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 2021
Measuring the Microbial Limit of Detection for a Modified DNA Extraction Protocol, Emma Pellegrino and Marek K. Sliwinski Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Visualizing Human RAD51 Protein Binding to Single-Stranded DNA Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Rose Perksen and Justin P. Peters Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Maternal mortality in the United States: Focusing on societal impacts and potential solutions, Grace Petrzelka Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Curating a Global Collection of Fiddler Crabs for the American Museum of Natural History, NYC, Dee Dee Pitzen, Samantha Heyer, Amber Finke, Frank H. Barnwell Ph.D., and Carl L. Thurman Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Artistic expression, permanence and change in a f*cked up world: Coping with the "sounds of silence", Brianna L. Pruitt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Exploring Mesh Networks for Smart Buildings, Brandon Purvis, Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., and Haroon Rashid Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Electronic, Magnetic, and Structural Properties of CoMnVSb, Adam Ramker and Pavel Lukashev Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Chemical Substitution Induced Half-Metallicity in CrMnSb, Adam Ramker, Evan O’Leary, and Devon VanBrogen
Determining the Connection Between Henry Purcell's King Arthur and Jean-Baptist Lully's Isis, Kristin Rasmussen
Precarious enjoyment: Suicide contra schizophrenia, Mohammed Rawwas Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Exploring the role of college women in ministry leadership through a qualitative analysis of Passion Conferences, Abigail Read Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Students' perceptions of different types of banks' marketing, Jeffrey Reicks Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Dementia Friendly 18: A Program to Increase Community Dementia Awareness, Bailey Rustad and Anne Gradoville
A workbook presenting fluency shaping and narrative therapy strategies for school-age children who stutter, Bailey Nicole Rustad Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Co-operative Education: Center for Social & Behavioral Research, Adan Reyes Salas
"I Don't Want to Seem Like a Burden to Them": Exploring the Emotions Behind Students Asking for Extensions and Excused Absences, Micah Saunders
Sustainable and Biodegradable Nanocellulose Composite Materials, Jacob Scheel and Tim Kidd Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Cooperative Education Experience at MercyOne Hospital, Michaela Schlup
Implementation of a Nanocellulose 3D Printer, Nathan P. Schmidt and Tim Kidd Ph.D. Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Exploring eating disorders in athletes: A literature review and analysis of prevention strategies, Emily Schotzko Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Exploring the Prevalence & Impact of Eating Disorders in Athletes: A Literature Review and Analysis [Presentation], Emily Schotzko
Welcome & Keynote, Marcy M. Seavey, Selena Losee, Riley (Mullins) Plagge, and Nicole (Bishop) North Event
Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation in Restored Native Prairies Over Time [Poster], Samrin Shahnaz and Kenneth J. Elgersma Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
From Power to Recreation: Repurposing Dams Along Iowa's Cedar River, Casey Shanaberger
Evaluating college students' attitudes and understanding of recycling, Taylor Shipley Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Searching for True Happiness, Taylor Shipley
Designing Promise Programs: Decisions and Effects, Shay Slifka
Applying the education debt to Waterloo, Iowa, Baylee Renae Smith Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Literature review: Improving end-of-life care and creating a good death, Erna Smlatic Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Moderating Role of Mindful Awareness in the Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Coronavirus and Sleep [Presentation], Shyanne Faith Sporrer
The moderating role of mindful awareness in the associations of adverse childhood experiences and coronavirus exposure with sleep patterns, Shyanne Faith Sporrer Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2021 Award
The influence of gain-loss framing and its interaction with political ideology on social distancing and mask wearing compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan Steffen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Correlation between Forb Frequency and Grass Frequency in Expiring CP-25 Plantings, Gretchen Steffensmeier and Laura L. Jackson Ph.D. Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Quantitative analysis of DNA polymerase alpha gene expression during various stages in chicken embryonic development, Carter Howard Stochl Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Chemical Substitution Induced Half-Metallicity in CrMnSb0.5Si0.5, Lukas Stuelke and Pavel Lukashev Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Poverty Reduction by Getting Female Farmers Access to Cash and Credit, Sandra J. Thiman
All Eyes on Space: The Search for Environmental Safety and Pioneer 10: 1969-1974, Samantha Titus
Public Perceptions of the Police: Race, Socioeconomic Status, and their Interaction, Grace Tolliver
