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 2007
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
Therapists' Handling of Secrets between Partners in Couple Therapy, Michael Alan Jansen
Citation Analysis and Journal Impact in School Psychology: 1995-2004, Rebecca Lanai Jennings-Knotts
Flights Past: The Wright Brothers’ Legacy and Dayton, Ohio, James Clayton Johnson
Creating a Culture of Safety: The Influence of Medical Simulation on the Attitudes of Surgical Team Members, Diane J. Jones
Early Childhood Program Director Leadership Characteristics and Program Quality, Barbara J. June
Some Applications of Gaussian Quadrature and Neural Network Modeling in Earth Flows and Other Slow-Moving Landslides in Cohesive Slope Materials, Rennie Bwalya Kaunda
Community College Retention: The Role of Late Registration Policies, Kay L. Keck
The Laying on of Maples, Elizabeth Kerlikowske
Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Studies on Organic Semiconductors and Organic Superconductors, Chaminda Nalaka Kodituwakku
Wireless Passive Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Sensing System, Sridevi Krishnamurthy
The Association between School Choice and School Climate: Comparing School Climate in Private Relgious, Charter, and Public Schools, Mark Krommendyk
A Study to Investigate the Relationship Between a User’s Thermal Comfort and Seat Pan Materials, Anil Raghavendra Kumar
The Effects of Post-Secondary Education on State Troopers’ Job Performance, Stress Levels, and Authoritarian Attitudes, Carl J. Lafata
Community College Partnerships with Business and Industry, Maryann Sharpley Lavendar
Effects of Detectable Warnings on Individuals with Mobility Impairments, Helen Lee
Empirical Essays on Inflation and Economic Growth, Lezheng Liu
Struggling with Race: A Grounded Theory Study of the Developing of Awareness of Racism, Shawn Victoria MacDonald
Mail and Web Surveys: A Comparison of Demographic Characteristics and Response Quality when Respondents Self-Select the Survey Administration Mode, Dawn M. Mackety
Structure-Function Studies of Self- Assembling Flagellin Proteins fromSalmonella typhimurium and Aquifex pyrophilus, Venkata Raghu Ram Malapaka
The Country of the Blind, Thomas Martin
Differences in Bachelors Degree Attainment: Are College Degrees a Function of Habitus?, Colin S. McCaleb
Metaevaluation Case Study of Four Evaluations of OSHA VPP Programs, Jafar Momani
Exposing Star Teachers of Children in Poverty, Bobbi Morehead
Bioengineering of Protein Nanotubes and Protein Nanomaterial Composites, Thilak Kumara Mudalige
Modified Fenton Oxidation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils with CaO2: Microbial Survival and Surfactant Production, Abraham Matthew Northup
A Narrative Inquiry of Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Their Professional Development Experiences, Theresa Andrea Nugent
Measures of Travers Ability in Graphs, Futaba Okamoto
Gender Disparity in Nigerian Education: Women’s Experience of Barriers to Equal Educational Opportunity, Eugene Okoli
The Biographic and Poetic Dimensions in Gary Synder’s Green Buddhism Poetry: Cold Mountain, Mountains and Rivers Without End, and Danger on Peaks, Byoungkook Park
Effects of Two Parkinson’s Disease Patient Education Models on Disease Self-Management and Quality of Life, Lorraine Pearl-Kraus
The Effects of Aging and Activity on Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression in Skeletal Muscle, Nathan Peplinski
Conceptual and Practical Analysis of Costs and Benefits in Evaluation: Developing a Cost Analysis Tool for Practical Program Evaluation, Nadini Persaud
Fluency in Pigeons: The Effects of Response Rate on Learning, Matthew L. Porritt
A Study of Career Preparation Activities Used in Michigan’s Public High Schools, Brian L. Pyles
Principals’ Leadership and Its Association with Whether or Not Their Schools Meet District/State Peformance Goals, John Mark Rainey
