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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Events from 2024
Magnetotransport Properties of NiFe1+xMn1-xAl Heusler Alloys, Salimatou Diallo, Brandon Schmidt, Jax Wysong, Gavin Baker, Parashu Kharel, Pavel V. Lukashev, and Paul M. Shand Open Access Poster Presentation
Using GIS to Evaluate Habitat Connectivity Among the Pollinator Conservation Reserve Program Restorations, Ethan Dickey Poster Presentation
Using GIS To Evaluate Habitat Connectivity Among The Pollinator Conservation Reserve Program Pollinator Habitat (CP-42) Restorations In Northeast Iowa, Ethan D. Dickey, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Nanocellulose Production from Microcrystalline Cellulose, Bowen A. Downey, Elizabeth E. Guevara, and Colin L. Weeks Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
The Physiology of Bacteria During Infection of Lepidoptera, Nicholas J. Duncan, Jaden Doehrmann, Joshua Sesay, and Jerreme Jackson Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Unreliable Narrators; Origins and Impact, Lauren Fetzer, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Using Fiddler Crab Species to Identify Coastal Biomes Around the Perimeter of the Atlantic Ocean, Amber Finke, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Adoption and Perception of Pharmacogenomics: A Literature Review, Anna C. Girten, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
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
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, Department of Computer Science, 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, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
¿Tengo el derecho a votar?: The Impacts of Accessible, Multilingual Voting Materials on the Participation of Hispanic/Latinx Groups, Madeline Hinz
¿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, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Development of Fluorescence Data Logger for Remote Exploration, Jordan Holloway and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
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
It’s Not All About Winning and Losing: Increasing Fan Experience in Collegiate Basketball, Lydia Kernen, Department of Communication and Media, 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)
Whispers of Childhood, Karlie Klemesrud
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
Use of Analytical Instruments in Caves to Assess Biometrics, Water, and Air Quality, Celia W. Langemo and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
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
Childhood Experiences with Finances and How They Affect Bargaining for Salary, Lauren Logue and Maelah Golden
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
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, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
If You Give a Reader a Depression Narrative: The Mental Health Memoir as a Vessel for Education and Representation, Riley McCall
Redefining 21st Century Evangelicalism, Anna McDowell Open Access Poster Presentation
The Role of FLO11 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Colonization of the Lepidopteran Gastrointestinal Tract, Kayla Jeanette Minor, Department of Biology, 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, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
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, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"The Victory Project": Don't Worry Darling and Toxic Masculinity, Stella Parks
An Analysis of Crash Factors on Total Property Damage, Erica Peters, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Preventing Injuries in Violinists and Violists Through Body Awareness and Appropriate Set-Up, Stephanie Ramos Poster Presentation
Comparing In-Person and Remote Language Assessments for Adults with Communication Disorders: Clinical Applications for Speech-Language Pathologists, Lauren Rotherham, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Honors Program Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Electronic, Magnetic, and Structural Properies of FeVTaAl Heusler Alloy, Caden J. Sadler and Pavel V. Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
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
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, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Confronting CTE: A Blog Dedicated to Increasing Awareness in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Caden Shea, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Magnetic and Structural Properties of FeCrZrAl: Ab Initio Study, Samuel Smith and Pavel V. Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Empathy, Education, & Empowerment: Reflections on the World of Dementia, Sarah Stegge, Jordan Neely, Samantha Heyer, and Elaine M. Eshbaugh
Exploration of Affine Functions, Katelyn Jo Stirling, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Connecting the Dots: Analysis of Teachers' Questions during Dot and Number Talks, Raider Taylor, Megan Carlson, Kimberly Conner, Candace Joswick, and Brandon McMillan Poster Presentation
Gene Looping in Brewer’s Yeast: Exploring the Role of DNA Mechanics in Three-dimensional Genome Structure, Thalia Torres Guzman, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Gene Looping in Brewer’s Yeast: Exploring the Role of DNA Mechanics in 3D Genome Structure, Thalia Torres Guzman and Justin Peters Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
