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 2025
The Use of Spanish in Political Advertisements, Bailey Johnson
Following the Line, Amber Jones
Efficacy of Spanish Audio-Supported Second Language Vocabulary Learning in a Single Case Study, Destiny M. Jones Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2025 Award
The Effects of Short-Term, High-Dosage Creatine Supplementation on Cognitive Measures Following Mental Fatigue in Healthy Young Adults, Keevan Jones, Lyle Conditt, Amalea Friedle, and Olivia Van Meter
Mental Health Care Access in Afghanistan, Kenzie Keenan, Adalyn Gauck, Drew Gauley, Hannah Ryan, and Shukuru Budederi
Comparing the Cognitive and Physiological Effects of Traditional and Virtual Reality Exercise in Overweight/Obese Adults, Emma Kelsey Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Agricultural Impacts on Water Bodies in the Cedar River Watershed, Erin Kennedy, Clair Taylor, and Mohammad Iqbal Open Access Poster Presentation
The Influence of Mental Skills and Social Support During the Injury Rehabilitation Process, Paige Kisley Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Phylogeography of Rainbow Darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, using RadSeq Analysis, Lauren Klein Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Importance of Domestic Violence Reform in First World Countries, Morgan Klein, Stephanie Hines Meyers, Jasmyne Sauceda, and Ark Van Donslear
Language as Privilege: Socioeconomic Status and the Politics of Foreign Language Learning, Brenda Koumondji Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Silent Deaths: Breast Cancer Disparities for Black Women in Iowa, Brenda Koumondji Open Access Paper 2025 Award
The Role of Capital on Literacy and Second Language Acquisition: A Cross-National Comparative Study, Brenda Koumondji
Outlaws, Lawmen, and the Emergence of Justice on the Western Frontier, Kaci Krier Open Access Poster Presentation
Outlaws, Lawmen, and the Emergence of Justice on the Western Frontier, Kaci Mae Krier Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Economic Effects of Deportation on the U.S. Labor Market, Abigayle Lantz
Analysis of the Relationship Between Health Behaviors and Civic Engagement, Faith Larsen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Philosophy in Filmmaking: Animation vs. Live Action, Veronica J. Larson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Examining the Role of Mental Health in Prisoner Reentry, Ireland Laughlin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Hireability of Female Hispanic Applicants by Accent/Career Type and Participant First Language, Lauren Logue and Helen C. Harton Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Hireability of Female Hispanic Applicants by Accent/Career Type and Participant First Language, Lauren Logue and Helen C. Harton
Hireability of Female Hispanic Applicants by Accent/Career Type and Participant First Language, Lauren R. Logue Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Access to Special Education Support for Rural Areas, Annamarie Mallory, Zayne Smith, and Sam Rohrssen
Tracking the Ice Age: Applying Facies Changes and Grain Size Variability to Trace Environmental Shifts Linked to the Laurentide Ice Sheet, Abigail Mandick, Laura Comstock, Alexa Clements, and Dylan Ward Open Access Poster Presentation
Peer Tutoring Strategies for Science Major and Non-Major Undergraduate Students [poster], Thomas Manternach
The Easter Egg Strategy: An Analysis of Taylor Swift’s Easter Egg Strategy and Swiftie Engagement for the Midnights Album, Kate McAlister Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Facilitating a Class for All Students - An Extensive Literature Review, Maya Lynn McDaniels Open Access Honors Program Thesis
¿Por qué Estudiar Español?: Un Examinación de los Motivaciones de los Estudiantes Universitarios, Neah McGovern
The Effects of of Both Parent and Child Technology Use on Developing Literacy Abilities, Ava McMenomy Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Characterization of the mtDNA Minicircles in a Chewing Louse, Neotrichodectes mephitidis, Morgan Mescher Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Wellness Center, Molly Miller, Emma Gullion, Quincy Griffin, and Hannah Rasing
Building Countably Many Disjoint Stat Sets in ω1, Jordan Mills Open Access Poster Presentation
Characterization of Bacillus cereus/anthracis Bacteriophages Selected for Stability and Durability, Brendan M. Millslagle and Michael H. Walter Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Three Youth, Three Experiences with Spanish as a Heritage Language, Lizbeth Montalvo Poster Presentation
