Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Bodies Bending Boundaries: Religious, Spiritual, and Secular Identities of Modern Postural Yoga in the Ozarks, Kimberley J. Pingatore
Variation in Behavior of Different Populations and Sex Classes of Paedomorphic Oklahoma Salamanders, Lauren Joyce Rudolph
Occurrence of polyphenols, organic acids, and sugars among diverse elderberry genotypes grown in three Missouri (USA) locations, Andrew Thomas, Patrick Byers, Sanjun Gu, John D. Avery Jr., Martin L. Kaps, A. Datta, Lakdas Fernando, P. Grossi, and George Rottinghaus
Horticultural Performance of Eight American Elderberry Genotypes at Three Missouri Locations, Andrew L. Thomas, Patrick L. Byers, John D. Avery, Martin L. Kaps, and Sanjun Gu
Horse-Stealing and Man-Hanging: An Examination of Vigilantism in the Missouri Ozarks, Connie Sue Yen
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Estimates of Recharge to the Unconfined Aquifer and Leakage to the Confined Aquifer in Greene County, Missouri, Emily C. Austin
Timing of First Annulus Formation in White Sucker Otoliths, Daniel W. Beckman and J. W. Calfee
The Mending Wall: Social Capital and Civic Engagement in the Ozarks Homeschooling Community, Michael William Bohlen
Honest Signaling in Aggressive Contests Between Ozark Zigzag Salamanders (Plethodon Angusticlavius), Rachel Claire Bortosky
Heat Treatment, Ozarks Cherts, and Prehistoric Toolstone Use in Southwest Missouri, David A. Byers, Craig Picka, and Jack H. Ray
Identification of sex and parasitism via pheromones by the Ozark zigzag salamander, Benjamin Dalton and Alicia Mathis
Climate Change Influence on Historical Flood Variability in Ozark Highland Rivers, Andrew Thomas Foreman
Effects of Trout Introduction on Community Assemblage and Behavior of Native Fish in the Missouri Ozarks, Joseph Tyler Johnson
The Waldensians of Barry County: Finding Freedom in the Ozarks, Christopher W. Nash
Investigating Ozarks Marginality: A Study of Late Prehistoric Ceramics from the Northern Ozark Highland of Missouri, Sarah Rice O'Donnell
The Genetic Structure of Vitis Rupestris Populations on the Ozark Plateau, Dániel Pap
Geomorphic Assessment of South Creek between National and Campbell Avenue, Springfield, Missouri, Robert T. Pavlowsky and Marc R. Owen
Sediment, Nutrient, and Bacterial Runoff from Biosolids and Mineral Fertilizer Applied to a Mixed Cool- and Native Warm-Season Grassland in the Ozark Mountains, Cody B . Wallace, Michael G. Burton, Steven G. Hefner, and Thomas A. DeWitt
Submissions from 2013
Missouri: First record of limnobium spongia from the ozarks physiographic region, David E. Bowles
Effect of preceding rainfall on sediment, nutrients, and bacteria in runoff from biosolids and mineral fertilizer applied to a hayfield in a mountainous region, Michael G. Burton, Cody B. Wallace, S. G. Hefner, and T. A. DeWitt
Detecting danger from prey-guild members: behavioural and metabolic responses of Ozark zigzag salamanders to alarm secretions from earthworms, A L. Crane, M Lampe, and S. Alicia Mathis
Identification of Sex and Parasitism via Chemical Cues by the Ozark Zigzag Salamander, Benjamin David Dalton
The Pendulum Slowly Swings: The Unusual Journey of an Ozarks Pentecostal Congregation, Katherine Ashley Graul
Gravel Sediment Sources and Bar Distribution within the Main Stem of Upper Bull Creek Southwest Missouri, Kyle Kosovich
Indian Creek Fluvial Geomorphology Study, Olathe, Kansas, Robert T. Pavlowsky and Marc R. Owen
Stateline Faults: Making a Case for Standardized Terminology in Lithic Studies from an Ozarks-Wide Perspective, Jack H. Ray
A Geophysical Study of the Chesapeake Fault Zone, Western Missouri, Joseph Ryan Spinks
Larval growth and the potential for head-starting of eastern and ozark hellbenders (cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis and c. a. bishopi), Shem D. Unger and Alicia Mathis
A Comparison of Sperm Health in Declining and Stable Populations of Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis and Ca bishopi), Shem Unger, S. Alicia Mathis, and Robert Wilkinson
Folklore, Fakelore, and Folklore as a Literary Device in Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Genevieve Mercedes Vallentine
Submissions from 2012
The Country Store: In Search of Mercantiles and Memories in the Ozarks, Brooks R. Blevins
