Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Some convergence properties of Minkowski functionals given by polytopes, Jesse Moeller Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in voice, Michelle J. Monroe Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Measuring swallow speed in healthy young adults during repetitive water and saliva swallowing conditions, Glendolyn Neely Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Belief and practice: A self-study, Jamie Marie Nelson Open Access Thesis
Preservice and practicing teacher science inquiry projects: An analysis of their understanding of the inquiry process, Benjamin D. Olsen Open Access Dissertation
The role of rhythm step on pro-agility test performance in Division I football players, Panayiotis Papadopoulos Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Density and diversity of bees in the Midwestern agricultural landscape: Influence of surrounding agricultural land use and local plant community characteristics, Andrew J. Ridgway Open Access Thesis
Effects of predator satiation on seed predation in new roadside prairie plantings, Jessica Riebkes Open Access Thesis
Labeling of religious non-believers: The effect of the "atheist" title on moral judgments about non-theists, Brock C. Rozich Open Access Thesis
Biomechanical differences in the weightlifting snatch between successful and unsuccessful lifts, Jack Rummells Open Access Thesis
The impact of cognitive map quality and expert testimony on juror decisions and perceived credibility of eyewitnesses, Justin Parker Simmons Open Access Thesis
Dancing my adoptive identity : An autoethnographic analysis of adoption narratives and performance of identity, Montana Jean Smith Open Access Thesis
Analysis of the STEBI-B instrument as it is used to predict the science teaching self-efficacy beliefs of preservice elementary teachers, Martha Alice Stone Open Access Thesis
Up close and personal : Examining the role race plays in public perceptions of law enforcement, Olivia K. Thompson Open Access Thesis
Mothers-to-mothers health promotion model: Evaluating long-term impact of a cascading approach to health promotion in Mozambique, Halkeno Terfasa Tura Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Lights out game with cellular automation, Naoya Uematsu Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Pride and motivational tendencies in Division I athletes after injury, Andrew George Vereen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Perfectionism and fear of failure in relation to injury occurence and rehabilitation behaviors, Pamela Jean Westendorf Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Homocysteine and CSRP-3 protein in migrating neural crest cells: A quantitative and qualitative confocal microscopy study, Allysan R. White Open Access Thesis
"Rock Against Reagan": The punk movement, cultural hegemony, and Reaganism in the eighties, Johnathan Kyle Williams Open Access Thesis 2017 Award
Perceptions and effects concerning the Reading for Meaning strategy among sixth and eighth grade readers at-risk, Patrice Winkel Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Exploring how first-year experiences in higher education influence student acceptance of biological evolutionary theory, Lauren A. Winter Open Access Thesis
Corn stover biochar in gypsum board: Empirical analysis of thermal conductivity and flexural strength, Albena Yordanova Open Access Dissertation
Effects of soil type and plant diversity on soil respiration and litter decomposition in a tallgrass prairie biofuel production system, Jordan Lee Young Thesis (UNI Access Only)
"Joy for what it is": Narratives of two mothers on raising their children with disabilities, Zeina H. Yousof Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The utility of high-diversity prairie mixtures as bioenergy feedstocks, Jessica E. Abernathy Thesis (UNI Access Only)
"Were you just Catfished?" : rationales and outcomes of deception in Catfish: The TV Show, Nicole Marie Allaire Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Identifying challenges for the software industry development in Jordan, Raed Alwaqfi Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Perceived relational evaluation : biological, psychological, and physical health correlates, Emily Christina Banitt Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital abstract: Graduate recital in voice, Katherine Elizabeth Beane Thesis (UNI Access Only)
August Becker and traditional vs. modern culture in the first decades of the twentieth century, Michelle Lea Becker Smith Open Access Thesis
Preliminary investigation into the cause of pinhole porosity in aluminum metal castings from serpentine impurities in olivine sand, Brodie J. Biersner Open Access Thesis
Rethinking the Conquest : an exploration of the similarities between pre-contact Spanish and Mexica society, culture, and royalty, Samantha Billing Open Access Thesis
Partnership: UNI tutors and families, Melissa Blohm Thesis (UNI Access Only)
All fortune is good fortune: the role of Fortuna in a monotheistic literary world, Kimberly Bridgewater Open Access Thesis
Predictors of racial prejudice : a meta-analysis of the influence of religion and political orientation, Kristin Ann Broussard Open Access Thesis 2016 Award
Gender differences in social support during injury rehabilitation, Chelsey Ann Bruns Open Access Thesis
Biblical literalism and the acceptance of biological evolution in Christian university students, Heather N. Chamberlain Open Access Thesis
A technical method for the high school string classroom: priorities and presentation of essential skills, Nicole Elizabeth Cody Open Access Thesis
Reconciling the two cultures : A case study of the University of Northern Iowa, Elizabeth Ann Collins Open Access Thesis
The acute effects of multiple resisted sled-pull loads on subsequent sprint-running performances, Carl Stephen Crouse Open Access Thesis
Different levels of negative emotions and their impact on prosocial behavior, Tsamchoe Dolma Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Sarah Draffen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The impact of student organizations on the development of core competencies, Stanley Somtochukwu Ebede Open Access Thesis
Implementation of the environmental issues instruction model by elementary teachers, Barbara Ann Ehlers Open Access Dissertation
Injunctive and descriptive norms effect on physical activity, Monica Lynn Ehn Open Access Thesis
Danish Cedar Falls : The immigrant experience, Carrie L. Eilderts Open Access Thesis
The variation of center of mass excursion within and between innings and its relationship to pitched ball velocity in collegiate softball players, Leah Renee Embrey Open Access Thesis
Examining levels of physical activity and social capital: The associations of trust and social support for physical activity, Kristine Marie Fleming Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Coaching for independence, self-regulation, and transfer: A qualitative journey of an elementary literacy coach's practice, Staci Kim Friest Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, JoAnna V. Geffert Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Biodiversity and ecosystem function and the design of tallgrass restorations for biomass production, Dustin Robert Jon Graham Open Access Thesis
Factors supporting teacher resilience in a charter school serving high-risk students: A research proposal, Molly M. Hackett Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, Branden D. S. Haralson Open Access Thesis
Metabolic response of barley to drought stress, Jordan Andrew Hein Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Butterfly and floral community dynamics at a native prairie agrofuel research site, Benjamin J. Hoksch Open Access Thesis
The Untitled Life of Oliver Murphy, Michael Jackson Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Positive behavior supports in high schools, Molly Nicole Johansen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A ten year retrospective longitudinal quantitative study of the University of Northern Iowa Classic Upward Bound program, Wilfred M. Johnson Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The disintegration of Yugoslavia and football, Adnan Kajtezović Open Access Thesis
Development of a gray iron alloy for improved thermo-mechanical fatigue life in a cylinder head for diesel engine applications, Jeremy M. Kessens Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2017 Award
The dual role of self-enhancement : protection and stigma, Corina Evelyn Klein Open Access Thesis
Spaces of disadvantage, places of hope : Women empowerment, economic emancipation and NGOs in Bogotá slums, Ekaterina Korzh Open Access Thesis
