Honors Program Theses
This collection contains Honors Program Theses written by undergraduate students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Northern Iowa.
Every honors student has the opportunity to complete undergraduate research during their time at UNI by writing a thesis. Students work with faculty members in their major or area of interest to develop and conduct a study during either their Junior or Senior year.
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Submissions from 2023
A Literature Review of the Connection Between Infant Early Intervention and Childhood Executive Functioning, Nola Miriam Conner Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Language Development and Poverty: Considerations and Applications for Speech-Language Pathologists, Samantha Lynn Ehler Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2023 Award
Exposure, Adaptation and Expectations: How They Affect Perception of Foreign Accented Speech, Isabella Huddleston Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Neurodiversity and the Field of Speech Language Pathology: A Literary Review of the History, Common Practices, and Misconceptions, Wren Anne Repko Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2022
Selective mutism in immigrant children, Lauren Cummings Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Graduate student knowledge and skill development in infant feeding: Effectiveness of high-emotion simulator training, Emmalee Fannon Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Submissions from 2021
Assessing the comfort level of speech-language pathologists in assessing and treating deaf and hard of hearing children, Kaitlyn Burkamper Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Methods and evaluation outcomes in speech, language, and hearing camps, Lindsey Paige Carter Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Pre-service students understanding of professional roles, Anne Whalen Gradoville Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Identifying Spanish-English cognates as intervention targets for speech sound disorders with bilingual children, Janessa A. Klein Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A workbook presenting fluency shaping and narrative therapy strategies for school-age children who stutter, Bailey Nicole Rustad Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2020
Eating behaviors in autism, Kayla Diane Beyer Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Respiratory differences in spontaneous and scripted speech among bilingual adults, Anna Irene Sagan Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2019
Informed hearing loss prevention for Theatre UNI, Mallory Park Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2018
Comparison of two levels of inpatient dysphagia treatment dosages on swallowing outcomes, Paige Licht Open Access Honors Program Thesis
NMDA: Review and clinical implications for potential cognitive deficits, Madison A. Miller Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Submissions from 2017
Results and efficacy of two measures of executive function in adolescent athletes, Jocelyn Jenks Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Comparison of various technologies in the acquisition of speech samples for transcription purposes: listener perception vs. acoustic analysis of signal quality, Alexa Klimes Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A comparison of technologies for recording speech and the effects of speaker age, Jacquelyn Marie Knustrom Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2016
Inclusion: learning without barriers, Amy Lois Bucciferro Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A book club for children with autism spectrum disorder, Elizabeth Ann Kosmicki Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A case study: language environment analysis of a bilingual child with speech-language delay, Sarah Van Maanen Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Initiation of communication from users of AAC and preceding communication partner's utterances, Lauren Vaughn Welser Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2015
Attention test performance and normal aging: the effect on executive function, Rachel Carmen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Refractoriness of a transit reaction: Respiratory and aerodynamic response, Michele Dacy Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Therapy and treatment crossover for language production impairment between populations with Broca’s aphasia and sequential bilinguals, Nicole Catherine Wakeman Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2014
Concussions: education for coaches and safe return to play for athletes, Catherine Fettkether Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Raising your child bilingually: advantages and disadvantages, Olivia Grace Hawley Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Barriers to accessing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): Pogo Boards as a potential solution, Amanda Jo Huisman Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The portrayal of stuttering in the film industry, Anna Katelyn Joerger Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Semantic feature analysis application for people with aphasia, Alison Meyer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Speech inhibition with utterance length and complexity, Meghan Opolka Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2013
Does Baby Sign open the door to second language learning?, Nicole A. Hulme Open Access Honors Program Thesis
English-only legislation: The Iowa story, Kari Lien Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The "Tragedy" of Down syndrome: Is it really so tragic?, Ashley A. Richardson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
Key Elements of Poverty Influencing Language Development and Academic Achievement, Joanna L. Eggert Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
Analysis of echoic properties in vocalizations of a preverbal child on the autistic spectrum, Sarah A. McConnell Open Access Honors Program Thesis
