This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Jasmine Greenwaldt: Continuum, Jasmine Elise Greenwaldt
β-Lactam Resistance in Staphylococcus Species Isolated from Students, Laurie Grund
Land Cover Mapping and Change Analysis at the Tensleep Preserve in Wyoming, Tyler Richard Grupa
Managing Processes Used by Families during the Chronic Illness Experience, Rhianna Gwilt
Effectiveness of Spending and Median Household Income on Education, Clint Haala
Non-Genotoxic Human APOBEC3A, Jessica Hadler
Truthfulness and Deception: How Do People Tell the Difference?, Katelyn Hakinson and Megan Lahti
How Different Measures Affect Cognitive Ability in People with Aphasia, Kristina Hanson and Jade Mussehl
"Reality" TV: Portrayals of Labor and Birth in a Mainstream Reality Series One Born Every Minute, Kyrsten Harper, Rebecca Rand, Lauren Sobotta, and Nicole Soley
Biocompatibility of Hydroxyapatite and Stainless Steel Alloys, Mehedi Hasan and Clenten Ndonwie
Impact of Coaching Feedback on Cultural Competency of Undergraduate Students at MSU, Mankato, Jordan Hassemer and Arinn DiSalvo
Impact of Coaching Feedback on Cultural Competency of Undergraduate Students at MSU, Mankato, Jordan Hassemer, Arinn DiSalvo, Kwame Opoku Akyeampong, and Chloe Nicol
Intervention E-mails and Retention: How E-mails Tailored to Personality Impact an Undergraduate Student's Decision to Return to School or Not, John Kelly Heffernon
Media’s Depiction of the Black Lives Matter Activism, Paige Heinrich, Janelle Brown, Matthew Danielson, and Courtney Fisher
Comparison of Cognitive Abilities with Left Versus Right Hemisphere Brain Damage, Michele Hoerdt
The Concept of Substrate Integrated E-plane Waveguide and Circuits, Danyang Huang
Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Injector Flow, Olumide Ige
The Impact of Aging on the Fertility of Eisenia Fetida (Earthworm), Uyi Imasuen and Boluwatife Gbadebo
Examining Empirical Evidence to Conceptualize the Family Anxiety Construct, Mara Irmiter
Cultural Competency of Military Veterans: A Literature Review, Joe Itoh
An Investigation into Native and Non Native English Speaking Instructors' Assessment of University ESL Student's Oral Presentation, Rubaiyat Jabeen
Impact of Community-Based Creative Arts Programs on Youth, Kasey Jacques, John Seipel, Nyairah Abdullah, and Trelijah Miller
Impact of Creative Arts on At-Risk Youth, Kasey Jacques, John Seipel, Nyairah Abdullah, and Trelijah Miller
A Measure Theoretic Approach to Problems of Number Theory with Applications to the Proof of the Prime Number Theorem, Russell Lee Jahn
Streptomyces Tolerance to Alkaline Conditions and Production of Calcite, Kaddijatou Jallow and Ali Oku
FSAE Tubular Frame Torsional Stiffness to Weight Research, Joe Jaspers and Steven Thuening
Viennese Coffeehouses: Memorials to a Bygone Area, Marielle Jenquin
A 2X2 Polarization Switchable Patch Antenna Array For Polarization Modulation, Pengfei Ji
Using In-situ Hybridization to Localize FAM171B Expression, Brooke Jones
Mental Health of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Heterosexual, and Questioning Youth in Rural, Micropolitian, and Metropolitan Regions in Minnesota: Assessing Internalizing and Externalizing Self-report Behaviors, Jessica Louann Jorgenson
Spirituality in Higher Education: A Narrative Analysis of Its Use for Decision-Making, Jeffrey Francis Judge
Choice Intervention on Writing Performance, Erin Kahnke and Carrington Riss
Studying the Structure and Stability of F141L Calmodulin Mutant in the Assessment of Cardiac Related Complications, Drew Kampmeyer
Minnesota Collaborative Agreement: Potential for Dental Hygienists to Increase Direct Access for Underserved Populations, Rachel Jane Kashani-Legler
Comparative Trematode Biota of Healthy Waterbirds Harvested from Lake Winnibigoshish Minnesota, Oklumhekho Kassim
The Reichstag in Berlin: Self-Representation of a New Germany, Mikayla Keener
Final Project, Tyler Keller
A Critical Analysis of Sexual Education and the Benefits of Including Pleasure within Sexual Education Curriculum, Samantha Kerr, Hannah Comer, Danielle Gamble, Alexandra Olson, and Liberty Lough
The Story Telling Abilities of Bilingual Elementary Students in the Midwest, Aisha Khalif and Bethany Bishop
A Wavelet Transform Module for a Speech Recognition Virtual Machine, Euisung Kim
Representing Autistic Masculinity: Hegemonic Gender Performances in Contemporary Autism Films, James Samuel Kizer
Effective Paraprofessional Implementation of Reading Fluency Intervention, Krystal Klement
The Relationship between College Students' Use of Facebook and their Feelings of Alienation from their Institution, Oleksandr Komarenko
Dancing to Survive, Bethany Koshak
Effects of Hydrology on the Growth and Recruitment of Stream Fish in the Eastern Broadleaf Province of Minnesota, Eric J. Krumm
Evaluating Anaerobic Work Capacity Using Time and Intensity in Cyclists Performing High-Intensity Interval Training, Luke Krynski
Development and Leadership: A Case Study of Mobutu’s Leadership, Celine Kyelem
