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 2017

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Home Literacy Practices: A Focus on Dominican Families, Susan E. Pendleton

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An Analysis of the Metal Finds from the Ninth-Century Metalworking Site at Bamburgh Castle in the Context of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metalworking in Middle- and Late-Saxon England, Julie Polcrack

A Study of Empathy in the Context of Religious Identity in the United States, Kiana Sakimehr

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The Modification of a Curtain Coating Formulation: A Study of Rheology and Surface Tension, and Their Effect on Pitting, Samantha Leigh Schoenfelder

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Gradus ad Parnassum: A Reader's Edition and Commentary, Sara Miller Schulte

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Minecrafting Archaeology: An Experimental Pedagogy for an Eighteenth-Century French Trading Post in Niles, Michigan, James B. Schwaderer

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A Virtual Reality Based Powered Wheelchair Simulator, Yuliia Sergeeva

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Women’s Role in their Reproductive Process: The Effects of Authoritative Knowledge and Biomedical Interventions on the American Birth Experience, Shannon Sheffey

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Papermaking Factors Affecting Lateral Web Position during Commercial Heat Set Web Offset Printing, George W. Shields

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The Bended Tree, Graeme Shields

Extraction and Recovery of Bound Phosphorus from Runoff Sediments Using Low Molecular Weight Organic Acids, Shaun Shields

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Anything but Race: Content Analysis of Racial Discourse, Christopher Smith

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Assessing Changes in Land Cover in Southeast Louisiana from 2001 to 2011 Using Time-Series National Land Cover Data, Ashley Tarver

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Alaska Native Artifacts; Eskimos and Aleuts of the Bering Sea Rhythm of the Sea Collection, Marcia Sue Taylor

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Williams Syndrome and Music: A Systematic Integrative Review, Donovon Thakur

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Development of an Effective Portable and Flexible Glove for Hand Tremor Suppression, Abdulrahem Turkistani

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Defining the Immune Response and Cellular Pathologies in Multiple System Atrophy, Annamarie Valenti

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The Quick Analysis for Principals in the Alignment of Administrative Plans within the School Improvement Framework at the Middle School Level, James Vanden Heuvel

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Engagement of Early College Students in the Graphic Design Classroom, Kelly Ann Vander Kley

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The Impact of Heart Rate Monitor Use on Student Intensity in Elementary Physical Education, Gerrit J. van Klaveren

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Satellite Sequencing Optimization and Observational Orbit Determination Using Genetic Algorithms, Andrew W. Verstraete

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Model Predictive Power Management of a Hybrid Electric Propulsion System for Aircraft, Tyler J. Wall

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A Comparison of Concerns Related to Internship Preparation: A Survey of International and American Music Therapy Students and Professionals, Fei Wang

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The Effects of Feedback Modality on Performance, Garrett D. Warrilow

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Measuring Quality of Life for Internal Migrants Working Urban Renewal Sites in Shanghai, China, Jacob A. Watkins

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Evolution of a Thylakoid Zinc-Finger Protein and Effects of Introducing this Protein into Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, Ryan L. Wessendorf

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Experimental Study of Global Luminescent Oil-Film (GLOF) Skin-Friction Meter on Delta Wings, Patrick Nicholas Wewengkang

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Overcoming Ideology: Examining the Tension between Sex Work and Anti-Human Trafficking Advocacy, Emily R. Williams

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Economic Impact Analysis of Bridge Construction, Funda Yavuz

Theses from 2016

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Internal Fault Location in Transformer Windings, Samir Yehya Abed-Alkareem Alzekri

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Second Law of Thermodynamics Analysis of an Internal Combustion Engine Fueled with Methane, Muataz Abotabik

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Total Harmonics Distortion Reduction Using Adaptive, Weiner, and Kalman Filters, Liqaa Alhafadhi

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The Effect of Flexibility on Interaction of Two Fibers Settling in Moderate Reynolds Numbers, Ahmed Alhasan

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Development of Strain and Pressure Sensors on Flexible and Stretchable Platforms, Mohammed Mudher Mohammed Ali

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Environmental Applications of Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Wisam Abdulabbas Flayyih Al Isawi

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A General Code to Represent the Mathematical Life Cycle Cost Model of Bridge, Bajel Mohammed Alshadeedi

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Analysis of Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes in Michigan, Ahmed Abbas Ghubin Al-zubaidi

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Comparison of Safety and Operational Performances for Three Engineering Countermeasures, Ali Hamzah Hussein Alzuhairi

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Evaluation of an Alternative Natural Surfactant for Non Aqueous Phase Liquid Remediation, Brian A. Beach

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Optimization Methodology for CVT Ratio Scheduling with Consideration of Both Engine and CVT Efficiency, Steven Beuerle

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Royal Advice and Religious Authority in Smaragdus of St. Mihiel's Via regia:An Analysis and Critical Edition, Roland Black

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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Pedestrian Countdown Signals on Road Users in Michigan, Richard Atta Boateng

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Political Utopias of the Renaissance: An Analysis of Thomas More’s Utopia, Johann Valentinus Andreae’s Christianopolis, and James Harrington’s The Commonwealth Of Oceana, Brittany Page Brake

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Using Photography as an Anthropological Approach to Studying Culture at the Mount Pleasant lndian lndustrial Boarding School, 1893-1934, David Brown

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Stable Isotope Investigations of Two Components of the Cryosphere: Snow and Icicle Formation, Thomas C. Brubaker

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Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: The Curious Case [Study] of California’s Proposition 37, Dave Brundage

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Safety Benefit Analysis of Alternative Delineation Practices in Michigan, Brenda C. Burdick

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A Location Allocation Model for Retention Basin Placement on Vacant Land in Detroit, MI, Keith Chapman

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Electrostatic Nanosmearing Architecture of Additive Functional Groups during High Shear Mixing of Pharmaceutical Blends, Sajan Kumar Chatarla

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The Oncolytic Potential of Tanapoxvirus to Treat Retinoblastoma, John D. Christie

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Examining the Effectiveness of a Training Video on the lmplementation and lnterpretation of a Functional Analysis, Alissa Anne Conway

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Stratigraphy of the Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Michigan Basin: Review and Revision with an Emphasis on the Ellsworth Petroleum System, Bryan J. Currie

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Analytical Study of Miniature Thermoelectric Device, Mohammed Dhannoon

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Analytical Modeling and Numerical Simulation of a Thermoelectric Generator Including Contact Resistances, Shripad Dhoopagunta

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The Effects of Individual and Social Comparison Graphic Feedback on Incented Performance, Yngvi Freyr Einarsson

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Optimal Design of a Thermoelectric Cooling/Heating System for Car Seat Climate Control (CSCC), Abdulmunaem H. Elarusi

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Differentiating Saginaw from Huron-Erie lce Lobe Meltwater Deposits in South Central Michigan Using Longitudinal Profiles, Grain Size Analysis, and Lithology, Nathan R. Erber

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Optimal Design of Automotive Exhaust Thermoelectric Generator (AETEG), Hassan Fagehi

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Characterizing Groundwater Recharge and Streamflow using Stable Isotopes of Oxygen and Hydrogen, Chanse M. Ford

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Effect of Listening to Music During Warmup on Wingate Anaerobic Test Performance, Russell P. Fox

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A Parameterized Implementation of a Hybrid Fuzzy Boolean Finite State Machine using an FPGA, Sean T. Fuller

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A Sequence Stratigraphic Model for the Silurian A-1 Carbonate and Modeling of a Niagara-Lower Salina Reef Complex, Michigan Basin, U.S.A, Jonathan D. Garrett

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Preliminary Study of Optical-Flow Based Background-Oriented Schlieren Measurements, Hassan A. Ghazwani

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Development of an Analytical Model for Beams with Two Dimples in Opposing Directions, Mofareh H. Ghazwani

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The Impact of a Student Device Technology Integration Professional Development Program on K-6 Performance Data, Peter Grostic

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Model Based Vehicle Simulation for Electrically Actuated Transmission Test Cells, Kenneth L. Gruel

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ORRM6 is a Novel Organellar RNA Recognition Protein Involved in Plastid RNA Editing in Arabidopsis Thaliana, Justin B. Hackett

