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About the Collection
This collection contains UNLV graduate student theses, dissertations, professional papers, and capstone projects from 1956-present. Records produced before 2009 were previously available only in print or microfilm and were digitized by the University Libraries. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title.
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Hands, and Numbers, and Dots Oh My! Examining the Effect of Nearby-hands on Counting and Subitizing, Gabriel Allred
A Multiple Case Study Analysis of Mentor-Mentee Perception of the Effectiveness of Self-Disclosure in the Field Experience, Khaled Ismail Alnajjar
From Belief to Action: Omani EFL Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Relation to their Teaching of English as a Foreign Language, Abdullah Khamis Al-Shukri
High-Pressure Properties of Several Narrow Bandgap Semiconductors from First-Principles Calculations, Andrew Michael Alvarado
A Performance Analysis of Dorothy Rudd Moore's Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds, and Death, Cordelia Elizabeth Anderson
Implementation of the Obesity Prevention and Management (OPM) Guideline to Increase Recognition and Treatment of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in an Urgent Care Setting, Krystle Denise Apodaca
Vulnerability Analysis and Security Framework for Zigbee Communication in IOT, Charbel Azzi
Family, Housing, and the Political Geography of Gay Liberation in Los Angeles County, 1960-1986, Ian M. Baldwin
Impact of Universal Social-Emotional and Behavioral Screening Among Middle School Students: A Multistage Approach to Identification, Kristen M. Ballinger
Sulfate Resistance of Nanosilica Contained Portland Cement Mortars, Iani Batilov Batilov
Understanding Contingent Faculty: A Quantitative Study of Engagement, Satisfaction, Commitment, and Mentoring Needs, Heidi Batiste
The National Diabetes Prevention Program an intervention for Diabetes Risk Reduction, Kavita Batra
Judicial Differences in Protective Orders Issuance Rates: An Examination of Courtroom Actors, Case Aspects, and Individual Characteristics, Elena Alexandra Bejinariu
The Radionuclide Concentration In Dust Collected At The Nellis Dunes Recreational Area, Mathew John Bensen
Seers In Greensand, Michael Lawrence Berger
Characterizing the Earliest Stages of Partial Melting: A Study of the Pyrometamorphic Aureole of Miocene Mt. Perkins Pluton, Northwest Arizona, Mathew Beshears
Viktor Kosenko's Piano Cycle Eleven Etudes in the Form of Old Dances, Ekaterina Bessmeltseva
Effects of Simple Postural Instructions on Running Form Modification in Recreational Runners – Preliminary Findings, Elizabeth Billington, Scott Devries, and Kenshin Scoggin
Homeland, Homestead, and Haven: The Changing Perspectives of Zion National Park, 1700-1930, Sara Black
Removal of High and Low Levels of Ammonium from Industrial Wastewaters, Gregory Bock
The Effects of Source and Content on Types of Social Influence in Online Traveler Reviews, Laura A. Book
On the Scattering of an Acoustic Plane Wave by a Soft Prolate Spheroid, Joseph Michael Borromeo
A Case for Chiral Contributions to Nondipole Effects in Photoionization Using Linearly Polarized Soft X-rays, Kyle Patrick Bowen
The Edge of Mercury, Aurora Brackett
Water Harvesting Methods and the Built Environment: The Role of Architecture in Providing Water Security, Adam Joseph Bradshaw
The People's College? An Examination of Who Governs Community Colleges at the Local Level, Katheryn Christine Brekken
Standardization of Military Rapid Response Teams, Kristine Patricia Broger
The Iterative Nature of Descriptive Experience Sampling: Do Interviewees Build Skills across Sampling Days?, Vincent Peter Brouwers
Corporatized Higher Education: A Quantitative Study Examining Faculty Motivation Using Self-Determination Theory, Aaron Dale Brown
Nursing Students’ Nonacademic Barriers to Success on High Stakes Exams, Jennifer Bussen Bussen
Intra-Ethnic Diversity in Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality among Hispanics in the United States, Karen Elizabeth Callahan
Commingled Tombs and ArcGIS: Analyzing the Mortuary Context and Taphonomy at Bronze Age Tell Abraq, Maryann Calleja
Food Rescue Program Evaluation Three Square Food Bank, Anna Caputo, Rich Easter, Rosa Rosas, and Mark Sakurada
Working as Civic and Patriotic Duty for Consumption: A Critical Discourse Analysis of American Presidential Inaugural Speeches Since World War II, Michelle Leigh Casey
The "World's Greatest Deliberative Body" and the Decision to Invade: The Rhetoric of Senatorial Debate on S.J.Res. 46, Henry Russell Castillo
An Annotated Bibliography of Beginning and Intermediate Solo Bassoon Literature, Kim Kehau Chai
Analyzing the Relationship Between Job Demands, Job Resources, and Personal Resources on Employee Engagement and Exhaustion of Juvenile Probation/Parole Officers, Danilo Estuardo Chavarria
Influences of Body Composition, Multimorbidity and Polypharmacy on Physical Mobility of Older Adults, Chieh Chen, Linna Sestini, and Rachel Wilde
Nanomaterials for Solar Distillation Technology, Jack Warren Stoddard Cheney
A Distributed Processing Platform With Reconfigurable Autonomous Nodes, Grzegorz Chmaj
Implementation and Performance Evaluation of Acoustic Denoising Algorithms for UAV, Ahmed Sony Kamal Chowdhury
“The Ground You Walk on Belongs to My People": Lakota Community Building, Activism, and Red Power in Western Nebraska, 1917-2000, David Christensen
