This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Sampled University Students' Perceived Risk of Diabetes & Self-reported Diabetes Risk Factors, Ajibike R. Shodunke
Validation of the 'Bottle Buoyancy' Model for Body Composition Assessment, Kirill Shumilov
Utopian Literature from the Sixteenth Century to Present Day, Lisa Sikkink
Measuring Noble Gases in Coma Samples from Comet Wild 2, Jacob Simones
Cochlear Development And Auditory Function In The Absence Of Thyroid Hormone Transporters Mct8 And Oatp1c1, Richard Sinn
Search for the Causative Organism of Waterfowl Deaths at Lake Onalaska, Derek Skillings
Christian Feminism: Female Pastors and Feminism, Amanda A. Slowinski
Improved Storm Data Processing through Parallel Computing Approaches, Shauna Smith
Popular Agitation and British Parliamentary Reform, 1866-1867, Michael D. Snell-Feikema
Biofilm Formation by Escherichia coli csgA and fimA mutants, Nicole Snyder and Sean Willaert
Biofilm Formation by Escherichia coli csgA and fimA mutants, Nicole Snyder and Sean Willaert
Oxidative Effects on Muscle Protein Function, Tatiana Soboleva
Premarital Sexuality among Young People in Eighteenth-Century France, Tatiana Soboleva
Optimizing Purification and Quantitative Detection of Avidin and Lysozyme, Tatiana Soboleva and Ryan Colakovic
The Effect of Bisphenol A (BPA) on the Expression of Aromatase B, Sara Sobota
Dirty Work: The Effects of Viewing Disturbing Media on Military Attorneys, Natalie Lynn Sokol
Bone Microvasculature of Male Mice with Reduced Testosterone Levels, Katie Sonnabend and Nicholas Jobeun
Developing Microsoft Word 2007 Add-On Applications, Peter L. Sonnek
A Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Bone Remodeling Control Mechanism, Sobyuk Son, Sangil Yi, Jooyoung Lee, Youna Lee, and Anna Kang
Reaching an Invisible Minority: A Survey of Admissions Department Leaders' Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Student Outreach Efforts and Campus Climate in the Upper Midwest, Pollard David Sorquist
SMART ForTwo Hybrid, Peter Sparks
Determinants of Traffic Fatalities in the U.S., Hanna Stapleton
Glass Inspection System, Nicholas St. Aubin, Mark Dickey, Cody Meschke, and Subham K.C.
The Relationship Between Social Media Use and Consumer Brand Engagement, Joshua Stein
Educational Fiscal Policy and Its Effects on How our Children Learn: Comparing Minnesota and Illinois, Sally Anne Stenzel
Atrazine Influence on Northern Pike Sperm Motility and Viability in Minnesota, Andy Stevens and Paul Pallardy
Safety Innovation, John St. Lawrene and Julio Soto
University Students' Perceptions Of The Severity Of Binge Drinking, Lauren Eleanore Stone
Formation of Iron-Molybdenum-Sulfide Phase(s) in Anoxic Natural Waters, Emma Stong
Seclusion and Restraint Policy and Practice: Are We Doing the Right Thing?, Laura L. Strunk
Morphological and Molecular Barcode Characteristics of Parasites from Family Strigeidae Collected from Lake Winnibigoshish, Rachael Yates Swedberg and Yuko Nakamura
Political Agendas in the Letters of Hildegard of Bingen, Anna Sweeney
Effects of a Cross-Age Peer Tutoring Intervention on English Language Oral Reading Fluency in a Belizean Grade School, Marcia Ruth Sytsma
Bird Keeping and Lung Cancer, Andrew Tackmann, Jonathan Hellman, and Jamie Johnson
The Role of the International Monetary Funds (IMF) in the East Asian Debt Crisis of 1997, Yaro Sadek Tahirou
Building a Predictive Model for Baseball Games, Jordan Robertson Tait
Breastfeeding knowledge, practice, attitudes, and influencing factors: Findings from a selected sample of breastfeeding mothers in Bemidji, Minnesota, Hadeel Adnan Tanash
Different Times in Different Places, Wesley Oates Taylor
Public Education and Teacher Understanding of Dakota and Lakota Culture, Kiley Theede and Maggie Looft
[implied depth]*, Hope Thier
An Outreach Program Case Study: Assessing and Imparting Social Capital, Autumn Lynn Thompson
The Decision to Run: The Stories of Women in the Minnesota Legislature, Danielle M. Thomsen
Anti-Predator Responses of Fathead Minnows to Alarm Substance Pheromone, Sarah Thomson
Quorum Sensing Molecules for Unicellular Organisms: Spectroscopic and Computational Study of Conformational Behavior, Daniel Tollefson
Responding to a Community Need: Mobile Crisis Program Training Manuals, Kelsey Tollefson
Effects of Strontium in the Bone Density of Mice, Kali Trukki, Ashley Ledding, and Rachel Ledding
An In-Depth Look at Filial Play Therapy, Sam Tumberg
FSAE Fuel System, Bradley Tupa and Garrett Graff
The Initial Response and Behavioral Patterns Exhibited by an Officer to a Weapon being drawn in a Traffic Stop Simulation, Samantha Josephine Tupy
