Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Effects of environmental variables on food consumption, Denise Eslinger, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Human Values and the Importance of Money, Sara Lucia Estrada Villalta, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The Role of Work Environment on Employee Job Engagement, Micayla Michelle Evers, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Bat Velocity and Bat Quickness on Offensive Statistical Performance in NCAA Division I Female Softball Players, Thomas Manford Flack, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Defining the “Good” Mother: Examining the Myths of Motherhood and the Hierarchical Construction of Femininity in Weeds and Weekly Magazines, Johnanna Joy Ganz, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Cylinders and spheres : toddlers engage in problem solving, Rosemary Geiken, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation 2012 Award
An Occupational Analysis of Prepress in the Des Moines and Eastern Iowa Regions, Lee John Geisinger Open Access Thesis
Decolorization of Dyes and Distillery Waste Effluent: Comparison of the Effectiveness of Several Biological and Physico-Chemical Processes, Mylène Godin, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
Piano Graduate Recital, Marcos Grano De Oro, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Using Novels in the Science Classroom, Hannah Llewellyn Haarhues, Department of Teaching, Open Access Thesis
Psychopathy: Correlates of the MMPI-2-RF and PPI-R, Katherine Achsah Lisa Hall, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Barriers that Iowa High School Biology Teachers Face when Teaching Evolution in the Classroom, Joshua Michael Hanna, Department of Teaching, Open Access Thesis
The Efficacy of an Intuitive Eating Education Program in a School Nutrition Education Curriculum, Nicole Healy, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Analysis of Selected Team Performance Measures and Their Correlation With Game Outcome in 1-AA College Football, John Paul Hildebrand, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Communicating During a Crisis: An Analysis of H1N1 Documents, Ian Patrick Hopkins, Department of Communication Studies, 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, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
The value of leisure in coping with natural disaster: A case study in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Germaine Jackson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
Enrollment of students with disabilities in career and technical education, Cory C. Johnson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Digging deeper: Enriching transition to adult life outcome research through life-histories, Jennifer Johnson, Department of Special Education, Open Access Dissertation
Parent Involvement and Academic Achievement, Patrick Andrew Lussenhop, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
The social origin of violent behavior, Todd Arthur Mensink, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
A Descriptive Study of the Leadership Behaviors of NCAA Division I and II Head Basketball Coaches as They Pertain to the Path-Goal Theory, Troy Curtis Muilenburg, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
An analysis of managing waste and decreasing lead time in a medium sized manufacturing company, Tahir Murgic Open Access Thesis
A Study of the Relationship Between Mental Toughness and Success in College Basketball, Nathan T. Oakland, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Functional behavior assessment: Procedures, components, and personnel, Hannah Louise Robson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
A comparison of bullying in public and private schools in a small Midwestern community, Daniel J. Ryan, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, 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, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation 2009 Award
Increasing teacher diversity: Contributions of a college of education recruitment and retention program, Kate Elise Schmuck, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Maggie and her students: Talking and reasoning in a reform-based mathematics classroom, Debra Louise Semm Rich, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation 2010 Award
Our voices: A descriptive account of African American parental involvement in an urban elementary school, Charletta D. Sudduth, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis 2012 Award
Effective professional development for teachers of students with autism, Erin Marie Torruella, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Wash water in the mix: Effects on the compressive strength of concrete, Brian Wasserman Open Access Dissertation
Administration Response of Nonprofit Organizations Due to the 2007-2009 Recession, Kelsey Belle Marie Wegner, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Master students' perception of informal faculty mentoring : an explorative investigation, Nangai Yang, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, 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, Department of History, Open Access Thesis 2012 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Cultural Tolerance of Americans in Canada, Benjamin Campbell Barclay, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
A Master's Recital in Viola, Amy Beekhuizen, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Kurt Vonnegut, Authorship and the Purpose of Literature: A Study of Kilgore Trout, Danielle M. Benesh, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Language exclusionary behavior and attitudes toward immigrants, Christine L. Bennett, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The Effect of Race on Eyewitness Identification Lineup Processing Strategies: An Analysis of Eye Movements, Ryan Betts, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Race, Colonialism, Gender and the Rwandan Genocide, Jessica Patrice Braccio, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between Aggression and Measures of Neuroticism and Agreeableness in College Students, Ashley Alexandra Buol, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Master of Music Graduate Recital, Teale Lora Burford, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
First-year college student beliefs about writing embedded in online discourse: An analysis and its implications for literacy learning, Gina Burkart, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Consequences of Work-Family Balance and Comparisons With Work-Family and Family-Work Conflict, Sasha Marie Burnett, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Regional Differences in Jurors’ Attitudes and Knowledge, Heather M. Caspers, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The development of a Leisure and Life Satisfaction Scale for Outpatient (LLSSOP) leisure activity programs in Iowa, Li-Ming Chiang, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Identification of Virulence Genes in the Corn Pathogen Fusarium verticillioides, Divya Chouhan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
A study of the adjunct faculty experiences in the creation of a teacher work sample, Anna L. Conway Open Access Dissertation
Adrift in the Wake of Modernism: Music, Mind, and Meaning in the Works of James Joyce, April E. Cook Open Access Thesis
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
Mental Toughness in High School Wrestlers Before and After a Competitive Wrestling Season, Mandi Jo Drees, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The Intraspecific Phylogeography of the Blue-Spotted Salamander, Ambysotma laterale, Jade Shawndee East, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Conception and Other Stories: A Collection of Short Fiction, Samuel Nicholas Edsill Open Access Thesis
Testing the Relationship Between Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Pathological Skin Picking Using a Bidimensional Model of ‘Fear’ and ‘Anger', Nicole Christine Egan, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The Effect of Previous Injury on Rehabilitation Adherence & Behaviors, Sara J. Eggleston, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Parental Influences on Children’s Physical Activity, Molly Eshelman, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
From the Barrio to a Four-Year University: The Academic Success Stories of Fifteen Socioeconomic Disadvantaged Latino Male College Students, Erineo Eddy Espinoza, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Helping adolescents forgive: The use of forgiveness education at an inpatient mental health facility, Tiffany R. Everding, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
A comparative study of the organizational culture of CAPRA accredited and non-accredited municipal park and recreation agencies, John E. Farland, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
