All dissertations completed at Western Michigan University are entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies are available through interlibrary loan for dissertations before 2013. If you have any questions, please contact maira.bundza@wmich.edu.
Dissertations from 2017
Social Health Insurance and Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Developing Countries: The Case of Ghana, Ama Agyeiwaa Abrokwah
Bio-Socially Inspired Strategies in Support of Dynamic Spectrum Access: An Evolutionary Game Theory Perspective, Mohammad Ali Marzoug Abu Shattal
Metaphysics in Science Education: Balancing Between Religious and Physicalist Extremism, Betty Ann J Adams
Time-Dependent Photoionization of Gaseous Nebulae, Ehab Elsayed Elhoussieny Ahmed
The Effectiveness of Using Leadership Practice lnventory (LPl 360) Feedback on Leaders' lnsight into their Leadership Behaviors in Higher Education, Abdulrahman S. Alajlan
Managing Workforce Diversity in Construction to Improve Communication and Reduce Fatalities (Hispanic Workforce Focus), Ahmed Jalil Al-Bayati
A Deep Learníng-Based Data Minimization Algorithm for Big Genomics Data in Support of loT and Secure Smart Health Services, Mohammed Aledhari
Structures of Derived Graphs, Khawlah Hamad Alhulwah
Multiprocessing Real Time Vision Based System for Condition Monitoring in Solar Panels, Moath Hashim Alsafasfeh
Architecture, Simulation, and Implementation of Commodity Computer Components in Software Defined Radio Systems, Amean Al-Safi
Coping and Africultural Adolescents, Britne R. Amos
A Meta-Analysis of Energy Savings from Lighting Programs in Michigan, Teryila Ephraim Amough
Subgroup Analysis and Growth Curve Models for Longitudinal Data, Nichole Andrews
Fate of Conductive Ink Pigments During Recycling and Landfill Deposition of Paper-Based Printed Electronics, James Edward Atkinson
Women’s Representation in Local Democracy: Formal and Informal Institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Abida Bano
A Qualitative Investigation of the Interpersonal Changes White Psychology Trainees Experience During their Race-Based Learning and Development, Molly K. Beagle
Employing Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis to Better Understand the Relationship between Individuals’ Anthropogenic Climate Change Acceptance and Belief in Anti-Climate Change Dissenter Messages, Andrew Phillip Keller Bentley
Highly Hamiltonian Graphs and Digraphs, Zhenming Bi
Networked: An Investigation into the Economic Contribution of Manuel Castells, Darrick Brake
LGBT Microaggressions in Counselor Education Programs, Sarah Bryan
Self-Management as a Class-Wide Intervention: An Evaluation of the “Self & Match” System Embedded within a Dependent Group Contingency, Andrew J. Bulla
From Following to Leading: Experiencing the Phenomena of Becoming a Teacher Leader, Alan L. Carter
El Amerindio Y El Conquistador en Seis Comedias Áureas de Tema Peruano, Jerusa Carvajal-Villamar
Structure, Dynamics and Functional Mechanisms of the PWI Domain and the RNA-Binding Domain of Rotavirus Non-Structural Protein 3, Harry Amuguni Chanzu
Development of Flexible Sensing Systems for Printed Electronic Applications, Amer Abdulmahdi Jabbar Chlaihawi
An Exploration of Data Mining Approach in Prediction of the Use of Physical and Occupational Therapy in US Adults, Raju Chowdhary
Using Concept Maps to Monitor Knowledge Structure Changes in a Science Classroom, Leah J. Cook
Justice Involved Veterans’ Post-Release Employment-Related Experiences, James L. Dawson
Assessing a Punching Bag Feedback Performance Device, Neil Deochand
Color-Connected Graphs and Information-Transfer Paths, Stephen Devereaux
Deadly Hostility: Feud, Violence, and Power in Early Anglo-Saxon England, David DiTucci
From Descendants of Refugees to First-Generation College Students: The Untold Story of Southeast Asian American College Students’ Lived Experience, Vunsin Hiew Doubblestein
