This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Events from 2010
Empirical Analysis of Costless Merge Pairing Heaps, Joshua Vander Hook
Anger Management for Adults: Developing an Evidence-Based Anger Management Program, Kari Velzke
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Second Step Violence Prevention Curriculum in the 5th Grade at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Elementary School, Kristyn Vinkemeier
Examining the Influence of Framing and Personality Traits on Motivating Study Habits in College Students, Amanda Vonbergen
The Development and Characteristics of Collegiate Basketball Coaches’ Coaching Philosophies, Tony Vroman
Use of Q-PCR to Monitor Expression of Vegetative Lipoxygenase in Soybeans, Sarah Wageman
A New Approach to Music Education, Bemjamin Wagner and Samantha McCune
Evidence-Based Strategies and Techniques for Children with ASD, Tanya Walerius
Does Organizational Culture Affect Employee's Readiness to Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices?, Joseph Waller
Common Word Use in Adolescents with Williams Syndrome and their Typically Developing Peers, Emily Wallin and Jessica Wandrie
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Complexes Involving Heavy Metals, Ciprofloxacin, and Phenolic Degradation Products: Potential Relevance in Groun and Waste Water Systems, Indumini A. Weeramantri, Trista L. Ayers, and Thomas G. Smith
Exploring the Possibility of Social Workers as Part of Hospitalist Teams at Immanuel-St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lacy A. Weidert
A "Pawsitive" Influence of Animals in Long-Term Care Facilities: Animal-Assisted Therapy at St. Peter Regional Treatment Center, Hannah L. Winkler
Parenting Styles: Does Society Judge Men More Harshly than Women for the Same Parenting Mistakes?, Kimberly Woodgate
Defining Exemplary Children's Mental Health Services in Minnesota's Rural Communities, Melanie Wurtzberger
Smart Car Hybrid Conversion, Samuel Yoder, Jeremy Rupp, and Phillip Wencel
Effects of Remote Alcohol Monitoring on Long-Term Alcohol Use, Whitney Zilles
Innovative Mental Health Services in Rural Minnesota: Community-based Mobile Crisis Response Services, Rebecca A. Zuehlke
Events from 2009
Type II Diabetes in African-American Women, Farhia Abdulahi
School Connectedness, Shannon Abel
Design, Construction, and Testing of the 2009 FSAE Engine, Nick Adamini, Sarah Friesen, Daryl Green, Jordon Cachiaras, and Chris Borge
Flex Fuel Retrofit Device Research, Michael Adams, Alex Boser, Ross Haliburton, Keith Igoe, Kenton Johnson, Anton Nasledov, Alex Palamari, and Curtis Wilson
Visual Misperceptions Due to Time Constraints, Laura Aldrich
Interpersonal Factors Which Influence Life Satisfaction and Health of American College Students, Sahra Ahmed Ali
Can You Hear Me Through the Glass? Understanding Communication and Relationships in World of Warcraft, Grant Anderson
Research of Biogas and its Negative Effects, John Anderson
Developing Evidenced Based Practice for Social Emotional Screenings in Schools, Kim Anderson
Do They Hear You Now? Effectiveness of a Social Norm Mass Media Campaign on a Rural Campus, Jessica Appel
Best Practices for Increasing Pro-social Behavior in Adolescents with Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders, Danielle Armbrust-Malone
Faculty Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Grieving Students, Samuel Aron
2009 Baja SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), Cliff Backler and Alan Dreier
Child Resilience and Family Support: Can Parent and Sibling Support Be Harmful for Children in Stressed Family Environments?, Amanda Baker
Determining the Laboratory Conditions Best Suited for Reproduction of Bithynia Tentaculata, Marie Balano
School Improvement Programs, Kimberly Barry
Intake Reports: Who is Reporting Possible Child Abuse and Neglect?, Julia Bauer
Safe Streets Restored Program: Is this Sentencing Alternative for Offenders Beneficial When Evaluating Recidivism Rates?, Hannah Beckius
Acute Psychiatric Group Therapy for Hospitalized Individuals with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, Lindsey Bednar
Impact of Integrating Service Learning and Spanish-Speaking Community Health Programs, Bridgette Bernier
Determination of Structural Polysaccharides and Lignln in Cattail Biomass, Sarita Bhetawal
Mental Health Relapse Prevention: What Does the Research Say?, Robin Bode
In Step with Our Parents: 3-Part Educational Series, Kate Boisen-MacDonald
Breaking with Traditions, Matthew Bright
History of Sexual Assaults at MNSU and the Legal Liability for Them, Robert Brommel, Thomas Homan, Nicole Comstock, Molly Cunningham, Thomas Lyon, and Tim Hansen
Sports Franchise Valuations, Anthony Brown
The Autism Spectrum Disorder Survey: What is Working?, Katie L. Browning
Social Work Involvement in Supporting Survivors of an Unexpected Death in an Emergency Department, Jennifer E. Buchanan
School Connectedness and Drug Use, Sarah Burnham
Comparing the Potential Cellulosic Ethanol Production of Five Prairie Grasses, Alex Cahlander-Mooers and Janet Wood
