Welcome to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies' Electronic Theses & Dissertation site. These pages are dedicated to help you find all the information you might require in order to format and successfully submit your graduate thesis for examination and publication electronically.
Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) are prepared as text-based PDF files. ETDs can contain non-text elements such as sound, video, and hypertext links. ETDs are available through Scholarship@Western, Western's digital library repository, and also released to the world-wide web with priority in many search engines, enabling scholars worldwide to locate, search, and download the University of Western Ontario's ETDs.
The most significant benefit is the dramatic increase (50-250%) in citation impact that results from electronic publishing. This leads to increased rewards from universities, in the form of promotion and increased salary, and from granting agencies.
Other benefits include:
- publicity for research - authors of electronic theses become more widely known and their reputations are enhanced
- easy worldwide access to your theses for colleagues and collaborators
- easy worldwide access to theses for job and grant applications
- a raised profile for research institutions
- reduced costs at the point of graduation since there is no need to have multiple copies printed.
For an overview of the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation process at The University of Western Ontario, please refer to any area from our site dedicated to supporting ETD at Western:
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Characterization of a Negative Regulatory Domain in Fushi tarazu, a Pair-rule Protein in Drosophila melanogaster, Elyse Susanne Burlingham
Examining the Effects of Policies on the Delivery of Shelter Services to Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence, Camille J. Burnett
Investigation of in-vivo hindfoot and orthotic interactions using bi-planar x-ray fluoroscopy, Kristen M. Bushey
Social Net-working: Exploring the Political Economy of the Online Social Network Industry, Craig Butosi
Approximate methods for dynamic portfolio allocation under transaction costs, Nabeel Butt
L’identité de groupe chez les écrivains francophones : postures institutionnelles et pratiques littéraires, El hadji Camara
Optimal clustering techniques for metagenomic sequencing data, Erik T. Cameron
Investigating The Necessary Components of a Sarcastic Context, John D. Campbell
The Measurement of Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy in Adolescents: Prospects, Problems, and Future Directions, Nerissa J. Campbell
The Weathering of Platinum from Nuggets and Platinum Immobilisation by Cupriavidus metallidurans, Sean Gordon Campbell
Essays on Informal Labor Markets, Javier Cano Urbina
Policy Implications of the Financial Crisis and Recession: Canadian Performance in Comparison, Michael W. Carfagnini
TIMP-2 decreases the invasive potential of MCF-7 and MDAMB-231 cells independent of MMP inhibition, Mario Cepeda
Short- and Long-Term Occasional Teaching Work Arrangement Differences, Annamarie Chalikakis
Studies of Microscopic Scale Strains in Nickel Alloys Resulting from Mechanical and Chemical Forces, Jing Chao
Effect of Liquid-Solid Contact on Thermal Cracking of Heavy Hydrocarbons in a Mechanically Fluidized Reactor, Mitesh C. Chaudhari
Magnetic Properties and Defects in Iron Implanted Strontium Titanate Single Crystals and Thin films, Misha Chavarha
Investigations of Zeolite Growth by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Donghan Chen
Investigating meaning in life, perceived social support, and suicide ideation among community-residing older adults, Joyce L. Cheng
Heterogeneity issues in the meta-analysis of cluster randomization trials., Shun Fu Chen
Properties and Applications of Sensory Outcome Measures in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Derek KM Cheung
Deliberate Self-Persuasion and Forgiveness, Irene Cheung
Narrativity in Postmodern Music: A Study of Selected Works of Alfred Schnittke, Karen K. Ching
Peptide-Mediated Targeting of Angiogenesis for Molecular Imaging and Treatment of Cancer, Choi-Fong Cho