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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 2021
Juvenile Conifer Growth and Regeneration Across Diverse Climatic and Environmental Conditions in the Southwestern United States, Nikki L. Pirtel
Dimitri Mitropoulos a Champion of New Music, Ioannis Protopapas
Investigation of Bismuth Telluride Nanowire Composites for Enhanced Flexible Thermoelectric Films, Matthew P. Pusko
TinyML for Gait Stride Classification, Priyanka Rajendra
Tail-Measurable Functions and Their Corresponding Induced Classes, and Some Determinacy Conditions Involving 3-Player Games, Joshua K. Reagan
Learning As We Grow: A Multiple Case Study of Teachers Experiences with Graduate Online Courses, Erica K. Reid
Patient Engagement in Cosmetic Designing of Prostheses: Current Practice and Potential Outcome Benefits, Kenneth Repayo, Cailin Mitchell, Matthew Tillitt, and Collin Weber
The Unfinished Enlightenment Novel: Comparative Studies in Indeterminacy and Democracy, Andrew Joseph Rhoades
Investigation of Bench-Scale Packed Bioreactor for Perchlorate Reduction in the Presence of Co-Contaminants and High Salinity, Julia Ribeiro Rabello
Exploring Treatment Targets to Mitigate Fear of Falling Activity Avoidance Behavior in Parkinson's Disease and Older Adults, John Vincent Rider
Relationship between Jump Performance and Asymmetry, Cordero Roche
Nos/otrxs Que Fuimos Separados: Recovering Testimonios of Separation and Resistance, Marcela Rodriguez-Campo
Popular Culture as a Tool for Critical Pedagogy: A Case Study, Kyle Rogers
Kaleidoscope of Urban Evapotranspiration: Exploring the Science and Modeling Approaches, Rubab Saher
The Effects of Green Exercise on Perception and Connectedness to Nature, Robert W. Salatto
Development of a Novel Alzheimer’s Therapy, Lorena P. Samentar
Teaching a Communication Protocol via Graduated Guidance on the IPad to Assist in Functional Communication Training for Nonverbal Children with ASD, Janelle Saunders
Soft Machinery, Chelsi Sayti
Developing Strategic Partnerships to Impact Population Health: A Professional Development Module, Andra S. Scano
Differential Gene Expression in Starvation Selected Drosophila Melanogaster, Katherine Schultz
Disrupting Gender Normativity Through A Social Learning Framework, Ashley Shank
Feasibility and Efficacy of Virtual Darkness in Reducing Intra-Individual Sleep Variability Among Young Adults with Insomnia, Samantha Nicole Sherwood
Re-Analysing Astronomical Alignments of Potential E Group Structures to Demonstrate the Utility of Archeoastronomy Research About the Ancient Maya, Elizabeth Karen Shikrallah
Modeling the Mechanical Behavior and Shock Propagation of Metallic and Nanocomposite Materials, Pouya Shojaeishahmirzadi
A Fusion of Remotely Sensed Data to Map the Impervious Surfaces of Growing Cities of Punjab, Pakistan, Binita Shrestha
Relationship between Standardization Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and Project Performance, Binit Kumar Shrestha
Effects of Altered Somatosensory Input on Lower Limb Mechanics via Different Shoes and Barefoot Walking in Individuals with Chronic Post-Stroke Hemiparesis, Aaron Abraham Simon, Jynelle Marie Guerrero Arches, Megan Leigh Keohane, and Wee Jin Jed Lee
Does Social Support Moderate the Association Between Income and Food Security Status Among Seniors Living in Southern Nevada?, Adugna Teka Siweya
Monitored Compression Therapy: Using Smart Technology to Optimize the Treatment of Lower Extremity Swelling, James Skelly
Accretion and Debris Disc Dynamics Around Single and Higher-Order Star Systems, Jeremy L. Smallwood
Patient-Specific Finite Element Analysis for Mandibular Fracture Fixation, Ethan Snyder
Implications of the Evolutionary Past on the Activities of VirB: A Key Transcriptional Regulator of Virulence Genes in Shigella flexneri, Jillian Nicole Socea
Social Support of Mexican Immigrant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study, Angela Sojobi
Italianness on the Strip: Stereotypes, Dreams, and Nostalgia in Las Vegas Italian-Themed Attractions, Marta Soligo
A Study on Mukbang User’s Consuming Behavior, Hyo Geun Song
Genomic Analysis of Paenibacillus Larvae Bacteriophages, Casey Stamereilers
On-Chip Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy, Randy Sterbentz
Blue Lives Matter: Identity and the Internet, Jennifer M. Stevens
The Concept Album as Postmodern Literature: A Critical Examination of Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral, Kelly E. Stith
New Nurse Reality Shock & Early Burnout: Can Role Transition Education Received During New Nurse Residency Positively Affect Satisfaction?, Bonnie L. Stolzman
Inter and Intra-Rater Reliability of Dance Screening Tool, Kathleen Stone and Braden Waters
The Optimum Performance Program in Sports - Youth: A Case Study, Karolyne Bastos Stucki
An Evaluation of Care Coordination in Reducing Depression Symptoms and Emergency Room Visits, Stacy Sumpter
