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.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Inspection Process Flow Development for a Warehouse, Pahalawaththage Perera

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Gene Regulation in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis of the Green Anole Lizard (Anolis carolinensis)., Joshua N. Peters

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Motivations, Expectations and Experiences of Genital Piercings in the Transgender Community: An Exploratory Study, Haley Peterson

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L1 Use in L2 Writing: A Case of Multilingual Undergraduates in a Basic Writing Course, Lal Bahadur Rana

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Determination of the SIVmac Vif-Human APOBEC3B Interaction, Oumar Sanogo

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College Males' Attitudes Toward Sexually-Explicit Material: An Experimental Study, Cody Schulte

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Fruitcake, Joshua Schutz

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Cultural Competency for Native Women at Southern Minnesotan Anti-Violence Advocacy Programs, Alissa Shape

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The Harsh Reality: A Feminist Perspective on the Experiences of Women Coaching Male Athletes, Emilee Shearer

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Home Is Where the Morphine Is, Morgan Sierra

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Understanding Complex Late and Terminal Woodland Sites in the Red Wing, Minnesota, Area, Jaclyn Ann Skinner

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Deepening Divisions: The Influence of Protestant Faith in Civil War Reconciliation, Jeremy Solomon

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Compositional and Topographical Characterization of Carbonaceous Chondritic Meteorites Moss and Murray Using micro-Raman Spectroscopy and SEM/EDS, Aaron Stokke

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Copula Theory and Regression Analysis, Mayooran Thevaraja

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Manufacturing a Composite Wheel Prototype Using 3D Printed Molds, Steven Thuening

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Assessing the Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Dietary Behaviors Among Young Adults, Breanna Tofteland

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Effects of Integrated and Independent Speaking Tasks on Learners' Interactional Performance, Yen Vo

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The Symbolic U.S. Dollar: An Exploration of Transforming Meanings, Dylann Ward

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Productive Paddles and Productive Power: An Exploration of Transgender Individuals' Negotiation of Identity Through BDSM Practices, Riley Zahn

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Success in Learning Groups: Where have we been? And Where are we going?, Tiffany Michelle Ackerman

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Exploring NNESTs’ Beliefs and Identities: A Case Study of Japanese EFL High School Teachers, Ryosuke Aoyama

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The Effect of Clinician Competence and Religiosity on the Trainee Clinician’s Ability to Identify Problematic Sexual Behavior, Cody Butcher

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Remote Sensing of World War II Era Unexploded Bombs Using Object-Based Image Analysis and Multi-Temporal Datasets: A Case Study of the Fort Myers Bombing and Gunnery Range, Bryan Byholm

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Assiduous Adaptation, Shelley Therese Caldwell

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Imágenes fragmentadas y alucinantes: Encuentros iconotextuales y diálogos extraordinarios hispano/a/mericanos, Sandra Lucia Castaneda Medina

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Blurred Intersections: The Anti-Black, Islamophobic Dimensions of CVE Surveillance, Zeinab A. Dahir

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Drag Performance and Femininity: Redefining Drag Culture through Identity Performance of Transgender Women Drag Queens, Cristy Dougherty

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Developing the Family Involvement Questionnaire (FIQ): A Measure of Family Involvement in the Lives of Residents at Long-Term Care Facilities, Christopher Thomas Fast

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The Effects of Linoleic Acid on Rubidium Uptake by Sodium Potassium Pumps in Rat Myocardial Cells, Mohammed Ahmed Gaafarelkhalifa

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Optimized Endpoint Delivery Via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Fuad Gazal

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Elements, Stephen Anthony Geffre

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Embodied Composition: The Creation of Enriched Interactional Experiences Through Music Composition, Aaron Bilney Geringer

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The Effects of Pornography on Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men's Body Image: An Experimental Study, Neil Gleason

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Quantification of Brain-Region Specific Alterations in Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Expression During Developmental Hypothyroidism, Cari Lee Graber-Feesl

