This collection includes 396 University of Montana graduate student portfolios, papers, and capstone projects, which some departments utilize as an alternative to the traditional thesis option. Use the following links to search discipline-specific portfolios:
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LIVING AMONG WILDLIFE: ELEVATING HUMAN-WILDLIFE INTERACTIONS AND COEXISTENCE
Bridget Rebecca Murphy
After a semester of learning, both in class and in nature, my writing honed in further on this human-nature divide. To me, I see humans as part of nature – as we are mammals, animals, part of the food chain, biological beings no higher than ... Read More
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Climate Adaptation Across Contexts: Barriers and Creative Solutions in Wildfire Planning, Landscape Conservation, and Species Restoration
Lucia Jones Portman
This portfolio consists of three different explorations of the barriers in climate work and creative solutions to adaptation and mitigation. The first component is an academic piece that is regionally and species specific and seeks to investigate the potential for tribally managed bison herds in ... Read More
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Creating Connections to Landscapes and Cultures through the Plants of Montana and the Interior Northwest
Susan Elise Teitelman
This portfolio ties together concepts from the disciplines of ethnobotany, botany, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). It draws on themes of native plant preservation and restoration as well as ethics of plant collection and public education regarding the native flora of Montana and the broader ... Read More
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Submittable Off-the-Shelf Plan Analysis
Mary Anderson
Submittable is a SaaS platform offering a streamlined way to collect and review content of any kind. Submittable’s subscription pricing models have evolved to custom quote pricing as the company has grown. The analysis reviewed the revenue and expenses associated with 33 legacy subscription plans ... Read More
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ADAPTING SUSTENANCE: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE PRESERVE TRADITIONAL FOOD SOURCES
Mary Katherine Auld
Traditional foodways of Indigenous people around the world are being changed by human-caused climate change, environmental policy, and land management. For Indigenous people in interior Alaska and Montana, culture and survival are tied tightly to hunted and gathered food. The average American gets their food ... Read More
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Search Engine Optimization Reporting Tool
Alexis Campestre
The SEO Reporting Tool (SRT) is a dynamic dashboard created for the PinPoint Local (PPL) franchise. As the owner of Digital Marketing Missoula, a PPL franchisee and purveyor of online marketing services, I embarked on this project with the intent of enhancing the value proposition ... Read More
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Batting Order Analysis in Major League Baseball
AJ Eckmann
The purpose of my project was to look into a less explored area of baseball analytics, by analyzing MLB batting lineups through simulations. This project specifically looked at the impact of moving the pitcher from the traditional 9th spot in the batting order, into the ... Read More
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Northstar Athletics Item Sales Analysis
Nikki Gabrielsen
Northstar Athletics, a family-owned athletic shoe and apparel store in Havre, MT, struggles to access and utilize all its available data. This project combines two of the company’s documents to conduct and analysis of item sales by category, vendor, and quarter. The purpose of this ... Read More
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Visualizing Agricultural Data to Drive Policy
Jon Gilbert
This project unlocks the power of ten years of USDA agricultural data by creating an intuitive, interactive visualization. The resulting dashboard mitigates current limitations in the USDA’s data portal and provides an interface that policy makers can customize when making appropriations decisions regarding programs designed ... Read More
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A Midwest Migration with Endangered Whooping Cranes
Katherine Anne Hill
In 1941, the world’s last migratory flock of whooping cranes was just 15 birds strong. Today, that flock has grown to over 500 birds and is increasing exponentially every year. But even as the flock continues to recover, their migratory corridor continues to shrink, due ... Read More
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Graduation Rates: What Affects Them?
Brenna Hoffman
Graduation rates for undergraduate degrees are low (only 60% after 6 years). To better understand what affects them, an analysis was performed on various institutional characteristics and their relationship with 2019 graduation rates.
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Updating Embedded Analytics Through Amazon QuickSight
Chris McLoy
The current GatherBoard user portal relies on one data visualization which provides little insight. In order to assist its clients and provide greater detail into the events within each community, a data visualization update through Amazon QuickSight was preformed. Included within the update are the ... Read More
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Credit-bearing Internships at the University of Montana
CJ McWilliams
The purpose of this project is to provide ELCS and the university a better understanding of the population that is currently participating in credit-bearing internships and allow them to compare future semesters and years to previous ones. Then, additional analysis of employer satisfaction surveys provide ... Read More
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Small Business Online Sales Analysis
Kristi Moore
Kristi worked on a project for a local business doing an online sales analysis. The ultimate question most businesses have is what can impact online sales. This included looking at trends in historical sales, as well as building a model to determine which factors contribute ... Read More
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Utilizing Suicide Death Certificates to Evaluate Suicide Prevention Programs: A Descriptive and Ecological Study
Nathan A. Munn
Objective: Suicide rates continue to increase despite various suicide prevention efforts. This study’s objective is to examine suicides in the State of Montana to ascertain suicide decedents’ demographics and the effectiveness of interventions to guide future prevention programs.
Method: Data from 1,665 suicide decedents’ death ... Read More
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THE WILD THAT REMAINS: A ONCE IN A GENERATION FOREST PLAN REIGNITES THE WILDERNESS DEBATE IN MONTANA’S GALLATIN RANGE
Anthony Stephen Pavkovich
The movement to preserve Montana’s Gallatin Mountains, which stretch north from Yellowstone National Park, has been ongoing since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964. Largely undeveloped, the range’s sinuous, rocky crest, fertile meadows and thick lodgepole forests are vital to one of the ... Read More
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Injection Drugs in Montana
Kathryn Puczkowskyj
When it comes to the cost of healthcare, one of the biggest areas for potential savings lies in the reimbursement of injectable drugs administered in the outpatient hospital setting. This project creates an analysis process for a health insurance payer to examine their claims data ... Read More
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SpectrUM Discovery: Admissions and Gift Shop Sales Report
Aspara Rodriguez
Analysis to identify any patterns within its admissions and gift shop sales data for the SpectrUM Discovery and subsequent recommendations to determine if there are any areas for improvement.
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Dire Straits: A Tale of Two Treaties
Patrick S. Shea
When I arrived in Northern Michigan last May, I came equipped with the pre-reporting I needed to follow this story. I moved to the area just as the Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s deadline to shut down Line 5 approached. But more than seven months later, the ... Read More
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The Intersection of Past and Present
Hannah Welzbacker
Science often faces a crossroad between the past and present. Ever changing technology allows us to make new discoveries while at the same time, elements from past cultures need preserving. The three stories in this portfolio all highlight the intersection of past and present and ... Read More
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Managed: Examining the Relationship Between Montana's State Government and Its Natural Resources
Peter Dempsey Zimmerman
The three stories in this portfolio examine the relationship between Montana's government and its natural resources. Chapter one is a narrative outlining the stories, my reporting and publication. Chapter two: New Governor Greg Gianforte makes his picks for the heads of state environmental regulatory agencies, ... Read More
