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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 creation of a national information policy combating cyber terrorism, Daniel A Nick
Design-build method viewed by public agencies in southern Nevada compared to Arizona and Utah, Jose W Oliveira
Comparing Web-based instruction to traditional instruction for teaching special education content to general education preservice teachers, Kelly Elizabeth O'Neal
The desire for socio-cultural similarity in a mate, Nelse M Ostlund
A graphical approach for goodness-of-fit of Poisson model, Davin P Padilla
United States civil-military relations: Finding equilibrium in the changing national security environment, Sean W Pascoli
The zone of proximal development in an online Esl composition course, Jennifer Ann Paver
Thermoregulatory behavior of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii in a burrow environment, Aaron Lawrence Payette
Violent teeth: The validity and scientific basis for bite mark evidence, Kapka Dimitrova Pchelarova
A study of post-tenure review *policies among Nevada community colleges and the peer institutions of Ccsn, Thomas M Peacock
The relationship between internal service components and organizational commitment in fine-dining restaurants, Taryn M Perry
A benefit-cost analysis of an interstate seawater desalination plant shared between California and Nevada, McClain L Peterson
Strategic training in the use of causal diagrams: Facilitation of superior mental models, Anne Seyer Poliquin
Evaluation of cracking and localized corrosion behavior of cladding materials, Subhas Pothana
An analysis of changes in labor market discrimination by gender, 1984--2000, Andrew Lee Powell
Multiple voltage scheme with frequency variation for power minimization of pipelined circuits at high-level synthesis, Bharath Radhakrishnan
(What You Want Hummed Here), Lara Victoria Ramsey
A comparative analysis of the likely impact of an accreditation process between professional fire fighters and city /county managers, Mark A Rivero
Investigation of different light delivery schemes in photodynamic therapy of human glioma spheroids, Robin Marie Rodenbush
Racial Profiling and Mandatory Data Collection in Nevada: How will Law Enforcement Respond?, Gregory M. Roehm
Factors associated with the bioaccumulation of mercury in human hair following consumption of fish from the Great Lakes region, Anne M Rothweiler
In an expert's hands: Issues of self and personality as reflected in hair choices, Sheree Christine Royer
Finite element analysis of pin positioning in Lapidus procedure for treating Hallux Valgus, Haritha Royyuru
Labor violations and discrimination in the Clark County outcall entertainment industry, Candice Michelle Seppa Arroyo
Genetic algorithms for the traveling salesman problem using edge assembly crossovers, Dwain Alan Seppala
Dose coefficients for radionuclides produced in a spallation neutron source, John Patrick Shanahan
Trajectory planning in the presence of risk regions, Michael Allan Sherwood
Distributed importance-based fuzzy logic controllers for flexible link manipulators, Zhixia Shi
Fecundity of Larrea tridentata and Ambrosia dumosa across a spatially heterogeneous Mojave Desert landscape, Nicole Sikula
Hydrologic impacts due to application of dust suppressants, Vivek Singh
Calibration of YSZ sensor for the measurement of oxygen concentration in Lbe, Ramkumar B Sivaraman
Evaluation of performance of non-parametric confidence intervals on skewed data, Monica Solis
Theoretical study of segregation kinetics of indium in indium gallium nitride and magnesium in magnesium-gallium nitride grown by molecular beam epitaxy, Irena Vidhya Mabel Stanley
Forecasting in the lodging industry: Emphasizing regional economic factors, Emmett D Steed
Where sin abounds: A religious history of Las Vegas, Stanley Allen Steward
Centralized prevention of denial of service attacks, Michael R Sthultz
The economic impact of the Writers-in-the-Schools program at UNLV: 2003, Jennifer Stikich
Development of a Systems Engineering Model for Chemical Separation Process, Lijian Sun
Acute effect on vertical jump performance after two types of heavy squat exercises, Masai Takahashi
Identifying the barriers to access to higher education for African -American students: Opinions of successful African -American educators, William Lewis Taylor
Ridgelets: A promising new wavelet-like transform to represent objects with linear singularities, Maria Beatriz Teruel
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