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 2019
How Blue was My Crystal: Synthesis of Copper(II) Oxalate Coordination Polymers, Paul White, Arkady Ellern, and Colin Weeks Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Vinyl advertisement in the UNI Bookstore windows, Emma Wilker Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Coming of age, coming out, and coming to terms: An essay collection on self-discovery, Mallory Wohlford Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The domestic impacts of industrial wind energy in the United States, Collin John Woods Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Identifying Elemental Composition of Sand Grain with EDX, Gaoyong Wu, Timothy Kidd, and Patrick Pease Poster Presentation
Lego Mindstorms as Alternative Scientific Instrumentation, Emma Yarrow and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2018
The effects of strain-counterstrain on patients with trapezius muscle conditions: A critically appraised topic, Cassandra Renee Adamson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A narrative study: Utilizing personal strengths to manage foreign language anxiety, Lauren Anderson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Positive Language Teaching: Culturally Responsive, Strengths-Based and Empathetic, Lauren Anderson, Alyssa Hanken, and Tessa Noes Horn Open Access Poster Presentation
Imágenes de identidad: Student expressions of identity and culture in the college Spanish classroom, Elizabeth Bair Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Determining arts consumers' motivations: Marketing to patrons of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Anna Baughman Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Structured dance routines as an effective form of supplementary treatment for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, Kate Bergin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Can God Know Tomorrow?, Jacob Kristian Bergman Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Northeast Iowa Medical Foundation Clinical Study of Type Two Diabetes, Thomas Blake Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Mass Analysis of Ballistic Electron Spectra, Willie Brown and Andrew Stollenwerk Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
A graphical file system visualization tool for operating systems, Jacob Bundt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Native Grass Cover Influences Forb Density in CP-42 Pollinator Plantings, Alyssa Burgert and Laura Jackson Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Organized Gaming and Its Effect on Collegiate Academics, Mark Cochran Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Difference a Dad Makes: Paternal Involvement and Child Outcomes, Elise Coleman Paper
Floral Resource Dynamics for Pollinators in a Central Iowa Tallgrass Prairie Restoration, Lily Conrad, Ben Hoksch, and Mark C. Myers Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Bee and Butterfly Response to Floral Resources in Central Iowa Prairie Restorations, Chandler Dolan, Kathleen Madsen, Mark Myers, and Ai Wen Open Access Poster Presentation
The rise of social media marketing: How an entire industry has transformed, Ryan Steven Doser Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The use of mod in Old English: Tracking semantic drift in the Anglo-Saxon period, Joanna Eyanson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Personality in politics, Rachael Fix Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analysis of vibrational modes of chemically modified tone wood, Madison Flesch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Evaluating School Conduct Policies in Relation to School Violence, Kyla Jo Ford Paper
The Effects of Varying Nitrogen Amounts on the Growth and Leaf Morphology of Cattail Species, Anissa Forero and Kenneth J. Elgersma Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Van der Waals interactions in ultrafine nanocellulose aerogels, Byron John Fritch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"Night Devils:" An exploration of identity in a long form adult novel, Johnathan Cody Galbreath Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
An examination of the moderating role of hormones on the relationship between sleep patterns and mood regulation, Claire A. Guderjahn Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A study in positive psychology: An analysis of pictured victims and empathetic reaction, Alyssa Hanken Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Relationships Between Fluvial Ecosystems and the Iowan Erosion Surface, Lilian Heinzel and Chad E. Heinzel Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Effective leadership: Prior research vs. the millennials, Marissa Heinzerling Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effect of Fe substitution on structural, magnetic and electron-transport properties of half-metallic Co2TiSi, Juliana Herran, Parashu Kharel, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
The effect of asthma on transitions to college: An exploratory study, Meghan June Hirsch Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Attitudes on education policy in Iowa, Sarah Lois Hofmeyer Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Attitudes on Education Policy in Iowa [Poster], Sarah Lois Hofmeyer Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Biotech fever: Market overreaction to FDA clinical trials, Ethan J. Hugstad Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effect of extracellular ATP on cellular actin fibrils' location and characteristics, Dianna Huisman Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Extracellular ATP Effects on Intracellular Actin Fibrils' Location and Characteristics [Poster], Dianna Huisman, David McClenahan, Ali Tabei, and Joseph Tibbs Open Access Poster Presentation
"Perks and produce of the Panther Plot": A multi-component program to engage UNI first-year Cornerstone students in local foods, gardening, and food system sustainability, Lauren Janning Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Investigating Reactive Diruthenium Intermediates for C-H Bond Silylation Reactions, Nina Jocic Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Variations in state higher education grant programs: Potential reforms from a case study, Rachael Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Relationship between U.S. Prison and Mental Health: A Review of Literature, Vanessa M. Jordan Open Access Paper
The propitious puzzle for small business owners: Understanding the Section 199A deduction, Kameron Elizabeth Kehoe Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The intercultural communication of the business world: A review of the literature and application to Colombian and English-speaking professionals, Anna Colleen Kelly Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Gender Differences in Sexual Assault and PTSD Stigma [Poster], Megan Kennedy and Elizabeth Lefler Open Access Poster Presentation
