This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Employing The Spectral Collocation Method in the Modeling of Laminar Tube Flow Dynamics, Corey Michael Thibeault
Effect of Normal Polyglutamine Polymorphism on Huntington Disease Protein Function., Mark Thompson
Second Chance Class: Education and Awareness Prevention, Nancy Torres
Mankato University On-Campus Penalties for Students Involved in Off-Campus Activities, Scott Trnka, Ray Betts, Mark Robinson, Nate Day, Tadd Tepfer, and Wade Skogstad
2009 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
College Students' Study Habits and Attitudes, Kaley VanDenBerg
Anatomy of a Small Autonomous Vehicle, Joshua Vander Hook, Wade Kallhoff, and Mitch Beckman
Is Chemical Warfare a Mode of Invasion of Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arunduacea) in Wetlands?, Jordy Veit
Effectiveness of Remineralizing Toothpaste on Tooth Decalcification, Dorothy Vo
Anatomical Characterization of the Rat Peripheral Neurovasculature, Chelsea Vreeman and Stacy Singfiel
Synthesis of a Novel Podophyllotoxin Derivative for Use as an Anti-Cancer Drug, Abigail K. Wagner
Parent Training, Support and Psychoeducational Groups as Evidence Based Practice in Children's Mental Health, Dorothy Wagner
Equine Therapy, Tonya Wagner
Communicating Without Words: The Effectiveness and Future of Purely Visual Advertisements, Bradford Wakefield
Crime and Punishment: The Impacts of the Messaging Project on the Abortion Debate, Sarah Walker
Relationship Violence: Risk Factors for Adolescents, Antoinette Wall
The Use of Teenlect in Adolescents with William Syndrome and Their Typically Developing Peers, Jessica Wandrie, Emily Wallin, Kahlynn Bach, Kelly Olson, and Jennifer Worrall
Peer Pressure & Need for Approval in Social Situations Involving Alcohol, Ashely M. Weaver
Identifying Currently Unaddressed Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Complexes in Ground Water Systems, Indumini A. Weeramantri and Trista Ayers
Brain Gym Exercises: How Do They Help Adolescents Throughout Their School Day, Samantha Wersal
Collateral Sanctions, Megan Wexler
How to Best Develop and Implement a New Therapeutic Group in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting with a Diverse Population, Stephanie Wieland
Assessment of College Students' Perceptions and Knowledge of Alcohol Before and After Risk-Reducing Drinking Presentation., Katie Woloszyk
Individual Fly Behavior in Drosophila Lines Selected for Extreme Geotaxis Response, Elijah Wreh, Justin Perlich, and Chad Taylor
Technology and the Changing Role of Therapy Managers in Africa, Christopher Wright
Synchronization of Biological Oscillators, Joshua Wuollet and Jesse Feller
Events from 2008
How Do Individuals Make Investment Decisions?, Amin Abdul-Mohomed
Qualitative Research of Selected Language Skills of Individuals with Down Syndrome, Natasha B. Agha
Practices of Childbirth: Getting What Women Want? Women's Desire for Childbirth and the Realities of Contemporary Care., Fatah Ahmed, Fardosa Ali, Emberly Khoonsrivong, Urgen Tsomo, Mercy Wariari, and Hanna Youssouf
Athletic Directors' Perceptions of Title IX, Rusty Allison and Klarissa Swenson
The Use of Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Strength Training Behavior, Bethany Anderson
Support of Alums within the Forensics Community, Grant Anderson
Attitudes, Feelings, and Thoughts: Burning Questions About Nicotine Use Among College Populations, Jessica C. Appel
The Portrayal of Women in Contemporary Alcohol Advertisements, Gail Baker
A Study of Raster Graphics and Image Manipulation Algorithms, Adam J. Bavier
Impact of Statewide Smoking Ban on College Students' Use of Smokeless Tobacco, Jessica Beaulieu
The Effect of On-line Training in Teams, Ariel B. Becker
Emotional Context Between Certified Nurses Assistants and Residents with Dementia, Jaimie Elizabeth Bell
The Reliability of Acoustic Measures of Speech Analyzed Using PRAAT, Heidi Berens, Allison Greene, Jennifer Ireland, and Ann Stommer
lmmunolocaization of Actin in Transgenic and Wildtype Murine Myocardium, Meghan Bohland
Analysis of Emissions Using E85 on a Two-Stroke Snowmobile for the 2008 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, Dylan Brandt and Andrew Pickle
Analysis of an Electronic Valve Diesel Engine, Jeremy Brandt
High Mileage Commuter Vehicle Project, Reed Brown, Quinten Kovanen, William Wegner, and Dan Willeart
The Tarot: History and Execution, Andrea Brummund
Assessing the Campus Climate at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU), Alicia Brush
Characterization of Fall Leaves as a Source of Cellulosic Ethanol, Justin Burum
Reconciling the Past in Minnesota: The Mankato Hanging Monument and the Duluth Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Jay C. Busby
Optimizing the Expression of Foreign Genes in Mycobacterium smegmatis, Ben Casey
Microvascular Structure of the Rat Heart, Laurie Colson, Charalette Mathwig, and Cheryl Thompson
