Graduate Student Work
A collection of Graduate Student Work at the University of Northern Iowa.
Submissions from 2020
Disclosure of trans & gender variant identities by students to students, C. A. Brimmer, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Impact of positive psychology in PK-12 settings, Daniel Paul Butler, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Dissertation 2022 Award
Labor's unsettled vagrancy: The rise and fall of the hobo labor movement, 1865-1929, Laura Kathryn Carpenter, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Advertising patriotism: Gender and sacrifice in Ladies' Home Journal, 1942-1945, Travis John Carrier, Department of History, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The overground railroad of the Jim Crow era: A rhetorical analysis of the Negro Motorist Green Books, Cecilia Louise Cerja, Department of Communication Studies, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
On the zeta Kirchhoff index of several graph transformations, Danny Cheuk, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
An elephant is in the lake: How a nice girl navigated growing up amidst murder and madness in suburban Chicago, Mary Chipman, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Through their eyes: Exploring the relationship between college females' body perceptions and recreation center messaging, Sydney Leigh Ann Cindrich, Department of Kinesiology, Open Access Thesis 2020 Award
The impact of confidence-based marking on unit exam achievement in a high school physical science course, Casey Clark, Science Education Program, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Recoverability of large vs small muscle groups, Jacob Alan Clark, Department of Kinesiology, Open Access Thesis
Synchronous Online Teaching of English as a Foreign Language with Young Learners: How Do Teachers Do It?, Ruford Cross
Using mentor texts to enhance the teaching of reading comprehension and writing, Alexandra Jordyn Cushman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Efficiency of low-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) access methods, Brittany Davis, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital: Taylor Dengler, soprano, Taylor Anne Dengler, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Prediction of heat treatment distortion and optimization of manufacturing tolerances for machined components, Akaff Diam, Department of Technology, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The effect of cutting condition selection on tool life in sand milling, Craig Ertl, Department of Technology, Open Access Thesis
Clinical education learning environments: Difference between actual and preferred clinical experiences of athletic training students, Matthew Edward Frericks, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Portrayal of Diverse Family Structures in Children's Literature, Beth Grafft, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Grading and equity: Inflation/deflation based on race, gender, socio-economic and disability statuses when homework and employability scores are included, Robert Thomas Griffin, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Dissertation 2020 Award
Utilization of machine learning algorithms to support retail chain store location decisions, Petr Grin, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
The effects of educational attainment of state legislators on state appropriations to public higher education, Nathan J. Gruber, Department of Political Science, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of the use of mobile computing on vocabulary learning in the language classroom, Lorena Harger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Richard Walther Darré, National Socialism, and Bauernpolitik, Andrew P. Harnois, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
An analysis of learning targets on summative assessments in a high school chemistry course, Mark R. Hennessy, Science Education Program, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
De Vos a Tú: Acomodación lingüística y actitudes lingüísticas en estudiantes internacionales de Centroamérica en los Estados Unidos = De Vos a Tú: linguistic accommodation and language attitudes among Central American international students in the United States, Jose Salinas Herrera, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Graduate Research Paper 2021 Award
Factors That Enhance Well-being: Hope and Meaning in Life, Social support, and Resilience, Hiroki Hirano
Frequency of engagement in positive events mediates the links between sleep and positive affect, Hiroki Hirano and Dilbur D. Arsiwalla
Positive and Negative Affects Mediates the Links between Frequency of Engagement in Different Types of Positive Events and Life Satisfaction, Hiroki Hirano and Dilbur D. Arsiwalla
The Effect of Environmental and Terrorism/Crime Threats on Political Orientation and Attitudes: Failure to replicate Thórisdóttir and Jost (2011), Hiroki Hirano and Dylan Pieper
Self-Stigma and Disclosure of Depression in the Workplace, Bailey Holm
Self-stigma and disclosure of depression in the workplace, Bailey Rose Holm, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Physiological performance characteristics of Universal Tennis Rating (UTR), Savanna Storm Hunt, Department of Kinesiology, Open Access Thesis
Young athletes' perceptions of playing through pain, Aubri Keesee, Department of Kinesiology, Open Access Thesis
Step twin cities? : Exploring uneven spaces in Waterloo-Cedar Falls business landscapes, Natalia Khortseva, Department of Geography, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Prompted reflective thinking and implications for mathematics teacher efficacy in an elementary mathematics methods course, Brooke Krejci, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Dissertation
Characterizing protagonists in graphic novels for teens, Danielle Lahr, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bleeding cuts, magical spells, sealed hymens: A study of the rite of Tasfih in Algeria, Ahlam Laouar, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Using adapted primary science literature to enhance argumentation and reasoning skills in middle school students, Betsy Wiederin Lemus, Science Education Program, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implementation of a joint power delivering and communication technology for smartphones over the 3.5 mm audio jack, Ziyuan Li, Department of Technology, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Clinical outcomes of orofacial myofunctional therapy in children without concurrent orthodontia, Julia Logan, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Graduate Research Paper 2021 Award
Indices of metabolic stress following resistance exercise, Steven Alexander Long, Department of Kinesiology, Open Access Thesis
