This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Events from 2016
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
Evaluating the Quality of Advising and Tutoring Services Provided by the Center for Academic Success at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Zachary Petzel, Tyler Keller, and Jacob Tschann
An Evaluation in Adherence of Bacillus and Streptomyces in Bio-cementation, Anh Pham and Hee Son
Actitud de los ciudadanos andaluces en cuanto al empleo del dialecto andaluz en los medios de comunicación audiovisuales, Victoriano Pimentel Rivas
Examining Early Childhood Gender Socialization Through Children’s Picture Books, Kendra Leigh Pospisil
Use of Bridging Strategy between the Ensemble Kalman Filter and Particle Filter for the Measurements with Various Quasi-Gaussian Noise, Sumathi Prabhakaran Jeyakumari
Training Coping Techniques to Reduce Statistics Anxiety, Brittany Prothe
Effects of the Endothelin Receptor Blockade on Pressure-Natriuresis in Ercised and Sedentary SHR Female Rats, Juan Jose Quesada Olarte and Okhumhekho Kassim
Reactive Oxygen Species Effects on Lysozyme, Jacob Rachuy
Relationship of Vpx and APOBEC3A, Jacob Rachuy
Genetic Variability of Psilostomatid Isolates from Different Waterfowl Species Collected at Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota, Jacob Rachuy and Stephanie Holtorf
Impact of the 2015 Earthquake on Women in Nepal, Christina Rajbhandari
Process Improvement by Lean Thinking in Trucking Industry, Abhiram Reddy Ramasahayam
Effects of Cardiac Arrhythmic Mutant D95V on Calmodulin Structure and Stability, Jessica Ranke
Hybrid Renewable Power Systems: Analysis of Feasibility and Design, Katherine Rasley
Modeling of Renewable PSH Systems, Katherine Rasley, April Levar, Kurtis Nelson, and Marcell Meacham
Bakken Crude Oil and the Changing Logistics of the American Oil Industry, Austin Rau
A Floristic Study of the Oak Leaf Lake Unit of the Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area in Nicollet County, Minnesota, Heidi Rauenhorst
Pondering Processes Used by Families Managing the Chronic Illness Experience, Tara Reynolds
Are Hypothyroidism-Induced Reductions in Brain Derived Igf1 Due to Reducations in Serum Growth Hormone?, Anna Rice and Alec Wright
Morphological Distortion among Post-Ossified Larval Fish in Varying Durations of Alcohol and Formalin Solutions, Endora Roberts
Amygdala Morphology and Neurogenesis in the Green Anole Lizard, Jadden Roddick, Nicholas Booker, and Abodalrahman Algamdy
Psychological Comprehension, Haley Rohloff and Katelyn Hakinson
Am I Still a Slave?: An Analysis of Critical Race Theory, Thomas Rolph
Structure and Anatomy of Bone from Male C57/BL6 Mice with Reduced Testosterone Levels, Katie Rubitschung and Casey Hovey
How Multilinguals Perceive Linguistic Interference, Amanda Ruskin
Pavement Light Absorbance: Melting Snow to Make Roads Safer, Megan Sandberg
Perceptions of Female Sexual Pathology: The Role of Racial Biases in Clinical Decision Making, Jerusha Sanjeevi
Sex Worker Stigma: The Influence of Job Title on Victim Empathy, Zoe Schaefer and Kayla Van Amber
Assessing the Effect of Personality Characteristics of Minnesota Golfers on the Brand Equity of Golf Drivers, Eric Schinella
Nutrition between Faculty and College Students, Jessica Schisel, Holly Wick, Pa Xiong, and Maika Xiong
Patient Empathy & Effects on Health Outcomes, Erin Elizabeth Schliesman
Closed for Business, Tyler Schrandt
7-Day Project, Joshua Schutz and Hanna Newman
Cognitive Abilities & Language Skills in People with Aphasia, Laura Schwickerath and Cassie Ross
Perceptions of Safety within Residence Halls at a Midwestern College Campus, Alissa Shape, Jade Anderson, Stephanie Feldman, and Ellen Hammerschmidt
Perceptions of Safety within Residence Halls at a Midwestern College Campus, Alissa R. Shape, Ellen Hammerschmidt, Jade Anderson, and Stephanie Feldman
Directing Time Stands Still, Michael Bradley Sheeks
URC Abstract Design for Manufacture of FSAE Uprights, Alexander Sheldon
Veteran Stereotypes, Katherine Sherrard
Blended Ethanol Fuels on Small Engines, Paris Smith
Blebbistatin Effects on Muscle Protein Myosin Function, Tatiana Soboleva
The Industrialized Agricultural System: Corn, Candy, Disease, and Dependence, Nicole Soley
“Reality” TV: Portrayals of Labor and Birth in a Mainstream Reality Series One Born Every Minute, Nicole Soley, Lauren Sobotta, Kyrsten Harper, and Rebecca Rand
The Effect of Steroid Hormones on Neuronal Size and Number in Two Brain Regions Important for Reproduction, Jaeyoung Son
Personality Differences in Deception Detection, Samuel Spencer
Concerning the Interaction of Forms, Luke Splinter
Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel, Samuel Starks and Trevor Krueger
Finding Parenthood- Parental Identity through Assisted Reproductive Methods and the Implications for Efficacy Based and Worth Based Self-Esteem, Ashley Rae Steckler
Understanding Influences on Successful Performances in Groups, Kendra Steinberg and Paige Wheeler
Airfare in Domestic Non-Stop Hub-To-Hub Markets: A Time Series Analysis, Karl Stenerson
ArtScience, Dustin Swiers
The Effect of Wounding on the Expression of MicroRNAs in Peas, Estelle Sonya Tachago Kamdom
Why Women Stay in Abusive Relationships, Kathy Thao
Monarch Abundance Across and Urban Gradient, Desirea Thole
Coordinating Processes Used by Families Managing the Chronic Illness Experience, Lauren Thompson
The Influence of Weight on Age of First Consensual Sexual Activities, Nicole Thompson
Interactive LED Ping Pong Table, Dominique Torres and Nathan Kannas
El espacio como constructor de identidad en los cuentos de Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Anna Vanessa Torres Mallma
Finding a Soil Dwelling Bacterium that Precipitates Calcium Carbonate and has Urease Activity, Andrew Tully
Are They Listening?: Revisiting Male Privilege and Defensive Learning in a Feminist Classroom, Cameron A. Tyrrell
2016 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University - Mankato
