Northern Michigan University Master's Theses

This is an electronic repository of the intellectual output of Northern Michigan University Master's graduates and provides an organized way to preserve theses in a digital format .

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For your convenience, the NMU Theses collection has also been organized into departmental collections. You may browse these sub-collections by clicking the links below:

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Theses from 2016

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Personality and Longevity in the Profession of Athletic Training, Tyler Harris

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A Case Study in a Superintendent’s Leadership Under Duress, Anders C. Hill

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Evaluation of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay to Simultaneously Detect Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in Nasal Samples, Polly Hockberger

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A Novel and Rapid Staphylococcus aureus Bacterial Identification Method Utilizing ImmunoMagnetic Beads and Single Cell Laser-Light Scattering, Kaylagh Hollen

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12-DAY ADVENTURE RUN-HIKE TRAINING AT ALTITUDE IMPROVES SEA LEVEL 5KM PERFORMANCE, Andrew M. Jones

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THE FEAR OF DROWNING, Christen N. Kauffman

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WHALES AND OTHER MAMMALS: ESSAYS, Ryan Wesley Kauffman

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THE INVERSION LAYER: ESSAYS, Benjamin W. Kinney

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Lessons for an Educator: The Real Meaning of Sacrifice and Service, Courtney A. LeMire Mrs.

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THE HISTORY OF THE DISEASE CONCEPT OF SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCY, Brooke A. Lewis

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Transitioning from Elementary to Junior High: Action Research at Bark River-Harris School District, Jason B. Lockwood

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EXPATRIATES OF "GOOD" MOTHERHOOD: BEARING WITNESS, GUILT, AND BURDENS OF TRANSGRESSIVE MOTHERHOOD, Kelsey Nicole Lueptow

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Engine, Robin C. McCarthy

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EXAMINATION OF CD133 AND CD147 AS CANCER STEM CELL MARKERS, Christopher McMahon

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THE NECK AS A POTENTIAL SITE FOR VESTIBULAR TACTILE SENSORY SUBSTITUTION, Kelly A. Morrow

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ENVELOPE ELEGY, Caleb P. Nelson

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The Fire in the Firefly: The Unspoken (Speaks), Ania S. Payne

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MULTIPLEX REAL TIME PCR and MELT CURVE ASSAY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE and STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, Melissa J. Pierpont

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USING A VIRTUAL WORLD FOR SCIENCE INSTRUCTION WITH FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS, Amy Eileen Pihlainen

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Molecular evolutionary analysis of the American pika (Ochotona princeps), Andrew Michael Rankin

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EFFECTS OF OPTOGENETIC ACTIVATION AND PHARMACOLOGICAL MODULATION OF DOPAMINE NEURONS, Remington J. Rice

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN P300 EVOKED POTENTIALS AND PREFRONTAL CORTEX OXYGEN USE: A COMBINED EEG AND NIRS STUDY, Will S. Rizer

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THE IMPACT OF MOVING FROM TWO-PERSON TO FOUR-PERSON TEAMS ON SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS TOWARDS SCHOOL, Zachary B. Sedgwick

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TEACHERS’ AND ADMINISTRATORS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP FOR K-12 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, Travis S. Smith

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Deeper Than Roots, Braelyn D. Spencer

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ASSESSMENT OF NEUROTENSIN RECEPTOR AGONIST EFFECTS ON FEAR-POTENTIATED STARTLE, Mark Aaron Vanden Avond

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An Imaginary, Average Sun, Matthew Weinkam

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Upper Body Characteristics Related To Double Pole Performance in Female Cross Country Skiers, Karmen M. Whitham

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ANALYSIS OF TUMOR SPECIFIC PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME (GBMs) TUMORS THROUGH IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY, Amanda M. Wigand

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The Overexpression of Basigin-3 in Glioblastoma, Samantha M. Wightman

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How to Hitchhike West with a Promise, Max Wojciechowski

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Ghost, Moving, Andrea Wuorenmaa

Theses from 2015

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The Effects of High Intensity Intermittent Exercise in Normobaric Hypoxia on Aerobic Capacity and Body Composition in Overweight and Obese Sedentary Adults, Max W. Adolphs

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16-Bit Ghouls: A Novella, Alyssa M. Bersine

