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 2003
A Spatial Temporal Analysis of Infant Mortality in the Midwest Industrial Belt: 1940 and 2000, Julie MacArthur
A Geochemical Survey of the Natural Waters of Belize, Central America, Anthony D. Marfia
Shoreline Perceptions and Planning of Five Lakes in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Jonathan Peter Marsch
The Effects of Individual and Group Incentives on High and Low Performance, Heather M. McGee
Critique of John Hare's Notion of the Relation of Autonomy to Religion in Kant, Michael Earl McKinley
Understanding Occupational Therapy: Medical Doctors and Doctors of Osteopath’s Knowledge about Occupational Therapy in an Acute Care Hospital, Shereen A. Metwalli
Bridging Oceans: An Occupational Therapist's Journey Toward Client-Centeredness, Anna Liedberg Miron
Borates as Infrared Drying Agents and Bulking Agents in Paper Coatings, Balarama K. Morla
The Effects of Feedback, Goals, and Consequences on Response Time for Medical Staff in a Medical-Surgical Hospital Setting, Don K. Nielsen
Right Hemisphere Effects on Language Processing: Suppression or Activation Deficit, Sarah A. Orjada
Effects of Computer Troubleshooting on Elementary Students' Problem Solving Skills, Anne Todd Ottenbreit
Effect of Modified Clay-Zeolite Pigment on the Viscoelastic, Optical, And Printing Properties of a LWC Gravure Coating, Lokendra Pal
Investigation of Electrical Properties and Structure of Vacuum Evaporated C60 Films, Angiras D. Pandya
A Biomechanical Analysis of Steeplechase Barrier Clearance Techniques: Hurdle and Step-On, David G. Paschke
Generating ICC Output Profiles for Different Substrates: Application too a Shinohara Offset Press & Several Printers, Kailashnath Jaganathrao Pohnerkar
Color Management of Desktop Input Devices: Quantitative Analysis of Profile Quality, Xiaoying Rong
African American Single Mother - An In-Depth Study, Donna Jean Russau
Development of a Redesign Plan for Moore Hall using Architectural Principles of Green Building and Sustainable Design, Alkhaziam Saad
Evaluating Violence in Slasher Films: Similarity and Social Identification with the Final Girl, Felicia L. Sanders
Perception of the Treatment Efficacy of Therapeutic Magnets on Pain Control of Exercise Induced Muscle Soreness in the Non-Dominant Wrist and Forearm in High School Athletes, Stacy L. Schlumbohm
Stream Bank Erosion and Land Use/Land Cover along the Gun River, Allegan County, Michigan, Kenneth James Sexton
Reducing Performance of Unsafe Weight Lifting Techniques Using Positive Practice, Leslie Shier
Future Housing in the United States: Senior’s Housing Demand, Sandeep Singh
Response Cost in the Treatment of Lunging in Dogs, Jennifer L. Sobie
The Immediate Effects of Vestibular Stimulation on the Language Performance of a Child with Autism, Jennifer L. Sova
Study of Trisodium Borate Formation and Its Reaction with Green Liquor in Partial Autocausticizing, Pasupathy Rajan Subbaiyan
Identifying Systems Change Needs in the Prereferral Teaming Process Through the Use of Performance Assessment Tools, Christina M. Terenzi
Institutional Barriers in Obtaining CAAHEP Accreditation: A Comparison Study, Jenny Toonstra
Can Status Be Revealed? Dichotomous Cultural and Physiological Markers of Social Differentiation in Two Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Sites in the Levant, Monika L. Trahe
Crimes on College Campuses, Angela M. Turner
Technology and Time, Jon Van Wieren
Classifying Forest Composition using Fractal Dimension as an Index of Image Texture, Fitria Latifah Wahid
Application of Geochemical Fingerprinting and Isotopes to Identity Landfill Gas Impacts to Groundwater, Eric E. Wallis
Dynein’s Binding Ability to Microtubules in Budding Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Gregory Lyle Waltz
The Politics of Exclusion and Paranoia: The Know Nothing Party as a Case Study in Frustration-Aggression Analysis, Elton W. Weintz
The Effect of Non-Stoichiometry on the Structure of La-Ni and La-Ni-Ga Alloys, Pertrice Auguste Wethey
Steamboat Passenger Ferries in Nineteenth Century London: A Cultural Survey, Jennifer Wohlberg
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Psychopharmatherapy and Burdensome Women, Cassandra L. Workman
The Qualitative Investigation of the Social Construction of Female Sexuality Within a Sexualized Work Environment, Christi L. Young
Innovative Contracting Prequalification/Selecion Model using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Saad J. Zidan
Theses from 2002
An Imaging System for Concrete Bridge Inspection, Mohammed Talal Al-Bataineh
Development of a Submaximal Test to Predict VO2MAX Using an Elliptical Trainer, Alicia C. Armour
Determining Flow Type in a Carbonate Bedrock Aquifer, Presque Isle County, Michigan, Bonny Armstrong
Astronomy Content in the New Curriculum Standards, Gerald B. Barkley
The Urban Landscape of Health, Hygiene, and Social Control: The Development of Municipal Services in Battle Creek, Michigan, Jared Lee Barrett
The Sense of the Past in Saint Antoninus of Florence's Summa Historialis, Brian Nathaniel Becker
Learning in the Prairie, Meredith L. Beilfuss
Self-Disclosure in Male Friendships: Exploring Possibilities, Timothy D. Bower