Sowing the Seeds of Change: An Ethnographic Study of the Religious Motivations of Producers and Consumers of Locally Produced Foods, Monica Leigh Peck Cottrell
Channel Morphology, Substrate Variability, and Bedrock Influence in the James River, Southwest Missouri Ozarks, Andrew Robert DeWitt
Land Use Effects on Stream Morphology and Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Ozarks Region Taney County, Missouri, David Dickson
Movement and Habitat Selection by Smallmouth Bass, Micropterus Dolomieu, in an Ozark Stream, Sarah Ann Ettinger-Dietzel
Effects of Temperature on Foraging, Endurance, and Sprint Speed in Agkistrodon Piscivorus and Nerodia Sipedon, Wendy Lee Evans
Aureolaria Grandiflora (Benth.) Penn. Response To: a Controlled Burn, Stratification, and Presence of Three Species of Quercus, Patrick Lindell Greenwald
Stream Discharge-Drainage Area Relationships in Missouri, Megan Colleen Harrington
Resistivity Survey to Identify Archaeological Features at the Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site, Abraham Ledezma Martinez
Heat Treatment of Ozark Cherts: An Archaeological Experiment in the Effects of Heat Treatment on Toolstone Flaking Properties, Craig Matthew Picka
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Gravity and Magnetic Analysis of the Tri-State Mining District: Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, Matt Lane Cosatt
Landmark learning by the Ozark zigzag salamander Plethodon angusticlavius, Adam L. Crane and Alicia Mathis
Behavioral and Physiological Responses of Ozark Zigzag Salamanders to Stimuli from an Invasive Predator: The Armadillo, A. L. Crane, C. E. McGrane, and S. Alicia Mathis
Are the Old Ways New Again?: Local Farmers Practicing Civic Agriculture in Southwest Missouri, Lester Scott Lakey
Spatial Patterns of Channel Instability Along an Ozark River, Southwest Missouri, Derek J. Martin and Robert T. Pavlowsky
Conservation and Management of Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) in Missouri, Stephen E. McMurray, M. Christopher Barnhart, J. Scott Faiman, Travis L. Moore, Andrew D. Roberts, and Bryan R. Simmons
Base Flow Hydrology and Water Quality of an Ozarks Spring and Associated Recharge Area, Southern Missouri, USA, Marc R. Owen and Robert T. Pavlowsky
Historical Disturbance and Contemporary Floodplain Development along an Ozark River, Southwest Missouri, Marc R. Owen, Robert T. Pavlowsky, and Patrick J. Womble
"Far in Distant Lands to Dwell": The Sacred Harp Presence in the Arkansas Ozarks, Matthew James Shomaker
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Linear Park Commuter Systems: Ozarks Greenways Incorporated Case Study, Corey Andrew Brunk
Innate Predator Recognition and the Problem of Introduced Trout, Brian G. Gall and Alicia Mathis
Response of native and introduced fishes to presumed antipredator secretions of Ozark hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi), Brian G. Gall and Alicia Mathis
Effects of Stream Crossings on Macroinvertebrate Assemblages of the Upper Current River, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri, Rachel Lee Sine Heth
Characterization and Modeling of the Ozark Aquifer in Southern Greene County, Missouri, Bradley Austin Mitchell
Effects of Prior Exposure to Predatory Chemical Cues on Territorial and Foraging Behaviors of the Ozark Zigzag Salamander, Plethodon Angusticlavius, Jennifer Kathleen Parsons
River Sediment Quality of the Upper White River Basin, Robert T. Pavlowsky and Derek J. Martin
Dynamics of Rural School Consolidation in the Arkansas Ozarks, 1900-1950, James Blake Perkins
The Impact of War: Health Perceptions of WWII Veterans of Ozark County, Missouri, Kimberly S. Peters
Testing Correlations Between the Competitiveness Index and a Competitiveness Measurement Game, A. Dean Pierden
Submissions from 2009
The Arkansas Ghost Trial: The Connie Franklin case and the Ozarks in the national media, Brooks Blevins
Considering Regional Exceptionalism: The Case of the Ghost of the Ozarks, Brooks R. Blevins
Distribution, Growth, and Competitive Impacts of the Exotic Chinese Mystery Snail (Bellamya Chinensis) in the James River, Southwest Missouri, Garrett Tyler Clark
Relationship Between Perceived Competence and Gross Motor Skills in Head Start Students, Philip M. Esposito
Spatial disconnection of plankton dynamics in an Ozark reservoir, John E. Havel and Russell G. Rhodes
Modeling Land Use Change and Urban Growth in Springfield, Missouri, Nagaraj Kapil Kanala
