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 2000
The Utilization of Spirituality in Occupational Therapy: Beliefs, Practices, and Barriers, Jennifer S. Collins
Target-and Stage-Dependent Influences on Axonal Outgrowth of an Identified Motorneuron in Leech CNS Explants, April Crowley
Isolation and Characterization of a Genetic Locus That Confers Tolerance to Cadmium and Zinc in Pseudomonas Fluorescens, Szi Fei Feng
Environmental Sociology: An Analysis of Trends, Gregory M. Fulkerson
Allosteric Tuning of Ruthenium 2,2’-Bipyridyl Luminescent Sensor Systems, Daqing Gan
Role of Dopamine D4 Receptor in the Genomic and Behavioral Effects of Psychostimulants: Relevance to Schizophrenia, Bina Garimella
Toward a Provident Working Class: French and English Social Reform Rhetoric, 1880-1914, James R. Gavan
Social and Political Violence in the Medieval Rhineland, Matthew Bryan Gillis
David Hume and the Design Argument: A Critical Examination, Anthony E. Givhan
An Occupational Study of Physical Playing-Related Injuries in College Student Musicians, Christine A. Guptill
The Influence of Base Sheet Sizing on the Print Quality of Matte Coated Ink Jet Papers, Saurabh K. Halwawala
Alphonsus Bonihominis' Conversionary Letter from Rabbi Samuel to Rabbi Isaac, Melodie F. Harris
Assessment of Methylphenidate Sensitization Using a Two-Lever Drug Discrimination Procedure, Ann Marie Heidema
Relationships between Land Cover Change and Breeding Birds in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Daniel Mark Hoffman
Korean Immigrant Parents and Their Children's Academic Achievement, Ami Kim
Piano Concerto, Ho Jun Lee
Professional Expertise of Community-Based Occupational Therapists, Lori Ann Madaus Lemorie
A Comparison of Individual Versus Dyadic Instructional Arrangements with Young Children Identified as Autistically Impaired, Dawn Michelle Liebek
The Relationships among the Stimulus Functions and the Clinical Effects of Methylphenidate in Children Diagnosed with ADHD, Emily K. MacDonald
Date Rape: Assessment of Facial EMG Arousal and Cue Recognition During Audiotaped Vignettes, Scott Walter Maieritsch
Cadmium Induced Gene Expression and Signal Transduction Pathway, Daisuke Maki
The Fair Play Project: Evaluation of Ethical-Value Choices in an Educational Sportsmanship Program, C. Bruce Martin
A Comparative Analysis of Walking Patterns between Genu Varum and Normal Subjects, Nerline Varda Maurisseau
Ostensible Abductions, Real Anthropology, Timothy F. McCauley
Effect of Size Level and Fiber Coarseness on Ink-Jet Printability of Size Press Coated Paper, Falguni Mehta
An Investigation into the Influence of Common Fillers on Color Reversion of BCTMP Pulp, Joseph N. Mikowski
MASS, Michael J. Miller
The Role of NF-Кb Activation in Breast Carcinoma and Glioblastoma Cell Lines, Kelly T. Murphy
Small Below-Endurance-Limit Cycle Damage Contributions in Variable Sequence Loading for 2024-T351 Aluminum Alloy, Christopher M. Ngiau
Photodegradation of PCBS in Natural Waters, Adriana R. Nicolaescu
Reconsidering the Auricular Surface as an Indicator of Age at Death, Daniel Osborne
The Benefits of Observational Learning on the Mathematics Achievement of Fourth Grade Students Involved in Peer Tutoring Sessions, Trisha R. Parish
Prediction of Airfoil Stall in Icing Conditions Using Wing Surface Pressures, Erik Pederson
Response Variability in Humans During Conditioning, Extinction and Reconditioning, Kathryn M. Potoczak
A Delicate Balancing Act Between Continuity and Change: The Jain Community in Bartlett, Illinois, Jennifer R. Ralston
Mapping Stamp Sand Dynamics: Gay, Michigan, Thomas H. Rasmussen
Nunc Dimitiis, Jeremy S. Ribando
State-Corporate Crime in the Defense Industry: A Case Study of General Dynamics’ Procurement of the Trident Submarine, James E. Robinson
CFMMS – Computerized Facilities Maintenance Management System, Prawit Rotsawatsuk
Time Series Analysis of Twenty Year Hourly Precipitation Record in Oshtemo, Michigan, Robert James Ruhf
Control and Data Acquisition for an Electron Spectrometer System, Stanislav Rumega
Proposition 48: Knowledge, Attitude and Appreciation in High School Student-Athletes, Robin Salters
Modern Christian Esotericism: A Textual Analysis of Meditations on the Tarot, Amy A. Slagle
Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen Fixation on a Legume-Based System: A Test with Soybean and the Soybean Looper, Pseudoplusia Includens, Angela M. Spickard
Photophysical Study of Linked 1,4,7-Triazacyclonane CR (III) Complexes, Weizhen Tu
Learning Reinforced Concreyte Design Principles Using a Java-VRML based Design Studio, Amarneethi Vamadevan
Eustasy Determination from Borehole Data, Onshore New Jersey: New Boreholes and New Porosity Estimates, William Alan Van Sickel
Comparative Evaluation of Small to Mid-Size U.S. Bus Transit Systems, 1997, Greg P. Vlietstra
Vicarious Traumatization: An Examination of the Effects of Exposure to Traumatic Material in Child Abuse Counselors, Stacey A. Waller
Reaction of Caffeic Acid with Amino Acids, Yonggang Wang
