This collection includes 12286 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
The relationship between individual teachers' conflict styles and perceptions of school culture, Gail D. Aaberge
The Development and Study of Surface Bound Ruthenium Organometallic Complexes, Geoffrey Reuben Abbott
Synthesis and reactivity of electron deficient benzoheterocycle triosmium complexes, Md. Joynal Abedin
Exploring Public Participation Decision-making at Superfund Sites: A Mental Models Approach, Walter Steven Ackerlund
TOWARDS EVIDENCE-BASED AND DATA-DRIVEN RECOMMENDATIONS PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE IN LATER LIFE: GAIT SPEED, FALLS, AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IN OLDER ADULTS, Claire Elaine Adam
Symbiotic fungi and the mountain pine beetle: Beetle mycophagy and fungal interactions with parasitoids and microorganisms, Aaron S. Adams
RECREATION ALLOCATIONS ON NATIONAL FORESTS: THE CLAIMS AND FRAMES OF RECREATIONISTS, John C. Adams
HYFLEX: A LEADERSHIPS’ PERSPECTIVE OF SELF-EFFICACY POST-PANDEMIC, Sandra Marie Adams
Mechanisms limiting a vertebrate invasion: Brook trout in mountain streams of the northwestern United States of America, Susan B. Adams
CAUSES OF VARIATION IN DISPERSAL DISTANCE IN THE STREAM SALAMANDER GYRINOPHILUS PORPHYRITICUS, Brett Rebekah Addis
Pharmacological Modeling and Regulation of Excitatory Amino Acid Transporters (EAATs), Shailesh Ramjilal Agarwal
Biogenesis, Assembly and Intracellular Trafficking of Junin Arenavirus Envelope Glycoprotein Complex, Sudhakar Srinivasarao Agnihothram
PREDICTORS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMPOSITE SCORES AT CATHOLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, Sarah Nicole Agostinelli
CONSIDERING TRAUMA IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATIONS IN CHILDREN: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY, Kaitlyn Page Ahlers
Integrated Modeling of Long-Term Vegetation and Hydrologic Dynamics in Rocky Mountain Watersheds, Robert Steven Ahl
Superintendents' leadership in Alberta schools: Influencing school improvement?, Arthur J. Aitken
Measurements of Reactive Trace Gases and Variable Ozone Formation Rates in South Carolina Biomass Burning Plumes, Sheryl Kashi Akagi
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LONGEVITY AND A LEADER’S EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND RESILIENCE, Erica L. Allen
Surface Characteristics of Silica Polyamine Composites, Jesse James Allen
Environmental gene regulation by DNA supercoiling in Borrelia burgdorferi, Janet Alverson
INVESTIGATING THE UTILITY OF VIDEO MODELING INTERVENTIONS FOR GENERALIZATION OF SOCIAL SKILLS, Laura Ambrose
The use of three-dimensional GPS observations for tectonics and hydrology in northeast Africa, Yelebe Birhanu Amere
The edge effect: lateral habitat ecology of an alluvial river flood plain, Michelle Louise Anderson
SEQUENCE SIMILARITY SEARCH OPTIMIZATION: PREFILTERING STRATEGIES AND EXACT MATCHING TECHNIQUES FOR BIOLOGICAL SEQUENCE DATA, Tim Anderson
MODULATING MALE AGGRESSION AND COURTSHIP: DETECTING EXTERNAL PHEROMONAL AND NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, Jonathan C. Andrews
Uncertainty Monitoring in Sprague-Dawley Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Leslie Anne Angel
Barriers and contributions to American Indian academic success at the University of Montana: A qualitative study, Jiraporn Angspatt
Tobacco Use among Alaska Native and American Indian College Students, Sarah Angstman
A spatially-explicit decision support system for invasive weed species management, Pablo Aracena
Dynamics of hydrogen + methane, Edgar E. Arcia
PRAGMATIST ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS: FOCUSING ON HUMAN-NATURE RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, Christopher Aden Armatas
Influence of Positive Expectancies and Adaptive Goal Investment on Relationship Abuse, Geniel H. Armstrong
