Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
The Ob-Literation of Art, Walter Sun Chien, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Sex, Violence, and Hand Puppets: History and Structure of Punch and Judy Performance Tradition, James Robert Davis, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Effects of sludge application on prairie establishment, Brenda Joan Durbahn, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
KBBG-FM: Communicating to Educate, Edward W. Ellis Jr., Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Idols Are for Suckers: An Exhibition of Prints, Brett Anthony Fisher, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
The Impact of the Internet on Democratic Discourse, Dalia K. Hamed, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
The use of RAPD to detect genetic variation in populations of Liatris aspera Michx., Duane Joseph Kitchen, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Network Security: An Evaluation of Security Policies and Firewall Implementations, Melanie L. Abbas, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Thesis
Inactivation of Soybean Peroxidase During Sodium Azide Oxidation: A Comparative Study, Mohamed Yehia Zakaria Aboul Eish, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
Toxicity of TNT, HMX, and RDX Degradation Products to Mammalian Cells before and after Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils, Irina Yurievna Blinova, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Use of RAPDS to Develop Specific Primers for the Identification of Mycorrhizal Fungi, Cynthia A. Boyd, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Differential Expression of the Putative Multidrug Resistance (MDR) P-Glycoprotein in Marine Hepatocytes, Marty C. Braud, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Playing the Game: Female Graduate Students’ Communication Experiences, Jacqueline Marie Brucher, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Comparison of Litter Decomposition Rates and Soil Arthropod Abundance in Different Stages of Prairie Reconstruction, Lisa M. Busch, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
President Clinton and the Rhetoric of Time, Estrella Cedeno, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Typographic Communication, Soo-Kyung Chun, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Julianne Joy Carlson Davis, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Database Security: Evaluation of a Multi-Policy Access Control Model, Fei Dong, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Thesis
Genetic Characterization of the Gene Coding for a 77 kD Ascospore-Specific Protein in Aspergillus nidulans, Chad Edward Galer, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The Intimate Landscape, Margery J. Hibbard, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
A Case Study of Four Fifth Grade Teachers and Their Perceptions of How and Why They Teach Science, Ana K. Houseal, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Paul Huber, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Breeding bird use of intensively managed rotational grazing pastures, native prairies and savannas: A comparison, Jennifer Marie Hurley O'Hara, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 1999 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Understanding of Wetlands as Expressed by Selected Community Leaders, Donald Nathan Bardole, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Ecomorphology of Peromyscus in Iowa, Frederick Dramani Biga, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Role of Calcium and Other Cations on Contractile Vacuole Activity of Tetrahymena thermophila, Robert William Bird, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Fat Storing Patterns of Migrating Sharp-Shinned Hawks, David John Conrads, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Guitar Recital, Robert G. Dunn, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Curriculum Development and Evaluation for a Computer Literacy Course, Molly J. Fagan, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Thesis
Am I Virtually Me?: Virtual Reality and the Self, Douglas J. Frederick, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Fuzzy logic: An analysis of logical connectives and their characterizations, John F. Hamman, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis 1998 Award
Graduate Flute Recital, Roberta Rohwer Huff, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Macrophyte-macroinvertebrate interactions in a lentic ecosystem and the effect of fluridone treatment to control Myriophyllum spicatum L., Gregory J. Moeller, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 1999 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
A Survey of Pedagogical Techniques for the College Jazz Program, Eric D. Allen, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Metaphors of Memory, Mary Alice Applegate, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Trumpet Recital, Bryan Wendell Bennett, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, April 16, 1996, Christine Bergan, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Methods and Materials of Music Composition, Philip H. Carver, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Dimensions of Social Support: Cardiac Patients and Their Spouses, Nichole Louise Egbert, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Honor among thieves? Socio-economic theories of Thorstein Veblen in the plays of David Mamet, Steven Allan Halverson, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, June 12, 1996, Rae-Myra Hilliard, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
The development of SCARS for identification of AM fungi, Jason Daniel Abbas, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 1997 Award
Graduate Recital in Voice: Song Cycles by Robert Schumann and Benjamin Britten, Jeffrey J. Brich, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
An Examination of Selected Wind Compositions by Franz Josef Haydn, Antonio Salieri, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Cranor Carmichael, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Pre-instructional Student Conceptions of Natural Selection and Evolution and Their Relationship to Cognitive Level, Terence John Coleman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Pattern Design: Painting Inner Rhythms, Audrey Ellen Farrell, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
A Measure between the Beginnings, Amy Elizabeth Fichter, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) on the Hexadecane Mineralization Potentials of Microbial Consortia, Christopher Matthew Horan, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Radon reduction, improvement of indoor air quality, and energy savings through an original solar ventilation system, Heather E. Rhoads, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis 1996 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Graduate Recital in Voice, November 22, 1994, Thomas Alpers, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Camera Images: Preserving, Editing, and Mitigating the Past, Larry Beck, Department of Art, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Conceptual Representation of the Newtonian Model of Motion in University Physics Students, Giannēs Chatzēgeōrgiou, Department of Physics, Open Access Dissertation
Graduate Recital in Tuba, Keisetsu Chiba, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Mindful Generations, Susan Wade Elster, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Mary Ann Fountain, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Contemporary Trumpet Recital: Historical and Analytical Notes, Laura Halffield, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Voices Unspoken and Unheard, Daniel Joseph Holman, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Culture and Cognition: The African American Thinker in the Classroom, Steve K. Hunt, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
A partial "squeezing theorem" for a particular class of many-valued logics, Stephen Michael Walk, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis 1995 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Ritual as Constructor of Reality in Mexican Families, Mario Andujo-Licón, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
An Investigation of Metaphorical Statements of Preadolescents and Artists Who Journal, Ellen Barth, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Voice, Nicolle Foland, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital, Svetlana Gabruk, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Impact of Elementary Teachers’ Science Backgrounds on the Teaching of Science in Iowa Elementary Classrooms, Nancy Lynn Heiter, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The Performance of Four Classical Period Wind Compositions: Modern Editions of Works by Georg Druschetzky and an Anonymous Composer, Randall Edwin Hoepker, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Choral Conducting, Jeffrey Lee Holden, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Recital in Conducting, Brian L. Hughes, School of Music, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Under the Canopy of Heaven, Ellen Ann Albanese, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Vocal Recital, Nicole Jahara Bachman, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graphic Design: Eastern and Western Design Elements in Visual Communication, Li-Ying Bao, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Stream microcosm toxicity tests: Colonizing test organisms and predicting the effects of fenvalerate on riffle insect communities, Dan H. Breneman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 1994 Award
North American Social Values in Costa Rican Corporate Advertising, Nuria Estrada, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Thesis
Publication Design, Lanette Kay Harmsen, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Kevin Hart Graduate Recital, Kevin Michael Hart, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Falling in Love, Lisa Diane Houha, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Towards the development of a Kantian environmental ethic, Sally Nelson Wiedmann, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Thesis 1994 Award
A Study of Effective Practice in Primary Science Teachers, Leslie Jane Wilkinson-Brandt, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Breakdowns, Blair L. Benz, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Pollen Analysis of a Late Wisconsinan Deposit in East-Central Iowa, Barbara Ann Berquam, Department of Earth Science, Open Access Thesis
Melody in the Motets of T.L. de Victoria and the Palestrina Style: A Comparative Analysis, Patrick John Brill, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Nesting Ecology of the Cooper’s Hawk in Iowa, David John Conrads, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Still Life Drawings and Paintings: A Development in Spatial Ambiguities, Daniel Tomas Hall, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Packaging and Publication Design, Jennifer Eleanor Helm, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Predicting Success of Entering Freshman Biology Majors Taking either Biology or Biology and Chemistry, Sue Ann Smith, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Multivariate analysis of the Carex brevior group in Iowa, Scott C. Zager, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Graduate Piano Recital, Maximillan R. Antig, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Gas exchange of four Viburnum species, Lisa Gayle De Berg, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 1991 Award
Factors related to the occurrence of certain prairie graminoid species in Black Hawk County, Iowa, roadsides, Pauline Mary Drobney, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Public Relations for the Not-For-Profit Professional Resident Theatre: An Examination of Four Models, Lauren Green-Caldwell, Department of Theatre, 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, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
Undergraduate Elementary Education Students’ Concepts of Light, Deborah Lynn Orr, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
Undergraduate Elementary Education Students’ Understanding of the Particulate Nature of Matter, Pushpa Pandey, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
Survey of Public Profiles, Attendance, and Preferences for Cedar Falls/Waterloo Community Leisure and Arts Activities, Steven Michael Wikert, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
The Product Distribution and Structural Assignment of the Monobromination Products of 7-Hydroxy-2,2,5-Trimethylchroman-4-One, Rene Dutkowski, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Polypeptides Associated With Spikelet Development in Zea mays L. Ear Organogenesis, Teresa A. Schoneman Findlay, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The Terpsichore Collection of Michael Praetorius, Judith G. Freshwater, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Prairie Idyll: An Original Composition for Orchestra, Peter Hamlin, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Piano Recital, Cynthia Giunta, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