Forecasting Pedestrian Trajectory Using Deep Learning, Arsal Syed
The Beat of a Subculture: A Study of the History and Impact of Non-pitched Percussion in Early Hip-hop, Jeffrey Michael Taylor
Understanding and Addressing Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Misconceptions in Science Education, Nicole Juliana Thomas
The Barbaricum Trilogy: A Bioarchaeological Approach to Deciphering Sarmatians’ Saga on the Great Hungarian Plain, Cristina Tica
Predictors of Violent and Non-Violent Institutional Infractions of Death Row Prisoners, Tereza Trejbalová
Scardovia Wiggsiae and Streptococcus Sobrinus Prevalence Among Orthodontic and Non-Orthodontic Patients, Melissa Trumbo
Examining the Experiences of LGBTQ DPT Students: A Critical Ethnography, Catherine Turner
Assessment of the Infrazygomatic Crest and Distal Infrazygomatic Crest for Bone Depth and Miniscrew Insertion, Kyle C. Tuttle
Food Insecurity and Adiposity Among Children and Adults NHANES 2015-2016, Denise Vidal
Machine Learning Analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Data to Predict Bone Mineral Density in African American Women, Erick Githua Wakayu
Opioid and Naloxone Training in a Rural School District, Allyson C. Waldron
Data Analytics in Hotel and Integrated Resort Brands: An Evaluation of Past Literature and Proposed Research for the Future, Luke Andrew Walocko
The Karen Genre: Digital Memes as an Influencer of Political and Social Discourse, Marc Wardle
Hybridity, Ecocriticism, and Feminist Perspectives in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Sarah Warso
Bystanders’ Willingness to Report Crimes and Cooperate with Legal Authorities: The Role of Individual and Contextual Differences, Matthew P. West
Official Misconduct and Error Correction Mechanisms in Exonerated Death Penalty Cases, Kamali'ilani Theresa Elizabeth Wetherell
Distributions and Habitat Associations of Blue Point Pyrgulopsis and Blue Point Tryonia, Chenoa Janine Wilcox
Ab-Initio and Empirical Simulations of Aluminum and Copper Metal, William Wolfs
AM-PAC Basic Mobility Inpatient Short Form (Low Function) Psychometrics/Clinimetrics, Meghan Wonderling, David Miller, and Selena Soria
Gambling Behaviors among VIP Hosts in Macao, Tiange Xu
Acoustic and Semantic Processing of Speech and Non-speech Sounds in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Breanne D. Yerkes
Nursing Toolkit for Care of the Pediatric Patient with Suicidal Ideation, Christine Young
Degradation of Antibiotics in Aqueous Phase Using PMS Catalytic Decomposition with Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles Immobilized in SBA-15, Ahdee Bluma Zeidman
The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto (1959), Ying Zhang
The Bridge from Etude to Repertoire: Hermann Six Concert Studies, Op. 18, Yuxin Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dosage, Mode, and Timing of Acute Care Physical Therapy: A Scoping Review, Brendan Acosta and Bradley Goins
Rapid Detection of Toxin-Producing Cyanobacteria, Timothy Alba
Ricky & Grams, Berthold Brock Albin
The Impact of Electrostatic Correlations on the Electrokinetics, Elaheh Alidoosti
Increasing Nurses' Knowledge of Advance Care Planning, Jocelyn K. Allen
An Investigation into Multi-View Error Correcting Output Code Classifiers Applied to Organ Tissue Classification, Daniel Alvarez
Stress and Coping in Food-Insecure African Americans in Clark County, Nevada, Johanna Andrews
Training Design Enhancement through Training Evaluation: Effects on Training Transfer, Elham Arabi
The Relationship Between Teacher Identity and Teacher Retention in Title 1 Schools: A Multiple Case Study, Michelle A. Arroyo
Current-Mode Photon-Counting Circuit with SiGe BiCMOS Input Stage, Gonzalo Guadalupe Arteaga
Patient and Facility Perceptions on the Feasibility of a Student-Run Pro-Bono Back-School for Uninsured Patients with Low Back Pain, Javier Ascanio-Pellon, Sofia Cruz, Lauren Liebert, and Trevor Pacuk
Analysis of Blockchain-Based Storage Systems, Phillipe Austria
Change of Venue: An Exploratory, Multistage Evaluation that Examines the Impact of Change Based on the Shared Experiences of the Toe Tag Monologues, Lisa Ann Baaske
Identifying School Climate Predictors of School Absenteeism, Victoria Bacon
Network Analysis of Cognitive Symptom Domains in Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Abigail Rose Baily
Tectonic Evolution of the Tucki Mountain Metamorphic Core Complex, Southeastern California: Evidence for Late Cretaceous Extension within the Sevier-Laramide Orogen, William Killey Barba
Motivational Predictors of Academic Risk-Taking, Danette Dee Barber
Transitioning For Success: A Pilot Program for New Nurse Graduates in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Valerie Charisa Barboa
The Relationship between Tree Canopy and Social Capital on Physical Activity in UNLV Students, Melissa Bartshe