This collection includes 11352 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
Classification of Aquifers, Scott Marshall Payne
Nontarget effects of host-specific biological control agents, Dean E. Pearson
Crossing the threshold: What motivates individuals who are actively abusing substances to enter treatment?, Katherine Michelle Peavy
DETERMINATION OF LIPID BILAYER AFFINITIES FOR SMALL MOLECULES USING CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS AND COPOLYMER – STABILIZED LIPID BILAYER NANODISCS, William Michael Penny
DISORDERED EATING, ANTIFAT ATTITUDES, AND BARRIERS TO TREATMENT IN COLLEGE WOMEN FROM URBAN AND RURAL AREAS, Alison Christine Pepper
Role of Sodium Arsenite in Atherogenesis, Flavia Elias Pereira
KNOWING THE NATURAL WORLD: THE CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EVOLUTION IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, Alison Emily Havard Perkins
Investigations of a chip-firing game, David Perkins
Teacher and Principal Assessment Literacy, Michael Lee Perry
Men's experience of making the decision to have their first child: A phenomenological analysis, Andrew Peterson
Run to the Hills - Partial Migration in Large Herbivores, Wibke Peters
Mediating Cultural Border Crossings Between American Indian Tribal College Students and Natural Resources Science Learning Using Culturally Congruent Education, Shandin Hashkeh Pete
Perceptions of effective middle school teacher-advisors, Janice E. Petritz
Lipopolysaccharide-induced signal transduction in macrophages: Mechanisms of cellular responsiveness, Jean Cooper Pfau
The Use of Natural Product Substrates for the Synthesis of Libraries of Biologically Active, New Chemical Entities, Joshua Bryant Phillips
The Lewis and Clark geosystem: A distributed historical geospatial application portal of the Lewis and Clark Trail, James Alexander Philp
Genetic population structure and dispersal of two North American woodpeckers in ephemeral habitats, Jennifer Christy Pierson
Studies Directed to the Development of Long Lived Palladium Membranes for Hydrogen Purification, William Glenn Pinson
Causes and consequences of dominance and diversity in grasslands, Sarah Pinto
SUCCESSION OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSIDERATIONS, Jeffrey Scott Piotrowski
The Categories of Graphs, Demitri Joel Plessas
Personal characteristics that increase protection or vulnerability in people with serious mental disorders, Lovinia M. Plimpton
Effects of individual-oriented relationship education on university students' knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes, Sara Polanchek
Temporal and spatial patterns of Populus angustifolia along the upper Yellowstone River and clonal recruitment: Extent and requirements, Mary Louise Polzin
Conflict and communicatively rational public discourse: Exploring an approach to social assessment to facilitate collaboration, Robert S. Potts
A longitudinal examination of factors that ameliorate risk among middle school children, Nicole Pray
Forest health: Coming to terms, Ashley L. Preston
The Easton family of southeast Massachusetts: The dynamics surrounding five generations of human rights activism 1753--1935, George R. Price
pH MODULATION OF FIBRIL DISSOCIATION AND COPPER BINDING PROPERTIES OF THE PRION PROTEIN, Xu Qi
A Landscape Approach to Grassland Bird Conservation in the Prairie Pothole Region of the Northern Great Plains, Frank Royce Quamen
D-colorable digraphs with large girth, Liam Rafferty
Mobile genetic elements in Coxiella burnetii: Friends, foes or just indifferent?, rahul raghavan
The relationship between microbial communities processes and mine waste contamination in upper Clark Fork River alluvial soils, Philip Wharton Ramsey
Colonization and local adaptation of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of Lake Clark Alaska, Kristina Marie Ramstad
THE EFFECT OF NURSING EDUCATION ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SCORES, Sally McHugh Rappold
The Power of Critical Reflection: Exploring the Impact of Rhetorical Stories on Metacognition in First-Year Composition Courses, Amy Elizabeth Ratto Parks
The role of L-carnitine in preventing mitochondrial dysfunction after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia, Thomas Fredrick Rau
Impacts of Trogocytosis-Mediated Intracellular Signaling on CD4+ T cell Effector Cytokine Production and Differentiation, Steven James Reed
Derivation of wheat yield and rangeland productivity in the northern Great Plains using MODIS algorithms, Matthew Clark Reeves
Energy Flow in a Floodplain Aquifer Ecosystem, Brian Reid
Mechanisms for invasion by non-native trees: Facilitation ecosytem engineering and escape from belowground enemies, Kurt O. Reinhart
Social impact of traumatic brain injury in adolescents: a mixed methods study with a focus on rural adolescents, Brandon Jared Rennie
THE ALPHABACK: A NOVEL PROCESSING SPEED TEST, Meredith Kathleen Reynolds
The Impact of Bullying Participant Role on the Relationship Between School Climate and Attitudes Towards Interpersonal Peer Violence, Miriam Rose Baker Reynolds
Effect of Medicinal Herbal, Panax Notoginseng, on the Fate and Function of Professional Antigen Presenting Cells, Ava-Gaye Tania Rhule
BIO/ORGANIC COMPOUND DETECTION USING SODIUM SULFATE MINERALS: IMPLICATIONS IN THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON MARS AND EUROPA, Charles Doc Richardson
The role of the future in work motivation, Jonathon J. Richter
Developing a satellite -based method of landscape drought assessment, James Plummer Riddering
