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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 2008
Recruit training academy Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, Kristin Cooper, Christine Dudas, Torrell Huber, Stephanie Jordan, and Darryl Martin
Statistical modeling of skewed data using newly formed parametric distributions, Kahadawala Cooray
The treatment of minorities and women by southwestern courts and prisons, Donna Crail-Rugotzke
A study of California Community College student retention and persistence with Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (Eop&S), Leonard Marvin Crawford
Policy analysis: Compressed workweek, Rick Crosby, Matt Richardson, Stephen Nowicki, and Ly Doan
A Study Designed To Investigate A New Dimension For Educational Accountability...Malpractice, Marshall Cloyd Darnell
The logic of movement: Consumption logistics on the Las Vegas Strip, Robert Dean
The logic of movement: Consumption logistics on the Las Vegas Strip, Robert Dean
An estimation of the performance limits and improvement of dry cooling on trough solar thermal plants, Huifang Deng
Techniques for document image processing in compressed domain, Shulan Deng
Parametric study of self -consolidating concrete, Hamidou Diawara
Worksite schools: A study of cooperation between public education and private business, D. Janell Dietz
Aerodynamic optimization for low Reynolds number flight of a solar unmanned aerial vehicle, Louis Dube
The neurocognitive impairment associated with comorbid schizophrenia and Ptsd, Lisa Duke
The effects of mushroom body lobe disruption on learning and memory, Brian S Dunkelberger
Determining protein biomarkers for chemotherapeutic drug resistance in breast cancer, Shauna Durocher
Study of the interaction between hydrogen and carbon-based nanomaterials, Roberto Felix
Examination of the depression screening patterns of nurse practitioners, medical doctors, and physician assistants in primary care, Leslie Erin Feth
The nature of epistemic climates in elementary classrooms, Florian C Feucht
Sex and the agricultural transition: Dental health among early agricultural females, Misty Fields
The effects of different sport mouth guards on respiration rate and tidal volume at sub-maximal exercise level, Kevin Michael Finnegan
The athletic, academic, and social experiences of female intercollegiate team sport student-athletes, Jason Michael Frank
How subjective and objective memory, family history, and knowledge of Alzheimer's disease influence older adults' fear of developing Alzheimer's disease, Samantha Lyn French
The effects of automated essay scoring as a high school classroom intervention, Kathie L Frost
A multi -case study of teacher retention with veteran teachers in hard to staff schools, Jacqueline Lissette Garcia
Colonization and invasion of a lake drawdown in the Mojave Desert, Stephanie Dianne Gayvert
A Comparison Of Two Approaches To Teaching Public Speaking At The Community College Level, Harvey Allen Godorov
The Three Saras, Peter Golub
Managing cultural diversity in hospitality industry, Yi Gong
Implementation of JPEG compression and motion estimation on FPGA hardware, Ramakrishna Gopalakrishnan
Cooperative extension and the practical education needs of Clark County citizens, Sonya S Greene
Poppe Culture, Jaq Greenspon
Clark County town advisory boards and citizens advisory councils: Participation rates, Lucy Greger, Jason Hafen, Aaron Mueller, Heather Rosich, and Rebecca Saoud
Learning in the context of math anxiety, Michelle Melissa Guillaume
An exploratory study of Proximal Mentoring in graduate education, Susan E Gunn
Self-stabilizing protocol for anonymous oriented bi-directional rings under unfair distributed schedulers with a leader, Chitwan Kumar Gupta
Interleukin-10 inhibits cytokine-mediated synergistic release of interleukin-6 in astrocytoma cells, Liliya V Harizanova
Development and empirical analysis of a self-advocacy readiness scale with a university sample, Katrina R Harris
Service dimensions of service quality impacting customer satisfaction of fine dining restaurants in Singapore, Ko King Lily Harr
Investigating shear capacity of RC beam-column joints using artificial intelligence techniques, Eslam Mohamed Alnaji Hassan Khalifa
Funding sources implementing technology standards in rural schools, Johnathan David Hawk
Ecotourism sustainability, Lori W. Hedrick
Temporal orientation and consumer empowerment: Examining a Las Vegas casino loyalty program, Flavia Hendler
Managing change: The challenges faced at CNE, Brandon Hill
Optimal foraging theory and early Archaic plant use at North Creek Shelter, Sara C Hill
City of Las Vegas human resources promotional selection process program evaluation, Rik Holman, Cecil Johnson, April Thomas, and Steve Weber
