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Dissertations from 2008
Critical Components to Improve Literacy Learning for All Students, Marcia Harriet Kaye
Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Application of Gold Nanoparticles, Junhyung Kim
Intimacy, Elizabeth Knapp
Making the Difference in High Poverty; High Achieving Urban Elementary Schools: Selected Principal's Perspectives, Penny Larsen
This Journey Is Not for the Faint of Heart: An Investigation of Challenges Facing Transgender Individuals and Their Significant Others, Emily Lenning
Perceptions of Quality of Life of Latinos with Diabetes Living in the U.S.: Variations by Geographic Region of Origin, Janice M. Long
A New Rough Wall Layer Modeling for Turbulent Flows Using the Brinkman Equation, Meng-Huang Lu
Estadounidenses and Gringos as Reality and Imagination in Mexican Narrative of the Late Twentieth Century, Jessica Lynam
High School Mathematics Teachers' Evolving Understanding of Comparing Distributions, Sandra R. Madden
Evaluating Organizational Effectiveness, Wesley A. Martz
Collective Bargaining in Public Schools: Superintendents' Perspective, Kyle W. Mayer
Remote Sensing Solutions for Estimating Runoff and Recharge in Arid Environments, Adam M. Milewski
Essays on Asymmetric Loss and Learning in Macroeconomic Forecasting, Sagarika Mishra
Disruptive Effects of Aβ Oligomers to the Radial-Arm Maze Performance of Rats, Kineta Lynn Morgan-Paisley
Radiographic and Functional Analysis of Movement Allowed by Four Wrist Immobilization Devices, Timothy M. Mullen
The Effects of Defendant Race, Psychological Expert Witness Race, and Racially Salient Psychological Expert Testimony on Juror Decision Making, Lily Cheyanne (Manick) Munavu
The Relationship between Leadership Theory Behaviors, Follower Attitudes and Behaviors, and Organizational Performance in United States County Governments, Jonathan Muterera
Construction of a New Model System in Saccharomyces Cerevisa to Study YopO and Identify Its Targets, Laura Nejedlik
Transitioning between the Requirements of Accrediting Bodies in Athletic Training Education Programs: What Might It Take?, Jennifer O'Donoghue
Between the City and the Bush: Suburbia in the Contemporary Australian Novel, Nathanael David O'Reilly
Modeling Fluid Structure Interaction over a Flexible Fin Attached to a NACA0012 Airfoil, Srinivasa Ravindra Pantula
Effective Intervention Approaches for Increased Student Achievement with At-Risk Middle School Students: Voices from Parents, Susan J. Peets
Content Analysis of University Alcohol Policies: "Party Schools" Compared to Non-Party Schools, Sarah E. Pernie
Essential Novice Nurse Educator Role Competencies and Qualifications to Teach INA Pre-Licensure Registered Nurse Education Program, Kathleen A. Poindexter
Research Self-Efficacy and Research Mentoring Experiences as Predictors of Occupational Commitment in Counselor Education Doctoral Students, Glinda Jeanette Rawls
Circumnavigation, Vincent Reusch
Legislative Program Evaluation Conducted by State Legislatures in the United States, John S. Risley
Differences by Degrees: Providing Services to Adult Students Based on Degree Level Pursued, Kathy L. Rix
Online Teaching Self-Efficacy of Nurse Faculty Teaching in Public, Accredited Nursing Programs in The State of Michigan, Kristi Adair Robinia
Interactive Visual Exploration of Large Relation, Mustafa Sanver
Metaevaluation by Formal Evaluation Theory of Aid Evaluation Work, Ryoh Sasaki
Sustainability Evaluation: Development and Validation of an Evaluation Checklist, Daniela C. Schroeter
Evaluation of Electron Donor Materials Used to Create Subsurface Permeable Reactive Barriers for Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Ethenes, Elizabeth S. Semkiw
Self-Solicited Feedback: Effects of Hourly Pay and Individual Monetary Incentive Pay, Julie M. Slowiak
Characterization of the AP-1 and NF-Kappa B Transcription Factors in the U-87 MG Astrocytoma Cell Line, Denise L. Smith
A Metaevaluation of Lessons Learned Repositories: Evaluative Knowledge Management Practices in Project Management, Willis H. Thomas
Predicting Counseling Psychologists' Attitudes and Clinical Judgments with Respect to Older Adults, Jody K. Tomko
Switch On and Switch Off Nanosensors for the Detection of Nerve Gas Agents, Shankar Varaganti
A Comparison of Maintenance-Training Methods for Children Diagnosed with Autism, Nicholas L. Weatherly
The Impact of Telemonitoring on Self-Efficacy, Emotional Well-Being, and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Heart Failure, Jaclyn West-Frasier
Financialism in Pretrial Release and Criminal Case Outcomes: A Relative Comparison of Finances, Ethnicity and Sex, Daniel White
Three Essays on Computer and Internet Use at Home, Tadesse Biru Wodajo
The Effect of Substrate Properties on Print Attributes for Gravure Printing - From Proof to Press, Yu Ju Wu
Atomistic-Based Finite Element Simulation of Carbon Nanotubes, Yang Yang
Dissertations from 2007
Behavioral Tolerance under Variable Ratio Schedules of Reinforcement, Barry Eshkol Adelman
Drying Behavior of Fractionated Fibers, Hussam E. Alkahasawneh
Effective Critical Thinking Teaching Strategies as Perceived by Affiliated Program Evaluation Faculty, Dhaifallah Almatrodi
Essays on Intrahousehold Allocation and the Family: Fertility, Child Education, and Nutrition, Alemayehu Azeze Ambel
The Effects of Acute Nicotine Abstinence on Vigilance and Verbal Memory in Non-Diagnosed Smokers, David W. Ayer
The Global Hepatic Transcriptional Response of Male Fisher Rats to Dietary Aroclor 1254 Exposure, Trisha M. Basford
Late Pleistocene Climate Variability and Chemical Weathering in the Goriganga, Higher Central Himalaya, North India, Steven Paul Beukema
Lightweight Intrusion Detection: A Second Line of Defense for Unguarded Wireless Sensor Networks, Vijay Subhash Bhuse
Thereby become a Monster: Complex Organizations and the Torture at Abu Ghraib, Janine A. Bower
A New Model for Cooperative Mobility in Support if QOS in Manets with Heterogeneous Autonomy Requirements, Ghassen Ben Brahim
Intensive Professional Development in Early Literacy Instruction for Preschool Teachers, Rebecca Brinks
Evaluating the Immediate Impact and Short-Term Therapeutic Effects of the “Internalized-Other” Interviewing with Couples, Shai M. Brosh
Land Use and Settlement Patterns in Michigan, 1763-1837, Ray De Bruler Jr.
