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 2016
Statistical modeling of earthquake damage, Allison Nicole Waters, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Initiation of communication from users of AAC and preceding communication partner's utterances, Lauren Vaughn Welser, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Power of the Situation: Approach and Avoidance Tendencies in Romantic Relationships, Emily Wetherell and Helen C. Harton Open Access Poster Presentation
Submissions from 2015
Female mate selection criteria : preferences in short-term and long-term mating, Elizabeth R. Agey, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Finding community: the importance of intergroup dialogue within diversity workshops, Joslyn Nycole Aldape, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Juror misperceptions of eyewitness evidence : impact on expert testimony and credibility, Tiffany M. Anderson, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Age variation in nonverbal cue recognition in computer-mediated communication, Nathaniel Beyerink, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Documenting the state of kindergarten classrooms: a picture is worth a thousand words, Britney Nicole Bockstahler Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Non-destructive DNA extraction methods that yield DNA barcodes in spiders, Reva Ann Bork, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Primer efficacy in the DNA barcoding of spiders, Rhennetta Jo Bork, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Assessing study abroad outcomes: Groundwork for change in curriculum, Avary Bradford, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The early demagogues : the rise of the plebeian tribunate and their exclusive interests, c. 550-450 BCE, Conner James Brakeville, Department of History, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Relevant decision criteria and their level of importance in consumers' choice of hospital, Jordan Brelje, Department of Marketing, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Similar but different: an analysis of differences in clarinet and saxophone pedagogy and doubler’s misconceptions, Nicholas Jeremy Carlo, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Attention test performance and normal aging: the effect on executive function, Rachel Carmen, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A new system of first-order predicate logic based on Wittgenstein's single operation N, Benjamin Castle, Department of Mathematics, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The benefits of legalizing marijuana and products containing tetrahydrocannabinol, Pat Chizek, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Latinos in the Major Leagues from 1920 to 1939: A Human Capital Approach, Tom Cullen
The effects of hibernation on the hemostatic properties of the American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, Kiana Cullinan, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Refractoriness of a transit reaction: Respiratory and aerodynamic response, Michele Dacy, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Measuring the stability of iso-1-cytochrome c variants using heme spectra, Sarah Elizabeth Eikenberry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The impact of hyped IPO's on the market, Elias Escobedo, Department of Finance, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Investigating educational quality at one comprehensive university, Blake Thurston Findley, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The American symphony orchestra: factors affecting concert attendance and predictions for the millennial ticketholder, Hayley Graham, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Easterlin or Cantril: Does a Country’s Income Determine its People’s Happiness?, Jon Heinzman
The impact and evaluation of forgiveness education with early adolescents, Hillary Karyn Elda Hilbert, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Gleaning in the Cedar Valley: A post-evaluation study, Dylan Thomas Hillyer, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Solving Lights Out on parity graphs, Derek Hofland, Department of Mathematics, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Pura Belpré Award and the portrayal of disability, Zoe Houser Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Diagnosing an international health crisis: A structural exploration of Ebola 2014, Maddison Zayn Jansen, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Updating the classroom: Incorporating modern technology into elementary schools, Allison Kehoe, School of Applied Human Sciences, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Eastern Iowa lithics and their effects on Oneota culture, Caitlin Mary Kelly, Department of Earth Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Pre-service teacher beliefs on gender and aggression within the PreK-6th grade classroom, Kelly Marie Krueger, Department of Teaching, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Music therapy in the treatment of migraine: a comparative literature review of migraine treatments, Grace Lau, Department of Psychology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Analysis of Ipomoea (morning glory) leaf mutants, Abigail Anne Lee, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
By How Much Does a College Degree Affect Earnings?, Jennifer Lewis
Impact of cost barrier on high school chemistry laboratory teaching practices, Robin Livermore, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Higher education expenditures and revenues : a case study on the University of Northern Iowa, Thomas Keld Madsen, Department of Economics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Losing Robin Williams: an analysis of user-generated Twitter content following the sudden death of a celebrity, Samantha Mallow, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Understanding community literacy practice through multimodal storytelling, Sarah Marston Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Son-Rise Program: strategies for teachers working with students on the autism spectrum, Danielle Martens, Department of Special Education, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Functional analysis of drought-resistant genes in barley using VIGS, Natalie Catherine Martin, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Introduction, Ken McCormick
The analysis of diruthenium compounds on human cells as potential chemotherapeutic agents, Elizabeth McCulloch, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Perspectives on why the glass ceiling still exists for women in advertising and media and tools to help shatter it, Olivia Hottle Mossman, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
