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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 2007
The lived experiences of four overweight Hispanic adolescent females, Wanda Lee Rhodes
Cenozoic extension in the River Mountains and Frenchman Mountain, Southern Nevada, William Michael Rittase
gamma-Aminobutyric acid inhibits synergistic interleukin-6 release but not transcriptional activation in astrocytoma cells, Joseph D. Roach
Relocation and deployment of sensor nodes, Navin Rongratana
Schizophrenia and alcohol dependence: The combined effects on emotion processing, Sylvia An Ross
Cultural implications of architectural mortar and plaster selection at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, Shane David Rumsey
Buffer allocation in message passing systems: An implementation for Mpi, Jeffrey Sampson
A diffusion model of lightning radiative transfer using cylindrical geometry, Rina Alfonso Santos
Human and pet interaction: Companion animals and the formation of identity, Lisa Louise Sarmicanic
Atmospheric dispersion model validation for low wind speed conditions, Patrick Shawn Sawyer
Unreal City: Short story collection, Kelle Schillaci
Local air leakage measurement and Cfd analysis of deformed ducts in residential HVAC ducts, Dhandapani Selvaraj
A failed experiment in imperial governance: The Central African Federation (1953--1963), Blake Sherer
Why does passion wane? A qualitative study of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in married women, Karen E Sims
Physics based modeling of the charging dynamics in silicon nanocrystal non-volatile flash memory cell, Pavan Kumar Singaraju Venkata Sai
Organization of lithic technology at the Bowman Site (26Ny809), Pahrump Valley, Nye County, Nevada, Annette Joye Smith
Managing halal quality in food service industry, Siew Fun Vivienne Soong
The effect of competition on testosterone responses, Eric T Steiner
Evaluation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction for measuring the concentration of total bacteria in environmental air samples, Vanessa Louise Stevens
Quantitative comparison of sample preparation methods for low-level alpha spectrometry, Sherry Alina Stock
A model of the interplay of culture and immigration stress in the development and maintenance of alcohol-related disorders in Hispanic/Latino immigrants, Marilyn J Strada
Effects of possible selves instruction on self -determination of students with learning disabilities, Jennifer L Stringfellow
Scenic America: This is a Test Poems, Rachael Sullivan
Lake Affect: A novel excerpt and other stories, Perry Sundberg
What Are Friends For?, David Eric Surratt
Characteristics and success of information systems development efforts in public school systems, Kim R Syverson
A Comparative analysis of mice destinations between Macau and Singapore, Cheong Su Richard Tan
Soil moisture and hydrological drought in the Colorado River basin, Chunling Tang
Modeling of the protective oxide layer growth in non-isothermal lead-alloys coolant systems, Taide Tan
Thermal control for the liquid metal coolant circulation loop, Xiuju Tan
Nuclear waste cooperative agreement collaborative study for the Nevada System of Higher Education, Betty Taylor, Renee Martinez, Rolanda Smith, and Emmit Lamb
Access to dental care for victims of domestic violence, Carolynn J Taylor
Turnover of appointed county administrators in large American counties, Robert John Tekniepe
Analysis of a fuel cell-internal combustion engine series hybrid vehicle, Sridhar Thondikulam Raveendran
High occupancy strategy at THEhotel: Is it worth the negative impacts?, Joe Tidwell
Reconstruction of hydrologic and climatic variability in the Colorado River Basin, Janak Timilsena
Impact of peer tutoring sessions on oral language vocabulary in early childhood inclusive settings, Claire Therese Tredwell
Graphic frameworks for managing component oriented graphic systems, Deepa Uppala
Weblog effects on social capital, Seyed Mohammad Reza Vaezi
Evaluation and modeling of the effect of midblock pedestrian crossings on arterial traffic, Naveen Kumar Veeramisti
A graphical approach for verification of the central limit theorem, Suresh Kumar Veluchamy
Detecting microcalcification clusters in digital mammograms: Study for inclusion into computer aided diagnostic prompting system, Gopalkrishna Veni
Document type classification from document images, Jason Montgomery Vergara
Paleoecology of Pleistocene megafauna in southern Nevada, Usa: Isotopic evidence for browsing on halophytic plants, Lael Vetter
Psychological correlates of adherence to femininity ideology in Hispanic and European-American college women, Carolina Villar-Mendez
Monte Carlo analysis of the luminosity function of gamma ray bursts, Francisco Javier Virgili
