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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 2020
A Bara by Any Other Word: Female Subjectivity and Cultural Crises in Japanese Adaptations of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Gary Dean Lindeburg
Public Perceptions of Police Militarization: A Nuanced Understanding of Public Support for Police Practices, Leobardo Lopez-Cristobal
The Relation between Positive Stereotypes, Negative Stereotypes, and Discriminatory Behavior toward Hispanic and White Populations, Aileen Ynez Lovitt
Synthesis and Characterization of Synthetic Urban Melt Glass, Rebecca Kristien Lowe
Alternate Novel Thermal Structure Interaction Designs of Molten Salt Shell Structures at High Temperatures Ranging from 565˚C to 700˚C, Nathan David Tyrrell Loyd
Zooarchaeology of Bone, Antler, and Ivory Technologies: A Case Study from the Central Anatolian Bronze and Iron Age Site Kaman Kalehӧyük, Sarah Raffae Macintosh
Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Cancer Using Gene Expression, Aashi Maharjan
Impact of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Participation and Mobilization Cost on Highway Project Performance, Shristy Maharjan
School Gardens as a Tool to Improve Student Health Outcomes and Increase Parent Engagement in the Clark County School District, Sabina Malik
Fall Prevention Service-Learning Project, Alexis Mansoor, Kendra Morrison, Jeremy Nordfelt, and Cheng Yang Tu
Consumers, Critics & Chromatography: An Analysis of 100-Point Wines, Gina Marano
Studies on Kernels of Simple Polygons, Jason Mark
An Alternative Approach to Food Market Design: Strategies That Nurture Human Health and Well-Being, Kendall Marsh
The Significance of MFD and Oxidative Damage in Stationary-Phase Mutagenesis in Bacillus subtilis, Holly Anne Martin
High Salinity, High Concentration Perchlorate Reduction in the Presence of Hexavalent Chromium, Nitrate, and Chlorate, Nicole Martin
Parents’ Beliefs of Cultural Consideration During the Special Education Process: A Delphi Study, Monique Evette Matute-Chavarria
Investigation of Acute Response to Carbohydrate in Subsequent Resistance Training, Damon Mccune
Rapid Evolution of Starvation Resistance in Drosophila: Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms, Austin Joseph McKenna
Transcriptional Control of Virulence Genes in the Bacterial Pathogen Shigella Flexneri, Joy Asami Mckenna
Stirring the Pot - The Application of Electoral Gender Quotas in Africa, Jonathan Georges Mehanna
Does Wearing Multiple Pairs of Shoes Influence Injury Rates?, Julien Mihy
An Ideological Criticism of The Green New Deal and Media Responses, Corynn Miller
Sexually Transmitted Infections and the 65 and Older Population: Knowledge and Perceived Risk, Alexus Miranda
The Prevalence and Predictors of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse College Students, Hermella Misiker
Synthesis, X-Ray Absorption, and X-Ray Diffraction Spectroscopy Studies of Uranium Based Heavy Fermion Systems, Vahe Mkrtchyan
Shattering the Glass: Will Gen Z Bring Us Closer to Gender Equality in US Hospitality Leadership?, Denise Holly Ramirez Molintas
Seniors and Sexual Health: A Profile of Sexual Behaviors and Perceptions of Sexual Risks in Southern Nevada’s Older Adult Population, Amanda Elizabeth Morgan
Thatcherism in the Contemporary British Novel, 1978-2012, David Mowatt
Investigating the Inner Experience of Individuals Attending Psychotherapy at a Community Mental Health Center, Stefanie A. Moynihan
A Fortified Extension of the AES and Its Implementation, Ashby Mullin
Musical Meter: Examining Hierarchical Temporal Perception in Complex Musical Stimuli Across Human Development, Sensory Modalities, and Expertise, Jessica Erin Nave-Blodgett
