Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
This is a collection of papers written by undergraduate Presidential Scholars at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Submissions from 1995
The generation gap: A comparison of the negative portrayals of hippies and Generation Xers, Greg Becker Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Effect of light intensity and temperature on light-avoiding leaf movements in two Phaseolus species, Douglas Bielenberg Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Are learning disabilities discovered or constructed: The unintended consequences and failures of realism as the philosophical basis of learning disabilities theory, Nicole C. Buhl Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Subpopulation heterogeneity and statistical unreliability in forensic DNA typing, Nick Craig Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Self-directed teams: A cost-benefit analysis of autonomy level, Jennifer L. Duncan Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Maria Lactans and some visual predecessors in Egypt, the ancient Near East and Greece, M. C. Ewald Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Cerebral vascular accidents and therapeutic treatments, Allison L. Hartman Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Efficient axis and circle detection through Hough transformation, Karissa E. Hobert Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The moral reasoning of males and females in response to hypothetical dilemmas involving the care of elderly family members, Denise Litterer Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Loss of the tumor suppressor genes p53 and BRCA1 in prophylactic mastectomy cancer patients, Garrett Griffith Losh Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Church and state in the early fifteenth century: Henry V's persecution of the Lollards, Heather Lee Martin Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The psychology of menstruation, Natalie J. Martin Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Multiquadric interpolation: Surface fitting in three-dimensional space, Michelle Ruse Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Critical success factors for organizational CASE success, Chad Strauss Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
An analysis of social cognition and health insurance cost-benefit analysis, S. Christian Wheeler Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Multiple regression analysis on the S & P 500 index, Barry White Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1994
Linear codes and error-correction, Karen Brown Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Archaeology: puzzle of the past: an exhibit design, Kristine Eyheralde Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Inflation in Russia: 1989-present, Jeffrey L. Fuhrman Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Solo flight, Jonna Higgins Presidential Scholars Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Reforms in legislation governing judicial organization in the Soviet Union and in present-day Russia: The new law “On the Status of Judges in the Russian Federation”, Jason Jeremy Kilborn Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The chemical origin of life: an exploration of thioesters as energy in the prebiotic world, Kimberly Ann Mescall Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Privacy and property versus accuracy and access: The ethical dilemma of the medical record system, Melissa Pieper Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The Luo Yi: Memoirs of Miss Luo, Sarah M. Ross Presidential Scholars Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The modeling of phosphorus dynamics in a lake system, Todd N. Swift Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The ability of children with specific language impairment to comprehend contrastive stress in sentences, Nicole M. VanCleave Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1993
Reversal of fortune: Dick Clark, John Culver, and Iowa politics in the 1970s, Clinton R. Boddicker Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Asset impairment: A comparison of recognition criteria, Tanya S. Chapman Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The effects of the Presidency on the EPA, Patrick Cook Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Real estate development for tourist attractions, Daniel J. Dickman Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Public policy & economic justifications for renewable energy, Dean Eyler Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The role of business in sustainable development: Proactive environmental initiatives and reciprocal relationships, Jennifer Halupnik Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Having it all - fact of fiction?: The effects of marriage and motherhood on the career patterns and earnings of women accountants, Holly R. Mahan Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Infusing global education into the foreign language classroom: A look at the Iowa global education standard, Darcie J. Novotny Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Mathematics anxiety: A study of its causes as proclaimed by educational research, Jennifer Rupp Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Salus populi suprema lex: The impact of three major European thinkers on the Constitution of the United States, Corey W. Smith Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Women and population control in China, Sarah Stumme Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1992
New reaction conditions for the synthesis of Wieland-Miescher ketone, Jonathan J. Bates Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Introduction to fractal geometry: Definition, concept, and applications, Mary Bond Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Free speech: The debate over the current scope of protection provided under the First Amendment, Susan E. Hanna Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Life in the red: Inefficiency in the Iowa state budget process, Michael Mrosko Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Aspects of air pollution, and its effect on the respiratory system, Jennifer Randall Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Algeria's fundamentalists: Their historical context and prospects for success, Michael L. Smith Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Karel Husa: A musical mirror of our time, Kariann Sullivan Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A chaotic approach to free will and determinism, Gregory J. Till Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Dance as a cultural element in Spain and Spanish America, Amy Lynn Wall Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Exploring the relationship between people and the environment in the English classroom, Annette Worm Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
K dimension continued fractions and k dimension golden ratios, Tascha Gwyn Yoder Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1991
Computer crime: The abuse of accounting information systems, Darin J. Anderson Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Implementing a neural network in the Smalltalk graphical environment, John M. Damgaard Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Russian nationalism and Pamiat, Brian Granger Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Public policy towards unemployment: 1937-1941, Jill M. Hemphill Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Patterns of hydroxyproline excretion in ovariectomized and estrogen treated rats, Gregg Horras Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Change and continuity in German relations with the East, Brian L. Kessel Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Laryngeal compensation and linguistic stress in children with velopharyngeal dysfunction, Ann Kathryn Lundberg Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A study of the personality types of Presidential Scholars at the University of Northern Iowa, Jennifer C. Miller Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Generally accepted accounting standards: A standards overload for small business?, Michelle L. Morgan Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The use of selected economic indicators in regression analysis to test semi-strong market efficiency of asset pricing, Kevin E. Pearson Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A role for fibronectin in the development of beat in chick embryo cardiogenesis, W. Kimryn Rathmell Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Actuarial computation of multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability, Kelly A. Renze Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Study of entrepreneur-customer communication, Bradley F. Williams Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1990
Lottery fever: Is it healthy?, Joel E. Abrahamson Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
An explanation of FASB #96, Michael R. Armbrecht Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The English Evangelical Revival of the eighteenth century, Aaron T. Bicknese Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Assessing joint mobility of the lower extremities when walking in water through the use of motion analysis, Jennifer Evitts Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
"Self-esteem enhancement: A personal approach" leader's guide, Jodi L. Hammer Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Leadership theories and practices to strengthen student activities: A case study of the University of Northern Iowa English Club, Deborah Lyn Hoepner Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1989
The Basil and Josephine stories: Fitzgerald's incompatible worlds, Marcia S. Schneiter Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
