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 2014
Aspects of Newtonianism in Rameau’s Génération harmonique, Abigail Shupe
Prostate Cancer Microparticles as a Next Generation Screening Tool for Prostate Cancer, Khurram M. Siddiqui
The Hα Spectroscopy of Classical B-emission Stars, Jessie M. Silaj
Observational and Theoretical Investigation of Cylindrical Line Source Blast Theory Using Meteors, Elizabeth A. Silber
The Development of Metal-Organic Compounds for Use as Molecular Imaging Agents, Emily J. Simpson
Development of Non-Covalent Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes for siRNA Delivery, King Sun Siu
Investigating the Primate Prefrontal Cortex Correlates of Cognitive Deficits In the Ketamine Model of Schizophrenia, Kevin J. Skoblenick
Isotopic Fingerprinting of Shallow and Deep Groundwaters in Southwestern Ontario and its Applications to Abandoned Well Remediation, Mitchell E. Skuce
Adult Women's Perceived Facilitators, Barriers, and Health Benefits of Sustaining a Membership in a Commercial Fitness Facility, Shawn M.T. Slade
Dirty Modernism: Ecological Objects in American Poetry, Michael D. Sloane
American Ginseng Supplementation Does Not Attenuate Indices of Exercise Induced Muscle Damage, Brent Smith
Neuromuscular adaptations to voluntary contraction following postactivation potentiation, Cameron B. Smith
Foster parents' experiences and withdrawal considerations: Comparing treatment and regular foster care, Jessica N. Smith
Food For Health: An Investigation of Infant Feeding Practices, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Barriers and Facilitators, Jessica W. Smith
The Perfectionism-Psychological Outcome Link: The Mediating Effect of Personal Resiliency, Martin M. Smith
Changing the substrate specificity of arogenate dehydratases (ADTs) from Arabidopsis thaliana., Megan ES Smith-Uffen
Synaptic architecture of the acoustic startle response pathway, Mahabba Smoka
Photochromic Molecular Materials for the Controlled Organization of Nanoparticles, Kristen Elise Snell
Examining the Relationship of Variables Associated with Pre-Service Teachers Coping During their Practicum Experience, Andrew E. Soave
Acquisition and Reconstruction Techniques for Fat Quantification Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Abraam S. Soliman
The Association between Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol-Related Unsafe Sex among Canadian Undergraduate Student Drinkers, Shirley Solomon
From 'Means to Ends': Labour As Art Practice, Gabriella Solti
William James' Theory of Emotion, James Southworth