This collection includes 12138 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
Mobile genetic elements in Coxiella burnetii: Friends, foes or just indifferent?, rahul raghavan
The effects humidity & temperature has on DNA contamination during storage, Samantha L. Ramey
THE EFFECTS HUMIDITY & TEMPERATURE HAS ON DNA CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE, Samantha Leigh Allison Ramey
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 Cultivation of Therapeutic Landscapes: A Medical Anthropological Approach to Understanding the Health and Wellbeing Qualities of the Garden of 1,000 Buddhas, Andrew Thomas Ranck
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
SIZE MATTERS: NANOPARTICLES, BIOLOGICAL SEX, AND LUNG DISEASE, Jessica Lynn Ray
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TRANSGENDER-AFFIRMATIVE CARE TRAINING ON HEALTHCARE WORKERS’ AND TRAINEES’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AND KNOWLEDGE OF ROUTINE CARE AND TRANSITION SUPPORT FOR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS, Oakleigh Marshall Reed
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
TRADITIONAL VS. HOME-BASED PHASE II CARDIAC REHABILITATION IN A RURAL SETTING: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY, Cassie Marie Reisdorph
Social impact of traumatic brain injury in adolescents: a mixed methods study with a focus on rural adolescents, Brandon Jared Rennie
ECOLOGICAL STOICHIOMETRY IN WATERSHEDS: FROM LAND TO WATER IN THE QINGHAI LAKE BASIN, Ze Ren
THE EFFECT OF ATTENTIONAL MANIPULATION ON COUGH REFLEX SENSITIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH COUGH HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME, Jane Elizabeth Reynolds
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
GENETIC MONITORING AND RESCUE IN MID-ATLANTIC BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) POULATIONS, Zachary Lorn Robinson
Computational and spectroscopic investigations of radical anions of triosmium benzoheterocycle complexes, Dalia Rokhsana
TLR4 adjuvanted vaccine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factor, Pf bacteriophage, induces increased immunoglobulin response and highly mutated antigen-specific B-cell receptors, Valery Cristina Roman-Cruz
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
Characterization of Protein Folding Pathways and Structural Stability, Michael Tyler Rothfuss
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
FUNCTIONAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GLUN3-CONTAINING NMDA RECEPTORS, Nirvan Rouzbeh
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
ADULT PERSPECTIVES OF KALEIDOSCOPE CONNECT: A SOCIAL EMOTIONAL PROGRAM AIMED AT PROMOTING RESILIENCE AMONG YOUTH, Samantha Cody Russell
IDENTIFYING AND MEASURING RESILIENCE FACTORS AMONG CHILDREN WITH PRENATAL SUBSTANCE EXPOSURE IN A TRIBAL NATION AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH COVID-19 MORTALITY, Helen Cecelia Russette
NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AT 48PA551: LAND TENURE AND SUBSISTENCE STRATEGIES AMONG MIDDLE HOLOCENE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUNTER-GATHERERS, Ethan Patrick Ryan
PROMOTING WELL-BEING IN SCHOOLS: THE EFFECTS OF A HAPPINESS WORKSHOP ON EDUCATORS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL, Robert J. Ryan
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
PROMOTING WELL-BEING AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE EFFECTS OF A POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY COURSE, Daniel JM Salois
The Influence of the First-Year Seminar Participation on Student Retention, Sahar Sanavi
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
CALCIUM SIGNALING AND ALG-2 IN THE REGULATION OF CONSTITUTIVE SECRETION, John Robert Sargeant
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
SERVICE-LEARNING IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS UNDERGRADUATES: OUTCOMES, AUTISM KNOWLEDGE, AND CAREER DECISIONS, Jennifer Katherine Schoffer Closson
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
A DUAL-FUNCTION FILAMENTOUS PF BACTERIOPHAGE PROTEIN MODULATES PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA VIRULENCE POTENTIAL, Caleb Michael Schwartzkopf
Down Low Under the Big Sky, Amee Marie Schwitters
SCHOOL-BASED DBT SKILLS GROUPS FOR ADOLESCENT EATING DISORDERS AND BODY IMAGE CONCERNS: A PILOT STUDY, Jordan Fiorillo Scotti
Ties that bind on the Northwestern Plains: Contexts for prehistoric trade and travel, Sara Alicia Scott
STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SKILLS-BASED TECHNOLOGY COURSES DELIVERED THROUGH DIFFERENT SCHEDULING FORMATS, Shaun Eric Scott
VIDEO PROMPTS FOR SELF-REGULATED LEARNING: METACOGNITION AND REFLECTION ACTIVITY, Janet Sedgley
Rational Number Fluency: A Prerequisite for Success in High School Mathematics Courses?, Renae Walter Seegmiller
Using lidar remote sensing to estimate forest fuels, Carl Andrew Seielstad
Air Quality and Climate Impacts of Western U.S. Wildfires, Vanessa Selimovic
MECHANISMS DRIVING TERRITORIAL AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN A COOPERATIVE CARNIVORE, Sarah Nelson Sells
Central neurochemical mechanisms involved in the generation of the preovulatory GnRH surge in normally cycling female rats, Daniel John Selvage
Digraphs and homomorphisms: Cores, colorings, and constructions, Michael Dennis Severino
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATURE CONNECTEDNESS AND BELONGING WITH PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR IN BRAZILIAN NATIONAL PARKS, Sonia Maria Sfair Kinker
HIGH-FREQUENCY OBSERVATIONS OF RIVERINE INORGANIC CARBON VARIABILITY USING IN SITU AUTONOMOUS SENSORS, Qipei Shangguan