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.
Events from 2026
The Decline of School Spirit: Understanding the Role of Morale at the University of Northern Iowa, Saylor Smith
Camouflaging Depression Within the Work and Home Environment, Lindsey Stabenow
Animator Becomes Animated: A Short Film Uniting Animation and Traditional Film as One, Peter Francis Stahr Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effect of Nutritionally Enriched and Decaffeinated Coffee Consumption on Aerobic Exercise & Cognitive Performance, Molly Stamp Poster Presentation
Synthesis and Reactivity of Diruthenium-Based Complexes with Polyhydride Ligands, Bella Steffensmeier Poster Presentation
Synthesis and Reactivity of Diruthenium-Based Complexes with Polyhydride Ligands, Isabella Steffensmeier Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Artificial Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence, Lily Stevens
“Crimes by the Brave”: Military Installation Impacts on Local Crime, Mara Strader Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Is a Fun Run Fun?, Becca Strong
Conversations on the Wall: Using Public Art to Destigmatize Discussions of Death, Hope Thurm and Melinda Heinz
Bridging Connection & Care: AI-Modified Activities for Residents, ZaKiyah Timmons-Crear Poster Presentation
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): The Years Before, During and After COVID-19, Trevor Towne
Sleep, Anxiety and Decision Making, Noah Trucano
Your Body Belongs to You: An Archival Analysis of Educational Resources on Sexual Abuse for Children in School Settings, Aeris Turner
Global Issues Project and Presentation, Nate VanDyk, Alex Dautremont, Lauren Francois, and Parker Craighton
The Human Connection: Perceptions of Social Health Among Healthcare Workers, Vy Van
Maternal Glow and Family Solutions Organization, Catherine Wanyana, Maud Gladys Quaye, and Mawora Plaxcedes
Effects of Race and Tattoo Status on Criminality Judgements, Madelyn Wells, Gabriella Haddad, and Helen C. Harton Open Access Poster Presentation
The Music Education Gender Divide at the University of Northern Iowa, Abigail Wendland
A Literature Review of Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT) in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Emphasis on Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cell and Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) Therapies, Brianna Wickham Open Access Honors Program Thesis
When the Conversation Gets Difficult: Navigating Relationships with Belief Differences, Caitlyn Wylie
Events from 2025
Effects of Resistivity Based on Thin Film Gold Depositions, Emrah Ahmetasevic, Bryan Crow, Ty Porter, Audrey Hager, and Andrew Stollenwerk Open Access Poster Presentation
Implications of Plant Clonality for Nutrient Pollution in Grasslands and Wetlands, Sydney Aird and Kenneth Elgersma Open Access Poster Presentation
Wellness Center, Julio Alonso, Jennifer Little, and Conner Rittenhouse
A Case Study of Harmful Revisionist History: An Analysis of Nada Por Lo Que Pedir Perdón by Marcelo Gullo Omodeo, Anna Anderson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Las Experiencias en Escolarización de Hablantes de Herencia en Iowa: Sus Propias Palabras, Anna Anderson
Las experiencias en escolarización de hablantes de herencia en Iowa: sus propias palabras (The Schooling Experiences of Heritage Speakers in Iowa: In Their Own Words), Anna Anderson Paper 2025 Award
The Schooling Experiences of Heritage Speakers in Iowa: In Their Own Words, Anna Anderson Open Access Poster Presentation
Expanding of the Method for Organic Compounds using GC/MS/MS, Madeline Apple and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Inked Narratives: Exploring the Motivations Behind Tattoo Culture, Katelyn Bakker Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Wellness Center, Grace Barkley, Katelyn Konfrst, and Amanda Meyer
Attitudes Toward Juvenile Offenders: How Juvenile Justice Personnel Perceive Juvenile Recidivism, Morgan Barnette Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Editing the MGV-1 Gene of Fusarium graminearum Using Homology-Directed Repair, Tatiana Barriga Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Mystery Cave Underground: Mapping for the Future, Ryder Bates and Easton Steffen
