Honors theses completed at Western Michigan University are entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors or we have been unable to reach the authors, so the theses may be only available from on-campus computers. If you are an author of an honors thesis and would like to make it available off campus or if you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses from 2024
An Investigation of Bone Preservation as a Result of Environmental and Cultural Variables in Mortuary Contexts, Adyn Hallahan
LATU MAE RISSA: Leader Come to War! An Autoethnography of Colonialization and Post-colonization, Leah Latumaerissa
Ellie Underground: Exploring Archaeology through Middle-Grade Graphic Literature, Hollie Powless
Musical Figures in Mythology and their Effect on Ancient Greek and Roman Culture, Nathaniel Weeldreyer
Theses from 2022
German Loanwords in Japanese: Introduction to and Presence in Modern Japanese Society, Jillian Glasser
Theses from 2020
An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Health Equity as Evaluated through the COVID-19 Response Concerning French-Speaking Refugees., Margaret Henning
Perspectives of Health Care Providers in the Dominican Republic towards Pregnant Haitian Women, Diana Hernandez
Tiny Homes as a Method to Increase Equitable Housing: Tiny Homes Detroit and Kalamazoo, Katie Kozlowski
The Rhetorical Functions of Levantine Burial Practices during the Chalcolithic Period: Form, Function, and Symbolism as a Pedagogical Tool, Moline Mallamo
Theses from 2018
Mental Illness as Portrayed through Art, Brianna Brown
American Muslim Women: Feminism, Equality, and Difference, Amber Coniglio
Theses from 2015
Horses: How Saddle Style Defines a Culture and the Skeletal System, Elizabeth Brandon
The Social World of Drug Forums: Knowledge Exchange and Application on the Margins of Science and Medicine, Scott Duxbury
Horses: How Saddle Style Defines a Culture and the Skeletal System, Brandy Morgan
Theses from 2011
An Examination of Gunflints from the Fort St. Joseph Site (20BE23) in Niles, Michigan, Cezar Carvalhaes
Theses from 2008
Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Western Look at an Eastern Philosophy, Andrew Crapo
Theses from 2006
The Idlewild Community, Casey Beauford
Ideological Domination: Assyrian Palace Wall Reliefs, Ashley M. Deming
Theses from 2004
State and Civil Society Responses to HIV/AIDS in South Africa: An Anthropological Investigation, Sonya Datta-Sandhu
The Effects of Globalization on African Nations, Youssouf Sy
Theses from 2003
Queer as Volk: Toward an Anthropology of Gay Turks in Berlin, Christopher M. Sweetapple
Theses from 2002
Creacion de Comunidades: An Ethnographic Study of the Migrant Women Community Builders in Southwest Michigan, Kara L. Aubin
Theses from 2001
Infertility in America: The Convergence of American Cultural Norms and the Technology of Assisted Reproduction, Amanda Rose
Theses from 2000
Stereotypes between Americans and Arab Americans within the United States, Kimberly K. Sloan
Theses from 1999
Youth, Identity and Travel Narratives: An Exploration of Physical and Cultural Spaces, Peter J. Lawson
Theses from 1997
Theses from 1995
Getting to the Point: The Dart-Arrow Transition in Plum Bayou Culture, Kendra Pyle
Theses from 1994
Stature Estimation Through Human Footprints: A Regression Analysis Approach, Nicole Hitzemann
Theses from 1992
The Sikhs: A Historical and Cultural Account, Michael J. Dugan
Immigration from India: A Focus on Sikhs to Michigan, Laurie Frazier
Theses from 1991
Patterns of Mano and Metate Use, Procurement and Manufacture at the Ceren Site, El Salvador: Archaeological and Ethnoarchaeological Perspectives, Jeffrey D. Bonevich
The Crisis of Unintended Pregnancies in the United States, Sarah A. Cheney
Nonverbal Communication in Japanese Culture, Helen Hallquist
Theses from 1990
The Changing Roles of Women in The People's Republic of China, Priya Helweg
Tradition and Modernization of the Maasai People, East Africa, Fumie Murase
Theses from 1987
An Inquiry into the Search for Sexual Equality: Changing Views of Work, Conrad Kaufman
Theses from 1986
The Cultural Significance of Religious Festivals of Seville: Holy Week and the Romeria of Rocio, Brent Metz
Theses from 1984
An Analysis and Interpretation of the Lithic Assemblage at the Elam Site (20 AE 195), Allegan County, Michigan, Amy L. Campbell
Theses from 1976
A Comparison of the Early Lives, Philosophies, and Leadership of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., Marie Preston
Theses from 1967
Catholicism and Protestantism in a Highland Guatemalan Community, Kathleen M. Cutler
Ostuncalco: A Study of Class Differentiations and Interaction in a Guatemalan Community, Sharon Hunt