An evaluation of innovative countermeasures for pedestrian safety, Vinay Virupaksha
Cytotoxicity of novel cisplatin analogs in lung, prostate and breast cancer cells, Van Vo
Baselining carbon dioxide emissions of Las Vegas Metropolitan Area residential building sector, Abhilasha Wadhwa
The home use of antibacterial hand soap among women in Clark County, Nevada, Rachel Marie Walker
Suicide by firearm, suicide fatality, and firearm availability, Andrea Wallick
Perceptions of the training needs of law enforcement officers, Nicholas Allen Walling
Charge transfer between nitrogen cations and nitrogen at low energies, Wayn K Ward
Fish traps on ancient shores, Eric Stephen White
Collaborative intelligent email ranking system, Nathaniel H Whittacre
The new middle school: Participatory design and outcomes, Tina Wichmann
Living and dying in an American Neo-Pagan community, Benjamin C Wilreker
Senior student affairs officers, campus community, and diversity: A qualitative inquiry into six institutions, Jeffery Lamont Wilson
Crackdown, Heather Winterer
Development of seat shock isolation systems, Erik Wolf
Violating the feminine land, body, and spirit in Western American literature, Gregory Alan Wright
Extending the DeLone and McLean Information Systems Success Model for e-commerce website success, Joy Wendy Wu
Investigation of the robustness of star graph networks, Xiaolong Wu
Evaluation of the impacts of emergency vehicle signal preemption, Gang Xie
Self-* distributed query region covering in sensor networks, Ai Yamazaki
Cluster-based route discovery protocol, Shashirekha Yellenki
Molecular mechanism of methyl jasmonate induced apoptosis in human cancer cells, Venkat Laxmi Yeruva
Preschool physical activity behaviors during outdoor time, Jenelle L Young
Estimating the effects of casino marketing activities on slot business volume: A model for leisure services businesses, Lisa Birtciel Young
Failure prediction for hospitality firms in US and Korea using logit and neural networks models, Hyewon Youn
Attitudes of diverse women superintendents toward nine tenets of effective leadership, Salwa Abdel-Hamid Zaki
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Electric Banana, Mongolian Sky, Stacey Abbott
Department of Family Services: Adoption program evaluation, Bonnie Abramson, Kristy Amasaki, Michael N. Johnson, and James Padgett
Voices from two sides of the Atlantic: A multiple case study of women's leadership, Eva Anneli Adams
gamma-Aminobutyric acid inhibits cytokine-mediated synergistic induction of astrocytic interleukin-6 release: A mechanistic study, Grant Toshio Aguinaldo
The romance of self-surrender in four historical novels of Helen C White, Joyce Ahn
Traveling Waves in a Suspension Bridge System, Robert A. Ain
The effects of perceived teacher empowerment on student achievement, Florence Barker Aitken
Effects of selective attention on preschool teacher and child behavior, Keri Leigh Altig
Ubiquitous health monitoring system for seniors, Kamesh Khanna Andisamy Vijayakumar
Donning the White Agbada, Abayomi Animashaun
Quantum mechanical hydrogen-hydrogen collisional cross section calculation for astrophysics, David Michael Archer
Evidence of an Active ENSO and PDQ During the mid-Holocene from a Costa Rican Speleothem, April D. Azouz
Evidence of an active Enso and Pdo during the mid-Holocene from a Costa Rican speleothem, April Dianne Azouz
Hotel restaurant concept selection considerations: Which factors to take into account?, Michiel A. Bakker
Application of computational fluid dynamics for high energy efficiency design with human comfort of Cad-Vav and Ufad systems, Bhanu Rekha Bandhakavi
The paleotectonic significance of the Central Metamorphic terrane, northern California, Wendy M Barrow Johnson
An analysis of fiscal allocations in elementary schools meeting and not meeting Ayp, William Roy Michael Barton
Permanent Record, Jonathan Bauch
The effects of computer-assisted language learning on English language learners with and without disabilities in an elementary school setting, Christine Kay Beaird
Horizontal unsaturated flow across a single fracture, Bud J Benneman
Petrogenesis of Pleistocene Basalts in the Norris-Mammoth Corridor, Yellowstone National Park, Kristeen Marie Bennett
Defining youth psychopathy, Arva A Bensaheb
Acculturation and sexuality: Investigating gender differences in erotic plasticity, Lorraine Benuto
Multidimensional model of destination brands: An application of customer -based brand equity, Soyoung Boo
The relationship between customer service quality and restaurant revenue in a gaming -centric casino environment, Karl D Brandmeir
An exploration of the alienation experienced by African American parents from their child's educational environment, Regina R Brandon
"33", Caleb Brooks