Graduate Student Work
A collection of Graduate Student Work at the University of Northern Iowa.
Submissions from 2006
Where are the Girls in Young Adult Sports Fiction Books?, Sara Stark, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educational Leadership, Aaron J. Stecker, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
M is for Marshalltown, Beth S. Steffa, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Narrative therapy treatment for adolescents with drug abuse, Julie F. Stevens, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The contribution of socio-economic status and maturity on injury risk in youth soccer, Kristin Noel Stoneberg, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis 2007 Award
Self-Perceptions and Peer Influence on Bullying Behavior, Jaime Strickler, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
The advantages and disadvantages of recess, Nicole Sullivan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keys to Effective Leadership: the Principal's Role - a Reflective Essay, Amy R. Sulzbach Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Understanding the Effectiveness of Sponsorship: A Review of Literature, Xiaoyan Su, Division of Leisure, Youth and Human Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Relationship Between Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers’ Value Orientation in Curriculum Decisions and Attitudes Towards Teaching Students With Disabilities, Wing Yin Tai, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Problem Based Learning, Susan Tebbe, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Voicing women's resistance within religious studies: An interrogation of rational choice theory, Anne E. Tedore, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Thesis 2008 Award
Empowering Families From the Start: Kindergarten Family Nights, Melissa M. Teggatz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effects of the use of soybean oil as cutting fluid on the surface finish for turning operations, Carlos Alberto Terán Yengle Open Access Thesis
Cohort Study of Nitrate Exposure From Drinking Water, Mhg Level, and Implications on Possible Recovery Oxygen Uptake by Age-Grade, Patricia Teran Yengle, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
A preferred vision for leading schools : a reflective essay, Neal E. Thompson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Year-Round Education, Kara Trentz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examining Coaching Efficacy, Amanda Marie Truax, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher autonomy : a review of the research literature, Jaime A. Usma-Wilches, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Critical elements for leading secondary schools, Darci J. Wagner, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Dietary Intervention, Specifically the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet, on the Behavior and the Learning Abilities of Children Who Have Been Diagnosed with Autism., Amy Wallace, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Comparing Computer Aided Drafting Curriculum of Maquoketa Community School District in Relation to Twenty Other Schools' Computer Aided Drafting Programs in the State of Iowa, Rhonda S. Welford Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nebbe's Nature Nest : a summary of an animal assisted therapy camp, Nicole A. Whisler, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Influence of Significant Others on High School Students’ Expectancies, Task Value, and Motivation in Physical Education, Skip M. Williams, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Effect of Economics on the Health Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Dan Winder, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Importance of eHealth in the Education of Underserved Populations, Shanel L. Winfield, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Impact of music education in early childhood classrooms, Melissa J. Wolf, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Uncovering perspectives and attitudes toward inclusion : a study of parents, students and teachers, Rea-Eleene Woolley, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-harm : a review of its nature, assessment and treatment, CJ Yerington, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Sending Children Who Are Medically Fragile to School, Aulanda L. Zenner, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gender Differences in American Children's Oral Narratives, Nadezda M. Zernova, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using American Library Association's Current Notable Literature for Younger and Middle Readers to Help Enhance the 6 + 1 Trait Writing™ Model in the Elementary Classroom, Debra Zwank, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2005
Preventing Tax Filing Frauds in the Used Automotive Sales Industry, Nasir K. Al-Otaibi Open Access Graduate Student Work
English language learner program at Irving Elementary : finding a life preserver for sink or swim education, Pamela Argotsinger, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
GIS-Based Site Suitability Analysis for Planning Confined Animal Feeding Operations in Iowa, Brian Lance Bakker, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
The mind is the tabernacle of the consciousness soul: A journey visiting the roles of consciousness, communication, education, and technology in human and curriculum development by integrating Dewey, Gebser, and Steiner: Past, present, future, Daniel Joseph Kazim Bardy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Effective Advising in Student Organizations, James Wyman George Barnes Open Access Thesis
Effects of a Skilled Videotape Model with or without Attention-Focusing Cues on the Performance of a Basketball Foul Shot, Steven Edward Beard, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The Subjectivity of Visual Inspection: Variables That Influence Inspector Decisions About Quality at a Cabinet Manufacturing Business, Bradley R. Bechthold Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A vision of educational leadership, Cheryl J. Bentley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Value stream mapping for the core department in foundry of a tractor manufacturing firm, Narendra Bhati Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Case-Control Study: Past Chemical Exposures and the Measurement of the Red Blood Cell Acetylcholinesterase Reactivity in Vitro When Challenged at Various Dosages by Chlorpyrifos-Oxon, Naomi J. Bienfang, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
A preferred vision for leading secondary schools : a reflective essay, Al Blocker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examination of Amount of Time Spent in Heart Rate Zone During a Cup Stacking Unit in 4th-Grade Students, Kimberly Jo Boelke, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
An Evaluation of Crash Cluster Identification Methodologies: A Case Study of Iowa, Leonard Sitji Bombom, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Understanding the plight of the terminally ill population, Richelle C. Bouska Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Developmental Process of Reflection in Youth Ministry, Laura Bowers, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Russian Immigration to the USA, 1990-2003, Alexandra Mikhailovna Bozheva, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