Development of Conjunctions in School Age Children, Monique LaFontaine, Mariah Anderson, Brook Binner, and Kailey Clark
Strategies of Student Activism: A Qualitative Study Examining Racial and Social Justice Organizing on a Midwest College Campus, Rebecca J. Lambert
The Effects of Varying Durations of Formalin Fixation on Larval Fathead Minnow's Pimephales promelas Genetic Utility, Ryan Leba and Coleman Mamaer
Zooplanktonic Community Dynamics of the Minnesota River with an Ichthyoplankton Gear Comparison, Nathaniel Lederman
Existing Soil Conditions in Construction, Kyle Lehnertz, Austin Blum, Nathan Johnston, and Thomas Suchecki
Internalization of Escherichia coli (E. coli) into Lettuce Leaves through Stomata; Cross Contamination between Bruised Leaves, Jote Limeneh and Lucy Saidu
Kehinde Wiley: Creative Genius or One-Note Sellout?, Emily Luehmann
Author Support for Wiki Based Help Systems: Genre Conventions for Content Templates, Claire Lundeby
So You Think You Can Detect Deception?, Shaylyn Lyksett, Kaitlyn Hunstad, and Brianna Fitzgibbons
Human Papillomavirus and Human Herpesvirus-8: Knowledge, Perception of Risk and Barriers to Screening and Treatment among Selected Students at Africa University, Zimbabwe, Rujeko Olga Machinga
Coherent Optical Fiber Communication System Modeling and Analysis Using Ptolemy II, Sanjina Maharian
Adaptive Skiing: A Culture of Its Own, Katelynn Malecha
Herman the German: From Ancient Warrior to Monument in the United States, Katelynn Malecha and Jonathan Smith
Family Communication Construct: Examining Family Nursing Science and Practice, Allison Maleska
Determinants of Divorce in the U.S., Pa Musa Manneh
Temperature Controlled Fan, Edgardo Martinez
In-Depth Exploration into Student-Professor Rapport, Nena McCalla, Calyce O'Connor, and Ethan Wynia
Interpreting the Interscholastic Sport Eco-System: A Pilot Investigation, Zachary McCarver
Physical Challenges in Forensics: An Autoethnography Advocating for Accommodations on Behalf of Speakers with Physical Challenges in Competitive Speech Environments, Elise McCauley Row
Analog vs. App: Math Fact Fluency, Kourtney McNallan and Rachel Kramer
A Phenomenological Study of Professional and Practical Changes Experienced by Teachers Involved with Action Research in a Learning Community Master’s Program, Jay Dean Meiners
Prudence and Persistence: Personality in Student Retention, Logan J. Michels
Designing Haptic Feedback and Auditory Methods to Access Maps for the Blind, Flint Million
Evaluating the Advantages of Braille Display Technology in Software Development, Flint Million
Site Logistics Plans in Construction, Alex Milliren, Adam Sik, Lucas Brown, William Knopik, and Suad Al-Marri
2016 Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars Posters at St. Paul Abstract Booklet, Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars
Lithic, Megan Nelle Moriarty
Early Detection of Mountain Pine Beetle Damage in Ponderosa Pine Forests of the Black Hills Using Hyperspectral and WorldView-2 Data, Kyle Edward Mullen
Analyzing Stream Network Changes from 1855 to Present for Watonwan River Watershed, Roman Mulvihill
Efficient Modeling and Simulation of Wavelength Division Multiplexing Dual Polarization QPSK Optical Fiber Transmission, Siva Kumar Raju Nadimpalli
Analysis of Income Inequality, Pape Oumar Ndjaye
Mental Stills, Hanna Newman
Calcium and Phosphorus Concentrations and Scale Ring Number in Relation to Fish Length, Keith Ngede and Eloy Gallegos
The Expression of Lipoxygenase Isoforms in Response to Wounding in Peas, Iheme Ngumah
Examination of the Antecedents, Reactions, and Outcomes to a Major Technology-driven Organizational Change, Ngoc Dinh Nguyen
Expressionist Architecture Woodcuts, Nhi Nguyen
Renewable Energy Potential by Methanogenesis through Anaerobic Digestion, Thu Nguyen
Stone Memories: Monarchy to Democracy in Brick and Mortar, Cody Nickel
Differential Gene Expression of Minnesota (MN) Hygienic Honeybees (Apis mellifera) Performing Hygienic Behavior, Eric Northrup
Designing a Laboratory Ercise to Illustrate Ionophores as Membrane Probes, Victoria Obrant
Greater Mankato Employees: Where Do They Live and Why?, Yves Oelke
A Theory of Participation: Joining the Cast of 'Heavy Rain', Matthew Bryan Oliver
Precast vs. Cast-in-Place in Temperatures between 0°F and 40°F, Curtis Olson, Tyler Koenig, Marcus Gooden, Mohammed Al Taysan, and Brady Bierl
Slum or Sustainable Development? A Case Study of Sodom and Gomorrah in Accra, Ghana, Benjamin Effah Oppong
Authentic Leadership in a Diverse Community, Claire Palo
The Lived Experience of Nursing Students during an Evaluative Simulation, Kayla Patterson
Representation of Reproductive Service Advertisements in Gay Parent Magazine, Elise Pawlak and Greta Maas
Commissioning an Engine Dynamometer for FSAE, Eric Pelletier and Thomas Thuening
Regulation of Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis by Tumor Secreted BMPs, Kaylin Peterson
Effects of Computer Program Visualization Tools on Student Populations, Meghan Jayne Peterson
Cochlear Nerve Myelination in Mice Lacking Thyroid Hormone Transporters, Stephanie Peterson and Natalie Moses
