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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Shades of Beige: Tarte Cosmetics and Racial Inclusivity, Dominika J. Jedinak
COOPERATIVE SIGNALING BEHAVIOR: SIGNALS FOR OPEN SOURCE PROJECT HEALTH, Georg John Peter Link
Habitat for Humanity Omaha: Homeownership Program: Quantitative and Qualitative Report, Rachel Lubischer and Heather Carlson
Developing an Artificial Intelligence for Grant Anon: A Real-Time Strategy Game, Tristan Martin
Estimation of Evapotranspiration and Other Water Budget Factors at Glacier Creek Preserve, Kian Paul McIntosh
Case Manager and Client Relationships for HIV Related Care Services in Rural Areas, Evan Meduna and Amy West
Pilot Study of Empathy in Bilingual Adults, Libby Moberg
A Mixed Methods Approach To Understanding The Juvenile Re-Entry Mentoring Process, Sara E. Moore
La Universidad Unit in a Comprehensible Input Classroom, Bailey Morley
Examining Electrochemical Properties of o-Quinone and Sulfur Adducts Using Bisphenol A-3,4-Quinone Platform, Barbara Mullen
Complete Makeover Mission Trip Edition: Improving the Effectiveness of Mission Trips, Summer Murray
Revision: The Literary Compass, Ashton Nanninga
Branding the Barre: A Strategic Marketing Plan for STARS Dance Academy, Crystian Neaman
Processing Narratives by Means of Action Languages, Craig Olson
Elementary School Administrators’ Perspectives of Expanded School Mental Health Systems and Implications for Further Training, Melissa M. Petersen
Socio-Dramatic Work Systems for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jorey Prange
“Nothing wrong with prejudice and discrimination:” Omaha newspaper coverage of the Civil Rights Movement in 1968, Charlotte Reilly
Grant Anon Minigames Extension, Justin Robbins
Visualizing the Nanostructure of Chiral-Doped Flexible Bent-Core Dimers, Zachary J. Sabata
Mandela Splash Pad Pre-Construction Plan, Levi Sandbulte
Once Upon a Time, Simon Saqueton and Todd Richardson
The Writing Process Revisted, Amanda Shurtliff
Building an Artificial Intelligence to Learn Go, Nathan Skalka
Investigation and Development of Multiphysics Modeling Software Applications for Building Noise Control, Jennifer Solheim
The Search for Coherence: an Exploration of Strategic Change in one Midwestern School District, Ashley Tomjack
Application of Effective Noise Control Strategies in Speech Perception Testing Rooms, Samuel H. Underwood
Acadecomic: How Visual Rhetoric and Effective Teaching Combine to Create Multiple Literacies, Michaela VanOeveren
Elucidating the Mechanism of Action of Experimental Compound SW33 in Toxoplasma gondii, Sean Watson
Collaborative Disagreement: Coming to See the Evidence in a New Light, Erin Wiebe
Cryptocurrency Taxation: Suggested Revisions on Current Treatment, Joe Wilwerding
A MODEL OF WORKLOAD ASSIGNMENT PREFERENCE AND ITS EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTIVITY, AND STRESS, Christopher Winchester
From Swaddling to Swastikas: A Life-Course Investigation of White Supremacist Extremism, Steven Windisch
An Analysis of the Economic Barriers to Oral Healthcare Access in Omaha, Nebraska, Elias Witte
Clinical Decision Making: A Case Study of the Effects of Evidence Based Medicine and Past Empirical Experience in the Emergency Department, Olivia Zeman-Renner
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Multi-Label Classification Using Higher-Order Label Clusters, Dilanga Lakshitha Bandara Abeyrathna Galapita Mudiyanselage
The Economic Impact of a US Tech Talent Shortage on Midwest Companies, Raul Aguilera Ramirez
COCA-COLA’S FUTURE GROWTH STRATEGY: DIVERSIFICATION?, Arshia Alahi and Erin Bass
The Japanese Client: A Novel, Andrew Aulner
Exploratory Study of a School-Based Refugee Mental Health Project, Anne Marie Boose
Ketone Bodies and Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines, Kyla B. Buettner, Pankaj K. Singh, and Surendra K. Shukla
Examining the Gendered Effects of Prior Victimization on Delinquency Type among Justice-Involved Youth, Calli M. Cain
Simple Approximations to the Renewal Function, Antonio G. Campbell
A Multiple Case Study of Long-Term Success for At-Risk High School Students, Emily DuPree Christensen
Predicting User Interaction on Social Media using Machine Learning, Chad Crowe
Strategic Analysis of LifeLoop, LLC: Current Positioning and Recommendations for Future Growth, Erin Dabbs
Analyzing the Effects of Site-Directed Mutagenesis on the Structure of Coxsackievirus B3 Genomic RNA, Erin Dimon
An Exploration of Teacher Perceptions of Mental Health Indicators within the Construct of School Connectedness, Stephanie Jean Drodge
Managing Media for the Genius of Warren Buffett, Sydney Edens
Crystal & Gem: A Magazine Concept for the Millennial Audience, Sophie Ford
Family Engagement: Finding Parents’ Perspectives, Melissa Frans
