This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Events from 2021
Optimal Precipitation of Organotin Fluorides by Cation Exchange, Karri McKee and Justin Steward
Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a High-Speed, Low-Cost Atomic Force Microscope Housing and Distance Measurement System, Jonathan Menke
Differences in Reported Attractive Features in Persona Advertisements from Rural and Urban Settings, Paul Merlini
Sexual Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in College Students, Kellee J. Meyer, Nicole S. Garbina, Nancy A. Rigdon, Stacey A. Van Gelderen, and Vanessa L. Woodcock
Creating the Role of Crissy in Hair, Yu Miao
Ethanol-Biodiesel Research, Andrew Mickelson, Tyler Uilk, Veseuako Ndjarakana, and Alfred Samuel
Art as a Business: The Feasibility of a Nonprofit Performing Arts Start-Up in Minnesota, Angela Mickelson
Treatment of Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Literature Review, Bethanie M. Miller
The Spatial Development of Painting and Its Relationship to Color, Line & Form, Jason J. Miller
Affects of Divorce on College Students' Relationships, Sarah Milow
“Whose Team Is It Anyway?”: Exploring the Impact of Coaching Changes on Forensics Team Culture, Brenton Lynn Mitchell
Understanding Forensic Anthropology, Summer Mitchell
Y2K: Preparing Your Business for Transition, Rachel A. Moldan and Brooke E. Bauleke
Collecting the Right Data? Condition Assessment for City of Richfield Water Main Pipes, Ian Moran and Chancellor McDonald
Comparing Various Robust Estimation Techniques in Regression Analysis, Tracy S. Morrison
Usability Testing: Impacts on Web Design, Patrick Morrow
Manipulation of Emotion: Construction of History at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Elizabeth Moses
Expanding Concepts of Rites of Passage, Hilary Mueller
The Affects of Treadmill Inclination on a Blood Lactate Accumulation at Steady State Workloads, James Mullenix
Is There an Increase in Television Commercials that Contain Gender Stereotypes? A Content Analysis of MTV Commercials, Nicole Mundahl
Paleoarchaeology at the Gault Site in Southern Texas, Wendy Munson
Testing the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash - Do they Help One Another or Hinder, Wendy Munson
Shopping for Culture: Adventures in the Supermarket, Wendy S. Munson
Expression of the Dancing Body Without the Face, Kaitlin Murray
The Mean Length of Utterance in Narratives of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children, Karine Murray, Vickie Benda, Sara Hanson, and Becca Meger
The Effects of Negative and Positive Feedback on Confidence in Creative Task Performance, Elizabeth Nelson
Kangaroo Court, Ty Newcomb
Attitudes Toward Obesity, Weight Loss, and Weight Loss Relapse, Mollie Newhouse
Contrasting Oak Responses to Water Stress - Osmolyte Profiling Across Species, Joseph Newman
Adsorption of Organic Compounds on Clay, Lucie N'Guessan
Interpersonal Communication as an Online Course, Darrell Niemeic
Antibiotic Sensitivity Profiles of Culturable Freshwater Bacteria, Sara Niemeyer
Refugee and Immigrant Transition from the Female Perspective, Rachel Noah
The United Nations and OPEC, Strange Bedfellows?, Rachel Noah
Family Waiting: Genetic Testing, Kaitlyn Oberg, Emily Olson, Mallory Steinmetz, and Sophia Schultz
Novice Professional School Counselor Development: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Supports and Resources, Lynn M. O'Brien
Spatial Patterns of Crime in District 05, Quito-Ecuador, 2016-2020, Pablo Esteban Ochoa Veloz
Emily Dickinson: American Pioneer, Judy Ochs and Bianna Weber
Effect of Thyroid Hormone Transporters in Adrenal Cortex Remodeling, Amayah Ockenga
The Power of Perserverance: Creating the Roles of Hippodamia and Pythia in Atreus, Lindsey L. Oetken
Proposed Data Governance Framework for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), Rejoice Okoro
Resident Centered Behavioral Health: A Program Evaluation, Anna Olinger
Preliminary Assessment of Phosphate Contribution to Mills Lake, Minnesota, from Agricultural Tile Systems, Ole Olmanson
A Study of Biofilm Formation in a Low-Nutrient System, Tom Olsen
Comparing the Acceptability of Treatment Rationales for Two Psychotherapies, Marin Gail Olson
The Importance of Measuring Air Velocity on a Race Car, German Orrego, Casey Plender, and Kushan Sameera
APOBEC3A Mediated Genome Targeting of the Thyroid Hormone Response Element, Abbigail Osgood
Family Coping in the Time of COVID-19, Ivy Packard, Kiara Brown, Cassandara Flaata, and Emma Vogel
Use of a Pedometer to Impact Habitual Activity in Sedentary Adults, Nicole Palacios
Why Do We Stop Exercising?, Nicole Palacios
