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 2019
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
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Search and Rescue, Juan Gonzalo Cárcamo Zuluaga
Modeling of Cold Compressor Pump Down Process, Kyle A. Dinger
Privileged and Complicit: Education and Understanding of White Privilege at a Predominately White Institution, Chase Rourke Dolan
Occupancy and detection of Yellow Perch in Great Lakes coastal wetlands, Kaitlyn M. Dykstra
Incidence, Clinical Manifestations and Risk Factors of Acute Rheumatic Fever: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Global Perspective, Jessica Fritzler
The relationship between feeding type and temporomandibular joint morphology in superfamily Musteloidea, Travis L. Garvin
14-3-3 Protein Rad24 and its Effect on Mid1 Localization and Contractile Acto- Myosin Ring Assembly During Cytokinesis in S. pombe, Anissa P. Grawe
An Examination of the Relationship between Use of Counseling Services and Emotional Resiliency Development, Chelse M. Hawkins
Environmental factors influencing amphibian community assemblage in dune wetlands on the Lake Michigan coast, Alex H. Jouney
Analysis of Growth and Prevalence of Malnutrition during Total Parenteral Nutrition Weaning: A Methodological Demonstration, Lauren Ashley Kane
Annie Dillard: At the Altar of Nature, Kelley A. Kasul
Mathematical Modeling and Empirical Validation of a Conceptual Exoskeleton for Astronaut Glove Augmentation, Joseph Kissling
“Who has a right to say what focus is the legitimate focus?” Tennessee Williams and Julia Margaret Cameron’s Theatrical Portraits of Women, Jennifer M. Klug
Reaching the Sacred Through the Secular: Biblical Elements and the Superiority of Divine Love in Three of Marie de France’s Lais, Sarah J. Kooienga
Home-range Dynamics and Resource Selection of American Marten (Martes americana) in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula, Angela Kujawa
Use of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment as an Early Indicator of Tumor Progression in Patient with Stage III and IV Gliomas, Eric David Laney
Cold Careers and Occupational Hazards: The Occupational Preferences of Canadian Serial Killers, Christina E. Ledezma
Genetic structure of invasive baby’s breath (Gypsophila paniculata) populations in a Michigan dune system, Hailee B. Leimbach-Maus
Intergenerational Incarceration and Inmate Adjustment, Sarah C. Light
Modelling the Financial Effects of Naïve Neutral Zone Limits on Energy Storage Systems Participating in Midwest ISO Energy Markets Under Frequency Regulation Prioritization Policies, Patrick J. McCarthy
What to Expect? An Exploration of International Student Experience, Meagan Mullen
Investigating Erosion and Ecological Impacts to an Urban Coldwater Stream Using Multiple Techniques, Daniel T. L. Myers
Agent Based Terrain Generator: Cruthú, Lawrence L. O'Boyle
Impacts of Sediment Dredging on Phosphorus Dynamics in a Restored Riparian Wetland, Kimberly Oldenborg
Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) on Mouse Endothelial Cell Health, Spencer C. Pageau
The effect of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) on endothelial cell expression of connexin43, Benjamin Pichette
Effects of fire season and temperature on a spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) infested grassland, Zachery T. Pitman
Effects of Chronic Atrazine Exposure on Male Reproductive Function in Sprague Dawley Rats, Josh Quinn
Access to Higher Education through Community-Based Organizations, Irma Y. Ramirez
The Breast Kind of Tattoos: A Study of Tattoos on Mastectomy Scars, Kaitlin Sarah Reed
Assessment of invasive Gypsophila paniculata Control Methods in the northwest Michigan dunes, Emma K. Rice
Identification of the Seizure Onset Zone by Auto-Regressive Model Residual Modulation Applied to Intracranial EEG and its Correlation to Channels with High Preponderances of Detected HFOs, Allison L. Rogutich
The Design, Analysis, Development, and Test of a High-Energy Trauma Prevention Safety Device, Samuel B. Schaefer
Time Evolution of ECoG Network Connectivity in Patients with Refractory Epilepsy, Michael J. Selesko
A Case Study on Application of Fuzzy Logic based Controller for Peak Load Shaving in a Typical Household's Per Day Electricity Consumption, Krishna P. Sharma
Linguistic Features of Medical English for Curricular and Instructional Purposes, Yi Shi
Design and Testing of a Sheath Device to Secure Rotator Cuff Anchors in Osteoporotic Bone, Alissa Smith
Student Perceptions of Vocabualry Gain during Study Abroad, Yuan Sui
