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 2020
Testing the Effects of Mindfulness Meditation in Reducing Music Performance Anxiety as Measured by Cortisol and Self-Report, Anya E. Shorey
Sir Deadpool: A revival of Arthurian morals in modern anti-heroes, Jane Katherine Sible, Women's and Gender Studies Program, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Positive Impacts of Service Dogs on Individuals with Disabilities, Madison M. Simon and Natalee M. Hart
The Mediating Role of Sleep in the Associations between ADHD and Academic Impairment on Students, Karen Skretta, Dilbur Arsiwalla, Elizabeth Lefler, Judah Serrano, Will Canu, Cynthia Hartung, and Erik Willcutt
You Can't Take it With You Dramaturgical Website, Hannah Smith, Zoella Sneed, Cheyenne Kay, Jenna Bauch, Savanna Burkle, Abigail Chagolla, Kennedy Keil, Thayne Lamb, Megan Lenstra, Collin Ridgley, and Hannah Twitchell
Spectral time: How Gérard Grisey’s concept of musical time is still relevant today, Isaac Raymond Smith, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2020 Award
Seasonal habitat usage of Iowa wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta), Amanda Stewart, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Hansen Elementary School Counseling, Brianna Swarm
"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, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effects of intercalating molecules on the polymer properties of DNA, Joseph Tibbs, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Chemical substitution induced half-metallicity in CrMnSb(1-x)Px, Devon VanBrogen, Adam Ramker, Evan O’Leary, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Presentation
My education plan: A teaching mindset, Joseph Van Zante, Department of Teaching, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Literature review: The role of inflammatory biomarkers in the connections between sleep and chronic health conditions, Madeline Walker, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An Analysis of the Secondary Market for Live Music and Complementary Goods, Trevor Wangsness
The Mediating Role of Sleep in the Associations of Adult Attachment and Self Disclosure in Romantic Relationships, Elizabeth Way and Dilbur D. Arsiwalla
Blood Pressure Awareness Among University of Northern Iowa Students, Abigail Weekley, Theresa Spradling, and Robert Good Open Access Presentation
Frauds in K-12 school districts, Cassandra Lorraine Zinnel, Department of Accounting, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2019
Construction of CRISPR/Cas9 vectors for directed mutagenesis of Fusarium graminearum, Rebekah Akers, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Development and Evaluation of a Hybrid ADI/SWH Model Pre-Laboratory Curriculum, Tabitha Alitz and Dawn Del Carlo Open Access Poster Presentation
College students' awareness and utilization of campus sexual health resources, Emma A. Alman, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Grace Elliot's Life, Hamed Al Mazrouai
The relation between disordered eating, stress, and anxiety in first-year college women, Jenna K. Anderson, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Relation between Disordered Eating, Stress, and Anxiety in First-Year College Women [Poster], Jenna K. Anderson Open Access Poster Presentation
The determination of gender roles and power dynamics within female same-sex couples, Sydney Faith Atwood, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Revisited: Calculating the Polarity of an Extremely Polar Organic compound, Alyssa Bauer, Lane Ver Mulm, and John Bumpus Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Democracy, Climate Change and Mass Migration: A Realist approach to environmental disruption and international displacement, Nicole Baxter Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Lightweight Formal Methods for Improving Software Security, Andrew Berns, James Curbow, Joshua Hilliard, Sheriff Jorkeh, and Miho Sanders Open Access Poster Presentation
The study of artistic and stylistic continuities in solo piano music from the 17th century to the early 20th century, Bethany Brooks, School of Music, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Alcohol and marijuana: Substitutes or complements and a deeper evaluation of marijuana prohibition, Nicholas Andrew Brown, Department of Economics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Acquisition of Knowledge Using Parallax BOE Online Manual, Tyler Brown and Timothy Kidd Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Computational study of low-dimensional materials, Ryan Carlile, Andrew Stollenwerk, and Pavel Lukashev Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The Spectroscopy of Coffee Roasting, Kailey Casper and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Bacillus bacteriophage Q11 may have a 5' covalently attached protein [Poster], Emily Cornelius and Michael Walter Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Influence of Sonication Parameters on the Morphology of Nanocellulose Aerogels, Dexter Cox and Tim Kidd Open Access Poster Presentation
Analysis of Insulative Properties of Cellulose Aerogels by Solid Volume Fraction, Dexter Cox and Timothy Kidd Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Investigating Fourier Coefficient Relationships of Cepheid Variable Stars, Forrest Cronin and Siobahn Morgan Open Access Poster Presentation
System for beating CAPTCHA using artificial intelligence, Rishabh Dalal, Department of Computer Science, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Infrared Analysis of Anaerobic Photochemical Aerosols, Mildrède Debello, Joshua Sebree, and Kailey Casper Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
The tuba and tape: An exploration of repertoire for solo tuba and fixed electronic media, Adam Christopher Denner, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analysis of leukocytes in Ebola infected skin explants, Alyssa J. Deuso, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The effects of strain-counterstrain on chronic ankle instability: A validation case study, Samantha Dewey, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Determining and addressing the needs of transracial Korean adoptees in higher education, Alison Yoo-Jung-Kim Dickinson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Who is For Immigration?, Alyssa Dixson
Assessing CP - 42 Habitat Value for Bees using the Floral Resource Index, Allison Eagan, Gabrielle Brown, and Ai Wen Open Access Poster Presentation
Crafting culture: The impact of women artists in Mexican folk art, Jordan Edberg, Department of Art, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Factors Impacting Students' Mathematical Performance and Beliefs, Lauren Falck, Alexis Steinlage, Elizabeth Hughes, and Olof Steinthorsdottir Open Access Poster Presentation
