This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Events from 2012
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
Preparation of some new Aryl Diethyl Phosphate and their use in Metal- Catalyzed Reaction, Emmanuel Asamoa
Evaluation of the SagePlus Steps Program to Promote Physical Activity and Decrease Cardiovascular Risk in Low-Income Women, Callie Anne Avis
Determining a Patient Recovery from a Total Knee Replacement Using Fuzzy Logic and Active Databases, Robert Azarbod
Effective Trauma Assessment Tools for Women with Severe Mental Illness, Heather A. Bangu
Evaluation of Specimen Preparation Methods for Characterization of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Biofilms, Jose A. Barriga
The Novel Polyglutamine Protein KIAA1946 Localizes to Cytoplasmic Vesicles, Anita K. Becker
Nonmetric Trait Correlation: A Look at Environmental and Biological Influences on Third Trochanter Formation Among Pre-Contact Upper Midwest Populations, Sarah Jean Binkley
Antibiotics and Disinfectants Effect on Septic Treatment, Ryan Birdsall, Nripendra Bastola, Adimoraegbu Frances Ngozi, Hyunjung Lee, and Jerry Schimmel
Should You Hire fluffybunny61@yahoo.com?: An Analysis of Job Applicants' Email Addresses and their Scores on Pre-Employment Assessments, Evan Blackhurst
A Window into the Classroom: The Influence of A Virtual Window Environment on Attention, Britten Block and Karissa Borchert
Text Messaging While Driving: Is It Time to Make a Change?, Jeffrey Boland, Cody Bergendahl, Suman Bhattarai, and Zac Bleninger
Pleistocene Glaciation and Climate of the Little Prickly Pear Watershed, Western Montana, Tyler D. Boley
Examining the Characteristics of School Psychology Programs Accredited by the American Psychological Association, Carissa A. Borchardt and Amber L. Sanz
Mathematical Modeling and Optimal Control of Chemotherapy applied to HIV, Daniel R. Branscombe
An Exploration of Multi-agent Learning Within the Game of Sheephead, Brady Brau
Best Practices for Working with Undocumented Latino Youth, Elizabeth J. Braun
Defining Success: Examining What it Means to be Good in Forensics, David J. Brennan
Evaluating Changes in Families with Members on Military Deployment, Jill Brink
Evaluation of School Social Workers' Time Spent in Direct and Indirect Practices, Kris Brummund
Best Practices For Collaboration Between ESL And General Education Teachers, Mike Burgess
Determination of the Localization Patterns of the Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 Subunits of Actin Capping Protein, Samantha A. Buss and Raeann L. Kragenbring
Differences in Mindset and Motivation among Athletes and Non-Athletes, Angela Caban
Developing Global Literacy: Best Practices for Teaching Technical Communication Internationally, Melanie I. Cashin
Selective Language Skills of an Individual with Moebius Syndrome, Sarah A. Chapman
Minimum Rank, Zero Forcing Number and Network Propagation, Moyang Chen
Smart User Interfaces: Building Easier to Use Software through Dynamic User Interfaces, Tyler Chester
The World Englishes Paradigm and its Implications for International Students' Acquisition of Standard American English for University-Level Studies in the United States, Karen Applequist Clement
Floristic and Environmental Characteristics of Sub-boreal Peatlands of Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, Kevin Douglas Clement
Ising Model and Its Application, Nicholas Compton
A Historical Job Analysis for Steward Position at a State Mental Hospital, Tony Cooley
Inconsistency of Law Enforcement in Minnesota: How the System Fails Victims of Domestic Violence, Katrina Culhane, Brandon Kuphal, and Alesha Sullivan
Exploring CALL Options for Teaching EFL in Vietnam, Nhon Thanh Dang
Runaway Services and Their Shortcomings: Addressing the Need for Greater Awareness of Girl Runaways in Minnesota, Danica Das, Katherine Day, and Allison Matthews
Objective Measurement of Functional Analysis Data, Jessica A. Day and Brianna D. Smith
Rubidium Uptake in Rat Heart Tissue, Stacy DeBaere, Emma Grossi, and Hayley Olson
