This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Portfolios from 2022
Nina Tulashie Honors Portfolio, Nina Tulashie
Effect Of Disinfectants On The Formation Of Biofilms By Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Hannah Turnipseed
Hannah Turnipseed Honors Portfolio, Hannah Turnipseed
2022 URS Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Early Alzheimer's: Family Fear, Abigal VanHeuklom, Faith Adebayo, Mickenna Affolter, and Hannah Ertle
Teaching Microaggression to College Students through Stimulus Equivalence Procedure, Sophia Venner, McKay Gray, and Prajita Chauhan
Repressing APOBEC3 Proteins with Micro RNAs to Reduce Cancer-Causing Mutations, Joshua Vetter
Marius Vold Honors Portfolio, Marius Vold
Wak'as, Mallkis, and The Inca Afterlife: The Hydrological Connection Between The Incan Empirical and Nonempirical Worlds, Marius C. Vold
Supervised Machine Learning Techniques Applied to Low-Cost Air Quality Sensor Suites, Peter Wahman
Assimilating Antiquated Attachments, Brittney Wegener
Assessing a New Psychology Department Capstone Requirement, Halley Weinberger, Megan O'Connor, and Anastasila Antonova
Romantic and Sexual Intimacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Brooke E. Weinmann
Cooling Strategies for an Air-Cooled Engine in a Watertight Environment, Riley White and Tyler Blattner
Stretchmarks On Parchment, Krystal Williams
Jessica Wimp Honors Portfolio, Jessica Wimp
Seeing the Effects: Developmental Thyroid Disruption and Photoreceptors, Jessica Wimp and Ainslee Hemmen
Reading with Joysticks: Video Games in the English Language Arts Classroom, Wesley Wingert
Power Decoupling Control and Optimization for a Photovoltaic Inverter in D-Q Rotation Frame, Zhaoxia Yang
Women Dancers of Color Decolonizing Knowledge Production Through Performance, Mio Yoshizaki
Role of Noise in the Neuronal Ability to Encode and Classify Signals, Mohamed Zakariya
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Standing Between the Past and the Future, How Defense Attorneys Use Stigma Management Techniques in Presenting Their Closing Arguments in Capital Sentencing Procedures: A Content Analysis, AbdulRahmane Abdul-Aziz
Soil Health Characterization Under Different Land Uses in Southern Minnesota, Mohammed Abdurahman
No Future for Academic Crips: An Autoethnographic Crippling of Academic Futurity, A. Adams
Identity Change Strategies: How People Exit Stigmatized Identities, Mercy N. Adams
Perceptions of Programming Among Computer Science Students, Durre Shahwar Aliya Zafar Ahmed and Qurrat ul ain Zafar Ahmed
Health Risks Caused by Wireless Technologies, Durre Shahwar Aliya Zafer Ahmed, Qurrat ul Ain Zafer Ahmed, and Hadas Khasay
Cigarette Smoking Habits of Students from South Asia in an Upper Midwest University: A Pilot Study, Zahid Ahmed
Do National Tragedies Create Change? Kent State Shooting and the Actions Taken After., Rebekah M. Aiken
The Relationship Between Organizations' Response to Customer Complaints, Customer Trust, and Loyalty, Abimbola Ajibola
Safety and Efficacy of Bioidentical Hormone Therapy in Menopause: A Literature Review, Kathryn Akre
COVID-19’s Impact on Motives, Barriers, And Amount of Physical Activity Among College Students, Beth Albrecht, Nicole Aadalen, Jonathan Murillo-Rodriguez, and Gabrielle Matthieu
Plants of Southern Minnesota and Iowa: The Importance of Collecting and Preserving Specimens for Herbaria, Rachel Amrine
Analyzing the Use of a Montessori-Based Activity & Its Effect on Engagement & Affect in Persons with Dementia: A Replication Study, Emilee J. Andersen
Family Anxiety Related to a New Diagnosis of Cancer, Elizabeth Anderson, Fatimah Alalawi, Kailee Bartels, and Lily Anderson
The Production of Labels in Narratives (Stories) by Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children, Erica Anderson
Children's Teacher Preferences Based on Physical Appearance, Ingrid A. Anderson
A Brief Zoom-Facilitated Mindful and Intuitive Eating Intervention to Decrease Disordered Eating, Jenna K. Anderson
Teletherapy and Camp Maverick: Literacy Students and Caregiver's Perspectives, Kelsey Anderson and Kristin Smith
A Survey of and Site Treatment Plan for the Belle Creek Mounds Archeological Site, 21GD0072, in Goodhue County, Minnesota, Alexander T. Anton
Political Satire and Its Effects: Resistance without Protest in Russia, Maria Ardanova
Thematic Mapper Analyses of Eutrophic Lakes in Southern Minnesota, Jeffrey Augustine
Myosin Oxidation and Effects on Magnesium and Actin Binding: Actomyosin, Muna Mifta Awel and Lelti Asgedom
A Methodology for Detecting Credit Card Fraud, Kayode Ayorinde
Storytelling as an Effective Leadership Tool, Elizabeth Ayotte, Stacy M. Bruns, Aaron Jongbloedt, Jamie Lea, and Chris Styndl
