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 2016

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The Perceptions of Music Therapy Interns and Internship Supervisors: American Music Therapy Association Professional Competencies, Jordan Rebecca Novak

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Approved for All Audiences: A Longitudinal Content Analysis of the Portrayal of Women in Movie Trailers, Brooke S. O’Neil

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Strengthening Tier 1 Elementary Reading Within a Multi-Tiered System of Support, Carla N. Osborn

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Targeting Interventions to Reduce Chlamydia-Related Disparities in Kalamazoo County using GIS and Statistical Analysis, Claudio Owusu

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Physiology and Genetics Shape the Microbiome of a Seabird Species (Oceanodroma Leucorhoa) More than Environmental and Social Factors, Douglas Steven Pearce

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Analysis of Transit Accessibility for People with Disabilities, Rostam Khalid Mohammed Ameen Qatra

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Application of Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Ionic Liquids and their Biodegradation Products, Sepideh Rahbarirad

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The Role of Sexual Self-Disclosure in Partner Relational Satisfaction and Uncertainty, Riley Richards

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Developing Standard Procedures for Structural Aspects of Slide-in Bridges in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), Ozan Utku Ridvanoglu

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Boundary Spanning Engagement: Transforming Institutional Culture to Support and Sustain an Engagement Agenda at a Public Research University, Sharon Seabrook Russell

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Extent of Capillary Rise in Sands and Silts, Rachel Lynn Salim

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Geochemical and Petrological Characterizations of Peridotite and Related Rocks in Marquette County, Michigan, Andrew Lloyd Sasso

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Current Perceptions of Music Therapists on the Benefits and Liabilities of State Licensure, Dianne Sawyer

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An Equivalent Plate Model with Orthotropic Material Properties for Adjacent Box-Beam Bridge Superstructure, Timothy Alexander Schnell

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Preparing for 1:1 Technology: Impact on Collaboration, Instruction, and Student Learning, Pamela R. Schwallier

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The Effects of a Peer Feedback Treatment Package on Math Performance in Students with Moderate Cognitive Impairments, Allaina Sheltrown

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Agents of Justice: Female Plaintiffs in the King’s Court in Thirteenth and Fourteenth-Century England, J. Savannah Shipman

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Shifting Gears of Safety: Women Truck Drivers Experience Added Safety Concerns Over the Road, Stephanie A. Sicard

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Spatial, Temporal Variability and Trends within the Tributaries of the Huron River: Effects on the Frequency of Flooding, Cheyenne India Stewart

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Pore Characterizations and Distributions within Niagaran – Lower Salina Reef Complex Reservoirs in the Silurian Northern Niagaran Pinnacle Reef Trend, Michigan Basin, Agam Arief Suhaimi

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The Value of the Arts in Education, Thorin Teague

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Coaching as a Packaged Intervention for Telemarketing Personnel, Rachael E. Tilka

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Experimental Characterization and Simulation of Carbon Nanotube Strain Sensing Films, Nagendra Krishna Chaitanya Tummalapalli

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Minimization of Metamerism in Wood Grain Printing using Different GCR Settings, Vinay Anil Turke

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Understanding College Students’ Exam Process in a General Chemistry Course, Angela Willson

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Interaction between Human Experience, Landscape , and Coffee Production in the Blue Mountain Region of Jamaica, Shohei Yoshida

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Transportation System and Its Association with Human Health – A Review and Modeling Approach, Fnu Zahed

Theses from 2015

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Residential Property Values and Historic Districts: A Kalamazoo Case Study, Curtis Aardema

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Evaluation of the Safety Effectiveness of Clearview Font and Fluorescent Yellow Sheeting on Michigan Freeways and Non-Freeways, Lusanni Mercedes Acosta Rodrieuez

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Geological Controls on Stratigraphy and Sedimentation of the Mississippian Marshall Formation, Michigan Basin, U.S.A., Joseph G. Adducci

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Signage Recognition Based Wayfinding System for the Visually Impaired, Abdullah Khalid Ahmed

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Computer Aided Brain Tumor Edge Extraction Using Morphological Operations, Warqaa Shaher AlAzawee

