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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 2016
A Distributed Processing Platform With Reconfigurable Autonomous Nodes, Grzegorz Chmaj
Implementation and Performance Evaluation of Acoustic Denoising Algorithms for UAV, Ahmed Sony Kamal Chowdhury
“The Ground You Walk on Belongs to My People": Lakota Community Building, Activism, and Red Power in Western Nebraska, 1917-2000, David Christensen
The Development of Sexual Attitudes in the Family of Origin and Sexual Satisfaction Later in Life, Bryant Christlieb
The Experience of Teaching Online Secondary Science, Cynthia Ann Clark
Use of a Mobile Application to Increase Patient Compliance to a Prescribed Home Exercise Program and Improve Outcomes, Ellie Cobb, Jed Hurst, and Ethan Konshuk
The Effect of Dry Needling to the Multifidus Muscle on Resting and Contracted Thickness of Transversus Abdominis in Subjects with Low Back Pain, Shane Collins, Abbay Dow, and Daniel Rincon
'The Only Thing That Matters': A Critique of the Editorial Practices in The Garden of Eden, Jesse Lee Cook
Emotional Labor: Surface Acting a Better Emotional Regulation Strategy for Dealers?, James Luverne Cox
WOLF!!! VOL. 1, Jamison Crabtree
Determining the Effects of the Think Risk Initiative as Implemented by the Southern Nevada Health District, Karalin Nichole Cronkhite
Sexual Determination from Frontal Sinus Analysis in a Subadult Population Using Archival Radiographic Records, Erica Crosta
Preventing Non-Contact ACL Injuries in Female Athletes: What Can We Learn from the Dancers?, Sarah Crow, Thomas Crowther, and Trenton Saupan
Teachers + School Librarians = Student Achievement: When Will We Believe It?, Gaetana D'agata
Empirical Study of Concurrent Programming Paradigms, Patrick M. Daleiden
Structuring A Risk-Based Bioassay Program For Uranium Usage In University Laboratories, Johnne' Talia Dawson
The Lived Experiences of Women in the Information Technology Field as they Transition from One Leadership Level to the Next: A Phenomenological Study, Marilyn Delmont
The Impact of Nursing Crew Resource Management Training on the Patient Safety Self-Efficacy of Nursing Students, Deanne Marie Donaway
Original Chamber Percussion Works for Silent or Silenced Film in Live Performance, James William Doyle III
Direct Dissolution and Electrochemical Investigation of Cerium and Uranium in Ionic Liquid, Janelle Droessler
Avoiding Discrimination and Filtering of Qualified Candidates by ATS Software, Katarina Drucker
Post-Concussion Symptom Reporting: Is Gender a Factor in the Adolescent Population? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Jessica Dunne
How Queer!: Camp Expression in Francis Poulenc's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, Kevin Ryland Eberle
The Effects of Patellofemoral Taping on Patellofemoral Joint Alignment and Contact Area, Ryan Epstein, Ron Garcia, and Nicole Riley
Self-Efficacy in Situation Background Assessment and Recommendation Communication Using Information Technology in Baccalaureate Nursing, Kelly Etcheberry Espinoza
(U-Th)/He Studies of the Southern Snake Range Metamorphic Core Complex, NV and Gypsum Valley Salt Wall, Paradox Basin, CO, USA, Sarah Lynn Evans
An EMG-based patient monitoring system using Zynq SoC device, Farhad Fallahlalehzari
Estimation and Comparison of Thermoelectric and PV Solar Water Usage in the Colorado River Basin States, Yuzhen Feng
Crossing, Olivia Clare Friedman
The Validation and Verification of LES Modeling Using KIVA, David Fyda
Security Threats from UAS and Its Mitigation Through Detection and Tracking, Sai Ram Ganti
Life After Service for Post-9/11 Veterans: Data, Methods, and Policy Impacts, Justin Stockton Gardner
#TheRightToRemainSilent: Police Department Adoption and Deployment of Social Media, 2010-~2015, Paul Geary
Patterns of Synorogenic Sedimentation Associated with the Unroofing of the Willard-Paris-Meade Thrust Sheets, Sevier Fold-Thrust Belt, Amanda Gentry
Consumer Perspectives: Corporate Social Responsibility Through Advertisement and Publicity, Margaret George
Effects of Vertical Ground Motion on Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Flat-Plate Buildings, Sara Jean George
The Birth of an Arts Scene, William Goldberg
Differences in Perceived Importance of Preventative Services and Healthcare Provider Trust Among Hispanics, Jonathan James Gore
Improvement of Security in UAS Communication and Navigation using ADS-B, Vedadatta Gouripeddi
Theater Education: Thinking Outside of the Black Box, Raheve Gray
Collaborative Writing for Commercial Musical Theatre, Alexandra Grill-Childers
Complex Traffic Network Modeling & Area-wide Hierarchical Control, Saumya Gupta
A Simulator Application for Distributed Leader Election Algorithms, Sugeeswara Gurudeniya
Top-K Nodes Identification in Big Networks Based on Topology and Activity Analysis, Sweta Gurung
Physiology and Genetics of Starvation-Selected Drosophila melanogaster, Christopher Michael Hardy
Schoolgirls: Embodiment Practices Among Current and Former Sex Workers in Academia, Jennifer Heineman
