Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Characterizing Genetic Diversity and Testing for Fisheries Induced Evolution in Southeastern Kansas Populations of Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), Morganne C. Borsh Open Access Thesis
A Graduate Recital in Piano, Heather Gillis Open Access Thesis
Unlocking Possibility: The Influence of the Oulipo Movement on Language, Semantics, and Politics in Modern Literature, Sidney M. Haren Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Pandemic-Uncanny: Self-Estrangement and Environment in Out There and Bliss Montage, Kersten Khaley Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital: Lauren Leman, Mezzo-soprano, Lauren Leman Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A Study of Jacob Druckman’s Reflections on the Nature of Water, Paul Lansky’s Three Moves for Marimba, Emmanuel Séjourné, Concerto pour vibraphone solo et orchestre à cordes, Joseph Tompkins, March, and Kevin Volans, She Who Sleeps with a Small Blanket, Ethan Martin Open Access Thesis
From Art to Propaganda: The Shift in the Concept of the “Most Dead” in True Crime Literature, Hannah McConkey Open Access Thesis
Enhancing Soil Carbon Sequestration through Grassland Restoration of Former Row Crop Fields at Irvine Prairie, Joshua Joel Mixdorf Open Access Thesis
Assessment of Conservation Reserve Program Enhancements at Contract Renewal: Impact on Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Habitat, Tristan L. Murphy Open Access Thesis
Main Concept Analysis of Picture Description and Procedural Tasks in Patients with Huntington's Disease, Bailey Rustad Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
A Master’s Recital in Wind Band Conducting, Stephen Seaberg Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital Yuxiao Sun, Piano, Yuxiao Sun Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Quantifying genomic diversity and growth in Iowa bluegill, Jeremy Raymond Abels Open Access Thesis
Changes in the barley stem proteome in response to drought during grain filling, Mohammed Al Slamh Open Access Thesis
Wind conducting recital: A journey through 100 years of wind band repertoire, Foteini Angeli Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Association between habitat and the genetic diversity of the brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis) in the agricultural landscape across northeast Iowa, Clarissa Elizabeth Bruns Open Access Thesis
Master's flute recital, Breanna Daley Open Access Thesis
Tell me, which realm do I remember?, Danielle Dunagan Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital: Jovon Eborn, baritone, Jovon Eborn Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital: Colin Evers, piano, Colin Evers Open Access Thesis
Late Romantic art song from various national styles, Aricson Jakob Knoblock Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The trouble with floating, Alyssa Minch Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital: Kyle Punt, Kyle Punt Open Access Thesis
Doing corpus pragmatics: Variations in speech acts performed in conversations occurring naturally in academic contexts, Jacob Philip Rigal Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Luke Sanders, Matthew Lucas Sanders Open Access Thesis
Sounds of the trumpet, Cody Alan Schnebel Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The new independents: A historical analysis of webcomics and webtoon, Leonal A. Sepúlveda S. Open Access Thesis
Understanding morphological responses of Typha (cattail) species to nutrient pollution, Anna Marie Shapiro Open Access Thesis
A study of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata in E minor, BWV 914; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 10, No. 3 in D major; Claude Debussy’s Pour le piano L. 95; and Frederic Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, Hanna Stolper Open Access Thesis
3-D printing task scheduling for idle time minimization: An optimization algorithm using Knapsack problem and artificial intelligence, Hamid Tahery Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
A graduate recital in piano, Molly Thomas Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital: Brandon Whitish, baritone, Brandon Mark James Whitish Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Prophet loss, Brooke Marie Wiese Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Ecocriticism in young adult dystopian literature: Revealing a generation's desire to reconnect with nature, Alexus Williams Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Jacob Brandenburg master of music recital abstract, Jacob Brandenburg Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in conducting, Jack Thomas Frank Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Seed mix design, planting time, and first-year mowing management to improve multifunctionality and cost-effectiveness of tallgrass prairie reconstructions, Alec James Glidden Open Access Thesis
Arthropod fauna of Plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) burrow systems, Brett Lyle Gourley Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Alyssa Holley, soprano, Alyssa Holley Open Access Thesis
Recommender systems in higher education: The effectiveness of meta-data analysis in predicting academic success, Michael J. Holmes Open Access Dissertation
Viability of a proposed transparent fluid model for analog metal casting filling process, Andres Segura Irazoqui Open Access Thesis
A comprehensive analysis of injection strategies for improving diesel engine combustion under cold start development, Balkrishna A. Kamble Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Hybridity, border-crossings and the homeland in contemporary literature by women, Rand Omar Khalil Khalil Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Community diversity influences selection on nutrient resorption in Panicum virgatum, Michael J. Lashbrook Open Access Thesis
Activity recognition based on thermopile imaging array sensors, Qingshan Liang Open Access Dissertation
Gio's story, Sermantha Louisy Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Influence of landscape on the population genetics of the rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) in glaciated and unglaciated environments, Jonathan Michael Luiken Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Musical composition graduate portfolio, Juan Marulanda Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Max McBride, Max Niles McBride Open Access Thesis