Enhancement of fast scan cyclic voltammetry detection of dopamine with tryptophan, Sarah E. Thompson
Is TPMT Testing a Predictor of Duration of Use or Long-Term Benefit of Thiopurine Agents?, Shatoya R. Wilson
Estimating Components of Stream Metabolism Using the Free Water Dissolved Oxygen Method, Jay R. Zuidema Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Nest-Site Selection and Neonate Survival of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula, Joseph T. Altobelli
Black Male Persistence Through Stereotypes in College, Taylor B. H. Boyd
Effective Population Size, Demography, and Viability of Eastern Massasaugas (Sistrurus catenatus) in Southwest Michigan, Danielle R. Bradke
Effect of Michigan State-Funded Child and Adolescent Health Center (CAHC) in Directing the Health and Wellness of West Michigan's Oakridge School District, Amber M. Bytwerk
Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Event-Free Survival in Children Diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Jordan L. Chester
“The cracked pots of humanity”: Post-World War II American Literary Perspectives on Psychiatric Treatment/Containment of Mental Disorders, Jennifer Chichester
Yellow Perch Genetic Stock Structure in Eastern Lake Michigan: What is the Importance of Drowned River Mouth Lakes?, Gregory M. Chorak
Vascular Effects of Dietary Supplement BMPEA on Mesenteric Porcine Vasculature, Clifford Cooper
Reckoning: Detroit’s Literary Crisis of Conscience, Danielle E. J. Cope
Effects of Aging and Dietary Phytoestrogens on Sperm Production in Sprague Dawley Rats, Brian Cutler
Query Expansion Techniques for Enterprise Search, Eric M. Domke
The Role of Affective Forecasting and the Impact Bias in Nutritional Health Behaviors, Matthew D. Fallon
The Effect of Dietary Specialism and Generalism on Evolutionary Longevity in an Early Paleogene Mammalian Community, Samantha Glonek
Nutrition and the Person-in-Environment Perspective: Implications for Social Work, Kayla Harter
A Comparative Content Analysis of Sports Concussions in News and Entertainment Print Media Publications in 2005 versus 2015, Shayla N. Henrikson
A CFD Study of a Multi-Element Front Wing for a Formula One Racing Car, Shardul C. Kachare
Phosphorus Retention in West Michigan Two-stage Agricultural Ditches, Emily Kindervater
Spatial Ecology of the Adult and Neonate Eastern Box Turtle in a Forested Landscape, Patrick B. Laarman
Seasonal Ecology of Mottled Sculpin and Brown Trout in a Coldwater Michigan Stream, Susanna K. LaGory
Assessing the Potential Benefits of Recreational Therapy on Functioning Outcomes, Samantha R. Lamkin
Religion, Science, and Truth in the Human Experience: Poetry as Living Synthesis in Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, Karen E. Luidens
The Romance That Didn’t Last: An Analysis of Language in Chrétien de Troyes Le Chevalier de la Charette, Elizabeth F. Pafford
Racial Ideology and Black Students’ Leadership Experiences at a Historically White Institution, ReChard Peel
Midwives for Haiti: Process Evaluation, Denielle M. Riley
Reasons for Their Departure: A Look at Undergraduate Women who Abandon STEM Majors, Nicole S. Rombach
From Subject to Cyborg: Reframing Identity within Female Spaces in Neil Gaiman's Black Orchid and A Game of You, Mary A. Ruge
The Effect of Good Form Running Gait Retraining on Lower Extremity Kinematics and Ground Reaction Forces, Alyssa Schaefbauer
Effect of Arm Motion on Standing Lateral Jump Performance, Arif Ahmed Sohel
Visualization of the Cardiac Excitation and PVC Arrhythmia on a 3D Heart Model, Pranav Sreedharan Veliyara
Recently Released Women’s Time Spent with Mentors and Achieving Reentry Goals, Rebecca R. Stoddard
The Role of Metastasis Suppressor CD82 in the Deactivation of the c-Met Signaling Pathway in Prostate Cancer, Katie L. Uhl
Information Theoretic EEG Analysis of Children with Severe Disabilities in Response to Power Mobility Training: A Pilot Study, Joshua O. Usoro
Embedded processors on FPGA: Hard-core vs Soft-core, Vivek J. Vazhoth Kanhiroth
Using Figurative Language in American English: Challenges and Successes of Adult English Learners, Abbey L. Ventrone
Brook Trout Behavioral Thermoregulation and Habitat Selection in a Small Michigan Coldwater Stream: Implications for Successful Management, Justin Emory Wegner
Identification of Deletions in the Hdc Gene of Drosophila Melanogaster Generated Through Transposon-Excision Mutagenesis, Gregory A. Wesseling
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Detection and Attribution of Long-Term Vegetation Changes in Northern Alaska, Robert Barrett
