Theses/Dissertations from 2012
School Leadership Readiness: Traditional vs. Online Administrative Preparation, Jose Delfin
The Meaning of the Lived Experience of Nursing Faculty on a Dedicated Education Unit, Deborah Ann Demeester
Problem Solving Interventions: Impact on Young Children with Developmental Disabilities, Lindsay Ann Diamond
Language of Instruction Policies: Discourse and Power, Katherine Ann Dockweiler
Closing up shop: Meditations on the departmental/programmatic elimination experience, Susan Beth Donoff
New Deal Cowboy: Gene Autry and Public Diplomacy, Michael Dean Duchemin
Understanding Adolescent Perceptions of Science Education, Ellen Kress Ebert
The Relationship between Institutional, Departmental and Program-Specific Variables and the Academic Performance of Division I FBS Football Programs, Steven C. Eigenbrot
The Retention and Success of Alternatively Admitted Student Athletes: A Case Study of the UNLV Athletic Department, Adrienne Ekas-Mueting
Empowering Teachers: Characteristics, Strategies, and Practices of Successful Principals, Cailin Patrice Ellis
Sociosexuality, mate preferences, and sex steroid hormone levels among breastfeeding women in Manila, Michelle Escasa
Fortifying the Pipeline: An Exploratory Study of High School Factors Impacting the Information Literacy of First-Year College Students, Jennifer L. Fabbi
Superintendent Leadership during Economic Austerity: A Multiple Case Study, Douglas Paul Finch
A Historical Case Study of School Desegregation and Resegregation in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1968-2008, Felicia Forletta
School Reform: Where Does Policy Come From? Where Should It Go?, Kim Karman Friel
Writing in Science: Influences of Professional Development on Teachers' Beliefs, Practices, and Student Performance, Lori Fulton
The Acquisition of Cultural Competence: A Phenomenological Inquiry Highlighting The Processes, Challenges and Triumphs of Counselor Education Students, Douglas L. Garner
Public Corruption for Gain in America: The Costly Consequences of Violating Public Trust, Yvonne Atkinson Gates
A Flower Blooms in the Desert: Managing for Collaboration, Josphine Gatti Schafer
Characterization of Beryllium as a Novel Agent to Study Cell Cycle Arrest and Cellular Senescence, Priyatham Gorjala
Scorpion Phylogeography in the North American Aridlands, Matthew Ryan Graham
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
Transformative Multicultural Science Curriculum: A Case Study of Middle School Robotics, Mary Katheryn Grimes
Enhancing the Calibration Accuracy of Adult Learners: A Multifaceted Intervention, Antonio P. Gutierrez
Interactive Effects of Working Memory Self-Regulatory Ability and Relevance Instructions on Text Processing, Nancy Jo Hamilton
Monsters in our Midst: An Examination of Human Monstrosity in Fiction and Film of the United States, Michelle Kay Hansen
Factors Affecting Talent Development: Differences in Graduate Students Across Domains, Stephanie Hartzell
Kristian Lindeman, Chansons Sentimentales: A Wind Orchestra Arrangement with Accompanying Historical Background and Commentary, Rod L. Henley
Community Perspectives on Black Parent Engagement in West Las Vegas Before and After Desegregation: A Case Study, Tonia Faye Holmes-Sutton
The Motivating Language of Principals: A Sequential Transformative Strategy, William Tobias Holmes
Petrogenesis of the Linked River Mountains Volcanic Section and Wilson Ridge Pluton, Denise Kelly Honn
Anti-Germinants as a New Strategy to Prevent Clostridium Difficile Infections, Amber Janece Howerton
Valuation of Financial Derivatives Subject to Liquidity Risk, Yanan Jiang
The Relationship between Self-efficacy and Fluid,and Dietary Compliance in Hemodialysis Patients, Ansy Paul John
Synthesis and characterizations of pyridinium salts including poly(pyridinium salt)s and their applications, Tae Soo Jo
Adaptive Behavior Malingering in Legal Claims of Mental Retardation, Renee M. Kadlubek
Molecular Processes in Astrophysics: Calculations of H + H2 Excitation, De-Excitation, and Cooling, Matthew Kelley
A Comparison of Bias in Four Measures of Monitoring Accuracy, Fred Kuch
Measured Rates of D2 Abstraction in H2O+ , D2 Substitution in H2DO+ and Charge Transfer of He2+ with Noble and Other Gases at <1eV, Chrysanthos Kyriakides
An Examination of the Compositional Style of Dorothy Rudd Moore and its Relationship to the Literary Influence of Langston Hughes, Latoya Andriel Lain
Exercise-induced neuroprotection in a hemiparkinsonian 6-hydroxydopamine rat model, Merrill Russen Landers
Model Provisions For Building a Successful Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: A Case Study for the Western United States, Kathleen Lauckner
From fandom to tourism: An examination of self-~expansion theory, So Jung Lee
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 Marketing Effectiveness of Hotel Facebook Pages: From Perspectives of Customers and Messages, Xi Yu Leung
The Leadership Orientations and Effectiveness of College and University Career Services Directors, Jacob A. Livengood
Novel Production Techniques of Radioisotopes Using Electron Accelerators, Daniel Robert Lowe