Rebranding Mediocrity: A Rhetorical Analysis of Common Core Textbooks for College-Bound Writers, E. Suzanne Ehst
An Examination of Behavior Analysts' Treatment Selection Behavior for Escape-Maintained Problem Behavior, Rebecca Eldridge
Development of Flexible Sensing Systems and Energy Harvesters Using Printing Techniques, Sepehr Emamian
Biosorption of Pharmaceuticals and Noble Metals Nanoparticles by Algal Turf Communities, Haider Abid Faraj
Methods for Systematic Characterization and Monitoring of Radiotherapy Administration to Breast Cancer Patients, Milton Soto Ferrari
Evaluating the Effects of a Self-Management Program with a Peer-Mediated Praise Procedure, Sean P. Field
Diagnostics for Choosing between Stratified Logrank and Stratified Wilcoxon, Jhoanne Marsh C. Gatpatan
High Performance Computing Techniques for Analyzing Risky Decision Making, Vinay B. Gavirangaswamy
Slavery and Manumission in Fourteenth-Century Palermo, Jack Goodman
Predictors of Change in Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans in a Residential PTSD Treatment Program, Andrew C. Hale
From the Arab World to the American World: Transition and Adjustment Experiences of Muslim Women, Nancy Hammoudah
Primatus Hispaniae: Identity and Assimilation in Medieval Toledo, Patrick W. Harris
Effects of Early Adolescent Exposure to d-Amphetamine in a Rodent Model of Nicotine Reward, Eric Louis Harvey
Optimal Combiners for Multiple Classifier Systems, Mohammed Falih Hassan
Sex Differences in Serotonergic and Dopaminergic Mediation of LSD Discrimination in Rats, Keli A. Herr
Evaluation Instruction in Council on Education for Public Health Accredited Master of Public Health Schools and Programs, Kristin Ann Hobson
The Collage Effect: Form and Participatory Reading in Contemporary Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Krystal Howard
Evolution of Caffeine Biosynthetic Enzymes and Pathways in Flowering Plants, Ruiqi Huang
Preparing Teachers in English Language Arts: Mentor Teachers Speak, Lindsay J. Jeffers
Interpersonal Dependency and Self-Efficacy on Intention to Return to a Domestically Violent Relationship among Low-Income Women, Erin N. Jenkins
Impact of Post-Secondary Correctional Education on Self-Efficacy and Personal Agency of Formerly Incarcerated African American Men, David E. Jones
Lived Experience of College Students Who Reduced their Alcohol Consumption, Devin L. Jordan
Dielectronic Recombination Calculations for Silicon-Like Ions and the S2+ Orion Nebula Abundance Conundrum, Jagjit Kaur
Expanding a Path Analytic Model of Quality Management to Include the Management of Safety, Bruce J. Ladewski
Controlling Political Corruption in Latin America: Institutional Constraints on Executive Power, George G. Lluberes
Birth Record Analysis of Gestational Diabetes: Applications for Intervention Planning, Elizabeth L. MacQuillan
Analytical and Numerical Optimization of a Solar Thermoelectric Generator (STEG), Hadi Ali Mohammed Madkhali
Four Films, Michael Marberry
ldentifying and Characterizing Cognitive Factors Significant to Practicing and Learning Meteorology, Peggy M. McNeal
Investigating Personality Traits of Registered Nurses: Implications for Personnel Evaluation, Stephanie N. Means
General Education Teachers’ Attitudes about Inclusion, Larry D. Monje
Examination of the Effects of Computer Assisted Mindfulness Strategies with Adolescents in an Alternative High School Setting, Justin A. Moore
Teaching Students who have Difficulty Mastering lmitation, Jennifer Mrljak
Attitudes toward Professional Psychological Help among Kenyan Immigrants Living in the United States, Reuben M. Mwangi
An lntegrated Approach (Remote Sensing, Hydrogeology, Geotechnical, and Geoinformatics) to Assess and Monitor Fossil Aquifers and Associated Land Deformation Over the Arabian Peninsula, Abdullah Ghurmullah Saeed Othman
