This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Xtreme-NoC: Extreme Gradient Boosting Based Latency Model for Network-on-Chip Architectures, Ilma Sheriff
A Regional Analysis of Radon Levels in Southern Minnesota, Michael Shores
ABC Accounting: The Managerial Effects, Angela Siebenaler
Getting a "Feel" for the Culture of a Spanish-Speaking Country, Marti Sievek
Family Vulnerability: Children, Haley Simonson, Angela Pha, Cassie Sorensen, and Emma Schaefer
Meanings of the "Rider's Song": Immersion in a Spanish Poem, J. Noble Simpson
Navigating Integration: A Grounded Theory of Practicing Clinicians' Experiences Integrating Neuroscience in their Mental Health Clinical Practice, Barbara K. Skodje-Mack
Pre-Methylation of Foreign DNA Improves Conjugation Efficiency in the Fish Pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Seada Sloboda
Wrestling with Politics: A Multi-Tiered Analysis of Jesse Ventura's Campaign, Seth-Michael Smith
Generation of Most-Probable-Number (MPN) Estimates of Indigenous Freshwater Bacteria Capable of Degrading Hydrocarbons, Sidik Sokwalla
The Eating Habits of a Mid-Western University: A Pilot Study, Jenny Sorenson
Memory Recall: The Role of Visual Aids in Instructions, Theresa R. Spear and Brooke A. Zeisel
A Performance on the Rewards and Frustrations of Teaching, Jason Spitzer
A Performative Program on Healing and the Kent State Tragedy, Jason Spitzer
The Potential of the Brain Pacemaker, Jason Spitzer
Coil Suppression, Samuel Squires
Effectiveness of Behavior-Based Counseling for Weight Loss Maintenance: A Systematic Literature Review, Jaime V. Stanczyk
“Positive” Student Behavior: Investigating Educator Perceptions of Student Behavior in Terms of Willingness to Reward and Magnitude of Reward, Kelsey Stangler
Removal of Triorganotin Halides from Reaction Mixtures, Justin Stewart and Luis Yanez
Creation of a Scalable Production Server Model, Patrick St. John
The Determination of a Threshold Level of Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate Effecting an Increase in Peroxidase Activity in Protoplasts of Avena Sativa, Dwight R. Stoll
An Initial Exploration of the Relationship Between Political Repression and Family Violence, Tom Stutsman
Effects of Voluntary Exercise on Pressure-Induced Natriuresis in Hypertensive Female and Male Rats, Keshari Sudasinghe
Development of Techniques for the Genetic Manipulation of the Fish Pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Lankesha Sudasinghe
The Influence of People's Anticipated Outcome on Their Information Seeking Behavior, Steve Sullivan
Bringing the High Redshift Universe to Instagram, Wen Sun
Brian Swancutt Honors Portfolio, Brian Swancutt
Genesis: The Problem with Oral Tradition, Kathryn Sween, Jennifer Owen, Melissa Stauffer, and Josephine Belina
A Study on the Housing Experiences of Somali Immigrants in Mankato, Sharifun Syed
Cultural Assimilation Seen in Islamic Architecture, Kozue Takahashi
Anthropology, Race, and Ethnicity in the Case of Japan, Azumi Takeda
Identification of Specific Phenol Hydroxylase Genes in Freshwater Bacterial Isolates, Masae Takezaki
Comparison of Sexual Risk Behaviors Between Junior Male and Female Students at Pierz High School, Sandy Tautges
A Critical Look at Archaeoastronomy and the Anasazi Culture of the American Southwest, Jennifer Taylor
The Amazons: Warrior Women of Ancient Greece, Myth or Reality?, Jennifer K. Taylor
Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Cervical Cancer Screening in Asian American Women, Bouathong Thepsombath
Predicting Mental Health Counseling Professionals’ Willingness to Discuss Sexuality Issues with Clients, Becca L. Thompson
Physical Activity Levels and Coping Skills during the COVID-19 Transition to Online Learning in College Students, Alison Tokkesdal, Kaitlyn Vomhof, Zoe Stone, and Anja Enervold
Jacqueline Tomas Honors Portfolio, Jacqueline Tomas
Annalisa Tostenson Honors Portfolio, Annalisa Tostenson
Effects of Bisymmetrical and Bilateral Symmetrical Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Designs, Annalisa Tostenson and Peyton Wolf
Costume Preference Related to Gender: Does a Child's Gender Reflect Their Choice in Costumes?, Tracy Traetow
Gypsy Moth Survey, Carrie Trytten
Influence of the Media on Body Self-Image, Marie E. Tutewohl
Impact of Tire Temperature on Grip in a Racecar, Val Urman
Duncan, Dunham and Graham: A Comparative Study, Tracy Vacura
Diversity of Culturable Bacteria Isolated from Freshwater Sediments, Kimberly Van Denmark
PCR Detection of Clostridium botulinum Type C1 Toxin Gene from Swan Lake and Middle Lake Sediment Samples, Kimberly Van Denmark
Function of the Glycoside Hydrolase Family 8 Endoglucanases in Cytophaga Hutchinsonii Cellulose Utilization, Chouakou Vang
An Analysis of Migration Ability and Effects of Carboplatin and Cisplatin on Glioblastoma Cells with Proteoglycan Knockouts, Rachel VanKeulen
