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.

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Theses from 2002

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An Imaging System for Concrete Bridge Inspection, Mohammed Talal Al-Bataineh

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Development of a Submaximal Test to Predict VO2MAX Using an Elliptical Trainer, Alicia C. Armour

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Determining Flow Type in a Carbonate Bedrock Aquifer, Presque Isle County, Michigan, Bonny Armstrong

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Astronomy Content in the New Curriculum Standards, Gerald B. Barkley

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The Urban Landscape of Health, Hygiene, and Social Control: The Development of Municipal Services in Battle Creek, Michigan, Jared Lee Barrett

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The Sense of the Past in Saint Antoninus of Florence's Summa Historialis, Brian Nathaniel Becker

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Learning in the Prairie, Meredith L. Beilfuss

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Self-Disclosure in Male Friendships: Exploring Possibilities, Timothy D. Bower

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The Role of Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction in the Development of a 1,4-Dioxane Plume in Scio Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan, James W. Brode

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Tales of Forbidden Love: A Sociological Analysis of Interracial Intimacy, Candice L. Bryant

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Metal Ion Separation Mediated by Organized Molecular Assemblies, Hong Cao

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Building Literacy Bridges Between the Home and School Environments: Parents' Perspectives, Beth A. Carlson

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Inorganic and Organic Chemistry of the Former Lakeside Refinery in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kurt W. Carlson

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Spells, Talismans and the Stars: Varieties of Interpersonal Magic in Ghayat al-hakim, Elisabeth Carnell

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Using the Boundary Element Method for Prediction of Sound Radiated from an Arbitrarily Shaped Vibrating Body, Mark J. Christensen

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Mechanistic Studies on the Antagonistic Effect of Chromium on BPDE Mutant Frequency in Human Fibroblasts, Felicia Codrea

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Lincoln Savings and Loan Scandal: A Case Study of State-Corporate Crime, Ronald B. Coleman

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The Effects of Adult Reading Style on the Emergent Storybook Readings of Head Start Preschoolers, Tara W. Cromwell

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Examining the Effects of Individualized Computer Work Station Adjustments and Performance Management on Safe Behavior, Kathryn Culig

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Evaluation of the Picture Exchange Communication System, Anne Rena Cummings

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A Model for Optimizing the Selection of Project Delivery Systems Using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Arosha De Silva

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The Social Construction of Personal Protection Orders: Gendered Differences?, Kristen E. DeVall

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Correlation and Prediction of Fatigue Crack Growth Rate for different R-Ratios, Sudip Dinda

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Parties and Realignment: The President’s Role in Political Party Realignment, Kevin B. Dockerty

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Microbial Community Structure in Hydrocarbon Impacted Sediment Associated with Anomalous Geophysical Signatures, Joseph W. Duris

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"A Conflict of Truth with Error": Southern Preachers, Their Worldview, and Sectional Tensions, 1830-1865, Timothy A. Ehrhardt

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Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Induced Polarization Techniques with Paired Vertical Resistivity Probes, Adrian Ezeagu

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Adolescent Drinking and Driving: A Descriptive and Intervention Study, Emalee M. Fields

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Negotiated Families: Lesbians and Institutions in Southwest Michigan, Cynthia E. Foor

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“Drop and Give Me Twenty!”: The Social Production of a Marine, Martha E. Frohlich

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A Comparison of Physiological and Perceptual Responses Generated by Riding a Stationary Upright and Recumbent Bicycle, Amy E. Geib

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The History of the Music Therapy Program, Western Michigan University; Its Origin and Development To 1980, Cynthia L. Goodson

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A Comparison between Stationary and Moving Handlebars during Forward and Backward Pedaling at Various Resistances on an Elliptical Trainer, George Hajiefremides

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Arab American Interest Groups and Congressional Decisionmaking: A Case Study of the Arab American Institute, Robert L. Harbaugh

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Roots and Shoots of the H. Dan Heyn Vision: Indigenous Planting Design, 1950-1980, Elizabeth A. Heiny-Cogswell

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A Small Flaw Translates into Many Miscalculations: A Narrative Criticism of the Intel Pentium Chip Crisis, Christine H. Hoek

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Playing the Game: Exploring Dialectical Tensions and Co-Cultural Communication Strategies of Black Males in Predominantly White Organizational Structures, Mark C. Hopson

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Investigating El Nino Southern Oscillation and Tornado Activity in Texas, Joel R. Intrieri

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The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Christ Church Cathedral Priory and Worcester Cathedral Priory: A Survey Based on Library Holdings, Toruko Ishihara

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Keeping the Guru in Mind: Cognition, Communication, and the Developing Sikh Tradition, Toby Braden Johnson

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The Taiwan Issue in Sino-Japanese Relations in the 1990's, Melanie Kintz

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A Survey of the Need for Occupational Therapy Services for Students Enrolled in Three Area Alternative Education Programs, Laura Kolak

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A 3-D Biomechanical and EMG Analysis of Three Mountain Bike Pedal Designs, David Lacy

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The Motivational Effects of 3, 4-Methylendioxymethamphetamine on Responding Maintained by a Progressive-Ratio Schedule of Water Delivery, Sean P. Laraway

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Self-Perceived Language Competence and East Asian Students’ Oral Participation in American University Classrooms, Ee Lin Lee

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Assessment of Land Use/Land Cover Change Impact on Water Quality in the Davis Creek Watershed, Southwestern Michigan, Porntip Limlahapun

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Powwows as an Arena for Pan-Indian Identity Formation, Megan L. MacDonald

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Metastable Phases of Mgo-TiO2 Solid Solutions, Liang-Chieh Ma

