Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
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
Conducting Recital, Anne Marie Jackson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Piano Recital, Cynthia Giunta, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Busqueda de identidad cultural en dos novelas latinoamericanas: Los Pasos Perdidos de Alejo Carpentier y Quarup de Antonio Callado, Ana Beatriz Rodrigues Gonçalves, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Permeability of Isolated Leaf Cuticles of Lemon and Pear to Acids, Hugh David Hauser, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The Effectiveness of Using Writing in the High School Biology Classroom, Lynne E. Kelly, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
William Gillette and American Theatrical Realism of the Late Nineteenth Century, Mark Burnett, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Receptor Sites and Light Stimuli in Soybean Leaf Orientation, Raymon Alan Donahue, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Trumpet Recital, John William Ferguson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The Passage, Sophie S. Guo, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Behavioral Responses of Drosophila robusta and Drosophila tripunctata in Response to a Temperature and Humidity Gradient, Ellen E. Hostert, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Changes in the Protein Composition of the Female Inflorescence of Zea mays L. During Early Development, Catherine Thompson Howard, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A Series of Twelve Silverprints: Silence and Violence, Dennis Hundley, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Power Plays: Feminist Theory of Power in a Select Group of Lillian Hellman's Plays, Cindy J. Pope, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
A survey of the vascular flora of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Karen E. Van Norman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A Comparison of the Iowa Language Arts Curriculum Guide and Project S.T.A.G.E., Randall Mark Wright, Department of Theatre, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Music Listening: Enjoyment as a Function of Repetition (Grades One through Six), Debra Ann Barschow, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Creative Dramatics: A Working Relationship, Kristin Louise Card, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Violin Recital, Therese K. Fetter, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Plato's Crito: A speech act and structuralist analysis for performance, Gary Gerard Gute, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Thesis
Inner geometry, Susan Jane Wadle, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Conducting Recital, John Alston, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Audience Preference for Metaphoric Concept in Broadcast Language, Denis Martin Bramblette, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Conducting Recital, Stephen Crawford, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Study of Controlling Variables Using a Microcomputer Program Compared to the Piagetian Bending Rods Task, Rita Arlene Hrecz, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
Piano Recital, Michael Wayne Jacobsen, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Trumpet Recital, Tara Jueschke, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Master's Piano Recital, Lixun Zhong, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Trumpet Recital, Keith Benjamin, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Choral Conducting Recital, Patrick Vincent Brannon, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Vocal Recital, David A. Canell, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Flute Recital, Deanna Sue Johnson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Applications of aerial imagery in identification of natural areas, Kendall Duane Wessel, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Vocal Recital, Lixun Zhong, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Abstract Paintings: A Presentation of Visual Essence, Kimble A. Bromley, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Graduate Composition Recital, Aristocles Carastathis, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Natural Areas Inventory of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Mary Frances Duritsa, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Archetypes and the Large Organization: A Comparison of Family and Management Roles, Ann Lowry Goodell, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
A Calcium-Phosphate-Phospholipid Complex Extracted From Rats Exhibiting Calciphylactic Nephrocalcinosis, Elaine Bardes Haynes, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Communication Rules and Negotiation Strategies: A Case Study, Ruth A. Brenner Hunt, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 1981
A comparison of the objectives of parents and teachers for the preschool program, Marcia Davis Akin, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Rules Theory and Design: A Perspective on the Analysis and Evaluation of Organizational Communication, Joel Craig Guenther, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Decaying gentility in A streetcar named Desire: An actress' analysis of Blanche DuBois, Jean Michaelsen, Department of Theatre, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Taxonomy and Geographical Distribution of Onagraceae in Iowa, Robert Lee Allbaugh, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Ascetic Progression, Nancy Bartusch, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
The Illusion of Mirrored and Reflective Surfaces, Doug Castenson, Department of Art, 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, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Chromosome Stability and Regenerative Potential of Anther and Seedling Callus of Arabidopsis thaliana: Effect of Age, Race and Induction Medium, Kenneth A. Feldman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A Comparative Study of the Performer's Empathic Process in the Arts of Interpretation and Modern Dance, Patricia Reddinger Geist, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Personifying Subliminal Patterns, Brian C. Gran, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
