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 2013
The Effects of a Moisture-Wicking Fabric Shirt on the Physiological Responses During Acute Exercise in the Heat, Kimberly Wigboldy
Integrating Depositional Facies and Sequence Stratigraphy in Characterizing Unconventional Reservoirs: Eagle Ford Shale, South Texas, Seth Jordan Workman
A Preliminary Study of the Articulatory and Acoustic Features of Forward and Backward Tone Placement in Singing, Krista Wyllys
The Geology of the South Antelope Pass Area of the Southern Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, John A. Yellich
Implementation and Analysis of a 1.4L Turbo Liquid Cooled CAC and AC Condenser System, Mitchell Zajac
Stratigraphic Controls on Diagenetic Pathways in the St. Peter Sandstone, Michigan Basin, Stephen A. Zdan
Theses from 2012
Reservoir Characterization and Enhanced Oil Recovery Potential in Middle Devonian Dundee Limestone Reservoirs, Michigan Basin, USA, Abrahim Abduslam
Online Anonymity and its Effects on Virtual Community: A Microdiscursive Analysis of the Teachers.net Public Chatboard, Katyn M. Adams
High Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery Characterization for Vehicular Applications, Sazzad Hossain Ahmed
Scopolamine-Induced Dry Eye Model in Female Rats, Ryan Alderson
The Rise and Fall of Kin Structure in the Neotropical, Family-Living Buff-Breasted Wren (Cantorchilus Leucotis) in Gamboa, Panama, Sarah C. Alessi
Privacy and Security Issues in IoT Healthcare Applications for the Disabled Users a Survey, Wassnaa AL-mawee
Composition of Jazz Pieces with Samba and Marimba Influences, Maria Cecelia Davila Almeida
Historical Referentiality in E.L. Doctorow's The Book of Daniel and Ragtime, Hanan Hashem Aly
The Effects of Coolant Temperature on Spark Ignition Engine Performance, Alaa M. Attar
Gender and the Boundaries of National Identity: U.S. Women as a Citizen Class in the Long 1960s, Sara Bijani
The Effects of Replacing Dispersed Trash and Recycling Bins with Integrated Waste Receptacles on the Accuracy of Waste Sorting in an Academic Building, Katherine J. Binder
Understanding Flight Delays at U.S. Airports in 2010, Using Chicago O'Hare International Airport as a Case Study, Paul Blackwood
Direct Analysis of Hops by Leaf Spray and Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry, Kari Blain
CD68 Immune Cell Involvement in Purkinje Cell Degeneration in the Cerebellum of Multiple System Atrophy Patients, Ashley A. Bostic
Prospects for an International Charter "Space and Major Disaster" Remote Sensing Response to Drought Disasters - An Anhui, China Case Study, Joseph Burkhead
Effects of Symbol Prompts and 3D Pavement Illusions on Motorist Yielding at Crosswalks, Nicole M. Cambridge
The Influence of Coating Structure on Sheet-Fed Offset Ink Setting Rates, Ting Chen
How Now Shall We Consume: Widening Conception of Political Consumption and Analysis of the American Buyer, John Patton Chew
Foreign Direct Investment in Italy 2000-2010: Spatial Patterns and Implications, Enzo Crescentini
Superintendent Leadership and School Governance Performance, Ronald Drzewicki
Absorber Geometry Optimization for a New Wave Energy Converter, Rachel A. Durren
Creating Original Garments Using Couture Sewing Methods, Nicole S. Eckerson
The Effects of Reinforcer-Paired Stimuli on Operant Behavior: Review, Demonstration, and Conceptual Analysis, Timothy Lowell Edwards
The Kappa Opioid Agonist, Salvinorin A, Attenuates Locomotor Effects of Morphine but not Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference, Stacy Dianne Engebretson
Fabrication of Printed Substrate for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Ali Eshkeiti
Stratigraphic Framework for Deposits of the Saginaw Lobe, Barry and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, USA, Stephanie K. Ewald
Evaluating the Effects of Lithofacies and Thin Shales on the Lateral Distribution of Hydrothermal Dolomite Reservoirs in the Michigan Basin, Peter J. Feutz
Rape and Sexual Coercion in the Penitentials: Evidence Before 1100, Rachel E. Friedensen
Laboratory Measures of Aggression in Methadone Patients, Catherine M. Gayman
Beyond Flint's Dependent Deindustrialization: A Visual Examination of Social Capital, Amanda Graziano
The Implementation of a Versatile Pseudodynamic Hybrid Simulation for Seismic Evaluation of Structural Systems, Chelsea Griffith
Catalytic Engineering of the Flagellin Protein, Alexandra M. Haase
Flutes, Festivities, and Fragmented Tradition: A Study of the Meaning of Music in Otavalo, Brenna C. Halpin
A Localized Investigation of High Resolution Groundwater Flow Properties of the Saginaw Aquifer Mason, Michigan, Amanda Hayden
Equipment Qualification of Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Method Development and Validation for Pharmaceutical Equipment Cleaning Validation, Amy Lee Heiser
How Facebook Friendship Transforms the Superior-Subordinate Relationship: A View from Relational Dialectics Theory, Raquel Hellenga
The Effect of Innovative Technology on Seatbelt Use, Bryan W. Hilton
Cognitive Defusion to Treat College Students with Low Self-Esteem, Marchion Hinton
Sweetness and Strength: Codes of Femininity and Body Image in Branded Social-Networking Messages and Consumer Responses, Anne M. Holcomb
Studies on Enzyme Functional Evolution in the SABATH Multigene Family Using Phylogenetic and Biochemical Approaches, Ruiqi Huang
Power Transmission Line Fault Classification Using Support Vector Machines, Zhuokang Jia
