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 2013
Human Adenovirus E1A binds and retasks cellular hBre1, blocking interferon signalling and activating virus early gene transcription, Gregory J. Fonseca
Reinforcement learning with motivations for realistic agents, Jacquelyne T. Forgette
Characterizing Stomatin-like Protein 2 and its Role in Neuron Survival, Lisa A. Foris
Studies of the Charge Storage Properties of Poly(bithiophene) and Amorphous Carbon Nitride, Timothy Adam Forristal
Clash of the Industry Titans: Marvel, DC and the Battle for Market Dominance, Caitlin Foster
UTIL-DSS: Utilization-Based Dynamic Strategy Switching for Improvement in Data Centre Operation, Graham Foster
A Physical and Geochemical Characterization of Southwestern Ontario's Breathing Well Region, Candace N. Freckelton
"Sit-still and Shut-up": The Construction of Childhood and Classroom Management Pedagogies in a Preservice Education Textbook, Marlene P. Frederick
Structure-Function Analysis of UDP-Sugar: Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Sugar-1-Phosphate Transferases, Sarah E. Furlong
Theory of Model Kohn-Sham Potentials and its Applications, Alex P. Gaiduk
Mapping and Zircon Geochronology of the Lyon Inlet Boundary Zone, Nunavut; a Crustal Scale Break in the Churchill Province, Nikolas B. Ganderton
Treatment of Combined Sewer Overflows Using Ferrate (VI), Rohan Gandhi
Statistical Analysis of Correlated Ordinal Data: Application to Cluster Randomization Trials, Ruochu Gao
Core French Teachers’ Perceptions of ELL Inclusion: A Mixed-Methods Investigation, Jordana F. Garbati
Thinking with Arendt: Authenticity, Gender and Leadership, Rita A. Gardiner
Climate Change Impact on Flood Hazard in the Grand River Basin, Ontario, Canada, Abhishek Gaur
Development of Novel Nano-structured Materials with Low-Cost and High Stability for PEM Fuel Cell, Dongsheng Geng
Rheology of Solutions of Polyisophrene and Polyisoprene-Carbon Nanotube Composites, Ruiping Ge
Performance assessment of wireless Two Way Relay Channel systems, Siramack Ghadimi
Enhanced Voltage-Sourced Inverters for Large-Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems, Hamidreza Ghoddami
Investigating Conducted Microvascular Response To Localized Oxygen Delivery In Vivo Using A Novel Micro-Delivery Approach, Nour W. Ghonaim
A Free Exchange e-Marketplace for Digital Services, Wafa M. I. Ghonaim
Reducing Epilepsy-Related Stigma: Teachers' Implementation of an Epilepsy Education Program, Gayle Michelle Gibson
A Case study mapping literacy learning opportunities and identity construction among African immigrant youth in a Canadian Secondary School, Wambui J. Gichuru
The Call of the Wild Geese: An Ethnography of Diasporic Irish Language Revitalization in Southern and Eastern Ontario, Jonathan R. Giles
Evaluating the Co-commensal Lifestyles of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, Piraveina Gnanasuntharam
Short Term Treatment Effectiveness And Long Term Prognosis In Patients With Lateral Epicondylosis/Tennis Elbow, Pritika Gogia
Pharmacogenetics of Oral Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets, Inna Gong
Factors That Contribute To Adverse Events Involving Care- Dependent Community Dwelling Older Adults And Their Caregivers., Dorothy J. Gotzmeister
Perspective Transformation Amongst Student Interns, Robert V. Gough
Flexibly adapting to emotional cues: Examining the functional and structural correlates of emotional reactivity and emotion control in healthy and depressed individuals, Steven G. Greening
Essays in Macroeconomics of Development, Douwere Eric Grekou
Awareness of Physical Activity Levels and Sedentary Behaviour: An Assessment of Awareness of Physical Activity Levels and Sedentary Behaviour Among Parents and Children, Tripat Simran Kaur Grewal
Space, Power and the Public Library: A Multicase Examination of the Public Library as Organization Space, Matthew R. Griffis
Disaster Data Management in Cloud Environments, Katarina Grolinger
P2X7 Nucleotide Receptor Signaling in Osteoblasts, Matthew W. Grol
Seasonal Decomposition for Geographical Time Series using Nonparametric Regression, Hyukjun Gweon
Applicability of a Picosecond Laser for Micro-Polishing of Metallic Surfaces, Abdullah Mohammad Khalid Hafiz
New algorithms for structural variation detection by de novo genome assembly, Ehsan Haghshenas
Micro-Mechanical Assessment of the Local Plastic Strain Invoked During a Splined Mandrel Flow Forming Operation, Meysam Haghshenas
Shroom3 deficient mice show congenital heart defects, Rami R. Halabi
Attributions & Resiliency: An Analysis of the Resiliency-Attribution Association, Aaron J. Halliday
The Continuum Linear Polarization Signature of Classical Be Stars, Robbie J. Halonen
The Halifax Pop Explosion: Music Scenes, Sloan, And The Case For A Halifax Sound, Danielle Hamel
Children's Understanding and Experience of Anger Within Their Peer Groups, Nicole J. Hamel
Cellular Adaptation of Macrophages to Anthrax Lethal Toxin-Induced Pyroptosis via Epigenetic Mechanisms, Chae Young Han
N-acetylcysteine as a chemoprotectant against ifosfamide nephrotoxicity; from mechanism to prevention, Lauren Hanly
College instructors’ preparedness to teach students with learning disabilities, Kathryn D. Hansen
