Graduate Student Work
A collection of Graduate Student Work at the University of Northern Iowa.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Differential gene expression analysis of metolachlor treated human liver cells by microarray, Navinder Paul Kaur Brar Open Access Thesis
An instrumental case study of understanding familial communication in families with hearing parents and deaf children, Polly Brekke Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
For two or two hundred: A workbook for making a difference, C. A. Brimmer Open Access Thesis
Aquatic managers of northeast Iowa : a description of current practices of staff training and implementation detailing competencies, frequency, and evaluation, Tracy N. Carey Open Access Thesis
Food insecurity and the elder male: exploring the gap from needing food to the utilization of assistance programs, Gale Carlson Open Access Dissertation
Going 1:1 across the district, Kim Carlson Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
TPACK learning activity types for secondary computer science courses, Rebecca Carton Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Defying the odds: A research based reading program project guide, Megan Casey Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A master's recital in horn, Casey M. Chlapek Open Access Thesis
Understanding by Design approach to a Next Generation Science Standard in high school chemistry: Chemical reactivity, Jill Christofferson Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Living and teaching for social justice: teacher educators' stories and experiences, Courtney Kay Clausen Open Access Dissertation
Wearable and other stories, Jennifer Corrigan Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Invented spelling and its effect on kindergarten students' reading and writing abilities, Kelli A. Daly Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Intergenerational conversation: Authentic learning through critical reflection of a community engagement learning experience, Amy Davison Open Access Dissertation
Examining student selection behaviors with library fiction collections, Katie Delaney Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Students' perceptions of the impacts of dual enrollment programs on later college experiences, Caralee K. Doak Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Using Google tools to enhance secondary writing instruction, Sarah Ebener Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Protests, pageants, and publications: Narratives of labor agitators, 1913-1914, Jayme Edmund Open Access Thesis
The power of professional learning communities, Amanda Eller Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
The power of team in IEP meetings, Caroline Elser Open Access Dissertation
The value of inquiry-based science instruction for elementary students, Jessica Renae Enger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The civic and political engagement of Latinos in Omaha, Nebraska, Christian Israel Espinosa Torres Open Access Thesis
Association of various concentrations of cat's claw herb (Uncaria tomentosa) on lymphocyte proliferation and nitric oxide expression: An in-vitro study of osteoarthritis, Noha Fadlalddin Open Access Dissertation
Book selection approaches and the middle school student, Sara Fischer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison of Model-Based Design and Traditional 2D Engineering Drawings in Manufacturing Using Flowchart Analysis, Josh Gerbig Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading aloud to tweens and teens to create empathy: A functional criteria, Elizabeth Good Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Lead content of lip balms: A cross sectional convenience sample with exposure assessment estimating an average daily intake for young children, Julie Grunklee Open Access Thesis
Competency Requirement of a Project Manager, Rehan Haider Graduate Student Work (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Spatial competition in airport markets: An application of the Huff model, Joel Heilman Open Access Thesis
The effects of blended learning on K-12th grade students, Laura Hesse Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Graduate recital in violin, Hannah Rae Howland Open Access Thesis
Head above water weighing: A valid method to measure body fat storage?, Molly Lin Hussey Open Access Thesis
Improving learning center usage verification processes using Six Sigma, Latricia C. Hylton Open Access Dissertation
A graduate recital in piano, Elisabed Imerlishvili Open Access Thesis
Impact of family engagement on child outcomes in preschool, Kathryn S. Ingham Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A multiscale assessment of wind energy resources and suitability in the Russian Arctic, Narmina Iusubova Open Access Thesis
The programmatic manipulation of planar diagram codes to find an upper bound on the bridge index of prime knots, Genevieve R. Johnson Open Access Thesis
Breaking out the monster in Lara Croft, Ashley Patricia Jones Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Smartphone based ubiquitous sensing platform leveraging audio jack for power and communication, Ranjana Joshi Open Access Dissertation
The effects of using technology to enhance and enrich music instruction, Megan L. Kannenberg Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Dungeons and Dragons and literacy: The role tabletop role-playing games can play in developing teenagers' literacy skills and reading interests, Stefanie L. B. Kaylor Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher librarians and technology leadership, Jennifer Kizer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of youth participation in athletics, Jonathan Wayne Klein Open Access Thesis
Using blended learning to improve undergraduate introduction to literature courses: A mixed methods approach, Julie Leigh Klein Open Access Dissertation
Multiplex relationships and the impact on rural science education, Peter Nicholas Knutson Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Certified nonprofit professionals early career decisions and college student loan debt, Kristina Elizabeth-Ann Kofoot Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A demonstration of proficiency on rhythm section instruments and saxophone performance by Sean Koga, Sean Koga Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Comparison of forward lean during Bulgarian split squat at high and low box heights, Craig Konrardy Open Access Thesis
Exploring relational self-efficacy: The influences of shyness and attachment, Jake Daniel Kuklinski Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in piano, Jennifer Regina LeGarde Open Access Thesis
