Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Graduate voice recital: Megan Grey, mezzo soprano & Dr. Korey Barrett, piano, Megan Grey, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Banging spinning hallelujahs, Moriah Henkelman, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
It starts with "F": A collection of short stories, Arielle Irvine, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Waiting for the mail: A collection of short stories, James Matthew Keane, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
The effects of book club participation on reading comprehension in children with disabilities, Elizabeth Ann Kosmicki, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
They that go down to the sea in ships: Richard Henry Dana, Jr.'s Two Years Before the Mast and the Sublime, Laurie Anne Lee, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Leia Lensing, graduate voice recital, Leia Mae Lensing, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A performance-demonstration of rhythm section instruments, compositions and arrangements by Nicholas Leo, Nicholas Leo, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The moth-eaters & other stories, Adrianne Lea Lloyd, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2019 Award
In the hollow of a tree, Lisa A. McClurg, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Live thy neighbor, Milica Njezic, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Master's recital: Chase Pebworth, tuba, Chase Pebworth, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Christopher Phalen, graduate conducting recital abstract, Christopher Richard Phalen, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Affects and absences: Public memory at the Oklahoma City National Memorial, Jeremy Roberts, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The effects of nutrient resorption, photosynthetic rate, and leaf longevity on the success of Typha × glauca, Clarissa Marie Ruiz, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 2019 Award
Graduate recital in voice, Emily Secor, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Food Babe fearmonger: transcending spheres of argument through the dual use of personal and pseudo-technical expertise, Abigail Shew, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Reconstructing the phylogeny and characterizing the patterns of molecular evolution of the tetraploid freshwater suckers (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae), Zachary Evan Sperstad, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 2019 Award
Factors affecting performance on a screening tool in persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Jordan Deanna Stierwalt, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The eleven days of Christmas: an analysis of and conductor's guide to Alfred Reed's Russian Christmas Music, Logan Vander Wiel, School of Music, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A master's recital in conducting, Logan Scott Vander Wiel, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in voice, Lara Elizabeth Wasserman, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Post-swallow residue in relation to lingual pressure generation in persons with Parkinson's disease, Ross Westemeyer, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Conservation genetics and habitat associations of Rhinichthys cataractae, a fish of conservation need in Iowa, Anna Constance Wieman, Department of Biology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Analysis of ambient particulate concentration near a coal storage pile, Jennifer Wittenburg, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Open Access Thesis
Sand distribution effect on three dimensional printed sand properties, Kip Woods, Department of Technology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Ecocritical post-colonial studies on humans, land, and animals, Alia Afzal, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Analyzing Rana Plaza crisis discourse from a postcolonial perspective: Implications for identity and crisis communication studies, Mir Ashfaquzzaman, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital, Kelly Behling, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Valproic acid: A neural outgrowth model for the autism spectrum disorder, Hannah M. Bergan, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A "Little House on the Prairie" education: Creating a Wilder identity, Victoria Anez Bertelsen, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Viride: An Iowa gothic, Rachel Iolene Bing, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An experimental study of non-metallic inclusions precipitation and its effect on impact toughness variations in low alloy steel subjected to complex deoxidation, Pavel Bizyukov, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
Differential gene expression analysis of metolachlor treated human liver cells by microarray, Navinder Paul Kaur Brar, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in horn, Casey M. Chlapek, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Wearable and other stories, Jennifer Corrigan, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in violin, Hannah Rae Howland, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Improving learning center usage verification processes using Six Sigma, Latricia C. Hylton, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
A graduate recital in piano, Elisabed Imerlishvili, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The programmatic manipulation of planar diagram codes to find an upper bound on the bridge index of prime knots, Genevieve R. Johnson, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Breaking out the monster in Lara Croft, Ashley Patricia Jones, Department of Communication Studies, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Smartphone based ubiquitous sensing platform leveraging audio jack for power and communication, Ranjana Joshi, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A demonstration of proficiency on rhythm section instruments and saxophone performance by Sean Koga, Sean Koga, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in piano, Jennifer Regina LeGarde, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Leishmania infantum infection at the cellular and organismal levels : foamy macrophages and sex-dependent responses, Ryan David Lockard, Department of Biology, Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2018 Award
