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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 2002
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
Mammal and bird trackways in the Miocene Horse Spring Formation, Clark County, Nevada, Michele Marie Jones
A framework for secure applications with QoS, Ajay Kanagala
Salient features of contextual interference and knowledge of results, Morgan Steven Kearney
Attitudes of teachers on inclusion in a private school that is not federally mandated, Tracy L Kelley
Self-stabilizing wormhole routing, Anthony Brandon Kenitzki
CFD study of section characteristics of Formula Mazda race car wings, Walter G Kiffer
Confidence intervals for exposure risk assessment, Mark S Kirkham
Domestic violence counseling techniques: Indicators of a change in the philosophy of the movement against domestic violence, Loretta A Klem
Examining democratic ideals: A case study of dialogic interactions of fifth -grade citizens, Jeanne Ann Klockow
Approximation algorithms for multi-facility location, Prashanth Kodela
Female victims of domestic violence and their negotiation for safety, Lisa Rose Kopinski
Lights, audience, profit: The evolution of the Las Vegas spectacle, Jaime Lee Rana Koran
Pricing and eminent domain takings: A case study of residential property in Las Vegas, Nevada, William C Kuhn
Thermochronology and geobarometry of the Granite Mountains, southeast California: Exhumation of a plutonic complex during collapse of the Sevier orogen, Joseph Louis Kula
Community college faculty attitudes on professional development attendance and incentives, Patricia T LaFlamme
The Impact of air quality on the selection of a home, Carol Lane
Prostate cancer recognition in ultrasound images, Theodores Dimitrios Lazarakis
Teaching and assessment practices of instructors in two public community colleges in Nevada, Simon A Lei
Cerium and rhodium substitution in the antiferromagnetic superconductor cerium rhodium indium(5), Brian Edward Light
Self-* distributed query region covering in wireless sensor networks, Preethi Linga
Image-based interactive tools for entering ground truth data, Jun Liu
Lossless audio compression of speech and voice, Yang Liu
Impacts of dust suppressant application in the quality of urban runoff in arid regions, Daniela Figueiredo Loreto
The solo songs of Richard Faith: A general survey of style, Lori Tarisa Lovell Laux
Ecology and growth of Tamias palmeri and testing of a protocol to monitor habitat relationships, Christopher Eric Lowrey
Numerical solutions to Poisson's equation using radial basis functions, Michael David Ludian
On evaluating small-scale variations of hydrologic processes in time and space, Qingguang Lu
Gambling with virtue: The moral ramifications of female gaming in the early novels of Frances Burney, Heather Lynn Lusty
Token economy used to increase performance in solving algebra problems for high school students, Kari Mankes Maes
Traditional and nontraditional teacher perceptions and applications of Dap, Connie Lynn Malin
Framework for a system to model casino development, Benjamin Harold Mammina
The effect of antioxidant vitamins on muscle damage during a 50-mile endurance ride in horses, Danielle Irene Marrone
Variation in decorated Tusayan Gray Ware pottery at the Yamashita-3 site, Kristen D Martine
Large-scale database modeling: Developing XML schema, Zumreta Maslesa
Investigation of clay smear formation in laboratory-prepared layered soil specimens, Glen Edwin Maxwell
Parental perception concerning the use of peak flow meters in the child with asthma, Constance A McMenamin
The impact of freshman success courses on freshman-to-sophomore persistence and academic achievement at a Wiche urban university and college, Velicia McMillan-Haron
Using religious discourse to construct reality: President George W Bush and Osama Bin Laden, Lisa Menegatos
Demographics and ecology of an isolated population of the desert pocket mouse, Chaetodipus penicillatus sobrinus, in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Kerstan Dawn Micone
Workforce diversity programs: A case study of the Las Vegas Valley Water District’s “3-year diversity implementation plan”, Wilisha C. Moore
The growth of regionalism in Sub-Saharan Africa, Deogratius Stephen Mshigeni
WwwPrivacygov: A constitutional and legislative review, Stephanie Ann Murphy
Anxiety as an affective factor for adult Korean students learning English as a second language, BoKyung Murray
