This collection contains doctoral dissertations, masters theses, independent studies, and similar works representing graduate student culminating achievements. To browse dissertations and theses by academic department or program, please go to the Research Unit, Center, or Department page. Graduate dissertations and theses may also be found using the Library's catalog.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Coping in Parents of Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Gloria A. Ayuck

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Depressed Native Americans and Suicidal Ideation Contagion, Jeri Ann Azure

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The Role Of Metallothionein-3 In The Regulation Of Cell Differentiation, Chandra Sekhar Bathula

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The North Dakota Brain Drain: Perceptions about Factors that Contribute to North Dakota's Outmigration of Graduates, Nancy J. Bauer

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Two Heads Are Better Than One: Collaboration Between Classroom Teachers and English Language Learner Specialists, Angela B. Bell

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Characterization Of Polar Carbonaceous Particulate Matter Using Liquid And Gas Chromatography With Mass Spectrometry, Josef Beranek

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Implementation of a First-Year Seminar: Retention and Student Views of Advising and Engagement at a Small Midwestern University, Kristi Bitz

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Theoretical Studies Of Reactions Of Fulminic Acid And Other Molecules Related To Nitric Oxide, Yvonne Bongfen Mbote

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Strategic Marketing Analysis of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tymothy R. Boyle

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Anesthesia Implications for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Jessica Bratrud

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Understanding The Effects Hemoglobin and its Optimal Range in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, Huyen Buegel

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Super-Resolution Mosaicking From Digital Surveillance Video Captured By Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Uas), Aldo Camargo

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Implications of Fatigue and Sleep Loss on Medical Professionals and Countermeasures to Prevent Fatigue, Tracie J. Christensen

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“You Know How It Works, It Is A Dance, An Art, Not A Science”: A Qualitative Study On Decision Making By Public Two-Year College Presidents, Chad Michael Coauette

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Assertiveness Training: Reducing Burnout and Job Turnover in Newly graduated Nurses, Jeanine M. Conner

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Identifying potential geothermal resources from co-produced fluids using existing data from drilling logs : Williston, North Dakota, Anna M. Crowell

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Necessary But Not Sufficient: The North Dakota School Counselor Designate Credential, Carolyn Schwenke DeLorme

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Amyloid-β Dependent Microgliosis Occurs Through Src Kinase Activation in Alzheimer's Disease, Gunjan Dhawan

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in the Transgender Community, Lore M. Dickey

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"The Course Fit Us": Differentiated Instruction in the College Classroom, Mary Volesky Dosch

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A Case Study: Transitioning From A Five-Day School Week To A Four-Day School Week, Brian Duane Duchscherer

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Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Areas, Amanda J. Dudgeon

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Evidence-Base Practice: Screening for Depression and Suicidality in High Functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder Adolescents, Jennifer A. Durward

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Honey in Healing: New Look at an Old Treatment, Tracy Jo Enger

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Preventing the spread of infections in patients' homes: What is the best evidence?, Julie Ferry

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Mentoring to Enhance the Success of American Indian Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Amy Fiala

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Mineralogical Characterizations Of Asteroids In/Near The 3:1 Kirkwood Gap, Sherry K. Fieber-Beyer

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It's All Dark But He's Not Afraid: Translations of Stories by Ingvar Ambjornsen, Steven R. Finney

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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Assessment and Management, Jennifer Fraik

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Assessement and Management, Jennifer A. Fraik

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Perceptions of Basic Knowledge Needed by Perioperative Registered Nurses for Competency, Janna M. Galloway

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Factors Predicting Exercise Behavior of Graduate Students, Bibha Gautam

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Modern airline pilots quandary : standard operating procedures -- to comply or not to comply, Carrie Giles

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A Review of Evidence-based Clinical Performance Evaluations in Nursing Education, Sheila K. Goettle

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Distance Delivered Mental Health: Diagnostic Accuracy, User Satisfaction, Cost Effectiveness and Barriers to Implementation, Jessica K. Graham-Steinhauser

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Vitamin D and Malignant Melanoma Outcomes, Jenna L. Green

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Culturally Relevant Educational Systems: Their Relationship to Native American Student Achievement, Michelle K. Greseth

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Adrenergic Receptor Modulation Of Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Inflammatory Responses, Laurel A. Grisanti

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Inclusions of religious and spiritual diversity in multicultural training for counseling psychologists, Sandra M. Grissom

Methods and Effectiveness of Psychoeducation: A Literature Review, Roxann Hackbarth

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Methods and effectiveness of psychoeducation: A literature review, Roxann Hackbarth

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Impact Of Outcome Severity And Perceiver Similarity On Judgments Of Blame And Responsibility, Bridget L. Hanson

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Leadership Approaches Of Selected Chief Academic Officers In Rural Community Colleges, Kent Hanson

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Simulation, Design, And Control Of Stand-Alone Integrated Wind-Hydrogen Power Systems, Taehee Han

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It's Not About Me: College Women and Unplanned Pregnancy, Jayne W. Hardy

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Translocation Effects Of LCRV Extracellular Surface Residues And Regulation Of LCRG Binding To The T3SS Of Yersinia Pestis, Thomas A. Henderson

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Reducing Obstetrical Nurse Liability Related to Documentation, Brenda Henriksen

