Undergraduate Student Work
This collection contains works by undergraduate students in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences at the University of Northern Iowa. All student works require department, unit, or individual faculty review.
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Submissions from 2011
Heinrich Baermann: The Clarinetist and Inspiration, Alisa Nagel, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Apologia, atonement, and the public sphere, Christopher Outzen, Department of Communication Studies, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a DI-T-Butyl Dicyclopentadienyl Ligand, Regina Rose Reinig, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Individual Batting Factors Influencing a Team's Probability of Winning, David Matthew Rygh, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Essential workplace communication skills: Student vs. employer perspectives, Amanda Schickel, Department of Communication Studies, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Netflow-Based Bandwidth Auditor for the RESNET Network, Jessalyn Schweitzer, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Implementing a Natural Language to Structured Query Language Translator, Kevin J. Shannon, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Statistical Analysis of the Factors Affecting University Endowments, Lisa M. Stoecken, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What it's like to be me: A qualitative look at students' narratives about diversity inclusion and discrimination, Megan Deanne Wharff, Department of Communication Studies, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Growth and characterization of nanoscale thin films, Erik Thomas Wolter, Department of Physics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Variables Affecting Crime Rate, Jaime Zeigler, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Pre-service general education teachers' attitudes on the education of English language learners, Rachel Margaret Zidon, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
Playing like a girl: An analysis of the role of gender in trumpet performance, Leslie Ellen Aboud, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
EVAluation: Writing, Performing, and Producing a Comedy Show to Critically Examine Social Issues, Eva Elizabeth Andersen, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Impact Drama Has on Enabling International University Students to Assimilate Into the American Culture, Julie Baldwin, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Dramatic Literacy Lessons: Meeting the Speaking Standard of the Iowa Core Curriculum, Ashley Brandt, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Show and Tell: A Unique Approach to the Professional Educator's Portfolio, Elizabeth Hubler Cameron, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Ornithine Decarboxylase (ODC) Regulation by mTOR: New Insights From TSC1 Knockout Cells, Alyssa Mae Cates, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Towards Cloning a Tyrosinase Gene from Pitayas, Kurt J. Chamberlain, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The perception and production of Spanish pure vowels by native English speakers, Lauren Erickson, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Butterfly response to floral resources at a heterogeneous prairie biofuel production site, Benjamin J. Hoksch and Mark C. Myers Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Synthesis and characterization of a [Ru(bpy)2(NCS)2] derivative for use as a dye-sensitizer in nanocrystalline solar cells, Joel Thomas Kirner, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Physical Therapy Availability in the Rural Counties of Iowa, Kelsea Elizabeth Leacox, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Formation of the neural tube epithelium basement membrane during secondary neurulation in the chick embryo, Leslie Ann Mataya, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Structure Elucidation of a Glycosylated Benzyl Ester of Salicylic Acid from the North American Prairie Plant Oligoneuron rigidum, Sarah Katherine Miesner, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analysis of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Characteristics and the Synoptic-Scale Weather Pattern at the Potosi, WI SLAMS Monitor, Sean K. Newlin, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Home Movies, Taylor Scott, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Disclosure of At-Risk Status for Huntington's Disease: Is There a "Right Time?", Krysten Ann Shipley, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Playing the Part: An Actress Prepares the Role of Cathy in The Last Five Years, Katy Slaven, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Integrating art and literacy in the elementary classroom, Megan Kristine Sorensen, Department of Art, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Musically Mainstreamed: Mainstreaming in Elementary General Music Classrooms, Kelsey Rae Ternes, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Collection of Original Music, Hanna Van Hemert, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Treatment Options for Neuropathic Pain, Sara Akre, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effects of Epigallocatechin Gallate on the Structure and Dynamics of Podosomes in Human Macrophages, Vinay Bajaj, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Spatial, Geologic, and Land Use Characteristics of Sinkholes in a Karst Landscape: Waverly, Iowa, Adam Richard Campbell, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effect of Homocysteine on Development of Contractions and Expression of β-Catenin in Chick Embryo Precardiac Mesoderm, Michelle Lee Formanek, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Managing Risk in Life Insurance With Your Genetic Information: The Issues, the Options, and the Speed of Progress, Michelle Gogerty, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Preliminary Development of Quantitative Immunoassays for Mitochondrial Proteins, Adriann Hovey, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Study abroad: Products, practices, and perspectives of a new culture, Molly Marie Juza, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Telos: An Interactive Platform for Broadcast Management, Andrew L. Knight, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cedar Rapids Flood of 2008: Manmade or Statistical Anomaly?, Beth Kolsrud, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Ambigrams: The Art and the Math, Callie Kronlage, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Assessing the Potential Habitat Value of Biomass Production Fields for Grassland Birds, Mandy Larson, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A light unto our path: Toward a mutual understanding of fundamentalist Christianity and science, Kassidy K. Lyons, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effect of Elevated Homocysteine on the Expression of Cadherins 6B, 7, and 11 in Migrating Neural Crest Cells of Chick Embryos, Chelsea L. Reinhard, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Timecourse Analysis of the Effect of Atrazine on Human HepG2 Cells, Erin M. Schrunk, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What's up with Fiddler Crabs: Does Larval Dispersal Render Genetic Similarity in the Disjunct Distribution of Uca minax (Uca: Ocypodidae)?, Alexa Warwick, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