A glance backwards: An analysis of youth resiliency through autoethnographical and life history lenses, Toney Bissett Ford, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
Faculty Hiring Committees Perceptions of Hiring Processes and Subjectivity, Laura Caraleen Foster, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
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, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Understanding environmental health disparities of Roma populations in Romania, Jennifer L. Hall, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
Performance-based assessment of school psychology interns : analysis of problem-solving skills as demonstrated in comprehensive case examinations, Kimberly Suzanne Hansen, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Investigating the Use of Ranking Tasks to Improve Student Conceptual Understanding in an Introductory High School Physics Course, Matthew Joseph Harding, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital, Jazz Pedagogy, Jenna Hardy, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Molecular Effects of Metolachlor Exposure on Human Cells, Sean Hartnett, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Service learning : a vehicle to reflective thinking, Janelle Lynn Hawk, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Psychometric Comparisons of the Reasons for Living Inventory for Young Adults and the College Student Reasons for Living Inventory in a College Sample, Ashley A. Heck, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Locating Henry in the “Un-”: Proto-Postmodern Negation of Character, Allusion, Narrative and Structure in John Berryman’s the Dream Songs, Joseph Russell Hendryx Open Access Thesis
Functional behavioral assessment : school based practice and perception, Clint Henning, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Testing the selective chivalry theory in Iowa : gender sentencing of rural property offenders, Maria Dorothy Herring Koeppel, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Educational applications of achievement goal theory, Michelle Hinzman, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
A Study of Japanese Women Today: Changing Gender Roles and Attitudes Toward Marriage, Shiho Hosokawa Open Access Thesis
The effects of planting methods and granivory on seedling emergence in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Justin Vernon Huisman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Substance Use and Injury With College Athletes: Does Injury Affect Perceptions?, Kristine Johnson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The effects of OWI victim impact courses on offender recidivism, Sarah Emily Johnson, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
A late-Quaternary record of environmental variability from lake sediment cores, Wind River Range, Wyoming, Tyler Johnson, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Do pull-out programs create a mirage of long-term results for at-risk youth?, Varotta Mi'Chele Johnson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Teachers' perspectives on changes in general and special education: Examining the pieces of the puzzle, Janine Kane, Department of Special Education, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Creating salsa, claiming salsa: Identity, location, and authenticity in global popular music, William Guthrie LeGrand, School of Music, Open Access Thesis 2011 Award
Trends in Environmental Concern by Grade Level: A Study of Elementary, Middle, and High School Students, Ryan David Lensing, Science Education Program, 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, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis 2011 Award
The Effect of Lower Body Warm Water Immersion and Submaximal Exercise on Hamstring Extensibility, Annica Ava-Gaye Morrison, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The Effect of Crushed Ice Quantity on Interface and Intramuscular Temperatures During and Following Immersion, Christopher James Nelson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Psychosocial Correlates of Physical Activity Among School Aged Children, Elizabeth Nicklay, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The impact of mathematics professional development on elementary teachers' mathematics content knowledge for teaching and implementation of innovative pedagogical practices, Vicki Oleson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
Is the coach ready for the game? A self-study of literacy coaching in a secondary school, Barbara J. Perry, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Applying cognitively guided instruction through word problem probes, James Jackson Ploen, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Struggling learners of mathematics: An investigation of their learning through reform-based instruction, Jennifer Pothast, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The Role of Stereotype Threat in the Underrepresentation of Minority Students in Gifted Education, M. Erin Potter, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Leisure and aging: A content analysis of leisure textbooks and leisure academic journal articles, Leila Rod-Welch, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
Improving the Instruction and Learning of Topographic Maps through the Use of Geospatial Technologies, Troy Dean Schwemm, Department of Earth Science, Open Access Thesis
A Study of Published Journal Articles on Brain-Based Learning From 1985 to 2009, Janece Shaffer, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Risk-taking propensity and its relationship to achievement motivation among selected municipal parks and recreation directors in the state of Iowa, Jiangong (Brad) Tan, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
The impact of Reading First on reading achievement scores in a midwestern elementary school, Julie Thomas, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Psychological Predictors of Athletic Injury, Sarah Marie Ulrich, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Middle school teachers' implementation of differentiated instruction : the complexity, Tonya Rae Vitense Keefer, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Body Type and Perceived Physical Competence in College Female Dancers, Brenna Marie Vogel, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The new childbirth : an analysis of planned cesarean sections, Loren Wilbers, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Conflicting identities and ideologies: A rhetorical analysis of the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II, Kaori Yamada, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
A comparison of forgiveness across two cultures: Lebanon and the United States, Zeina Yousof, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Leisure: Definitions, Patterns, and Constraints: A Study of University Students in China, Shisi Zhou, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The impact of an international healthcare mission experience on healthcare professional students at the University of Northern Iowa, Evelyn Adom-Boateng, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The River of Heart: A Novel, Salma Akbar Open Access Thesis
Master of Music Degree Recital, Bonnie Eve Alger, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Investigation of the English language curriculum in grade five for the Omani government schools, Khalfan Hamed Alharrasi, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
A Master's Recital in Percussion, Matthew M. Andreini, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Different Types of Background Music on Preschoolers’ Aggressive Classroom Behavior, Marissa Anne Arnett, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
A Motor Speech Programming Investigation Using Inhibition: Part I, Jeffrey Thomas Backlin, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
The effectiveness of colored overlays on reading achievement and attitudes toward reading for students with Scotopic Sensitive Syndrome, Hanan Ali Bagabas, Department of Special Education, 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
Employee Personal Wellness Programs: Benefits and Barriers to Participation, Amanda Bakeris, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Identifying Communication Skills Necessary for Two-Year College Graduates to Succeed in the Changing and Competitive Workplace, Sarah R. Baker, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Baseball as Family: Successful High School Coaches’ Perceptions on Effective Communication, Aaron Barber, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Positions of Power, Abjection and Constraint: Evaluating Discursive Attempts to Save an Other, Ruth Janet Beerman, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Preliminary Investigation of Metallurgical Structure and Mechanical Properties of Cast Iron With High Aluminum Content, Pavel Bizyukov Open Access Thesis
