A culminating publication such as a thesis, dissertation, professional paper or capstone project often marks the end and apex of graduate work in the many graduate programs offered at UNLV. These publications are public testimony of student scholarship and the vehicle used to make a contribution to a specific body of knowledge.
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion on Neck Range of Motion, Pain and Function: A Prospective Analysis, Kate Addis, Jason Longhurst, and Bree-lyn vom Steeg
Land-Based Exercise and Its Effect on Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review, Cody R. Buckner, Lindsay C. Martin, and Michael L. Soukup
Therapeutic Neuroscience Education for Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Its Effect on Activity Level, Pain Perception, and Function, Stephen Burton, Amber Domingo, and Ryan Spencer
Reliability and Validity of the NE1 Wound Assessment Tool (WAT), Stephanie Coon, Faustina Tran, and Melinda Vicencio
Effects of Footstrike Pattern on Low Back Posture, Shock Attenuation, and Comfort During Running, Traci L. Delgado, Emilia Kubera-Shelton, and Robert R. Robb
The Acute Effects of Upper Extremity Stretching on Throwing Velocity in Untrained Baseball Throwers, Ashley Delobel, Lanisa Harveson, Jason Melton, and Michael Williams
Early Life Stress, Drug Abuse, Exercise Effects on BDNF and Sex-influenced Excercise Differences, Karissa Dold
Effects of Cervical Spine Manipulation on Balance and Joint Proprioception in Asymptomatic Individuals: Plausibility and Pilot Study, Kimberly Drayer and Michael Kauwe
Characteristics of Subjects Who Avoid Activities and Participation Due to a Fear of Falling in Parkinson’s Disease, Russell Gourlie, Spencer Sorensen, and Rithea Vong
Test-Retest Reliability and Responsiveness of Gaze Stability and Dynamic Visual Acuity in High School and College Football Players, Denise Kaufman, Mallory Puckett, and Mitchell Smith
Using Over-the-Counter Ear Filters as a Treatment to Improve Dizziness and Balance in Patients Diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain, Brandy Sue Whitney
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Luxury as Culture: A Leader’s Guide to Luxury Service, Aldo Contreras Alba
Patients With Conversion Disorder and Medical Controls: Comparing Emotional Awareness, Talya Alsaid-Habia
Duration of the Effects of Three Static Stretching Conditions With or Without a Dynamic Warm-Up in College Age Adults, Spencer Blackwell, Andrew Blomberg, and Jonathan Griffith
Immediate Effects of High Intensity Training in Children with Cerebral Palsy GMFCS Levels I-III: A Pilot Study, Andrea Blahovec, Andrea Kuiken, Jillian Mears, and Heather Riggins
Foot Volume Change during Long Distance Running in Healthy Adults, Meghan Boni, Istvan Takacs, and Rebecca Wilson
Implementing a State Lottery in Nevada, Benjamin K. Boulton
A Business Plan for a Successful Family-Run Restaurant in Heber City, Utah, Brittany M. Bringhurst
Kinesio Taping on Short-Term Changes in Shoulder Strength in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Dario A. Callegari, Cristobal E. Cordova, and Julia R. Dunievitz
The Hospitality Industry’s Response to Climate Change: Is the Response Sufficient?, Paul Michael Carlson
Sustainability Program for Rio Secco Golf Club and Cascata, Jay Chiders
Effects of Service Level with Low Unemployment Rate in Macau, Hou Ian Chui
An Introductory Wine Course For Hospitality Students, Jeffrey Conklin
Leaving Tray Line Behind: A Proposal For Hybrid Hospital Foodservice, Christopher Connolly
The Family and Medical Leave Act’s Impact on the Hospitality Industry: Implementing Policies to Ensure Continued Productivity, Katie O'Brien Coon
Expatriate Guide to Beijing, China, William Z. Crump
Violence in youth sport: Potential preventative measures and solutions, Cheryl Danilewicz
Hotel Laguna: Marketing the Restoration of a Historic Hotel in Southern California, Hannie Darrwazeh
Attentional Focus During Balance Training in Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease (PD): A Randomized Clinical Trial, Alyssa Davis, Rebecca Hatlevig, Amanda Richards, and Leslee Rosenlof
Coaching Motivation, James Derella
Marketing Analysis For Bonk Knob Shoals Located in Van Buren County, Tennessee, Lillian Lee Ehrmann
Government Contracting: How to Tackle Rapid Growth and Hiring for Conference and Event Planner Positions, Karen Francisco
The Proposal of a Graduate Level Special Events Class at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Megan Gerber
The Positive and Negative Economic Contributions of Mega-sporting Events to Local Communities, Qi Gong
Active Recovery and Electro-Muscular Stimulation on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness after Endurance Running: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Amanda J. Gramly, Kitrick C. Rhodes, and Andrea F. Smith
A Green Marketing Guideline for the Cruise Industry in North America, Xi Guo
Why China? A study of why foreign hotel companies are rushing to develop new luxury hotels in China, Sean Hardingham
Casino Hosting: Back to the Basics, Jessica L. Hobbs
Creating A Hospitality Leadership Development Training Program For a Country Club, Joan Ho
An Examination of the Varying Role of the United Nations in the Civil Wars of Rwanda and El Salvador, Vanessa Jaramillo-Cano
A Positive Approach: Training Coaches to Build a Positive Motivational Climate, J. Spencer John
Search Engine Optimization: Best Practices for Google, Tucker Johnson