A Hybrid Experimental-Numerical Study on the Flow Topology in the Confluence Hydrodynamics Zone of an Open Channel with Lateral Drainage Pipe Discharge, Mohammad Nazari-Sharabian
Love in South Korea: Transformations of Intimacy and Gender Relations in Korean Romantic Relationships, Alex Joseph Nelson
The Art of 'Stick to Sports,' Politics, and Sports Media Industry Studies, Shi-Quan Nettingham
Towards Multi-Modal Data Classification, Henry Ng
A Nevanlinna-Type Counting Function and Pullback Measure, John Nguyen
Temporal and Spatial Analysis of the Wage Gap for Women and Underrepresented Minorities in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Workforce, Saba Nikkhah Manesh
Addressing Disparities in Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Assessment, Alicia Nuñez
Awareness of Apprenticeships among College Students at a Research University in the Western United States: A Fixed-Convergent Mixed Methods Study, Kendra Vanessa O'Connell
The Use of Female Permanent Contraception Among Women Desiring to Limit Childbearing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Analyses of the Spatial Pattern and Individual- and Country-Level Determinants, Babayemi Oluwaseun Olakunde
From Fighting Wasting to Shedding Excess: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Method Study of Obesity Among People Living With HIV in Nigeria, John Olajide Olawepo
Paleoecology of Columbian and Pygmy Mammoths in Southern Nevada and California: How Terminal Pleistocene Ecosystems Shaped Mammoths at the Individual, Population, and Community Level, Lauren Elizabeth Parry
Generality and Specificity in Subjective Task Value: Implications for Expectancy-Value Theory, Rachel Part
The Teacher Attrition Phenomenon: The Role of Teacher Collaboration and Motivation, Brenda Anne Pearson
Beyond Maidens and Mothers: A Study of Till We Have Faces, Tamar Peterson
Acoustic Sonolysis of Antibiotics in Water, Natalie Pinon
Examination of the Influence of Consumer Preferences for Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Components and Consumer Effort during Treatment Sessions on Child Welfare Outcomes, Christopher Philip Plant
Virtually Invincible: The Impact of Social Media Presentation on Rock Climbing, Lilly Posner
Simulation of Oxygen Control Technology in Applications of Liquid Lead and Lead– Bismuth Eutectic Systems for Mitigating Materials Corrosion Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method, Emad Pouryazdanpanah Kermani
Minimizing Visual Defects through Augmentation of Computer Aided Diamond Rough Planning, Abhijith Prabhu
Management of Atrial Fibrillation with Smartphone Technology, Teresa Praus
Factors Affecting Esophageal Tissue Radiation Response, Latisha T. Pryor
A Multi-Channel MCP-PMT Based Readout Integrated Circuit for LiDAR Applications, Sachin Purushothaman Namboodiri
Constraining Viscous Protoplanetary Disk Models Using ALMA Kinematic Observations, Ian Rabago
Fighter Aircraft Guidance and Control, Kaushik Raj
Characterization of Beryllium Ion Complexation in the Presence of Biological Buffers Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, Guillermo Alexander Ramirez
Madres, Hijas, y la Frontera: an Analysis of the Relationship Between Mexican Mothers and Mexican-American Daughters, Arianna Gabriela Razo
Examining Grit with Middle Schoolers in Diverse General Education Classrooms – Validating the Grit Scale, Cristina Liliana Reding
How Does Stress and Coping Impact Undergraduate Students' Mental Health on a Racially Diverse Campus?, Kristina Ricker-Boles
Eyewitness Recall and Identification Accuracy: Effects of Stress in an Extreme Haunt and a Haunted House, William Blake Ridgway
A Nomological Network Analysis of Innovation in Hospitality Education and Industry, Robert H. Rippee