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HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHY OF CALYPSO BULBOSA AND CYPRIPEDIUM ARIETINUM IN THE GRAND SABLE DUNES, MICHIGAN, Adrienne L. Bozic

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Yardbirds, Joshua A. Brewer

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WHITE SPRUCE (PICEA GLAUCA), MOOSE (ALCES ALCES) AND THE ORIGIN OF A ZOOTIC DISCLIMAX COMMUNITY ON ISLE ROYALE, Stephen C. Caird

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A COHORT STUDY INVESTIGATING AUTOANTIBODY LEVELS DURING AND AFTER INFECTION WITH INFLUENZA A VIRUS, Michelle Collins

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Return and Recovery: The Influence of Place on Blues Murder Ballads and Laguna Ceremony Cycles, Tyler J. Dettloff

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The Effect of Yoga on Growth Hormone Secretion in Young Men and Women, Aaron Eastham

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STOMACH CONTENT ANALYSIS OF BOTULISM-AFFECTED BIRDS IN LAKE MICHIGAN, David A. Essian

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Finding Tuwaqachi, and Other Essays, Cory G. Ferrer

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A SURVEY OF THE COMMON LOON (Gavia immer) GENOME REVEALS PATTERNS OF NATURAL SELECTION, Zach G. Gayk

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EVALUATION AND APPLICATION OF POPULATION SIZE ESTIMATORS TO ASSESS BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) RESPONSE TO A NON-NATIVE SALMONID REMOVAL IN A SMALL MICHIGAN COLDWATER STREAM, Joseph P. Gerbyshak

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PEDAGOGICAL PRAXIS IN AN AGE OF PRIVATIZATION: THE CONTRADICTION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, Tracy D. Haack

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If I Disappear, Sofie Ellen Harsha

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RAPE PERCEPTION BASED ON RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION, GENDER, AND LENGTH OF RELATIONSHIP, Julie A. Herweyer

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HABITAT USE BY SPRUCE GROUSE IN A FRAGMENTED SYSTEM, Laurel A. Hill

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Assessing and Reporting Normative Data and Correlations in Adolescent Non-Professional Dancers, Alexandrea Holley

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Gene Regulation by a Novel Two-Component System Conserved Among Gammaproteobacteria, Kristin M. Jacob

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With the Light Caught Between, Albert M. Jacoby

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IMPACTS OF RIVER INFLUENCE AND WAVE EXPOSURE ON THE EPIPSAMMIC DIATOMS OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR WAVE ZONE, Leon R. Katona

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THE EFFECT OF MAGNESIUM CARBONATE (CHALK) ON GEOMETRIC ENTROPY, FORCE AND EMG DURING ROCK CLIMBING, Matt A. Kilgas

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The Effect of Isolation by Waterfalls and Dams on Stream Fish Morphology, Kayla M. Knoll

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All Feathers and Attitude, Virginia MacDonald

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EMERGENT THEMES SURROUNDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICS FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN MATHEMATICS, Andrew R. Mills

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The Tumor-Suppressive Properties of Neural Stem Cells, Ryan Passino

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Not One Without Water, Rebecca A. Pelky

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Exercise Intensity and Performance Aspects of Snow Biking through the Use of a Fat Bike, Kevin C. Phillips

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AN ANALYSIS OF THE DIFFERENTIAL METHYLATION AND EXPRESSION OF IMPRINTED GENES IN M. M. MUSCULUS, M. M. DOMESTICUS, AND THEIR HYBRIDS, Anna P. Rice

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Altering the Movement: Learning Effects in Beginning and Well-Practiced Flute Players, Andrea Savord

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IMPACTS OF PROMOTING FAMILY LITERACY KNOWLEDGE: A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER’S UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO CONTINUE PROMOTING FAMILY LITERACY, Trish Sippola

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Use of Preponderance of Evidence in Campus Adjudication of Sexual Misconduct, Elizabeth Sommer

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INTRACRANIAL INFUSIONS OF NEUROTENSIN AGONISTS PRODUCE AN ANXIOLYTIC PROFILE IN A RAT ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATION MODEL, Floyd F. Steele III

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Past the Edge of the Forest, Emily M. Suess

