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Dissertations from 2004
Effect of Coating Additives on the Rheological and Optical Properties of Coated Papers, Burak Aksoy
On Similarity Measures for Cluster Analysis, Ahmed Najeeb Khalaf Albatineh
Essays on the Econometrics of Financial Volatility, Yasemin Bardakci
A Multimethodological Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of Technology Professional Development, James Brown
Childhood Obesity: Caregivers’ Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Physical Activity and Inactivity, Mozhdeh B. Bruss
Working with Heterosexual Allies on Campus: A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences Among LGBT Campus Resource Center Directors, Melissa A. Bullard
Factors Affecting School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Language Assessment Practices with Bilingual Children, Lena Gloria Caesar
Studies of Atomic and Molecular Dynamics Using Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Sophie E. Canton
Nearer, Karen Carcia
Assessing the Differential Outcomes Procedure with Children Diagnosed with Autism, Ivy M. Chong
Sustaining Innovation in Career and Technical Education, Brenda S. Clark
Evaluating Progress in Behavioral Programs for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Continuous Versus Intermittent Data Collection, Anne Rena Cummings
“Imagined Communities” in Showcases: The Nationality Rooms Program at The University of Pittsburgh (1926-1945), Lucia Curta
Phase Coherent Effects in the Speckle Correlation of Light Scattered from Volume Disordered Media and Randomly Rough Surfaces, Bogdan Danila
U.S. Policy toward Iraq within the Context of Complexity Theories, Alexander Rayssan Dawoody
Mothers of Us All: When Does Political Message Take Precedence over Art in Some Modern and Contemporary Women’s Poetry, Shanda Hansma Blue Easterday
Determinants of Aggregate R&D, Role of Fiscal Policy, and the Effects of Government R&D on Economic Growth, Ashraf Galal Mohamed Eid
The Effects of Task Structure and Group Target Monetary Incentives on Social Loafing, Nelson R. Eikenhout
Investment and Capital Flows under Uncertainty and Capital Market Imperfection in Oil Producing Countries, Mohamed Gaber Hassan Elsayed
Management Style, Organizational Climate, and Organizational Performance in a Public Mental Health Agency: An Integral Model, Pamela Sue Meserve Erbisch
Representation of the Elderly in Counselor Education Textbooks, Alicia V. Fahr
Islam and Democracy: An Empirical Examiniation of Muslims' Political Culture, Moataz Bellah Mohamed Abdel Fattah
The Social Construction of Rape Research: Exploring Epistemologies and Evaluating Methods, Edith M. Fisher
Health Impacts of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Aquatic Organisms, Marla Ann Fisher
Selfhood and the Search for an Identity: Explaining the Emergence of the Nineteenth-Century Holiness Movement and Early Church of the Nazarene, Paul R. George Jr.
Underrepresented Doctoral Students: The Cultural and Institutional Barriers that Hinder Their Ability to Graduate, Nancy Greer-Williams
Structural Equation Modeling as a Tool for Multisite Evaluation, Carl Edward Hanssen
Dear Beyond, Kirsten Hemmy
Moderate Drinking Classifications as Social Constructions: The Utility of a Salutogenic Perspecitve in Assessing Drinking Behavior, Martin R. Hill
Interferences in Electron Emission Spectra for H+ Impact on H2, Sabbir Hossain
A Study of the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Culture, Mildred Patricia Howard
Using the History of Research on Sickle-Cell Anemia to Affect Preservice Teachers’ Conceptions of the Nature of Science, Eric M. Howe
Taiwanese Female Counselors’ Experiences of Managing Work and Family Roles and Responsibilities, Joy yuyin Huang
Using Biosurfactant Production to Enhance the Applicability and Performance of Bioslurry Systems for Site Remediation, Andrew John Hudak
Effects of Nicotine and Anatoxin-A Exposures on the Operant Performance of Rats, Kimberly Ann Jarema
Recipes for Reform: Americanization and Foodways in Chicago Settlement Houses, 1890-1920, Stephanie J. Jass
Academic Performance, Persistence, and Cultural Congruence of African American Males Attending Predominantly White Colleges and Universities, Darrell Johnson
Girls and Science: A Qualitative Study on Factors Related to Success and Failure in Science, Paula Denise Johnson
Patriarch Nikon's Image in Russian History and Culture, Kevin Kain
Child Welfare and Devolving Federalism: An Analysis of The Effects of Federal Funding Schemes on Selected Child Welfare Outcomes in Michigan, Timothy J. Kangas
Levittown, Pennsylvania: A Sociological History, Chad M. Kimmel
The Politics of HIV/AIDS and Implications for Democracy in Kenya, Wambuii Henry Kiragu
Origin of the Central Kalamazoo River Valley, Southwestern Michigan, USA, Andrew Kozlowski
The Effects of Elevated CO2 and Environmental Variation on Plant Phenotype, Herbivore Performance, and Evolutionary Potential in a Brassicacae Model System, John Michael Landosky
Effectiveness of Teaching Modalities for Pre-College Level Mathematics Courses, Dorothy Latuszek
What Kinds of Adolescent Leaders are Hiding in Newbery Books?, Carol Jasperse Lautenbach
Fumed Metallic Oxides and Conventional Pigments for Glossy Inkjet Paper, Hyunkook Lee
