Graduate Student Work
A collection of Graduate Student Work at the University of Northern Iowa.
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
An investigation of pre-service teacher and faculty knowledge on RTI, Nichole M. Beckman, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Increasing student perceptions of success and inclusion through strategic programming of underrepresented composers, Joyce J. Beyer, School of Music, 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, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Teacher perceptions of understaffed school libraries, Amanda Bonjour, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The effect of gamification on student motivation, David A. Brahn, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Technology, Open Access Thesis
The effects of gamification on student engagement and motivation, Sara Butcher, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in composition, Adam Walter Carlsen, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Seeing the forest for the trees: Elementary STEM environments that nurture creativity and innovation, Lisa Jo Chizek, Department of Teaching, 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, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Computer science is elementary: Comprehensive plan for computer science implementation at the elementary level, Erin Chute, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Post-trip blues: Full time college students' emotional and motivational post-trip transition from adventure break trips, Nichole Crockford, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Using critical literacy and emotionally responsive teaching to discuss racism in a literature circle unit, Autumn Rose Den Boer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A master's recital in flute, Tamara Kathleen Drury, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Student engagement within the use of graphic novels, Melissa Felsenthal, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Are the deaf stigmatized?, Christina M. Fortuna, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
ADHD symptoms and non-suicidal self-injury in the college transition, Anna Marie Garner, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Analysis of a paleoglacier reconstruction model for valley glaciers of the Wind River Range, Wyoming, Taylor Rae Garton, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Morphological and morphometric analysis of Nekemias arborea and Ampelopsis aconitifolia (Vitaceae), Sally Rose Gray, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A Feasibility Study on Utilizing Data Science as an Advanced Lean Manufacturing Tool in the Biopharma Manufacturing Sector, Tanya Heerts, Department of Technology, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
"Half-breeds," squatters, land speculators, and settler colonialism in the Des Moines-Mississippi confluence, Matthew Hill, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Understanding ESL undergraduate students' beliefs about learner-centered instruction, Mahjabeen Hussain, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation 2020 Award
An investigation of machine learning for classification of vehicle engine issue reports, Almir Ibragimov, Department of Technology, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Cultural practices and the transmission of Ebola in Sierra Leone: Lessons learned from a medical anthropology perspective, Abubakarr Jalloh, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Outcomes of an intensive exercise-based swallowing program for persons with Parkinson's disease: A single-case experiment, Jocelyn Jenks, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis 2019 Award
Best practices in assessment and evaluation of literacy at the secondary level, Meaghan Kathleen Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Student-teacher relationships: How to find a common ground in relationship building, Jason Knittel, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, 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, Science Education Program, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Writing workshop and creativity despite standardization: An exploration of elementary teachers' practices, Darcie Kay Kress, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
"Something beyond ordinary love": (Re)covering the extraordinary in Compton Mackenzie's Extraordinary Women, Hannah Lane, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An investigation of solar panel thermal images collected from an unmanned aerial vehicle, Ginger Ivy Jo L'Heureux, Department of Technology, Open Access Thesis
Design of an Arduino Based Smart Home System, Qi Lu, Department of Technology, 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, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Is there a correlation between oral reading rate and social conversational speaking rate?, Sarah C. Mason, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Empowering children's social ecology: Reenvisioning postconflict reconstruction and education in rural Liberia, Kristen N. McNutt, School of Applied Human Sciences, Open Access Thesis
Therapist self-doubt when facing severe psychopathology in adolescent males, Zachary Mark Meehan, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis 2019 Award
Beyond "Born This Way": Reconsidering trans narratives, Ashley Elizabeth Meyers, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Portrayal of females in agriculturally themed children's books, Malinda Mick, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in clarinet, Sayyod Mirzomurodov, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in trombone, Thomas Mortenson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The price of progress: American agricultural innovations in relation to economic and social change, 1920-1989, Zachary Cass Moye, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Separability of maize varieties using an unmanned aircraft and hyperspectral sensor in Iowa, Daniel Murphy, Department of Geography, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Analysis of a boat alignment device and method, Troy Allen Myers, Department of Technology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Tangled twilight. Destiny, horror, and transformation in nature: American culture of progress during the Vietnam War 1965-1975, Alexander Newkirk, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
The effects of a makerspace curriculum on the 4C's in education, Staci Novak, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of text-to-speech on students with reading disabilities, Melissa Oberembt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Science Education Program, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in flute, Shiqun Ou, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Trainers' perspectives of teacher professional development, Harun Parpucu, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Dissertation
Analysis of a fragmented mitochondrial genome in a chewing louse, Geomydoecus aurei, Alexandra Cleone Place, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Investigation of the changes of preservice teachers' efficacy beliefs in teaching students with special needs, Pujaningsih Pujaningsih, Department of Special Education, Open Access Dissertation