Should Division I College Athletes Receive Compensation in Excess of their Scholarships?, Trey Kilburg
Does folic acid compete with glutamic acid at the postsynaptic membrane NMDA receptor?, Amanda Nicole Koenig Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Learning to write, writing to learn: Cedar Valley high school teachers' use of formative assessment, Kenna Marie Koster Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Technological Unemployment in the United States: A State-Level Analysis, Courtney Krousie
Adapting curriculum for autism in art education, Melanie Jo Lambert Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Much Ado About Gender: How Artists Express Feelings about Gender Discrimination through their Art, Anna Larson Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Nitrogen resorption in prairie biomass feedstocks with different diversity, Michael Lashbrook Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
New insights into the "manna from heaven" hypothesis, Clare Laubenthal Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Identifying the Risk Factors for Food Insecurity in the United States, Destiny Leitz
Money matters: An analysis of campaign finance in United States House of Representatives elections, 2010-2016, Destiny Leitz Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Comparison of two levels of inpatient dysphagia treatment dosages on swallowing outcomes, Paige Licht Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Marriage premium among homosexual men in the United States, Cole Robert Malcolm Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Floral Resource Availability and Butterfly Community Characteristics in CP-42 Pollinator Habitat Plantings, Ethan Marburger, Corinne Myers, and Mark Myers Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
President Trump's transgender military ban: A legal analysis, Kailee Martens Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Factors influencing academic performance: A study of predicting student performance at a regional comprehensive university, Hannah Martin Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Biogeography of Southwestern Pocket Gophers in the Genus Geomys, Courtney Massey and James W. Demastes Open Access Poster Presentation
Gentrification in Polk County, Iowa, Danielle Massey
Literature review: Analyzing the reasons behind the long-standing debate of evolution and religion in America, Michelle Kathryn Matchell Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Introduction, Ken McCormick
Anti-fungal Compounds from Native Prairie Plants, Sarah McMichael and Kirk Manfredi Open Access Poster Presentation
Pre-service teachers' attitudes of students with chronic pain, Katelyn A. Melcher Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Remembering Obama in the Era of Trump, Dante Allen Miller Open Access Paper
NMDA: Review and clinical implications for potential cognitive deficits, Madison A. Miller Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Resale value of individual sets of Magic the Gathering, Nichole Bolas Mlodzik Open Access Honors Program Thesis
English proficiency and earnings of U.S. immigrants, Toni F. Moeller Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Avoiding heteronormativity: Breaking barriers in the English classroom: A potential model for a teaching workshop, Jessica Morris Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Representations of health and wellness in children's literature, Emily Kate Murphy Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effectiveness of encouraging habilitation in adults with wearable activity trackers, Ashley Norem Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Effectiveness of Encouraging Habilitation in Adults with Wearable Activity Trackers [Poster], Ashley Norem Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
The role of the University of Northern Iowa carillon: A study in the future purpose of a campus landmark, Samuel Thomas Ogilvie Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Participant Reflections on Gambling Treatment Services, Cade Olmstead and Abigail Cobb Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Corruption in Public Education, Cade M. Olmstead Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Tom and Jerry: Performative Queerness in Action, Cade M. Olmstead Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
An analysis of equity-linked insurance pricing, Clara C. Ortgies Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synthesis and Coupling Schemes of Naphthalimide Compounds with Target Drugs [Poster], Kaitlyn Parrott Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Misconceptions of HR: An analysis of post-millennials' thoughts before entering the workforce, Sarah Paukert Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Soil Characteristics Affecting Weed Invasion on Conservation Reserve Program Pollinator Habitats, Jennifer Pauley Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
rtk4all: Implementing a Low-Cost and Accurate Positioning System, Charcey Petersen and Andrew Berns Open Access Poster Presentation
Motivation to engage in occupational therapy, Karla Peterson Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Detection and determination of food residues in Native American pottery, Katherine A. Plotzke Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Silylation of Pyridine and Pyridine Derivatives using Diruthenium Catalysts [Poster], Josh Wesley Prybil Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Flutists in Red: Increasing Discoverability of Female Flute Players in the World’s Most Used Reference Source, Lydia Richards Paper (UNI Access Only) 2018 Award
Intercalating transition metals in tantalum disulfide nanostructures, Madeline Christine Roach Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Beyond refuge: Testimonial injustice and female refugees, Gabriella Ruggiero Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Rates and patterns of evolution in a duplicated genome in the family Catostomidae, Megann Michelle Schmidt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Rates and Patterns of Evolution in a Duplicated Genome in the Family Catostomidae [Poster], Megann Michelle Schmidt, Zachary Sperstad, and Peter Berendzen Open Access Poster Presentation
Chiropractic usage among college students: An extended literature review, Elizabeth A. Schwenker Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Occupational therapy in cancer rehabilitation, Cassandra Sells Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Prebiotic potential of aerosols, Emma Rae Shipley Open Access Honors Program Thesis
La discriminación contra latinos (Discrimination Against Latinos), Lauren Swan Open Access Poster Presentation
La discriminación contra los Latin@s, Lauren Swan Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Through a “Green” Lens: A Paleoethnobotanical Survey of the Cedar Valley, Lyn Michelle Tackett Paper
