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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 2025
Perceived Personalization of Luxury Hotel Brands: An Empirical Examination Using Structural Equation Modeling and Machine Learning, Dennis Baloglu
Beyond Monuments: The Built Environment of Las Vegas and Los Angeles in the Twentieth Century, Nicole Rae Batten
Effects of Body Armor on Respiratory Muscle Fatigue and Muscle Blood Flow During Progressive Treadmill Marching, Kathryn Bell
Personal Genomic Services for Companion Animals: Pet Owner Experiences and Veterinary Perspectives, Nikki E. Bennett
Pre-Service Teacher Self-Efficacy for Classroom Management and Evidence Based Practices for Managing Classroom and Challenging Behaviors, Mathew Benthin
Hot Spring Associated Infectious Diseases in the Great Basin and Southwest, Matthew Bentz
Empowering Educators to Improve Social Emotional Behaviors Among K-8 Students: Quality Improvement Project, Paige Yael Bister
New Teachers’ Mentoring Expectations and Experiences: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study, Preston Maurice Blakely
Curriculum as Contraband: Toward a Critical Pedagogy Praxis within Higher Education in Prison, Rebecca W. Blunk
Individual Differences Matter: Examining the Relationship Between Transfer Students’ Identity and Social Presence in Online Learning, Le Quanda L. Boldin-Cole
The Science Behind Free Rebound, Ryan Nash Bond
The Effects of Sugar Alcohols on The Growth of Cariogenic Bacteria, Jake Sanders Boone
Individual-Level Factors Associated with Food Insecurity Among Pregnant Individuals and Mothers in Clark County, Nevada: A Cross-Sectional Study, Grace Adu Buabeng
Gender Biases: The Interaction Between Children and Voice Assistants, Trà Hương Bùi
Morphological and Transcriptional Responses of Mammalian Cells to Glucose Stress, Cassandra Burke
Understanding Ore Deposit Scale Controls On AU Enrichment in Carlin-Type AU Mineralization: A High-Resolution Study of The Rita K Deposit, Conner T. Callaway
The Maroons: The First Black Nationalists of The Americas, Marquise K. Camp
Does Student Interest in Rural or Underserved Practice Change Following Exposure to a Full Time Rural or Underserved Clinical Experience?, Hans D. Capistrano, Maxwell D. Giedlin, and Kayla A. Houston
Comparison of Gluteal Muscle Central Activation in Individuals with and without Patellofemoral Pain, Michael Carpio, John S. Donohue, and Jacob P. Kissman
Latinx Aspiring Teachers at Hispanic Serving Institutions: A Latcrit Narrative Inquiry, Esmeralda I. Carretero Rodriguez
Effects of Altered Somatosensory Input on Gait Kinetics and Kinematics Via Different Footwear in Individuals with Chronic Post-Stroke Hemiparesis, Daniela Casillas and Lesley Ruiz
The Roles of OprF in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms, Erin K. Cassin
High Dynamic Range Actively Quenched Silicon-Germanium Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes, Abraham Castaneda
Enhancing Motor Function in Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation Through PeerBased Learning of Balance and Fall Recovery Skills, Zoe Castle, Jer Ja Chuang, Jewel Granados, and Danna Shaw
An Exploration of the Relationship Between Problem Gambling and Food Insecurity Among Older Adults in Southern Nevada, Merika Charupoom
Developments on Abbreviations Towards Machine Reading Comprehension, Sing Choi
Examining Religiosity, Suicidality, And Internalized Homonegativity Among Ethnoracially Diverse Sexual Minority Students, Danica Christy
Advancements in Solar Energy Life Cycle Assessment and Implications for Power Plants in the Western US, Santiago Cisneros Castillo
Efficient Wattle Design for High-Level Nuclear Waste Tanks, Jasmine B. Clarke
Musical Language and Communication: Students Connect Music Streams to Literacy, Mathematics, Science, And Movement, Kelly Collier
The Speech-To-Song Illusion Across Development and the Effects of High-Level Expectations, Rodica R. Constantine