Environmental Waste Mangement Training Module for Temporary / ESL Employees in Meeting and Event Industry, Shinyong Shawn Jung
American Generation Y and The Hotel of 2030, Brian Kelley
Business Plan for a U.S. Based Healthy and Organic Ethnic Korean Quick-Service Restaurant, Daniel W. Kim
Smartphone application effecting potential increase of hotel business revenue and guest satisfaction, Katelyn H. Kim
Two Hundred Hour Internship for a Las Vegas Convention Sales Department, Kristen Kostis
Supervised Lower Extremity Strengthening Program to Improve Function in Women Over Fifty with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Time Series Design, Janelle Brooke Lemons, Diane Christine Sheesley, and Pamela Reagan Sutton
The Legalization of Casino Gambling in Mainland China, Xi Liu
The Destination Image of Ukraine: The Challenges and Breakthroughs in Ukraine’s Hospitality Industry, Svitlana Markel
The Role of Ethics in Athletic Participation, Ryan Matthews
Fan Loyalty and Motivation, Jason Mays
The Shifting of the Las Vegas Tourism Industry: A Historical Perspective on Management and Resort Revenues, Eden McCallister
Population-Based Survey of Lumbar Surgery Beliefs in the United States, Amanda Elyse McCauley and Zachery Clark Rasmussen
Therapist Characteristics Influencing Physical Therapy Non-Treatment in the Acute Care Setting, Daniel McGarvey, Colby Olsen, and Aaron Van Wagoner
The Internet Gaming Industry for Newbies, Cory Nebel
Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the Hotel Industry: Impact on Hotel Performance In Service Delivery, Clement K. Odoom
Maintaining the Profitability of Gaming’s Premium Players, Maxwell J.H. Olson
Social Media Helps Small Businesses, Nicholas J. Oxborrow
Non-Monetary Strategies to Retain Key Employees, Becky Rader
A Social Media Plan for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Matthew Radmanovich
Creating a Positive Motivational Climate: Strategies for Division I Women’s Tennis Coaches, Mark Roberts
Training and Development Guide for a Culinary Department in a Private University, Kimberly Rosenbaum
Enhancing Off-Season Motivation in Collegiate Athletes, Daniel Ryan
Sustainable Tourism Marketing Strategies at UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Fouad A. Sadiki
The Adaptation of Cloud Computing by the Hotel Industry, Anthony Schneider
A Business Plan for Grass Fed Restaurant, Joshua Schonfeld
Cultural Impact on Customer Satisfaction and Service Quality Evaluation in Hotels, Yeji Seo
Analyzing the Effects of Social Media on the Hospitality Industry, Gaurav Seth
Motivational Clinic for Coaches in Division I, II, III College Sports, Christopher M. Sheldrick
Identify Possible Critical Provider Gap(s) in the Package Tours Sold by Travel Agencies in Singapore, Chih Wee Siow
The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing, Angela Smith
An Introduction to Meeting and Event Management Course, Diana Spina
A Training Manual: To Increase Performance in Cost Management of a Las Vegas Nightclub for Operations Managers, Mark F. Staudinger
Developing a Marketing Plan For Hertz China, Isabel Tan Ai Wei
Community Gardening: Benefits Focused Strategies, Joseph Zaanan Tellschow
The Design and Testing of a Solar Autoclave with Broad Spectrum Sterilization Capabilities, Sarah S. Trabia
Frameworks Of Casino Resorts Supply Chain, Lu-Mo Tsai
Perfecting the Table Games Dealer: Improving Initial Table Games Dealer Training Curriculum to Create More Versatile Gaming Employees, Bama Varsanyi
Capturing the Chinese Outbound Tourism Market: Lessons for Las Vegas Casino Operators, Wilson Wan
The African-American Struggle for Equality: Two Divergent Approaches, Steven Washington
Exploration of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Applications in Hospitality Industry, Jia Wei
Recommendations for Online Training in Hospitality Organizations, Geoffrey L. Wellen
Medical Tourism: Trends and Opportunities, Krista Wendt
Understanding Loyalty and Motivation of Professional Sports Fans, Victoria Wilkins
The Marketing Plan of the Cotai Strip, Pui Shan Wong
Training Program for New Chinese Casino Players, Yanlei Xu
Exploration of Hotel Distribution Channels in China — Focus on Hotel Call Centers, Tao Yu
Comparing Service Qualities/Gaps between Hospitality Industry and Timeshare Industry, Yan Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Structural, electrical and thermoelectric properties of chromium silicate thin films, Makram Abd El Qader
Impacts of climate change and weather modification on hydrologic characteristics of watersheds in the western United States, Anil Acharya
Energy-based analysis of utility scale hybrid power systems, Kwame Agyenim-Boateng
Molecular organic geochemistry of the oil and source rocks in Railroad Valley, eastern Great Basin, Nevada, United States, LaOde Ahdyar
Visual attention to erotic stimuli in androphilic male-to-female transsexuals, Sarah A. Akhter
Effects of classwide self-management intervention on second grade students’ social skills in physical education, Elian Aljadeff-Abergel
An assessment of medical care provided by Nevada's high school athletic programs, Brooke Allen-Burnstein
Change is learning: Metacognition to resolve concerns during the third year of the implementation of a technological innovation, Nola Allen-Raffail
Safety of Cervical Manipulation: Are Adverse Events Preventable and Are Manipulations Being Performed Appropriately?, Joseph Anders, Jessica March, and Amber Perez