Undergraduate Research Projects that culminate in a thesis, professional paper, or other culminating artifact are intended to provide students at the University of Montana with a substantial capstone experience that encourages them to work diligently and creatively in collaboration with a faculty mentor over an extended period of time. These projects challenge students to draw on knowledge and life experiences that they have attained throughout the course of their education, and apply them to an in-depth investigation of the chosen topic.

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Artifact from 2023

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External Analysis of Avis Car Rental: Impact of External Factors on Business Operations, John R. Milton

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Honors Capstone- Analysis of Service Quality Index (SQI) Programs in the Rental Car Industry, Brandon Nally

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Rethinking Trust, Reconnecting Us, Jacob Owens, Connor Dunlap, Seth Carmichael, Ben Brodhead, Reed Lindsey, Colin McLean, and Elle Wilgus

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Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire: How Hunting Affects the Diel Activity Patterns of Ungulates in Lubrecht Experimental Forest, Shawn M. Parsons

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Analyzing the Accessibility of Sports Facilities in Missoula, Montana, Quinn T. Peacock

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Analyzing the Accessibility of Sports Facilities in Missoula, MT, Quinn Tricia Peacock

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Your Friend, Wildfire, Elizabeth Riddle, Aubrey Frissell, Mackenzie Weiland, Katherine Wendeln, Rory McLaverty, and Lillian Hollibaugh

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ANALYZING EFFECTIVE WEBSITE DESIGN LITERATURE TO DEVELOP A STANDARD SCORECARD, Karlyn Sanchez

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Employee Satisfaction at Avis-Budget, Dylan Sandau

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Fly Fishing's Gift, Steven Kincaid Von Smeltzer

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For Women of Missoula: Menstruation and Refugees, Bella M. Spencer

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The Beauty and the Beast: Beauty and Misfortune in Maria de Zayas’s Novellas, Clarise Ann Sviatko

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Beyond the Pacific: Chinese Women and Habeas Corpus at the 1898 Omaha World’s Fair, Lauryn Nicole Tecca

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Effects of warming and drying on the survival and performance of giant salmonfly nymphs (Pteronarcys californica), Kailie Todd

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Blackstone LaunchPad University of Montana Strategic Analysis/Jacob Treece Honors Capstone Report, Jacob R. Treece

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Kept Things, Caroline J. Tuss

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A Document Based Question on the Civil Rights Movement, Brenna Renae Utzman

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Strong Little Minds: A Children's Introduction to Mental Illness, Teresa Irene Vick

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Just Be- The Fabulous History of the Drag Musical, Benjamin George Wambeke

Artifact from 2022

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The Ecological Consequences of Horizontally Transferred Nitrogen Fixation Genes in Cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina, Jacob J. Baroch

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The History and Conflicts of the Montana Environmental Policy Act, William Oliver Borghesani

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Cardiopulmonary and Cancer Rehabilitation, Erica E. Braig and Aubree L. Osier

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The Effects of Climate Change on Six Bird Species Across an Elevational Gradient, Emily Casseday

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The Economic Obstacles to Electric Vehicle Adoption in Montana, Lily B. Duray

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Every Artist is an Advocate: An autoethnographic analysis of how higher education imposes artist advocacy, Noah R B Durnell

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An analytical framework for quantifying seasonal molt plasticity in snowshoe hares, Grace Erba

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Honors Capstone - Magazine Production (Byline Magazine), Joseph Abraham Evans

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Mapping of Microseismic Aftershock Sequences Following the 2017 Lincoln, Montana M 5.8 Earthquake, Reyer M. Fenoff

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Indigenous (Mis)Representation: Implications for the MMIWG2S Epidemic, Desi Greer, Jillian TopSky, Danara Greer, Chloe Burnstein, Emma Swartz, and Sam Severson

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The Unexpected Movements of Tennis: Breaking the College Expectation to Conform Through Dance, Isabella Mae Kasper

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QUEST Capstone 2022- Making Missoula's Communication More Effective, Lorelei Keith, Brooke Nicklay, and Noah Gilder

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The Shape of Faith: Understanding God Through Pottery, Kenton Ke

