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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
Breast cancer screening behaviors and beliefs in college women, Leslie Ann Snyder
Parents' satisfaction with the education of their child with autism, Dalhee Songlee
An analysis of First Amendment jurisprudence and school voucher programs after Zelman v Simmons -Harris (2002), Lori A Stengel
Robert Hugh Benson and the Catholic Literary Revival in Edwardian England, Chad Philip Stutz
Alternate path routing algorithm for traffic engineering in the Internet, Shyam Subramanian
Bench-scale modeling to evaluate the mechanical effects of subsidence on a monofill-type landfill cover, Yuboon Tan
University student attitudes toward the inclusion of students with disabilities, Bridget Kirsty Theakston
A comparison of upper confidence limits for skewed distributions, Michael Gary Theemling
The day-to-day reliability of resting metabolic rate, Amy Elizabeth Thompson
The study and optimization of the Enzyme Inhibition Bioassay 96 for the detection of organophosphate and carbamate compounds, Stephen Christopher Twomey
The asymptotic behavior of the integer solutions of the Rosenberger equations, Kensaku Umeda
Assessing citizen preferences: Supporting and funding a new animal shelter facility, Theresa A. Viau
Power and political process: The case of the Ivanpah Airport, Amy Gayle Walker
The effectiveness of reading programs for the intermediate remedial student, Hope Ann Walter
From equi-graphical sets to graphical permutations: A problem of degrees in graphs, Michael Lee Watson
Workplace violence: A case study, Robert F. White
An analysis of the relationship between alcohol availability and alcohol-related hospital admissions in the city of Chicago, 1990--1997, Dorothy Ruth Wilson
Design and Analysis for Melt Casting Metallic Fuel Pins Incorporating Volatile Actinides, Xiaolong Wu
Modeling and Simulation of the Chemical Etching Process in Niobium Cavities, Qin Xue
Modeling image databases using Xml schema, Min Xu
Large-scale database modeling: Discovering attributes, entities, and relationships, Ying Yang
Identification of dynamic properties of materials for the nuclear waste package, Konstantin Grigoryevich Zabotkin
Unveiling the implicit message: A look at racial, Hispanic/Latino, and Mexican portrayals on "Sesame Street", Magdalena Maria Zepeda
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Characterization of steel fiber and/or polymer concrete mixes and applications to slender rectangular and I -beams, Ashraf Ibrahim Ahmed
Perceptions of standards -based reform and the role of instructional leadership, Robert Bruce Anderson
Challenges for the New West: Economic impacts of wilderness in Nevada's rural counties, Lesley Regina Argo
Challenges for the new west: Economic impacts of wilderness in Nevada's rural counties, Lesley Regina Argo
Numerical and experimental investigation of deformation and strength properties of lithophysae -rich tuff and analog materials, Bahri Burcin Avar
Three pioneering women in Nicaraguan theater: Dona Gladys Ramirez de Espinoza, Socorro Bonilla Castellon, and Lucero Millan, Maria-Tania Bandes-Becerra
Collaborative interaction: Military managers consulting with American Indians, Susan B. Barrow
A self-stabilizing interval routing scheme in general networks, Doina Bein
The myth of national unity: President George W Bush's rhetorical reconstruction of America, William Edward Belk
Increasing parental knowledge in treatment of childhood fever, Brian D Bishop
The presence of adverse selection in the Las Vegas resale housing market, Ryan Matthew Bledsoe
A qualitative study of the perceived psychosocial outcomes of gastric bypass surgery, Lindsey Eva Bocchieri
Prediction of performance time on a treadmill stress test following a Bruce protocol, Helena Nadine Boersma
Moderation of age-related cognitive decline in older adults, Joseph Francis Boetcher
Transport of perchlorate in the Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead, Manjula Roshan Boralessa
Factors affecting recidivism at a transitional shelter for the homeless, Scianna Elizabeth Bowman Augustine
The relationship between employee turnover and customer service quality in casino restaurants, Karl D Brandmeir
Self-stabilizing binary search tree maintenance algorithm, Sylvain Ronan Brigant
Construction of a random signal with a specific Psd and a uniform Pdf, Venkatraghavan V Bringi
The effects of irrigation and nitrogen management on water use of tall fescue, Christopher Alan Brown
Thunder in the desert: Commercial air travel and tourism in Las Vegas, 1959--2001, Daniel Kenneth Bubb
A comparison of the functional efficacy of osteoarthritic knee joints following viscosupplementation treatment, Stephanie Beasley Buford
An evaluation between confidence judgments and differences in monitoring ability, Brett Douglas Campbell
Human capital in the hospitality industry: Its components, role and importance in achieving corporate goals, Deborah Canale
Exploring family values, Jaime Lynn Carr
