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Dissertations and Theses about Michigan State University: MSU Students

Theses and dissertations authored by MSU scholars that focus on MSU as one of the subjects of research.

MSU Curricula (Subject term)

Al-Taiey, S.B. (1973). Students’ satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the major field environment in Colleges of Natural Science and Social Science at Michigan State University.

Bromley, P.E. (1971). A comparative study of change in attitude and openness between students in regular Michigan State University Education 200 (Individual and the School) and those who participated in the Teacher-Assistant Program in addition to Education 200.
Brondyk, S.V.V. (2009). Freedom within limits: Program structure and field instructor autonomy. Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Chaison, D.B. (2008). International service-learning approaches: Factors of social engagement for minority students at a large Mid-Western university. Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Colman, James Peter. (1990). The development and validation of a computerized diagnostic test for the prediction of success in the first-year music theory sequence by incoming freshmen at Michigan State University.
Coressel, Sheila M. (2014). The influence of college students' intensity of involvement in student organizations on leadership values.
Dean, William Charles. (1971). The term plan as it relates to the extended school year : a descriptive study of the perceptions of selected teachers and students.
Doubledee, S.L. (1986). A survey of doctoral program recipients from December 1972through January 1983 regarding the College and University Administration program at Michigan State University.
Drake, S. (2010). Placement into first college mathematics course a comparison of the results of the Michigan State University proctored mathematics placement examination and the unproctored mathematics placement examination.
Drewel, C.L. (2012). The academic study of religion in four state universities in Michigan: Culture, curriculum and complexities. Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Duncan, D.W. (1997). The use of effectiveness of satellite communications in the dissemination of agricultural information. Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Fero, M.R. (2009). Negotiating literacy: The implications of writing program reform in one university. Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Green, McKinley. (2016). Assembling relational systems: A cultural rhetorics model for building, enacting, and sustaining service-learning partnerships.
Giesman, H.A. (2004). Behind the documentary creating a DVD teaching tool for video production students.
Hall, J.O. (1951). A study of acceleration methods in basic college social science.
Hernandez, P.I. (2010). Alternative pedagogy empowering teachers through real talk.
Heyboer, G.A. (2000). Perceptions about undergraduate programs a study of recent graduates of the College ofAgriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University and their employers.
Hilbert, R.J. (1977). Human anatomy instruction involving a peer assisted learning design and computer tutorial interaction.
Higley, Corrine A. (2019). Affective Education by Design: An Experiential Pedagogy for Natural Resources Education.
Hughes, T. (1952). A study of the forensic activites at Michigan State College from 1857-1937.
Kalmbach, R.E. (1956). A survey of the opinions of speech graduates on the master’s level concerning selected aspects of their speechtraining at Michigan State University.
Kelly, L.H. (1928). A critical study of the horticultural curriculum of the Michigan state college.
Kenney, M.J. (1973). An appraisal of the doctoral programs in the department ofsecondary education and curriculum at Michigan State University based on a follow-up study of its graduates.
Lee, D.G. (1991). An assessment of Michigan police officers’ cognitive knowledge retention of information presented in MSU’s Accident Investigation One training program. Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Loebick, Karla. (2017). Internationalizing Graduate Education Through Education Abroad: The Pedagogy of Short-Term, Faculty-Led, Education Abroad Experiences.
Mahony Betterly, J. (1993). The College of Business core curriculum as it relates to first job skill and knowledge needs.
Maxwell, M. (1993). The message creation process in Making ITV Michigan State University - IAH 201 Integrative Arts & Humanities video course.
Messenger, S.L. (2000). A model system linking formal and informal education field trips, curriculum standards and the 4-H children’s garden at Michigan State University.
Metoyer, M.G. (1994). The perceived usefulness of courses taken by baccalaureatebuilding construction management alumni from Michigan State University.
Miller, E.E. (1965). A descriptive study, evaluation and analysis of instructional systems development activites in selected departments at Michigan State University.
Morse, J.L. (1916). Comparison of mechanical engineering subjects.
Morton, J.L. (1991). The history of the journalism program at Michigan State University.
Norris, C.A. (1976). An alternative secondary teacher education program at Michigan State University: Preliminary study.
Ostrander, G. (2002). The need for and form of nonprofit management education atthe graduate level the case for natural resource specialization at Michigan State University / c by Greg Ostrander.
Pai-Ge’, G.Y. (1994). Telecommunication and theatre: Why separate? Integrate!
Perryman-Clark, S.M. (2010). Back to the classroom: Afrocentricity and teacher-research in first-year writing. Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Price, J. (2003). Faculty use of service-learning within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University.
Rose, D. (2002). Theory and treatment of alexithymia an affect theory perspective.
Roth, H.F. (1979). The effects of variations in mode of visual presentation and sequence of question feedback on achievement in a microanatomy course.
Savala, L.A. (2003). A profile of learner engagement within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University.
Sharma, S.L. (1976). A program evaluation study of osteopathic medical education at Michigan State University using clinical clerkship students.
Shear, T.M. (1964). An evaluation of core curriculum in the College of Home Economics.
Stein-Roggenbuck, S. (1994). Obstacles and opportunities: home economics at Michigan State University in the postwar era.
Sweet, R.L. (1954). A study of acceleration by examination in the Basic College at Michigan State College.
Thomas, F.S. (1978). Assessing curriculum in terms of relevance to critical societal problems: a study of the programs of the College of Urban Development at Michigan State University.
Tsodzo, T.K. (1999). The dynamics of incorporating electronic media in the undergraduate curriculum a case study of teaching with appropriate technology in innovative general education.
Tuft, E.A. (2005). What is mathematics? stability and change in prospective teachers’ conceptions of and attitudes toward mathematics and teaching mathematics.
Whitley, M.A. (2012). An examination of the impact of a physical activity-based service-learning course on undergraduate student leaders. Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Zindel, H.C. (1953). A study of graduate reaction to the animal industries curricula at Michigan State College.

