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:
Theses from 2024
The Mongolian Remodeling and the structure of Anoplocephalid cestode diversity, Mackenzie Grover
Theses from 2023
TRANSACTIONAL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE SUPERINTENDENCY: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THREE UPPER PENINSULA SUPERINTENDENTS’ EXPERIENCES, Lisa A. Coombs-Gerou
THE EMPRESS OF ROME & OTHER STORIES THAT MAKE ME POSSIBLE, Zoa Coudret
ATTENTION BIAS TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMAGES FOLLOWING EMOTIONAL INDUCEMENTS OF PRIDE AND GUILT, Caleb W. Coughtry-Carpenter
TROPHIC DYNAMICS OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR FISH COMMUNITY, Ariel Edwards
INCONMENSURABLE: AN ARCHIVE OF THE UNSPOKEN, Camila L. Garcia
Effect of COVID-Protocols on Athletic Training Burnout, Harrison C. Garcia
BRICK, Sally Geiger
THE STATUS OF INVASIVE DUSKY SLUG (ARION) SPECIES IN THE UPPER GREAT LAKES: A MOLECULAR APPROACH, Olivia W. Hall
NECROBIOME SUCCESSION IN COLD CONDITIONS, Callan M. Herst
I Made You this Playlist because I Don't Know How to Say "I Love You", Matthew R. Howard
SHARED AND UNIQUE PATTERNS OF RESTING-STATE FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY LINKED TO ATTENTIONAL AND INTERPRETATION BIASES, Dahlia Kassel
TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DOES NOT DECREASE TORQUE LOSS OVER HIGH INTENSITY REPETITIONS, Ian Koskinen
Appropriated Voices: William Blake’s “The Little Black Boy” and British Antislavery Poetry, Brett J. Mattson
Seasonal habitat and movement ecology of adult brook trout in a northern Michigan headwater stream, Dan Monhollon
CHROMOSOMAL SIGNATURES OF AGING, SIBLING STATUS, AND POLLUTANTS: AN EXPLORATION OF COMMON LOON TELOMERE DYNAMICS, Amy L. Munes
THE EFFECT OF STEP RATE TRAINING ON RUNNING ECONOMY AND BIOMECHANICS, Nahir Negron-Fernandez
Sympatric Soil Microbe Interactions between Streptomyces and Fusarium Isolates, Lehren A. Olk-Szost
HERE NOR THERE, Lisandra Perez
LEVITY, Allison Leigh Peters
FECAL CORTISOL METABOLITES: A NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR MONITORING THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF FREE RANGING BROWN BEARS, Justin A. Pinero
Doves Don't Fly Here, Nadine Rodriguez
Effects of Static Versus Dynamic Cupping on Ankle Dorsiflexion, Alexandria N. Schaub
The impacts of embryo development and asynchronous hatching on morphology, growth, and development of larval burbot (Lota lota)., Andrew J. Shapiro
RAPID DETECTION OF THE IDH1 R132H MUTATION IN GLIOMAS USING RECOMBINASE POLYMERASE AMPLIFICATION, Collin Smith
Mother Rind, Julia Talen
Genetic Alterations Associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Nicole Thomas
Effects of Eccentric Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Fascicle Length in Females, Sarah J. Triemstra
Effects of Dextromethorphan on Schedule-Induced Polydipsia in Rats, Madeline T. Van Fossen
CONTIGO Y LAS ESTRELLAS, Esperanza E. Vargas Macias
Science, Community, and Culture: A Holistic Approach to Ecological Research and Education, Laura Whipple
SEXUAL MATURATION, OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE HISTORY VARIATION IN LAKE SUPERIOR BURBOT (LOTA LOTA), Michael Woodworth
Sue, Heath Joseph Wooten
Control of Pausing in Rich-Lean Transitions by Spatially Localized and Spatially Diffuse Stimuli, Carson S. Yahrmarkt
Theses from 2022
SIMPLE ORGANIC FERTILIZER AMENDMENTS FOR FARMING IN DEGRADED SOILS: EFFECTS ON PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS, Andrew Adamski
Purification and Characterization of an Anti-Basigin Monoclonal Antibody: Application to the Study of Human Uterine Cells and Tissues, Jeannine M. Barna
Effects of temperature and density on the facial malformation of hatchery-reared cisco, Coregonus artedi, Reinna C. Blair
RELATING METABOLIC PHENOTYPES TO MOVEMENT BEHAVIOR IN BROOK TROUT, Jacob E. Bowman
The Social Construction of Language: Identity, Reality, and Trauma in American Composition Courses, Joselyne Campos
Concussion and Mental Health: Case Series, Haley M. Clark
Teaching Perspective Taking Skills to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mitchell Cox
Effects of annual thermal regime on growth trajectories of native age-0 brook trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis), Chase M. Daiek
INCREASE IN 1RM BACK SQUAT AFTER ABDOMINAL STABILIZING MANEUVERS, Caro Els
Molecular Evolution in the Mountains: Genetic Affinity and the Environment led to Adaptive Variation in the American Pika (Ochotona princeps), Zachery M. Farrand
A RAFT THROUGH STORMS (A.R.T.S.), Ronald L. Ferguson
MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH SPORT-RELATED CONCUSSION BY URBAN AND RURAL PRACTITIONERS: A PILOT STUDY, Brett R. Fox
