The Graduate College is the only academic unit at Boise State University whose sole concern and primary advocacy is graduate education. The Graduate College provides institutional oversight for more than 70 graduate curricula established across six academic colleges, with approximately 2,000 registered graduate students each semester. These programs span the breadth of graduate education, from practice-oriented master’s programs that prepare students for leadership roles in a wide variety of professional settings, to research focused Ph.D. programs that develop the next generation of scholars.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Boeing’s Impact on Seattle, William Anderson
Household and Property Relations in Tuva, Tayana Arakchaa
Phase Change Memory: Array Development and Sensing Circuits Using Delta-Sigma Modulation, Mahesh Balasubramanian
Electrical Switching Properties of Ternary and Layered Chalcogenide Phase-Change Memory Devices, Martin Jared Barclay
New Species and Expanded Geographic Ranges of Gut Fungi and their Symbiotic Relationship with Insect Hosts, Molly Elizabeth Bench
Differences in Upper Body Posture and Postural Muscle Activation in Females with Larger Breast Sizes, Mindy Bennett
Yolk Androgens and Development in American Kestrel Nestlings, Melanie Dawn Berg
The Effects of Gender on the Biomechanics of the Hip During Athletic Maneuvers, Mikaela Boham
Women in White Coats: Female Physician Role Enactment in Medical Clinic Interactions, Katie Lynn Bohannon
Improving Success of Translocating Southern Idaho Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus Endemicus), Katie Lea Busscher
Elders with Diabetes: Implications for Depression Screening, Cynthia Clinkingbeard
Among the Stars, Bradley Cook
Traction Characteristics of Cleated Athletic Shoes at Various Angles of Internal Rotation on Artificial Turf, Benjamin S. Cooper
Internal Structure and Geochronology of the Gerrei Unit in the Flumendosa Area, Variscan External Nappe Zone, Sardinia, Italy, Ashley V. Dack
Writing in the Middle: A Qualitative Study of Seventh Grade Language Arts Teachers, Cherie Jolene Dockstader
Exploring Red-tailed Hawk Migration Using Stable Isotope Analysis and DNA Sexing Techniques, Kara Clare Donohue
The Root Causes of Errant Ordered Radiology Exams, Benjamin Duman
Survey of Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients and Parents of Cystic Fibrosis Patients on Nutrition Education, Dixie Lea Durham
Concept Booklets: Examining the Performance Effects of Journaling of Mathematics Course Concepts, Todd Stephen Fogdall
Criterion Validity of the Air Displacement Plethysmography Technique in the Assessment of Percent Body Fat, David Gonzalez
Differential Cellular Responses to Metal Oxide Based Nanoparticles and Potential Biomedical Applications, Cory L. Hanley
Wide I/O Dram Architecture Utilizing Proximity Communication, Qawi IbnZayd Harvard
Hadrian’s Wall: Romanization on Rome’s Northern Frontier, Joshua P. Haskett
Digitally-Tunable Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator, Robert Russell Hay
Opium Use in Victorian England: The Works of Gaskell, Eliot, and Dickens, Jessica Rae Henderson
Rubrics and Revision: What are the Effects Of 3RD Graders Using Rubrics to Self-Assess or Peer-Assess Drafts of Writing?, Gabriel Cameron Horn
Introduction and Spread of Bromus Tectorum (Cheatgrass) into Midwestern United States: Population Genetic and Evolutionary Consequences, Temsha D. Huttanus
The Archaeology and Mobility at 10-Cn-05, an Archaeological Site, Middle Snake River, Idaho, Tedd D. Jacobs
Visions/Versions of the Medieval in C.S. Lewis’s the Chronicles of Narnia, Heather Herrick Jennings
Constructing Marriage: A Thematic Analysis of Self-Help Books on Marriage, Stephanie Mae Jones
Information Technology Infrastructure Library Problem Management Practices in Higher Education: A Maturity Model Approach, Peter Allyn Jurhs
Histomorphometry of the Human Rib Cortex in Methamphetamine Users, Robert Chancey Karinen
Diet and Behavior of Ferruginous Hawks Nesting in Two Grasslands in New Mexico with Differing Anthropogenic Alteration, William Hanlon Keeley
Numerical Modeling of Time-Lapse Seismic Experiments to Monitor CO2 Sequestration in a Layered Basalt Reservoir, Murari Khatiwada
