Honors Program Theses
This collection contains Honors Program Theses written by undergraduate students in the Department of Political Science 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.
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Submissions from 2024
Beyond the Classroom: Do the Iowa Civic Virtues Standards Achieve Their Goals?, Damien Foster Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"I Failed My Brother": How Online Radicalization Affects the Family Unit, Serenity Dawn Kollasch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2023
How Economic Distribution Impacts Human Rights on an International Level: A Case Study in Africa and the Balkans, Lindsey G. Ingraham Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Not ‘Real Rape’: Recognizing and Supporting Victims of Sexual Coercion, Chloe Johnson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Senatorial Behavior in Recent Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, Alex Perrin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2022
Social media recruitment and online propaganda by extremist groups, Megan Marie Robinson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2021
Anti-communist politics of the Second Red Scare and how it affected Hollywood and the types of movies being made, Maddy Everson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Made in China: Decline of unions and stagnant wages in the U.S., Witt Harberts Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2022 Award
The effect of proximal carceral contact on political participation, Emily Loomis Open Access Honors Program Thesis
U.S. presidential election portrayed by foreign media: Costa Rica and Nicaragua comparative study, Emily Neumann Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The administration of American elections during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sydney Wagner Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2020
Meet your audience where they are: The dissemination and reception of political messaging among young voters [Paper], Bailey Marie Caskey Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free": A case study analysis of U.S. immigration policy and public perceptions of Latin American immigrants, Erin Thomason Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2019
The determination of gender roles and power dynamics within female same-sex couples, Sydney Faith Atwood Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Can human rights be ignored for a price?: An analysis of lobbying power and U.S. foreign policy towards human rights, Collin Lint Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2018
Personality in politics, Rachael Fix Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Attitudes on education policy in Iowa, Sarah Lois Hofmeyer Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Variations in state higher education grant programs: Potential reforms from a case study, Rachael Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
President Trump's transgender military ban: A legal analysis, Kailee Martens Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2017
Masculinity, dress, and power: A theoretical intersection, Parker Bennett Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Education inequity: a comparative analysis of Johannesburg and Chicago city schools, Melissa Marie Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effects of studying abroad on college students, Kaliana Villa Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2015
Diagnosing an international health crisis: A structural exploration of Ebola 2014, Maddison Zayn Jansen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2014
The impact of self-objectification on political efficacy: does self-image affect feelings of political adequacy, Victoria M. Hurst Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Variation in state funded student grant programs: political and economic influences, KaLeigh Karr White Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2013
Jeffersonian ideals: practical in the United States of the 21st century?, Charles William Gustafson II Open Access Honors Program Thesis
International Students at UNI: An Analysis of Experiences, Kellie Petersen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
The Mass Media's Coverage of Political Campaigns, Katherine Elizabeth Pauk Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2011
Justices Denied: The 2010 Iowa Supreme Court Retention Election, Andrew John Clopton Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Chains of Hidden and Invisible Power: An Understanding Imperative for Societal Transformation, Leanne Baker Hotek Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
Campaigning in Judicial Elections: The Effects of Candidate Status, Katelyn Marie Bries Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The hidden power of the caucus: The impact of early caucuses/primaries on youth voter turnout, Mary Jo Halder Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Cost, Quality and Access: An Analysis of Health Care in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, Katherine Elizabeth Reidy Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Indigent Defense in America: Racially or Geographically Unjust?, Lisa Karen Akre Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Impact of a Proposed Federal Shield Law, Lisa Dahlke Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Unique Silencer, Christofer Ditscheit Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Comparing Single Member District Plurality and Proportional Representation in the Next Eleven Countries, Maggie McMahon Stehn Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Administration Oversight: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform During Recent Presidential Administrations, Chantel Witt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
Militarization Versus Democratization: A Case Study of Pakistan and India's Divergent Political Paths Since Independence, Zenab Afzal Chowdhry Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effect of Gender on Health Care Policy in the State Legislature, Ashley Wilson Huth Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Iowa caucuses: Effects of presidential campaigns on state politicians, Amy Kathleen Meyers Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2007
A Sense of Place: An Analysis of the Role of Environmental Factors in Presidential Speeches, Timothy Michael McCue Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The History and Evolution of Traditions and Norms in the Appointment of Federal Judges, Dustin Wray Rook Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2005
Conscientious Communities: The Question of the Government Legislation of Morality, Lindsay Nicole Jenkins Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Brothers' Foundings, Bradley M. Strouse Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2004
Are parties true to their word? Platform politics in the 1996 election, Catherine Louise Olexa Open Access Honors Program Thesis
