All master’s theses completed and available to us at Western Michigan University since 1941 have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from earlier years are available through interlibrary loan. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses from 2026
The Impact of AI-delivered HPV Vaccine Messaging On Perceived Credibility and Uptake Intentions Among Nigerian Young Adults, Habeeb Abdulrauf
Interactions of PFOS Toxicity and High Light Stress On Plant Growth and Photosynthesis, Theophilus Addo
Metabolic and Replicative Constraints On Pathogen Virulence: Isoleucine Catabolism in Shigella and Comparative Tanapoxvirus Replication in Cell Cultures, Benecia Angelica
Trust and Legitimacy in Police Public Encounters: an Analysis of the 2018–2022 Police Public Contact Survey, Brooke Campbell
Machine Learning-integrated Optimization Approach For PM2.5 Air Pollution Control, Yavuzalp Demirci
What Better Means: A Full-length Album By Fake Baseball, Maggie Heeren
Effects of Lumbar-Assist Exoskeleton and Lifting Strap On Low Back Biomechanical Demands and Usability During Ground-level Patient Handling, Autumn Yvonne Hotopp
Roles of GET3B and DJA-type Stromal Chaperone Proteins in Thylakoid Targeting of Tail-anchored Proteins, Glory Ozavize James
Assessing Tourism-induced Impacts in Communities Around the Indiana Dunes National Park, Charles James Kovacs
Sylhet's Changing Landscape: Impacts of Urban Growth and Climate On Water and Vegetation, Tangiha Majumder
Capacity Reduction Factors For Steel Beam Ends with Holes, Kevin Saleh Makubuli
Hybrid Experimental—Numerical Methodology For NACA 0012 Trailing Edge Noise with Auxiliary Machine Learning Based Modeling, Rishav Mishra
The Trade-off Between the Fear of Judgment (Stigma) and the Intention to Engage with AI-driven HIV/AIDS Information: Evidence From Bangladesh and Nigeria, Abdullah Mohaimen
Conventional vs. Regenerative Apple Orchard Management in Michigan, Anthony Poynter
Automatic Conversion of Animated Models to Volumetric Representations with Runtime Geometry Modification, Zane Rickert
Distribution Mapping and Modeling of the Invasive Japanese Knotweed, Jossalyn Rogalski
Coloniality in Blue, Aaron Rosa
Evaluating the Effects of Multi-functional Stations, Direct, and Motivational Messaging On Paper Cup Recycling, Madisyn Wynter Slater
Increasing Accuracy of Mapping Local Climatic Zones Using Building Height and Spectral Unmixing, Ian Douglas Stauffer
Transformer Vulnerability to Geomagnetically Induced Currents Using Layered Soil Conductivity Models, Junior A. Sterling
Does the Party Label Matter? Partisanship, Election Timing, and Ballot Drop-off in Municipal Elections, Joelle Francis Whitaker
Transient Mitigation in Dual Active Bridge Converter Using an Auxiliary Converter with High-frequency Selective Control For Load Step-down Condition, Sachith Dilshan Wijesooriya
Haunted By a Cheap Ghost: Objects As Identity, Caitlin Zachow
Scholarship As a Means For Musical Performance: an Exploration of Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 78, Josh Zallar
Theses from 2025
Experimental Evaluation of Friedel’s Salt for Chloride Removal in Road Salt-Impacted Stormwater and Lakes, Marwan Alhinaai
Geospatial Exploration of Flood Risks and Safety Measures in Makkah City: Impact Assessment on Boys’ School Distributions for Informed Infrastructure Planning, Rayan Salman Alsaedi
Environmental Evaluation of Thermal Comfort in Chicago Using Remote Sensing Approach, Abigail Antwi
Framing of Immigrants and Crime: A Comparative Analysis of Liberal and Conservative Discourse on Reddit, Selina Baidoo
An FPGA-Based Accelerator for Real-Time Peg Transfer Task Assessment in Laparoscopic Box Training, Kenneth Joseph Bainbridge
