Graduate Student Work
A collection of Graduate Student Work at the University of Northern Iowa.
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Psychopathy and emotion regulation: The mediating role of motives and goals, Morning S. Baker Open Access Thesis
Cowboy Cooper Goes West: Mystery Babylon and the Western Hero Archetype, Matthew Bancroft-Smithe
Solution Aversion and Climate Change Beliefs, Ian Beatty
Third Party Perspective Taking, Ian Beatty
Rating Tweets from News Sources, Ian Beatty and Taylor Simington
You can't live off pride: Welfare and farm aid in the Reagan era, Jeremiah David Brockman Open Access Thesis
Association between habitat and the genetic diversity of the brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis) in the agricultural landscape across northeast Iowa, Clarissa Elizabeth Bruns Open Access Thesis
Using Internet reciprocal teaching to develop second graders' online text evaluation skills, Annika Buell Open Access Thesis
Building an understanding of the Common Core state standards and complex texts, while supporting upper elementary readers with complex text through shared reading, Joanna Mae Carlson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Identifying misconceptions about evolution relative to science curriculum exposure at the secondary level, Rachel Carney Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Mental Illness Stigma toward Black and White Elite Male Athletes, Nicholas Clark
Mental illness stigma toward Black and White elite male athletes, Nicholas William Clark Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2023 Award
The Geographical (and almost) Non-Geographical Advantages on Access to Water Resources, Clemir Abbeg Coproski
The Association Between Parent and Adult Child Severe Mental Illness, Taylor Courier
The association between parent and adult child severe mental illness stigma: The effects of gender, relationship quality, and contact, Taylor Joyce Courier Open Access Thesis
Master's flute recital, Breanna Daley Open Access Thesis
MM percussion recital, Tyler Darnall Open Access Thesis
Leading early childhood education in Iowa schools, Alaina T. Daters Open Access Dissertation
A historical analysis of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA) response and recovery to Gulf Coast hurricane and other weather-related disasters, Lauren Marie Denning Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Music: Conducting Creating a New Symphony Orchestra and a New Repertory, Juan Dominguez
Tell me, which realm do I remember?, Danielle Dunagan Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital: Jovon Eborn, baritone, Jovon Eborn Thesis (UNI Access Only)
High school earth science students evaluating agricultural solutions, Jaclyn Citlali Sanchez Erickson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey Regarding Dimensions of Access in University-Sponsored Clinics, Anna Ervin
Graduate recital: Colin Evers, piano, Colin Evers Open Access Thesis
Teacher hiring and selection processes in Iowa schools, Michael C. Fisher Open Access Dissertation 2023 Award
"Land of the Silver Birch": Environmental attitudes and place-making in a Northern Minnesota Boy Scout camp, 1960-1975, John Mark Fretham Open Access Thesis
Black Voices in Southern Labor Spaces: The Delta-Providence Cooperative Farms & The North Carolina Commission of Interracial Cooperation, Tyler Eugene Fulks
Moral Exclusion, Negative Words and Schadenfreude Surrounding the COVID-19 Vaccine, Matthew Gunderson
Nationalism and Collective Guilt Predict Attitudes Towards Americas’ Past Infractions, Matthew Gunderson
Not our problem: Ingroup glorification facilitates moral disengagement and exclusion, Matthew Gunderson Open Access Thesis
Use of technology and its impact on higher order thinking in the science classroom, Mauree Angelina Haage Open Access Thesis
The path from paramilitary to politics: Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin, and the Good Friday Agreement: 1986-1998, Brenann Hamilton Open Access Thesis
Relationship between decoding and writing with early readers: An action research study, Nicole M. Henningsen Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Changes in Brain Oxygenation of Rugby Players with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury During Match Play, Katherine Hermsen
Training for challenging behaviors in the school setting, Kenzie Heusinkvelt Open Access Thesis 2023 Award
The Influence of Gender and Culture on Pay Expectation and Negotiation, Thu Hoang
Vocabulary strategies in elementary science - A self-study, Katherine Hooey Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Educational experiences of first generation Black African students with and without dis/abilities, Shehreen Iqtadar Open Access Dissertation
Perfectionism as a Moderator of Disordered Eating and Anxiety Among Male and Female College Students, Karissa Jensen
Perfectionism as a Moderator of Disordered Eating and Anxiety Among Male and Female Emerging Adults, Karissa Jensen
Influence of Trigger Warning Use on Student Perceptions, Karissa Jensen and Megan Bunyer
The medieval ideal: Utopian medievalism in the life, thought, and works of William Morris, Benjamin Michael Kimball Open Access Thesis
Late Romantic art song from various national styles, Aricson Jakob Knoblock Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Preliminary investigation into the effects of hard and soft water on silica green sand properties, Matthew P. Krueger Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Partnership to grow effective readers: professional learning for interventionists and classroom teachers, Jennifer Lane Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Eating Habits and Life Satisfaction Among Adults, Yuan Ling Looi
Have Attitudes Toward Immigrants Changed Over the Last 20 Years?, Yuan Ling Looi, Tenzin Nyima, and Matthew Gunderson
Changes in reproductive behavior and birth patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sakartvelo (The Republic Georgia) [რეპროდუქციული ქცევასა და შობადობის ცვლილებები კოვიდ-19 პანდემიის დროს საქართველოში], Nino Mateshvili Open Access Thesis
