Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Pluralistic ignorance of campus norms, Evan Stilgenbauer, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Vietnam: A soldier's story, Ryan Charles Villarreal, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Women's occupational health and safety in the informal economy: Maternal market traders in Accra, Ghana, Joyceline Amoako, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Are the deaf stigmatized?, Christina M. Fortuna, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
ADHD symptoms and non-suicidal self-injury in the college transition, Anna Marie Garner, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Analysis of a paleoglacier reconstruction model for valley glaciers of the Wind River Range, Wyoming, Taylor Rae Garton, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
"Half-breeds," squatters, land speculators, and settler colonialism in the Des Moines-Mississippi confluence, Matthew Hill, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Empowering children's social ecology: Reenvisioning postconflict reconstruction and education in rural Liberia, Kristen N. McNutt, School of Applied Human Sciences, Open Access Thesis
Therapist self-doubt when facing severe psychopathology in adolescent males, Zachary Mark Meehan, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis 2019 Award
Beyond "Born This Way": Reconsidering trans narratives, Ashley Elizabeth Meyers, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The price of progress: American agricultural innovations in relation to economic and social change, 1920-1989, Zachary Cass Moye, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Separability of maize varieties using an unmanned aircraft and hyperspectral sensor in Iowa, Daniel Murphy, Department of Geography, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Tangled twilight. Destiny, horror, and transformation in nature: American culture of progress during the Vietnam War 1965-1975, Alexander Newkirk, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
High-resolution satellite imagery analysis of coastal tundra vegetation disturbances caused by all-terrain vehicles (ATVs): A case study in Teriberka, Russia, Md Atiqur Rahman, Department of Geography, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The impact of sexual assault on sexual risk-taking, Melanie Alison Reyes, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The erosion of democracy: Gerrymandering in the United States, Matthew P. Ruiz, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
The legality of aerial bombing during World War II in Europe, Robert I. Umsted, Department of History, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Evaluating livelihood vulnerability of farming communities to winter storms in Iowa, Yiyi Zhang, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis 2020 Award
Motivation to call police: The exploration of racial and risk averse motivation, Alivia Lauren Zubrod, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Affective risk perception in automotive environments, Dane Atkins, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Barriers to seeking psychological help among Iowa's registered sex offenders, Sage Comstock, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The moral motivations of negative attitudes toward transgender people, Hailey Annette Hatch, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis 2019 Award
Resilience in undergraduate students: The relation between personality, social support, and cortisol levels, Elisheva Joy Havlik, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Spatial disparities and socio-economic conditions : A food desert analysis of greater Des Moines, Iowa, David Jensen, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Women in STEM: does role congruence affect major choice and retention?, Alba Karuni, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
From Bosnia to Waterloo, Iowa: Bosnian refugee and immigrant experiences, 1996-2017, Zijad Mahmutovic, Department of History, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Landscape and climate drivers of harmful algal blooms in Iowa, Aaron Padilla, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Integration of refugees from Burma in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in Iowa, Christopher J. Pierce, Department of Geography, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Gender differences in perceived stigma among sexual minorities and their related health practices, Sara Kay Richardson, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Spatiotemporal assessment of condition, seasonal trends, and determinants of agriculturally derived nutrients in the upper Cedar River watershed, Iowa, Sushil Tuladhar, Department of Geography, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Intergroup contact theory and global perspective in students who study abroad, Salomi Aladia, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Saving local communities using scrip money to fight the Great Depression in north central Iowa, Bryan Carl Bjorklund, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Protests, pageants, and publications: Narratives of labor agitators, 1913-1914, Jayme Edmund, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
The civic and political engagement of Latinos in Omaha, Nebraska, Christian Israel Espinosa Torres, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Thesis
Spatial competition in airport markets: An application of the Huff model, Joel Heilman, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
A multiscale assessment of wind energy resources and suitability in the Russian Arctic, Narmina Iusubova, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Exploring relational self-efficacy: The influences of shyness and attachment, Jake Daniel Kuklinski, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Iowa schoolmarms: The significance of rural schools and the feminization movement, 1865-1920, Ashley Nicole Loper, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Gender differences in cognitive dissonance reduction strategies for partner's physical attractiveness, Lijing Ma, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Obsessive-compulsive disorder stigma: Accurate and inaccurate portrayals in electronic media, Camille Mirabelle Marie, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only) 2018 Award
The influence of child safety warning signs on vehicle speeds, Luke Alan Miller, Department of Geography, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Estimating energy fluxes and evapotranspiration of corn and soybean with an unmanned aircraft system in Ames, Iowa, Áthila Gevaerd Montibeller, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Perceptions of transgender populations: An educational module to increase knowledge and reduce negative attitudes, Dacia Kay Oberhelman, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Gender differences associated with combat-related and military sexual assault-related post-traumatic stress disorder, Marjorie Perkins, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Sick of deviants: How the behavioral immune system may impact responses to violated norms, Neal G. Pollock, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Inside Queen Victoria's household: The ladies of the royal nursery and schoolroom, 1839-1889, Kayla Jo Seppelt, Department of History, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
JFK: A body of evidence - 1955-1965, Vicki J. Simpson, Department of History, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Anthropocentrism, the other face of patriarchy: an investigation into patriarchal attitudes and perceptions of non-human nature, Alexis St. Claire, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Psychoeducational module to promote knowledge and reduce stigma towards recreational marijuana users, Stephanie J. Strong, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis 2018 Award
Constructing identities in the West Branch landscape: Herbert Hoover's life and legacy as a common man, 1935-1992, Ryan Lucas Wurtz, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
The new North: Patents and knowledge economy analysis in Alaska, Salma Zbeed, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 2016