“Our Navy” : women accepted for voluntary emergency service at Iowa State Teacher's College, 1942-1945, Marissa Krein Open Access Thesis
Do teacher judgment accuracy and teacher feedback predict student achievement in elementary and middle-school science?, Mason Albert Kuhn Open Access Dissertation 2017 Award
Clinical field experiences: elementary classroom teachers' perceptions of the benefits and barriers of mentoring pre-service teachers in an elementary classroom, Amy Kathleen Lockhart Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The transition of an oral communication course from traditional face-to-face to the online format: A faculty perspective, Cydney A. Lovell Open Access Thesis
The traumatic incursion of the Old South on gender and motherhood in William Faulkner's novels The sound and the fury, As I lay dying, and Light in August, Jordan Lea Ludwig Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2016 Award
Perceived effects of family status changes on male collegiate outdoor recreation coordinators, Andrew K. Martin Open Access Dissertation
Identification of sluggish cognitive tempo by pre-service teachers, Rachel Elizabeth Meisinger Open Access Thesis 2016 Award
A master of music recital in flute, Mara Nicole Miller Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A model for measuring the contribution of form to perception of biological sex in point-light actors, Michael Mintz Open Access Thesis
The ongoing faculty development system: A case study exploring content methods teacher education faculty technological, pedagogical, content knowledge development, Daniel James Mourlam Open Access Dissertation
Constraints to leisure participation within the Bosnian population in a small Midwestern community, Aldin Muhamedagic Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
How far have you gone?: An analysis of perceived outcomes among mentees participating in a formal school-based mentoring program in Rwanda Kirehe District as a case study, Théophile Muhayimana Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
An American's Paris: tourism and the American consumer, 1947-1961, Margaret Nervig Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in flute, Natalie Mahree Neshyba Open Access Thesis
A comparison of the effects of burning, haying and mowing on plants and small mammals in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Ryan Allan Neuhaus Open Access Thesis
Collegiate athletes' perceptions of social support and athletic trainer-coach conflict, Nathan Newman Open Access Dissertation
Spacial analysis of foreclosure and neighborhood characteristics in Miami metropolitan area, Florida, Adejoh Emmanuel Ogbe Open Access Thesis
The right fit: Contributing factors to the effectiveness of the dual role superintendent/principal model, Matthew Paul O'Loughlin Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The manual disconnect: narratives in prose and verse, Brian Pals Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Between strangers, Sarah Pauls Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in viola, Nichelle Probst Open Access Thesis
Suggestions for transgender inclusion in classical music: a mini-cycle, Xavia A. Publius Open Access Thesis
Pedagogical reasoning of pre-service teachers: Juggling priorities and managing resources, Jennifer Lynn Rasmussen Open Access Dissertation
Hair stylists' reflections on their role as lay health educators: A qualitative analysis, Addie Jo Rasmusson Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Stars, stripes, and swastikas : the American Turners and national identity, 1935-1945, Amy Rekward Open Access Thesis
The role of compliance during in-season training on self-selected training intensity in Division-I FCS college football players, Frank Romanazzi Thesis (UNI Access Only)
On body dumps : the rhetorics of corporeal narcoterrorism, Evan Mitchell Schares Open Access Thesis
Predictors of job satisfaction and organizational commitment in a library employee survey, Brandon Heath Schipper Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Development of a hydraulic component leakage detecting system using pressure decay signal, Xuanju Shang Open Access Thesis
Caged manhood : office culture and how Walter Camp's Daily Dozen revitalized the workforce, 1903-1940, Nick Sly Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Marie Sorenson Open Access Thesis
A preliminary investigation of the relationship between direct behavior rating and the Conners 3 teacher rating scale - short form, Jessica Stodden Stumme Open Access Thesis
Resurrecting the hip-hop and Christian cultures: Lecrae's unashamed use of the rap narrative, persona, and language, Marci Swank Open Access Thesis
“God will deliver us” : human rights abuses from Guatemala to Iowa and back, 1980-2014, RaeAnn Lillian Swanson Open Access Thesis
The early implementation of a teacher leadership and compensation system in a select Iowa public school as codified by House File 215, Anthony Dale Voss Open Access Dissertation
Variation in mineral content of prairie forb species and content changes over winter related to slagging potential, Jennifer Nyla Wahl Rupp Open Access Thesis
Special education evaluations: appropriate methods and measures for use with English language learners, Jennifer Waterman Thesis (UNI Access Only)
In connection with all things : the memory of Alexander Humboldt and his works in the context of 19th century thought in Europe and America, Ray Joseph Werner Open Access Thesis
A comparison of hip and knee torques produced during a maximal effort full and partial back squat, Jordan Alexander Williams Open Access Thesis
The influence of the single stereotype on moral judgments, Peng Zhang Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Development of a multi-mode self-adaptive algorithm to create an efficient wireless network on a university campus, Melanie L. Abbas Open Access Dissertation
Instructors' perceptions of their own effectiveness, Abdullah S. Al-Asmari Open Access Thesis
A clustering based matrix for selecting optimal tools and techniques in quality management, Hassan A. Alsultan Open Access Dissertation
Examining the effectiveness of using an iPad-based video modeling plus video prompting package to teach conversation skills to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Mohammed M. Alzayer Open Access Dissertation
SWPBIS, behavior patterns, and the discipline gap, Sean Christopher Austin Open Access Thesis
Reducing child neglect in Linn County Iowa utilizing the public health model, Jennifer April Barnett Open Access Thesis
Population structure, size, and the thermal ecology of Iowa wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta): A comparison between suburban and rural populations, Samuel Wesley Berg Open Access Thesis 2015 Award
Geometric morphometric analysis of skeletal shape variation across the pleuronectiformes, Corinthia R. Black Open Access Thesis
Relationship between weight-related teasing and levels of physical activity, Piroska Boros Open Access Thesis
They, those, and other pronouns used to describe them: A qualitative study of the lived experiences of the African American girls in the Girls to Women group, Amber Nicole Boyd Open Access Dissertation
Beethoven: The man, the music, the myth, Marcus Edward Burchers Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in composition, Joseph Carey Open Access Thesis
Creative heartland: Creative capital and knowledge economy in micropolitan Midwest, Philip A. Cavin Open Access Thesis
Transcending the "freaked-out nut" persona: Apologia, anger, and affect in Hillary Clinton's Benghazi testimony, Alexandria Rae Chase Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An enhanced pulse position modulation (PPM) in ultra-wideband (UWB) systems, Lingxiu Chen Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in viola, John Chiles Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Understanding the long-term spatiotemporal dynamics of the Taimyr Reindeer Herd during the summer concentration period, Matthew D. Cooney Open Access Thesis
Assessing the added value of the Blue Zones designation on employee health status, Ashton DeMoss Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An analysis of use of automated tools for improving the process of software verification and validation in a Midwestern company, Darshak Dodiya Open Access Thesis
Calculating nutrient loads from four tributaries of the Cedar River in Iowa, Jacob Donaghy Open Access Thesis
Perceptions of changes in diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders in DSM-5: Parents, school professionals, and mental health professionals/trainees, Nathalie Claire Dubois Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Do offenders' life goals reflect locus of control and personality traits?, Luci L. Dumas Open Access Thesis