Work Stress, Non-Work Stress and Mental Health Among School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists: Effects of Social Support, Lena Gloria Caesar
A Qualitative Study of Women Therapists’ Experiences of Spirituality in the Counseling Process, Sharon A. Carney
Attitudes Toward and Knowledge of Affirmative Action in Higher Education, Erika Ann Carr
What Allows Teachers to Extend Student Thinking during Whole-Group Discussions, Nesrin Cengiz
Democracy on Stilts: Bolivia’s Democracy from Stability to Crisis, Miguel Centellas
Evaluating the Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost of Michigan Background Check Program Using Crime Opportunity Theory, Judith Brown Clarke
A Study of Disaster Preparedness of Rural Hospitals in the United States, Barbara Cliff
Cognitive vs. Supportive Therapy for Distressed Collegians, Jean Clore
Evaluation of Researchers and Their Research: Toward Making the Implicit Explicit, Chris L. S. Coryn
Diagnostics for Choosing between Log-Rank and Wilcoxon Tests, Ruvie Lou Maria Custodio Martinez
Nude with Anything, James D'Agostino
Four Roads: A Novel, Kelly Daniels
Extensions of Two-Part Tests to Compare K Independent Populations, Marwan Daoud
Adsorption of Lead on Single and Mixed Solid Systems, Soumya Das
Retaining Exploring Students: A Comparison Study of Decided and Undecided College Students, Betty D. Dennis
An Evaluative Model for Incorporating Diversity Training into Teacher Preparation, Amy Sue DeSonia
Experiences of Michigan Elementary National Board Certification Candidates, Kristen L. Dewitt
Private Narratives in Public Places: The Experiences of Predominantly White Gay Male Undergraduates on LGB Classroom Panels, James Patrick Dolan Jr.
Evaluation of a School-Based Program Targeting Pediatric Asthma Self-Management Skills in an Urban Population, Dawn J. Dore-Stites
The High School Play, Kevin Drzakowski
The Role of Automatic Reinforcement in Early Speech Acquisition, Barbara E. Esch
Audio-Assisted Reading with Digital Audiobooks for Upper Elementary Students with Reading Disabilities, Kelli J. Esteves
Perceived Organizational Support and Ethical Work Climates as Predictors of Turnover Intention of Licensed Nurses in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Anna A. Filipova
A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Concept of Female Sexual Health, Laura C. Ford
The Road between Cemeteries, Richard Paul Foss
The Fock Space and Related Bergman Type Integral Operators, Ovidiu Furdui
Global and Quantitative Gene Expression Analysis of the Effects of Drinking Water Exposure to Lead Acetate in Fisher 344 Male Rats Liver, Worlanyo Eric Gato
Laboratory Based Chemical and Isotopic Investigations on Biotic (Microbial) and Abiotic Reduction of Iron and Oxidation of Organic Compounds, Tsigabu Asmelash Gebrehiwet
Michigan Elementary School Facility Quality and Its Impact on Student Achievement, Brett A. Geier
Perceptions and Intervention Practices of Speech-Language Pathologists Serving Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Laura A. Getty
Quantum Properties of Light Emitted by Dipole Nano-Laser, Talal Ghannam
Resilient Teachers: A Qualitative Study of Six Thriving Educators in Urban Elementary Schools, Paul Giroux
Synthesis, Study of Self-Assembly, and Trivalent Lanthanide Metal Ion Recognition Characteristics of Amphiphilic Acylpyrazolones and Amphiphilic Acylisoxazolones, Venkat Reddy Guduru
Coordination, Collaboration, and Culture: Local Economic Development in a Time of Networks, Gregg G. Guetschow
An Investigation of Successful and Unsuccessful Students’ Problem Solving in Stoichiometry, Ozcan Gulacar
La creación de submundos: Lo visual en la narrativa de Mario Vargas Llosa, Hedy Habra
A Phenomenological Study Assessing African American Women’s Perspectives on Successful Heterosexual Relationships, Shamika Yolanda Latrell Hall
The Effect of Chloramphenicol on BB88 Murine Erythroleukemia Cells, Peter K. W. Harris
Materials and Processes for Printed Electronics: Evaluation of Gravure Printing in Electronics Manufacture, Erika Hrehorova
Characterization of Molecular Events Following Heavy Metal Cadmium Exposure: A Cellular Regulatory Symphony in Response to Early Cadmium Insult, Chin-ju Jean Hsiao