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 Aspartame on Locomotion and Body Weight in Rats, Linda Dianne Dykema Larsen
Speaking Rate Effects on Language Comprehension by Autistic Children, Cheryl Ann Lehr
The Trend in Canopy Composition in a Young Mesic Forest, Zhenchang Li
Reactions of Supercritical Water with Quinolone and Related Compounds, Zhuangjie Li
Investigating the Economic Impact of Increasing Agricultural Production in a Peri-Urban Environment, Ronald L. Marbeiter
The Use of Electrical Resistivity to Delineate a Brine Contamination Plume in the Walker Oilfield, Kent County, Michigan, Kent E. Meisel
The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and Rhythmic Competency: A Correlational Study, Michael J. Migliore
A 73.8 MHZ Radio Interferometer Telescope for Intense Celestial Sources, William Charles Millar
Validation and Validity Generalization of Placement Exercises Used in the Selection of Clerical Employees, Keith Edward Mitchell
An Internship in a Public School System, JoAnn Mulder
Supervision of an Elementary School Summer School Program in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Diana Lee Muller
Physiologic Responses to Maximal Exercise on a Treadmill, Monarch Bicycle Ergometer and Schwinn Air-Dyne Ergometer, Elaine Jason Naegele
Effect of Fixed-Ratio Size on Response-Latencies Produced by Other Variables, Albert Edward Neal
Instructional Control of Leniency in Self-Appraisals, Maria Barnum Nelson
Resonant Electron Transfer and K-Shell Excitation of Lithiumlike Projectiles in Collisions with Neutral Gas Targets, Carollyn Sloan Oglesby
The Pauli Operator Correction in the Effective ΛN Interaction, Jaleh Owliaei
A Needs Assessment of Gifted Students at Superior High School, Marilou Parker
The Effect of Word Abbreviation on Decoding Speed and Accuracy, Frances Piccione
Lithofacies and Geochemistry of Interreef Carbonates, Middle Silurian, Michigan Basin, Eric N. Porcher
The Use of Job Aids as an Alternative to Training New Employees, William D. Powers
The Nature of the British Fairies of Medieval and Folk Literature an Annotated Bibliography 1900-1983, Constance Reik
A Practical Application to Data Consistency Validation Using Finite State Automata, Michael Lee Richardson
Cobalt (III) Complexes with (R) - 1, 2-Diaminopropane and Its Derivatives, Christopher John Rudy
Group Structure and Humor, Effects on Group Cohesion and Affective Meaning, Mary Ellen Rus
An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Study Aid Formats, Mary Anne Saint
Vista Forms for Orchestra, Monte Schwarzwalder
A Report of an Internship at Western Michigan University in the Office of Instructional Development and Project Excite, Leslie K. Scofield
The Survival of Mesophilic and Thermophilic Bacteria Subjected to UV Irradiation, Sajida A. Shaikh
A Comparison of Similar Versus Dissimilar Competing Response Practice in the Treatment of Muscle Tics, Ellen L. Sharenow
Alpha English Correlation Data a Replication Study, Simin Shirzadi
A Seismic Study of an Impact Feature in Cass County, Michigan, Mancheol Suh
A Complete Revision of the Union School Corporation Board of Trustees Policy Manual, Alan H. Tasson
The Effects of Teacher Directed Small Group Instruction on Quality and Control of Behavioral Contracts in a Large Study Section of High School Students, Laurie A. Thompson-Montgomery
Reactivity of Some Nitrogen-Containing Compounds at Supercritical Water Conditions, David M. Tiffany
The Design and Construction of Microprocessor-Computer Controlled Rapid Scanning Fiberoptic Spectrophotometer, Kathleen Marie Tobin
Pedometer Recorded Activity and Self-Report as Measures of Treatment Outcome in Primary Dysmenorrhea: Relationship to Premenstrual Syndrome, Vicki Link Trejbal
Shear Induced Anisotropy in the Rheology of Solids Dispersions, Nicholas G. Triantafillopoulos
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Three Behavioral Treatments on Intermittent and Terminal Insomnia, Ellen Chatham Tripp
Patent Medicine Town a Social History of Patent Medicines in Marshall, Michigan, Teresa Lou Trupiano
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