The effects of using digital tools to support writing in the ELL classroom, Katrina Lint Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Leishmania infantum infection at the cellular and organismal levels : foamy macrophages and sex-dependent responses, Ryan David Lockard Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2018 Award
Iowa schoolmarms: The significance of rural schools and the feminization movement, 1865-1920, Ashley Nicole Loper Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in piano, Yizhou Luo Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Identifying meaningful patient health outcomes among the athletic population, Tricia Lyn Majewski-Schrage Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Afro culture and performance within the bar space, Jessany Maldonado Open Access Thesis
Gender differences in cognitive dissonance reduction strategies for partner's physical attractiveness, Lijing Ma Open Access Thesis
Obsessive-compulsive disorder stigma: Accurate and inaccurate portrayals in electronic media, Camille Mirabelle Marie Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2018 Award
Graduate voice recital abstract, MaKayla McDonald Open Access Thesis
Play-based early childhood classrooms and the effect on pre-kindergarten social and academic achievement, Amy McGinn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The influence of child safety warning signs on vehicle speeds, Luke Alan Miller Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master of music recital in bassoon, Annalea Milligan Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Estimating energy fluxes and evapotranspiration of corn and soybean with an unmanned aircraft system in Ames, Iowa, Áthila Gevaerd Montibeller Open Access Thesis
The use of touchscreen devices to support writing development of preschoolers, Celeste Mortvedt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Graduate voice recital: Kelly Noltner, soprano & James Jenkins, piano, Kelly Noltner Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Seth Nordin in recital, Matthew Seth Nordin Open Access Thesis
Perceptions of transgender populations: An educational module to increase knowledge and reduce negative attitudes, Dacia Kay Oberhelman Open Access Thesis
Factors influencing wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) home range size in Iowa: A comparison between suburban and rural populations, Joshua Gregory Otten Open Access Thesis
The effects of metolachlor exposure on the THP-1 alveolar monocyte and macrophage function, Jared S. Parmater Open Access Thesis
Collaboration between School and Public Librarians, Elizabeth Pearson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gender differences associated with combat-related and military sexual assault-related post-traumatic stress disorder, Marjorie Perkins Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in conducting, Lucas Harry Petersen Open Access Thesis
Sick of deviants: How the behavioral immune system may impact responses to violated norms, Neal G. Pollock Open Access Thesis
Effects of lumbopelvic stabilization program in young, non-elite, community-based gymnasts, Miranda Katherine Pomije Open Access Thesis
First year professional learning community implementation within the Marion High School Science Department, Madilyn M. Ramaekers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Graduate voice recital: Blair Remmers, Tenor & James Jenkins, Piano, Blair Remmers Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Anti-proliferative effect of hibernating American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, blood plasma on the THP-1 cells, Sean L. Robbins Open Access Thesis
A survey of butterfly diagrams for knots and links, Mark Ronnenberg Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Viola, Andrea Carolina Del Pilar Sánchez Ruiz Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The impact of content knowledge, specialized content knowledge, peer analysis and self-analysis on pre-service physical education teachers' error detection abilities, Debra S. Sazama Open Access Dissertation
Properties of left-separated spaces and their unions, Eric Scheidecker Open Access Thesis
Energy, matter, and change: A high school chemistry unit development, Allison Schipper Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Impact of teacher scientist partnerships on high school students' perceptions of science, Kevin John Schneider Open Access Thesis
An Investigation of Gasket Improvement in Vehicle Drivetrain Applications, Keith David Schrader Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Is Iowa making the grade?: An assessment of K-12 health education programs in public schools, Jamie L. R. Sebring Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Strategies for integrating literacy into a science classroom, Michelle Seddon Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Inside Queen Victoria's household: The ladies of the royal nursery and schoolroom, 1839-1889, Kayla Jo Seppelt Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Development of a standards-based classroom for high school physics at Solon Community School District, Tim Sheeley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
JFK: A body of evidence - 1955-1965, Vicki J. Simpson Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Teaching Kindergarten Students about the Water Cycle through Arts and Invention, Latisha L. Smith and Deepanee Samarakoon
Graduate recital in voice, Noelle Smith Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Proof of concept and feasibility assessment of manufacturing a portable bio-char reactor, Saeed Zaher Soleimani Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Developing model identification skills in an advanced placement Physics 1 classroom, Ian Spangenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A case study analyzing the traits, programs, actions, and beliefs necessary to overcome the correlative relationship between high free and reduced lunch rates and low standardized test scores, John Speer Open Access Dissertation
Student affairs approaches to religion and spirituality in U.S. public higher education, Kayla J. Stafford Open Access Thesis
Anthropocentrism, the other face of patriarchy: an investigation into patriarchal attitudes and perceptions of non-human nature, Alexis St. Claire Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in voice, Haley L. Steele Open Access Thesis
Career development and trajectories: Women in senior-level management positions in nonprofit organizations and government agencies, Jennifer Diane Stevens Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Rachel Storlie, soprano & Robin Guy, piano, Rachel Storlie Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A demonstration of proficiency on rhythm section instruments, compositions, and arrangements by Sam Stranz, Sam Stranz Open Access Thesis
