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Dissertations from 2003
Contagious Currency Crises, Fasika Damte Haile
The Use of Quality Indices for Successful Programs for Students with Emotional/Behavior Disorders in the State of Michigan, Alice Brouwer Hoekstra
Drug Courts: A Study of Retention and Suspension in the Kalamazoo County Drug Court Program, James H. Houston
Student Ecosystems Problem Solving with Computer Simulation, Melissa A. Howse
The Extent to Which Teachers and Principals Perceive High Schools as Learning Organizations, Scott Kemple
Treatment of Specific Animal Phobias and the Relationship of an Opiate Antagonist to Outcome, Andrea T. Kozak
The Effects of Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate on Response Acquisition, Sean Patrick Laraway
Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries: Uncertainty, Trade and Welfare, Adugna Lemi
Cellular Proliferation, Death and Histology in Gambusia Affinis Livers after Exposure to 2-Aminofluorene and Benzidine, Susan J. Lentz
Effects of Writing Therapy across PTSD and Chronic Stress, Jennifer E. Lewis
Group Processes in Group Supervision: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study, Jeremy M. Linton
A Socio-Historical Analysis of the Benton Harbor, Michigan Desegregation Case between 1967 and 1981, Tiffany Anne Loftus Butzbaugh
The Effect of Alcohol on Women’s Detection of Risk in a Date Rape Analogue, Marci Marroquin Loiselle
An Evaluation of Methylphenidate Preference in Adults Diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Emily Kathleen MacDonald
Identifying Behavioral Risk Factors for Acquaintance Rape in College Females, Sherrie Maher
Male and Female He Created Them: Ælfric’s Lives of Saints and Patristic Theories of Gender, Rhonda L. McDaniel
Student Satisfaction with Michigan Community College Distance Education Courses, Eugene H. McKay III
Using Behavioral Systems Analysis to Improve the Placement Service of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Lori H. Miller
Geochemical and Isotopic Characterization of Shallow Basinal Brines from the Makgadikgadi Pans Complex, Northeastern Botswana: Determination of the Sources of Salinity, Loago N. Molwalefhe
Examination of the Efficacy of Behavioral Activation in the Treatment of Co-Morbid Major Depressive Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Patrick S. Mulick
Inroads toward Contemporary Latina Literature: Poetry and Criticism, Adela Josefina Najarro
Ownership and Stewardship: Attitudes among Michigan’s Voters Impacting Opposition to Great Lakes Water Diversions, Bruce A. Nanzer
Spearman Rank Regression, Jason C. Parcon
Investigation of the Iced Flowfield Characteristics Related to the Stall Margin Instrumentation Used in Icing Conditions, Erik Pederson
Identifying the Function of Aberrant Behavior: Comparing Variations of the Experimental Functional Analysis, Kathryn M. Potoczak
Three Essays on Financial Intermediation, Capital Formation, and Economic Growth and Development, Md. Habibur Rahman
Affective Expression and Behavior in Sex Offenders, Peter F. Rausch
Social Disorganization, Disorder, Social Cohesion, Informal Controls, and Crime: A Reformulation and Test of Systemic Social Disorganization Theory, Gayle M. Rhineberger
An Investigation on the Impact of the Structure of Summative Student Evaluation on Self-Regulated Learning, John Charles Ritzier
New Graphical Approach on the Analysis of Experimental Data, Suha Sari
A Behavior Systems Analysis Approach to Designing a Hlgh-Impact Knowledge Management System, Jacalyn S. Smeltzer
Taylor-Based Monetary Policy Rules: Are They Forward-Looking, Data Congruent, and Asset Price Responsive?, Rajeev Sooreea
A Robust Two-Sample Procedure to Estimate a Shift Parameter, Feridun Tasdan
Irradiation Induced Order-Dis Order Transformations in Ni-Mo Alloys, Ovidiu F. Toader
Understanding on Concepts of Force of Thai Freshmen, Chokchai Usawinchai
The Tragedy of the Rivers: Building Authority over the British Water Environment, Kevin B. Vichcales
One Mind or Two? How Psychiatrists and Psychologists Manage Medical-Scientific and Religious Interpretations of Mind, Ellen Wagenfeld-Heintz
How Secondary School Mathematics Teachers Construct an Understanding of "Appropriate Use" of Graphing Calculators in the Context of Collegial Inquiry, Marcia L. Weller Weinhold
An Analysis of the Level of Union Membership in the United States Since the Implementation of NAFTA, David D. Westcot
Culture and the Effectiveness of Supplier Diversity Programs: A Test of Predictors, Gwendolyn Whitfield
Double Photoionization of Atoms, Marco Wiedenhoeft
Examination of the Skills and Dispositions Needed for Assistant Principals to Be Effective Disciplinarians, Sherie Lynn Williams
Essays on Monetary Policy in Bangladesh, Sayera Younus
Dissertations from 2002
Three Essays on Economic Reform: Effects on Human Development, Fertility, and Factor Shares, Khaled Ibrahim Abdel-Kader
Nonlinear Regression Based on Ranks, Ashebar Abebe
New Statitstical Methods for the Estimation of the Mean and Standard Deviation from Normally Distributed Censored Samples, Abou El-Makarim Abd El-Alim Aboueissa
Electron Correlation Leading to Double-K-Shell Vacancy Production in Li-Like Ions Colliding with Helium, Ali Sami Alnaser
Robust Residuals and Diagnostics in Autoregressive Time Series, Kirk W. Anderson
