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 2017
Voltage Controller for Simulating Transition between Boost –Buck -Boost Converter, Aula Jameel Al-Kamil
Guided by the Spirits: The Meanings of Life, Death and Youth Suicide in an Ojibwa Community, Seth Allard
Middle Level Multicultural/Social Justice Art Education Curriculum, Meghan E. G. Andrews
State-Wide Patterns in Diabetes Screening Service Utilization: Comparing Medicaid, Blue Care Network and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Stephen Anim-Preko
Veterans’ Satisfaction with Veterans’ Administration Healthcare Systems, Dale Arnold
Snow and Non-Snow Events Based Winter Traffic Crash Pattern Analysis and Developing Lake Effect Snow Induced Crash Count Prediction Model, Bandhan Dutta Ayon
Coming to the United States: An Exploration of Third Culture Building Processes Emerging from University Sponsored International/Host-National Student Interactions, Margaret E. Baker
Interpersonal Impressions of Emoji Use in Computer-Mediated Decision Making, Austin Jonathan Beattie
Life among Good Women: The Social and Religious Impact of the Cathar Perfectae in the Thirteenth-Century Lauragais, Derek Robert Benson
Evaluation of Swarm Nodes for Proximity Sensing on Construction Sites, Mohamed Ahmed Madi Binalhaj
An Ethnohistorical Study of the Dowagiac Chieftains, Kathryn A. Bishop
The Role of Calcium in Regulation of Glial Cell Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor by Skeletal Muscle Cells, Alicia M. Boynton
Regulation of Chronic Inflammation of Endothelial Cells by a Pro-Inflammatory Epoxyisoprostane Phospholipid, Abbie Kay Brackman
Timelines and Trade Chat: Comparing Contextual Self-Disclosure and Perceived Social Capital on Social Networking Sites and Massively Multiplayer Online Games, Ryan P. Castillo
Killing Me Softly: The Missed Education of African American Females, Margaret Daphne Cattenhead
Evaluating the Affective Impact of a Place-Based Learning Course Project in the Geosciences, Nathan Charlton
The Impact of Mindfulness Training in a Division I Gymnastics Team: A Pilot Study, Nicholas Cherup
Regulation of Chronic Inflammation in Endothelial Cells by Oxidized Fatty Acids, Gabriel Onolee Cole
Effect of Design Parameters on Thermal Performance of a Vane Type Disc Brake Rotor, Yogesh Satish Dalal
Atmospheric Microbial Community Sampling System for Varying Altitude Collection, Kenneth David Domingue
Revisiting the One-Sided EWMA Control Chart Design, Duy Anh Duong-Tran
The Influence of Road Salt on Seasonal Mixing and Redox Stratification in Three Southwest Michigan Kettle Lakes, Danielle Dupuis
Testing the Arousal Hypothesis: The Effect of Music on Arousal as Measured by Electrodermal Activity during Verbal Processing, Meghan E. Feeman
Gravity and Passive Seismic Methods Used Jointly for Understanding the Subsurface in a Glaciated Terrain: Dowling and Maple Grove Quadrangles, Barry County, Michigan, Scott A. Feldpausch
Optimization and Experimental Application of Current Stimuli to Leech Pressure-Sensitive Mechanosensory Cells, Alexandra C. Ferguson
Modeling Channel Response to Dam Removal in Lansing, Michigan, Using SWAT, Ryan Filbin
Finite Element Analysis of Tibiofemoral Contact Mechanics, Erika Fojtik
Finding a Baseline for Accountability in Diversion Programming, Anthony G. Frontiera
APAN Production through Photooxidation of Isoprene in the Presence of NOx, Timothy Glidewell
Novel Spectroscopic Tools to Differentiate Drug-DNA Binding Interactions, Fadwa Dhafer Hamad
Solar Module Condition Monitoring Using Thermal Imaging, Ammar W. Hashim
Architectural Representation and the Dragon’s Lair in Beowulf, Margaret Heeschen
Evaluation of Non-Ionic Surfactants with and without Hydrogen Peroxide for the In-Situ Remediation of NAPL Contaminants, Charles E. Holada
“Clamor Validus” vs. “Fragilitas Sexus Feminei”: Hrotsvit of Gandersheim on the Agency of Women, Caroline Jansen
The Effects of First-Person Point-of-View Video Modeling on the Acquisition of Job-Related Social Skills for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Kayla J. Jenssen
A Longitudinal Study of Prenatal Care and Prenatal Outcomes of Women in Foster Care across Michigan Counties, Lauryn Jianrattanasawat
Visual Literacy: Integrating Social Justice Art Education into the Middle School Curriculum, Anna Kazmarski
The Effect of Auditory Stimuli on Test Performance: Testing the Arousal Hypothesis, Ian Thomas Kells
Characterization of γ-Butyrolactone Rings: A Computational and Toxicological Study, Donald C. Kidd
Effects of Low Dose Mixtures of 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone and Cocaine on Locomotor Activity and Brain Monoamine Content in Sprague-Dawley Rats, Robert J. Kohler
Development of Empirical and Virtual Tools for the Study of Bicycle Safety, Brent Kostich
Security and Privacy in Cloud Computing, Ramakrishnan Krishnan
Libya, The New York Times, and a Propaganda Model of the Mass Media, Randy LaPrairie
Tourism Planning and Local Community Participation: Veron – Punta Cana Municipal District, Dominican Republic, Jose Ernesto Fernandez Lorenzo
Archaeological Evidence of Architectural Remains at Fort St. Joseph (20BE23), Niles, MI, Erika K. Loveland
Best Practices for Differentiated Learning among Third through Fifth Grade ELL Students, Tara J. Macias