Detecting Coached Underreporting on the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF, Elizabeth M. Bolinger, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The stuff that affects you: Fiction, poetry, and doggerel, Lisa D. Brodersen Open Access Thesis
A Phylogeographic Analysis of Fiddler Crabs, Uca longisignalis and U. pugnax, Cydney Brooks, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
An Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Functional Behavioral Assessment For Students With Emotional Behavioral Disabilities, Megan Kale Brose, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Resistance to and Virulence of Fusarium verticillioides, Tracy Lynn Bruns, Department of Biology, 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, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between Cardiovascular Fitness and Risk Factors of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults, La Toshia Burrell, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Development of a Spatial Decision Support Tool for Watershed Critical Area Identification of Soil Loss and Best Management Practices (BMPs) Evaluation, Luhua Cai, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
A Master’s Recital in Voice, Elizabeth Ann Carr, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Physical Fitness in Adolescents, George William Centeio, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Racial Prejudice and Political Orientation: A Test of Dovidio and Gaertner’s Integrated Model of Racism, Abbie Anne Chalupnik, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Assessment of Sustainability of Rural Tourism Villages in Southeastern China Using Sustainable Tourism Development Indicators, Tang Chen, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Further Delineation of the Role of the Amygdala in Face Processing and Racial Categorization, Osman Afzal Chowdhry, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Resumes and Cover Letters: The Accuracy of Extraversion Judgments Made From Resume and Cover Letter Biodata, Matthew Sean Christensen, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
A Speech Motor Programming Investigation Using Inhibition, Alison Michele Corbett, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
Gender Violence Prevention: The Effects of a Forum Theater Program on Bystander Efficacy and Behavior, Jennifer Nicole Crawford, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
How do beginning administrators navigate through their first year of the middle school principalship?, James D. Cryer, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
The effect of self-efficacy and psychosocial development on the factors that influence major changing behavior, Karen Cunningham Open Access Dissertation
A Master of Music Recital in Flute, Nicole M. Davis, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Iranian American Women Writing Their Lives: Poststructuralist Analysis of Lipstick Jihad, Funny in Farsi and Saffron Sky, Chelsea Ann Thiebaut DeLucenay Open Access Thesis
Applying the Job Strain Model: Control, Conflict, and Facilitation, Kama D. Dodge, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Investigating the Potential Contributors to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Stress, Emotional Dysregulation, and Alexithymia, Kelly K. Espenschade, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Anonymity on Self Reports of Depression and Alcohol Consumption, Yolanda Latrice Evans, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Social Support and Work-School Conflict: A Daily Study, Eric John Faurote, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Cognitive-Linguistic Abilities in Young and Middle-Aged Adults, Jamie Leigh Flatness Open Access Thesis
Voluntary Simplicity and its effects on personal identity, family life, and relationships, Julie Ann Fox, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
The Writer-Of-Violence-As-School-Shooter Stereotype: How Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Public Fear Make Writing Violence Dangerous for Students, Matt Foy, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
The Whisper of an Echo and Other Stories, James Timothy Frazier Open Access Thesis
Risk Management of Commercial Overland Food Transport and Distribution, Lucas Charles Hartman Geadelmann, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Arabs and Muslims in Orientalist Hollywood: Trends in Perception Before and After 9/11, Marwa Hassan Genena Open Access Thesis
Rape Myth Acceptance in a Dynamic Environment: Application of Social Impact Theory to RMA, Zebbedia G. Gibb, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Understanding Parental Involvement in Youth Sports Through the Concept of Serious Leisure, Greta Marie Giese, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The Impact of Mentoring on the Leadership Development of Participants in Camp Adventure Youth Services, Michael Carl Gleason, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Captivating emotions: Sentiment and the work of rhetorical drag in colonial and early national captivity narrative, Gleidson Gouveia, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis 2010 Award
How to Drown, Erik Hanson Open Access Thesis
An Examination of the Effectiveness of the MMPI-2 and the PAI in the Detection of Random Responding, Lesley Ann Hiebing, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
A Test of Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior: Predicting Students’ Intentions Toward Joining an Army ROTC Program, Jason Hornberg, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Investigating The Relationship Between Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs In Mathematics And Teacher Reflection: Do Teacher Thinking Dispositions Play A Moderating Role?, Shawna Hufendick, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Using Community Resource Mapping to Improve Systems of Positive Behavioral Support and Wraparound, Daniel Innes, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
An analysis of state-by-state variations in African American incarceration rates, Kristen Laura Johnson, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Evaluating the sentencing of non-violent drug offenders, Christopher Joseph Koch, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Technology integration: A study on the impact of increased technology access, Gina Kuker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
An exploratory case study of students' perceptions of online graduate education, Hou Chun Kuong, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Taiwan's language curriculum and policy: A rhetorical analysis of the DPP's claims-making, Yi-Hsuan Lee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The third space: The use of self-study to examine the culture of a science classroom, Dashia M. Magee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Institutional racism and public policy : a critical discourse analysis of the war on drugs, Kyle L. Mahannah, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, 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, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis 2011 Award
Methods for fostering success in the transition to high school, Debora E. Hanna Porter, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
When networks matter : Mexican migrants' access to the welfare state through social ties, Margaret Louise Ralston, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, 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
The Application of Bok’s Undergraduate Educational Framework in the Analysis and Acquisition of Core Competencies Among Camp Adventure Youth Services Seasonal Staff, Bin Ruan, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Secondary preservice teachers' understanding of Euclidean geometry, Karen Sabey, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Characteristics of highly effective teachers: A perspective from students with disabilities, David J. Smith, Department of Special Education, 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, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
A test of TMT: Mortality salience and avoidance of worldview threats, Taylor Wayne Wadian, Department of Psychology, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
An exploration of the relationship between student experiences in the school environment and school belonging, Erin E. Welsh, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Examining the Intrinsic Motivational Level of Task and Ego Goal Oriented Athletes in the XL Sports Acceleration Program, Kira Melisa Werstein, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Teacher learning in a Tibetan school in exile: A community of practice perspective, Pema Yangchen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation 2011 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Validation of Physical Activity as a Measure of Shoulder Dysfunction, Lindsey Kae Alderson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Mother-Daughter Communication and Media Influence on Self-Esteem and Body Image, Tori Austin, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Development of a Data Acquisition and Interface Module for a Fuel Cell Power Station, Kenan Baltaci Open Access Thesis