Fabricating Freddy vs. Jason: Understanding a Motion Picture as a Social Encounter between Fans and Filmmakers, Jason M. Rapelje
Economic Impacts of Casino Gambling on Rural Michigan Communities, Mark Steven Reece
A Study of Intake and Assessment in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Christopher J. Richmond
A Post-Marxist Perspective on Chuck Palahniuk’s Early Novels and the Four Plays of Incarcerated, Ron Riekki
Conceptual Change Resulting from Experiential Learning with Business Enterprise Software, Thomas F. Rienzo
Numerical Study of Flow in Three-Dimensional Fiber Networks and Sedimentation of Curved Fiber by Lattice Boltzmann Method, Xiaoying Rong
A Role of Problem-Solving in Complex Intraverbal Repertoires, Rachael A. Sautter
Freshwater Boys, Adam Schuitema
Treatment of Co-Morbid Methamphetamine Substance Abuse and Borderline Personality Disorder Features Using Modified Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Jessica R. Schultz Fischer
Estimating the Impact, Transmission Mechanism and Reaction Function of Monetary Policy: A Factor-Augmented Vector Autoregressive (Favar) Approach, Dawit Legesse Senbet
Behavioral, Attitudinal, and Decision-Altering Effects of Aggressive Video Games on Young Adults, Kent Smallwood
Geophysical Monitoring Probes and Their Applications to Some Hydrogeological Problems, Laura Smart
Effect of Extinction across Multiple Contexts on Renewal of Responses within a Functional Response Class, Jennifer L. Sobie
An Investigation of Relationship Characteristics, Exercise and Physical Activity, Couple and Life Satisfaction, Mark W. St. Martin
A Qualitative Exploration of First-Generation Asian Indian Women in Cross-Cultural Marriages, Monica Thiagarajan
Systematic Study of the Validity of Clinical Performance Assessments in Entry-Level Athletic Training Education, Gayle A. Thompson
MAPK Survival Signaling in Melanoma, Matthew W. VanBrocklin
A Comparative Study of Learning Styles and Job Satisfaction to Medical Specialty Chosen among Physician Assistant Graduates, Eric H. Vangsnes
Christian Attitudes toward the Jews in the Earliest Centuries A.D., S. Mark Veldt
Scholarly Art: The Writing Experiences of Student Affairs Professionals, Wanda L.E. Viento
Structure and Excitations in Metal Ammonia Compounds, Xue Wang
Vygotsky’s Theory of the Creative Imagination: A Study of the Influences on Preservice Teachers’ Creative Thinking Capacities, Stephen J. Worst
Public Administration Theory and Views of the Human Person, Gerald L. Zandstra
Why the Moon Is Everyone's Image, Janice Marie Zerfas
Dissertations from 2006
Impact of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Strategic Planning on Adult Higher Education Enrollment Patterns, Kinfu Adisu
Results of Early Implementation of Governmental Acounting Standards Board Statement No. 34 in 15 Ohio Public School Districts, Michael Bennett Amspaugh
Effects of Anxiety Induction on Facial Recognition Skills within a Sample of Adult Victims of Childhood Abuse, Kathryn M. Bell
What the Machine Says: Poems, Marcel H. Brouwers
Molecular Analysis of the Effects of Atrazine on Xenopus Laevis Frogs, Ronald Edward Celestine
A Delphi Survey of Experts’ Opinions Regarding Prevention of Impairment in Professional Psychology Training, Kin-Ming Chan
Rain Town, Melanie Crow
Non-Traditional Paths to Presidencies of Higher Education Institutions in Michigan, Daryl Joseph Delabbio
Misintentions: A Novella and Short Stories, Glenn Deutsch
Synthesis and Fundamental Characterization of Nanoparticles and Their Clusters, Ke Du
Detectable Coloring of Graphs, Henry E. Escuadro
Nilpotent Orbits on Infinitesimal Symmetric Spaces, Joseph A. Fox
Olfactory Bulb Neurons of Adult Zebrafish Morphology, Distribution, Cellular Interactions and Structural Stability following Deafferentation, Cynthia L. Fuller
Seeking Justice for Victims and Offenders: A Needs-Based Approach to Justice, Patrick M. Gerkin