Student Theses

The Mansfield Library makes electronic versions of student theses available through the ScholarWorks repository. Searches can be performed by Academic Department or by Author. 

Masters Theses in Sociology

  • Larissa K. Fitzpatrick, "'Meet Them Where They're At': Faith-Based and Secular Homeless Outreach Approaches", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Sara A. Humphers-Ginther, "Social Climatology: An Age Comparison of Women's Sustained Commitment to Collective Action Against Climate Change", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
  • Ekaterina Bays, "Exploitation or Empowerment? Women’s Experiences in the Cam Modeling Industry", Thesis Chair: Teresa Sobieszczyk
  • Hannah Brianne Fields, "State Regulated Relationships: Mothers' Experiences of Partner Incarceration", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
  • Lauren Miller, "Perceptions of Vulnerability to Flooding, Hurricanes, and Climate Change on Grand Isle, Louisiana's Only Inhabited Barrier Island", Thesis Chair: Teresa Sobieszczyk
  • Rachel M. Just, "The Power in Dice and Foam Swords: Gendered Resistance in Dungeons and Dragons and Live-Action Roleplay", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Darby A. Semenza, "The Formation of a Citizen-Police Encounter and Its Effect on Dispositional Outcomes for Traffic Stops in a City and County Jurisdiction", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Tessa DeCunzo, "Police Decision-Making and Initial Detention of Juveniles," Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Hannah Jacobsen, "Gender Ideology, Client Preference, and the Purchase of Sex Cells: A Comparative Analysis of Egg and Sperm Donation", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
  • Skye McGinty, "From Dislocation to Disengagement: The Experiences of Low-Income and First Generation College Students", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Skye Summers, "Mismatched Identities: Experiencing Womanhood and Motherhood as an Exotic Dancer", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
  • Christian Boyce, "The Flavor of the Day: Xenophobic Perceptions Among American Security Rally of Montana Participants", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Ian Greenwood, "Establishing an Accurate Operational Definition of Cyberbullying", Thesis Chair: Jackson Bunch
  • Ally Guldborg, Thesis Title: "Another Day in the Oil Patch: Narratives of Probation Work in Montana", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
  • Peter Ore, "Temporary Work on the Bakken Shale", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Zachery Reiter, "Getting Tattooed: How the Client-Artist Interaction Affects the Tattoo Process", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
  • Daniel Action, "The Effect of Detention on Juvenile Recidivism in Montana: Is the Impact of Detention Influenced by Other Factors?", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Laura Obernesser, "I Need a Hand Up, Not a Hand Out: Spoiled Identities and Identity Maintenance Among Single Mothers Experiencing Homelessness", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
  • Dustin Satterfield, "Privilege and Marginalization in U.S. Drag Communities", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
  • Taylor Tillman, "Risk Assessment in Montana: Risk Factors Predictive of Juvenile Offender Recidivism", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
  • Lisa J. Bruce, "Pet Advocate Program for the Homeless in Missoula, MT", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
  • Scott Byington, "Lowveld Practices in Mahenye, Zimbabwe: A Critical Analysis of Resilience in a Marginalized Southern African Community", Thesis Chair: Rebecca Richards
  • Kristen Lee Hands, "Compact Service Corps Program Evaluation: 2011-2013 Grant Year Beneficial Impact on Local Communities", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
  • Alicia Telena, "Understanding Transgender Violence", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
  • Krista Caffrey, "Is Gun Crime Learned? Social Learning Theory and Guns", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
  • Michael King, "Motivation and Education: Performance, Commitment and Satisfaction Among Pharmacy Students", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
  • Cassandra Sheets, "Blackfeet Indians and the Sweet Grass Hills: Sacredness, Land and Institutional Discrimination", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
  • Sandra Treadaway, "The United States Forest Service: a Quantitative Study of Employees and the Impact of Collaboration", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
  • Jacob Coolidge, "Spare Some Change? The Policing of Shelter-Resistant Homeless in Missoula, MT", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Michael Fawaz, "Up in Smoke: Two Theoretical Perspectives on the Future of Marijuana Law in the United States", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
  • Eden Heeder, "Off Risking: Offender Risk Assessment and the Correctional Assessment and Intervention System", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
  • Patrick McKay, "Rescoring the Montana Risk Assessment Instrument: A Comparison of Methods", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Tyson McLean, "An Exploratory Study on Social Learning Theory, Social Bond Theory, Experiences with Police and Demographic Effects on College Student Attitudes Towards Police", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Derek Emerson, "Analysis of the Development and Application of Risk Assessment for Sex Offenders in Correctional Populations: A Comparative Review", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
  • Kristina Emerson, "Positive Peer Culture Problem Labels and Juvenile Delinquency: An Exploratory Principal Components Analysis and Ordinary Least Squares Regression Analysis of Low Self-Image, Inconsiderate of Others, and Inconsiderate of Self", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Anthony Feuchter, "Specifying the Links Between Adolescent Substance Use and Traditional Delinquency Theories: A Negative Bionomial Approach", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Diane Matthews, "Citizen Participation in a Montana Land Use Debate: A Case Study of the Proposed Bitterroot Resort", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Sara Rasch, "Towards Sentence Compliance: Examining PFMA Offender Pathways Through Missoula Municipal and Justice Courts", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Amanda Taylor, "Under the Bridge: A Qualitative Investigation of Homeless Persons' Perspectives on Substance Abuse and Its Treatment", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks

  • Larissa K. Fitzpatrick, "'Meet Them Where They're At': Faith-Based and Secular Homeless Outreach Approaches", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Sara A. Humphers-Ginther, "Social Climatology: An Age Comparison of Women's Sustained Commitment to Collective Action Against Climate Change", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers

  • Ekaterina Bays, "Exploitation or Empowerment? Women’s Experiences in the Cam Modeling Industry", Thesis Chair: Teresa Sobieszczyk
  • Hannah Brianne Fields, "State Regulated Relationships: Mothers' Experiences of Partner Incarceration", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
  • Lauren Miller, "Perceptions of Vulnerability to Flooding, Hurricanes, and Climate Change on Grand Isle, Louisiana's Only Inhabited Barrier Island", Thesis Chair: Teresa Sobieszczyk

  • Rachel M. Just, "The Power in Dice and Foam Swords: Gendered Resistance in Dungeons and Dragons and Live-Action Roleplay", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Darby A. Semenza, "The Formation of a Citizen-Police Encounter and Its Effect on Dispositional Outcomes for Traffic Stops in a City and County Jurisdiction", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist

  • Tessa DeCunzo, "Police Decision-Making and Initial Detention of Juveniles," Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Hannah Jacobsen, "Gender Ideology, Client Preference, and the Purchase of Sex Cells: A Comparative Analysis of Egg and Sperm Donation", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
  • Skye McGinty, "From Dislocation to Disengagement: The Experiences of Low-Income and First Generation College Students", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Skye Summers, "Mismatched Identities: Experiencing Womanhood and Motherhood as an Exotic Dancer", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers

  • Christian Boyce, "The Flavor of the Day: Xenophobic Perceptions Among American Security Rally of Montana Participants", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Ian Greenwood, "Establishing an Accurate Operational Definition of Cyberbullying", Thesis Chair: Jackson Bunch
  • Ally Guldborg, Thesis Title: "Another Day in the Oil Patch: Narratives of Probation Work in Montana", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
  • Peter Ore, "Temporary Work on the Bakken Shale", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Zachery Reiter, "Getting Tattooed: How the Client-Artist Interaction Affects the Tattoo Process", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler

  • Daniel Action, "The Effect of Detention on Juvenile Recidivism in Montana: Is the Impact of Detention Influenced by Other Factors?", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Laura Obernesser, "I Need a Hand Up, Not a Hand Out: Spoiled Identities and Identity Maintenance Among Single Mothers Experiencing Homelessness", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
  • Dustin Satterfield, "Privilege and Marginalization in U.S. Drag Communities", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
  • Taylor Tillman, "Risk Assessment in Montana: Risk Factors Predictive of Juvenile Offender Recidivism", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind

  • Lisa J. Bruce, "Pet Advocate Program for the Homeless in Missoula, MT", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
  • Scott Byington, "Lowveld Practices in Mahenye, Zimbabwe: A Critical Analysis of Resilience in a Marginalized Southern African Community", Thesis Chair: Rebecca Richards
  • Kristen Lee Hands, "Compact Service Corps Program Evaluation: 2011-2013 Grant Year Beneficial Impact on Local Communities", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
  • Alicia Telena, "Understanding Transgender Violence", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler

  • Krista Caffrey, "Is Gun Crime Learned? Social Learning Theory and Guns", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
  • Michael King, "Motivation and Education: Performance, Commitment and Satisfaction Among Pharmacy Students", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
  • Cassandra Sheets, "Blackfeet Indians and the Sweet Grass Hills: Sacredness, Land and Institutional Discrimination", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
  • Sandra Treadaway, "The United States Forest Service: a Quantitative Study of Employees and the Impact of Collaboration", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle

  • Jacob Coolidge, "Spare Some Change? The Policing of Shelter-Resistant Homeless in Missoula, MT", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Michael Fawaz, "Up in Smoke: Two Theoretical Perspectives on the Future of Marijuana Law in the United States", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
  • Eden Heeder, "Off Risking: Offender Risk Assessment and the Correctional Assessment and Intervention System", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
  • Patrick McKay, "Rescoring the Montana Risk Assessment Instrument: A Comparison of Methods", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Tyson McLean, "An Exploratory Study on Social Learning Theory, Social Bond Theory, Experiences with Police and Demographic Effects on College Student Attitudes Towards Police", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist

  • Derek Emerson, "Analysis of the Development and Application of Risk Assessment for Sex Offenders in Correctional Populations: A Comparative Review", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
  • Kristina Emerson, "Positive Peer Culture Problem Labels and Juvenile Delinquency: An Exploratory Principal Components Analysis and Ordinary Least Squares Regression Analysis of Low Self-Image, Inconsiderate of Others, and Inconsiderate of Self", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Anthony Feuchter, "Specifying the Links Between Adolescent Substance Use and Traditional Delinquency Theories: A Negative Bionomial Approach", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
  • Diane Matthews, "Citizen Participation in a Montana Land Use Debate: A Case Study of the Proposed Bitterroot Resort", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Sara Rasch, "Towards Sentence Compliance: Examining PFMA Offender Pathways Through Missoula Municipal and Justice Courts", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
  • Amanda Taylor, "Under the Bridge: A Qualitative Investigation of Homeless Persons' Perspectives on Substance Abuse and Its Treatment", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks