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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
A Phenomenological Study of the Lived-Experiences of Families Transitioning to Permanent Housing, Ellie Olsen, Samantha Ruhe, Ellen Brown, and Courtney Zanni
Developing Novel Molecular Detection Techniques for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae), Meg Sanders
Immune Cell Profile in the Epididymis of Leptin and Leptin Receptor Knockout Mice, Hilary Skalski
Fecal Findings: Investigating Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Diet Using DNA Metabarcoding, Alyssa Swinehart
Does EPA Cause A Decrease in Inflammation of bEnd.3 Cells Through FFAR4?, Clay J. Weidenhamer
A Parametric Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Study of In-Line Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs) with Yaw, North Alyster Yates
Impacts of Racial Bias on Student Conduct Processes in Higher Education, Kaylin M. Zocharski
A Descriptive Study of Serial Killers and the Presence of Macdonald Triad Symptoms, Vivian A. Zuniga
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Passive and Active Battery Balancing Methods Implemented on Second Use Lithium-ion Batteries, Walter Bartek
The Analysis of Trauma-Informed Risk Assessments Within a Juvenile Justice System in a Midwest State, Kayla M. Bates
Variation in Tundra Plant Traits Across a Latitudinal Gradient, Katlyn Rose Betway
A CFD Study of Operation Room Air Conditioning: Air Curtain Performance, Spencer Lee Boer
Modeling the Torque of Ferrite Nano-Particles as a Ferrofluid Suspended in Liquid to Determine the Electromagnetic Response to Angular Displacement, Jackson Tyler Brennecke
An Examination of Religious Institution Involvement in Trauma Recovery, Caitlin M. Brown
How Do Food Shopping Behaviors Differ Between High-income and Low-income Shoppers in the Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area?, Alison M. Cooney
Examining How White College Women Make Meaning of Their Identities and Experiences After Studying Abroad in a Non-European Country, Damaris Renee Crocker De Ruiter
An investigation into the development of a low cost, easy to use seizure analysis tool., Cody Dean
Meta-analysis of the Association between Acute Particulate Matter Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease, Issa El-Kildani
Competitive Interactions: Spatial and temporal niche partitioning between Brook and Brown Trout in southwest Michigan, Frederick J. Glassen
Microbial experience influences tumor- infiltrating T lymphocytes, Hanna Groeber
Analysis of seasonal changes in thermal stress resilience and innate immunity in the temperate coral, Astrangia poculata, from future climate impacts, Tyler Eugene Harman
Drivers of decadal vegetation change in Northern Alaska, Jacob Allen Harris
Carbon Sequestration in a Restored West Michigan Oak Savanna: Implications for Management Practices, Jeffrey A. Heise
Recidivism, gender, and race: An analysis of the Los Angeles County Probation Department’s Risk and Needs Assessment Instruments, Robert V. Howard
Numerical Investigation of Leading-Edge Modifications of a NACA Airfoil, Anisur Rahman Ikram
Investigation of Selective Laser Melting Fabricated Internal Cooling Channels, Colin Jack
Confronting Wicked Crypto: Wicked Problems, Encryption Policy, and Exceptional Access Technology, Kevin Nicholas Kredit
Bloom or bust: Search for phytoplankton community drivers using long-term time-series observations and field measurements in a model Great Lakes estuary, Jasmine Mancuso
The Impact of Microbial Experience on the Murine Innate Immune Response, Cody Thomas Morrison
Hormonal Responses to Seasonal Thermal and Ecological Stressors in Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), Lilianne Nelson
Innocent No More: How Child Vampires Challenge the Social Narrative of Childhood, Ashley Quinn
The Determination of Phosphorylation of Nato3 by PKA, Miranda M. Regenold
Detection Probability of the American Marten (Martes americana) in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, Taylor Brian Root
The Unmasking of Aggressive Chemosignaling via the Crayfish Model: an In-depth Urinalysis Using HPLC, Kristi Ruvina
Verification of Effectiveness of Spot-Heating Technique in Reducing Spread of Weld Lines in Injection Molded Plastic Products, Shah Ashikul Abed Sakar
Development of a Tiny House Design Tool To Increase Safety, Efficiency, and Cost-Effectiveness, Michael Joseph Stratton II
Great Lakes Snake: Estimating the Occupancy and Detection Probabilities of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus), Arin June Thacker
The Investigation of Group 1 Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein 6 and its Role in Arabidopsis thaliana Desiccation Tolerance, Joann Eise Thomson
From the Dinner Pot to Smoking Pot; How a Better Understanding of Cannabidiol in Crayfish could Alleviate Anxiety and Modulate Hunger, Christopher Michael Timmer
Analysis of Center of Pressure and Center of Mass to Determine Patterns of Postural Stability in Neurotypical Subjects, Natalie Tipton
Intelligent Roadside Unit Deployment in Vehicular Network, Xiangyu Xu
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Influences on International Saudi Students’ Sojourner Acculturation in the U.S., Abdulah Shaban AlAsiri
A Comparative Study on the Stability and Degradation of Perovskite Solar Cells, Jyotiska Chakraborty