River Channel Stability and Sediment Characteristics in the Upper White River Basin, Robert T. Pavlowsky and Derek J. Martin
Geoarchaeological investigations in the upper North Fork River valley in Southern Missouri, Jack H. Ray
Effects of Burning and Cutting on Plant Diversity on Ozark Cedar Glades in Stone and Taney County, Missouri, Alex Ross Threlkeld
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
An Evaluation of Knowledge Gains and Retention Rates of 5Th Grade Students After Attendance at a Watershed Festival, Dylan J. Allen
This-Worldly Explanations for Otherworldly Growth: Vitality in an Ozarks Megachurch, Joseph Lee Dutko
Reach-Scale Variability of Nonpoint Contaminants in Urban Stream Sediments, Fassnight Creek, Springfield, Missouri, John Frederick Kothenbeutel
Final Report for the Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis of the Bennett Spring Watershed and Recharge Area, Marc R. Owen and Robert T. Pavlowsky
Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis of the Bennett Spring Watershed and Recharge Area: Final Report, Marc R. Owen and Robert T. Pavlowsky
Geomorphic Assessment of Ravenwood Creek Lake Springfield Park, Springfield, Missouri, Robert T. Pavlowsky
Anthropodicy: How Non-Theists Explain Evil, Katharina Sandmark Phoenix
Response of the Ozark Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon Angusticlavius) to High and Low Level Threats, Morgan L. Presley
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Top-down Control of Algal Biomass: The Role of Snails (Elimia Potosiensis) in the James River Watershed, Missouri, Angela Lee Bandy
Gordon McCann: Selected Ozarks Fiddling Stories, Andrew Beisswenger
Gay Camp: Analysis of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Culture and the Economic Impacts in the Missouri Ozarks, Brandon Harley Haddock
CSI Ozarks: Practicing Forensic Anthropology, Lester Lakey and Suzanne E. Walker
Life history and color variants in a matriline of Oklahoma salamander (Eurycea tynerensis), Mark L. McKnight and Nathaniel A. Nelson
Southwest Missouri Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) James River Basin Water Quality Gap Analysis, MEC Water Resources, Inc. and Ozarks Envrionmental Water Resources Institute
Jordan Creek Baseline Water Quality Project August 2004 - July 2005, Ronald B. Miller, Richard N. Biagioni, and Robert T. Pavlowsky
Morphology of step-pools in a wilderness headwater stream: The importance of standardizing geomorphic measurements, Aaron Nickolotsky and Robert T. Pavlowsky
Geomorphic Analysis of the Main Channel of the Golf Club of Kansas Site in Lenexa, Kansas, Robert T. Pavlowsky
Influence of Physical Stress, Sex, and Body Size on Metabolic Rates of Ozark Zigzag Salamanders, Plethodon Angusticlavius, Kyle M. Shull
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Potentiometric Surface Decline of the Ozark Aquifer Near Springfield, Missouri, Dayla Dintelmann
Groundwater potentiometric decline in the Springfield, Missouri area, D. Dintelmann, M. Gutiérrez, and Douglas Gouzie
Remote Sensing Classification Methods for Monitoring Eastern Red Cedar, Nathaniel J. Huggins
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Transitional Landscapes in the Southwest Missouri Ozarks, Teri E. Hunsinger
Nutrient Loads in an Urban Ozark Watershed: Jordan, Fassnight and Upper Wilson's Creeks, Springfield, Missouri, Ronald B. Miller
Growth And Population Assessment Of Spotted Bass (Micropterus Punctulatus) In Beaver, Table Rock, And Bull Shoals Lakes, Northern Arkansas-Southern Missouri, Jeremy Troy Risley
A Fruitful Heritage: Images of the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station, Suzanne Teghtmeyer
A Study of Groundwater Movement in the Panther Sink Area, Greene County, Missouri, David M. White
Submissions from 2005
Gardening in a Bag: A Viable Alternative for Growing Bedding Plants in the Landscape, Clydette M. Alsup and Pamela A. Trewatha
Red gold of the Ozarks: The rise and decline of tomato canning, 1885-1955, Tom Dicke
Foliar Herbivory on Understory Oaks as a Function of Forest Type and Prescribed Burning, Pamela L. Lucas
Geospatial Analysis of Gravel Bar Deposition and Channel Migration Within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri (1955-2003), Derek J. Martin
Step-Pool Morphology of a Wilderness Headwater Stream of the Buffalo River, Arkansas, Aaron M. Nickolotsky