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This guide was authored by Michelle Allen, 5/14/13. Currently updated by Suzanne Teghtmeyer.

MSU Students (Subject term)

Alfadhil, A.M. (1996). University students’ perception of constraints to participation in recreational sports activities.

Alghamdi, A.S. (1987). A study of the relationship between attitudes toward physical activity and background variables of foreign students at Michigan State University.

Arndt, J.R. (1970). A study of selected factors characterizing freshmen who entered Michigan State University in fall 1968 identified as under-, over-, or normal achievers after one term of college.

Aseeri, A.S. (1985). The prediction of foreign graduate students’ academic achievement at Michigan State University.

Barakat, H.A. (1988). Study of the problems facing foreign students attending Michigan State University in 1988.

Bessette, D.L. (2011). The experience sampling method, Apple iPhones, and investigating the relationship between values, subjective well-being and pro-environmental behavior.

Betts, E.S. (1988). A study of retention strategies in a special services program at Michigan State University.

Billington, A.Q. (2012). Helping undergraduates improve their grades a comparison of verbal and imagery rehearsal for enhancing training transfer.

Bista, Shikha. (2014). A qualitative study on international graduate students' perception of academic and social life at Michigan State University.

Bolt, J. (2004). Affiliation with program content as a factor in perceived reality of reality TV.

Brackett, LaToya T. (2011). The evaluation of a retention program: An analysis of efforts to retain underrepresented students on the campus of a public predominately white mid-western university from 1995-2006.

Branam, K.P.-L. (2010). Identifying the perceptions and effectiveness of current copyright law and digital rights management technology.

Brandt, R.P. (1970). The relationship of selected preadmission data to graduation, measures of graduate performance, and department profiles of College of Education Master’s students at Michigan State University.

Brown, O.L. (1971). A comparative study of black freshmen special admit students and regular admit students at Michigan State University.

Bulkley, K.V. (1974). A study of the academic achievement and graduation rate of transfer students to Michigan State University from two-year and four-year institutions.

Cadieux, R.A.J. (1983). Exploratory study of the adaptive process among selected Korean students at Michigan State University.

