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
Gender and Sexual Orientation in the Elementary Classroom: Teachers Negotiating Critical Literacies and Queer Pedagogies, Pamela M. Malins
Physical activity among Latino children in London, Ontario: An assessment of physical activity levels, sedentary behaviours, and physical activity-related barriers and facilitators, Gillian E. Mandich
Molecular Dynamics Studies of Water Flow in Carbon Nanotubes, Alexander D. Marshall
MRI-Based Attenuation Correction in Emission Computed Tomography, Harry R. Marshall
Valuation of Multiple Exercise Options, T. James Marshall
Feasibility, Effectiveness, Costs and Patient Satisfaction Associated with a Web-based Follow-up Assessment Following Total Joint Arthroplasty, Jacquelyn Marsh
Creating and Raising Humans: Essays on the Morality of Procreation and Parenting, Jason T. Marsh
Exploration of Three-dimensional Morphometrics of the Hip Joint and Reconstructive Technologies, Charys M. Martin
Keeping Up with the Virtual Joneses: The Practices, Meanings, and Consequences of Consumption in Second Life, Jennifer M. Martin
Individual Differences in White Matter Microstructure Predict Mathematical Achievement, Anna A. Matejko
The When (and How) of Intergroup Competition and Discrimination: Distinguishing the Contributions of Competitive Perceptions and Motivations, Matthew A. Maxwell-Smith
Microglial activation in the harlequin mouse retina as a mechanism for early retinal degeneration, Justin G. Mayers
The Cruelty of Reading: Reading and Writing in the Works of Friedrich Schelling, Marc D. Mazur
Dawn: a symphonic sketch for orchestra, Jeff McClellan
Investigating Personality Vulnerability to Suicide Ideation in Community-Residing Older Adults, James Andrew McClure
Anti-Foundational Categorical Structuralism, Darren McDonald
A Method to Measure the Detective Quantum Efficiency of Radiographic Systems in Clinical Setting, Michael C. McDonald
Antenatal Care Determines Immunization and Care for Fever and Diarrhea in Ghanaian Children, Natalie K. McGlynn
When voters decide: Causes, correlates and effects of the time-of-voting-decision, Robert M J McGregor
Physiological Ecology of Bat Migration, Liam P. McGuire
Psychological contracts in the workplace: A mixed methods design project, Kate J. McInnis
Narrative Tactics: Windigo Stories and Indigenous Youth Suicide, Gerald P. McKinley
Developing Dynamic Capabilities in Environments of Persistent Disturbances, Brent A. McKnight
Application of Cytotoxicity Assays for Detection of Potentially Harmful Bioactive Compounds Produced by Freshwater Bloom-Forming Algae, Jace Thomas McLaughlin