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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Events from 2017
“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 Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effects of studying abroad on college students, Kaliana Villa Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The gamers in gaming: Studying Twitch TV and its followers, Micah Zeimetz 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 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 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 Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Liberty and justice for all? : Ethics in the American criminal justice system, Haley Hasenstein Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The adolescent refugee experience: cultural attitudes of high school Burmese refugees living in Iowa, Alexis Helgens 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 Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Contrasting American and Chinese exceptionalism : Representations of political corruption, Tatiana Rice 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 Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Juror misperceptions of eyewitness evidence : impact on expert testimony and credibility, Tiffany M. Anderson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Non-destructive DNA extraction methods that yield DNA barcodes in spiders, Reva Ann Bork 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 Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Investigating educational quality at one comprehensive university, Blake Thurston Findley Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Diagnosing an international health crisis: A structural exploration of Ebola 2014, Maddison Zayn Jansen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Updating the classroom: Incorporating modern technology into elementary schools, Allison Kehoe Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Music therapy in the treatment of migraine: a comparative literature review of migraine treatments, Grace Lau Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Cross-cultural differences regarding participation in University of Northern Iowa classrooms, Suzanne C. Sontag 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 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 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 Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The impact of self-objectification on political efficacy: does self-image affect feelings of political adequacy, Victoria M. Hurst Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Muddied waters: exploring Iowa's water policy and practices, Jorgen D. Rose Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Positional plagiocephaly among tribal societies and contemporary western societies: a comparison of treatments, results, and effects, Jacinda Rose Ruggles Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Gender differences in pay expectations at three career stages, Elijah Rogeay Seay Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Variation in state funded student grant programs: political and economic influences, KaLeigh Karr White Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Excavation and stratigraphic analysis of a late nineteenth century boiler house, Ariel Marie Williams Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Trauma-informed services and trauma awareness among staff on the college campus, Tricia Wisniewski 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 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 Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Chicago Americanization movement: Solutions to the immigrant problem, Heather Greel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Jeffersonian ideals: practical in the United States of the 21st century?, Charles William Gustafson II Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Going offline: Personality and its effects on the transition of online relationships to the offline world, Morgan Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effects of traumatic brain injury on domestic violence survivors, Elizabeth Marie Martin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A Heroic Journey within Videogames and the Effects of Player Experience, Jeremiah Moffitt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An American's Paris: Tourism and the American Identity, 1947-1963, Margaret Nervig Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Memories of College Hill: A historical view, Emily Marie O'Loughlin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
International Students at UNI: An Analysis of Experiences, Kellie Petersen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Defensive Communication Between Professors and Students and Its Effects on Student Outcomes, Alexa Pomerenk Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Categorical vs. Dimensional Models of Mental Health Assessment, Nic Stewart Open Access Honors Program Thesis
It's a Juggling Act: An Examination of Work-School Conflict, Danielle Barbara Stuck Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Role of Imagery in the Priming of a Mental Construct, Patrick Michael Tiernan 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 Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Thomas Jefferson and His Religious Beliefs in the Contexts of History and Today, Nolan Christian Hovland Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Pay Expectations: How Do They Influence Selection of College Degrees and Motivational Effort Towards College?, Benjamin J. McCarty Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Making a Way: Music in an African American Congregation, Emily Miller-Todd Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Mass Media's Coverage of Political Campaigns, Katherine Elizabeth Pauk Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cognitive Maps and the Confidence-Accuracy Relation in Eyewitness Identification, Hannah Mazoe Paul Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effect of Birth Order Placement on Tendency Toward General Deviance, Nichole Rae Reese Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2011
Justices Denied: The 2010 Iowa Supreme Court Retention Election, Andrew John Clopton Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Analyzing the Construction of the Medical Professional Identity: How Do Doctors Learn to "Do Doctoring?", Lauren Dougall 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 Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Violent Crime and Drug Use: The Relationship Between Drugs and Types of Crime, Richard William Fortney 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 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 Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Chains of Hidden and Invisible Power: An Understanding Imperative for Societal Transformation, Leanne Baker Hotek Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Fit Measures of Work-School Congruence and Individual Outcomes, Kimberly E. Kluesner Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Raising good Soviets: Media depictions of Soviet life and upbringing under Khrushchev, Chelsea Miller Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Music Videos as Social Commentary: A Sociological Analysis of Lady Gaga, Jacob Allen Everett Rudy Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Differences in Depression Levels Among Tenors, Baritones, and Basses, Rhiannon Jane Talbot Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effects of sexual assault education on college students' rape-supportive attitudes, Jessica Ann Ueland Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Patterns of alcohol violations from police reports on a midwestern campus, Emily A. Wesley Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
"With a Woman's Bitterness": Early Propaganda Against Female Rulers in Medieval Chronicles in the Twelfth and Fifteenth Centuries, Elizabeth Anne Wiedenheft Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Digit ratios, Baron-Cohen's Reading the Minds in the Eyes and dart-throwing task, Betul Zora Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2010
Campaigning in Judicial Elections: The Effects of Candidate Status, Katelyn Marie Bries Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Sticks and Stones: Fracture Analysis of the University of Iowa-Stanford Collection, Diane Eddie Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Steamboat Bill : William J. Peterson: Iowa's river historian, Nathan J. Gruber Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
The hidden power of the caucus: The impact of early caucuses/primaries on youth voter turnout, Mary Jo Halder Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Seeking Alternatives to Marijuana Prohibition, Rachel Kiesel Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Sex and Setting: A Look at Operational and Organizational Stress in Policing, Laura Anne Lundell Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An Archaeological Model of Northern Warren County Prehistory with Survey Data, Whitney Alina Mark Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cost, Quality and Access: An Analysis of Health Care in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, Katherine Elizabeth Reidy Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Experience of Upward Mobility, Lacey Jae Ritter Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Factors Affecting Religious Beliefs at a Public Midwestern University, Dana Catherine Shook Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Wandering Socially: Technology and the Modern American Hobo Community, Natalie K. Turner Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Indigent Defense in America: Racially or Geographically Unjust?, Lisa Karen Akre Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Mental Health of Low Socio-Economic Populations, Sarah E. Bumgarner Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Impact of a Proposed Federal Shield Law, Lisa Dahlke Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Unique Silencer, Christofer Ditscheit Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Problem-solving behaviors in college relationships, Bethanie Frattini-Scott Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Relationship Between Employment and Alcohol Consumption Among College Students, Justin Michael Sprung Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Comparing Single Member District Plurality and Proportional Representation in the Next Eleven Countries, Maggie McMahon Stehn Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly and Long-Term Care Insurance as a Viable Option for Today's Elderly, Brenda Joan Turnis Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Powerful and powerless speech styles in employment mock interviews, Amanda M. Wilson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Administration Oversight: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform During Recent Presidential Administrations, Chantel Witt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
The Myth and Reality of Prom: A Qualitative Examination of the American High School Prom Experience, Sarah C. Brandt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Militarization Versus Democratization: A Case Study of Pakistan and India's Divergent Political Paths Since Independence, Zenab Afzal Chowdhry Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effect of Gender on Health Care Policy in the State Legislature, Ashley Wilson Huth Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A sociological assessment of the dental health of Latino children in Des Moines, Iowa, Esperanza Pintor Martinez Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
The Iowa caucuses: Effects of presidential campaigns on state politicians, Amy Kathleen Meyers Open Access Honors Program Thesis
An American's Guide to Cultural Brokering, Jessica Anna Sauer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Birthrate and Population Density as Predictors of Quality of Life, Jessica M. Young Open Access Honors Program Thesis
