This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Events from 2010
Rules of Dating and Dating Etiquette, Dawn Helgeson
Improving Organizational Practices: Learning from Direct Care Staff and Team Leads, Abigail Helget
College Student Perceptions of Their Living Spaces, Erik Heller
Villagers and Archaeologists: An Examination of Past Behaviors at the Barton Site (21GD02), Emily Hildebrant
Emotions Experienced After a Spontaneous Abortion, Kelli Hogberg and Taryn Califano
Surveying School Psychologists about Pre-service Training in Response to Intervention, Patricia D. Hopkins, Carissa A. Borchardt, Michael A. Hamilton, Jacy N. Kraayenbrink, and Aimee L. Kotten
Stigmatic Views for Mental Health Disorders in a College Population 2, Patricia D. Hopkins, Carissa A. Borchardt, and Melissa A. Lenz
Burner and Stingers (Management and Prevention), Anthony Hunter
Twelve Week Spirituality Curriculum Implementation, Kristopher Jaeger
Derivation of a Parallel Algorithm for the Simulation of Pulse Propagation in Optical Fiber Using a Signal Processing Convention, Md Jamy and Erik Morness
Messages to Girls About Dating Relationships in The Twilight Sage, Kari Jansen
A Research of Adoptive Families’ Preferences and Finding Homes for Older Children, Bethany Jobe
Media Images of Elite Athletes: Perceptions of Male Athletes, Alicia J. Johnson
A Survey of Attitudes and Utilization of Counseling Services among International Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Anna Marie Johnson
A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Sex Offender Residential Restrictions to Recidivism, Cheryl Kack
Advanced Care Planning: A Community Assessment and Outreach Project, Brenda Karch
Factors Affecting the Expression of 9,13-Hydroperoxide Lyase in Cucumbers, Ashok Singh KC and Samee M. Ranginwala
Food for Thought: Organic vs. Conventional, Stephanie Kerkaert, Lindsay Dalluge, Sara Holmberg, and Travis Meger
Mapping Crime Locations on the Minnesota State University-Mankato Campus, Ashley M. Keul and Chris P. Somage
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Chemotherapy Strategy in the Treatment of HIV, Yu-Jeong Kim, Jaehwan Byun, and Hyuck Jin Lee
Investigation of the correlation between viability and optimal oxygen demand of dormant Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Lauren Kinkead
Program Recommendations to Fulfill Restrictive Procedures Training Requirements for School Districts, Annette M. Kleinschrodt
WhyTry? A Program Evaluation, Tammie Knick
Coordination of an Adult Protection Team, Amber Koester
Surveying Special Education Teachers about Pre-service Training in Response to Intervention, Aimee L. Kotten, Jessica A. Day, Isaiah F. Biesanz, Brittany A. Foster, and Carissa A. Borchardt
The Effect of Teaching Study Skills and Strategies to Children with ADD/ADHD, Amber L. Koziolek
Surveying Case Managers about Current Practices Regarding Foster Youth, Jacy Kraayenbrink and Michael Hamilton
Women Athletes and the Media: A Look at Unequal Coverage, Social Stereotypes, and Issues Facing Women Athletes, Ashley Krohn
Examining the Relationships between Self-esteem Variables and Mental Health in Young Girls, Rachel Kruger
Design and Development of a Turbocharged Flexible Fuel Engine for Motorcycle Street Use, Derek Kvenvold and Brent Bennett
Optimizing Air Flow on a Restricted KTM 525 Engine, Paul LaSorsa and Devin Danielson
Effect of Temperature on Polyglutamine Tract Rate in Bacteria, Han Lee
Developmental Disability waiver satisfaction survey done at the Southern Minnesota County, Hyojin Lee
Charlotte Smith - A Revolutionary Female Romantic Poet, Brittaney Lettow
Identification of Polynomial Combinations of Operators, Tova Lindberg
Fostering Teacher Understanding of Dakota and Lakota Education Experiences: Past, Present, and Future, Maggie Looft and Kiley Theede
The Effects of Population Models on the Giant Panda, Ashley Maher
Obesity Among Latino Adolescents: The Role of Acculturation, Paulina Manzo
Perceptions of N1H1, Samuel Martin
Improvements to UHMWPE, Brooke McKelvogue
An Automatic Dialog System for Student Advising, Brian McMahan
Are Fall Leaves a Viable Feedstock for the Production of Cellulosic Ethanol?, Nicholas A. Menne
Stigma Reduction Techniques/Campaigns for Practitioners in a Rural Community Mental Health Practice, Becky Mensing
The Effectiveness of Monitored Antabuse Treatment, Katie Meuwissen
Gender Representations on the Cover of ESPN the Magazine, 1998-Present, Igne E. Milius
Analysis of the CAG Trinucleotide Repeat in the Novel Polyglutamine Protein KIAA1946- Exclusion of this Genetic Locus as a Candidate Gene for Neurodegenerative Disease, Eric Miller and Travis Mrkvicka