Structures of Metallacarboranes and Coordination Complexes: Coordination Sensors Based on Rhodamine B and Quinolines, Agozie Nnaemeka Oyeamalu
Dominican College Students’ Experiences of Distress, Help-Seeking and Stigma, Laura Alicia Pacheco del Castillo
Dangerous Deals: A Case Study of NAFTA as a Criminogenic Policy, Daniel J. Patten
A House Divided Cannot Stand: The Case for Latino-Black Coalitions, Sarah Perez
Implementing the Primary Care Behavioral Health Model in a Pediatric Setting: Description, Satisfaction, and Potential Economic Outcomes, Rachel A. Petts
A Corporate Model: Aligning National Nonprofit Expectations with Regional/Local Efforts to Serve the Mission, Emma A. Powell
Mitral Cell Dendritic Arbors are Negatively Affected by Various Forms of Deafferentation and Can Recover in Adult Zebrafish, Joanna M. Pozzuto
Peri-Operative Regional Nerve Blocks (PNB) in the Treatment of Pain in Patients Undergoing Operative Fixation of Lower Extremity Fractures, Joshua K. Radi
Bicultural Identity Integration and Individual Resilience as Moderators of Acculturation Stress and Psychological Wellbeing of Asian Bicultural Immigrants, Hartini Abdul Rahman
Fluid Manipulations Using a Piezo Electric Transformer for Sensing and Spray Generation Applications, Zeinab Ramshani
Frequency and Nature of Elementary School Teacher-Student Interactions, Thomas Ratkos
High School Seniors' Educational Experience lnfluencing the Decision to Pursue a Career in Nursing, Ryan L. Rowe
An Investigation of Turkish Middle School Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Orientations towards Direct and Inquiry Instructional Approaches, Selcuk Sahingoz
Protecting Sensitive Data in Clouds Using Active Data Bundles and Agent-Based Secure Multi-Party Computation, Akram Y. Sarhan
Artificial Immune Systems: Applications, Multi-Class Classification, Optimizations, and Analysis, Brian Haroldo Schmidt
Race and Sexual Orientation lssues in Graduate Classrooms: How Faculty in Psychology Experience them Emerging Alongside One Another, Raymond L. Sheets Jr.
Self-Generated Absorption Filter Based Optical Densitometry Calculations for Expanded Gamut and Spot Color Printing on Paperboard for Packaging Applications and Proposed OBA Index, Awadhoot Vijaykant Shendye
Spatial Analysis of Time between Two Consecutive Dental and Two Consecutive Well-Child Visits for Foster Care Youth, Chenyang Shi
Education and Nutrition Problems in Rural China, Rong Shi
Investigation of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention with Survivors of Interpersonal Violence, Laura Elise Stayton
16th Century Shakespeare and 21st Century Students, Sheridan Lynn Steelman
Speaking Our Truth: Gender Minority People's Experiences with Discrimination, Codie L. Stone
Experimental Therapy of Human Triple Negative Breast Cancer Using Oncolytic Tanapoxvirus Recombinants Expressing Interleukin-2 And Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1, Yogesh R. Suryawanshi
How Friendships between Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Counseling Psychology Doctoral Students Affect Anti-Heterosexist Identity Development, Amber L. Sylvan
Are the Leadership Behaviors of K–12 Leaders in Mid-Western Urban School Districts Influenced by their Beliefs and Attitudes Regarding Spirituality?, Ericka M. Taylor
Practicing Piracy: Violence, ldentity, and Cultural lnteraction in the Later Medieval Mediterranean, David D. Terry
Optical Properties of Quantum-Sized Gold and Silver Nanoclusters, Viraj Dhanushka Thanthirige
Distributed Model Predictive Control of Power Converters in Microsrids Under Different Modes of Operation, Riyadh Toman Thahab Toman
Superintendents’ Response to the Revised School Code Requiring Merit Pay in Selected Michigan School Districts, Mark A. Tompkins
Critical Success Factors for Agile Project Management in Non-Software Related Product Development Teams, Jeff Totten
Good Looking in the Dark: A Narrative across Three Mediums, Aimee J. Valentine