Works in this series are the final written component of a masters or doctoral degree program at Grand Valley State University. Culminating Experience Projects demonstrate a student's competence in their discipline while producing original research, investigating a scholarly topic, or producing a creative work.
For GVSU Students- To submit your Culminating Experience Project, follow the Submit Research link in the sidebar.
- For details about the process, visit the Submission Guidelines page.
- If you have questions about ScholarWorks@GVSU, contact the University Libraries' Scholarly Communications team.
Note: in some graduate programs, students may instead create a Thesis or Dissertation. These can be found as separate series in the Graduate Research and Creative Practice collection.
Doctoral Projects from 2017
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Enhance Nursing Teamwork: An Element of Excellence, Jenna L. Stoll
An Evaluation of a Care Conference Model and Improvement in the Transition Process for Medically Complex Pediatric Patients between Inpatient and Outpatient Care, Tamara Van Kampen
Implementation of the Reengineered Discharge Process and Transitional Care Management at a Rural Critical Access Hospital, Chad L. Wilfong
Doctoral Projects from 2016
LGBT Client Satisfaction at a University-Associated Primary Care Center, Christopher M. Bouma
A Standardized Palliative Care Referral Workflow and Educational In-Service at an Outpatient Congestive Heart Failure Clinic, Rachel E. Cardosa
Population Health Management Risk Assessment Tool Validation: Directing Resource Utilization, Sonya L. Christensen
Communication Process Improvement among Bedside Nursing Staff on a Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Unit, Lauren Dice Smith
Use of Culturally Tailored Media to Increase HIV Screening Among African Americans, Leda Evans
Screening Initiative for Non-Stroke Geriatric Inpatients, Kimberly Harper
Development of a Toolkit to Evaluate Efficacy of the Respecting Choices© System of Advance Care Planning, Nicole M. Harpold
Quality Improvement Initiative in Transplant Diabetes Care: Needs Assessment and Protocol Development, Dawn Korson
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Exercise Program for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis, Tiffany Kuipers
Development of a Protocol for Implementing the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit in a Primary Care Setting, Jennifer M. Ohman
Health Literacy Assessment and the Meaningful Use Incentive of Providing Clinical Summaries in an Underserved, Hypertensive Population, Tami Pettenger
Implementing Spirometry-Driven Evidence-Based Asthma Care in a Primary Care Practice, Douglas C. Rau
Implementation of a SMART Goal Intervention for Diabetic Patients: A Practice Change in Primary Care, Mackenzie Swanson
Evaluating the Use of the Asthma Action Plan and the Asthma Control Test by Providers in a Primary Care Office after Implementation into the Electronic Health Record, Claudia N. Turkson-Ocran
Doctoral Projects from 2013
Severe Mental Illness in Adults and Physical Health Outcomes, Kathryn L. Speeter
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Anaglym: A Graphics Engine Providing Secure Execution of Applications, Josh Holtrop
Binary Usenet Application, Alexander J. Patterson
Program Assessment System, Dyana Polderdyk
Microsoft Silverlight Photography Framework: Comparing Component Based Designs in Adobe Flex and Microsoft Silverlight, David Roossien