Carey, T.J. (1969). Educational patterns and reactions of Michigan Public Community College students denied admissions to Michigan State University.

Carter, Erin Hundley. (2017). Examining Off-Campus Students' Sense of Belonging and Behaviors in a Town-Gown Context.

Chaison, D.B. (2008). International service-learning approaches: Factors of social engagement for minority students at a large Mid-Western university. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Cisco, S.A. (1987). The dating game: an exploratory study of the relationship of the dating format to sexual aggression.

Clarke, W.E. (1960). The relationship between college academic performance and expectancies.

Cloman, L. (1983). An examination of the efficacy of minority recruitment and retention programs in meeting the academic, financial and social needs of black freshmen and sophomores at Michigan State University.

Cole, D.E. (1978). A trend analysis of academic measures of minority matriculants: Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1974, 1975, and 1976 entering classes.

Cooper, J.C. (1981). Consumer characteristics and post-purchase satisfaction: a comparative study of accounting and hotel and restaurant management majors.

Costar, J.W. (1958). Academic adjustment of selected male students reported for disciplinary action at Michigan State University.

Cowell, S.A. (1968). The development and administration of an attitude instrument to measure change effected by a home economics senior seminar.

Curtis, W.J. (1987). Conflict resolution behavior in dating relationships: typologies and predictors.

Cutting, D.J. (1966). Predicting the selections of a field of concentration at Michigan State University from the personal information inventory.

DelDin, B.Z. (1980). A descriptive and analytical study on adult students who voluntarily withdrew from Michigan State University during fall term, 1979.

Denovchek, J.A. (1992). A study of the predictors of persistence for students readmitted to Michigan State University with prior records of academic failure.

DeStigter, L.L. (1983). A comparison of Ph.D. completers versus non-completers in adult and continuing education at Michigan State University.

Eberly, C.G. (1970). Critical thinking, attitudes and values associated with fraternity membership.

Erickson, M.B. (1968). Analysis of selected characteristics and needs of adult undergraduate students attending Michigan State University,Fall Term, 1966.

Faunce, L.D. (1952). A study of within-term male drop-outs at Michigan State College for the school years 1947-49.

Fero, M.R. (2009). Negotiating literacy: The implications of writing program reform in one university. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Ford, C.C. (1969). A case study of the adaptional patterns of Asian graduate students in education at Michigan State University.

Foster, L.L. (1962). A descriptive study, by residency and sex, of the freshman students for 1958 at Michigan State University on selected characteristics.

Friede, A.J. (2005). Anticipated work-family conflict: the construct, its antecedents and consequences.

German, R.E.N. (2008). Advantaged by the challenges: Life histories of high achieving first generation college women of color. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Gómez, J.R. (1979). Student perceptions of selected student services at Michigan State University, 1979.

Griffis, B.A. (1981). Adult women students: the relationship of their life characteristics to enrollment in a bachelor’s degree program.

Groves, D.R. (1978). A developmental study of value dimensions of agricultural technology students at Michigan State University.

Harvey, J. (1945). A survey of the speech background of the freshmen [!] class enrolled in Michigan state college, 1945.

Hayes, A.G. (1971). How black and white students compare in university life-space use.

Helman, C.K. (1999). Adjustment to college the contribution of a living-learning program for science and engineering students.

Henderson, E. (1985). An investigation of how black students in residence halls perceive the impact of minority aides, black resident assistants and black caucuses in assisting black students to adjust psychologically, socially and academically, at a predominantly white university.

Henderson, J.W. (1958). A follow-up study of the members of Greek letter social fraternities at Michigan State University.

Hennessy, F.J. (1960). A comparison of selected academic and personal characteristics of regularly enrolled and community-junior college transfer students at Michigan State University.

Hershey, D.E. (1970). An analysis of the academic achievement and progress of students admitted to Michigan State University through the“Summer Test Admit” program 1965-1969.

Highlen, P.S. (1975). Effects of social modeling and cognitive structuring strategies on affective self-disclosure of single undergraduate college males.

