All master’s theses completed and available to us at Western Michigan University since 1941 have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from earlier years are available through interlibrary loan. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses from 2008
Breaking Protocol: The Failure of the Bush Administration to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol as A State Crime, Jacquelynn A. Doyon
Lack of Professional Identity Leads to Increased Levels of Burnout in Occupational Therapy, Heather Edwards
The Hope of a New College Town at Western Michigan Through Mixed-Use Development and Creation of a Student Consumer District, James Paul Eichstaedt
A New Hierarchical and Adaptive Protocol for Minimum-Delay V2v Communication, Mohammed Elbes
Distribution of Fluoride in Groundwater in Selected Villages in Northern Red Sea and Anseba Regions of Eritrea, Filmon Tsegay Fisseha
A Comparative Study of Physician Knowledge, Attitudes, Referral Practices, and Barriers to Use of Music Therapy and Related Allied Health Professions, Rebecca Elayn Frohardt
Effects of Different Intensity Bouts of Resistance Exercise but Equal Work on Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption, Milos Galecic
The Physics of Electron Degenerate Matter in White Dwarf Stars, Subramanian Vilayur Ganapathy
An Evaluation of Preference for Modeling Interventions, Kaneen B. Geiger
Living and Dying on the Margins: A Journey into the Culture of Pink and Black Women’s Narrative Accounts of Breast Cancer, Cleothia Gill
Investigative Study on an Energy Theorem for Developing Testing Functions for Numerical Simulations of Multibody Dynamic Systems, Kulasegaram Gugaratshan
A Comparative Analysis of the 1876 and 2000 U.S. Presidential Elections, Michael Scott Gutowsky
The Punishment Fits the Crime: Ownership, Gift-Giving, and Theft in Anglo-Saxon England, Jill Diane Hamilton
Backstripping the Chesapeake Bay Impact Structure: Differentiating Regional Tectonics from Impact Effects, Travis Gary Hayden
An Evaluation of the Challenge Day Program, Deborah S. Higgins
Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks, Joshua Thomas Host
Improving Query Efficiency of Multiresolution Data Aggregation for Analytical Exploration of Large Relational Dataset, Yu-Ting Huang
The Women of the Pere de Folgueres Register: A Study of Women in Barcelona, 1338, Amy Hudson
Identifying the Most Effective Stimulus to Promote Wayfinding in Elders with Dementia, Allison A. Jay
Single Mothers in Higher Education: The Impact and Emotional Management of Memorable Messages, Marne J. Johnson
Testing the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavior and Medication Therapy in the Acute Treatment on Unipolar Mood Disorders: Processes and Case Histories, Alyssa H. Kalata
A Survey of Elementary School Technology Needs: A Needs Assessment, Shaun Kellogg
Prospects and Limitations for Ecocultural Tourism in the City: Developing an Urban Heritage Water Trail on the Portage Creek, Eric Mark Kerney
Supporting Divorcing Parents in Japan, Akemi Kishimoto
N-(Deoxyadenosine-8-YL)-4-Aminobiphenyl Adduct Formation in Vitro on TP53 EXON7 Genome: Quantitation by LC-ESI-MS/MS, Paul René Knoll
Origin of Size-Dependent Energy Transfer from Photoexcited CdSe Quantum Dots and Fluorescent Dyes to Gold Nanoparticles, Mariana Kondon
National Park Service Interpretive Programs: Making Your Park Visit More Meaningful, Raymond J. Koole
Generalization of Mands for Information across Establishing Operations, Sarah A. Lechago
Morphological Analysis of the Charlevoix-Antrim and Northport Drumlin Fields, Michigan Using Digital Elevation Models, Alan M. LeFever
