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 2024
Breaking the Patterns of Homelessness, Jaylynn Easterly, Yaqueline Trinidad, Mya Snitker, and Araely Hanson
How Redlining has Led to Food Deserts and the Impacts on Waterloo, Diana Espinoza
The Impact of COVID-19 Related Stress on Parenting and Community Engagement in an Iowa Community, Savanna Farley and Danny Trip
Design of a Wellness Center, Alyssa Fellows, Jade Lyons, and Liana Illa
Unreliable Narrators; Origins and Impact, Lauren Fetzer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Using Fiddler Crab Species to Identify Coastal Biomes Around the Perimeter of the Atlantic Ocean, Amber Finke Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Design of a Wellness Center, Brylee Folkerts and Faith Toulouse
Beyond the Classroom: Do the Iowa Civic Virtues Standards Achieve Their Goals?, Damien Foster Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Global Overconsumption and its Effects on Climate Change, Alex Friedley, Caitlyn Conlee, and Jason Rhinehart
Housing Affordability: An Examination of Factors in Black Hawk County Impacting Housing Affordability for UNI Graduates, Mason DeLaine Fritz Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Importance of Mental Health in Sudan, Tatum Gehrke, Ella Reimers, Alayna Asby, Aminah Igram, and Klarence Baker
Adoption and Perception of Pharmacogenomics: A Literature Review, Anna C. Girten Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Educational Effects of Redlining in Waterloo, Jadin Grieser
Design of a Wellness Center, Anna Gunderson, Jordyn Whitish, and Emily Klein
Political Orientation and Moral Values: Examining their Effects on Susceptibility to Misinformation, MaKayla L. Hall, Jordan A. Neely, and Helen C. Harton Open Access Poster Presentation
Full Circle Services, Inc., Delaney Harbison
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)
Enhanced Head Immobilization for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Ashley Harrington, Kip Matthews, Daniel Neck, and Connel Chu Poster Presentation
The Impact of COVID-19 on the IT Services Industry, Shekynah AnneMarie Haworth Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Entrance to Entrance: A Hunt for Astrobiological Analogs at Wind Cave, Jacqueline Heggen, Evelyn Lopez, and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Fluorescence of Cryogenically Frozen Cave Water and Its Use as a Europa Analog, Jacqueline Heggen and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Characterization of Zebra Calcite to Better Understand Wind Cave National Park as an Extraterrestrial Analog, Jenna Heinen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Empathy, Education, & Empowerment: Reflections on the World of Dementia, Samantha Heyer, Jordan Neely, Sarah Stegge, and Elaine M. Eshbaugh Open Access Poster Presentation
Characterization of mtDNA Minicircles in a Chewing Louse Stachiella octomaculatus, Jaylie Hicklin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Reexamination of College Students’ Behaviors and Knowledge of Recycling, Ella Hilbrant Open Access Honors Program Thesis
¿Tengo el derecho a votar?: Un análisis de las leyes del acceso lingüístico y los impactos de recursos multilingües de votación en la participación de votantes hispanos en Iowa y Michigan, Madeline L. Hinz Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Development of Fluorescence Data Logger for Remote Exploration, Jordan Holloway and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Unearthing UNI's First Football Stadium, Hannah Huffman Open Access Poster Presentation
A High-Resolution Photographic Guide for Identifying Fiddler Crabs from the Shores of the Atlantic Ocean, Abby M. Hutchins and Carl L. Thurman Open Access Poster Presentation
Educational Outcomes as a Result of Redlining, Brynn Jeambey
Volunteer Experience at Allen Hospital, Stefani Johnson
The Impact of Sentiment on Iowa Farmland Values by Agricultural District, Skyler Kelly Open Access Honors Program Thesis
It’s Not All About Winning and Losing: Increasing Fan Experience in Collegiate Basketball, Lydia Kernen Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Redlining Effects on Income and Education in Waterloo, IA, Lydia Kernen
