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Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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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Child left behind: An examination of comforting strategies goals and outcomes following the death of a child, Kelly R. Rossetto

A review of the theses on Montana educational problems, Harry M. Ross

Corn shocks and bitterbrush| [Poems], Jeffrey Ross

Postmodern hybridity| The magical conflation of nature, humankind, and technology in Karen Tei Yamashita 's Through the Arc of the Rain Forest, John Wesley Ross

Aspects of the comic spirit in Meredith's "Modern Love", Robert Gerald Ross

Examination of health care reform policy in the state of Oregon., Timothy V. Ross

The Influence of Dad: An Investigation of Adolescent Females' Perceived Closeness with Fathers and Risky Behaviors, Whitney Rostad

Folk tales, Victoria Rostovich

How individuals perceive problem drinkers and personalities of problem drinkers| Contributions to sustained patterns of usage, Wendy Michele Rothman

School Mental Health Professionals' Perceived Efficacy of Violence Prevention Programs and School Climate in Rural Schools, Jennifer Rotzal

Development of the retail fabric business in Montana, Mary Doherty Rouane

Summer Vacation in the Wild: An Historical and Archaeological Study of Timber Land Fraud in the Tobacco Plains, Montana, Tyler Jay Rounds

Policy analysis and recommendations for environmental protection for Montana Department of Highways bridge and construction projects, William David Routzahn

Coyote and the prickly pear| An etiology of ethnobotany among the Hualapai, John T. Rowan

Study of selected factors causing early withdrawal from high school, Ealsa L. Rowe

Foreign Expert: a memoir manuscript, Jenny L. Rowe

An evaluation study of the guidance program in North Hall, Julia Miriam Rowe

Description and correlative evidence of the Brachiopoda and other faunal members of the Montana Madison limestone, Royle C. Rowe

Isolation and identification of the alkaloids of western Coptis, Thomas D. Rowe

Investigating the ability of Bifidobacteria spp. and intestinal pathogens to utilize di-fructose dianhydrides, Shawn Rowland

LEARNING FROM THE LANDSCAPE: INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND PLACER MINING LANDSCAPES IN THE ELK CREEK MINING DISTRICT, WESTERN MONTANA, Brent Stephen Rowley

Survey of the cost of music education in selected schools of northwest Iowa, Gail Ralph Royer

Ecology of reintroduced fishers in the Cabinet Mountains of northwest Montana, Kevin D. Roy

A Transition in Western Furbearer Policy: Management as a Non-Economic Resource, Michael Jay Roy

Evolving human attitudes and management policy in Japanese wildlife management| A case study of the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus japonicus), Mina Miyai Roy

Early basal area growth response of reserved lodgepole pine to shelterwood harvesting in central Montana, P. Chris Roy

Covenant so simple| [poems], Mark Allen Rozema

Should the Moons Come Over, Mark Rubin

Testing linear hypotheses, Robert James Ruden

Perspectives on organizational change : the merger of two nonprofit corporations., Marilyn A. Rudolph

Effects of expectations on the evaluation behaviors of speech clinicians, Kenneth Hammer Rue

Examination of the benthic insect populations and surface substrate characteristics in two granitic streams in the Lolo National Forest MT, David Philip Ruetz

Through the eyes of the potato| Northwest land grant universities and pest management research, Richarda Ruffle

Study of the predatory effects of a reduced magpie population on the ring-necked pheasant, Robert L. Ruff

Toward a law of the land: The Clean Water Act as a federal mandate for the implementation of an ecosystem approach to land mangagement, Jory Ruggiero

Effects of stimulus repetition rate on the brainstem auditory evoked potentials as a function of frequency at near-threshold levels, Michelle Anne Ruguleiski

HIV counseling, testing, and referral services asssessment, Meredith Ruland

To instruct in gratifying| The historiographical style of Thomas Carlyle, Ronette E. Rumpca

Memory and observation| Synthesizing sensation, Gene Rumpel

Local Objects, Lex Runciman

Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of the Smith River Basin Montana, Anthony C. Runkel

DO TRADITIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL VARIABLES APPLY THE SAME IN AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES? A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION, SOCIAL BOND, AND SOCIAL LEARNING VARIABLES ON DELINQUENCY AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG MERICAN INDIAN, WHITE, AND OTHER RACE YOUTH, Wendy Linn Running Crane

Niipáitapiiyssin: How Blackfeet Ways of Knowing Impact Identity and Well-Being, Mikalen Running Fisher

Electromyographical study of two styles of full pushups, Carolyn Ruos

Critical survey of selected beginning piano methods, Robert William Ruppel

Comparison of below-average and above-average classroom attenders ability to discriminate speech in background noise, Virginia Diane Rupp

What is the prevalent ethical managerial style of MBA students: Immoral amoral or moral?, William T. Rupp

Local air pollution control legislation in Montana 1979, Linda J. Ruprecht

Interpretive and paleontologic values of Natural Trap Cave Bighorn Mountains Wyoming, Carol Jo Rushin

INTO THE TIDY SHAPE IMAGINED, Hope Isabella Ruskaup

Plain in Level Grass, CarolAnn Russell

Use of Native American oral tradition in environmental education, Clayton T. Russell

