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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 1997
An ethnography of homeless men in Las Vegas, Kurt B Borchard
The potential for use of stormwater detention basins in the Las Vegas Valley for groundwater recharge, Timothy L Buchanan
Reaction as image: Comic books and American life, 1940-1955, William S. Bush
The effectiveness of court appointed special advocates (Casas) to assist in permanency planning, Cynthia Ann Calkins
The Circum-migration of the Animalis Manes, Joseph N. Cameron
Yield management and its practical application in hotels, Jeffrey M. Caneen
"King Arthur" by Benjamin Britten: A transcription for wind orchestra with accompanying historical context and transcription techniques, Steven John Capaldo
Recycling at work: Waste reduction and recycling in the Las Vegas hospitality industry, Darlene M. Cartier
Heat shock proteins as indicators of environmental stress, Arthur Louis Castle
Capability of native Yucca Mountain microorganisms to corrode 1020 carbon steel, Patricia Russo Castro
Faculty attitudes toward distance education in Utah public colleges and universities, Arthur Thomas Challis
Vertical equating of curriculum-based tests in reading, mathematics, and language arts, Judith Susan Gage Costa
Canons by consensus: Critical trends and American literature anthologies, Joseph Thomas Csicsila
Walter Macken: Life in literature, Megan Lyn Denio
Volcanology and Geochemistry of Pliocene and Quaternary Basalts on Citadel Mountain, Lunar Crater Volcanic Field, Pancake Range, Nevada, Loretta D. Dickson
Volcanology and geochemistry of Pliocene and Quaternary basalts on Citadel Mountain, Lunar Crater Volcanic Field, Pancake Range, Nevada, Loretta Darlene Dickson
The relationship between plasma potassium and the ventilatory drift during continuous steady state exercise, Jutta DiNenna
Habitat patch dynamics of desert bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis nelsoni in the Eastern Mojave Desert, Darren Del Divine
A history of changes in the policies and practices of second language programs in the public schools of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada, Mark Jose Dominguez
Lossless motion compensation of images with large volumes of movement, Michael Aaron DuCharme
Seasonal xylem-conducting ability in the desert shrub Chilopsis linearis, Judith Michele Dudek
BLM rangeland: Has the condition improved?, Angela C. Dudley
A re-investigation of Hick's law and its implications for information processing, Malcolm R Dunn
The effect of wetsuit leg coverage on swimming speed and selected physiological measures, Peggy-Lynn Dursthoff
Children's perspectives on coping strategies used for asthma, Terri A Dymeck
The institutional control of NCAA Division One collegiate athletics, Burton Larry Easley
Energy-efficient design trends and performance for passive solar commercial buildings, Gary Byron Eddington
Mexican identity in Clark County, Nevada: A visual ethnohistory, 1829-1960, Corinne Escobar
Defying the odds: The Christian Coalition in the life cycle of the Religious Right, Kathleen S Espin
Technology use by a college of education faculty and factors influencing integration of technology in an undergraduate teacher preparation program, Christy J Falba
The Use of spectrofluorimetry and capillary electrophoresis/laser-induced fluorescence for the detection of fluorescent dyes in groundwater migration studies, Patrick Ferguson
Predictors of life satisfaction of persons with mental retardation, Colleen Sisley Firth
Factors that contribute to the progress of high school students in a college distance education course, Joni M. Flowers
The Grid Sketcher: An AutoCad-based tool for conceptual design processes, Brian Martin Gardner
Theoretical study of crystal-amorphous transition in (111) silicon, and oxidation of (100) silicon, Suresh Gorantla
Determinants of health promotion behavior in active duty Air Force personnel, Bridgette Jolene Grabowski
Computer-controlled stereoscopic profiling, Neil Scott Grayson
Grasp--a language to facilitate the synthesis of parallel programs, Todd Alan Gross
Instructional environments for technology inservice education, Karen Jane Grove
Caesars Palace, 1966-1996, Cherie L Guzman
Composting landscape waste from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, K. Jill Hammond
Mass spectroscopy of molecules following deep-core-shell photoexcitation, David Linnemann Hansen
The effect of human-animal bonding on quality of life, Johanna Barham Hanson
Postnatal observations of behavioral patterns within the social organization of captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Stacey R. Hanson
Stratigraphy And Depositional Environments Of Lower And Middle Cambrian Strata In The Lake Mead Region, Southern Nevada And Northwestern Arizona, Joseph Kirk Hardy
A Plan for characterizing waste for the Defense Special Weapons Agency at the Nevada Test Site, Tiffany A. Hatcher
The impact of a substance abuse prevention program: An evaluation, Julie Ann Hogan
Public participation program development: An analysis of public participation in the water industry, Marcia Lynne Holmberg
Public Participation Program Development: An analysis of public participation in the water industry, Marcia Lynne Holmberg
Techniques for lossless image compression, Daniel R Jenkins
Motion compensated images using Rgb data, Jin Ah Jeon
The artistic collaboration resulting in the creation of the ballet "Parade", Elizabeth Marie Kattner
Political violence in Argentina during the 1970s, Arya Bardo Kazemi
Who is most likely to remain on welfare?, Sonya M Kessinger
A matter of faith: A study of the Muddy Mission, Monique Elaine Kimball
Descriptive experience sampling of individuals with high natural rates of speech, Margie G Koch
Sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, and correlation of the undifferentiated Cambrian dolomites of the Grand Canyon and Lake Mead area, Viacheslav Sergeevich Korolev
Nuclear power plant security post 9-11, Kathleen Korvalis
Perceptions of importance and performance: A study of University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hotel College Master's alumni, Michael F Lamb
The degree of relationship between tests of cognitive mechanisms, Craig Allen Lane
Compact routing in fault-tolerant distributed systems, James Edward Lawrence
Sublimation from snow packs in Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada and Dixie National Forest, Utah, Stephen M Lawson
Two optimization techniques for designing multiplierless Fir filters, Torrance Matthew Lawton
The effects of an eight-week training program on a population with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Tracy Lynn Lawyer
The relationship between health beliefs and use of child car safety restraints among mothers of young children, Stacy Lynn Leifried
Expansion of compacted clay soils in Southern Nevada, Lih-Nah Liao
The effects of learning a programming language on logical thinking skills, Margaret Gradwell Mains
Comparison of myocardial infarction symptoms, risk factors, and enzyme levels between Black and White males, Sharon Laree Mallory
A history of the Las Vegas school desegregation case: Kelly et al v the Clark County School District, Ronan Matthew
Work and family commitment among professionals, Troy A. McGinnis
Sivilizing' the Washoe Zephyr: Mark Twain's writing for the "Buffalo Express", 1869-1871, Janice E McIntire
Staff training on choice availability and its effects on adaptive and maladaptive behavior in persons with developmental disabilities in the group home setting, Tami Jo Mc Knight
College students' image of nursing as a career choice, Diana Teresa Mendez
Generation X: A social movement toward cynicism, Paula Gottula Miles
A family portrait: Domestic dynamics in the fiction of Mary Lavin, Lisa Lorraine Montagne
Teenage Pregnancy: Correlates of Sexual Behavior and Overview of Prevention, Intervention, and Local Programs, Janice Rollins Monteiro
The Vietnam War: A comparison of interpretations, David Scott Morokoff
Trace element and polysaccharide sorption in a lacustrine biofilm, Ephraim G Morris
Antisite arsenic incorporation in the low-temperature molecular beam epitaxy of gallium arsenide, Sivakumar Muthuvenkatraman
Attorney advertising: The effect on juror perceptions and verdicts, Stephanie Moore Myers
Effects of duct source and termination impedance on the acoustic response characteristics of duct elements, Prabhanjan Mysore
The Eldorado landfill: A case study, Heather A. Nash
Manganese transport: A preliminary study of the Three Kids Mine and surrounding area, Corie Ann Naugle
Patients' perceptions of spiritual needs and the role of nurses to resolve spiritual needs, Barbara Ann Nelson
Political corruption in sub-Saharan Africa: A comparative assessment of Kenya, Nigeria, and Zaire/Congo, Kennedy Geoffrey Ondieki
Provenance and tectonic significance of the Lower Paleozoic Douglas Conglomerate, northern Churchill Mountains, Antarctica, Susan Kay Panttaja
Controlling urban sprawl in the Las Vegas Valley through a mixed use zoning strategy, Gene Paul Pasinski
Experimental determination of heat transfer and fluid flow over drift-emplaced canisters, Satish Pattisam
"Born to Love" and other stories, Nate Peragine
Physiological and psychological stress in nursing students during written examinations, Catherine Andrea Prato
Nurse and patient perception of stressors associated with coronary artery bypass surgery, Rosemary Puetz
Modeling temporal variations in travel demand for intelligent transportation systems, Srinivas Subrahmanyam Pulugurtha
The feasibility of activity -based costing in the restaurant industry., Carola Raab
A self-consistent numerical model for multiple quantum well photovoltaic devices, Stephen McHarry Ramey
The relationship between media exposure, personal experience and education on the public's perceptions of people with disabilities: A correlational study, Melissa Lynn Reichley
Predictors of positive reinforcement-based school refusal behavior, Tami Lynn Roblek
The impact and pattern of gene and genome duplication in the history of increasing organismal complexity, Matthew Rand Ronshaugen
A survey of computer uses in music, Maria N Russell