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 1985
The Effects of a Contingency Contract on Bulimic Behavior, Tim Lee Vander Molen
A Report of an Internship with Kalamazoo Adult Education Kalamazoo, Michigan, Charmane Walker
The Response of the Kentucky River Drainage Basin to a Lowering of Base Level Control, David B. Warwick
The Wiedergeburt in the Religion of the Zoarites, Elizabeth Siber White
Inhibition of Transfer between the Cerebral Hemispheres: A Possible Neuropsychological Mechanism for Some Instances of Perceptual Defense, Sean R. Wierenga
A Gravity Investigation of Mountain Flank Thrusting and Normal Faulting, Madison and Tobacco Root Ranges, Montana, Stephen Thomas Wigger
Theses from 1984
A Modification of the Dry-Bed Training for the Treatment of Nocturnal Enuresis, Abubaker Muftah Abdurrazek
Studies on the Phytoplankton of Littoral Waters of the Arabian Gulf as Impacted by Oil Spills, Hamdan S. Al-Ghamdi
A Quantitative Study of the Copper Content in Granite Rocks, Samir F. Al-Mandwee
Learning Computer Logic Architectures on Apple II System, Falah Reda Al-Saffar
The Synthesis and Characterization of Some Transition Metal Complexes Prom Mixtures of Poly Pyrazolyl Borates, Robert Matthew Alway
The Use of Alternative Behaviors, Covert Sensitization and a Package Intervention in Treatment of Bulimia, Janice Marie Arone
Land Use Effects on Shallow Earth Resistivity, Gary James Barton
Writing Apprehension and Writing Intensity in an Industrial Organization, Kaye P. Bennett
A Study of the Effect of Solids, Viscosity, and Basestock on the Development of Blade Coated Paper Properties, Steven D. Bennett
A Formal Analysis of Ceramic Vessels from the Schlemmer Site (11-S-382): A Late Woodland/ Mississippian Occupation in St. Clair County, Illinois, Thomas Edward Berres
Prescriptive Contracting: Utilization of Self-Monitoring and Contracting in a Study Improvement Program, Raymond L. Boettger
Psychometric Characteristics of the Behavioral Observation Scale, Gregg Allen Bolt
The Problem of Reductionism in Theories of Hemispheric Specialization and Recovery of Functions, Grant Jackson Butterbaugh
The Evangelical High Church: A Moderate Answer to the Oxford Movement, David Wayne Carmicheal
The Effect of Discrimination Training on Salt and Sugar Taste Thresholds of Preschool Children, Susan M. Castine
An Ecological Investigation of Native Grassland in Southern Lower Michigan, Kim Alan Chapman
A Skeletal Comparison of Bluewing Teals Versus Greenwing Teals and Mallard Ducks Versus Black Ducks from a Zooarchaeological Perspective, Michael Gordon Cohen
The Effects of Quantitative Information Content on Selection Strategies in a Complex Concept Formation Design, Tony B. Croke
A Report of an Internship with the Albion Public Schools Albion, Michigan, Anthony L. DeRose
Uranium-Lead Zircon Ages and Crustal Contamination of the Northeastern Idaho Batholith, James J. Dexter
Archaeological Perspectives of the Lumber Industry in Northern Lower Michigan, 1865-1920, Rebecca Ellen Dinsmore
Heterocyclic Syntheses Utilizing Aryl Cyanates, Joseph Eugene Drumm
A Computer Aided Instructional System and its Application Towards a Course on Snobol4 Programming Language, Abtin Edelji
Collective Bargaining and the Building Principal: A Case Study, Rosemary Ervine
Social Skills in Vivo: An Experimental and Theoretical Analysis, Stephen Earl Eversole
An Improvement in the Performance of a Learning System for Finite State Machines, Lea F. Fuller
Hydrogeologic and Geochemical Factors Influencing the Impact of a Chromium-Arsenic-Copper Wastewater Discharge on a Glacial Outwash Aquifer, Michael J. Gallagher
A Performance Audit of a Graduate Training Program, Maria Emma Garcia
A Geophysical Investigation of a Possible Astrobleme in Southwestern Michigan, Suhas L. Ghatge
Progression for Chamber Orchestra, David Edward Hansen
The Oral Self-Administration of Nicotine in Two Groups of Rats, Jay D. Hansor
The Effects of Validation Versus Reality Orientation Approaches in Music Therapy with Disoriented Elderly Adults, Debra Diane Harvey
A Comparative Study of the Members of Citizen Advisory Committees in Two Cities, Maryam Hasan
Resolution Algorithms in a Parallel Processing Environment, Paula Beth Brandman Hencken
Mothers' Intervention Strategies in a Structured Question-Answer Dialogue, Marcia C. Hill
A Comparison of Teacher and Student Absenteeism in Three School Districts of Different Size, John Clifton Huffman
Ralph III and the House of Tosny, Joseph P. Huffman
Reliability and Validity of the Black English Sentence Scoring System, Yvette D. Hyter
The Effects of a Structured Study-Support Program on the Academic Performance of Minority College Freshmen in a General Psychology Course, Mark Andrew Jackson
Using Performance-Management to Improve the Academic Success of High-Risk College Students, Valerie L. Jager
The Fungal Ecology of the Activated Sludge Process, Douglas William Jaques
A Query-Processing Optimization Strategy for Generalized File Structures, Donna Marie Kaminski
