This collection contains doctoral dissertations, masters theses, independent studies, and similar works representing UND 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 2012

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Employee Work Attitudes Post Merger and Acquisition, Adam Sorenson

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Persuasion and manipulation: Relevance across multiple audiences, Kevin Sparks

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Assessment Of Nasa Giss Cmip5 Modele Simulated Clouds And Toa Radiation Budgets Using Satellite Observations Over The Southern Mid-Latitudes, Ryan Evan Stanfield

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Impact Of Coal Derived Impurities On The Performance Of Hydrogen Separation Membranes, Joshua Stanislowski

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Synthesis Of Bidentate Ligands Using Cyclopalladated Complexes, Valeria A. Stepanova

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Non-Traditional Distance Learners: Student Persistence In A Rural Remote Community, Paula Ann Sundet Wolf

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Multicultural Efficacy Among White Resident Hall Directors: Predicting White Privilege Attitudes, Sarah Jo Szerlong

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Induced Gene Expression In Bladder Cancer: Kindlin-2 And Metallothionein-1x, Sherine Talaat

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Production Of A Transgenic Mouse That Specifically Overexpresses The Antioxidant Metallothionein In Endothelial Cells, Jennifer M. Teiken

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Social media marketing - A consumer's perspective on what works and what does not, Rakesh Tennamthotam

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Agro-Climatic And Land Suitability Mapping For Switchgrass Grown As A Bioenergy Crop In North Dakota, Navin Thapa

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Theoretical Development And Application Of Gvvpt2 Gradients And Nonadiabatic Coupling Terms, Daniel P. Theis

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Atmospheric Mass Loss And Orbital Evolution Of Exoplanets, Nicole Thom

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Evaluation Of Thermophysical Properties, Friction Factor And Heat Transfer Of Alumina Nanofluid Flow In Tubes, Sanjib Tiwari

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Characterization Of Truncated Yscf: Innate Immune And Proinflammatory Responsiveness, Melody N. Toosky

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Investigating Elevated Aqua Modis Aerosol Optical Depth Retrievals Over The Mid-Latitude Southern Oceans, Travis Toth

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Second Grade Students' Cognitive Understanding Of Heart Rate Monitors And Pedometers, Carolyn Lee Tozer

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Differences In Romantic Relationship Satisfaction And Health As A Function Of Pet Preference, Jenna Rae Trisko

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Evidence-Based Interdisciplinary Cultural Competence Training In Public Health, Joni Tweeten

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A 21st century approach to PK-12 professional development: A guide to online PD options, Brittany Upton

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The Five-Factor Model As Predictor Of Performance On Decision-Making Tasks, Darci Van Dyke

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Juror Personality And Legal Blame, Eugenia Vazquez

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The Effects Of Vibration Exercise On Anaerobic Performance Using The Wingate Test, Daniel Duane Veith

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Spatial Dimensions of Conflict-Induced Internally Displaced Population in the Puttalam District of Sri Lanka from 1980 to 2012, Deepthi Lekani Waidyasekera

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Corrosion And Wear Resistance Of Titanium- And Aluminum- Based Metal Matrix Composites Fabricated By Direct Metal Laser Deposition, Ben L. Waldera

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Factors Impacting Clinical And Counseling Psychology Students Conducting Research With Lgbt Populations, Daniel Walinsky

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Adult Enrichment Learners In St. Cloud, Minnesota: Motivational Reasons For Participation, Scott Wallner

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Perspectives of General Education Teachers Who Work with Students with Autism, Beth Jolene Walters

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The Study Of Vinyl Ester Copolymers Derived From Bio-Sourced Fatty Acids, Hai Wang

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Rural Care For Diabetes, Jody L. Ward

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Hyperbranched And Polydimethylsiloxane Based Membranes For CO2 Capture, Willie Wesley Wells

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Formal Insertion Reactions Of Stannylenes And Germylenes Into Phosphorus-Halogen Bonds: A Structural And Mechanistic Investigation, Joseph Kent West

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Parenting To Posthumous: A Grounded Theory Of Aging And Parenting An Adult Who Is Mentally Ill, Roxanne Wilson

