This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Fundamental Factors for Success: Engineering Faculty and Industry Partners, Molly F. Schaefer
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Assisted Living Residents During Quarantie, Sydnie Schneider, Erin Dorn, and Cecelia Anderson
The Ability of DIBELS to Predict Proficiency on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment and the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs, Katherine Schultz
Virtues and Values: A Transcendental Phenomenological Examination of Professional Coach Trainers' Use of Virtue Ethics as a Tool in Their Practice, Julianne Schwietz
The Portrayal of Female Athletes on the Covers of The New Yorker 1925-2016, Olena Shchur
Technical Direction of Shakespeare in Love, Jared A. Shofstall
John Shrestha Honors Portfolio, John Shrestha
MNSU, The Green Campus: Now and Future, John Shrestha
Reconstructing Regional Paleoenvironments and Geomorphic History of High Plains Playa-Lunette Systems, Alyssa E. Sims
Development of Genetic Manipulation Techniques for the Fish Pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Seada Sloboda
Pre-Methylation of Foreign DNA Improves Conjugation Efficiency in the Fish Pathogen, Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Seada Sloboda
No Peace for Afghanistan: A Case-Study of the Failure of Peace-Building Process in Afghanistan from a Transnational Feminist Standpoint, Tahmina Sobat
Formula SAE Wiring Harnes Design, Ryan Soltau
Cystic Fibrosis and Family Management Styles, Stephine Sorenson, Jordyn Tepfer, Chase Belka, and Lynae Casto
Emerging Adulthood? Religious Vocation and Age in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century France, Ya Fattou Sowe
Marisa Sullivan Honors Portfolio, Marisa Sullivan
Virtual International Learning: Exploring Healthcare Similarities and Differences, Marisa Sullivan, Linnea Byers-Sunde, and Grace Omann
Implementation of a High Dose Rate Irradiator for Living Samples using 400keV Electrons, Samantha Sunnarborg, Preston Finger, David Markiewicz, and Jackson Walters
Soil Carbon Inventory and Aggregate Stability of Conventional Tillage and Orchard with Continuous Living Cover, Madison Sweet
The Effects of Transformational Leadership on Sales Performance in a Multilevel Marketing Organization, Alexander Techy
An Investigation of the Perception of Elderspeak Among Community Dwelling Older Adults, Abby L. Teply
Do They Make a Difference? Twin Cities Magnet Schools in the Heart of Metropolitan Inequity and Segregation, Scott A. Thomas
Masturbatory Behaviors Among Older Adult Populations: A Literature Review, Brandon Tischer
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
