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Theses from 2025
Behavioral Training History Modulates Amphetamine-induced Impulsive Action, Tracie Crenshaw
Supporting Doctoral Research in Aging: From Exercise Barriers to Geropsychology Competencies, Alexandra Crites
Online Mindfulness in Higher Education: Examining Perceived Stress in Traditional vs. Nontraditional College Students, Ellary Darling
Impact of Witnessing Intimate Partner Violence for Elementary Age Children: Counseling Recommendations, Makayla Essington
The Relationship Between Yoga Practice and Sports Performance of High-Level Athletes, Molly Freeman
Prevalence of Imposter Syndrome among Undergraduate Students at Western Michigan University, Thomas Leasure
Exposure to Nature Imagery and Human Aggression, Claudia Ligman
Balancing Parental Rights and Child Welfare in Custody Decisions Involving Mental Health, Colette Methling
Using Video Models plus Feedback to teach Interview Skills, Zoe Odom
The Interaction Between Parenting Styles, College Adjustment, and Decision Making in Undergraduate Freshman and Sophomores, Taylor Phillips
How Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Techniques Affect Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Literature Review, Piper Ritke
FD&C Red Dye No. 40 (Allura Red) effects on non-human animal testing: A systematic review, Vilate Winfrey
Theses from 2024
Bridging the Gap: Examining the Discrepancies in Communication Skills Between University Education and Employer Expectations, Valerie Chan
Hericium erinaceus Effects on Working and Reference Memory in Elder Rats, Dine Claire
Psychological Influences on Reaction When Faced with Failure and Difficult Experiences, Marcus Cunha
The Immune System Under Pressure: Understanding the Impact of Stress on Immune Function and Health, Kaeshwinie Murugan
Implementing choice in treatment modality for adolescents with autism learning daily living skills, Silvia Robazza
The Effects of Therapy Dogs on Students, Chloe Romack
Improving Restaurant Customer Service through Job Aids, Madisyn Slater
Stress Levels During the COVID-19 Pandemic for BIPOC and White Individuals, Juliette Wackerle
How Does Childhood Exposure to Toys and Video Games Relate to Young Adult’s View on Gun Control?, Shelby Wilmot
Theses from 2023
Implementation of the Probability Hypothetical Purchase Task to Assess Attitudes Towards Bilingualism, Abigale Airo
A Review of Pre-Clinical Studies on Meth-Induced Gut Microbiome Alterations, Payton Brabant
Cannabis-Induced Psychotic Disorder and Schizophrenia Diagnostic Comparison, Tyanna Brodhagen
Approachability and Mask-wearing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review, Lauren DeHaan
Our Journey: Resilience through Adversity, Abigail Garcia
Psychological influences on problem-solving following lab-induced learned helplessness, Aqdas Khan
Approachability and Mask-wearing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review, Lindsay Kovach
Impact of Cultural Perceptions of Education on Mental Health Outcomes Among Asian and Asian-American Students, Firzana Syazania
ACT and CBT: A Comparison of Predictors for Depression and Anxiety, Madeline Yorke
Theses from 2022
Perceptions of Trauma-Informed Care in an Intimate Partner Violence Resource Center, Kailyn Alderman
Factors Influencing Alcohol Use During COVID-19 With College Students, Nikki Davis
Effects of Acute and Chronic Tramadol Administration on Radial Arm Maze Performance in Rats, Jennifer Graeber
Comparing Behavioral Activation with and Without a Values Component: A Systematic Review, Natalie Komoll
Impacts of Psychoeducation Programs and Moderators on Effectiveness for Depression: A Systematic Review, Marina Myers
Age as a Moderator in the Relationship Between Coping Strategies and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Hailey Owens
The Effect of a Toilet Training Seminar on Classroom Staff's Knowledge of Evidence-Based Toileting Practices, Madeline Ritter
Theses from 2021
A Review of Remote Work Evaluation Approaches, Rebecca Allen
“Police Perceptions Amid the Black Lives Matter Movement”, Eadoin Grim
"Incorporating behavior analysis to address risk factors for obesity", Fawzia Khan
COVID-19: Coping Strategies Predicting Mental Health Outcomes, Crystal Lim
The Effects of Virtual Feedback and Virtual Environment on Productivity, Sadie Martin
Decision making and Covid-19 Attitudes, Noelia Perez
Mental Health and Well-Being of College Students of Color, Raquel Rice