Predicting cervical screening in college women: A test of the theory of reasoned action, Lori L. Armstrong
A qualitative study of returning study abroad students: The critical role of reentry support programs, Raquel Alexandra Arouca
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL BIOMATERIALS: THE USE OF HYALURONAN FOR OTOLOGIC APPLICATIONS AND SILK FIBROIN FOR SENSING APPLICATIONS, Elizabeth Marie Arrigali
ALTERATIONS OF RIVER FLOW REGIMES IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, USA, Alicia Arrigoni
Indirect interactions and plant community structure, Erik Aschehoug
THE ECOLOGY OF PUHA: IDENTITY, ORIENTATION, AND SHIFTING PERCEPTIONS REFLECTED THROUGH MATERIAL CULTURE AND SOCIORELIGIOUS PRACTICE, Aaron Robert Atencio
Interplay between competition and evolution in invaded and native plant communities, Daniel Atwater
Silent Sentinels: Archaeology, Magic, and the Gendered Control of Domestic Boundaries in New England, 1620-1725, C. Riley Auge
Groups and Mortality: Their Effects on Cooperative Behavior and Population Growth in a Social Carnivore, David E. Ausband
THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRIC SEX DETERMINATION AND MODELED FRAGMENTARY ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN PUBIC BONE, Katherine Scot Baca
PERCEPTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: NIKUTORU, TABITEUEA MAIAKI, KIRIBATI, Jaime Lynn Bach
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION AND ADULT SEXUAL SELF-ESTEEM, Guy Ray Backlund
SUPERVISEE ROLE INDUCTION TRAINING TO ADDRESS RESISTANCE, ROLE AMBIGUITY, ROLE CONFLICT, AND THE QUALITY OF THE SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP, Michelle Orchard Backlund
Evolution of sexual dimorphism in birds: Ecological patterns current selection and ontogenetic variation, Alexander V. Badyaev
The Effects of a Career Development Course on Career and College Major Decision-Making in College Students, Sidra Tabassum Ashraf Baig
STUDIES OF THE DIMERIZATION AND PACKAGING SIGNALS IN HIV-2 RNA, Tayyba Tabassum Baig
Prison voices: Lessons on youth recidivism, Shad E. Bailey
WORTH A DAM: GLACIER VIEW AND THE PRESERVATION OF WILD AMERICA, Shawn Patrick Bailey
COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA AND RING-BILLED GULLS (LARUS CALIFORNICUS AND L. DELAWARENSIS), Patricia A. Baird
An Evaluation of Visitor Decisions Regarding Alternative Transportation in Glacier National Park, Melissa Lynn Baker
Variations in wildfire ash properties and implications for post-fire hydrological response within Western North American ecosystems, Victoria Balfour
THE MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE, RACIAL CONFLICTS, AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN EVANGELICALISM, 1945-1980, Timothy Paul Ballard
THE EFFECTS OF RESILIENCY TRAINING ON SELF-REPORTED COMPASSION FATIGUE AND COMPASSION SATISFACTION IN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND COUNSELORS-IN-TRAINING, Julie Kay Ballew
Subsurface microbiology: Viral transport studies and the microbial ecology of landfill environments, Patrick N. Ball
Conformationally gated electron transfer studies of iso-1-cytochrome c, Swati Bandi
Consequences of Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation in dendritic cells, Jaishree Bankoti
EVALUATION OF TRANSIENT COGNITIVE CHANGES FROM MAXIMAL EXERTION AND RESPIRATOR WEAR, Sally Martinsen Bardsley
AMERICAN INDIAN TRADITIONAL CEREMONIAL PRACTICES: ADDRESSING PROBLEM SUBSTANCE USE IN A MULTI-TRIBAL URBAN COMMUNITY, D'Shane Barnett
INDIGENOUS FEMINIST APPROACHES TO ARCHAEOLOGY: BUILDING A FRAMEWORK FOR INDIGENOUS RESEARCH IN PRE-COLONIAL ARCHAEOLOGY, Kristen D. Barnett
Evaluation of relationship between self-advocacy skills and college freshmen first semester grade point average for students with disabilities, Lee A. Barnett
THE DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF SMALL MOLECULE DRUGS TO INHIBIT EPIGENETIC ALTERATIONS CAUSED BY DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1, Patrick Anthony Barney
