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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 2009
Adult ESL student perceptions on computer assisted language learning, Jillian Burrus
Substituent effect on the electronic and assembling properties of asymmetric phenazine derivatives, Bin Cao
Leadership assessment: A tool for developing future hospitality leaders, Sam Carlton
Hierarchical routing in MANETs using simple clustering, Adam Carnine
Asthma severity in school-children and the quality of life of their parents, Noelle S. Cerdan
Taiwanese gambling behaviors, perceptions, and attitudes, Che Hao Chang
The Luxury casino hotel dynamic price strategy practices for the FIT customer segment, Lei Chen
Perspectives on timeshare ownership: An exploratory study of markets in China, Kai-Li Chi
Americans abroad: International hospitality careers, Julienne Chranowski
Passage and initial implementation of the supplemental educational services element of the No Child Left Behind Act: An historical inquiry study, Brad D. Christensen
Chinese transnationalism and the creation of a liberal public sphere, Lanelle Elizabeth Christman
The impact of leadership and culture on student achievement: A case study of a successful rural school district, Donald Jay Clark
Design and fabrication of a small prototype airframe structure, Kimberly Lynn Clark
Wraith Walking, Jason Coley
Investigation of plant water use in the Great Basin, NV, Benjamin Conrad
Increasing skill performances of problem-solving in students with intellectual disabilities, Debra Lynn Cote
An evaluation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus survival on five environmental surfaces under two different humidities, with and without the addition of bovine serum albumin, Courtney Ann Coughenour
The Role of tuition in financing higher education, Jay Craddock, Amjad Kisswani, Krista Kurvers, Hillery Leslie, Kumiko Primm, and Abigal Sills
Integrated responses of crustaceans inhabiting estuaries to the challenges of feeding and digestion in low salinity, Daniel Luke Curtis
Diversity issues in recruitment and retention of clients for parenting classes, Rachel Elizabeth Davis
Program evaluation of help Las Vegas Genesis Apartments, Shauna Davis, Bristol Ellington, Alexis Mussi, and Jason LaMarr Wasden
AAA Five Diamond Designation: Is it worthwhile to convert?, Jayme Elizabeth Deck Weight
The Role of cultural and change during mergers and acquisitions: Bringing the pride back, Geoffrey W. Denight Jr
Experimental and numerical study of a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer for hydrogen production, Sachin S. Deshmukh
Magnetic sensors for biodetection, Pranjali Vineet Sneha Deshpande
So tell me, what's different but the skin I'm in? Seven adolescent black girls making sense of their experiences in an online school book club featuring African American young adult literature, Benita Rutonya Dillard
The Sheep Pass Formation, a record of late Cretaceous and paleogene extension within the Sevier hinterland, East-Central Nevada, Peter Alexander Druschke
Predictors of HPV Knowledge and Awareness in Rural America, Melanee Dulfon
Update to ANSI/ANS-6.4.3-1991 for low-Z and compound materials and review of particle transport theory, Luis Durani
Adult estimation, eye movements and math anxiety, Robert T. Durette
The Curious case of Jim McGreevey, Justin Eckstein
HopeLink: A program evaluation, Cheryl Edwards, Telma Lopez, Bryan Osborne, and Erik Pappa
Democracy and the environment in Latin America, Javier Albert Escamilla
Investigation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy for the Detection of Breast Cancer, Robert Thomas Etnire
Notions of distance: Communication constraints in long-distance dating relationships, Jenny Marie Farrell
Effects of explicit subtraction instruction on fifth grade students with learning disabilities, Danielle Ferreira
Exploring the effects of online instruction on reading comprehension achievement of students with learning disabilities, Nancy Shuman Fitzgerald
Distribution and site selection of Le Conte's and Crissal thrashers in the Mojave Desert: A multi-model approach, Dawn Marie Fletcher
The Financial performance of two Singapore boutique hotels: A comparative analysis, Kah Seng Fong
Ground reaction forces for children running in different shoes, Dana Forrest
Provenance of the Miocene-Pliocene Muddy Creek Formation near Mesquite, Nevada, Steven Wayne Forrester
Exploring the impact of economic downturn and method to increase hotel sales department revenues, Amy Forss
Stigma Cities: Dystopian Urban Identities In The United States West And South In The Twentieth Century, Jonathan Lavon Foster
Parametric study of efficiency measures for home energy conservation in Las Vegas, Nevada, Todd M. France
The Cuban Missile Crisis Speech: An analysis of text evolution, Ashlyn Gentry
Characterization of iron oxide thin films for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production, Kyle Eustace Nelson George
Sensory imagery and aesthetic affect in the poetry of Keats, Hopkins, and Eliot, Clare Louis Gerlach
Zoroastrians on the Internet, a quiet social movement: Ethnography of a virtual community, Helen Gerth