Screening of Psychoactive Compounds Using an Integrative Assessment of Behavioral and Electroencephalographic Signatures, April Contreras
If I Should Die Tonight A Love Story, Dominque Demetrea Conway
Beyond Barriers: Improving Employment Outcomes for Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum, Kendra L. Cope
UNLV Department of Physical Therapy and the Fine Arts Clinic for Health and Injury Prevention, Madeline Cosgrove, Ashton Johnson, Keith Lopez, and Diana Nguyen
Acute and Chronic Effects of Neuroinflammation on Hippocampus and Anterior Cingulate Cortex Network Dynamics, Lauren A. Crew
The Miseducation of Taylor Cummings: An Autoethnographic Analysis of Belonging in The United States Education System and A Vision Towards Healing and Consciousness, Taylor N. Cummings
The Effects of Blood Flow Restriction and Body Weight Support Treadmill Walking on Electromyographic Activity in Lower Limb Muscles, Cyanea Davies
In Their Voices: An Exploration of the Experiences of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander Students in Special Education, June Priscillia Dennis
Bridging the Gap Between Vocal Performance Degrees and Opera Apprentice Programs: A Comparative Study of Pedagogical Methods, Emily Marie Dirks
Effects of Different Cannabis Compounds on Balance, Freezing of Gait, and Bradykinesia in Parkinson’s Disease: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Self-Report Data From the Fox Insight Study, Alexandria Dockery, Adan Hernandez, and Cody Miyashiro
Intervention Outcomes of A Family-Based Intervention: A Case Review of An Asian American Adolescent at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis, Monica Elizabeth Done
Bridging the Gap: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Enhance Interoception Resources for Pediatric Oncology OTs, Dana Louise Lomotan Doolittle
The Mindful Officer: Enhancing Officer Mental, Physical, and Social Wellness Through Resilience Training, Tanya Dudinskaya
Confining Curiosity: An Ethnographic Study Analyzing the Operation of Science Education in a Disciplinary Alternative School, Maizie Vaughn Dyess
Creando Conexiones Verdaderas?: Examining Latinx Families’ Lived Experiences with Family-School Partnerships, Jacqueline M. Eddy
Plagiocephaly in Premature Infants: Enhancing NICU Caregiver Education, Hailee Efferson
An America for the (In)Visible and Nameless: Comparing Bulosan’s America Is in the Heart and Ellison’s Invisible Man, Janah Esplana Balane
Lower Limb Loss Related Physical Therapy Outcome Measures: A Scoping Review, Cassandra Evergreen, Harrison Hess, and Ryan Orton
Highways to Hell: How the Intersections of Cinema, Rock Music and the Resurgence of Evangelicalism Influenced the 1985 Senate Hearing on Rock Music, David J. Fewell
Advanced Literacies in the 21st Century: Examining A Narrative-Based Video Game as A Stealth Assessment for Comprehension, Joseph Paul Fiorentini
Misidentified Bodies and Missing Data: Exploring Forensic Disempowerment and Skeletal Narratives of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals in the United States, Taylor M. Flaherty
Efficacy of Dorsal Application of KT for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Esport Gamers: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Anthony Foreman
Chronic Exposure to Porphyromonas gingivalis Disrupts Macrophage Innate Immune Responses, Corey Allen Foulk
Patterns in Antibiotic Susceptibility Before and After COVID-19, Jessica Freely
Animal-Assisted Ministry and Multispecies Sociality in a Christian Therapy Dog Organization, Heather Renee Frigiola
Surviving Graduate School: A Three-Paper Exploration of Latinx Graduate Students’ Basic Needs, Ariana Lucia Garcia
The Biological Ligand, CTP, and Its Role in VirB-Dependent Anti-Silencing in Shigella Flexneri, Taylor Marie Gerson
Empowering Science with the World's First High Accuracy and High Throughput Functional Assay, Christopher Giacoletto
Enhancing Therapeutic Use of Self: The Value of Unfolding Case Studies in Occupational Therapy Education, Janel Marie Gozum