NO SIMPLE TRADEOFFS: CENTAUREA PLANTS FROM AMERICA ARE BETTER COMPETITORS AND DEFENDERS THAN PLANTS FROM THE NATIVE RANGE, Wendy Margaree Ridenour
THE EXPLORATION OF CLINICIANS’ LIVED EXPERIENCES IN CULTURALLY ADAPTING EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED TREATMENTS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE POPULATIONS, Maegan Rides At The Door
Attachment styles in older women: Coping well-being and attitudes about assistance, Pamela S. Ridgway
Nontraditional Positional Games: New methods and boards for playing Tic-Tac-Toe, Mary Jennifer Riegel
Statistical modeling of rare stochastic disturbance events at continental and global scales: post-fire debris flows and wildland fires, Karin Lynn Riley
Social confidence and social anxiety: Differences in cognitive processing, Nicholas C. Rinehart
Institutional Effectiveness in an Open System: A Case Study of Graduation Rates in the Montana University System, Anneliese A. Ripley
THE ROLES OF FOOD AND PREDATION IN SHAPING ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS IN POSTFIRE BIRD SPECIES, Bruce Andrew Robertson
The effects of parental divorce on marital optimism and attachment style in young adulthood: A path analytic model, Susan S. Roberts
Instructional technology theory alignment with practical application during student teaching, Carole S. Robinson
ENHANCING CONSERVATION WITH HIGH RESOLUTION PRODUCTIVITY DATASETS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, Nathaniel Paul Robinson
Computational and spectroscopic investigations of radical anions of triosmium benzoheterocycle complexes, Dalia Rokhsana
INFORMAL MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES AND THE BELIEFS OF ELEMENTARY TEACHER CANDIDATES, Matt B. Roscoe
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Factors Affecting Soil Organic Matter Storage, Carl Lee Rosier
Examining the effectiveness of the circle of security parenting DVD program, Whitney Rostad
Enhancing Motivation to Change in Clients with Alcohol Use Disorders: Video Feedback as a Brief Intervention, Wendy M. Rothman
THE ROLE OF MICROBIAL ENDOSYMBIONTS IN SORGHUM HALEPENSE INVASIONS: EVIDENCE OF A NEW INVASION STRATEGY, MICROBIALLY ENHANCED COMPETITIVE ABILITY (MECA), Marnie Erin Rout
VIRTUALIZATION OF FUELBEDS: BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FUELS DATA FOR MULTIPLE –SCALE FIRE MODELING AND ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS, Eric Martin Rowell
An Effectiveness Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing as an Addition to an Internet-Based Health Promotion Program for Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers, Casey Nicole Ruggiero
Spatial population dynamics of Microtus in grazed and ungrazed grasslands, Jonathan Peter Runge
The impact of systemic reform of subject matter and educational coursework on early career teacher performance, Richard Thomas Rushton
The family environment alexithymia and adolescent substance abuse, Donna J. Ryngala
UNDERSTANDING THE CLIENT’S EXPERIENCE OF COUNSELING IN BHUTAN, Michaela Maureen Sacra
Educational Travel and Adolescent Development, Ann Saitow
Developing Guiding Options for Educational Curriculum for Public Administrators in Tajikistan, Oleg Salimov
Pristine Places and Passive People? Responses to Neoliberal Development and Maoist Conflict in Nepal's Northwest Himalayas, Catherine Lee Sanders
Job satisfaction characteristics of full -time faculty members at Montana tribal colleges, Mary Herak Sand
WHY DOES DROUGHT KILL TREES? INTERACTIONS BETWEEN WATER, CARBON, AND FUNGAL SYMBIONTS, Gerard Sapes de Moreta
CHARACTERIZATION OF A CARDBOARD RECYCLING FACILITY'S PLASTIC WASTE FOR BENEFICIAL USE, Tova Sardot
Park Visitors and the Natural Soundscape: Winter Experience Dimensions in Yellowstone National Park, Shelley Walker Saxen
A MONOGRAPHIC REVISION OF THE GENERA SYNTHYRIS AND BESSEYA (SCROPHULARIACEAE) (SYSTEMATICS TAXONOMY)., Clark G. Schaack
Subjective Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients, Cindy Schaumberg
Virtual collaboration: A Phenomenological Study of Remote Online Adjuncts Virtual Collaboration Lived Experiences, Lori Schieffer
Voluntary agreements to conserve endangered species on private land: Accommodating local interests with trusting relationships, Gregory T. Schildwachter
Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral Mood Management Intervention for Depressed College Smokers, Holly E. Schleicher
Unraveling the population history of the Xiongnu to explain molecular and archaeological models of prehistoric Mongolia, Ryan Schmidt
The Characterization of Cationic Pseudostationary Phases for Electrokinetic Chromatography, Vincent Patrick Schnee
PATTERN-PROCESS LINKAGES IN FORESTED ECOSYSTEMS, Eryn Elizabeth Schneider
An exploration of the experience of friendship jealousy and relational aggression in preadolescent girls, Renee' M. Schoening
Comparison of Distance Education Leadership Styles and Future Investment in Two-Year Colleges, Ryan R. Schrenk
The effects of oxidative air pollutants on plant cuticles cuticular transpiration plant water balance and growth, Maarten D. Schreuder
It Takes a Village: Placing Middle Rocky Mountain high altitude residential sites of the Late Prehistoric Firehole Phase into a broader regional context, Bryon Alan Schroeder
OF RUPTURES AND RAPTURES: LOCATING IDEOLOGY WITH LIDAR IMAGERY, William Dale Schroeder
Cumulative Effects Analysis in U.S. Forest Service Decision-Making, Courtney Allison Schultz
Down Low Under the Big Sky, Amee Marie Schwitters