NuMuzArt: an original, multi-sensory, creative experience, Tori Christine Ovel, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Asset-based community development practices in international service-learning: a content analysis of short-term programs in Nicaragua, Kara Christine Poppe, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Digital action: An exploratory documentary of artistic process, Dana Renee Potter, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The future of restorative dental care, Carl Reitz, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Density and diversity of bees in the midwestern agricultural landscape: Influence of surrounding agricultural land use and biofuel candidate crops, Andrew J. Ridgway, Ai Wen, and Kenneth Elgersma Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Effects of ATP and ATP inhibitors on the P2X7 receptor, Holly Marie Salzbrenner, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Investigating the linguistic identity development of dual language learners, Elizabeth Silbernagel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analysis of protein expression for potential biomarkers in human pancreatic tumor cell lines, Jade Ashley Simpson, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cross-cultural differences regarding participation in University of Northern Iowa classrooms, Suzanne C. Sontag, Department of Psychology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Does religion affect economic growth?, Parash Upreti, Department of Economics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Factors Affecting Economic Growth in Developing Countries, Parash Upreti
Comparing application development between desktop and Android platforms, Ramya Varadaraju, Department of Computer Science, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Therapy and treatment crossover for language production impairment between populations with Broca’s aphasia and sequential bilinguals, Nicole Catherine Wakeman, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Turkish identity in poetry before and after the 1928 language revolution, Angela Marie Wrage, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
How inclusion is defined and implemented in elementary classrooms, Bailey Jo Wright, Department of Special Education, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Above- and belowground biomass and soil respiration in a low-input perennial biofuel production system, Jordan Young, Jessica Abernathy, and Kenneth Elgersma Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Submissions from 2014
Public accounting recruiting: implications of the antecedents and consequences of organizational identity on hiring, Ariana Marie Aquilani, Department of Accounting, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Rhetoric and science: examining and identifying the rhetorical techniques used by students in a composition classroom, Amanda Arp, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The impact of the linguistic backgrounds of world language teachers on secondary world language classrooms, Sarah Bair, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Were Revenues of National Basketball Association Franchises Affected by the Tim Donaghy Gambling Scandal of 2007?, Travis Buhrow
Measuring employee recognition: a review and recommendation, Jessica Sue Clark, Department of Management, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Medication noncompliance in patients over the age of 65: risk factors, problems, and potential solutions, Rachel N. Cook, School of Applied Human Sciences, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Sustainability of sustainability: exploring alternatives in alternative energy, Corey C. Cooling Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The genetics of bipolar disorder, Laura Cross, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Surviving in the age of social media: social media as the technological facilitator in the interpersonal relationships of college students, Ross L. Curnow, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A kinematic analysis of the softball slap hitting technique, Jonathan Faga, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Concussions: education for coaches and safe return to play for athletes, Catherine Fettkether, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Final Four Formula: A Binary Choice Logit Model to Predict the SemiFinalists of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, Cameron Fuqua
Association between parenting processes and child behavior outcomes: the moderating and mediating role of child characteristics, Taylor Elizabeth Ann Goetzinger, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The gender behind the math in the 21st century, Paige Hageman, Department of Mathematics, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Raising your child bilingually: advantages and disadvantages, Olivia Grace Hawley, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The investigation into the conditions of tantalum disulfide nanotube growth, Lauren Holmes, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The effects of hypergravity on development of the heart and behavior of Xenopus laevis, Stacey Howes, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Barriers to accessing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): Pogo Boards as a potential solution, Amanda Jo Huisman, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The impact of self-objectification on political efficacy: does self-image affect feelings of political adequacy, Victoria M. Hurst, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Royal Flush or Just a Bluff: Casinos and County Unemployment in the Midwestern United States, Amber Irlmeier
Tribal and commercial casinos in the midwestern United States: effect on county unemployment, Amber Irlmeier, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The portrayal of stuttering in the film industry, Anna Katelyn Joerger, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Manipulatives in secondary mathematics, Elizabeth Rae Johnson, Department of Mathematics, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The feeling that you are where you belong: a qualitative analysis of college music groups and student success, Susan Elizabeth Johnson, Department of Communication Studies, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Patient reported outcomes in response to land and water based exercise on pain and function, Christian Junker, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Study abroad: an essential part of language acquisition, Emillie Kenne, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Things ain't what they used to be: a look at the emergence of female flutists into the jazz world, Megan Kingery, School of Music, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Next to normal: a costume design based in psychological research, Grace R. Kinser, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Management information systems: an information portal for a major with limitless interpretations, Benjamin Richard Lahue, Department of Management, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What variables explain differences in coaching salaries for Division I women's sports?, Tyler Lange, Department of Economics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Using seed recovery methods to determine causes of failed germination in native prairie species, Paige Leytem, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Determinants of college hockey attendance, Max Martino, Department of Economics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
From College to the NFL Playoffs: An Analysis of Individual Contribution to Team Success, Elizabeth Mastalio, Department of Economics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Introduction, Ken McCormick
Activism and offense : a philosophical analysis, Stef McGraw, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Semantic feature analysis application for people with aphasia, Alison Meyer, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What Motivates U.S. Food Aid Donations? Characteristics of Countries That Received Food Aid from the U.S. in 2012, Beth Monnier
