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 1999
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
Archaeology: puzzle of the past: an exhibit design, Kristine Eyheralde Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Inflation in Russia: 1989-present, Jeffrey L. Fuhrman Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Solo flight, Jonna Higgins Presidential Scholars Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Reforms in legislation governing judicial organization in the Soviet Union and in present-day Russia: The new law “On the Status of Judges in the Russian Federation”, Jason Jeremy Kilborn Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The chemical origin of life: an exploration of thioesters as energy in the prebiotic world, Kimberly Ann Mescall Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Privacy and property versus accuracy and access: The ethical dilemma of the medical record system, Melissa Pieper Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The Luo Yi: Memoirs of Miss Luo, Sarah M. Ross Presidential Scholars Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The modeling of phosphorus dynamics in a lake system, Todd N. Swift Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The ability of children with specific language impairment to comprehend contrastive stress in sentences, Nicole M. VanCleave Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1993
Reversal of fortune: Dick Clark, John Culver, and Iowa politics in the 1970s, Clinton R. Boddicker Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Asset impairment: A comparison of recognition criteria, Tanya S. Chapman Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The effects of the Presidency on the EPA, Patrick Cook Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Real estate development for tourist attractions, Daniel J. Dickman Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Public policy & economic justifications for renewable energy, Dean Eyler Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The role of business in sustainable development: Proactive environmental initiatives and reciprocal relationships, Jennifer Halupnik Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Having it all - fact of fiction?: The effects of marriage and motherhood on the career patterns and earnings of women accountants, Holly R. Mahan Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Infusing global education into the foreign language classroom: A look at the Iowa global education standard, Darcie J. Novotny Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Mathematics anxiety: A study of its causes as proclaimed by educational research, Jennifer Rupp Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Salus populi suprema lex: The impact of three major European thinkers on the Constitution of the United States, Corey W. Smith Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Women and population control in China, Sarah Stumme Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1992
New reaction conditions for the synthesis of Wieland-Miescher ketone, Jonathan J. Bates Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Introduction to fractal geometry: Definition, concept, and applications, Mary Bond Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Free speech: The debate over the current scope of protection provided under the First Amendment, Susan E. Hanna Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Life in the red: Inefficiency in the Iowa state budget process, Michael Mrosko Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Aspects of air pollution, and its effect on the respiratory system, Jennifer Randall Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Algeria's fundamentalists: Their historical context and prospects for success, Michael L. Smith Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Karel Husa: A musical mirror of our time, Kariann Sullivan Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A chaotic approach to free will and determinism, Gregory J. Till Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Dance as a cultural element in Spain and Spanish America, Amy Lynn Wall Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Exploring the relationship between people and the environment in the English classroom, Annette Worm Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
K dimension continued fractions and k dimension golden ratios, Tascha Gwyn Yoder Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1991
Computer crime: The abuse of accounting information systems, Darin J. Anderson Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Implementing a neural network in the Smalltalk graphical environment, John M. Damgaard Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The Importance of Theatre in Secondary Education, Monica L. Franzen Article
Russian nationalism and Pamiat, Brian Granger Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Public policy towards unemployment: 1937-1941, Jill M. Hemphill Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
