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
A Mile In My Shoes: A Prolegomenon for an Empathic Sociology, Hart J. Walker
Early Childhood Educators' Experiences of the Ontario Full-Day Early Learning: Promises to Keep, Rose M. Walton
High density gas-solids circulating fluidized bed riser and downer reactors, Chengxiu Wang
Nanostructured Tin-Based Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries with X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Studies, Dongniu Wang
X-ray Absorption Fine Structure and X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence Studies of Gallium Nitride - Zinc Oxide Solid Solution Nanostructures, Matthew J. Ward
Ectopic Mineralization of Spinal Tissues in Mice Lacking Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1, Sumeeta Warraich
First Nations Youths' Experiences with Wellness: A Four Directions Approach, Jamie L. Warren
Folate Receptor-Targeting Liposomes for the Delivery of Antisense Molecules to Cancer Cells, Colin J. Way
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus columbianus) Habitat Selection during the Nonbreeding Period, Katelyn H. A. Weaver
Queer(ing) Politics and Practices: Contemporary Art in Homonationalist Times, Cierra A. Webster
Adverse Drug Events and Renal Function, Matthew A. Weir
The transition to motherhood: Women's experience as survivors of childhood sexual abuse, Laura A. Welch
Metaphor and Metanoia: Linguistic Transfer and Cognitive Transformation in British and Irish Modernism, Andrew C. Wenaus
Representing Game Dialogue as Expressions in First-Order Logic, Kaylen FJ Wheeler
Some Theoretical Models for a Critical Art Practice, Giles Whitaker
Accelerated Imaging Techniques for Chemical Shift Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Curtis N. Wiens
Three-Phase Reduced Switch Topologies for AC-DC Front-End and Single-Stage Converters, Dunisha Wijeratne
Absence of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase AtPPC3 increases sensitivity of Arabidopsis thaliana to cadmium, Ian R. Willick
Reminiscences: The Medievalisms of Wassily Kandinsky, Stephanie Wittich
The Role of α5GABA(A) Receptors in Brain Inflammation, Jason K. Wong
Reaching for the light: The prioritization of conspicuous visual stimuli for reflexive target-directed reaching, Daniel K. Wood
The effect of articulation and word-meaning on gait and balance in people with Parkinson’s disease, Kevin Wood
Understanding Gendered Pathways to Criminal Involvement in a Community-Based Sample: Relevance of Past Trauma with Female Offenders, Amelia S.Y. Wu
Improving Cardiac Repair by Stem Cell Factor Post-Myocardial Infarction, Fuli Xiang
Comparison of option pricing between ARMA-GARCH and GARCH-M models, Yi Xi
Study on Fine Powder Coating with Modified Additive, Dangchen Xue
A Support System for Graphics for Visually Impaired People, Hao Xu
Multinuclear Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Microporous Materials, Jun Xu
Lines of Necessity, Thea A. Yabut
Magneto-Rheological Actuators for Human-Safe Robots: Modeling, Control, and Implementation, Peyman Yadmellat
Studies on Microscopic Flow Structure Inside a Rectangular Circulating Fluidized Bed Through Image Analysis, Jingsi Yang
Development of Nanostructured LiMPO4 (M=Fe, Mn) as Cathodes for High Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jinli Yang
Continuum Modeling on Size-dependent Properties of Piezoelectric Nanostructures, Zhi Yan
Listening to Voices of Exceptional Students to Inform Art Pedagogy, Christina Yarmol
Characterization of the Interaction Between Bone Sialoprotein and Type I Collagen, Rose Yee
Spatial Variation and Interpolation of Wind Speed Statistics and Its Implication in Design Wind Load, Wei Ye
SUNERGOS1, a Lotus japonicus gene required for proper accommodation of rhizobial infection, Hwi Joong Yoon
Engineering nanocomposites for antimicrobial application, Binyu Yu
In Situ High-Pressure Studies of Ammonia Borane Derivatives by Vibrational Spectroscopy, Zhihao Yu
Credibility theory for phase-type distributions, Yanyan Zang
Modelling Credit Value Adjustment Using Defaultable Options Approach, Sidita Zhabjaku
Marital Strategies and Elder Care Arrangements Among Single Men in Rural China, Kun Zhang
Investigations of the Crystallization Processes of Molecular Sieves, Lu Zhang
Metabolism and transcriptional responses to asparagine in Arabidopsis thaliana, Qianyi Zhang
Methods for Fabricating Printed Electronics with High Conductivity and High Resolution, Tengyuan Zhang
The Development of A New Dry Powder Inhaler, Xi Zhang
Semantics-based Automated Quality Assessment of Depression Treatment Web Documents, Yanjun Zhang
Computation Sequences for Series and Polynomials, Yiming Zhang
In situ High-Pressure Studies of Energetic Materials by Vibrational Spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction, Liang Zhou