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Teaching in a Mixed Secondary Spanish Classroom: A Case Study of Strategies and Successes of Minnesota Teachers, Meredith Gunderson

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Substrate Integrated E-plane Horn Antenna and Antenna Array, Zhewei Gu

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Individual Differences as Predictors of Success for Learning Community Students, Nicole Haffield

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Amor y trascendencia en la literatura de Carlos Fuentes, David William Hamilton

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North of the Heart East of Victory, Joel Hansen

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Moderating Effects of Resilience and Recovery on the Stressor-Strain Relationship Among Law Enforcement Officers, Austin Hearne

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Workplace Management Knowledge and Support for Employee Breastfeeding Practices, Elizabeth Heimer

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Creating the Role of Georgie Bukatinsky in "The Full Monty", Erin Horst

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A Labor of Love: Women's Perspectives on Gender and Identity in Informal Caregiving, Kirby O'Hara Hurd

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Motivational Strategies for Improving Healthy Eating Habits: A Thematic Analysis of a MyPlate Twitter Campaign, Md Jamal Uddin

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The Typology of Community: A Case Study Analysis of Three Intentional Communities, Caleb Kalinowski

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Enhanced Handheld Engine Ethanol Study, Charindu Kariyawasan Jalath Thanthree

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Gender Differences in Social Media Use and Cyberbullying in Belize, Grace Mariko Kasahara

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A Survey Of Rewards For Teens: Extension, Replication, and 25-year Follow-up, Hunter King

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Student’s Oral Health Knowledge, Oral Health Practices, and Their Susceptibility to Oral Health Diseases at a Midwestern University, Mouhamed Koubaytari

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The Effects of Fiber Orientation and Volume Fraction of Fiber on Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Composite Material, Suresh Chandra Kuchipudi

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Selection Portfolio: Applying Modern Portfolio Theory to Personnel Selection, Eric Leingang

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"Can We Clean Their Guns for Em'?" Frame Analysis of Media Coverage Surrounding the Killing of African Americans by Police, a Comparison of four U.S. and International News Sources, Jeffrey Longhurst

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Study of Stability and Thermal Conductivity of Nanoparticles in Propylene Glycol, Sumit Mahajan

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The Hogan Development Survey: Personality in Selecting and Training Aviation Pilots, Jenna McChesney

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Cold-Climate Adaptation in the Five-Lined Skink: A Common-Environment Experiment, Madeline Michels-Boyce

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Avian and Pandemic Influenza Knowledge and Risk Perception in Southern Minnesota, Holly Munch

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The Influence of Historical Processes of Haiti and Japan on the Effects of the Earthquakes, Shoko Nakamura

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A Stylistic Analysis Using Multivariate Statistics of Oneota Pottery from the Upper Mississippi, Blue Earth, and St. Croix River Valleys, Michelle Neumann

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Designing a Luminescence Assay to Measure In Vitro Binding of the Fibronectin Attachment Protein (FAP) of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis to Fibronectin, Sirri Ngwa

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Evaluating a Measure of Student Effectiveness in an Undergraduate Psychology Program, Colin Omori

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Lean Implementation Through Process Automation, OluSola Onadipe Jr.

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Pedagogy, Partnership, and Practice: Challenges and Opportunities through Service-Learning, Matthew Aaron Pajunen

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Multilingual Writers’ Perceptions and Use of L1 in a U.S. Composition Class: A Case Study of Nepalese Students, Shyam Bahadur Pandey

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Preconception Health Knowledge among Undergraduate Women, Ashley Mae Paulsen

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Steroidogenesis in the Green Anole Lizard Brain and Gonad, Christine Peek

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Rhetoric of Typography: Cross-Cultural Perceptions of Typefaces for Technical and Visual Communication, Michael Peterson

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Evaluation of a Mindfulness Intervention for Children with Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Stephanie Jo Pirsig

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Thermal Analysis of 3D Printed 420 Stainless Steel, Adithya Pothuri

