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 1986
Becoming a Nurse: A Study of Aspects of Professional Socialization, Arlene Christian
A Model of Syntax-Directed Transduction of Unrestricted Grammars Using 2PDA with Multisymbol Matching Production Rules, Steven William Cooke
The Effectiveness of Video Tape Monitoring of Direct Instruction Procedures Across Teachers, John H. Cottrell
Curbing Noncontractual Absences in a Mental Health Setting Through the Application of Contingent Rewards, Craig A. Crawford
Prehistoric Firewood Exploitation: A Case Study from the Carolinian Biotic Province, David Gordon De Fant
A Report of an Internship in Coloma Community Schools, Coloma, Michigan, David A. DeFields
Instructional Leadership: The Role of the Director of Library Services for the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Public School District, Judy A. DeRuyter
Medium Modified Proton Densities Deduced from Electron Scattering Experiments, Steven Paul DeRyke
The Post-Exercise Cardiovascular Response of Post Myocardial Infarction Males to Varying Water Temperatures in a Hot Tub, Janeen S. Docsa
New Directions within Applied Anthropology, Eleanor Mary Dominek
A Study of the Reliability and Validity of a Social Skills Rating Scale for Use with Chronically Mentally Ill, Susan J. Egeler
The Effects of Instructions and Cue Controlled Relaxation Training on Cardiovascular Reactivity to Social Stressors, Patricia A. Fettes
A Hydrogeologic Investigation of the Balkema Wetland, Daniel V. Fronczek
Simultaneous Knudsen- and Torsion-Effusion Measurements of the Vapor Pressures of Triphenyl Aluminum and Triphenyl Boron, Steven Wayne Govorchin
The Effects of Reinforcement Magnitude on the Transfer of Stimulus Control, L. Martin Grabijas
Syntactic Representation and Analysis of the Cognitive Structures Underlying Ritual Acts, Robert G. Hardin
The Effects of Methylphenidate on the Learning and Performance of a Child Diagnosed ADDH, Kendra Leigh Heath
Strain Differences and Mutagen Treatment Influence Lectin Binding to Mouse Germ Cells, Marilyn Schmalz Holm
Calculations for the Excitation of High Spin Natural Parity States in Hypernuclei via (Π+, K+), Yizhang Ho
Horizontal Fragmentation and Allocation in a Distributed Database for Cost Minimization with Reliability and Space Constraints, Elmo Loren Ivey
The Michigan Intermediate School District Superintendent: A Unique Job Role, Lanny Ray Johnston
An Investigation into the Numeric Solution of Linear Recurrence Relations, Dennis Lee Kapenga
Summary of an Internship at the Recruitment Programs Section of the United Nations, Kanokrat Kasemsuwan
A Report of a Principal Internship in River Valley School System, Richard D. Kelly
Yeast Mannans: Use as a Transport Vehicle for Peptides, Jacqueline Cesario Lee
The Provenance of the Jacobsville Formation of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan through a Petrographic Study, David Walter Lindsay
Hydrodynamic Character of the Dundee Limestone in the Central Michigan Basin, Ann Carol Little
Cognitive Levels of Thinking for Religious Training Materials and Infusion Across the Curriculum, Patrick Low
The Effect of Feedback Given to Nurse Aides on Response Latency to Patient Call Lights in a Geriatric Nursing Home, Patricia L. Matuszak
A Query Optimization Method for Use in a Generalized Database, Caroline D. Mautz
Summary and Analysis of. Scores on the Michigan Educational Assessment Tests for the Portage Public Schools (1980-1984), Jim Migliaccio
Menstrual Cycle Status, Body Composition and Dietary Characteristics of Female Collegiate Gymnasts, Dance-Majors and Non-Athletes, Robyn Lesley Mills
An Investigation of the Effect of Daily Tests on the Retention of Knowledge of Malaysian Students in the Re-Orientation Program, Rokiah Mohamed