An assessment of periphyton communities in five Upper Peninsula streams, MI, Aaron Jeffrey Christiansen
Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy and the Modern American Identity Crisis, Michael G. Cox
A CFD Study on the Performance of High Speed Planing Hulls, Mowgli J. Crosby
Phylogenetic Analysis of Palisota (Commelinaceae) Using Chloroplast and Nuclear Regions, Alexandra H. Crum
Distributed Element Designs for a Wireless System, Nicholas Anthony Dipisa
A FEA/CFD Study of Heat Transfer to Semi-Trailer Disc Brake Wheel-End Components during a Braking Event, Justin P. Fisher
Exploring Neighborhood Level Variation in Incidence and Secondary Transmission of Seasonal Influenza, Melissa Freeland
Living Into Our Values: How New Student Affairs Professionals Embody the Values of the Field, Katelyn Elaine Gaither
Ethical Implications of CODIS, Lucy Grogan
Algorithm for Geodetic Positioning Based On Angle-Of-Arrival of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcasts, Richard Allen Gross
EMC Performance Evaluation of Various PCB Designs through Simulation and Measurements, Dimitri Häring
Study of Cooling-Drag in a Generic Passenger Car Using CFD and Wind Tunnel, Md Maruf Hossain
Swearing in a Second Language, Grace Irwin
“We Are The Walking Dead”: Morality in Robert Kirkman’s Comics Series, Amy L. Jacobs
CFD Study of Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Tool of a Generic Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), Samira Ishrat Jahan
Methods of Estimating Foot and Ankle Power in Takeoff Phase of Standing Vertical Jump, Kundan Joshi
Creation, Destruction, and the Tension Between: A Cautionary Note on Individuation in Tristan Egolf, W. G. Sebald, and Niall Williams, Nicholas Kanaar
Radio direction finding using pseudo-Doppler for UAV-based Animal Tracking, Anup Karki
Impacts of Shoreline Restoration and Source of Nutrient Enrichment on Macrophytes and Epiphytic Algal Communities, Paige Marie Kleindl
Dynamic Carbon Cycling in Muskegon Lake – a Great Lakes Estuary, Katie Lynn Knapp
Biological Invasions on a Large Scale: Investigating the Spread of Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila paniculata) Across North America, Sarah K. Lamar
Women & ADHD Functional Impairments: Beyond the Obvious, Noelle Marita Lynn
Investigating Student Service Member and Veteran Support in Higher Education, Andrew Robert McDonough
Developing 5GL Concepts from User Interactions, David Stuckless Meyer
Evaluating remote site incubators to support restoration of Arctic Grayling in Michigan, Alan J. Mock
To Study the Current Distributions of an Antenna in Magnetized Collisional Plasma via PFFDTD Simulations, Sindhuja Moravineni
A Comparative study of Wireless Star Networks Implemented with Current Wireless Protocols, Sizen Neupane
The Effects of English Pronunciation Instruction on Listening Skills among Vietnamese Learners, Nguyet Nguyen
Modeling and Improvement of Electronic Waste Collection System: Case Study at Grand Valley State University, Quang Tran Nhat Nguyen
“Arriving at Your Own Door”: Transnational Identity Formation in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah, Julie Oosterink
Dental Topographic Analysis of Maxillary and Mandibular Phyllostomid Bat Dentitions: Implications for Dietary Prediction in the Fossil Record, Colin Pellegrom
Habitat Use and Tributary Occupancy of the Threatened River Redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) in the Grand River, MI, USA., Nicholas Michael Preville
Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) Abundance in Relation to Habitat and Predator Assemblage Across the Apostle Islands, Jarod Reibel
The Design and Development of a Device to Assist in Boosting Patients, Taylor A. Rieckhoff
Bilingual Family Literacy Programming in West Michigan: Points of Alignment and Disconnect among Learners, Instructors, and Local Partners, Thomas J. Rogers
Modeling of Optimized Neuro-Fuzzy Logic Based Active Vibration Control Method for Automotive Suspension, Mohammad Adom Safiullah
Factors Associated with Rapid Repeat Pregnancy among Women in a Healthy Start Program in Kent County, Michigan, Sarah Jane Schmidt
Language Attitudes of Writing Center Consultants: Perception and Expectation, Benjamin John Sparks
The Impact of Healthy Living Education on Parents When Selecting Snacks for their Children, Daphnea Lou Sutherland
The Sandman: The Artifice of Comics and Power of Dreams, Nathan Teft
The Association Between Dietary Niche Variation in Rodents and Climate Change Across the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, Hannah K. Vermeer
VHF Transmitter Development For Wildlife Tracking, Bryan Westra
Habitat Use of the Climate-Sensitive Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) In the Manistee National Forest in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, Spencer D. West
“Not to Be Loved but to Lead”: Homosocial Soldiering in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, Cliffton M. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Fusion of Audio and Visual Information for Implementing Improved Speech Recognition System, Vikrant Satish Acharya
Power Optimization of Solar Powered Standalone Wireless Sensor System, Rajan Amatya
Object Detection, Classification, and Tracking for Autonomous Vehicle, Milan Aryal
Efficient Implementation of IEEE 802.11i Wi-Fi Security (WPA2-PSK) Standard Using FPGA, Atal Bajracharya