Archiving Joyce & Joyce's Archive: Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, and Copyright, Jessica Michelle Lucero
Nutritional Management of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant: An Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guideline, Dana J. Lunde
A Case Study Using Principal-Agent Theory to Explore How a Public, Four Year University Interacts with a System Office, Annie Macias
Provider Variations in Cesarean Section (CS) and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Practice, Rita Elizabeth Marrero
Antecedent Influences: Factors that Guide African American Men to the Field of Education, Michael James Maxwell
Response to Intervention Data in Grade Retention Decisions: How is it Used?, Cheryl Anne Mayfield
Reclaimed from a Contracting Zion: The Evolving Significance of St. Thomas, Nevada, Aaron James Mcarthur
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
Community Resources and Black Social Action, F Street, A Case Study, Robert Joseph Mckee
Facing The Music: Student Power Relations in Student Leadership Within High School Band Programs, Curtis James Melton
A study of district leadership practices in the principal professional learning community, Danielle Grace Miller
Leadership Practice in Elementary School Dual Language Programs: A Collective Case Study, Joanie K. Monroy
Teaching Online Social Skills to Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Joseph John Morgan
Muddy Creek Formation: A Record of Late Neogene Tectonics and Sedimentation in Southern Nevada, Thomas William Muntean
Education Interest Groups: The Influence of Networks on Rulemaking and Policy in Public School Reform, Brian Curtis Myli
The New American Conservation Movement: New Strategies, Focus and Organizations for the 21st Century, Amy Deanna Northrup
Recycling and Reuse of Radioactive Materials, Thomas Joseph O'dou
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Primary Care Providers' Evaluation of Patient Fitness to Fly, Kerry Colleen Palakanis
CPU Scheduling for Power/Energy Management on Heterogeneous Multicore Processors, Rajesh Patel
Celebrity Athlete Endorser Effectiveness: Construction and Validation of a Scale, Theodore Byrne Peetz
Why Access Barriers to Primary Care Exist for People with Mobility Disabilities: A Mixed Methods Study of Health Care Administrators, Jennifer Renee Pharr
The effect of casino tax policy on short-run gaming development, Kahlil Philander
Safety First -In Search of Justice -School & Law Enforcement Agency Partnerships, Michael Anthony Pickett
Environmental Adaptations at Neolithic Ghwair I as seen from a Zooarchaeological Perspective, Doss F. Powell
A Father's Hands: African American Fathering Involvement and The Educational Outcomes of Their Children, Theodore Samuel Ransaw
Molecular Forensic Science Analysis of Nuclear Materials, Dallas Reilly
Program Evaluation of Stroke in Rural Nevada Hospital, Starla Cheri Ricks
Restaurant Service Employees Organizational Commitment: Shared Gratuity versus Independent Gratuity Environments, Susan J. Roe
James Jones's Codes of Conduct, Matthew Samuel Ross
Comparing Division IA Scholarship and Non-Scholarship Student-Athletes: A Discriminant Analysis of Academic Performance, Lisa Melanie Rubin
A Critical Edition of Gustave Vogt's 4eme Solo de Concert, Mark Runkles
A Refreshable and Portable E-Braille System for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Mohammad Yousef Saadeh
An Exploration Of Contextual Factors That May Influence The Expulsion Rates Of Middle School Students, Tracy Schroeder
Innovators and laggards? Faculty adoption of online distance education, Thomas Tailor Scott
Comparing Public and Private Institutions that Have and Have Not Implemented Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems: A Resource Dependence Perspective, Geetha Rathna Sendhil
The Non-Gaming Business of the Gaming Industry: Evaluating the Contribution of Non-Gaming Amenities at a Casino-Resort Property, Elena Shampaner-Ghiassi
Credentialing Success in Respiratory Therapy Education: Revisiting Bourdieu's Concepts of Field and Capital, Karen Lightbody Shaw
Buffalo Bill's Wild West in Germany. A Transnational History., Julia Simone Stetler
Caught in the Immigration Cross-Fire: The Changing Dynamics of Congressional Support for Skilled Worker Visas, Maryam Tanhaee Stevenson
Principal Change Facilitator Style and Student Achievement: A Study of Schools in the Middle, Steven Keith Stewart
Room Service Principles and Practices: An Exploratory Study, Stanley Douglas Suboleski
From Martyrs to Mothers to Chick in Choos: The Medieval Female Body and American Women's Popular Literature, Gina M. Sully
Affect Identification and Interpersonal Skills: An In-Depth Evaluation of Social Cognition in Schizophrenia, Griffin Pollock Sutton
Improving evidence based asthma management in an urban university student health center, Hedian Cho Swanson
Measuring Spillover Effects of Residential Amenity Improvements Using Spatial Hedonic Approach, Shruti Bishan Tandon
Division I Student-Athlete Degree Choice Assessment, Tony Terrell
Die Deutschen in Kalifornien: Germans in Urban California, 1850-1860, Carole Cosgrove Terry