An Information Processing Approach to Group Performance of Poetry: Implications for Adaptation and Audience Research, Sandra Highnam, Department of Theatre, Open Access Thesis
Portraits: Psychological Studies of Individuals by the Use of Pictorial Form, Color, and Theme, Janice Spivey Johnson, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
The decapod crustaceans of Iowa, Gary S. Phillips, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Temporal and Depth Stress Dynamics of Lake Diatom Communities on Glass Substrates, Gregg A. Cunningham, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Perceptual Aspects of Color, Douglas Brown Gillespie, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Combination of Stained Field and Hard-Edge in Painting, Manjula Haksar, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Sculptural Constructions in Fabric, Judith Keipp Johnson, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Iowa Environmental Education Needs Assessment: An Evaluation by Teachers and Administrators in Grades K-12, Debra Elaine McRae, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Carillon Recital, Robert Byrnes, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Ectoparasites of Mammals from Winneshiek County, Iowa, Dennis George Albertson, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Vocal Solo Recital, David Lee Alt, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Germination Ecology of Three Chihuahuan Desert Crucifers, Larry L. Bell, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Trombone Recital, Carl Stanley Bock, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
A Diagnostic-Prescriptive Procedure for Teaching Adolescent Dyscalculics, Constance Ellingson Byrnes, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Germination of Prairie Forbs Liatris aspera Michx. And Amorpha canescens Pursh, Lewis Marshall Churbuck, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Trumpet Recital, Donavon Dale Gray, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Trap Biases and Weather Parameters Influencing Mosquito Collecting and Activity, Virgil Roy Acuff, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Organ Recital, Ann Guetzlaff Anway, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Germination Ecology of Five Chihuahuan Desert Winter Annuals, Andreas George Christou, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Clarinet Recital, Steven John Colton, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Propylene Oxide Sterilization of Microbiological Media in the High School Classroom, Marvin A. Andersen, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The Experimental Determination of the Eddy Current Effects on the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Aluminum Wires, Mark Allen Butterworth, Department of Physics, Open Access Thesis
An Exploration in the Use of Plastics and Ceramics for the Creation of Combined Media Sculptures: An Abstract of a Thesis, Peter J. Deneen, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
A Proposed Elementary and Secondary Public School Music Curriculum for the Grinnell-Newburg Community School District, Arthur William Emry, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Casting in Sterling Silver Using Models Made From Expanded Polystyrene, Ardith J. Hoff, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
A Program of Music for Trumpet, Dwayne Lee Johnson, School of Music, 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, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Thesis
Mosquitoes of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Martin Burdett Christiansen, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Biosystematic Evidence for Hybridization Between Lysimachia quadriflora Sims and Lysimachia hybrida Michaux (Primulaceae), Michael Owen Dillon, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A Program of Music for Alto Saxophone, George Edwin Foy, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Selected Choral Literature for the High School Chamber Choir: With Specific Reference to the Style and Performance Practice of Renaissance Choral Music, Alan J. Hagen, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Exploration of Ceramic Sculpture, Ronald Lewis Hahlen, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Estrogen on Ionized Calcium in Ovariectomized Calciphylactic Rats, Edward Luverne Hatcher, Department of Biology, 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, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
An Annotated Checklist of the Butterflies of Iowa, Michael C. Christenson, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Desolation Row: Paintings and Collages, Robert Keith Courtney, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Organic Sculptures - Evolution and Impact (January, ‘71 - July, ‘71), William Calvert Elling, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
Lichens of the Genus Parmelia From Columbia, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, Donald G. Flenniken, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The Role of the Science Supervisor as Perceived by Elementary and Secondary Science Teachers, Thomas Graika, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Thesis
A Search for Goals in Selected Writings on General Music in the Junior High, Keith Alan Haan, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
An Analysis of the Class Method of Piano Instruction, Zoe Ann Abrahamson, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
Experiences in Scale of Sculpture for Architectural Sites, Maurice Lee Anderson, Department of Art, Open Access Thesis
A Musical Bibliography for High School Libraries, Eugene Randall Emahiser, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
The Development of Behavior and the Ossification of Bone in the Bantam-Chick Embryo, Christine M. Hagedorn, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A Study of the Specifications and Playing Qualities of the Bb Soprano Clarinet Mouthpiece, Ardella Cullen Hein, School of Music, Open Access Thesis