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Synthesis of New Platinum-Based Anti-Cancer Drugs, Saud O. Albaroodi Yasser

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Performance Analysis of Distance Relay on Shunt/Series Facts-Compensated Transmission Line, Ahmed Kareem Lafta Al-Behadili

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Impact of Calendering and Silver Addition to Carbon Nanotube-Based Electrodes Used in Printed Multi-Layer Capacitors, Ramea Awni Al-Mubarak

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Design of a New Digital Relay for Transmission Line Fault Detection, Classification and Localization Based on a New Composite Relay and Artificial Neural Network Approach, Ahmed Sabri Altaie

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Formant Frequency Transitions in the Fluent Speech of Adults who do and do not Stutter: Testing the over-reliance on feedback hypothesis, Kaitlin Arnold

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Language Policy in Turkey and Its Effect on the Kurdish Language, Sevda Arslan

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Fostering the Efficacious Adolescent Artist, Regina Beltowski

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Physiological Response to Dissonance in Musicians and Nonmusicians, Angela Beth Biehl

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Loss on Ignition Using Infrared Heating, Benjamin J. Binoniemi

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A Comparison Study of Diagnostic Outcomes between the Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Awareness in Disorders of Consciousness (MATADOC) and the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R), Caitlyn E. Bodine

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Breastfeeding with the Bronson Mothers’ Milk Bank, MaryKate Bodnar

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Geochemical and Petrological Characterization of the Back Forty Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit, Anthony Robert Boxleiter

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Emotional Responses to Musical Dissonance in Musicians and Nonmusicians, Rebecca Joan Bumgarner

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Music Therapists Behind Locked Doors: The Role of Trauma Exposure and Current Music Therapy Practices in Correctional and Forensic Psychiatry, Deanna K. Bush

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Analysis of Mobility Impact for Implementing Complete Streets, Marino Esteban Calderón Díaz

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Effect of a 7-Week Rock Climbing Class on Physical Fitness and Performance, Justin Scott Cargo

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A Microscopic Simulation Approach to Performance Evaluation of Intelligent Transportation System Corridors: A Case in Michigan, Matthew Levi Clark

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Anomalous Thermal Indicators from Authigenic Minerals in Upper Paleozoic Strata of the Michigan Basin, Kyle Cox

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Putting the Motive Back in Motivation: Exploring the Promise of Intention and Practical Knowledge in Reengaging the Apathetic Learner, Lisa M. Cronkhite-Marks

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Careers in Aging: Increasing Interest and Investigating Career Paths, Paul Cunnington

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Fighting for Inclusion: The Origin of Gay Liberation at the University of Michigan, Eric Denby

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Phase Change Lines, Scale Breaks and Trend Lines Using Excel 2013TM, Neil Deochand

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Control of Cation Ordering in Zinc Tin Nitride and In-Situ Monitoring of Growth, Brian Christopher Durant

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Using an Interactive Mobile Application to Crowdsource Data Collection for Management Issues in Asylum Lake Preserve, Kalamazoo, MI, Alexander Ebenstein

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Northsong, Neal Endicott

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Environmental Impact of Conference Realignment, Bradley Farley

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Design and Analysis of Speed Control Using Hybrid PID-Fuzzy Controller for Induction Motors, Ahmed Fattah

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State of Memory: National History and Exclusive Identity in Contemporary Denmark, John Terrell Foor

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Creative Concentrations: A Secondary Design Curriculum, Linnea Roberta Gustafson

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Differential Effects of Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and Mephedrone in Rats Trained to Discriminate MDMA or a D-Amphetamine+MDMA Mixture, Eric Louis Harvey

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Petrological and Geochemical Evaluation of the Sturgeon Falls Intrusive Body, Jonathan Michael Haynes

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Patterns in Faunal Remains at Fort St. Joseph, a French Fur Trade Post in the Western Great Lakes, Joseph Hearns

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“Men of Good Timber”: An Archaeological Investigation of Labor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Aaron Howe

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Hybrid Fuzzy-PID Controller for Buck-Boost Converter in Solar Energy-Battery Systems, Karime Farhood Hussein