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PREFRONTAL CORTEX ACTIVITY DURING ATTENTIONAL BIAS CONDITIONING WITH FEARFUL FACES: A NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY ANALYSIS, Robert D. Torrence

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Not So Magical: Issues with Racism, Classism, and Ideology in Harry Potter, Tiffany L. Walters

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"Compulsion": The Fictionalization of the Leopold-Loeb Case and the Struggle for Creative Control of "The Crime of the Century", Maria L. Zambrana

Theses from 2014

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THE EFFECT OF NALTREXONE ON NICOTINE-INDUCED CONDITIONED PLACE PREFERENCE IN RATS, Jonathan M. Adams

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VISUAL CUES EFFECTS ON TEMPERATURE PERCEPTION, Carrie Anne Balcer

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The Perceived Demands of CrossFit, Bryanne N. Bellovary

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ANTIDEPRESSANT EFFECTS OF THE NTS1 AGONIST PD149163 IN THE FORCED SWIM TEST, Lawrence Carey IV

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EFFECTS OF LEPTIN ON ESTABLISHED GLIOBLASTOMA CELL LINES, Nicholas J. Cook

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To Soar Above the Apple Grove: Stories, Emily V. Doseck

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ACUTE EFFECTS OF LONG DISTANCE RUNNING ON C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, Bridget E. Durocher

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HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN APPLIED TO PERCEPTUAL PARADIGMS, Jonathan T. Fancher

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Seasonal Roads, Lynn K. Fay

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Framing Identity: Repudiating the Ideal in Chicana Literature, Michael A. Flores

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THE EFFECT OF WINTER VERSUS SUMMER RUNNING ON LOWER EXTREMITY MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY RATE IN RECREATIONAL RUNNERS, Elizabeth Frieseke

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SHIFTING SPACES IN DIGITAL RHETORIC: EPHEMERA IN THE AGE OF INFINITE MEMORY, Geoffrey Gimse

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Endophytic Actinomycetes as potential agents to control common scab of potatoes, Alaxandra A. Goodman

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Libraries in Battle: An Analysis of the Image of the Library in Texts by Swift, Borges, and Sloan, Elyssa M. Gould

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LEAVING NORMAL, Genean Anne Granger

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War and Return, Alexander Gubbins

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CHARACTERIZATION OF VARYING LOCAL WINTER STREAM HABITAT AND ITS IMPACT ON COLDWATER FISHES, Jesse J. Haavisto

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Diet Analysis of Burbot from Eastern Lake Michigan: 1999-2012, Casey J. Hares

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This Is the Dream-Freeze, Timothy B. Johnston

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Trends in Juvenile Delinquency, David L. Jones Mr.

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THE EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUALIZED, STUDENT-SELECTED SPELLING LISTS ON ELEMENTARY STUDENT LEARNING AND MOTIVATION, Andrea N. Kleinpaste

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"Why don't you speak ordinary English?" she said coldly: Linguistic Rebellion in "The Prussian Officer" and Lady Chatterley's Lover, Nicole R. Koroch

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IDENTIFICATION OF HCMV UL97 IN GBM CELL LINES AND A POSSIBLE ROLE FOR GANCICLOVIR, Thomas McFall

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Around the Table, Rachel E. Mills

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Her Body Breathes Into Mine, Zarah C. Moeggenberg

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MOVEMENT BREAKS: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PHYSICAL MOVEMENT ON KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS’ RECALL OF ADDITION FACTS, Erika L. Morrison

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SOMEWHERE AMONGST THE ASHES, Keith Rebec

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Plant Community Development of Isle Royale's Moose-Spruce Savannas, Michael C. Rotter

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DISASTER SALSA, Linda A. H. Sirois

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EBBINGHAUS ILLUSION IN TOUCH AS EVIDENCE FOR THE TWO STREAM PERCEPTION-ACTION HYPOTHESIS, Erin R. Smith

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SEED BANK DYNAMICS WITHIN A METAPOPULATION FRAMEWORK: A STUDY OF AN ANT-DISPERSED SPECIES, Emily E. Sprengelmeyer

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A PHYLOGENETIC REEVALUATION OF THE GENUS GAVIA (AVES: GAVIIFORMES) USING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING, Quentin D. Sprengelmeyer