, and Conflict Behaviors in Romantic Couples: Examining Vulnerability to Depression, Elizabeth Anne Harwood
Long-term persistence of isolated fish populations in the Alexander Archipelago, Kim Hastings
TRAINING AND UTILITY OF MINDFULNESS AMONG SCHOOL PSYSCHOLOGISTS, Emily Ann Hattouni
STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT IN PROOF: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY, Nicolas John Haverhals
CHARACTERIZATION OF NUCLEOCAPSID-RNA INTERACTIONS IN RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS INFECTION, Miyuki Hayashi
A QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF PERSISTENCE FACTORS ON AMERICAN INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENTS, Aislinn Rae Heavy Runner-Rioux