Contemporary gothic literature: The need for fear, Erica Schael Kaitlin Engel Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Dennis Mahony, "At the Disposal of Tyrants": An analysis of a newspaper editor's intentions during the Civil War, Ryan Robert Engelman Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Effectiveness of Preschool Lessons for Active Youngsters (PLAY) curriculum on the gross motor development and physical activity level of preschool children, Karyn K. Finn Open Access Thesis
Outcomes of global service-learning: A content analysis of student reflection essays in Camp Adventure child and youth services, Kasee Fuller Open Access Dissertation
Gender differences in self-concept consistency and career choices under stereotype threat, Asha Ganesan Open Access Thesis
Doorways and walls: Peer coaching as a means to change instructional practice, Chad Garber Open Access Dissertation
Effective nutrition interventions, Kathryn C. Gerber Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Violent video games and aggressive behavior: mortality salience and the hostile attribution bias, Paden R. Goldsmith Open Access Thesis
Hero to zero: Stress perceptions of the public school administrator and his spouse, Steven L. Gray Open Access Dissertation
A master of music recital in conducting, Claudia Restrepo Guzman Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The effectiveness of the Boys Town Educational Model as a school wide intervention, Natalie Hahn-Mauck Open Access Thesis
3D variability in ball toss and impact location for tennis serves in collegiate female players, Javier Ignacio Hervas Open Access Thesis
Depression in children and adolescents: The role of school professionals, Emily Dawn Hoerman Open Access Thesis
Development of leaf shape and vein homologies in five species of the genus Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae), Austin William Jones Open Access Thesis
Pre-service teachers' attitudes towards gays and lesbians, Rachel Jones Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A case study: Sex education in mainline Protestant denominations, Alexa Jo Juhl Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, Samantha Kantak Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in piano, Min Jeong Kim Open Access Thesis
Secondary teachers as early childhood principals: A qualitative case study, Brian Dale Kingrey Open Access Dissertation
A graduate recital in voice, Valeria Kishkunas Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Testing implications of the general theory of crime, Kirstin Denise Kerr Kramer Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Understanding habitat associations and population dynamics of the black redhorse, Moxostoma duquesnei, a species of greatest conservation need in Iowa, Ryan Robert Kurtz Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Understanding the impact of vegetation on surface roughness length for enhancing wind resource characterization in Iowa, Andrei Vladimirovich Kushkin Open Access Thesis
Educator preparedness for teaching children on the autism spectrum, Katherine Lynn Lawrenz Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): Examining the overlapping features, co-occurrence, and sex differences, Brittany Lewno Open Access Thesis
The gay rites of passage, Zachary Paul Lowe Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Effective behavior management strategies for the preschool classroom, Sedona Amber Loy Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Video self-modeling as a school based intervention for childhood anxiety, Suzanne Esther Maas Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in flute, Tara Lynn Meade Open Access Thesis
The phylogenetics and systematics of Physaria kingii (Brassicaceae), Jamie Minnaert-Grote Open Access Thesis
Effects of a short term mental skills training program on mental toughness, Mitchell Edward Mleziva Open Access Thesis
Homocysteine intensifies embryonic LIM3 expression in migratory neural crest cells: A quantitative confocal microscope study, Jordan Naumann Open Access Thesis
Education at its corp, Steven Michael Pals Open Access Thesis
Tracking above- and below- ground seed persistence and mortality in a native tallgrass prairie restoration, Carmen Pellish Open Access Thesis
Superintendent leadership: Comparing superintendent and school board president perceptions of essential leadership characteristics and capabilities of the superintendent in today's complex and ever-changing educational environment according to MCREL's superintendent responsibilities and the Iowa standards for school leaders, Daniel J. Peterson Open Access Dissertation
Graduate recital in choral conducting, Alice Reid Pruisner Open Access Thesis
Professional Educators of Iowa member perspectives about Iowa State Education Association and National Education Association membership and political activities, Melissa Kay Reade Open Access Dissertation
Investigating the effectiveness of a professional development program for secondary physics teachers, Meghan Reynolds Open Access Thesis
Climate analysis using tree-rings from the Wind River Range, Wyoming, Derek Richards Open Access Thesis
Amalgamation: A collection of poetry, prose, and process, Grant Andrew Riedel Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The shadow wars: An analysis of Associated Press coverage of drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen, Anthony Roth Open Access Thesis
Vodka lullabies and purple skies: A collection of creative works, Rachel Routier Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Developing an integrated spatially explicit scale dependent modeling framework for wind farm suitability assessment in Iowa, Tesfay G. Russell Open Access Thesis
Identify and manage productivity risks in construction processes, Souhail M. Saad Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Anger, relationships, and intimate partner violence in emerging adults with and without ADHD symptomology, Gina Marie Sacchetti Thesis (UNI Access Only)
School and juvenile justice personnel's perceptions of dangerousness regarding adolescents with mental illness, Amber Lynne Schramm Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Solitary, Anita Ellen Schuck Open Access Thesis
Developing rating curves in a small Iowa watershed to evaluate nutrient loading in streams, Jennifer Mary Shepeck Open Access Thesis
The effect of soft tissue oscillation therapy on the management of pain associated with delayed onset muscle soreness, Jenifer Ann Shoultz Open Access Thesis
"Democracy put in action": Experiences of African Americans in the Women's Army Corps at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1942-1945, Rebecca Singer Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, Brent M. Smith Open Access Thesis
Graphic communications industry trends and their impact on the required competencies of personnel, Sara B. Smith Open Access Dissertation
Resistance to change among veteran teachers: Providing voice for more effective engagement, Richard R. Snyder Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The impact of digital organization on retention in college algebra, Mary Benac Staniger Open Access Dissertation
The economic impacts of annual community festivals: A case of the Sturgis Falls Celebration, 2013, Chelsea Mae Tolle Open Access Thesis
The effects of living in a springboard house during one's first year at the University of Northern Iowa, Laura Trettin Open Access Thesis
Intraindividual personality change: Situational influences, patterns of change, and frequency-based measurement, Carol Tweten Open Access Thesis
Child Find in early childhood education, Lauren (Burgers) Vanderhorst Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Human trafficking and the media: Comparing newspapers' portrayal of victims and offenders, Brittany Leigh Virkus Open Access Thesis
Changes in the proteome of the barley spike under drought and well-watered conditions, Aaron Walck Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The use of school-based forgiveness education and interventions in an RTI framework, Elizabeth Watson Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Finna get locked up: The school experiences of five men labeled BD, Jill Renae Mollison Weigel Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
A study of college student attitudes and behaviors related to recycling, Mark Allen Wilcox Open Access Dissertation
The environmental performance of biobased resin within phenolic-urethane nobake binders: A feasibility study, Ian David Morgan Williams Open Access Thesis
D-spaces in infinite products of ordinals, Duncan Wright Open Access Thesis
