This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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Portfolios from 2022

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Liberty Hombe Honors Portfolio, Liberty Hombe

The Impact of Communication Methods and Frequency on Young Adult Professional Engagement, Colleen Jackson

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Perceptions of Well-Being Among College Majors, Baylee Jahraus

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Optimal Speed Control of Electric Vehicles in Traffic with Wireless Charging, Amina Jemi

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The Sound Design for H.M.S. Pinafore, Kyle W. Jensen

The Desertianists, Collin Jones

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Sickle Cell Anemia and Family Growth, Kadiatu Kamara, Anna Mauss, Taylor Milos, and Renae Raustadt

No Shadow to Hide, Robyn Katona

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Death Anxiety: A Quantitative Exploration of Professional Counselors Experiences, Kaitlyn Judith Kaus

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Meaghan Keohane Honors Portfolio, Meaghan Keohane

Critical Thinking about Workplace Problems: An Essential Skill for Students, William Kessler, Emory Landis, Andrew McCarty, Haley Lechtenberg, and Jayden Kasiska-Pettersen

Exploring How Technology Use Influences College Student Success, Makayla Ketterling

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Family Relating and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Alexa Kimmes, Gabriela Muluneh, Kelsie Urban, and Breanna Allen

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“I Save Me”: Gender, Agency, and Power in Better Call Saul, Stephanie Kocer

Physical Therapy Use Among Collegiate Dancers, Vanessa Kotek and Kacey Wachholz

Using Genomic DNA of Anolis Carolinensis to Determine Sex in Juvenile Lizards, Ashley Kraudy and Nadia Lowery

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Cover-Copy-Compare as a Math Fact Fluency Intervention for Students in an Alternative Special Education Program, RaeLynn J. Lamminen

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Learning About Others in Multiculturalist Social Service's Curriculum in Finland: Transnational Feminism, Anti-Racist Pedagogy, and Politics of Othering in the Curriculum, Jenni Lampinen

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An Exploratory Study of Future Plans and Preferences for Long-term Services and Support for Older Kenyan Immigrants, Lenah Chepngetich Langat

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Recognizing Capital: A Study of Cultural Wealth, Grit, and Student Success, Jessica Lauritsen

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Exploring the Effects of Creativity and Student Success on Community College STEM Students Taking Fine Arts Courses, Jimmy LeDuc

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Verification of Electron Beam Production for Radiation Dosimetry Experimentation, Henri J. LeMieux

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What Rural Middle School Students Who Have Been Bullied Can Teach Us About Bullying: A Phenomenological Study, Sarah Lendt

Impact of Two Courses, Critical Race Theory and Human Relations in Multicultural Society, on Intercultural Competence of Undergraduate Students, Lauren Lindmeier and Ryuto Hashimoto

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Family Involvement in Charter Elementary Schools: A Case Study Using the Family Involvement Questionnaire-Elementary Version (FIQ-E), Dorothy M. Lipski

Adjustable Ackermann Design and Testing for Max Performance, Esteban Loera and Cory Miller

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A Quantitative Assessment and Comparison of the Undergraduate Curriculum Prerequisite Structures for the Universities in the Minnesota State System with Particular Emphasis on Mathematics Courses, Erik Loge

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Impact of Formative Childhood and Adolescent Experiences in Latinx Children of Immigrants Adulthood: Analysis of Educational, Health, and Social Implications, Alma P. Lopez

Exploring Student Experiences with Group Work, Hailey Lundeen

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Family Crisis and Huntington's Disease, Madison Maas, Caitlyn Nelson, Karley Odella, and Allison Theisen

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Improved Warehouse for SMT Material Management Using Modern Technology Retrieval System and Better Traceability, Ferdinand Mabeya

Redolent, Anza Ahmed Malik

Functional Investigation of the Type IX Secretion System Regulatory Pathway Components in Flavobacterium johnsoniae, Ireland Manning

Development of Genetic Manipulation Techniques for the Fish Pathogen, Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Ritika Marsani and Carly Beveridge

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Precision Machining of Polymer Matrix Composites, Victor Martinez Polanco

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Family Change and Sickle Cell Anemia, Gabrielle Matthieu, Jeremy Teneyck, Natalie Berg, and Caitlin Conrad

SIVmac239 Vpx Nuclear Import, Hunter Mayhew

COVID-19 and the Impact of Physical Activity on Cognition and Quality of Life in Elderly Adults, Jenna McCarthy

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The Lived Experiences of Black Male High School Students Diagnosed with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: A Qualitative Study on Self-Concept, James Menke

The Effects of Steroid Hormones on Neurogenesis in the Breeding and Non-Breeding Green Anole Lizard (Anolis carolinensis), Brooke Miles and Alex Calli-Wehrman

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Huntington's Disease and Family Information Keeper, Ahmed Mohamed, Morgan Rusler, Kelsey Stroh, and Sushma Thapa

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Identity Dynamics of Minority College Students, Nabil A. Mohamed

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Investigating Beliefs: White Female Teachers' Perceptions of Black Boys and Their Subsequent Achievement-A Qualitative Study, Kirky L. Morris

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Investigating Anxiety-Like Behavior as a Non-Motor Side Effect of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus in a Parkinsonian Rat Model, Carter Mulder

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Printed Circuit Board Defect Detection Using Image Processing, Nandeera Kamalaja De Silva Munaweera Tanthirige

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Assessing the Appropriateness of the Cultural Formulation Interview in Conceptualizing Reverse Culture Shock, Katja Nielsen

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Alim Nigmatjonov Honors Portfolio, Alim Nigmatjonov

