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 1996

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Jerry's Valiant, Charles T. Steidler

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Effective practices for guiding the transition to activity-based mathematics instruction, Cynthia K. Stevenson

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Ecology of the Northern Badlands Elk Herd, Alan Strassler

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Hydrologic factors affecting the discharge of ground water in the Red River of the North Basin, northeastern North Dakota, Michael Lee Strobel

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Prevalence of heart disease risk factors and health issues among women on a rural Minnesota reservation, Roxanne Struthers

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Performance comparisons of catalytic fabric via the reduction of NOx in a bench-scale SCR system, Todd Allen Svihovec

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The effects of epidural and general anesthesia on blood pressure in total knee replacement patients, Carolyn B. Svingen

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Evidence of oxidative stress in copper deprived HL60 cells, Anne C. Thomas

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Breast cancer detection practices in North Dakota's rural long-term care facilities, Rebecca J. Torgerson

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Approaches towards diindeno(1,2,3,4-defg;1',2',3',4'-mnop)chrysene: A curved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon., Tracy A. Torno

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Inclusion of students with autism: A handbook for public school programming, Colleen Trosen

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Percieved Leadership Styles of American Indian and Non-Indian Administrators in Reservation Schools, Wayne Joseph Trottier

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Design of waveguide impedance-matching transformers using dielectric blocks with linear tapers, Steven R. Van Kirk

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Social support interventions for breastfeeding success, Patty Ryan Vari

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Gender differences and the incidence of nausea and vomiting after outpatient arthroscopy using total intravenous anesthesia with propofol, Tracy J. Wagner

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The depositional environment of the kisbey sandstone from the madison group (Mississippian), North-Central North Dakota, Gregory D. Waltz

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Modeling Coupled Transient Transport of Mass, Momentum and Energy in Wellbore/Reservoir Systems, Xiaowei Wang

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Parents Perceptions: When an Adolescent Has Been Given a Dual Diagnosis of Chemical Dependency Coupled with Mental Illness, Lisa R. Warner

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Interactions between phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and several TCA cycle enzymes purified from rabbit liver mitochondria, Bruce James Watkins

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The faculty writing seminars as a means of faculty development: Enhancing faculty writing, improving instructions, and fostering collegiality, Joyce A. White

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Coping strategies and emotional and physical status of family members of mental health consumers., Meryl Grant Willert Jr.

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Verb agreement and case marking in Burushaski, Stephen R. Willson

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A survey of industrial technology graduates to determine their perceptions of selected competencies, Louis K. Wilson

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The relationship between competitive anxiety and self-presentational concern, Philip M. Wilson

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Mivacron® with and without reversal agents and the effect of post-operative nausea and vomiting, Kaari K. Sorum Wittman

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A regional framework for the determination of economic development districts in the state of Wyoming, Kent P. Wood

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The metabolic role of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase in rabbit enterocytes., Sherry A. Wuensch

Theses/Dissertations from 1995

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Length of the second stage of labor and incidence of instrumental delivery with epidural analgesia, Darla Adams

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Women and AFDC : thier [i.e. their] perceptions, Joann Marie Adney

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The aural side of Stanley Kubrick : an interpretive discussion of the unique integration of music and sound in five of his films, Joseph L. Amirault

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Factors influencing the retention of rural physicians, Mary L. Amundson

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Self-managed teams and traditional pyramid management: Attitudes of extension field educators., Sharon Diane Anderson

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Studies related to a strategy to enhance the recovery of Ac induced mutations in maize., Donald Leon Auger

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Analytical applications of near-infrared molecular emission spectroscopy., Bonnie Ann Avery

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Relationships between early parent-child variables and later psychological adjustment among female adult children of alcoholics and controls., Bette Bakke-Jumper

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Dietary boron modifies the effects of vitamin D nutriture on energy metabolism and bone morphology in the chick, Naomi Bakken

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Lost souls : wandering Mongolia, Brian Baumann

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Women Who Choose: the Theme of Mothering in Selected Dramas, Becky K. Becker

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Fact, Fiction, Film: Rex Beach and the Spoilers, James R. Belpedio

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The Role of Compulsory Heterosexuality in the Abdication and Queen Christina, Becky Beth Benedict

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Verbal Learning and Memory in Adults with Mild, Moderate and Severe Closed Head Injury, Paula J. Bergloff

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Minority Social Work Educators' Perspective on Minority Issues in Higher Education, Ranae Dummermuth Bickett

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Parental bereavement : factors influencing reconciliation with the death of a child, Barbara A. Boeve

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The North Dakota Crime Victims Compensation Program : trends & characteristics, Marianne Layman Brachman

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Restriction of HSV-1 replication in mouse neuroblastoma cells, Cathryn Brandon

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Mechanisms for the desulfurization of ethanethiol over molybdenum disulfide at moderate pressure, Stephen J. Brandt

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Elementary teachers' perceptions of the importance of teaching scientific attitudes., Carolyn Rex Brauner

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Aging and its association with the phonatory characteristics of young and elderly females, Kendra A. Broomhead

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Faculty in transition: A qualitative study of the vertical extension of a college., Susan Brorson

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Social skills for an inclusive first grade, Terri Brouillard

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United States immigration policy : the policy dilemma for the 1990's, Patricia A. Brynjolfson

