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 2020
Cardiac Electrophysiology: Exploring Racial and Gender Outcomes of Treatment of Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Using Sotalol and Dofetilide, Nicole LaNette Bradford-Love
Accumulation of Polar Vorticity on Giant Planets: Towards a Three-Dimensional Theory, Shawn R. Brueshaber
Beyond the Farm: Capitalism in North-Central Minnesota, 1880-1940, John Byczynski
Experiences of Middle School Principals with Accountability-Related Stress and Coping Skills, Gus T. Calbert
Software Quality Control through Formal Method, Jialiang Chang
Counselor Education Doctoral Students’ Experiences as Developing Gatekeepers, Diana Charnley
Program Testing and Synthesis by Program Semantics, Lin Cheng
A Framework for Using Fused Image Data in Statistical Process Control, Shengfeng Chen
Establishing Auditory Discrimination and Echoic Stimulus Control with an Auditory Matching Procedure, Clare Christe
Teachers’ Experiences in Schools that Serve Rural Communities in The Dominican Republic: Their Readiness to Respond to Challenges, Nidia Beatriz Columna Pérez
Implementing a Professional Learning Community in a Private School in the Dominican Republic: An Instrumental Case Study, Miguelina Adelaida Coronado Cornelio
Parent and Guardian Perspectives Regarding Attendance: Evidence from a Governmental Early Childhood Education and Care Program, Rita L. Cruz Santelises
Trauma and Social Frameworks: the Effect of UASD-Government Conflict Between 1966 and 1978 over Perspectives about Higher Education, Jesús Leonardo D'Alessandro
How and Why Higher Education Information Technology Professionals Keep Their Skill Sets Current, Vicky L. Deur
A Parametric Analysis of the Sunk Cost Effect, Amanda F. Devoto
High Performance and Machine Learning Algorithms for Brain fMRI Data, Taban Eslami
How Elementary Teachers Demonstrate Leadership in the Classroom to Increase Science Learning, Dipsy Anais Etanislao Gonzalez
Light-Echo, Robert Evory
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Free Water Surface Evaporation in Case of Natural Convection, Hassan Fagehi
Community Involvement as a Protective Factor in Black College Students at Predominantly White Institutions, Shelee-Ann M. Flemmings
Exploring Functional Health Literacy in Older Adults with Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Jennifer K. Fortuna
Choosing to Be a Teacher: Understanding the Career Choice of Academically Excellent University Students Who Had Graduated from High Performing High Schools in the Dominican Republic, Marcela Maria Fuster de Hernàndez
Adjustment Issues as Students Transition from High School to the Dominican Republic's First Community College, Alexandra Julia Garcia Munoz
Reflective Teacher Change Processes in the Presence of a Mathematics Professional Development Intervention, Jason P. Gauthier
Experimental Study of Collecting Running Water from Moderately Heated Water Vapors Using Turbulence-Induced Particles Collision (TIPC) Device, Hassan Ali Ghazwani
Use of Dimpling Techniques to Alter the Vibration and Acoustic Characteristics of Beams and Plates, Mofareh Ghazwani
An Evaluation of Different Measures of Social Problem-Solving: Using Ecological Momentary Assessment, Dana B. Goetz
Collateral Consequences: the Experiences of Black Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones, Keiondra Jné Grace
Understanding the Influence of Interdisciplinary Research: An Examination of Carol Hirschon Weiss’s Scholarship, Gregory Dee Greenman II
Teacher Perceptions Regarding the Purpose of K-12 Education, Peter M. Grostic
A Comprehensive Security Approach on Data Race Detection and Deepfake Defense, Yu Guo
Adopting Educational Technology: A Study of Dominican Republic Higher Education Faculty Related to their Classroom Usage, Attitudes, Barriers, and Motivations, Leipzig Elizabeth Guzmán Mena
Extremal Problems on Induced Graph Colorings, James Hallas
Essays on Climate Change-Related Extreme Events, Alvin E. Harris
Are They Ready? Implementing 21st-Century Learning Skills Integration into Indonesia Science Instruction, Esty Haryani
Application of Artificial Intelligence and Geographic Information System for Developing Automated Walkability Score, Md Mehedi Hasan
Community College Student Success: Connections to Student Perceptions of Faculty Behaviors, and Classroom Motivators, Victor A. Henry Ubiera
Inverse Problems for Polynomial and Rational Matrices, Richard Allen Hollister
On Simes’s Second Conjecture: An Extended Single-Step Simes Test Procedure for Multiple Testing, Matthew G. Hudson
The Assessment of Co2 Exposures, Workload Demands, and Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk on Heart Rate for Select Craft Brewery Job Tasks, David L. Huizen
The Voices of Single-Headed Household African American Mothers Concerning the High School Completion of Their Daughters, Lametria A. Johnson_Eaddy
Mindfulness and Technology: Evaluating an Online Mindfulness Intervention for Symptoms Related to Sexual Assault, Erica Catherine Johnson
Behind the Higher Hill: A Novel, Bradford Kammin
Saudi Arabian Science Teachers and Formative Assessment in the Gender Segregated Male School System, Khalid Abdullah Kariri
Increasing Odds: the Impact of Casino Gaming Size, Location, and Economic Stream Style Differences on County Revenue in Pennsylvania, Brandon W. Koch
Our Shared Vision: Representations of the Trans-Mississippi American West, Joshua D. Koenig
The Effects of Low Dose Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Administration in a Rodent Model of Delay Discounting, Robert J. Kohler
Training Practitioners on the Effects of Psychotropic Medication Via a Web-Based Platform, Anita Li
