Graduate Student Work
A collection of Graduate Student Work at the University of Northern Iowa.
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Biodiversity and ecosystem function and the design of tallgrass restorations for biomass production, Dustin Robert Jon Graham Open Access Thesis
Factors supporting teacher resilience in a charter school serving high-risk students: A research proposal, Molly M. Hackett Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, Branden D. S. Haralson Open Access Thesis
Metabolic response of barley to drought stress, Jordan Andrew Hein Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Butterfly and floral community dynamics at a native prairie agrofuel research site, Benjamin J. Hoksch Open Access Thesis
Genrifying the school library's fiction collection, Andrea Hora Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Untitled Life of Oliver Murphy, Michael Jackson Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Positive behavior supports in high schools, Molly Nicole Johansen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A ten year retrospective longitudinal quantitative study of the University of Northern Iowa Classic Upward Bound program, Wilfred M. Johnson Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The disintegration of Yugoslavia and football, Adnan Kajtezović Open Access Thesis
The use of marketing in nonprofit organizations, Elizabeth Kehret Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using a 5E learning cycle to adapt a college physics instructional unit for high school, Stacia Marie Kelly Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Development of a gray iron alloy for improved thermo-mechanical fatigue life in a cylinder head for diesel engine applications, Jeremy M. Kessens Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2017 Award
The dual role of self-enhancement : protection and stigma, Corina Evelyn Klein Open Access Thesis
Spaces of disadvantage, places of hope : Women empowerment, economic emancipation and NGOs in Bogotá slums, Ekaterina Korzh Open Access Thesis
“Our Navy” : women accepted for voluntary emergency service at Iowa State Teacher's College, 1942-1945, Marissa Krein Open Access Thesis
Best Practices for Adoption of an Inquiry Learning Model in K-5 Education, Michelle M. Kruse Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Do teacher judgment accuracy and teacher feedback predict student achievement in elementary and middle-school science?, Mason Albert Kuhn Open Access Dissertation 2017 Award
The inclusion of engineering design into the high school biology curriculum, Cody D. LaKose Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Clinical field experiences: elementary classroom teachers' perceptions of the benefits and barriers of mentoring pre-service teachers in an elementary classroom, Amy Kathleen Lockhart Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The transition of an oral communication course from traditional face-to-face to the online format: A faculty perspective, Cydney A. Lovell Open Access Thesis
The traumatic incursion of the Old South on gender and motherhood in William Faulkner's novels The sound and the fury, As I lay dying, and Light in August, Jordan Lea Ludwig Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2016 Award
Examining variations in technology use for K-12 students of different gender and socioeconomic status, Nikki Lyons Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bearing Endplay Verification: Oscillation Analysis, Nathan Madoerin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Generational characteristics: How do we all play together, Jessica L. Malcheff Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Perceived effects of family status changes on male collegiate outdoor recreation coordinators, Andrew K. Martin Open Access Dissertation
Identification of sluggish cognitive tempo by pre-service teachers, Rachel Elizabeth Meisinger Open Access Thesis 2016 Award
A master of music recital in flute, Mara Nicole Miller Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A model for measuring the contribution of form to perception of biological sex in point-light actors, Michael Mintz Open Access Thesis
The ongoing faculty development system: A case study exploring content methods teacher education faculty technological, pedagogical, content knowledge development, Daniel James Mourlam Open Access Dissertation
The Role of Importance of Right Goals Setting in Developing the Company's Financial, Seyed Nazar Mousavi Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effective professional development for elementary teachers : creating dialogic classrooms to improve reading comprehension, Amanda J. Mroch Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Constraints to leisure participation within the Bosnian population in a small Midwestern community, Aldin Muhamedagic Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
How far have you gone?: An analysis of perceived outcomes among mentees participating in a formal school-based mentoring program in Rwanda Kirehe District as a case study, Théophile Muhayimana Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
An American's Paris: tourism and the American consumer, 1947-1961, Margaret Nervig Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in flute, Natalie Mahree Neshyba Open Access Thesis
A comparison of the effects of burning, haying and mowing on plants and small mammals in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Ryan Allan Neuhaus Open Access Thesis
Poverty and homelessness : A content analysis of children's nonfiction literature, Christine Newell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Collegiate athletes' perceptions of social support and athletic trainer-coach conflict, Nathan Newman Open Access Dissertation
Spacial analysis of foreclosure and neighborhood characteristics in Miami metropolitan area, Florida, Adejoh Emmanuel Ogbe Open Access Thesis
The right fit: Contributing factors to the effectiveness of the dual role superintendent/principal model, Matthew Paul O'Loughlin Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
An analysis of online and blended learning environments : measuring approach and learning outcomes in corporate settings, Meghan B. O'Neal Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The manual disconnect: narratives in prose and verse, Brian Pals Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Between strangers, Sarah Pauls Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in viola, Nichelle Probst Open Access Thesis
Suggestions for transgender inclusion in classical music: a mini-cycle, Xavia A. Publius Open Access Thesis
Factors influencing successful planning and implementation and employee participation in worksite wellness programs, Amanda Ramthun Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Lifeguard fitness readiness: Certification vs. qualification, Jacob Rasmussen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Pedagogical reasoning of pre-service teachers: Juggling priorities and managing resources, Jennifer Lynn Rasmussen Open Access Dissertation