An Examination of The Purity Culture Beliefs Scale and The Interaction of Religiosity, Purity Culture Beliefs, And Pornography Use in A Census-Matched United States Sample, Kaelyn R. Griffin
MFGAT: Map-Free Trajectory Prediction with Graph Attention Networks for Autonomous Vehicles, Zehra Gunindi
A Comprehensive Study on The Use of Sub-Coherent Self Heterodyne Linewidth Estimations, Genevieve Gutierrez
Towards Spatial Inversion of Aerial Gamma-Ray Survey Data for Measurement of Naturally Occurring Radioactivity, Daniel A. Haber
Expanding Anatomy Academy in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area: A Service Learning Project to Improve Childhood Health through Supplemental Educational Sessions, Alekzander Hall, Brandon Paige, Marlee Parkin, and David Sanchez
Acquired Brain Injury Education: Utilizing Unfolding Case Studies to Improve Critical Thinking Skills in Occupational Therapy Students, Katherine Hathaway
A Novel Game-Based Assessment of Risk-Taking Propensity: Development and Psychometric Evidence, Danielle L. Head
Functional Biopolymers Applied to Sustainable Technologies in the Environment and Healthcare, Fengjie He
Cone Beam CT Assessment of The Zygomatico-Maxillary Buttress for Bone Thickness and Clinical Implications for Miniscrew Insertion, Zachary Hendrickson
Accelerating Initial Cardiac Arrest Response in Medical-Surgical Nurses Through Virtual Reality Training, Carissa A. Hernandez
Becoming a Researcher: A Critical Multiphase Mixed Methods Study of Identity and Efficacy Among Graduate Students of Color, Monica J. Hernández-Johnson
Fostering Intergenerational Connection Through the Implementation of Bingocize: A Community-Based Fall-Prevention Program, DeJeigh Herrera, Shelby Humphreys, Kayla Lee, and Danielle Platt
Examining the Complementary Nature of Working Memory and Dual Coding Theory, Elizabeth Hofschulte Collins
Identifying Alternatively Spliced Events and Exons Between Blood Cell Types, Jessica Holder
Enhancing Documentation Proficiency: Feasibility of Integrating EHR Go & Unfolding Case Studies in Occupational Therapy Education, Jeffery D. Holland Jr.
Climate Change and Hydropower Development Impacts in the Lower Mekong Basin, Nudthawud Homtong
The Cycle Paradox: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Excess Credit Accumulation in Public Higher Education, Megan Hullinger
Dysregulation of Vitamin D Receptor and CYP450 Metabolism Enzymes May Explain Oral Cancer Responsiveness, Dustin Hunsaker
Applying Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) to Characterize Trace Elements in Water Samples Around Lake Mead, Danesha Hunter
Stronger Together: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Identity, Efficacy, And Emotions in Young Adults’ Collective Action, Kindy Insouvanh
Integrated UAV Platform for Multi-Spectral, Thermal, and EOS Imaging in Wildfire Monitoring and Modeling, Md Shariful Islam
The Dual Impact of Moral Injury: Links to PTSD Symptoms and Disinhibited Externalizing in U.S. Combat Veterans, Bianca S. Islas
The Investigation into The Relationship Between Strength and Running Economy, Dora Ivanov
Post-Probationary Principals’ Perceptions of Professional Development, Matthew Jackson
Discovering the Shared Beliefs, Values, and Perceptions of Nursing Faculty Related to the Integration of Social Determinants of Health in the Nursing Curriculum: A Focused Ethnographic Study, Lourdes Margarita Jamison
Performance Optimization-Focused Family Behavior Therapy to Address Verbal and Physical Aggression in an Adolescent Diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder: A Case Report, Sierra Ann Ramirez Jarvis
Improved Electric Load Modeling of Residential Air Conditioning, Julius Johnson
Patient Engagement and Treatment Adherence in End-Stage Renal Disease Hemodialysis Patients, Shannon L. Johnson
Overcoming The Labor Shortage: Enhancing PGA Associate Education Through Targeted Support, Brian Milford Jones
Planting Seeds, Changing Minds: A Narrative Analysis of Environmental Children’s Books, Julianna Jovillar