24andmore: Using genome-wide SNPS to investigate the genetic diversity of Iowa walleye (Sander vitreous) broodstock, Rachel Ann McDonnell Open Access Thesis
Deities and dumbasses, Isaac Nielson Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in violin, Maria del Pilar Serrano Pineda Open Access Thesis
The systematics of Physaria sensu stricto from Wyoming and surrounding areas, Jason Ratcliff Open Access Thesis
Virus induced gene silencing of Fusarium verticillioides pathogenicity genes in maize, Jennifer M. Redfern Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Exploring the rhetorical constitution of a safe space for women in Begum Rokeya and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's works, Rifat Rezowana Siddiqui Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Athena-Sadé Whiteside, mezzo-soprano, Athena-Sadé Whiteside Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Graduate recital in trombone, Obediah Bauer Open Access Thesis
Investigating the production of cores by using reclaimed foundry green sand, Kristopher Lee Boss Open Access Thesis
3D printing technology on spare parts business supply chain management: A case study in appliance industry, Salih Boysan Open Access Dissertation
The overground railroad of the Jim Crow era: A rhetorical analysis of the Negro Motorist Green Books, Cecilia Louise Cerja Thesis (UNI Access Only)
On the zeta Kirchhoff index of several graph transformations, Danny Cheuk Open Access Thesis
An elephant is in the lake: How a nice girl navigated growing up amidst murder and madness in suburban Chicago, Mary Chipman Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Efficiency of low-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) access methods, Brittany Davis Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital: Taylor Dengler, soprano, Taylor Anne Dengler Open Access Thesis
Prediction of heat treatment distortion and optimization of manufacturing tolerances for machined components, Akaff Diam Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The effect of cutting condition selection on tool life in sand milling, Craig Ertl Open Access Thesis
Bleeding cuts, magical spells, sealed hymens: A study of the rite of Tasfih in Algeria, Ahlam Laouar Open Access Thesis
Implementation of a joint power delivering and communication technology for smartphones over the 3.5 mm audio jack, Ziyuan Li Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Productivity and community composition change in prairie biomass feedstocks, Kathleen Loretta Madsen Open Access Thesis
Carbon sequestration and weedy invasion in CRP fields, Destiny Danielle Magee Open Access Thesis
Guardian, a novel, John Ross Mason Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Hi God: An autoethnography of loneliness in graduate school, Grace Elisabeth Mertz Open Access Thesis
Levels of cyclin B in THP-1 cells incubated in hibernating and non-hibernating bullfrog plasma, Lithobates catesbeianus, Tharuka D. Pathmaperuma Open Access Thesis
"This is how we play destroy": Deconstruction and the construction of a cyborg future in Poppy's Am I a Girl?, Stevie Eve Sanchez Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Isaac Schwartz, Isaac Schwartz Open Access Thesis
How quality management has been impacted in the face of COVID-19, Eldina Siljkovic Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Jenna Skarphol, mezzo-soprano and Dr. Andrea Johnson, piano, Jenna Skarphol Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Evercross, Randi Ann Smith Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Evaluation of the csr1-2 allele from Arabidopsis thaliana CS3102 as an imazapyr herbicide resistance marker for biolistic transformation of the shoot apical meristem, Amanda J. Stump Open Access Thesis
Stained glass, synthetic web: The simultaneous rise and fall of something person, Seth Thill Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available) 2020 Award
A master's recital in conducting, Meredith Kay Tipping Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in violin, Bethany Washington Open Access Thesis
An exploration in Ramsey theory, Jake Weber Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Elizabeth Wiley, soprano, and Dr. Korey Barrett, pianist, Elizabeth Wiley Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital: Anna Zetterlund, contralto, Anna Zetterlund Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A master's recital in flute, Kimberly Ann Abeyta Open Access Thesis
Increasing student perceptions of success and inclusion through strategic programming of underrepresented composers, Joyce J. Beyer Open Access Thesis
An investigation into the prediction of double-skin penetration within chromite molds and cores in heavy section steel casting using process simulation software, Nathaniel Bryant Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in composition, Adam Walter Carlsen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The effect of cold stratification and perigynia removal on the germination of three prairie carex species, Christina M. Boeck Crew Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in flute, Tamara Kathleen Drury Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Morphological and morphometric analysis of Nekemias arborea and Ampelopsis aconitifolia (Vitaceae), Sally Rose Gray Open Access Thesis
An investigation of machine learning for classification of vehicle engine issue reports, Almir Ibragimov Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Outcomes of an intensive exercise-based swallowing program for persons with Parkinson's disease: A single-case experiment, Jocelyn Jenks Open Access Thesis 2019 Award
"Something beyond ordinary love": (Re)covering the extraordinary in Compton Mackenzie's Extraordinary Women, Hannah Lane Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An investigation of solar panel thermal images collected from an unmanned aerial vehicle, Ginger Ivy Jo L'Heureux Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A performance-demonstration of rhythm section instruments, trumpet, electric wind instrument, synthesizer, compositions, and arrangements by DeMetrio Lyle, DeMetrio Lyle Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in clarinet, Sayyod Mirzomurodov Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in trombone, Thomas Mortenson Open Access Thesis
Analysis of a boat alignment device and method, Troy Allen Myers Thesis (UNI Access Only)
