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 wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Dissertations from 2016
Ghost Notes, Scott M. Bade
A Formative Evaluation of a Program Providing Support to College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kourtney Kay Bakalyar
Integration of Professional Identity and Christian Religious Identity in Undergraduate Social Work Students, Lolene K. Bargerstock
Factors Affecting Community Participation in Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Molly Bathje
Personality Factors, Self-Care, and Perceived Stress Levels on Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology Doctoral Students, Jennifer L. Bauer
Who Controls Immigration Judges?: Towards a Multi-Institutional Model of Administration Judge Behavior, Mark Richard Beougher
The Behavioral Revolution in Contemporary Political Science: Narrative, Identity, Practice, Joshua R. Berkenpas
Discriminative Stimulus Effects of 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone and 4-Methylmethcathinone, Michael D. Berquist
A Transdiagnostic Approach to Emotion Regulation: The Development and Validation of Two Scales of Emotion Regulation, Lauren M. Borges
The Influence of Feedback on Implicit Bias in a Sample of Primarily Caucasian Women Counselors-in-Training, Branson L. Boykins
Design and Validation of an Electro-Hydraulic Pressure-Control Valve and Closed-Loop Controller, Jerry Boza
Yoga as an Ancillary Treatment to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depression, Jeralee M. Briggs
The Relationship between Student Achievement and Professional Learning Communities at the Middle School Level, Michael S. Burde
A Prospective Investigation of Behavioral Risk Factors and Sexual Victimization Outcome in College Females, Tara E. Casady
On Myrtle: A Novel, Laurie Ann Cedilnik
Resolving Classes and Resolvable Spaces in Rational Homotopy Theory, Timothy L. Clark
Using Postfeedback Delays to Reduce Racing in Online Learning, Anna L. Conard
From Novice to Independent Researcher: A Content Analysis of PhD Student Blogs, Sarah J. Cox
Only the River Remains: History and Memory of the Eastland Disaster in the Great Lakes Region, 1915 – 2015, Caitlyn Perry Dial
The Federal School Improvement Grant: Telling the Story through Quantitative Outcomes, Gregg B. Dionne
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescent Difficulties with Emotion Regulation: An Open Trial, Julissa A. Duenas
Some Nonparametric Ordered Restricted Inference Problems in the Context of a Statistical Education Study, Bradford M. Dykes
Bayesian Rank Based Methods for Linear and Generalized Linear Models, James Kodzo Dzikunu
La Sexualidad Como Vehículo De La Identidad De Género, Sexual Y Nacional En La Novelística Panhispánica Del Siglo XXI, Leticia Isabel Espinoza
An Integrated Approach for a Better Understanding of the Paleo-Hydrology and Landscape Evolution in the Sahara During the Previous Wet Climatic Periods, Abotalib Zaki Abotalib Farag
Work Stress: A Review, Analysis, and Extension of the Job Demands-Control (-Support) Model, Marcus J. Fila
Statistical Methodology for Data with Multiple Limits of Detection, Robert M. Flikkema
Transitioning Children with Autism from One-on-One Discrete-Trial Settings to Special Education Classrooms, Jennifer L. Freeman
A Metaevaluation of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International Accreditation Process, Stacy A. French
Assessing the Impact of Historical Story Telling on Student Learning of Natural Selection, Janice Marie Fulford
Single and Multiple Leadership Roles of Building Principals: Perceived Differences in Leadership Responsibilities in Selected Midwestern Districts, Michael A. Gaunt
The Experience of Teachers and Deans in an Intensive Weekly Observation/Feedback Model, Kathleen A. Grinwis
Exploration of Peer Learning in a Formal Cohort Healthcare Leadership Development Program, Melinda Marie Gruber
Session-By-Session Feedback from Psychotherapy Outcome Assessment: An Analysis of Treatment Utility, Lynn Hallberg Hall
Examining International Stock Market Integration: Effects on Portfolio Statistical Moments, Changes to Systematic Risk Significance, and Investor Purchasing of Foreign Equities, Justin Kingsley Hanig
Conceptualization, Measurement, and Effects of Helicopter Parenting on College Students from the Millennial Generation, BaoChun Z. Hind
Human Behavior and Safety Auditing: The Effects of Altering Response Effort on Data Collection Behaviors of Internal and External Auditors, Krista L. Hinz
Seventh-Day Adventists and ‘Race’ Relations in the U.S.: The Case of Black-White Structural Segregation, Cleran Hollancid
Essays on Portfolio Choice and Risk Management, Yi-Chin Hsin
Flexographic Printing of Conductive Silver Inks onto PDMS: Surface Treatment and Novel Processes for Creating Printed Electronic Devices, Michael James Joyce
N-Terminal Domains of Copper ATPases In Plasmodium Falciparum, Dictyostelium Dicsoideum, Human ATP7B and a Chimera of Atox1 with Metal Binding Domain four of ATP7B, Javan Kilango Kisaka
Students Engaged in a Learn and Earn Program: Exploring Characteristics that Identify those Interested in a Career in Manufacturing, Amy M. Koning
Pedagogical Moves as Characteristics of One Instructor’s Instrumental Orchestrations with Tinkerplots and the TI-73 Explorer: A Case Study, James L. Kratky
Copper Complexes: Superoxide Dismutase Enzyme-Substrate Binding Analogs, Copper Phthalocyanines and Pyrrole Copper Oxidase Mimics for Galactose Oxidase Catalysis, Joseph Wayne Kreft
Sensing Gyroscopic Properties of Rotating Magnetic Nanoparticles in Solution, Brian Gerald Krug
Understanding Factors Related to Negative Mental Health Outcomes Following Childhood Unintentional Injuries, Jennifer T. Kuhn
Subjective Selves: Visual Metaphor and the Figure of the Artist in Contemporary Comics, Catherine Kyle
Chromatic Connectivity of Graphs, Elliot Laforge
Guided Educational Tourism as Informal Science Education: An Empirical Study, Joseph Martin Lane
The Influence of Racial Socialization on the Academic Achievement of Black College Students, Vanessa R. Laurent
Females in Automotive Careers: Career Decision-Making Influences and Experiences During University Preparation and Beyond, Russell A. Leonard Jr.