Official Discourse and Public Opinion in Post-Communist Societies: The Role of Government-Affiliated Intellectuals, Ekaterina M. Levintova
Deconstructing Fordism: Legacies of the Ford Sociological Department, Georgios Paris Loizides
The Effects of Individual and Group Incentives on High Performance, Heather M. McGee
Controversial Maternal Roles of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse Cases, Rhonda Elliott McGee
Modeling the Strategic Impact of Management Accounting Methods on the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing, David Joseph Meade
Role of Naming in Stimulus Categorization by Preschool Children, Caio Flavio Miguel
On the Dynamics and Kinetic Energy of Axisymmetric and Wavy Taylor-Couette Flows, Javier M. Montefort
The Study of Nontraditional Student Satisfaction with Academic Support Services Offered at Western Michigan University, Natalie Morton
Remembering the Mendiola March: Understanding the Role of Experience and Accounts in the Construction of History, Megan C. Mullins
The Glacial Geology of Southern St. Joseph County, Michigan, Linda Nicks
Analysis of Benzo(A)Pyrene-Induced Gene Expression Changes in Fisher 344 Rat Liver by Affymetrix Microarray and Quantitative Real-Time PCR, Alhaji Umar N’jai
Increasing the Awareness of Human Resource Development Activities in Small Firms, Hanacho Michael Nmom
The Use of Computer-Based Programmed Instruction as a Supplemental Tool to Train Behavior Analysis Concepts, Jason T. Otto
The Differences in Performance between Large and Small Organizations in Mental Health Settings, Randy Parker
School Counselors’ Perceptions of Developmental Guidance: A Qualitative Study, Lori A. Pashnik
Increasing Organization Capacity: A Systems Approach Utilizing Transformational and Distributed Leadership Practices, Patricia L. Reeves
The United States Supreme Court and American Individualism, Gary C. Roberts
Counselors’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Career Education Programs in Assisting High School Students when Making Career Decisions, Sandra L. Roberts Standish
Exploring the Behavioral Function of Work Monitoring, Don H. Rohn
Teachers’ Career Decisions in a Cognitive Framework: Logistical Regression Analysis of a National Data Set, Tamara H. Rosier
Electronic Literacy: Teaching Literary Reading through the Digital Medium, Robert Adams Rozema
Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Studies in Lithium and Metal Ammonia Solutions, Ayman Hasan Said
Affine Equivariant Multivariate Rank-Based and Generalized Rank Regression, Majeda Salman
Comparative and Contributive Effects of Process and Human Performance Improvement Strategies, Joseph R. Sasson
Amorous Liberty: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Gendered Situations in Free Love Publications in the Mid 1800s, Sandra Ellen Schroer
A Model for Using the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination Results as a Method of Outcomes Assessment, Debra Scott Schultz
Two High School Teachers’ Initial Use of Geometers Sketchpad: Issues of Implementation, Kathryn G. Shafer
Career Commitment and Retention Strategies for New Teachers: A National Study, A. Celeste Shelton-Harris
A Behavioral Account of Remembering: Precurrent Behavior and Mediation of Delayed Matching to Sample, David W. Sidener
Common Sense Parenting (CSP) Learn at Home Kit: A Clinical Effectiveness Evaluation of a Commercially Available Video Training Program for Parents, Sean T. Smitham
Examining the Meaning and Experience of Self-Determination and Its Impact on Quality of Life for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities, Carol Marie Sundberg
Use of Evaluation Findings in Michigan’s 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs, Wendy L. Tackett
Formal and Informal Institutions: Gender and Participation in the Panchayati Raj, Aparna Thomas
Exploring the Relationship between Race-Related Stress, Identity and Well-Being among African Americans, Darrick Tovar-Murray
Divine Minds: The Cognitive Foundations of God and Religion, Todd Tremlin
Monitoring the Effects of Psychotropic Drugs in Students with Emotional Impairments: Home and School Data, Lynne E. Turner
Leadership Competency Needs of U.S. Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, John Nathaniel Vinson
The Theory of Transpersonal Leadership: A Grounded Theory Study, Christine M. Wallace
Continuous and Interrupted Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Public Speaking Anxiety, Stacey A. Waller
The Relationship between Student Characteristics and Success in an Online Business Course at West Shore Community College, Amy J. Wojciechowski
Negative Stereotypes and Childhood Paternal Relationships as Predictors of Paternal Identity in African American Fathers, Danielle K. Wright
The Relationship between Locus of Control and Nutrition Health Status among Adult WIC Participants, Damita Jo Zweiback
Dissertations from 2003
Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries: Uncertainty, Trade and Welfare, Adugna Lemi
A Comparison of Different Schemes for Selecting and Estimating Score Functions Based on Residuals, Ali A. Al-Shomrani
Using Protocol Analysis to Help Determine the Behavioral Function of Conducting Safety Observations, Alicia M. Alvero