Exploring Ballast Water as a Vector for the Spread of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, Kathleen Beadling
Tria Prima, Mack Booth
Evaluation of 3,4 Methylenedioxypyrovalerone-Induced Impulsive Choice in Rats Trained on an Adjusting Delay Discounting Procedure, Payton D. Brabant
Advancements in Visualization, Post-Processing and AI-Enhanced Modeling of Multi-Scale Micromechanics for Composite Materials, Joao Guilherme Brites Rei
A Climatological Analysis of Drought and Flood in California, Kristen Faith Coston
Optimization of the Room Booking Processes in a Nonprofit Organization, Eren Darici
Producing a Map of Political Advocacy – Locational Difference and Interconnectedness in West Michigan LGBT Advocacy, Samuel J. Darnell
The Effect of Shared Decisions on Intertemporal Choice, Rosemarie M. Davidson
Divided Motherhood: Narrative Within the Domestic Vessel, Jacqueline Denaway
Extremum-Seeking Approach for Real-Time Self-Healing of Position Sensor Offset Error in Non-Salient Pmsms, Ramitha Kalhara Dissanayake Ralalage
Improving Accuracy of Virtual Torque Measurement using Artificial Intelligence Methods, Nathan Ely
Bridging Climatology and Energy: Understanding Michigan’s Wind Speeds for a Sustainable Future, Carson Evans
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Human Thermal Comfort in the Urban Coast of Ghana from 1980 to 2020, Kwadwo Frimpong
An Investigation of Collateral Activity Effects on Behavior Maintained by a DRL 72‑Second Schedule, Cassidy M. Graham
Moderating Effect of Fantasy Football Participation and Location on Team Identification and NFL Fandom, Devon Hudson
Evaluating Psychosocial Stressors and Mental Well-Being of Construction Professionals from the Management Standpoint: An Exploratory Study, Md Tauhidul Karim
Neurogenesis and Functional Recovery of Murine Retinal Ganglion Cells After Glaucoma Induction Following Treatment with PNU-282987, Samantha Luzadre
Position Sensor Offset fault Calibration in Speed-Regulated PMSM Drives, Ujala Anuradhi Maha Gamage
Optimizing Sensor Placement for Drone Detection According to a Grid Pattern, António Martinho do Rosário Marçal
Enhancing Autonomous Vehicle Resilience Through Engineering Requirements and Snow-Adaptive Lane Detection, Alexandra Marie Masterson
NI-MN-IN Heusler Alloy Ribbon for Magnetocaloric Application, Bao Nguyen
Estimating Climate Risk in Financial Markets, Olanrewaju Oluwadamilare Olaniyan
The Comparison of Dixon–Mood and 1/Nf Methods for Fatigue Limit Estimation of 17–4 PH Stainless Steel (H900), Arthur Pallar Pallar
Analyzing the Resilience of Infrastructure-Based vs. Camera-Based Lane Detection in Autonomous Vehicles, Pritesh Yashaswi Patil
An Evaluation of the Role of Conditional and Unconditional Probabilities in a Precursor Functional Analysis, Cassie Ross
Analysis of the Effects of Extractor Orientation on the Performance of an Electrospray System, Hannah Grace Sargent
Using Computerized Instruction to Increase Professional Competence with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Modifications, Paige Lee Sherlund-Pelfrey
Measurement and Process Relation for Cast Surface Defects, Nachiket Laxman Shinde
Understanding the fluid source during alteration of former oceanic lithosphere in the polygenetic Ingalls Ophiolite Complex, Washington, USA, Zachary Russell Stevens
"Gross Normality" and "Marked Deviation": A Qualitative Study of Disability Theory in Three Periods of Sociological Literature, Kelsey Sullivan
Integrating bibliometric analysis into civil engineering research: a case study on advancements in dynamic evaluation of floating offshore wind turbines, Shene Karim Tofiq
PFAS in Naturally Occurring Surface Water Foams, Donovan S. Vitale
Suitability Mapping of Manoomin in the St. Joseph and Kalamazoo Watersheds of Michigan, Skyler James Wolverton
