At Minnesota State University, Mankato, every graduate student completes a capstone for their program. Most programs include a thesis/dissertation or alternative plan paper (APP) option, but many programs provide other capstone opportunities.

This is a collection of theses submitted by graduate students from various programs.

A thesis is an extensive original research paper resulting in a significant contribution to new knowledge.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Addressing Aggressive Behaviors in Long Term Care Settings: How Do Caregivers Feel Supported?, Betty Kortey

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Fox Lake – Havanoid Interaction: An Analysis of Eleanor Site Pottery, Rahman Abdullayev

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Effect of Decorating Super Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Silver Nanoparticles on their Magneto-Photo Thermal Heating Efficiency, Anthony Joseph Afful

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An Exploration of Differences in Perceptions of Gerotranscendent Behaviors Between Younger and Older Adults, Gabrielle E. Anderson

To Capture the Sea, Hannah Anderson

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Production Stage Management for A Christmas Carol, Jenna Atherton

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Stress Levels of Bisexual Individuals in Mixed-Orientation Relationships, Amanda Bartley

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Languishing without a Human Touch: Directing In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play, Sarah Belfrage Honerman

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A Mixed Method Comparison: Instruction in Undergraduate Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Contemporary Dance Classes, Aditi Bheda

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Above and Below, Kristen Brown

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fourpaintingSomedrawingsandaprintbehindapillar, Sam R. Brown

A Long Road, KenDarian Ortae Carter

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A Machine Learning Approach to Deepfake Detection, Delaney Conrad

The Bizzare Fantastic, True Dabill

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Queer Void: Autoethnographic Notes on Queer Melancholy and Transgender Shame, Lake Davis

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Machine-Learning Based Model Predictive Control for a Three-phase Inverter, Arturo De La Cruz

Tales from Respite, OH, Jake Demers

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Investigating miRNA Regulation of the Human APOBEC3 Enzymes, William Dietrich

Parcels, Holly N. Dodge

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Neither Fully Queer Nor Somali?: What Queer Somalis' Narratives Reveal About Space, Identity, and Community in Western Diaspora, Dominik Drabent

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Education Based on Graduate Marginalized Perspective, Bryanna Edwards

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Rechazos del español: Una comparación de mexicanos monolingües, hablantes de herencia y aprendices de español, Maribel Fernández Moctezuma

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Design and Development of Smart Wardrobe Technology, Mikhail Filatov

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Examining the Effects of a Behavioral Skills Training Package on the Emotional Regulation Skills of a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kate Flynn

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Identifying Barriers to Dental Care Among Hispanics in Southwest Minnesota, Lissette Garza

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Life History, Resource Allocation, and Phenology of Diploid Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus) Collected from Populations in Ohio and New York, Maxwell G. Gebhart

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Análisis de La Mujer: Revista Mensual de Literatura y Variedades, la primera revista ecuatoriana escrita por mujeres (1905-1906), María Alejandra González Pástor

New Industry: The Town that Owned the Future, Talitha Greaver

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From “The Loss of the Innocents” to “Crisis Actors”: Media Portrayal of Rampage School Shootings From 1998-2021, Justice E. Greene

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The Creation of Choreography for Disney's High School Musical, John Greer

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Development of a Permanent Magnet Spherical Motor with 3 Degrees of Freedom, Eric T. Hanson

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Seasonal Starch Allocation in Starry Stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) Harvested from Lake Koronis, MN, and Development of Non-Chemical Management Recommendations, Alyssa M. Haram

Demon Off the Trail, Jack Harris

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Utility Lines, Carolyn Hartwell

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Location of the Fibronectin Binding Domain on the Fibronectin Attachment Protein of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Chrissy Rose Hattery

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Analysis and Observation of Decomposition of Immature Pigs in the Minnesota Winter/Early Spring, Rachael Herbes

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“My work doesn’t need to be perfect as long as the effort is there”: A Case Study of Multilingual Student Perceptions of Labor-Based Grading Contracts in the First-Year Writing Classroom, Allison M. Hosman

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Not Just Women: Trans Representation in Print News Media Following the Overturn of Roe v. Wade, TL Jordan

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Celebrity, Music, and Public Persona: A Case Study of Taylor Swift, Elaina K.M. Junes

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Partisan Selective Exposure on Social Media During the 2020 Presidential Election, Grayce Lemon

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Age-Related Microaggressions: A Follow-Up Descriptive Study, Hannah M. Lewis

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Public Perceptions of Exonerees’ Deservingness of Compensation and Expungement, Elizabeth Jeanne Lopez

Inkblot, Jayden Lopez

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Clowns, Fools, and Killers: An Exploration of Horror, Comedy, and Madness Through the Roles of Murderer 2 and Sir Richard Ratcliffe in William Shakespeare's Richard III, R J. Magee

A Mexican American Stuck in Egypt: Poems about everyday Chicano expatriate life in the Cradle of Civilization, Thomas Maldonado

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The Role of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in the Development of the Cerebellum in Euthyroid and Hypothyroid Mice, Prathibha Mangedarage

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Revisiting the Blue Earth Oneota Taxon, Samuel Marcucci

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Novel Amino Acids Dictate Differences in SIVmac239 and HIV-2 ROD9 Vpx Cellular Localization, Hunter D. Mayhew

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Tradiciones, Selena Medellin