Comparing the Effects of Sung versus Spoken Lyrics on Speech and Language Acquisition in Late-Talking Toddlers, Chelsea Ki Sook Clock Bell, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
Academic Success: A Qualitative Case Study of Student Perspectives, Heather Marie Bentley, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Mark Bjorklund, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
“She called me a Mexican!”: a study of ethnic identity, Simona Florentina Boroianu, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Graduate Recital in Flute: Works by C.P.E. Bach, Widor, Messiaen, and Prokofiev, Breta Lorraine Borstad, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Effects of Acute Static Stretching on Anaerobic Performance of the Upper Body in Collegiate Wrestlers, Karl Bratland, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Give ‘Em Hill: The Fighter Persona in Hillary Clinton’s 2008 Presidential Campaign, Rebecca Diane Buel, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Pain stages of change: Variations in pain acceptance, catastrophizing, and emotional distress across a model of readiness for behavior change, Melinda J. Collingwood, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Does content knowledge matter in scoring teacher work samples?: A study of rater differences, Yana A. Cornish, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Corpulent Counter-Publics: Radical Cheerleading and Resignification of the Fat Body, Emily Dianne Cram, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Effects of Problem Solving Team Processes on Student Outcomes, Brooke A. Dahl, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
A Study of the Level of Interest Among Adolescents in Physical Education, Brooke N. Davitt, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Exploring the relationship between parent beliefs and athletes' perceptions: A sport commitment approach, Heather M. DeWaard, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis 2009 Award
Season Long Evaluation of Relationships Between Several Variables and Hitting Efficiency in Four Division I Volleyball Players, Patricia Raelyn Dietz, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Analysis of Leaf Development in Ampelopsis Cordata and Ampelopsis arborea (Vitaceae), Benjamin Grant Doughan, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Women chief information officers in higher education: Voices from the field, Marilyn J. Ziesman Drury Open Access Dissertation
Aging Effects on the Transcription of Differentially Impaired Dysarthric Speech, Molly Anne Duggan, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
Western Images in African Media: A Semiotic Investigation of Three Nigerian-Made Films, Terence Ebi Ekiseh, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
An Expression Profile of Cadherin-11 in Developing Chicken Embryos, Kacie Flaherty, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Thriving, coping, surviving, hoping: Negotiating the first year of teaching, Debrah Jean Fordice, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Master of Music Bassoon Performance Recital, Benjamin R. Fox, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Respiratory Kinematics of Adult Males During Graded Listening Tasks, Laura LeRette Gingrich, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
Specification and Automatic Code Generation of the Data Layer for Data-Intensive Web-Based Applications, Sergei Golitsinski, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Thesis
Synthesis and Characterization of New Luminescent Late Transition Metal Complexes Containing the Tridentate 1,3-DI(N-Pyrazolyl)-4,6-Dimethyl Benzene Ligand, Brian Christopher Gruver, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
Deliberative democratic practices in tourism planning: Towards a model of participatory community tourism planning, Oksana Grybovych, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
A Graduate Recital in Conducting (Orchestra), Philipp Gulidov, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Master's Recital in Cello, Philipp Gulidov, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Graduate Recital in Voice, Carmelita Guse, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
From Heteronormative to Strategic Ambiguity: Crafting a Scholarly Sexual Persona, Kelsey Anne Harr, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Development and Validation of a Movement and Activity in Physical Space (MAPS) Score as a Functional Outcome Measure, Stephen Duane Herrmann, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The impact of a C.A.R.E. based martial arts class on students' academic achievement, peer relationships, and social interactions, David Hite Jr., Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
An Examination of Intercultural Communication Training Programs for U.S. Sojourners in Denominational and Non-Denominational Organizations, Stuart L. Holsing, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Crafting Content: Searching for the Individual in Craft Making, Megan Marie Hosch, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Hsin-Yi Serena Hou, Piano, Hsin-Yi Hou, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The reflexivity of pain and privilege: An autoethnography of (Mestizo) identity and other Mestizo voices, Ellis Hurd, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Dissertation
The Heart Rate Response of 5th Grade Students to Various Physical Education Activities, Mark Jungmann, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Does Motor Skill Level Affect Physical Activity-Related Self-Efficacy and Enjoyment in Third Grade Students?, Rachel Kautzky-Braley, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Reframed teacher leadership: A narrative inquiry, Cynthia L. Kenyon, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Allergies in University of Northern Iowa College Students, Lisa Krausman, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A case study of a rural Iowa school preparing to meet new state guidelines for school libraries [dissertation], Karla Steege Krueger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Home-school collaboration : strategies for improvement, Kelly O'Bryan, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Supporting school persistence : an examination of student experiences in an alternative high school, Molly O'Connor, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Surface temperature mapping of the University of Northern Iowa campus using high resolution thermal infrared aerial imagery, Alexander Savelyev, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis 2010 Award
Evaluating Earth Science Misconceptions in One School Districts: A Case Study, Katherine Marie Schafer, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
The Reflective Science Educator, Caroline Anne Scheidel, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
Disability and difference: Adolescents' interpretations based on television viewing, Paula Anne Schmidt, Department of Special Education, Open Access Dissertation
Population Based Estimates of Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury, Samantha Lynne Sweet, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Relationships Among Physical Activity Knowledge, Perceived Importance of Physical Activity, and Physical Activity Behaviors of College Students, Trent W. Tangen, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A journey of advising: Experiences of doctoral international students and faculty advisors in the College of Education at a Midwestern university, Madalina Florentina Tincu, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The Effects of Parental Involvement on Early Reading Acquisition Among Kindergarten Students, Erin Vander Velde, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Now have we gotten it right?: Exploring the special education referral process, Janine Sue Wahl, Department of Special Education, Open Access Dissertation
School counselors' perceptions of the needs of children of incarcerated parents, Sarah Wakefield, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Perspectives of change: Municipal park and recreation directors perceptions of the importance of specified organizational goals 1983–2008, Daniel Archie Wheeler, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, 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, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Employee Engagement as a Mediator of the Relationship between Management Support and Job Performance and Turnover, Liliya Akbulatova, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Life Threatening Communication: Assessing Suicide Threat and Its Relation to Psychological Factors in Adolescent Inpatient Sample, Jennifer Bailey, Department of Psychology, 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