Best Practices for Treating Co-Occuring Disorders in a Chemical Dependency Treatment Setting, Michelle Dick
A Comparative Analysis of Health Care Reforms in France and Germany, Melissa Do
The Restricted Use of Cell Phones in Vehicles, Elizabeth Dornfeld, Patrick Dockendorf, Dan Felt, and Brandon Hayes
A Multi-Method Approach to Risk Assessment among Women with Sexual Abuse Histories, Susan Elizabeth Drevo
Best Practice in Working with the Somali Population, Ilhan Duale
Lie Detection: The Role Likability Plays on the Liar and Truth Teller, Matthew Duggan
Creation of a Reporter Gene Fusion Vector for the Localism of Mycobacteria Proteins, Adam Edwinson
Modeling the Spread of Johne's Disease in Cattle and the Effects of a Hypothetical Vaccine, Adam Edwinson and Kirsten Amberg
Health Policy Reform in Germany and the United States: A Cost Containment Approach, Derek Eiden
Assessing Students' Risk Factors for Type II Diabetes at a Midwest Public University, Nicole DeCourcy Ferrian
Determination of Strontium Incorporation in Bone, Cassandra Fischer and Danielle Kral
Coexistence of Multi-allelic Polymorphism with Migration and Selection, Andrew J. Flick
Maximizing the Efficiency of an E-85 Fueled Single Cylinder Engine, Bill Foley and Colter Marcks
Selected Language Skills of an Individual with Down Syndrome, Kristin Folk
Evidence-based Strategies for Working with Veterans, Bethany Fopma
A Duality Theory for the Algebraic Invariants of Substitution Tiling Spaces, Jeffrey Myers Ford
An Evaluation of Writing Samples by English Learners in Special Education, Brett Patrick Frayseth
Artistic Pyrotechnics, Lisa Friedrich
La búsqueda de identidad y toma de conciencia de los cuatro personajes principales en las obras Demasiados héroes y La multitud errante de Laura Restrepo, Mauricio Garcia Vargas
What Do Students Know About Food and Nutrition and How Does That Affect Their Food Intake?, Chelsea Gauer, Ashley Bohn, and Merideth Lamberger
Exploration of the Interaction between Benzaldehyde in Almonds and Our DNA, Megan Geitz
Student Attitudes Towards Online Testing and Preparedness in Relation to Exam Performance, Kayla Genelin
The Cultural Acceptance of Male Contraception and its Implications in Reproductive Justice, Sarah Gilbert and Cybill Okitikpi
Most People Use Only 10% of Their Brain Power: Misconception Identification & Revision in Psychology Students, Sarah Gilbert-Schwarck and Samuel Erickson
The Illusion of Transparency and Public Speaking: A Study of Social Anxiety, Chelsea Gloth
Assessing the Needs of Students Identified with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Jenny A. Goff
Implementing Computer-Assisted Language Learning in the Teaching of Second Language Listening Skills, Jesse Gene Greenleaf
Determining Exurbia: Is It Really Its Own Entity or Merely An Extension of Americas Growing Suburbia, Thomas A. Green
From Insane Asylums to Treatment Centers: Some Historical Points, John Grooms and David Deaconson
Corporate Speech in the Wake of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Eric Groonwald
Classification of Childhood Cancer Subtypes from Microarray Data, Katie Groskreutz
Utilization And Maintaining The Spirit Of Motivational Interviewing In SagePlus Lifestyle Interventions, Joan Y. Grotewold
Student Examination Performance Predictors: The Cramming Study Strategy and Examination Format, Andrea Haberman
Isolation of Phytochelatin Synthase and Metallothionein-Like Protein cDNA from the Cattails Typha latifolia and Typha angustifolia, Dustin Hack and Jordan Gurter
Exploring Potential Chemopreventive Properties of the Natural Food Derivative Curcumin, Keely Hamann
The Will to Run: Mental Strategies Used by Recreational Marathon Runners, Amy Harris
A New Artform Combining Glass and Ceramics, Kristin J. Harsma
Somali Dialects in the United States: How Intelligible is Af-Maay to Speakers of Af-Maxaa?, Deqa Hassan
Evaluation of Health Newsletter Effectiveness on Dietary Habits in Low-Income Middle-Aged Women, Nichole Jennifer Hassebroek