At Minnesota State University, Mankato, every graduate student completes a capstone for their program. Most programs include a thesis/dissertation or alternative plan paper (APP) option, but many programs provide other capstone opportunities.
Beginning in 2009, graduate students at Minnesota State University, Mankato could elect to have their alternative plan paper, thesis, dissertation or other capstone project made available online through a digital collection platform provided by Library Services. In 2014, these electronic submissions or ETDs were transferred into the Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects collection in Cornerstone, the University's new institutional repository.
The development of this collection is ongoing as graduate students continue to elect to provide digital copies of their graduate theses, dissertations or other capstone projects to Cornerstone. If you are a former Minnesota State University, Mankato graduate student and wish to include your work in Cornerstone, please contact us .
Documents From 2012
Teachers' Perspectives on Bullying: Understanding Educational Interventions, Ryan Dennis Buch
Teacher Training for LRE Mainstreaming and Diverse Classrooms, Rhonda J. Callanan
Identification of Factors that Promote the Growth of Dormant Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Thu Minh Cao
The Effectiveness of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Across Cultures, Caylin Cedergren
Program Notes for a Graduate Recital in Piano, Amy Jun Ming Chin
Are there Roles for Technical Communicators in Small Community Food Systems?, Brent William Chisholm
Real Jobs, Real Community, Real Wages: A Guide to Customized Employment, Kelsey Christy
Health Care Providers' Intention to Provide Culturally Competent Health Care to Somali Based Upon the Indirect Measures of the Integrated Behavioral Model, Amanda Kaye Ciesinski
Identifying Organizational Factors that Moderate the Engagement-Turnover Relationship in a Healthcare Setting, Stevie Ann Collini
Adult Children's Perceptions Of Critical Caregiving Conversations With Their Aging Parents: A Pilot Study, Wendy S. Cregg
Connecting Future Teachers to Study Abroad, Kyle John Crimi
Manning Up: A look at Women in the Military and their Sense of Self, Kari Elizabeth Davis
An Overview of Avoidant Personality Disorder, Kristin Dehrkoop
Memory Priming in Elderly Individuals Diagnosed with Dementia, Jessica Lee Deselms
A Case Study of Four High School ESL Students' Oral Reading Fluency and Affect, Katie Devaney
A National Study of the Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Student Conduct Administrators, Mary C. Dowd
In-Depth Analysis and Program Notes on a Selection of Wind Band Music, Benjamin James Druffel
Organizational Wellness Programs: Who Participates and Does it Help?, Justin Michael Dumond
The BackPack Food Program's Effects on Self-Reported Hunger and On-Task Behavior, Meghan E. Ecker
"First Impression": Creating an Intake Procedure that is Welcoming to Clients and Useful to Clinicians, Brandi Embacher
Effective Pedometer Programs: Determining the Motivational Factors Primarily Responsible for the Physical Activity Increases being made by Participants, Britne Engelking
SEA Program Process Evaluation: Improving Existing Evaluation Methods, Rachel Faust
Coping with Economic Stressors: Religious and Non-Religious Strategies for Managing Psychological Distress, Jonathan Karl Feil
We're "Fed" Up and Tea'd Off: Frame Analysis of the Tea Party Movement, Daniel Peter Flaaen
The Creation and Validation of a Pilot Selection System for a Midwestern University Aviation Department, Jacob William Forsman
The National Survey of Student Engagement as a Predictor of Academic Success, Paul Michael Fursman
Relationship Between Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents, Joshua Ganz
Headway Emotional Health Services: A Parent Satisfaction Survey and Needs Assessment, Eowyn T. Gatlin
Middle School Student Perceptions of Teacher and Adult Caring Behaviors, Jonathon William Graff
40 Developmental Assets: A Research Analysis: Healthy Youth Committee & Fairmont's Youth Surveys, Tiffany Gullord
Stroke Rehabilitation, Length-of-Stay, and Re-Admission Rates: A Literature Review, Morgen Hagedorn
Perceptions of a Text-Based SJT versus an Animated SJT, Amanda Helen Halabi
The Impact of Dakota Missions on the Development of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, Daphne D. Hamborg
Exploring the Two-Year College Faculty Work Experience: The Active Job, the Evolving Institution and the Changing Effort-Reward Bargain, Jacobs Wayne Hammond
Investigation into the Usability of Micromechanical Models to Predict the Behavior of a Nanocomposite Polymer, Jason Handlogten
Who Needs a Plow-Zone? Using a Common Site Mapping Method in a New Way at the Silvernale Site (21GD03), Kyle Gary Harvey
Communication Effectiveness and the Emerald Ash Borer Mitigation Campaign, Jonathon Heide
An Exploratory Study of a User's Facebook Security and Privacy Settings, Brandon Charles Hoffmann
An Examination of the Social Acceptability of Elderspeak by College Students and Community Dwelling Older Adults, Kasie Lynn Hummel
Vestige, Gina Hunt
Zen Communication - A Cross Cultural Approach to Mindfulness, Appropriate Response, and Flow in Dyadic Interactions, Gregory Husak
Determining Musical Preferences in Persons with Dementia: Comparing Caregiver Options to Stimulus Preference Assessment, Eva Christine Igler