Quantifying the Immunoreactivity of Polyclonal IGG and IGY, Tizazu Cheritu and Ben Weingartz
Comfort Women, Intersectionality and the Importance of Women's Voices, Miho Chisake
Identity Theft: The Growing Problem Amongst MSU College Students, Kevin Clark, Matthew Dulany, and Lindsey Rague
The Virginal Archetype: Female Representation in the Slasher Film, Shannon Claybaugh
Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Programs in the School Setting for Grades 7-12, Jennifer Crawford
Design, Construction, and Testing of the 2009 Formula SAE Chassis, Eric Crear and Kris Rysavy
Assessing Patients' Risk for Diabetes and Its Relationship to Gingival Disease, Nicole A. DeCourcy
Effects of pH on Lead Shot Solubility in Water and Sediment in Upstream and Downstream Locations from a Hunting Preserve in Minnesota, Michael DeMars, Cory Denzer, Roland Pavek, and Alison Vikla
"Doubly Disadvantaged?"; The Presidential Candidacy of Shirley Chisholm, Andrea Diekman
"Doubly Disadvantaged?": The Presidential Candidacy of Shirley Chisholm, Andrea Diekman
Needs Assessment of an ICF/MR Facility in Rural Minnesota, Amber Diekmann
The Effect of Reduced Aldosterone Levels on 11β-HSD Isoform Expression in Normal and Hypertensive Rat Kidney Tissue Using q-PCR, Kristina Dittrich and Linet Nyarobi
Three Dimensional Transient Asymmetric Flowflelds in Physical Vapor Transport, Joseph L. Dobmeier
Online Anti-Choice Rhetoric: A New Generation, the Same Old Deception., Emily Dolentz
Transition Services for Youth: Are the Services Working?, Ilhan Duale
Elderly Attitudes Toward Exercise, Kari Ek
Command Types in the Coach-Athlete Relationship, Kari Ek and Charlotte Hoffmann
Cross-Cultural Survey of Rewards: Differences in Levels of Reinforcement Between Adolescents from the United States, Australia, Tanzania, Denmark, and Honduras, Kari Ek and Kendra Homan
Comparison of Nutrients, pH and Total Suspended Solids in Snow Melt from North and South Facing Slopes in the San Juan Mountain Range of Colorado, Jake Engelman and Wes Gardner
Confirmation of the Polyglutamine Protein KIAA1946's Intracellular Localization., Esther Erosmosele and Megan Fischer
Effects of Adultism on Youth in Social Movements, Megan P. Evans Martinson
Bring Mental Health Services Home: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Adolescents and Their Families in Rural Minnesota, Laura Filzen
Minnesota State University Mankato Counseling Center: Needs Assessment Survey of College Student Parents, Katherine S. Fitzkappes
Testing a New Cultural Priming Effect on Self Perception and Spatial Perception, Miwako Fjuikata
Vasculature Regeneration Following Partial Hepatectomy in the Rat, Brittany Frank and Sarah Karalus
Allele-Specific PGR and SSCP Analysis of ABO Variants, Yohani K G V Gamage
Youth Aging out of Foster Care: Utilizing College Funding Programs Among a Rural Community in Minnesota, Shanelle Garbutt
Consequences for Smoking in a State Treatment Facility, Meredith Gegeman
Modeling the Effects of Environmental Influences on the Phenotypic Plasticity of the Tiger Salamander, Ashley Geiger and Monica Ngeno
The Role of Culture in Context Sensitivity and Social Anxiety, Jaclyn R. Gile
Gender, Class and Globalization: A Historical Analysis of Sweatshops in China and Mexico., Ann Goldsbury
Summer Youth Housing Career Camp, Carol Goodemann
Effect of Lowered Aldosterone Levels on the Expression of Mineralocorticoid Receptors in Normal and Hypertensive Rat Kidneys, Martina Gray
The Impact of an After School Program on Motivation, Performance, and Attendance, Melissa Grèce
Identifying the Specific DNA Sequence that is the Target for Potential Anti-Cancer Agent "SOS", Elizabeth M. Gripentrog
Effective Truancy Prevention Models, Nicole K. Hachfeld
The Nutrition Care Process in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, Kirsta Hagert, Vanessa Steffl, and Stephanie Engst
Analysis of the Legal Responsibilities of Peers in Alcohol Related Injuries or Deaths., Derek Hahn, Derek Myvold, Elena Shrestha, David Reeb, Grace Lee, and David Smith
Impact of Imagine Educational Program on Conflict Resolution on the Program Participants, Nargiz Hajiyeva
Domestic Violence in Relationships, Amber Hansen
On Sign-Solvable Linear Systems and Their Applications in Economics, Eric Hansen
Bach Flower Essence Extraction and Identification of Mimulus Extracts, Zane Hauck
Intracellular Localization of the Novel Polyglutamine Protein KIAA1946, Daniel L. Haus
Impact of Text Messaging on Communication, Heidi Hemmer
Selected Language Skills of Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Ellen M. Henkelman
The Cost-Effectiveness of Providing Transportation, Samantha Henrich
You Have Been Falsely Accused of Sexual Harassment, Now What? The Top 10 Things to Consider, Anna Holst, Adam Vortherms, Amanda Wise, Anthony Untiedt, Angela Larson, and Adam Mikelson
Out of Home Placement and the Impact of Family Group Decision Making, Jessi Hornick
Through the Layers of Encaustic Skin: Fusing Print and Paint, Gina Hunt
General Contractors' Awareness and Participation in Sustainable Construction Practices, Awale Hussein, Mike Franks, and Shirley Hu
