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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 1999
Survey of injury rates in Nevada high school athletic programs, Michelle Marie Hauck
Elder care: An evaluation of communication resources for lay caregivers in southern Nevada, Deborah Lee Hauth
Massacre, memoir, and myth: The 1866 Fetterman Fight, a reconstruction, Richard S Haynes
On lossless image compression, Huawen He
Genetic algorithms using Galib, Bradley John Hendricks
Educator study groups: An exploration of an alternative method of preservice teacher development, Leah Mary Herner
Quality of life amidst the lights of Las Vegas, Terri Lynn Hicks
A Comparative policy analysis on the effectiveness of implementing student uniforms in public school districts within the United State from 1993 through 1998, Desiree Hiestand
Socially desirable responding on the Machiavellianism scale: Response bias or construct?, Maryn Lyn Hoefer
Nevada's high technology crime task force, Dorinda A. Hollenbeck
The stages of development in the portrayal of African-Americans in television comedy, Rashawnda Deve Horn
Written retellings of narrative and expository texts: A case study of elementary primary grade delayed male readers, Timothy Todd Houge
Motivation for sport spectating among the Taiwanese people, Ching-Ching Hsu
Penware Panther: An embedded computer system for real-time applications, Chenyong Huang
Do RNA-dependent polymerases share common ancestry? A bioinformatic approach, Julianna Hudak
Descriptive Experience Sampling of individuals with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, Daniela S Hugelshofer
Nevada procurment laws for computer related items for public agencies, Rick Hunsaker
Fall from grace: United States images of Japan, 1894--1921, Darryl Scott Hushaw
A Comparison study of the San Francisco Community Board Whole Schools Conflict Resolution Project, Kimberli Huston
Reproductive and growth responses of Mojave Desert plants to a changing climate, Travis E Huxman
Factors affecting participation in senior center programs, Betty J. Jefferson
Monoaromatic hydrocarbons and aldehydes in Las Vegas air, Linhong Jing
Sorption and desorption of selenium in cement formulations, Elizabeth Ann Johnson
An empirical examination of factors that influence venture capital investment and the location of funds, Sandra Phillips Johnson
An exploratory study of accommodations provided to welfare -to -work participants in housekeeping classifications, Terry Kent Jones
The perception of Korea as a convention destination, Sung-Ae Jung
The geochronology and geochemistry of the Bearhead Rhyolite, Jemez volcanic field, New Mexico, Leigh Justet
Seismic evaluation of the U3ax/bl landfill in the Area 3 Rwms, Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Maximilian Kemnitz
Metafiction in the work of Tim O'Brien, Michael Patrick Kimmet
An examination of two-year and four-year continuing education curriculum in post-secondary hospitality management programs, Clark Smith Kincaid
Battered women: Exploring motivating factors to leave or remain in violent relationships, Lora Ellen Kirn
Responses of Python regius to animal chemosensory stimuli: Implications of foraging ecology, Albert Klein
The origin of brucite in hydrothermally altered limestone near Devil Peak, Nevada, Rhonda L. Knupp
Living expressions: An initial understanDing, Martin Bennett Landa
Celluloid heroes: A study of fictional characters in popular film as vehicles for cultural myth, Jeffrey Patterson Lawrence
Response of tall fescue to saline water as influenced by leaching fractions and irrigation uniformity distributions, Algirdas M Leskys
"Welcome, fellow toastmasters": The history and membership of a public speaking phenomenon, Ellen Beth Levine Bremen
Fast algorithms for wavelet-based analysis of hyperspectral signatures, Jiang Li
A 3-dimensional H-adaptive algorithm for groundwater flow and contaminant transport, Lan Li
Media convergence, obscenity law and the Internet, Lynette Lim
Systemic environmental analysis of the legal mechanisms for controlling air pollution in the Las Vegas Valley, Richard Little
United States probation/pretrial officers' concerns about victimization and officer safety training, Kevin D Lowry
The use of continuum models for conducting both linear and nonlinear analyses of lattice structures, Simon Yi Luk
Black and blue: A metaphoric criticism, Jacquelyn A Luongo
A Study of issues related to privatization of workers’ compensation in Nevada, Kathryn A. Mack
Knowledge of AIDS, perceived risk of AIDS, and at-risk behaviors among older adults, Cheryl Ann Maes
Leakage gate current in a heterostructure field effect transistor, Amit Ranbir Mahajan
Rethinking the aceramic neolithic: Insights from an ethnoarchaeological study on Cyprus, Sherry Lynn Marks
Life beyond nuclear testing the Nevada Test Site, Fina Martinez-Myers
Exploring the role of service process and its effect on guest encounter satisfaction, Karl Joseph Mayer
Perceived readability, understandability, and hazardousness of prescription drug warning labels as a function of icon, font size, and color, Melissa Marie McCafferty
Depictions of race: An analysis of local television news, Colleen M McCarthy
The disability press: A wheel still in spin, Cindy Schwartz McCoy
Nationally recognized superintendents: Perceptions on how they lead in relation to the characteristics of effective schools research, Warren Paul McKay
A Case Study of Process Servers in Clark County, Nevada in the District Attorney Criminal Division, Amy M. Meedel
A comparison of fast and slow contraction speeds using electromyography, Philip James Melhorn
A Windows-based roadway maintenance management system, Ranjit Menon
The rhetoric of martyrdom: A case study analyzing the rhetorical situations of Joan of Arc, John Brown and Jim Jones, Chris S Meservey
UNLV residence hall recycling & reuse program for move-in and move-out, Angela Michelson
Baseball's manifest destiny: The good, the bad, and the ugly, Patrick Valenti Miller
The aerodynamic response of airborne discs, Timothy Lewis Mitchell
Domestic violence in the hyperreal: An examination of race and ethnicity in "real life" police drama, Melissa J Monson
A Comparative assessment of the status, structure and process utilized by Nevada's family support and preservation consortia to achieve collaboration, Marlys A. Morton
Trackless online two-server problems and red-black games, Anna N Naydenova
What does the gaming industry pay in taxes, and does the gaming industry pay a proportionate share?, Jewelene Nelson
Gender tragedy in George Eliot's "Mill on the Floss", Elizabeth Anne Nielsen
Metaphorically speaking: Putting Las Vegas on the cultural map, Ester Sara O Fearghail
Midpoint estimation applied to the vertical-horizontal illusion, Gary Wayne Ogren
Towards the cloning of the human heat shock protein twenty-seven multigene family, Ann A Ohiaeri
I/O embedding and broadcasting in star interconnection networks, Kalyanram Palagummi
Bankruptcy prediction in the casino industry, David William Patterson
The effects of catastrophizing and labeling on pain tolerance, sensation, and affect, Otto Pedraza
A heuristic approach for path planning for redundant robots, George Petrescu
Gambling addiction and life meaning, Andrew Bohdan Plesh
A parametric study on the contained burning of solid rocket motor propellant, Jennifer Erin Politano
An analysis of the funding of public school transportation in New Mexico, Joseph Roger Pribyl
Probationary periods- promoting excellence or legel loophole?, Daryl R. Privott
The reality gap of employee-management misperceptions: Comparing United States Air Force Services squadron members to their private sector counterparts, Michael Christopher Rakoczy
An examination of distance learning utilization in post-secondary hospitality management programs, Susan J Raymakers
"Pygmalion" vs "My Fair Lady": A comparison of the vision of two authors and what each play says to women, Jessica Lynn Raymer
Examining specialized drug courts: An evaluation of the Las Vegas Drug Court treatment program, Erin Nicole Reese
A Comparative analysis of Southern Nevada municipalities, and their active participation to implement historical preservation, Rhonda M. Reeves
A political -economic view of the federal organization of work, Rose Marie Richardson
A survey of southern Nevada employers regarding the importance of Scans workplace basic skills, Greg P Richens
An Analysis of the impact of the internet as a marketing tool for economic development in municipal governments in the western region of the United States, Jacquelin Risner
The United States federal law enforcement response to increased drug smuggling on the Southwest border, Even Rosenthal
Experimental study of drying of a porous medium at sub-residual saturations, Adaikkalavan Kumar Sathappan
Filtered Fiction, Tunnel Truth, Karen Ruth Schierhoff
Ecofeminism as invitational rhetoric: Envisioning the shift in Western consciousness, Julie Ann Schutten
Soluble mineral content of soils using electrical conductivity, Merrill Gene Schweppe
Mineral paragenesis and ore fluids at the Turquoise Ridge gold deposit, Nevada, Michiko Shigehiro
Amerikan dreams: Dialogues with white supremacists, Pete George Simi
The relationship of hamstring and hip flexor flexibility to injury rates in collegiate football players, Joseph Slat
The language of sovereignty: Lucien Bouchard and the separatist movement in Quebec, Christine Elizabeth Smith
Post-traumatic stress disorder: The hidden epidemic and its effect on society, Donald Phelan Stewart
Minority housing conditions in urban settings: Proposals for the improvement of Las Vegas' Amerindian homes, Patricia Epee Stissi
A method for determining elements for elemental signature analysis of groundwater and treated Lake Mead water, F. Xavier Suarez
Summary fading knowledge of results (Kr): Test for the dynamic acquisition protocols, Changjiang (River) Sun