This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
A Comparison of Physical Nursing Home Environment for Older Adults and Their Families, Phatt Thaitrong
Blue Earth County Prairie Flora Field Guide, Addeline Theis
Chroma Pneuma, Shayna Tietje
Carbon Fiber Driveline, Ryan Torrell
Additive Manufacturing: Parametric Analysis of Building Parameters to Maximize Strength of Material, Preston Torres
Expression of FAM171B Protein in Mouse Brain Tissue, Quan Tran
Jacob Tschann Honors Portfolio, Jacob Capra Tschann
Assessment of Job Satisfaction Among Healthcare Professionals, Alexa Turgeon
Jaci Ullrich Honors Portfolio, Jaci Danielle Ullrich
2017 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
More than Skin Deep: An Analysis of Black Women's Experiences with Race, Skin Tone, and Cosmetics, Anne Yung Van
Process Parameter Optimization with Numerical modelling and Experimentation design of Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing, Sairam Vangapally
Multilingual Students' Perceptions of and Experiences with Instructor Feedback Methods in a U.S. First-Year Composition Class, Hong Thi Tuyet Vo
Investigating the Reactivity of Cuminaldehyde and Isovaleraldehyde toward DNA, Ekaterina Voytsekhovskaya
The Relationship Between Religiosity and Depression Among Sampled Kenyans In The Twin Cities Metro Area, Dorcas Waite
Ethnography of the Dead: How Gravemarkers Can Be Used to Reconstruct the Identity of the Past, Trisha Walker
Trisha Walker Honors Portfolio, Trisha Kathleen Walker
The State of the Art in Speaker Adaptation for Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Zhejian Wang
Satirical Imagery of the Ramesside Period: A Socio-Historical Narrative, Keely Wardyn
Satirical Imagery of the Ramesside Period: A Socio-historical Narrative, Keely A. Wardyn
Painting the Persona, Reed Dean White
ADHD in Elementary School Students: Impact of Physical Activity on ADHD Symptoms, Jenny Wilcox
Reflected Academic Self-efficacy: How Teacher Behavior Influences Self-efficacy in the Classroom, John Martin Wildauer
Women’s Choice in College STEM Majors: Impact of Ability Tilt on Women Students’ Educational Choice, Audie Jane Willis
Role of Environmental Factors in Black Boy's Academic Achievement, Emily Wilson and Quincey Vaagensmith
Eastern Yiddish, Erika Winter
Reading for Understanding: Research on Reading Comprehension in Higher Education, Stephanie Winter
Transcriptome Analysis of Staph. Aureus in Response to Specific IgY through RNA-Sequencing, Reed Woyda
Are Hypothyroidism-Induced Reductions in Brain Derived Igf1 Due to Reductions in Serum Growth Hormone?, Alec Wright
Flight Simulator Training, Ethan Wynia, Abby Phillips, Jessica Raisa, Steven Arriaza, and Reijuana Harley
The Effect of Parent Marital Status on the Happiness and Aspirations of College Students, Ethan Wynia, Akorede Teriba, Danielle Petruska, Jacklyn Gehling, and Quincey Krein
Emission Testing Wood-Based Heating Systems, Justin Yang
Effective Communication in the Nonprofit Sector: A Communication Training and Development Program, Bailey Zallek
Events from 2016
The Effects of Sweeteners on the Expression of MiRNAs Involved in ROS, Azhar Abdukadir
The Lakota’s Dying Culture, Nyairah Abdullah
The Utilization of Morphological and Genetic Diagnostic Techniques for the Description of Trematode Species Collected from Waterbirds from Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota, USA, Tyler Joseph Achatz
The Cause and Effects of the Obliteration of the Lakota Ghost Dance, Claire Achen
Security System, Stanley Adom and Caleb Terhak
A Web Application to Support Research on Epistemic Beliefs, Stanley Adom and Zhejian Wang
Life Alert System for Vulnerable Adults who Live Alone, BoHyun Ahn
How Does the Minimum Wages Affect Teen's Unemployment: Time Series Analysis, Cisse Amadou
Development and Evaluation of a Habitat Suitability Model for White-tailed Deer in an Agricultural Landscape, Eric Anstedt
Why Has Plan Implementation Been Ineffective in Ghana? A Case Study of Planning in Kwabre East District Assembly and Offinso Municipal Assembly, Gabriel Appiah
Body Memory, Juana Cecilia Arias
Radiation Dose Characterization of 400 KeV Heavy Ion Beam, Scott Arneson, Donald Rudquist, Evan Koehler, Morgan O'Brien, and Wyatt Pouliot
Precast vs. Cast-In-Place Wall Substructure, Nicholas Asmus, Brady Munroe, Bryce Duncan, Justin Knutson, and Ahmed Al Rukhami
Rethinking Kwame Nkrumah's Pan-Africanism and its Legacies in Post-Colonial Africa, Nana Afua Asong-Morfaw
The Effects of a Rhythm Intervention on the Early Literacy Development: A Single Subject Design Experiment, Alexis Bachmann
Methods for Characterization of Carbonaceous Meteorites, Brandon Baer
The Effect of an Email Intervention Tailored to Highly Ambitious Students on University Retention, Lauren Bahls
Effect of Bilingual Cognitive Intervention on Literacy Skills: A Single Subject Design Study, Danielle Barr, Kristina Hanson, Kellie Metzger, and Kortni Thompson