Unregulated, untrained, and unaware: restraint and seclusion practices in educational settings, Daniel E. Zaccaro Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Self-study of my secondary reading workshop teaching practice: Struggling learners, literate identities and school absenteeism, Kayla Lynn Becker Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Postmodern humanism and the "exhaustion of easy life", Mason Beets Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in piano, Katrina Ann Benjegerdes Open Access Thesis
A survey of literacy instruction in public preschool programs in Iowa, Anne Marie Berthelsen Open Access Thesis
Predicting commitment for those in military relationships, Darrina Sofia Bledsoe Open Access Thesis 2014 Award
The unveiling of W.E.B. DuBois : A qualitative content analysis of diverse interpretations of the works and life of W.E.B. DuBois, Sonja Lee Bock Open Access Thesis
From sidebets to sideshow: The influence of gambling on the development of professional wrestling in America, 1870-1911, Lee Casebolt Open Access Thesis
Longitudinal analysis of perceived body image, sport commitment, burnout, and athletic injury, Erik Chaouch Open Access Thesis
Evaluating the effectiveness of healthcare exploration experiences for high school students, Margaret Mary Conlon Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The effects of one-to-one computing for students with disabilities in an inclusive language arts class, Billie Jo Cowley Open Access Dissertation
Analysis of wind power generation with application of wind tunnel attachment, Ulan Dakeev Open Access Dissertation
Perceptions of dimensions of service quality and recreational benefits in collegiate recreational sports programs, Christopher Berne Denison Open Access Dissertation
Recalcitrant arguments, Kiranjeet Kaur Dhillon Open Access Thesis
Providing academic access to individuals with significant disabilties [sic], Lindsey Jill Frandsen Open Access Thesis
Writing supports for older students with significant disabilities: examining two students' journeys towards becoming writers, Emily Helen Freeman Open Access Thesis
Mean girls and troublemaking boys : a qualitative study about interpretive reproduction and peer culture in a preschool classroom, Heidi Marie Gansen Open Access Thesis
Are students experiencing the intended outcomes of Quality Matters standards?, Maryam Ghayoorrad Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Aquatic strategies and techniques and their benefit on children with autism, James G. Hall Open Access Dissertation
School wide positive behavioral and intervention supports : the effectiveness of Tier 1 strategies, Gregory James Halsor Open Access Thesis
Leading through change: A study of the role of central office leadership in the process of secondary change, Dirk A. Halupnik Open Access Dissertation
Acute effect of postactivation potentiation versus dynamic stretching plus postactivation potentiation on countermovement vertical jump performance, Daniel John Hammes Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Outside is in: Women, special education, and the superintendency, John Lawrence Hanson Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Temporal dynamics of nutrient flux across hydrologic unit boundaries, Md. Aminul Haque Open Access Thesis
Population genetics of Thomomydoecus minor: Ectoparasitic chewing lice on Thomomys bottae pocket gophers of the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico, Sheree Elizabeth Harper Open Access Thesis
Nurturing resiliency among adolescents with emotional and behavioral disturbances (EBD) in a special education setting, Rimaz Herz Open Access Dissertation
Investigating blended learning in the high school science classroom, Holly Cassandra Hinkhouse Open Access Thesis
Language as a social reality: The effects of the infantilization of women, Chelsae R. Huot Open Access Thesis
Christians, lesbians, gays, and bisexuals: examining the roles of uncertainty and religiosity in Christian attitudes toward LGB individuals, Megan Deanne Wharff Kavanaugh Open Access Thesis
Mental illness and schools: An examination of how schools are providing supports and services to students with mental health concerns, Nikki Leigh King Open Access Thesis
Perceptions of coaching efficacy from the coaches', parents', and athletes' perspectives, Wade Previn Kooiman Dissertation (UNI Access Only) 2015 Award
Batman and the superhero fairytale: deconstructing a revisionist crisis, Travis John Landhuis Open Access Thesis
Automated sinkhole extraction and morphological analysis in northeast Iowa using high-resolution LiDAR data, Jonathon Launspach Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in piano, Brittany K. Lensing Open Access Thesis
Measurement and analysis of intra-vehicle UWB channels, Qingshan Liang Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Duluth Model in practice: Evaluating police and practitioner response to domestic violence, Jessica L. Lorenz Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in piano, Elena Lyalina Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Social and cultural influences on alcohol drinking habits among native American college and university students across the United States, Wayva Waterman Lyons Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2015 Award
PROMIS physical function item bank v. 1.0: Validity of physical function assessment for athletic training clientele, Leif Philip Madsen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Liquid sorption properties and structural changes of metal-organic frameworks of cobalt nitrate and 4,4'-bipyridine, Kathryn Mauger-Sonnek Open Access Thesis
Comparison of immediate myofascial pressure release treatment effects among active and latent trigger points, Chelsea M. Morris Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The effects of heel elevation and fatigue on torso inclination during the barbell back squat, Michael James Neppel Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Witchcraft accusation, Kamlesh Niraula Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate composition recital: a brief analysis, Xingzimin Pan Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Uncovering the lived experiences of entry-level administrators in a school in need of assistance, Teresa Rayman Peterson Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Bird use of heterogeneous native prairie biofuel production plots, Jarrett D. Pfrimmer Open Access Thesis
Einstein metrics on piecewise-linear three-spheres, Kyle Pitzen Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Kelley Elizabeth Raymon Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A description of swing parameters and their relationship to in game batting performance in Division I softball players, Cassandra Reilly-Boccia Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2015 Award
Where loyalties lie: A study of workplace dissent through the lens of loyalty, Katelyn L. Santy Open Access Thesis 2014 Award
Effects of isolated work environments on software engineering metrics collection, Christian A. Schreiner Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An analysis of the effect of a 21st-century-designed middle school on student achievement, Gary David Schwartz Open Access Dissertation
A Midwestern culture of civility: Student activism at the University of Northern Iowa during the Maucker years (1967-1970), Christopher J. Shackelford Open Access Thesis
Long-term, low-dose exposure of people residing in arsenic affected areas of Iowa: A cross-sectional analytical study, Junu Shrestha Open Access Thesis
From saeter to sod: Single women homesteaders of Norwegian descent farming their land in Dakota territory, 1862-1929, Sara Marie Skindelien Open Access Thesis
An investigation on how operational wind turbines are used in secondary classrooms, James Smith Open Access Thesis
Effect of limb circumference on intramuscular cooling during and following an ice bag application after exercise, Marcus A. Sojka Open Access Thesis
Playing by new rules: board games and America's cold war culture, 1945-1965, Matthew John Sprengeler Open Access Thesis
Cross-cultural comparison and contrast of Americans' and Bulgarians' understanding of forgiveness, Desislava Sevdalinova Stoycheva Thesis (UNI Access Only)
"The most deadly spot on the face of the earth": The United States and antimodern images of "Darkest Africa" 1880-1910, Melinda Stump Open Access Thesis
Is higher education the key to unlock the door of fortune? A study of students' occupational aspirations, Daiyue Sun Open Access Thesis
Evaluating the effects of increasing mathematics graduation requirements: A survey of the effects of state policy change in Illinois, Corey Tafoya Open Access Dissertation
