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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 2003
The uses and gratifications of the World Wide Web at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Peter P Testa
Characterization of a missle flyout simulation, Russell Louis Tinsley
The influence of school climate and leadership style on teacher transiency in urban middle schools, Jenefer J Tirella
Lucrative Blue, Jennifer Clare Toups
X-ray emission spectroscopic study of chloride solid compounds using synchrotron radiation, Ich Cong Tran
Dialogical inquiry in critical literacy: A staff development intervention study, Michelle McClellan Truman
Rapid screening approach for cavity detection using surface-based seismic measurements, Gennady Tsarev
A Case for choice in education, Edward Tyndall
Graphic organizers, activity, and the positioning of language and learners: An ethnographic case study, John Allan Unger
Shock attenuation during heel-strike, forefoot-strike, and spring-boot running, Jason Thomas Vance
Late Quaternary glacial and periglacial environments, Snake Range, Nevada, John G Van Hoesen
Identification of high "risk" pedestrian locations, Vinod Vasudevan
Selective mutism: Unwilling to speak or scared silent?, Jennifer Lynn Vecchio
Retaining intensive care nurses in Las Vegas: The importance of nurse manager leadership, Megan Vendetti
The relationship of job satisfaction to role ambiguity and role conflict among school counselors, Lisa Marie Violanti
Dynamic characteristics of metals under elevated temperatures, Hui Wang
An improved MultiAnts-Aodv routing protocol for ad hoc wireless networks, Jun Wang
Scheduling and partitioning Vlsi circuit operating at multiple supply voltages, Ling Wang
Cognitive functioning in familial and nonfamilial groups at high-risk for schizophrenia, Erin L Warnick
Nevada "Nurselessness": An Acute or Chronic Condition? An Examination of the Etiology and Possible Treatment Alternatives, Jeanine Warren-Newmon
The relationship between restaurant attribute satisfaction and return intent in theme restaurants, Rachel Dawn Weiss
Postsecondary readiness skills: Perceptions of students with and without disabilities, Carol Mae White
Proposed intra-district methodology for funding school sites, Eva Marie White
Depositional history of the Black Mountain conglomerate, Mohave County, Arizona: Sedimentary response to Miocene extension, Michelle Marie Williams
Women recovering in Alcoholics Anonymous: The impact of social bonding, Tina Marie Wininger
Study of Geometric Effects on Local Corrosion Rates for LBE Loop, Chao Wu
Study of geometry effects on local corrosion rates for Lbe loop, Chao Wu
Development of a synthetic route to aminofluorohexenones as precursors for novel caspase inhibitors, Ping Xi
Determination of the physiological responses of female fire fighters while working in the heat, Paulette Marisa Michie Yamada
Recruiting and selection of police officers: A case study of the Clark County School District Police Department, Anthony A. York
Creating community through symbolic discourse: An analysis of Jesse Jackson's rhetoric at the Democratic National Conventions, 1984--2000, Lance Michael Young
The design and implementation of an input/output subsystem for a Farsi language search engine, Ronald L Young
Differences in television use between adopted and non-adopted college-aged adults, Christopher Edward Yunker
The effect of ambient scent on affiliation behaviors and social interactions, Dina Marie Victoria Zemke
Distributed dynamic channel allocation in mobile computing system, Qian Zhang
A Vlsi architecture for lifting-based wavelet packet transform in fingerprint image compression, Tao Zhu
The effects of exercise on homocysteine levels in men and women, Tracey Michelle Zuehlsdorff
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Two non-specific indicators of stress: Enamel hypoplasia and Harris lines, Marta Pilar Alfonso Durruty
Analysis of two methods of isometric muscle contractions during the anti-G straining maneuver, Lance Lorenzo Annicelli
Calculation involving hydrogen-hydrogen(2) collisional cooling processes for use in astrophysics, David Michael Archer
Tumult Blossoms: Poems, Elyse Rachelle Arring
An economic analysis of women's schooling on fertility and contraceptive use in developing countries: A case study of Tanzania, Ayoub Shaban Ayoub
Preservice teachers' beliefs about classroom management before and after student teaching, Bonnie Gayle Ballard
In the Hearts of Palms, Jennifer Lynn Bania
Cross-sectional Study of Strength in Sharing: Philanthropy in Girl Scouting, Juergen Barbusca
The Impact of the Winter's Doctrine on water allocation to the Gila River Indian Community, Deana P. Benally
Coastal resort development and impacts on shallow water aquifers in southern Baja California, Sur. Mexico, Bud J. Bennenman
The architectural impact of using ground-source heat pumps in commercial buildings in Las Vegas, George Aaron Bergman
From sin to sickness: A sociological history of the problem gambler, Bo Jason Bernhard
