All master’s theses completed through the Graduate College of Western Michigan University since 2012 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. We have a few digital copies of earlier years. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
A Qualitative Study on the Role of Companion Animals for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, Fariha Tabassum
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Wake Up America: Conceptualizing the Social Determinants of Sleep, Nicole Eve Bray
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Suicide at the Intersection of Race and Gender, Marina Geider
The Weight of the Interaction: An Exploration of Fat Women's Experiences in Healthcare Settings, Danielle Snow
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
As Different As Black And White: A Comparison between Interracial Divorce and Endogamous Divorce, Abigail Constance Lewandowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Wrongful Conviction Program: A Program Evaluation, Ashley M. Chlebek
Police-Community Collaboration in an Upper Midwest City, Samuel Imbody
Structures, Experiences, and Perceptions of Undergraduate Students’ Networks: A Mixed Methods Study, Rhoda E. Marshall
Cisgender Fragility, Zachariah Graydon Oaster
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
An Evaluation of Domestic Violence Shelter Programs and Research Best Practices, Katherine Brown
College Self-Funding Predicting Deviant Behaviors, Blake A. Darling
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Timelines and Trade Chat: Comparing Contextual Self-Disclosure and Perceived Social Capital on Social Networking Sites and Massively Multiplayer Online Games, Ryan P. Castillo
Finding a Baseline for Accountability in Diversion Programming, Anthony G. Frontiera
Libya, The New York Times, and a Propaganda Model of the Mass Media, Randy LaPrairie
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: The Curious Case [Study] of California’s Proposition 37, Dave Brundage
‘How Yoga Are You?’: Exploring the Contemporary Practice of Yoga in the United States, Olivia McLaughlin
Approved for All Audiences: A Longitudinal Content Analysis of the Portrayal of Women in Movie Trailers, Brooke S. O’Neil
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Impersonal Trust in Versus Dependence on FDA, Amanda C. Meyer
Looking for Mr. Right or Mr. Right-Now: A Content Analysis of Gay Men’s Personals, Matt Reid
Diffusion of the lnternet and its Effect on Gender Attitudes: A Cross-National Approach, Robert Roznowski
A Game of Skill: Video Game Enthusiasm and Confidence with Computers, Rebecca L. Sevin
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Still Siblings: The Perceived Importance of Sibling Relationships for Foster Children, Jessica A. Church
Comic Book Fandom and Stigma Consciousness, Dennis R. Gagliardo
Neiman Marcus Chicken Coops: Exploring Class and Identity Through Backyard Chicken Keeping and the Contemporary Food Movement, Traci D. Joseph
The Internet and Mass Society: Civic Engagement in the Digital Age, Simon J. Purdy
Labeling Research Deviant: A Comparative Analysis of Federal Ad Hoc Commissions on Human Subject Research, Brian W. Rossana
Climbing into the Ivory Tower: A Look at Administrative Perspectives on Sexual Assault on the College Campus, Tasha Nichole Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
How Now Shall We Consume: Widening Conception of Political Consumption and Analysis of the American Buyer, John Patton Chew
Beyond Flint's Dependent Deindustrialization: A Visual Examination of Social Capital, Amanda Graziano
A Cross-National, Longitudinal Test of Institutional Anomie Theory, Marc Alan Kittleson
Rape Myth Acceptance and Rape Attitudes in Campus Hook-Up Culture, Karolina Staros
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Is There a Promise for Latino Students?, Carolina Calvillo
Foster Care Aftermath: Comparing Permanency Data before and after the First Round of Program Improvement Plans, Kristy Nicole Niblock
Alternative Female Beauty: Women and Tattoos, Shannon E. Vacek
The Educational and Ministerial Goals of Female Seminarians, Lori Verspoor
Representations of Homosexuality by Exodus International Ministries and Westboro Baptist Church Websites, Cody Wedge
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The Fusion of Ethnic And Religious Identity in Post-Communist Russia, David M. Barry
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Religion, Politics, and Terror: Determinants of Tolerance for Radical Islamist Ideology in America, Jacob A. Armstrong
Where Was the Government? In Inquiry into the Events of September 11, 2001, Elizabeth A. Bradshaw
Breaking Protocol: The Failure of the Bush Administration to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol as A State Crime, Jacquelynn A. Doyon
An Evaluation of the Challenge Day Program, Deborah S. Higgins
Too Little, Too Late: The Current Generation of College Women and Sexual Health Education, Nicole C. Schumaker
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Women and Hostile Sexism: Effect of Identification with the Humor Target on Women's Responses to Sexist Jokes, Jessica R. Edel
Cheating Death: The Demedicalization of CPR, Michelle Nicole Erwin
The Influence of Teacher Expectations on Black and White Students' Academic Achievement: A Hierarchical Linear Modeling Analysis, Syprose A. Owaja
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
