Undergraduate Student Work
This collection contains research and creative works by undergraduate students at the University of Northern Iowa. at the University of Northern Iowa. All student works require department, unit, or individual faculty review.
UNI's Undergraduate Student Work collection is featured in the Digital Commons Undergraduate Research Commons.
Events from 2018
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
Identifying the Risk Factors for Food Insecurity in the United States, Destiny Leitz
Money matters: An analysis of campaign finance in United States House of Representatives elections, 2010-2016, 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)
Floral Resource Availability and Butterfly Community Characteristics in CP-42 Pollinator Habitat Plantings, Ethan Marburger, Corinne Myers, and Mark Myers Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
President Trump's transgender military ban: A legal analysis, Kailee Martens Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Factors influencing academic performance: A study of predicting student performance at a regional comprehensive university, Hannah Martin Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Biogeography of Southwestern Pocket Gophers in the Genus Geomys, Courtney Massey and James W. Demastes Open Access Poster Presentation
Gentrification in Polk County, Iowa, Danielle Massey
Literature review: Analyzing the reasons behind the long-standing debate of evolution and religion in America, Michelle Kathryn Matchell Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Introduction, Ken McCormick
Anti-fungal Compounds from Native Prairie Plants, Sarah McMichael and Kirk Manfredi 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 Allen Miller Open Access Paper
NMDA: Review and clinical implications for potential cognitive deficits, Madison A. Miller Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
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
Avoiding heteronormativity: Breaking barriers in the English classroom: A potential model for a teaching workshop, Jessica Morris Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Representations of health and wellness in children's literature, Emily Kate Murphy Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effectiveness of encouraging habilitation in adults with wearable activity trackers, Ashley Norem Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Effectiveness of Encouraging Habilitation in Adults with Wearable Activity Trackers [Poster], Ashley Norem Poster Presentation (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
An analysis of equity-linked insurance pricing, Clara C. Ortgies Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synthesis and Coupling Schemes of Naphthalimide Compounds with Target Drugs [Poster], Kaitlyn Parrott Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Misconceptions of HR: An analysis of post-millennials' thoughts before entering the workforce, Sarah Paukert Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Soil Characteristics Affecting Weed Invasion on Conservation Reserve Program Pollinator Habitats, Jennifer Pauley Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
rtk4all: Implementing a Low-Cost and Accurate Positioning System, Charcey Petersen and Andrew Berns 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 [Poster], Josh Wesley 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) 2018 Award
Intercalating transition metals in tantalum disulfide nanostructures, Madeline Christine Roach Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
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 Michelle Schmidt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Rates and Patterns of Evolution in a Duplicated Genome in the Family Catostomidae [Poster], Megann Michelle Schmidt, Zachary Sperstad, and Peter Berendzen Open Access Poster Presentation
Chiropractic usage among college students: An extended literature review, Elizabeth A. Schwenker 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
Sown Forb Performance in CP42 Fields, Nathan Theel and Mark Sherrard Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
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
Correlation Between Wild Bee Populations and Vegetative Resources in the Conservation Reserve Program’s Pollinator Enhancement Plantings, Olivia Willoughby, Alyssa Burgert, Nathan Theel, and Ai Wen Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
A song to remember : The effects of music therapy on individuals with Alzheimer's disease, Gabrielle Woods Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2017
An Analysis of the Causal Relationship Between Transportation and GDP: A Time-Series Approach for the United States, Arijan Alagic
Organizational culture: An analysis of the aggregate impact on financial performance, Arijan Alagic Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Gender Pay Gap in College Basketball: Is Discrimination the Driving Factor?, Melissa Ament
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
Determinants of IPO Underpricing: Tech vs Non-Tech Industries, Jordan Beck
Alcohol and Its Relationship to Family Work Conflict, Jasmine Beecham, Adam B. Butler, and Brenda L. Bass 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
Evidence of Youthful Aging: Chronic Stress and the Association With DNA Damage, Jason M. Fly and M. Catherine DeSoto Open Access Paper
Some Evidence of Youthful Aging: Elevated Cortisol and the Association With DNA Damage, Jason M. Fly and M. Catherine DeSoto 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 and Tim Kidd 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?, Madison Grimm Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Disparities in Infant Mortality: Are Sociocultural Risk Factors Shaped by Institutionalized Racism? [Poster], Madison Grimm Open Access Poster Presentation
Cultural Influences on Time Pressure in the U.S. and Taiwan, Maribel Guevara-Myers and Helen C. Harton Open Access Poster Presentation
Effect of Structural Disorder on Magnetic Properties of MnCrVAl, Juliana Herran, Rishabh Dalal, Paul Gray, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
A reflective analysis of the practice and performance of a degree tuba recital, Taylor Hicks Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Impact of Immigration on National and Supranational Identity, Sarah Hofmeyer Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
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)
"Contrasts": Differences and similarities in choral settings of Christina Rossetti's poems, Coren Hucke Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Lessons from "The Fleet": improving organizational leadership based on Prairie Lakes Church practices through fictional narrative, Christopher Huling Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The 2008 Financial Recession and Fair Value Accounting, Anthony Hurlburt
Results and efficacy of two measures of executive function in adolescent athletes, Jocelyn Jenks 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
Tallgrass Prairie Center: Effects of Planting Time and Grass-Forb Seeding Ration on Establishment in CRP Pollinator Habitat, Kylie Jonas and Laura L. Jackson
Homo humanus: An installation investigating the omnipresence of self-documentation, Ashley Elizabeth Jones Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Predictors of Attitudes toward Transgender Men and Women, Natalie Kaufman, Emma Welch, Hailey Hatch, Toni Fleming, and Helen C. Harton Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Gender differences in sexual assault and PTSD stigma, Megan Kennedy Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Comparison of various technologies in the acquisition of speech samples for transcription purposes: listener perception vs. acoustic analysis of signal quality, Alexa Klimes Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Trying to fit in with the weird parts of the Internet: Online subcultures and content creation, Isak Fedeler Knivsland Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A comparison of technologies for recording speech and the effects of speaker age, Jacquelyn Marie Knustrom Open Access Honors Program Thesis
