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 1997
Prototype Implementation of the Comprehensive Parallel Integration Tool ParInt, Jay Ball
Little Golden BooksTM: An Analysis of Every Child’s Literature, Sandra Ballman-Burke
Effect of Insulin and Vanadate on SRE-mediated c-fos Expression and JNK Activation, Francisco J. Berguido
Locus of Control, Activity Level, and Living Situation among the Elderly, Jennifer L. Birchenough
Clerical Concubinage and Sexual Relationships in the Visitation Records of the Fourteenth-Century Diocese of Barcelona, Colleen Marie Bos
An EMG Analysis of Five Abdominal Exercises, Teresa E. Brady
The Effects of Animal Assisted Therapy When Used as an Adjunct to Occupational Therapy in the Rehabilitation of Persons Who Have Had Cerebral Vascular Accidents, Alice Arlene Briggs
Community in Liberal Thought, Richard C. Brill
Changes in Channel Morphology and Flood-Plain Ecosystems of the Green River between the Flaming Gorge Dam, Utah and the Gates of Lodore, Colorado, Gloria Christine Celeste Britton
Definition and Evaluation of the Mississippian Lithic Assemblage from the Wymer-West Knoll (20 BE 132), Berrien County, Michigan, Sean R. Brown
Prostitutes and Prostitution in Late Medieval Barcelona, Jana L. Byars
Analysis of the Skeletal Remains from the Knobloch Site, 20AE633, Allegan County, Michigan, Alexandra D. Bybee
A Comparison Study of Water Well Grouting Materials, Sherry L. Callaway
Age, Status and Gender: Mortality Patterns and Mortuary Practice at Umm El-Jimal, Jordan, Melissa Cheyney
The Challenges of Change: Oral Life Histories of Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth, Sharon M. Dawn
Latvians in Southwest Michigan: A Transnational Perspective, Andrew K. Dove
The Effect of Drying and Rewetting on Single Fiber Flexibility for Chemical and Mechanical Pulps, Mark E. Dulemba
Analysis of Organic Nitrates in Artic Outflow, Deanna Elyea-Piper
Evolutionary Codesign, Karthikeyan Ethirajan
Aboriginal Autonomy: The Future of Indigenous Development in Western Australia, Matthew B. Eugster
The Implications of Deweyan Pragmatism for Liberal Democracies, Robert B. Fenneuff
Laboratory Comparison of Trench Design Options for Recovering Spilled Oil, Renuka Fernando
Transcendent Al Idealism and the Justification of Logic, John Neal Foster
Women's Autonomy in Late Anglo-Saxon England Based on the Place-Name Evidence, Norman B. Frost
Lithological and Stratigraphic Analysis of Glacial Diamictons, Sturgis, Michigan, R. Christopher Gardner
Activation of Signal Proteins by Insulin and Selenite in Primary Rat Hepatocytes, Ginny Lynn Garlock
Dualism and the Essential View of Matter, Robert Goldstone
Technological Analysis of Ceramic Surface Treatments at the Wymer-West Knoll (20BE132), A Mississippian Site in Southwestern Michigan, Suzannah Greve-Brown
The Development and Validation of a Multicomponent Scale Measuring AIDS Phobia, Jessica Purtan Harrell
A Comparative Analysis of the Harm That Russian and Chinese Organized Crime Groups Can Inflict on American Society, Bryce L. Hoekenga
Synthesis of Biologically Active Substituted Chalcones, Kiel Steven Hoff
Thermal Characterization of Ground and Surface Waters at the UpJohn Company's Portage Road Manufacturing Facility, William K. Hunsberger
Influence of Metal Ions on Brightness Reversion of Mechanical and TMP Pulps, Ajay K. Jain
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Christine L. Jancarz
Diversity and Spatial Structure of Revitalization in the Vine Neighborhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan: 1980-1990, Lotta M. Jarnefelt-Burns
Perceived Differences between Male and Female Occupational Therapists’ Treatment and Other Related Gender Issues, Dennis Robert Jones
Assessing the Pragmatic Skills of Adolescents With and Without Learning Disabilities on a Dramatization Task, Amy L. Juergens
Civil Society in Palestine: A Palestine Profile, Shadia Kanaan
Effect of Wire Gauge, Web Speed, and Coating Solids on Leveling of Streaks in Rod Coating, Mukhtar A. Khan
History, Mission, and Visitors at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan: A Study of the Museum as Cultural Practice, Lynnette Z. King
Remote Sensing of Freshwater Coastal Wetland Changes in Tuscola County, Michigan: An Evaluation of NOAA’s C-CAP Program, Theodore S. Krumbach
The Impact of Political Instability on Economic Growth: Evidence from Developing Countries, Uisoon Kwon
Defining American Dreams: An Ideological Analysis of the Michigan Militia, Pamela LaBelle
Survival Strategies of Black Kalamazooans: Migration, Kinship Networks and Work in a Midwestern Village, 1860-1900, Carson Jeanne Leftwich
Implementation of a Middle School Team Model: A Case Study, Deborah S. Lehmann
Potential Underground Gas Storage Reservoirs in Latvia, Santis Limez
Flying Universities: Educational Movements in Poland 1882-1905 and 1977-1981, a Socio-Historical Analysis, Gregory A. Lukasik
Women in The Fuero Real of Alfonso X El Sabio: Thirteenth-Century Law and Society, Michelle Martin de Figueroa
Does Parent Skills Training Change Parent Behavior?, Ann M. McGrath
The Repulping of Wet-Strength Paperboard, Angelo N. Melchiorre
Assessment of the Discriminative Properties of a Selective D3 Antagonist, Mary-Jo E. Miller