E20 Materials Compatibility on Elastomers, Chris Connors
Redefining the Victim: Domestic Violence Shelters for Different Genders, Erin Crabtree
Identification and Stability of Cadmium-Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Complexes in the Presence and Absence of Clay Minerals, Aaron L. Danberry
Re-Emerging Pietism: The Emerging Church as Postmodern Pietism, Tysen Dauer
Unstressed Corticosterone Levels of Male Rats with Surgically Induced Low Aldosterone Levels, Jillian Deets
Sex, Gender, and IT: The Lasting Effects of Gender Bias in Information Technology Customer Service, David Domask
Cross Cultural Adolescent Reinforcers, Kari Ek
TBI: One Child's Road, Amber Elliott
Trends and Volatility: Measuring the Housing Market Using the GARCH Model, Jonathon Euerle
Analysis of Potential Chemical Reactivity's Between Selected O-T-C and Commonly Prescribed Drugs, Lindsey Faulks
Bacillus cereus and its Resistance to the Antimicrobial, Nisin, Kristy Felske
A Comparison Among Three Sampling Methods to Calculate Biotic Integrity in the Greater Blue Earth River Basin, James H. Fett
Priming the Bicultural Mind, Miwako Fjuikata
Vasculature Regeneration Following Partial Hepatectomy in the Rat, Brittany Frank and Sarah Karalus
Comparison of a:Si and c:Si Photovoltaic Cells in Southern Minnesota, Robert Freiderich
Restroom Politics, Brad Freihoefer
Extraction and Identification of Compounds in Bitter Leaf (Vernonia Amygdalina), Leonard Che Fru
Ultraviolet Radiation Screening Effectiveness of Three Coniferous Tree Species During Spring Thaw Events in Southern Minnesota, Daniel M. Gardner and Christopher M. Gardner
Isomorphous Replacement Ca by Rare-Earth Elements in Structure of Vanadate Apatite, Susan Gerbensky
Rates of Slope Erosion Near the New Sears Dormitory on the Campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, Neil Gessner, Dan Krumwiede, and Dan O'Connor
A Lover's Spat: Utilizing Richard Weaver's Topics to Analyze the Debate in Book IX of Paradise Lost, Nicole Goebel
Parents as Students: Assessing the Childcare Needs of Nontraditional Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Nicole Goebel, Benjamin Heath, Andria Monnens, and Nicholas Rice
A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Down Syndrome on Personal and Family Life, Allison Greene
Swarm Robotics and Java-based Development Tools, J.C. Grooms, Brian McMahon, Brighton Peterson, and Joshua Vander Hook
Individual Experiences and Subjective Effects of Salvia Divinorum Among Recreational Users, Laura E. Grubbs
Pushing the Limits of Clay: Sculpting with Ceramic Glaze, Chad Gunderson
Getting Different Global Perspectives Through Newspaper, Eva Guthrie
Confidence in College Athletes, Kimberly Halpin
Winter Decomposition Rate of Submerged Bodies in Cold Weather Climates, Jason Hamond
Personality and Attitude Measures: The Differences (and Lack Thereof) Between Marijuana Users, Psychedelic Users and Abstainers, Rachel D. Hanson
College Women's Sexual Fantasies, Elizabeth Harders
Develop a Matlab Based Mode Solver for Asymmetric Nano-Scale Void Slab Slot Waveguides., Murtaza Hathiwala, Abidhussein Esmail, and Gayan Wijeratne
Effect of Normal Polyglutamine Polymorphism on Huntington Disease Protein Function, Daniel L. Haus
Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) Plug-In Hybrid, Christopher Henney, Garett Soukup, and Sean Wimer
Occupational Values, Amber Herbst
The Role of School Nurses Regarding Mental Health for School Aged Children, Angela Herrig
The Role of School Nurses Regarding Mental Health for School Aged Children, Angela Herrig
Cortical Evidence of Misperception, Samuel Hickman
Automatic Analysis of Speech Prosody of Adolescents with Williams Syndrome and Their Typically Developing Peers, Isaiah Houdek and Tatyana Mamchuk
Small Engine Dynamometer and E85 conversion, Brian Hovey, Ethan Schauer, Matt Schmidt, and Jon Slater
Screening for the Presence of a Transgene in Genetically Altered Mice, Der-How Huang and Brad Skrukrud
Design, Construction, and Testing of the 2008 FSAE Car Chassis, Michael Hubert and Adam Barber
Amer, AI-Ani, and Tuggar: Reconstructing the Construction of Contemporary Islamic Identity, Gina Hunt
Deconstructing the Slut: Contemporary Definitions of Female Sexuality Amongst Midwestern College Students, Stacy Huntington
Prevalence, Attitude, and Knowledge of College Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato Regarding Oral Piercings, Kayla Janssen
Cloning and Initial Functional Characterization of Unknown Gene KIAA1946., Kyle Jensen
The Effect of Maternal Aldosterone Levels on the Expression of 11B-HSD Isoenzymes in Normal and Hypertensive Rat Placentae, Nicole L. Jorissen, Theresa Salerno, and James E. Rife
MSU Students' Attitudes and Beliefs towards Vaccinating Youth Against Human Papillomavirus, Kathryn Kamerud
Histological Analysis of Myocardium of Genetically Altered Mice, Joshua Kamrud