Leveraging Multi-Modal Sensing to Detect Student Safety on Campus, Volodymyr A. Kiselov and Dheryta Jaisinghani Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Language Barriers in the U.S. Legal System for Primarily Spanish Speakers: Attorney Perspectives and Potential Solutions for True Equal Access, Emma F. Kizer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Building Resilience and Success: The Effects of Peer Mentoring [poster], Kylie A. Klaver
Whispers of Childhood, Karlie Klemesrud
I Failed My Brother: How Online Radicalization Affects the Family Unit, Serenity Kollasch Open Access Poster Presentation
"I Failed My Brother": How Online Radicalization Affects the Family Unit, Serenity Dawn Kollasch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Investigating the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy, Science Teaching Beliefs, and Science Teaching Practices in Pre-Service Science Education, Carolyn Kress, Kiran Willis, Jesse Wilcox, Diva Dodiya, Pranav Kota, and Jerrid Kruse Open Access Poster Presentation
Food Access: Addressing the Problem of Food Deserts in Waterloo, Iowa, Adele Kuruppu
Small Business Burnout: Reversing the Entrepreneurial Burnout, Adele Kuruppu Poster Presentation
Small Business Burnout: Reversing the Entrepreneurial Exit, Adele Kuruppu Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Motivation Behind Undergraduate Students Becoming Peer Educators and Associated Benefits of the Position [poster], Anna LaLuzerne
Use of Analytical Instruments in Caves to Assess Biometrics, Water, and Air Quality, Celia W. Langemo and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Impact of High School Climate and Bullying on Depression and Anxiety in Emerging Adulthood, Tyler Larson
Impact of High School Climate and Bullying on Depression and Anxiety in Emerging Adulthood, Tyler K. D. Larson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Characterization of mtDNA Minicircles in a Chewing Louse, Geomydoecus centralis, John Lehmkuhl, Grace Mraz, James W. Demastes, and Theresa A. Spradling Open Access Poster Presentation
Social Media Use and Gender Development Research Assistant, Monica Lewandowski
Internship at the Denison Police Department, Yolanda Loarca
Childhood Experiences with Finances and How They Affect Bargaining for Salary, Lauren Logue and Maelah Golden
Impact of ESG Initiatives on Stock Returns, Reagan Lommell Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effects of Seed Mix Design and Planting Time on Mid-Summer Floral Resources in CRP Plantings, Rachel G. Lursen, Madison Carleton, and Laura Jackson Open Access Poster Presentation
Integrating Music in PK-12 Classrooms to Impact Behavior, Improve Academics, and Support Developmental Milestones in Children, Emily Grace Manis Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Let’s Talk About Death: A Content Analysis of Children's Literature on Death and Dying, Celine Manternach and Hallory Domnick
Peer Tutoring Strategies for Science Major and non-Major Undergraduate Students, Thomas Manternach
Proportional Reasoning: Understanding Student Thinking with Direct and Inverse Proportions, Emma Marshall Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Redefining 21st Century Evangelicalism, Anna McDowell Open Access Poster Presentation
Child Marriage and Child Solider Policies in Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger, Mawlia Meh, Lexie Hauber, Morgan Kline, and Ramiyah Boyed
The Effects of Gender-Based Occupational Segregation on Women's Earnings in the United States and Canada, Jadyn G. Milius
The Effect of Gender-Based Occupational Segregation on Women's Earnings in the United States and Canada, Jadyn Grace Milius Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Gender Socialization and Social Media in College Students' Fear of Crime, Ashlyn Miller
Gender Socialization and Social Media in College Students' Fear of Crime, Ashlyn Miller Open Access Poster Presentation
Gender Socialization and Social Media in College Students' Fear of Crime, Ashlyn C. Miller Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Mastering 3 Learning Strategies: A Guide for Undergraduate Peer Science Tutors in Walk-In Setting, Terra Mills