The Environmental Implications of Aggradation in Major Braided Rivers at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, Scott Robert Beason, Department of Earth Science, Open Access Thesis
Sexual Minority Youth In The Research Literature: The Invisible Students, Kelly J. Beck, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
The Use of AFLP to Create a Genetic Linkage Map for Fusarium graminearum, Eric Von Berns, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Effects of Identity on Public-Organization Relationships: A Case Study of Student-University Relations, Nadezhda Olegovna Bocharova, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
“Out from Gens Romulum into the Weal-Kin”: Re-Locating Modernist Poetics in David Jones’ Anathémata and Basil Bunting’s Briggflatts, Lucie Boukalova Open Access Thesis
The Views Of Students With Disabilities Regarding Dropout And School Belonging, Rebecca L. Brandau, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Neo Romance: Gender Renegotiation in Harlequin Romance Novels, Amanda L. Breeden, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Master's Recital in Voice, Sarah Martha Brindley, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Approaches to studying and study tactics of baccalaureate nursing students, Lisa D. Brodersen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
A Cross-Cultural Community: An Evaluative Study of the Global Health Corps Training Program at the University of Northern Iowa, Kalani Kee Brown, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Jazz Pedagogy and the Guitar: Recital Recording, Tony Brown, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The Effects of the NutriActive Healthy Experience Intervention on Nutrition Knowledge in Kindergarten and First Grade Students, Jennifer Marie Bruss, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The effects of facial attractiveness, weight, and immediacy on social influence: A test of dynamic social impact, Melinda Bullock, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis 2009 Award
Mental Health Services In Schools: School Psychologists' Current Practices And Perspectives, Nicole Carlson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
The Influences of Gender Identity on the Expectancies for Success and Perceived Task Value of Three Different Activities, Chi Ching Chow, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Surviving Katrina: A Qualitative Narrative Inquiry, Farren Keith Clark, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Motor Learning and Its Application to Accent Modification, Lindsey Nicole Clark Open Access Thesis
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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, 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
Graduate Piano Recital, Elena Dorozhkina, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Perceptions of Parental Rejection, Peer Rejection, and Peer Victimization in Relation to Self-Reported Depression, Clayton Joseph Egli, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Validation of the Suicide Resilience Inventory-25 (SRI-25) With Chinese and American College Students, Qijuan Fang, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Framed: Youth Conceptions of Citizenship, Jennifer Lea Farrell, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
The Role of Interpersonal Communication as a Branch of Relationship Management in Law Enforcement, Nermin Ferkic Open Access Thesis
Child in Need of Assistance and a Lack of Rural Mental Health Care, Katie L. Fisher, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
How the clinical settings of radiography programs affect learning perceptions, Peggy Fortsch, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Validation of the Suicide Resilience Inventory-25 (SRI-25) with African American High School Students, Stephanie Elizabeth Gantt, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Assessment of the Source and Transformation of Nitrate in the Cedar River Watershed by Using Stable Isotopes of Nitrogen, Sushil Gautam Open Access Thesis
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, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis 2009 Award
The Effect of Three Rest Intervals After a High Intensity Training Protocol on Speed and Strength Variables in Division I Track and Field Sprinters and Jumpers, Eric Lee Hanenberger, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
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, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Gender inequalities in toddler confrontation teachers' responses, Jessica Hermeyer, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
School Psychology Shortage And Urban/Rural Differences, Melissa Marie Hickman, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
An analysis of coaching efficacy in volunteer soccer coaches, Christopher Lee Kowalski, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
Development of a Core Stability Model, Tricia Lynn Majewski-Haak, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Addressing the school psychologist shortage : past trends and implications for the future, Erin Delaine McCoy, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Considerations for delivery of online professional development courses for childcare professionals, Heather Marie Bauer Olsen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
High school dropout : educators' knowledge of and perceived role in dropout prevention, Dustin Reese, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Geometric Reasoning in Four-Year-Old Children, Christina Eyres Sales, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Differences in Junior High, High School, and College Coaches’ Self-Perceptions of Behavior, Scott D. Salthun, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Contesting the Social Borderlands: Portraits of Three Young People With Significant Disabilities and Their Struggle for Positive Relationships, Janet Story Sauer, Department of Special Education, Open Access Dissertation
The Effects of an Educational Intervention Lesson on Fourth and Fifth Grade Students’ Ability to Sustain Effort (Pace) During a Modified 1-Mile Run Test, Rick Schupbach, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Cedar Falls Civil War, Cynthia Rae Huffman Sweet, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Tree species identification in an urban environment using a data fusion approach, Matthew A. Voss, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis 2008 Award
An Analysis of Intuitive Eating Among College Students, Danielle Marie Vsetecka, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
An examination of group agreement among functional ankle instability participant inclusion criteria, Shantelle A. Howe Weichers, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
A study of elementary instructors' teaching of forearm passing as a part of volleyball instruction, Tsui-Feng Tiffany Yeh, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
An Evaluation of Appearance, Fitness, Health, Illness, and Body Satisfaction Levels Plus Overweight Preoccupation of Female Fitness Instructors in Cedar Falls and Waterloo, IA, Catherine M. Zubrod, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
East-West: Poems, Sayeeda Tahera Ahmad Open Access Thesis
Trends in family-centered early intervention, Jody Lee Albertson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
School-wide positive behavior supports : an evaluation of an elementary school program, Lisa Andreasen, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Self-Esteem, Locus of Control, Conformity, and the Psychology behind Body Modification, Brianne Renae Arends, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The Authority of Traditional Islamic Leaders: A Sociological Study of Kyai's Authority in Pesantren, Achmad Zainal Arifin, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
The Relationship between Sexual Behavior and Relational Aggression in College Students, Hiliary Baethke, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Gender Socialization through Children’s Literature: Body and Beauty Image, Meera Basnet, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Correlates of Physical Activity among Adolescent Males and Females, Rhonda Baumann, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A Qualitative Study: Does Anger Elicit Gender Normative Aggressive Reactions?, Austin Beer, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
A Graduate Recital in Voice, Celeste Lea Bembry, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Iowa’s Special Education Mediators: Potted Plants Negotiating for a Place in the Sunlight, a Qualitative Examination of Personal Philosophy and Perceived Power, Amber Elizabeth Benedict, Department of Special Education, Open Access Thesis
