Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Limited assessment of a selected particulate matter sensor technology in emission measurement applications on diesel vehicles, Svetlana Korotkova Espinosa, Department of Technology, Open Access Dissertation
Producing early modern space and the mind in public and closet drama, Megan M. Gallagher, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis 2013 Award
A Master of Music Recital in Violin, Michaela Lauren Gansen, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Graduate Recital in Voice, Lauren Elizabeth Hartman, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Jazz Pedagogy Recital, Cory Healey, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Master’s Recital in Voice, Kaethe Blue Henning, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
John Holloway in Recital, John K. Holloway, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's Recital in Piano, Hsueh-Ling Huang, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Analysis of Covert Software Behavior, Zhen Huo, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Thesis
Marita Bonner: Creator of Frye Street and Environs, Laya Jack, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Strategic communication in women's rights organizations: Tools, challenges and best practices, Anastasia Kalinina, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis 2013 Award
Early avian colonization in a prairie biofuel project, James T. Mason, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Increasing the Accuracy of Protein Three-Dimensional Structure Comparison, Mauricio J. Arriagada-Benitez, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Thesis
Examining the Use of Collocations in Natural Language Processing, Patrick Anthony Burke, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Thesis
Determining Students' Working Conceptions of Evolution through Formative Assessment Probes, Danielle J. Burras Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Channing Connell, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Isaac D. Droscha, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Decolorization of Dyes and Distillery Waste Effluent: Comparison of the Effectiveness of Several Biological and Physico-Chemical Processes, Mylène Godin, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
Piano Graduate Recital, Marcos Grano De Oro, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Communicating During a Crisis: An Analysis of H1N1 Documents, Ian Patrick Hopkins, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
A Master's Recital in Viola, Amy Beekhuizen, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Kurt Vonnegut, Authorship and the Purpose of Literature: A Study of Kilgore Trout, Danielle M. Benesh, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
Master of Music Graduate Recital, Teale Lora Burford, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Identification of Virulence Genes in the Corn Pathogen Fusarium verticillioides, Divya Chouhan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
The Intraspecific Phylogeography of the Blue-Spotted Salamander, Ambysotma laterale, Jade Shawndee East, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Investigating the Use of Ranking Tasks to Improve Student Conceptual Understanding in an Introductory High School Physics Course, Matthew Joseph Harding, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital, Jazz Pedagogy, Jenna Hardy, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Molecular Effects of Metolachlor Exposure on Human Cells, Sean Hartnett, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The effects of planting methods and granivory on seedling emergence in a tallgrass prairie reconstruction, Justin Vernon Huisman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Creating salsa, claiming salsa: Identity, location, and authenticity in global popular music, William Guthrie LeGrand, School of Music, Open Access Thesis 2011 Award
Improving the Instruction and Learning of Topographic Maps through the Use of Geospatial Technologies, Troy Dean Schwemm, Department of Earth Science, Open Access Thesis
Conflicting identities and ideologies: A rhetorical analysis of the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II, Kaori Yamada, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Pollution Swapping: The Effect of Phosphorus Sequestration on Denitrification in Wetland Sediments, Nathaniel Femi Adegboyega, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Master of Music Degree Recital, Bonnie Eve Alger, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Master's Recital in Percussion, Matthew M. Andreini, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Motor Speech Programming Investigation Using Inhibition: Part I, Jeffrey Thomas Backlin, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
Identifying Communication Skills Necessary for Two-Year College Graduates to Succeed in the Changing and Competitive Workplace, Sarah R. Baker, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Baseball as Family: Successful High School Coaches’ Perceptions on Effective Communication, Aaron Barber, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Positions of Power, Abjection and Constraint: Evaluating Discursive Attempts to Save an Other, Ruth Janet Beerman, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
A Phylogeographic Analysis of Fiddler Crabs, Uca longisignalis and U. pugnax, Cydney Brooks, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Resistance to and Virulence of Fusarium verticillioides, Tracy Lynn Bruns, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A Master’s Recital in Voice, Elizabeth Ann Carr, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Speech Motor Programming Investigation Using Inhibition, Alison Michele Corbett, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
A Master of Music Recital in Flute, Nicole M. Davis, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The Writer-Of-Violence-As-School-Shooter Stereotype: How Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Public Fear Make Writing Violence Dangerous for Students, Matt Foy, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Captivating emotions: Sentiment and the work of rhetorical drag in colonial and early national captivity narrative, Gleidson Gouveia, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis 2010 Award
The effects of varying seeding rates of Bouteloua curtipendula and mowing on native plant establishment in a new prairie reconstruction, Ryan Leon Welch, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Mother-Daughter Communication and Media Influence on Self-Esteem and Body Image, Tori Austin, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Comparing the Effects of Sung versus Spoken Lyrics on Speech and Language Acquisition in Late-Talking Toddlers, Chelsea Ki Sook Clock Bell, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