The Development of Sexual Attitudes in the Family of Origin and Sexual Satisfaction Later in Life, Bryant Christlieb
The Experience of Teaching Online Secondary Science, Cynthia Ann Clark
Use of a Mobile Application to Increase Patient Compliance to a Prescribed Home Exercise Program and Improve Outcomes, Ellie Cobb, Jed Hurst, and Ethan Konshuk
The Effect of Dry Needling to the Multifidus Muscle on Resting and Contracted Thickness of Transversus Abdominis in Subjects with Low Back Pain, Shane Collins, Abbay Dow, and Daniel Rincon
'The Only Thing That Matters': A Critique of the Editorial Practices in The Garden of Eden, Jesse Lee Cook
Emotional Labor: Surface Acting a Better Emotional Regulation Strategy for Dealers?, James Luverne Cox
WOLF!!! VOL. 1, Jamison Crabtree
Determining the Effects of the Think Risk Initiative as Implemented by the Southern Nevada Health District, Karalin Nichole Cronkhite
Sexual Determination from Frontal Sinus Analysis in a Subadult Population Using Archival Radiographic Records, Erica Crosta
Preventing Non-Contact ACL Injuries in Female Athletes: What Can We Learn from the Dancers?, Sarah Crow, Thomas Crowther, and Trenton Saupan
Teachers + School Librarians = Student Achievement: When Will We Believe It?, Gaetana D'agata
Empirical Study of Concurrent Programming Paradigms, Patrick M. Daleiden
Structuring A Risk-Based Bioassay Program For Uranium Usage In University Laboratories, Johnne' Talia Dawson
The Lived Experiences of Women in the Information Technology Field as they Transition from One Leadership Level to the Next: A Phenomenological Study, Marilyn Delmont
The Impact of Nursing Crew Resource Management Training on the Patient Safety Self-Efficacy of Nursing Students, Deanne Marie Donaway
Original Chamber Percussion Works for Silent or Silenced Film in Live Performance, James William Doyle III
Direct Dissolution and Electrochemical Investigation of Cerium and Uranium in Ionic Liquid, Janelle Droessler
Avoiding Discrimination and Filtering of Qualified Candidates by ATS Software, Katarina Drucker
Post-Concussion Symptom Reporting: Is Gender a Factor in the Adolescent Population? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Jessica Dunne
How Queer!: Camp Expression in Francis Poulenc's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, Kevin Ryland Eberle
The Effects of Patellofemoral Taping on Patellofemoral Joint Alignment and Contact Area, Ryan Epstein, Ron Garcia, and Nicole Riley
Self-Efficacy in Situation Background Assessment and Recommendation Communication Using Information Technology in Baccalaureate Nursing, Kelly Etcheberry Espinoza
(U-Th)/He Studies of the Southern Snake Range Metamorphic Core Complex, NV and Gypsum Valley Salt Wall, Paradox Basin, CO, USA, Sarah Lynn Evans
An EMG-based patient monitoring system using Zynq SoC device, Farhad Fallahlalehzari
Estimation and Comparison of Thermoelectric and PV Solar Water Usage in the Colorado River Basin States, Yuzhen Feng
Crossing, Olivia Clare Friedman
The Validation and Verification of LES Modeling Using KIVA, David Fyda
Security Threats from UAS and Its Mitigation Through Detection and Tracking, Sai Ram Ganti
Life After Service for Post-9/11 Veterans: Data, Methods, and Policy Impacts, Justin Stockton Gardner
#TheRightToRemainSilent: Police Department Adoption and Deployment of Social Media, 2010-~2015, Paul Geary
Patterns of Synorogenic Sedimentation Associated with the Unroofing of the Willard-Paris-Meade Thrust Sheets, Sevier Fold-Thrust Belt, Amanda Gentry
Consumer Perspectives: Corporate Social Responsibility Through Advertisement and Publicity, Margaret George
Effects of Vertical Ground Motion on Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Flat-Plate Buildings, Sara Jean George
The Birth of an Arts Scene, William Goldberg
Differences in Perceived Importance of Preventative Services and Healthcare Provider Trust Among Hispanics, Jonathan James Gore
Improvement of Security in UAS Communication and Navigation using ADS-B, Vedadatta Gouripeddi
Theater Education: Thinking Outside of the Black Box, Raheve Gray
Collaborative Writing for Commercial Musical Theatre, Alexandra Grill-Childers
Complex Traffic Network Modeling & Area-wide Hierarchical Control, Saumya Gupta
A Simulator Application for Distributed Leader Election Algorithms, Sugeeswara Gurudeniya
Top-K Nodes Identification in Big Networks Based on Topology and Activity Analysis, Sweta Gurung
Physiology and Genetics of Starvation-Selected Drosophila melanogaster, Christopher Michael Hardy
Schoolgirls: Embodiment Practices Among Current and Former Sex Workers in Academia, Jennifer Heineman
Ab Initio Structure Determination and Property Characterization of High-Pressure Ca-O Compounds and Li2(OH)Br Crystals, Christopher Higgins
Efficient Strategies for Playing the Horn, Jon Allan Holloway
Applied Anatomy in Music: Body Mapping for Trumpeters, Micah Holt
Nindanishinaabewimin: Ojibwe Peoplehood in the North American West, 1854-1954, Margaret Huettl
Heel-Raised Foot Posture and Weightlifting Shoes Do Not Affect Trunk and LowerExtremity Biomechanics during a Barbell Back Squat, Javier Ibarra, Derek Oldroyd, and Ryan Zane
The San1 Ubiquitin Ligase Functions Preferentially with Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Ubc1 During Protein Quality Control, Rebeca Lea Ibarra
Seismic Response of an Older Bridge in Nevada under Maximum Considered Earthquake, Ryan Thomas Isaac
Comparing the Effects of Two Utility Value Interventions on Graduate Students' Interest, Performance, and Perceptions of Utility Value, Ivan Vladimirov Ivanov