Examining population genetic structure of the pitcher plant mosquito (Wyeomyia smithii) across multiple spatial scales using AFLP markers, Kristina M. Zilic
Gene Repression and Cell Cycle Regulation by PU.1 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Rachel GH Ziliotto
Improving the Geotagging Accuracy of Street-level Images, Mehrnaz Zouqi
Detection, Receivers, and Performance of CPFSK and CPCK, Mohammed Zourob
Calibration of Fatigue Design Wind Pressure for Sign, Luminaire, and Traffic Signal Support, Guigui Zu
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
An Insightful Study of the Oppression Remedy under South African and Canadian Corporate Law, Natasha A. Abbey
Performance of Hollow Bar Micropiles Under Axial and Lateral Loads in Cohesive Soils, Ahmed Yehia Abd El-aziz
Controlled Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Methane Decomposition and Their Application as Heterogeneous Partial Oxidation Catalyst, Inusa Abdullahi
Toward a Dialogical Hermeneutic of a Hindu-Christian: A Socio-scientific Study of Nepali Immigrants in Toronto, Surya Prasad Acharya
Estimating Subsurface Anisotropy: Combining Waveform Tomography and Simulated Annealing, Michael Victor Afanasiev
Automatic Assessment of Cardiac Left Ventricular Function Via Magnetic Resonance Images, Mariam Afshin
On-Line Monitoring of Engine Health Through the Analysis of Contaminants in Engine Lubricant, Hamid R. Aghayan
Cadmium Accumulation and Distribution in Lettuce and Barley, Fardausi Akhter
Automation of the Registration of Range Plant Images Using Geomagic Studio, Quazi M. Akter
Bayesian Analyses of Metal-Loss Corrosion on Energy Pipeline Based on Inspection Data, Mohammad Al-Amin
Optically Driven PH Gradient Generator Based on Self-Assembled Proton Pumps for Activating Hydrogel Microactuators, Khaled M. Al-Aribe
The Behavior of a Falling Particle in a Funnel, Tahani Hassn Aldahri
Residents Living in a Retirement Community Are at Risk for Numerous Nutrient Inadequacies, Ohood M. Alharbi
Light and Heat Selective Polymer Nanocomposite Films for Sustainable Greenhouses, Jenna M. Allan
Phonological Priming in Japanese-English Bilinguals: Evidence from Lexical Decision and ERP, Eriko Ando
Influence of Oceanic Forcing on Fate of Nutrients in a Near-Shore-Aquifer, Nawrin Anwar
Physical Therapy Following Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair, Ravindiran Appunni
Vibration of Carbon Nano-Structures, Sina Arghavan
Staphylococcus aureus response to long chain antimicrobial fatty acids, Benjamin Arsic
Garden Theatre, Patrick F. Arteaga
Exploring Pregnant Women’s Perceptions and Decision Making of Household Chemicals: Phthalates as a Model, Justin M. Ashley
Design of a User Interface to Investigate the Role of 3D Spatial Reasoning in Surgical Training, Ladan Ashrafi
Characterization of a tumour suppressor function of RanBPM, Elnaz Atabakhsh
Black Students' Perspectives on Academic Success, Melanie-Anne P. Atkins
Teatralidad, globalidad y tecnología en el siglo XXI, Luz Andrea Ávila Becerril
Interactive Augmented Reality As A Support Tool For Parkinson’s Disease Rehabilitation Programs, Andrés Ayala García
Preoperative Planning of Robotics-Assisted Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Under Uncertainty, Hamidreza Azimian
A New ZVS-PWM Full-Bridge Boost Converter, Mohammadjavad Baei
Development and Evaluation of an Audiological Outcome Measure Guideline for Use with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children, Marlene P. Bagatto
The Differential Expression of EGFL7 Transcripts during Angiogenesis in Human Fibrosarcoma, Navid Baktash
Bubble-free oxygen and carbon dioxide mass transfer in bioreactors using microporous membranes, Ravi Balgobin
Sentence Recall in Monolingual and ELL with and without Parental Concerns about Language Development, Areej Mazin Balilah
In-Vivo Investigation of the Medial Longitudinal Arch of the Foot and Orthotic Interactions using Bi-Planar Fluoroscopy, Megan E.R. Balsdon
Influence of Quantum Dot Structure on the Optical Properties of Group IV Materials Fabricated by Ion Implantation, Eric G. Barbagiovanni
Transactional Distances In An Online Histology Laboratory Course, Michele L. Barbeau
Synaptic and Systems Memory Consolidation in the Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Matthew Barrett
Variation et changement lexicaux en situation de contact de langues, Alena Barysevich
Optimizing Physical Function Following Distal Radius Fracture, Siamak Bashardoust Tajali
Arctic cold spring mineralogy as an indicator of spring deposits, water, and habitable environments on Mars, Melissa M. Battler
New Mechatronic Systems for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer, Jeffrey S. Bax
Watching High School: Representing Disempowerment on Teen Drama Television, Sarah M. Baxter
Geography, News Media Discourse, and Water Management: A Case Study of the Devils Lake Outlet, Daniel J. Bednar