Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Measuring swallow speed in healthy young adults during repetitive water and saliva swallowing conditions, Glendolyn Neely 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 Open Access Thesis
Effects of predator satiation on seed predation in new roadside prairie plantings, Jessica Riebkes Open Access Thesis
Dancing my adoptive identity : An autoethnographic analysis of adoption narratives and performance of identity, Montana Jean Smith Open Access Thesis
Lights out game with cellular automation, Naoya Uematsu Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Homocysteine and CSRP-3 protein in migrating neural crest cells: A quantitative and qualitative confocal microscopy study, Allysan R. White Open Access Thesis
Corn stover biochar in gypsum board: Empirical analysis of thermal conductivity and flexural strength, Albena Yordanova 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 Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The utility of high-diversity prairie mixtures as bioenergy feedstocks, Jessica E. Abernathy Thesis (UNI Access Only)
"Were you just Catfished?" : rationales and outcomes of deception in Catfish: The TV Show, Nicole Marie Allaire Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Identifying challenges for the software industry development in Jordan, Raed Alwaqfi Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital abstract: Graduate recital in voice, Katherine Elizabeth Beane 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 Open Access Thesis
All fortune is good fortune: the role of Fortuna in a monotheistic literary world, Kimberly Bridgewater Open Access Thesis
A technical method for the high school string classroom: priorities and presentation of essential skills, Nicole Elizabeth Cody Open Access Thesis
Reconciling the two cultures : A case study of the University of Northern Iowa, Elizabeth Ann Collins Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Sarah Draffen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A graduate recital in voice, JoAnna V. Geffert Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Biodiversity and ecosystem function and the design of tallgrass restorations for biomass production, Dustin Robert Jon Graham Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Branden D. S. Haralson Open Access Thesis
Metabolic response of barley to drought stress, Jordan Andrew Hein Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Butterfly and floral community dynamics at a native prairie agrofuel research site, Benjamin J. Hoksch Open Access Thesis
The Untitled Life of Oliver Murphy, Michael Jackson 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 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 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 Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2016 Award
A master of music recital in flute, Mara Nicole Miller Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in flute, Natalie Mahree Neshyba 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 Open Access Thesis
The manual disconnect: narratives in prose and verse, Brian Pals Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Between strangers, Sarah Pauls Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in viola, Nichelle Probst Open Access Thesis
On body dumps : the rhetorics of corporeal narcoterrorism, Evan Mitchell Schares Open Access Thesis
Development of a hydraulic component leakage detecting system using pressure decay signal, Xuanju Shang Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Marie Sorenson Open Access Thesis
Resurrecting the hip-hop and Christian cultures: Lecrae's unashamed use of the rap narrative, persona, and language, Marci Swank 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 Open Access Dissertation
Instructors' perceptions of their own effectiveness, Abdullah S. Al-Asmari Open Access Thesis
A clustering based matrix for selecting optimal tools and techniques in quality management, Hassan A. Alsultan 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 Open Access Thesis 2015 Award
Geometric morphometric analysis of skeletal shape variation across the pleuronectiformes, Corinthia R. Black Open Access Thesis
Beethoven: The man, the music, the myth, Marcus Edward Burchers Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Graduate recital in composition, Joseph Carey Open Access Thesis
Transcending the "freaked-out nut" persona: Apologia, anger, and affect in Hillary Clinton's Benghazi testimony, Alexandria Rae Chase Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An enhanced pulse position modulation (PPM) in ultra-wideband (UWB) systems, Lingxiu Chen Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in viola, John Chiles 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 Open Access Thesis
Contemporary gothic literature: The need for fear, Erica Schael Kaitlin Engel Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master of music recital in conducting, Claudia Restrepo Guzman Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Development of leaf shape and vein homologies in five species of the genus Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae), Austin William Jones Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Samantha Kantak Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in piano, Min Jeong Kim Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Valeria Kishkunas Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The gay rites of passage, Zachary Paul Lowe Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in flute, Tara Lynn Meade Open Access Thesis
