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 1998
The Representation of Women and Minorities in Kerouac's On the Road and Dharma Bums, Jason Glatz
New Directions for Accounting Services, Aimee Grausam
An Examination of International, Federal, and State law as Applicable to Sexual Abuse of Incarcerated Women, Loren Gross
Betrayed. The Legacy of the African American Soldier, Timothy Hampton
Confessions of a Violinist: The Preparation and Experience of a Solo Recital, Sarah Hedlund
Reducing Machine Downtime through Improved Material Flow, Robyn Hoenle, Walter Teamer, and Steve Toner
The Betrayal of the Mexican Revolution: The Zapatista Response, Kara M. Howell
Writing a Third Language: A Translation of Ana Rossetti's Poetry, Leeann Hunter
Illustration of Family Breakdown through Sam Shepard's Buried Child, Michael Jewett
Clothing Management in 2050, Rebecca Johnson and Ken Reita
The Pain of an Amputated Limb: Subjective Morality and Existentialism in Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, Aaron J. Klamer
Registration Laws and their Impact on Voter Retention, Tom Lenard
Towards Their Own Civil Society: Women in Iranian Civil Society, Jennifer Lossia
The Effects of Alcoholic Family Structure on Adolescent Development, Rachel R. Luna
Business-to-Business Marketing on the Internet: The Knowledge You Need for Today's Online World, Erin E. Maloney
Assessing Changes in the Behavior of Children with Autism, Krista M. Manganello
The Michigan Educational Assessment Program: A Move Toward Increasing State Control Over Education, Amanda Martin
Hydrophobicity of Polymer on Precipitation Inhibition of Poorly Soluble Drug, Maureen McGlinchey
"We, the People of the United States...:" Society and the Individual in Nineteenth Century America, Marc Meisel
Guidelines for Alternative Spring Break, Christopher A. Meyer
Multiple Intelligences as a Model for Education, Brenda Montague
An Asian Cultural Studies Model for Secondary Schools, Kristy L. Mulloy-Newell
Into the Zone: An Analysis and Synthesis of Postmodern Literature, Tim Newell
Psyche, Body and Voice: The Hidden Link in Vocal Health, Diana Nordlund
Quantum Error Correcting Codes, Erin Nunnold
Sons of a Gun: Poems, Kevin A. Oberlin
The Effects of Rose Bengal Application on the Production of Salicylic Acid in nahG Tobacco Plants, Nicole Christine Ott
ADHD: The School Psychologist's Role in Assessment and Treatment, Trisha R. Parish
Characterization of Metal-Regulated Genes in Pseudomonas Fluorescens, Melanie Pearson
Sensory Integration and Its Academic Implications on the Middle School Child, Jaime Lynn Pinchot
Re-Evaluating the Residence Hall Programming Paradigm: A Multi-Faceted Comparison of Four Programming Paradigms Through the Use of the CAS Standards and Guidelines, Gary D. Pinkerman
The Art of the Novel: How Kundera Helps Us Read The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Matt Plavnick
Three World War II Lesson Plans, Aaron D. Plumhoff
Resolvability and the Upper Dimension of Graphs, Christopher Poisson
The Bahai Religion: Why is it Growing and Where is it Going?, Sean Ratliff
Individual Rights and Their Progression from States to the Federal Government: A Case Study of the Disability Rights Movement, Sarah M. Riley
The Political Ramifications of Chilean Free Trade, Courtney Roberts
Retail Store Image: How Design Affects Consumer Perception, Ashley E. Rock
The Developmental Impact of Casa Amparo on Young and Adolescent Girls in Reynosa, Mexico, Heather Rogers
The Effect of a Sheet Tension Controller on the Productivity of a Papermachine, Timothy J. Rummel
The Music of Robert Russell Bennett and Robert Suderburg" An Analytical comparison of American Music, Laura A. Sakulich
Effects of Zinc on Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase in Buffalo Rat Liver Cells, Bryan G. Sauer
Establishing a Classroom Culture, Melissa L. Schroeder
The Influence of the Antislavery Movement, Republican Ideology, and Federalism on the Meanings of the Fourteenth Amendment, Tracy Steffes
Psychology 460 Honors: Super P!, Rachel Terpsma
Autoethnography: Reflections on Writing, Wendy Unser
A Possible Screening Model for Determining Highly Bound Drugs Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography and a Human Serum Albumin Column, Allison J. Vallad