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Morphology Based Framework for Improved Driver's Visibility in Inclement Weather Conditions, Saleem Farhood Hussein

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“What Country Music Needs Is a Good War”: Country Music, Memory, and Conservative Politics, Emilee G. Johnson

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Estimating Sediment and Nutrient Loading in the Davis Creek Watershed Using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), Fatma Ulku Karatas

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Assessing High School Science Students’ Abilities to Use Cross Cutting Literacy Skills and Scientific Argumentative Writing Skills in a Mid-Western School District, Ellen M. Karel

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Why Abstain? Trends in and Origins of Indifference and Estrangement in the United States, 1968-2012, Christopher R. Keeler

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The Neurochemistry of Group Singing: Bonding and Oxytocin, Jason Keeler

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Perceptions of Guitar Use and Training in Music Therapy: A Survey of Clinicians, Joshua Robert Keller

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The Design of Nanostructures from the Blending of Flowing Agents Influencing Critical Properties of a Pharmaceutical Formulation, Casey F. Kick

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Taking Art to the Next Level: Integration of Advanced Placement Studio Art, 2-D Design, Krystal Kingsley

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Low Melting Glass Frit as an Adhesion and Resistivity Promotor to Silver Nanoparticle Ink Photonically Sintered on Indium Tin Oxide Coated Glass, Jason J. Kleiner

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Implementing a Linear Quadratic Spacecraft Attitude Control System, Daniel Kolosa

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Determining Discharge from the Fallasburg Dam and the Hydrology of the Flat River Bypass Channel, Lowell, Michigan, Seth Kuiper

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Exploring the Oncolytic Potentail of a Double Knock-Out Tanapoxvirus Containing FLiC Transgene, Esaw W. Kurban

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Analyzing Repetitive Sequences with Structured Dynamic Bayesian Networks, Thomas. L. Lake

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A Multimedia Resource of Orchestral Excerpts for Tuba, Regen Le Roy

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The Taphonomic Factors on Human Remains inside Chullpas: Marcajirca, Peru, Samantha Lauren Lininger

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Progressive Decline of Testicular Function in Leptinreceptor Deficient Obese Mice, Jennifer Long

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Computer Simulations of Propulsion of Self-Propelled Flexible Nanobody, Ye Luo

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Design of Digital Down Converter Chain for Software Defined Radio Systems on FPGA, Nagarjun Marappa

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Sleep Hygiene Practices: A Cross Cultural Survey of Sleeping and Dreaming in College Students, Ivan Noe Martinez Salazar

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Ancient Magic and Modern Accessories: Developments in the Omamori Phenomenon, Eric Teixeira Mendes

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Canning Jars and Patterns of Canning Behavior: A Study of Households on the Hector Backbone, New York. 1850-1940, Jayne Ann Michaels

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Choice--‐Based Art: Students Who Create, Not Replicate, Hillary K. Moczerad

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The Effects of Electronic Response Systems on Student Learning, James D. Morrison

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The Demand for Change: A Study of Recreational Amenities for Ramona Park, Nicholas K. Mucha

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Ways in Which Community Involvement May Influence Girls’ Education in Senegal, Babou Ndiaye

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Simulation of Lateral Migration and Sedimentation of a Flexible Fiber in a Vertical Weak Shear Flow, Ali Ibrahim Neamah Neamah

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The Experience of Social Flow in Vocal Jazz Improvisation, Brittany Neuser

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Evolutionary Convergence of the Caffeine Biosynthetic Pathway in Chocolate Followed Duplication of a Constrained Ancestral Enzyme, Andrew J. O'Donnell

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Zinc Oxide Based Inks for Semiconductor Applications, Shreyas Pathak

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Formulation and Evaluation of Soy Polymer Based, Gravure Printed Resistive Inks for Applications in Printed Electronics, Bhushan Hiralal Patil

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Tourism and Organic Food Production in Croatia: Case Study of the Cetina Region, Marina Pavletic

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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: The Analysis of the Specter Cell Cycle Mutant in Zebrafish, Tetiana Petrachkova

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A High Performance Architecture for an Exact Match Short-Read Aligner Using Burrows-Wheeler Aligner on FPGAs, Dana Abdul Qader