Theses, Dissertations, and Creative Activity from students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
A Study on the Relationship Between Elementary Teacher Engagement and Collective Teacher Efficacy, Amy L. Falcone
Synthesizer Parameter Approximation by Deep Learning, Daniel Faronbi and Alisa Gilmore
An Exploratory Study of the Trends Emerging from a Forced Shift to a Digital Interface on University Faculty's Instructional Design, Ann E. Feldmann
Comparison of Mortality Data from Nebraska’s Rural & Metropolitan Health Districts, Claire Figi
Family Engagement by Learning Together: A Program Evaluation of Webinar Series Targeted to Serve Title I Families, Jaclyn Couch Gibbons
CollaborCrack: A Collaborative Password Cracking Solution for Windows Penetration Testing, Andrew Griess
Preliteracy Development of Sound Blending: Teaching Consonant Vowel Consonant Words Through Differentiated Instructional Strategies, Grace Guenther
A Comparison of Student Hope and Social-Emotional Competence Between General Education and Special Education Settings, Whitley R. Hettenbaugh
Determining Stakeholder Perspectives Within a Local Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Network, Garret Higginbotham
Tolstoy and the Serving Mentality & Moral Imperative, Reed Hofer
Production Creek: A Consultive Analysis of a Local Promotional Products Business, Bre Johnson
Getting Started: Training Modules for New Employees of the UNO Bookstore, Abigail Kane
Transitioning from Vue 2 to Vue 3, Adele Kanley
Leading Through Educational Distress: An Autoethnography of the Journey of a School Administrator, Michelle M. Klug
Principals' Empowering Leadership Behaviors and Collective Teacher Efficacy, What's the Relationship, Jennifer Langfeldt
A Sweet Future for Sugar Makery: A Deeper Dive into Small Business Consulting, Samuel Lauritsen
The Effect of Mentoring for Undergraduate Mentors: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Andrew Leavitt
A Study of Young American Women, Conservatism, and Feminism, Laurel Lux
Identification and Characterization of Butyrate-Producing Species in the Human Gut Microbiome, Grace Maline
The Study of High Intensity Interval Training's Effect on Enjoyment, Keali Mari
COVID-19’s Impact of Social Isolation on Seniors in an Assisted Living Facility, Mary McLaughlin
Identity and Image: The Process of Cultivating Perceptions of Secondary Schools, Kathryn McWilliams
Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Measuring Anti-Fat Bias Among Social Work Students, Dalton Meister
The Self-Efficacy of First-Year Elementary Principals: A Case Study, Meredith Mohanty
Agatha Christie: A Look Into Criminal Procedure and Gender, Carmella Monico
Visual Analysis of Historical Lessons Learned during Exercises for the United States Air Force Europe (USAFE), Samantha O'Rourke
Optimizing Garbage Pick-up in Wahoo, NE, Andrew Pace
Economic and Strategic Analysis of Minority Entrepreneurs in Omaha, Nebraska, Lizbeth Perez Hernandez
Service-Learning: A Translation of Documents into Spanish on Behalf of Learning for ALL, Aidan Posey
Mental Health Support: Through the Early Development Networks Team's Perspective, Heather Post
Evolving Efficient Floor Plans For Hospital Emergency Rooms, Alex Ramsey
A Mixed Methods Study of Undergraduate Research Motivations at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), Afrah F. Rasheed
Analyzing Gene Expression Profiles of a Virus and its Host During Infection, Elizabeth Reisher
A Financial Analysis of Five Different Firms, Shane Sazzman
Wonderfully Made in the Making: A Strategic Recommendation for Growth Opportunities, Kayley Scott
Sensing Surfaces: A Non-filamentous C. albicans Response, Elias Smith
“Because I Said So”: The Effect of Parenting Practices on Adolescent Adjustment, Brittany Sullivan
Middle School Parent Opinions of Social Emotional Learning Competencies, Jason T. Sutton
Effect of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Assistive and Interactive Technology Use: In- Person Versus Distanced Communication, Alexandra Swanson
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Importance and Implementation of Telehealth Behavioral Services in Rural Areas & Schools, McKensi Uecker and JoDe Kinnaman
Assessing the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Violent Extremists Organizations, Aya Yousuf
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Impact of Healing Arts on Students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Wala Albahrani
The Violence Against Women's Act: From the Criminalization of Domestic Violence Through Modern Political Challenges, Carrie Anderson
A Library Without Books: The Importance of Language Representation in Public Libraries, Caelyn Armshaw
The Effects of ELL Instructional Strategies on Low Socioeconomic Students' Acquisition of Semantic and Sentence Syntax in Academic Vocabulary, Amanda A. Ault