Academic Success: A Qualitative Case Study of Student Perspectives, Heather Marie Bentley, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Mark Bjorklund, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Flute: Works by C.P.E. Bach, Widor, Messiaen, and Prokofiev, Breta Lorraine Borstad, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Give ‘Em Hill: The Fighter Persona in Hillary Clinton’s 2008 Presidential Campaign, Rebecca Diane Buel, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Corpulent Counter-Publics: Radical Cheerleading and Resignification of the Fat Body, Emily Dianne Cram, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Analysis of Leaf Development in Ampelopsis Cordata and Ampelopsis arborea (Vitaceae), Benjamin Grant Doughan, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Aging Effects on the Transcription of Differentially Impaired Dysarthric Speech, Molly Anne Duggan, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
Western Images in African Media: A Semiotic Investigation of Three Nigerian-Made Films, Terence Ebi Ekiseh, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
An Expression Profile of Cadherin-11 in Developing Chicken Embryos, Kacie Flaherty, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Master of Music Bassoon Performance Recital, Benjamin R. Fox, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Respiratory Kinematics of Adult Males During Graded Listening Tasks, Laura LeRette Gingrich, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Thesis
Specification and Automatic Code Generation of the Data Layer for Data-Intensive Web-Based Applications, Sergei Golitsinski, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Thesis
Synthesis and Characterization of New Luminescent Late Transition Metal Complexes Containing the Tridentate 1,3-DI(N-Pyrazolyl)-4,6-Dimethyl Benzene Ligand, Brian Christopher Gruver, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
A Graduate Recital in Conducting (Orchestra), Philipp Gulidov, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Master's Recital in Cello, Philipp Gulidov, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Graduate Recital in Voice, Carmelita Guse, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
From Heteronormative to Strategic Ambiguity: Crafting a Scholarly Sexual Persona, Kelsey Anne Harr, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
An Examination of Intercultural Communication Training Programs for U.S. Sojourners in Denominational and Non-Denominational Organizations, Stuart L. Holsing, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Crafting Content: Searching for the Individual in Craft Making, Megan Marie Hosch, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Hsin-Yi Serena Hou, Piano, Hsin-Yi Hou, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Identity in second language learning: Access to the target language group, Stephanie J. Marra, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Evaluating Earth Science Misconceptions in One School Districts: A Case Study, Katherine Marie Schafer, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
The Reflective Science Educator, Caroline Anne Scheidel, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Bomb Media 1951-1964, Tristan Edward Abbott, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
The Environmental Implications of Aggradation in Major Braided Rivers at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, Scott Robert Beason, Department of Earth Science, Open Access Thesis
The Use of AFLP to Create a Genetic Linkage Map for Fusarium graminearum, Eric Von Berns, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Effects of Identity on Public-Organization Relationships: A Case Study of Student-University Relations, Nadezhda Olegovna Bocharova, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Master's Recital in Voice, Sarah Martha Brindley, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Jazz Pedagogy and the Guitar: Recital Recording, Tony Brown, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Surviving Katrina: A Qualitative Narrative Inquiry, Farren Keith Clark, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Piano Recital, Elena Dorozhkina, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Framed: Youth Conceptions of Citizenship, Jennifer Lea Farrell, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Significance of the general public for public relations: A study of the blogosphere's impact on the October 2006 Edelman/Wal-Mart crisis, Sergei Golitsinski, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis 2009 Award
Quantifying granivory in a reconstructed prairie: affects of season, species, seed predators, sacrificial food, and the chemical deterrent capsaicin, Craig M. Hemsath, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Succession of an Iowa sand prairie into an adjoining old-field, Susan Jill Kirt, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
A Graduate Recital in Voice, Celeste Lea Bembry, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Intuition, reflection, and theory: Student and teacher learning through multigenre memoir, Angela A. Benham, Department of Languages and Literatures, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Graduate Recital in Voice, Nicole Birkland, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Up Wau Hollow and Other Stories, Deborah J. Bloom, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Thesis
An Exploration in Exhibit Design, Maria A. Buteler Tillard, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Adding species diversity to a reconstructed prairie using an incremental approach, Amy L. Carolan, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Master's Recital in Piano, Kyungsun Choi, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Biomonitoring organochlorine and cholinesterase inhibiting insecticide in eastern Iowa streams, Matthew Thomas Fisher, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 2007 Award
Bible Beater/Bra Burner: Liminal Experiences of Christian & Feminist Identity, Jennifer Lynn Freitag, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
The Range of Angles in the Euler-Gergonne-Soddy Triangle, David J. Gisch, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
George Frideric Handel's St. John Passion, Boe Tanner Hodnefield, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Biotechnology Education in the State of Iowa: A Survey of Teachers and Factors Affecting Inclusion, Jason Allen Lang, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Student Attendance and Its Relationship to Student Achievement in an Earth Science Class, Gregory Lee Schafer, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Direction of Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen: Theatre UNI, Spring Semester 2004, Megan E. Schumacher, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Voicing women's resistance within religious studies: An interrogation of rational choice theory, Anne E. Tedore, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Thesis 2008 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Repeating Decimals and Cyclotomic Polynomials, David H. Chapman, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
