Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences.
Submissions from 2015
Instruction and standards-referenced grading in a 9th grade conceptual physics classroom, John C. Chai, Science Education Program, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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)
Using a 5E learning cycle to adapt a college physics instructional unit for high school, Stacia Marie Kelly, Science Education Program, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
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
Investigating the Effectiveness of a Professional Development Program for Secondary Physics Teachers, Meghan Reynolds, Science Education Program, 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
Recalcitrant arguments, Kiranjeet Kaur Dhillon, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Phylogeography of Notropis nubilus (Ozark Minnow), Jason F. Dugan, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Desulfotomaculum Dissimilatory Reduction of Iron (III), Jim Elric, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Writing supports for older students with significant disabilities: examining two students' journeys towards becoming writers, Emily Helen Freeman, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 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, Department of Biology, 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, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Batman and the superhero fairytale: deconstructing a revisionist crisis, Travis John Landhuis, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
A master's recital in piano, Brittany K. Lensing, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Measurement and analysis of intra-vehicle UWB channels, Qingshan Liang, Department of Technology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in piano, Elena Lyalina, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Liquid sorption properties and structural changes of metal-organic frameworks of cobalt nitrate and 4,4'-bipyridine, Kathryn Mauger-Sonnek, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
Graduate composition recital: a brief analysis, Xingzimin Pan, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Bird use of heterogeneous native prairie biofuel production plots, Jarrett D. Pfrimmer, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Einstein metrics on piecewise-linear three-spheres, Kyle Pitzen, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
A graduate recital in voice, Kelley Elizabeth Raymon, School of Music, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Where loyalties lie: A study of workplace dissent through the lens of loyalty, Katelyn L. Santy, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis 2014 Award
Effects of isolated work environments on software engineering metrics collection, Christian A. Schreiner, Department of Computer Science, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Teachers' perceptions of professional development for the use of interactive white boards in Turkey, Erkan Taskin, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
Queering the coming out narrative, Sarah Jean Taylor, Department of Communication Studies, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A master's recital in double bass, Dmitriy Vasilistov, School of Music, 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, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Habitat usage, movement patterns, and home range size of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in a suburban habitat, Jessica Williams, Department of Biology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The design and evaluation of a small size wind-solar hybrid power system, Bekir Zihni Yuksek, Department of Technology, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
A Novel Method of Studying Ion Formation and Fragmentation Using a Modified Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, David S. Ames, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Viola, Mariia Bogodist, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Before Words, There Were Leaves: A Collection of Poems, Jason Bradford, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
A Wave Frozen in Bone and Flesh, Tiffany L. Bullen, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
A Master of Music Recital in Flute, Abi Coffer, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A QCM-Adhering Bacillus anthracis Soil Phage Assemblage Is Less Diverse Than a Total B. anthracis Soil Phage Assemblage, Gabriel David Connell, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The Colonization and Conservation Genetics of the Rainbow Darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, in Northeast Iowa, Dane Jonathan Davis, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Correlation between Science Process Skills Proficiency in Pre-service Elementary Teachers and Academic Achievement, Laura Witt Dawson, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
In a Complex Plane, Todd Dralle, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
