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 2007
Using Art in Occupational Therapy with People Who Have Cancer: A Qualitative Case Study, Jennifer R. Dochod
The Acute Effects of Therapeutic Activities on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure: A Literature Review, Patricia Figueiredo Teles
Attitudes of Nurses Toward Research, Nancee Hofmeister
Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Variation and Phylogenetic Relationships among Michigan Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Strains, Shleby S. Johnson
A Study of the Relationship Between Semiotic Content in Commercial Email Subject Lines and the Decision by the Recipient to Open the Message, Stephen J. Johnson
An Upper Extremity Biomechanical Model: Application to the Bicep Curl, Adam Miller
Development of a Needs Assessment for Youth Violence Prevention Programs in a Large Midwestern City, Laura Lynn Savel
Faith, Hope, and Love through Doubt in Tennyson's In Memoriam, David Settle
The Medieval Influences of Shakespeare’s Richard III: Morality Plays, Miracle Plays, and The Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Shelley
Voicing the Unvoiceable: Tracing Rage in Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, Christina A. Triezenberg
Occupations, Habits and Routines: A Case Study of an African-American Woman, Michelle Leigh Velting
Assessing the Efficacy of Field Training Officers’ Organizational Maturity and Their Decision to Utilize Communicative Competencies, Michael White
Using Non-Fiction Conventions to Improve Expository Reading in 6* Grade History, Annie Whitlock
Long-Arm Splinting for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Case Study, Crystal Wolters
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Investigation of the Effects of a Rapid Response Team on Nurse Satisfaction, Collaboration, and Communication, Jacob William Ainsworth
Low Back Pain in Police Officers, Jennifer Gwyn Arts
TIC: Term Intersection Clustering of Text Documents, Casey R. Bartman
The Transtheoretical Model: A Theoretical Application to Homelessness, Richard D. Campbell
How has MultiChoice Africa Affected the Way People View Television in African Countries?, Jesse Geston
Where Are The News Media Role Models? A Study of Skepticism of the Mainstream News Media among Communications Graduate Students, Lindsey J. Hugelier
Removing Borders: The Influence of the Toyota Production System on an American Office Furniture Manufacturer, Susan E. Koole
Resilience and Depressive Symptoms in Midlife Women, Keverne L. Lehman
Human Trafficking: A Theoretical Application of Anomie on the Tier Placement System Utilized by the U.S. Department of State’s “Trafficking in Persons” Report, Jennifer L. Melvin
Perceived Barriers to Care Among Hispanic Women Who Delay Prenatal Care, Gustavo A. Moretta
First Year Resident Assistant Retention at Grand Valley State University, Karl Rishe
Nonprofit Arts Organizations in Grand Rapids, Michigan: An Exploratory Study, Ruth Terry
Predicting Distribution, Habitat Suitability and the Potential Loss of Habitat for Sitta formosa, The Beautiful Nuthatch, Jill C. Witt
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Fright at the Improv: The Fear of Public Speaking as a Social Phobia, Patrick J. Bishop
Classroom Management in Music Ensembles: Exploring the Relationship between Perceived Classroom Management Skills and Performance Achievement, Jeffrey David Costello
Un/Worthy: The US Print Media's Portrayal of the Kosovo and East Timor Massacres, Derek De Vries
Relational Aggression in Adolescent Girls: Developing Self-Esteem for the Target Girl, Lisa Suzanne Gulch
Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Fragmentation: Edge Effects on Zooplankton, Macroinvertebrate, and Larval Fish Communities, Keto F. Gyekis
Human Resources Management: An Exploration of Strategic Human Resources Management In Michigan Police Organizations, Jason L. Hunt
Technology and News: How are Choices Changing the Way Americans get Their News?, Mary Eilleen Lyon Cleary
Home: A Concept Analysis with Application of the Concept to Experiences of Individuals with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, Corinne A. Overmyer
College Students: Vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and the Least Educated?, Regine Rochelle Rucker
Feature Interaction Detection in Requirements Specifications, Richard Rummelt
Comparing Material Impact Strength of Three High Impact Plastic Resins Used In Automotive Grille Using Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis Tools, Jason Santiago
Gender Differences in the Self-Efficacy of African Americans with Type II Diabetes: A Secondary Analysis of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Haley Erica Shead
Surface Reconstruction from Medical Imaging for Use in a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Environment, Gregory M. Sturgeon
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The Role of Dairy Products in the Calcium Intake of Suburban Adolescents, Simie Bredeweg-DeJager
Consumer Knowledge about Managed Care: A Comparison of Lay-Consumers to Registered-Nurse Consumers, Elizabeth A. Byma
Perceived Benefits of and Barriers to Continuing Education Among Hospital Employed Registered Nurses, Jacqueline A. Dean
Internet Research and Appropriate Content: Keeping Students Safe on the Internet, Robert James Genetski
Developing Diabetes Educational Materials for Gambian Clinic Staff and Type 2 Diabetics, Rachel Golin
Low Self-Esteem as it Relates to Anxiety and Depression, Joel B. Makowski