Auditory Perception of Foreign-Accented English in Noise, Carly Bendull Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A Modern Community Men’s Shed, Carly Bendull and Melinda Heinz
Culture, Labor Laws, and Foreign Investment: An Analysis on the Impact of Uncertainty Avoidance, Annalee Benisek Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effect of Tai Chi Intervention on Gait Variability of Step Length and Velocity in Older Adults, Stephen Michael Blom Open Access Honors Program Thesis
My Internship: UNI Museum, Sydney Blum
Who Owns the Dead: The Unequal Access to Repatriation in US Law, Sydney Blum Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Who Owns Their Dead: Unequal Access To Repatriation in US Law, Sydney Blum
Who Owns Their Dead: Unequal Access to Reptriation in the United States, Sydney Blum Open Access Poster Presentation
MorphToGO: A Video Classification Model for Predicting Protein Functions From Conformational Morphs, Dylan William Bock Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Enhancing First-Year STEM Student Success through Peer Mentoring [poster], Nkasa Bolumbu
The Moderating Role of Aphantasia in the Link between Emotion Regulation and Relationship Satisfaction, Brock Borchardt and Dilbur D. Arsiwalla
Benefits of Mentorship Programs for Peer Mentors [poster], Kelle Bormann
Prison Environment and Conditions Affect Recidivism Rates — Norway and South Africa, Hayes Breitbach, Abby Horstmann, and Gus Beirman
The Legacy of Redlining: Examining Educational Inequalities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Emily Brennom Open Access Poster Presentation
The Legacy of Redlining: Examining Educational Inequalities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Emily Brennom Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Climate Change: Water Pollution in Chad and the Need for Clean Water Intervention, Jake Brock, Adriana Almaraz, and Katie Do
Language Assessment in Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology, Sierra Kay Buscher Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effect of Seed Mix Design and Planting Time on Floral Resources, Madison Carleton Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Guiding the Game: Peer Mentoring Approaches for First-Year Student-Athletes [poster], Madison Carleton
A New Application of the Coimbra Method for Cranial Entheseal Changes, Emily Carlo Open Access Poster Presentation
A New Application of the Coimbra Method On Cranial Entheseal Changes, Emily Marie Carlo Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effect of Mitochondrial Disease on the Eyes and Possible Treatments With an Emphasis on Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, Olivia Chambers Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Female Client Preferences of A Financial Advisor’s Gender, Rachel Ames Clayberg Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Characterizing Glacial Sediments from the Cincinnati, Ohio Area Using Grain Size Distribution, Laura Comstock, Abigail Mandick, Alexa Clements, and Dylan Ward Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Eclipse, Nebraska: An Astronomical Event in Middle America, Maxwell Crees Open Access Poster Presentation
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No It’s a Teacher: How Teachers Are Exemplified as Superheroes as a Method of Control, Charis Crozier Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Wellness Center, Brielle Culbertson, Hannah Sampson, Anna Wieser, and Kim Zizek
Fostering Intergenerational Relationships at Men's Sheds, Katie Cullen
Stochastic Modeling of Nucleoprotein Oligomerization and Parameter Estimation from Mass Photometry Data, Addison Cunningham, Clare Wright, Sander Tompkins, and Ali Tabei Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Tuning the Magnetic Properties of CrI3 using Ni Thin Film Deposition, Connor Cunningham Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Wellness Center, Stephanie Dailey, Faith Hoffman, and Waverly Roorda
Chad's Climate Crisis, Grace Davison, Meara O'Brien, and River Meyer
How Do Documentaries Depict the Experiences of Juveniles in Correctional Facilities?, Emma Decker Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Using Fuzz Testing to Demonstrate Smoothed Analysis, Tyler Delagardelle and Andrew Burns Open Access Poster Presentation
