Graduate Student Work
A collection of Graduate Student Work at the University of Northern Iowa.
Submissions from 2025
Study on the Impact of Remote Work on Team Productivity, Innovation, and Collaboration, Arthishri Gowthaman Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Impact of Social Support, Cultural Background, and Early Interventions, Alysha Haaland Open Access Graduate Research Paper
More Than Just a Game: What Higher Education Can Learn From Player Agency, Kyle Haiman Open Access Dissertation
Perspectives On Music Within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community, Anna Hanbeck Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Sunlight through Stained Glass, Lauren Hanssen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Effect Outdoor, Nature-based Camps Geared for 5th-8th graders Can Have on Their Desire to Spend Time Outside, Lora E. Hargens Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
SLAPPing Back: Analyzing Greenpeace's $660 Million Crisis Narrative, Trevor Sams Hart
Engaging Clinicians in Grateful Patient Fundraising, Adam Haselhuhn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities as a Risk for Child Maltreatment, Maddie Hawley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Anxious, Persistent, and Resilient; Oh My!, Samantha Hilbert Open Access Thesis
Women's Suffrage in the Cedar Valley: Professionalism and Women's Activism at the Iowa State Teachers College, 1860-1920, Amber Hoodjer
Graduate Portfolio, Amber Ellen Hoodjer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
“Why Do I Have to Do This?”: Examining General Education for CTE Students, Jennifer Hough Open Access Dissertation
Parenting Support Groups Outcomes, Christina Howell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
High School Students Enrolled in Asynchronous, Online, Dual Credit Courses: An Exploration of Student Preparedness and Academic Support, Amy Hueser Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Effects of Group Theraplay on Emotional Regulation and Social Interaction Skills in Children with Emotional and Behavior Disorders, Andrea Hutchison Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Sons of the Red Earth: A Collection of Short Stories, Tomiisin Ilesanmi Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Strengthening Community Ties: A Collaborative Weaving Experience, Lacy Irwin Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Practice Makes Ready, Not Perfect: Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of their Pre-student Teaching Practicum Experiences, John B. Jimo III Open Access Dissertation
The Post-Covid Impacts of Particulate Matter and Visibility on National Park Visitation Numbers from 2019 to 2023, Courtney Johnson Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Equity Leadership in Independent Schools in Seattle, Nimisha Joshi Open Access Dissertation
Examining the Associations Between Smoking Risk Perception, Knowledge, and Smoking Behavior among U.S Adult Smokers, Tenzin Kalsang Thesis (UNI Access Only)
MBA Portfolio, Mustafa Karat Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
MBA Portfolio, Kyle Christopher Kelly Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Exploring Postsecondary Students’ Beliefs Relative to Behavior That Promotes Sleep, Levi T. Kirkpatrick Open Access Dissertation
An Examination of Middle School Girls’ Perceptions and Preferences of Reading from a Device Versus Paper, Debra Kisch Open Access Dissertation
Check All That Apply: The Persistence and Problem of the Black/White Racial Binary in Iowa Public Schools, Jessica Nessan Kluck Open Access Dissertation
Intergenerational Arts in the Classroom: A Win-Win, Audrey Klunenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Note Highlighting on Note Identification Accuracy in Beginning Band Students, Thomas R. Knowles Open Access Graduate Research Paper
From Grades to Growth: Exploring Student Perceptions of Standards-Based Grading, Feedback Utilization, and Teacher–Student Relationships, Meghan Koellner Open Access Dissertation
Bereaved Parents and Posttraumatic Growth, Jet Kofoot Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
What are Teacher Beliefs and Perceptions About Teaching Children to Read Within a One-Way Spanish Immersion School?, Kathleen Konrardy Open Access Dissertation
The Impact of Administrator Beliefs on Positive School Environments: A Quantitative Study of High School Administrators in One East Central Iowa District, Sarah E. Kruse Open Access Dissertation
NIR Spectroscopy as a Tool for Identifying Additives in Foundry Green Sands, Maurice Kuubata Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Evaluating the Physiological Response of Enterococcus faecalis to Hemolymph, Joseph Lawrence Open Access Thesis
MBA Portfolio, Juhong Li Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
MBA Portfolio, Qin Liu Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
MBA Portfolio, Wenjuan Li Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
MBA Portfolio, Cael Loecher Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
True Inclusion: A Qualitative Study in Autoethnography; Examining the Educational Journey and Divine Calling of an Administrator to Champion the Inclusivity of Students with Special Needs, Andrea Loutsch Open Access Dissertation
Exploratory Research on Particulate Matter and Ammonia Concentration Downwind from Confined Hog Production Facilities, Benjamin David Lynch Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Understanding the Problem of the Modern-Day Teacher Shortage: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of the Stories of Teachers in the Profession, Adam R. Magliari Open Access Dissertation
Material Sins: A Novel Excerpt, Patrick Markovich Open Access Thesis
Artists Engage and Persist with Big Ideas, Michelle Mathias Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Rural Girl Comedy Hour, Riley McCall Open Access Thesis
MBA Portfolio, Brandon Chad McCarty Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
An Examination of Teacher Perceptions of Student Retention in Choir when Transitioning between 8th and 9th Grade, Megan McCrary Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exploring the role of neuroplasticity in therapeutic interventions, Connor McGinnis
Censorship: Through an Iowan’s Eyes, Erin McRae Open Access Thesis
Bumble Bee Population Genetics in Iowa and the Impacts of Repeated Emergency Management on the Conservation Reserve Program, Michael Mellett Open Access Thesis
Graduate Portfolio, Cody Miller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Shame on you, Cultural Appropriation! Rethinking Dvořák’s ‘Gypsy Songs, Op. 55, Ana Molano
Community-Based Participatory Research Scholarship as a Curriculum Transformation in Higher Education, Luthando Molefe
Navigating through the Unknown Waters of the Teaching Profession in a Rural School: A Beginner Teacher’s Self-Study, Luthando Molefe
Do ADHD Symptoms Enhance College Students’ Creativity and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy?, Jorge Sebastian Montesinos Open Access Thesis
Investigating Pronunciation Teaching Practices and Teachers’ Beliefs about Pronunciation Instruction in EFL/ESL Classrooms, Barry Moussa Open Access Graduate Research Paper
AI in Academia: Supportive Ally or Cheating Accomplice?, Ian Offner
Gamification and Geography Education: A Survey and Typology of Games, Ruth Ohaka Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Supporting Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Who Have Experienced Homelessness or Housing Instability, Taylor K. Olberding Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Sustainability Of Biogas Production from Organic Wastes In Dubuque, Emmanuel Oseghale Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Influence of Honor Culture Ideology on Juror Decision Making, Aubrey K. Paschal Open Access Thesis
Making the Jump: A Self-Study of the Implementation of Gamification and Student Discussion in Middle School Mathematics, John Pauly Open Access Dissertation
MBA Portfolio, Jacob Thomas Petersen Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Nike Case Study, Jake Petersen Graduate Student Work (UNI Access Only)
Black Girls in School: The Harmful Effects of Dehumanization and Disciplinary Inequities, Annika Peterson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Sexual and Bystander Sexual Harassment Experiences Among Part-time Female Employees: Testing an Interactive Model, Erin Powers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Countering Deficit Ideologies in Adult Multilingual Education, Fatma Ahmed Hussein Ryad Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Opportunities and Barriers in Iowa’s Teacher Apprenticeship Program, Patricia Ryan Open Access Dissertation
The Eights, a Play by Katrina Sandvik, Katrina Sandvik Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Socioeconomic Status and Educational Opportunities Through the Eyes of Students and Teachers: Diverse Realities, Shared Insights, Jill Schany Open Access Dissertation
MBA Portfolio, Jenny Lyn Schultz Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Revealing the hidden benefits of social emotional learning: unpacking what’s really going on?, Marissa Schweinfurth Open Access Dissertation
The Educational Perspective of At-Risk Students: How Standards-Based Grading Affects Students in Alternative Education, Matthew John Secl Open Access Dissertation
Research Portfolio, Yuhi Sekine Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
MBA Portfolio, Shilei Shen Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Police Interactions on Adverse Mental Health Outcomes Within Black Communities, Anessa Smith Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Iowa Teacher Attrition: Is the Grass Truly Greener on the Other Side?, Shauna L. Smith Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Strategic Planning and Capacity Growth in Nonprofit Organizations, Rebecca Snapp Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Migrant Families and Curriculum: A Formative Program Evaluation on the Impact of Curriculum on Migrant Family Engagement, Ellen Sonnet Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Learning to Learn: Underprepared College Students Who Succeeded, Todd Spellman Open Access Dissertation
MBA Portfolio, Frank Thomas Sposeto III Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Prevalence of Emergency Management across the Conservation Reserve Program and Effects of Emergency Management on Field Vegetation, Gretchen Steffensmeier Open Access Thesis
Exploring Creative Processes in Elementary Art Education: Memory, Observation, and Imagination, Angela Steuer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parting the Corn Rows: Nikita Khrushchev’s Visit to Iowa, 1959, Jordan Stiles Open Access Thesis
Crisis Text Line: "An Empathic World Where Nobody Feels Alone", Amy Stoermer
Leadership Perceptions of Employee Identity: How Leaders Facilitate an Inclusive Environment, Arian Sullivan Open Access Thesis
Teacher Becoming of Alternatively Licensed Teachers, Erin Summerhays Open Access Dissertation
MBA Portfolio, Mitchell Andrew Tessmer Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Using a Research-Based Approach to Develop an Updated Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) Writing Rubric for a High School Science Department, Robin Ashley Thaisen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Second-Language Acquisition of French Nasal Vowels: Phonological and Orthographic Considerations, Claire Tow
Coming Out and Inclusion into Society Based on Queer Individuals, Danny Trip
Impacts of Sexual Assault on Mental Health in Adolescents, Nicole Trip Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of the Number of Xylophone Bars on Student Comfort Level with Improvisation, Beth Trulson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
MBA Portfolio, Gabriel Dean Ulrichs Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Navigating Uncertainty: The Role of Administrators in Crisis Communication and System Restructuring During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Audrey P. Wallican-Green Open Access Dissertation
MBA Portfolio, Liyuan Wang Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Educational Leadership in Model PLC Schools: Actions That Lead to Sustained Success, Nathan L. Wear Open Access Dissertation
Empowering Young Learners from Diverse Economic Backgrounds, Tonya Wilson-Story Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Next Generation Science Standards and their Implementation in Iowa High Schools, Janell Wright Open Access Dissertation
MBA Portfolio, Hao Yang Graduate Research Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
