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 2014
The Scene Design For Kiss of the Spider Woman, Noah Jon Michael Files
Managing Rapeability: Women's Perceptions and Negotiations of the Fear of Sexual Assault, Jessica Friton
Personal Electronic Device Use in Face-to-Face Organizational Meetings: How it is Perceived and the Factors Influencing Perceptions, Kimber Goodwin
The Embodiment of Masculinity among Trans* Identified Men, Abby Marie Haak
Development and Enhancement to a Pilot Selection Battery for a University Aviation Program, Ryan Thomas Hanna
Overseas Assignments: Expatriate and Spousal Adjustment in the U.S. Air Force, Andrew R. Hayes
Plan B Emergency Contraception: Sampled University Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors, Natalie Hazel
"All the Single Ladies:" Single College-Educated Black Women's Perceptions of Marriage and Intimate Relationships, Brittany Henderson
The Roles of Social Support and Job Meaningfulness in the Disturbing Media Exposure-Job Strain Relationship, Hung T. Hoang
Crystal Structure and Superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7-x, Brent Allen Howe
The Effects of Layer Thickness on Dry-Sliding Wear of Binder Jet Additively Manufactured Stainless Steel and Bronze Composite, Cody Ingenthron
Going Public: An Organizational Autoethnographic Exploration of the International Public Debate Association, Adam Matthew Key
Student Assessment of Professor Effectiveness, Roger Emil Knutson
Risk Perceptions of Cardiovascular Disease in College Students, Antonia Kolas
The Influence Of Religiosity On The Attitudes Towards Homosexuality Among College Students, Anastasiia Kuptsevych
And The Road Will Take You There: What the Cartographer Said, Cassandra Sharri Labairon
The Difference in Perception of Gerotranscendence between College Students and Healthy, Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Duc Viet Lai
Defining Traditional American Indian Identity through Anishinaabe Cultural Perspective, Joshua Edward Maudrie
Sex Education Background of Students at MSU, Mankato Prior to Enrollment at the University, Natalie McConkey
A Dynamic, Distributed Hydrologic Model for the Blue Earth River Watershed, Minnesota With Implications Regarding Land Use and Water Quality, Michael L. Merlini
A Study of Refusal Strategies by American and International Students at an American University, Hiroko Tsuiki Moaveni
Geographic Analysis of West Nile Virus in the Upper Minnesota River Valley: A GIS and Multi-temporal Remote Sensing Approach, Matthew Moore
Wheelchair Bound Not Sex Bound: Reconstruction of Self and Sexual Identity after Spinal Cord Injury, Elisabeth Mumford
The Impact of Instructions: Perceptions of Note-taking and Awareness of Metacognitive Listening for ESL Students, Ayami Murakami
Landscape and Impervious Surface Mapping in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area using Feature Recognition and Decision Tree techniques, Philipp Nagel
Technology Initiative Assessment through Acceptance and Satisfaction: A Case Study, Virginia Otto
"It's Not About You": Exploring the Liminal Experiences of Graduate Forensic Coaches, Christopher Paul Outzen
Attempting to Close the Digital Frontier: A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Study of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, Renee Lorene Pieschke
The Influence of Father-Child Relationship on Adolescents' Mental Health, Yea Seul Pyun
Pursuit of Empowerment: The Evolution of the Romance Novel and Its Readership in Fifty Shades of Grey, Amy Elizabeth Quale
The Effects of Low-Level Ethanol Blends in 4-Stroke Small Non-Road Engines, Chris Reek
Manifestaciones del Teatro del Absurdo en las obras de Cristian Cortez, Angela Rocio Rodriguez-mora
Recreating Paris in Les Miserables, Joel Schiebout
The Co-Occurrence of Multiple and Overlapping Demands among Women Leaving Prison, Jennifer Jo Schweitzer
Sampled University Students' Perceived Risk of Diabetes & Self-reported Diabetes Risk Factors, Ajibike R. Shodunke
Cochlear Development And Auditory Function In The Absence Of Thyroid Hormone Transporters Mct8 And Oatp1c1, Richard Sinn
Dirty Work: The Effects of Viewing Disturbing Media on Military Attorneys, Natalie Lynn Sokol
Reaching an Invisible Minority: A Survey of Admissions Department Leaders' Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Student Outreach Efforts and Campus Climate in the Upper Midwest, Pollard David Sorquist
University Students' Perceptions Of The Severity Of Binge Drinking, Lauren Eleanore Stone
Building a Predictive Model for Baseball Games, Jordan Robertson Tait
Breastfeeding knowledge, practice, attitudes, and influencing factors: Findings from a selected sample of breastfeeding mothers in Bemidji, Minnesota, Hadeel Adnan Tanash
Different Times in Different Places, Wesley Oates Taylor
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An Outreach Program Case Study: Assessing and Imparting Social Capital, Autumn Lynn Thompson