Home visitors perceived barriers to practicing self-care in personal and professional settings, Lexie Yancey
Theses from 2024
Optimization of Stereochemical Disorder in Polycaprolactone (PCL) Nanofibers Using Machine Learning Models, Clifford Aidoo Mensah
Network Level Detection of IOT Attacks Via Time Series Shape Mining, Srijani Basu
Assessment of Inquiry-Based Learning Practice in Response to the Science Achievement Gap of City Schools, Lexus K. Baxendale,
Exploring Alzheimer's Disease Stages: Insights Through t-SNE and UMAP Visualizations, Sri Ram Karthik Bhagavatula
The Sounds Between Lordran and Yharnam: Exploring Motivic Recontextualization in Non-Linear Narratives, Tré Bryant
Numerical Validation of a Fractional-Order Electronic Chaotic Oscillator Using Lyapunov Exponents, Jadon John Clugston
Female Criminal Agency in Early Fourteenth-Century Norfolk, Anna K. Davis
Social Media Journalism and Its Impact on Social Change: The Case of Twitter(X), Daniel Ebo
Computational Modeling in a Calculus-Based Physics Lab: Students’ Problems and Successes in Physics 2060, Abigail Sophia Flowers
Towards Building a Recommender System to improve Diversity in Online News Feed, Joseph George
Speech Language Pathologists’ Confidence and Preparedness Working With Clients With Hearing Loss, Katherine Rosa Giustino
Moral Responsibility and Other Visceral Attitudes of Western Michigan University Students toward Food Waste, Quinn Heiser
Vengeance as Piety: The Heroic and Elegiac Devil of Genesis B, Alisa Heskin
Depicting Racial Residential Segregation: An Empirical Analysis of a Geographical Racial Project in Kent County, Michigan, 2000-2020, Deanna Hughes
Spirit Marches West: An Application of Hegel’s Historical Methodology to the American Frontier, Magnus Imber
Analysis of Two Heat-Treated Ni-Mn Melt-Spun Heusler Alloys for Magnetocaloric Applications, Sohaib Jabran
Bringing About Modernity: A Comparative Study of Urban Development in Korea that Connects East Germany and the Two Koreas, Junghyun Kim
CO2 Capture Utilizing Novel Deep Eutectic Solvents: Modeling, Process Simulation, and Cost Analysis, Nazneen Aspi Kolah
Cocoa Production in The Era of Crude Oil Economy: The Case Study of Ondo State, Nigeria., Hakeem Shina Lamidi
Einstein Field Equations and the Solutions for Uncharged Black Holes, Yogesh Mahat
Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents: Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Organic Water Pollutants, Abigail Louise Maletta
Echo Chambers and the Rise of the Alt-Right, Ian Robert McDonald
The Effects of Technology Based Self-Monitoring on Behaviors Related to Academic Engagement of a University Student with a Disability, Rachel Mickelson
Existential Crisis (or the Art of Buying a Guitar), Maxwell Miller
The War Within: Mexican Drug Cartels and the Impact of the Drug Trade on Society and Governance, Haris Mohammad
Understanding the Performance and Perception of Odawa Warfare, 1615–1700, Eric P. Morningstar
Assessment of Pedestrian Safety at Roundabout Slip Lanes: A Study on Design Configurations and Surrogate Safety Measures, Norran Kakama Novat
Theophylline Riboswitch for Gene Induction and Repression in Mycobacteria, Teresa O'Neill
Maize Production in Ghana: A Case Study of Asante Akim North Municipality, Vincent Osei
Lanthanide-dependent methanol metabolism in Sinorhizobium meliloti, Enish Pathak
Dietary Probiotic Supplement Attenuates Methamphetamine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats, Kristen Powell
Spatial Patterns of Women Enrolled in Undergraduate Higher Education Coursework in the US from 2010 to 2020., Dorcaslove Naa Oyo Quartey
Obliquely Impinging Jet Heat Transfer Fields: Effects of Mach Number on Nozzle-to-Plate Distance, Thinnesh Ragupathy