The Impact of Cultural Competency on the School Improvement Process: A Phenomenological Study, Michelle deKam Palmieri
Investigation of Pulsed Eddy Current Effect for Multi-Target Non-Destructive Testing, Yaman Pandey
Cellular Localization Determinants of the HIV-2 Vpx Protein, Ramsey Pankratz
Impact of Supplemental Technology on Student Performance, Kade Patterson, Emma Knutson, Mykenzie Cole, and Samantha Kozelek
The Effects of an Inlet Restrictor on the Performance of a Turbocharger, Deven Paulsen
Purification of Actin Capping Protein Alpha Subunit Fusion Proteins, Ryan Peck and Justin Peltola
Understanding the Implications of HPV Infection: Does Parental Education Impact HPV Vaccination Completion Rates?, Heather A. Pederson
Bound Morpheme Usage of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children, Hilary Penner, Samantha Schindle, Emi Karino, Miranda Davis, and Christen Conrad
The Impact of Social Media on Teenage Females Self-Esteem, Amanda C. Perkovich
COVID-19 Impacting Care Partners Assisting Socialization for Dementia Friendly Chorus, Anna Peterson and Tatyana Soloviyov
Mediating the German Case System Through Concept-Based Instruction in an Online Learning Environment, Lea Pienkoss
The Effect of Specific and General Verbal Statements on Self- Efficacy Strength, Amy Posner and Gretchen Walker
Using Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Behavior, Amy Posner and Gretchen Walker
A Female Political Body?: The Growing Role of Women in Politics, Courtney Powell
Oxygen Abundances in the Rings of Polar-Ring Galaxies, Ian R. Radtke
Standard Frame Structure for Future E-Commerce, Mohammad Arifur Rahman
Clean Snowmobile Challenge 2002, Cory Ranweiler and Nick Bredemus
A Method and Apparatus for Testing Cohesion Between 40 μm to 50 μm, SAC305 Solder Spheres, Cohen Rautenkranz, Vadim Kuleshov, Sreymom Men, Edward Sweeney, and Napoleon Kwamesa
Sentimental Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Related Tweets, Mohannad Rayani
How Normative Beliefs Affect Procrastination Rates in College Students, Adam Recknagel
The Effects of a Fish’s Fins in a Terrestrial Jump, Mackenzie Reed
2021 URS Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center
Profanity and You: Exploring the Acceptability of Swearing in Today's Culture, Rebecca Rick
Dylan Riess Honors Portfolio, Dylan James Riess
From Fairy Tale to Ballet, "The Sleeping Beauty.", Julie Robbins
The Impact of the Scientific Revolution on the Arts in the Baroque Era, Thomas Roberts
Thomas Hardy: A Photographic Presentation, Rhonda Roesch
Generating a GPC-1 Knockout in Glioblastoma Cells Using CRISPR, Jamie Rogers
Jamie Rogers Honors Portfolio, Jamie Rogers
Redefiniendo la Protesta Indígena en los Andes: Representaciones en (y a Través de) la Literatura y los Medios Audiovisuales, Adriana Milena Rojas Castro
The Effect Of Maternal Exercise on the Offspring in a Rat Breed Genetically Related to Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR), but Having Normal Blood Pressure, Simone Rollins and Ronna Brands
The Aesthetic Investigation of the Dragon Image as Metaphor for Human Interaction, Allyson Rolph
Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Bat Mortality Caused by Wind-Energy Turbines in Southwestern Minnesota, Rebecca Rosendahl
MSU Student's Use of the MSU Website, Kristin Ruder
Evolution of Terrestrial Behaviors in Aquatic and Amphibious Fishes, Andrew Ruiz
Quality of Drinking Water in the Mankato Area School District: A Pilot Study, Afolabi Runsewe and Andrew Tippins
Methodology for Assessing Quality Software, Teri R. Ryland, Mohammad A. Saad, and Jarrett G. Sharp
Software Programs and Their Impact on Quality Control, Teri R. Ryland and Laura C. Seys
Mythic Rhetoric and the Construction of Paul Wellstone as Sacred Symbol, Cynthia Saba
Simple Cosmic Ray Detector, Jamal Saeed
Individuality and Geometry: The Selective Advantage of Knowing Oneself, Raazesh Sainudiin
Nisin Effects on Bacillus Cereus Endospore Germination, Meshack Sambu
Identification of Personal Characteristics Important in Mate Selection, Kristin Sandberg
Importance of Testosterone, Estradiol, and Dihydrotestosterone in Neurogenesis, Zachary Sandborgh and Brooke Miles
Students' Perception of Professionalism, Christina Sanders, Skylar Williams, Samantha Giannelli, and Teana Krolak
Mental Health Literacy in College Students, Emily Schiltz
The Primary Care Provider’s Role in Screening and Intervening in the Human Trafficking of Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review, Brittany Schmid
Aquatic Macrophyte Communities in Five Sibley County (Minnesota) Lakes and the Factors that Affect their Distribution, Samuel A. Schmid