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 2020
NSSI Stigma Toward Adolescent Girls and Boys, MacKenzie L. Dallenbach Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Internship at State Training School, Kristy Dempster
How to create a radically inclusive math classroom with regards to gender and sexual orientation, Alexa DeVore Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Identification of genome-linked bacillus bacteriophage proteins, Katherine Dyer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Assessing CP - 42 Habitat Value for Bees using the Floral Resource Index, Allison Eagan Open Access Poster Presentation
Association between wild bee communities and floral resources in the Conservation Reserve Program, Allison Eagan Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Moderating Role of Anxiety in the Associations between Sleep and Insulin Resistance, Brittany Ellis and Dilbur D. Arsiwalla
Measuring meaningful learning in a chemistry laboratory, Kylie Engstrom Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Maximizing Participation in an Online Mathematics Course, Lauren Falck and Douglas Shaw Open Access Presentation
Fluorescent Speleothem in Wind Cave and their Synthetic Analogues [Poster], Teresa Feldman and Joshua Sebree Undergraduate Student Work (UNI Access Only)
Fluorescent Speleothem in Wind Cave and their Synthetic Analogues [Slides], Teresa Feldman and Joshua Sebree Undergraduate Student Work (UNI Access Only)
Fluorescent Speleothem in Wind Cave and their Synthetic Analogues [Video], Teresa Feldman and Joshua Sebree Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Base & Summit: American Women's Right on Either Side of the Passing of the 19th Amendment, Abigail Fer Open Access Poster Presentation
Life and death: Quantifying the risk of heart disease with machine learning, Jack Scott Glienke Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Child Development Center Observation, Suzanna Groves
Determinants of long-term care insurance: Are spouses substitutes?, Jacob Harold-Matthew Haag Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What Determines Whether or Not Individuals Purchase Long Term Care Insurance [Poster], Jacob Harold-Matthew Haag Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Treatment of proximal hamstring tendinopathy with active release technique in collegiate track athletes: A case series, Madison Hagedorn Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"Finding financial freedom": A financial literacy program for high school students, Alexis Hahn Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Reducing MoS2 into single molecular layers using gold-enhanced exfoliation, Taylor Harris Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Tolstoy & The Peasant, William S. Heaton
Analysis of gene expression in early-stage pancreatic cancer and investigation of 1,2,3,4,6-Penta-O-galloyl-β-D-glucopyranoside as a therapeutic, Zachary R. Heinzman Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Preparation of the CRISPR Cas-9 system for directed mutagenesis of the FSR1 gene of the filamentous fungi Fusarium verticillioides, Jacob Horn Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An empirical analysis on major league soccer player earnings, Aaron Michael Anderson Iehl Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Can Doing Good Reduce Risk? Corporate Social Responsibility and Risk for Firms in Controversial Industries, Emily Iehl
The U.S Dollar and Canada Dollar Exchange Rate, Emily Iehl
Modeling the Griffiths Phase in Manganese Intercalated Tantalum Disulfide [Poster], Aaron Janaszak, Lukas Stuelke, and Paul Shand Open Access Presentation
Modeling the Griffiths Phase in Manganese Intercalated Tantalum Disulfide [Slides], Aaron Janaszak, Lukas Stuelke, and Paul Shand Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Trends in Neuroticism and Political Orientation, Karissa Jensen
Exporting Ideology: Trade with China and Indices of Democracy, Alissa Johnson
Examination of the attribution of blame for accounting errors under the proposed 2024 CPA examination structure, Laura Jean Kaufmann Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Dynamic Monte Carlo Modeling of Protein-DNA Interactions, Aaron Kirchman and Ali Tabei Open Access Presentation
Perceptions of dementia in faith-based organizations, Megan Elizabeth Kooker Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Attitudes Towards Latinx Student Support on UNI Campus, Shelby Loomis
Using the Home-Underdog Theory to Test the Efficiency of the NFL Sports Gambling Market, DJ Loutsch
The miseducation of American youth: The detriments of whitewashing literature in secondary schools, Molly Magill Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An alternative approach to malware research, Christopher James May Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Role of Cognitive Neuropsychology in Emergency Medicine, Nia McClendon
Introduction, Ken McCormick
Full Circle Services, Inc. Community Assistant, Jaden McGhee
Algorithmic Exploration and Simulation of Population Protocols, Alan McKay and Andrew Berns Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Effects of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Mental Health, Lauren McMichael
Caregivers' perceptions of literacy toolbox for children in foster care, Raelynn Meade Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Sacrificial seed’s impact on native seedling establishment in prairie restoration, Jacey Meier, Isabella Betzer, and Laura Jackson Open Access Presentation
The Impacts of Educational, Environmental and Economic Factors on the Happiness Index: Score of a Country, Molly Mingus
Insect Community Diversity On Campus Prairies With Different Ages, Taylor Murray and Ai Wen Presentation (UNI Access Only)
The Moderating Role of Emotional Abuse in the Relationship Between Sleep and Anxiety, Taylor Murrell and Dilbur D. Arsiwalla
Comprehensive Systems, Inc., Yi Wei Ng
Internship at Roberts, Stevens, & Prendergast P.L.L.C., Alanna Nietert
Predicting COVID-19 Health Behaviors Using the Health Belief Model [Poster], Kristyn Pellymonter, Adam Butler, and Theresa Dethlefs Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Gender and Perceptions of Leadership Tasks, Lydia Pena and Adam Butler
Perceived Racial Discrimination and Sleep Patterns: The Moderating Role of Race and Health Habits, Camille Petrich
