Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Field Methods to Enhance Degradation of Nitrate in Surficial Soils, Urko Atxotegi Alegria Open Access Thesis
Sex, Violence, and Hand Puppets: History and Structure of Punch and Judy Performance Tradition, James Robert Davis Open Access Thesis
Effects of sludge application on prairie establishment, Brenda Joan Durbahn Open Access Thesis
The use of RAPD to detect genetic variation in populations of Liatris aspera Michx., Duane Joseph Kitchen Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Network Security: An Evaluation of Security Policies and Firewall Implementations, Melanie L. Abbas Open Access Thesis
Inactivation of Soybean Peroxidase During Sodium Azide Oxidation: A Comparative Study, Mohamed Yehia Zakaria Aboul Eish Open Access Thesis
Toxicity of TNT, HMX, and RDX Degradation Products to Mammalian Cells before and after Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils, Irina Yurievna Blinova Open Access Thesis
Use of RAPDS to Develop Specific Primers for the Identification of Mycorrhizal Fungi, Cynthia A. Boyd Open Access Thesis
Differential Expression of the Putative Multidrug Resistance (MDR) P-Glycoprotein in Marine Hepatocytes, Marty C. Braud Open Access Thesis
Playing the Game: Female Graduate Students’ Communication Experiences, Jacqueline Marie Brucher Open Access Thesis
Comparison of Litter Decomposition Rates and Soil Arthropod Abundance in Different Stages of Prairie Reconstruction, Lisa M. Busch Open Access Thesis
Breeding bird use of intensively managed rotational grazing pastures, native prairies and savannas: A comparison, Jennifer Marie Hurley O'Hara Open Access Thesis 1999 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Understanding of Wetlands as Expressed by Selected Community Leaders, Donald Nathan Bardole Open Access Thesis
Ecomorphology of Peromyscus in Iowa, Frederick Dramani Biga Open Access Thesis
Role of Calcium and Other Cations on Contractile Vacuole Activity of Tetrahymena thermophila, Robert William Bird Open Access Thesis
Fuzzy logic: An analysis of logical connectives and their characterizations, John F. Hamman Open Access Thesis 1998 Award
Macrophyte-macroinvertebrate interactions in a lentic ecosystem and the effect of fluridone treatment to control Myriophyllum spicatum L., Gregory J. Moeller Open Access Thesis 1999 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
A Survey of Pedagogical Techniques for the College Jazz Program, Eric D. Allen Open Access Thesis
Trumpet Recital, Bryan Wendell Bennett Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, April 16, 1996, Christine Bergan Open Access Thesis
Honor among thieves? Socio-economic theories of Thorstein Veblen in the plays of David Mamet, Steven Allan Halverson Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
The development of SCARS for identification of AM fungi, Jason Daniel Abbas Open Access Thesis 1997 Award
Graduate Recital in Voice: Song Cycles by Robert Schumann and Benjamin Britten, Jeffrey J. Brich Open Access Thesis
Pre-instructional Student Conceptions of Natural Selection and Evolution and Their Relationship to Cognitive Level, Terence John Coleman Open Access Thesis
Radon reduction, improvement of indoor air quality, and energy savings through an original solar ventilation system, Heather E. Rhoads Open Access Thesis 1996 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Graduate Recital in Voice, November 22, 1994, Thomas Alpers Open Access Thesis
Camera Images: Preserving, Editing, and Mitigating the Past, Larry Beck Open Access Thesis
A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of the Physics Teaching Experiences of Selected Iowa Teachers Who Have an Undergraduate Major in Biology, Jody Williams Bintz Open Access Thesis
Conceptual Representation of the Newtonian Model of Motion in University Physics Students, Giannēs Chatzēgeōrgiou Open Access Dissertation
A partial "squeezing theorem" for a particular class of many-valued logics, Stephen Michael Walk Open Access Thesis 1995 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Ritual as Constructor of Reality in Mexican Families, Mario Andujo-Licón Open Access Thesis