Evolution of Leadership Theories, Ann M. Maslanka
A Survey of Theories of Change within Philanthropy, Angela Jean Morris
Responses of Flight Nurses to Catastrophic Events, Gene L. Olsen
Determination of Effective Non-preemptive Load Balancing Policies, Murali Rajagopalan
Job Satisfaction in Nonprofit Organizations: The Factors that Influence Employee Job Satisfaction at Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc., Andrea L. Speers
An Analysis of Mentorship in Michigan Police Agencies, Jeffrey G. Swanson
An Analysis of Mentorship in Michigan Police Agencies, Jeffrey G. Swanson
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Reconfigurable Vibration Table (RVT), Muhammad Ali
A Study of Female Characteristics and Images in Home Video Games, Carl P. Apple
Detection of Activated Platelets in Normal Pregnancy and Preeclampsia, Judy E. Herbolsheimer
Adolescents with Epilepsy: The Relationship Between Perceptions of Parenting, Self-Concept, and Self-Assessment Scores of Depression, Alison Z. D. Hofheinz
Predicting In-House Survival Post Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Catherine Jane Johnson
Self-Reported Factors Influencing the Retention of Non-Traditional Female Students at Lake Michigan College, Nancy Lynn Johnson
Local TV News: A Content Analysis of the Late Local Newscasts in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Fred A. Martino
The Influence of Occupational Therapists' Worldview on Clinical Reasoning and Action: A Qualitative Study, Matthew P. Mekkes
The Effect of ESL Instruction on Student Achievement, Amy Jeanne Nelson
Data Collection System for Putting Analysis, Joel Oostdyk
The Design of a CNC Mill for Product Prototyping, Haasan Rabe
Investigation of the Role of Self-Efficacy in Postoperative Outcomes in Spinal Fusion Patients, Karen Roberts Burritt
Effects of a Supportive-Education Nursing Intervention on Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure, Melodee L. Vanden Bosch
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Comparison of Maternal Perception of Birth: Labor Induced by Misoprostol vs Spontaneous Labor, Kristine E. Barber
The Aftereffects of the Boarding School Experience For Native Americans In Michigan, Sharon Marie Brunner
Performance Analysis of a Parallel Implementation of the Lattice Boltzmann Method for Computational Fluid Dynamics, David M. Cherba
An Examination of the Frequency of Unethical Practices in High School Among 9th Grade Science Students, Russell Joseph Chudy
An Inquiry into the Application of a Curriculum Chart in Science Education, Karen R. Fuller
A Descriptive Comparative Study of Student Learning Styles from Selected Medical Education Programs, Dennis C. Gregory and Steven K. Huisman
The Effects of Televised Violence on Students, Bobbi Jo Kenyon
When You Aren't in Kansas Anymore: Computer, Research, and Library Anxieties of Graduate Education Students, Rita Ann Kohrman
The Relationship Between Exercise Knowledge and Exercise Self-Efficacy for the Prevention of Osteoporosis, Suzanne M. Leclaire
Home-Care Nurses' Knowledge and Perceived Preparedness to Counsel Patients on Advance Directives, Mary Moran Barr
Effective Diagramming Techniques, Ralph H. Palmer
The Effect of Supportive Education, as a Tertiary Nursing Intervention, on the Quality of Life of Patients with Heart Failure, Julie A. Switek
Examination of Therapeutic Alliance and Dependent-Care Agency in the Context of Complementary and Alternative Therapy Utilization by Mothers for Their Children with Asthma, Mary C. VanderWal
An Analysis of Consistent Inclusion Programming District Wide, Laura N. Vos
Home Health Care Nurses' Knowledge of Advance Directives, Jennifer L. Zoeteman
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Attitudes of Male Athletes in Their Last Year of Eligibility in Division II College Athletics and the Relation to Their Academic Success, Brian Paul Bauer
The Incidence and Diversion of People with Mental Illness in the Kent County Correctional Facility, Marleah Bevelacqua
Knowledge about Stroke in Adults from Rural Communities, Julie Billett
Rehabilitation Nurses' Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Sexuality of Rehabilitation Patients, Renae Boss Potts
The Effects of Reform Mathematics Curriculum on Student Achievement, Mark Roger Brown
Language and Power in the ESL Classroom, Bonnie Jo Bustrum
A Study on the Learning Styles of Limited English Proficiency Students, Linda J. Clay
Faculty and Student Perceptions of Effective Clinical Teachers, Sylvia A. Counts
The Effects of Mentoring on Staff Nurses' Job Satisfaction, Karen Delrue
Relationship of Perceived Self-Efficacy of Disease Management and Hospital Utilization Among Patients with Heart Failure, Linda K. English
An Investigation of the Validity of Selected Themes in the Career Perspectives Inventory (CPI), Sharon Gherity
Study to Test Nursing Smoking Cessation Interventions on the Stage of Behavior Change of Smokers, Barbara J. Goudie
The Relationship Between Income and the Ability to Follow the Prescribed Medication Plan in Elderly Persons with Heart Failure, Lori Houghton-Rahrig
The Impact of Phonological Awareness on Reading Acquisition: Discrepancy Between Research and Practice, Nancy Justin
The Social Construction of Sexuality: Deconstructing Masters and Johnson, Jason Kennedy Kae-Smith
Body Image Perception of Adolescents with Diabetes, Cathleen E. Kessler
Three Dimensional Gait Analysis Following the Adeli Treatment for Cerebral Palsy: A Case Report, Troy Lase