The Role of FLO11 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Colonization of the Lepidopteran Gastrointestinal Tract, Kayla Jeanette Minor Open Access Honors Program Thesis
FOR YOU, Daniel Mitchell
Welcome to Des Moines: A City of Art, Xzavier Moore
Political Orientation and Moral Values: Examining their Effects on Susceptibility to Misinformation, Jordan A. Neely, MaKayla L. Hall, and Helen C. Harton
Why Would I Read When the Game is On?: Reasons Adults Give for Reading or Not, Emmy C. Nelson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effects of Virtual Reality Exercise on Cognitive Performance and Brain Activation in an Overweight/Obese Population, Greta Ness, Darci Wiseman, Emma Kelsey, and Grayce Bjugan
Identifying Fungi and their Active Secondary Metabolites From Wind Cave National Park, Jack W. Noehren and Kirk P. Manfredi Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Gender and Student Motivation in Domestic and Foreign Language Study, Macey Overturf Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"The Victory Project": Don't Worry Darling and Toxic Masculinity, Stella Parks
Educational Achievement Rates in Urban Communities as a Result of Past Redlining Practices, Grant Pedersen
A Qualitative Case Study of Montessori Approaches to Learning Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iowa, Ellie Penick Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Senatorial Behavior in Recent Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, Alex Perrin and Donna Hoffman Open Access Poster Presentation
Culturally Competent Strategies for Tutoring Writing with International ELL Students, Sara Petersen Open Access Paper 2024 Award
An Analysis of Crash Factors on Total Property Damage, Erica Peters Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An Investigation into the Role of Flow in Facilitating Post-Traumatic Growth among Military Veterans Diagnosed with PTSD, Emily Prebil
The Use of Communal Resources and its Effect on Wellness, Cassandra Ralston
Preventing Injuries in Violinists and Violists Through Body Awareness and Appropriate Set-Up, Stephanie Ramos Poster Presentation
Using Generative AI for Design in 3D Modeling, Andrew Rhodes and Kaitlyn Hughes Open Access Poster Presentation
Advertising Peer Tutoring as a Valuable Experience for Preservice Teachers [poster], Quinn Robinson
Comparing In-Person and Remote Language Assessments for Adults with Communication Disorders: Clinical Applications for Speech-Language Pathologists, Lauren Rotherham Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
How is International Orchid Trade Regulated, and how Effective are those Regulations?, Madeline Roubik Open Access Paper 2024 Award
Electronic, Magnetic, and Structural Properies of FeVTaAl Heusler Alloy, Caden J. Sadler and Pavel V. Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
The Effects of Exercise in Cognitive Function in Older Ad, Josephine Sagan Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Women's Rights in Iran, Aubrie Saysirisanh, Asia Hemmer, Katelyn Braga, Bailey Hudson, and Abigail Bonner
RIYO Art, Tatiana Schaapherder, Jorgan Rustad, and Yesenia Chavez
Reading Through Generations, Abby Schellhorn
An Automated Method to Detect Tooth Brushing Activity with Smartwatch Sensors, Blake Schleter, Marina Avdonina, Rishiraj Adhikary, Dheryta Jaisinghani, and Sougata Sen Open Access Poster Presentation
World Hunger, Lindsey Schlotfeldt, Kayla Bolsinger, Carson Love, and Kailyn O'Gara
Improving Student’s Socialness with Neural Networks on Smartphones, Brandon Schmidt and Dheryta Jaisinghani Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Effect of Pressure and Strain on Electronic and Magnetic Properties of V2CoAl, Brandon L. Schmidt, Paul M. Shand, Parashu Kharel, and Pavel V. Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Little Miss Sure Shot: Essays on a Young Woman Journalist's Search for Fulfillment, Mallory Schmitz Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Confronting CTE: A Blog Dedicated to Increasing Awareness in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Caden Shea Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Internship at 1st Judicial District Department of Correctional Services, Taylor Short
