Honors theses completed at Western Michigan University are entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors or we have been unable to reach the authors, so the theses may be only available from on-campus computers. If you are an author of an honors thesis and would like to make it available off campus or if you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses from 2023
Sociological viewpoint of Intersectionality: a focus on class, identity and sexual orientation, Sue Jiun Yap
Theses from 2022
“Have You Seen Me?”: Forensic Art for Human Identification, McKenzie Stommen
From the Farm to Higher Education: Interpreting the Experience of Students with a Migrant/Seasonal Farm Working Background and Have Participated in the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), Elizbia Xaxni-Capula
Theses from 2021
Eyewitness Identification, Alley Chan
Racial Representation for Faculty in Higher Education, Joo Ning Lim
Anti-Police Movement Survey, Julia Peisker
Theses from 2020
The Effects of Music and Music Therapy on Inmate Behavior, Virgil Glew
Resident Assistants and Race Relations, Megan Gust
Examining the Prevalence of Loneliness and Social Support of Undergraduates in Western Michigan University's Sociology Department, Michael Kemme
A Behavioral Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence Victims, Maryssa Presbitero
A Behavioral Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence Victims, Maryssa Presbitero
Pre-Arrest Diversion Programs with a concentration on Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders: A Meta-Analysis, Koren VanderWeele
Theses from 2019
Femicide in the News: How Newspaper Articles Represent the Killing of Women & Girls in Detroit and Ciudad Juárez, Danielle Branch
Theses from 2018
The Context for an Undergraduate Research Program at Western Michigan University, Nathan Browning
School Shootings: A Nexus of Adolescent Masculinity, Bullying, and Homophobia, Jack Marsden
Do students feel safe on campus? A Policy Evaluation of the Clery Act, Amanda Sidwell
Theses from 2016
The Consent Search Warning Argument: Procedural Justice and What a Warning Might do for Police Legitimacy, Alec Kraus
Theses from 2014
From Foster Care to Becoming a Family Member, Zachary Henderson
Mandatory Arrest Policy Implications and Domestic Violence, Stephanie Smith
Theses from 2012
Disability Determination Services and the State of Michigan Media Project, Eric Hartstein
The Truth Behind Coach Jerry Sandusky Scandal: A Search for Answers, Tod A. Jaggi
Theses from 2007
A View of Urban and Rural Teenage Pregnancy in Young Adult Fiction and the Realities in Southern Michigan, Nora A. Fox
Analysis of Acquaintance Rape on College Campuses, Marin Henderson-Posther
Theses from 2005
Celebrity Politics: Representations of Politicians in Newsweek 1980 and 2004, Jenna Marie Keedy
Theses from 2004
HIV/AIDS: Women's Knowledge, Their Perceived Risk and Willingness to Engage in Risky Sexual Behavior, Kimberly A. Cleary
The Effect of Female Server's Attractiveness on Restaurant Tipping, Anne M. Wisneski
Theses from 2002
Waiver Laws: The Ineffective Transfer of Juveniles to the Adult System and the Myths and Realities Associated With It., Amanda Benear
Adjacent Hard Places & the Soft Spot in Between: Ethnography of Homelessness, Carl Bevelhymer
The Tobacco Industry: The "Killing" They're Making in Society, Courtney Lang
Theses from 2001
The Holocaust, Gulag, and Sociology: Why is There Less Scholarly Interest in the Soviet Repressive System?, Rachel Schroeder
Constructing Cannabis: A Social History of Marijuana from a Race, Class and Gender Perspective, Kim Star
Prevention and Rehabilitation in the Juvenile Court System for All Juvenile Delinquents, Suzanne M. Suchyta
Theses from 2000
The Struggle for Equality: An Examination of Gender Bias in the Juvenile Justice System, Niki Rebecca Kotts
Community Policing: Effective Law Enforcement Strategy or Catch Phrase, Jennifer L. Prince
Eating Disorders and College Women, Jamie A. Zioncheck
Theses from 1999
Gender Difference in Student Organization Participation and Leadership Among College Students: A Longitudinal Study, 1918 to 1998, Jennifer L. Hook
Theses from 1998
An Examination of International, Federal, and State law as Applicable to Sexual Abuse of Incarcerated Women, Loren Gross
The Effects of Alcoholic Family Structure on Adolescent Development, Rachel R. Luna
The Developmental Impact of Casa Amparo on Young and Adolescent Girls in Reynosa, Mexico, Heather Rogers
Theses from 1997
Sentencing for Our Future: An Exploration of Drug Court and Community Correction, Shawn P. Eyestone
Volunteer Retention: An In-Depth Look at What Retains College Student Volunteers, Amber J. Pritchard
Theses from 1995
The Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEOL) of Japan: A Feminist's Inquisition, Susan Coates
Domestic Violence and the Legal System, Jennifer L. Evans
Investigating the Private Investigator, Michelle Garland
Dissociation: A Systems Approach, Carly Wiggins
Theses from 1994
Changing Attitudes on Volunteerism Among Students at Western Michigan University: 1976 and 1994, Angela Maxwell
Sex in the Forbidden Zone: Whem Men in Power--Teachers and Others--Betray Women's Trust, Godelieve Tapp
Theses from 1993
Whirlwinds of Pain: An Analysis of Holocaust Diaries, Gillie E. Cameron
Narratives of Terror: A Study of Holocaust Survivors, Todd Clason
Making Heroes Out of Villians, Andria R. McBride
Providing Effective Assistance of Counsel to Indigents: An Analysis of the Contract System in 8th District and 9th Circuit Courts, Douglas James Tanner
Theses from 1992
Discrimination in Sentencing: A Pseudo-Controversy in Criminal Justice, Neil Assante
Autobiographies from Auschwitz: Gender Differences, Patricia Meade
Theses from 1991
The Concept of Codependence: Depiction of Codependency in Three Plays by Tennessee Williams, Sharon L. Timm
Theses from 1990
An Individual Case Study in Juvenile Delinquency, Stacey Elliott
White Collar Crime: Perception Versus Reality, Kelley Kalkman
Volunteer Opportunities in the Criminal Justice Area, Susan Pritchard
Theses from 1988
The Evolution of the Constitutional Right to Personal Privacy and the Consequences of the Griswold Decision, Christy Sue Beznoska
Controlling Corporate Crime Through Reform of the Criminal Justice System, Mary A. Vogt
Theses from 1984
Theses from 1981
Extralegal Factors in Sentencing and Their Relationship to the Sanctions Imposed, Debra Gregory
Theses from 1977
The Impact of the Mentally Retarded Child on the Nuclear Family, Michael Emery Branigin
Theses from 1976
Trends and Prospects of Secondary School Education in English Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa, Ignatius N. O. Ebbe
A Proposal, Casey Groves
Theses from 1975
The Construction of Sex and Family Roles in Original Stories Told by Pre-School Children, Elise A. Brandi
Role-Taking and its Relationship to the Self-Concept of the Delinquent, Stephan M. Gaus
Theses from 1973
Juvenile Court Volunteers, Mary Ippel
Conflict Theory: Concepts, Techniques, and Stages, Thomas Kramer
Theses from 1972
New Forms of Heterosexual Marriage and Mating, Robert Lundy
A Sensitizing and Synthesizing Theory of Power and Social Control, Joseph M. Woodworth