A Geophysical Survey of Fort St. Joseph (20BE23), Niles, Michigan, Daniel P. Lynch
The Impact of Humidity and Temperature on the Performance of Printed Conductive Inks, Abhinay Mahajan
The Debate Between Creation Science and Evolutionary Theory as Evidence for the Inadequacy of the Secularization Paradigm, Randi J. McLeod
Making Marginal Progress: Medieval Christendom's First Attempt to Study Islam, Anthony Minnema
Single Muslim Young Adults: Negotiating Identities, Religion And Desire, Zarinah El-Amin Naeem
Blocked Localized Wavefunction Analysis of π and σ Bonds in the Metal Carbonyl, Kazuhito Nakashima
Fostering Democracy in Iraq, Tristam E. Niederer
Analysis of Pore Architecture and Correlation to Sonic Velocity Values in Silurian (Niagaran) Reefs of the Michigan Basin, Amy Kathryn Noack
Characterization of p62, HAH1 and their Interaction with the Wilson Disease Protein, Paul Sifuna Oshule
Music and Literacy: Current Trends and Common Approaches of Music Therapists in Early Childhood and School Settings, Julie A. Palmieri
Effect of Calendering of Flexographically Printed Silver Flake Ink, Sujay Pandkar
The Possibility of Producing Biodiesel Fuel from Wood Pulping by Products, Yan Pu
Ductile-Regime Machining of Silicon Carbide and Quartz, Deepak Ravindra
Generation and Analysis of FCG Data using a Single Specimen and Kmax - ∆K Testing Matrix, Sree Phani Chandar Reddy
Using Composite Sampling Techniques to Monitor Bathing Beach Water Quality in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Jeffrey David Reicherts
Military Voting From a Combat Zone, Robert E. Reichner
Three Sunsets for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, Adam Matthew Reifsteck
Evaluating The Controls on Reservoir Heterogeneity of Silurian Pinnacle Reefs, Michigan Basin, Audrey L. Ritter
Watch out for the Freshman 15: An Investigation and Interpretation of Memorable Health Messages Received by College Students, Lindsey Marie Rose
Rural Tourism as an Alternative to Rural Development in the State of Para, Brazil, Ana Christina Sawada Cutrim
Iterative Design of the Aeroship through Flight Testing, Michael R. Schulte
Three Moments and Change, Adam Schumaker
Too Little, Too Late: The Current Generation of College Women and Sexual Health Education, Nicole C. Schumaker
Schedule Thinning Following Mand Training: Attempts to Enhance Signaled Delay to Reinforcement, Jamie M. Severtson
Influence of Bioirrigation on Metal Distribution within Burrows, Terri Shattuck
Watching Satan’s Daughters: A Visual Analysis of Lesbian Pulp Fiction Cover Art, 1950-1969, Carrie Shaver
Black Women, Beauty, and Labor: Towards an Archaeology of African-American Women in Indianapolis, Indiana, Genesis M. Snyder
Perils on the High Seas: The Effects of Submersion and Containment on Human Decomposition in Saltwater, Celene Aundrea Sotkowy
Prediction of Fatigue Crack Growth Retardation due to a Tensile Overload Using Two-Parameter (∆K, Kmax) Approach, Wataru Tsutsui
Deference of Defiance? Principal-Agent Theory and the US Courts of Appeals during the Rehnquist and Burger Courts, Nathaniel R. Vanden Brook
Documenting Aguaje Palm Swamp Area and Conditions in the Peruvian Amazon, Malinda Van Sledright
Evaluation of the Discriminative Stimulus Effects of 1,4-Butanediol, a Metabolic Precursor of Gammahydroxybutyrate, Timothy J. Van Tilburg
Ferro Ingenio: An Archaeological and Ethnohistorical View of Labor and Empire in Colonial Porco and Potosi, Brendan J. M. Weaver
Organizational Culture and Change: Understanding the Western Herald's Newsroom Culture, Sarah Ling Wei Lee
Habitat Suitability Modeling for Lake Huron Tansy in Michigan, Cathryn Elizabeth Whately
