The honors thesis is a time-honored tradition in the Lee Honors College. It is an opportunity for students to demonstrate to themselves and others the knowledge and skills they have developed during their undergraduate studies and honors experience. The general purpose of the thesis is to create a capstone work that reflects the expertise they have developed in their major field of study or interest.
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 1995
One on One: A Mentoring Experience, Dawn Leeson
Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthase with L-NAME Prevents Myocardial Ischemic Preconditioning, Stacey Leva
It Takes One to Win: Building the Body of Christ to Reach Others for Christ, Kirsten Ludwig
Turning and Turning in the Widening Gyre: An Exploration of the Poetry of William Butler Yeats, Natalie Luhrs
A Literary Review of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Eye-Movement Desensitization as a Treatment, Tammalette Mattison
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Techniques Utilized for Selection of Federal and State Judicial Officers, Andrew McGaughey
Effects of Particle Size on Absorption of U96988 in Rats, Murray D. McLaughlin
The Effects of Customer Service Behaviors on Telephone Interactions in Government Service, Jenny L. McNitt
Faces of Hamlet, Thomas Meier
Examination of Christ-Centered Gnostic Texts of the 2nd and 3rd Centuries C.E.: A Model of Interaction with Early Christianity, Ellen Muehlberger
University Computing Services World Wide Web Quiz Project, Bryan J. Newcastle
Lost in the Pages: To What Extent has the Modern Patriarchal Culture Erased the Lesbian Existance in Biographies of Famous Women?, Cheryl Peacock
An Overview of the Mechanisms of Biofeedback and Its Implication for the treatment of Tension Type Headache, Kendra Pearsall
A Spatial Analysis of Captures of Fall Migrant Wood Warblers, Thurshes and Kinglets Near Kalamazoo, Douglas Powless
Getting to the Point: The Dart-Arrow Transition in Plum Bayou Culture, Kendra Pyle
Total Quality Management and Non-Profit Organizations: Problems and Progress, Tricia Rapson
Gender Politics: The Effects of Gender Socialization on the Political Participation of Women, Elizabeth A. Rhein
Edge Idependence in Graphs, Denny James Roehm
Giving Effective Feedback to Tour Guides in a University Tour Office, Jennifer K. Rudowske
Taking Steps - A Personal Journey in Graphic Design, Melissa Rutowski
Job Aids to Improve Association for Behavior Analysis Convention Scheduling, Robert J. Schnarrs
The Process of Video Production for an Interactive Multimedia Computer Program, Kathleen Sim
Comparisons of Sitting and Standing Patterns Between Males and Females, Elizabeth R. Skidmore
Four-Ball Lubricant Test System, Mark A. Slimak and Delbert L. Thomas
Jennifer and the Jungle: A Picture Book Story, Karen Smathers
Let's Make it Happen: Go Foreign Study Through WMU, Stephanie Snow
Developmental Feedback: Excursions with Fractals, Chaos and Growth, Walter Sousanis
Effects of alpha-Ethyltryptamine (Monase) on Conditioned Place Preference in Male Sprague-Dawley and Long-Evans Rats, Sara Sytsma
Auditioning for the Musical Theatre, Kristin Tatarchuk
Grandma's Gift: A Story About a Quilt, Jennifer Taylor
The Evolution of Western Michigan University's Interpretation of the First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Tara Vette
Gender Identification of Preadolescent Children's Voices, Kathleen M. Warner
Establishment Clause Jurisprudence: An Examination of the Lemon Standard, Megan Watson
Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Calculations in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Justin Weaver
Computer Literacy: Beyond the Menu, Mouse, and Screen, Constance Lynn Welcher
Dissociation: A Systems Approach, Carly Wiggins
Theses from 1994
The YMCA as Innovator: Keeping Pace with a Changing Society in Great Britain and the United States, 1844-1994, Lisa A. Allen
Profile of a Total Inclusion Program Involving a Severely Multiply Impaired Student Attending Regular Middle School Classes, Carmen Barrons
A Comparative Analysis of Foreign Language Teaching Methods in Mexico and the United States, Jennifer Birmingham
Test Head for the Command II Power Board, Martin Boonzaayer, Brian Welsh, and Teresa Yake
Quality Attributes of the Stryker 940 Cast Removal System: Findings About User Satisfaction, Robert Christian Bristol
Design of a Miniature Hydraulic Power Unit, Ryan D. Bruneau
Creatively Crafting a Composition: Depicting a Children's Book Through Music, John Bursch
No Colons, Matthew Carlson
Patient Flow Through a Hospital Emergency Department, Mark Czuk
Using Myth and Folklore in the Secondary Classroom, William P. deDie