Parental abduction from the perspective of the victims: Implications for counselors, Mary Jo L. Gibbs
A Church without walls: Finding community in Central Christian Church's online campus, Kayla Jo Gilmore
From school to practice: The meaning of nurses' holistic comfort, Michal Goodwin
Bending of woody riparian vegetation as a function of hydraulic flow conditions, John O. Goreham
Evaluation of extraction chromatography resins for rapid actinide analysis, Julie Marisa Gostic
"The Varied carols I hear": The music of the New Deal in the West, Peter L. Gough
"Divine William" and the master: The influence of Shakespeare on the novels of Henry James, Amy M. Green
An Evaluation of plastic toys for lead contamination in day care centers in the Las Vegas valley, Joseph Alan Greenway
X-ray diffraction study of dysprosium single crystal samples in a Diamond Anvil Cell (DAC), Ognjen Grubor-Urosevic
Statistical inferences for functions of parameters of several pareto and exponential populations with application in data traffic, Sumith Gunasekera
Modulated nanopores using pulse anodization on thin aluminum, Mahesh Babu Gunukula
Individual copper nanowire decorated by gold nanoparticles for Surface enhanced Raman scattering, Roshan Guttikonda
Assessing Completion Rates of EMT-Basic Students Using the Self-Directed Search, Rod Hackwith
Patient-focused research: Examining the psychotherapist as a feedback receiver, Michael Haderlie
An On-sun parametric study of solar hydrogen production using WO3 photoanodes, Christopher K. Halford
The Efficacy of fragrance use for enhancing the slot machine gaming experience of casino patrons, Gael D. Hancock
Water use and natural limits in the Las Vegas Valley: A history of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Christian Harrison
Effects of mechanical and metallurgical variables on creep, fracture toughness and crack growth behavior of Alloy 617, Muhammad Hasibul Hasan
Internal communication in organizations and employee engagement, Lynn Kalani Terumi Hayase
Trends in asthma health care utilization at University Medical Center (UMC) of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, 2000-2007, Aishia Tennille Henderson
Relationships and dropping out: The voice of at-risk youth, Robert Thomas Henry
Identifying biomarkers for resistance to novel cisplatin analogues in human lung, breast and prostate cancers, Becky Michelle Hess
A Palestinian state, Jennifer A. Hileman-Tabios
Predisposition factors of career and technical education transfer students: A hermeneutic phenomenology study, Warren Glen Hioki
Spectroscopic investigation of palladium-copper bimetallic systems for PEM fuel cell catalysts, Timo Hofmann
Zirconia-magnesia inert matrix fuel and waste form: Synthesis, characterization and chemical performance in an advanced fuel cycle, Kiel Steven Holliday
Study of corrosion of materials in the sulfur-iodine hydrogen production cycle, Thao Trung Ho
Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the genus Richardsonius, Derek Dee Houston
Mineralogy and micromorphology of an Atacama Desert soil, Chile: A model for hyperarid pedogenesis, Michael S. Howell
Organization by form: Applying systems theory to urbanization, Michael Patrick Howe
Analyzing policy issues in presidential speeches and the media: An Agenda-setting study, Jessica L. Hughes
Circuit Rider, Kimberley Harris Idol
Optimal design of discrete-time delta sigma modulators, Matthew Edward Jackson
Quality assurance policies in the European Higher Education Area: A comparative case study, Joanna Maria Jezierska
Descriptive Experience Sampling of Individuals with Bulimia Nervosa, Sharon Jones-Forrester
African American parental beliefs about resiliency: A Delphi study, Vita L. Jones
Empirically derived formulas to predict indoor maximum, average, and minimum temperatures in roofpond buildings using minimum climatic information, Ibrahim Kivarkis Kako
Leadership Skills and Challenges in Hospitality Management Education, Valentini Kalargyrou
Communication technologies: Diffusion of online news use and credibility among young web users in the information age, Chee Youn Kang
Identifying the critical components of internal rebranding in a hotel casino, Sandra Kania
An Examination of body composition measurement methods in children, Robert Kaplan
Optimization of channel geometry in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell, Jephanya Kasukurthi
A study of relevance feedback in vector space model, Deepthi Katta
A Validation study of Risk Management Systems, Bridget Kelly
City of Las Vegas Detention and Enforcement commission on accreditation of law enforcement accreditation program evaluation report, Karen Kelly, Cecelia McNeely, and Sandy Seda
Optimization of the microprecipitation procedure for nuclear forensics applications, Lyndsey Renee Kelly
Travelocity and the opaque booking model: New ways to stimulate incremental revenue, Greg Kinchen
Cost-effective training and development programs in the hotel industry during a recessionary period, Fiona Clementine King
The synthesis and systematic evaluation of modified polymeric foams and electrically conductive polyimide/carbon/metal films, John Macharia Kinyanjui
Examining the impact of drug court participation for moderate and high risk offenders, Kara Kobus