This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Study Skills, Organizational Skills, Self-Awareness and Understanding Self Skills: A Development of Skills Curriculum for Middle School Students, Aliina Vivant Peterson
Principal Perceptions of the Relevancy of the K-12 Minnesota Principal Competencies, Paul Peterson
Changing Roles of Cultural Identity and Controversial Hindu-Muslim Imagery, Amber Phillips
Orientalism in Colonial Postcard Art, Lisa Phillips
Isomorphous Substitution of Calcium by Praseodymium (III) in Synthetic Calcium Vanadate Apatite, John Powers
Ongoing Debate: Immigrant Policy, DREAM Act, and Border Costs, Serena Quaye
How Television and Photographs Changed American Public Opinon after the TET Offensive, Saresa Rach
Theatre of the Oppressed: Transitioning Feminist Pedagogy from Theory to Praxis, Megan Mary Rae
Oxidation and Fluid Influence in the Mesabi Iron Range: The Search for High-Grade Ore, Ryan Rague
The Cultural Survival of Dakota People, Tiffany Ranweiler
Trap Efficiency of a Silted Prairie Reservoir: Rapidan Reservoir, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Katherine Brosch Rassmussen
Regulation of Expression of the LIP1 Gene in the Bacterium Photorhabdus Temperata, Bryan Reddick
Identity Formation and Emotion Management Strategies of Mothers, Annakeiko Reichel
Tying It All Together: An Autoethnographic Exploration of LGBTQ Forensic Competitors, Alyssa Barrie Reid
Policies in Hospital Social Work, Jolene L. Reisdorfer
The Heliand: The Warrior's Strength and the Transcendence of Faith, Nathanael Rhody
Grave Exclamations: An Analysis of Tombstones and Their Use as Narrative of Self, Lacey Jae Ritter
Looking Back to Look Forward: Developing an Innovative Typeface, Ian Roberts
Minnesota Power Heating System Design Project, Grant Roy, Emmy Stage, Emily Kilpatrick, and Katherine Marking
Spanish for the Professionals: Exploring Connections to the Community, Yadira Salinas
Comparison of Minnesota's Community-Based Jail Reentry Programs, Lori A. Sanborn
The Family Experience of Participating in an ICU Support Group: A Pilot Study, Rebecca Marie Scharpe
Excising Phoa from E. Coli to Study Topologies of Possible Membrane Proteins, Adam Scheid
Effects of Flocculent on Storm Water Sediment Detention, Jerry Schimmel, Chase Radue, Nripendra Bastola, Hyunjung Lee, and Akinola Asaolu
Detecting Deception: Studying the Cues People Use to Distinguish Between Truth-Tellers and Liars, Amber Schramm
Do Teacher's Perceptions about Students with EBD Begin During their College Education?, Amber Schramm and Grace Cimino
Minnesota Native Plant Garden Abstract, Michael Schulte, Matthew Schmidt, and Scott Hoffman
A Review of Developmentally Appropriate Evidence-Based Effective Parenting and Resources for Parents, Kari Schwecke
Perceptions of Risk Associated with Unintended Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections among University Women attending Minnesota State University, Mankato, Jessica Maria Seide
Pine Island Minnesota Flood Impact, Prevention, and Evacuation Study, Anthony Sellner, Joshua Stier, Cecilio Santana, Mitch Hatcher, and Michael Reimers
Time Course of the Wounding Effect on Lipoxygenase Expression in Soybean Leaves, Eva Serem
The Health Impacts of Nursing Shift Work, Amanda Maria Cason Shandor
Mona Hatoum and the Biographical Influence on Cross-Cultural Exchange, Nicole Shelton
Purification of Actin Capping Protein Antibodies Using Affinity Chromatography, Sixxy Sivongxay
Deviant Desires: Gender Resistance in Romantic Friendships Between Women during the Late-Eighteenth and Early-Nineteenth Centuries in Britain, Sophie Jade Slater
Needs Assessment to Explore Support for Spouses Affected by Military Life, Erika Sletten
Effects of an Increase in Nutritional Knowledge and Diet in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Dylan Sobota
How Superstitions Affect Critical Thinking in College Students, Daniel Spencer
Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge of Selective Mutism, Daniel Spencer
I Had an Abortion: Midwest Women, Stigma and Disclosure, Katie Stack
Interning as an Outpatient Therapist: Developing a Comprehensive Training Manual Grounded in the Professional Knowledge Base, Katie Stadheim
Nurses' Knowledge of Heart Failure Education Topics at a Regional Midwestern Hospital, Catherine Joy Standfuss
Concerning the Ethical Treatment of Human Subjects in Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials in the Developing World, Anna Stark
The Relationship Between Social Media Use and Consumer Brand Engagement, Joshua Stein
Overnight Pediatric Oxygen Delivery System, Brian Stephenson and Eric Diep
Atrazine Influence on Northern Pike Sperm Motility and Viability in Minnesota, Andrew Stevens and Paul Pallardy
Surveying College Students with Disabilities about their Perceptions of Test Accomodations, Melissa Stewart and Grace Cimino
The Effect of Exercise on Endothelin and Endothelin Receptor Levels in SHR and WKY Male and Female Rats, Lacey Stiller
College Age Female Smokers and the Efficacy of Smoking Cessation on College Campuses, Gretchen Suzanne Strobel