Construction of a target-specific CRISPR-Cas9 vector for the purpose of introducing mutations into the FUM1 gene of Fusarium verticillioides, Jennifer Petsche Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Inactivation of pathogenicity genes of the corn pathogen Fusarium verticilloides using CRISPR gene editing, Jennifer Petsche Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Perceptions of the police: The role of need for cognition and numeracy, Carolyn Pham Open Access Poster Presentation
Ancient Roman Timepieces, Mariah Piippo
Loch Ness Monster and Her Impact on Culture, Mariah Piippo
First-principles study of V(1+x)S(2-x) monolayer, Adam Ramker, Evan O’Leary, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Presentation
ChildServe, Olivia Ritter
The impact of school-based mindfulness programs on the externalizing behavior of students, Madison Ruhlmann Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Editing Fusarium graminearum using CRISPR/Cas9, Grace Marie Sack Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Respiratory differences in spontaneous and scripted speech among bilingual adults, Anna Irene Sagan Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Unveiling Shadows: How to Optimize Shadow Detection in HSI through Combination of LiDAR and Histogram Thresholding, Maritza Salinas Open Access Poster Presentation
Additive Manufacturing with Nanocellulose, Nathan Schmidt and Timothy Kidd Open Access Presentation
An Assessment of Waterloo, Iowa’s Industrial History and Its Potential Links to Environmental Contamination, Samantha Schuler, Pratik Poudel, and Grant Glueck
School Counseling at Hansen Elementary, Addi Seybert
Testing the Effects of Mindfulness Meditation in Reducing Music Performance Anxiety as Measured by Cortisol and Self-Report, Anya E. Shorey
Testing the effects of mindfulness meditation in reducing music performance anxiety as measured by cortisol and self-report, Anya E. Shorey Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2020 Award
Sir Deadpool: A revival of Arthurian morals in modern anti-heroes, Jane Katherine Sible Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Positive Impacts of Service Dogs on Individuals with Disabilities, Madison M. Simon and Natalee M. Hart
The Mediating Role of Sleep in the Associations between ADHD and Academic Impairment on Students, Karen Skretta, Dilbur Arsiwalla, Elizabeth Lefler, Judah Serrano, Will Canu, Cynthia Hartung, and Erik Willcutt
You Can't Take it With You Dramaturgical Website, Hannah Smith, Zoella Sneed, Cheyenne Kay, Jenna Bauch, Savanna Burkle, Abigail Chagolla, Kennedy Keil, Thayne Lamb, Megan Lenstra, Collin Ridgley, and Hannah Twitchell
Spectral time: How Gérard Grisey’s concept of musical time is still relevant today, Isaac Raymond Smith Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2020 Award
Seasonal habitat usage of Iowa wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta), Amanda Stewart Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Hansen Elementary School Counseling, Brianna Swarm
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free": A case study analysis of U.S. immigration policy and public perceptions of Latin American immigrants, Erin Thomason Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effects of intercalating molecules on the polymer properties of DNA, Joseph Tibbs Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Chemical substitution induced half-metallicity in CrMnSb(1-x)Px, Devon VanBrogen, Adam Ramker, Evan O’Leary, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Presentation
My education plan: A teaching mindset, Joseph Van Zante Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Literature review: The role of inflammatory biomarkers in the connections between sleep and chronic health conditions, Madeline Walker Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An Analysis of the Secondary Market for Live Music and Complementary Goods, Trevor Wangsness
The Mediating Role of Sleep in the Associations of Adult Attachment and Self Disclosure in Romantic Relationships, Elizabeth Way and Dilbur D. Arsiwalla
Blood Pressure Awareness Among University of Northern Iowa Students, Abigail Weekley, Theresa Spradling, and Robert Good Open Access Presentation
Frauds in K-12 school districts, Cassandra Lorraine Zinnel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2019
Construction of CRISPR/Cas9 vectors for directed mutagenesis of Fusarium graminearum, Rebekah Akers Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Development and Evaluation of a Hybrid ADI/SWH Model Pre-Laboratory Curriculum, Tabitha Alitz and Dawn Del Carlo Open Access Poster Presentation
College students' awareness and utilization of campus sexual health resources, Emma A. Alman Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Grace Elliot's Life, Hamed Al Mazrouai
The relation between disordered eating, stress, and anxiety in first-year college women, Jenna K. Anderson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Relation between Disordered Eating, Stress, and Anxiety in First-Year College Women [Poster], Jenna K. Anderson Open Access Poster Presentation
The determination of gender roles and power dynamics within female same-sex couples, Sydney Faith Atwood Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Revisited: Calculating the Polarity of an Extremely Polar Organic compound, Alyssa Bauer, Lane Ver Mulm, and John Bumpus Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Democracy, Climate Change and Mass Migration: A Realist approach to environmental disruption and international displacement, Nicole Baxter Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Lightweight Formal Methods for Improving Software Security, Andrew Berns, James Curbow, Joshua Hilliard, Sheriff Jorkeh, and Miho Sanders Open Access Poster Presentation
The study of artistic and stylistic continuities in solo piano music from the 17th century to the early 20th century, Bethany Brooks Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Alcohol and marijuana: Substitutes or complements and a deeper evaluation of marijuana prohibition, Nicholas Andrew Brown Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Acquisition of Knowledge Using Parallax BOE Online Manual, Tyler Brown and Timothy Kidd Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
