Graduate Student Work
A collection of Graduate Student Work at the University of Northern Iowa.
Submissions from 2020
Influence of book clubs on reading motivation for third through fifth grade students, Allyson Reister Open Access Graduate Research Paper
"I was a trailblazer": A phenomenological study of the baseball playing experience of girls, AJ Richard Open Access Thesis
Examining African American male mentors relationships with African American boys: Benefits, barriers, recruitment, and retention, Quenton Angelo Richardson Open Access Dissertation
Trauma in children's literature, Kyra Ross Open Access Graduate Research Paper
"This is how we play destroy": Deconstruction and the construction of a cyborg future in Poppy's Am I a Girl?, Stevie Eve Sanchez Open Access Thesis
The Trump Administration: Government secrecy, bureaucracy, and democracy, Logan J. Santel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A ground based investigation of snow metamorphism using an energy flux model and hyperspectral imaging across cropland, grassland and barren surface in northeast Iowa, Ayan Sasmal Open Access Thesis
The Role of Sleep in the Relationship between Insecure Attachment and Borderline Personality Symptoms, Elijah Schaefer and Dilbur Arsiwalla
Utilizing pre-laboratory strategies in a high school chemistry classroom to improve performance on guided inquiry labs, Jacquelyn Schmitt Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
An analysis of ADHD in middle grade and young adult literature, Sydney Schuler Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital: Isaac Schwartz, Isaac Schwartz Open Access Thesis
How quality management has been impacted in the face of COVID-19, Eldina Siljkovic Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Jenna Skarphol, mezzo-soprano and Dr. Andrea Johnson, piano, Jenna Skarphol Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Evercross, Randi Ann Smith Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Representation of LGBTQ characters in 2019 young adult literature, Janelle M. Snyder Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gazing at scattered stars: Immigration through the lens of elementary graphic literature, Jennifer K. Stanerson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Pluralistic ignorance of campus norms, Evan Stilgenbauer Open Access Thesis
What is Your Prejudice? Predicting Prejudice Towards Greek Members, Evan Stilgenbauer, Matt Sedlacek, and Riley Rodemaker
The digital bridge to campus: Mass communication and graduate student enrollment decisions, Ashley Stoppel Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Evaluation of the csr1-2 allele from Arabidopsis thaliana CS3102 as an imazapyr herbicide resistance marker for biolistic transformation of the shoot apical meristem, Amanda J. Stump Open Access Thesis
Technology based grammar instruction, Erin Mary Summerhays Open Access Thesis
Making the water cycle accessible and relevant for English language learners, Summer Teed Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Three cases of makerspace integration in school library programs in conjunction with district initiatives: STEAM, design thinking, and literacy, Lisa Tegels Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Identification of trends in scientific communication by minority students in an integrated and advanced ninth grade science curriculum, Loren Thalacker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Stained glass, synthetic web: The simultaneous rise and fall of something person, Seth Thill Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available) 2020 Award
A master's recital in conducting, Meredith Kay Tipping Open Access Thesis
The impact of severe mental health on peers in supporting roles: A look at secondary trauma and college students, Courtney Tripp-Stuck Open Access Thesis
Vietnam: A soldier's story, Ryan Charles Villarreal Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in violin, Bethany Washington Open Access Thesis
An exploration in Ramsey theory, Jake Weber Open Access Thesis
Culture in transitional chapter books: Assimilation or inclusion, Jeanette P. White Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Graduate voice recital: Elizabeth Wiley, soprano, and Dr. Korey Barrett, pianist, Elizabeth Wiley Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Using Self-reflection and Community Engagement Opportunities to Combat Social Justice Issues, Dionna Williams and Catherine Zeman
Effects of a sport nutrition education intervention on nutritional knowledge, dietary behaviors, and self-efficacy in NCAA Division I softball players, Kylie Wilson Open Access Thesis
Syllabi Analysis of Undergraduate Introduction to Adapted Physical Education Courses, Kylie Wilson, Scott McNamara, and Lauren J. Lieberman
Graduate voice recital: Anna Zetterlund, contralto, Anna Zetterlund Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A master's recital in flute, Kimberly Ann Abeyta Open Access Thesis
Perception of preservice teachers on the implementation of multicultural education, Winnie Esther Akinyi Open Access Thesis
A study of non-profit leaders' risk-taking propensity and managerial leadership styles, Younis Q. Al Hassan Open Access Dissertation
Impact of social support on Saudi women with type II diabetes living in Saudi Arabia, Fatimah Al-Khidhr Open Access Thesis
Exploring the knowledge and behavior needed to prevent osteoporosis among Saudi women, Zahra Al Khidhr Open Access Thesis
Communicating about being parents in the workplace, Ruqayah Almuzayn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Women's occupational health and safety in the informal economy: Maternal market traders in Accra, Ghana, Joyceline Amoako Open Access Thesis
Early childhood professional learning facilitators: A self-study within a new delivery model, Allison Jane Barness Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
An investigation of pre-service teacher and faculty knowledge on RTI, Nichole M. Beckman Open Access Thesis
Increasing student perceptions of success and inclusion through strategic programming of underrepresented composers, Joyce J. Beyer Open Access Thesis
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of physical education teachers in Saudi Arabia about drug prevention education: Potential for health education, Fahad Bin Radhyan Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Teacher perceptions of understaffed school libraries, Amanda Bonjour Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Pre-service teacher knowledge and attitudes about the trans body in the classroom: Implications for teacher education, Kyrie Dora Borsay Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The effect of gamification on student motivation, David A. Brahn Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
An investigation into the prediction of double-skin penetration within chromite molds and cores in heavy section steel casting using process simulation software, Nathaniel Bryant Open Access Thesis