Genetic & Morphological Description of Echinostomatids taken from Waterfowl at Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota, Dana Bennett
Monumental Architecture: The Nazi Rally Grounds, Hunter Berbrich and Scott Parker
Structural Dynamics of Myosin's Force-Generating Domain with Drug Inhibitor Blebbistatin, Amanda Bernarde
A Cross-sectional Study on Patients' Access to Healthcare in a Developing Nation, Pawan Bhandari
Seasonal Effects on Kisspeptin Concentration in the Green Anole Lizard, Anolis carolinensis, Nicholas Booker and Hyejoo Kang
The Effects of Gasoline Prices on Alcohol Related Incidents, Katie Boswell
Morphological and Genetic Characteristics of Strigeidae Trematodes In Waterfowl from Lake Winnibogoshish, Minnesota, Stephanie Botros and Rachel Eiler
Cleaning up Minnesota's Archeological Record with MAID: The Minnesota Archeological Integrated Database, Andrew Allen Brown
Substrate Integrated E-Plane Waveguide, Nicholas Buchanan
Physics Comic Book: A Classroom Resource for Engaging Students, Jacob Bukkila
Missing Voices: Journeys of Pre-Service Teacher Candidates and Graduates of Color in a Predominantly White Teacher Education Program, Robbie R. Burnett
A Dramaturgical Analysis of The Miracle Worker, Abby Butzer
North Minneapolis Residents' Knowledge and Awareness of Indoor Air Quality in Older Residences, Blisse Marie Cajacob
La actitud estoica como táctica de subversión y reconstrucción de la identidad femenina en tres novelas de Piedad Bonnett y Laura Restrepo, Deisy Esperanza Cañón
Weathering and Trauma on Bone, Marie Cato
House of God: MA Thesis, Michael James Cimino
IT Centralization and the Innovation Value Chain in Higher Education: A Study for Promoting Key Innovations Through Innovation Management and Organizational Design, Edmund Udaya Clark
Dating Without Devices, Steven Clark, Mallory Spier, and Megan Yerhot
Catalyst Metal Nanoparticle Size Study Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Jonathan Cody, James Adams, Daniel Fleming, and Aldo Kusnardi
2D Electrophoresis Analysis of Environmentally Stressed Soybean Plants, Ryan Colakovic
Point Mutation D129G and Calmodulin's Effect of Protein Stability and Structure and its Link to CPVT, Jacob Conway
Asking Questions to Get Answers, Alexis Danielle Cummings
College Students' Resource Choices for STI and Pregnancy Prevention, Shaina Daleiden, Britta Higginbotham, Taylor Besse, and Crystal Burger
Seasonal Variation in the Dorsolateral and Medial Cortex of Green Anole Lizards, Amber Day and Abdi Abdilahi
War Economics - An Examination of World's Countries and their Military Expenditure, Franziska Deeg
911,What's My Emergency? Emotional Labor, Work-Related Rumination, and Strain Outcomes in Emergency Medical Dispatchers, Jessica Lee Deselms
Study of Role of Meniscus and Viscous Forces During Liquid-Mediated Contacts Separation, Prabin Dhital
PHYSICAL/VISUAL: Translating Martial Arts to Gallery Arts, Katelyn Dick
Impact of Stigma on Attitudes towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help for Depression, Anna Marie Dierks
Parent Participation in Child Therapeutic Settings, Robert Doss
Lakota People: Wounded on Their Own Homeland, Kristine Dunnum and Madison Wittenburg
Effect of Abiotic Stress on the Expression of Auxin Signaling F-Box 2 mRNA, Dane Dusek
Increasing Mobility and Balance: The beneficial Effects of Treadling in Elderly Women, Shyler Egan, Joseph Putz, and Anna Leloux
The Impact of Pornography on the Genital Body Image and Sexual Self-Efficacy of Female College Students, Monica Elizondo
The Use of Elements of Modern Art in the Work of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Marilyn Evenmo
Spinning Charlotte's Web: The Intersectional System of Meat, Cancer, and Capitalism, Ashley Flaherty
Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson and the Role of Women in Post-Colonial African Politics, Aaaron Flomo
Fruit and Vegetable Availability, Nutrition Education and Access Amongst Food Pantries in California, Maine, Mississippi and South Dakota, Sarah L. Fowler
The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Decomposition of Sagebrush Litter Collected Along an Altitudinal Gradient, Philip Fraley
Equal, but Different: Science Communication Impact on Beliefs of Sex Differences in the Brain, Laura Fry
An Analysis of Reinforcers Maintaining Caregiving Behaviors of Long-Term Care Facility Staff, Sandra Garcia
Impression Management Strategies of College Professors with Disabilities, Chelsie Gaspar
Can You Hack It? Validating Predictors for IT Boot Camps, Courtney Gear
"Get Tough on Juvenile Criminals": An Assessment of Punitiveness and Punitive Attitudes, Richard Charles Gehrke
Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies for Pre-Service Teachers, Katherine Gibson, Amanda Roche, and Patrick McCarthy
An Analysis of Western Medicine Mistrust Among Selected African Immigrant Women in Minnesota, Wanjiru Julie Gicheru
Cognitive Complexity, Mindfulness, and Reflection in Mental Health Professionals, Dharshini Goonetilleke
