Honors theses completed at Western Michigan University are entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors or we have been unable to reach the authors, so the theses may be only available from on-campus computers. If you are an author of an honors thesis and would like to make it available off campus or if you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses from 2006
What Makes an Effective Middle School?, Candace Lynn Blankenship
Comic Books as Art and Literature, Dylan Crossman
Exposing the Heartland: Jounreys Across America, Kevin Kane
The Character of Medea Through Time, Chapel Taylor
Nicety of Strangers, Rebecca E. Tregerman
Someday You'll Really Dig Me: Tour Writings of an Indie Musician, Hailey Wojcik
Theses from 2005
"Welcome to London:" A Children's Book about London, Marie Chick
A Personal Journey with Literacy Work Stations, Jessica Crane
The Portrayal of Witches in Young Adult Literature, Leslie DeBacker
Stories for Judas, Lana Goodrich
Eclipse, Jennifer Hall
Student Writer: On Writing What One Knows When One Knows Very Little (A Meta-Thesis), Kevin P. Hill
The Morning is Better for Them: A Chapbook, Andrew N. Tyner
Finding the Spark: Upton Sinclair's Attempt to Effect Social Change in The Jungle and The Goose-Step, Melissa A. Walker
A Collection of Poems, Thomas Justin Watkins
It Happened at the Fair, Denise Wolber
Theses from 2004
The Laureate: Exploring the Publication of a Literary Journal through the Editorial Process, Lydia Anderson
Through Irish Eyes, Sean D. Collins
Alternate and Hyper-Realities in Science-Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Jennifer Connors
Poetry Works in Progress, Adam Fairbanks
The English Major's Job Search: Exploring Careers in Writing, Publishing, and Communications, Karolyn G. Glowe
The Thirteenth Summer, Katie M. Huey
An Exploration in Publication, Lindsey Ikegami
Brothers and Sisters in Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom!, Stephanie M. Kellogg
Girls Reading About Girls: An Exploration of Girls' Views on Young Adult Literature, Kristin Koski
Evolution of a Hero: The Nature vs. Nurture Debate in Harry Potter and His Dark Materials, Elizabeth Krolik
Small Animals and Other Things that Scare Me: An Honors Thesis Short Story Collection, Nick Pincumbe
On William Faulkner, Race, and Marginalization, Carl Ross
Women in Dime Novels: The Evolution of the Female Dime Novel Character as it Relates to the Women's Suffragette Movement, Kathleen Swearingen
Asunder, Alex P. Watson
Theses from 2003
Step One: A Collection of Poems, Stacy Anderson
Growing Up Slowly: A Short Story Collection, Zachary Baker
The Implications of Societal Morality on Children's Literature Throughout American History, Thomas Crisp
Anomie: Collected Stories, Eric Mitts
The Role of Authors and Illustrators in Children's Literature, Alyssa Pioszak and Lisa N. Wuerth
The Art of Competitive Performance Poetry, Christopher Trudell
Three Stories, Carolyn Wisniewski
The Unfinished Woman: Images of Single Women in Wharton, Parker, and Paley, Erin Wolverton
Theses from 2002
moonchild: diorama, Eluehue Crudup II
Seasons, Diana Fox
Chasing the Horizon, Andrea Gleason
Professional and Creative Expressions: A Portfolio of Writing, Christy Mroczek
A Reflection of Us: An Annotated Bibliography of Multicultural American Children's Picture Books for use in Kindergarten, Elizabeth Raymond
From Theory to Practice: A Comparative Case Study on Process Education in the Undergraduate Classroom, Holly Zimmerman
Theses from 2001
3 Short Stories, Daniel Brown
The Mentor Relationship in African American Adolescent Literature, Roynetta D. Douglas
The Tiger-Striped One, Carla Ann Howe
Esther's Angel: A Novel, Maresha Y. Mead
Theses from 2000