The Moderating Effects of Work Control and Leisure Control on the Recovery-Strain Relationship, Jason Nicholas Jaber
Exploration of Weight Gain in Female Breast Cancer Survivors, Mary Kay Johnson
The Relationship Between Religiosity & Selected Health Behaviors of African Americans of the Pentecostal Faith, Caprice Jones-Agunbiade
The Intercontinental Railway Project, Jeremy Joseph Kaler
Parent Involvement Plan for Lincoln Elementary, Michelle Kaune
Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Opioid Substance Abuse Treatment, Elizabeth V. Keck
Student Facilitated Anti-Bully Program, Ashley Kiefer
Evidence-Based Behavior Interventions for Children with ADHD: A Systematic Review, Jennifer Kimpton
School Social Workers and Multiple Supervisees, Michelle Krueger
TEAM Academy Student Attendance Policy, Jenna Lageson
The Role Social Influence Has On Dormitory Residents' Responses to Fire Alarms, Michael Otting Leytem
Identifying Patient's Reasons or Rationales for Choosing to Skip or Shorten Hemodialysis, Linda Marie Lindberg
Search for an Interlocutor in Carmen Martin Gaite's Short Stories and Novels, Mark Lindberg
Integration of Literature into an Online Creative Writing Classroom, Steve Russel Linstrom
Student Perceptions of Minnesota State University, Mankato's Alcohol and Drug Policy, Renee Lips-Bush
The Impact of Culture, Industry Type, and Job Relevance on Applicant Reactions, Olivia Martin
Exploring Gerotranscendence and How it Relates to Depression and Attitudes about Death, Adam Duane Massmann
Spring-Block Models of Earthquake Dynamics, Ashley E. McCall
"What's That Noise?": Paying Attention to Perception, Excess, and Meta-Art in David Mazzucchelli's Asterios Polyp, Christopher McCarthy
Effect of Low Maternal Aldosterone on Offspring Cardiovascular Development, Travis Dean McKee
Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk: Do a Federal Agency's Women-Centered Services Match a Women-Centered Organizational Culture?, Sally Anne McShane
Factors Influencing the Institutionalization of Diversity in Higher Education, Kelly S. Meier
Someone Who Understands: The Effect of Support on Law Enforcement Officers Exposed to Disturbing Media, Jessica Morales
Trust in the Mentor-Youth Relationship and its Correlates with Frequency of Contact, Parental Involvement, and Academic Improvements, Emily Jane Ness
The Effects of Task Ambiguity and Individual Differences on Personal Internet Use at Work, Hitoshi Nishina
Needs Assessment of Emergency Department Social Workers in Southwestern Minnesota in Relation to Emergency Department Expansion, Gina Marie Njugunah
Comparing AI Archetypes and Hybrids Using Blackjack, Robert Edward Noonan
Teaching Children How to Like Balanced Meals, Harumi Norasakkunkit
"I Could Kill You Quite Easily, Bella, Simply by Accident": Violence and Romance in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" Saga, Samantha Amber Oakley
The Hyperactive Fan: Characteristics of Online Fantasy Football Players, Christopher Patera
Older, Wiser, Novice: An Autoethnographic Study of Nontraditional Students' Participation in Collegiate Forensics, Laura Kathleen Pelletier
Struggling While Managing Chronic Illness, Amy M. Perkins
Study Skills, Organizational Skills, Self-Awareness and Understanding Self Skills: A Development of Skills Curriculum for Middle School Students, Aliina Vivant Peterson
Principal Perceptions of the Relevancy of the K-12 Minnesota Principal Competencies, Paul Peterson
Theatre of the Oppressed: Transitioning Feminist Pedagogy from Theory to Praxis, Megan Mary Rae
Trap Efficiency of a Silted Prairie Reservoir: Rapidan Reservoir, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Katherine Brosch Rassmussen
Tying It All Together: An Autoethnographic Exploration of LGBTQ Forensic Competitors, Alyssa Barrie Reid
Policies in Hospital Social Work, Jolene L. Reisdorfer
Grave Exclamations: An Analysis of Tombstones and Their Use as Narrative of Self, Lacey Jae Ritter
Comparison of Minnesota's Community-Based Jail Reentry Programs, Lori A. Sanborn
The Family Experience of Participating in an ICU Support Group: A Pilot Study, Rebecca Marie Scharpe
A Review of Developmentally Appropriate Evidence-Based Effective Parenting and Resources for Parents, Kari Schwecke
Perceptions of Risk Associated with Unintended Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections among University Women attending Minnesota State University, Mankato, Jessica Maria Seide
The Health Impacts of Nursing Shift Work, Amanda Maria Cason Shandor
Deviant Desires: Gender Resistance in Romantic Friendships Between Women during the Late-Eighteenth and Early-Nineteenth Centuries in Britain, Sophie Jade Slater
Needs Assessment to Explore Support for Spouses Affected by Military Life, Erika Sletten
I Had an Abortion: Midwest Women, Stigma and Disclosure, Katie Stack
Interning as an Outpatient Therapist: Developing a Comprehensive Training Manual Grounded in the Professional Knowledge Base, Katie Stadheim
Nurses' Knowledge of Heart Failure Education Topics at a Regional Midwestern Hospital, Catherine Joy Standfuss
The Effect of Exercise on Endothelin and Endothelin Receptor Levels in SHR and WKY Male and Female Rats, Lacey Stiller
College Age Female Smokers and the Efficacy of Smoking Cessation on College Campuses, Gretchen Suzanne Strobel
Bridging Tactics: Parental Support Systems: A Proposal for a Psycho-Educational Parent Group, Emily F. Thompson
La mentira como una estrategia de cortesía verbal: estudio pragmalinguístico de la telenovela La Saga, Maria Carolina Torres
