Undergraduate Student Work
This collection contains works by undergraduate students in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Northern Iowa. All student works require department, unit, or individual faculty review.
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Submissions from 2019
Communicating the status of Alzheimer's disease treatment research to the general public, Abigail Manderfield, School of Applied Human Sciences, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Decision Experience in Hyperchoice: The Effect of Age, Numeracy, and Mental Fatigue, Natasha Peterson and Jiuqing Cheng Open Access Poster Presentation
The impact of chronic poverty on children's behavioral health and learning outcomes, Anna Catherine Rasmussen, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The anthropological significance of Knockloon Hill, Emma Rosentrater, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Factors influencing attitudes toward survivors of brain injury, Carrie Nicole Shea, Department of Psychology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Chasing the Idea: Love and the Impossible, Caleb A. Stekl Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Prehistoric Plant Resources in the Cedar Valley: How Prehistoric People Utilized Flora In Subsistence Practices, Lyn Tackett Open Access Poster Presentation
Submissions from 2018
Personality in politics, Rachael Fix, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An examination of the moderating role of hormones on the relationship between sleep patterns and mood regulation, Claire A. Guderjahn, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Attitudes on education policy in Iowa, Sarah Lois Hofmeyer, Department of Political Science, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Attitudes on Education Policy in Iowa [Poster], Sarah Lois Hofmeyer Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Variations in state higher education grant programs: Potential reforms from a case study, Rachael Johnson, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Gender Differences in Sexual Assault and PTSD Stigma [Poster], Megan Kennedy and Elizabeth Lefler Open Access Poster Presentation
President Trump's transgender military ban: A legal analysis, Kailee Martens, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Pre-service teachers' attitudes of students with chronic pain, Katelyn A. Melcher, Department of Psychology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Corruption in public education, Cade M. Olmstead Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Motivation to engage in occupational therapy, Karla Peterson, Department of Psychology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
A song to remember : The effects of music therapy on individuals with Alzheimer's disease, Gabrielle Woods, School of Applied Human Sciences, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Events from 2017
Skin Bleaching in the African Community, Yena Balekyani Open Access Poster Presentation
Alcohol and Its Relationship to Family Work Conflict, Jasmine Beecham, Adam B. Butler, and Brenda L. Bass Open Access Poster Presentation
Masculinity, dress, and power: A theoretical intersection, Parker Bennett, Department of Political Science, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Some Evidence of Youthful Aging: Elevated Cortisol and the Association With DNA Damage, Jason M. Fly and M. Catherine DeSoto Open Access Poster Presentation
Employee wellness program attitudes, Lucille Madden Gee, Department of Psychology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Cultural Influences on Time Pressure in the U.S. and Taiwan, Maribel Guevara-Myers and Helen C. Harton Open Access Poster Presentation
The Impact of immigration on national and supranational identity, Sarah Hofmeyer Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Education inequity: a comparative analysis of Johannesburg and Chicago city schools, Melissa Marie Johnson, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Predictors of Attitudes toward Transgender Men and Women, Natalie Kaufman, Emma Welch, Hailey Hatch, Toni Fleming, and Helen C. Harton Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Gender differences in sexual assault and PTSD stigma, Megan Kennedy, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Anticipatory reactions to erotic stimuli: An exploration into "psychic" ability, Margarita Meza, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
"A special program for highly gifted students:" The evolution and growth of UNI's Honors Program, 1959-2009, Matthew Christian Miller, Department of History, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
“Long Cold Days”: The Natural Ice Industry, 1880 to 1940, Andrew Olson Open Access Poster Presentation
An examination of the association between traumatic brain injury and sleep disruptions among athletes in contact and non-contact sports, Olivia A. Rigdon, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effects of studying abroad on college students, Kaliana Villa, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The gamers in gaming: Studying Twitch TV and its followers, Micah Zeimetz, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Events from 2016
Friends in High Places: Drinkers’ Perceptions of Gender, Sobriety, and Relationships with Nondrinkers, Seth Behrends Open Access Poster Presentation
Celebrating 100 years of the National Park System in the classroom, Kailyn Louise Bettle, Department of Geography, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Still going bump in the night: a structural-esque analysis of yurei, death, and dying in Japanese folklore and anime, Samuel Nicholas Calonkey, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Childhood Factors and Incarceration for African American Men: How Early Life Community Experience Influences Adult Outcomes, Abigail Cobb Open Access Poster Presentation
"Yeah, I taught myself on YouTube": young women and navigating the world of traditional crafting, Emily A. Gardner, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Liberty and justice for all? : Ethics in the American criminal justice system, Haley Hasenstein, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The adolescent refugee experience: cultural attitudes of high school Burmese refugees living in Iowa, Alexis Helgens, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Religion in Ms. Marvel: How College Students Interpret Islam in the Life of Kamala Khan, Jasmine Hernandez Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
College Students' Beliefs About Alcohol and Drinking at UNI Homecoming, Brooke Hollenberg Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The Consumption of Zombie Culture, Tony Ketelaar Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The Civil Rights Movement through the Cedar Rapids Gazette, Hannah Lodge, Department of History, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Contrasting American and Chinese exceptionalism : Representations of political corruption, Tatiana Rice, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Power of the Situation: Approach and Avoidance Tendencies in Romantic Relationships, Emily Wetherell and Helen C. Harton Open Access Poster Presentation
Submissions from 2015