The Effects of Two Contracting Methods on Altering the Eating and Exercise Behavior of Seven Obese Adolescents: An In-Home Weight Treatment Study, Donald Edward Montgomery
Facies Development and Porosity Relationships in the Dundee Limestone of Gladwin County, Michigan, Eric Lee Montgomery
A Statistical Analysis of the Lithic Material from the Zemaitis Site (200T68), Ottawa County, Michigan, Michael L. Murphy
Comparison of Individual vs. Group Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training on State and Trait Anxiety, Janet L. Niefert
Increasing Key “Sales Related” Behaviors through the Use of a Self-Monitoring Checklist, Susan M. O'Brien
A Study of Classical Elastic Scattering for Heavy-Ion Nuclear Reactions, John C. Orrison
Gender-Related Language Usage as Related to Psychological Sex Role Orientation, Kathleen Mulder Parker
A General Design Tool for Computer Directories, Edward J. Peeler
An Ethnographic Study of Punk Rock in Western Michigan: Identity in a Youth Subculture, Robert P. Pomeroy
Performance Contracting as a Support System for Minority Graduate Students: A Feasibility Study, Monica Porter
The Relationship of Job Performance to Exercise in a Hospital Fitness Program, Sheryl A. Porter
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Thromboxane B2 in Human Serum as a Methoxime-Panacyl Ester Derivative, Robert H. Pullen
Tibet: A Case for De Facto Sovereign Independence, Max J. Riekse
Stratigraphic and Sedimentologic Analysis of the Middle Devonian Filer Sandstone, John Charles Rodwan
An Investigation of the Effects of an Applied Behavior Management Program on Selected Measures of Worker Performance in a Financial Institution, Daniel A. Schroeder
Determination of Phenomenological Optical Model Parameters for Neutrons on 208Pb from 4 to 150 MeV, Randy L. Schutt
Microscopic Optical Potentials, Michael R. Sloothaak
A Biomechanical Analysis of Running Variances Due to Physiological Fatigue among Highly Skilled Female Distance Runners, Alison B. Stanford
The Relationship of Selection Criteria to Success in a Graduate Psychology Program, Cheri R. Stein
The Use of Repeated Acquisition as a Technique for Establishing a Behavioral Baseline with Victims of Alzheimer's Disease, Michelle D. Stone
Petrography, Diagenetic History, and Development of Porosity in the Richfield Member of the Lower Middle Devonian Lucas Formation, Northeast Isabella County, Central Michigan Basin, Kevin James Sullivan
When Gallantry was Commonplace: A History of the Michigan Eleventh Volunteer Infantry January 1863 to September 1864, Leland W. Thornton
Detection of Deception in the Laboratory as a Function of Motivation and Set Size, Daniel Mark Tuckett
The Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home's Foster Shelter Care Unit: Toward an Evaluation, Michael John Underwood
Analysis of the Effects of Goal and Feedback Specificity on Subsequent Task Performance, Gregory Mark Van Dahm
A Study of the Organizational Council System and the Relating Subsystems of Muskegon Community College, James Donnely Verboncouer
Auditory Stimulation-Induced Analgesia in Rats: Its Irreversibility by Naloxone, Ilsun Miranda White
Effects of Cued Intertrial Intervals on Response Latency in Pigeons, Franklin Paul Whitley
Ipsilateral Electromyographic Activity of Shoulder Muscles During Unilateral Maximal Resistance of Grasp in the Prone-on-Elbows Position, Bryan John Wodaski
Dual-Purpose Activity Versus Single-Purpose Activity in an Institutionalized Geriatric Population, Rita M. Yoder
Use of a Changeover Key to Train Serial Learning in the Pigeon, Rhoda Kay Yutzy-Ryan
Theses from 1985
