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 1988
Patterns of Refuse Disposal in New Orleans During the Middle to Late 19th Century, James M. Wojtala
A Review and Evaluation of Research on Suspension and Expulsion of Handicapped Students in Public Schools, Debria D. Young
The Purposeful Use of an Object in the Development of Skill with a Prosthesis, Hon Keung Yuen
Recoil Corrected Continuum Shell Model Form Factor Calculations For 4He(e,e’)4He(0+), Jiang Yu
Theses from 1987
Lead Seals from Fort Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City, Michigan, Diane L. Adams
Thermodynamics of the Diluted Spin Heisenberg Chain with Single Ion Anisotropy, Salmah Ahmed
Testing of Beam Line for Charge Exchange Measurements, Mohd. Noor Ali
Academic-Point Incentives and College-Student Use of Study Skills, Afnan Ma'rouf Almasri
A Report of an Internship at the Ottawa Area Center Ottawa County, Michigan, Donna Sue Angell
The Effects of Oil Well Sites on Forest Species of Birds, Wendy J. Baker
Feasibility of the Proposed Garden Lane Recharge Basin in Portage, Michigan, Sandra K. Barnick
Kinetics of the Metal-Exchange Reaction between N-(2-Pyridylmethyl)Iminodiacetatonickel(N) and Copper(II), Kassahun W. Beyene
A Comparison of Retail Sales Performance Under Individual and Group Quota Systems, Karen Beth Bishop
The Effect of Assertiveness Training on Assertive Behavior and Corresponding Self-Descriptive Statements, James Scott Boland
The J-Curve: An Empirical Investigation of the Trade Balance and Balance of Payments in Seven European Countries, Sabine Beate Bomke
A Comparison of WAIS-R Scores with WAIS-R Scores for Mentally Handicapped Students with IQs Below 70 and for Regular Education Students, Kimberly A. Brennan
An Attendance Incentive Procedure Using Group Contingencies, Norman Kevin Brown
The Effects of Activity Group Structure on Cohesion, Engagement, and Affective Meanings in Acute-Care Psychiatric Patients, Hope L. Brucki
Drug Use and Abuse: A Survey of Mentally Retarded Citizens in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Sandra Ann Burdick
Drug Addict and Non-Addict Offenders: A Comparison of the Disparity in the Types of Crimes, Sentencing Recommendations, and Formal Dispositions of Each Group, Scott B. Courtney
A Report of an Internship in the Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools, Galesburg, Michigan, Robert C. Cretsinger
Increasing Appropriate Behavior Using Antecedent Physical Exercise in Mentally Retarded Adults, Steven DeGroot
The Effects of Methsuximide and Mephenytoin on the Repeated Acquisition Performance of Pigeons, Dawn D. Delaney
The Effect of Well Efficiency on In-Situ Permeability Test Results, Scott T. Dennis
Congruence between Type of Activity and Volition and Its Relationship to Life Satisfaction in Nursing Home Residents, David De Noble
The Effects of Music Videos on Adolescent Females Self-Concept and Body-Image, David Scott Eggli
The Western Michigan University Programming Contest Proctor System, Joel Marshall Fletcher
A Trace Element Geochemical Analysis of the Lake Ellen Kimberlite, Crystal Falls, Michigan, U.S.A., Michelle Ellen Fults
The Effects of Altruism on Activity Productivity in Elderly Women in Skilled-Care Nursing Facilities, Carol J. Getz
Structural Geology and Geothermal Investigation of the White Sulphur Springs Area, Montana, William G. Gierke
The Effects of Unilateral Brain Damage on Analogical Reasoning by Stroke Patients, Letitia Lynn Gillespie
A Comparison of an Ideal and a Real Quality of Work Life Program, Noreen Goldschmidt
An Examination and Analysis of Effective Leadership Styles and the Skills Necessary to Successfully Lead a School District, Jerome S. Goosen
The Effects of Magnitude of Extrinsic Reinforcement on Intrinsic Interest: An Experimental Analysis, Brian Howard Gribler
Magnificat, Julie A. Gummert
An Otopathological Assessment of Dogs Exposed to Excessive Dietary Fluoride and/or Suspected Water Borne Toxins, Barbara Ann Hannah
The Evolution of Text Formatting Languages, Dirk Herr-Hoyman
Hypernuclear Photoproduction Via (γ,K*), Kimberly Ann Hodgkinson
The Mexican American Elderly and Barriers to the Utilization of Health Care Services, Kathleen Anne Hoekstra
Intracellular Protein Degradation in a Mesophile and a Thermophile of the Genus Bacillus, Cameron C. Hoover
A Seismic Reflection Survey Over the Wayne-25 Oil Field in Cass County, Michigan, Paul D. Horton
A Thermodynamic Study of the Zeolite Stilbite, David Adams Howell
Effects of a Magnetic Field on the Thermodynamics of Dilute Classical Spin Chains, Guoqing Hu
A Study of the Direct Capture Process of Protons by 27Al, Rozana Hussain
Theoretical Thermodynamic Properties of Low Temperature Fluids, Zul Azhar Zahid Jamal
The Preparation and Reaction of Novel Glycosyl Ureas and Thioureas, Robert Scott Johnson
Shape Recognition by Curvature Changing Points and Fourier Transform, Jianzhong Li
Mental Practice: Its Effects on Walking Balance in an Elderly Population, Cheryl A. Linden
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Balancing Activity and Rest, Lynn A. Lowe
A Proposed Procedure for a Secondary School Teacher to Gain Entry Level Knowledge and Skills to Become a High School Principal, Wayne E. Mason
A Study of Automated Reasoning in a Brain Tumor Diagnosis Expert System, Aung Zaw Maung
Teaching Paragraph Construction to Second Grade Students Using a Structured, Sequential Instructional Program, Sheryl Ann Miller