Regression-Based Prioritization and Data Modeling for Customized Civil Engineering Data Collection, Omar Kanaan
Understanding Wildfire Hazard Vulnerability of Residents in Teton County, Wyoming, Lucas Kanclerz
A Cross-National, Longitudinal Test of Institutional Anomie Theory, Marc Alan Kittleson
Experiencing "Both/And-Ness": Dialectics of Interactions of International Students, Yoko Kubo
Can You Get Beliefs from Retweets? An Examination of the Extended Parallel Processing Model on Social Media, Xialing Lin
The Distinctiveness, Intimacy, and Efficacy of FAP Compared to Non-Directive Support: An Alternating Treatments Design, Daniel W. M. Maitland
Physics Faculty Use of Example Solutions in Teaching Introductory Physics, William O. Mamudi
A Comparison of the Effect of In-Street Pedestrian Signs Alone, the Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacon Alone and Both Together on Yielding Behavior, Hana Sahar Manal
3-D Reservoir Characterization of the South Buckeye Field, Dundee Formation (Devonian), Michigan Basin, USA, Shawn Michael McCloskey
The Impact of Computer-Based Educational Technology on English as a Second Language (ESL) at University Level: Instructor Perceptions, Mohammed Mohammed
Current Music Therapy Practice with Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in the United States: A Survey of the Profession, Melinda K. Murray
"His Head Rolled Forth Onto the Floor:" Women, the Abject, and the Male Gaze in Old English Poetry, Jaime Michelle Myers
Design of a Catenoidal Shaped Anechoic Termination, Kyle Myers
Design of Master Controller for Dual Axis Sun Tracking System Based on the Computation of Sun Position, Fariba Nasiri
Benchmarking of a Single-Cylinder Engine Toward the Development of a Direct Fuel-Injection System, Michael J. Nienhuis
Injury-Induced Degeneration and Regeneration of the Adult Zebrafish Olfactory System Affects Morphology, Function, and Behavior, Taylor R. Paskin
Music Therapy in the NICU: Interventions and Techniques in Current Practice and a Survey of Experience and Designation Implications, Suzanna A. Peczeniuk-Hoffman
Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study Evaluating Follow-Up Care Visits and Pharmacological Therapy of Individuals with Type II Diabetes and Hypertension in an Urban Community Health Center, Phyllis Haugabook Pennock
Tiny Sounds, Valeria Ch. Jonard Perez
Experimental Determination of Colburn and Friction Factors in Small Plate Heat Exchangers with High Surface Enlargement Factors, Andrew H. Pike
Passive Control of Thin-Wing Flutter, Nicholas L. Pohl
Agriculture, Influence, and Instability Under the Ancien Régime: 1708-1768, Adam J. Polk
The Gender of Gender Authors: A Study of the Gender of Authors Published in a Journal of Women and Minorities Studies, Lindsay K. Porter
"Nevermericans?": How Communication Issues Shape the Perceptions of Self and the Perceptions of American Identity Among the International Students, Lyudmyla Pustelnyk
Algae as a Source of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Shanmugam Puvanendran
Computational Analysis of a Wing Oscillator, Ryne Derrick Radermacher
Promoting Understanding of Informed Consent, Michael N. Reynolds
Integrating Depositional Facies and Stratigraphy in Characterizing Hydrothermal Dolomite Reservoirs: Trenton Group of the Albion-Scipio Trend, Michigan, Marcel R. Robinson
I'm the Same Me: Communication and Renegotiation of Identity in the Weight-Loss Surgery Experiences of Women, Heather D. Schild
Assessing the Impacts of Dams on Nutrient and Sediment Loading in the Kalamazoo River Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), Daniel Henry Serfas
Religious Rx: The Roles of Faith and a Religious Community in the Management of Mental Illness, Autumn Shroyer-Osborn
The Effects of Road Salt Influx on the Geochemical Cycling of Woods Lake, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Ryan J. Sibert
Follow the Leader: Exploring the Communication of Opinion Leadership within the Black Community, Stephen A. Spates
Rape Myth Acceptance and Rape Attitudes in Campus Hook-Up Culture, Karolina Staros
The Dissemination and Effective Use of Physics Education Research in Undergraduate Instruction, Trevor Stefanick
Synthesis of 1,1-Dialkyhydrazines and their Hydroxyl Radical Degradation in Aqueous Environments, Benjamin F. Strong
Generation of Tanapoxvirus Ankyrin Repeat Gene Deletion Mutant for Evaluating its Role in Cell Tropism, Yogesh Suryawanshi
Tropisetron as a Neuroprotective Agent Against Glutamate-Induced Excitotoxicity: Potential Mechanisms of Neuroprotection, Michael M. Swartz
Attitudes and Perceptions of Local Residents and Tourists Toward the Protected Area of Retezat National Park, Romania, Andrea Blanka Szell
The Variation of Hydrogen Concentration in Ni/MgH Thin Film with Temperature, Rex Nyadaufe Taibu
Biofuel Characteristics in Micro Turbojet Engine Application, Ing Huang Tan
Structural Health Monitoring of a Bridge Structure Using Wireless Sensor Network, CheeKian Teng
Archaeological Investigations of Control and Autonomy at the Colony Farm of the Michigan State Asylum, 1880-1950, Alison Thornton
The Reduction of Glycerol Flow in a Porous Medium Through a Barrier Coating Application, Thomas Tran
Faunal Distribution and Relative Abundance in a Silurian (Wenlock) Pinnacle Reef Complex - Ray Reef, Macomb County, Michigan, Jennifer L. Trout
A Perception Analysis of Downtown Residents: The City of Lansing, MI. Food Desert in Context, Thomas J. Veldman