Affects of Blood Pressure of the Offspring of SHR Subjected to Aldosterone Infusion During Gestation, Birney Baker and Chris Voegele
State System Elements and In-Group/Out-Group Conflict, Luai Bashir
An Application of Logistic Regression in Estimation and Prediction, William Baumann and Herbert Heien
Analyzing the Trend and Forecasting of Covid-19 Outbreak Using Machine Learning Technique, Benie Bebela
Born to Rape?, Lisa Becker
Cannibalism in the Prehistoric American Southwest, Lisa Becker
Small Engine Attachment for Superflow CycleDyn, Lorrin Beecher, Adam Flowers, and Jason Holicky
Beginnings and Endings, Chrissy Bendel, Elizabeth Conway, Esther Hoffmann, and Amanda Doering
Investigation of Fermentation Efficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Through Telomere Integrity and Maltase Expression, Dana Bennett
Sickle Cell Disease, Eve Berg, Elizabeth Cahill, Deanna Dokken, and Natasha Friedges
The Rhetoric of Conspiracy Surrounding the "Son Of Sam.", Alisa Berndt
Software Tools for Exploring a Potential Alternative Proof of the Four-Color Theorem, Shawn Berry
An Interdisciplinary Approach in Arts Education a Unit Plan, Aditi Bheda
Identification of Interacting Proteins, Aja Bjerke
Identification of Proteins Interacting with Actin Capping Protein β1 and β2, Aja Bjerke
Sexual Assault in the News, Sydney Blair
Isolation and Identification of Cellulolytic Bacteria from Forest Soil, Andre Bluth
Environmental Compliance with Federal and State Agency Standards, Melissa Bockman
Color, Light, and Reflection, Tamera Boe
The Search for Experience Brown: A Project in Genealogical Research, Jessica Boettcher
Unheard Voices of the Abortion Movement, Jaimee Bohning
Bridge Deck Thermography: Revisiting ‘Bridges Freeze Before Roadway’ From a Safe Salt Perspective, Emily Bollendorf
The Impact of Professional Perspectives on Team Participation and Satisfaction on Intent to Implement Interventions Determined by Multidisciplinary Teams, Julieanna Bowen
Production of Complex/Compound Sentences in the Spontaneous Speech of Typically Developing Children and Children with Williams Syndrome, Maureen Boyle
Production of Systemin Binding Protein in Response to Wounding of Tomato Plants, Gina M. Brandel
Fuel Management System, Cliff Braunesreither
The Vocal Recital: Preparation and Performance, Angela Braunwarth and Jennifer Fiedor
The Mean Length Utterance in Spontaneous Speech of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children, Lynne Bremer
Comparative Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from a Freshwater Habitat and a Wastewater Treatment Plant, Corrisa Brown
Getting a Feel for Spanish Poetry Through Personal Composition, Jason Brown
Discerning Science Fact from Science Fiction: Effects of Science Fiction Media Consumption on Undergraduate Perceptions of Neurotechnology, Shannon Bruce, Russell Tesmer, McKayla Kurtz, Teana Krolak, and Andrew McCarty
The Affects of Competition on Persons with Symptoms of Social Phobia, Brenda Bruss
Body Language, Matthew J. Bune
Forensic Anthropology and Its Uses, Matthew J. Bune
PER1 Expression in the Breeding and Non-Breeding Season of Anole Lizards, Alexus Bunnam and Taylor Grossen
The Kiwanis Site: A Multi-Method Geophysical Approach to Investigating Mound Features, Luke Burds
Calibration of CCD Photometry at Andreas Observatory, Jeffrey Burkett, Lucy McDermond, Andrew Monson, and Ian Radke
Controlling the Selectivity of Group Transfer From Tetraorganotins to Silver (I), Greg Burkhardt
Function Point Analysis: A Project Estimation Program, Stacy M. Burns
DNA Repair Genes and Their Expressions in Breeding and Non-Breeding Seasons of Green Anole Lizards, Alex Calli-Wehrman and Matt Bromann
Claude Monet, Pioneer of Impressionism, Jeannie Campe
Landscape of Glass, Andrew Cannedy
Carlson's Trophic State Index and Southern Minnesota Lakes, Kristen Carlisle and Sarah Ress
Detecting Online Review Fraud Using Sentiment Analysis, Bryn Caron
XML as a Data Distribution Solution, Jeffrey S. Case
Barriers and Pathways to Future Service-Learning in Higher Education, Joshua Casper
Supporting Resilience in Reserve Component Spouses During Deployment: The Impact of Family Life Cycle Phase and Deployment History on Social Support Needs, Jennifer L. Ceminsky
Study of Speech Synthesis Systems Towards Implementation of a Multilingual Text-To-Speech System, Shuvro Chakrobartty
Psychometric Properties of the Global Leisure Satisfaction Scale, Crystal Chalich
Cloning of ACC Oxidase from Cucumber and Muskmelon, Renee L. Chapman
Academic Writing Challenges Experienced by International Students in a Midwest U.S. University: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Padam B. Chauhan
Health Disparities Faced by Racial/Ethnic Groups Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Factors Contributing to the Physical Health of Minorities, Prajita Chauhan
