Works in this series are the final written component of a masters degree program at Grand Valley State University.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Dismantling Dualisms: Jane’s Liminal Agency in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Nicole Baniukaitis

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Improving Irrigant Flow Characteristics for Enhanced Root Canal Therapy: A Numerical Study, BIBEK BANJADAY

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Surface Electromyographic (sEMG) Transduction of Hand Joint Angles for Human Interfacing Devices (HID), Brendan P. Beauchamp

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Examining the restoration potential of prescribed fire and tree girdling treatments on a fire dependent ecosystem: ecosystem responses and management implications, Rebecca Daigle

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Effects of Dietary Phytoestrogens on Spermatogenesis and Male Reproductive Tract in Mice, Trenton A. Dalm

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Concurrent Validity Study of 3D Motion Measurement Systems: VICON vs. Xsens, Pias Das

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seL4 on RISC-V - Developing High Assurance Platforms with Modular Open-Source Architectures, Michael A. Doran Jr

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Seasonal top-down effects of fish on benthic macroinvertebrates and periphyton in a coldwater Michigan stream, Travis John Ellens

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Avian Community Response to Oak Savanna Management in West Michigan, Abigail Elaine Fischer, Paul W. Keenlance, Alexandra B. Locher, and Joseph J. Jacquot

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The Impacts of Road Salt on Water Quality and Phosphorus Dynamics in an Urban Lake, Ellen Foley

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Conservative therapeutic management of thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: Four combined interventions, Kristina Forden, Ashley Freeman, Rachel Klebba, Tad Larkins, and Geanina Luis

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The Application of Microbial Source Tracking to aid in Site Prioritization for Remediation in Lower Michigan, John J. Hart

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A Call for Planetary Kinship: The Development of New Forms of Subjectivity in Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation, Jennifer Kinne

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Enhancing Human Key Point Identification: A Comparative Study of High-Resolution VICON Dataset and COCO Dataset Using BPNET, Bibash Lama

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Go big or go home: Divergence in morphology and behavior between island and islet populations of the San Cristóbal lava lizard (Microlophus bivittatus), Emilio J. Mancero

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Talking About Death: Exploration of the Impact of Death Communication Norms on End-of-Life Caregivers, Maureen H. McKenzie

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Summer Movement of Burbot (Lota lota) in an Isolated Michigan River and Pre-Restoration Assessment of the Grand River Fish Assemblage in Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, Alexis Neff

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"Cabined, Cribbed, Confined": Tyrannical Anxiety and Maternal Power in Shakespeare, Elle J. Nieuwsma

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Serotonin and Its Effects on the Chronic Stress Response in Crayfish Following Nonylphenol Exposure, Tara M. Olen

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Sexual Minority Students' Negative Experiences in High School, Abena Pinamang

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Enhancing Long-term Outcomes: Implementing Community Engaged Research to Augment Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Kevin M. Quinn

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Morphological Characterization of Two Transgenic Strategies for Genetic Access to Semilunar Granule Neurons in the Mouse Dentate Gyrus, David T. Rexford

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Parent Literacy Workshops: A Way to Provide Parents with Strategies to Support Literacy at Home, Ashley Riggs

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Intrusion Detection: Machine Learning Techniques for Software Defined Networks, Jacob S. Rodriguez

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Parametric Analysis of Injection Molding to Reduce Molded Parts Defects for Polycarbonate and Nylon 6/12, Upoma Saha

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A Feasibility Study of a Wearable Health Monitoring Device Powered by Thermoelectric Generators, Sarah Schneider

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Influences of Chronic Stress on Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Anxiety, Depression, and the Microbiome, Julia A. Semaan

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Strategic Morphology Interventions for Vocabulary Knowledge in Reading Comprehension, Danielle Marie Sharpe

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Implementing Social Emotional Activities into the English Language Arts Curriculum, Allison M. Sherbel

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Federated Learning Based Detection of Ransomware, Bereket Getnet Teshome

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The Role Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Plays in the Education of Refugee ELs, Peter A. Walblay

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Approximate and Sample Entropy of Center of Pressure in Unperturbed Tandem Standing: Contribution of Embedding Dimension and Tolerance, Jayla Mashae Wesley