The use of meditation and yoga as a treatment tool for juvenile offenders in Residential Treatment Centers for relapse prevention, Danielle K. W. Ballard-Green, Department of Social Work, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Dying to live forever Sophia Harris journal 1860 to 1861, Shirley Ilene Davis, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Three men in the wilderness: Ideas and concepts of nature during the Progressive Era with Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot and John Muir, Jeffrey A. Duke, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Analyzing winter migration fidelity and movement of the wild Taimyr reindeer herd, Rangifer T. tarandus, Emily T. Francis, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Racial disparities among African Americans primarily in the criminal justice system and other areas in society, Juana D. Hollingsworth, Department of Social Work, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Natural disasters and disaster preparedness at universities: A case study at the University of Northern Iowa, Garrett Edward Jepsen, Department of Geography, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Unions in Waterloo, Iowa: How organization, political activism, and community outreach led to the rise and fall of organized labor, 1947-1990, Dylan Christian Krauter Keller, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
The effects of control threat on women's acceptance of benevolent sexism and traditional gender roles, Zheng Li, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Analysis of the spatiotemporal dynamics of the active wildfire events in the Arctic tundra biome using MODIS data (2001-2015), Arif Masrur, Department of Geography, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
From soprano to barking dog : John Cage, the avant garde, and the counterculture, 1940-1975, Heather M. McAlpine, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Exposure therapy discontinuation among Iraq War veterans, Kendra Renner, Department of Social Work, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Labeling of religious non-believers: The effect of the "atheist" title on moral judgments about non-theists, Brock C. Rozich, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
The impact of cognitive map quality and expert testimony on juror decisions and perceived credibility of eyewitnesses, Justin Parker Simmons, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Up close and personal : Examining the role race plays in public perceptions of law enforcement, Olivia K. Thompson, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
"Rock Against Reagan": The punk movement, cultural hegemony, and Reaganism in the eighties, Johnathan Kyle Williams, Department of History, Open Access Thesis 2017 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Perceived relational evaluation : biological, psychological, and physical health correlates, Emily Christina Banitt, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
August Becker and traditional vs. modern culture in the first decades of the twentieth century, Michelle Lea Becker Smith, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Rethinking the Conquest : an exploration of the similarities between pre-contact Spanish and Mexica society, culture, and royalty, Samantha Billing, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Predictors of racial prejudice : a meta-analysis of the influence of religion and political orientation, Kristin Ann Broussard, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis 2016 Award
Different levels of negative emotions and their impact on prosocial behavior, Tsamchoe Dolma, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Injunctive and descriptive norms effect on physical activity, Monica Lynn Ehn, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Danish Cedar Falls : The immigrant experience, Carrie L. Eilderts, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
The disintegration of Yugoslavia and football, Adnan Kajtezović, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
The dual role of self-enhancement : protection and stigma, Corina Evelyn Klein, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Spaces of disadvantage, places of hope : Women empowerment, economic emancipation and NGOs in Bogotá slums, Ekaterina Korzh, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
“Our Navy” : women accepted for voluntary emergency service at Iowa State Teacher's College, 1942-1945, Marissa Krein, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Identification of sluggish cognitive tempo by pre-service teachers, Rachel Elizabeth Meisinger, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis 2016 Award
A model for measuring the contribution of form to perception of biological sex in point-light actors, Michael Mintz, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
An American's Paris: tourism and the American consumer, 1947-1961, Margaret Nervig, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Spacial analysis of foreclosure and neighborhood characteristics in Miami metropolitan area, Florida, Adejoh Emmanuel Ogbe, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Stars, stripes, and swastikas : the American Turners and national identity, 1935-1945, Amy Rekward, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Predictors of job satisfaction and organizational commitment in a library employee survey, Brandon Heath Schipper, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Caged manhood : office culture and how Walter Camp's Daily Dozen revitalized the workforce, 1903-1940, Nick Sly, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
“God will deliver us” : human rights abuses from Guatemala to Iowa and back, 1980-2014, RaeAnn Lillian Swanson, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
Influx of child immigrants to the United States: Policy & practice implications, Megan Vogt, Department of Social Work, Open Access Graduate Research Paper 2016 Award
In connection with all things : the memory of Alexander Humboldt and his works in the context of 19th century thought in Europe and America, Ray Joseph Werner, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
The influence of the single stereotype on moral judgments, Peng Zhang, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Expatriate Employee Engagement: An Analysis of the Differences between Cultures Using Hofstede’s National Culture Theory, Jeanne Marie Bril, Department of Psychology, Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Creative heartland: Creative capital and knowledge economy in micropolitan Midwest, Philip A. Cavin, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Understanding the long-term spatiotemporal dynamics of the Taimyr Reindeer Herd during the summer concentration period, Matthew D. Cooney, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Perceptions of changes in diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders in DSM-5: Parents, school professionals, and mental health professionals/trainees, Nathalie Claire Dubois, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Do offenders' life goals reflect locus of control and personality traits?, Luci L. Dumas, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Dennis Mahony, "At the Disposal of Tyrants": An analysis of a newspaper editor's intentions during the Civil War, Ryan Robert Engelman, Department of History, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Gender differences in self-concept consistency and career choices under stereotype threat, Asha Ganesan, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Violent video games and aggressive behavior: mortality salience and the hostile attribution bias, Paden R. Goldsmith, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Testing implications of the general theory of crime, Kirstin Denise Kerr Kramer, Department of Psychology, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Understanding the impact of vegetation on surface roughness length for enhancing wind resource characterization in Iowa, Andrei Vladimirovich Kushkin, Department of Geography, Open Access Thesis
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): Examining the overlapping features, co-occurrence, and sex differences, Brittany Lewno, Department of Psychology, Open Access Thesis
Education at its corp, Steven Michael Pals, Department of History, Open Access Thesis
