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
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
An Examination of the Job Satisfaction of Mid-Level Managers in Student Affairs Administration, Jessie L. Grant
Refocusing on Adult Probation: Theory Versus Practice, Paul David Gregory
Exposure of Nervous System Cells to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Results in Alterations of Neurotrophic Factor Expression, Gordon H. Gurley
Unintended Consequences in Public Policy: Formulation and Implementation of Michigan’s Safe Delivery of Newborns Law, Anne Julie Hacker
A Distributed Hierarchical Energy-Efficient Scheme for Large Scale Mobile Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Wasim El Hajj
Determining the Probability of the Visual Detection of Sink Marks on Differently Textured Injection Molded Products, Kurt Frederick Hayden
Nongovernmental Program Replication and Implementation: What Can Community-Based Programs to Support the Uninsured Learn from Other Communities?, Raymond J. Higbea
Best Practices within Mediation Programs, Warren L. Hills
Retaining Information Technology Employees in Higher Education, Mary Holmes
The War on Drugs v. the War on Pain: Do Controlled Prescribing Laws Have a Role?, Susanne F. Homant
Applications of Time-Varying-Parameter Models to Economics and Finance, Peng Huang
Doers of the Living Word: Gospel Ideology and the African American Womanist Novel, Rebecca Erin Huskey
Audio Narration and Reading Ability in Programmed Instruction, Wendy Jaehnig
Characterization of Membrane Potentials in Vascular Smooth Muscle of Hagfish, Lamprey and Trout, Prentiss Jones Jr.
The Challenges of Implementing Privatization Reform Program of State-Owned Enterpreises (SOES) in Kenya 1979 to 2002, Peter Kiiru Kariuki
Counselor Education and Peace Building: Current Status and Future Direction, Jenny Ritha Keller
A Case Study of the Efficacy of a University Cohort Group in a Small Urban School District, Ann Rea Kopy
The Cover-Up is More Damaging than the Sin: Sexual Scandals at the Cabinet and Sub-Cabinet Levels, Craig Korpela
Examination of the Impact of Age, Family Conflict, And Perceived Parental Involvement on Treatment Adherence for Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis and Diabetes, Blake M. Lancaster
More Than in and Out of the Classroom Closet: A Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teachers’ Identity Management Strategies, Teresa S. Lance
Cottonlandia, Lisa Lishman
Unconfessed: A Collection of Short Stories, Kaye Lynn Longberg
Ink Jet Inks and Substrates - Novel Approaches for Their Physical and Optical Properties Characterization, Veronika Lovell
Investigation of Oxy-Anion Legand Adsorption onto Surfaces of Iron Oxide and Bacteria in Groundwater Aquifers, Haile Mengistu
Teacher Leadership in Community Colleges: Transforming Teaching and Organizational Governance, Pamela Miller
Considering the Rationality of African Ritual Behavior, Joel Grant Mort
Implementing Community Policing Successfully: An Analysis of the Degree of Police Engagement with the Philosophy and Practice of Community Policing, Robert G. Muladore
Patient Handling Safety for Nursing Staff, Don Nielsen
Far From the Heart: The Social, Political, and Ecclesiastical Milieu of the Early Abbotsof La Chaise-Dieu, 1052-1184, Maureen M. O’Brien
New Tests of Univariate Symmetry Based on the Gini Mean Difference, Hend Ouda
Sustainable Barrier SBS Paperboard Coatings Using Co-Polymerized Shape Engineered Pigments, Lokendra Pal
Leadership Styles Inventory of Michigan Career and Technical Education Area Center Principals, Alan D. Papendick
An Evaluation of Intraverbal Training and Listener Training for Teaching Categorization Skills, Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir
New Estimators of a Circular Median, Sauwanit Ratanaruamkarn
State-Corporate Crime in Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety: A Case Study of Deviant Activity Between the Police and Computer Vendors, Steven Edward Reifert
A Heuristic Study of the Decision to Privatize Local Government Service, David L. Rich
The Masquerade of Abu Ghraib: State Crime, Torture, and International Law, Dawn Rothe
Analyzing the Effects of Inquiry-Based Instruction on the Learning of Atmospheric Science among Pre-Service Teacher Education Students, Robert James Ruhf
Essays on the Latin American Foreign Exchange Market, Isabel Ruiz
Religion and Semiosphere: from Religious to the Secular and Beyond, Rajka Rush
Testing Procedures for Group Sequential Clinical Trials with Multiple Survival Endpoints, Rebecca C. Scherzer
Robust Kanban Design for a Lean Supply Chain, Hardik Shah
Effects of Single Versus Multiple Verbal Operant Arrangements on the Acquisition of Mands and Tacts in Preschool Children, Tina M. Sidener
Investigating the Effects of Real-Time Visual Feedback on Computer Workstation Posture, Sigurdur Oli Sigurdsson
A Study on Perceptions of Civil Engineers Regarding Mandatory Continuing Education, Alee A. Sleymann
Electronic Government Accessibility for People with Blindness or Low Vision Who Utilize Assistive Computer Technology, Robert J. Sobie
The Effect of Using a Video-Case Curriculum to Promote Preservice Teachers’ Development of a Reflective Stance Towards Mathematics Teaching, Shari L. Stockero
Family Functioning and Career Decision-Making Self-efficacy: A Study of First Year Malaysian Undergraduate Students, Melati Sumari
Success in the First Year: Impact of Alternative Advising on Students at a Liberal Arts College, James E. Swanson
Comparative Genomic Analyses and Expression of a Set of Overlapping Open Reading Frames of Frog Virus 3, Type Species of Ranavirus (Family Iridoviridae), Wendy Guat Hoon Tan
Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks, Mark Terwilliger
Decision Support Systems in Product Development: A Batesian Network Approach for Injection-Molded Products, Jason S. Trahan
Problem-Based Learning: an Attitudinal Study of Police Academy Students, Gregory P. Vander Kooi
Job Tasks Performed by Career Preparation System Administrators: Implications for Leadership Development, Julia K. VanderMolen
Determinants and Consequences of Workers’ Remittances, Carlos Ivan Vargas-Silva
Funding Michigan K-12 Educational Adequacy without Rewarding Inefficiency, James J. Walters