Ab Initio Structure Determination and Property Characterization of High-Pressure Ca-O Compounds and Li2(OH)Br Crystals, Christopher Higgins
Efficient Strategies for Playing the Horn, Jon Allan Holloway
Applied Anatomy in Music: Body Mapping for Trumpeters, Micah Holt
Nindanishinaabewimin: Ojibwe Peoplehood in the North American West, 1854-1954, Margaret Huettl
Heel-Raised Foot Posture and Weightlifting Shoes Do Not Affect Trunk and LowerExtremity Biomechanics during a Barbell Back Squat, Javier Ibarra, Derek Oldroyd, and Ryan Zane
The San1 Ubiquitin Ligase Functions Preferentially with Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Ubc1 During Protein Quality Control, Rebeca Lea Ibarra
Seismic Response of an Older Bridge in Nevada under Maximum Considered Earthquake, Ryan Thomas Isaac
Comparing the Effects of Two Utility Value Interventions on Graduate Students' Interest, Performance, and Perceptions of Utility Value, Ivan Vladimirov Ivanov
Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Motor Skill Acquisition in a Throwing Task, Austuny Jackson
Building an Evaluation Framework for The Smith Center’s Education & Outreach Department, Melissa Jacobowitz, Chris Helda, Stephanie Hernandez, and Rico Casillas
Effects of Hydraulic Connections on Unsaturated Flow in Dual-Permeability Media, Jeevan Jayakody
Design and Implementation of Benes/Clos On-Chip Interconnection Networks, Yikun Jiang
The Skinny House, Leo August Jilk
Cancer among Asian American Population in the United States: Incidence and Survival Disparities, Hongbin Jin
Muscle Activity and Power Output Between Stationary and Outdoor Cycling, Jared Joerger
Oral Microbial Burden of Periodontal Pathogens among Orthodontic Patients, David Jolley
The Effects of Orthodontic Appliance Base Plate Material, PMMA, Infused with Silver and a Novel Antibacterial Compound On Biofilm Formation, Ryan D. Jolley
Investigation of Sequential Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Effect on Run Performance, Max Evan Jones
Investigating Teacher Learning and Change in a Professional Learning Community: Integrating ELA and Social Studies Curriculum, Derek Jordan
Characterizing Crystal Populations for the Petrogenesis of the Post-Collapse Rhyolites in The Long Valley Caldera, California, William Joseph
Pansori, Bomi Kang
Explaining the Dynamics of Civil War: Exposure, Violence, and Consolidation against Civil War, Karim Kardous
Competencies for the Community College Advisor: A Crucial Job in the Student Success Mission, Shellie Jo Keller
The Big Band and the Piano: Nikolai Kapustin’s Variations Op. 41, Ryan Kelly
Inner Experience and Self-Ratings of Inner Speaking, Jason Michael Kelsey
Development of the K-state (Competence) and Mutagenesis in Stressed Bacillus subtillis Cells, Amanda Kidman
The Acute Effects of Different Foam Rolling Timing Durations on Hamstring Flexibility, Chloe Marie Kipnis
Water Balance and Moisture Dynamics of an Arid and Semi-Arid Soil: A Weighing Lysimeter and Field Study, Jeremy E. Koonce
MCNP6 Computational-Based Sensitivity Propagation Analysis of Continuous Neutron Cross-Sections Using the Godiva (HMF-001) and the Godiver (HMF-004) Benchmark Criticality Study Cases, Lawrence James Lakeotes
Algorithms for Monotone Paths with Visibility Properties, Bikash Lama Bamjan
Investigating Inner Experience While Reading an Erotic Short Story, Leiszle Rae Lapping-Carr
A World of Warning: Exploring U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings and Alerts, Ryan Daniel Larsen
Food Processing and Cooking Technology of the Mimbres Mogollon (Early Pithouse Period through the Mimbres Classic A.D. 200-1130), Ashley Morgan Lauzon
Water, Prestige, and Christianity: An Ecocritical Look at Medieval Literature, Cortney Nicole Lechmann
Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony: An Analytical Exploration and Keys to Interpretation, Phillip Lenberg
Mouthy Bones, Shaun Leonard
Effect of Thermal Treatment on High Temperature Deformation of Alloy EP-~823, Martin Milburn Lewis
Portable High Throughput Digital Microfluidics and On-Chip Bacteria Cultures, Yiyan Li
Acoustic Detection, Source Separation, and Classification Algorithms for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Wildlife Monitoring and Poaching, Carlo Lopez-Tello
Solar Energy Storage in Molten Salt Shell Structures, Nathan David Tyrrell Loyd
The Relationship Between Pediatric Asthma and Obesity in Nevada, Jennifer Anne Lucas
Stationary Nonimaging Concentrators – A Comprehensive Study and Design Improvements, Srikanth Madala
Differential CBCT Analysis of Collum Angles in Maxillary and Mandibular Anterior Teeth in Patients with Different Malocclusions, Erin Shane Wan Ma
A Case Study: Students' Mathematics-Related Beliefs From Integrated STEM Model-Eliciting Activities, Cathrine Maiorca
A Content Analysis of Gender-Specific Media Coverage of Sport: NCAA Athletic Department Home Webpages, Margo R. Malik
Assessing the Impact of the SunWise Program on Youth Sun Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Clark County, Nevada, Sabina Malik
Efficient Algorithms for Clustering Polygonal Obstacles, Sabbir Kumar Manandhar