Iowa Multiverse: Stories, Darek James Benesh 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, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Goblin Chronicles: The Katscratchers Tribe, Thomas Bilstad Open Access Thesis
Relationship Between Playing Ability and Selected Performance and Physical Measures in High School Football Players, Timothy Scott Birkey, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Nicole Birkland, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The Relationships between Four Strength Qualities and Sprint Performances in Division I Sprinters and Jumpers and Recreationally Active Subjects, Steven Eugene Blocker Jr., School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Up Wau Hollow and Other Stories, Deborah J. Bloom, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Dominique and Other Stories, Matthew James Bloom Thesis (UNI Access Only)
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
Will Your Money Tree Be Tainted?: The Standard Ethical Guidelines for College Foundations and the Importance of Institutional Compliance, Heather Lynae Bremer-Miller, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Differences in Enjoyment, Motivation, and Perceived Athletic Competence Between Sport and Fitness Physical Activity Participants, Andy Briggs, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Psychometric Rash Evaluation of Shoulder Scales (PRESS), Paul Buchheit, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
An Exploration in Exhibit Design, Maria A. Buteler Tillard, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
“Votes for Women”: Gender, ‘Race,’ Class, and the Suffrage Cartoons of Life and Harper’s Weekly, 1890-1916, Mellisa Annesha Campbell, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Adding species diversity to a reconstructed prairie using an incremental approach, Amy L. Carolan, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
IEP meetings: What are the strategies that make an IEP meeting successful?, Maria T. Cashman Open Access Dissertation
An Investigation of the General Population’s Understanding of Forgiveness, Wen-Chuan Rita Chang, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between Nutritional Knowledge and Consumption Attitudes Toward Soy-Foods Among a Midwest Rural America Older Population, Li Chuan Chen, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Master's Recital in Piano, Kyungsun Choi, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Loss of Nutrients From Croplands as a Result of Soil Erosion, Munns Creek Watershed, Grundy County, Iowa, Jihyo Chong Open Access Thesis
Links Between Late Adolescents’ Tendency for Mild to Moderate Violence and School Shooters, Elizabeth Ruth Strey Christenson, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Coping Strategies and Personality in Schizophrenia: Can These Two Factors Influence Relapse Rates and Quality of Life?, Amanda Collins, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
A Visitation: A Collection of Poetry and Fiction, Shelly Criswell Open Access Thesis
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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The Revolt Revisited: A Study of Popular 20th-Century American Small-Town Literature, Ted Ray Duitsman Open Access Thesis
Linking Interventions to Functional Behavior Assessment Results, Andrea Jo Duncan, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Objectified Body Consciousness and Eating Attitudes and Behaviors of College Females and Males, Danielle Jo Eastman, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 2007 Award
Bible Beater/Bra Burner: Liminal Experiences of Christian & Feminist Identity, Jennifer Lynn Freitag, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Dances of Courtship and Other Stories, Katherine Ware Volmensky Gannett Open Access Thesis
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, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Alternative high schools: what types of programs lead to the greatest level of effectiveness?, Timothy W. Gilson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
The Range of Angles in the Euler-Gergonne-Soddy Triangle, David J. Gisch, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson in the Context of Nomadology, Maria Goltsova Open Access Thesis
Handful of Dust: Poems & Memoir, Kimberly Jo Groninga Open Access Thesis
Fine Art and Processing Fluency: Symmetry and Contrast Influence Preference in Paintings, Jennifer Ann Grossheim, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Iowa Physical Educators’ Access to Usage of, and Perceived Importance of Technology in the Field of Physical Education, Jennifer Hadler, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
God Image, Self-Monitoring, and Willingness to Authentically Forgive, Bryan J. Hall, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
IEP team decision-making process in the reintegration of special education students: A qualitative analysis of exiting decisions, Kenneth G. Hayes, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
George Frideric Handel's St. John Passion, Boe Tanner Hodnefield, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Work Schedule Flexibility on Potential Job Seekers Perceptions in Organizations of Differing Prestige, Kirk C. Hogendorn Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Hallucination Simulations on Neurocognition: An Investigation of Auditory Hallucinations Using the Irrelevant Speech Paradigm, Suzanne Adele Horsager, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
A Study of the Relationship between the Number of High School Science Credits Earned and Successful Completion of the First Year of College at a Regents’ Institution, Amy Denise Jabens, Department of Teaching, Open Access Thesis
Effect of a Biomes Genetics Unit on Student Achievement in High School Biology, Melissa C. James, Department of Teaching, Open Access Thesis
Stages of Change, Process of Change, Self-Efficacy, Decisional Balance, and Behavior Intention for Exercise Behavior by Young Adults, Danielle Johnson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Perception of Youth Participation of Human Service Collaboration Among Youth Workers in Hong Kong, Yuet-Mui Kong, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
United States American students' experience with and orientation toward international diversity in a Midwestern comprehensive university setting, Olga V. Kostareva, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Obesity in Adolescents and Its Associations With Physical Activity and Diet, Soyang Kwon, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Biotechnology Education in the State of Iowa: A Survey of Teachers and Factors Affecting Inclusion, Jason Allen Lang, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Exploring the relationship between mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge among pre-service teachers, Hsueh-I Martin Lo, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
An investigation into microwave energy to soften scrap tire rubber aiding existing mechanical separation processes, Russell Jon Lucas Open Access Thesis
The Relationship of Time Spent Training at Three Physiological Loads and Performance in Endurance Athletes, Nicholas L. Maas, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Need, qualifications, training, responsibilities, and supervision of paraprofessionals in special education : a qualitative case study approach, Heather L. Marolf, Department of Special Education, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Separation Anxiety Within the School Context: A Qualitative Study of the Beliefs and Practices of Parents and Teachers, Lauryn C. Muller, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Effects of External Rewards on Elementary Students’ Motivation to Read Independently, Benjamin David Olsen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
No Child Left Behind (2001) and high stakes tests : how they affect teachers' experiences in the classroom, Emily N. Olson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Correlation Between Acculturation and Health Promotion Behavior Among Hispanics/Latinos in Black Hawk County, Iowa, Ki-Hyung Park, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Exploring intersectionality in education: The intersection of gender, race, disability, and class, Amy J. Petersen, Department of Special Education, Open Access Dissertation 2008 Award
There are no winners here: Teacher thinking and student underachievement in the 6th grade, Sue L. Pettit, Department of Special Education, Open Access Dissertation
