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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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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

Quantum Mechanics Investigation of the Photophysical Properties of Ruthenium(II)-Based Complexes Combined with the Development of their Force Field Parameters Using Molecular Mechanics and Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Sanaa Saad AlAbbad

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

ISSUES OF ETHICS TRAINING IN TURKISH COUNSELOR EDUCATION AS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCREDITATION, CERTIFICATION, AND LICENSURE, Umut Arslan

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

THE VALIDITY OF SELF- VERSUS OTHER REPORTS OF ADHD SYMPTOMS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS: COGNITIVE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES, Eric Aune

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

In situ chemical sensor measurements in a freshwater lake: An analysis of the short-term and seasonal effects of ice cover ice out and turnover on carbon dioxide and oxygen, Matthew M. Baehr

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

Implementing Montana's Indian Education for All: A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences, Beliefs, and Practices of Outstanding Providers of Professional Development, Anna E. Baldwin

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

Effects of Pinus flexilis on the dynamics and structure of plant communities on the northern Rocky Mountain front and Training biologists for emerging niches in non-traditional jobs, Dayna Baumeister

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