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A Comparison of PM-NATO3’s Influence on Neural Progenitors and Mature Dopamine Neurons, Mary E. West

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Princes, Moms, and Warriors: A Feminist Rhetorical Analysis of Toxic Depictions in Film, Brittany Bahl

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Benthic Macroinvertebrate Pre-assessment of a Proposed Restoration in the Grand River, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, Matthew L. Bain

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"The Missus has paid for your life.": Preconstituted Third-World Women in Chris Cleave's Little Bee, Jeanette P. Barry and Jeanette Parry Barry

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Genetic Structure of Urban White-Tailed Deer in West Michigan, Jacob David Brand

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Microbial Experience Increases Cytotoxicity of Tumor-Infiltrating CD8+ T Cells and Controls Tumor Growth, Nicholas Aaron Bunda

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Comparative Anatomical Study of the Brachial Plexus of Primates, Alison Leann Camero

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Using Plot Photographs to Estimate Tundra Vegetation Cover in Northern Alaska, Hana Christoffersen

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BTS & ARMY: A South Korean Music Group and their Fandom Create a New Grassroots Movement for Social Change, Ye Ram Chung

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The Spatial Ecology and Habitat Selection of a Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Population in Southwest Michigan, Michela Coury

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Running out of oxygen: Revealing the interannual and intra-annual dynamics of bottom water hypoxia in a Great Lakes estuary using time-series observations, experiments, and analyses, Nate M. Dugener

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A Case Study of Organizational Mobilization Best Practices for Natural Disasters, Jaclyn Ermoyan

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“The Ugly Truth”: Examining War Trauma and Therapeutic Storytelling through the Works of Tim O’Brien, Meredith Ivy Fedewa

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Neuroprotective Effect of Cannabidiol During an Ischemic Event, Analis Floyd

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Relationships Among Age, Relative Telomere Length, and DNA Methylation in Pteropus Bats, Erika E. Forest

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ELL Cultural Inclusion Initiative, Julia L. Gidley

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An Examination of the Underutilization of Mental Health Resources in Collegiate Student-Athletes, Kathleen Olivia Glover

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Recovery posture post HIIT exercise in the active population, Sydney Goll

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Financial Literacy: A Case Study on Current Practices, Briana Lee Hammontree

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Amendment 4: A Movement to Reduce Ex-Felon Disenfranchisement in Florida, Hunter L. Harding

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Impact of Gamification on an Online Middle School Classroom, Jeremy R. Hein

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“Where do we fit in?”: Exploring a Sense of Belonging Among Fat College Students, Kyle Loyd Holcomb

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Blood Flow Restriction and Various Intensity Exercise in the Upper Extremity, Noelle Ashlyn Kaminski and Andrew Lowe

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The Transfer Equity Program a Plan to Increase Baccalaureate Attainment for Students of Color, Olivia M. Knodel

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The Effects of Deleting LRB E3 Ligase Region 2 on Red Light Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana, Sabina Liskey

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An Examination of Mental Health in First-Year College Students, Emily Jolin Luettke

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EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN TREATMENT ON REPRODUCTION IN AGING MALE RATS, Kuhelika Mali

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Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Spatial Ecology, Habitat Selection, and Use of Restored Oak-Pine Barrens in Northwestern Michigan, Diana Paige Methner

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Burned Out and Unappreciated: Exploring Emotional Support for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Andrea H. Miller

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Post-COVID-19 Teaching with Technology Support in Higher Education, Landon Nalepinski

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Building Stronger Student-Teacher Relationships Through a Mentorship Program to Increase Student Reading Achievement, Emily Nicholas

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Developing Coping Strategies for Early Elementary Students in Relation to Anxiety, Kayle M. Ogrodzinski

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Resiliency in the Shadows of the Ivory Tower: Examining the Strategies Utilized by Undocumented Students to Succeed in Higher Education, Estefany Paniagua-Pardo M.Ed

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Addressing Disengagement in Text Through An Increase in Autonomy, Access, and Relevant Text Selection, Amanda L. Saffian

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The Impact of Learner & Instructor Expectations on L2 Online Motivation, Sara Kate Simon