School Librarian Influence on Junior High Girls’ Reading, Sarah Turbes
Essentials of Instructional Design: Skills to Benefit the Library Profession [Presentation], Jennifer M. Turner
Breaking Social Confinement: An Analysis of Eighteenth-Century Women in the French Economy, Meghan Turok
2014 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University - Mankato
Nineteenth Century Views on Theater and Drama in English, Rebecca Unetic
Rwandan University EFL Teachers' Awareness and Attitudes Toward CLT and their Classroom Practices, Gaudence Uwamahoro
Verification of Costless Merge Pairing Heaps, Joshua Vander Hook
An Oral History and Auto-ethnography of Sexuality Privilege and Gender Inequity in LGBTQ Hmong America, Chong Vang
Tradition and Tragedy: The Story of Hmong Paj Ntaub, Mai Xee Vang, Panhia Lee, Pathy Xiong, and Pakou Lee
Mechanical Removal of Juniper and its Effects on Plant Diversity, Kyle Van Vleet
Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Multialleic Migration-Selection Models, Chad N. Vidden
Considering Democracy "An 'Unrealistic' Alternative": The Results of the 1954 American Intervention in Guatemala, Mark Viskocil
Disraeli, Gladstone, and The Reform Act of 1867, Justin Vossen
Implementing PBIS in a Rural Junior High School: Reducing Negative Behaviors and Gaining Future Teacher Buy-In, Kelly T. Vourlos
Spatial Intelligence and the Ability to Comprehend and Execute Textual/Graphical Instructions, Anthony Wacholtz
Effect of Increased Water Temperature on Warm Water Fish Feeding Behavior and Habitat Use, Eric Walberg
Using Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Behavior, Gretchen Walker and Amy Posner
Relationship Violence: Risk Factors for Adolescents, Antionette Wall
Nisin Resistance of Bacillus Cerus: Preparation of Nisin, Peter Weber
Pre-Service Teacher Preparation Related to Classroom Management Techniques, Karley Weir
Instrumentation to Monitor Bridge Foundation on the Crosstown Project, Brian Welch
Moved to Move: Socially Contextualizing Women's Exercise Motivations, Dusti Rae Werner
Katie Westermayer Honors Portfolio, Katie Lynn Westermayer
Project Close at Hand: Addressing Homelessness through Community Engagement, Kristin Wibben
Alternative Procedure of Estimating the 3-Min All Out Exercise Test on a Computrainer, Jade Williams
Recognition of and Attitudes Toward, Intimate Partner Violence Among Sampled University Students, Samantha Maureen Wobschall
Trust Formation Across Multiple Levels of Virtuality, Amanda Woller
Correlation between Health and Stress, Hang Wu
Possible Psychological Effects of Ultrasound Scanning on Women, Hang Wu
Analysis of Lipoxygenase 9 and 10 in Soybean Root by Q-PCR, Robera Yahya
Using a State-wide Survey to Determine the Impact of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports on Students' Self-Reported Perceptions, Feelings, and Behaviors, Rachel Youngblom
The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on the Expression of microRNAs in Rat Kidneys, Natalie Young
Is Peer Health Education Healthy: Examining the Susceptibility of Peer Educators to Emotional Contagion, Lucas Joseph Youngvorst
Health Risks Caused by Wireless Technologies, DurreeShahwar ZafarAhmed and Qurrat-ul-Ain ZafarAhmed
Rural Reverie, Weston Zarecky
Rural Reverie, Weston Zarecky
Development of a Cochlear Specific Cre Recombinase Expression Vector For Targeted Gene Inactivation, Abrar Zawed
Second-Language English Fluency Change in Native-Speaker Context, John Zehnder
DSM-IV-TR/DSM-5, An Evidence-Based Comparative Analysis with Focus on the Cultural Context of Mental Health Illness of: Bipolar Disorders, Depression, Autism Disorders, Anxiety and ADHD., Claudia Zendejas-Finley
Historical Development and Applications of Continued Fractions, Nan Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Trait Emotional Intelligence, Perceived Discrimination, and Academic Achievement among African American and Latina/o High School Students: A Study of Academic Resilience, Nicholas Russell Abel
Selection System Prediction Of Safety: A Step Toward Zero Accidents In South African Mining, Rachel Aguilera-Vanderheyden
The Arab-African Minority in East Africa Issues of Identity, Intergration and Assimilation, Ahmed Ahmed Bani
A Photometry of the Young Cluster Berkeley 87, Abolaji Akinyemi
The Relationship between Musical Ability and the Perception and Production of L2 Prosodic Features, Jun Akiyoshi
Evidence-based Marketing Strategies to Increase Student Membership in a Professional Association, Laura Aldrich
Laptops in Classrooms: Evaluating Potential Benefits of Technology Against Distractions Part 3, Maria Almoite and Felicia Jo VandeNest
Las jarchas y las moaxajas en la España musulmana, Aziz Oulad Amar