Development of Microfabrication Process for Micro Inductive Sensors, Xueguang Han
Hardware Acceleration Technologies in Computer Algebra: Challenges and Impact, Sardar Anisul Haque
Understanding the Volunteer Youth Coaching Environment: A Psychological Contract Perspective, Alanna Harman
Fluid Identities: Toward a Critical Security of Water, Cameron Harrington
Optimization of a boundary element approach to electromagnet design with application to a host of current problems in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Chad T. Harris
The Role of Self-Brand Overlap in Consumer Evaluations of Brand Portfolio Management Decisions, Kendra A. Hart
Efficient Arithmetic for the Implementation of Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Ebrahim Abdulrahman Hasan Abdulrahman
Valuation of the Peterborough Prison Social Impact Bond, Majid Hasan
Smouldering Combustion for Soil Remediation: Two-Dimensional Experiments and Modelling, Tanzeer Hasan
Multi-Point Stride Coverage: A New Genre of Test Coverage Criteria, Mohammad Mahdi Hassan
The Role of Probe-Trial Distractors in the Production/Removal of the Spatial Negative Priming Effect, Peter D. Haworth
DNA barcoding expands dietary identification and reveals dietary similarity in Jamaican frugivorous bats, Colin E. Hayward
Development of a translational animal model of sepsis, Nathaniel E. Hayward
Well-Being, Authority, and Worth, Michel Hebert
Solid State NMR Spectroscopic Studies of Metal-Organic Frameworks, Peng He
Numerical Investigation of the Interdependence between Humeral Implant Position and Bone Removal Amount for Total Elbow Arthroplasty, Alexander J. Heroux
Foreigners Among the Dead at Túcume, Peru: Assessing residential mobility using isotopic tracers, Barbara R. Hewitt
After Dark: Reading Canadian Literature in a Light-Polluted Age, David S. Hickey
Atrial Fibrillation-Linked Germline GJA5/Connexin40 Mutants Showed an Increased Hemichannel Function, Matthew D. Hills
The effects of a single acute and repeated intracerebroventricular infusions of propionic acid on locomotor activity and neuroinflammation in rats, Stacey Holbrook
The Relationship Between Male Batterers' Self-Disclosure and Treatment Outcome, Armita Hosseini
Analysis of Subcellular Localization Patterns Suggest Non-enzymatic Roles for Select Arogenate Dehydratases, Travis R. Howes
Investigating the Effects of Radiation on Phosphonium-Based Ionic Liquids, Susan Howett
Finite Element Analyses of Single-Edge Bend Specimens for J-R Curve Development, Yifan Huang
Outsourcing Family: Consumers, Culture, and Marketplaces for Care & Intimacy, Aimee L. Huff
Effects of niacin in human vascular endothelial cells during lipotoxicity, Jennifer M. Hughes-Large
Hospital-Based Nurse Practitioner Practice: An Exploration of Interprofessional Teams., Christina J. Hurlock-Chorostecki
Representation, Recognition and Collaboration with Digital Ink, Rui Hu
Personal Smart Assistant for Digital Media and Advertisement, Ali Hussain
Atypical antipsychotic drugs and the risk of acute kidney injury: A population-based cohort study, Yoseob Joseph Hwang
Why Are Secondary School Girls Not Embracing Science?, Felicia F. Ibrahim
Effects of Coordinated Bilaterial Hearing Aids and Auditory Training on Sound Localization, Iman Elsabah Ibrahim
Trust in Functional and Dysfunctional Organizational Leaders: The Role of Leadership Style, Employees’ Emotions and Trustworthiness Perceptions, Tatjana Ilic-Balas
Violence among Cocaine and Simultaneous Cocaine and Alcohol Abusers: Results from a Cross-sectional Study of Treatment Clients, Sameer Imtiaz
The Public School Washroom as Heterotopia: Gendered Spatiality and Subjectification, Jennifer C. Ingrey
Characterization of the Alternative Oxidase from the Psychrophilic Green Alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241, Michael SJ Inman
Exploring the Structure and Biochemistry of Oxidation-Mediated Inhibitation of the Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase PIN1, Brendan T. Innes
Prenatal Programming of Hepatic Glucose and Cholesterol Regulation in Male Rat Offspring by Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia, Waseem Iqbal
He Says, She Says: A Dyadic Approach to Understanding Safer Sex Behavior in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships, Corey Isaacs
Dual-Task Effects of Walking on Rate of Speech, Dayna Kathleen Jablecki
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Retrofit System for Light-Framed Wood Structures Under Wind Loading, Ryan B. Jacklin
The impact of Protection Motivation Theory grounded messaging on diabetes prevention behaviours following Gestational Diabetes, Jennifer M. Jacob
A Hybrid Visual Control Scheme to Assist the Visually Impaired with Guided Reaching Tasks, Duane Jacques
The Interaction of the Human Adenovirus E1A Protein with the Human DREF Transcription Factor, Kris M. James
Functional characterization of the HUA2 gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana, Preetam Janakirama
Magic(infra)realism: Jetztzeiten of Believability and Latin American History in García Márquez’s Cien años de soledad and Otoño del patriarca., Katarzyna Jasinski
Web 2.0-based Collaborative Multicriteria Spatial Decision Support System: A Case Study of Human-Computer Interaction Patterns, Mohammadreza Jelokhani-Niaraki