Depictions of Male-Male Sexual Activities in Ancient Greece As Expressed Through Visual Imagery: Aspects of Roles, Abigail Bristow, Department of Art, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Formulation of an ultra-violet curable, soy-based, organic pigment screen printing ink, Jenna L. Cherry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Risk Classification and Ratemaking in Insurance, Erin Conrad, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Directing Dead White Males: A Year in the Trenches of Teaching, Emily Eisenman, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Study of Harmony and Form in J. S. Bach's Sonata in G Minor for Solo Violin BWV 1001, Rebecca Leigh Homard, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Application of Blast-Based Techniques For Musical Information Retrieval, Fedor Aleksandrovich Korsakov, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analysis of echoic properties in vocalizations of a preverbal child on the autistic spectrum, Sarah A. McConnell, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cell Cycle Analysis of Atrazine-Treated Human Cells, Daniel Pelzer, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Leap From Playing to Performing: Representing the Composer and Performer in Classical Music Performance, Rachel A. Price, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Religious pluralism: The evangelical Christian response, Matthew F. Rittgers, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Fundamental Region on Two Copies of the Hyperbolic Plane, Alyssa Jesse Soenksen, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Integrating music into math classroom: Implications for educators, Rebecca Thayer, Department of Mathematics, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Case of Social Responsibility: An Ideal of Objectivity, Sara Van Hemert, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Research Mentors' Perspectives on Scientist-Teacher Partnerships, Andrea Van Waardhuizen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Fundamental Stock Market Analysis Tool, Rakshith Varadaraju, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Debian Clusters for Education and Research: The Missing Manual, Kristina Wanous, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
UNI elementary education majors' beliefs toward mathematics education, David Frederick Wirtz, Department of Mathematics, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2007
Cell Cycle Analysis of Atrazine-Treated Human Fibroblast Cells Using Flow Cytometry, Andrea L. Austin, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Mon Voyage: Paris Through My Eyes, Kristyn Ann Beckman, Department of Art, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Mathematics and Spanish: A Comparative Approach of Teaching Methods, Emily R. Borcherding, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effect of Homocysteine on Neural Crest Cells, N-cadherin, and its Binding Partners, Kacie Rae Callaway, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Post Holocaust Theodicies: Contemporary Solutions to the Problem of Evil, Wei-erh Chen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Sound Spectral Analysis of UNI Carillon Bells, Kimberly Cordray, Department of Physics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Lights Up! On Teaching Hints for Novice Theatre Educators, Chelsea Cunningham, Department of Theatre, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Crippling America, Health Care Fraud Incentives, Colby Goetsch, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An Analysis of the Triple Goddess: Images of Persephone, Kali, and Nephthys, Kimberly Elaine Holladay Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Quartz Grain Surface Textures as Indicators of Infilling Processes and Depositional Environments Associated With Ice-Wedge Casts in Northeast Iowa, Michael Loux, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Assessment of Key Parameters to Achieve Bacteria Transformability in E. coli and A. tumefaciens, Zach Regelin, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Mathematics Education: An International Perspective, Lisa Roose, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Microbiological Enhancement of Phosphorus Sequestration in Iron-Enriched Sediments, Lindsay Marie Sandersfeld, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Producing a Short Film, John Wiedenheft, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2006
The loathsome and the virtuous: An examination of Sleeping Beauty and Snow White in literature and film, Heather Marie Birk, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Senior Voice Recital, Sarah Jo Duvel, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Process to Perform, Nicole Suzanne Farley, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Asbestos Litigation and Indemnification, Paul Grammens, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The University of Northern Iowa Honors Program and You, Eric Jacobs, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Insurance: A Consumer's Perspective, Elizabeth Ann Nanke, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Oboe Recital, Dane C. Philipsen, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effects of the Herbicide Atrazine on Human Liver Cells, Erin R. Powell, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cell Cycle Cyclin Expression of Atrazine Treated HepG2 Cells Using Western Blot Analysis, April Dawn Rand, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Brief Study of Real-Valued Continuous Functions on Various Spaces, Dusty Ross, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
TestCASE Tool, John Louis Van Hemert, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Infectious Diseases of the Eye: Loa Loa, Onchocerciasis, & Trachoma, Lindsay N. Wise, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2005
A Compilation of homologous cancer-related genes in humans and dogs, Julie Susan Brown, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Seasonal allergies: An intertextual explanation, Nathaniel Abel Nieman, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synthesis and Characterization of Membrane Anchored Peptides, Eugenia Christine Tsamis, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2004
Theoretical considerations for geosynchronous, Earth-based gravity wave interferometer, William Griffin, Department of Physics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 1991
The Importance of theatre in secondary education, Monica L. Franzen Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
