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.
This is a collection of theses submitted by graduate students from various programs.
A thesis is an extensive original research paper resulting in a significant contribution to new knowledge.
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Determining Exurbia: Is It Really Its Own Entity or Merely An Extension of Americas Growing Suburbia, Thomas A. Green
Utilization And Maintaining The Spirit Of Motivational Interviewing In SagePlus Lifestyle Interventions, Joan Y. Grotewold
Somali Dialects in the United States: How Intelligible is Af-Maay to Speakers of Af-Maxaa?, Deqa Hassan
Evaluation of Health Newsletter Effectiveness on Dietary Habits in Low-Income Middle-Aged Women, Nichole Jennifer Hassebroek
Documenting the Oral Narratives of Transient Punks, Thomas Ross Heffernan
Gender Perceptions in Rheumatic Disease: A Secondary Analysis, Jean Heise
The Effects of Invasion by Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) on Avian Communities and Nesting Success in Minnesota Wetlands, Emily J. Hutchins
Utilizing Music in Speech and Language Therapy for Preschool Children and Children with Autism: A Systematic Review, Joelle Kay Johanson
Hegans: An Examination of the Emerging Male Vegan, Justine Ann Johnson
Comparison of a Ranking and Rating Format of the 5Plus5: A Personality Measure, Kristy Lynn Jungemann
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Community School Model in Closing the Achievement Gap for Low Income Students of Color: A Case Study, Suzanne Pauline Kelly
Social Disorganization and Sex Offenders in Minneapolis, MN: A Socio-Spatial Analysis, Joseph Koncur
Fractured Identity - The Jagged Path of Diaspora in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Mistress of Spices, Lisa Lamor
The Effects of Amount of Contact, Relationship Quality, and Types of Activities on Child Social and Emotional Functioning in a Youth Mentoring Program, Dorothy Maria Lipski
Class Discovery and Prediction of Tumor with Microarray Data, Bo Liu
A Functional Analysis of Elderspeak Use by Certified Nursing Assistants in Caregiving Situations, Nathaniel Joseph Lombardi
Dying Today: Perspectives of the Modern Hospice Worker, Nicholas Jay Mac Murray
An Evaluation of Factors Leading to Mentor Satisfaction, Shannon Marie Martin
Social Media Communications in Local Community Education Organizations: Researching and Implementing Social Media Communications for Rochester Community Education, Anna Marie Matetic
Empathic Development of Counselor Trainees for Difficult Clients through Film and Narrative, Kristin Elisabeth Matson
An Investigation on HIV Related Stigma to Improve HIV Prevention Efforts in North Dakota, Krissie Lynn Mayer-Guerard
Minnesota River Basin Flood Mapping and Impact Assessment, Willy J. Mekeel
The Life of Spanish Noblewomen in the Secular World and Their One Alternative: The Role of the Convent in María de Zayas' Desengaños amorosos, Maria Middleton
A Study of Turkish and English Refusal Speech Acts with a Secondary Examination for Bi-Directional Language Transferrals, Morgan Jerome Moody
Addicted Youth: The Understanding Of Smoking-Related Health Risks In Female College Students, Rebekah Agnes Ann Morris
University E-newsletters: The Implementation of Best Practices, Paula Helen Naumann
Cultural Intelligence and Collective Efficacy in Virtual Team Effectiveness, Pei See Ng
Colorful Dialogue: Talking Towards Civic Engagement, Kate Olson
Esther Tusquets' El mismo mar de todos los veranos and "Carta a la madre": The Healing Transformation of the Mother-Daughter Relationship, Julie Marie Petersen
Capturing The Unseen Experience Of Asian International Students In The United States, Martel Pipkins
The Role of Medical Training Background in Patient Satisfaction, Mariam Zia Qureshi
Relationship Type Determines the Target of Threat in Perceived Relational Devaluation: Organizational Self vs. Interpersonal Relationships, Peter Sanacore
Barriers to Using Motivational Interviewing for Lifestyle Counseling, Heidi June Sannes
Evaluation of Health Newsletters as a Motivational Tool to Promote Exercise, JoLene Schlegel
An Application of a High-P Low-P Procedure to Improve Recall Memory in Elderly Patients with Mild to Moderate Cognitive Impairment, Dawn Amber Seefeldt
A Web Based Fuzzy Data Mining Using Combs Inference Method And Decision Predictor, Shajia Akhter Sharmin