Determinants of Worker Perceptions of Team Effectiveness, Scott D. Mist
The Education and Cultural Adaptation: Experiences of Japanese Children in Foreign Cultures, Akiko Namiki
Geophysical Investigation of Anomalous Conductivity Associated with a Hydrocarbon Contamination Site, Mike S. Nash
Isolation and Characterization of Cadmium Hypertolerant Mutants of Arabidopsis Thaliana, Santiago Xavier Navarro
PAN, PPN and MPAN Measurements and the Systematic Relationship between MPAN and MACR at a Semi-Rural Site in Tennessee, George Nouaime
Flow Due to a Moving Pressure Distribution Over Free-Surface with Finite-Depth Bottom, Noriaki Okita
Magical Results of Eating and Drinking in Medieval Narrative, Deborah A. Oosterhouse
Professional Football Players Attitudes Toward Women and Violence, Shannon Marie O'Toole
A Large Scintillation Detector for Nuclear Physics Experiments at Indiana University Cyclotron Facility, Apurva Pathak
The Role of Free Radicals in the Plant's Response to Pathogen Attack in Tobacco, Phillip L. Peters
Childhood Health and Nutrition: An Exploration of Enamel Hypoplasia Studies Using the Milwaukee County Institutional Grounds Cemetery, 1882-1925, Maura K. Polli
Experimental Investigation of Water Spray Cooling Characteristics of a Solid Heated Surface, Rainer F. Ponzel
Design and Development of a User Interface between MAPICS/DB and Factor 5.2, Raghu Pothuri
The Old English Prose Homily on the Phoenix, Patricia Relf Relf Hanavan
The Effect of Step Height and Upper Body Involvement on Oxygen Consumption and Energy Expenditure during Step Aerobics, Heidi A. Riker
The Effect of the Hapad Longitudinal Metatarsal Arch Pad on Ground Reaction Forces and Rear Foot Angle, William F. Rocker
Making an English Bestiary: An Examination of the Tradition and a Modern Experience of the Technical Aspects of Production, Pamela S. Rups
Predicting Timing Behavior in Architectural Design Exploration of Real-Time Embedded Systems, Rajeshkumar Sambandam
Analysis of the Motor Fitness and Strength of the 1992 through 1995 Western Michigan University Football Teams, Erick W. Schork
Kanpo Consumption among Japanese Students at Western Michigan University: Case Studies in Medical Pluralism, Joseph Paul Siuda
Geophysical Characterization of a JP-4 (LNAPL) Contaminated Site at the Wurtsmith, Air Force Base, Oscoda, Michigan, Kristina C. Sprietzer
A Study of Ideological Change in Reggae Music from 1971 to 1993, William H. Stanley
Extraction of Premafloxacin Radiolabeled with Carbon Fourteen from Loam Soil, Steven Gregory Staskiewicz
The Reading Habits of Individuals with Visual Impairments, Denise Staulter
A Statistical Analysis of the Ceramics from the Dieffenderfer Site (20SJ179), St. Joseph County, Michigan, Mark A. Steeby
Into the Abyss of Love: Beguine Spirituality in the Minnemystiek of Hadewijch of Antwerp, Nina Steed
Musicians' Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Problems: Medical Care from the Patients' Perspective, Susan Gail Stephenson
"Doamne Milueste": The Life of a Contemporary Orthodox Christian Monastery, David George Subu
Fuzzy Based Forebody Vortex Flow Controller for the X-29A Aircraft, Jin Suzuki
Comparative Analysis of Walking Patterns with Flip-Flops between American and Japanese Males, Ko Tada
Drug Use Among Female High School Senior Students in Michigan: An Application of Social Bond Theory, Halime Unal
A Defense of the Descriptive Theory of Names and Its Epistemic Applications, Richard J. Van Every
The White Extremist Movement: A Metatheoretical Analysis, Suzanne VanWeelde
Elucidation of the Pathway Required for the Stimulation of G6PDH Gene Expression by Insulin and Its Mimetics, Asavari Wagle
Geographic Information Systems in High School Geography Education: A Feasibility Study, C. Sonia Wardley
From Socrates to Leonardo: Integrating Education in the European Union, Kara P. Wegener
The Spirit of the Great Lakes Native Confederacy, 1805-1813, Timothy D. Willig
Reservoir Characterization of Crystal Field and Analysis of the Tow#1-3 HD-1 Well, Montcalm County, Michigan, Heidi Wines
Cultural Considerations in Clinical Reasoning: An Occupational Therapy Case Study, Sandra M. Winter
Responsibility, Submission, and Power: Social Factors Which Influence Rural Out-Migration Among Women in Southern Vietnam, Jeffery D. Wright
Theses from 1996
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescents and Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Margo A. Adams
Volunteer Fire Departments: A Neglected American Voluntary Association, Michelle C. Akers
A Study of the Chemical and Physical Interactions Between a Wetland and a Shallow Aquifer in Cass County, Michigan, Lisa Marie Anderson
Expression and Regulation Properties of Pseudomonas L-Arabinose Utilization Plasmids, Mary E. Barecki
An EMG Comparison of Muscle Recruitment Associated with the Wide Grip Pull-Up and the Lat Pull-Down Exercise, Marla S. Bauermeister
The Effects of Chromium Picolinate Supplementation on Body Fat, Lean Body Mass, and Respiratory Exchange Ratio, Matthew K. Beaty
From Sexual Prejudice to Patriarchy and Its Agents: The Radicalization of Mary Daly's Analysis of Sexism, Teresa Bellow-Stratton