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Home-Based Primary Care: A Return of The House call, Nicole M. Windjue

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Emerging Adults In College: Assessing Expectations And Perceptions, Diane J. Wolter

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Early Implementation of Palliative Care Services in the Elderly Population, Jenifer Wynne

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Roles of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein [beta] and [-delta] in immunoglobulin G immune complex-induced Inflammation, Chunguang Yan

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Preemptive Ketamine Administration, Carisa Zarr

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A High Energy X-Ray Diffraction Investigation Of Sodium Phosphate Glasses Doped With Less Than 5 Mol% Praseodymium Oxides, Kailing Zhang

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Assessing The Biophysical Naturalness Of Grassland In Eastern North Dakota With Hyperspectral Imagery, Qiang Zhou

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A Geophysical Investigation Of The Northeastern Rim Of The St. Martin Impact Structure, Manitoba, Canada., Vladimir B. Zivkovic

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Vivaldi antenna design for X band electronically-steered antenna arrays and phased array radars, Jonathan Alme

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Cross-language transfer of phonological awareness skills in preschool Spanish-English bilinguals, Aileen Alvaro

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Education and Partnering with Coaching Staff and Medical Providers Regarding the Use of Performance Enhancing Substances in the Adolescent Athletes, Tamala M. Anderson

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Stratigraphy and Petroleum Production potential of the Spearfish Formation in North Central North Dakota, Nnaemeka C. Anyanwu

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Exploring the Paths to Homelessness: An Ethnographic Study of How Disability, Educational Achievement, Gender, Foster Care and Poverty Impacted the Lives of Two Towns' Homeless Shelter Residents, Sandra Arnau-Dewar

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Using Advanced Practice Nurses as Care Managers for Community Dwelling Elders with Chronic Disease, Andrea J. Athmann-Luksik

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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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Pagan monotheism and neoplatonism in fourth century Rome, Thomas K. Backerud

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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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Cerebellar development and neurovascular integration : regulatory role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Matthew A. Berosik

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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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Space studies for the Ipad : using technology to increase public knowledge and interest in space topics, John A. Boucha

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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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Pay for performance and the public sector : lessons learned from fire departments, Eric M. Brenneman

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Child credibility and interview techniques in child physical and sexual abuse cases : a survey of medical professionals, Karey O'Hara Brewster

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Ellipitic functions as solutions to the Schwarzschild orbit equation and a model for dark matter distributions in galaxies, Matthew G. Brorby

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Phenotypic effects of varying the dosage of a chromosome segments utilizing maize B-A translocations, Dale Cletus Brunelle

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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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The expression of arginase-2 in arsentie- and cadmium- transformed human urothelial cells (UROtsa), tumor heterotransplants, and bladder cancer, Jenny L. Canine

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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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Formalizing software models of safety critical systems, Sophine A. Clachar

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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 exiting data from drilling logs : Williston, North Dakota, Anna M. Crowell

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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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Using temporal and paleogeographic mapping to identify underrepresented regions and time intervals to aid in selecting locations to search for new molluscan species, James Joshua Crowell

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Self-objectification's influence on attentional and memory biases in college women, Sarah M. Dahl

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The importance of patient satisfaction in assessing quality of care, Shelly S. Davis

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Lewis acid co-catalyzed dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass, John C. Degenstein

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Evaluation of a video-based training program on tutors' implementation of discrete-trial teaching, Lindsay A. Deling

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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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Technical evaluation of sugar beet pulp as an alternative feedstock for bioethanol production, Ebenezer Donkoh

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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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Wild and domestic, Sara Dupree

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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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Development and demonstration of an unmanned aircraft based precision agriculture imaging system, David R. Dvorak

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Perceptions of stalking : impact of victim gender and response, Heather Ellingson

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

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The effect of payroll floor increases on salary determination in the NHL, William J. Espe

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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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Accuracy of DNA barcoding identification of striacosta albicosta (lepidoptera: noctuidae) and other noctuids of the midwest, Matthew J. Flom

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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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Intelligent flight planning for unmanned aircraft systems in the presence of wind, Adam J. Gabbert

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