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Caution in Stalin's Wake: Perspectives of American Leaders, Keegan Sorelle Lundman

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Pulmonary Response to Exercise, Woodsmoke, and Acute Sleep Deprivation, Aidan DA McCloy, Joseph A. Sol, and John C. Quindry

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How Perfectionism Plays a Role in Eating Disorders Among Dancers, Jenna R. Mitchell

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Making Relief Real for the Most Vulnerable: Securing Housing for Overlooked Communities by Improving the Administration of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Nathaniel L. Morin-Ferguson

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Netflix Strategic Business Analysis, Kegan L. Morris

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A comparison of predicted and observed ocean tidal loading displacements around the Puget Sound, Tanessa Caitlyn Morris

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Winter Wings: An Introduction to Environmental Education, Samuel G. Mothner

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Mitigating the Damaging Effects of COVID-19 Isolation in the Elderly, Hailey Powell, Addie Slanger, Mazana Boerboom, Brenna Spurling, and Maria Goheen

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Measuring The Effects of Pre-Exhaust Training Using Electromyography, Zephaniah S. Pratt

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Assessing the accuracy and deficits of popular drug-interaction software programs in detecting interactions between cannabis and pharmaceutical drugs, Nathan C. Ramsbacher

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Analysis of Bass Lines Played by Ray Brown and Charlie Haden over the Blues Form, Kyler W. Rebich

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Adult Female Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribillis) Abundance and Distribution in Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Region 2, Emily E. Ruta

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The Relationship Between Food Retailers and Distributors, Madison Seigler, Julia Anderson, Aidan Morton, Cassandra Williams, Victoria Bloomgren, and Jacob Tutty

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Wilderness Ideology: Understanding the 1964 Wilderness Act and Wilderness Recreation, Allison Simko

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City of Missoula Partnership Project: Supporting the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Petra Leah Slater

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Different Versions of Myself, Anya Smith

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Medication Use Evaluation: Enoxaparin per Pharmacy Protocol and the Use of Anti-Xa Monitoring, Kinsey A. Smith

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A COMPARISON OF WILDFIRE ADAPTIVE TRAITS IN JUVENILE CONIFERS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES, Andie Sonnen

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Understanding Caribou Population Cycles, Jack R. St. John

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Managing "Culturally Significant" Land: The Badger-Two Medicine Area as a Case Study, Ava Sweet, John Nicholas Mills, Dante Filpula Ankney, Adison Thorp, and Hayden Blackford

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The Future of Food Production at UM: Learning from the Past & Envisioning the Future of Campus Gardens, Elizabeth Todd

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The Sound of the Viola: A Harmonic Analysis of the Classical Music World's Most Underrated Instrument, Lea V. Tonnerre

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Sustainability Education at the University of Montana, Zoe M. Transtrum

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Relating Habitat Use to Survival of Oncorhynchus in Rock Creek and the Clark Fork River, Brett D. Traxler

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Roots to Reasons: A Podcast Series - Emotional, Intellectual, & Substantive Environmental Conversations, Abigail Vogt, Damara Stewart, Sarah Griffin, Rowan Ulrigg, Sierra Franklin, and Cara Shepard

Artifact from 2021

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Welcome to the World of Flipping, Will E. Bazler

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El argumento para una tercera opción de género neutro en la lengua española (The Argument for a Third Gender-Neutral Option in the Spanish Language), Fiona Siobhan Bean

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An Evaluation of Sex Education in Missoula County Schools from Students Perspectives, Sara Lindsay Bigelow

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Differential Diagnosis of Abnormal Muscle Gross Anatomy of a Male Cadaver, Audrey V. Broffman and Carley R. Carpenter

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The MMM Initiative, Erika Byrne, Brianna Bal, McKenna Jones, Noelle Annonen, Christian Pfeifer, Amanda Cunningham, Jaime Breisch, and Rachel Brosten

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Religion, but not Parents, Predict Children's Tendency to Anthropomorphize, Sarah R. Carbis