Determination of mass excavation haul distance and direction by linear optimization, Donald Scott Myers
Defining wedding exhibitors and their wedding exposition return on investment practices, Tracee Lyn Nalewak
Mosquito population dynamics during the establishment phase of a constructed desert wetland, April Newman
Lake Mead hospital conversion to complete delivery system, Roger W. Noorda
Gender differences in cognitive interference with sexual arousal, Sarah Elizabeth Nunnink
From neglected waste to protected space: An administrative history of Mojave National Preserve, Eric Charles Nystrom
Optimized power converters for electrically augmented on-orbit propulsion systems, Lee Michael Olyniec
The measurement of organizational identification and organizational commitment found among the membership of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Philip Clark Oviatt
Development of shop floor control system, Venkatraman Parameswaran
A study of the overall internal dynamic mode of poly(ethylene oxide) in methanol with and without lithium perchlorate, Gregory Charles Piet
Vegetation effects on airborne particles and soil gradation near mesquite dunes, Ann Marleau Pitchford
A spectroscopic analysis of the starburst galaxies Ngc 3395 and Ngc 3396, Kenneth Plaks
A noise detection, noise-motion separation and a cancer recognition theory and algorithm, Alexander Popovich
The effect of mechanical vibration on acute power output in the bench press, Brach John Poston
Parental attitudes towards inclusion of students with disabilities in a private school setting, April Ann Prado
An alternative approach to measuring consumer discrimination in the market for baseball cards, Adam Neil Rabinowitz
Further investigation of mental tris-quinolates using spectroscopy, Asanga Devinda Ranasinghe
GIS for source water assessment and nonpoint source modeling in the Las Vegas Valley, Marcelo Reginato
Using diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis to determine age at death, Jennifer Elizabeth Riddle
United States post Gulf-War policy toward Iraq: A systemic assessment, Amanda Christine Ringelberg
Characteristics and profiles of teachers of severely and /or multiply disabled students, Samira Risheg
The effects of socialization through the arts: Teaching life skills strategies to youth in West Las Vegas, Marcia Raquel Robinson
Evidence for Virgin Anasazi presence in the Las Vegas Valley and adjacent areas, Susanne Janine Rowe
Perceptions of quality: The Gap model meets gatekeeping, Karen Renee Roybal
Benchmarking photoneutron production of Mcnpx simulations with experimental results, Suresh Babu Sadineni
Reading anxiety's effects on incidental vocabulary acquisition: Are culturally relevant texts exempt?, Midena Maria Sas
Relationship of selected student characteristics to student ratings of importance and levels of satisfaction, Michael L Sauer
Contemporary pseudo-events: An analysis of the advertising in "Wired" magazine, Guy Joseph Schackman
Fault segmentation, fault linkage, and hazards along the Sevier fault, southwestern Utah, Ilsa M Schiefelbein
Exploration of the nature of the work done by United States Marshals Service employees in the district of Nevada, Michael Robin Schlaerth
Representation of special polynomials by the cycle indicator, Jack Lund Schofield
Investigation of charge-transport models for organic light-emitting devices, Richard Simon Schofield
A phenomenological study: Mid-career changer transitions through levels of expertise, Merrie Lynne Schroeder
Spectroscopic abundances of solar-type dwarfs in open cluster M34 (Ngc 1039), Simon Charles Schuler
Assessing faculty perspectives on implementing the Boyer model, Delilah Anne Schwaner
Thirteen texts every student must read to have a well-rounded high school theatre education, Gary Bernard Sessa
Kinematics and timing of normal faulting in a metamorphic core complex: Grouse Creek Mountains, Utah, Jay C Sheely
Bird perches and soil amendments as revegetation techniques for landslides in Puerto Rico, Aaron Blakely Shiels
Food safety knowledge and safe practice attitudes of employees in fine dining and quick service restaurants, Jee Hye Shin
Negotiation and autonomy in a fast food restaurant, Eric Orion Silva
Rage in the city of angels: The historical development of the skinhead subculture in Los Angeles, Pete George Simi
A case study of writing skills growth of three eighth-grade students in a writing workshop classroom, Thomas B Smith