Abiotic, Biotic, and Bio-Enhanced Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium, Chloroform and Co-Contaminants Using Nano-Scale Zero Valent Iron in Highly Contaminated Groundwater, Eduardo Robleto Martinez
Depressive Symptoms as a Moderator of Diurnal Trends in Reward Seeking, Erick Albert William Rogers
Association Between Patient Ability in Activities of Daily Living at Hospital Admission and Key Indicators, Stephanie Rosen and Amber Steele
Respiratory and Perceptual Responses to High Intensity Interval Exercise in Obese Adults, Nicholas Andrew Ross
Sad Water and Sand, Karli Tokala Rouse
Bayesian Variable Selection Methods for Genome-Wide Association Studies with Categorical Phenotypes, Benazir Rowe
Thinking About Thinking: Children’s Awareness and Development of Metacognitive Emotion Regulation, Reilly Rowland
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Revolution: A Case Study of Public Policy in the Nevada Legislature, Caitlin J. Saladino
Effects of Wildfire on Plant and Insect Pollinator Communities in the Mojave Desert, Nha Trang Vivian Sam
Narratives of Belonging and Citizenship: Race and Gender in the Hemispheric American Novel, Ariel Jade Santos
Examination of Factors Reported by Athletes to Interfere with Their Lives Outside of Sports, Jesse Scott
Fluctuating Cohesion: A Grounded Theory Study of Nursing Students Engaged in a Hybrid Debriefing Format, Carol Lynn Senette
The Influence of Motivational and Attentional Focus Factors on Throwing Accuracy in Elite Softball Athletes, Jacquelyn Sertic
Transposable Element Expression in Human Embryo Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data, Corinne Sexton
Comparison of Digital Treatment Setups and Final Treatment Outcomes of Class II Division 1 Malocclusions Treated with Premolar Extractions, Sogol Shantiyai
Stereotactic Radiosurgery Implementation at Utah Valley Hospital, Ryan Sharp
Infiltration into Water-Repellent Sand: The Role of Sorptivity, Rose Marie Shillito
A Combined Approach to Evaluating Student Engagement in a Virtual Laboratory Environment, Aster Sigel
Design and Fabrication of a 6-Bit Current-Mode ADC for Lidar and High-Speed Applications, Jason Silic
Patients Enabled, Engaged, and Empowered: Implementation of a Mobile Patient Engagement Technology, Jud Simonds
Investigations of Technetium Metal and the Synthesis of Binary Technetium Nitrides under Extreme Conditions, Emily Siska
The Dynamic Control Platform: Reinventing the Wheel, One Leg at a Time, Angel Javier Solis
The Transformation of Edgar Huntly: An American Awakening, Willie C. Sosa
Losing Our Faculties: Academic Labor in the Corporate Academy, Mark L. Spinrad
Exploring the Lived Experience of Early-Career Millennial Nursing Faculty: Deriving Meaning From Their Perspective, Adrian Stamps
Menstrual Cycle Changes in Dysregulated Eating Symptoms, Kimberly S. Stevens
Gen-Foam Multiphysics Model Development for Molten Salt Reactors, Jeffrey Stewart
The Cello Concertos of Karl Davydov (1838–1889): Historical Context and Pedagogical Rol, Adam Matthew Stiber
Microbe-Mineral Interactions During Exceptional Fossil Preservation, Stromatolite Formation, and Desert Varnish Growth, Michael Strange
Becoming Myself: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of the Gender Transition Experiences of Practicing Nurses, Rhiannon Dawn Sullivan
HDR Brachytherapy for Skin Cancer Using H.A.M. Applicator, Timothy Richard Thatcher
Resisting ‘Raid-and-Rescue’: Capturing the Ideograph of Victimhood in Nevada Law A.B. 166, Samantha Thies
Tales of Thriving: Identifying the Underpinnings of Women's Success in STEM Careers, Sarah E. Thoman
The ProcessJ C++ Runtime System and Code Generator, Alexander Christian Thomason
Changing Paradigms: Creating an Apache Borderland Cattle Economy, 1730-1799, Jenni Tifft-Ochoa