Temperature Scale Influence on Perceptions of Climate Risk, Chelsea Spaman
Measuring Uncertainty Within the Sunk Cost Effect, Dylan Veenkant
Theses from 2020
Using a Progressive Time Delay to Increase Mands in a Child with Autism, Brielle Babcock
Increasing the Echoic Repertoire of a Child with Autism Using an Imitation and Echoic Sequence, Rose Bridges
Anxiogenic Effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide in Adult Sprague-Dawley Rats, Catherine Conway
The effects of involvement in religious practices on recovering substance users., Taylor Currier
Reading a Literary Passage: Anticipation, Emotion, and Comprehension, Jacob Hurwitz
Stimulus Fading on Teaching Receptive Identification, Dennis Pomorski
Matching-to-Sample Using a Tablet, Karina Salazar-Ponce
Establishing Auditory Discrimination and Echoic Stimulus Control with an Auditory Matching Procedure, Matthew von Holst
Teaching Echoics to a Student with Autism: Video Model vs Live Model, Dana Waddell
Theses from 2019
A Descriptive Analysis of Drug Interaction Effects, Matthew Boss
The Effects of QR Code Prompts Posted to a Solar Charging Bench on Website Visibility, Sage Campbell
Facing Addiction in College: The Effects on Alcohol, Drugs, and Academics, Alexis Frazier
Childhood Trauma and Early Adult Engagement in Deviant Behavior: A Measure of Experiential Avoidance and Impulsivity Association, Angelene Green
Comparing Prompting Methods for Teaching Receptive Identification, Laurel Jungblut
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Accessibility at Drive-Through Restaurants, Regina McLeod
Rompiendo Paredes - We're here to stay: A film uncovering the struggles undocumented students face, Stephania Pardo-Juarez
Increasing the Frequency of Tutors' Reinforcement of Compliance Behaviors, Sruthi Rameshkumar
Young Adult Climate Fiction in Schools: As We Know It, Madeline Reeves
LGBTQ+ Student Safety on Western Michigan University's Campus, Kaitlyn Sedorchuk
Increasing Political Behaviors in Local Communities, Bionca Stewart
Effectiveness of a brief online mindfulness intervention on first-year college students’ perceived stress., Danielle Stuut
Theses from 2018
Saving the Earth with Behavior Analysis and Gamification!, Ling Ann Chen
Increasing Waiting and Turn-Taking among Preschool Aged Children with a Verbal-Delay Diagnosis, Alexa Hill
Theses from 2017
Teaching Imitation to Children with Autism Using Most-to-Least Prompt Fading in Front of a Mirror, Giulia Avelar
Explicit Programming for Icon Rings: Visual-Based Discrimination, Samantha Borowski
Teaching a Scanning Response to a Child with Autism, Katherine Burnham
Using Video Modeling to Teach Functional Direction Following, Breanna Burns
Increasing Shared Attention in Children with Developmental Delays, Shelby Esman
Toilet-Training a Child with Autism in a School Setting, Kristianna Ferrier
Functional Communication Training and Discriminated Manding, Colleen Jones
Culture of Gentleness: A Behavioral Approach, Stevie Parcell
Self Management: Overcoming Barriers to Success, Jazmyn Souryamat
Within-Session Progressive Gestural-Prompt Delay to Teach Receptive Identification, Breanne Stiemsma
Teaching Two Children Diagnosed with Autism to Tolerate Physical Contact, Kelsey Webster
Increasing Vocalization and Echoic Stimulus Control, Logan Wurster
Theses from 2016
Sensor-Enabled Reduction of Stereotypy, Aaron Brzezinski
Effects of Multiple Exemplar Instruction on Reading Comprehension for Secondary Students with Reading Delays, Reilly Chabie
Increasing Vocalizations in Children with Autism, Nicholette Christodoulou
Transitioning Children with Autism from a Discrete Trial Classroom to a Group Classroom, Alexandra Ennis
The Effects of Picture Prompts on the Acquisition of Receptive Language in Children with Autism, Hanna Simons
Theses from 2015
A Behavior Analytic Conceptualization of the Assessment and Treatment of Delusional Speech, Rebecca Braginton
An Analysis of Free-Will, Matthew Campbell
Expressive Identification of Pictures, Jordyn Elliott
Cross-Cultural Comparison for Treatments of Autism Between Germany and the United States, Jenna Hicken
Living in the Shadow of ISIS, Alexis Hickey
Are there shared characteristics among children with autism who develop speech while training with the Picture Exchange Communication System?, Katherine Neidhart
The FIAT-Q's Normalization and Appliance to Daily Life Behavior, Rebecca Rausch
Memories Bridal and Evening Wear Selection Process, Kaitlyn Riddell