Undergraduate Student Work
This collection contains research and creative works by undergraduate students at the University of Northern Iowa. All student works require department, unit, or individual faculty approval before they are posted to UNI ScholarWorks.
UNI's Undergraduate Student Work collection is featured in the Digital Commons Undergraduate Research Commons.
Submissions from 2019
Synthesis and coupling schemes of naphthalimide compounds with target drugs, Kaitlyn Parrott Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2018
The effects of strain-counterstrain on patients with trapezius muscle conditions: A critically appraised topic, Cassandra Renee Adamson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A narrative study: Utilizing personal strengths to manage foreign language anxiety, Lauren Anderson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Positive Language Teaching: Culturally Responsive, Strengths-Based and Empathetic, Lauren Anderson, Alyssa Hanken, and Tessa Noes Horn Open Access Poster Presentation
Imágenes de identidad: Student expressions of identity and culture in the college Spanish classroom, Elizabeth Bair Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Determining arts consumers' motivations: Marketing to patrons of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Anna Baughman Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Structured dance routines as an effective form of supplementary treatment for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, Kate Bergin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Can God Know Tomorrow?, Jacob Kristian Bergman Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Mass Analysis of Ballistic Electron Spectra, Willie Brown and Andrew Stollenwerk Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Organized Gaming and Its Effect on Collegiate Academics, Mark Cochran Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Difference a Dad Makes: Paternal Involvement and Child Outcomes, Elise Coleman Paper
Bee and Butterfly Response to Floral Resources in Central Iowa Prairie Restorations, Chandler Dolan, Kathleen Madsen, Mark Myers, and Ai Wen Open Access Poster Presentation
The rise of social media marketing: How an entire industry has transformed, Ryan Steven Doser 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)
Personality in politics, Rachael Fix Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analysis of vibrational modes of chemically modified tone wood, Madison Flesch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Evaluating School Conduct Policies in Relation to School Violence, Kyla Jo Ford Paper
The Effects of Varying Nitrogen Amounts on the Growth and Leaf Morphology of Cattail Species, Anissa Forero and Kenneth J. Elgersma Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Van der Waals interactions in ultrafine nanocellulose aerogels, Byron John Fritch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"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
Relationships Between Fluvial Ecosystems and the Iowan Erosion Surface, Lilian Heinzel and Chad E. Heinzel Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Effective leadership: Prior research vs. the millenials, Marissa Heinzerling Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effect of Fe substitution on structural, magnetic and electron-transport properties of half-metallic Co2TiSi, Juliana Herran Open Access Poster Presentation
The effect of asthma on transitions to college: An exploratory study, Meghan June Hirsch Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Attitudes on Education Policy in Iowa, Sarah Hofmeyer Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Attitudes on education policy in Iowa, Sarah Lois Hofmeyer Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Effect of extracellular ATP on cellular actin fibrils' location and characteristics, Dianna Huisman Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Extracellular ATP Effects on Intracellular Actin Fibrils' Location and Characteristics, Dianna Huisman Open Access Poster Presentation
"Perks and produce of the Panther Plot": A multi-component program to engage UNI first-year Cornerstone students in local foods, gardening, and food system sustainability, Lauren Janning Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Investigating Reactive Diruthenium Intermediates for C-H Bond Silylation Reactions, Nina Jocic Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Variations in state higher education grant programs: Potential reforms from a case study, Rachael Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Relationship between U.S. Prison and Mental Health: A Review of Literature, Vanessa Jordan Paper
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
Gender Differences in Sexual Assault and PTSD Stigma, Megan Kennedy Open Access Poster Presentation
Does folic acid compete with glutamic acid at the postsynaptic membrane NMDA receptor?, Amanda Nicole Koenig Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Much Ado About Gender: How Artists Express Feelings about Gender Discrimination through their Art, Anna Larson Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Nitrogen resorption in prairie biomass feedstocks with different diversity, Michael Lashbrook Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
New insights into the "manna from heaven" hypothesis, Clare Laubenthal Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Money matters:, Destiny Leitz Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Comparison of two levels of inpatient dysphagia treatment dosages on swallowing outcomes, Paige Licht Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Marriage premium among homosexual men in the United States, Cole Robert Malcolm Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Biogeography of Southwestern Pocket Gophers in the Genus Geomys, Courtney Massey Open Access Poster Presentation
Anti-fungal Compounds from Native Prairie Plants, Sarah McMichael Open Access Poster Presentation
Pre-service teachers' attitudes of students with chronic pain, Katelyn A. Melcher Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Remembering Obama in the Era of Trump, Dante Miller Paper
Resale value of individual sets of Magic the Gathering, Nichole Bolas Mlodzik Open Access Honors Program Thesis
English proficiency and earnings of U.S. immigrants, Toni F. Moeller Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effectiveness of Encouraging Habilitation in Adults with Wearable Activity Trackers, Ashley Norem Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