The Role of Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction in the Development of a 1,4-Dioxane Plume in Scio Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan, James W. Brode
Tales of Forbidden Love: A Sociological Analysis of Interracial Intimacy, Candice L. Bryant
Metal Ion Separation Mediated by Organized Molecular Assemblies, Hong Cao
Building Literacy Bridges Between the Home and School Environments: Parents' Perspectives, Beth A. Carlson
Inorganic and Organic Chemistry of the Former Lakeside Refinery in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kurt W. Carlson
Spells, Talismans and the Stars: Varieties of Interpersonal Magic in Ghayat al-hakim, Elisabeth Carnell
Using the Boundary Element Method for Prediction of Sound Radiated from an Arbitrarily Shaped Vibrating Body, Mark J. Christensen
Mechanistic Studies on the Antagonistic Effect of Chromium on BPDE Mutant Frequency in Human Fibroblasts, Felicia Codrea
Lincoln Savings and Loan Scandal: A Case Study of State-Corporate Crime, Ronald B. Coleman
The Effects of Adult Reading Style on the Emergent Storybook Readings of Head Start Preschoolers, Tara W. Cromwell
Examining the Effects of Individualized Computer Work Station Adjustments and Performance Management on Safe Behavior, Kathryn Culig
Evaluation of the Picture Exchange Communication System, Anne Rena Cummings
A Model for Optimizing the Selection of Project Delivery Systems Using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Arosha De Silva
The Social Construction of Personal Protection Orders: Gendered Differences?, Kristen E. DeVall
Correlation and Prediction of Fatigue Crack Growth Rate for different R-Ratios, Sudip Dinda
Parties and Realignment: The President’s Role in Political Party Realignment, Kevin B. Dockerty
Microbial Community Structure in Hydrocarbon Impacted Sediment Associated with Anomalous Geophysical Signatures, Joseph W. Duris
"A Conflict of Truth with Error": Southern Preachers, Their Worldview, and Sectional Tensions, 1830-1865, Timothy A. Ehrhardt
Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Induced Polarization Techniques with Paired Vertical Resistivity Probes, Adrian Ezeagu
Adolescent Drinking and Driving: A Descriptive and Intervention Study, Emalee M. Fields
Negotiated Families: Lesbians and Institutions in Southwest Michigan, Cynthia E. Foor
“Drop and Give Me Twenty!”: The Social Production of a Marine, Martha E. Frohlich
A Comparison of Physiological and Perceptual Responses Generated by Riding a Stationary Upright and Recumbent Bicycle, Amy E. Geib
The History of the Music Therapy Program, Western Michigan University; Its Origin and Development To 1980, Cynthia L. Goodson
A Comparison between Stationary and Moving Handlebars during Forward and Backward Pedaling at Various Resistances on an Elliptical Trainer, George Hajiefremides
Arab American Interest Groups and Congressional Decisionmaking: A Case Study of the Arab American Institute, Robert L. Harbaugh
Roots and Shoots of the H. Dan Heyn Vision: Indigenous Planting Design, 1950-1980, Elizabeth A. Heiny-Cogswell
A Small Flaw Translates into Many Miscalculations: A Narrative Criticism of the Intel Pentium Chip Crisis, Christine H. Hoek
Investigating El Nino Southern Oscillation and Tornado Activity in Texas, Joel R. Intrieri
The Impact of the Norman Conquest on Christ Church Cathedral Priory and Worcester Cathedral Priory: A Survey Based on Library Holdings, Toruko Ishihara
Keeping the Guru in Mind: Cognition, Communication, and the Developing Sikh Tradition, Toby Braden Johnson
The Taiwan Issue in Sino-Japanese Relations in the 1990's, Melanie Kintz
A 3-D Biomechanical and EMG Analysis of Three Mountain Bike Pedal Designs, David Lacy
The Motivational Effects of 3, 4-Methylendioxymethamphetamine on Responding Maintained by a Progressive-Ratio Schedule of Water Delivery, Sean P. Laraway
Assessment of Land Use/Land Cover Change Impact on Water Quality in the Davis Creek Watershed, Southwestern Michigan, Porntip Limlahapun
Powwows as an Arena for Pan-Indian Identity Formation, Megan L. MacDonald
Metastable Phases of Mgo-TiO2 Solid Solutions, Liang-Chieh Ma
The Role of Glutathione in the Defense Pathway Response of Arabidopsis Thaliana to the Pathogen Pseudomonas Syringae Pathovar Tomato DC3000 AvrB, Allison Patrice McKenna
The Outcomes of Trauma for Older Adults, Shaun M. McMillan
Building Deconstruction Guidelines: Tools for Recovering Building Materials, Ali Ayedh Merzen
The Politics of Religion and the Religion of Politics: An Investigation of the Vishva Hindu Parishad, Hindutva, and the Factors Contributing to the Changing Face of Religion in India, Jason Donald Messana
A Study in the Morality of the African American Reparation, Jason L. Moulenbelt
Multiple Isotopic Investigation of Lake Sediments from Northern India, Alice Mwanda
Integrated Geophysical Examination of a Former Refinery Site, Carson City, Michigan, Kennedy Opiyo Mwanda
The Development of Occupational Therapy in Kenya, Mindy C. Owens
They're Getting Away with Murder: The Social Account Ability of Collegiate Athletes, Justina Ixcia Phillips
Examining the Impact of Training in Functional Assessment on Group Problem-Solving, Andrew L. Piper