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.
Submissions from 2017
The genetic relationship between leaf margin regulation and vascular patterning in Arabidopsis thaliana, Lulua Rawwas, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An examination of the association between traumatic brain injury and sleep disruptions among athletes in contact and non-contact sports, Olivia A. Rigdon, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effects of hibernation on the time of coagulation of the American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, Joshua Samec, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Kleine Harlequinade: Synthesizing a Directing Education, Alexandra Saulsbury Open Access Poster Presentation
Live notes: bringing the power of desktop MIDI input to the Android platform, Joshua Schriever, Department of Computer Science, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Secondary mathematics educators and coaches' role in providing motivation, Reggie Schulte, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Workplace friendship as an antecedent of employment engagement, Victoria Marie Settanni, Department of Communication Studies, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Workplace Friendship as an Antecedent of Employee Engagement [Poster], Victoria Marie Settanni and Melissa Dobosh Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Accommodating invisible illnesses and disabilities in the workplace, Elizabeth Simmons, Department of Management, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Tracing Ancient Healing Practices through the Hibiscus, Lyn Tackett Open Access Paper 2018 Award
Evaluating trends in financial literacy: The impact on individuals and workplaces, Michelle Temeyer, Department of Finance, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Using the growth mindset to improve opportunities for negotiation in argument-based inquiry elementary classrooms, Bridget Tharp, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Beauty Outside Our Doors: Conservation Stories of Black Hawk County, University of Northern Iowa. Environmental Literature (Spring 2017).
S.T.O.R.I.E. Time, Fall Semester 2017, University of Northern Iowa. Human Relations: Awareness and Applications (Fall 2017)
S.T.O.R.I.E. Time, Spring Semester 2017, University of Northern Iowa. Human Relations: Awareness and Applications (Spring 2017)
Running Past the Trees: Facing Childhood and Adolescence in Iowa's Cedar Valley, University of Northern Iowa. Two-Dimensional Concepts (Spring 2017).
Comparing first-generation and continuing-generation college students' self-efficacy, campus involvement, and academic performance, Kaylin Nichole Upah, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effects of studying abroad on college students, Kaliana Villa, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Student perceptions on the innovative use of technology in Iowa classrooms, Preston Vorthmann, Science Education Program, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Connections between science teachers' professional development preferences and their teaching practices and beliefs, Jessica Marie Wayson, Science Education Program, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Developmental immunity of the skeletal elements of the Weberian apparatus to the effects of exogenous estrogen (17-β estradiol), a known disruptor of cartliage development, Bailey Jordan Wetherell, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Direct Measurement of Supra-Physiological Levels of Ascorbate in Plasma using a Nanophotometer, Bailey Wetherell, Jordan W. Witmer, Brett A. Wagner, Juan Dub, Joseph J. Cullen, and Garry R. Buettner Open Access Poster Presentation
Elephant in the Room: Bringing Homosexuality to the American Literary Conversation, Clay Whisler Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
African-American Labor History in Waterloo: The Exhibit, Niria White Open Access Paper
Assessing Productivity in Prairie Biomass Feedstocks with Different Levels of Diversity, Alyssa Williams and Mark E. Sherrard Open Access Poster Presentation
Stable Isotope Chemistry in Titan Haze Aerosol, Allison Wold, Thomas Gautier, Jennifer Stern, Joshua Sebree, and Melissa Trainer Open Access Poster Presentation
The gamers in gaming: Studying Twitch TV and its followers, Micah Zeimetz, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2016
The Utility of tallgrass prairie reconstructions as bioenergy feedstocks, Jessica Abernathy and Mark Sherrard Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Perceptions of Use of Hearing Protection in High String Musicians, Alyssa Adamec Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Tessellations: An artistic and mathematical look at the work of Maurits Cornelis Escher, Emily E. Bachmeier, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Branding the UNI/Wellness Recreation Center: creating a cohesive cross-media collegiate recreation identity, Rachael Bair, Department of Art, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Determinants of the GPA's of College Students, Mitchell Beckman Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Friends in High Places: Drinkers’ Perceptions of Gender, Sobriety, and Relationships with Nondrinkers, Seth Behrends Open Access Poster Presentation
Celebrating 100 years of the National Park System in the classroom, Kailyn Louise Bettle, Department of Geography, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Exploration of Empfindsamer stil: The creation and performance of an informed performance edition of CPE Bach's Concerto in D minor for flute and orchestra, Emily C. Bicknese, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Chimera: a multigenre exploration of the postmodern self, Keegan D. Bosch, Department of Languages and Literatures, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Motion virtual manipulatives in the elementary math classroom, Cole Boudreau, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Intellectual virtues and the epistemic evaluation of disagreement, Hansen Garlington Breitling, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Inclusion: learning without barriers, Amy Lois Bucciferro, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Brand new scars: complex characterization and literary craft elements in Ed Brubaker's Captain America, Lexi Nicole Byrnes, Department of Languages and Literatures, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Still going bump in the night: a structural-esque analysis of yurei, death, and dying in Japanese folklore and anime, Samuel Nicholas Calonkey, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Craic in the concert hall: The benefits of playing Irish traditional music to the classically trained musician, Hannah Carr-Murphy, School of Music, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Childhood Factors and Incarceration for African American Men: How Early Life Community Experience Influences Adult Outcomes, Abigail Cobb Open Access Poster Presentation
Equitable discourse in middle school mathematics classrooms: With emphasis on girls and the mathematically gifted, Merci F. Day, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The efficient recovery of deleted data from NAND flash memory, Lisa Diercks, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Factors Influencing College Choice: A Study of Enrollment Decisions at a Regional Comprehensive University, Trevor Draisey