Teacher perceptions on professional study groups as an effective means to successful guided reading implementation, Melissa Kay Reimer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Student Attendance and Its Relationship to Student Achievement in an Earth Science Class, Gregory Lee Schafer, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Functional behavioral assessment : a new model for interviewing, Shelley K. Schafer, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Direction of Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen: Theatre UNI, Spring Semester 2004, Megan E. Schumacher, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Gender and policing : an analysis of police departments as gendered organizations, Kimberly L. Seavey, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Relationship of Perceived Physical Competence, Exercise Intensity, and Body Mass Index to Enjoyment of Elementary Students in Physical Education, Wei Mei Sin, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Addressing diversity: A case study of teacher educators' views and instructional practices at a Midwestern university, Alina Slapac, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Job satisfaction of Iowa public school principals, Boris Sodoma Open Access Dissertation
Speech recognition: The interpretation of training and using speech recognition software from the perspectives of postsecondary students with learning challenges, Delann Soenksen Open Access Dissertation
The contribution of socio-economic status and maturity on injury risk in youth soccer, Kristin Noel Stoneberg, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis 2007 Award
Self-Perceptions and Peer Influence on Bullying Behavior, Jaime Strickler, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Relationship Between Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers’ Value Orientation in Curriculum Decisions and Attitudes Towards Teaching Students With Disabilities, Wing Yin Tai, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Voicing women's resistance within religious studies: An interrogation of rational choice theory, Anne E. Tedore, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Thesis 2008 Award
Effects of the use of soybean oil as cutting fluid on the surface finish for turning operations, Carlos Alberto Terán Yengle Open Access Thesis
Cohort Study of Nitrate Exposure From Drinking Water, Mhg Level, and Implications on Possible Recovery Oxygen Uptake by Age-Grade, Patricia Teran Yengle, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
The Influence of Significant Others on High School Students’ Expectancies, Task Value, and Motivation in Physical Education, Skip M. Williams, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
GIS-Based Site Suitability Analysis for Planning Confined Animal Feeding Operations in Iowa, Brian Lance Bakker, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
The mind is the tabernacle of the consciousness soul: A journey visiting the roles of consciousness, communication, education, and technology in human and curriculum development by integrating Dewey, Gebser, and Steiner: Past, present, future, Daniel Joseph Kazim Bardy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Effective Advising in Student Organizations, James Wyman George Barnes Open Access Thesis
Effects of a Skilled Videotape Model with or without Attention-Focusing Cues on the Performance of a Basketball Foul Shot, Steven Edward Beard, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Case-Control Study: Past Chemical Exposures and the Measurement of the Red Blood Cell Acetylcholinesterase Reactivity in Vitro When Challenged at Various Dosages by Chlorpyrifos-Oxon, Naomi J. Bienfang, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Examination of Amount of Time Spent in Heart Rate Zone During a Cup Stacking Unit in 4th-Grade Students, Kimberly Jo Boelke, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
An Evaluation of Crash Cluster Identification Methodologies: A Case Study of Iowa, Leonard Sitji Bombom, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
The Developmental Process of Reflection in Youth Ministry, Laura Bowers, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Russian Immigration to the USA, 1990-2003, Alexandra Mikhailovna Bozheva, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Does Storybook Intervention Provide a Meaningful Improvement in Language Impaired Children, Diana Patrice Burns Open Access Thesis
Collaboration in Human Services: A Case Study of an After-School Program, Erin Rebekah Cebula, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Repeating Decimals and Cyclotomic Polynomials, David H. Chapman, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Implementation of the Student Services Center: A Case Study of the University of Northern Iowa, Jana Lynne Chmelar Open Access Thesis
Food Preferences Between Diverse Ethnic Groups in a College Population, Enrique Gallegos Covarrubias, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Mad Art and the Essential Image: Unearthing the Conversation Between Oscar Wilde’s the Picture of Dorian Gray and Roland Barthes’s Camera Lucida, Sarah Joy Cowger Open Access Thesis
Parental Marital Status Relationship With Adult Children’s Marital Status, Susan Barbara Frommelt Czerniak, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Perceptions of Luck and Gambling Patterns, Dustin Daugherty, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The Spring Break Effect: The Relationship Between Individual Self-Objectification and Physical Fitness Behavior, Brett Dobesh, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Conservation Genetics of Blue-Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma laterale) in the Upper Midwest, Jonathan Michael Eastman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Agricultural Pollution of Ground Water Near Gilbertville, Iowa, Paula Frost Even, Department of Earth Science, Open Access Thesis
In the House of the Mirrors: A Collection of Short Stories, Adrián Fuentes Open Access Thesis
Extraction of Transportation Infrastructure From Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data, James Paul Gerjevic, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
From Craft to Art: A Philosophy of Jazz Pedagogy Developed From Performance, Educational and Personal Experiences, Thomas Lawrence Giampietro, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Multi-Agency Inclusive Recreation Service Delivery Model: An Assessment of Services, Angela Rae Glanz, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A Master’s Recital in Cello, Vladimir Gouliaev, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Molecules, Morphology, and Biogeography: An Analysis of the Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Physaria reediana Species Complex (Brassicaceae), Benjamin R. Grady, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Cameras in Court: A Utilitarian Ethical Approach, Kylie L. Greene, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Monitoring spatial and temporal water quality changes in Iowa lakes using airborne hyperspectral imagery, Nathan Robert Green, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis 2007 Award
Achievement Goal Theory: A Preliminary Study Examining Educators' Motivational Beliefs And Practices, Marc Groen, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Suzanne R. Hendrix, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Correlates of Health Promotion: Meaning in Life, Religiosity, and Christian Identification, Daniel Melvin Huber, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Synthesis and Characterization of Rhodium and Iridium Complexes With the Bis(Dimethylsilylcyclopentadienyl) Ligand, Gordon J. Hunter Open Access Thesis
Inter-institutional collaboration: A case study of factors contributing to the viability of the Iowa Community College Online Consortium, Kent Johnson Open Access Dissertation
A qualitative investigation of student interactions in a learning activity center: Defining success, at-risk factors, and resiliency for developmental programs in community colleges, John L. Kalkwarf, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Teacher perceptions of cross-cultural adaptability and instructional practices in international locations, Debra S. Lee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
A Descriptive Study of the Frequency and Intensity of Physical Activity Among Incoming First-Year Students at Luther College, Kristi Leonard, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Administrative strategies that foster self-reflective practice in Iowa educators as perceived by middle level principals and teachers, Jane Brandt Lindaman Open Access Dissertation
The Relationship Between Time Spent in Physical Activity During Daily Physical Education and Selected Physical Fitness Components Among Elementary and Secondary Students, Shelley McCumber, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Opportunity and access for children with disabilities in the inclusive preschool classroom, Jodi Meyer-Mork, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation 2007 Award
Investigating the Effectiveness of Professional Development on High School Physics Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding of Newtonian Mechanics, Instructional Practices, and the Conceptual Growth of Their Students, Julia K. Moeller, Science Education Program, Open Access Thesis 2006 Award
