Graduate Student Work
A collection of Graduate Student Work at the University of Northern Iowa.
Submissions from 2012
Universal Design for Learning at the University of Northern Iowa, Marty Mark Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Early avian colonization in a prairie biofuel project, James T. Mason Open Access Thesis
School Libraries: Developing a Valuable Resource for Gifted Learners, Corinn K. Matheson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Disordered Eating Habits and Extreme Weight Loss Techniques in Collegiate Wrestlers: A Qualitative Analysis, Jaime Marie Mayer Open Access Thesis
Disordered eating habits and extreme weight loss techniques in collegiate wrestlers: A qualitative analysis, Jaime Marie Mayer Open Access Thesis 2008 Award
Effective in-service professional development for child care providers, Tina McCullough Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Measurement and Graphing Guided Inquiry Based Unit, Charlotte Louise McDermott Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Invented spelling and its value in kindergarten, Michelle J. McDonald Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Student Employee Training Survey for Collegiate Recreation Departments, Rick McGill Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using Positive Behavior Instructional Support (PBIS) in early childhood, Megan Merkel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Differentiated instruction : learning profiles, assessment, and professional development, Sharon Kay Meyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects new literacy and digital learning have on our youth, Joshua L. Mitchell Sr. Open Access Graduate Research Paper
iPads versus laptops: The effects of mobile device interfaces on students' attitudes towards technology and learning, Evans Lugalia Mudanya Open Access Thesis
Learning transfer of geospatial technologies in secondary science and mathematics core areas, Curtis P. Nielsen Open Access Dissertation
Back Pain and Injury Prevalence and Prevention Strategies in the Workplace, Erin Randi Nielsen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-defeating behaviors in sexual offenders: Exploring factors of social support and motivation to change, Cassie Rose Nieman Open Access Thesis 2013 Award
An Evaluation of the Lifeguard Rescue Trends at the University of Northern Iowa Wellness and Recreation Services, Kristi O'Brien Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using social technology in professional development: a literature review, Catherine M. Olson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teachers’ Efficacy and Perceived Role in Dropout Prevention, Brent O'Rourke Open Access Thesis
Building sustainable schoolwide positive behavior supports in high schools, Jessica M. Overturf Open Access Thesis
Circulating and organizational testosterone and the perception of dominance, Jon C. Pedersen Open Access Thesis 2014 Award
Ergonomics evaluation of task demands among kitchen staff, Jaqueline Pereira Da Silva Open Access Thesis
Vocabulary acquisition in preschool English language learners, Leann Perkins Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher education protocol : how social media improves connections between teachers and students, Darcel Pledge Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating literacy into the math classroom : a staff development for innovative educators, Kathryn Pollina Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Multicultural Boards: An Examination of the Pertinent Literature of the Understanding of an Individual’s Roles Serving on an International Nonprofit Board of Directors, Carrie E. Radloff Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Social bookmarking in the classroom, Sara Richardson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Sociable Humanoid Autonomous Robotic Platform (the SHARP Project): An evaluation of the G.E.N.E.S.I.S. robot as an interactive consumer robotic platform, Jeffrey J. Rick Open Access Thesis 2003 Award
Try to See Me as Me: Understanding Autism in Children's Literature, Brandee Roelfs Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of nonfiction with early childhood aged children, Lacy J. Rose Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Participation and Attrition in Youth Sport, Laura Sue Rowen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Decoding Hollywood: An instructional design module for visual literacy of race, ethnicity, & cultural portrayals in Hollywood films, Derek A. Sallis Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Kindergarten transition and parent communication, Jessica Rae Sandboth Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Measuring depth of understanding when using smartphones as cognitive tools in the elementary classroom, Lisa Westcott Schaa Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The new literacies: Transitioning the secondary writing workshop classroom, Laura Schafer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Formative Assessment in the High School Chemistry Classroom, Clinton Fay Schmitz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Embedded experiences, critical conversations: Learning about teaching in a professional development school cohort setting, Daphne Schuchart Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Boy's Recreational Reading in a One-to-One Computer School, Michaela Seeman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Relationships between Exercise Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Transtheoritical Model and Self-Regulation on Perceived Wellness among College Students, Zachary Sherman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Role strain in probation and parole work and strategies used to reduce strain, Samantha A. Shoger Open Access Thesis
Peer coaching in early childhood, Michelle Silvera Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School library circulation records: What do they reveal about boys' reading preferences?, Chelsea Sims Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Positive Portrayal of Family in Children's Books with Homosexual Characters, Amanda Skellenger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Career Cruising impact on the self efficacy of deciding majors, Anthony William Smothers Open Access Dissertation
Development of an ankle function model, Kelli R. Snyder Open Access Dissertation 2001 Award
A consideration of positive behavior supports through a preschool lens, Theresa J. Stevenson Open Access Thesis
The Relationship between Physical Activity and Academic Achievement, Annie M. Stoessel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of animal-assisted therapy in initial psychotherapy sessions with adolescents, Erin B. Stromberg Open Access Thesis
Special issues in engaging and collaborating with families of English language learners, Stephanie Allison Strouse Open Access Thesis
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs About HIV/Aids Among Central African Immigrants Who Live in Cedar Rapids, IA, Natalie M. Sugira Open Access Thesis