A Laboratory Simulation of a Rotary Vacuum Drum Brownstock Washer, Hugh E. Muller
Possible Role of Petroliferous Materials in Sulfide Precipitation at the Frank R. Millikan Mine, Southeast Missouri, Clark Alan Niewendorp
A Graphic Implementation of Blocks World as an Example of Artificial Intelligence, Shigenori Ochiai
Deposition, Diagenesis, and Porosity Development of the Middle Devonian, Lucas Formation in the West Branch Oil Field, Ogemaw County, Michigan, Scott Gregory Park
A Computer Simulation of the Rotary Drum Brownstock Washer System Using the Monte Carlo Method of Distribution Sampling, Jacqueline K. Pease
Modernization in West Africa: How Women's Lives Have Been Marginalized, Patricia S. Peterman
Effects of Assertiveness Training and Cue Controlled Relaxation Training on Cardiovascular Reactivity to Social Stressors, Bernardine M. Pinto
A Study of Ion Implanted Silicon Using Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy with Ion Channeling, Thomas J. Pollock
Removal of Eucalyptus Vessel Segments Using Centrifugal Cleaners, Amnuay Ponpued
Effect of Choice Making on a Self-Care Activity in Mentally Retarded Adults and Adolescents, Martin S. Rice
Assessment and Training of Visual and Tactual Stimulus Equivalence, Brooke Ann Rigney
A Cultural Study of the Hispanic Population in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Diane M. Rodriguez
The Effect of Range Training on the Vocal Accuracy of Restricted and Complete Range K -3 Singers, Jane Mary Rooks
Treatment Techniques to Encourage Lip Closure and Decrease Drooling in Cerebral Palsy, Kim M. Samelstad
Power and Dependency in Close Heterosexual Relationships: A Test of an Exchange Theory Hypothesis, Gregory L. Sanders
A Comparison of Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Relaxation Therapy and Cognitive Restructuring on State and Trait Anxiety in Speech Anxious Adults, Bernard C. Sefchick
Responding Under Homogeneous Versus Heterogeneous Chained Variable-Interval Schedules, Stephen P. Starin
Hemispheric Brain Laterality of Perception of Tachistoscopically Presented Erotic Stimuli by Male and Female College Students, Randall Warne Stewart
Improving Maintenance Effectiveness, Stephen J. Thierry
The Evolution of Turkey's Foreign Policy: The Truman Doctrine and Turkey's Entry into NATO, Sinan Toprak
The Effects of Mechanically-Delivered Human-Delivered Reinforcement and Human-Delivered Reinforcement on Intrinsic Interest, Duangkaew Ungsrithong
An Evaluation of the Effects of an Infant-Care Skills Training Program on Fathering Behaviors, G. Joseph Vrazo
An Application of Stochastic Learning Automata to Queueing Disciplines, Tearesa Lynn Wegscheid
A Report of a Review and Synthesis of Findings of Research Studies about Academic Achievement of Ethnic Minorities in K-12 Education, Harold C. Wheeler
A Study-Support Program for High-Risk, Black College Freshman Enrolled in a General Psychology Course, Angela Michelle Williams
Nitrate Pollution of Ground Water in Glacial Sediments Underlying a Fertigated Site in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Michael Wireman
Fables: Love, Life, Heroes, Jeffrey Neal Woodson
A Comparison of Awareness Training and Competing Response Training in the Treatment of Muscle Tics and Nervous Habits, Gregory A. Wright
The Effects of Music Video Violence on the Aggression Level of Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents, Kathleen Jo Young
Minimizing Stimulus-Reinforcer Contributions to Operant Latency, Mario Miguel Delgado Zambrano
Theses from 1986
A Time-Management Procedure for Helping Graduate Students Accomplish Academic Tasks, Yousef Abdulwahab Abuhmaidan
Comparing Three Ways of Obtaining Exercise Adherence, Maria Sonia Acosta
Peyote and Peyotism, Brian P. Akers
Reactive Counterion Surfactant Catalysis of Hydroxamic Acid Hydrolysis with Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Mohamed El-Sayed Ayoub
Experiment Module for Microprocessor Based Data Acquisition and Speech Processing, Namazi bin Azhari
Further Studies on Purification of a Mannitol Binding Protein: Use of pH Gradients for Elution from Cation Exchange Resin, Kristyne Ann Baumgarten
Auditory Temporal Processing Abilities of Autistic Children, Theresa L. Bender
Increasing the Participation Rate for International Behaviorists at the Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Marsha Lee Benz
The Effects of Adventure Activities on an Objective Measure of Self-Concept, Marjorie Ellen Bethke
Isolation and Characterization of the Dimers Formed in the Free-Radical and Anionic Initiated Polymerization of Alpha-Methylstryene, Kevin S. Bosman
Effects of Seating Arrangement on Affective Meanings and Group Interaction in Healthy Senior Citizens, Judith Ann Boughton
An Analysis of Potential Adjunctive Behavior in Two Developmentally Disabled Subjects, Nancy K. Brhely
A Structural Investigation of a Basement-Involved Thrust System in Southern Sphinx Mountain Quadrangle (Madison Range) Southwestern Montana, Jeffrey Scott Brown
An Analysis of the Lithic Raw Materials and Diagnostic Projectile Points from the Settlement Pattern Survey Project in the Lower Kalamazoo River Valley, Amy L. Campbell
Effects of Feedback and Incentives on the Use of Academic Skills, Jose E. Candia
A Dynamic Study of the Effect of Cationic Starch Molecular Weight and Charge on Filler and Fines Flocculation, Deflocculation, and Reflocculation, Bob Shian-Hou Ching