The Development of a FMEA Process for Design and Maintenance, Tearesa Lynn Wegscheid
Identification and Characterization of Zinc-Responsive Genes in Pseudomonas Fluorescens, Thomas L. Wilson
Foundations of a Theory of Reference, Michael Ming Yang
Borax as Internal Stock Additive in Papermaking, Nejib S. Yousef
Reductive Photocarboxylation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Supercritical CO2: A Mechanistic Investigation, Jingsheng Zhang
Theses from 1999
The Machtpolitik Doctrine from Antiquity to Present, Brian Abendshein
The Study of Political and Economic Reforms in Ghana, John L. Adedeji
Toys as Language Stimuli for Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, Cassandra M. Baer
An Investigation of the Reliability of Existing Functional Assessment Rating Scales, Tonita C. Baines
Four Variations on a Theme of Nine, Nathan R. Barber
Ethics in Forensic Anthropology: The Evaluation of the Forensic Anthropologist as an Expert Witness, Brent D. Benzing
Conditional Discrimination and Generalization of Facial Cues as a Function of Training Multiple Exemplars with Autistic Preschoolers, Sebastien Bosch
The Significance of Shape-Shifting and Transformation in Medieval Welsh and Icelandic Literature: The Ingenuity of Medieval Writers, Samanatha J. Cairo
Discriminative Stimulus Effects of (+)-7-OH-DPAT in Rats: Importance of D3 Receptors, April J. Christian
Characterization of NIH-3T3 Mouse Fibroblast Cells Transfected with the Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 2 and the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Shp-1, Scott Bradford Cross
Borax as a Strength Additive in Recycling, Siva Krishnagopal Devisetti
A Geographic Analysis of College Enrollment: The Case of Calvin College, Melissa Dykstra Diekema
Factors Influencing Prison Industry, Erik Dill
Marian Apparitions in the United States: An Anthropological Perspective, Christine L. Drewel
Effect of Various Starch Sources on the Silicone Holdout of Release Paper, Chandrasekaran Duraiswamy
The Estimation of Rape Prevalence: A Reflexive Account of the Construction and Pretesting of a New Questionnaire, Edith Marie Fisher
Stratigraphic Analysis of Diamicton Units in North-Central St. Joseph County, Michigan, Andrew C. Flint
Application of Differential Outcomes to a Cocaine-Saline Discrimination Procedure: Assessment of Stimulus Generalization to Dopamine D3 Receptor Agonists, Kelly J. Garner
A Three-Choice Drug Discrimination Procedure Differentiates the Stimulus Effects of d-Amphetamine and MDMA, Amy K. Goodwin
Barriers to Freedom: Exploring the Influence of Patriarchy on Risk Preference in Battered Women, Cathy Gordon
Political Violence in the United States: Apocalyptic Typologies of Left and Right Wing Political Groups and Their Violence through the Period 1990-1997, Gordon Daniel Green
Calibration, Installation Techniques, and Initial Measurements for Vertical Resistivity Probes Used in Hydrogeologic Investigations, Jeffrey Mark Groncki
As Different as Night and Day: Palamon and Arcite Reconsidered, William Hamilton
Quantitative, Non-Destructive Calibration of Scanned Probe Microscope Cantilevers, John Hazel
Quantifying a Key Injection Molding Attribute Defect, Kristopher Bryan Horton
Development of Mechanical Properties Micromapping for Composite Polymer Systems, Zheng Huang
Spectroscopic and Kinetic Investigation of Carbocation Reactivity in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, Hongshu Jin
Epoxy-Terminated Self-Assembled Monolayers as Molecular Glues for Polymer Layers, Duangrut Julthongpiput
Saugatuck's Shining Shore: The Transition of a Michigan Community into a Resort Town, 1870-1930, Kyran V. Kelley
Three Dimensional Mapping of the East Leroy and Union City 7.5 Minute Quadrangles in Southwest Michigan, Andrew L. Kozlowski
The Influence of Fumed Metallic Oxides on Coating Structure and Their Relationships to Print Quality, Hyun-Kook Lee
Intellectuals and Nationalism in Cyprus: A Study of the Role of Intellectuals in the 1931 Uprising, Georgios P. Loizides
The Future of Banking: A Political Analysis for 1999 and Beyond, John Maffey
Dimethyldioxirane in TCF Bleaching Sequences, Nayereh Mahdavi
A Policy Analysis of Teen Courts: A Look at Teen Courts as a Viable Alternative to the Juvenile Court System, Jon P. Mathieu
Dermatoglyphic Analysis of Male Criminals, Jeremy Matyas
The Educational Nature Reserve Problem: Selecting a Prairie Reserve Location for the Kalamazoo Nature Center, Theresa M. Mau-Crimmins
Makuya, Etsuko Mita
The Effects of Supplemental Protein on Urea Nitrogen Excretion in Women 40-70 Years Old, Tammy D. Moran
The Biphobia Scale: Development and Validation, Patrick S. Mulick
Intellicrances – A Neural Network-Based Crane Selection System, André T. Mund
Effects of Methylphenidate on the Sensitivity to Reinforcement in Children Diagnosed with ADHD: An Application of Matching Law, Laura Kay Murray
Publication Trends in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior: 1982-1998, Matthew P. Normand