An Analysis of Artificial Intelligence's Potential in Assessments of Math Learning, Casandra Tounjian, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Orthographic Influences on the Production of French Nasal Vowels by English-Speaking Learners of French, Claire Evelyn Tow, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Developing a Cave Science Spectral Database for Fluorescence Inventory, Anna Van Der Weide, Evelyn Lopez, Jacqueline Heggen, Jordan Holloway, Celia Langemo, and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Equity in Harmony: Music Teacher Preparedness and Perceptions of Multilingual Learners In The Midwest, McKenzie Vick, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Editing the Tri5 Gene of Fusarium graminearum Using CRISPR/Cas9, Madelyn Rae Waters, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Death and Grief in 21st Century America: A Literature Review on Bereavement & Attitudes Toward Death, Jordan Whitney, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Frequency of Interrogative Structure Variants of WH-Questions in Spoken French-Language Media Interviews from The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Emily Mae Wilding and Elizabeth Zwanziger
Tag You’re It: Producing Chemical Taggants and Identifying Objects with Them, Brianna A. Williams Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Is Tef (Eragrostis tef Zucc.) Trotter Suitable for Cultivation in Iowa?, Eliana Wulfekuhle, Enoch Bolaji, and Tilahun Abebe Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Events from 2023
SocioApp: Detecting Your Sociability Status with Your Smartphone, Winfred Afeaneku Poster Presentation
Understanding Self-Stabilizing Node-Capacitated Overlay Networks Through Simulation, Winfred Afeaneku, Andrew Berns, Weston Kuchenberg, Sara Leisinger, and Cedric Liu Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
UNI@Wind Cave National Park, Ethan Ahrens and Keller Birkenholtz
Investigating Gene Looping in Yeast, Abbie Bangs and Justin Peters Open Access Poster Presentation
A Tale of Two Rivers: Unveiling Water's Secrets Across Continents, Jace Bell and Mohammad Iqbal Open Access Poster Presentation
UNI@Wind Cave National Park: The Student Experience, Keller Birkenholtz and Ethan Ahrens
Analysis of Cytokinin Response Factors in Artemisia tridentata, Kelly Biscoglia, A. E. Melton, and S. Buerki Open Access Poster Presentation
SocioApp: Neural Networks to Detect How Social Are You?, John Brustkern, Dheryta Jaisinghani, and Sarah Diesburg Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
"Variety": A Look at Several Genres, Ryan Dean Carlin, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Connecting the Dots: Analysis of Teachers' Questions During Dot and Number Talks, Megan Carlson, Raider Taylor, Kimberly Conner, Candace Joswick, and Brandon McMillan Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Tú dices “plátano” y yo digo “mofongo”: Una representación de la normalización del biculturalismo en Alma’s Way, Jordan Carter
Enforcing Player Autonomy: The Music of The Elder Scrolls (2011), Jacob Chaplin
Her Story, Her Right: Narrative as a Basic Human Right, Karlee Colby Open Access Poster Presentation
Her Story, Her Right: Narrative as a Basic Human Right, Karlee M. Colby, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Literature Review of the Connection Between Infant Early Intervention and Childhood Executive Functioning, Nola Miriam Conner, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Evaluation Of Methods To Analyze Microbial Composition In Soils, Joseph Correa, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Horror of Darwinism: The Evolution of the Monster in Film and Popular Culture, Ava Deitrich, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Geometric Curves from p-Circles, Isaiah Dempsey and Bill Wood Open Access Poster Presentation
Changes in Floral Resources and the “Bee Plants” within CRP-42 Restorations in Northeast Iowa, Ethan Dickey and Ai Wen Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Synthesis and Reactivity of Dihydrogen Diruthenium Complexes., Ryder J. Downey and Robert Chin Open Access Poster Presentation
The Use of PocketLab Devices in Measuring Indoor Air Quality at the University of Northern Iowa, Noah Duker and Isabel Harms
Forecasting Wildfire Smoke Particulate Matter Using HYSPLIT Model, Kevin Du and Alexa Sedlacek Open Access Poster Presentation
Sinking Into My Skin: An Exploration of the Mind and Body Through Multigenre Creative Writing, Ana Elizabeth Eagan, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Language Development and Poverty: Considerations and Applications for Speech-Language Pathologists, Samantha Lynn Ehler, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2023 Award
Video Game Music for Piano: Transcriptions on the Music of Genshin Impact, Heather Gillis
Acoustic Analysis of L2-French Vowels Contrasts Produced by Native Speakers of American English, Benjamin Godard
Analysis of Biologically Active Secondary Metabolites from Fungi, Elizabeth E. Guevara and Kirk Manfredi Open Access Poster Presentation
Monitoring Archaeal Persistence in Cultivation, Payton Hall, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Exploration of PocketLab Devices for UNI’s Campus, Classrooms, and Community, Isabel Harms and Alexa Sedlacek Open Access Poster Presentation
Entrance to Entrance: A Hunt for Astrobiological Analogs at Wind Cave, Jacqueline Heggen, Evelyn Lopez, and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Spectroscopic Characterization of Wind Cave National Park, Jenna Heinen
Spectroscopic Characterization of Crystals and Waters at Wind Cave, Jenna Heinen and Joshua Sebree Open Access Poster Presentation
Enterococcus faecalis Persistence in the Insect Midgut, Samantha Heyer, Geneva Bell, and Jerreme Jackson Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
