Ph.D. Graduates
Mallinson Institute for Science Education
Ph.D. Graduates - 1969 to Present
The Science Education doctorate was one of the first five Ph.D. degrees offered at WMU. Prior to the time when the Department of Biological Sciences gained its own doctoral program, students interested in biological and environmental science research completed their programs under the science education doctorate. All MISE doctoral graduates are listed below.
Graduates are listed by Name, Graduation Date, Advisor, Dissertation Title, and Employer.
| Brandy Skjold | 2012 | Advisor: Renee' Schwartz |
| Describing the Apprenticeship of Chemists Through the Language of Faculty Scientists Western Michigan University |
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| Donya Dobbin | 2011 | Advisor: Charles Henderson |
| Experiences That Influence a Student's Choice on Majoring in Physics Lakeview School District |
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| Kara Kits | 2011 | Advisor: Renee' Schwartz |
| An Exploration of Worldview and Conceptions of Nature of Science Among Science Teachers at a Private Christian High School Grand Rapids Christian Schools |
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| Kevin D. Weakley | 2010 | Advisor: Joseph Stoltman |
The Effects of an Inquiry-based Earth Science Course on the Spatial Thinking of Pre-service Elementary Teacher Education Students |
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| George Viche Akom | 2010 | Advisor: Herb Fynewever |
| Using Formative Assessment Despite the Constraints of High Stakes Testing and Limited Resources: A Case Study of Chemistry Teachers in Anglophone Cameroon
Faculty of Science, University of Hong Kong |
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| Fang Huang | 2010 | Advisor: Marcia Fetters |
| Curriculum Coherence: A Comparative Analysis of Elementary Science Content Standards in People's Republic of China and the USA Huazhong University of Science & Technology |
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| Betty Udongo | 2009 | Advisor: William W. Cobern |
| Science Education Policy for Emergency, Conflict, and Post-Conflict: an Analysis Of Trends and Implications for The Science Education Program in Uganda | ||
| Ozcan Gulacar | 2007 | Advisor: Herb Fynewever |
| An Investigation of Successful and Unsuccessful Students' Problem Solving in Stoichiometrey Texas State University San Marcos |
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| Thomas F. Rienzo | 2007 | Advisor: William W. Cobern |
| Conceptual Change Resulting From Experiential Learning With Business Enterprise Software Western Michigan University |
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| Robert Ruhf | 2006 | Advisor: Joseph Stoltman |
| Analyzing the Effects of Inquiry-Based Instruction on the Learning of Atmospheric Science Among Pre-Service Teacher Education Students | ||
| Western Michigan University | ||
| Pat Meyer | 2005 December | Advisor: William W. Cobern |
| A Study of How Precursor Key Concepts for Organic Chemistry Success are Understood by General Chemistry Students Grand Valley State University | ||
| Mary Brown | 2005 April | Advisor: Reneé Schwartz |
| Understanding Photosynthesis And Plant Cellular Respiration As "Nested
Systems": The Characterization Of Pre-Service Teachers' Conceptions Lansing Community College |
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| Robert Keys | 2004 August | Advisor: William W. Cobern |
| The Interactions Between An Orthodox Christian Worldview And Environmental Attitudes And Beliefs; For The Purpose Of Developing Better Instructional Practice In Support Of Environmental/Ecological Attitudes And Knowledge Cornerstone University |
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| Eric Howe | 2004 April | Advisor: David Rudge |
| Using the History of Research on Sickle-Cell Anemia to Affect Preservice Teachers' Conceptions of the Nature of Science Assumption College | ||
| Chokchai Usawinchai | 2003 June | Advisor: Aletta Zietsman |
| Understanding Concepts of Force of Thai Freshmen | ||
| Melissa Howse | 2003 April | Advisor: Leonard Ginsberg |
| Student Ecosystems Problem Solving with Computer Simulation Lake Michigan College |
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| Keith Schramm | 2002 August | Advisor: William W. Cobern |
| A Study of Expert Problem-Solving in Qualitative Organic Analysis Harding University | ||
| Linda Goossen | 2002 June | Advisor: Robert Poel |
| Classroom Questioning Strategies as Indicators of Inquiry Based Science Grand Valley State University | ||
| Terrance Brisbin | 2000 December | |
| An Account of Novice Phylogenetic Tree Construction from the Problem-Solving Research Tradition | ||
| Andrew Isola | 1999 December | |
| Students' Mental Models of Electricity in Simple DC Circuits Allegan Public Schools | ||
| Jennifer Discenna | 1998 June | Advisor: Larry Oppliger |
| A Study of the Knowledge Structure of Expert, Intermediate and Novice Subjects in the Domain of Physics | ||
| Janet Vail | 1998 April | |
| An Analysis of Fecal Coliform Bacteria as a Water Quality Indicator | ||
| Kevin Block | 1997 August | |
| The Clastogenic Effects of Cyclophosphamide and a Sixty Hertz Electromagnetic Field on Bone Marrow Cells of CD-1 Mice | ||
| Steven Brewer | 1996 June | Advisor: Robert Hafner |
| An Account of Expert Phylogenetic Tree Construction from the Problem-Solving Research Tradition in Science Education University of Massachusetts, Amherst | ||
| Charles Lohrke | 1995 August | |
| The Use of Analogies in an Industrial Environment to Facilitate Status Changes for Radiation Science Concepts | ||
| Robert Sutton | 1995 August | |
| The Separation of Aqueous Iron Species Found in Stepwise Complexation by Capillary Electrophoresis with Atomic Absorption Spectorscopy Detection Kalamazoo Valley Community College |
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| Jiang Yu | 1995 August | |
| College Physics Students' Conceptual Understanding of Area and Volume, and Relationships between these Concepts and Student's Understanding of Physics Concepts Fitchburg State University | ||
| Michael Kasenow | 1995 | |
| Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry of Government Marsh, North St. Joseph County, Michigan | ||
| H. David Cole | Advisor: William Harrison | |
| Highway Deicing Salts and the Mobilization of Selected heavy Metals from Stream Sediments | ||
| Rozanna Abdul Razak | 1991 August | |
| A Comparison of Science and Mathematics Achievements, Attitudes, Curricular Experiences, and Career Interests Resulting from Magnet and Traditional High School Programs. | ||
| Rosario Canizles de Andrade | 1989 December | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| Comparisons of Learnings from Structured and Nonstructured Visits to a Science Exhibit | ||
| Abbas Parsian | 1986 August | Advisor: D. A. Buthala |
| Comparison of Electron and Light Microscopy of Chromosome Aberrations Induced in Human Lymphocytes by Andriamycien and Mitomycin C | ||
| Virginia Passero | 1986 June | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| Parental Perceptions of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Teaching | ||
| Fardin Olyaei | 1986 April | Advisor: Clarence Goodnight |
| The Effects of Acid Precipitation on Two Lakes in Southwestern Michigan | ||
| Abubaker Swehli | 1983 December | Advisor: Joseph Engemann |
| A Study of the Environmental Aspects of Schistosomiasis in Libya |
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| Elizabeth Garrett | 1982 December | Advisor: Lloyd Schmaltz |
| A Petrographic Analysis of Ceramics from Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Arizona: Onsite or Specialized Manufacture? | ||
| William Williams | 1982 April | Advisor: Thomas Straw |
| Groundwater Flow Along the Total Shoreline of Austin Lake and Its Environmental Contribution to Pollution of the Lake | ||
| Kamlesh Sharma | 1981 December | Advisor: Gyula Ficsor |
| Standardization of the sister Chromatid Exchange Technique in Human Lymphocytes for Mutagen and Carcinogen Testing | ||
| George Duba | 1981 April | Advisor: Clarence Goodnight |
| Storm-Sewer Input of Heavy Metals into an Urban Lake Environment |
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| Steven Habron | 1981 April | Advisor: Richard Brewer |
| The Relationship Between Adjacent Residential Development and Breeding Bird Populations | ||
| Gary Wester | 1981 April | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| Goals and Objectives for Teaching Science in the Junior High Schools of Kalamazoo, Michigan | ||
| Julie Medlin | 1980 December | Advisor: Clarence Goodnight |
| An Analysis of Gadmium and Lead Uptake in Hydrophonically Grown Seedlings |
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| David DeGraaf | 1980 August | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| A Strategy for Inservice Education of Junior-High/Middle-School Science Teachers in the Grand Rapids Public School System | ||
| Victor John Gonzalez | 1980 August | Advisor: Clarence Goodnight |
| A Limological Investigation of a Tropical Fresh-Water Ecosystem: The Belize River, Belize, Central America |
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| Edward Block | 1979 April | Advisor: Clarence Goodnight |
| Spermatogenesis in Limnodrilus Hoffmeisteri (Clap): A Morphological and Environmental Study of the Development of Two Sperm Types |
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| W. Randolph Frykberg | 1976 August | Advisor: Clarence Goodnight |
| Biota and Environment of the Muskegon, Michigan, Combined Industrial and Municipal Wastewater Storage Lagoons | ||
| Roland Meade | 1976 August | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| A Study of the Use of the Computer as Problem-Solving Tool in an Introductory Course in College Physics | ||
| J. Philip McLaren | 1976 August | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| A Study of Student Evaluations of Science Instructors in Small Liberal Arts Colleges | ||
| Stephen Yekeson | 1975 December | Advisor: Paul Holkeboer |
| A Study of the Selected Variables for Prediction of Success and Placement in General Chemistry at Western Michigan University | ||
| Hsi-Chiu Liu | 1975 April | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| Computer-Assisted Instruction in Teaching College Physics | ||
| Garret VanderLugt | 1974 August | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| The Learn System for Computer-Assisted Instruction | ||
| George Faber | 1974 August | Advisor: Paul Holkeboer |
| The Preparation of Junior-High Science Teachers in the Public Schools of Southwestern Michigan | ||
| Theodore Shields | 1973 August | Advisor: Imy Holt |
| An Evaluation of Achievement by the Use of Behavioral Objectives in an Audio-Tutorial Biological Science Class | ||
| James Price | 1973 August | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| The Effects of a Study Determined Curriculum Versus a Traditionally Determined Curriculum on the Health Interests and Cognitive Development in Health of College Students | ||
| Dorothy Hackett | 1973 August | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| The Integrated Basic Science Course at Kalamazoo Valley Community College | ||
| Samuel Yoveff | 1972 December | Advisor: Paul Holkeboer |
| Student Achievement in and Attitudes Toward Earth-Science Courses in Secondary Schools | ||
| John Knapp II | 1972 April | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| The Effect of Annotating Articles on Biochemistry from Scientific American on Student Understanding | ||
| Judson Vander Wal | 1972 | |
| The Relationship Between Two Methods of Teaching College Biology in Achievement and Attitude | ||
| Charles Townsend | 1972 | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| Student Ratings of Secondary-School Science Teachers | ||
| Ben Afton Smith | 1972 | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| Modern Elementary Science Curricula and Student Achievement | ||
| Robert Poel | 1970 August | Advisor: George Mallinson |
| Critical Thinking as Related to PSSC and Non-PSSC Physics Programs | ||
| Thomas Van Koevering | 1969 August | Advisor: Paul Holkeboer |
| The Distinguishing Characteristics of High Schools with High and Low Enrollments in Physics | ||