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 2014
A Phenomenological Study of University Faculty Experiences with Disruptive Undergraduate Students in a Face-to-Face Classroom or Laboratory Setting, Anne Marie Gillespie
Fabrication, Testing and Analysis of a Fatigue Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring, Subash Gokanakonda
A Method for Assessing and Describing the Informal Inferential Reasoning of Middle School Students, Joshua Michael Goss
Hacia un mapa ex-céntrico de lo afro-hispano: notas sobre un meta-archipiélago desbordado, Brian J. Gunderson
From National Standards to Classrooms: A Case Study of Middle Level Teachers’ Assessment Knowledge and Practice, Susan Lynn Gutierrez
GDNF Content and NMJ Plasticity in Slow and Fast Twitch Myofibers Follows Recruitment in Exercise, Amy Morrison Gyorkos
Battling the Separate Spheres: New Woman Writers and British Women Writers of World War I, Christine Haskill
Black Male Graduates’ Reflections on their College Experiences at a Private, Faith-Based, Predominantly White Institution of Higher Education, Kimberly Hayworth
Impulsive Choice in Unmedicated and Medicated Children Diagnosed with Adhd: Examining the Variables of Reward Type and ADHD Subtype, Nicole Henriksen
Biophysical Characterization of the First Four Metal-Binding Domains of Human Wilson Disease Protein, Alia V.H. Hinz
Reassurance in Negative Space, Elizabyth A. Hiscox
Evaluating the Use of the Math Reasoning Inventory for Improvement in Fraction Instruction, Kathy Huffman Boyer
A Study on Generic Prescription Substitution Policy as a Cost Containment Approach for Michigan’s Medicaid System, Khandaker Nayeemul Islam
Exploring Help-Seeking Intentions among Black American Church-Goers, Krystelle Jean-Michel
Blue Violets, Brandon Davis Jennings
lnference on Differences in k Means for Data with Excess Zeros and Detection Limits, Haolai Jiang
The Relationship between Racial Ambiguity and Self-Concept in Multiracial lndividuals, James R. Jobe
The Growing Women’s Political Activism in Africa 1990-2010: An Explanatory Analysis of Institutions and Contexts, Sylivia Juta
Connecting the Disciplinary Dots: Faculty Attitudes Toward the Professionalization of Web Development, Kathleen Mary Kalata
District Mandated Changes in Technology and Inquiry-Based Instruction, Mulonge Musa Kalumbula
Males’ Expectations of Counseling, Sheryl Kelly
Mathematical Methods of Analysis for Control and Dynamic Optimization Problems on Manifolds, Robert J. Kipka
An Attempt to Establish Approval as a Learned Reinforcer, Kelly T. Kohler
Meeting the Needs of Students with Traumatic Brain lnjury, Heather K. Koole
The Use of Response Interruption Redirection, Timeout, and Differential Reinforoement to Decrease Stereotypy, Jessica Korneder
The Intersection of Depression, Partner Violence and Poverty during the Perinatal Period, Catherine L. Kothari
An Examination of How Feminist Perspectives and Generational Differences lnfluence the Leadership Practices of Women Administrators in Higher Education, Marlene Kowalski-Braun
Differences in Elementary School Team Communication and Practices for Students of Varied Educational Status, Kathleen Kroll
Active Control of Aerial Refueling Drogue, Taeseung Kuk
Bound by Words: Oath-taking and Oath-breaking in Medieval lceland and Anglo-Saxon England, Gregory L. Laing
Studies of the Quantum Phase Transition in Chromium Using Inelastic X-Ray Scattering and Ab Initio Methods, Chengyang Li
Modular Monochromatic Colorings, Spectra and Frames in Graphs, Chira Lumduanhom
All the Proud Fathers, Dan Mancilla
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in the College Chemistry Laboratory: Students’ Perceptions of PBI and Its Relationship with Attitude and Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Lloyd Madalitso P. Mataka
Tatweer School Principals' Perceptions of New Authorities Grantedin the lnitial Steps of Decentralization, Salah Salih Meemar
From Altruism to Investment: Venture Philanthropy and its Impact on Shared Governance at Liberal Arts Colleges, Joshua D. Merchant
Ultrafast Interfacial Electron Transfer across Molecule-TiO2 Nanocomposites: Towards Solar Cells and Two Photon Absorption, Edwin Mghanga
Perceptions of General Education Deans and Department Chairs of their Colleges as Learning Organizations, May Charmayne Mulligan
Integrating Nanotechnology into the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum: The Impact on Students’ Affective Domain, Jacinta M. Mutambuki
lntegration of Conventional Lithography and Printing Processes as a Key Enabling Technology for Printed and Flexible Sensing Systems, Binu Baby Narakathu
Teacher Candidates’ Formative Assessment Development: Implications for Evaluating Teacher Preparation Programs, Lindsay A. Noakes
Nationalism, Universality, and Globalization: Notes on the Narrative of Three Guatemalan Authors, Marcie Noble
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Orthopaedic Fracture Fixation, Bipinchandra Patel
The State and Civil Society in the Arab Middle East, Stacey E. Pollard
Instructional Change in Academic Departments: An Analysis from the Perspective of Two Environment-Focused Change Strategies, Kathleen M. Quardokus
An Evaluation of Various SAFMEDS Procedures, Shawn Patrick Quigley
Three Essays on Gender Differences on Risk Preferences and Credit Market Constraints, Jyoti Rai
Wielding Eden: Early Modern Voices and the Appropriation of Paradise, Adrienne Redding
The Logistics of Implementing a Field-Based Comprehensive School Reform Initiative, Dawn E. Reeves
Constellarium, Jordan Brynn Rice
The Development of an Assessment for Learning Pyramid Conceptual Framework: A Case Study on Formative Assessment Pedagogy in Preservice Preparation, Diane Renee Rogers