PREDICTING CONTAMINANT TRANSFER FOLLOWING RE-ESTABLISHED CONNECTIVITY IN THE BOARDMAN RIVER, Ross A. Gay
The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Rumination: From Laboratory to Daily Life, Cassidy R. Girard
Quandles that are Knot Quandles, Jason Haskell
Saints in Space and the Queer Fantastic, Madeline Hernstrom-Hill
Only Underwater Can We Breathe: The Book of Mermaid Contemplations, Jessica Hudson
Raised In A Shockwave, Haley Hulan
THE MENTAL NOISE HYPOTHESIS: A RELATION BETWEEN NEUROTICISM AND P3 LATENCY VARIANCE IN A STROOP-STYLE REACTION TIME TASK, Jeremy Lawrence
A systematic review: The effect of prophylactic braces on reducing risk factors related to ACL injury in athletes, Zak Linczeski
"What if We're on the Wrong Side?": Police Brutality, Protest, and Player Culpability in Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human, Karmann E. Ludwig
ELECTROCORTICAL CHANGES FOLLOWING ATTENTION BIAS MODIFICATION IN A SAMPLE OF HIGH-BIPOLAR TRAIT INDIVIDUALS, Siraj J. Lyons
Measuring Affective Responses to Different Types of Nature Exposure, Abigail P. Moffett
Factors Influencing Attitudes Towards Ex-Offenders, Sydney Mosser
Understanding Parent-School Communication and Involvement of Children Receiving Title 1 Services, Holly B. Muscoe
BARRIERS WHEN IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS, Chelsea R. Norton
ESTIMATING GIRAFFE (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS) POPULATION SIZE AND SURVIVAL RATES IN SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, ZAMBIA, Samantha Phillips
What Keeps Teachers of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Teaching?, Kimberley Rodriguez
Lies I've Told Myself, Rosalyn R. Roseboro
The Need For Introspective Analysis During Teaching, Kimberly A. Salter
THE EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS VIRILIZING TESTOSTERONE ON STRENGTH TRAINING AND SELF-COMPASSION IN TRANSGENDER NONBINARY INDIVIDUALS, Nadine Sikora
The Astonishing Phantom and Other Works, Sara E. Solberg
The Earth Ball, Elijah Sparkman
LARVAL FISH EXPORT IN RESPONSE TO VARYING COMPENSATING GATE DISCHARGE AT THE SAULT RAPIDS, ST. MARYS RIVER, Signe F.K. VanDrunen
INTERROGATING RACISM: AN ARTS-BASED SELF-STUDY OF THE INTERACTIONS OF ONE WHITE TEACHER EDUCATOR IN A RURAL TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM, Jaime VanEnkevort
Kissing the Archimedeans, Anthony Webb
Varieties of Nonassociative Rings of Bol-Moufang Type, Ronald E. White
WOODLAND CARIBOU AS ECOLOGICAL DRIVERS OF FIR WITCHES' BROOM INFECTIONS ON THE SLATE ISLANDS, Ella C. Wilbanks
Theses from 2021
VETERAN TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES IN CONNECTION TO TEACHER EMPOWERMENT WITHIN THE SCHOOL, Jessica Aho
Skateboard Jesus, Kenley Alligood
EFFICACY OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT TRAINING (ACT) IN A TELE-HEALTH FORMAT TO TREAT INDIVIDUALS WITH AN EATING DISORDER, Morgan Angel
Human As We All Are: Posthuman Subjectivity in The Paper Menagerie and The Three-Body Problem, Jennifer Baker
A GUIDEWAY THROUGH THE LAND OF GHOSTS AND OTHER STORIES, Audrey Bauman
ENGAGING SECONDARY STUDENTS: THE BENEFICIAL INTERSECTION OF YOUNG ADULT AND CLASSIC LITERATURE, Jacob Bonetti
Calamity Sample: Stories About The Weatherman, Hannah Cajandig
The Gender Epidemic: Intersecting Disease, Gender, and Sexuality in a Graphic Novel, Autumn Cejer
Visualizing Geometric Structures on Topological Surfaces, Andrea Clark
FLUOXETINE AS A NOVEL TREATMENT TO ATTENUATE CISPLATIN-INDUCED COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, Xochitl Delgado
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON TEACHER INTERACTIONS WITH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, Travis Depuydt
CEREBELLUM-SEEDED FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CHANGES IN TRAIT-ANXIOUS INDIVIDUALS UNDERGOING ATTENTION BIAS MODIFICATION TRAINING, Katherine Elwell
Caregivers’ Understanding Of Early Literature Expectations For Firstborn Children Entering Kindergarten, Kathleen England
Algebraic Structures and Variations: From Latin Squares to Lie Quasigroups, Erik Flinn
COLONY COLLAPSE, Greg Gose
PLUMAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LONG-EARED OWL (Asio otus) IN THE VISIBLE AND ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA OF LIGHT, Emily Griffith
Wolf Selection of Human-Modified Linear Features and Cover Types When Hunting and Killing White-Tailed Deer Fawns, Austin T. Homkes
A DYNAMIC LANDSCAPE OF FEAR: HUMAN IMPACTS ON CARNIVORE COMMUNITIES, Tru Hubbard
HOMESCHOOLING DURING COVID-19: A CASE STUDY, Rebecca Z. Johnson
SENSITIVE AND SPECIFIC DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 IN SALIVA USING REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE LOOP-MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION, Casey Juntila