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Medication Assisted Treatment Programs to Reduce Recidivism in Montana, Asia Chhon, Taylor Hill, Mason Hutchinson, Kian Speck, and Alex Whaples

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An Exploration of Nonpublic Educational Facilities in the Pacific Northwest, Ana L. Crites

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The Humanities: So Much More Than Meets the Eye, Lauren E. D'Angelo

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Decoupling Neoliberal Ideologies with American Governance and Civics, Henry J. DeLuca

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Can we predict knee and Achilles tendon forces with ground reaction force and stride lengths?, Alexis Doutt

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Disrupting Settler Stories: learning to live with respect, intimacy, and reciprocity on colonized land, Anna S. Favour

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Measured in Miles, Chapter Five, Lindsey Marie Gallagher

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Ethnobotany Interpretive Signs at the Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden, Magalloway E. Gammons

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Extending Voting Rights to 16-Year Olds for the Purpose of Increasing Voter Turnout and Civic Engagement in America, Noah Grabe

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Teaching With Desmos, Rebecca Ngari Hasenyager

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Youth Wilderness Therapy Intervention Outcomes: Case Study in Montana, Morgan Heimbigner

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Issue of Disparities in Healthcare Among People with Disabilities, Amanda Lyn Jennings

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Does adaptation to high altitude affect hypoxia-dependent structural plasticity of the placenta?, Hannah C. Johnson, Kathryn Wilsterman, Jeffrey M. Good, and Zachary A. Cheviron

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Correlating energetic neutral atom rates with solar wind pressure data to determine the scale of the heliosphere, Joseph Kelly

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Analyzing the multipath of GPS time series to study snow properties, Ashlesha Khatiwada

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Binegativity and Depression: Examining Alcohol Use Among Nonexclusively-Oriented Womxn, Kaylee M. Kronsperger

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Enhancing the public’s general vaccine knowledge through a comprehensive and user-friendly website., Bonnie Renee Long

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Analyzing Interactions among Migratory Elk and Semi-permeable Fences amongst a Highly Fragmented Landscape on the Blackfeet Reservation, Landon J. Magee

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An Exploration of Ethnobotanically Significant Plants to the Native American Tribes of Montana, Margaret Magee

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poinsettia family: On the Poetics of Forgiveness and Apology, Joshua M. Martelon

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Anti-Racism Auditing and Community Change Initiatives to Address Racial Inequities in Missoula, Jenna McCrorie and Kale Kreitinger

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Stage Managing Mother Courage and Her Children, Shannara McDunn

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The Elevator, Emma E. McMullen

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Assessing Food Insecurity in Student Veterans, Gabrielle Alissa Norconk

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Intersectional Feminism and Diverse Perspectives in Contemporary Romance, Abigail L. Nordstrom

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A Silent Struggle: Eating Disorders in College, Grace P. Olechowski

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Weathering the Storm, Becca M. Olson, Hailey Monaco, Sydney Hanson, Trevor Reid, Maiya Fleck, and Hazel Cramer

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Fuelcast.net Reporting Interface, Jeremiah K. Ormseth, Brad Deibert, Wyatt Featherly, and Colton Gerth

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Missouri River Open Lands Preservation: A Great Falls Case Study, Leonard Patrick Ormseth

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Nutritional Access and Resource Knowledge in College, Darra Perdaems

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Culture Connect: Diversity Resource Toolkit, Anna Potter, Abby Nurvic, Danika Bosch-Greer, Delaney Slade, Erin Landis, Mollie Lemm, and Kelsey Noble

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Charanga: A Work for Solo Flute by Michael Colquhoun, Hailey Anne Rasmussen

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Building Foundational Writing Skills: Designing a Second Grade Writing Curriculum, Sydney A. Roberts

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The Expansion of Shrimp Farms in the Gulf of California and Potential for Restoration to Support Migratory Waterbirds, Miles Scheuering

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Monitoring AGNs with H-beta Asymmetry: Markarian 841, Samuel J. Schonsberg

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Determinants of Positive Language Outcomes for Stroke Survivors with Aphasia who Participate in Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programs, Kortney M. Sims

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Spotify: Strategic Plan and Analysis, Riley T. Sletten