This collection includes 12080 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
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
EXPANDING, REFINING, AND REPLICATING RESEARCH ON HIGH SCHOOL GAY-STRAIGHT STUDENT ALLIANCES AND SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH, Nicholas Christopher Heck
Strategic leadership in university wellness programs, Teresa Washut Heck
Locomotor Ontogeny and the Evolution of Avian Flight, Ashley Margaret Heers
Functioning in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: Quality of life symptom presentation language production and neurocognitive abilities, Bridget M. Hegeman
Demographic and epidemiological changes on the Flathead Reservation 1887-1935, Christina Joy Heiner
Steady-State Regulation of Secretory Cargo Export and ER Homeostasis by Inositol Trisphosphate Receptors and Penta-EF-Hand Proteins, Aaron J. Held
GREATER SAGE-GROUSE IN A GRAZED LANDSCAPE: HABITAT SELECTION, DEMOGRAPHIC RATES, AND POPULATION TRENDS IN CENTRAL MONTANA, Jennifer Evans Helm
Stewardship Contracting: Implementation of an Innovative Resource Management Tool by Units of the U.S. Forest Service, Cassandra J. Hemphill
OPTIMIZING THE USE OF WILDLIFE MONITORING RESOURCES, Charles Raymond Henderson Jr.
The Leadership Triad: Identity-Integrity-Authenticity: A Case Study of the Inner Life and Leadership of Educational Leaders, David Ingram Henderson
Attitudes of rural nurses toward computers: Implications for continuing education, Lori Hendrickx
Time-resolved analysis of ribosomal RNA dynamics, Scott Patrick Hennelly
ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATION AND SPECIATION IN CHIPMUNKS, Nathanael David Filer Herrera
An analysis of dropout's talk about participation at school from democratic perspectives, Rosemary J. Hertel
An Empirical Investigation of the Buddhist Concept of "Not-Self", Christian Herwitz
A biogeographical approach to plant invasions: Ecology and evolution of an invasive ruderal in native and introduced ranges, JoseÌ L. Hierro
TEACHER’S USE OF REFLECTIVE THINKING, Kathleen M. Hill
EDUCATION IS YOUR MOST POWERFUL WEAPON: GAINING UNDERSTANDING FROM APSÁALOOKE KNOWLEDGE, Salena Ann Beaumont Hill
XYLARIC ACID, D-ARABINARIC ACID (D-LYXARIC ACID), L-ARABINARIC ACID (L-LYXARIC ACID), AND RIBARIC ACID-1,4-LACTONE; SYNTHESIS AND ISOLATION - SYNTHESIS OF POLYHYDROXYPOLYAMIDES THEREFROM, Michael Raymond Hinton
From theory to practice: A multiple case study on novice administrators, David T. Hobbs
The undergraduate experience of turnaround after academic suspension: A phenomenological analysis, S. Melanie Hoell
THE EFFECT OF SPILLOVER ONTO IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS AT THE SCHAFFER-CA1 SYNAPSE IN HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE, Katie Marie Hoffman
Teachers' Perceptions of First Nations, Metis and Inuit Students in Alberta Public School Classrooms, Wendell Blaine Hogg
The Rise of Alternative Teaching Certification in Relation to Students Who Are Impoverished, Ethnic Minorities and Change in Teacher Salary in United States Public Schools, Scott Richard Hohnstein
Resolving Employment Retention Barriers to Enhance Self-Sufficiency for Missoula County TANF Recipients, Deborah Evelyn Holland
Structure and function of glutamate transporters, David Charles Holley
PRACTICES AND PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AMONG LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY, Melissa Elizabeth Holmes
SCHOOL-BASED RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AMONG NATIVE AMERICAN YOUNG ADULTS, Olivia Grace Bridges Holter
THE EFFECTS OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ATTACHMENT SECURITY, Meredith Hood
THE IMPACTS OF REMOVING WILDFIRE ON PINUS PONDEROSA RESISTANCE AGAINST DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE, Sharon Metzger Hood
Cultural and ecological relationship between the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Plants of Mount Rainier National Park, David Alan Hooper
Interactive effects of wildfire and disturbance history on amphibians and their parasites, Blake Roger Hossack
MODELING OF AQUEOUS EQUILIBRIUM: THREE-DIMENSIONAL TREND SURFACES (TOPOS), Mohammad Mainul Hossain
Inference for High-Dimensional Doubly Multivariate Data under General Conditions, John Zachary Hossler
The Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Torture Perceptions, Shannon Houck
Computational Methods for Support Vector Machine Classification and Large-Scale Kalman Filtering, Marylesa Howard
A leader's guide to the factors influencing organizational commitment: A study of nurses in Taiwan, Lichi Huang
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRINCIPAL SUPPORT AND TEACHER RETENTION IN HARD TO STAFF SCHOOLS, Amy Lee Hughes