Economic Development and the Absence of Democracy in China, Megan Whipp
Real-Time Analysis and Investigation of the Mechanism of the Palladium on Carbon Catalyzed Isomerization of Megestrolacetate, Charlene K. Wiglesworth
A Study of Body Scent as a Social Identifier Among Members of the Arabic Culture, Mia M. Wilson
Sequence Stratigraphy and 3-D Reservoir Characterization of a Silurian (Niagaran) Reef - Ray Gas Storage Field,Macomb County, Michigan, Jessica Lynn Wold
Global Skin Friction Diagnostics in Complex Separated Flows, Sudesh A. Woodiga
Origin of Tunnel Valley and Esker Assemblages in the Saginaw Lobe, Barry County, Michigan, Caleb J. Woolever
Theses from 2007
An Analysis of the Woodland Ceramics from Galum Crossing (Site 21C4-29): An Early Late Woodland Occupation in the Southern Illinois Interior, Gabrielle Aberle
A Computer Aided Diagnosis System for Breast Cancer Using Independent Component Analysis and Fuzzy Classifier, Fadi Abu-Amara
Security Printing: Towards Hologram Printing, Sachin Ravindra Agate
Beowulf, Anthony Alvarado
Evaluating Syntactic Complexity in Written Language: Methods and Measures, Sally A. Andersen
Cross Platforms Display Calibration and Profiling Mac OS and Windows, Reem El Asaleh
An Unequal Consumption? Sex and Gender Differences in Tuberculosis, Sarah K. W. Avink
Stratigraphy and Organic Carbon Contents of Glacial Deposits in the City of Portage, Michigan, U.S.A., Nathaniel A. Barnes
Perceptions of Adolescents: Preferences of Adolescents for Parental Presence and the Effect on Information Disclosure, Bethany Barrus
No Child Left Behind: The Process Behind the Policy, Amanda Patience Beedie
Leadership Behavior and Perceived Team Communication Effectiveness: A Study of Division 1 College Hockey Coaches' Perceptions, William Chris Brooks
Transceiver Design and Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Evaluation via Electronic Design Automation, Yu Ming Chen
Experimental Measurements and Mathematical Modeling of the Rigid Capillary Dewatering, Vrajesh N. Chokshi
Design of Multi-Electron Transfer Catalysts for the Reduction of Trichloroethylene, Christopher Gerard Eman Ciptadjaya
Music Therapy with High-Risk Youth: An Exploration of Current Practice, Beth A. Clark
Ending Conflict: Raising the Costs of Defection in African Failed States, Brian Crisher
Nanomaterial Composites for the Detection of Nerve Gas Analogs, Yogesh Datar
A Practical Guideline for Establishing Non-Return Valve Specification and Performance Criteria, Eric W. Dawkins
Teaching Children with Autism to Mand for Information Using Video Modeling, Courtney Dillon
The Effects of Dexamethasone Iontophoresis on an Acute Muscle Injury of the Biceps Brachii, Andrew Doyle
Women and Hostile Sexism: Effect of Identification with the Humor Target on Women's Responses to Sexist Jokes, Jessica R. Edel
Cheating Death: The Demedicalization of CPR, Michelle Nicole Erwin
Borate Autocasting: Kinetics Model and Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Reaction Rate, Ali Zuhair Fadhel
The Effects of a Still-Photo Computer Module without Feedback on Ergonomic Behaviors, Rhiannon M. Fante
The Role of the Interteach in Interteaching, Thorhallur Orn Flosason
The Gyftakis Site: A Reevalutation of a Middle Woodland Site After 30 Years, Michael R. Fournier
From Sandbox to Altar: What I Didn’t Know, Thought I Knew, and Discovered about Learning and Relationships, Cherilyn L. Gardner
A Chemistry Instructor's Views of Teaching and Learning: Response to Pedagogic Reform in College Science Teaching, Uric Cameron Geer
Self-Reported Health and Fitness Habits of Certified Athletic Trainers, Jessica J. Groth