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 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)
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, Department of Art, 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
Exploring the role of college women in ministry leadership through a qualitative analysis of Passion Conferences, Abigail Read, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, 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, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Sustainable and Biodegradable Nanocellulose Composite Materials, Jacob Scheel and Tim Kidd Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Implementation of a Nanocellulose 3D Printer, Nathan P. Schmidt and Tim Kidd Ph.D. Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation in Restored Native Prairies Over Time [Poster], Samrin Shahnaz and Kenneth J. Elgersma Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
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, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 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
Mosquito fogging in Iowa: Examining the practices of five communities, potential health effects, and plausible alternatives, Hanna Vos, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
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, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An hour and a half from nowhere: A collection of rural fantasy stories, Ashley Jean Webb, Department of Languages and Literatures, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Griffiths-like phase in manganese intercalated tantalum disulfide and the 3-dimensional Ising model, Paul White, Department of Physics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Evolution of pocket gophers and chewing lice as ring species across the Upper Mississippi Valley, Isabel Louise Wolf, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Trouble Brewing: An exploration in parasocial relationships with fictional characters, Isabelle Zeimetz, Department of Languages and Literatures, 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, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Plants and the Paranormal, Natalie Aird and Ellie Wigginton
Poisons in Romeo and Juliet, Jenna Bauch Open Access Poster Presentation
Supplemental seeding and seed predation in a newly planted tallgrass prairie, Isabella Betzer, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Eating behaviors in autism, Kayla Diane Beyer, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
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, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Examining variation in tooth morphology using micro-CT analysis, Luke Thomas Butikofer, Department of Biology, 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
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, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Synchronous Online Teaching of English as a Foreign Language with Young Learners: How Do Teachers Do It?, Ruford Cross
How to create a radically inclusive math classroom with regards to gender and sexual orientation, Alexa DeVore, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Identification of genome-linked bacillus bacteriophage proteins, Katherine Dyer, Department of Biology, 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, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Measuring meaningful learning in a chemistry laboratory, Kylie Engstrom, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 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)
Life and death: Quantifying the risk of heart disease with machine learning, Jack Scott Glienke, Department of Mathematics, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Reducing MoS2 into single molecular layers using gold-enhanced exfoliation, Taylor Harris Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
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, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 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, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
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
Dynamic Monte Carlo Modeling of Protein-DNA Interactions, Aaron Kirchman and Ali Tabei Open Access Presentation
The miseducation of American youth: The detriments of whitewashing literature in secondary schools, Molly Magill, Department of Languages and Literatures, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An alternative approach to malware research, Christopher James May, Department of Computer Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
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, Department of Communication Studies, 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
Insect Community Diversity On Campus Prairies With Different Ages, Taylor Murray and Ai Wen Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Construction of a target-specific CRISPR-Cas9 vector for the purpose of introducing mutations into the FUM1 gene of Fusarium verticillioides, Jennifer Petsche, Department of Biology, 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)
First-principles study of V(1+x)S(2-x) monolayer, Adam Ramker, Evan O’Leary, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Presentation
Editing Fusarium graminearum using CRISPR/Cas9, Grace Marie Sack, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Respiratory differences in spontaneous and scripted speech among bilingual adults, Anna Irene Sagan, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
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
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, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis 2020 Award
Seasonal habitat usage of Iowa wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta), Amanda Stewart, Department of Biology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The effects of intercalating molecules on the polymer properties of DNA, Joseph Tibbs, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 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
Blood Pressure Awareness Among University of Northern Iowa Students, Abigail Weekley, Theresa Spradling, and Robert Good Open Access Presentation
Submissions from 2019
Construction of CRISPR/Cas9 vectors for directed mutagenesis of Fusarium graminearum, Rebekah Akers, Department of Biology, 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
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, School of Music, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Acquisition of Knowledge Using Parallax BOE Online Manual, Tyler Brown and Timothy Kidd Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Computational study of low-dimensional materials, Ryan Carlile, Andrew Stollenwerk, and Pavel Lukashev Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The Spectroscopy of Coffee Roasting, Kailey Casper and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Bacillus bacteriophage Q11 may have a 5' covalently attached protein [Poster], Emily Cornelius and Michael Walter Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Influence of Sonication Parameters on the Morphology of Nanocellulose Aerogels, Dexter Cox and Tim Kidd Open Access Poster Presentation
Analysis of Insulative Properties of Cellulose Aerogels by Solid Volume Fraction, Dexter Cox and Timothy Kidd Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Investigating Fourier Coefficient Relationships of Cepheid Variable Stars, Forrest Cronin and Siobahn Morgan Open Access Poster Presentation
System for beating CAPTCHA using artificial intelligence, Rishabh Dalal, Department of Computer Science, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Infrared Analysis of Anaerobic Photochemical Aerosols, Mildrède Debello, Joshua Sebree, and Kailey Casper Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
The tuba and tape: An exploration of repertoire for solo tuba and fixed electronic media, Adam Christopher Denner, School of Music, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analysis of leukocytes in Ebola infected skin explants, Alyssa J. Deuso, Department of Biology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Assessing CP - 42 Habitat Value for Bees using the Floral Resource Index, Allison Eagan, Gabrielle Brown, and Ai Wen Open Access Poster Presentation
Crafting culture: The impact of women artists in Mexican folk art, Jordan Edberg, Department of Art, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Factors Impacting Students' Mathematical Performance and Beliefs, Lauren Falck, Alexis Steinlage, Elizabeth Hughes, and Olof Steinthorsdottir Open Access Poster Presentation
Does Preparation Method Affect Size-Type Distribution in Bacteriophage Population Images?, Annissa Ferero and Michael Walter Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Seed mix design and first-year management influence ecological outcomes in prairie reconstruction [Poster], Alec Glidden Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
How evangelical ministries create social identity on college campuses: An analysis of The Salt Company, Hannah Gregor, Department of Philosophy and World Religions, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Technique Development of Finite Layer Dichalcogenides by Mechanical Exfoliation on Gold Substrate, Taylor Harris and Tim Kidd Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Summer melt and socialization: Informing retention strategies for higher education, Cecelia Alice Hawbaker, Department of Communication Studies, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Aligning PRISMS Plus with NGSS and Physics Education Research, Juliana Huegerich and Lawrence Escalada Open Access Poster Presentation
