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 2002
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
Demand-Side Determinants of Wage Inequality, Corey Lorenzen
Introduction, Ken McCormick
Parade of Protection: A Survey of the European Reaction to the Passage of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, Mark Milder
Modeling of catastrophic events with applications to insurance, Mary Noga Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The Search for a Simple, Efficient, Less Intrusive Substitute for Our Current Income Tax System, Aaron Sauerbrei
Financial management and UNI students: A proposal for financial education in the general education program at UNI, Carrie Schnieders Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Trade Liberalization and Environmental Quality: Opposing Viewpoints, Additional Issues, and the Necessity of Intervention, John R. Ubben
Submissions from 1998
The effect of a flat tax on the individual taxpayer, Sarah Allen Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A tale of two chickens: exploring the social and economic implications of our food choices, Laura Bainbridge Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Rhodes Scholar: defining an opportunity, Kevin Diehl Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Teaching for educated children, Jane Ericson Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Dealing with death and the grieving process, David M. Gabel Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The effects of a student-centered thinking strategies approach to learning basic facts, Amber L. Grotjohn Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Food preference in Drosophila robusta and Drosophila tripunctata following desiccation, Brad Horton Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
"Why can't the English" . . . learn to get along?: Musical reinforcement of negative personal characteristics in My Fair Lady, Gretchen Hundling Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
U.N.I. think tank, Brad Koch and Judson Poppen Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Groupwork in business, Michelle Laird Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Missionary activities of American Mormons, Peter Masteller Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The expectations and perceptions of incoming freshmen at UNI, Kristin Michael Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The use of medication in the management of attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder, Abigail S. Natvig Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Selected stories, Brian Nodurft Presidential Scholars Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Solving the problem of evil, Matt Perman Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Creating a textual performance piece, Karen Pitcher Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Information resource management in emergency room medicine: A case study, Karmen Seavey Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1997
The economic impact of the University of Northern Iowa on the state of Iowa, Marshall Blaine Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Information technology resources at UNI's College of Business Administration: A student needs assessment, Heidi Bruch Presidential Scholars Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Drosophilia ecology: Food resource behavior, Jeffrey John Doolittle Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Electromagnetic reaction cross sections in relativistic heavy ion collisions, Jack Dostal Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The impact of computer-assisted communication techniques on the accounting profession, Jennifer Ellwanger Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Grace state: A Christian devotional for College Students, John Farrell Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Incorporating the TI-92 into a high school classroom, Heather Golliher Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A survey of the use and perceptions of analytical procedures, Rebecca Hutchinson Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Game theory and its practical applications, Angela M. Koos Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Helping children cope with grief and death, Kim Noon Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Financial planning as a career, Mikol Sesker Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Senior auditors' reaction to premature sign-off by a staff member, Amy L. Slabaugh Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Diary of a backpacker rockstar: A UNI student's guide to traveling Western Europe, Jason James Joseph Sloan Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1996
The Farmers' Holiday Association in Eastern Iowa, 1932-1933, Joel Dinger Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Soap talk: The appeal of soap opera to contemporary female audiences, Catherine M. Drain Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
An argument for the nationalization of railroad rights-of-way, John T. Flint Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Worker training and retraining programs in Iowa: Explanation and alteration, Aaron Gilkes Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Characterization of the RNaseP sequence in Chlorobium limicola, Emily J. Hoeger Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Technology in the mathematics classroom: "Glorified toys" or educational tools?, Jason W. Perry Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The effect of aging on skeletal muscle regeneration, Ben E. Reinking Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Problem-based learning: A practical process for a more promising future, Angie Ryken Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Selected problems involving the probability of ruin for an insurance company, Andrew J. Schafer Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Subliminal advertising: The commercial appropriation of the unconscious, Brian D. Williams Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1995
The generation gap: A comparison of the negative portrayals of hippies and Generation Xers, Greg Becker Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Effect of light intensity and temperature on light-avoiding leaf movements in two Phaseolus species, Douglas Bielenberg Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Are learning disabilities discovered or constructed: The unintended consequences and failures of realism as the philosophical basis of learning disabilities theory, Nicole C. Buhl Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Subpopulation heterogeneity and statistical unreliability in forensic DNA typing, Nick Craig Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Self-directed teams: A cost-benefit analysis of autonomy level, Jennifer L. Duncan Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Maria Lactans and some visual predecessors in Egypt, the ancient Near East and Greece, M. C. Ewald Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Cerebral vascular accidents and therapeutic treatments, Allison L. Hartman Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Efficient axis and circle detection through Hough transformation, Karissa E. Hobert Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The moral reasoning of males and females in response to hypothetical dilemmas involving the care of elderly family members, Denise Litterer Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Loss of the tumor suppressor genes p53 and BRCA1 in prophylactic mastectomy cancer patients, Garrett Griffith Losh Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Church and state in the early fifteenth century: Henry V's persecution of the Lollards, Heather Lee Martin Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The psychology of menstruation, Natalie J. Martin Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Multiquadric interpolation: Surface fitting in three-dimensional space, Michelle Ruse Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Critical success factors for organizational CASE success, Chad Strauss Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
An analysis of social cognition and health insurance cost-benefit analysis, S. Christian Wheeler Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Multiple regression analysis on the S & P 500 index, Barry White Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1994
Linear codes and error-correction, Karen Brown Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