Experience of Burnout Among Educational Leadership Doctoral Candidates, Ron M. Azoulay
Midwestern School District Support Service Providers' Wraparound Services, Heather Baker
Teacher Beliefs and Adverse Childhood Experiences, Jennifer Lynn Barnett
Bilingual Practices in Speech-Language Pathology in Nebraska Schools, Kylee Beyea
Teacher Knowledge, Beliefs, and Instructional Practices in Early Literacy: A Comparison Study, Brittney Bills
The Role of Culture in Engaging the Senior Population in Omaha, NE, Jamie Bish
The Effects of White-nose Syndrome on Cave-dwelling Bats During Their Pre-hibernation Season in Eastern Nebraska, Maggie Bockart
Law Enforcement, Public Opinion, the Media, and its Effects, Aaron Borcyk
The Healing Properties of Interactive Art: Creating a Proposal for Art within a Hospital Environment, Alexandra Chase
The Influence of an Early Childhood Endorsement Program on Early Childhood Leadership Competencies, Kanyon N. Chism
Extended Functionalities for Automating Comic Book Pull Files, Jackson Cunningham
Exploring Connections Between Social Anxiety and Social Media Use in College Students, Alexandra Deman
Educators’ Experiences Implementing Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum in a Suburban Elementary School, Danielle N. Elsasser
Educational Professionals’ Perceptions of their Role in Moving Toward Trauma-Sensitive Practices in Schools, Lisa M. Epp
Cryptocurrencies: An Overview, Investment Investigation, Comparative Analysis, and Regulatory Proposals, Jacob Franzen
Benevolence toward Men and Political Conservatism among Married and Never-Married Women, Tara Goering
Elementary Teachers' Self Perceptions of Professional Quality of Life, Kelly Gomez
Examining the Relationships Between College and High School Relational and Physical Victimization and its Effects on Self-Esteem, Tylore Gross and Juan F. Casas
The Way the Cookie Crumbles: A Consultative Look Inside a Local Omaha Food Truck, Halsie Guenther
Factors Influencing the Self-Efficacy of Novice School Librarians, Christine Haeffner
Meeting His Monstrous Family: Kinship and Kinslaying in Beowulf, Patricia A. Harte-Maxwell
Comparative Analysis of Metabolic Pathways of Bacteria Used in Fermented Food, Keanu Hoang and Kiran Bastola
Planning and Navigating in an Unfamiliar Location: Effects of Outsourcing on Memory, Bailey Hoffer
Peter and the Starcatcher: Creating the Character of Peter Pan via Rehearsal, Script Analysis, and Personal Journals, Delaney Jackson
Factors Influencing Participation in Liberal Student Organizations on College Campuses, Nathan Johnson
Supporting Innovation, Honoring Stability, and Achieving Coherence While Implementing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior at the Middle Level, Chelsea S. Krebs
Undergraduate Employment: How Does Working Influence GPA and Attendance?, Natalia Kunze
Linking Social Emotional Learning and Literacy, Alicia Laufenberg
Primary Teachers’ Decisions for Selecting Multicultural Classroom Read Alouds, Jennifer Lemke
From Simple to Sophisticated: The Organization of Terrorist Groups, Michael K. Logan
Responding to Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States: A Review of Treatment Providers, Morgan A. McBride
What Makes an Efficacious Elementary Principal? A Qualitative Study, Rebecca C. Meyers
A Case Study Comparing Fingerspelling Production Between Two Interpreters with EIPA Scores of 3.0 and 4.0., Morgan Miller
Art and the Pursuit of Happiness: How Artists Use Art to Promote Their Emotional Well-being, August Namuth and Bruce Chase
“Contact” Sports: Competitive Athletic Experience, Racial Attitudes, and Intergroup Contact, Savana Nawojski
Disparities in Oral Health: Socioeconomic Status and Policies to Increase Access to Primary Dental Care, McKenzie Nutter
Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez: The Casta Paintings, Jonathan Orozco
An Exploration of the Alignment of Actual and Desired Roles for School Psychologists, Tessa Petereit
Elucidation and the Solipsism of the Tractatus, Jacob Phillips
Teacher Leadership for Flexibility in Grading: an Exploration and Analysis of Grading Practices in One Urban High School, Ryan Pivonka
Predictors of Loneliness Among College Students: Evidence for the Necessity of Early Childhood Interventions, Yazmin Ramos
How Power BI can be Built to Analyze Player and Team Statistics in the NBA, Alison Raszler
Influences on the Implementation of Guided Play Practices in Kindergarten: A Grounded Theory Study, Amy Schmidtke
Social Isolation, Anxiety, and Stress Among VRS/VRI Sign Language Interpreters During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kolten Schnack
Challenges Associated with Occupational Therapy in Nebraska, Delaney Simmonds
Influential Factors that Impact Individual Disaster Donations, Alyssa Spartz