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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Theses
An evaluation of a reading comprehension improvement program at the eighth-grade level in terms of a standardized rate-of-comprehension test, Anthony Guy DiRe
Nylons and Neon, Bryan Di Salvatore
COALESCENT: A COLLECTION OF DEFINING LIFE EXPERIENCES, Stephanie A. Dishno
There's going to be hell to pay? an evaluation of tourism in Whitefish Montana, Diana L. Di Stefano
Paleomagnetic and structural analysis of the Wallowa terrane northeast Oregon and west-central Idaho : a reevaluation of the Salmon River suture zone, Joshua N. Distler
Lobbying for biological diversity to Republican legislators: A strategy utilizing economic theory, David Dittloff
Song dog, Ellen Ditzler
Planning for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: A case study of Missoula high schools, Anuprita Ravi Dixit
Wildlife of Manitoba, Charles Clifton Dixon
Fifty delinquent Mexican-Americans in war time: A social analysis, George I. Dixon
"Down among the gilly fish"| And other stories, Jeanne Dixon
Volcanic ash soils, stream baseflow and water balance in subalpine basins of western Montana, USA, Mark K. Dixon
A preliminary investigation into the operation of a Montana vacation fitness resort, Roberta Dixon
D. H. Lawrence in his novels, Ruth Crosby Dix
The 1908 Okanagan word lists of James Teit, Ivy Grace Doak
Computer mediated interpersonal relationships, Benjamin P. Doan
Grub first, then ethics| The significance of food in six of Brecht's plays, Anne K. Dobney
Reactions to conspecifics as novel stimuli in protein malnourished and socially isolated rhesus monkeys, Ted E. Dobson
The effect of exercise and training on VMA excretion, Robert L. Docktor
Hydrodynamic studies of ribosomal protein S4 from Escherichia coli, Jonathan A. Dodd
24-HOUR TOTAL ENERGY EXPENDITURE DURING ULTRA-ENDURANCE CROSS-COUNTRY CYCLING, Patrick S. Dodds
Antoine-Augustine Cournot: His duopoly problem with a re-appraisal of his duopoly price and his influence upon Leon Walras, David M. Dodge
Multipanel painting in encaustic, Marguerite Gilbertson Dodge
A study designed to reorganize the program in the seventh and eighth grades of Harlowton Montana, Orville Neal Dodge
Monitoring change in exotic plant abundance after fuel reduction/restoration treatments in ponderosa pine forests of western Montana, Erich Kyle Dodson
End of the Long Year, William Doehring
Phenomenological claim of first sexual intercourse among individuals of varied levels of sexual self-disclosure, Lindsey Takara Doe
Evaluation of early and late successional native plant species for revegetating coal mine spoils in the Fort Union Basin, Paul S. Doescher
The court plan B. K. Wheeler and the Montana press, Catherine Clara Doherty
A duplex beneath a major overthrust plate in the Montana disturbed belt: Surface and subsurface data, David Michael Dolberg
Nesting and foraging behavior of American avocets, Deborah Arianne Dole
RECONNECTING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TO THE SUNLIGHT BASIN: INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY, Liz Dolinar
Presuppositional strategies of concrete-operational-stage children, Christine Ann Dollaghan
Germany and the Sino-Japanese conflict, 1937-1942, Arthur Dolman
Effect of Pitressin on the renal concentrating ability of a primitive rodent Aplodontia rufa, Claus Ivar Dolph
The periphyton of Nasturtium officinale, Phyllis Runyon Dolph
Local analysis of a Hopf bifurcation in a host-parasite plant interaction, Eric T. Dolven
Supreme Court decisions affecting school law in North Dakota, Alfred John Dolwig
An assessment of the Army ROTC recruiting and publicity program at the University of Montana, Raymond A. Domaskin
History of barbed wire| [Poems], Chris Dombrowski
Anthropological study of American cosmological beliefs, John Domitrovich
A Transcription of Band Accompaniment of Kurt Weill's Opera "Down in the Valley", John Domitrovich
SUPER-RESOLUTION IMAGING OF REMOTE SENSED BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE USING A CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK, Kellen A. Donahue
Are maximum ground forces and leg compression in phase? A test of the classical spring mass model of running gaits, Seth Donahue
The Last Standing Bear: a documentary film on the life and work of Charles Jonkel, Shannon Kelly Donahue
An analysis of normal adults' semantic judgments of picture associations, Stephanie Tara Donaldson
Physical education frequency : effects on fitness and perceived competence in fifth grade students, Nicole Sutton Donally
Instituting Collaborative Conservation in Federal Land Management: the BLM's Resource Advisory Councils as an Example, Benjamin D. Donatelle
Comparative follow-up study to determine the effect of the Cooperative Work Experience Program on the employment success of high school graduates, Myrna Mangis Doney
Thunder over the North| Air-to-air combat over North Vietnam, Benjamin B. Donnelly