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Modeling, Optimizing and Testing Thermoelectric Generators for Liquid-to-Liquid Low Grade Waste Heat Recovery, Ali Eyddan Hamil

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A General Code to Simulate the Effect of Indirect Lightning on Overhead Lines Using EMTP-Type Programs, Hasan Jameel Hasan

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Redistribution of the Chicago’s Divvy Bike-Share Stations Using Linear Optimization Model: An Equity Perspective, Md Mehedi Hasan

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Oppression, Evaluation, and Direction: Understanding Character Agency through the Music of Wozzeck, Eric Allen Hester

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An Intra-Site Spatial Analysis of Fort St. Joseph (20BE23) in Niles, MI, Katelyn Deann Hillmeyer

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An Exploration of CubeSat Propulsion, Andrew Davis Hine

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Geochemical and Petrological Studies on the Origin of Nickel-Copper Sulfide Mineralization at the Eagle lntrusion in Marquette County, Michigan, Benjamin Davis Hinks

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lnfluence of Persulfate on Solidification/Stabilization Characteristics of ISS Treatment, Jeffrey M. Hudson

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Ransoming for the Faith: Medieval Perceptions of the Role of Mercedarians in Catalan Society, Spencer Thomas Hunt

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Slug Tests in Unconfined Aquifers, Rozkar Izzaddin Ismael

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The Use of Personality Type to Improve Team Collaboration within Design Studios, Beth Rolston Jarl

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Three Poems by Marcel Price, Kevin Kerr

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Verifying Automated Prestressed Concrete Design Software for MDOT Bridge Design Standards, Hussein Kadhim Abood Khalaf

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Nightmare in the City of Dreams: Civic Consciousness and Industrialization in Imperial Vienna, 1848-1881, J. Alexander Killion

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Networking and Connecting Creative Minds: Understanding Social Media’s Role in Today’s Visual Arts Instruction, Tonya Rose Kirby

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Descriptive Analysis of Activity Transition Data in an Intensive Autism Treatment Center, Ashley Marie Kotsiris

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Measurement of Activity and Stability of Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Coated Crystal Surfaces, Anuradha Krishnan

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The Application of Chitosan on an Experimental Infection of Pseudogymnoascus Destructans Increases Survival in Little Brown Bats, Torin C. Kulhanek

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Improved Methodology for Developing Non-Motorized Safety Perfomance Functions, Keneth Morgan Kwayu

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Cultivation in an On-Demand Era: Television Consumption, Explicit and Implicit Attitudes toward Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals, Jasmine M. LaBine

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Application of Wavelet Transform in Structural Health Monitoring, Yashodhya Swarna Sri Dhanapala Liyana Kankanamge

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Development of Fully Printed and Flexible Strain, Pressure and Electrochemical Sensors, Dinesh Maddipatla

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Design, Modeling and Simulation of a Thermoelectric Cooling System (TEC), Pooja Iyer Mani

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Investigating Student Approaches to Learning with Structured or Unstructured Client Collaboration, Cara E. Masselink

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‘How Yoga Are You?’: Exploring the Contemporary Practice of Yoga in the United States, Olivia McLaughlin

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The Perceptions of Michigan Hunters Regarding Wolves (Canis Lupus) and the ldea of a Wolf-Hunt as a Management Option, Zachary A. Merrill

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A Geographic Distribution Analysis and Examination of Social-Psychological Factors and their lmpact on Death Penalty Support in the United States, Katy Moharter

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Impact of a Positive Behavior Support System on Staff Behavior at the Boys and Girls Club, Brian Molina

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The Effects of Electronic Data Collection, Immediate Graphic Feedback, and Automated Scheduled Prompts on Data Collection Adherence, Cody Morris

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A Genetic Algorithm Incorporating Design Choice for the Preliminary Design of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Kenneth Michael Mull

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The Decomposition of Hydroxylammonium Nitrate under Vacuum Conditions, Gregory A. Neff

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Factors lnfluencing Weight Gain and Perceived Barriers of Exercise in First Semester College Students, Noah C. Neuenfeldt

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A Case for Implementing Visual Aesthetics in Music Pedagogy, Mark Niskanen