Teachers' perceptions of professional development for the use of interactive white boards in Turkey, Erkan Taskin Open Access Dissertation
Queering the coming out narrative, Sarah Jean Taylor Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A review of a school psychologist's roles in the implementation of an RTI system, Leigh Ann Thul Open Access Thesis
Understanding the critical role of a wetland in maintaining the ecosystem: A case study, Sushil Tuladhar Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in double bass, Dmitriy Vasilistov Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Comparing second grade students' creative and content knowledge performance on figural transformation activities introduced in a standard or enhanced manner with nutrition content knowledge taught through factual or fantasy reading, Angela Naomi Webb Open Access Thesis
Voice of the voiceless: The effects of labeling children in public schools, Mike T. Wells Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Behind the mask: An analysis of women's perceptions and rationale toward the purchase and use of anti-aging products, Clair Maureen Williams Open Access Thesis
Habitat usage, movement patterns, and home range size of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in a suburban habitat, Jessica Williams Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The design and evaluation of a small size wind-solar hybrid power system, Bekir Zihni Yuksek Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Effects of anger and impulsive traits on non-suicidal self-injury, Ashley S. Zellhoefer Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Comparing sixth grade students' creativity in word play to spatial construction with integrated academic content eliciting a distal or proximal perspective, Ksenia S. Zhbanova Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Robotic Manufacturing Cell: An Analysis of Variables Affecting Performance, Elvis Alicic Open Access Thesis
The Integration of Wind Energy in the Electrical Grid During the Contingencies, Islam Ali Open Access Thesis
Incorporating the Delphi Technique to investigate renewable energy technology transfer in Saudi Arabia, Nasir K. Al-Otaibi Open Access Dissertation
Modeling and Analysis of Grid-Connected Solar-Wind Hybrid Power System, Sultan Altamimi Open Access Thesis
Best practices of Individual Family Service Plans and analyses regarding quality outcomes, Ashley M. Andrew Open Access Thesis
Development of a modular dual engine hybrid electric vehicle simulation model, Kenan Baltaci Open Access Dissertation 2005 Award
Bullying Policies in Iowa Schools, Terri A. Buettell Open Access Thesis
Destination attractiveness of the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, Puyong Choi Open Access Dissertation 2007 Award
An Investigation on In-Process SPC Sampling Frequency for Shaft Bearing Turning Process, Jiaxu Chu Open Access Thesis
Intensive mentoring : stimulators of and barriers to coaching, spiritual guiding and discipling relationships, David Alan De Jong Open Access Dissertation
A qualitative study of new secondary teacher attrition in an Iowa urban school setting, James E. Dostal Open Access Dissertation
Case study on the journey of an elementary school labeled as a Persistently Low-Achieving School, Annette Duncan Open Access Dissertation 2006 Award
Coolant fluid in a turning operation: Soybean coolant fluid in different concentrations versus petroleum coolant fluid, Mary Esther Eckman Open Access Thesis
Comparing middle school students' learning and attitudes in face-to-face and online mathematics lessons, Clayton M. Edwards Open Access Dissertation 2014 Award
Limited assessment of a selected particulate matter sensor technology in emission measurement applications on diesel vehicles, Svetlana Korotkova Espinosa Open Access Dissertation
A case study of one Iowa female elementary school principal's journey into administration, Angela J. Fowler Open Access Thesis
Producing early modern space and the mind in public and closet drama, Megan M. Gallagher Open Access Thesis 2013 Award
Literacy, Autism, and Inclusion, Bridgett L. Hodges Open Access Thesis
Baseball in the heartland: Semi-pro baseball survives in Iowa, Todd Michael Hospodarsky Open Access Thesis 2004 Award
Instructional coaching : a look at teaching practices and impact on student achievement, Sharon Sue Ingebrand Open Access Dissertation
Assistive technology for students with disabilities: Resources and challenges encountered by teachers, Dawn LaRae Jacobsen Open Access Dissertation
Asking school psychologists how job satisfaction can be increased, Justin S. Janssen Open Access Thesis
Strategic communication in women's rights organizations: Tools, challenges and best practices, Anastasia Kalinina Open Access Thesis 2013 Award
Being in the world : an existential inquiry of knowing one's self through a personal project : in the context of dissertation survival, Tomoe Kitajima Open Access Dissertation
Exploring new roles of classroom teachers in Iowa communities experiencing rapid ethnic diversification, Cindy R. Lewis Open Access Dissertation 2010 Award
The design and evaluation of Wireless Sensor Networks for applications in industrial locations, Hameed Madwar Open Access Dissertation 2002 Award
Early avian colonization in a prairie biofuel project, James T. Mason Open Access Thesis
Disordered eating habits and extreme weight loss techniques in collegiate wrestlers: A qualitative analysis, Jaime Marie Mayer Open Access Thesis 2008 Award
iPads versus laptops: The effects of mobile device interfaces on students' attitudes towards technology and learning, Evans Lugalia Mudanya Open Access Thesis
Learning transfer of geospatial technologies in secondary science and mathematics core areas, Curtis P. Nielsen Open Access Dissertation
Self-defeating behaviors in sexual offenders: Exploring factors of social support and motivation to change, Cassie Rose Nieman Open Access Thesis 2013 Award
Teachers’ Efficacy and Perceived Role in Dropout Prevention, Brent O'Rourke Open Access Thesis
Building sustainable schoolwide positive behavior supports in high schools, Jessica M. Overturf Open Access Thesis
Circulating and organizational testosterone and the perception of dominance, Jon C. Pedersen Open Access Thesis 2014 Award
Ergonomics evaluation of task demands among kitchen staff, Jaqueline Pereira Da Silva Open Access Thesis
A Sociable Humanoid Autonomous Robotic Platform (the SHARP Project): An evaluation of the G.E.N.E.S.I.S. robot as an interactive consumer robotic platform, Jeffrey J. Rick Open Access Thesis 2003 Award
Embedded experiences, critical conversations: Learning about teaching in a professional development school cohort setting, Daphne Schuchart Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Role strain in probation and parole work and strategies used to reduce strain, Samantha A. Shoger Open Access Thesis
Career Cruising impact on the self efficacy of deciding majors, Anthony William Smothers Open Access Dissertation
Development of an ankle function model, Kelli R. Snyder Open Access Dissertation 2001 Award
A consideration of positive behavior supports through a preschool lens, Theresa J. Stevenson Open Access Thesis
The role of animal-assisted therapy in initial psychotherapy sessions with adolescents, Erin B. Stromberg Open Access Thesis
Special issues in engaging and collaborating with families of English language learners, Stephanie Allison Strouse Open Access Thesis
Women's status and fertility rates : results from national level data, Jason Thomas Surratt Open Access Thesis
Using metarules to integrate knowledge in knowledge based systems. An application in the woodworking industry, Alvaro Villavicencio Open Access Dissertation 2009 Award
Student-centered literacy instruction: An examination of an elementary teacher's experience, Carolyn Marie Wiezorek Open Access Dissertation
Leadership distinctions : the impact of leadership on teachers of Second Chance Reading, Rebecca Sue Williams Open Access Thesis
A study of cultural orientation and attitudes and meaning toward play: A cross cultural investigation among emerging adulthood in the People Republic of China, Hong Kong, and United States, Winnie Wing-Sze Wong Open Access Dissertation 2011 Award
Feedback : best practices for effectiveness, Hanne Elizabeth Wuertz Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The link between functional behavioral assessment and behavioral intervention plans, Megan Kathleen Seamans Anderson Open Access Thesis
Quality Costing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions in a Small Manufacturing Company, Adam M. Benner Open Access Thesis