Study of class size in Montana high schools, Noel Francis Russell

Freshwater snails of the family Lymnaeidae (Mollusca: Basommatophora) from western Montana, Richard H. Russell

Federal/state/tribal compact negotiation: An opportunity to quantify federal reserved and Indian water rights in Montana, Robert A. Russell

Factors affecting the German decision not to invade the Iberian peninsula, 1940-1945, Gerard F. Rutan

Efforts toward European intervention on the eve of the Spanish-American War, Minter Robert Rutherford

Cases of Conscience: The Supreme Court and Conscientious Objectors to Military Service During the Post World War II Era, Robert S. Rutherfurd

Landscape and the Feminine Voice: Reclaiming Identity in the Works of Maryse Conde, Simone Schwarz-Bart and Andre Schwarz Bart, Kathleen Marie Ruth

Population and Breeding Ecology of Sagebrush Steppe Songbirds, Kayla Ann Ruth

DAP: A study in acceptance, Richard H. Ruth

A comparison of hematological values of pregnant endurance runners and pregnant non-exercisers during the first trimester of pregnancy, Carolyn J. Ryan

THE EFFECT OF SPATIAL PATTERNS OF SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND DEPTH ON LOCAL AND HILLSLOPE SCALE SHALLOW WATER TABLE DYNAMICS, Casey E. Ryan

CHIPPING THROUGH TIME: THE EVOLUTION OF LITHIC SPATIAL ORGANIZATION AT THE BRIDGE RIVER PITHOUSE VILLAGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Ethan P. Ryan

Archeological survey of the middle Clark Fork River Valley| Missoula to Superior, Montana, Jerome Michael Ryan

Chapters on the Fort Peck development, John Thomas Ryan

Reasons for teacher turnover in some Montana high schools, Lawrence Edward Ryan

An Investigation of factors other than those measured by the American Council on Education psychological test that influence college grades, Margaret Ann Ryan

Comparative study of Vergil and Hardy, Marjorie Jones Ryan

Study in the comparative reputations of John Donne and Abraham Cowley, Marjorie Jones Ryan

Structural variations in illite and chlorite in the Belt Supergroup western Montana and northern Idaho, Peter Ryan

Sacred language, sacred land| Journeys in and around the Black Hills, Terry Ryan

Application and evaluation of an interpersonal skill training program with mentally retarded adults, Robert G. Rychtarik

An inquiry into the transportation problem of Western Montana and possibilities of establishing a freight pool car association in Missoula, Oscar Ferdinand Rydell

Sula study revisited: 20-year post-fire regeneration in the southern Bitterroot Valley, Montana., Luke Alan Rymniak

Role of attachment: The relationship between domestic violence and children's behavior problems, Donna J. Ryngala

Study of diction and imagery in the poetry of Robert Browning, Grace Ryon

Pronunciation of English as a second or foreign language learners [sic] : the reexamination of teaching pronunciation, Yukari Ryu

The effect of a supplementary training program on the total body endurance of college wrestlers, John Sacchi

Riparian and stream habitat variables influencing the distribution of Tubifex tubifex in Chamberlain Creek Montana, Amy M. Sacry

Feasibility study of a "big and tall" men's shop in Great Falls, Montana, Richard Lewis Sadler

Utilitarian and Industrial Ceramics of Montana in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, Matthew Gregory Sadorf

Allozymic and parasitic examination of interspecific introgression in Oncorhynchus from the South Fork of the Flathead River drainage, George K. Sage

Obesity in children| A comprehensive treatment approach for families, Grace Powless Sage

A guidance handbook for teachers in the Cherokee Junior High School Cherokee Iowa, Bernie Eben Saggau

Russo-Japanese rivalry in Korea, 1860--1916, William Nicholas Sagin

Investigation into the economic future of the conventional service stations of Great Falls, Stephen Albert Sahly

Postwar Japanese-U.S. security relations, Masaki Sakai

Honor song| A novel, John Erik Sakariassen

Identity formation of Mexican-Americans in the West Side community of St. Paul Minnesota, Rani Francesca Salas-McLean

Linear programming for the high school student, Tom Eufrancio Salazar

Distribution of pre-Quaternary and Quaternary geologic units at the former terminus of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet: analysis of map realations north of Polson Montana, Edward L. Salmon

Influence of shareholder concentration on Chief Executive Officer (CEO) compensation| Empirical evidence, M. Gulam Samahon-Oumar

Gestalt therapy: Its potential use in acting, Iraj Sami

Pre-restoration characteristics of upper Willow Creek Granite County Montana., Michael Sanctuary

EVALUATION OF SILK FIBROIN AND HYLAURONIC ACID AS OTIC DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM ADDITIVES; INVESTIGATION OF SILK FIBROINS RESPONSES TO ENVIROMENTAL STIMULII, Kolton Charles Sandau

Age Estimation of Fetal Skeletal Remains from the Forensic Context, Jennifer Ellen Sanders

Validation and calibration of the FARSITE fire area simulator for Yellowstone National Park, Kristen A. Sanders

Sherwood Anderson's philosophy of life as shown by the action of characters in his novels, Arthur Marshall Sanderson

Recrudescent herpes simplex genitalis : a clinical study, Judy Smith Sanderson