The effectiveness of encouraging habilitation in adults with wearable activity trackers, Ashley Norem Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The role of the University of Northern Iowa carillon: A study in the future purpose of a campus landmark, Samuel Thomas Ogilvie Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Participant Reflections on Gambling Treatment Services, Cade Olmstead and Abigail Cobb Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Corruption in Public Education, Cade M. Olmstead Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Tom and Jerry: Performative Queerness in Action, Cade M. Olmstead Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Synthesis and Coupling Schemes of Naphthalimide Compounds with Target Drugs, Kaitlyn Parrott Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
rtk4all: Implementing a Low-Cost and Accurate Positioning System, Charcey Petersen Open Access Poster Presentation
Motivation to engage in occupational therapy, Karla Peterson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Detection and determination of food residues in Native American pottery, Katherine A. Plotzke Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Silylation of Pyridine and Pyridine Derivatives using Diruthenium Catalysts, Josh Prybil Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Flutists in Red: Increasing Discoverability of Female Flute Players in the World’s Most Used Reference Source, Lydia Richards Paper (UNI Access Only)
Beyond refuge: Testimonial injustice and female refugees, Gabriella Ruggiero Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Rates and Patterns of Evolution in a Duplicated Genome in the Family Catostomidae, Megann Schmidt Open Access Poster Presentation
Rates and patterns of evolution in a duplicated genome in the family Catostomidae, Megann Michelle Schmidt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Occupational therapy in cancer rehabilitation, Cassandra Sells Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Prebiotic potential of aerosols, Emma Rae Shipley Open Access Honors Program Thesis
La discriminación contra latinos (Discrimination Against Latinos), Lauren Swan Open Access Poster Presentation
La discriminación contra los Latin@s, Lauren Swan Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Through a “Green” Lens: A Paleoethnobotanical Survey of the Cedar Valley, Lyn Michelle Tackett Paper
S.T.O.R.I.E. Time, Spring Semester 2018, University of Northern Iowa. Human Relations: Awareness and Applications (Spring 2018)
Exploration of counter examples of balanced sets, Jake Allen Weber Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Collecting Carbon: An Analysis of Soil Carbon in Conservation Reserve Program Fields and Agricultural Fields, Cody Welcher, Destiny Magee, and Kenneth Elgersma Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
A song to remember:, Gabrielle Woods Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2017
Organizational culture: An analysis of the aggregate impact on financial performance, Arijan Alagic Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Skin Bleaching in the African Community, Yena Balekyani Open Access Poster Presentation
The Effect of Childhood Siblings on Adult Income, Heather Bavido Open Access Poster Presentation
Alcohol and Its Relationship to Family Work Conflict, Jasmine Beecham Open Access Poster Presentation
Masculinity, dress, and power: A theoretical intersection, Parker Bennett Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
UNI Students' Perspectives on Textbook Costs, Tristan Bennett Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
The business of fraud, Jessica Marie Berkshire Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Magnetic behavior of bulk and nanostructured MnxTaS2, Lucas Paul Beving Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Tallgrass Prairie Center: A Floral Resource Index to Assess Pollinator Habitat Quality in Eastern Iowa Prairies, Gabrielle Brown and Laura L. Jackson
Formation of Titan aerosol from CO and CH4, Tate Christensen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A presidential paradigm shift: Changes in presidential rhetoric regarding Cuba, Alyssa Chellan Dixon Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The professional development of students through global experiences, Myle Duong Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Tallgrass Prairie Center: Factors Affecting Cirsium arvense Density in Eastern Iowa Conservation Reserve Program Fields, Esther Edgerton and Laura Jackson
Gender and music: can we hear a difference between female and male composers and performers?, Arianna Edvenson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cedar Falls Community Main Street: A gap analysis of customer & business owner perceptions, Cassie Evers Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Archaeology: puzzle of the past: an exhibit design, Kristine Eyheralde Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Evidence of Youthful Aging: Chronic Stress and the Association With DNA Damage, Jason Fly Open Access Paper
Some Evidence of Youthful Aging: Elevated Cortisol and the Association With DNA Damage, Jason Fly Open Access Poster Presentation
A Content Analysis on Surveying Refugee, Immigrant and Other Hard-to-Reach Populations, Aarika Forney Paper (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Major depressive disorder in adults: Determining demographic causes and links between health insurance and government aid, Taylor Lillian Fox Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
TiO2 Coating Method for Nanocellulose Aerogel, Byron Fritch Open Access Poster Presentation
Employee wellness program attitudes, Lucille Madden Gee Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Realizing EDGAR: eliminating information asymmetries through artificial intelligence analysis of SEC filings, Ryan H. Giarusso Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Tallgrass Prairie Center: Soil Legacy Effects of Prairie Biomass Feedstocks with Different Diversity, Alec Glidden and Mark Sherrard
Developmental analysis of Leea guineensis (Leeaceae), Sally Gray Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Disparities in Infant Mortality: Are Sociocultural Risk Factors Shaped by Institutionalized Racism?, Maddie Grimm Open Access Poster Presentation
Disparities in infant mortality: are sociocultural risk factors shaped by institutionalized racism?, Madison Grimm Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cultural Influences on Time Pressure in the U.S. and Taiwan, Maribel Guevara-Myers Open Access Poster Presentation