Identifying ways to better support new teachers to improve retention, Dianna L. Briggs Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Disrupting the discussion : the story of disruptive students in the online classroom, Belle Doyle Cowden Open Access Dissertation
The impact of attachment disorder on the family and child, Stephanie DuRocher Open Access Thesis
Effects of environmental variables on food consumption, Denise Eslinger Open Access Thesis
Cylinders and spheres : toddlers engage in problem solving, Rosemary Geiken Open Access Dissertation 2012 Award
An Occupational Analysis of Prepress in the Des Moines and Eastern Iowa Regions, Lee John Geisinger Open Access Thesis
The Efficacy of an Intuitive Eating Education Program in a School Nutrition Education Curriculum, Nicole Healy Open Access Thesis
Shared superintendency in Iowa: An investigation of organizational perceptions of leaders in districts that employ a shared superintendent, Roark Ronald Horn Open Access Dissertation
Advanced information processing technologies and police discretion, Kevin Wayne Howard Open Access Thesis
The value of leisure in coping with natural disaster: A case study in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Germaine Jackson Open Access Dissertation
Enrollment of students with disabilities in career and technical education, Cory C. Johnson Open Access Thesis
Digging deeper: Enriching transition to adult life outcome research through life-histories, Jennifer Johnson Open Access Dissertation
Parent Involvement and Academic Achievement, Patrick Andrew Lussenhop Open Access Thesis
The social origin of violent behavior, Todd Arthur Mensink Open Access Thesis
An analysis of managing waste and decreasing lead time in a medium sized manufacturing company, Tahir Murgic Open Access Thesis
Functional behavior assessment: Procedures, components, and personnel, Hannah Louise Robson Open Access Thesis
A comparison of bullying in public and private schools in a small Midwestern community, Daniel J. Ryan Open Access Dissertation 2008 Award
A wireless system for crack monitoring in concrete structures, Souhail M. Saad Open Access Thesis
Resident assistant use of student development theory and its relation to supervisor knowledge and use, David Michael Schmid Open Access Dissertation 2009 Award
Increasing teacher diversity: Contributions of a college of education recruitment and retention program, Kate Elise Schmuck Open Access Thesis
Maggie and her students: Talking and reasoning in a reform-based mathematics classroom, Debra Louise Semm Rich Open Access Dissertation 2013 Award
A comparison of face-to-face and online instructional delivery methods in large-group settings in a university undergraduate wellness course, Lea Ann Shaddox Open Access Dissertation 2010 Award
Our voices: A descriptive account of African American parental involvement in an urban elementary school, Charletta D. Sudduth Open Access Dissertation
Transforming lives: Exploring the impact of transitioning on female-to-male transpersons and partners of female-to-male transpersons, Megan Marie Tesene Open Access Thesis 2012 Award
Effective professional development for teachers of students with autism, Erin Marie Torruella Open Access Thesis
Wash water in the mix: Effects on the compressive strength of concrete, Brian Wasserman Open Access Dissertation
Master students' perception of informal faculty mentoring : an explorative investigation, Nangai Yang Open Access Dissertation
From a weak tribual to a branch of government: The Supreme Court of the United States from 1789 to Marshall, Dale Edward Paul Yurs Open Access Thesis 2012 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Language exclusionary behavior and attitudes toward immigrants, Christine L. Bennett Open Access Thesis
First-year college student beliefs about writing embedded in online discourse: An analysis and its implications for literacy learning, Gina Burkart Open Access Dissertation
The development of a Leisure and Life Satisfaction Scale for Outpatient (LLSSOP) leisure activity programs in Iowa, Li-Ming Chiang Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
A study of the adjunct faculty experiences in the creation of a teacher work sample, Anna L. Conway Open Access Dissertation
The student achievement decline at sixth grade and the practices impacting achievement, Mary Cooksley Open Access Dissertation
A case study of the perceptions of stakeholders from a school district in Iowa on the impact of No Child Left Behind on the comprehensive high school, Brian Coppess Open Access Dissertation
Helping adolescents forgive : the use of forgiveness education at an inpatient mental health facility, Tiffany R. Everding Open Access Thesis
A comparative study of the organizational culture of CAPRA accredited and non-accredited municipal park and recreation agencies, John E. Farland Open Access Dissertation
A glance backwards: An analysis of youth resiliency through autoethnographical and life history lenses, Toney Bissett Ford Open Access Dissertation
Baby boomer and Genx elementary principals : differing perspectives on schooling, Lisa M. Fry Open Access Dissertation
Obscenity and pornography: A historical look at the American Library Association, the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography, and the Supreme Court, Gretchen Brooke Gould Open Access Thesis
Understanding environmental health disparities of Roma populations in Romania, Jennifer L. Hall Open Access Dissertation
Performance-based assessment of school psychology interns : analysis of problem-solving skills as demonstrated in comprehensive case examinations, Kimberly Suzanne Hansen Open Access Thesis
Service learning : a vehicle to reflective thinking, Janelle Lynn Hawk Open Access Thesis
Functional behavioral assessment : school based practice and perception, Clint Henning Open Access Thesis
Testing the selective chivalry theory in Iowa : gender sentencing of rural property offenders, Maria Dorothy Herring Koeppel Open Access Thesis
Educational applications of achievement goal theory, Michelle Hinzman Open Access Thesis
The effects of planting methods and granivory on seedling emergence in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Justin Vernon Huisman Open Access Thesis
The effects of OWI victim impact courses on offender recidivism, Sarah Emily Johnson Open Access Thesis
A late-Quaternary record of environmental variability from lake sediment cores, Wind River Range, Wyoming, Tyler Johnson Open Access Thesis
Do pull-out programs create a mirage of long-term results for at-risk youth?, Varotta Mi'Chele Johnson Open Access Thesis
Teachers' perspectives on changes in general and special education: Examining the pieces of the puzzle, Janine Kane Open Access Dissertation
Impact of the Iowa smoke-free ban among the college students of the University of Northern Iowa, Jean Marie Vianney Hirwa Kavamahanga Open Access Thesis
Creating salsa, claiming salsa: Identity, location, and authenticity in global popular music, William Guthrie LeGrand Open Access Thesis 2011 Award
Trends in environmental concern by grade level: A study of elementary, middle, and high school students, Ryan David Lensing Open Access Thesis 2012 Award
Status is fine for the in-group but out-group members watch out: Examining an optimal model of face processing using eye-tracking, J. Daniel McCarthy Open Access Thesis 2011 Award
The impact of mathematics professional development on elementary teachers' mathematics content knowledge for teaching and implementation of innovative pedagogical practices, Vicki Oleson Open Access Dissertation
Motivation factors as indicators of academic achievement: A comparative study of student-athletes and non-athletes academic and social motivation, Jonell Pedescleaux Open Access Dissertation
Is the coach ready for the game? A self-study of literacy coaching in a secondary school, Barbara J. Perry Open Access Dissertation
Applying cognitively guided instruction through word problem probes, James Jackson Ploen Open Access Thesis
Struggling learners of mathematics: An investigation of their learning through reform-based instruction, Jennifer Pothast Open Access Dissertation
The Role of Stereotype Threat in the Underrepresentation of Minority Students in Gifted Education, M. Erin Potter Open Access Thesis
Leisure and aging: A content analysis of leisure textbooks and leisure academic journal articles, Leila Rod-Welch Open Access Dissertation
Risk-taking propensity and its relationship to achievement motivation among selected municipal parks and recreation directors in the state of Iowa, Jiangong (Brad) Tan Open Access Dissertation
The impact of Reading First on reading achievement scores in a midwestern elementary school, Julie Thomas Open Access Thesis