Late for Dinner: The Truth and Lies of Emily Beard, Emily Beard
Michigan: 1999, John Meryl Lewis
Trial of the Doom Sword: Book One of the Doom Sword Chronicles, Brian Shultz
Spoke: A Short Collection of Poetry, Margaret A. von Steinen
Theses from 1999
The Evolution of Mark Twain's Female Characters, Carla Anderson
Go and See the Band: Rock N' Roll as Art and How We Deal With It, Sebastian Blanco
Manassas, Michael A. Buenviaje-Tice
The Ballad of Billy McBurnett: A Novella, Margaret M. Flynn
Writer's Workshop, Stephanie Marker
College Days: A Collection of Non-Fiction Essays, Heidi Paterni
Theses from 1998
College Newspaper Indexing and Information Technology in an Archival Setting, Carrie L. Forbes
The Representation of Women and Minorities in Kerouac's On the Road and Dharma Bums, Jason Glatz
The Pain of an Amputated Limb: Subjective Morality and Existentialism in Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, Aaron J. Klamer
Guidelines for Alternative Spring Break, Christopher A. Meyer
Into the Zone: An Analysis and Synthesis of Postmodern Literature, Tim Newell
Sons of a Gun: Poems, Kevin A. Oberlin
The Art of the Novel: How Kundera Helps Us Read The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Matt Plavnick
Theses from 1997
Ward of the State, Shanda Blue
The Untold Story of the American Poet: A Collection and Analysis of Poetry by 'Gift' Women, 1840-1870, Jeanine Harvey
Investigative Reporting: Good Journalism, Bad Stigma, Danielle E. Heald
Places Like Mine: Poems, Jason Kahler
Theses from 1996
Always Thinking: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems, Jennifer L. Abate
Translucent Mirrors: Reflections of the Self through Representations of the Other in Two Contemporary Novels, Craig W. Burns
By the Nightlight: A Children's Book, Laura R. Hendricks
Victorian Family Loyalty: The Portrayal of Family Loyalty in the Novels of Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Bronte and George Eliot, Catherine Joy Phillips
Theses from 1995
Mark Twain and the Limits of Women's Power as Shown in His LIfe and His Novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", Christine Canfield
Banning Children's Books: A Violation of Intellectual Freedom, Christy Dargitz
Fiction and Non-Fiction on the Subject of AIDS for Children and Young Adults, Anne Louise Lape
Turning and Turning in the Widening Gyre: An Exploration of the Poetry of William Butler Yeats, Natalie Luhrs
Jennifer and the Jungle: A Picture Book Story, Karen Smathers
Grandma's Gift: A Story About a Quilt, Jennifer Taylor
Theses from 1994
No Colons, Matthew Carlson
Tragic Heroines in Nineteenth Century American Literature: The Emblematic Significance of Their Physical Appearance, Characteristic Circumstances and Death, Michelle A. Deerwester
Iago and Claggart: Evil Twins of Different Fathers, James D. Hayes
"Spaghetti Stream:" A Collection of Poetry, Lisa Trueblood
Theses from 1993
Strangely Compelled: A Solo Poetry Project, Leslie Boughton
The Olive Mother, Barbara Louton
A Collection of Short Stories, Charlotte Miller
Researching the Blues: Writing a Guide to Home Construction, Mary Jane Wolski
Theses from 1992
Runesinger, Andrea Brown
A Contemporary Novel: Glory of the Flowers, Marilyn Livingston
The Last Word: A Study of the Final Novels of Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot, and Virginia Woolf, Shelley Murphy
Theses from 1991
Manifestations of Truth in the Realism of Flaubert, Zola, and Eliot, Paul N. Samra
Theses from 1990
A Study of Titles and Themes in the Works of Milan Kundera, Matthew S. Hartman
John Irving, Feminist Theory and Male Spirituality: Father and Son Dynamics, Kathryn R. White
Theses from 1988
An Evolution of the Female, Kristina Erhart
Many Moons: A Collection of 24 Poems, Beth K. Roberts