A history of public school finance and educational trends within the state of Nevada: Summary and conclusions, Daniel Thomas Bittman
‘Sworn’ versus ‘civilian’ career development paths in the fire service in Nevada, Kelly Blackmon
A Study of obstacles to use of methane gas produced in landfills for energy, Sharee Lynn Bowdidge
The development and optimization of a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine, Troy M Braithwaite
Genesis and morphology of soil pendants in Quaternary landforms of Pahranagat Valley, Nevada, Amy Lynn Brock
Cognitive rehabilitation: A method for improving sustained and selective attention in adolescents with attentional deficits, Glinda Rae Bullock
Paradigms of reality in Poe's mad narrative, Tamy Lynn Burnett
The Sex Pistols: Punk rock as protest rhetoric, Cari Elaine Byers
Research protocol for the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): Mirage Click Collection Study, Adrienne M. Cardwell
The influence of denitrification in clarifiers on biological phosphorus removal at CCSD plant, Prithviraj Vasantrao Chavan
Partitioning a given circuit targeting multiple Fpgas, Girish Narayanan Cherussery
Ronald Reagan's 1983 "Evil Empire" speech: A rhetorical analysis, Kirsten Ann Westenskow Clark
Poem, Swim, Forrest Grail Cole
George Herbert's restlessness: Spiritual fulfillment or spiritual estrangement?, AmiJo Comeford
An Economic analysis of the arsenic standard on Nevada, Jill S. Dale
An H -adaptive finite element compressible flow solver applied to light -gas gun design, Timothy Todd de Bues
Better revenue forecasting: Is fiscal stress a stimulant? A look at Nevada local governments, Richard A. Derrick
Dual -enrolled student success in an open enrollment community college, Frank James DiPuma
Still, Lynn Margaret Drebes
Delirium in the hospitalized elderly: Clinical indicators found in medical records, Diane M Elmore
The effects of jasmonates on the proliferation of human prostate cancer cell lines in culture, Daniel Emeka Ezekwudo
The establishment of the oligomeric purity and molecular structure for n-methylated bis(8-hydroxyquinoline) zinc (n = 0, 2, 4, and 5), Anna Rose Falkowitz
Large-scale database modeling: Extended Er diagrams and Uml, Tong Feng
Evaluation of methods for determining bulk specific gravity of Hma specimens, Giovanni Icuspit Galacgac
Narrative desire and historical reparations: Three contemporary British authors, Timothy S Gauthier
Biological treatment of waste solutions generated from the remediation of perchlorate-contaminated waters, Tina Mary Gingras
An equal educational opportunity for language minority students: A legal analysis of language education after Lau, Roger J Gonzalez
Human Subjects Protection in Research: Are We Doing Enough?, Marsha L. Green
An Empirical study of attitudes towards telecommuting among government finance professionals, Joseph J. Grippaldi
Comparative morphometric analysis of the Devil Peak Shasta ground sloth, Nothrotheriops shastensis, Jeffrey L Gromny
The Policies of Implementing Traffic Calming in the Las Vegas Valley, David A. Guerra
Steward's southern Great Basin research validated through obsidian artifact sources, Lynn Ellen Haarklau
Tadpole shrimp (Triops longicaudatus) responses to acute and developmental hypoxic exposure, Stacey Lynn Harper
Seismic vulnerability assessment of off-ramp structures of the Las Vegas downtown viaduct, Mohammad Ohidul Hasan
The practices of principals in implementing inclusion in their schools, Wendi Charlene Hawk
Spatial and temporal patterns of visibility in Las Vegas, July 2000--July 2001, Arsineh Najjari Hecobian
The development and management of the Utah Shakespearean Festival: The Bard's light shone on Deseret, Lawrence Douglas Henley
The nightingale sings anew: The appropriation of antiquity in Virginia Woolf's "The Waves", Neta Luree Hoff
The evolution of drug laws in America and the variation in penalties and sentencing in state courts, Robert Christopher Hogenson
Cytokine and neurotransmitter regulation of glial cell production of Il-6; indications for neurodegenerative disorders, Donald Scott Horrell
Charter schools and accountability: An evalution of Nevada's charter school accountability legislation, Sonya Douglass Horsford
Analysis of cyclic shallow-water carbonates: Cambrian Highland Peak Formation, eastern Nevada, Robyn Allyn Howley
Distributed synchronizers in network simulator (Ns) software, Wei Huang
Farfalla: A poetry thesis, Vanessa Leigh Huff
Cuba's tourist industry: Parallel economies and social stratification, Marie Nathan Hummel
A comparative study of state educational *policies: Systemic models of equitable reform, Celeste Ann Jackson Stansberry
Addressing helicopter noise impacts in Las Vegas, Nevada within the confines of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act, Jeffrey M. Jacquart
Exploring the Shivwits production zone, Eva Albrecht Jensen
Personal epistemology: Implications for stress in college students, Robyn M Johnson
Loop detection and prevention mechanism in multiprotocol label switching, Vasu Jolly