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 2005
Introduction, Ken McCormick
Seasonal Allergies: An Intertextual Explanation, Nathaniel Abel Nieman Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Community Building in the College Classroom: Understanding the Facilitator's Role in Encouraging Community Formation, Joanne Marie Peterson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Economic Argument Against Estate Tax Repeal, Stephen Paul Skram Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Free Trade Area of the Americas: Assessing the Potential of Hemisphere-Wide Free Trade, Andrea M. Smiens Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Brothers' Foundings, Bradley M. Strouse Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Review of Literature and National Survey of Urologists, Mark E. Thomsen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synthesis and Characterization of Membrane Anchored Peptides, Eugenia Christine Tsamis Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Communication in the Accounting Profession, Heidi Beth Weiskircher Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Push and pull: Using regression models to study the influence of economic variables on net migration in Iowa counties, Andrea White Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Synthesis of Nanomaterials: Magnesium Hydroxide Nanoparticles and Applications for the Catalyzed Decomposition of Toxins, Travis Witte Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Popular Portrayal Versus Historical Evidence Concerning Mary of Magdala, Robin Ann Yoerger Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 2004
The formation of the Bible, Steve Allen Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The Qi connection: A study in studying Qi, Elizabeth Brooke Barrett Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The mutual find scandal: A day trading simulation, Matt Becker Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Ending an Internet Auction: Is eBay's Approach Optimal?, Andrew Behrens
Protecting the Steel Industry for all the Wrong Reasons, Justin Berry
SOX in the boardroom: The impact of Sarbanes-Oxley 2002 on the corporate reporting of the Fortune Fifty, Angela Boedeker Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Reflections on the Development and Implementation of the Camp Iodiseca Biblical Day Camp, Sara Ann Busch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Intergenerational preferences regarding punishment of criminal offenders, Allison Deutsch, Molly Movall, and Christine Van Berkum Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Rules-based vs. principles-based accounting standards: Analyzing the impact of amending APB No. 18 to a principles-based standard, Jodi E. Ferring Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Coping with work-school conflict through social support, Kyle Gerjerts Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The Relationship between Team Payroll and Team Performance in the National Hockey League, Brandi Glasnapp
Theoretical Considerations for Geosynchronous, Earth-Based Gravity Wave Interferometer, William Griffin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Paperless construction: How contractors can adjust to change in the industry, Tyler Hackman, James Lindgren, Kerri Rackow, and Chris Snyder Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Isaiah and the suffering servant: A look at Isaiah 52:13-53:12 (biblical references: English standard version), Laura Helmke Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The Effects of Neo-Liberalism: A Proposal to Measure Women's Feeling of Safety and Job Satisfaction In Two Garment Factories, Briana Henscheid Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Information security: A comprehensive overview for businesses in the proper selection and implementation of a secure information system and policy, Matt Jaeger Presidential Scholars Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Senior thesis work, Corey Jansen Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Sarbanes-Oxley: A compliance case study, Rachel Kass Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A Look at the Inefficiencies of the U.S. Tort System and Reforms to Correct Them, Ryan Koopmans
The biopsychosocial model of medicine: Implications for the future of healthcare, Abby M. Luensmann Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Introduction, Ken McCormick
The Welsh language: Cultural preservation or a losing battle?, Kim Mercer Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A look at the Little Rock Nine, Stacey Noble Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Are Parties True to Their Word? Platform Politics in the 1996 Election, Catherine Louise Olexa Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cerebral palsy: Physical therapy and medical treatment issues, Jill Pedretti Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Effect of light duration on pulvinar motor organ movements in Phaseolus vulgaris, Thomas William Rinehart Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
R & D Exchange in a Duopoly with Strong Patent Protection, Nicholas Sly
Teaching speaking in the foreign language classroom, Amanda J. Smith Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Theoretical neuroscience: modeling the activation mechanism of potassium channels in neurons, Kevin Twedt Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Similarities and differences in perception and production of diphthong sounds among native speakers of Spanish and English, Kelley Wilkinson Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 2003
