Student Work
This collection contains works by students in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Events from 2026
Camouflaging Depression Within the Work and Home Environment, Lindsey Stabenow
Can’t Sue a Movement: Greenpeace’s $667 Million Crisis Narrative, Trevor Hart, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
Geolocating UNI Historical Photos on an Interactive Map, Amber Jones
The Times They Are A-Changin’: How Bob Dylan’s Music Helped to Change an Era, Emily Newby Poster Presentation
The Times They Are A-Changin’: How Bob Dylan’s Music Helped to Change an Era, Emily Newby, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Anxious, Persistent, and Resilient; Oh My!, Samantha Hilbert, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
Connecting the Cedar Valley: The Design and Impact of a Nonprofit News, Morgan Ryerson, Department of Communication and Media, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Filming in Caves, Easton Steffen and Ryder Bates
Following the Line, Amber Jones
Leadership Perceptions of Employee Identity: How Leaders Facilitate an Inclusive Environment, Arian Sullivan, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
Mystery Cave Underground: Mapping for the Future, Ryder Bates and Easton Steffen
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
An Exploration of the Relationship Between Burnout, Resilience, and Psychological Safety Within the Workplace, Riley Elenz, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access 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
Death of DVD's, Keller Birkenholtz
FOR YOU, Daniel Mitchell
Haunting Euramerican Memories: Rhetorical Haunting and the Diffuse Memory of the Dakota 38+2, Noel Keil, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
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)
Narratives of Identity: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Biracial Identity Construction and Performance in Family, Education, and Media, Eboni Springfield, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
Redlining Effects on Income and Education in Waterloo, IA, Lydia Kernen
“Sit Still, Look Pretty to Survive”: An Analysis of The Hunger Games Trilogy, Bryleigh De Jong Open Access Poster Presentation
"Sit Still, Look Pretty to Survive": An Analysis of The Hunger Games Trilogy, Bryleigh Sharon De Jong, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Social Media News Consumption by College Students Using the Elaboration Likelihood Model, Colin Horning, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
"The Victory Project": Don't Worry Darling and Toxic Masculinity, Stella Parks
Urugendo Rwo Kwibuka: A Journey to Remember, Gélase Magnificat, Department of Communication and Media, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Welcome to Des Moines: A City of Art, Xzavier Moore
Whispers of Childhood, Karlie Klemesrud
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Assessing Transfer Student Acclimation and Help-seeking, Dylan Haase, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
Common Creativity: Conversations with Artists and Nonartists, Will Nachazel, Department of Communication and Media, 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
UNI@Wind Cave National Park, Ethan Ahrens and Keller Birkenholtz
UNI@Wind Cave National Park: The Student Experience, Keller Birkenholtz and Ethan Ahrens
Events from 2022
AR Scale Modeling, Kade Buysse
Blough dairy farm comprehensive safety & training manual, Riley Elaine Elenz, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Communication in mass media surrounding public health crises: A comparative analysis, Megan Grace Kramer, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Crisis communication in the wake of the storm: Derecho 2020, Annette M. Moudry, Department of Communication and Media, Thesis (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Ding Dong Its Duo, Kenzie Garman
Emissions of NFTs, Jacob Nelson
Environmental Implications of Cryptocurrency, Trey Davis
Gender performance and political identity at the January 6 Capitol insurrection, Emma Elise Newton, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
How do we use creative and personal memories for creative communication?, Tyler Robert Montgomery, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
How Video Games Tell Stories, Jake Chaplin
Media framing of marriage practices in Afghanistan, Hakima Afzaly, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
Spotify Generation, Kane Oleson
That Distant Sound, Kolten Webber
The Highs & Lows, Stephanie Alfaro
The Tigress of Forli: The Undiscussed History of Caterina Sforza, Sydney Peterson
Unearthing Fast Fashion, Allyson Davis
Zoom Call Lockdown, Victoria Moon
Events from 2021
“All Issues are Women’s Issues”: The Independent Women’s Forum and the Constitutive Rhetoric of Conservative Women, Emma Newton
Burnin' Down the Hall(s): The Story of UNI's Two Original Buildings, Central and Gilchrist Halls, and Their Ultimate Demise, Mandy Hereen
Digital conditions of self & social construction: A critical synthesis of our digital ecosystem & the implications for identity, knowledge, & ideology, Alexander Sojka, Department of Communication and Media, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
How have you experienced being on testosterone? Narrative inquiry into the T-body experience, Noah Andrew, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
Job satisfaction and burnout among hospice nurses working on interdisciplinary teams: A multimethod study, Hillary Hamilton, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
Ministry matters: A study of the relationship between campus ministry and socialization, Rachel Jean Kitrell, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Pasting our past: Cultural memory, family photographs, and ephemeral street art, Isaac Wilson Campbell, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis 2023 Award
Re-socialization within organizations: Examining the socialization and job satisfaction of employees following an organizational transition, Sloan T. Alberhasky, Department of Communication and Media, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
The beef debate: Religion, history, and harmony in India, Shreya Singh, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 2020
Disclosure of trans & gender variant identities by students to students, C. A. Brimmer, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Western media coverage of international news: A content analysis of Associated Press coverage of Africa, Adukwu Samuel Atadoga, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 2013
Clogging the System, Harrison Postler, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
Family Matters: Influential Factors of Choice Regarding the Family-Career Dichotomy for the Next Generation of Mothers, Beth Lindberg, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
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
Home Movies, Taylor Scott, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Telos: An Interactive Platform for Broadcast Management, Andrew L. Knight, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
Directing Dead White Males: A Year in the Trenches of Teaching, Emily Eisenman, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Case of Social Responsibility: An Ideal of Objectivity, Sara Van Hemert, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2007
Producing a Short Film, John Wiedenheft, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2006
The University of Northern Iowa Honors Program and You, Eric Jacobs, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
The Perception of Arabs and Media's Influence, Abdou Nader, Department of Communication and Media, Open Access Thesis