Competency-Based Testing In Nevada: Perceptions Of Legislators, School District Superintendents, Local School Board Presidents And Third Grade Teachers, Nicholas J Horn
Irony as a mode of political engagement, Daniel Ladislau Horvath
Intra -institutional collaborations: Academic and continuing education departments on campus, Amy Lynn Hyams
A comparison of social skills training approaches on preschool teacher and child behaviors, Keith J Hyatt
On breaking ground: Second language literacy and language learning through sociocultural practices, Ana Christina Iddings
Development of a student ambassador program, Heather James
An Observational tool for measuring the dealer's emotional labor in a casino, Alfred Sukwon Jang
XML-based implementation of a bibliographic database and recursive queries, Kirankumar Jayakumar
Implementation of recursive queries for information systems, Jayalakshmi Jeyaraman
The determinants of financial structure: Evidence from Chinese listed hospitality companies, Hong Jiang
Preparing special educators: Infusing multicultural educational practices and lesson planning in pre-student teaching fieldwork, Tyi-Sanna Jones
Implementation of BMA based motion estimation hardware accelerator in HDL, Nachiket Jugade
Magnetohydrodynamics in microchannels and adhesion properties of nanoporous alumina films, Hussameddine Kabbani
Titanium hydride up to 90 GPA: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction studies, Patricia E Kalita
Solution of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow problems using meshless Radial Basis Function method, Nagamani Devi Kalla
Analysis and evaluation of the impact of the length of left-turn lane on signalized intersection delays, Nitin Kalsi
Test suite prioritization techniques applied to Web-based applications, Vani Kandimalla
Greening in the United States hotel sector: An exploratory examination, Adam Kaplan
Preventing campus alcohol abuse: A controlled comparison of two media programs, Jennifer Dawn Karmely
Critical introductions to pioneering works of social realism from the early Abbey Theatre, John C Kerrigan
The effect of 5-aminolevulinic acid based photodynamic therapy and photochemical internalization of bleomycin on the F98 rat glioma cell line, Khishigzaya Kharkhuu
Reactions of iodine and iodate with sphagnum peat: An examination of kinetics and pH dependence, Ginger Marie Kimble
Performance, perception, and choice of animated pedagogical agent, Kevin Kirk
Pilot Study Of Work Values Of Poor Versus Non-Poor Service Workers In Nevada, Freda Klein
The effect of math anxiety on learning a novel math task, Jeremy Adam Krause
Numerical modeling of high temperature shell and tube heat exchanger and chemical decomposer for hydrogen production, Gayatri Kuchi
The role of reading specialists: A descriptive study, Dorothy L Kulesza
Simulation of optical properties of quantum dots, Anupam Kumar
Development of a GIS-based safety analysis system, Vidhya Kumaresan
The upscaling of Las Vegas: An examination of increased gaming revenue, Dominik Kuna
Perceptions of gifted education in middle school and the role of principal, James L Kuzma
The impact of user-generated contents in the hotel industry, Jun Mo Kwon
Microbial-mediated removal of acrylamide from canal systems, Stephanie Kay Labahn
Increasing the recycling rate in Clark County, Nevada, Emerald Laija
Neutron cross-section sensitivity studies in higher actinides for criticality safety in reprocessing, Lawrence J Lakeotes
Perception of charter school principals on the provisions of charter school legislation, Brenda Kay Larsen-Mitchell
A cognitive -behavioral -based workshop intervention for perfectionism, Marcus T LaSota
An Overview of change management in the hospitality industry, Jennifer Lee
Online leisure hotel selection criteria and booking behavior of young middle-income Singaporeans, Kin Wai Lee
The impact of conference food function performance on attendee satisfaction and behavior, Yoon-young Lee
The effects of trauma experiences in maltreated adolescents with respect to familial and cultural variables, Amie Marie Lemos-Miller
A middle school treasury and an Okinawan triptych, Tracy Ann Leslie
Evaluate the effectiveness of the speed monitoring display for work zones in Las Vegas, Xin Li
Opihi Tales, Melissa L Llanes Brownlee
True reflections? An assessment of the correlation between self-reported racial identities and craniometric patterning, Rebecca V Lockwood
Asian massage parlors in Clark County, Angela Meiwen Lok
The determinants and effects of slot servicescape satisfaction in a Las Vegas casino, Anthony Frederick Lucas
Avoiding the sexual: Visual attention and distraction in dyspareunia, Amy D Lykins