Modeling and simulation to investigate effects of static mixer, carrier gas, temperature and pressure on the mixing ratio of carbon nanotubes growth reactors, David Addie Noye, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
The use of direct observation in functional behavior assessment, Lori O'Rourke, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The efficacy of writing course placement at an Iowa community college, Kristine D. Owens Open Access Dissertation
Come out, stay out, stand out: Eight stories of gay and lesbian high school students, Nicholas J. Pace, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
The impact of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation on school leadership of two school buildings designated in need of improvement: An agency theory perspective, Susan Pecinovsky, Department of Special Education, Open Access Dissertation 2006 Award
Sticks, stones, & stigmas: A social-cognitive account of stereotype threat mechanisms, Michael C. Philipp, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis 2006 Award
Using Office Referral Data to Help Understand School-Wide Discipline, Sarah Remakel-Henkels, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Perceived importance of national occupational CADD skill standards among faculty of NAIT accredited institutions, Ronald Shava Open Access Dissertation
Namibia principals' knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and their compliance with the ministry's national policy, Shamani-Jeffrey Shikwambi Open Access Dissertation
The Influence of Caffeine on the Hydration Status of College-Aged Females, Carissa Shima, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Inventory simulation and optimization using system dynamics, structural modeling equations and genetic algorithms in the drivetrain division of an automotive manufacturer, Marco Sisfontes-Monge Open Access Dissertation
Emotional intelligence as a protective factor for risk behavior in adolescence, Nicole Renee Skaar, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
We're not "free-loading jocks" : the presentation of the self in the everyday lives of the collegiate level student athlete, Katie Leanne Sorrell, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
"Second-class families": Media portrayal of adoption in America, Jennifer Ellen Struve, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis 2006 Award
An exploration of academic advising care groups at an Iowa private college, Kendra Williams-Perez Open Access Dissertation
Examining the role of empathy training in anger management programs for young children, Amy L. Zirkelbach, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Master's Flute Recital, Kylie Kay Anderson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
An Overview of a Jazz Recital and Related Pedagogy, Duncan William Bamsey, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
An Investigation of the Instrument Selection Processes Used by Directors of Beginning Bands, Dale Edward Bazan, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Manifestation Determinations: How Do Iowa's AEA Adopted Procedures Compare To Federal And State Requirements And Expert Guidelines?, Keely J. Beam, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Modeling and measuring the dispersion of odors from hog confinements, François Béra, Department of Earth Science, Open Access Thesis 2005 Award
Modeling and Measuring the Dispersion of Odors from Hog Confinements, François Béra, Department of Earth Science, Open Access Thesis
Threshold, Clifford Lavelle Blodgett Open Access Thesis
The Effect of Music on Pre-competitive Cognitive Anxiety, Somatic Anxiety, and Self-Confidence in Male Basketball Players, Jamie Jean Blome, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Educational change process: A case study of a rural school district's reading reform, Barbara M. Havel Bohach, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
A Master’s Recital in Cello, Suzanne Bullard, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Valley of the Wave, Alissa Dian Burger Open Access Thesis
A Guide for Standards-Based, Interdisciplinary, Elementary Art Activities for Cultural Institutions, Carolyn L. W. Carpenter, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Protecting us from pictures : gender and support for legal restrictions on pornography, Elizabeth Lynne Chivers, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Protecting Us From Pictures: Gender and Support for Legal Restrictions on Pornography, Elizabeth Lynne Chivers, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Dig Deep: From Down Under, So Shall I Emerge, Lori Ann Dale, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Waiting for Eve, Claire Elizabeth Davis Open Access Thesis
CMC Interpersonal Relationships: A Phenomenological Study of Online Relational Stages, Traci McCollom Dillavou, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
American Indian Women Warriors: Their Perceptions of Success Factors in Graduate School, Loretta Dominquez, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Importance Performance Analysis of U.S. Army Lieutenants’ Perceptions of Morale, Welfare and Recreation Services, Jaime Sue Duncan, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Determining Criminal Motive Using Deductive Profiling: A Feasibility Study, Kelly J. Dupont, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Relationships Among Belief in Divine Intervention, Belief in Good Luck, Paranormal Beliefs, Locus of Control, Academic Ability, Cognitive Ability, and Gender, Jenni Rebecca Durham, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Master's Piano Recital, Kirstin Marie Dyer, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Assessing the Applicability of Traditional Urban Transportation Planning Methods for the University Campus: A Case Study of the University of Northern Iowa, Jess Douglas Elder, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
A case study of senior students' perceptions of factors that shape aspirations in one low-income rural Iowa high school, Louise Elizabeth Esveld Open Access Dissertation
A Comparison of Land Use and Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Cedar River Tributaries in Iowa, Chad Levi Fields, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Open Access Thesis
Children’s Perceptions of Peers’ Intentions in Ambiguous and Aggressive Situations, Tara Jo Finch, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between Giftedness And Resiliency Among Head Start Children, Angela R. Fry, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
School Climate, Culture, and Educators’ Beliefs and Practices in Motivation: An Exploratory Study, Sarah Galloway, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Renting and Other Short Stories, Wade Thomas Geary Open Access Thesis
Students' views of classroom management strategies in assertive discipline and constructivist classroom settings, Joan Carolyn Gerbo, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Trying Not to Flinch: A Collection of Short Fiction, Jody Lee Goodman Open Access Thesis
Gender Moderation of the Relationship Between Hours in Role and Work-Family Conflict: A Test of Competing Theories, Lucas D. Gray, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Sport Nutrition Education: A Study of Nutritional Practices and Knowledge Among Mississippi Valley Conference High School Athletic Programs in the State of Iowa, Sara Lynn Hallgren, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Drug use and pool performance : an exploratory study, Robert P. Hansen, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Morbidity: Poetry and Prose, Robert P. Hansen Open Access Thesis
Perceived Exercise Constraints and Motivation for Exercise Among University Undergraduate Students, Ryan Paul Harkema, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Mapping wetlands and potential wetland restoration areas in Black Hawk County, Iowa using object-oriented classification and a GIS-based model, James Harken, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis 2005 Award
Early Literacy And Making Sense In An Inclusive Preschool Classroom, Patresa A. Hartman, Department of Special Education, Open Access Thesis
Application of case study methodology in the context of undergraduate critical care nursing education, James A. Hauschildt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The State of Public Speaking Courses in Japanese Colleges, Shoko Hayashi, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
The Learning Garden: A Case Study, Laurie Ann Kellogg Hayzlett, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Effects of Trampoline Training on Balance in Functionally Unstable Ankles, Douglas Steven Hess, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The impact of the Iowa Children's Water Festival on the children's attitudes and behaviors toward the environment, Sang-Min Kim, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