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An introduction to the verbal system of Central Dangaleat, Lawrence R. Burke

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Alcohol consumption patterns among American Indian females who reside on the Fort Totten Indian Reservation, Sheree L. Carlson

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An exploratory study of spirituality, religion, and value orientation among North American Indian students attending a Midwestern university, Joni Rae Carrier

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Mothers' and Fathers' Responses on the Child Behavior Checklist: Are There Systematic Differences?, Ralph E. Casazza

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Analytical modeling of the human whole body counter derived from low level ⁶⁵zinc gamma ray emissions, Stephen L. Cassola

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Estimating maximal bench press performance in college football players, Paul P. Chapman

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Interventions to minimize the pain of intramuscular injections in preschoolers, Mary M. Chernugal

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Health promoting behavior and health insurance coverage in a rural population, Gina Kathleen Collins

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Student and faculty perceptions of a notebook computer-based instructional system: A case study, Paula R. Cooke

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Antarctic bird parasites, Joyce A. Cunningham-Bold

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Comparisons in levels of hope between American Indian and non Indian nursing students in a baccalaureate nursing program, Barbara K. Dahlen

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The occurrence of mosquitoes in the central Red River Valley Area in 1992 and 1993., Wayne A. Deckert

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Frame analysis of the New York Times' coverage : the World Trade Center bombing, Philline M. Deraney

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Towards Non-Tendentious Humor and Non-Violent Rebellion, Gayatri Devi

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The Effects of Time and Misinformation on Memory for Complete Events, Mary K. Devitt

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Is the alcohol-complicated marriage unique and does it involve codependency, Rachel M. Dodd

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The effect of premarital discussion of commom [i.e. common] marital conflict areas on marital satisfaction, Margaret A. Donovan

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Play as a learning tool in an inclusive kindergarten classroom, Catherine J. Draper

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The relationship among educational philosophy and discipline policies, procedures, and practices, Alan G. Ekblad

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Comparison of the cost-effectiveness between laryngeal mask airway and endotracheal intubation, Jason Ellingson

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Depositional environments and paleogeography of the Winnipeg Group (Ordovician), Williston Basin, North Dakota, Jonathan B. Ellingson

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Role components of nurse practitioners in school-based clinics, Pamela Engel

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Contextual influences as diagnostic indicators in aphasic syndromes as performed in high-context and low-context versus no-context sentence completion tasks, Kari J. Ewert

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Hemoglobin adducts, DNA adducts, p53 gene mutations and aberrant crypts caused by 2-aminofluorene and/or 3,2'-dimethyl-4-aminobiphenyl in rapid and slow acetylator Syrian hamsters congenic at the NAT2 locus., Yi Feng

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The relationship between birth order, gender, family size and communication disorders, Janet M. Fish

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Early intervention for children who are at risk : activities for the development of children's communication skills, Karen M. Stevenson Fodness

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Warpnet : an improved learning algorithm for structurally adaptive neural networks, John Isaac Folland

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Examination of the putative glucose-6-phosphate translocase component, T(1), of the glucose-6-phosphatase system., James Darren Foster

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Hepatitis B vaccination rates among nursing personnel in a rural area, Cynthia A. Frazer

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Public Relations In The Bureaucracy, Kristen Freeman-Larson

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Priming and specific word recall in individuals with senile dementia of the Alzheimer type, Kimberly Freiderich

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Deaf theatre and sign language: Tools for theatre education and production, Carol JM Frisch

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Dielectric properties of the proton glass Cs₁x(ND₄)xD₂AsO₄, Iver L. Fundaun

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Identification of a putative promoter for the Leishmania Mexicana toxic nucleoside resistance gene, Shawn P. Gallagher

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Teachers' perceptions of North Dakota class A public school teacher evaluation practices, Sherryl A. Gannarelli Houdek

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A climatology of blowing dust occurrences for Fargo, North Dakota: 1948-1993, Nancy A. Godon

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The interactions of evangelical christians and social workers in the rural environment, Terry Goldade

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Enhancement of Communication Competence: A Model for a Program for International Teaching Faculty at the University of North Dakota, Linda S. Goldstone

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Aging and its relationship to phonatory behaviors of young and elderly males, Sharon Gould

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Demographic study of science topics and instructional media in early childhood special education settings., Bonni Schmiess Gourneau

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Examining variables distinguishing fetal alcohol syndrome from fetal alcohol effects, Jessica L. Gourneau

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Mutagenesis of the trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense variant surface glycoprotein, Cara L. Grisso

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A qualitative study of junior high school students' interactions with multicultural and multiethnic literature., Sheila Person Gullickson

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Services to gay and lesbian clients in a rural area : a social work response, Carole Yvonne Halone

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The Campus Climate as Perceived by American Indian Students Attending the University of North Dakota, Nancy D. Harles

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The female gaze shined on three selected female characters found in musical theatre, Michelle L. Harsche

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Inter-Campus Relations as Perceived by Branch Campus and Main Campus Administrators, Dean Rodney Hermanson

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Behaviors, Attitudes, and Knowledge Related to Drug and Alcohol Prevention Curricula in North Dakota Seventh Through Twelfth Grade Students, Loretta Jean Heuer

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Artificial neural networks for university admission decisions, David Roderick Hodgson