Computer Simulations of Muscle Driven Undulatory Locomotion, Ye Luo
Turbulence Investigations in the Core-Flow of an Internal Combustion Engine, James R. MacDonald
Development of Functional Materials and Devices on Flexible Platforms Using Additive Print Manufacturing Processes for Biomedical and Environmental Applications, Dinesh Maddipatla
The Role of Search Consultants in Interpreting and Communicating Organizational Identity During Presidential Searches at Small, Private Colleges, Dawn M. Markell
Applications of Image Processing Techniques and Spatial Data Analytics for Pressure Mapping Analysis, Joan Yamil Martinez
Understanding the School Experience of Recent LGBTQ+ Graduates in the Dominican Republic’s Education System, Rossina Matos
Relationships between Kindergarten Entrance Age and Attendance Rates in Kindergarten through Second Grade, Julie A. McDonald
Politically and Historically Bound: Examining Whiteness and Intersectionality among Self-Identified Feminists, Olivia M. McLaughlin
Let’s Talk Fluency: Elementary Educators’ Perceptions of the Impact and Implementation of Fluency Instruction within the Leveled Literacy Intervention Framework, Megan L. Michalczak
Resource Optimization in Support of IoT Applications, Ihab Ahmed Mohammed
Efficient and Robust Adaptive Filtering Framework Based on Individualized Log-Term Time-Varying Stepsize Adjustment Mechanism, Haider Abdallatif Mohammed Kazim
Performance Management Training Evaluation in an Autism Treatment Facility, James D. Morrison
Enhancement of Critical Current in High-Temperature Superconductors by Ion Beam Irradiation Induced Defects, Prashanta Mani Niraula
Novice Second-Career Teachers: Experiences and Meaning-Making of the Transition Process, Paula Dennisse Núñez del Rosario
A Phenomenological Study of Faculty Members’ Experiences with Attempting To Integrate Religion and Spirituality into Counseling Psychology Doctoral Training, Theresa M. Nutten
Student Perceptions of their Undergraduate Science Laboratories, Eva N. Nyutu
Migratory Sound, Sara Lupita Olivares
Pairwise Comparisons and Homogeneity of Odds Ratios in Stratified 2 X 2 Contingency Tables, Sanduni Pathum Laksara Palliyage
Monitoring Salt Diapir Related Land Deformation and Distribution: A Geophysical and Remote Sensing Approach Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia, Hannah G. Pankratz
Female Graduate Students’ Experiences and Career Orientations in Stem: A Comparative Case Study, Jasvir K. Pannu
Examining the Effects of a Fitbit Treatment Package on the Physical Activity for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Kimberly M. Peck
Using a Video Modeling Treatment Package to Teach Imitation to Children with Autism, Sofia F. Peters
The Role of Homologous Cyclin B’s in the Cell Cycle and, in Their Absence, the Effect on Zebrafish Early Development, Tetiana Petrachkova
Undergraduate Educational Research Experiences in the Study of Interior Design, Julia Virginia Pimentel Jiménez
Efficient Hardware/Software Partitioning Techniques for a Cloud-scale CPU-FPGA Platform, Samah Ziyad Rahamneh
Dominican Nursing Students’ Self-Reported Mastery of International Nursing Competencies, Wady Ramirez
Can a Brief Online Intervention Change Low-Income Caregivers’ Reported Use of Spanking? A Randomized Controlled Trial, Hilary L. Richardson
Occupational Therapy as Part of a Team-Based Approach in Primary Care Settings, Lydia Royeen
Integrating Detailed Petrography, Geochemistry, and Mineralogy to Elucidate Extensive Early Diagenesis in the Eocene Carbonates of Qatar, Brooks H. Ryan
Novel Material for Advanced Environmental Applications, Tahseen Sulaiman Saeed
Numerical Analysis of Stone Column Ground Improvement Under Compression Loading with Emphases on the Soil-Structure Interaction Effect, Wjdan Dhaif Sahi
Statistical Downscaling Techniques to Enhance the Spatial Resolution of the Grace Satellite Data and to Fill Temporal Gaps, Hossein Sahour
Atmospheric Turbulence Distortion in Video: Restoration Utilizing Sparse Analysis, Benjamin J. Sanda
Women’s Lived Experiences in their Pathways to Leadership Positions in Universities in the Dominican Republic, Laura Sartori
An Exploration of Preschool Choice with Low-Income Families: The Critical Role of Positive Attitudes, Behavioral Norms and Control Beliefs, Laurel E. Schmitt
Schools’ Civil Rights Obligations to English Learners: Leadership Perceptions on Key Issues, Pamela R. Schwallier
On the Local Theory of Profinite Groups, Mohammad Shatnawi
The Effects of a Course Oriented In Critical Race Theory on White Counselor Trainees’ Multicultural Counseling Competence, White Privilege Attitudes, and Cross Racial Contact, Dawnielle D. Simmons
A Functional Analysis of Losses in a Risky Choice Procedure, David W. Sottile
Multicultural Competence, White Privilege Attitudes and the Working Alliance in Clinical Supervision, Michelle A. Stahl
Three Essays on Macroeconomy of Pakistan, Ateeb Akhter Shah Syed
Teaching Receptive Identification to Children Who Were Unsuccessful with a Standard Training Program, Kaylee R. Tomak
Teaching Children with Autism to Make Independent Requests Using an Echoic-To-Mand Procedure, Michael L. Tomak
Objectively Determining the Language-Related Communication Challenges for In-Flight Operations, Fehime Utkan
Ally or Enemy: The Impact of Leadership on United States Army Combat Veterans’ Deployment Experiences Who Have Served in Iraq and Afghanistan, Derik Van Baale
Methods for Improving Quality of Care within Acute and Post-Acute Settings, Kelly L. VanKoevering
An Examination of Microglial Involvement in Neuroregeneration Following Damage to the Olfactory Bulb, Susanna R. Var