Food Insecurity in the Philippines, Hannah Dennis, Kassidy Lake, and Esther Van Horn
Does Woody Encroachment in Eastern Iowa CRP Fields Depend on Age or Surrounding Forest Cover?, Drew DenOtter, Tyler Evans, and Laura Jackson Open Access Poster Presentation
Magnetotransport Properties of NiFe1+xMn1-xAl Heusler Alloys, Salimatou Diallo, Brandon Schmidt, Jax Wysong, Gavin Baker, Parashu Kharel, and Pavel V. Lukashev
The Impact of Human Trafficking, Jenna DiPrima, Eboni Patterson, and Gabriela Meza
100th Day of School Celebration on Centenarians, Hallory Domnick and Melinda Heinz
Wellness Center, Dreanna Driggers, Carissa Sabers, and Reilly Thuemmler
Measurement and Analysis of Nitrogen Dioxide and Particulate Matter in Iowa, Kevin Du, Regan Mays, and Ben Lynch Open Access Poster Presentation
Evaluating Corporate Advertising: How Deception Leads to Downfall, Madison Duong Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Relationship Satisfaction as a Mediator Between Attachment and Quality of Life, Emma Elsbecker and Dilbur D. Arsiwalla
Communicating Across Languages: The Complexities of Bilingual and Multilingual AAC for Arabic Speakers, Emma Fagerstrom Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Wellness Center, Alex Fowler, David Kremer, and Maddie White
An Analysis of Commercial Real Estate, Amanda Christine Fowler Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Relationship between Backgrounds and the Perception of Tones in Mandarin, Abigail Franks Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Health Insurance Benefits as a Tool for Employee Attraction and Retention: Evidence from the Nursing Industry, J. T. Garcia
Developing a DNA Extraction Method for Mineral Abundant Limestone Cave Samples, Treytun Garcia and Marek Sliwinski Open Access Poster Presentation
Magnetic Coercivity and Exchange Bias of Mn2PtIn Heusler Alloy, Salar A. Ghumman, Paul M. Shand, Pavel V. Lukashev, Mason Pulse, Alec Venner, and Parashu Kharel Open Access Poster Presentation
Testing the Role of GroEL During Enterococcus faecalis Persistence in the Helicoverpa zea GI Tract, Emily Gockel and Jerreme Jackson Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
School Counseling Experience, Elle Greiner
Yearbooks as a Tool in Racial History Research, Jadin Grieser Open Access Poster Presentation
Preparation of Cytogenetic Ice Spectral Library, Jessica Haines and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
An Overview of Domestic Violence in Ireland and the United States, Rachel Halbach and Addie Feris
One, Two, Unemployment’s Coming for You: How Slasher Films Reflect Societal Fears, Arwen G. Hansen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effect of Surface Preparation on Spin Glass Behavior at the Ni/MoS2 Interface, Haley Harms Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Water Quality Index of Coldwater Creek and Analysis of it's Subterranean Branch in Coldwater Cave, Zachary Harper, Mohammad Iqbal, and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Synthesis and Characterization of Strain-Responsive Macrocyclic Alkynes for Click Chemistry, Cassidy J. Hartman and Daniel Lee Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Sonication Production of Nanocellulose and Its Characterization, Aliciana E. Harvey-Greaves, Elizabeth E. Guevara, Bowen A. Downey, Casey J. Daughenbaugh, and Colin L. Weeks Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Spectroscopic Analysis of Caves: The Influence of Organic Overburden on Karst Speleothems, Jacqueline Heggen Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Beneath the Surface: 3D LiDAR Mapping Coldwater Cave, Jacqueline Heggen, Joshua Sebree, Mike Malaska, and Mike Paton Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Field of Speech Language Pathology: A Comparative Literary Review of Language Development, Ana Herrig Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Whole Genome Sequencing of Bumblebees with Varied Tissue Quantity, Extraction Methods, and Bioinformatic Inquiries, Halle Hoefing and Ai Wen Open Access Poster Presentation
mTBI Literature Review: Devices, Protocol and Nutritional Health, Nicholas Huinker, Sarah Stegge, and Elaine M. Eshbaugh
De QuikTrip a la Panadería: El Paisaje Lingüístico de Capitol East, Des Moines, Iowa, Kathleen Hunter
