This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Events from 2014
Top Reasons Construction Companies Fail, Reid Roemhildt and Derek Grams
Family Communication, Chris Rossi, Shannon Sullivan, Erica Thate, and Sonya Theis
MSU Students' Use of the MSU Web Site, Kristin Ruder
CPT vs PE for PTSD? Literature Review on Efficacy of CPT and PE Based on Gender, Chronicity, and Race/Ethnicity, Christelle C. Sackey
Effects of Popular Music on Memorization Tasks, Kristin Sandberg and Sarah Harmon
Implementation of a Segmented, Transactional Database Caching System, Benjamin J. Sandmann
Experiences and Perspectives of Clinical Supervisors in Cross-Cultural Supervision: The Impact of Supervisor Race and Ethnicity, Masahiko Sato
A is for App: Surveying Teachers About the Use of iPads/Tablets in the Classroom, Christine Scheper
Recreating Paris in Les Miserables, Joel Schiebout
"They Are just Like Us": The 1960 Winter Olympics and U.S.-Soviet Relations, Joe Schiller
The Innate Immune Response in Eisenia Fetida to Microbial Challenges, Aaron Schindler
Arc-Flash Study of a Manufacturing Facility in Northern Minnesota, Daniel Schmitz, Michael Rudi, John Burt, and Jon Fors
Process, Progress, Tyler Schrandt
Process, Progress, Tyler Schrandt
In-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Students with Emotional Behavioral Disorder, Cassandra Schreiber and Ashley Kuemper
Selected Language Skills of Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome, Allison Schwanberg
The Co-Occurrence of Multiple and Overlapping Demands among Women Leaving Prison, Jennifer Jo Schweitzer
The Impact of Weather Conditions on Mood Variability in Geographically Relocated Versus Non-Relocated Individuals, Jamie M. Scott
Political Art of the Black Panther Party: Cultural Contrasts in the Nineteen Sixties Countermovement, Melissa Seifert
Quantifying Hydroxyl Radical in Natural Waters: Role of Dissolved Organic Matter in Determining Production Rates, Andria Sellner
Model Based Testing using Real-Time Embedded Software, Sarzana Shabab and Faimi Ahmad
An Investigation into the Level of Knowledge and Attitude Toward Science in an American College Population, Emilee Shaw
Mona Hatoum and the Biographical Influence on Cross-Cultural Exchange, Nicole Shelton
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