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Pediatric mTBI: Perceptions of Michigan General Education Teachers, Kayleigh Smith, Delaney Eckstein, Alyson Peters, and Tanveer Mangat

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Beyond All Worlds: George MacDonald, the Pre-Tolkienians, and the Forgotten Possibilities of Fantasy, Ethan Patrick Stevens

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Defining Regenerative Business Through the Context of Place: A Case Study West Michigan Businesses, Aislinn Teachout and Aislinn Teachout

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The Concrete Ceiling of Nonprofit Leadership, Leodis William Aaron Turner

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Multimodal Vocabulary Instruction: An Approach for Supporting Reading Comprehension, Mary K. Van Singel

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Potential Impacts of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestation on Forest Overstory and Avian Assemblages in West Michigan, USA, Nathaniel SQ Wagner

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Increasing Phonological and Phonemic Awareness to Support Literacy in Children in Grades K-2: Activities for Early Elementary Teachers and Parents, Tiffany Ward

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The Use of Occupational Therapy Services in Outpatient Mental Health, Kelsey A. Wasik, Matt T. Valois, Kaylee M. Essenberg, and Kelcie P. Beck

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Using Occupancy Modeling to Estimate American Marten Distribution in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, Maria N. Weston

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Inclusion of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Cultural Competence in Higher Education Healthcare Programs: A Scoping Review, Kristin Willey OTD, OTR/L; Jennifer K. Fortuna PhD, OTR/L; Jessica Guerra; Amanda Gross; Samantha Turner; Tara Grant; and Betsy Williams MS, LIS

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Community Organizing: Leadership in Rural and Under Supported Latino Community, Juan Paulo Arangure

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Assessing the Short-Term Effects of Translocation on Freshwater Mussels: Is Habitat or Water Quality More Important?, Joshua D. Arnold

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Quantum Simulation Using High-Performance Computing, Collin Beaudoin, Christian Trefftz, and Zachary Kurmas

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Effects of AM Fungi from Conventional and No-till Michigan Crop Fields on Plant and Soil Health, Derek Bennett

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Spatial and demographic patterns of two threatened turtle species in an urban environment, Carly E. Brouwers

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The Hyperinvisibility of Queer Black Women in Higher Education, Jeffery J. Brown

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A Study on the Beliefs of Juvenile Justice Practitioners on Youth Behavior and Treatment, Chase S. Christenson

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ELs in a Michigan 9-12 School: Educators’ Perceptions and Cultural Considerations, Melissa Lynn Dean

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Comparing Macroinvertebrate Total Abundance and Total Biomass on Five Substrate Types from Upstream to Downstream on the North Branch of the Au Sable River, Paul David Dingman

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Hardware Acceleration in Image Stitching: GPU vs FPGA, Joshua David Edgcombe

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Adult Persistent Post-Concussion Syndrome: Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Current State of Practice, Megan Eisses, Megan Hicks, Megan Mitchell, and Sabrina Vanderklipp

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Pedigree and Molecular Assessment of Relatedness in a Captive Chimpanzee Population, Francesca Golus

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Recovery Effects on the Performance of Athletic Shoes, Erich B. Hagen

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Best Practice in Dementia Communication: Determining the effectiveness of pre-recorded, presentation-based learning for CNAs working in residential care facilities, Mary Kate Hoeve

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Use of imaging flow cytometry to assess the hematology of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus), Jennifer H. Kovach

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“Am I Wrong to Want Justice?”: How J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace Forces Readers to Think through the Problem of Law, Nicholas Langenberg

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Evaluation of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) spawning success on an artificial reef constructed in the Kalamazoo River, Michigan, Jason P. Lorenz

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CFD Analysis of Subcutaneous Deposition and Dispersion of Insulin in Adipose Tissue, Ryan C. Lubbers

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Effects of shoreline and watershed development on eastern Lake Michigan drowned river mouth ecology, Megan M. Mader and Carl R. Ruetz III

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Strategies for Raising Low Test Scores of Minority Students, Shanika Y. Mcclendon

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Gendered Pronouns and Rape Myth Acceptance, Cassandra M. Merritt