This community houses work produced by South Dakota State University graduate students. The collection includes both born digital ETDs, and digitized versions of printed theses and dissertations from 1883 to 2012.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
Open PRAIRIE strives to confirm that all open access items are clear of any copyright restrictions. Works in Open PRAIRIE are made available exclusively for educational purposes such as research or instruction. Literary rights, including copyright for published works held by the creator(s) or their heirs, or other third parties may apply. All rights are reserved unless otherwise indicated by the copyright owner(s).
Please contact the Electronic Resources and Scholarly Communications Librarian, Michael Biondo, with any issues, or questions concerning copyright infringement in this collection.
Finally, the development of this collection is ongoing. If you are a former South Dakota State University graduate student and wish to include your work in Open PRAIRIE, please contact us.
ETDS from 1996
Determination, Treatment, and Prevention of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in a Diabetes Camp Setting, Joyce Kaatz
Avian and Aquatic Invertebrate Abundance on Three Agricultural Management Systems in Eastern South Dakota, Thomas R. Kirschenmann
Teacher Perceptions of Food and Activity Patterns Among Children in an American Indian Community at High Risk for Diabetes: A Teacher Focus Group Approach, Paul Edward Klein
Mammals Inhabiting the Land-water Interface of Oak Lake as Indicators of Disturbance, Christine K. Kraft
Mental Health, Life Satisfaction and Attachment in Elderly Urban Lakota Women, Katherine A. LaBonte
Effects of Wind Turbines On Nongame Birds in Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands in Southwestern Minnesota, Krecia L. Leddy
Order Entry System : A Case Study of Daktronics, Inc., Srinivas Lingutla
An Examination of Selected Ethnic Foodways in the Upper Midwest, Gregory A. Mader
Nongame Vertebrate Survey of Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Brown County, South Dakota, William A. Meeks
Nesting and Boat Disturbance Studies of Colonial Birds in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, Seteng Motalaote
Evaluation of Corn Distillers Grains and Ruminally Protected Methionine and Lysine for Lactating Dairy Cows, Jennifer Nichols
American Widowers with School-age Children : An Exploratory Study of Role Change and Role Conflict, Douglas Edward O'Neill
Methods to Evaluate Protein Quality of Diets for Lactating Cows, Michael Piepenbrink
Factors Affecting Recruitment of Black Crappies in South Dakota Waters, Kevin L. Pope
The Experience of Pregnancy as Lived by Rural Adolescents, Esther M. Preszler
Pain Management: South Dakota Advanced Prepared Nurses' and Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceived Barriers, Rebecca B. Reed
Retrospective Descriptions of Relational Behaviors That Negatively Influenced Perinatal Perceptions During Traumatic Experiences Among Cesarean Birth Women, Rena J. Robbennolt
A Descriptive Study of Farmers and Ranchers Entering South Dakota Nursing Homes, Marie A. Rogers
Perceptions of Family Members of Cadaveric Organ Donors Towards Selected Issues of the Organ Donation Process, Victoria Schallenkamp
A Descriptive Study of Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Principles of Pain Management, Judy J. Sibilrud
Limonology of Shadehill Reservoir, SD and Food Habit of Analysis of its Walleye Fishery, Jeffrey W. Slipke
The Association Between Nurses' Perceptions and the Use of Physical Restraints in the Psychiatric Setting, Benita H. Timpe
Assessment of Walleye, Sauger, and Black Bass Populations in lewis and Clark Lake, South Dakota, Brian E. Van Zee
ETDS from 1995
The Perceived Needs of Parents of Children with Autism: Social, Economic, and Demographic Correlates, Linda C. Bird
Knowledge and Attitudes of Community Health Nurses Toward Cholesterol Education and Referral, Roxann O. Boysen