Productivity and community composition change in prairie biomass feedstocks, Kathleen Loretta Madsen, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Carbon sequestration and weedy invasion in CRP fields, Destiny Danielle Magee, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Portrayal of immigration in fiction for grades 4-6, Melissa N. Marwedel, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Guardian, a novel, John Ross Mason, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Mediating Role of Sleep in the Link between Attachment Styles and Conflict Styles in Romantic Relationships, Alyssa McCoy and Dilbur D. Arsiwalla
Alaska national parks and indigenous peoples: Collaboration for a protected future, Siobhan McTiernan, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Hi God: An autoethnography of loneliness in graduate school, Grace Elisabeth Mertz, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Festivals as a sustainable development tool: Case study of Teriberka, Russia, Maria Monakhova, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Issues of accessibility in victim services for survivors with disabilities: an agency assessment, Sara Naughton, Women's and Gender Studies Program, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Doctoral Psychology Students' Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practice, Jordan A. Newburg
Doctoral psychology students' attitudes toward evidenced-based practice, Jordan Ashley Newburg, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Consent Form Presentation Effects on Participants’ Attitudes, Knowledge, & Data, Jordan Newburg, Alyssa McCoy, and Brian Fairfield
Levels of cyclin B in THP-1 cells incubated in hibernating and non-hibernating bullfrog plasma, Lithobates catesbeianus, Tharuka D. Pathmaperuma, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Three cases of makerspace integration in school library programs in conjunction with district initiatives: Literacy, design thinking, and STEAM, Sara Pflughaupt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Challenging social systems under the threat of pollution: Replication and extension of Eadeh and Chang (2019), Dylan J. Pieper, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Influence of book clubs on reading motivation for third through fifth grade students, Allyson Reister, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
"I was a trailblazer": A phenomenological study of the baseball playing experience of girls, AJ Richard, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Examining African American male mentors relationships with African American boys: Benefits, barriers, recruitment, and retention, Quenton Angelo Richardson, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Trauma in children's literature, Kyra Ross, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
The Trump Administration: Government secrecy, bureaucracy, and democracy, Logan J. Santel, Department of Communication Studies, 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, Department of Geography, 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, Science Education Program, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
An analysis of ADHD in middle grade and young adult literature, Sydney Schuler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital: Isaac Schwartz, Isaac Schwartz, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
How quality management has been impacted in the face of COVID-19, Eldina Siljkovic, Department of Technology, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Jenna Skarphol, mezzo-soprano and Dr. Andrea Johnson, piano, Jenna Skarphol, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Evercross, Randi Ann Smith, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Representation of LGBTQ characters in 2019 young adult literature, Janelle M. Snyder, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gazing at scattered stars: Immigration through the lens of elementary graphic literature, Jennifer K. Stanerson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Pluralistic ignorance of campus norms, Evan Stilgenbauer, Department of Psychology, 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, Department of Communication Studies, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Technology based grammar instruction, Erin Mary Summerhays, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Making the water cycle accessible and relevant for English language learners, Summer Teed, Science Education Program, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Science Education Program, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Stained glass, synthetic web: The simultaneous rise and fall of something person, Seth Thill, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available) 2020 Award
A master's recital in conducting, Meredith Kay Tipping, School of Music, 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, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Vietnam: A soldier's story, Ryan Charles Villarreal, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in violin, Bethany Washington, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
An exploration in Ramsey theory, Jake Weber, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Culture in transitional chapter books: Assimilation or inclusion, Jeanette P. White, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Graduate voice recital: Elizabeth Wiley, soprano, and Dr. Korey Barrett, pianist, Elizabeth Wiley, School of Music, 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, Department of Kinesiology, 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, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A master's recital in flute, Kimberly Ann Abeyta, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Perception of preservice teachers on the implementation of multicultural education, Winnie Esther Akinyi, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
A study of non-profit leaders' risk-taking propensity and managerial leadership styles, Younis Q. Al Hassan, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Impact of social support on Saudi women with type II diabetes living in Saudi Arabia, Fatimah Al-Khidhr, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Exploring the knowledge and behavior needed to prevent osteoporosis among Saudi women, Zahra Al Khidhr, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Communicating about being parents in the workplace, Ruqayah Almuzayn, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Women's occupational health and safety in the informal economy: Maternal market traders in Accra, Ghana, Joyceline Amoako, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Early childhood professional learning facilitators: A self-study within a new delivery model, Allison Jane Barness, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