Should Western Michigan University Accept American Sign Language as a Foreign Language, Melissa A. Wadell
Fighting for Mr. Kush, Megan C. Weeks
A Thematic Unit on the Country of Ireland for Grades 4-5, Lyndsay Wherley
Church v. State: A Study on Bloomingdale, Michigan, Jennifer A. White
A Historical Analysis of Written Obscenity and the First Amendment Freedom of Speech, Jaime Willis
Analysis of Computer Programming Languages, Jason Winters
DriveRight: Automotive Floor Console Design, Cassandra Younts and Vincent Novak
Theses from 1997
Reliability Improvements of Wire Driving Attachments, Jason S. Allen and Karen L. Smit
US/Japanese Trade Policy: A Defense of Limited Unilateralism, Stephen D. Behnke
Ward of the State, Shanda Blue
Creating an Interactive Web Page, William Bonofiglo
Interactions of Delavirdine, an HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor, with Selected Isoforms of Cytochrome P450, Kathleen Bortell
English as a Global Language: A Survey of How it Affects the Language of Pop Culture of Germany and Austria, Rachel Brausch
El español y el ingles en contacto: El proceso de cambio que se produce, Christopher Brown
Learning and Modularity, Rachel Cabasaan
Virus Transport in an Unsaturated Porous Medium, Adrianne Carr
Do Books on Tape Make a Difference? A Survey, Sally L. Case
Semi-Truck Electric Shift Unit Design Improvement, Tracy Conklin and Sara Mickle
Middle School Choices - A Middle School Alternative Education Pilot Program, Adrian Bartholomew Cook
Michigan State Government Employment Sector: Are We in Line with the National Trends?, Thomas Walter Cronkright II
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated from Bovine Mastitis in Europe and the United States, Andrea de Oliveira
Capturing Design Intent for Solid Modeling, Amy Dickinson
Wearing Flannel: Graduating Presentation Portfolio, Meredith Dickow
Toward an Authentically Anti-Racist Curriculum, Jeremy D. Dowsett
A Study of the Symbolism in Paul Hindemith's Sonata for Trumpet in B-Flat and Piano, Michael J. Duffy IV
Cocaine Discrimination in Rats Reared in Enriched and Isolate Conditions, Dawn Duke
The Effect of a Training Protocol on Visual Perception of Children with Sensorimotor Problems, Deborah L. Durkin
Dual Flow Irrigation Pump for Surgical Instruments, Benjamin B. Edinger
Sentencing for Our Future: An Exploration of Drug Court and Community Correction, Shawn P. Eyestone
Women and the Suppression of Gnosticism: Connection or Coincidence?, William H. Fritz
Link/Loop/Node Networks, Mark E. Gilbert
Rethinking the Nursing Paradigm: The Ethics of Gatekeeping in American and British Nursing, David C. Grandy
Layout and Work Center Design of a New Department, Stephanie Haga, Mohammed Hassan, John Roberts, and Marcus Yong
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
Adopting the Japanese Kieretsu System for the Singapore Economy, Hui Hon Ho
Induction of Hepatic Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase by Glucose, Alison J. Holmes
Angle-Resolved Study of Ar 2p₁/₂,₃/₂⁻1ns,d Resonant Auger Decay, Marc Andrew Humphrey
Injury Reduction in the Pump Marking Process, Marguerite Hutchins and Bryan C. Thompson
Implementing a Load Point Consolidation Program, Wade Irvine, Todd Nickel, Jennifer Pierce, and Warren Smith
Do Your B.E.S.T., Breast Education Saves Tomorrows, Traci Jones
Telemetric Torque Measurement System, Jason Joseph, Francisco Sinta, and Jeff Williams
Places Like Mine: Poems, Jason Kahler
Units of a Ring of Polynomials, Hitomi Kobayashi
The Effect of Surfactant Charge and Related Parameterson Fiber Yield and Fiber Length Distribution, Kevin J. Kryszak
Analysis of Chemical Changes Occurring Within the Formulated AIDS Drug Delavirdine, Cara A. Kujawa
Use of Transposon Tn5 Mutagenesis to Identify Metal-Responsive Genes in Pseudomonas Fluorescens, Marsha L. Kukuk
Aircraft Radar Systems, Peter M. Lahm
Western Michigan University Teaching Style Survey: A Nonevaluative Scale of Teaching Style as Reported by Students, Christopher A. Lewis
Public Relations Management Strategy for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Stephanie K. Locke
Survivors: A Choreographic Exploration of Sexual Assault Victim Reactions, Jason Lott
The Effects of U-142043A upon Local Cerebral Glucose Utilization in Rats, Martin T. Lougen Jr.