This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
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
Type Token Ration: A Comparison of Typically Developing Children to Children with Williams Syndrome, Jackie Christensen, Laura Brandt, Ryan Stoneburner, and Amy Schmitz
The Influence of Solar Ultraviolet-B Radiation on Phenylpropanoid Concentrations and Ferric-Reducing Ability in Avena Sativa, Sonja Christensen
Color Chunking does not Alter Hypermnesia and Reminiscence for a Novel Non-Verbal Memory Task in Humans, Dana L. Citrowske
Investigating Key Enzymes Involved In Glypican-3 Release from Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Stevan Colakovic
Family Communication Methods, Natalie Coleman, Anna Bakken, Samantha Edwards, and Rebecca Boynton
Dentition and Diet- A Chemical Analysis, Dean L. Connors-Millard
Diet Determination Through Chemical Analysis of Bone, Dena L. Connors-Millard
The Semantic Characteristics of Words Recalled in the Retelling of Stories by Typically Developing Children and Children with Williams Syndrome, Christen Conrad
Defensive Disdain, Kelly Coumbe
Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care in Heart Failure: A Literature Review, Laura Dack
Vascular Dysfunction in Rats with Diet-Induced Hyperhomocysteinemia: A Look at Hypertension, T. Dalberg
Gestational Plasma Aldosterone Concentration in SHR and WKY Rats on Normal and Low Sodium Diets, T.J. Dalerg, A. Abraha, and B. Magnuson
Southern Minnesota Writing, Nikki Daver, Allison Vroman, Philip MacKenzie, Brady Dahl, Kris Listine, and Esther Hoffman
What Source of Media are Adult Americans Attracted to for Their Daily News and What are the Reasons for the Attraction to a Particular Source?, Cynthia L. Davis and Ann M. Freier
Weather and Populations of Small Mammals: A Twenty Year Study, Jennifer Deitloff
To Gather Around the Television: College Students Releasing Stress, Andrea S. DeLaRosa
Reclaim, Harris Benjamin Deno
A Rhetorical Analysis of the "Rethinking AIDs" Website, Jennifer Dettmann
The Failure of Genetic Testing, Jennifer Dettmann
Breaking Traditions in Medieval Literature: Finding Parallels in Reynard the Fox and Robin Hood, Brianna Rose DeValk
Investigating miRNA Regulation of the Human APOBEC3 Enzymes, William Dietrich
Function of Ribonucleotide Reductase-Encoding Genes in Flavobacterium johnsoniae, Hunter Doheny
The Neo-Pagan Trend in America, Kristin Doll
The Impact of Social Isolation and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review, Jody L. Doll-Wilhelm