Stigma Perceptions of Adolescents with Emotional and/or Behavioral Difficulties, Camille Barraclough
Bereavement camp: A qualitative analysis of a therapeutic program for grieving youth, Christine Barrett
Assessing the Determinants Facilitating Local Vulnerabilities and Adaptive Capacities to Climate Change Impacts in High Mountain Areas: A Case Study of Northern Ladakh, India, Kimiko Nygaard Barrett
THE POLITICS OF ABUNDANCE: AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FOOD IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Elizabeth Berit Barrs
COMING TO THE SURFACE: THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND CULTURE IN BUTTE, MONTANA, Stacie Lynn Barry
Identification and characterization of inhibitors of L-glutamate transport into rat brain synaptic vesicles, Richard D. Bartlett
Ecological Causes of Life History Variation Tested by Meta-analysis, Comparison, and Experimental Approaches, Daniel Croft Barton
Development of a system for genetic manipulation of Bartonella bacilliformis, James M. Battisti
Field testing the accuracy and generality of selected wildlife-habitat models, Thomas R. Baumeister
Effect of Neuromodulation of Short-Term Plasticity on Information Processing in Hippocampal Interneuron Synapses, Elham Bayat Mokhtari
Transient Tertiary Interactions and Persistence of Interhelical Turns in the Denatured State of a Helical Protein, Dustin Corey Becht
An exploratory study of undergraduate students' perceptions and understandings of indirect proofs, Varoujan Bedros
INSTRUCTIONAL DATA TEAMS AND DATA LITERACY: LEADERS SUPPORTING THE WORK OF SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL TEAMS, Vicki Sherril Begin
Resiliency and Risk in Native American Communities: A Culturally Informed Investigation, Annjeanette Elise Belcourt-Dittloff
GENETIC RESCUE OF ISOLATED CUTTHROAT TROUT, Donovan Alexander Bell
COLONIZATION OF AND ADAPTATION TO TIDAL MARSHES IN THE SAVANNAH SPARROW (PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS), Phred M. Benham
Teacher Efficacy in the Implementation of New Curriculum Supported by Professional Development, Douglas Shields Bennett
Consequences of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation in Crohn's Disease, Jenna Marie Benson
United States Supreme Court decisions that have shaped K--12 education in America 1972--2004, Kelly M. Benson
Luminal calcium regulates membrane fusion in the early secretory pathway, Marvin Bentley
LEARNING COMMUNITIES, ACHIEVEMENT AND COMPLETION: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA SECONDARY SCHOOLS, Corrienne Janet Beres
Quantification and Reduction of Exposure to Residential Woodsmoke Particulate Matter, Megan Ann Bergauff
A novel methodology for functionalizing heterocycles using electron-deficient bonding to triosmium clusters, Brian R. Bergman
Petrology of Anorthosite Bodies, Bitterroot Range, Ravalli County, Montana, Richard B. Berg
Faculty practice in nursing education programs in rural states, Gelene Berkram
ENVIRONMENTAL VARIATION AND SEXUAL SELECTION IN THE MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (SIALIA CURRUCOIDES), Sara A. Berk
FORECASTING GROUNDWATER RESPONSES TO DAM REMOVAL, Antony Ray Berthelote
USING ASTROBIOLOGY AS A PLATFORM TO STUDY THE IMPACT ON THE MATHEMATICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJORS, Meredith Kay Berthelson
The Role of NADPH Oxidase in Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Alterations to AMPA Receptor Trafficking and NMDA Receptor Function, Phillip Howard Beske
Are black bears declining in Montana? Inference from multiple data sources in the face of uncertainty, Julie Ann Beston
RETERRITORIALIZATION AND ENCLAVIC TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A HISTORY OF ZONING AND ITS IMPACTS IN CORBETT TIGER RESERVE LANDSCAPE, INDIA, Rajiv Bhartari