This collection includes 11934 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
Habitat selection and use by the Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri) at multiple scales: Implications for habitat-based methods for population viability analysis, Andrew James Kroll
Risk-Sensitive Foraging in Humans Budgeting Time: Correlated with Real-World Financial Situation, Stephanie Carsten Kucera
BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC DRIVERS OF ACYCLIC SNOWSHOE HARE POPULATION DYNAMICS IN A SPATIOTEMPORALLY COMPLEX SYSTEM, Alexander Vishvamitra Kumar
Predation by wolves and other large carnivores in northwestern Montana and southeastern British Columbia, Kyran E. Kunkel
GAY FREEDOM: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMING OUT, Robert James Kus
An investigation of domestic tourists' loyalty to a nature-based tourist setting from a relational and transactional perspective at the Victoria Falls World Heritage site, Jane Musole Kwenye
GENERATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND C-H BOND ACTIVATION REACTIVITY BY MONONUCLEAR HIGH-VALENT COBALT(IV) AND NICKEL(IV) NON-OXO COMPLEXES, Yubin Maria Kwon
Part 1. HIV-1 binding and entry events: Implications for vaccine strategies. Part 2. The effects of AZT on the relative mutation frequency of FIV, Rachel A. LaCasse
The role of trust and ownership in community wildfire protection planning in west central Montana, Paul R. Lachapelle
P-GLYCOPROTEIN TRANSPORT IN PESTICIDE PHARMACOKINETICS AND TOXICITY: INVESTIGATING A LINK TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE RISK, Sarah Elizabeth Lacher
Effects of host stored resources on bark beetle-fungal-conifer interactions, Eleanor Carol Lahr
Does Attainment of Piaget's Formal Operational Level of Cognitive Development Predict Student Understanding of Scientific Models?, Richard Dennis Lahti
Predation Risk and Vegetation Effects on Avian Diversity, Species Turnover, Reproduction, and Fitness, Joseph Anthony LaManna
Spectral Preserver Problems in Uniform Algebras, Scott Alan Lambert
“Making a Science of Cooperation”: Labor, Business, Government, and the Defense Council System in the Wartime American West, 1916-1921, Robert Michael Joseph Lambeth
The effect of fluoxetine on self-control in betta splendens, Kathryn Gwen Lamp
Mathematical and Computational Applications in Disease and Landscape Ecology, Erin Landguth
POLAR GIGANTISM AND SEA SPIDERS: A STUDY OF RESPIRATORY SCALING, Steven Joseph Lane
A GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY WESTERN MONTANA, Robert W. Lankston
REGULARIZATION METHODS FOR ILL-POSED POISSON IMAGING, N'Djekornom Dara Laobeul
AQUATIC LOCOMOTION IN BIRDS – BIOMECHANICS, MORPHOMETRICS, AND EVOLUTION, Anthony Barrett Lapansky
The Piegan View of the Natural World, 1880-1920, Rosalyn R. LaPier
It's a Small World: Biogeography and Invasion in the Mouse Intestine, Ellen Lark
Forest and range ecotone restoration in central Montana, Darin Jay Law
FLOWERS FROM THE DEVIL: AN AMERICAN OPIATE CRISIS, THE CRIMINALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, AND THE TRIUMPH OF THE PROHIBITION STATE, 1840-1940, Clinton David Lawson
Three Facets of Pau Casals' Musical Legacy, Silvia Maria Lazo
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF A NEURONAL GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER, Gregory Patrick Leary
Vegetation and process of the Kootenai National Forest, Daniel M. Leavell
PROBING DENATURED STATE CONFORMATIONAL BIAS IN 3-HELIX BUNDLES WITH FOLDABLE OR INTRINSICALLY DISORDERED DOMAINS, Moses Joseph Leavens
Democratic Administration in the United States Forest Service, Nancy Leigh Leifer
Modulation of cytochrome c’s peroxidase activity by Ω-loops C and D in monomers and dimers, Haotian Lei
SCHOOL COUNSELOR SELF-ADVOCACY AND TRAIT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS PREDICTORS OF PROFESSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE IN SCHOOL COUNSELORS, Kindle Dawn Lewis
The Role of Silicates in Interstitial Lung Disease, Francisco Jose Leyva
The relationship between president's leadership style and faculty's job satisfaction at upgraded universities of technology in Taiwan, Lung-chuan Lawrence Liao
A STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF EXIT ENGLISH EXAMINATIONS AT TAIWAN'S TECHNOLOGICAL AND VOCATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, Yirng-Hurng Emma Liauh
THE CLIMATIC, BIOTIC AND TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE PALEOGENE RENOVA FORMATION OF SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA, Kevin John Lielke
SCHOOL SUPPORTS FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS: COUNTERACTING THE DANGERS OF THE CLOSET, Lauri Mae Lindquist
The Relationship Among Washington State County Commissioners Knowledge and Perceptions of Washington State University Extension and Their Willingness to Fund WSU Extension, James Hilmer Lindstrom
TEACHER, LEADERSHIP, AND CURRICULUM FACTORS PREDICTIVE OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN INDIAN EDUCATION FOR ALL, Erin Robin Lipkind
Cows and Plows: Science-based Conservation for Grassland Songbirds in Agricultural Landscapes, Marisa K. Lipsey
The relationship of business school performance to deans' self -perceived leadership styles in Taiwan, Kai Li Liu
ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT OF DAILY MICROAGGRESSIONS AND STIGMA-BASED SUBSTANCE USE AMONG LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL INDIVIDUALS, Nicholas Alexander Livingston
Cultural Property Protection and Preservation During Counterinsurgency Operations: A Handbook for Archaeologists Choosing to Serve with the American Military in the Global War on Terrorism, Thomas Joseph Livoti
Avian life-history evolution: Explaining variation among species populations and individuals, John D. Lloyd
Modeling interactions among climate landscape and emerging diseases: A hantavirus case study, Rachel Andrea Loehman
SELF-COMPASSION AND FEAR OF COMPASSION AS MEDIATORS IN THE RELATIONSHIPS OF CHILDHOOD INVALIDATION WITH EMOTION DYSREGULATION AND WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER CHARACTERISTICS, Priyadarshani Florence Loess
SMOKING CESSATION FOR PATIENTS IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY PAIN TREATMENT SETTINGS: A PRELIMINARY TEST OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY, Anayansi Lombardero
I. Metabolic modeling of glucose metabolism in Rhizopus oryzae and II. The effect of transcription on starvation-induced mutations in Escherichia coli, Angelika Longacre
THE ACCEPTABILITY OF USING MOODGYM TO TREAT DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS: A PILOT STUDY, Jaime Rebekah Long
Phytostabilization of mine tailings piles utilizing biopolymer and industrial byproducts, Timothy L. Looper
The Relationship Between School Board Governance Behaviors and Student Achievement, Ivan J. Lorentzen
A BIOGEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE IMPACTS AND IMPORTANCE OF RODENT GRANIVORY ON NATIVE VS. INVASIVE PLANTS, Jacob Elias Lucero
The response of physical education department leaders to organizational restructuring mandated by Taiwan higher education reform, Christine Ting-Yi Luo
A three -dimensional variational approach to video segmentation, Aaron Benjamin Luttman
A small RNA regulates RpoS in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, Meghan Catherine Lybecker
SYNTHESIS OF NB-ARYL-ASPARTAMIDES, Na-ARYLAMIDE-ASPARTATES, AND HYDROXY-L-PROLINE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF AMINO ACID TRANSPORT FOR EVALUATING THE GLUTAMINE / GLUTAMATE CYCLE, Brent Russell Lyda
Children exposed to domestic violence: Resiliency and the mother -child relationship, Katherine L. Lynch
Special education and the least restrictive environment: United States federal appeals court outcomes and expert testimony, Linda A. Maass
Does the boot fit? An examination of psychological profiles of inmate participants at the Montana state Swan River Correctional Training Center, Sandra J. MacIntosh
Taphonomy of the Chengjiang Biota: Using a combination of sedimentology, geochemistry and experimental taphonomy to determine preservation, Lindsay Ann MacKenzie
Fire exclusion forest dynamics and nitrogen cycling in low elevation forests of western Montana, Michael Derek MacKenzie
DETRITAL-ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGIC PROVENANCE ANALYSES THAT TEST AND EXPAND THE EAST SIBERIA - WEST LAURENTIA RODINIA RECONSTRUCTION, John Stuart MacLean