Teaching Children Who Have Difficulty Mastering Auditory Discriminations, Sarah Lichtenberger
African American Men’s Health: Regulating Race-Related Stress through Cognitive Flexibility, Brian P. Littleton
Student-Teacher Connection, Race, and Relationships to Academic Achievement, Timothy Brian Mabin Jr.
The Influence of Building Configuration on Academic Achievement, Attendance, and Demographic Variables in Selected Midwestern School Districts, Catherine A. MacArthur
A Shrine for President Lincoln: An Analysis of Lincoln Museums and Historic Sites, 1865-2015, Thomas D. Mackie Jr.
Is Preoperative Functional Status a Predictor of Postoperative Mortality, Morbidity and Quality of Life in Open Heart Patients?, A. Kate MacPhedran
Crystallography and Magnetism of Magnetocalorically Important Ni-Mn-X Based Heusler Alloys, Amila S. B. Madiligama
Experimental Study of Simulated Geophysical Buoyancy-Driven Vortical Flow, Mohammad Hady Makhmalbaf
Crowd Sourced Product Reviews: A Study of Evaluation Standards Used, Alexander W. Manga
The Effects of Punishment on Resistance to Change and Reinstatement, Tomesha A. Manora
Comparison of Medians Using Multivariate Mixed Design Data, Libertie B. Mantilla
Development of Printed Cross-Functional Sensors for Gearbox Lubricant Prognostics, John Omondi Manyala
The Rwandan Diaspora in Canada and the United States: Reconciliation and Justice, Jennifer J. Marson
Rubrics as a Tool for Reaching Explicitly Evaluative Conclusions: Implications for Evaluation Theory, Training, and Practice, Krystin S. R. Martens
Bullying Experiences and Resilience in LGBTQ Youth, Melinda McCormick
Exploration of Experiences and Perceptions of Saudi Arabian Students within a Team Project Setting at an U.S. University, Ronald A. McKean
Bivariate Negative Binomial Hurdle with Random Spatial Effects, Robert McNutt
Shaping Leadership: Leadership Standards in the Organizational Language of University Programs, R. Ben Meador IV
Cross-Cultural Mentoring Relationships between Faculty and Students in Undergraduate Athletic Training Programs, Scott D. Michel
Agent-Based Modeling of ABC Methods for Decision-Making in Highway Bridge Projects Including Uncertainty and Several Stakeholders, Abdul Wahed Mohammed
Principals’ Perspectives on the Professional Development Process and its Outcomes, Sara Kathleen Moore
The Relationships between Clergy Attachment Style, Leadership Style, and Clergy Professional Longevity, Marc Nelesen
All Roads, Colleen O’Brien
Panorama Novelístico de Escritoras Ecuatorianas en el Siglo XXI, Karina Ortiz-Pacheco
Three Empirical Investigations into the Logic of Evaluation and Valuing Practices, Satoshi Ozeki
The Lived Experience of Individuals with Chronic Back and Neck Pain, Depression, and/or Anxiety, Tara L. Palmeri
An Analysis of Campus Violence Threat Assessment Policy Implementation at Michigan Community Colleges, Russell T. Panico Jr.
It’s on Us: A Case Study of Academic Integrity in a Mid-Western Community College, Ceceilia Parnther
Effective Practices to Address Implementation Challenges in IB Diploma Programmes in Michigan Schools, Michael B. Pascoe
The Impact of Denominational Affiliation on Organizational Sense of Belonging and Commitment of Adjunct Faculty at Bible Colleges and Universities, Kimberly M. Pilieci
To Promote or Not to Promote: An Inquiry into the Experiences of Female Police Officers and their Decisions to Pursue Promotion, Kristin Poleski
Three Essays on Informal Payments in the Health Care Sector in Russia, Alexandra Polovinka
Can You Help Me Now?: The Effects of Cell Phone Use on Social Capital Formation in a Group Setting, Simon J. Purdy
Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategies within Police Training Academies and Correlates with Licensing Exam Outcomes, Cecil R. Queen
A Phenomenological Approach Examining the Completion of Latino High School Students through the Lenses of Critical Race Theory, Anna M. Rangel-Clawson
An Evaluation of the Acceptability and Effects of a Computer-Delivered Values-Based Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression Among Older Adults, Kellie Reynolds
Piloting a Screening Tool for Eating and Eating-Related Behavior, Michael N. Reynolds
Visual Impairment and Factors Associated with Difficulties with Daily Tasks, Anne T. Riddering
The Impact of Procedural Compliance to the Individualized Education Program Document on Student Achievement and Academic Benchmarks, Christine Robertson
Paris Burn, Iliana Rocha
Counselor Preparation and Adolescent Youth: A Study of Clinical Mental Health Counselors, Brian R. Russ
Advancing Evaluation in Community Colleges: A Mixed Methods Case Study of Outcomes-Based Assessment Training in Student Affairs, Tammy L. Russell
Using RTP (Responsible Thinking Process) as a Lever For Improving School Culture: A Case Study of an Alternative Secondary School’s Implementation Of RTP, Andrew D. Rynberg
Three Essays on Financial Constraints and Foreign Direct Investment, Todd Sarnstrom II