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The Role of Glutathione in the Defense Pathway Response of Arabidopsis Thaliana to the Pathogen Pseudomonas Syringae Pathovar Tomato DC3000 AvrB, Allison Patrice McKenna

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The Outcomes of Trauma for Older Adults, Shaun M. McMillan

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Building Deconstruction Guidelines: Tools for Recovering Building Materials, Ali Ayedh Merzen

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The Politics of Religion and the Religion of Politics: An Investigation of the Vishva Hindu Parishad, Hindutva, and the Factors Contributing to the Changing Face of Religion in India, Jason Donald Messana

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A Study in the Morality of the African American Reparation, Jason L. Moulenbelt

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Multiple Isotopic Investigation of Lake Sediments from Northern India, Alice Mwanda

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Integrated Geophysical Examination of a Former Refinery Site, Carson City, Michigan, Kennedy Opiyo Mwanda

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The Development of Occupational Therapy in Kenya, Mindy C. Owens

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They're Getting Away with Murder: The Social Account Ability of Collegiate Athletes, Justina Ixcia Phillips

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Examining the Impact of Training in Functional Assessment on Group Problem-Solving, Andrew L. Piper

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Evaluation of Clozapine Discriminative Stimulus Properties as a Function of Training Dose, Adam J. Prus

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Earning the Right: Exploring the Communication Strategies of European Americans in Interracial Relationships, Angela L. Putman

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Resonance Detection and Acoustic Behaviour in Polymer Intake Manifolds, Amrith Ramanan

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Science Activities and Content Recall in Primary and Secondary Grades as Remembered by College Students, Elizabeth Cromie Rochow

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Examining the Effects of Conducting Beavior-Based Safety Observations, Joseph R. Sasson

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Management Commitment to Construction Safety, Areen M. Shaar

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The Social Roles of the Early Irish Monastery of Kildare and Its Paruchia within the Kingdom of Leinster, Bridgette K. Slavin

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Non-Prescriptive Behavior Therapy: Effectiveness of a Self-Help Book in Teaching Parents How to Manage Their Child’s “Picky Eating” Behavior, Sean T. Smitham

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Measuring Urban Sprawl in Kalamazoo Region: A Land Cover Approach, Olena I. Smith

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UV-VIS Spectral Analysis of Spot Colors, Radovan Sporka

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Isotopic Investigation of Lake Sediments: Paleoclimatic Implications, Krista A. Syrup

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Lifecourse of a Community Survey, Craig Tollini

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Rheology of Silica Based Inkjet Coatings and Their Filterability, Peeyush Tripathi

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High Oblique Photographic Assessment of Lakeshore Residential Landscapes in Southwest Michigan, John E. Truchan

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Practical Evaluation of Psychotropic Medication, Lynne E. Turner

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Development of Water-Based Ink System for Braille Printing, Saurabh Varma

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Adaptation of Project Finance to Small Contractor Financing, Ragunathan Venkateswaran

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Women Hunters and Modernity: A Nietzschean Analysis, Deborah S. Wilson

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Stratigraphic Analysis of Diamicton Units in Southern Allegan County, Michigan, Shannon A. Wong

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Literacy Practices and Connections in Head Start Classrooms and Homes: Teachers' Perspectives, Laura A. Workman

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General Motors and Toyota: Comparison of American and Japanese Managerial Cultures, Seiko Yomogita

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Development of a Simulation for the Prediction of PVDF Surface Velocity Sensor Response for Vibrating Beams and Rectangular Plates, Brian C. Zellers

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Separation of Enantiomers with Chiral Dendrimer, Jie Zhuang

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Promise Keepers: A Study of a Website Ideology, James E. Zoetewey

Theses from 2001

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This Is the Price We Pay: A Study of Divorce in the U.A.E. From Divorced Women's Perspectives, Wadha Al Nuaimi

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Hot Melt Inks for Rotogravure-Formulation, Print Ability and Rheology, James Atkinson

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Gender Equality and Agricultural Development: Women and Agricultural Extension Programs in Malawi, Amanda Bigelow

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The Biomechical Analysis of the Kinetics and Kinematics for Three Figure Skating Jumps, Laura Blazok

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Development of an Arc View™ Extension to Measure Local Fractal Dimension, Christopher Page Caird

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Meeting the Challenge of Jaegwon Kim's Theory of Functional Reduction as a Solution to the Mind/Body Problem, Craig T. Carley

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Enzymatic Deinking of Flexographic Water-Based Inks, Somporn Chaiarrekij

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Appropriation of a Tradition: Continuity and Discontinuity of Daoism in North America, Steven V. Chamberlin

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The Strange Races on the Hereford Mappa Mundi: An Investigation of Sources, John H. Chandler

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First and Second Generations of Urban Black Mayors: Atlanta, Detroit, and St. Louis, Harold Eugene Core

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Is It DigitALL? Who's Invited to the Digital Revolution?, Sarah E. Dempsey

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An Analysis of the Lithic Assemblage from the Armintrout-Blackman Site (20AE812), Allegan County, Michigan, Arthur L. DesJardins

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A Study of the Effectiveness of a Commercially Available Feedback Training Program in Increasing the Classroom Attending Skills of Students with Attention Deficit Disorder, Janice M. DiGiovanni

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Pragmatic Behaviors and Competency Levels of Typically Developing and High Risk African American Preschoolers, Jennifer Dodd

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Exploring the Social Dimensions of Grog-Temper Use at the Ink Bayou Site (3PU252): A Plum Bayou Culture Site in Central Arkansas, Eric Chadwick Drake