An Investigation of Metaphorical Statements of Preadolescents and Artists Who Journal, Ellen Barth Open Access Thesis
Impact of Elementary Teachers’ Science Backgrounds on the Teaching of Science in Iowa Elementary Classrooms, Nancy Lynn Heiter Open Access Thesis
A Study of Science Teacher Perceptions and the Implementation of Science-Technology-Society Education in Iowa Senior High Schools, David L. Johnson Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Under the Canopy of Heaven, Ellen Ann Albanese Open Access Thesis
Vocal Recital, Nicole Jahara Bachman Open Access Thesis
Graphic Design: Eastern and Western Design Elements in Visual Communication, Li-Ying Bao Open Access Thesis
Stream microcosm toxicity tests: Colonizing test organisms and predicting the effects of fenvalerate on riffle insect communities, Dan H. Breneman Open Access Thesis 1994 Award
Towards the development of a Kantian environmental ethic, Sally Nelson Wiedmann Open Access Thesis 1994 Award
A Study of Effective Practice in Primary Science Teachers, Leslie Jane Wilkinson-Brandt Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Breakdowns, Blair L. Benz Open Access Thesis
Pollen Analysis of a Late Wisconsinan Deposit in East-Central Iowa, Barbara Ann Berquam Open Access Thesis
Melody in the Motets of T.L. de Victoria and the Palestrina Style: A Comparative Analysis, Patrick John Brill Open Access Thesis
Predicting Success of Entering Freshman Biology Majors Taking either Biology or Biology and Chemistry, Sue Ann Smith Open Access Thesis
Multivariate analysis of the Carex brevior group in Iowa, Scott C. Zager Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Graduate Piano Recital, Maximillan R. Antig Open Access Thesis
Gas exchange of four Viburnum species, Lisa Gayle De Berg Open Access Thesis 1991 Award
Factors related to the occurrence of certain prairie graminoid species in Black Hawk County, Iowa, roadsides, Pauline Mary Drobney Open Access Thesis
Public Relations for the Not-For-Profit Professional Resident Theatre: An Examination of Four Models, Lauren Green-Caldwell Open Access Thesis
The Effects of PRISMS Learning Cycle Strategies on Achievement, Integrated Process Skills, and Attitudes Towards Physics of High School Physics Students When Referenced to Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory, Michael P. Kelly Open Access Thesis
Undergraduate Elementary Education Students’ Concepts of Light, Deborah Lynn Orr Open Access Thesis
Undergraduate Elementary Education Students’ Understanding of the Particulate Nature of Matter, Pushpa Pandey Open Access Thesis
Survey of Public Profiles, Attendance, and Preferences for Cedar Falls/Waterloo Community Leisure and Arts Activities, Steven Michael Wikert Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
The Effectiveness of Using Writing in the High School Biology Classroom, Lynne E. Kelly Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
William Gillette and American Theatrical Realism of the Late Nineteenth Century, Mark Burnett Open Access Thesis
Power Plays: Feminist Theory of Power in a Select Group of Lillian Hellman's Plays, Cindy J. Pope Open Access Thesis
A survey of the vascular flora of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Karen E. Van Norman Open Access Thesis
A Comparison of the Iowa Language Arts Curriculum Guide and Project S.T.A.G.E., Randall Mark Wright Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Status of Evolution as a Topic in Iowa High School Biology Classrooms, Heidi Ann Andre Open Access Thesis
Music Listening: Enjoyment as a Function of Repetition (Grades One through Six), Debra Ann Barschow Open Access Thesis
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Creative Dramatics: A Working Relationship, Kristin Louise Card Open Access Thesis
Plato's Crito: A speech act and structuralist analysis for performance, Gary Gerard Gute Open Access Thesis
Inner geometry, Susan Jane Wadle Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Conducting Recital, John Alston Open Access Thesis
Audience Preference for Metaphoric Concept in Broadcast Language, Denis Martin Bramblette Open Access Thesis