Application of the TDMA Technique Toward the Size and Charge Distribution Measurement of Graphite, Gold, Palladium, and Silver Aerosols, Matthew Paul Simones
Adolescent Substance Use: Perceptions Of Parents And Teenagers, Anthony Stadtherr
Use of Social Marketing Promotional Strategies to Create Awareness of Worksite Health Promotion Programs: A Survey of Program Coordinators, Anna Catherine Stahl
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Distractors Identified Through Stimulus Preference Assessment Versus Caregiver Opinion, Jonathan Steele
Rhetorical Analysis of Public Policy Rhetoric: Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 2004 and 2010, Julie Ann Stella
Homemaker to Seductress: A Content Analysis of Gender Stereotypes in Online Embedded Advertisements, Danica L. Stith
Rapid Response Team Utilization of Modified Early Warning Scores to Improve Patient Outcomes, Nikki L. Stoffel-Lowis
A Cross Cultural Study of Disability in the United States and Brazil, Emily Kirsten Stortz
Empathy of Nurses and Family Needs in the Intensive Care Unit, Jolene Marie Tietz
Development of an Assessment Center as a Selection Method for I/O Graduate Applicants, Ting Tseng
Kindred and A Canticle for Leibowitz as Palimpsestic Novels, Sue Vander Hook
Motivational Interviewing Training And Provider Proficiency, Jeremy Jay Waldo
Investigation into the Potential Use of Windbreaks to Improve Solar Collector Performance, Michael Watts
Analysis of the Genetic Structure of Bithynia tentaculata Snail Populations in Wisconsin and Minnesota, Sarah J. Whalen
Hiking, Haiku, or Happy Hour After Hours: The Effects of Need Satisfaction and Proactive Personality on the Recovery-Strain Relationship, Paige Woodruff
Exploring the Antecedents of Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Knowledge-based Virtual Communities, Luman Yong
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Characterization of Biofilms Formed by Mycobacterium aviumn subspecies paratuberculosis in Psychologically Relevant Conditions, Richard Brunner
Democratic or Gendered Domain: Communication and Learning Styles in the Online Classroom, Jennifer Ann Bruns
Villagers and Archaeologists: An Examination of Past Behaviors at the Barton Site (21GD02), Emily Hildebrant
The Subtle Arbitrios of Cervantes: Don Quijote as a Cautionary Tale for Leaders, Jonathan Edwin Olson
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Pilot Test of a Quality Rating and Improvement System in Early Education Programs in Magadan, Russian Federation and in Minnesota, United States of America, Vera Grigoryevna Kashin
Employing The Spectral Collocation Method in the Modeling of Laminar Tube Flow Dynamics, Corey Michael Thibeault
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
English Language Learners and Library Research, Jessica Schomberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The Historical Geography of Good Thunder, Minnesota, 1870-2005, Robert L. Bothmann
A History of the Center for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Students on the Campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, Kellian Clink
"Boxes": Exploring Gender Identity Through Performance, Desirée Dianne Rowe
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
A Dyke's Life: Sexual Identity and Gender Performance in Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness, Erica L. Ellsworth
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
The Effects of Conditioning and Gender on Ratings of Perceived Exertion During Physical Exercise, Dr. Roberta A. Pellant
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Origins of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the Context of United States Strategic Interests in the Caribbean (1938-1950), Francisco J. Gonzalez Sosa
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Funding of Women's Programs by Minnesota Foundations, Suzanne E. Runte
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
The Children's House: Review of a Decade of Prekindergarten Education in a Laboratory Setting on a University Campus, Darlene J. Janovy
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Evidence from Science and Tradition Supporting a Two-Model (Evolution/Creation) Approach to Teaching the Origin of Life, Robert P. Gardner
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
Christian Iconography: A Search for Form in the Paintings of Kaul and Others, Marlin R. Kaul