Tragic Heroines in Nineteenth Century American Literature: The Emblematic Significance of Their Physical Appearance, Characteristic Circumstances and Death, Michelle A. Deerwester
Early Literacy: From Understanding to Classroom Implementation, Jennifer K. Echter
Women and the American Legal System: All Men are Created Equal, Jennifer L. Emma
Programmed Instruction as a Method for Teaching Introductory Behavior Analysis, Janet L. Emmendorfer
The Effect of Increasing Deinked Post-Consumer Waste Content on Optical and Rotogravure Printing Properties of Coated Paper, Terri Estkowski
Uses of Therapeutic Puppetry in Elementary Education, Elaine M. Flaugher
Teen Runaways: An Exploratory Study, Jennifer M. Francis
Alternative Automotive Climate Control Register, Mark A. Frank and Jon D. Lawrence
The Effects of Gifted and Talented Programs on Students' Socialization Skills, Karen R. Gavin
Readin' and Writin' in Arithmetic: Integrating Reading and Writing into a Math Curriculum, Andrea J. Gerten
Starch Application with a Rod Coater, Timothy Eric Hagenbuch
Japanese Rice Politics, Dora L. Hanna
An Analysis of Constituent Views of Court Services: Eighth District Court, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Angela Harry
Iago and Claggart: Evil Twins of Different Fathers, James D. Hayes
Third Order Degree Regular Graphs, Leslie D. Hayes
Stature Estimation Through Human Footprints: A Regression Analysis Approach, Nicole Hitzemann
Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Tonya Howard
Analyzing Behavior with Contingency Diagrams, Kim Ingersoll
Heroes and Demons: A Study of Humanity through the Works of Jacques-Louis David and Francisco de Goya, Kurt D. Johnson
Teaching a Strategy for Analyzing Behavioral Contingencies, Lori A. Johnson
The Effects of U-95666A on Local Cerebral Glucose Utilization in Lesioned and Non-Lesioned Rats, Angela M. Kabbe
Changes Occurring in the Concentration of Insulin-like Growth Factor-1, Amylin and in Insulin in Relation to Diabetes Melltius, Michelle L. Kagey
Average Genus of the Cube, Jody Koenemann
The Finance and Trade Implications Associated With the Ratification of the Maastricht Treaty, Karen A. Kopka
Analytical Determination of Residual Cleaning Agents, Lisa Leonard
The Artist as Creator of the New Soviet Society: Malevich's Suprematism Contrasted with the Constructivism of Tatlin, Sarah Lueer
Changing Attitudes on Volunteerism Among Students at Western Michigan University: 1976 and 1994, Angela Maxwell
The Effect of Corn, Wheat, and Potato Starch on Coatings on Coated Paper Properties, John M. Muchukot
Collective Security in the Post-Cold War Era, Steven J. Pedler
Wicca: A Construction of Memories, Tara Kramer Piercey
Using Three Dimensional Motion Analysis to Discover the Relationship Between Wrist Movement and Muscle Stress, Gordon P. Reigle
Computer Aided Statistical Analysis of Data from Mixture Experiments, Chad Michael Schafer
Written vs. Oral Communication in Adolescents with Autism, Kim S. Schairer
Disability Awareness: Influencing Children's Personal Views of Disabilities Through Experiential Education, Dori E. Seymour and Jennifer L. Urbahns
Susan Victoria...A Return to Style and Elegance, Susan Victoria Sickinger
The Effect of Fiber on Flotation Deinking Kinetics, Kyle J. Smith
Leadership Skills Exhibited in Second and Third Graders During Community Service, Wendy Switzer
Sex in the Forbidden Zone: Whem Men in Power--Teachers and Others--Betray Women's Trust, Godelieve Tapp
Inter-Judge and Intra-Judge Agreement using the SSI: A Further Investigation, Michelle Thompson
Promoting Square Feet with Character: The Influence of Fantasy on Meetings and Conventions at Walt Disney World, Christopher W. Tremblay
"Spaghetti Stream:" A Collection of Poetry, Lisa Trueblood
Design of a Vibration Excitation Device, Brian Wallace and Brandon Dawe
The Effects of Hippotherapy as a Treatment Modality for a Person Who is Post-CVA, Kimberly Weburg
Personal Reflection of Graphic Design, Adam Wesoloski
The Unconstitutionality of the Criminal Provisions Under the Sherman Act Sections 1, 2, and 3, Susan A. Wetzel
Theses from 1993
SDS Non-Acrylamide Polymeric Gel-Filled Capillary Electrophoresis for Molecular Size Separation of Protein, DeVon Andres
Digression, Anne Bak
The Relationship Between Knowledge and Attitudes About Stuttering in Populations of Elementary Education and Speech Pathology Students, Kelly D. Beens
Strangely Compelled: A Solo Poetry Project, Leslie Boughton
Whirlwinds of Pain: An Analysis of Holocaust Diaries, Gillie E. Cameron
Development of a DIabetic Rat Model for the Study of Insulin Mimetics, Lora Campbell
Through the Eyes of Music: An Oral History of Jazz in Detroit, Norine Castine