Hine, P.A. (1975). A typology of expressed needs of adult students prior to entry and following two terms of study at Michigan State University during th 1974-1975 academic year.

Hodges, J.P. (2007). College students’ reasons to attend college and learning community participation.

Jackson, M.C. (1972). A comparative descriptive study of MSU student volunteers and the relationship of their background and individual characteristics to student activists and to non-volunteer students.

Jackson, R. (1978). An exploratory study describing the favorable and unfavorable adaptive behavior of minority high risk freshmen at Michigan State University.

Joo, C.-E. (2002). The utilization of student service programs to support international students.

Kaelke, M.E. (1967). A study of the influence of selected orientation programs on the environmental perceptions of community college transfer students attending Michigan State University.

Kafer, L.G. (1966). An analysis of selected characteristics and experiences offreshman students in the Michigan State University Justin Morrill College.

Kalmbach, R.E. (1956). A survey of the opinions of speech graduates on the master’s level concerning selected aspects of their speechtraining at Michigan State University.

Kelly, E.G. (1956). A study of the discrepancies between instructor grades andterm-end examination grades among Basic College students at Michigan State University.

Kenney, M.J. (1973). An appraisal of the doctoral programs in the department of secondary education and curriculum at Michigan State University based on a follow-up study of its graduates.

Kerr, D.R. (1962). Active recreational interests of graduates from the College of Business and Public Service.

Kerr, L.G. (1970). An evaluation of a delayed admissions procedure rendered to selected Michigan high school seniors by the Michigan State University Office of Admissions.

Kidd, J.W. (1951). An analysis of social rejection in a college men’s residence hall.

Kim, H.K. (1983). A comparative study of perceptions of foreign under-graduate students, selected faculty, and student personnel staff of the campus environment of Michigan State University.

Kim, K. (2006). Travel behaviors of U.S. university students: travel involvement, push motivations, pull motivations, satisfaction, and destination loyalty.

King, T.I. (1980). A survey of concerns perceived by student wheelchair users at three major public universities in Michigan.

Kobayashi, B.Y. (1973). Political alienation and participation among college students.

Kruse, P.J. (1979). Pediatrics and internal medicine residency training at Michigan State University: A patient flow study.

Kurf, P.J. (2008). Teaching student leadership as a practicum option in a Student Affairs Administration master’s degree program.

Kurtz, M.E. (1976). Development of the generic professional core of competency-based recreation courses for the undergraduate Michigan State University recreation curriculum.

LaBaw, N.L. (1960). A study of the acceptance and rejection of the foundations of physical education course by freshmen men at Michigan State University.

Lange, N.Q. (1989). Foreign student satisfaction with housing and academic life at Michigan State University.

Latty, C.R. (2005). Effects of differentiation on college student drinking.

Lauth, L.V. (1969). An investigation of selected factors which contribute to the prolongation of doctoral programs at Michigan State University.

Laws, L.S. (1953). A comparative study of Basic College grades and effort-interest-attitude ratings for low ability students.

Lee, E.H. (2007). An investigation of learner beliefs at two stages of study abroad.

Lee, S.-Y. (2005). Improving dietetics and nutritional sciences students’ attitudes towards working with older adults: pedagogical implications.

Livsey, S.E. (2002). Exploring the reliability and validity of the Michigan State University student assets survey.

Loebick, Karla. (2017). Internationalizing Graduate Education Through Education Abroad: The Pedagogy of Short-Term, Faculty-Led, Education Abroad Experiences.

Lovgren, Adam. (2014). Who seeks assistance and what do they get out of it? An impact evaluation of the MSU Product Center.

Lumpkin, C.L.S. (2001). The influences of assets on the academic achievement of African American college students.

Mann, W.A. (1949). The validation of the Cornell Index with freshmen students at Michigan State College.

Mathis, C.C. (2000). Attitudes of Michigan State University students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and those not in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources regarding diversity. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Maurovich, R.L. (1978). The effectiveness of the high school record as a predictorof academic success for freshman students at Michigan State University.

McDonald Carter, P.A. (1981). Graduate students’ perceptions of their graduate program and the campus environment at M. S. U.

McFarland, J. (1960). A study of swimming ability and related factors.

McIntosh, G.A. (1970). A study of the perceptions of black and white college freshmen at Michigan State University toward the university environment.

McNeil, R.N. (1992). An analysis of male participant aggression in intramural sports.

Meadows, L.E. (1981). A study of the expectations of educationally disadvantaged students at Michigan State University, 1981.

Medendorp, C.L. (1994). MSU outreach program evaluation.

Meija, S. (1992). A study of adolescent females’ smoking patterns.

Mercer, D.L. (1986). Undergraduate women, over 24 socio demographic, educational and adjustment factors in persisting or dropping out and predictions of those at risk for not graduating.

Millar, J.J. (1973). The graduate admission process in two behavioral science departments at Michigan State University.

Mills, Jessica C. (2009). Investigating the mediating variables of interactional diversity on a university campus.

Minifee, L. (2007). Local economic development planning in the knowledge economy: examining the role of research universities.

Nagle, R.M. (1967). Personality differences between graduate students in clinical and experimental psychology at varying experience levels.

Nelson, M.J. (1987). Sons’ self-esteem and familial perceptions of parents’ son-oriented behavior.

Ogunbi, A.J. (1978). The perceived relevance of foreign students’ training to their role as future change agents in national development: (an evaluation).

Okafor, D.C. (1986). Adjustment of African students at Michigan State University.

Perryman-Clark, S.M. (2010). Back to the classroom: Afrocentricity and teacher-research in first-year writing. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Persell, D.E. (1981). Analysis of student interns’ perceptions regarding the impact of the intern experience on their career development.

Pierson, T.J. (1983). A comparison of attitudes toward social and educational experiences of seniors in the college of Natural Science and Lyman Briggs college at Michigan State University.

Pike, C.M. (1953). A study of the relationship of selected socioeconomic factors to outcomes of the program of general education at Michigan State College.

Polite, C.K. (1971). Black self hate in fraternity and sorority affiliates and in independent undergraduates at Michigan State University.

Porter, J.W. (1962). The development of an inventory to determine the problems of foreign students.

Puuri, D.M. (1983). A study of the fear of crime among undergraduate students at a selected university.

Quinney, Dominick Nelson. (2014). "Fight the power": An exploration of the Black Student Activist Scholar.

Rai, R. (1979). A study of the Career Development Services provided to sophomores at Michigan State University: student perceptions.

Ritchie, E.A. (2004). Precursors of environmental concern among Michigan State University students.

Rustic, D.L. (1992). A study of somatic symptomatology occurrence and severity as reported by international graduate students at Michigan State University.

Sajid, M.S. (1959). Item versus configural analysis of academic activity preferences in relation to verbal and quantitative abilities.

Sammour, Q. (1992). A study on the adaptation problems of foreign graduate students at Michigan State University based on Tinto’s model.

Sargent, D.M. (1977). A comparative study of the pre-grade-flation, post-grade-flation academic success of Michigan community college transfer students to Michigan State University in 1965-1967 and 1971-1973.

Schaudt, E.M. (1966). Occupational mobility of women who are former students of Michigan State University.

Sepasi, H. (1975). An assessment of attitudes toward physical activity of Michigan State University undergraduate students.

Shapiro, B.J. (1970). The black athlete at Michigan State University.

Shapiro, B.J. (1982). Intercollegiate athletics and big-time sport at Michigan State University; or “the difference between good and great is a little extra effort.”

Shapiro, Julia Perry. (2017). Senator Morrill's Spartans: Classical Receptions and Rebellions in the Historical Rhetorics of a Land-Grant University.

Sheffield, S.A. (2009). Peer response of digital and non-digital texts in a composition classroom. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Shrestha, K.M. (2009). Students’ perspectives on the undergraduate education in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University.

Smith, E.J. (1986a). Life stress, social support, and psychological symptomatology of minority and majority Americans.

Smith, E.P. (1986b). Mentoring, networking, and the professional development of African American graduate/professional students.

