Electronic Theses and Dissertations

 

All UNI graduate programs require a culmination work, such as a dissertation, thesis, or graduate research paper, before awarding a graduate degree. This collection includes theses and dissertations submitted electronically. From this page, you can browse our theses and dissertations by academic department or by the year of completion. Some theses and dissertations are not eligible for open access.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Performance-based assessment of school psychology interns : analysis of problem-solving skills as demonstrated in comprehensive case examinations, Kimberly Suzanne Hansen Open Access Thesis

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Service learning : a vehicle to reflective thinking, Janelle Lynn Hawk Open Access Thesis

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Functional behavioral assessment : school based practice and perception, Clint Henning Open Access Thesis

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Educational applications of achievement goal theory, Michelle Hinzman Open Access Thesis

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The effects of planting methods and granivory on seedling emergence in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Justin Vernon Huisman Open Access Thesis

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Do pull-out programs create a mirage of long-term results for at-risk youth?, Varotta Mi'Chele Johnson Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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How do beginning administrators navigate through their first year of the middle school principalship?, James D. Cryer Open Access Dissertation

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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

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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

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Deliberative democratic practices in tourism planning: Towards a model of participatory community tourism planning, Oksana Grybovych Open Access Dissertation

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A case study of a rural Iowa school preparing to meet new state guidelines for school libraries, Karla Steege Krueger Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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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

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Succession of an Iowa sand prairie into an adjoining old-field, Susan Jill Kirt Open Access Thesis

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An analysis of coaching efficacy in volunteer soccer coaches, Christopher Lee Kowalski Open Access Dissertation

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Considerations for delivery of online professional development courses for childcare professionals, Heather Marie Bauer Olsen Open Access Dissertation

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Cedar Falls Civil War, Cynthia Rae Huffman Sweet Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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Adding species diversity to a reconstructed prairie using an incremental approach, Amy L. Carolan Open Access Thesis

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Alternative high schools: what types of programs lead to the greatest level of effectiveness?, Timothy W. Gilson Open Access Dissertation

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Exploring intersectionality in education: The intersection of gender, race, disability, and class, Amy J. Petersen Open Access Dissertation

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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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 Open Access Dissertation

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Come out, stay out, stand out: Eight stories of gay and lesbian high school students, Nicholas J. Pace Open Access Dissertation

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Emotional intelligence as a protective factor for risk behavior in adolescence, Nicole Renee Skaar Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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The John Deere Ceres program: The decision to locate assembly of a German tractor in Waterloo, Iowa, Chris T. Simenson Thesis (UNI Access Only)

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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Costume design for Roosters by Milcha Sanchez-Scot, Theatre UNI, Spring Semester, 2003, Carmelita Tyson Guse Open Access Thesis

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Teacher perceptions of Iowa workshop model aspects fostering use of Project WET, Marcene Seavey Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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Monitoring of prairie bushclover (Lespedeza leptostachya) in south-central Iowa, Paul J. Bockenstedt Open Access Thesis

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The use of AFLP to detect genetic differentiation within and among populations of two prairie plant species: Panicum virgatum and Coreopsis palmata, Christopher Andrew Hilker Open Access Thesis

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Emergence and mortality of native prairie forbs seeded into an established stand of grasses, Dave Williams Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 2001

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Germination, emergence, and early growth of Spartina pectinata, Wade Herold Williams Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 1999

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Effects of sludge application on prairie establishment, Brenda Joan Durbahn Open Access Thesis

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The use of RAPD to detect genetic variation in populations of Liatris aspera Michx., Duane Joseph Kitchen Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 1998

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Multicultural, gender-fair infusion index and survey, William P. Austin Open Access Thesis

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A descriptive study of non-accredited athletic training programs, Donald Lee Bishop Open Access Thesis

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Development of rapid assessment protocols for evaluating the mental health status of incoming Bosnian refugees in Waterloo, Iowa, Susan Renee Dobie Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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A study of the current practices of school psychologists in the states of Iowa and Nebraska in the area of social skills, Stephanie Lynn Schmitz Thesis (UNI Access Only)

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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The effects of herbicides on microbial and mycorrhizal populations in native prairie, corn, and non-native prairie vegetation, using the Biolog technique, Susann E. Ahrabi-Fard Open Access Thesis

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Youth-serving agency's prevention and intervention programs for gangs, Julianne Gassman Open Access Thesis

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Honor among thieves? Socio-economic theories of Thorstein Veblen in the plays of David Mamet, Steven Allan Halverson Open Access Thesis

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Passages: A case study of an Iowa female secondary principal, Victoria L. Robinson Open Access Dissertation

Theses/Dissertations from 1992

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An investigation of the types of support perceived necessary by Iowa elementary classroom teachers for the integration of students identified as severely disabled, Katheryn Ann Kinnard East Open Access Dissertation

Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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Effects of preshot routine time and movements on free throw shooting performance, Mickey Gay Mack Open Access Thesis

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Multivariate analysis of the Carex brevior group in Iowa, Scott C. Zager Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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Factors related to the occurrence of certain prairie graminoid species in Black Hawk County, Iowa, roadsides, Pauline Mary Drobney Open Access Thesis

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The federal government and the Industrial Workers of the World, 1917-1918: An attempt to crush a labor union, Michael Torrance Prahl Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 1989

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A description and explanation of teacher-talk during kindergarten sharing time, Debra Louise Semm Elliott Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 1987

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A survey of the vascular flora of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Karen E. Van Norman Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 1986

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Plato's Crito: A speech act and structuralist analysis for performance, Gary Gerard Gute Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 1984

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Applications of aerial imagery in identification of natural areas, Kendall Duane Wessel Open Access Thesis

Theses/Dissertations from 1981

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Decaying gentility in A streetcar named Desire: An actress' analysis of Blanche DuBois, Jean Michaelsen Thesis (UNI Access Only)

Theses/Dissertations from 1975

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Regional variations in the age structure of the United States: 1870-1970, Donald D. Peterson Thesis (UNI Access Only)