Does Preparation Method Affect Size-Type Distribution in Bacteriophage Population Images?, Annissa Ferero and Michael Walter Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Seed mix design and first-year management influence ecological outcomes in prairie reconstruction [Poster], Alec Glidden Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Seed Mix Design and First-year Management Influences Ecological Outcomes in Prairie Reconstruction, Alec Glidden Open Access Paper 2019 Award
How evangelical ministries create social identity on college campuses: An analysis of The Salt Company, Hannah Gregor, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Students in the Margin: The Creation of Evangelical Ministries on College Campuses, Hannah Gregor Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The effect of arch height on variances in gait phases: A kinematic analysis, Mackenzie J. Haag, Department of Kinesiology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Eugene Grossman, Brandon Haraldson
Integrating movement in the elementary classroom: Creating innovative materials that incorporate movement with content areas, Hannah Kristine Harrison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Technique Development of Finite Layer Dichalcogenides by Mechanical Exfoliation on Gold Substrate, Taylor Harris and Tim Kidd Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Summer melt and socialization: Informing retention strategies for higher education, Cecelia Alice Hawbaker, Department of Communication Studies, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Where was I?: Engagement strategies for students with attention deficit disorders, Brenna L. Herrmann, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Aligning PRISMS Plus with NGSS and Physics Education Research, Juliana Huegerich and Lawrence Escalada Open Access Poster Presentation
The Effects of Relative Wages and Border Enforcement on Illegal Immigration, Aaron Iehl
Synthesis and characterization of Cp2Ru2(dppm)2(CH3)2, Nina Jocic, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Sown and Unsown Floral Resources Both Support Bee Abundance, Pryce Johnson, Kenneth Elgersma, and Ai Wen Open Access Poster Presentation
The effects of casinos on unemployment: A county level analysis, Sally Anne St. Clair Kron, Department of Economics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Learning and literacy in music: activities for integrating children's literature into the elementary general music curriculum, Taryn Jeanette Kroymann, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2019 Award
Finding the fantastic in Magic: The Gathering: Rhetorics of fantasy and collectible card games, Tait Larson, Department of Languages and Literatures, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The effect of math tracking on students' growth mindsets, Amber Lawrence, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Irma Dovey, Gabby Leitner
Effects of political ingroup/outgroup rejection on behavior and physiology, Hannah Rose Lentfer, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Can Human Rights be Ignored for a Price? An Analysis of Lobbying Power and U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Human Rights [Poster], Collin Lint Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Can human rights be ignored for a price?: An analysis of lobbying power and U.S. foreign policy towards human rights, Collin Lint, Department of Political Science, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Case study in the emotional and social benefits of joining a women's organization in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Hailey Lorenzen, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Determining the Source of Materials Used in Artifacts Found Within Seebergers Cave in Jackson County, Iowa, Faith Luce and Chad Heinzel Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Communicating the status of Alzheimer's disease treatment research to the general public, Abigail Manderfield, School of Applied Human Sciences, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Introduction, Ken McCormick
Foreign-born workers' effect on agricultural industry in Iowa, Hannah McDevitt, Department of Economics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"It's important to just have your voice heard": Young voters' change perception of political efficacy, Christopher Matthew Merck, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"It's Important to Just Have Your Voice Heard": Young Voters Changing Perceptions of Political Efficacy [Poster], Christopher Matthew Merck Open Access Poster Presentation
Eugene Grossman, Josh Michel
Mobility determination of polyanions using Capillary Electrophoresis, Jill Miller and Justin Peters Poster Presentation
Work-related outcomes and organizational commitment, Mushaun Miller, Department of Management, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Boyd H. Graeber, Josh Milliken
English Proficiency and Earnings of U.S. Immigrants, Toni F. Moeller
Valuation Multiples: Identifying Undervalued Stocks From 1987 to 2017, Luke Muller
Intrinsic vs extrinsic job search factors: What is more attractive to the younger workforce?, Danielle Nardini, Department of Management, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Germination rates of Carex spp. seed after long-term storage, Jonathan N. Nzombo, Kate Sinnott, and Laura E. Fischer Walter Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Hegelian Political Theater, Cade M. Olmstead Open Access Poster Presentation
The effects of fluoride on macrophage THP-1 cellular functions, Ashlee Renee Osier, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Informed Hearing Loss Prevention at Theatre UNI [Poster], Mallory Park Open Access Poster Presentation
Informed hearing loss prevention for Theatre UNI, Mallory Park, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synthesis and coupling schemes of naphthalimide compounds with target drugs, Kaitlyn Parrott, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Can People Survive on Carrots and Sticks? Enhancing Quality of Life Through Financial Tools of Foreign Policy Following Sen’s Capabilities Approach, Silvia Pellegrino
Developing Effective Air Quality Simulations Using AERMOD Model, Jens Petersen and Xinhua Shen Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Supercoiled DNA Looping by Lac Repressor Protein Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Hannah Peterson, Taylor Harris, Timothy Kidd, and Justin Peters Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Decision Experience in Hyperchoice: The Effect of Age, Numeracy, and Mental Fatigue, Natasha Peterson and Jiuqing Cheng Open Access Poster Presentation
First Principles Study of Surface States and Tetragonal Distortion in Half Metals, Sam Prophet, Rishabh Dalal, Parashu Kharel, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Silyation of carbon-hydrogen bonds using diruthenium catalysts, Joshua Wesley Prybil, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The impact of chronic poverty on children's behavioral health and learning outcomes, Anna Catherine Rasmussen, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