The effects of gamification on student engagement and motivation, Sara Butcher Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in composition, Adam Walter Carlsen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Seeing the forest for the trees: Elementary STEM environments that nurture creativity and innovation, Lisa Jo Chizek Open Access Dissertation
Constraints to African American college women's leisure-time physical activity and use of campus recreation services and facilities: A retrospective ethnographic exploration of experiences, Domino Ebony Chumrley-Birch Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Computer science is elementary: Comprehensive plan for computer science implementation at the elementary level, Erin Chute Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study to explore linkages between reports of institutional racial oppression, internalized racial oppression, and self-efficacy in African American youth in predominately white colleges and universities (PWIS), Belinda Creighton-Smith Dissertation (UNI Access Only) 2020 Award
The effect of cold stratification and perigynia removal on the germination of three prairie carex species, Christina M. Boeck Crew Open Access Thesis
Post-trip blues: Full time college students' emotional and motivational post-trip transition from adventure break trips, Nichole Crockford Open Access Thesis
Using critical literacy and emotionally responsive teaching to discuss racism in a literature circle unit, Autumn Rose Den Boer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A master's recital in flute, Tamara Kathleen Drury Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Student engagement within the use of graphic novels, Melissa Felsenthal Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relationship of walkability, social capital and the built environment in a Blue Zones® demonstration site community, Thomas Manford Flack Open Access Dissertation
Are the deaf stigmatized?, Christina M. Fortuna Thesis (UNI Access Only)
ADHD symptoms and non-suicidal self-injury in the college transition, Anna Marie Garner Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Analysis of a paleoglacier reconstruction model for valley glaciers of the Wind River Range, Wyoming, Taylor Rae Garton Open Access Thesis
Morphological and morphometric analysis of Nekemias arborea and Ampelopsis aconitifolia (Vitaceae), Sally Rose Gray Open Access Thesis
A Feasibility Study on Utilizing Data Science as an Advanced Lean Manufacturing Tool in the Biopharma Manufacturing Sector, Tanya Heerts Open Access Graduate Research Paper
"Half-breeds," squatters, land speculators, and settler colonialism in the Des Moines-Mississippi confluence, Matthew Hill Open Access Thesis
Understanding ESL undergraduate students' beliefs about learner-centered instruction, Mahjabeen Hussain Open Access Dissertation 2020 Award
An investigation of machine learning for classification of vehicle engine issue reports, Almir Ibragimov Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Cultural practices and the transmission of Ebola in Sierra Leone: Lessons learned from a medical anthropology perspective, Abubakarr Jalloh Open Access Dissertation
Outcomes of an intensive exercise-based swallowing program for persons with Parkinson's disease: A single-case experiment, Jocelyn Jenks Open Access Thesis 2019 Award
Best practices in assessment and evaluation of literacy at the secondary level, Meaghan Kathleen Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Student-teacher relationships: How to find a common ground in relationship building, Jason Knittel Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Using NGSS phenomena as a formative assessment to measure understanding of science concepts in a ninth grade physical science classroom, Keith Richard Kohl Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Writing workshop and creativity despite standardization: An exploration of elementary teachers' practices, Darcie Kay Kress Open Access Dissertation
"Something beyond ordinary love": (Re)covering the extraordinary in Compton Mackenzie's Extraordinary Women, Hannah Lane Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An investigation of solar panel thermal images collected from an unmanned aerial vehicle, Ginger Ivy Jo L'Heureux Open Access Thesis
Design of an Arduino Based Smart Home System, Qi Lu Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A performance-demonstration of rhythm section instruments, trumpet, electric wind instrument, synthesizer, compositions, and arrangements by DeMetrio Lyle, DeMetrio Lyle Open Access Thesis
Is there a correlation between oral reading rate and social conversational speaking rate?, Sarah C. Mason Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Empowering children's social ecology: Reenvisioning postconflict reconstruction and education in rural Liberia, Kristen N. McNutt Open Access Thesis
Therapist self-doubt when facing severe psychopathology in adolescent males, Zachary Mark Meehan Open Access Thesis 2019 Award
Beyond "Born This Way": Reconsidering trans narratives, Ashley Elizabeth Meyers Open Access Thesis
Portrayal of females in agriculturally themed children's books, Malinda Mick Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in clarinet, Sayyod Mirzomurodov Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in trombone, Thomas Mortenson Open Access Thesis
The price of progress: American agricultural innovations in relation to economic and social change, 1920-1989, Zachary Cass Moye Open Access Thesis
Separability of maize varieties using an unmanned aircraft and hyperspectral sensor in Iowa, Daniel Murphy Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Analysis of a boat alignment device and method, Troy Allen Myers Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Tangled twilight. Destiny, horror, and transformation in nature: American culture of progress during the Vietnam War 1965-1975, Alexander Newkirk Open Access Thesis
The effects of a makerspace curriculum on the 4C's in education, Staci Novak Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of text-to-speech on students with reading disabilities, Melissa Oberembt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Impact of parent mentoring and participation in FIRST robotics on middle and high school age female perceptions of engineering careers, Kirsten Olson Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in flute, Shiqun Ou Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Trainers' perspectives of teacher professional development, Harun Parpucu Open Access Dissertation
Analysis of a fragmented mitochondrial genome in a chewing louse, Geomydoecus aurei, Alexandra Cleone Place Open Access Thesis
Investigation of the changes of preservice teachers' efficacy beliefs in teaching students with special needs, Pujaningsih Pujaningsih Open Access Dissertation
From meme to memegraph: The curious case of Pepe the Frog and white nationalism, Fernando Ismael Quinones Valdivia Open Access Thesis