Hair stylists' reflections on their role as lay health educators: A qualitative analysis, Addie Jo Rasmusson Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Stars, stripes, and swastikas : the American Turners and national identity, 1935-1945, Amy Rekward Open Access Thesis
The role of compliance during in-season training on self-selected training intensity in Division-I FCS college football players, Frank Romanazzi Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A study for comprehensive and collaborative relationships: Partnering public schools and nonprofit outdoor programs, Nicole Rottinghaus Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher librarians & literacy coaches: Their roles in reading support, Nicole N. Ruthaivilavan Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nonprofit marketing strategies for small organizations, Emily Saveraid Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
On body dumps : the rhetorics of corporeal narcoterrorism, Evan Mitchell Schares Open Access Thesis
Understanding by Design unit lesson plans for the next generation science standards: life science, Arie Schiller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Predictors of job satisfaction and organizational commitment in a library employee survey, Brandon Heath Schipper Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Annotated Bibliography of Thematically Related Historical Fiction Picture Books and Nonfiction Pairs, Katherine Seibel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Poverty's Effect on Students' 21st Century Skills Acquisition and Learning Experiences, Anne Sellers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Public Library Experience: Choosing Books to Read from Predetermined Levels and Its Implications, Amy L. Seufert Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Development of a hydraulic component leakage detecting system using pressure decay signal, Xuanju Shang Open Access Thesis
Student achievement in the area of inquiry learning with the implementation of 1:1 iPads, Denise Shekleton Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Strength in numbers: collaborating to support nonprofit advocacy, Emily J. Shields Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Caged manhood : office culture and how Walter Camp's Daily Dozen revitalized the workforce, 1903-1940, Nick Sly Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Marie Sorenson Open Access Thesis
Plaque Manufacturing Process, Rhys South Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A preliminary investigation of the relationship between direct behavior rating and the Conners 3 teacher rating scale - short form, Jessica Stodden Stumme Open Access Thesis
Resurrecting the hip-hop and Christian cultures: Lecrae's unashamed use of the rap narrative, persona, and language, Marci Swank Open Access Thesis
“God will deliver us” : human rights abuses from Guatemala to Iowa and back, 1980-2014, RaeAnn Lillian Swanson Open Access Thesis
Influx of child immigrants to the United States: Policy & practice implications, Megan Vogt Open Access Graduate Research Paper 2016 Award
The early implementation of a teacher leadership and compensation system in a select Iowa public school as codified by House File 215, Anthony Dale Voss Open Access Dissertation
How Does the Use of Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Volunteer Programs Impact the Image of Manufacturers?, Krista L. Wahl Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Variation in mineral content of prairie forb species and content changes over winter related to slagging potential, Jennifer Nyla Wahl Rupp Open Access Thesis
Special education evaluations: appropriate methods and measures for use with English language learners, Jennifer Waterman Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Sustainable microfinancing: improving microenterprise's traditional measures of success, Stephen R. Watson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
In connection with all things : the memory of Alexander Humboldt and his works in the context of 19th century thought in Europe and America, Ray Joseph Werner Open Access Thesis
A comparison of hip and knee torques produced during a maximal effort full and partial back squat, Jordan Alexander Williams Open Access Thesis
The influence of the single stereotype on moral judgments, Peng Zhang Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Development of a multi-mode self-adaptive algorithm to create an efficient wireless network on a university campus, Melanie L. Abbas Open Access Dissertation
Instructors' perceptions of their own effectiveness, Abdullah S. Al-Asmari Open Access Thesis
Productivity Improvement - Six Sigma Influence, Hamad Alhadab Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A clustering based matrix for selecting optimal tools and techniques in quality management, Hassan A. Alsultan Open Access Dissertation
Examining the effectiveness of using an iPad-based video modeling plus video prompting package to teach conversation skills to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Mohammed M. Alzayer Open Access Dissertation
The effectiveness of flipped classroom learning in higher education : a literature review from 2009 to 2014, Samir Taha Amin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
SWPBIS, behavior patterns, and the discipline gap, Sean Christopher Austin Open Access Thesis
Reducing child neglect in Linn County Iowa utilizing the public health model, Jennifer April Barnett Open Access Thesis
An investigation of adolescent boys' dispositions toward leisure reading, Julie Barnett Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Value of 5S in Manufacturing, Emsad Begic Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Population structure, size, and the thermal ecology of Iowa wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta): A comparison between suburban and rural populations, Samuel Wesley Berg Open Access Thesis 2015 Award
Influencing incoming fourth graders' reading habits through a summer literature circle: A case study, Brandy E. Bingman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Geometric morphometric analysis of skeletal shape variation across the pleuronectiformes, Corinthia R. Black Open Access Thesis
Affordances of flipped learning and its effects on student engagement and achievement, Jarod Bormann Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Relationship between weight-related teasing and levels of physical activity, Piroska Boros Open Access Thesis
They, those, and other pronouns used to describe them: A qualitative study of the lived experiences of the African American girls in the Girls to Women group, Amber Nicole Boyd Open Access Dissertation
Overhand throwing: overuse injury analysis, Peter Z. Broome Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Beethoven: The man, the music, the myth, Marcus Edward Burchers Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Examining professional history as context for instructional meaning, Kristie L. Beyer Campbell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Graduate recital in composition, Joseph Carey Open Access Thesis
The effects of on-line math games and e-books use on elementary student achievement, Mel Carnahan Open Access Graduate Research Paper