Smith, J.S. (1987). An analysis of the relationship between community work experiences and selected measures of career development of Michigan State University students.

Smith, M.I. (1983). The development of the music therapy program at Michigan State University.

Smith, T.D. (2011). Maxed out the relationship between credit card debt, credit card distress and grade point averages for college students.

Spence, C.C. (1970). Perceptions of selected faculty and undergraduate students of three different environments at a complex university using the College and University Environment Scale: an experimental social science residential college, a conventional living-learning residence hall and a college of social science.

Sproull, N.L. (1969). The relationship of research preparation to duration, attrition and research communication of doctoral candidates in education, Michigan State University.

Stiller, N.J. (1988). Relationship of gender and judicial board membership to modes of self description and moral reasoning.

Sunman, M.L. (1987). Diet and lifestyle variables as determinants of survival in former college athletes and non-athlete controls.

Thomas, E.N. (2005). The effects of an ethnic-based mentoring model on college adjustment, grade point average, and retention among firstyear African American college students attending a predominately white institution.

Thompkins, G.O. (1998). Influences and academic interests of freshman minority engineering students at Michigan State University: implications for minority student retention.

Thompson, P.M. (2012). The popular profile of the digital learner: Technology use patterns and approaches to learning. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Tkach, Julie Longstreth. (2013). Determinants that influence college students in considering hospitality business as their major: A new model.

Tuso, H. (1981). The academic experience of African graduate students at Michigan State University.

Ulibarri, V. d. (1981). Interrelationship of selected kinetic energy and vision measures in distinguishing skill level of female softball batters.

Unferth, V.L. (2001). A study of interactions among residential United States and international undergraduates at Michigan State University. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Valliere, P.M. (1986). Perceived academic competence in women in Ph.D. programs effects of feedback, self-esteem, and academic discipline.

Vatne, S.J. (2010). A study of Michigan State University undergraduate music performance students’ perceptions of their experiences and their place in the university setting.

Verheyen, M.E. (1991). Past and present recreation activity participation and future preferences of single Chinese and American students at Michigan State University.

Voller, E.A. (1960). A report of an experimental orientation forum for parents of Michigan State University students.

Volpel, M.C. (1951). A study to determine why freshmen scholarship students at Michigan state college fail to renew their scholarships.

Wagner, J.H. (1989). Social marketing: a practical example concerning the department of resource development.

Wallace, D.R. (1986). Impact of the Minority Apprenticeship Program experience on selection of a major preference in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources by minority freshmen at Michigan State University.

Washington, Dwight Jonathan (2014). A case study of emotional engagement in a natural area with college sport and recreation student participants.

Watson, Jesse S.(2013). White undergraduate social justice advocates: Experiences that influence continued participation in racially and ethnically diverse campus settings.

Wee, Cresha. (2017). Assessing the Perception of Campus Green Space and Stress Levels Among Students at Michigan State University.

White, K.E. (1972). Student activism at Michigan State University during the decade of the 1960’s.

Whitley, M.A. (2012). An examination of the impact of a physical activity-based service-learning course on undergraduate student leaders. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Whitmore, R.J. (2003). In search of development: An autoethnographic exploration of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Scholars Program. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Wibert, W.N. (2006). Educational expectations of college students from Mexican American migrant farmworker families.

Wilson, J.E. (1968). Student and student adviser expectations of the basic course in public speaking at Michigan State University.

Winston, E.V.A. (1973). Black student activism at Michigan State University September, 1967 to June 30, 1972: the university’s response.

Wood-Kraft, S.M. (1987). Contraceptive behavior in sexually active college women: a study of personality, background, and environmental influences.

Wu, Ivan. (2017). Pathways to Well-Being During the Cultural Transition Process: The Daily Experiences of Chinese International Students.

Wuethrich, G. (1980). The impact of the Placement Training Program on Agricultural Production students of the Institute of Agricultural Technology.

Yao, Christina Wai-Tze. (2014). Being and belonging: A critical phenomenological study of undergraduate Chinese international students' sense of belonging in residence halls.