Female mate selection criteria : preferences in short-term and long-term mating, Elizabeth R. Agey, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Juror misperceptions of eyewitness evidence : impact on expert testimony and credibility, Tiffany M. Anderson, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Non-destructive DNA extraction methods that yield DNA barcodes in spiders, Reva Ann Bork, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The early demagogues : the rise of the plebeian tribunate and their exclusive interests, c. 550-450 BCE, Conner James Brakeville, Department of History, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Investigating educational quality at one comprehensive university, Blake Thurston Findley, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Diagnosing an international health crisis: A structural exploration of Ebola 2014, Maddison Zayn Jansen, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Updating the classroom: Incorporating modern technology into elementary schools, Allison Kehoe, School of Applied Human Sciences, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Music therapy in the treatment of migraine: a comparative literature review of migraine treatments, Grace Lau, Department of Psychology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Cross-cultural differences regarding participation in University of Northern Iowa classrooms, Suzanne C. Sontag, Department of Psychology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2014
Medication noncompliance in patients over the age of 65: risk factors, problems, and potential solutions, Rachel N. Cook, School of Applied Human Sciences, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Surviving in the age of social media: social media as the technological facilitator in the interpersonal relationships of college students, Ross L. Curnow, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Association between parenting processes and child behavior outcomes: the moderating and mediating role of child characteristics, Taylor Elizabeth Ann Goetzinger, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The impact of self-objectification on political efficacy: does self-image affect feelings of political adequacy, Victoria M. Hurst, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Muddied waters: exploring Iowa's water policy and practices, Jorgen D. Rose, Department of History, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Positional plagiocephaly among tribal societies and contemporary western societies: a comparison of treatments, results, and effects, Jacinda Rose Ruggles, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Gender differences in pay expectations at three career stages, Elijah Rogeay Seay, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Variation in state funded student grant programs: political and economic influences, KaLeigh Karr White, Department of Political Science, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Excavation and stratigraphic analysis of a late nineteenth century boiler house, Ariel Marie Williams, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Trauma-informed services and trauma awareness among staff on the college campus, Tricia Wisniewski, Department of Social Work, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2013
More than a quick and easy meal: convenience food advertising in Ladies' Home Journal, 1945-1954, Molly Franta, Department of History, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
UNI's dance craze: A psychological analysis and creative documentary on 'The Interlude Dance' and 'The Dance Party', Ian Goldsmith, School of Applied Human Sciences, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Chicago Americanization movement: Solutions to the immigrant problem, Heather Greel, Department of History, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Jeffersonian ideals: practical in the United States of the 21st century?, Charles William Gustafson II, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Going offline: Personality and its effects on the transition of online relationships to the offline world, Morgan Johnson, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effects of traumatic brain injury on domestic violence survivors, Elizabeth Marie Martin, Department of Social Work, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Heroic journey within videogames and the effects of player experience, Jeremiah Moffitt, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An American's Paris: Tourism and the American identity, 1947-1963, Margaret Nervig, Department of History, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Memories of College Hill: A historical view, Emily Marie O'Loughlin, Department of History, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
International Students at UNI: An Analysis of Experiences, Kellie Petersen, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Defensive Communication Between Professors and Students and Its Effects on Student Outcomes, Alexa Pomerenk, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Categorical vs. dimensional models of mental health assessment, Nic Stewart, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
It's a juggling act: An examination of work-school conflict, Danielle Barbara Stuck, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Role of imagery in the priming of a mental construct, Patrick Michael Tiernan, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Its Implicit Sexual Consequences: A Content Analysis, Olivia Lynn Egen, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Thomas Jefferson and His Religious Beliefs in the Contexts of History and Today, Nolan Christian Hovland, Department of History, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Pay Expectations: How Do They Influence Selection of College Degrees and Motivational Effort Towards College?, Benjamin J. McCarty, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Making a Way: Music in an African American Congregation, Emily Miller-Todd, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Mass Media's Coverage of Political Campaigns, Katherine Elizabeth Pauk, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cognitive Maps and the Confidence-Accuracy Relation in Eyewitness Identification, Hannah Mazoe Paul, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effect of Birth Order Placement on Tendency Toward General Deviance, Nichole Rae Reese, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2011
Justices Denied: The 2010 Iowa Supreme Court Retention Election, Andrew John Clopton, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analyzing the Construction of the Medical Professional Identity: How Do Doctors Learn to "Do Doctoring?", Lauren Dougall, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Health Reform: The Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Iowa's Critical Access Hospitals, Brittany D. Fett, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Violent Crime and Drug Use: The Relationship Between Drugs and Types of Crime, Richard William Fortney, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Girl's Basketball in Iowa: The Game of Six-On-Six and Its Impact on the State's Athletic Culture, Sarah Gronemeyer, Department of History, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Sacred Stones for Sacred Structures: An Examination of Patterns in the Temples and Twin Complexes at Tikal and Palenque, Meredith Mae Hild, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Chains of Hidden and Invisible Power: An Understanding Imperative for Societal Transformation, Leanne Baker Hotek, Department of Political Science, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Fit Measures of Work-School Congruence and Individual Outcomes, Kimberly E. Kluesner, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Raising good Soviets: Media depictions of Soviet life and upbringing under Khrushchev, Chelsea Miller, Department of History, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Music Videos as Social Commentary: A Sociological Analysis of Lady Gaga, Jacob Allen Everett Rudy, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Differences in Depression Levels Among Tenors, Baritones, and Basses, Rhiannon Jane Talbot, Department of Psychology, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effects of sexual assault education on college students' rape-supportive attitudes, Jessica Ann Ueland, School of Applied Human Sciences, Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Patterns of alcohol violations from police reports on a midwestern campus, Emily A. Wesley, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