Effects of an Anticancer Agent on Brain Vessel Development of Mice on Regular and High Fat Diets, Moriamo Sulaiman-Ifelodun
Network Modeling of Social Influences, Jordan Tait
The Effects of Medium-Chain Triacylglycerols and Carbohydrates on Exercise Performance, Sarah Tanvir
The Arab Spring: The Challenge and Response to Arab Authoritarianism, Jordan Teslow
Voices of the Flesh, Hope Thier
Anti-Predator Responses of Fathead Minnows to the Presence of Alarm Pheromone, Sarah Thomas
Bridging Tactics: Parental Support Systems: A Proposal for a Psycho-Educational Parent Group, Emily F. Thompson
La mentira como una estrategia de cortesía verbal: estudio pragmalinguístico de la telenovela La Saga, Maria Carolina Torres
A Feminist Content Analysis of Seventeen Magazine, Brittany Marie Trimble
2012 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Effect of Intimate Partner Violence on Children, Francois Vang
Robotic Workcell Design for Palletizing, Jeffrey Vang
Mental Illness and Stigmatization, Struther Louise Van Horn
Women's Excuses and Justifications for Pornography Consumption, Rachel Verde
Verifying the Speciation of Molybdenum in Sulfidic and Polysulfidic Natural Waters Using Ion Chromatography with Suppressed Conductivity Detection, Clayton Wagner, Megan Maloney, and Redeat Dadi
Forensics and the Basic Communication Course: A New Path to Satisfying Learning Outcomes, Benjamin Walker
Perspectives of Pre-Service and In-Service Special Education Teachers About Homework Interventions, Brenda Walker and MaryBeth Armstrong
"I Now Pronounce You...Uhh": A Qualitative Autoethnographic Exploration of Women's and Men's Marital Surname-Choice Experiences, Julie Louceil Germain Walker
"Not Our Population to Serve": An Examination of Resources for Women with Physical Disabilities Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence, Kristen Lea Walters
Patient Sleep Patterns: Understanding Patients' Perceptions of Nursing Assessment Times and Interventions During Sleeping Hours, Leslie Walters, Emily Grundhoffer, Jessica Neumann, Lindsey Frandrup, and Amber Ralls
Influences of Adjacent Land-Use on Avian Community Structure in Sub-Boreal Peatlands of the Midwest, Lucas J. Wandrie
The Effect of Bisphenol-A (BPA) on the Feminization of Danio Rerio, Lina Wang
Mental Health Inpatient Hospitalization and Smoking Cessation, Susan Warring
Access and Barriers to Diabetic Self Care Education and Support Groups in a Rural Southern Minnesota Community, Elizabeth Waters
How Do Social Media Affect News Gathering?, Grace Webb
The Roles of Self-Efficacy and Self-Deception in Cheating on Unproctored Internet Testing, Christopher Adam Wedge
Evaluation of the BEST Program, Rana Wehner
Spatial Dynamics of Invasive Species Under Different Treatments, Bradley Weist, John Grooms, Andrew Doran, and Scott Paa
Refugee and Immigrant Services: An Investigation of Social Service Organization's Mission and Intercultural Interactions, Bethany J. Wenell
Negotiating the Ideological Boundaries of "The Four Freedoms": An Analysis of African American Rhetoric from World War II, Jansen Blake Werner
Electronic Portfolios as Job Search Tools: Perspectives from Students, Career Counselors, and Human Resource Professionals, Emily Werschay
Efficacy of an Interval Program to Selectively Develop Critical Velocity or Anaerobic Capacity, Brianne West
Deconstructing "Chappelle's Show": Race, Masculinity,and Comedy As Resistance, Lyndsey Lynn Wetterberg
The Effectiveness Of An Incentivized Program To Increase Daily Fruit And Vegetable Dietary Intake By Low Income, Middle-Aged Women, Rebecca White
Survey of Emergency Department Patients' Perceived Barriers to Accessing Services and Community Resource Utilization, Kelsey Ann Wilke
Localization of Novel Protein FAM157A in HELA and HEK Cells, Jeremy Wolter and James Gilbert
Dual Diagnosis Treatment Group Curriculum, Julie M. Wood
Effect of Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning on Non-Majors Biology Students' Understanding of Biological Classification, Breann Marie Wozniak
Back to Reality: Efficacy of Reality Orientation Activities Minimizing Postoperative Delirium, Yu (Janet) Wu, Stephanie Kruse, Andrew Thomas, Christine Haas, and Catherine Conniff
Water Crisis of Sub-Saharan Africa and its Effects on Women, Mellisa Xiong
Second-Language English Fluency Change in Native-Speaker Context, John Zehnder
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Assessing Transfer Student Performance, Hyderhusain Shakir Abadin
Recent Health Reforms: In Turkey and Mexico, Abdihakin Abdi
The Legitimacy of Children's and Young Adult Literature as Literature, Timothy Akers
Communication Audit: Evaluating Communication Strategies for the INROADS Greater Lake Regions of Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Indianapolis, and Milwaukee, Brittany Alexander
Evaluation of a Health Newsletter Intended for SagePlus Participants, Karen Lynn Anderson
Morphological Characterization of Transgenic Mice Hearts, Derek Anderst and Jennifer Heibel