Mediated Homestyle: Congressional Strategy and Local Press Relations in the 111th House of Representatives, Michael K. Romano
Opportunistic Service Differentiation and Cloud Resource Management in Support of Enhanced Vehicular Applications, Mohammad Ali Salahuddin
The Experiences of Latina/o Executives in Higher Education, Leonard A. Savala III
A Phenomenological Study into How Students Experience and Understand the University Presidency, Kahler B. Schuemann
Efficacy of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with the Use of In-Room Coaching, Cassie Shacklett Reeve
Like Oil and Water: How Federalism Muddies the Waters of Interest Group Decision-Making, Melissa Shaffer-O’Connell
Eliciting Elementary School Students’ Informal Inferential Reasoning through Storytelling, Dustin Owen Smith
Teachers' Making Meaning of Reduced Class Sizes: A Phenomenology, Brenda Ludy Snow
Teaching the Writing Methods Course: A Multiple Case Study of Teachers’ Professional Journeys, Teaching Contexts, Theoretical Frames, and Courses, Kristin A. K. Sovis
“Gentiles by Nature”: Indian–Dutch Relations in New Netherland/New York, 1524–1750, Stephen Staggs
Magnetic Nickel Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Environmental lmplications and Potential Role as Drug Carriers, Setare Tahmasebi Nick
The Influence of Teacher Leadership and Professional Learning on Teachers’ Knowledge and Change of Instructional Practices in Low Performing Schools, Christen Conklin Topolinski
The Counselor Experience in Counseling Clients Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted, Carrie J. Tremble
Implementation of a Modified Reading Program in an Urban High School Setting, Ann Vayre
A Comparison of Charter Public and Traditional Public School Principals: Who They Are and How They Function, Jared R. Vickers
Size-Dependent Interactions of Metal Nanoparticles with Fluorophores and Semiconductors, Liyana A. Wajira Ariyadasa
The Neurobehavioral Consequences of Gestational and Chronic Atrazine Exposure in Male and Female Sprague Dawley Rats, Jennifer L. Walters
Relative Roles of Host Exposure and Parasite Establishment in Producing Patterns of Infection Using Eptesicus Fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and Its Helminths as a Model System, Elizabeth Warburton
Harnessing Complexity: Analysis Methodology and Ethical Framework to Facilitate Utilization of Video Data in Evaluations, Kurt A. Wilson
Using Multi-Objective Value Estimation to Support Predictive Analytics for Human Service Project Management, David D. Wingard
Principal-Teacher’s Decision-Making Power Relationship: A National Study Based on Sass 2003-04 Data, Jiangang Xia
Dissertations from 2013
Three Essays on Social Health Insurance in Developing Countries: The Case Study of Ghana, Stephen Ofori Abrokwah
Cultural Adaptations of American Teachers in International Schools, David J. Alban
A Computational Method for Estimating and Finding the HConfidence Interval of the Ratio Scale Parameters in the Two-Sample Problem, Mona Abdullah Alduailij
Modification and Adaptation of the Program Evaluation Standards in Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Alyami
Committed Seventh-Day Adventist Students at Secular Institutions of Higher Education, LaShonda R. Anthony
Classifying Spaces of Symmetric Groups and Wreath Products, David Louis Arnold
Increasing Following Headway in a Driving Simulator and Transfer to Real World Driving, Michelle Arnold
Essays on the Relationships between Foreign Direct Investment, International Trade, and Exchange Rate Volatility, Bedassa Tadesse Ayele
Interaction of Fast Highly Charged Ions with Insulating Straight and Tapered Glass Capillary Surfaces, Asmaa Mohammed Ayyad
Ultrafast Dynamics and Two-Photon Absorption Properties of Chromophores at Interfaces, Semere Ghebru Bairu
Measuring Performance Excellence: Key Performance Indicators for Institutions Accepted into the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP), Paul J. Ballard
Effective Leadership Behaviors: How One Principal Made Sense of and Integrated Research-Based Behaviors Into His Daily Practice, Heidi Ann Beidinger-Burnett
Assessing the Generality of a Bout Analysis in the Description of Operant Behavior, J. Adam Bennett
An Examination of Executive Function, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Fall Risk in Community Dwelling Older Adults, Jennifer A. Blackwood
A Prospective Examination of Mindfulness Training on the Mitigation of Postraumatic Stress Symptoms, Abby E. Blankenship
Computerized Behavioral Activation Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder and the Effects on Sexual Desire, Anthony G. Bonita
The Qur'anic Jesus: A Study of Parallels with Non-Biblical Texts, Brian C. Bradford
A Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Protocol for Depression in an Inpatient Setting: An Effectiveness Study, Lucas Broten
Population Demographics and Genetics of Spix's Disk-Winged Bat: Insights Regarding Survival, Mate Choice, Gene Flow and Effective Population Size, Michael Buchalski
Anxiety-Reducing Strategies in the Classroom, Robin K. Buchler
Exploring the Experiences of Counselor Educators Recognized for their Excellence in Teaching, Allison E. Buller
An Embodied Perspective of Expertise in Solving the Problem of Making a Geologic Map, Caitlin Norah Callahan
The War Against Joblessness: U.S. Intervention in State Labor Markets in Response to Economic Recessions, LaTasha Y. Chaffin
Fuzzy Search Strategy Generation for Adversarial Systems Using Fuzzy Process Particle Swarm Optimization, Fuzzy Patterns, and a Hunch Factor, Stephany Coffman-Wolph