The glass ceiling for women in business, Megan Abels Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Effectiveness of educator-oriented content courses, Joslyn K. Burt Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Effects of cohabitation on engaged adult relationships, Matthew W. Chingren Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A comparison of the epithelium to mesenchyme transformation process in cultured embryonic chick neural crest cells and human metastatic cervical cancer cells, Molly Decker Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Legal and Economic Strategies for International Intellectual Property Protection: The Case of Software, Liz Dunshee
Serpents of the Ark-La-Tex, Jennifer L. Hollis Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Homegrown, Cedar Isbell Presidential Scholars Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The redox potential of DDT: An environmental perspective, Anne Lewis, Christopher Cramer, and John Bumpus Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Human resources' role in successful mergers and acquisitions, Vanessa Loecke Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Introduction, Ken McCormick
Flaws in the Kyoto Protocol's Pollution Permit System, Adam Mellem
The Role of Athletics in Higher Education, Ryan Miller
E-Commerce: Choosing the Appropriate Tax Model, Jeffrey A. Scudder
E-commerce: Choosing the appropriate tax model, Jeffrey A. Scudder Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Creating chaos: US' policies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kelly Shell Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A Cost Benefit Study of Banning Leaf Burning in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Joshua Van Kley
Submissions from 2002
Inspire and equip: The needs and wants of students in a high school English curriculum, Jocelyn Hays Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Introduction, Ken McCormick
The State Lottery Tax: An Equity Analysis, Ben Smith
The Private Prison Debate: A Look into the Efficiency of Private Prisons vs. Public Prisons, Megan Swanson
Public relations in action: Marketing a new business, Autumn Visser Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 2001
Cops and Robbers: Looking at the Interdependent Relationship Between Police and Crime Using Differential Equations, Matthew Cole
China: Unfulfilled Promise, Matthew Gernes
Introduction, Ken McCormick
A Game Worth Playing? The Distributional Effects of Casino Gambling: An Emphasis on Iowa, Brad Rolling
The Economic Agenda of Catholic Social Teaching: The Framework for a Normative Social Theory, Michael D. Russell
Consumer Views on Genetically Modified Crops, Levente Timar
Submissions from 2000
Seasonal initiatives: Sports stadium referendums and voter turnout, Joe Book Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Project body image, Elaine M. Eshbaugh Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Population Trends in Rural Iowa: Decline and Recovery, Jake Hansen
Trade Adjustment Assistance: Past Issues, Current Concerns, and a Possible Solution, Mike Hanson
A New Era in American Agriculture, Peter Hosch
Marketing to Hispanics, Jodi Marucheck Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Introduction, Ken McCormick
The wrath of Poseidon: The influence of water on strategy and tactics of ancient Greek warfare, Ben Nietzel Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Software piracy: Attitudes & opinions of computer users and implications for software manufacturers & consumers, Bharath Pola Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Income Inequality and Economic Growth: An Empirical Study About the Effects of Economic Growth on Income Distribution, Steve Schuler
An inquiry into the development of expert systems in legal reasoning, Trevor K. Sheeley Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The history and archeology of Bethsaida, Kristen Sibold Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Fit to print: A content analysis of the regent universities' student papers, Ivy A. Sprague Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies, with Special Emphasis on the Republic of Croatia, Marko Svetina
The evolving child: Theories of human development in Waldorf education, Sara Wright Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1999
Tuberculosis and the genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in mycobacterium, Marla DeWitt Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Monitoring the effects of indoor pollution using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Rachel Farrell Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Interface design, Susan Funk Presidential Scholars Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The expression of the CRF1 gene in mouse embryonic development, Margaret Gruber Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Emergent literacy in Spanish-speakers: Stages of spelling development, Rebecca A. Helm Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Math wars: The politics of curriculum, Raymond Johnson Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Distributed artificial intelligence in a virtual reality setting: a case study, Rebecca Lohr Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