A Wireless Sensor Data Fusion Framework for Contaminant Detection, Joshua Kiepert
Behavioral Interactions of Breeding Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus Luecocephalus) at Lake Cascade, Idaho, Scott Allen Kimball
Idaho Building Capacity: Developing a Statewide System of Support for Districts and Schools in Need of Improvement, Lisa L. Kinnaman
A Descriptive Study Examining Motivation, Goal Orientations, Coaching, and Training Habits of Women Ultrarunners, Rhonna Zena Krouse
Characterization and Quantification of Ground Heat Flux for Late Season Shallow Snow, Aurele LaMontagne
Continuity in Iranian Leadership Legitimization: Farr-i Izadi, Shi’ism, and Vilayet-i Faqih, Tamara C. Mackenthun
Immunomodulatory Effects of Diesel Exhaust Particles, Ashley Kay Masterson
Effective Sample Size in Order Statistics of Correlated Data, Neill McGrath
A Bold, Hopeful, Tolerant, Progressive Way” – Progressives in the Idaho Legislature, 1908-1915, Michael Carl Moore
Holocene Fire and Climate in Rangeland Ecosystems of Southwestern Idaho, Nathan Alfred Nelson
Limitless and Free, David Nicholas
Materials Consideration for Nanoionic Nonvolatile Memory Solutions, Manasseh Okocha Obi
Conservative Conservationists: Water Rights, Wilderness, and Idahoan Political Identity, Kelly M. Orgill
Cross Sections Used to Elucidate Differences in Wavelet Transforms of Ground Force Reactions, Wesley John Orme
Comparison of Four Techniques of Body Composition Assessment in Older Adults, Nilesh Pawar
Traditions in Transition: Basques in America, Alissa Peterson
Transparency in Formal Proof, Cap Petschulat
A Parallel Computing Test Bed for Performing an Unsupervised Fluoroscopic Analysis of Knee Joint Kinematics, Renu Ramanatha
Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Atmospheric Flow Applied to Wind Energy Research, Alan Russell
Virtually There: Social Structure Over Time and Space, Wayne Erik Rysavy
Response to Intervention at the Secondary Level: Identifying Students At Risk for High School Dropout, Carrie Lisa Semmelroth
The Effects of a Standards-Based Mathematics Curriculum on the Self-Efficacy and Academic Achievement of Previously Unsuccessful Students, Cindy Chesley Shaw
Carbon-Free Compressed Air Energy Storage, Dustin Andrew Shively
The Sweet Air, Ann Braley Smith
Analytical Upstream Collocation Solution of a Quadratic Forced Steady-State Convection-Diffusion Equation, Eric Paul Smith
Solvability Characterizations of Pell Like Equations, Jason Smith
Static Postural Variables and Patellofemoral Pain in Females, Daniel E. Stenger
Mental Health Provision to Hispanics in Idaho: Findings from a Provider Survey, Nicole Stickney
Static and Accent, Naomi Beth Tarle
Implementation of a Cartesian Grid Incompressible Navier-Stokes Solver on Multi-GPU Desktop Platforms Using CUDA, Julien C. Thibault
From Screen to Page: Japanese Film as a Historical Document, 1931-1959, Olivia Umphrey
“The Greenery of a Nightmare”: Paradise Sought, Found and Lost in the Essays of Joan Didion, Christy Claymore Vance
The King and His Council, Karen I. Wadley
Evaluating the Effects of Credit-based Transitional Programs on High School Students' Critical Thinking Skills, Jane M. Walther
Seed Predation on Slickspot Peppergrass by the Owyhee Harvester Ant, Joshua P. White
Searching for Patterns of Discourse in a Sea of Professional Development: Professional Learning and Teacher Discourse, Brian T. Whitney
American Friends Service Committee Efforts to Aid Japanese American Citizens During World War II, Theodore Wilbur
An Organizational Communication Perspective on the University: Understanding How Individuals Constitute Organizations, Charles Ritchie Woffinden
Biomechanical Evaluation of Glenohumeral Joint Stabilizing Muscles During Provocative Tests Designed to Diagnose Superior Labrum Anterior-Posterior Lesions, Vanessa J. C. Wood
Rational Drug Design: An Information Driven Approach to the Design of an Anthracycline Analog, Charlene Rebecca Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Ground-Penetrating Radar and Thermal Modeling Of Active Layer Thaw Beneath Arctic Streams, Troy Richard Brosten
Title I Program Models Of Delivery: The Impact Of Paraeducator Instruction On Idaho Fourth Grade Reading Proficiency, Janet S. Byers-Kirsch
MOSFET Modulated Dual Conversion Gain CMOS Image Sensors, Xiangli Li