Mathematical models for interendothelial cleft, Bin Chen
An investigation into the relationship between commitment as loyalty: Commitment as a key mediating variable for loyalty, Shiang-Lih Chen
Postmodern American sociology: A response to the aesthetic challenge, Jongryul Choi
Analysis of casino table game tipping by Comdex conventioneers, Joseph Nelson Christensen
Albanian-American relations: The past and the future, Vladimir Cicani
Testing the potential of system dynamics models for improving public participation in resource management, Sarah Williams Cloud
Jurors' perceptions of child witnesses with disabilities, Darla Jean Cooper
Top Female Hospital Executives in Las Vegas, Nevada: An in Depth Case Study, Caroline R. Copeland
A descriptive study of positive body image among female adolescent dancers, Amy Bobo Courrier
Modeling of hand-arm-glove vibration system and testing and evaluating of antivibration gloves, Jianying Cui
Photofragmentation of carbonyl sulfide (Ocs) following core-shell photoexcitation and photoionization, Lan Thi Ngoc Dang
The effect of anaerobic exercise on the thermic effect of food, Charlene Marie Denzer
Water policy and theoretical models: Political, bureaucratic and class dynamics in a growth economy, Kelly Michelle De Vine
Radiometric evaluation of the prehistoric mortuary practices of the Chinchorro culture in northern Chile, Matthew Ray Doubrava
Family factors associated with anxiety sensitivity in youth, Kelly Lynn Drake
Investigating the relationship of verbal span and spatial span in a combination task, Miriam E Dunbar
Policy for management of living collections at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Peter F. Duncombe
Algal growth potential and nutrient limitation in the Las Vegas Bay, Lake Mead, Nevada, Xiaomo Du
Comparison of methods for determining bulk specific gravity of Hma specimens, Anna Eapen
An investigation and analysis of the Hispanic students' nationwide school dropout rates and the difference between those who complete their high school diploma and those who dropout, Maria Olivia Egemba
An Ethical framework for interpreting the United States Endangered Species Act, Cathryn M. Elgin
Microbial implications for structural integrity during nuclear waste storage, Terry Ann Leilani Else
Excavation and interpretation: 42Ws126, the Watchman Site, Zion National Park, Utah, Suzanne Beryl Eskenazi
Transgender population: Barriers and adaptions to employment, Cecilie H Evans
Auto dealership compliance with hazardous materials management in the Las Vegas Valley, Lisa Evenson
Job characteristics and self-efficacy as predictors of organizational commitment, Min Fang
Patient satisfaction in managed care, Veronda M. Finley
The dichotomy in the determinacy of certain two-person infinite games with moves from {0,1}, Deborah Sue Fraker
Determination of static contraction times to exhaustion for given percentages of a 1 Rm in the bench press, leg press, and pulldown exercises, Jeremy C Fransen
Protoporphyrin IX distribution in rat brain following the administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its hexylester, Scott Alan Friesen
Cenozoic extension superimposed on a Mesozoic thrust belt, central Nevada, Joseph John Gilbert
Complexity: Theoretical and methodological applications for sociology, Kathryn A Gilpatric
Characterization of the pleiotropic effects of the Drosophila gene mushroom body miniature B, Michael Louis Ginsburg
Estimating effective discharge at Lehman Creek, Great Basin National Park, Nevada, Lisa A Glonek
Determinants of the earnings gap between blacks and whites: A human capital approach, James Michael Goldenberg
Paleoindian technological provisioning in the western Great Basin, Kelly Elizabeth Graf
Instructional differentiation in general education and the gifted resource room: Teacher and student perceptions, Mary Trombatore Greene
Mentoring toward technology use: Cooperating teacher practice in preparing student teachers, Karen Jane Grove
Starbursts in the UV bright interacting galaxies NGC 3395 and NGC 3396, Mark Hancock
The ecological role of beavers (Castor canadensis) in a Southwestern desert stream, Bryan James Harper
The Nature and Level of Criminal Activity among Pathological Gamblers, Paul Cherbonneau Harvey
Southern Nevada Water Authority, Statler Hasley
Weighted running: Effect on impact and oxygen consumption, Wendy Ann Hibner
Paleoecology of Upper Harkless archaeocythan reefs in Esmeralda County, Nevada, Melissa K Hicks
Political ramifications of gender complementarity for women in Native American literature, Patrice Eunice Marie Hollrah
Effects of elevated carbon dioxide on primary productivity in a Mojave Desert ecosystem, David Charles Housman
Electrical characterization of plasma-enhanced Cvd silicon nitride dielectric on copper, Amudha Regina Irudayam
Clark County School District: Bonds and debt. Can they be divided equally?, Jocelyn Izumigawa
Analysis of the crash potential at signalized intersections with trap lanes, Joanna Kajkowski