Middle school teachers' implementation of differentiated instruction : the complexity, Tonya Rae Vitense Keefer Open Access Thesis
The new childbirth : an analysis of planned cesarean sections, Loren Wilbers Open Access Thesis
Conflicting identities and ideologies: A rhetorical analysis of the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II, Kaori Yamada Open Access Thesis
A comparison of forgiveness across two cultures: Lebanon and the United States, Zeina Yousof Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Analysis of factors causing failure mode for automotive hitch control system calibration in agriculture equipment, Setordji Yao Abotsi Open Access Thesis
Pollution Swapping: The Effect of Phosphorus Sequestration on Denitrification in Wetland Sediments, Nathaniel Femi Adegboyega Open Access Thesis
The impact of an international healthcare mission experience on healthcare professional students at the University of Northern Iowa, Evelyn Adom-Boateng Open Access Dissertation
Investigation of the English language curriculum in grade five for the Omani government schools, Khalfan Hamed Alharrasi Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The effect of learning styles and attitude on preservice elementary teachers' conceptual understanding of chemistry and the nature of matter in a simulation-based learning environment, Mo H. Al-Jaroudi Open Access Dissertation
The effectiveness of colored overlays on reading achievement and attitudes toward reading for students with Scotopic Sensitive Syndrome, Hanan Ali Bagabas Open Access Dissertation
An analysis of the effect of supply chain and manufacturing parameters on inventory cost reduction for push type manufacturing systems, Mehmet Emre Bahadir Open Access Dissertation
Preliminary Investigation of Metallurgical Structure and Mechanical Properties of Cast Iron With High Aluminum Content, Pavel Bizyukov Open Access Thesis
The stuff that affects you: Fiction, poetry, and doggerel, Lisa D. Brodersen Open Access Thesis
An Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Functional Behavioral Assessment For Students With Emotional Behavioral Disabilities, Megan Kale Brose Open Access Thesis
A Comparison of Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Sexual Minority Students and Issues in Schools With and Without Gay Straight Alliances, Kelli Ranae Otis Brus Open Access Thesis
How do beginning administrators navigate through their first year of the middle school principalship?, James D. Cryer Open Access Dissertation
The effect of self-efficacy and psychosocial development on the factors that influence major changing behavior, Karen Cunningham Open Access Dissertation
Voluntary Simplicity and its effects on personal identity, family life, and relationships, Julie Ann Fox Open Access Thesis
Captivating emotions: Sentiment and the work of rhetorical drag in colonial and early national captivity narrative, Gleidson Gouveia Open Access Thesis 2010 Award
Investigating The Relationship Between Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs In Mathematics And Teacher Reflection: Do Teacher Thinking Dispositions Play A Moderating Role?, Shawna Hufendick Open Access Thesis
Using Community Resource Mapping to Improve Systems of Positive Behavioral Support and Wraparound, Daniel Innes Open Access Thesis
An analysis of state-by-state variations in African American incarceration rates, Kristen Laura Johnson Open Access Thesis
Evaluating the sentencing of non-violent drug offenders, Christopher Joseph Koch Open Access Thesis
Technology integration: A study on the impact of increased technology access, Gina Kuker Open Access Dissertation
An exploratory case study of students' perceptions of online graduate education, Hou Chun Kuong Open Access Dissertation
The effect of weekly teacher collaboration on instructional practices in the classroom, Laurene A. Lanich Open Access Dissertation
The thought processes of administrators as they review and make evaluative judgment of a second-year teacher portfolio: A qualitative study, Terri Anne Lasswell Open Access Dissertation
Taiwan's language curriculum and policy: A rhetorical analysis of the DPP's claims-making, Yi-Hsuan Lee Open Access Dissertation
The third space: The use of self-study to examine the culture of a science classroom, Dashia M. Magee Open Access Dissertation
Institutional racism and public policy : a critical discourse analysis of the war on drugs, Kyle L. Mahannah Open Access Thesis
Application of health promotion theoretical approaches to changing recycling behaviors and assessing participation rates augumented with GIS/GPS among targeted populations, Israel Gabriel Msengi Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available) 2010 Award
The effects of Indian-accented English and need for cognition on message evaluation: A field study, Duoc V. Nguyen Open Access Thesis 2011 Award
Methods for fostering success in the transition to high school, Debora E. Hanna Porter Open Access Thesis
When networks matter : Mexican migrants' access to the welfare state through social ties, Margaret Louise Ralston Open Access Thesis
Administrative mentoring: An investigation of practicing principals' perceptions of the role mentors played in their professional development and job satisfaction, Lisa M. Remy Open Access Dissertation
Secondary preservice teachers' understanding of Euclidean geometry, Karen Sabey Open Access Dissertation
Characteristics of highly effective teachers: A perspective from students with disabilities, David J. Smith Open Access Dissertation
Detecting the process' 1.5 sigma shift: A quantitative study, James R. Stevenson Open Access Dissertation
Those magnificent men or their flying machines?: Tradition and modernity in the 1928 National Air Races, Joshua James Waddle Open Access Thesis
A test of TMT: Mortality salience and avoidance of worldview threats, Taylor Wayne Wadian Open Access Thesis 2010 Award
The effects of varying seeding rates of Bouteloua curtipendula and mowing on native plant establishment in a new prairie reconstruction, Ryan Leon Welch Open Access Thesis
An exploration of the relationship between student experiences in the school environment and school belonging, Erin E. Welsh Open Access Thesis
Teacher learning in a Tibetan school in exile: A community of practice perspective, Pema Yangchen Open Access Dissertation 2011 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
“She called me a Mexican!”: a study of ethnic identity, Simona Florentina Boroianu Open Access Dissertation
Pain stages of change: Variations in pain acceptance, catastrophizing, and emotional distress across a model of readiness for behavior change, Melinda J. Collingwood Open Access Thesis
Does content knowledge matter in scoring teacher work samples?: A study of rater differences, Yana A. Cornish Open Access Dissertation
Effects of Problem Solving Team Processes on Student Outcomes, Brooke A. Dahl Open Access Thesis
Exploring the relationship between parent beliefs and athletes' perceptions: A sport commitment approach, Heather M. DeWaard Open Access Thesis 2009 Award
Women chief information officers in higher education: Voices from the field, Marilyn J. Ziesman Drury Open Access Dissertation
Thriving, coping, surviving, hoping: Negotiating the first year of teaching, Debrah Jean Fordice Open Access Dissertation
Deliberative democratic practices in tourism planning: Towards a model of participatory community tourism planning, Oksana Grybovych Open Access Dissertation
The impact of a C.A.R.E. based martial arts class on students' academic achievement, peer relationships, and social interactions, David Hite Jr. Open Access Thesis
The reflexivity of pain and privilege: An autoethnography of (Mestizo) identity and other Mestizo voices, Ellis Hurd Open Access Dissertation
Reframed teacher leadership: A narrative inquiry, Cynthia L. Kenyon Open Access Dissertation
A case study of a rural Iowa school preparing to meet new state guidelines for school libraries [dissertation], Karla Steege Krueger Open Access Dissertation
Guidelines for deploying wireless sensor network in manufacturing: Star topology study using the RSSI to test the network performance, A. Hameed Madwar Open Access Thesis
Upper elementary teachers' perception of the pre-referral process, Lyndi Meyer Open Access Thesis
Home-school collaboration : strategies for improvement, Kelly O'Bryan Open Access Thesis
Supporting school persistence : an examination of student experiences in an alternative high school, Molly O'Connor Open Access Thesis
Surface temperature mapping of the University of Northern Iowa campus using high resolution thermal infrared aerial imagery, Alexander Savelyev Open Access Thesis 2010 Award
Disability and difference: Adolescents' interpretations based on television viewing, Paula Anne Schmidt Open Access Dissertation