United States and Mexico: A stormy friendship, Dianne L. Donnelly
The origin of the United Nations veto, Jerry Daniel Donnelly
Water stress response after thinning Pinus contorta stands in Montana, Bryan L. Donner
History of journalism in Idaho Territory 1862-1890, Nancy N. Donner
Alternative care strategies for St. Patrick Hospital's 4 North., Peter B. Donovan
Artist and the process, David R. Dontigny
Attitudes and opinions of parents pupils and teachers concerning their high school at St. Ignatius Montana, John Robert Doohan
Mountain pine beetle outbreaks in high elevation whitebark pine forests: the effects of tree host species and blister rust infection severity on beetle productivity, Edith Mary Dooley
A dynamical analysis of the observed time residuals for eclipsing binary stars, John Harrington Doolittle
Nellie Browne| The multi-dimensional roles of an early twentieth-century western Montanan, Kathy Jeanne Doolittle
Data processing instructional program for the secondary schools of Lee County Florida, Madeleine Schwarcz Doran
UNCONFINED WILDERNESS EXPERIENCES: WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO FEELING UNCONFINED WHILE VISITING THE SELWAY-BITTERROOT WILDERNESS?, Jonathan Daniel Dorman
Administration and operation of Special Olympics summer games in the state of Montana, Ann Schile Dorrance
E-da-how Art Treasures: A long range business plan, Joseph L. Dorris
Impact of a Flame Resistant Synthetic Material Base Layer on Heat Stress Factors, Matthew C. Dorton
Consumers' council| Countervailing power to Montana Power?, Russell Leigh Doty
Study of Saint Augustine's "Confessions", William Robert Dougherty
Paleomagnetism of Eocene dikes from the Bitterroot metamorphic core complex: Clockwise crustal rotation during Tertiary extension, Paul Theodore Doughty
The Lived Experience of American Indian Teen Parents from a Northern Plains Tribe, Ann Marie Douglas
Geophysical Investigation of the Montana Lineament, Jesse K. Douglas
The Neocene lake beds of western Montana and descriptions of some new vertebrates from the Loup Fork, Earl Douglass
Telemediated self-confrontation: Effects of separation of channels social approval seeking and fear of negative evaluation on self-perception, Victoria Lynne Douglass
Development of the crude oil industry in Montana, Douwe Douma
Evaluation of a wilderness education program based on cognitive and affective changes, Debi L. Dowell
Irish-American nationalism 1900-1916: Butte as a case study, Catherine Dowling
Three stories, Ella Vernon Downey
Cost-shifting among rural Montana independent community pharmacies, Kyle A. Downey
Historical investigation of the Moravian trombone choir as to its music, functions and instruments, Ralph Arthur Downey
Transformations/investigations| Figurative works in bronze, Elizabeth H. Downs
Hydraulic Conductivity as a Proxy for Drainage System Connectivity in a Subglacial Hydrology Model, Jacob Z. Downs
An evaluation of some criteria for age determination of the Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana Ord), Sumner Anderson Dow
From solid shot to tomahawk: The development of American naval policy from the early republic to the present, Scott E. Doxtator
Encounters with the Lacanian Real| The bear as phallic mother in Doug Peacock's "Grizzly Years" and Marian Engel's "Bear", Leeann R. Drabenstott
Long term variability of trace metal concentrations and carbon-metal relationships in fine-grained sediment of the upper Clark Fork River Montana, Glenna J. Drake
Influence of the horse on the life of the Great Plains Indians, Catherine M. Draper
"New life for me"| Samsaric existence in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels, Paul Dreisbach
A comparative study of the aquatic insect populations of Rock Creek Montana and its major tributaries, Ralph Edward Driear
Reference group implications of the student-teacher's professional orientation, Jon Driessen
Caught in the headlights| Reflections from the making of a documentary film that explores the conflicts between wildlife and our automobile culture, Charles Wolf Drimal
Analysis of public land acquisition programs: the case of the Montana Department of Fish and Game, Nancy S. Drinkard
Use of Airborne Digital Imagery to Examine Floodplain Complexity at Varying Discharges, Katelyn P. Driscoll
The economic development of the Mission Valley: 1910 - 1930, Philip L. Driscoll
Characterization of an interleukin-1-like molecule in Schistosoma mansoni-resistant Biomphalaria glabrata, James David Driver
The design of an innovative teacher training course: environmental education for secondary school teachers, Leslie A. Droege
River otter population status and habitat use in northwestern Montana, Ana E. Dronkert-Egnew
The isolation and effects of steer and rabbit adrenocorticotropic hormone on corticosteroid biosynthesis of the rabbit adrenal cortex, Howard Brooks Drummond
A study of the acceleration program of the Taber School Division no. 6, Nicholas Wasilievitch Dubasov