Tamoxifen Effects upon Body Weight, Water Intake, and Several Behaviors, and Tamoxifen’s Unconditioned Stimulus Properties in the Conditioned Taste Aversion Paradigm, Steven J. Anderson
Robbery: Toward a Multidimensional Approach, Dick Taver'shima Andzenge
Subsurface Stratigrapy and Sedimentologic Control on the Productive Middle Devonian Age Richfield Member of the Lucas Formation in the Michigan Basin, Sukru Nail Apak
A Central Administration Internship in the Kalamazoo Public School System, James D. Arnett
Rule-Governed Behavior in Preschool Children, Cassandra Ann Braam
Use of a Supervisory Safety Checklist and Safety Meetings to Reduce and Prevent Hazardous Safety Conditions in an Automotive Plant, Todd Alan Brighton
A Summary of Experiences in an Administrative Internship with the West Ottawa Public School System, Randal E. Busscher
Mediation: Fact or Fiction; Force or Finesse? A Synopsis of Case Studies, Charles N. Carpenter
A Study of Cell-Mediated Immunity During a Primary Infection with Pseudorabies Virus, John George Chosay
The Prehistory of the Birch Run Road Site, Saginaw County, Michigan, Caven P. Clark
Third Century Urbanization in Northern Britain, Brent L. Coates
Teaching Mentally Retarded Adults How to Shop for Personal Care Items on a Budget, Daniel Lee Cole
The Effects of Self-Evaluation Procedures on the Numbers and Accuracy of Alphabet Letter Writing Behavior of Preschool Children, Kevin R. Coleman
Microencapsulation as an Alternative to Emulsification for Preparing as a for Use in Papermaking, William J. Corriveau
One County's Experience with Community Corrections: An Assessment of the Harm, Charles C. Crider
An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Moral Development and Communication in Small Groups, Beth Hartman Ellis
A Bormannean Fantasy Theme Analysis of “The Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous, Leigh Arden Ford
The Effects of Intermittent Photic Stimulation upon Respiration Rate and Anxiety, Patricia Moulton Guilford
Factors Related to Perceptions of Ethicalness in Behavior Modification, John C. Guthman
The Effects of Cigarette Smoking and Vitamin E on the Morphology of Mice Testes, Kathleen Grams Hall
The Effects of a Performance-Management Procedure on High School Students with Poor Academic Achievement, Thomas R. Harwood
A Study of Integral Equations for Computing Radial Distribution Functions, Zainuriah Hassan
The Depo-Provera Controversy: A Sociological Analysis, Pamela A. Hayman
Synthesis of Pyridine Nucleosides by Cycloaddition Reactions and Synthesis and Condensation Reactions of 4-Aryl-2-Oxytetronimides, Glenn L. Heise
Applied Undergraduate Training in Psychology and Career Choice, Nancy S. Hinga-Wright
Construction and Testing of a New Atomic Physics Beam Line at the Western Michigan University Accelerator Laboratory, William Andrew Hollerman
The Impeachment and Trial of Secretary of War William Worth Belknap, Duane Edward Holthof
Cholesteatoma in a Pre-Columbian American Aborigine from the Gyftakis Site, St. Ignace, Michigan, Robert William Hull
An Application of a Heuristic Search Algorithm in Biomedical Images on the Magiscan II Image Analysis System, Patricia S. Humes
Direct Memory Acquisition of Fast Analog Signals, Syed Javaid Iqbal
The Political Role of Imamate in the Shi'ah Doctorine: Ali, A Case Study, Hasan A. A. Johar
The Effect of Short-Term Social Skills Training on the Interpersonal Conflict Management Skills of Preschool Children, Kristin Gates Johnson
A Cinematographical Analysis of the Execution of Three Types of Pitches Using the Windmill Style Softball Delivery, Bonni L. Kinne
The Reliability of the Leaderless Group Discussion as Group Membership Changes, Majorie Ann Krohn
The Effect of Awarding Time-Off for the Early Goal Attainment of Hourly Employees on Shift Productivity, Peter H. Krueger