Decision Making and Personality, Margaret Moe and Natasha Olson
Wellness Behaviors of College Students: Connecting Implicit and Explicit Measures, Jessica M. Morales
Gender Identity and the Gym, Jacob Mulcahy
Determining the Utility of Wildlife Underpasses in Minnesota, Donald J. Nelsen
Assessing Gaps in Services for Geriatric Patients with Mental Health Needs, Angela Nelson
Crossing Borders: Fatih Akin's Transnational Purpose, Drew Nelson
Methods of Detecting Injury in Bacillus Cereus, Adeline Ngum
A Review of Referral Results to the Interagency Early Intervention Center, Heather Nielsen
The Use of a Paper and Pencil Analogue Task to Measure Ageism, Cassie Nieman
Expression of Lipoxygenase Isoforms in Wounded Pea Leaves, Ifedi Obidiegwu
Purification and isolation of components of Vernonia amygdalina extracts demonstrating antioxidant activity and flavonoid content, Cybill E. Okitikpi
The Subtle Arbitrios of Cervantes: Don Quijote as a Cautionary Tale for Leaders, Jonathan Edwin Olson
Effects of Reduced Aldosterone on Organ Damage in Hypertensive and Normotensive Rats, Yusaf Opakunle
Clarity of OTC Mark on Northern Pike Otoliths Using Different Microscope Filters, Merissa Oswald
Independent Living Outcomes Evaluation Project, Craig J. Padgett
Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Contemporary Ideologies and Conflicts: Finding a Site for Common Ground, Savanna Peterson-Wahl
Patrons and Pilgrims of Sanchi: A Universal Site for a Universal Audience, Amber E. Phillips
Investigation of cis- and trans- Chromium(III) Chloride Aquation, Marjorie J. Ploeger
Filling the Gap in Crisis Intervention: Horizon Homes, Inc. Proposal for SCCBI Crisis Services, Ricki Pribyl
Hip-Hop Feminism: A Look at Women, Words and Wisdom in Hip-Hop, Angela Proehl
Measuring Low Levels of 14 N Using the 14 N(d,n)15 O Reaction, Christopher Prokop, John Clymer, Nick Compton, Adam Hanson, and Henry Dam
Development of a Multiplex DNA Typing Method, Mohammad A. Ranginwala
Selective Language Skills of an Individual with Moebius Syndrome, Mary Richter
Spirituality and Pediatric End-of-Life Care, Janet Elizabeth Rother
Advanced Care Planning: Preferences for Care at End of Life, Maria Ruschmeyer
Supervised Visitation Center for Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties, Alyssa Sanchez
Assessing Activation in Memory for Positive and Negative Stereotypes, Amber Scheierl
Effect of the Group on Individual Choice in Extreme Geotaxis Response in Drosophila melanogaster, Derek Schelling, Nicole Gilbert, and Melissa Hanson
Behavioral Health Self-Efficacy of Nurses in a Rural Emergency Department, Alyssa Schlager
The Limbo of Identity: Representations of Division in a Reunified Germany, Daniel Schmitt
Investigating Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Rates Among Mental Health Professionals at Sioux Trails Mental Health Center, Lora Schoewe
Expanding the SEA Program: Course Conception, Rationale and a Plan for Implementation, Michelle Schulz
58x Engine and Transmission Wiring Harness, Jeremy Schwanke
AIDS is Left in Africa: HIV/AIDS Behavioral Risk Factors Among Ethiopian and Eritrean Refugees Living in Minnesota, Betlehem A. Semahge
A Comparative Analysis of Clients Serviced Between the Salvation Army and Blue Earth County, Emily Shopek
Small Engine Blended Ethanol Tem, Matthew Shult and Andy Dick
The Impact of ‘Youth First Community of Promise’ and After School Programming on Young People, Ashley Skaalerud
Using Flow to Enhance the Experience of Working, Matthew S. Smith
Waste Water Treatment Evaluation for Effect of Antibiotics on Septic Systems, Carl J. Sorensen, Jacob D. Moser, Mark Origer, and Adam Nix
Comparative Analysis on Bereavement Services, Jennifer Sosebee
Love and War: Rubens and the Fusion of Venus, a Figure of Love, into a Personification of Peace, Margo Steck
Trust and Social Networking Behaviors in Virtual and Face-to-Face Teams, Lauren Stelten
A Simple Circuit Model of a Flash Memory Cell, Lindsay Stepan and Hojoon Lee
Simple Chemical Tests for Monitoring Home-Brewed Biodiesel Quality, Sandra Tambi and James Thorne
Antimutagenic Role of Cinnamaldehyde and Vanillin with Guanosine, Katelyn Taylor
Taste Perceptions of International Students, Derartu Teshite
Moving Clients from One Funding Stream to Another, Alicia Thorn
Revisiting the Assessment of Punitiveness amongst College Students: A Comparison of Law Enforcement Majors with Corrections Majors, Briana Threatt
The State of Black Criminology: A Focus Group of the Perspectives of African American Criminologists, Briana Threatt and Brooke Alexander
2010 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato