Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Development and Evaluation of an Opioid Monitoring Clinic, Richard Luna Talusan
Simulations of Interfacial Electrokinetics with Applications to Microfluidic Systems, Sebastian Uppapalli
A Multiple Case Study of Whiteness and Critical Literacy Practices Among White Elementary Teachers in Urban Public Schools, Amanda Rose Vandehei
Impact of A Grade Contract Model in A College Composition Course: A Multiple Case Study, Nayelee Villanueva
Reducing Court-Related Stress Through Court Education: Examining Child Witnesses, Attorneys and Parents, Brittnie Turquoise Watkins
Slavery, Sacred Texts, and the Antebellum Confrontation with History, Jordan Tuttle Watkins
Life history tradeoffs and the costs of reproduction in Arizona Bark Scorpions (Centruroides sculpturatus), Michael Marie Webber
The Percussion Music of Donald Martino, Glenn Webb
Application of the Transtheoretical Model: Assessing Exercise Behavior in African Americans in a Church-Based Setting, Robin Marie White
Physical Therapy Non-Treatment of the Acute Hospital Inpatient, Daniel Lee Young
Exact Controllability of the Lazer-McKenna Suspension Bridge Equation, Lanxuan Yu
A qualitative study of the perceived health care needs of undocumented Latino day laborers living in Las Vegas, Nevada, Siboney Zelaya
A Study of Joinpoint Models for Longitudinal Data, Libo Zhou
Evaluation of Video Prompting To Teach Students with Intellectual Disabilities to Use a Cell Phone, Allenda Tharel Zionch
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Mapping the Online Gambling E-Servicescape: Impact of Virtual Atmospherics on the Gambler's Experience, Brett Lillian Levine Abarbanel
A Historical Comparative Analysis of Executions in the United States from 1608 to 2009, Emily Jean Abili
What Factors Impact the Effectiveness of International Non Governmental Organizations (INGOs) in Ethiopia, Ermias Abraham
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
Study of a Non-Equilibrium Plasma Pinch with Application for Microwave Generation, Ahmad Al Agry
Predictors of Resilience and Their Influence on Adaptation after Elective Abortion, Anna Marie Antonio
Samsara, Erica Anzalone
The Importance of Explicitly Mapping Instructional Analogies in Science Education, Loretta Asay
Max Operation in Statistical Static Timing Analysis on the Non-Gaussian Variation Sources for VLSI Circuits, Abu M. Baker
A Qualitative Study of Past Student-Participants' Perceptions of College Mentoring Relationships: A Case Within a Hospitality College, Roberta Jo Barnes
Developing Ethical Competence: The Perspective of Nurse Educators from Pre-Licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Programs Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Jennifer Lee Bartlett
Examining the Testing Effect using the Dual-Process Signal Detection Model, Nicole Jessica Bies-Hernandez
Paleoecology of Late Pleistocene megaherbivores: Stable isotope reconstruction of environment, climate, and response, Aubrey Mae Bonde
The Lived Experience of the Novice Nursing Dean: Exploring the Meaning and Significance, Melissa Rae Bouws
Exploring the Relationships Between Rap and Hip-Hop Music Use and Objectified Body Consciousness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Gender Norms in Female Juvenile Delinquents, Nina Simone Brathwaite
Kinematic analysis of axial rotations and the effects of stress selection on takeoff flight performance, Michael L. Brewer
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
Literacy Coaching and Preschool Teacher's Implementation of Literacy Instructional Practices, Teresa Byington
Examination of Student, Program, and Institutional Support Characteristics that Relate to PGA Golf Management Students' Intent to Persist, Christopher Paul Cain
An Analysis of Reading Skills Instruction Provided To Special and General Educators In Their Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Education, Wendie Lappin Castillo
The Lived Experiences of Acute-Care Bedside Registered Nurses Caring for Patients and Their Families with Limited English Proficiency, Jami-Sue Coleman
Examining the Relationships Between Internalizing and Externalizing Problems and Academic Achievement, Lara Elizabeth Conrad
Reliability and Validity of the NE1 Wound Assessment Tool (WAT), Stephanie Coon, Faustina Tran, and Melinda Vicencio
Motives for Different Types of Medical Travelers: An Analysis of the Current State of Academic Research on the Topic, Dan B. Cormany
An Examination of Walkability in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, Courtney Coughenour
Word Calling In 3rd And 4th Graders: Exploring Student And Teacher Characteristics, Lindsay Starr Couzens
The Influence of Person Familiarity on Children's Social Information Processing, Andrew J. Cummings
Investigating Potential Factors that Influence Recruitment for Parenting Skills Classes, Rachel Elizabeth Davis
Sexual Assault Detectives' Justifications for Aggressive Victim Interviewing Methods: A Qualitative Study, Shauna Davis
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
Effects of Cervical Spine Manipulation on Balance and Joint Proprioception in Asymptomatic Individuals: Plausibility and Pilot Study, Kimberly Drayer and Michael Kauwe