The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Stair ‘Snacks’ on Cognition, Madeline Claire Moran Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Addressing Iowa’s Teacher Shortage: University-Led Strategies and Their Impact, Makenzie Mae Morris Open Access Honors Program Thesis
College Student Reflections on Their Aging Selves: A Photovoice Study, Katie Mortenson
Women’s Rights Across Borders: Challenges and Progress in Afghanistan, India and the United States, Zita Mpinganzima, Taylor Romer, Gracie Richter, and Sydney Hersom
Architecture of the Mitochondrial Genome of a Parasitic Louse, Geomydoecus centralis, Grace Phyllis Mraz Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Acoustic Analysis of Vowels in Foreign-Accented English, Hannah Nedder Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Trace Evidence vs Memory Evidence: Comparing Evidence Collection Tools, Faith Nielsen and M. Kimberly MacLin
Engineering New Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains to Investigate Gene Looping in Yeast, Jack Noehren and Justin Peters Open Access Poster Presentation
Building Better: Lean Construction vs. Traditional Methods, Payton Olson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Affective Political Polarization Pre- and Post-Election: Beliefs about Positive and Negative Behaviors, Krishna Patel, Hallye Wade, Kalisa Weathersby, Lily Stevens, and Helen Harton
Monte Carlo Study of Competing Exchange and Dipolar Interactions in 2D, Ryan Peck, Eden Reicherts, Blayze Williams, Caden Sadler, Pavel Lukashev, Paul Shand, and Ali Tabei Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Redlining and its Consequences: High School Sports Winningness in the Des Moines, IA Independent School District, Grant Lane Pedersen Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Linguistic Representation in the Public Library of Cedar Falls: Successes and Recommendations, Sara Petersen Poster Presentation
No pued/o/ encontrar la/s/ palabra/s/ correcta/s/: An exploration of morphological selections in monolingual Spanish and bilingual English-Spanish AAC systems, Sara Petersen Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Strengthening Social-Emotional Learning for Elementary Students Through Explicit Instruction, Miah Phalen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Addressing the Overemphasis and Impacts of Academic Language in English Language Learner Instruction, Rebecca Pint Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Friendship with Violence: The Boffer LARPing Community, Cassandra Ralston
Immigration, Almendra Ramirez and Leslie Villagomez
Straining Macrocyclic Alkynes with a Molecular Photoswitch Using Light to Undergo Cycloaddition Reactions, Taryn J. Rice and Daniel Lee Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Designing Strained Macrocycles: Tuning Click Reactivity Through Ring Size, Briauna L. Robinson and Daniel Lee Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Preliminary Findings for Conversational Synchrony in Early Huntington’s Disease Patients, Samantha Robinson Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Preliminary Findings for Conversational Synchrony in Early Huntington’s Disease Patients, Samantha Robinson Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Connecting the Cedar Valley: The Design and Impact of a Nonprofit News, Morgan Ryerson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Computational and Experimental Study of Nearly Half-Metallic V2CoGa, Caden Sadler, Parashu Kharel, Cole Brown, Mohd Anas, Paul M. Shand, and Pavel V. Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Exploring Spin-Gapless Semiconducting Properties of FeVTaAl and FeCrZrAl, Caden Sadler, Samuel Smith, Brandon Schmidt, Parashu Kharel, and Paul M. Shand
Morphological Description of the Weberian Apparatus in the reticulate loach, Botia lohachata, Eric Schaufelberger, Annalise Zeinemann, and Nathan C. Bird Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Death with a Side of Coffee, Abby Schellhorn
Tag Anything, Anywhere: Placing Chemical Taggants on Various Items, Alayna L. Schipper and Colin L. Weeks Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The Role of Financial Literacy Education in Shaping Students’ Future Financial Decisions, Arianna Shornock Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Duality of Quadrilaterals via Quaternions, Parker Sjomeling Open Access Poster Presentation
Preparation of a Cave Crystal Inorganic Spectral Library, Jobie Smith and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Changes in Iowa's Code Chapters 622A and 622B and Chapter 47 of Court Rules: A Reflection of Evolving Interpreter and Translation Services in the Iowa Judicial System, Kai Smith Poster Presentation
Tooth Brushing Pressure Detection Using Only a Smartwatch, William Spielbauer and Dheryta Jaisinghani Open Access Poster Presentation
