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 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, Katie 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
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
Divided Motherhood: Narrative Within the Domestic Vessel, Jacqueline Denaway
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
Moderating Effect of Fantasy Football Participation and Location on Team Identification and NFL Fandom, Devon Hudson
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
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
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
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 Bhagvatula
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
Spatiotemporal Changes of Urban Growth and Particulate Matter2.5 Concentrations: A regional study using GIS-Remote Sensing techniques, Mizanur Rahman
Design and Simulation of Flow Channel of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC), Rishya Shringhan Ravichandran
How will climate change-induced increases in wildfire frequency affect soil bacterial communities?, Bahar Saadaie Saadaie Jahromi
Development of a Deployable Langmuir Probe Spacecraft Potential and Space Ion Number Density Sensor, Brendan Schulz
Segregation and Heat Treatment Response of Cast Quench and Partition Steels, Mujeeb Hussain Shaik
Comparison of Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Direct Analysis of Hops Bittering Compounds, Chhiring Sherpa
The Correlates of Neurobiology and Lived Experiences of Music-Induced Bonding, Empathy, and Shared Flow, Ashley Marie Sherwood
Diagnosing Discharge Events within a Novel Miniature Simplified Coaxial Ion Trap Mass Analyzer, David Virgil Sirbescu-Stanley
A Novel Interpretation of Average Run Length for Assessing the Performance of Control Charts, Gonçalo Sousa
All Is Flux for Solo Vibraphone and Fixed Media, Ethan Stearley
Teaching Classification of Environmental Events in Narrative ABC Data Using Video-based Behavioral Skills Training, Grace E. Sylvester
A Qualitative Study on the Role of Companion Animals for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, Fariha Tabassum
Improved Methods for Characterization of Metal Castings Sand, Zachary Yu Xian Tay
Environmental Fate and Transport of Pfas in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Discharged to Rapid Infiltration Basins, Kai M. Trobisch
Machine Learning and Evaluation of Diabetes Risk Using 2022 BRFSS Data, Addie Weaver
A Spatiotemporal Analysis of The Impacts of The Natural and Human-Induced Factors on Flood Exposure in Coastal Region of Bangladesh, Farhana Kabir Zisha
Theses from 2023
Urban Agriculture and the Future of U.S. Rust Belt Cities: The Example of Detroit, Michigan, Tamanna Akter
Factors Affecting Groundwater Nitrate Concentration in Madinah Area, Saudi Arabia, Majed M. Almutairi
Investigating the Effects of an Island, and a Speed Sign Gateway to Decrease Driver Speeding, Louai Al Shomaly
Assessing the Total Economic Value of Parks in Kalamazoo County, Samuel Herman Ayivi
Retrofitting the American Football Helmet with Energy Absorbing Metals, João Pedro Beleza Pereira Seixas e Sousa
Wake Up America: Conceptualizing the Social Determinants of Sleep, Nicole Eve Bray
Evaluation of a Cue Associated with Alternative Reinforcement to Mitigate Resurgence, Hayley Brown
Analysis of Small Lake Water Level Fluctuations by Remote Sensing in Twin Lake, Michigan., Eric Carballido
Behavioral Economic Factors in Collective Bargaining, Cristal Cardoso Sao Mateus Cardoso Sao Mateus
Improving Future Vehicle Fuel Economy and Operational Design Domain Through Novel Data Pipelines, Kyle James Carow
Rapid Reaction Studies on the Chemistry of Flavin Oxidation in Urocanate Reductase, Niusha Delavari
Examining the Use of Video Modeling with Verbal Feedback to Enhance Performance in Springboard Divers, Erin M. J. Isola
Stromal Chaperone Proteins in Disaggregation and Insertion of Light-Harvesting Chlorophyll-Binding Proteins, Alexander J. Kolstoe
On Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents: Thermo-physical Properties and Applications in Gas Solubility, Shan Khai Liew
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Treated Sewage Sludge from Michigan Wastewater Treatment Plants, Garrett Wesley Link
Trends of Autumn Phenology in Response to Environmental and Meteorological Variables, Meagan Renee Maguire
Equity Audits for Schools Within Restrictive Settings, Matthew Phillp Milanowski
Investigating Disparities and Safety Equity in Pedestrian Nighttime Crashes in Michigan, Sia Isaria Mwende
Nonlinear finite element model for functionally graded porous circular/annular micro-plates under thermal and mechanical load, Enrique Nava Munoz