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Participant Self-Assessment of Development Center Performance, Ryan Powley

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Current Mind-Body Practices and Perceptions of Undergraduate Students, Julia Ann Marie Putz

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What Traits are Learned?: Determining the Levels of Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness in Competitive Parliamentary Debate, Lisa Leigh Roth

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“Let’s be clear”: Exploring the Role of Transparency Within the Organization, Maxwell Salazar

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Screen Time and Sleep Condition among Selected College Students, Angela Lynn Sargent

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Measures of Alienation from Work Process in Academic Libraries in the Information Age, Zorian M. Sasyk

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Technical Direction of Frankenstein 1930, Isaac Sawle

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Agricultural Land Use, Watershed Characteristics, and Hydrological Forces Contributing to the Impairment of a Shallow Lake in the Western Corn Belt Ecoregion, Lynn Schultz

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The Making of a Virtual Monster: Ideological Criticism on the ISIS Hate and Extremism, Md Shah Jahan

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Graphical User Interface (GUI) Development for an Optical Communication Simulator, Sratsav Ram Shrestha

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Characteristics and How Social Support Plays a Role, Stephanie Smith-Kellen

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Size Effect of Clay Filler Particles on Mechanical Properties of Pultruded Polymer Composites Under Shear Loading, Jaysimha Reddy Sonti Reddy

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Comparing Brief Acceptance and Control-Based Interventions: Evaluating Public Speaking Performance in Socially-Anxious Individuals, Samuel Spencer

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The Impact of Active Aerodynamics on Motorcycles Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations, Aditya Sripathi

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Addressing Cognitive Decline: Evaluating the Effects of a Cognitive Training Program for Individuals with Mild to Moderate Cognitive Impairment, Katherine Ann Stypulkowski

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Localization of FAM171B mRNA Expression In Mouse Brain Using In-Situ Hybridization, Ashani Kumudika Sudasinghe

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Understanding Zoonotic Enteric Disease in Minnesota: A Spatio Temporal Analysis and Causal Theory Approach, Suchismita Swain

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Chroma Pneuma, Shayna Tietje

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Expression of FAM171B Protein in Mouse Brain Tissue, Quan Tran

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More than Skin Deep: An Analysis of Black Women's Experiences with Race, Skin Tone, and Cosmetics, Anne Yung Van

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Process Parameter Optimization with Numerical modelling and Experimentation design of Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing, Sairam Vangapally

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Multilingual Students' Perceptions of and Experiences with Instructor Feedback Methods in a U.S. First-Year Composition Class, Hong Thi Tuyet Vo

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The Relationship Between Religiosity and Depression Among Sampled Kenyans In The Twin Cities Metro Area, Dorcas Waite

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Painting the Persona, Reed Dean White

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Reflected Academic Self-efficacy: How Teacher Behavior Influences Self-efficacy in the Classroom, John Martin Wildauer

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Evaluating the Potential of a Geospatial/Geostatistical Methodology for Locating Rain-Derived Infiltration and Inflow into Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, USA, Vinson Aaron Williams

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Anaġoptaŋ po! (Listen!) What We Can Learn About Our Own Stories by Accepting the Stories of Others: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Competing Narratives within the Dakota Access Pipeline Conflict, Scot Zellmer

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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The Utilization of Morphological and Genetic Diagnostic Techniques for the Description of Trematode Species Collected from Waterbirds from Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota, USA, Tyler Joseph Achatz

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Development and Evaluation of a Habitat Suitability Model for White-tailed Deer in an Agricultural Landscape, Eric Anstedt

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Why Has Plan Implementation Been Ineffective in Ghana? A Case Study of Planning in Kwabre East District Assembly and Offinso Municipal Assembly, Gabriel Appiah

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Body Memory, Juana Cecilia Arias

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The Effect of an Email Intervention Tailored to Highly Ambitious Students on University Retention, Lauren Bahls