The Initial Response and Behavioral Patterns Exhibited by an Officer to a Weapon being drawn in a Traffic Stop Simulation, Samantha Josephine Tupy
Rwandan University EFL Teachers' Awareness and Attitudes Toward CLT and their Classroom Practices, Gaudence Uwamahoro
Moved to Move: Socially Contextualizing Women's Exercise Motivations, Dusti Rae Werner
Recognition of and Attitudes Toward, Intimate Partner Violence Among Sampled University Students, Samantha Maureen Wobschall
Is Peer Health Education Healthy: Examining the Susceptibility of Peer Educators to Emotional Contagion, Lucas Joseph Youngvorst
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Selection System Prediction Of Safety: A Step Toward Zero Accidents In South African Mining, Rachel Aguilera-Vanderheyden
The Relationship between Musical Ability and the Perception and Production of L2 Prosodic Features, Jun Akiyoshi
Las jarchas y las moaxajas en la España musulmana, Aziz Oulad Amar
The Efficacy of the Girls on the Run Program to Improve Self-Worth, Body Image, and Behavioral and Emotional Functioning: A Longitudinal Study, Morgan Marie Ames
Examining Generational Differences across Organizational Factors that Relate to Turnover, Kimberly Asuncion
Creating a User Satisfaction Index from a Parsimonious Survey Instrument, Brian Barthel
An Investigation of Online Unproctored Testing and Cheating Motivations Using Equity Theory and Theory of Planned Behavior, Valerie Nicole Brophy
Would Violent Offenders Benefit from Participation in Drug Court?, Arica Marlene Burke
Race, Gender, and Leadership Promotion: The Moderating Effect of Social Dominance Orientation, Chelsea Chatham
How Modern Family and Parenthood Represent Equal Parenting: A Feminist Discourse, Samantha B. Coffin
Disentangling Individual, Organization, and Learning Process Factors that Drive Employee Participation, Diana Colangelo
Everyday Arrangements, Rachel Janette Compart
Health Promotion in the Workplace: Exploring Perspectives of Barriers and Incentives to Employee Participation, Amanda Conlon
The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And Alcohol Use Among Students at Minnesota State University - Mankato, Ganisher Davlyatov
How To Improve Theatre Arts Education In Chinese Higher Educational Institutes, Ji Ding
Peer Evaluation as an Effective Tool to Improve Twelfth-Grade Students' Writing, Jenna R. Ebersviller
The Empire Writes Back: Environmental Racism & Indigenous Projects, Gary Egger
Standardized Care of the Late Preterm Infant in Upper Midwest Hospitals, MIchelle Susanne Foy
Modeling Parking Demand : A Systems Approach To Parking Policy Analysis On Campus, Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah
Playing Games: Governmental Influence and Individual Assertion in Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" Series, Benjamin Jon Geistfeld
Ruminate, Violet L. Goode
The Emotionally Supportive Sister-Soldier: How the United States Military Values Normative Femininity and Devalues Nonconformist Servicewomen, Kristal Marie Gray
The Lighting Design for A Chorus Line, Jordan William Green
The Impact of Telephonic Health Coaching on Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and Cholesterol Levels, Jill Marie Hansen
Parietal Dwellings, Krista Heinitz
This is not where you are, Wesley James Hill
System Modeling and Optimization in Phase-Modulated Optical Fiber Communication Systems, Craig Huang
English for Science and Technology in the German Technical Industry - A Needs Analysis, Kristin Hueneburg
Communication of Emotion in Music, Jesse Paul Huhnerkoch
Parenting, Peregrination, and Politics: A Study of Family Policy and Immigration in West European Welfare States, Jeremy Lee Jackson
Students' Perceptions of the Usefulness of Glossing Sheets in Revision Process, Erin Johnson
African Postcolonial Leadership: The Contribution of African Student Leaders in the United States, Eric Karikari
Claiming the Feminist Label: A Cross-Generational Exploration of Self-Identified Feminists, Kaitlyn Kenealy
Precious Commodities, Colin John Klimesh
Experiments and Undulations, Jackleen Kramer
Creating the Role of Nicia in The Mandrake, Robert T. Krueger
The Use of Video Self-Modeling to Treat Public Speaking Anxiety, Alicia Kruger
Will lil_spoiled_brat42@mail.com get the Job Done? An Analysis of Employees' Email Usernames, Turnover, and Job Performance, Jessica Marie Lillegaard
Technical Direction for Abe Burrows' Cactus Flower, Lawrence A. Lopez
Making Sense Of Motorcycle Brotherhood: Women, Branding, And Construction Of Self, Kimberly Michelle Maas
An Actor on the Line: Becoming Judy Turner in A Chorus Line, Morgan Mallory
Role of Health Behaviors in Sexual Quality of Life Among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Survivors, Keagan Lee McPherson
Empirical Evaluation of a Home Visiting Intervention Targeting Immigrant and Refugee Children, Jenna Marie Miller
Selected College Students' Perceptions, Knowledge and Awareness of Sexual Abuse of Children, Farhiya A. Muse