“Room at Our Table": Analyzing the Efficacy of Pro-Refugee Social Media Campaigns Based on Hospitality Values and Resource Sharing, Virginia Gallner
Analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Relative to President Donald Trump's and Speaker Paul Ryan's Stated Goals, Jill Gathje
When Beauty is the Beast: The Effects of Beauty Propaganda on Female Consumers, Savannah Greenfield
Individual Case Study: An In Depth Look into LA Fitness, Jennifer Grisso
Agentic and Communal Confidence in Relationship to Transactional, Transformational, and Transformative Leadership Styles of Educational Administrators in Nebraska By Amy Catherine Hansen Rauch Himes, Amy Catherine Hansen Rauch Himes
CSLC Tutoring Portal, Brian Hodges
An Investigation into the Imposed Cognitive Load of Static & Dynamic Type Systems on Programmers, Ian Vaughn Koeppe
Translation of ILUNO Resources into French, Audra Langer
Judge Consistency in Criminal Sentencing, Emma Lindemeier and Paul Landow
Nebraska Educator Perceptions on the Quality of Instructional Feedback in a Secondary Science Classroom, Megan Myers
PHR: Patient Health Record, Quinn Nelson
Perceptions of School District Curriculum Administrators Regarding K-12 Engineering Education, Derrick A. Nero
Detection and Assay of Isoniazid Utilizing Isocratic High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, Cassandra Nguyen
The Nebraska Assessment and Accountability System from 1998 – 2017, Melanie L. Olson
Genetic Variation of Northern Long-Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Populations in Nebraska, Michael Palandri and Jeremy White
Strategic Alignment of Future Goals - Mutual of Omaha, Sara Pinkelman
The Prevention and Management of Hospital Acquired Infections, Sofia Rahmanzai
Exploring the Nature of Resources and Relationships in a Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Network, Tracie Evans Reding
Micron: Changes for Continued Success, Rachel Rice
Designing and Teaching with Role-Playing Games and Simulations in College Classrooms, Xavier Royer
Creating and Sustaining Vision, Mission, and Culture in a Time of Significant Growth and Complexity, Teri Lynn Schrag
Evaluating Awareness of Horticulture Therapy in the Omaha Area, Hannah Shepley
The Representation of Female Victims in Front-Page News Stories: The Effect of Race/Ethnicity, Danielle C. Slakoff
Safety in Sanctuaries: a Threat Assessment of Omaha Churches, Matthew Spicka
Dear Future Therapist: An Animated Short Film, Kelsie Stessman
Regression and Progression: Using Econometrics to Analyze Shifts in UNO’s Enrollment Over Time, Alexander Swenson
A Phenomenological Approach: Perceptions of Teacher Evaluation and Future Implications of Practice, Elizabeth Tonniges
They Say It Where I’m From: Using the Language of Idioms to Compare the Characteristics of Individualism vs. Collectivism, Marissa Wiese
Teacher Perceptions of Quality Student-Teacher Relationships, Cecilia Wilken
Investigation of bradyzoite differentiation initiation in Toxoplasma gondii, Harim I. Won and Paul H. Davis Ph.D.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Detection of Comparability Subgraphs from Large Networks, Muthunagai Balakrishnamoorthy
An Analysis of Empathy as Leadership Attributes and Action in Educational Administrators and Teacher Leaders, Jill K. Bruckner
The Social Justice Role Of School Librarians, Stephanie A. Burdic
Middle School Common Grading Expectations and Teacher Perceptions of Grading Pedagogy, Jennifer Carson
PROGRAM INSPECTION AND TESTING TECHNIQUES FOR CODE CLONES AND REFACTORINGS IN EVOLVING SOFTWARE, Zhiyuan Chen
Left to Chance: Gifted Students and Recreational Reading, Sara J. Churchill
The Impact of a Professional Development Initiative on Technology Integration within Instruction, Angela M. Daigle
The Development of Step up to Quality: What it Means for Families, Patricia A. Drewes-Hynek
Algorithms for Modular Self-reconfigurable Robots: Decision Making, Planning, and Learning, Ayan Dutta
Altering The Expression of Artemisinin Through Osmotic Manipulation, Tyler Friesen
TOOL SUPPORT FOR CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF A CONCERN IN SOURCE CODE, Chuntao Fu
REPRESENTATION OF DEAF CHARACTERS AND CULTURE IN YOUNG ADULT FICTION, Kimberly Gangwish
A Complete Coverage Algorithm for 3D Structural Inspection using an Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Venkat Ramana Reddy Garlapati
The Experiences of Female High School Students and Interest in STEM: Factors Leading to the Selection of an Engineering or Computer Science Major, Sharon K. Genoways
Elementary Administrators’ Mathematics Supervision & Self-Efficacy Development, Kelly M. Gomez Johnson
ISIS REIMAGINED Using ISIS Recruitment Techniques in a Peaceful Student Organization, Amanda Greer
Improving Software Quality by Synergizing Effective Code Inspection and Regression Testing, Bo Guo