The determinants of NFL player salaries, Trevor Draisey, Department of Economics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Education: an unexplored variable on millennial volunteer attitudes, Darian N. Everding, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Excess folic acid as a potential competitor of glutamate may interfere with neural development, Benjamin Fick, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The impact of teacher prompting and questioning on third grade students' comprehension, Jenna Francois, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effect of rearing temperature on somite formation and skeletal development in the zebrafish, Danio rerio, Sarah Jean Freeland, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"Yeah, I taught myself on YouTube": young women and navigating the world of traditional crafting, Emily A. Gardner, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Frequently-used discipline and management techniques in the Cedar Valley, Gabriel Gedlinske, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Liberty and justice for all? : Ethics in the American criminal justice system, Haley Hasenstein, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The adolescent refugee experience: cultural attitudes of high school Burmese refugees living in Iowa, Alexis Helgens, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
To make a better music school, Alissandra Henkle, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Religion in Ms. Marvel: How College Students Interpret Islam in the Life of Kamala Khan, Jasmine Hernandez Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Magnetic properties of polymeric framework materials with cobalt, Cassara Higgins, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
College Students' Beliefs About Alcohol and Drinking at UNI Homecoming, Brooke Hollenberg Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Proportional reasoning in middle level mathematics textbooks, Rebecca Holzrichter, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Isolation Methods and DNA Analysis of Small Bacteriophages of Bacillus Anthracis, Brandon Hoskins Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Prairie Power Project, Sara Judickas Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Health Savings Accounts: Benefits, Costs, and Potential Effects, Conrad Keezer
Concussions in female collegiate diving: an exploratory study, Sarah Kemp, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Consumption of Zombie Culture, Tony Ketelaar Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The effects of argumentation on student motivation in mathematics, Julie Kirkpatrick, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Bridge Numbers: A Knotty Journey, Julie Kirkpatrick and Tracy Wulfekuhle Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
A book club for children with autism spectrum disorder, Elizabeth Ann Kosmicki, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An analysis of how public relations professionals use social media, Abigail Jen Kreun, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Optimizing Sucrose Gradients for Small Bacteriophage Purification, Ryan Lode Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The Civil Rights Movement through the Cedar Rapids Gazette, Hannah Lodge, Department of History, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Introduction, Ken McCormick
Elasticity of Food Demand by Outlet: Effects of the Nutrition Labeling Provision of the Affordable Care Act, Kevin McGee
Determinants of NBA Average Annual Attendance by Team, Kevin Joseph McGee Open Access Poster Presentation
Determinants of per game average annual attendance for NBA teams, Kevin Joseph McGee, Department of Economics, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Valproic acid activates hyperactivity in cultured neurons: possible support for overconnectivity hypothesis of autism, Alexis McGinley, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A healthy herd: addressing the justifications for vaccine denial and applying the health belief model to the current anti-vaccination movement, Sarah L. McHugh, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A grading catalogue of selected works for solo trombone and piano, Brent Michael Mead, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Testing for modularity in the axial skeleton of fishes, Emily Meier, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Comparing Bee Abundance and Diversity in Candidate Biomass Crops, Ben Nettleton Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Examining the renewable energy consumption-economic growth nexus in sub-Saharan African countries, Luke Neuhaus, Department of Economics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Chinese Strategic Asset Seeking Activity in the United States, Justin Niday Open Access Poster Presentation
The Efficiency of the Major League Baseball Free-Agent Market, Jacob Oswald
The effects of colonial origin on economic growth, Erica Lynn Pabst, Department of Economics, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
2014 Welfare Use by Immigrants vs. Natives in the United States, Jessica Pabst
No one is here : Poems, Jennifer Pauk, Department of Languages and Literatures, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Changing the Calculus: An Investigation of Undergraduate Economics Program Quality, Lindsey Pedersen
Dropping in on dropouts: an analysis of withdrawals from the University of Northern Iowa, Lindsey Marie Pedersen, Department of Finance, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The secondary interview : Ethical concerns regarding social media scanning in the commercial hiring process, Christopher Pollpeter, Department of Management, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Contrasting American and Chinese exceptionalism : Representations of political corruption, Tatiana Rice, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Visualizing interactions between Bacillus anthracis bacteriophages and macrophages, Abigail Shew, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Spin-gapless semiconductivity and half metallicity in Heusler alloys, Bradley A. Staten and Pavel V. Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Observations of music and literacy in early childhood education, Ann Strom, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Testosterone and Male Susceptibility in Leishmania infantum chagasi Infection, Elizabeth Turcotte and Nilda E. Rodríquez Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
S.T.O.R.I.E. Time, Fall Semester 2016, University of Northern Iowa. Human Relations: Awareness and Applications (Fall 2016).
A benefit to the profession: Teacher retention in the middle years, Claire Vander Wiel, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Mindfulness in the classroom: Cultivating peace from within, Maya VanDriel, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A case study: language environment analysis of a bilingual child with speech-language delay, Sarah Van Maanen, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Morphometric analysis of simple, lobed, and compound leaf development in the genus Ampelopsis (Vitaceae), Austin Joseph Voves, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