Self-reported physical activity and intention to exercise as predictors of health outcome in Native American populations across Montana, David William MacVicar
Diagnosis Threat in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Renee Madathil
The tradeoffs associated with leg regeneration in stick insects (Insecta: Phasmidae), Tara Lynne Maginnis
Education Law Priorities and Need: A Comparitive Analysis, Michael Anson Magone
ELECTROSPUN FIBERS WITH SMART DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS, Zahra Mahdieh
GLOBAL CHANGE AND WHITEBARK PINE: RESTORATION, REFUGIA, AND ALPINE TREELINES, Colin Taylor Maher
Ecology of juvenile salmon in large floodplain rivers: the influence of habitat modification by beavers (Castor canadensis) on salmon growth and production, Rachel Lanelle Malison
DEVELOPMENT OF REPLICATION-COMPETENT VSV-BASED VACCINES FOR PROTECTION AGAINST HANTAVIRUSES, Joshua Ovila Marceau
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIVORCED FAMILIES AND FAMILIES UTILIZING SUPERVISED VISITATION SERVICES: CHILD BEHAVIOR, INTERPARENTAL CONFLICT, PARENTING ATTITUDES AND PARENTAL STRESS, Diana Eleonora Maria Marchetti
Activation of connective tissue cells in vital pericardium relevance to the behavior of vital autologous pericardial implants in cardiovascular surgeries, Douglas C. Marchion
UNGULATES SEARCH FOR THE IDEAL HOME: HOW PREDATION AND FORAGE DIFFERENTIALLY AFFECT MALES AND FEMALES IN A PARTIALLY MIGRATORY POPULATION, Hans William Martin
Attitudes and behavioral intentions of Montana residents toward tourism, Steven Richard Martin
A tracer monitored titration for seawater total alkalinity, Todd R. Martz
Spatial population dynamics of recolonizing wolves in the Western Alps, Francesca Marucco
AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATION BETWEEN MEMORY SELF-EFFICACY AND WORKING MEMORY WITHIN THE COGNITIVE RESERVE FRAMEWORK, Genna Marie Mashinchi MA
Modeling the impact of the direct emission of oxygenated organic species on biomass combustion smoke plume photochemistry, Sherri A. Mason
TRIPLE-HELICATE SELF-ASSEMBLY, DYNAMICS, AND ANION BINDING OF HALOGEN-BONDING m-ARYLENE-ETHYNYLENE OLIGOMERS, Casey John Massena
The alternating day block schedule: Its impact on musical performing organizations in grades 9-12, John J. Matt
Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Family of Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 3 (EAAT3) Preferring Inhibitors, Terri Lynn Mavencamp
State-wide assessment of status, predicted distribution, and landscape-level habitat suitability of amphibians and reptiles in Montana, Bryce Alan Maxell
Enlightening Leadership: A Phenomenology, Kevin M. Mays
Essential Elements of Ecological Literacy and the Pathways to Achieve It: Perspectives of Ecologists, Brooke Baldauf McBride
The Effects of Brief Psychoeducation on Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms and Perceptions of Parenting, Mallory McBride
Explorations in Leadership Education: The Role of Leadership Education in Higher Education Outcomes, Douglas G. McBroom
The influence of an ecosystem engineer on nutrient subsidies and fish invasions in southwestern Montana, Magnus McCaffery
Population dynamics of the Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris): inference from long-term demography, Rebecca Marie Wahl McCaffery
Fatigue Risk Management: Modeling the Sleep/Wake-Based Dynamics of Performance, Peter J. McCauley
The perception of followers, William P. McCaw
Alternative protein conformations: yeast iso-1-cytochrome c and heme crevice dynamics, Levi James McClelland
Mathematical Modeling and Disease Related Applications: A New Method of Estimating Bacterial Mutation Rates, Dynamics of Killer Yeast in a Chemostat, and Other Problems, Nicholas Fitzgerald McClure
Habitat ecology and vulnerability to hunting mortality of elk in the southcentral Washington Cascades, Scott M. McCorquodale
Adolescent Mothers: The Space Between What They Know and What They Do, Nicole Catherine McCray
Elaboration and diversification of rhinoceros beetle horns, Erin Louisa McCullough
A Measure Development Study for Youth Trauma Exposure and Developmental Trauma Disorder, Molly Kathleen McDonald
EPISTEMOLIGICAL UNCERTAINTY AND POLITICAL IDEOLOGY: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEMPORAL THREATS AND IDEOLOGY, James Donald McFarland