A Study of Controlling Variables Using a Microcomputer Program Compared to the Piagetian Bending Rods Task, Rita Arlene Hrecz Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Trumpet Recital, Keith Benjamin Open Access Thesis
Choral Conducting Recital, Patrick Vincent Brannon Open Access Thesis
Graduate Vocal Recital, David A. Canell Open Access Thesis
Applications of aerial imagery in identification of natural areas, Kendall Duane Wessel Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Abstract Paintings: A Presentation of Visual Essence, Kimble A. Bromley Open Access Thesis
Graduate Composition Recital, Aristocles Carastathis Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Archetypes and the Large Organization: A Comparison of Family and Management Roles, Ann Lowry Goodell Open Access Thesis
Communication Rules and Negotiation Strategies: A Case Study, Ruth A. Brenner Hunt Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Rules Theory and Design: A Perspective on the Analysis and Evaluation of Organizational Communication, Joel Craig Guenther Open Access Thesis
Decaying gentility in A streetcar named Desire: An actress' analysis of Blanche DuBois, Jean Michaelsen Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Taxonomy and Geographical Distribution of Onagraceae in Iowa, Robert Lee Allbaugh Open Access Thesis
Ascetic Progression, Nancy Bartusch Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
A Thesis Concerned with the Construction of Impromptu Sculptures Solving Problems of Equilibrium, Weight, and Movement, Jim Blocker Open Access Thesis
A Comparative Study of the Performer's Empathic Process in the Arts of Interpretation and Modern Dance, Patricia Reddinger Geist Open Access Thesis
An Information Processing Approach to Group Performance of Poetry: Implications for Adaptation and Audience Research, Sandra Highnam Open Access Thesis
The decapod crustaceans of Iowa, Gary S. Phillips Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Iowa Environmental Education Needs Assessment: An Evaluation by Teachers and Administrators in Grades K-12, Debra Elaine McRae Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Carillon Recital, Robert Byrnes Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Ectoparasites of Mammals from Winneshiek County, Iowa, Dennis George Albertson Open Access Thesis
Vocal Solo Recital, David Lee Alt Open Access Thesis
Germination Ecology of Three Chihuahuan Desert Crucifers, Larry L. Bell Open Access Thesis
Trombone Recital, Carl Stanley Bock Open Access Thesis
A Diagnostic-Prescriptive Procedure for Teaching Adolescent Dyscalculics, Constance Ellingson Byrnes Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Trap Biases and Weather Parameters Influencing Mosquito Collecting and Activity, Virgil Roy Acuff Open Access Thesis
Organ Recital, Ann Guetzlaff Anway Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Propylene Oxide Sterilization of Microbiological Media in the High School Classroom, Marvin A. Andersen Open Access Thesis
The Experimental Determination of the Eddy Current Effects on the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Aluminum Wires, Mark Allen Butterworth Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Worksheets and Manipulative Games Used in Seventh-Grade Mathematics as Methods of Drill on the Four Basic Operations With Whole Numbers and Fractions, Richard Lee Capps Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
A Series of Compositions, with Preparatory Exercises, Utilizing Contemporary Compositional Techniques, for Use in the Elementary Classroom, Paul D. Brizzi Open Access Thesis
The Role of the Science Supervisor as Perceived by Elementary and Secondary Science Teachers, Thomas Graika Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
An Analysis of the Class Method of Piano Instruction, Zoe Ann Abrahamson Open Access Thesis
Experiences in Scale of Sculpture for Architectural Sites, Maurice Lee Anderson Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
Development of a Prediction Equation for the Placement of Students in Seventh-Grade Life Science, Lloyd Harley Barrow Open Access Thesis
The Creation of Three Original Junk Sculptures, Norman Bennett Open Access Thesis