Use of Contingency Contracting for the Generalization of Social Skills of Emotionally Impaired Students, Michelle M. Kapp
The Fall of South Vietnam: A Study of the South Vietnamese Armed Forces, Binh Phuoc Le
An Investigation of the Effects of Different Running Shoes on the Gait Pattern of Runners, Linda S. Leeds
The Application of Multiderivative Infrared Spectroscopy to Iodine Number Determination, Jeffrey C. Lowry
Attendant Care and Occupational Therapy, Barbara Barrett Lucas
Behavioral Interventions for the Cessation of Cigarette Smoking Behavior: A Literature Review, Russell David Matthews
The Effects of Do-Say and Phase Sequencing on Correspondence Behaviors of Preschool Children, Catherine M. McManus
An Examination and Analysis of the Department of Special Education in the Muskegon Heights Public Schools, Doristine Louise Minott
Political Integration: A National Language for Malaysia, Zairina Othman
Manual Labor: The Twelfth-Century Cistercian Ideal, Dennis R. Overman
An Experiential Project Examining the Dual Roles of Curriculum Director and Elementary Principal, Michael M. Perry
Purification and Properties of a Mannitol-Binding Protein from Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Gregory V. Plano
The Effects of Alprazolam and Triazolam on Two Methods of Induced Aggression in Rats, Howard Kiel Plummer
A Comparison of the Effects of Student-Generated Versus Instructor-Generated Questions on the Comprehension of Written Material, Helen Diann Pratt
Rhythmicity, Rate, and Perceived Effort Level of Fluent and Disfluent Children and Their Parents, Lorraine DeStefano Proctor
Chretien de Troyes' Erec et Enide and Cistercian Spirituality, Patricia Ann Quattrin
A Program to Teach Multiple Verbal Relations Involving a Small Number of Response Forms, Kimberly Lou Richter
The Effects of Given Versus Self-Derived Rules on Children's Performance of a Complex Discrimination Task, Susan F. Roy
The Upper Mississippi Component at The Fort Meigs Site, Northwest Ohio, with Special Emphasis on the Analysis of the Ceramic Assemblage, William Evan Rutter
Geology of a Section of the Northwest Tobacco Root Mountains, Madison County, Southwest Montana, Kiff James Samuelson
A Study of Integral Equations for Computing Radial Distribution Functions, Robert C. Scherzer
Foreign Graduate Students’ Political Participation in Two Different Political Environments, Ragaa Ibrahim Selim
Structural Geology of the Northern Snowcrest Range, Beaverhead and Madison Counties, Montana, Mark Kenneth Sheedlo
A Report of an Internship in the Niles Community Schools Niles, Michigan, David D. Shoemake
An Evaluation and Comparison of Various Diversity Indices as Illustrated by Portage Creek, Karl Josef Siebert
The Patterns of Cultural Behavior Which Promote and Disrupt the Transmission of Malaria in Haiti, Janet Jenks Sloan
The Depositional History of the Point Pleasant Member of the Cynthiana Formation in Northern Kentucky, Gary J. Stefaniak
The Use of Performance Data to Monitor and Support the Reorganization of an Educational System, Ellen Spall Thompson
Alcoholism: The Insidious Disease, Kathryn Van Bruggen
A Study of Treatment Effects of Short-Term Hospitalization, Sherwin R. Van Klompenberg
The Musical Sturm und Drang, Linn VanMeter-Drew
Inland Seawalls in Southwestern- Michigan: A Limnological Approach, Jeroen Wagendorp
An Experiential Project Examining the Development, Organization, Implementation, and Supervision of Summer Activity Programs, Thomas R. Weaver
The Kinetics of the Metal Exchange Reaction between N-(2-Hydroxyethyl) Iminodiacetatonickelate (Il) and Copper(II), Craig R. Weed
The Training of a Few Response Forms under Multiple Controlling Variables, Mary-Ann Wiermanski
A Comparison of Two Methods of Presenting Nutrition Education to Senior Citizens Participating in a Congregate Meal Program, Janice M. Williams
Effects of the Center for the Self-Management of Academic Performance on High Risk Students, Connie J. Wittkopp
Acute Effects of Phenytoin and Thioridazine, Alone and Combination, upon Water Intake and Body Weight Changes in Rats, Miriana Witzig-Krstic
A Study of the Mannitol Binding Protein Active Transport System and a Catabolite Repression Resistant Mutant in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Joseph Arthur Wolff
Male-Female Differences in Expressed Work Attitudes: An Examination of Sex Roles and Gender Identity, Keith A. Woods
Interview Training for College Students: A Behavioral Approach Versus a Self-Help Approach, Toni Yvette Woolfork
Speech Results Following Modified Pharyngeal Flap Surgery, Karen S. Zalewski
Feature-Value Effect, Nedra N. Zerbel
Theses from 1983
A Histopathological Assessment of the Effects of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes on the Ears of Chinese Hamsters, Karen Ailsworth
An Evaluation of a Library Skills Workbook for Beginning College Students, David Dean Alleman
A Report of a Project in the Central Administrative Offices of the Jenison Public Schools, Gary W. Allen
Growth Rates: Influence of Prednisolone, Sex and Crowding in Rats, Karen M. Allen