Filming in Caves, Easton Steffen and Ryder Bates
Understanding Dementia Friendly Features of Public Bathrooms: Dementia-Friendly Bathroom Design Explored + Checklist, Sarah Stegge, Elsie Aslesen, Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi, Denell Henninger, and Janice Blevins
Family Caregiver Emotions In Dementia Simulation Education, Sarah Stegge and Elaine M. Eshbaugh
DEI Initiatives Through the Eyes of Young Consumers: Analyzing Gen Z and Gen Alpha Brand Perceptions, Rachel Stephany Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Affective Political Polarization Pre- and Post-Election: Comparisons Two Months into the New Administration, Lily Stevens, Hallye Wade, Krishna Patel, Kalisa Weathersby, and Helen C. Harton
Uncovering the Impact: No-till Agriculture's Effect on Soil and Air Quality in Fayette County, Iowa, Clair Taylor and Alexa Clements Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Tooth Brushing Technique Detection With Deep Learning on the Edge, Anthony Teal and Dheryta Jaisinghani Open Access Poster Presentation
From Classroom to Career: Identifying Occupations Aligned with Psychology Competencies, Colten Teem and Skylar Shaffer
Bridging Connection & Care: AI-Modified Activities for Residents, ZaKiyah Timmons-Crear
Artificial Intelligence's Potential in Assessments of Math Learning, Casandra Tounjian Poster Presentation
Accessibility to Menstrual Products at the University of Northern Iowa, Catrina Tounjian and Disa Cornish Open Access Poster Presentation
Analysis of the Menstrual Product Initiative at the University of Northern Iowa, Catrina Marie Tounjian Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Art of Accessing Science, Kyle Mark Trunnell Open Access Honors Program Thesis
My Experience at Cedar Heights Elementary School as an Assistant to the School Counselor, Adi Uglum
A Personal Exploration of the Cultural Impact of Shinto and the Meiji Shrine on Japan, Ashley Uitermarkt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Peer Educator Recognition & Awards Banquet, April 30, 2025 [program], University of Northern Iowa. Undergraduate Studies Program.
Genetic Diversity of Bluegill in Iowa, Eva van de Mortel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Florentine Impressions: Artists Abroad, Jaylin Vander Wiel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effects of Short-Term, High Dosage Creatine Supplementation on Cognitive Measures Following Mental Fatigue in Healthy Young Adults, Olivia Van Meter Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effects of Short-Term, High-Dosage Creatine Supplementation on Cognitive Measures Following Mental Fatigue in Healthy Young Adults: A Pilot Study, Olivia Van Meter Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The Success of Peer Education [poster], Kaylee Van Pelt
KtrB-mediated Alkaline Adaptation Drives Enterococcus faecalis Persistence in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Helicoverpa zea, Vivian Veto, Pat Hurd, Geneva Bell, and Jerreme Jackson Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Affective Political Polarization Pre- vs. Post-Election, Hallye Wade, Krishna Patel, Kalisa Weathersby, and Lily Stevens
Enhancing Math Inclusion for Students With Disabilities in General Education Classrooms, Kimberly Walljasperq Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Inclusive Language: Evolution of Morphophonological Gender Agreement in Spanish and Modern Perceptions of Its Use, Acelia Dianne Watts Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A Review of the Cypriniform Weberian Apparatus: What is it, How it Works, and Current State of Research, Kalisa Weathersby, Eric Schaufelberger, Annalise Zeinemann, and Nathan C. Bird Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Affective Political Polarization Pre-and Post-Election: Attributions about Democrats and Republicans, Kalisa Weathersby, Hallye Wade, Krishna Patel, and Lily Stevens
Implementing Peer-Mediated Support Interventions for Children Diagnosed With Autism, Elise Wehr Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Music Education Gender Divide at the University of Northern Iowa, Abigail Wendland Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2026 Award
The Impact of Emergency Haying on Grassland Birds in the Conservation Reserve Program Habitats of Northwest Iowa, Claire Widmer, Ai Wen, Kenneth Elgersma, and Mark Vandever Open Access Poster Presentation
Silent Hazards: Safety and Risk Protocols of Potential Hazardous Museum Specimens, Madelyn Wilson, Alexa Clements, Nathan Arndt, and Lee S. Potter Open Access Poster Presentation
Pools of Reflection: Grappling with Change and the Idea of Self, Haeley Wolter Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