The phylogenetics and systematics of Physaria kingii (Brassicaceae), Jamie Minnaert-Grote Open Access Thesis
Homocysteine intensifies embryonic LIM3 expression in migratory neural crest cells: A quantitative confocal microscope study, Jordan Naumann Open Access Thesis
Tracking above- and below- ground seed persistence and mortality in a native tallgrass prairie restoration, Carmen Pellish Open Access Thesis
Graduate recital in choral conducting, Alice Reid Pruisner Open Access Thesis
Amalgamation: A collection of poetry, prose, and process, Grant Andrew Riedel Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The shadow wars: An analysis of Associated Press coverage of drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen, Anthony Roth Open Access Thesis
Vodka lullabies and purple skies: A collection of creative works, Rachel Routier Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Identify and manage productivity risks in construction processes, Souhail M. Saad Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Solitary, Anita Ellen Schuck Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Brent M. Smith Open Access Thesis
Graphic communications industry trends and their impact on the required competencies of personnel, Sara B. Smith Open Access Dissertation
Changes in the proteome of the barley spike under drought and well-watered conditions, Aaron Walck Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A study of college student attitudes and behaviors related to recycling, Mark Allen Wilcox Open Access Dissertation
The environmental performance of biobased resin within phenolic-urethane nobake binders: A feasibility study, Ian David Morgan Williams Open Access Thesis
D-spaces in infinite products of ordinals, Duncan Wright Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Postmodern humanism and the "exhaustion of easy life", Mason Beets Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in piano, Katrina Ann Benjegerdes Open Access Thesis
Analysis of wind power generation with application of wind tunnel attachment, Ulan Dakeev Open Access Dissertation
Recalcitrant arguments, Kiranjeet Kaur Dhillon Open Access Thesis
Writing supports for older students with significant disabilities: examining two students' journeys towards becoming writers, Emily Helen Freeman Open Access Thesis
Population genetics of Thomomydoecus minor: Ectoparasitic chewing lice on Thomomys bottae pocket gophers of the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico, Sheree Elizabeth Harper Open Access Thesis
Christians, lesbians, gays, and bisexuals: examining the roles of uncertainty and religiosity in Christian attitudes toward LGB individuals, Megan Deanne Wharff Kavanaugh Open Access Thesis
Batman and the superhero fairytale: deconstructing a revisionist crisis, Travis John Landhuis Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in piano, Brittany K. Lensing Open Access Thesis
Measurement and analysis of intra-vehicle UWB channels, Qingshan Liang Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in piano, Elena Lyalina Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Liquid sorption properties and structural changes of metal-organic frameworks of cobalt nitrate and 4,4'-bipyridine, Kathryn Mauger-Sonnek Open Access Thesis
Graduate composition recital: a brief analysis, Xingzimin Pan Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Bird use of heterogeneous native prairie biofuel production plots, Jarrett D. Pfrimmer Open Access Thesis
Einstein metrics on piecewise-linear three-spheres, Kyle Pitzen Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Kelley Elizabeth Raymon Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Where loyalties lie: A study of workplace dissent through the lens of loyalty, Katelyn L. Santy Open Access Thesis 2014 Award
Effects of isolated work environments on software engineering metrics collection, Christian A. Schreiner Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Teachers' perceptions of professional development for the use of interactive white boards in Turkey, Erkan Taskin Open Access Dissertation
Queering the coming out narrative, Sarah Jean Taylor Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in double bass, Dmitriy Vasilistov Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Behind the mask: An analysis of women's perceptions and rationale toward the purchase and use of anti-aging products, Clair Maureen Williams Open Access Thesis
Habitat usage, movement patterns, and home range size of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in a suburban habitat, Jessica Williams Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The design and evaluation of a small size wind-solar hybrid power system, Bekir Zihni Yuksek Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Limited assessment of a selected particulate matter sensor technology in emission measurement applications on diesel vehicles, Svetlana Korotkova Espinosa Open Access Dissertation
Producing early modern space and the mind in public and closet drama, Megan M. Gallagher Open Access Thesis 2013 Award
Strategic communication in women's rights organizations: Tools, challenges and best practices, Anastasia Kalinina Open Access Thesis 2013 Award
Early avian colonization in a prairie biofuel project, James T. Mason Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The effects of planting methods and granivory on seedling emergence in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Justin Vernon Huisman Open Access Thesis
Creating salsa, claiming salsa: Identity, location, and authenticity in global popular music, William Guthrie LeGrand Open Access Thesis 2011 Award