The Relationship between Insurance Type and Health Care Costs, Use and Choice of Outpatient Provider, Dan-Alexandru Balan
The Link between Smoking and Body Weight among Adolescents, Tracey Barnett
Job Satisfaction and Leadership Style: A Study of Michigan High School Principals, David A. Barry
The Impact of a Congenitally Blind Child upon Family Functioning and Interaction, Pamela S. Berryman
A Comparison of One-to-One and Small Group Instruction for Young Children with Autism: Focus on Effective Teaching and Behavior Management, Kathy Marie Bertsch
Ladies' Library Associations of Michigan: Women, Reform, and Use of Public Space, Sharon Carlson
The Impact of Systematically Varying the Duration of Breath Samples during Infrared-Based Alcohol Breath Testing, Chris C. Clatterbuck
Co-Occurring Disorders and Selective Substance Use in Females Ages 10 to 25 Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Nancy A. Clinton
Organizational Alignment: A Tool for Obtaining Greater Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness in a State Government Agency, Patricia A. Collins
Predicting a Passing Outcome on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses by Associate Degree Graduates, Patricia M. Collins
Social Responsiblity and Types of Service Learning: A Comparison of Curricular Service Learning, Co-Curricular Service Learning, and Traditional Community Service, Jay Richardson Cooper
Visualization Methods: A Comparative Study of New, Traditional and Robust Procedures, Kimberly Crimin
On Rank-Based Considerations for Generalized Linear Models and Generalized Estimating Equation Models, Diana R. Cucos
Testing the Effectiveness of Behavioral Activation Therapy in the Treatment of Acute Unipolar Depression, Jenifer M. Cullen
Four One Acts: Quaddies, Static, Pluto, Pis Associates, and Woody Woodpecker's Dream Cafe, Douglas Engebretsen
Teachers' Perceptions of School Safety, Safety-Based Changes, and Their Resultant Impact on School Climate: A Case Study, Laura L. Finley
A Qualitative Investigation of How Adult Missionary Children Make Meaning of Their Past Transcultural Experiences, Robyn J. Geelhoed
What Have They Told Us About Gangs? A Content Analysis of Twentieth Century Texts on U.S. Gangs, Douglas Lee Gilbertson
Classroom Questioning Strategies as Indicators of Inquiry Based Science Instruction, Linda Hale Goossen
The Adjustment Problems of African Students at Western Michigan University, Apollos Bitrus Goyol
The Cultural Script of Special Needs Adoption, George Grant, Jr.
A Test of Factor Analysis as a Validation Procedure for Physician Certification Examinations, Jeffrey D. Greene
The Effects of Group Size on Incentive Effectiveness: A Meta-Analysis, Angelica C. Grindle
Examining the Experiences of Nontraditional Undergraduate Women: Pedagogy versus Andragogy, Beverly Ann Hair
Factors Affecting Superintendent Longevity in Michigan, Sally Hipp
Separable Preference Orders, Jonathan K. Hodge
Education, Social Security, and the Welfare State: Alternative Policy Choices in the United States and Germany, Karl G. Hokenmaier
Using Measures of Intervention Integrity, Intervention Acceptability, and Intervention Effectiveness to Evaluate a Toilet Training Program in a Preschool Classroom for Children with Special Needs, Katherine M. Holverstott-Cockrell
Factors Predicting Distress at Marital Therapy Onset, Joseph J.H. Horak
Demographic Factors Predictive of Medicaid Enrollment in Michigan Counties, Dale Kennedy Howe
A Study of the Leadership Preparedness of U.S. Public University Chief Business Officers, Daniel J. Hurley
Specifying The Psychomotor Domain of the Construct of Nursing Competence, Joni L. Jones
A Study of the Effects of Goal Conflict on Job Satisfaction in Auxiliary Enterprise Units within Higher Education, Stephen M. Keizer
Have Charter Schools Materialized Their Promise a Contrast Between Rhetoric and Reality, Mary Kay Kempker-VanDriel
Perceptions of a Prejudiced Campus: Institutional Antecedents and Personal Consequences for African-American Students, Brenda Taylor King
Load Balancing and Congestion Avoidance Routing, Konstantinos N. Kokkinos
A Foundation for Democratic Transition: The Evolution of Korean Civil Society 1972-1987, Sukhee Lee
Geochemical and Isotopic Characteristics Associated with High Conductivities in a Shallow Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Aquifier, Franklyn D. Legall
Numerical Studies of Transition for Flows around Multi-Element Airfoils, Fengjun Liu
Social Anxiety: Attentional Bias in Reaction to Emotional Faces before and after Participation in a College Level Public Speaking Course, Scott Walter Maieritsch
After Turning Points: Evidence of the Adoption of Middle School Reforms in the United States 1987-2000., Nancy Barnes Mansberger
Water Bearing Bodies, Beth M. Martinelli
Economic Development and Social Diversity: The Origin and Composition of a Systemic Growth Regime in Louisville, Kentucky, 1897-1933, John W. McTighe
Self-Control Training in Young Children, Laura Kay Murray
Career Planning Needs of Students, Carol Nowakowski
An Examination of the Effects of Fluency Training on Retention, Distractibility, and Generativity, Victoria Mary Pellettiere
The Relationship between Financial Aid and Freshman Persistance at a Midwestern Liberal Arts College, Jack Phillip Powell