A graduate recital in piano, Yizhou Luo, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital abstract, MaKayla McDonald, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master of music recital in bassoon, Annalea Milligan, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate voice recital: Kelly Noltner, soprano & James Jenkins, piano, Kelly Noltner, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Seth Nordin in recital, Matthew Seth Nordin, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Factors influencing wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) home range size in Iowa: A comparison between suburban and rural populations, Joshua Gregory Otten, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The effects of metolachlor exposure on the THP-1 alveolar monocyte and macrophage function, Jared S. Parmater, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in conducting, Lucas Harry Petersen, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Blair Remmers, Tenor & James Jenkins, Piano, Blair Remmers, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Anti-proliferative effect of hibernating American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, blood plasma on the THP-1 cells, Sean L. Robbins, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A survey of butterfly diagrams for knots and links, Mark Ronnenberg, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Viola, Andrea Carolina Del Pilar Sánchez Ruiz, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Properties of left-separated spaces and their unions, Eric Scheidecker, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in voice, Noelle Smith, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Proof of concept and feasibility assessment of manufacturing a portable bio-char reactor, Saeed Zaher Soleimani, Department of Technology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in voice, Haley L. Steele, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital: Rachel Storlie, soprano & Robin Guy, piano, Rachel Storlie, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A demonstration of proficiency on rhythm section instruments, compositions, and arrangements by Sam Stranz, Sam Stranz, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in viola, Isaak Walter Sund, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in flute, Azeem Zakiyy Ward, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Code of conduct, Kathryn Keene Wohlpart, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in saxophone, Cehuai Zhang, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A graduate's recital in piano, Huajun Zhang, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Repetitive saliva and water swallowing frequency counts in healthy young adults, Joanna Baranska, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Jordan Boehm in recital, Jordan Boehm, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Visualizing belonging : Deliberation and identification in the Vestavia Hills mascot controversy, Scott Neil Bredman, Department of Communication Studies, Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2017 Award
Graduate recital in voice, Melissa Kay Brown, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Momentum: Stories, Cody Michael Chesmore, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in conducting, John Chiles, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The cultural and rhetorical elements of American picaresque, Cory James Dahlstrom, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Music as a means of connecting, understanding, and being understood, Michael Chase Dickerson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in clarinet, Stacia Kay Fortune, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Romantic melancholy: European post-Enlightenment protest in the Age of Reason, Erin Renee Frink, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Master's recital in jazz pedagogy: A performance-demonstration of rhythm section instruments, compositions and arrangements by Josh Hakanson, Josh Hakanson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Lingual pressure generation in relation to saliva and water swallowing in healthy young adults, Anna Joerger, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
Graduate voice recital, Kayla Kjeldseth, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in piano, Melody Kosobucki, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Degausser and other stories, Jake Limburg, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in piano, Kathleen A. Meyer, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Some convergence properties of Minkowski functionals given by polytopes, Jesse Moeller, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in voice, Michelle J. Monroe, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Measuring swallow speed in healthy young adults during repetitive water and saliva swallowing conditions, Glendolyn Neely, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Density and diversity of bees in the Midwestern agricultural landscape: Influence of surrounding agricultural land use and local plant community characteristics, Andrew J. Ridgway, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Effects of predator satiation on seed predation in new roadside prairie plantings, Jessica Riebkes, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Dancing my adoptive identity : An autoethnographic analysis of adoption narratives and performance of identity, Montana Jean Smith, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Lights out game with cellular automation, Naoya Uematsu, Department of Mathematics, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Homocysteine and CSRP-3 protein in migrating neural crest cells: A quantitative and qualitative confocal microscopy study, Allysan R. White, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Corn Stover Biochar in Gypsum Board: Empirical Analysis of Thermal Conductivity and Flexural Strength, Albena Yordanova, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
Effects of soil type and plant diversity on soil respiration and litter decomposition in a tallgrass prairie biofuel production system, Jordan Lee Young, Department of Biology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The utility of high-diversity prairie mixtures as bioenergy feedstocks, Jessica E. Abernathy, Department of Biology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
"Were you just Catfished?" : rationales and outcomes of deception in Catfish: The TV Show, Nicole Marie Allaire, Department of Communication Studies, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Identifying challenges for the software industry development in Jordan, Raed Alwaqfi, Department of Technology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital abstract: Graduate recital in voice, Katherine Elizabeth Beane, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Preliminary investigation into the cause of pinhole porosity in aluminum metal castings from serpentine impurities in olivine sand, Brodie J. Biersner, Department of Technology, Open Access Thesis
All fortune is good fortune: the role of Fortuna in a monotheistic literary world, Kimberly Bridgewater, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