Converging artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies for security and risk management in banking, Van Binh Hai Tran Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Consideration of the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in the audit profession, Marcy Kim Uglum Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Mosquito fogging in Iowa: Examining the practices of five communities, potential health effects, and plausible alternatives, Hanna Vos Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The administration of American elections during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sydney Wagner Open Access Honors Program Thesis
SocioApp: Detecting Your Sociability Status with Your Smartphone, Aaron Walker, Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., and Sarah Diesburg Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Optimizing DNA extraction from microorganisms living in Wind Cave, Allison Warming Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An hour and a half from nowhere: A collection of rural fantasy stories, Ashley Jean Webb Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Exploring voting habits and attitudes of LGBTQ+ college students in the United States, Jordan Weber Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Promoting a culture of student self-advocacy within secondary science classrooms, Elizabeth Anne Wessels Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Bridging the gap: A guide to help design students become design professionals, Sarah Westholm Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Griffiths-like phase in manganese intercalated tantalum disulfide and the 3-dimensional Ising model, Paul White Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Evolution of pocket gophers and chewing lice as ring species across the Upper Mississippi Valley, Isabel Louise Wolf Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Reasons for self-mutilating behavior in the 21st century, ZhiQing Yaw Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Trouble Brewing: An exploration in parasocial relationships with fictional characters, Isabelle Zeimetz Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2020
Histological morphology and structural integration in the four major morphologies of the Cypriniform Weberian apparatus, Jeremy Raymond Abels Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Plants and the Paranormal, Natalie Aird and Ellie Wigginton
MercyOne: Patient Advocate, Kaitlyn Bahlmann
Let's Talk About Death: Conversation and Bereavement in Late-Life Widows and Widowers [Paper], Bekah Bass
Let’s Talk About Death: Conversation and Bereavement in Late-Life Widows and Widowers [Poster], Bekah Bass Open Access Poster Presentation
Poisons in Romeo and Juliet, Jenna Bauch Open Access Poster Presentation
Field Study at Our Little Haven Daycare and Preschool, Jalie Belloma
A statistical analysis of the NFL draft, Jaedon Bettle Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Supplemental seeding and seed predation in a newly planted tallgrass prairie, Isabella Betzer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Eating behaviors in autism, Kayla Diane Beyer Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Role of guns in child mortality, Alexandria Bibbs Open Access Honors Program Thesis
MercyOne Therapy Rooms, Natalie Bohnsack
The Impact of Record Low Interest Rates in Brazilian Capital Markets, Allan F. Brenner
Exploring the effectiveness of robotics curriculum on teaching STEM related concepts, Tyler Brown Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Developing Arduino Coding Curriculum, Tyler Brown, Riley Bucheitte, and Timothy Kidd Open Access Presentation
Genetic variation within a broadly distributed chewing louse genus (Thomomydoecus), Clarissa Elizabeth Bruns Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Examining variation in tooth morphology using micro-CT analysis, Luke Thomas Butikofer Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Analyzing and Classifying Single Molecule Microscopy Data, Troy Buzynski and Ali Tabei Open Access Presentation
Characterization of a New mtDNA Minicircle in a Chewing Louse, Geomydoecus aurei, Ashley L. Campbell, Dino Bolic, James W. Demastes, and Theresa A. Spradling Open Access Poster Presentation
Science curriculum alignment to the NGSS, Whitney E. Canaday Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Meet your audience where they are: The dissemination and reception of political messaging among young voters [Paper], Bailey Marie Caskey Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Meet Your Audience Where They Are: The Dissemination and Reception of Political Messaging Among Young Voters [Poster], Bailey Marie Caskey Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Meet Your Audience Where They Are: The Dissemination and Reception of Political Messaging Among Young Voters [PowerPoint Presentation], Bailey Marie Caskey
Adapting Instruments, Not Students: A Study of Adaptive Instruments [Poster], Cheyanne Maria Chapin Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Adapting instruments, not students: A study of adaptive musical instruments, Cheyanne Maria Chapin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Pathways Behavioral Services, Anna Clark
The influence of state political orientation on firm environmental practices, Trisha Coberly Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Measuring Earnings Through Performance: A Replication of the Return to Skill of PGA Tour Golfers, Chase A. Collins
Cedar Bend Humane Society Pre-Professional Experience, Cassidy Crosser
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)