On Earth as it is in Heaven? Comparing Mormon Views about Gender for Humans and Gods, Michelle D. Fether-Samtouni
Sexist Humor and Willingness to Discrimination against Women, Christie M. Fitzgerald
Dance Club Culture, Amy M. Iseler
The Protective Order Process as a Victim Empowering Response to Domestic Violence: An Investigation in a Rural Iowa Setting, Traci L. Ketter
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Third Wave Feminist Identity, Sarah Brightman
“See Your Healthcare Provider for a Prescription Today!” The Influence of Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising on Nurse Practitioners and Their Patients, Kelly A. Getman-Dissette
The Portrayal of African American Women in Hip-Hop Videos, Ladel Lewis
An Examination of Claims Concerning College Student Credit Card Issues, Michael J. Macaluso
The Journey of a Social Movement: A Glimpse into Hizb 'Allah and Its Integration into the Lebanese Landscape, Lisa L. Peters
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
A Drug Free America? A Web Page Discourse Analysis, Darrin Kowitz
The Lesbian Connection: The Negotiation of Individualism in a Unique Community, Emily E. Lenning
An Evaluation of City Hall Departmental Complaints in Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1993 and 1994, Monique R. Moore
The International Criminal Court: A Sociological History, Dawn Rothe
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The Nonprofit Sector in Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Study, Abdulrahman Al-Othaimeen
In-Group Disparaging Humor: Conditions of Amusement and Consequences for Social Identity, Mark Allen Ferguson
African American Single Mother - An In-Depth Study, Donna Jean Russau
Crimes on College Campuses, Angela M. Turner
Technology and Time, Jon Van Wieren
The Politics of Exclusion and Paranoia: The Know Nothing Party as a Case Study in Frustration-Aggression Analysis, Elton W. Weintz
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Self-Disclosure in Male Friendships: Exploring Possibilities, Timothy D. Bower
Tales of Forbidden Love: A Sociological Analysis of Interracial Intimacy, Candice L. Bryant
Lincoln Savings and Loan Scandal: A Case Study of State-Corporate Crime, Ronald B. Coleman
The Social Construction of Personal Protection Orders: Gendered Differences?, Kristen E. DeVall
“Drop and Give Me Twenty!”: The Social Production of a Marine, Martha E. Frohlich
The Outcomes of Trauma for Older Adults, Shaun M. McMillan
They're Getting Away with Murder: The Social Account Ability of Collegiate Athletes, Justina Ixcia Phillips
Lifecourse of a Community Survey, Craig Tollini
Women Hunters and Modernity: A Nietzschean Analysis, Deborah S. Wilson
General Motors and Toyota: Comparison of American and Japanese Managerial Cultures, Seiko Yomogita
Promise Keepers: A Study of a Website Ideology, James E. Zoetewey
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
This Is the Price We Pay: A Study of Divorce in the U.A.E. From Divorced Women's Perspectives, Wadha Al Nuaimi
Football Yobbery: The Social Organization of European Soccer, Pakky M. Gerkin
The Sense of Coherence in Adjustment to Widowhood, Nora Dorothy Hartung
Gender Differences in the Career Paths and Wages in the Japanese Labor Market, Machiko Kitagawa
Examining Corrections Policy and Practice in Response to in Diana's Zachary's Law: A Regional Analysis, Janine A. Ralston
“Welcome to Prime-Time, Bitch”: The Nightmare on Elm Street Film Series and the Social Problematic of Mediated Quasi-Interaction, Jason Rapelje
Nudists in the Know: Investigating Social Assumptions of a Clothed Society, Sandra E. Schroer
The Impact of Peer Pressure on Self-Reported Alcohol and Other Drug Use, Daniel D. White
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Environmental Sociology: An Analysis of Trends, Gregory M. Fulkerson
Korean Immigrant Parents and Their Children's Academic Achievement, Ami Kim
State-Corporate Crime in the Defense Industry: A Case Study of General Dynamics’ Procurement of the Trident Submarine, James E. Robinson
Proposition 48: Knowledge, Attitude and Appreciation in High School Student-Athletes, Robin Salters
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Factors Influencing Prison Industry, Erik Dill
The Estimation of Rape Prevalence: A Reflexive Account of the Construction and Pretesting of a New Questionnaire, Edith Marie Fisher
Barriers to Freedom: Exploring the Influence of Patriarchy on Risk Preference in Battered Women, Cathy Gordon
Intellectuals and Nationalism in Cyprus: A Study of the Role of Intellectuals in the 1931 Uprising, Georgios P. Loizides
A Policy Analysis of Teen Courts: A Look at Teen Courts as a Viable Alternative to the Juvenile Court System, Jon P. Mathieu
A Case Study of Claims Between the U.S. Government and David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, Kimberly A. Salow
Stress at a Juvenile Detention Center: Identifying Stressors and Examining the Coping Process, Matthew J. Schmid
Creativity Or Collusion?: Representations of Women in Music Videos, Jan E. Urbina
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Perceptions of Corporate Crime: Assessing the Seriousness, Dale J. Ardovini-Brooker
Community Leaders’ Perceptions of Violence Against Women as a Public Health Issue, Deborah J. Bartz
The Foucault Panopticon Model in Motion: The Internet as a Candidate for Corporate Abandon, Thomas Wells Brignall
Prostitution in U.S. Society: Moving Beyond Traditional Feminist Frameworks of Analysis, Megan M. Coats