Integrating, Developing, and Testing Methods to Generate More Cohesive Approaches to Biogeographic Inference, Mallory Elizabeth Eckstut
Perceptions of Hospital Patient Safety Culture in Department of Veterans Affairs Station 593 Southern Nevada, Kimberly Falco
Computer-Based Stereoscopic Parts Recognition for Robotic Applications, Ahmad A. Fayed
Comparison of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Screening Test and Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers: Which is the Better Predictor of Autism in Toddlers?, Vanessa Marie Fessenden
Application of (U-Th)/He and 40Ar/39Ar Thermochronology to the Age of Thrust Faulting in the Sevier Orogenic Belt, Michael Giallorenzo
The Ethics Glass Ceiling: A Historical Analysis of Actions by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, Michael James Gordon
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
Our Side of the Fence: Investigating the New Nativism in the United States, Candace Griffith
The Second Oboe Concerto of Sir William Herschel: A New Performance Edition, Matthew Thomas Guschl
Assessing the Conceptual Equivalence of Measure of Suppression in Culturally Diverse Samples, Amanda Louise Haboush
A Multiple Case Study of Gay Teacher Identity Development: Negotiating and Enacting Identity to Interrupt Heteronormativity, Zaid Mashhour Haddad
Testing a Reflection Education Intervention on Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Level of Reflection during Online Clinical Post Conference, Jaime Alicia Hannans
Chronologies of Pain and Power: Violence, Inequality, and Social Control Among Ancestral Pueblo Populations (AD 850-1300), Ryan Patrick Harrod
Black Teachers, White Schools: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study on Their Experiences of Racial Tokenism and Development of Professional Black Identities, Abigail Kathleen Hasberry
An Analysis of Co-Teaching Instruction Provided in Teacher Education and Inservice Training for Special Education and General Education Teachers, Catherine S. Howerter
Managerial Behavioral Complexity and the Collegiate Registrar, Katherine Jeanette Humphreys
Sex Worker Rights Organizing as Social Movement Unionism: Responding to the Criminalization of Work, Crystal A. Jackson
Identity Status: The Impact on Academic Performance, Milan Jelenic
Impacts of climate changes on the spatiotemporal distribution of precipitation in the western United States, Peng Jiang
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
The Effect of Scaffolded Strategies on Content Learning in a Designed Science Cyberlearning Environment, Cynthia Lee Kern
Feasibility of the Use of Ultrasound Measurements for Grade Verification of the Performance Grade Asphalt Binders, Mehdi Khalili
James Joyce and Post-Imperial Bildung: Influences on Salman Rushdie, Tayeb Salih, and Tsitsi Dangarembga, Robert Michael Kirschen
Effects of a Social Story Intervention with a Modified Perspective Sentence on Preschool-Age Children with Autism, Delilah Krasch
Paul Moravec: Polystylism in Cool Fire (2001), Jennifer Kuk-Bonora
Eating Pathology, Supplement Use, and Nutrition Knowledge in Collegiate Athletes, Holly Beth Lapota
A Comprehensive Research Framework for Geographic Parthenogenesis in Whiptail Lizards (Genus Aspidoscelis), Adam Leland
Development and Validation of the Biophilic Attitudes Inventory (BAI), Lawrence Letourneau
Decoding Skills of Middle-School Students with Autism: An Evaluation of the Nonverbal Reading Approach, Patrick Allen Leytham
Effects of PECS Phase III Application Training on Independent Mands in Young Children with Autism, Jessica June Love
Validity of Subjective Self-Assessment of Digital Competence Among Undergraduate Preservice Teachers, Joseph Andrew Maderick
A Historical Examination: The Role of Orchestral Repertoire in Flute Pedagogy, Donald William Malpass
Nonlinear Adaptive Diffusion Models for Image Denoising, Ajay Kumar Mandava
Separation of Tc from U and Development of Metallic Tc Waste Forms, Edward Mausolf
Examining the Inner Experience of Three Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder and Three Individuals with Bipolar Disorder, Janell Marie Mihelic
Evaluation of the Relationship between Nutrition Knowledge and Disordered Eating Risk in Female Collegiate Athletes, Amy L. Miracle
Comparative Direct Democracy: A Study of Institutions and Individuals, Donald D. Mirjanian
Examining the Inner Experience of Left-Handers Using Descriptive Experience Sampling, Aadee Mizrachi
Investigating the feasibility of growing algae for fuel in southern Nevada, Faegheh Moazeni
Kindergarteners' Concept Development in Science and Literacy Learning Through Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI), Char Adelia Moffit
The Meaning of Visual Thinking Strategies for Nursing Students, Margaret M. Moorman
The Effects of the JCCS Curriculum on Juveniles' Legal Knowledge, Competency, and Anxiety, Leslie Strasser Murdock
School Psychologists' Perspectives of Response-To-Intervention: Training, Practices, and Implementation, Michelle Nathan
Using a Mobile Device to Deliver Visual Schedules to Young Children with Autism, Leslie Nelson
A Comparison of Two After School Strategies for Improving the Parenting Knowledge and Parenting Perceptions of Preschool Families Enrolled in a Title 1 Program, Rae Ette Veronna Newman