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Accustomly Intermarried: Racial/National Intermarriages and Their Negotiation of Family Celebrations, Jori Adrianna Nkwenti

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An Unchanted Life of Self-Silencing An Artifactual Autoethnography Introducing “Trauma-Induced Subconscious Self-Silencing”, Katherine L. Olson

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Increasing Above and Beyond Behavior Through Social Emotional Learning, Lars Olson

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Dementia Care Among Somali Elders, Emmanuel Asante Opoku

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Implementation and Usage of Low-cost Turbines for Power Generation in Water Networks, Luis Javier Ortiz Osornio

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Accelerated Growth: A Case Study of Teacher Beliefs and Instructional Strategies That Promote Achievement for Students of Color, Astein K. Osei

Synthesis of Imidazoline and Oxazoline Products Via a Novel Reaction Mechanism, Ramsey Pankratz and Eric Patton

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An Unspoken Story of Education: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Racism in Education, Elisa A. Perez-Garcia

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Examining the Effects of an Online Group Social Skills Program on Emotion Regulation Skills for Adolescents and Young Adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, Breanna Perron

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Effects of Perchlorate Exposure on Swimming Performance of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Organ Development of Mice (Mus musculus), Quentin Phillips

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A Quantitative Examination of the Impostor Phenomenon in Community College and Technical College Presidents in the Upper Midwest, Jeffrey Pool

People we Only Know in Passing, Anthony Procopio Ross

Relationship between APOBEC3A and Herpes Simplex Virus 1 UL39, Maria Rodriguez Quevedo

The Effects that Virtual Learning and the COVID-19 Pandemic have had on Nursing Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Rachel Rana, Kayla Walsh, Anita Khatri, and Dikshya Thapa

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Makenzie Reed Honors Portfolio, Makenzie Reed

Who Needs an Energy Boost? Do Differences in Energetic Requirements to Perform a Tail-Flip Jump Cause Differences in Muscle Composition?, Makenzie Reed

Improving Efficiency of Low-Income Housing, Jessica Reese

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On Doing Non-Binary Gender: An Examination of Perceived Discrimination and Geographic Location, Megan Ridler

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Autumn Ritter Honors Porfolio, Autumn Ritter

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Pain & Glory, Wardah Sabrie

MN Dept of Human Services Background Disqualifications, Jill Sallstrom

Tiger Hunting, Maivboon Sang

Modeling and Forecasting Renewable Energy, Deepshikha Sanjel

African American Women Principals: A Phenomenological Study to Explore their Experiences in K-12 Leadership, Lisa Sayles-Adams

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Rankings of MMA Fighters, Michael Schaefer

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Fundamental Factors for Success: Engineering Faculty and Industry Partners, Molly F. Schaefer

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Feasibility Study on Emission Line Spectroscopy Between 350 Nm and 750 Nm Of Runaway Star Bow Shocks in the Milky Way Using Currently Operating Observatories with Open Submission Policies, John Scheele

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Assisted Living Residents During Quarantie, Sydnie Schneider, Erin Dorn, and Cecelia Anderson

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The Ability of DIBELS to Predict Proficiency on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment and the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs, Katherine Schultz

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Virtues and Values: A Transcendental Phenomenological Examination of Professional Coach Trainers' Use of Virtue Ethics as a Tool in Their Practice, Julianne Schwietz

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The Portrayal of Female Athletes on the Covers of The New Yorker 1925-2016, Olena Shchur

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Technical Direction of Shakespeare in Love, Jared A. Shofstall

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John Shrestha Honors Portfolio, John Shrestha

MNSU, The Green Campus: Now and Future, John Shrestha

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Reconstructing Regional Paleoenvironments and Geomorphic History of High Plains Playa-Lunette Systems, Alyssa E. Sims

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Development of Genetic Manipulation Techniques for the Fish Pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Seada Sloboda

Pre-Methylation of Foreign DNA Improves Conjugation Efficiency in the Fish Pathogen, Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Seada Sloboda

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No Peace for Afghanistan: A Case-Study of the Failure of Peace-Building Process in Afghanistan from a Transnational Feminist Standpoint, Tahmina Sobat

Formula SAE Wiring Harnes Design, Ryan Soltau

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Cystic Fibrosis and Family Management Styles, Stephine Sorenson, Jordyn Tepfer, Chase Belka, and Lynae Casto

Emerging Adulthood? Religious Vocation and Age in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century France, Ya Fattou Sowe

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Marisa Sullivan Honors Portfolio, Marisa Sullivan

Virtual International Learning: Exploring Healthcare Similarities and Differences, Marisa Sullivan, Linnea Byers-Sunde, and Grace Omann

Implementation of a High Dose Rate Irradiator for Living Samples using 400keV Electrons, Samantha Sunnarborg, Preston Finger, David Markiewicz, and Jackson Walters

Soil Carbon Inventory and Aggregate Stability of Conventional Tillage and Orchard with Continuous Living Cover, Madison Sweet

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The Effects of Transformational Leadership on Sales Performance in a Multilevel Marketing Organization, Alexander Techy

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An Investigation of the Perception of Elderspeak Among Community Dwelling Older Adults, Abby L. Teply

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Do They Make a Difference? Twin Cities Magnet Schools in the Heart of Metropolitan Inequity and Segregation, Scott A. Thomas

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Masturbatory Behaviors Among Older Adult Populations: A Literature Review, Brandon Tischer

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Nina Tulashie Honors Portfolio, Nina Tulashie

Effect Of Disinfectants On The Formation Of Biofilms By Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Hannah Turnipseed

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Hannah Turnipseed Honors Portfolio, Hannah Turnipseed

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2022 URS Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato