Honors Program Theses
This collection contains Honors Program Theses written by undergraduate students in the Department of Languages and Literatures at the University of Northern Iowa.
Every honors student has the opportunity to complete undergraduate research during their time at UNI by writing a thesis. Students work with faculty members in their major or area of interest to develop and conduct a study during either their Junior or Senior year.
To search all Honors Program Theses, click here.
To go to the Department of Languages and Literatures page, click here.
Submissions from 2024
Changing Demographics in a Rural Iowa High School: A Case Study of the Experiences of Emergent Bilinguals, Lindsay Carter Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Unreliable Narrators; Origins and Impacts, Lauren Fetzer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
¿Tengo el derecho a votar?: Un análisis de las leyes del acceso lingüístico y los impactos de recursos multilingües de votación en la participación de votantes hispanos en Iowa y Michigan, Madeline L. Hinz Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Why Would I Read When the Game is On?: Reasons Adults Give for Reading or Not, Emmy C. Nelson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Gender and Student Motivation in Domestic and Foreign Language Study, Macey Overturf Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Equity in Harmony: Music Teacher Preparedness and Perceptions of Multilingual Learners In The Midwest, McKenzie Vick Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2023
"Variety": A Look at Several Genres, Ryan Dean Carlin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Sinking Into My Skin: An Exploration of the Mind and Body Through Multigenre Creative Writing, Ana Elizabeth Eagan Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Carpet Hell: A Backrooms Story, A Creative Exploration of The Backrooms and Liminal Space Horror, Christian Dean Jauron Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2022
Young adult Holocaust literature: How is the Holocaust depicted and what is appropriate to teach?, Madison Hilbert Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"Descendant" or "The Children of Life:" Superhumans, not superheroes, Kellen Schmidt Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Using color with care: An exploration of the application of psychological color theory within language classrooms, Mackenzie Wisneski Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2021
My year with digital supremacists, Nick Baur Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What man artow?: An exploration of the narrator of the Canterbury tales, Kimberly Cavalier Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"The Concord Concept:" Speculative fiction challenging young adult literature conventions, Dylan Lee Haase Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Phonology and fluency: How pronunciation is (and is not) taught in United States ESL classrooms, Nik Hucke Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Possessive structures and genitive case: Spanish and English compared, Elizabeth Kelsey Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Preparing tomorrow's teachers: A program analysis of teacher education in Iowa and its role in preparing preservice teachers for emergent bilinguals, Karrigan Alexandria Mentzer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An hour and a half from nowhere: A collection of rural fantasy stories, Ashley Jean Webb Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Trouble Brewing: An exploration in parasocial relationships with fictional characters, Isabelle Zeimetz Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2020
The miseducation of American youth: The detriments of whitewashing literature in secondary schools, Molly Magill Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2019
Finding the fantastic in Magic: The Gathering: Rhetorics of fantasy and collectible card games, Tait Larson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Wandersoul of the South: Situating 20th century Alabama poet Clement Wood in a literary tradition, Skye Rozario Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Coming of age, coming out, and coming to terms: An essay collection on self-discovery, Mallory Wohlford Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2018
A narrative study: Utilizing personal strengths to manage foreign language anxiety, Lauren Anderson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Imágenes de identidad: Student expressions of identity and culture in the college Spanish classroom, Elizabeth Bair Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The use of mod in Old English: Tracking semantic drift in the Anglo-Saxon period, Joanna Eyanson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
"Night Devils:" An exploration of identity in a long form adult novel, Johnathan Cody Galbreath Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A study in positive psychology: An analysis of pictured victims and empathetic reaction, Alyssa Hanken Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The intercultural communication of the business world: A review of the literature and application to Colombian and English-speaking professionals, Anna Colleen Kelly Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Avoiding heteronormativity: Breaking barriers in the English classroom: A potential model for a teaching workshop, Jessica Morris Open Access Honors Program Thesis
La discriminación contra los Latin@s, Lauren Swan Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2017
Culturally responsive teaching from a culture specific perspective: Chinese students' experiences of CRT in the U.S., Tessa Noel Horn Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2016
Chimera: a multigenre exploration of the postmodern self, Keegan D. Bosch Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Brand new scars: complex characterization and literary craft elements in Ed Brubaker's Captain America, Lexi Nicole Byrnes Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
No one is here : Poems, Jennifer Pauk Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A benefit to the profession: Teacher retention in the middle years, Claire Vander Wiel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2015
Age variation in nonverbal cue recognition in computer-mediated communication, Nathaniel Beyerink Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2014
Rhetoric and science: examining and identifying the rhetorical techniques used by students in a composition classroom, Amanda Arp Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The impact of the linguistic backgrounds of world language teachers on secondary world language classrooms, Sarah Bair Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Study abroad: an essential part of language acquisition, Emillie Kenne Open Access Honors Program Thesis
When I was your age, Pluto was a planet: two children's books concerning environmental issues, Caitlin A. Peterson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Current developments in forensic science: establishing the credibility of forensic linguistics through authorship analysis, Annette Putnam Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2013
A linguistic playground: A case study of trilingual code-switching, Aynur Damirgi Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Opportunity for engagement : how viewing "The Lizzie Bennet diaries" transcends traditional reader response, Molly Hayes Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Gaining Perspective: Student Learning Perceptions of the Role of TESOL Principles in Their English-Learning Experiences, Danielle Christine Westcot Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
Lost in Translation: In Search of the "Real" "Wulf and Eadwacer", John Anderson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Spanish Through Music: A Model for the Content-Based Classroom, Anna Gansen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Perceptions of "Americanism": U.S. high school students' attitudes towards non-standard English accents, Christina Michelle Goering Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Spinning Wheels, Weaving Words, and Cupbearing: The Wife's Lament and Female Power, Agency and Resistance in Anglo-Saxon England, Alison Leytem Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2011
Bad Reputations: A Discussion of Gender Norms and Personas Created and Performed in Courtly (and Not So Courtly) Lyrics, Rebecca Ann Bohnet Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Pre-service general education teachers' attitudes on the education of English language learners, Rachel Margaret Zidon Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
The perception and production of Spanish pure vowels by native English speakers, Lauren Erickson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Study abroad: Products, practices, and perspectives of a new culture, Molly Marie Juza Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2005
Seasonal Allergies: An Intertextual Explanation, Nathaniel Abel Nieman Open Access Honors Program Thesis