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Justice-Impacted Black Males’ Perceptions of How Life Skills Coaching Helped Overcome Barriers to Housing, Healthcare, and Employment, Isreal W. Moses IV

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Above & Below, Kelly N. Munson

Good People: A Collection of Short Stories and Essays, Cordis Paldano

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Environmental Heterogeneity as a Driver of Understory Vegetation Composition in Midwestern Oak Savannas, Jean Pengra

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What Does a Rooster Say?, Kim Pfeffer

The Transient, Pritika Pradhan

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Development of a Reinforcer Assessment: A Measure of Potential Reinforcers in the Lives of Older Adults, Nicole A. Praska

Navigation: One Woman's Quest to Hitchhike Around the World on Sailboats, Glenda Reed

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Teacher-Led Active Classroom Breaks to Improve Student On-Task Behavior: A Dose-Response Study, Abbey M. Riese

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Creating the Role of Richard III for Richard III, Travis Grey Robertson

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An Archeozoological Analysis of the Vosburg Site in Southern Minnesota, Madison M. Rutter

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Seeking Translation, Taryn Sakry

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Application of the Fine Sediment Biotic Index to Three Drain Tiled and Ditched Agricultural Systems in Southern Minnesota, Bailey Sanders

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APOBEC3 Regulation by Thyroid Hormone, Michelle Santiago

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"Effects of Chronic Clothianidin Exposure on Various Aspects of Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout) Development", Jacob Schmid

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Graduate Student Awareness of Student Services, Shayla Schumacher

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Biogeography of functional traits and fire regimes in oak species (Quercus) across the United States, Ashley Selee

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Teaching Culture in the Argentinian EFL Classroom: Beliefs, Practice and Challenges, María Mercedes Sempé

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The Satanic Ritual Abuse Panic: Correlates and Implications for Therapists, Mariah Severud

THE BODY OF A FROG A Memoir on Searching for Ways to Love an Unconventional Self, Aarron Sholar

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From Farm to Table to Factory: Paths of Cambodian American Foodways, A. C. Smith

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Continuing to Do the Work: An Examination of the Experiences of Students of Color in Collegiate Speech, Tennisha Sonsalla

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Seasonal Resource Allocation and Accumulated Degree Day Estimation for Cuban Bulrush (Oxycarum cubense) in the Southeastern U.S., Allison Squires

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Perceptions of Individual Burnout, Team Burnout, and Coping Resiliency Among Elite Pre-Professional Female Soccer Athletes, Kathleen Stapleton

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Plants and Environment: A Paleoethnobotanical Analysis of the Vosburg Site (21FA002), Jaelyn Elizabeth Stebbins

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The Analysis, Development and Calibration of Prototype Hardware in Effort to Improve Brake Thermal Efficiency and Real-World Fuel Economy of the International Supertruck, Matthew Taylor

The Origin of Wolves, Elizabeth Thoelke

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Use of Speech Recognition Tools to Predict Mistakes in Audio Book Recordings, Micah Tietz

In the Weeds, Johanna Tollefson

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Wonderland, Mai Tran

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Impacts of Ergonomic Conditions on Quality and Cycle Time in Automotive Shock Absorber Assembly, Val Urman

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MNSU French Students’ Perspectives on Classroom Testing, Feedback Practices and their Impact on Learning, Gaudence Uwamahoro

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Investigation of glycoside hydrolases and calcium in Cytophaga hutchinsonii cellulose utilization, Choua Kou Vang

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Participation in the Relaxing Listening Program: Postsecondary L2 Learner Responses and Effects on Listening Comprehension, Thanh Ha Vu

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"It Feels Like I Don't Exist": An Intersectional Feminist Analysis of the Ace Citizen, Maya Wenzel

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Academic Dishonesty: The Ghost of Papers Past, Wayne T. Whitmore

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The Philanthropic Process of Private and Publicly Traded U.S. Companies, Carla Woodson

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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A Socio-Historical Analysis of the Dynamics of Genocide in Bosnia 1992-1995: Forces Contributing to the Continuation of Genocide, Lejla Alvarez

Weddings, Funerals & Sermons, Hisham Arif

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Functional Trade-Offs Between Terrestrial and Aquatic Locomotion in the Amphibious Fish Kryptolebias marmoratus, Erik Axlid

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Mapping Log Pd/Cu Ratios in Vulcan and Investigation into the Origin of the Magenta Zone in the NorthMet Deposit: Hoyt Lakes Minnesota, USA, Paige M. C. M. Bauer

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Decolonizing the Map: Indigenous Maps and GIS, Henry Osborne Beimers

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Creating the Role of Myra Arundel in Hay Fever, Morgan Benson

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Important Aspects to Women’s Re-Integration: Positive Influences on Women’s Reentry Experience After Being Released from Prison, Sarah A. Benson

Love in Glass Jars, Kirstin Ruth Bratt

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Thermal Testing and Simulation of Lunar and Martian ISRU-Based Materials, Andres Campbell

The Night Creatures, Eimile Campbell

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Environmental Effects on Biomass Allocation and Small Plot Evaluations of Aquatic Pesticides for Control of Nitellopsis obtusa (Starry Stonewort) Collected from Lake Koronis in Stearns County, Minnesota, Patrick J. Carver

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Employee Satisfaction and Perceptions of Organizational Leadership Accountability, Caroline M. Clancy

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The Assessment of Emergency Preparedness Among University Students, Arliah Cox

Killer Winter, Starrla Cray