Women's status and fertility rates : results from national level data, Jason Thomas Surratt Open Access Thesis
Forensic Science: An Applied Chemistry Single Semester Course, Theresa A. Theis Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of pretend play on cognitive and academic development of kindergarten students, April Marie Thelen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Observation as a formal assessment tool in early childhood classrooms: A professional development module, Kathleen M. Thornton-Lang Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Worksite Wellness: Best Practices, Sarah C. Tighe Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher Librarian Evaluation in Small Districts in Four Iowa Counties, Marci Titera Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What About the Girls? The Female Fantasy Protagonist in Contemporary Young Adult Literature, Christine M. Tomlinson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Beyond the dictionary : what teachers can do to help build struggling readers' vocabularies, Stefanie Van Heukelom Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Familial Influences on the Physical Activity Culture of Children, Shari L. Vermeer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Digital gaming as a learning tool : a literature review, Seth Weylin Vickers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Library and Technology Combined Curriculum for Kindergarten/First Grade Common Core, Dyann K. Vilez Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using metarules to integrate knowledge in knowledge based systems. An application in the woodworking industry, Alvaro Villavicencio Open Access Dissertation 2009 Award
The role of teacher belief systems in technology integration, Joni M. Walvatne Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using serious games in an educational setting, Angela Webb Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Infant literacy, Tera Weber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Life Experiences of ATEP Students Experiencing Burnout, Abigail Rae Wieck Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Student-centered literacy instruction: An examination of an elementary teacher's experience, Carolyn Marie Wiezorek Open Access Dissertation
Leadership distinctions : the impact of leadership on teachers of Second Chance Reading, Rebecca Sue Williams Open Access Thesis
Factors That Influence Wellness Program Participation Among Male Blue-Collar Workers, Lindsay M. Wolff Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Factors That Influence Wellness Program Participation among Male Blue-Collar Workers, Lindsay M. Wolff Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of cultural orientation and attitudes and meaning toward play: A cross cultural investigation among emerging adulthood in the People Republic of China, Hong Kong, and United States, Winnie Wing-Sze Wong Open Access Dissertation 2011 Award
Feedback : best practices for effectiveness, Hanne Elizabeth Wuertz Open Access Thesis
Teaching perfectionism through cartoons compared to bibliotherapy for primary grade students, Miranda L. Zousel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2011
Middle School Teacher and Students’ Responses on the Usefulness of the Polar Activity Monitor, Beverly J. Ahern Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Depression and Poor Self-Care in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Zahra Hamza Alowa Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The link between functional behavioral assessment and behavioral intervention plans, Megan Kathleen Seamans Anderson Open Access Thesis
Increasing the Accuracy of Protein Three-Dimensional Structure Comparison, Mauricio J. Arriagada-Benitez Open Access Thesis
An Analysis of Parent Evaluations within the 360° Holistic Evaluation System of Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services, Michelle Therese Bafunno Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Elementary School Teacher and Students’ Responses on the Usefulness of the Polar Activity Monitor, Blaire Baldwin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Supporting student learning through scientific inquiry, Allison J. Barness Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Serious Leisure Perspective, Patrick Anthony Beets Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Work-Family Balance as a Mediator of Relationships between Family-Supportive Organizational Perceptions and Employee and Organization Outcomes, Jaimie Bell Open Access Thesis
Accelerated reader and sustained silent reading's impact on students' motivation to read, Amy Benedict Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reliability and Sensitivity of Physical Activity Under Free-Living Conditions as a Measure of Function Following Ankle and Foot Injuries, Lisa Nicole Bengtson Open Access Thesis
Quality Costing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions in a Small Manufacturing Company, Adam M. Benner Open Access Thesis
The Effect of a Long-Toss Throwing Protocol on Elite Pitchers’ Glenohumeral Joint Inferior Laxity, Andrew Charles Benning Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Kindergartners can read and understand : emergent reading strategies at work, Kacey Lynn Beyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Analysis of Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Staff in the Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services Program, Allison Leigh Bickle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Homework : Providing quality activities that engage the students and extend the learning from the classroom, Angella M. Blatz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developmental Assets and Sexual Resiliency among Female Adolescents, Heidi Swailes Bohall Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Identifying ways to better support new teachers to improve retention, Dianna L. Briggs Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Examining the Use of Collocations in Natural Language Processing, Patrick Anthony Burke Open Access Thesis
A Survey of Lidar Use by Iowa Professionals, William G. Burkett Open Access Thesis
Determining Students' Working Conceptions of Evolution through Formative Assessment Probes, Danielle J. Burras Open Access Thesis
Connecting children's quilt literature with the Iowa Core Curriculum social studies standards, Suzanne D. Burris Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Review of the Literature Related to Behavioral Influences of Subsequent Adolescent Obesity, 1998-2010, Erin Elizabeth Cain Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature Review and Auto Ethnographic Research, Natasha Ceasar Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The presence of gender stereotypes in children's picture book illustrations, Jenahlee Chamberlain Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Thanatos Drive of Insects, Lenni Anne Clemons Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Channing Connell Open Access Thesis
