Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
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
A technical method for the high school string classroom: priorities and presentation of essential skills, Nicole Elizabeth Cody, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Reconciling the two cultures : A case study of the University of Northern Iowa, Elizabeth Ann Collins, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Sarah Draffen, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, JoAnna V. Geffert, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Biodiversity and ecosystem function and the design of tallgrass restorations for biomass production, Dustin Robert Jon Graham, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Branden D. S. Haralson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Metabolic response of barley to drought stress, Jordan Andrew Hein, Department of Biology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Butterfly and floral community dynamics at a native prairie agrofuel research site, Benjamin J. Hoksch, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The Untitled Life of Oliver Murphy, Michael Jackson, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Development of a gray iron alloy for improved thermo-mechanical fatigue life in a cylinder head for diesel engine applications, Jeremy M. Kessens, Department of Technology, Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2017 Award
The transition of an oral communication course from traditional face-to-face to the online format: A faculty perspective, Cydney A. Lovell, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
The traumatic incursion of the Old South on gender and motherhood in William Faulkner's novels The sound and the fury, As I lay dying, and Light in August, Jordan Lea Ludwig, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2016 Award
A master of music recital in flute, Mara Nicole Miller, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in flute, Natalie Mahree Neshyba, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A comparison of the effects of burning, haying and mowing on plants and small mammals in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Ryan Allan Neuhaus, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The manual disconnect: narratives in prose and verse, Brian Pals, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Between strangers, Sarah Pauls, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in viola, Nichelle Probst, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
On body dumps : the rhetorics of corporeal narcoterrorism, Evan Mitchell Schares, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Development of a hydraulic component leakage detecting system using pressure decay signal, Xuanju Shang, Department of Technology, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Marie Sorenson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Resurrecting the hip-hop and Christian cultures: Lecrae's unashamed use of the rap narrative, persona, and language, Marci Swank, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Development of a multi-mode self-adaptive algorithm to create an efficient wireless network on a university campus, Melanie L. Abbas, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
Instructors' perceptions of their own effectiveness, Abdullah S. Al-Asmari, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
A clustering based matrix for selecting optimal tools and techniques in quality management, Hassan A. Alsultan, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
Population structure, size, and the thermal ecology of Iowa wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta): A comparison between suburban and rural populations, Samuel Wesley Berg, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 2015 Award
Geometric morphometric analysis of skeletal shape variation across the pleuronectiformes, Corinthia R. Black, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Spillway: A Novella, Kyrie Dora Borsay, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Beethoven: The man, the music, the myth, Marcus Edward Burchers, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in composition, Joseph Carey, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Transcending the "freaked-out nut" persona: Apologia, anger, and affect in Hillary Clinton's Benghazi testimony, Alexandria Rae Chase, Department of Communication Studies, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An enhanced pulse position modulation (PPM) in ultra-wideband (UWB) systems, Lingxiu Chen, Department of Technology, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in viola, John Chiles, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An analysis of use of automated tools for improving the process of software verification and validation in a Midwestern company, Darshak Dodiya, Department of Technology, Open Access Thesis
Contemporary gothic literature: The need for fear, Erica Schael Kaitlin Engel, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master of music recital in conducting, Claudia Restrepo Guzman, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Development of leaf shape and vein homologies in five species of the genus Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae), Austin William Jones, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Samantha Kantak, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in piano, Min Jeong Kim, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Valeria Kishkunas, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The gay rites of passage, Zachary Paul Lowe, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in flute, Tara Lynn Meade, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The phylogenetics and systematics of Physaria kingii (Brassicaceae), Jamie Minnaert-Grote, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Homocysteine intensifies embryonic LIM3 expression in migratory neural crest cells: A quantitative confocal microscope study, Jordan Naumann, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Tracking above- and below- ground seed persistence and mortality in a native tallgrass prairie restoration, Carmen Pellish, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in choral conducting, Alice Reid Pruisner, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Amalgamation: A collection of poetry, prose, and process, Grant Andrew Riedel, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The shadow wars: An analysis of Associated Press coverage of drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen, Anthony Roth, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Vodka lullabies and purple skies: A collection of creative works, Rachel Routier, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Identify and manage productivity risks in construction processes, Souhail M. Saad, Department of Technology, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Solitary, Anita Ellen Schuck, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Brent M. Smith, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graphic communications industry trends and their impact on the required competencies of personnel, Sara B. Smith, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
Changes in the proteome of the barley spike under drought and well-watered conditions, Aaron Walck, Department of Biology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A study of college student attitudes and behaviors related to recycling, Mark Allen Wilcox, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
The environmental performance of biobased resin within phenolic-urethane nobake binders: A feasibility study, Ian David Morgan Williams, Department of Technology, Open Access Thesis
D-spaces in infinite products of ordinals, Duncan Wright, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Graduate Viola Recital, Andrea Lynn Alert, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Postmodern humanism and the "exhaustion of easy life", Mason Beets, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in piano, Katrina Ann Benjegerdes, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Storm’s Lake and Stories, A.J. Bernhagen, Department of Languages and Literatures, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A Master of Music Recital in Flute, Sarah June Coleman, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Apothecary and Other Stories: A Short Fiction Collection, Alissa Brianne Cornick, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Analysis of wind power generation with application of wind tunnel attachment, Ulan Dakeev, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
Graduate Recital in Piano, Tana Denning, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
