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 2015
Non-Linear Chirp Spread Spectrum Communication Systems of Binary Orthogonal Keying Mode, Quan Wang
Prognostic Factors for Overall Survival and Risk Stratification of Prostate Cancer Patients with Biochemical Failure, Shann-Neng Tara Wang
Online Nonparametric Estimation of Stochastic Differential Equations, Xin Wang
MIR156 Participates in Iron Homeostasis Through Targeting SPL9/SPL15 in Arabidopsis Thaliana, Ying Wang
Functional Analysis of the miR156 Regulatory Network in Arabidopsis Siliques, Zhishuo Wang
Metagenome Assembly, Wenjing Wan
Bioaccumulation and Concentration of Mercury in Rivers and Streams of the Hudson Bay Lowland, Ashley Warnock
Exploring the Daily Lives of People on Methadone Maintenance Treatment: An Occupational Perspective, Katrina Warren
For the Good of the Thing, Sarah Louise Kristine Warren
The Epigenetic Regulators ATRX and CTCF are Required for Mouse Neuroprogenitor Cell Survival and Brain Development, Lauren Ashley Watson
Job Strain, Coping Strategies, and Work Performance among Oncology Nurses Working in Saudi Oncology Care Settings, Dhuha Youssef Wazqar
Animal Justice: Following Derrida & Other Animals, Andrew Weiss
University Athlete Transition: Making the Jump from Sport to Life, Natascha Wesch
A Kinematic Analysis of Visual and Haptic Contributions to Precision Grasping in a Patient With Visual Form Agnosia and in Normally-Sighted Populations, Robert Whitwell
The Influence of Parenting Style and Perceived Mattering on Identity Style Orientation, Rebecca L. Williams
Inter-rater Reliability of the McKenzie System of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in the Examination of the Knee, Sean Willis
Exploring Depression and Anxiety as a Result of Childhood Maltreatment and the Models of Social Support, Celia Wong
Characterization of the nicotine-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress response in the rat placenta in vivo and in vitro, Michael Ka Chun Wong
Evaluating the pathological and behavioural consequences of injecting amyloid beta oligomers in the rat, Ryan S. Wong
The Utility of a Protection Motivation Theory Framework for Understanding Sedentary Behaviour, Tiffany S. Wong
Schelling's Naturalism: Motion, Space, and the Volition of Thought, Ben Woodard
Understanding Early Woodland Meadowood Complex Settlement Patterns in Southwestern Ontario, Lara Wood
Molecular Characterization of HERC5: A Novel Multifunctional Antiviral Protein, Matthew W. Woods
Working Harder, Working Smarter, or Doing Both? How the Interpretation of Combined Learning and Performance Goals Affects Complex Task Performance, Meredith J. Woodwark
Cytochrome P450 3A4 Expression and Regulation in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Sarah J. Woolsey