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 2013
Change in Location and Amount of Affordable Housing in Dakota County, Minnesota from 2006 to 2010, Joel Nyhus
The Extent of Ethics Instruction in Technical and Professional Communication Graduate Programs, Kristopher R. O'Neil
Team Effectiveness and Project Management in a Student Team Environment, Rahul Girish Patel
The Puzzle of Paradoxical Insomnia, Kristina Peltz
The Ambiguity of Panem: Capitalism, Nationalism, and Sexuality in Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games Series, Megan Ann Peters
Play Selection Process of Minnesota Catholic High Schools, Amanda Pyfferoen
Towards New Urbanist Student Housing: A Comparative Pro Forma Analysis Of Private Mixed-Use Housing With University Owned Housing, Smita Rakshit
Mythology of Control, Allison Ann Roberts
A Director's Approach to I Love You Because, Adam Karal Sahli
A Costume Designer's Approach to Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Angela Kristie Sahli
Differences between Core and Animal Reminder Disgust Elicitation on a Core Disgust Avoidance Task--A Replication with Modifications, Matthew Schumann
Using Personality Traits to Select Customer-Oriented Security Guards, Tracy Marie Shega
Can't Get a Date, Date a Dog, Dana Marie Sikkila
Technical Direction of Chicago, Joseph Jerome Skala
Scene Design of A Chorus Line, Naoko Ishizuka Skala
Mobile Internet Testing: Applicant Reactions To Mobile Internet Testing, Sarah Smeltzer
The Chattanooga Campaign: Death of the Confederacy, Joshua Robert Smith
First-Generation College Students: Forensics Fulfilling a Family Support Function, Elizabeth Kate Stoltz
A Comparison of Smale Spaces and Laminations via Inverse Limits, Rebecca Elizabeth Targove
Urban Growth Patterns and Effectiveness of the Metropolitan Urban Service Areas in Woodbury, Minnesota, Danielle Thomas
Ethical Leadership: Need for Cross-Cultural Examinations, Shuo Tian
Confirmation of Allelopathic Chemicals from Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) Roots, Alexander Richard Tomes
Patterns of Spanish-English Code-Switching in Children's Literature in the US: The Use of Español in Books Para Niños, Megan Rae Vasatka
The Effects of Harvest Regime, Irrigation, and Salinity on Stem Lignocellulosic Concentrations in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), Adam Harvey Warnke
The Use of Applications on Mobile Devices in a Midwestern Population, Sherry Werkmeister
The Process of Directing Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who is Sylvia, Shelley Whitehead
Program Notes for a Master's Recital in Choral Conducting, Melissa Ann Williams
Development of a Pilot Selection System for a Midwestern University Aviation Program, Kathryn Wilson
In-Depth Analysis And Program Notes For A Selection Of Wind Band Music, Miles Wurster
The Educational Training of Storm Chasers and Storm Spotters in Relation to Geographical Dispersion Across the United States, Paul R. Zunkel
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Function of Desire in the Legends of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Kimberly Anne Aaron
Mothers' Health and Health Behaviors that Influence Childhod Obesity Maternal BMI and Infant Feeding Methods, Mohamed Abdullah Alammari
Assessment of Selected University Students' Knowledge of Blood Donation and the Relationship with Intent to Donate Blood, Jeffrey Allerson
Becoming "Black" in America: Exploring Racial Identity Development of African Immigrants, Godfried Agyeman Asante
An Empirical Study On Quality Management Practices, Organization Performance And Suppliers' Selection In Southern Minnesota Manufacturing Firms, Rachel Yetunde-Abiodun Awoku
Taiwanese Preferences and Cultural Factors Influencing Visuals in Taiwanese Health Pamphlets, Lucas Keola Baclayon
Introducing Fly Ash into LSI's Recipe, Andrew Mathias Beckrich
Study of International Students' Definations of, and Perceptions About, Domestic Violence Against Women, Sarbinaz Zamirovna Bekmuratova
Devaluing Sex to Cope with Anxiety: A Comparative Investigation of Sexual Delay Discounting with High and Low Socially Phobic Populations, Miranda N. Bretz
Aemilia Lanyer's Use of the Garden in Salve Deus Rex Judæorum, Anna Brovold
Teachers' Perspectives on Bullying: Understanding Educational Interventions, Ryan Dennis Buch
Identification of Factors that Promote the Growth of Dormant Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Thu Minh Cao
Program Notes for a Graduate Recital in Piano, Amy Jun Ming Chin
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
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
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
Effective Pedometer Programs: Determining the Motivational Factors Primarily Responsible for the Physical Activity Increases being made by Participants, Britne Engelking
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
Middle School Student Perceptions of Teacher and Adult Caring Behaviors, Jonathon William Graff
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
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
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
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
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
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