Because Wonder Will Always Get Us There: Directing Lauren Gunderson’s Silent Sky, James C. Van Oort
RPM Limiting System, Arjun Veerwal
Impact of Intake Air Charge Cooling from Upstream Auxiliary Fuel Nozzle, Gabe Villalpando
Skinwalkers and Gender Roles, Marius Vold
Prairie Potholes: How Isolated Wetlands are Affected by Human Decisions, Emma Volz
Assessing and Forecasting Chlorophyll Abundances in Minnesota Lake using Remote Sensing and Statistical Approaches, Ben Von Korff
Understanding Resident-to-Resident Conflicts in Long Term Care Settings from the Perspective of Administrative Staff, John F. Walker
Analysis of Three-phase Rectifier via Three Different Control Methods and Switch Power Loss Comparison, Yichao Wang
Ethics of Document Design: A Survey of Technical Communication Students, Josha Weaver
Optimizing an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer for a Food Industry Application, Brent Weisbrod
Corn and Beans, Symbiotic or Competitive?, Sara Wenner
Too Illegit to Quit: The Impact of Illegitiate Tasks on Turnover Intentions and Well-Being, Jacob Wessels
Nicotine Use Among College Athletes with a High Self-Report of Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Jamie Whitcomb
Donating by Motivating: An Analysis on Fundraising Efforts for The Salvation Army Men's Shelter, Kristi Wibben
Accept: A Community-Based Cultural Exchange Program for Tolerance, Joe Williams
Examining Differences in Rural, Micropolitan, and Metropolitan School Psychologists Roles and Delivery of Mental Health Services, Ashley A. Williamson
Novaturient, Robert Tyler Willmore
The Relationship Between the Stigmatization of Mental Illness, Communication Apprehension and the Willingness to Communicate, Madeleine Louise Winkler
Manufacture and Importance of the Bow and Arrow as Described by World Chief of the Hidasta, Damian Woclfcl
Illustrating Stone Projectile Points, Damian Woelfel
Radon in Southern Minnesota, Shawn Wohnoutka
Treading Lightly: Minnesota State University's Entry in the 2001 Clean Snowmobile Challenge, Aaron Wolff
Racing with the Sun from D.C. to Florida: Northern Light V Solar Vehicle Project, Aaron Wolff and Paul Heschke
A Comparison of Turn Taking in the Spontaneous Speech of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children, Cory Woller, Katie Rybak, Katie Lash, and Molly Rourke
Boredom Proneness and Its Relation to Repetitive Behaviors, Jessica Wurdak
Cannabis Treatment of Autism in Children: A Literature Review, Mai Xiong
People and Adaptation in High Altitude, Rie Yamada
Removal of the By-Product Tributyltin Chloride from Reaction Mixtures, Luis Yanez and Jarrod Hunson
Younger Hmong People’s Willingness to Communicate About Depression, Wa Yang
Studying the Effect of Laser Power on Carbonaceous Meteorites by Raman Spectroscopy, Mohamed Zakariya
Family Storytelling: Native Culture, Jenna Zenner, Emma Gregor, Andreas Vatsveen, and Rylee Degross
Conflict Communication in Law Enforcement, Don Zheng
Design and Control of Multiple Degree of Freedom Spherical Motor, Jack Zimmerman
The Impact of a Plant-based Diet on the Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Megan E. Ziola
Choosing Between Medical Surveillance and Preventive Surgical Interventions Among Asymptomatic BRCA Positive Women, Hillary Zupan
The Role of the Honors Senior Project, Keely Zwart, Rachel Moldan, Tammy Johnson, and Aaron Brixius
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Comments, Gifts and Kudos: Community and Gift Economy in Harry Potter Fanfiction, Deanna Almquist
Indoor Navigation for Visually Impaired Person Using Inertial and Geomagnetic Information, Jayanth Ammanabrolu
Understanding Communication Dynamics in Group Home Setting, Jacinta O. Anyanwu
Michelle Baldrige Honors Portfolio, Michelle Taylor Baldrige
“A Chilling Effect for Sexual Assault Survivors”: An Examination of Campus-Based Advocacy and the Proposals to Title IX Under the Trump Administration, Hunter J. Beckstrom
Directing Nocturne, Trevor Belt
Melanie Bengtson Honors Portfolio, Melanie Marie Bengtson
Exploring Artificial Intelligence-Mediated Communication (AIMC) as a sub-field of Communication Studies. A Textual Examination, Md Nurul Karim Bhuiyan
The Impact of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act on Accessibility and Availability of Primary Health Care, Aaron Amaning Boaitey
An Evaluation of a Brief Mindfulness and Values Training on Cyber Bullying Behavior in College Students, Emily M. Boduch
Disparities Within School Discipline: An Examination of Race, English Language Learner Status, & Suspension, Serena Boyce
Comparison of Minnesota Teachers’ Sex Education Instructional Practices with Professional Preparation and Development, Lisa Brichacek
Yuseina Brito Lino Honors Portfolio, Yuseina Brito Lino