The Structure Function Relationship of Silica Polyamine Composites, Mark Anthony Hughes
MULE DEER POPULATION DYNAMICS IN SPACE AND TIME: ECOLOGICAL MODELING TOOLS FOR MANAGING UNGULATES, Mark A. Hurley
Second Language Instruction with Phonological Knowledge: Teaching Arabic to Speakers of English, Khalid Y. Huthaily
Control by Vegetation Disturbance on Gully Rejuvenation Following Wildfire, Kevin Hyde
POLYMER NANOPARTICLES IN ELECTROKINETIC CHROMATOGRAPHY, Jesse Samuel Hyslop
VIRTUAL SCREENING AND DISCOVERY OF LEAD COMPOUNDS AS POTENTIAL DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1 INHIBITORS AND ANTICANCER AGENTS, Ogar Ofuka Ichire
Building the case for delivery of health promotion services within the Vocational Rehabilitation, Catherine Adele Ipsen
The allometry of bird flight performance, Brandon Edward Jackson
DUAL ENROLLMENT AS A FACTOR FOR WOMEN TRANSITIONING INTO STEM MAJORS IN MONTANA TWO-YEAR COLLEGES, Penny Jane Jakes
Consequences of Biomass Harvesting on Forest Condition and Productivity in the Northern Rocky Mountains, Woongsoon Jang
MECHANISMS AND CONSIQENCES OF LYSOSOMAL MEMBRANE PERMEABILIZATION FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO BIOACTIVE PARTICLES, Forrest Connell Jessop
Working memory capacity training and the effect on reading comprehension, numerical reasoning, and vocational progress, David Evans Johnson
Sedimentary structures and facies in the Helena and Wallace formations: Middle Proterzoic belt supergroup Montana, D. Jay Johnson
At-risk students' perceptions of their school experiences, Glen A. Johnson
Escaping the extinction vortex: identifying factors affecting population performance and recovery in endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, Heather Elizabeth Johnson
Peripherally-Multiplicative Spectral Preservers Between Function Algebras, Jeffrey Verlyn Johnson
“IF THE WATER IS TAKING IT AWAY, LET THE WATER TAKE IT AWAY…”: A STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF CONSULTATION AT LAKE KOOCANUSA, Kayla Ciara Johnson
A historical case study of Lowell Elementary School in Missoula Montana, Mark P. Johnson
An Analysis of Retention Factors In Undergraduate Degree Programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Mike H. Johnson
THE ECOLOGY OF TICK-BORNE RELAPSING FEVER IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA, Tammi Lynne Johnson
The Effects of Intimate Relationship Education on Relationship Optimism and Attitudes toward Marriage, Veronica Ida Johnson
Developing a near real-time system for monitoring the foliar phenology of the terrestrial biosphere, William Matthew Jolly
PREDICTING CLIMATE-INDUCED IMPACTS ON SEASONAL STREAM TEMPERATURES IN THE CROWN OF THE CONTINENT ECOSYSTEM, Leslie Anne Jones
Synthesis of Satellite Microwave Observations for Monitoring Global Land-Atmosphere CO2 Exchange, Lucas Alan Jones
SATELLITE MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT OF LAND SURFACE PHENOLOGY: CLARIFYING VEGETATION PHENOLOGY RESPONSE TO CLIMATIC DRIVERS AND EXTREME EVENTS, Matthew Oushana Jones
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY OF NATURE-BASED TOURISTS: FORMATION OF PLACE ATTACHMENT AND INFLUENCES ON VISITOR BEHAVIOR, Jacob Daniel Jorgenson
Mechanisms of functional tricuspid valve regurgitation in ischemic cardiomyopathy, Thomas M. Joudinaud
POINT SPREAD FUNCTION ESTIMATION AND UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION, Kevin Thomas Joyce
The Removal and Recovery of Oxo-Anions from Aqueous Systems using Nano-Porous Silica Polyamine Composites, Varadharajan Kailasam
A Model of Successful Adaptation to Online Learning for College-Bound Native American HIgh School Students, Collier Kaler
The genetic basis of fitness: detecting inbreeding depression and selective sweeps in bighorn sheep, Martin Dennis Kardos
MODULES, FIELDS OF DEFINITION, AND THE CULLER-SHALEN NORM, Charles Walter Katerba
TEACHER TURNOVER AND RETENTION THE CHOICE TO LEAVE: LIVED EXPERIENCES OF TEACHERS IN RURAL MONTANA, Brittany Elizabeth Julie Katzer
MECHANISMS AND CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF NQO1-DIRECTED LAVENDAMYCIN DERIVATIVES AND MITOCHONDRIA-TARGETED ANTHRACENYL ISOXAZOLE AMIDES AS NOVEL ANTITUMOR AGENTS, Alison King Kearns
ADAPTIVE HARVEST MANAGEMENT OF WOLVES: THE ROLE OF RECRUITMENT AND HIERARCHICAL DEMOGRAPHY IN POPULATION DYNAMICS OF A SOCIAL CARNIVORE, Allison Christine Keever
THE ENDURING IMPORTANCE OF WILDNESS: SHEPHERDING WILDERNESS THROUGH THE ANTHROPOCENE, Patrick Ram Kelly
Microscopic examination of rib heads: a useful adjunct in the investigation of infant deaths, Walter Loren Kemp
Modifying Lysosomal Cholesterol or Potassium Channel Activity Prevents Silica-Induced Inflammation, Rebekah Louise Kendall