From meme to memegraph: The curious case of Pepe the Frog and white nationalism, Fernando Ismael Quinones Valdivia, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
High-resolution satellite imagery analysis of coastal tundra vegetation disturbances caused by all-terrain vehicles (ATVs): A case study in Teriberka, Russia, Md Atiqur Rahman, Department of Geography, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Data Analytics of Job Market Requirements for Technology Related Doctoral Degrees, Sidra Meo Rajput, Department of Technology, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Representation of Controversial Materials in Middle School Library Collections in Iowa, Danielle Ramsey, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A master of music recital in clarinet, Lucas Randall, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The impact of sexual assault on sexual risk-taking, Melanie Alison Reyes, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The erosion of democracy: Gerrymandering in the United States, Matthew P. Ruiz, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Aut is love, Nathan Selove, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
The effect of digital game-based learning on student learning: A literature review, Katrina Serrano, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Identifying and overcoming barriers to college student success, Crystal Sivia, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Preschool teachers' beliefs and actions concerning creativity in the classroom, Latisha Lynn Smith, Department of Teaching, Open Access Dissertation
Effective professional development design, Katie Stull, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
The effectiveness of using intelligent tutoring systems to increase student achievement, Tedi Swanson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Supporting early social-emotional development with wordless picture books, Kayla E. Takatsuka, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in oboe, David Thompson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The legality of aerial bombing during World War II in Europe, Robert I. Umsted, Department of History, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in viola, Gabriel Mateo Forero Villamizar, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in composition, Denzel Washington, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Influence of external and internal factors on financial advisors' guidance of clients in the area of charitable giving, Angela J. Gorsuch Widner, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation 2019 Award
The effects of computer coding on elementary students, Cassidy Winslow, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Evaluating livelihood vulnerability of farming communities to winter storms in Iowa, Yiyi Zhang, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis 2020 Award
Motivation to call police: The exploration of racial and risk averse motivation, Alivia Lauren Zubrod, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Graduate recital in piano, Mariya Akhadjanova, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The girl who lost her shadow: A collection of short fiction, Paola Alfano, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Voltage regulation of unbalanced distribution network with distributed generators through genetic algorithm, Islam Ali, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
Instructors' attitudes and perceptions toward critical thinking: A case study of interior design instructors in Saudi Arabia, Afnan Al Ramis, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The effectiveness of a "patient discharge information" booklet in patient education programs in Saudi Arabia, Amani Mohammed Al Rebeh, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Dissertation
Exploring the academic, social, and cultural experiences of English language learners from Saudi Arabia at a Midwest university in the U.S., Sukainah A. Al Subia, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Affective risk perception in automotive environments, Dane Atkins, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
The effects of mycorrhizal inoculant and micronutrients on early plant establshment during a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Christopher L. Barber, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Analyzing how we think about gender: Reevaluating the categories of transgender and cisgender in society, Anna M. Blaho, Women's and Gender Studies Program, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Effects of a neuromuscular facilitation intervention on an excessive q-angle, Steven Blair, School of Kinesiology, Allied Health, and Human Services, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Capital Equipment Procurement Process and Integration Into Production, Mike A. Borwig, Department of Technology, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
STEAM Programming (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Applications for Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services, Shannon Boseneiler, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Development of curriculum for Next Generation Science Standards in high school chemistry, Jennifer L. Brown, Science Education Program, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teaching evolution and common ancestry with dissection, fossils and phylogeny, Nicolas A. Brown, Science Education Program, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Does performance on an attention test predict executive function test scores in young and older adults?, Aaron Joseph Brummel, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Parent perspectives on inclusive bookclubs, Amy Bucciferro, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Graduate recital in violin, Naima Burrs, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The effects of teacher-focused science content courses on preservice elementary teachers' outcome expectancy, Mark Robert Busch, Science Education Program, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Blood coagulation properties in hibernating and non-hibernating American bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus), Stephen Cain, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Longitudinal monitoring of various indicators of performance throughout a season for a NCAA Division I women's volleyball team, Mathieu Castello, School of Kinesiology, Allied Health, and Human Services, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Faculty to faculty incivility in Iowa nursing education programs, Candace Chihak, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Barriers to seeking psychological help among Iowa's registered sex offenders, Sage Comstock, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A study of high school dropout rates in a Midwestern community, Shinita Irene Crawley, School of Kinesiology, Allied Health and Human Services, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