Triplex Enim Eleemosyna Est, Cordis, Oris, Et Operis: Pope Innocent III’s Spiritual and Rhetorical Approach to Almsgiving, Thomas J. Maurer
Implementing Online Updating to Complex Hysteresis Models in Real- Time Hybrid Simulation Using Constrained Unscented Kalman Filter, Bilal Ahmed Mohammed
Trading to Drink and Drinking to Trade: Assessing Alcohol Trade and Consumption in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century New France, Cara A. Mosier
Cultivating the Concrete Jungle: Examining Urban Agriculture in the Motor City - Detroit, MI, Sultan Muhammad
Home Literacy Practices: A Focus on Dominican Families, Susan E. Pendleton
A Study of Empathy in the Context of Religious Identity in the United States, Kiana Sakimehr
The Modification of a Curtain Coating Formulation: A Study of Rheology and Surface Tension, and Their Effect on Pitting, Samantha Leigh Schoenfelder
Gradus ad Parnassum: A Reader's Edition and Commentary, Sara Miller Schulte
Minecrafting Archaeology: An Experimental Pedagogy for an Eighteenth-Century French Trading Post in Niles, Michigan, James B. Schwaderer
A Virtual Reality Based Powered Wheelchair Simulator, Yuliia Sergeeva
Women’s Role in their Reproductive Process: The Effects of Authoritative Knowledge and Biomedical Interventions on the American Birth Experience, Shannon Sheffey
Papermaking Factors Affecting Lateral Web Position during Commercial Heat Set Web Offset Printing, George W. Shields
The Bended Tree, Graeme Shields
Extraction and Recovery of Bound Phosphorus from Runoff Sediments Using Low Molecular Weight Organic Acids, Shaun Shields
Anything but Race: Content Analysis of Racial Discourse, Christopher Smith
Assessing Changes in Land Cover in Southeast Louisiana from 2001 to 2011 Using Time-Series National Land Cover Data, Ashley Tarver
Alaska Native Artifacts; Eskimos and Aleuts of the Bering Sea Rhythm of the Sea Collection, Marcia Sue Taylor
Williams Syndrome and Music: A Systematic Integrative Review, Donovon Thakur
Development of an Effective Portable and Flexible Glove for Hand Tremor Suppression, Abdulrahem Turkistani
Defining the Immune Response and Cellular Pathologies in Multiple System Atrophy, Annamarie Valenti
The Quick Analysis for Principals in the Alignment of Administrative Plans within the School Improvement Framework at the Middle School Level, James Vanden Heuvel
Engagement of Early College Students in the Graphic Design Classroom, Kelly Ann Vander Kley
The Impact of Heart Rate Monitor Use on Student Intensity in Elementary Physical Education, Gerrit J. van Klaveren
Satellite Sequencing Optimization and Observational Orbit Determination Using Genetic Algorithms, Andrew W. Verstraete
Model Predictive Power Management of a Hybrid Electric Propulsion System for Aircraft, Tyler J. Wall
The Effects of Feedback Modality on Performance, Garrett D. Warrilow
Measuring Quality of Life for Internal Migrants Working Urban Renewal Sites in Shanghai, China, Jacob A. Watkins
Evolution of a Thylakoid Zinc-Finger Protein and Effects of Introducing this Protein into Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, Ryan L. Wessendorf
Experimental Study of Global Luminescent Oil-Film (GLOF) Skin-Friction Meter on Delta Wings, Patrick Nicholas Wewengkang
Overcoming Ideology: Examining the Tension between Sex Work and Anti-Human Trafficking Advocacy, Emily R. Williams
Economic Impact Analysis of Bridge Construction, Funda Yavuz
Theses from 2016
Internal Fault Location in Transformer Windings, Samir Yehya Abed-Alkareem Alzekri
Second Law of Thermodynamics Analysis of an Internal Combustion Engine Fueled with Methane, Muataz Abotabik
Total Harmonics Distortion Reduction Using Adaptive, Weiner, and Kalman Filters, Liqaa Alhafadhi
The Effect of Flexibility on Interaction of Two Fibers Settling in Moderate Reynolds Numbers, Ahmed Alhasan
Development of Strain and Pressure Sensors on Flexible and Stretchable Platforms, Mohammed Mudher Mohammed Ali
Environmental Applications of Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Wisam Abdulabbas Flayyih Al Isawi
A General Code to Represent the Mathematical Life Cycle Cost Model of Bridge, Bajel Mohammed Alshadeedi
Analysis of Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes in Michigan, Ahmed Abbas Ghubin Al-zubaidi
Comparison of Safety and Operational Performances for Three Engineering Countermeasures, Ali Hamzah Hussein Alzuhairi
Evaluation of an Alternative Natural Surfactant for Non Aqueous Phase Liquid Remediation, Brian A. Beach
Optimization Methodology for CVT Ratio Scheduling with Consideration of Both Engine and CVT Efficiency, Steven Beuerle
Royal Advice and Religious Authority in Smaragdus of St. Mihiel's Via regia:An Analysis and Critical Edition, Roland Black
Comprehensive Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Pedestrian Countdown Signals on Road Users in Michigan, Richard Atta Boateng
Political Utopias of the Renaissance: An Analysis of Thomas More’s Utopia, Johann Valentinus Andreae’s Christianopolis, and James Harrington’s The Commonwealth Of Oceana, Brittany Page Brake
Stable Isotope Investigations of Two Components of the Cryosphere: Snow and Icicle Formation, Thomas C. Brubaker
Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: The Curious Case [Study] of California’s Proposition 37, Dave Brundage
Safety Benefit Analysis of Alternative Delineation Practices in Michigan, Brenda C. Burdick