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“A Better Vision Of What Social Studies Can Be”: How Elementary Teachers' Beliefs Influence Their Use Of The “History Alive!” Textbook, Kathryn Hintz

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Slave Story: A Tale Of Recovery, Rule A. S. Hiuallah-Messiah

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The Effectiveness of Using Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Managing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in Long Term Care Facilities, Sandra J. Holmgren

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The Development And Application Of Fluorenscent Nanomaterials For Trace Determination Of Analytes, Carrie Lee John

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Studies In Organic Synthesis: Part I: Total Synthesis Of Plakortethers F And G Part Ii: Carbon-Hydrogen Insertion On Diazosulfones And Diazosulfonates, Jinu Philip John

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Predictors Of Communication Delay In Children In The North Dakota Right Track Program, Carol A. Johnson

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Critical Components of Suicide Prevention Programs for Colleges and Universities: A Delphi Study, Colleen A. Johnson

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Teen Perceptions of Cellular Phones as a Communication Tool, Denise D. Jonas

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Connecting Air Pollution Exposure to Cardiovascular Disease, Alison G. Kaneshiro

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Thematic groupings in Magpie Miao narrative, Won Ho Kim

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When the arts peoples left: Causes and consequences of the elimination of a music degree, Beth G. Klingenstein

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The CRNA's Role in Educating the Pre-Hospital Provider in the Use of Rapid Sequence Intubation, Nathan J. Koland

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Alleviating Equines: Investigating the Hypothesized Mechanisms of Change in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, Kathy L. Korell-Rach

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Assessment of Pain in The Older Adult with Dementia, Helen Laferriere

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The effect of participating in a first-year learning community on student engagement, Yvette LaPierre

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The effect of participating in a first-year learning community on student enlargement, Yvette LaPierre

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Gestational Programming of Obesity: A Novel Approach to Fighting The Obesity Epidemic, Jessica J. Larson

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Evidence for the Need of a Screening Tool to Recognize Perinatal Substance Abuse, Joeanna L. Larson

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Role of Mallampati as a Predictor of Difficult Intubation in Obese Adults, Quyen Lee

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The Benefits of Vitamin D Supplementation in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis, Kelly Leiphon

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Automatic Dependant Surveillance-Broadcast Training, Andrew Leonard

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Development And Application Of Nanomaterials For Analysis And Energy-Related Catalysis, Aize Li

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Silica Nanomatrix Effect On The Properties Of Encapsulated Molecules And Silica-Metal Nanoparticles For Bioapplications, Song Liang

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Crew Resource Management Training for Nurse Anesthesia Education, John P. Lonneman

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Perceptions of five low-income parents on school readiness, Roanne E. Malm

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Perceptions Of Five Low-Income Parents On School Readiness, Roanne Eugenia Malm

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Benefits of Integrating Interdisciplinary High Fidelity Simulation into Nurse Practitioner Graduate Programs and Continuing Education Courses: Patient Safety, Ann L. Mason

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Parental Refusal of Childhood Immunizations: Strategies from an ANP Perspective, Jaime Mattson

Prenatal Refusal of Childhood Immunizations, Jamie Mattson

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Depression and Suicide in American Indian Adolescents: What is Effective Treatment?, Tiffany Melberg

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Journaling as Greif Support for Parents who have Experiences a Stillbirth, Michelle K. Millam

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Airport Solar and Geothermal Power, Raymond Mills

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Anesthesia Concerns with the Beach Chair Position, Jody Morlan

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Spatiality And Temporality In Communication Theories, Diana Iulia Nastasia

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Globalizing Public Relations: The Role Of Public Relations Models In Shaping French And Romanian Public Relations Practices, Sorin Nastasia

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Special education teachers' perceptions of PK-12 principals as instructional leaders, Katherine M. Neumann-Cieslak

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Implementation of an Exercise Program in Assisted Living, Cherise A. Norby

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Sign language word list comparisons: Toward a replicable coding and scoring methodology, Jason Parks

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Modelling Of Two Wheeler Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles, Bhanuben Amrutlal Patel

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Barriers and Facilitators of Adolescent Breastfeeding, Darci L. Pelland

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A Road Map For Leadership Driven Systemic Change In Interscholastic Athletic Programs, Thomas Craig Perry

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Examination of male batterer typology in an upper midwest sample, Jay R. Phillippi

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Developing A Remote Sensing Algorithm For Deriving Soil Moisture From Spectral Reflectance, Santosh Rijal

Risk Associated with Urinary Tract Infections and Patients Education, Natalie Royal

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Risk Factors Associated with Urinary Tract Infections and Patient Education, Natalie R. Royal

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The efficacy of verbal assertiveness training on reducing risk of sexual assualt, Holly Michelle Rusinko

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N997 Simulation in Health Assessment, Sharon Schell

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Impact Of Netbook Computers On One District's Social Studies Curriculum, Joel Schleicher

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Lumbar Facet Joint Pain: Pathology and Treatment Via Facet Joint Injection and Medial Branch Neurology, Andrew L. Schott

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Rural Adolescent Perceptions Of Quality Relationships, Jessica L. Semler

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Communication barriers between providers and parents of ADHD adolescent patients who use Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Angela Sietz

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Emergence Delirium: Modifying Risk Factors in Pediatric Patients, Sara J. Skatvold

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Theory-Derived Approaches to Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Bethany Speecy