A journey of advising: Experiences of doctoral international students and faculty advisors in the College of Education at a Midwestern university, Madalina Florentina Tincu Open Access Dissertation
Now have we gotten it right?: Exploring the special education referral process, Janine Sue Wahl Open Access Dissertation
School counselors' perceptions of the needs of children of incarcerated parents, Sarah Wakefield Open Access Thesis
Perspectives of change: Municipal park and recreation directors perceptions of the importance of specified organizational goals 1983–2008, Daniel Archie Wheeler Open Access Dissertation
Low power energy harvesting and storage techniques from ambient human powered energy sources, Faruk Yildiz Open Access Dissertation 2009 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Bomb Media 1951-1964, Tristan Edward Abbott Open Access Thesis
A case study using guided reading and teacher read-alouds while monitoring English language learners' and native English speakers' reading achievement, Kelsey M. Baker Open Access Thesis
Guess who's not coming to dinner: A review of the policies and practices in three urban Iowa school districts to recruit teachers from underrepresented backgrounds, Willie B. Barney Open Access Dissertation
Sexual Minority Youth In The Research Literature: The Invisible Students, Kelly J. Beck Open Access Thesis
The Views Of Students With Disabilities Regarding Dropout And School Belonging, Rebecca L. Brandau Open Access Thesis
Approaches to studying and study tactics of baccalaureate nursing students, Lisa D. Brodersen Open Access Dissertation
The effects of facial attractiveness, weight, and immediacy on social influence: A test of dynamic social impact, Melinda Bullock Open Access Thesis 2009 Award
Mental Health Services In Schools: School Psychologists' Current Practices And Perspectives, Nicole Carlson Open Access Thesis
Estimating the economic impact of tourism: A comparative analysis of Albania, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece, Arjana Çela Open Access Dissertation
What happens when veteran and beginner teachers' life histories intersect with high-stakes testing and what does it mean for learners and teaching practice: The making of a culture of fear, Shelly L. Counsell Open Access Dissertation
Pieces to the puzzle, Ann L. Cracco Open Access Dissertation
Identifying behavioral characteristics of high school principals providing leadership in reforming Iowa high schools, Nadene E. Davidson Open Access Dissertation
Child in Need of Assistance and a Lack of Rural Mental Health Care, Katie L. Fisher Open Access Thesis
How the clinical settings of radiography programs affect learning perceptions, Peggy Fortsch Open Access Dissertation
An analysis of students' perceptions of online multimedia tutorials to assist classroom instruction, Alex A. Goerdt Open Access Thesis
Significance of the general public for public relations: A study of the blogosphere's impact on the October 2006 Edelman/Wal-Mart crisis, Sergei Golitsinski Open Access Thesis 2009 Award
The role of spirituality in women's leadership at community colleges, Carol L. Hedberg Open Access Dissertation
Quantifying granivory in a reconstructed prairie: affects of season, species, seed predators, sacrificial food, and the chemical deterrent capsaicin, Craig M. Hemsath Open Access Thesis
Gender inequalities in toddler confrontation teachers' responses, Jessica Hermeyer Open Access Thesis
School Psychology Shortage And Urban/Rural Differences, Melissa Marie Hickman Open Access Thesis
(Un)gendered sentiments: The relationship between modernism and gender in the works of Barnfield and Woolf, Brittany Kay Jungck Open Access Thesis
Succession of an Iowa sand prairie into an adjoining old-field, Susan Jill Kirt Open Access Thesis
An analysis of coaching efficacy in volunteer soccer coaches, Christopher Lee Kowalski Open Access Dissertation
Addressing the school psychologist shortage : past trends and implications for the future, Erin Delaine McCoy Open Access Thesis
Considerations for delivery of online professional development courses for childcare professionals, Heather Marie Bauer Olsen Open Access Dissertation
Machining process changes as a function of surface roughness, specific to machining cylindrical bores, Thomas Patrick Olsen Open Access Thesis
Examination of the major factors contributing to the school psychology shortage, Sara Ann Recker Open Access Thesis
High school dropout : educators' knowledge of and perceived role in dropout prevention, Dustin Reese Open Access Thesis
Cedar Falls Civil War, Cynthia Rae Huffman Sweet Open Access Thesis
Tree species identification in an urban environment using a data fusion approach, Matthew A. Voss Open Access Thesis 2008 Award
An examination of group agreement among functional ankle instability participant inclusion criteria, Shantelle A. Howe Weichers Open Access Thesis 2008 Award
Sexual minority youth in the research literature : what kind of coverage is the field of school psychology providing?, Jill Hayes White Open Access Thesis
A study of elementary instructors' teaching of forearm passing as a part of volleyball instruction, Tsui-Feng Tiffany Yeh Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Trends in family-centered early intervention, Jody Lee Albertson Open Access Thesis
School-wide positive behavior supports : an evaluation of an elementary school program, Lisa Andreasen Open Access Thesis
The Authority of Traditional Islamic Leaders: A Sociological Study of Kyai's Authority in Pesantren, Achmad Zainal Arifin Open Access Thesis
A Qualitative Study: Does Anger Elicit Gender Normative Aggressive Reactions?, Austin Beer Open Access Thesis
Managing and Analyzing Data : A Case Study Demonstrating the Use of Computer Software to Improve a School’s Management and Analysis of Intervention Data, John R. Bethke Open Access Thesis
The relationship of the co-curriculum with student faith development: Challenge and support at a college of the church, Eric Bradley Braun Open Access Dissertation
Adding species diversity to a reconstructed prairie using an incremental approach, Amy L. Carolan Open Access Thesis
IEP meetings: What are the strategies that make an IEP meeting successful?, Maria T. Cashman Open Access Dissertation
Students at a Chinese radio and television university: Reasons for participation, and perceptions of their status as students and the quality of their learning, Huiping Ding Open Access Dissertation
Linking Interventions to Functional Behavior Assessment Results, Andrea Jo Duncan Open Access Thesis
The relationship of undergraduate cognitive development and academic advising preference at two small, private, liberal arts colleges, Vicki Van Vark Edelnant Open Access Dissertation
Biomonitoring organochlorine and cholinesterase inhibiting insecticide in eastern Iowa streams, Matthew Thomas Fisher Open Access Thesis 2007 Award
Twins in the Kindergarten Classroom : What Factors Do Parents Consider When Deciding Whether to Place Their Same-Gendered Twins in Separate or Joint Classrooms?, Tammy Marie Gehling Open Access Thesis
Alternative high schools: what types of programs lead to the greatest level of effectiveness?, Timothy W. Gilson Open Access Dissertation
IEP team decision-making process in the reintegration of special education students: A qualitative analysis of exiting decisions, Kenneth G. Hayes Open Access Dissertation
United States American students' experience with and orientation toward international diversity in a Midwestern comprehensive university setting, Olga V. Kostareva Open Access Dissertation
Exploring the relationship between mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge among pre-service teachers, Hsueh-I Martin Lo Open Access Dissertation
An investigation into microwave energy to soften scrap tire rubber aiding existing mechanical separation processes, Russell Jon Lucas Open Access Thesis
Need, qualifications, training, responsibilities, and supervision of paraprofessionals in special education : a qualitative case study approach, Heather L. Marolf Open Access Thesis
Family, child, teacher perceptions of what African American adult family members think and do to assist their elementary school-aged children to become better readers, Shadrack Gabriel Msengi Open Access Dissertation
Separation Anxiety Within the School Context: A Qualitative Study of the Beliefs and Practices of Parents and Teachers, Lauryn C. Muller Open Access Thesis
No Child Left Behind (2001) and high stakes tests : how they affect teachers' experiences in the classroom, Emily N. Olson Open Access Thesis
Exploring intersectionality in education: The intersection of gender, race, disability, and class, Amy J. Petersen Open Access Dissertation 2008 Award