Engaging a "coalition of the willing": Instructional coaches' social networking strategies to facilitate teachers' research use, Kimberly S. McCoy-Parker Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The trouble with floating, Alyssa Minch Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Performance on Language and Cognitive Testing, Hallee Mingus
How do we use creative and personal memories for creative communication?, Tyler Robert Montgomery Open Access Thesis
Crisis communication in the wake of the storm: Derecho 2020, Annette M. Moudry Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The writing identity of a Hip Hop lyricist and educator: An autoethnography, Lamont Muhammad Open Access Dissertation
Teacher librarian influence on students' self-selection of books, Elizabeth A. Nelson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portrayal of Native Americans and Native culture in children's picture books, Janace Nester Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Gender performance and political identity at the January 6 Capitol insurrection, Emma Elise Newton Open Access Thesis
Investigating the environment needed to shift instructional practice towards a learner-centered classroom in rural Iowa, Kelli Olson Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Frank Capra's America: The fall of political ambiguity, 1930-1950, Lydia Lennice Pakala Open Access Thesis
Juror Decision Making: The Influence of Defendants Mental Illness, and Severity of Crime, Aubrey Paschal
Liberals and Conservatives: Can Framing Change their Prejudices?, Aubrey Paschal and Rishika Sheetal Singh
Unstacking the matryoshka nesting doll: A self-study of playful language instruction for adult second language learners, Marine Pepanyan Open Access Dissertation
Integrating the Next Generation Science Standards into a 9th grade physical science classroom using Newton's second law of motion, Chad Pietig Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital: Kyle Punt, Kyle Punt Open Access Thesis
Doing corpus pragmatics: Variations in speech acts performed in conversations occurring naturally in academic contexts, Jacob Philip Rigal Open Access Thesis
Women Provos: Women in the Provisional IRA and their impact on Irish republicanism and Northern Irish society during the 1970s, Sean Alexander Riley Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital: Luke Sanders, Matthew Lucas Sanders Open Access Thesis
Sounds of the trumpet, Cody Alan Schnebel Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Lexile levels and their value to public school teachers, Kristin Schumacher Open Access Thesis
Effects of perceived reach on ratings of media bias, quality, and agreement, Matthew Sedlacek Open Access Thesis
The new independents: A historical analysis of webcomics and webtoon, Leonal A. Sepúlveda S. Open Access Thesis
Understanding morphological responses of Typha (cattail) species to nutrient pollution, Anna Marie Shapiro Open Access Thesis
Ratings of Different Groups of People, Rishika Sheetal Singh
Pleasure reading workshop: Meeting SEL competencies based on sustained (and maybe not so silent) reading, Lora Sink Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Faculty Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Taylor Sloan and Tenzin Urgyen
The influence of book talks on reader engagement in fourth grade students, Jennifer Smith Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
A study of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata in E minor, BWV 914; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 10, No. 3 in D major; Claude Debussy’s Pour le piano L. 95; and Frederic Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, Hanna Stolper Open Access Thesis
Sustainability aspects of 3D printing, Subhashree Sundharram Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
3-D printing task scheduling for idle time minimization: An optimization algorithm using Knapsack problem and artificial intelligence, Hamid Tahery Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
A graduate recital in piano, Molly Thomas Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Mindfulness, Stress and Well-being Among Indian Nationals During COVID, Tenzin Urgyen
Are There Positive Aspects of ADHD?: Creativity and Entrepreneurship, J. Sebastian Montesinos Valdivia
Grit, sense of belonging, and student involvement: keys to mental health for LGBTQ students in higher education, Emma Welch Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital: Brandon Whitish, baritone, Brandon Mark James Whitish Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Prophet loss, Brooke Marie Wiese Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Ecocriticism in young adult dystopian literature: Revealing a generation's desire to reconnect with nature, Alexus Williams Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Students vs. suspects: A qualitative examination of stereotype threat and the impact on behavior of Black males, Ryan J. Williamson Open Access Dissertation
Fashioning the new arctic: A perspective on indigenous cultural economy in the Russian north, Varvara Korkina Williams Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
A familiarization protocol: Repetitions in reserve, Elvert A. Wise Open Access Thesis
A case study of the impact a pleasure reading curriculum has on students' passion for reading, Danielle M. Wolfe Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Hey! That's how I feel! A qualitative content analysis of anxiety in middle grade literature, Heather M. Wood Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2021
Mental illness representation in young adult literature, Ashley Aberle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Problematic Practices During the Process of Marriage Proposal/Match Making, Hakima Afzaly
Re-socialization within organizations: Examining the socialization and job satisfaction of employees following an organizational transition, Sloan T. Alberhasky Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Exploring work environment standards in Saudi Arabia companies, Yousef Almalki Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portrayal of characters with autism in picture books, Tara Amundson Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
How have you experienced being on testosterone? Narrative inquiry into the T-body experience, Noah Andrew Open Access Thesis