What I believe about leadership and education : a reflective essay, Kathlynn W. Breinich Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What I believe about leadership and education : a reflective essay, Matthew R. Bro Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Does Storybook Intervention Provide a Meaningful Improvement in Language Impaired Children, Diana Patrice Burns Open Access Thesis
The role of today's high school counselor in working with students with special needs, Josh T. Carnelley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Use of Physical Activity as a Form of Punishment: Attitudinal Influence on Behavior, Mackenzie Rae Casey, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Collaboration in Human Services: A Case Study of an After-School Program, Erin Rebekah Cebula, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Repeating Decimals and Cyclotomic Polynomials, David H. Chapman, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Implementation of the Student Services Center: A Case Study of the University of Northern Iowa, Jana Lynne Chmelar Open Access Thesis
A preferred vision for leading elementary schools : a reflective essay, Katie E. Christiansen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A vision for leading schools : a reflective essay, Karen J. Coates. Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using Learning Cycles to Introduce the Nature of Science, Sally Coleman, Science Education Program, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The nature of bullying in schools, Rachel M. Cole Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Food Preferences Between Diverse Ethnic Groups in a College Population, Enrique Gallegos Covarrubias, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Mad Art and the Essential Image: Unearthing the Conversation Between Oscar Wilde’s the Picture of Dorian Gray and Roland Barthes’s Camera Lucida, Sarah Joy Cowger Open Access Thesis
Components of effective peer helper programs, Aaron M. Cretin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parental Marital Status Relationship With Adult Children’s Marital Status, Susan Barbara Frommelt Czerniak, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Perceptions of Luck and Gambling Patterns, Dustin Daugherty, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
A preferred vision for leading an exemplary school : a reflective essay, Shauna Dennison Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Oppositional defiant disorder : using family therapy and parent training techniques for effective treatment outcomes, Caroline S. Dieken Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Becoming a better me : an examination of character education at the elementary level, Lori D. Dobbin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Spring Break Effect: The Relationship Between Individual Self-Objectification and Physical Fitness Behavior, Brett Dobesh, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Catholic saints: An exploration and inspiration in faith, Therese Drey, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Conservation Genetics of Blue-Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma laterale) in the Upper Midwest, Jonathan Michael Eastman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Agricultural Pollution of Ground Water Near Gilbertville, Iowa, Paula Frost Even, Department of Earth Science, Open Access Thesis
Toward successful student writers: Change and growth in writing workshop, Kirstey Ewald, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
English language learners in the integrated middle school science classroom, Julie A. Fee, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Automated External Defibrillator Deployment in Fitness Facilities: A Review of Literature, Jennie Feltes, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using web-based material to support secondary science curriculum, Ghadeer Filimban, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay, Theresa A. Fisher Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of reciprocal teaching strategies on reading comprehension, Mary Jo Fitzgerald Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of parental alcoholism on children, Ryan A. Flaherty Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What I believe about leadership and education : a reflective essay, Diane Shumate Foley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
In the House of the Mirrors: A Collection of Short Stories, Adrián Fuentes Open Access Thesis
Forming Developmental Mentoring Relationships: An Analysis of Pre-match Training, Kasee Fuller, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Ukimwi : HIV/AIDS in Kenya, Virginia Wangui Gathua Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extraction of Transportation Infrastructure From Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data, James Paul Gerjevic, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
From Craft to Art: A Philosophy of Jazz Pedagogy Developed From Performance, Educational and Personal Experiences, Thomas Lawrence Giampietro, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Multi-Agency Inclusive Recreation Service Delivery Model: An Assessment of Services, Angela Rae Glanz, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A Master’s Recital in Cello, Vladimir Gouliaev, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Molecules, Morphology, and Biogeography: An Analysis of the Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Physaria reediana Species Complex (Brassicaceae), Benjamin R. Grady, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Fundamentals that result in a well-managed school : a reflective essay, Brian Gravel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cameras in Court: A Utilitarian Ethical Approach, Kylie L. Greene, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Monitoring spatial and temporal water quality changes in Iowa lakes using airborne hyperspectral imagery, Nathan Robert Green, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis 2007 Award
Integrating spirituality into the counseling session : facilitating positive changes, Bruce A. Gregory Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Achievement Goal Theory: A Preliminary Study Examining Educators' Motivational Beliefs And Practices, Marc Groen, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The effects of divorce on children and adolescents, Rachelle A. Haker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Social Issues in Biology: A Course Template, Marcey J. Hand, Science Education Program, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Play therapy, Melissa A. Hardman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implementation of cooperative groups and single gender classrooms, Kara Haugen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Overview of attachment disorder and effective treatments for children, Kathryn H. Hedican Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Graduate Recital in Voice, Suzanne R. Hendrix, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The implications of anger and school violence, Ronda Hilbert, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
