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Torch Rhetoric: Characterizations Of Flawed Mentorship, Paul Lucas, Abbey Mccann

Iowa Journal of Communication

This work seeks to explore the importance of mentorship, even if its guidance and direction are characterized by flaws. By looking at entertainment media and the way in which mentors are sought for the purpose of passing the torch to a new generation of characters with new storylines, the work will explain how realistic portrayals of those within leadership positions are important. Specifically, the work will draw from plot points of mentors and mentees looking for something in their own lives. The mentors are able to give useful guidance, ultimately working in the mentees' best interests; the goal is to …

Communicating Positive Hpv Test Results: A Directed Content Analysis Of Women's Preferences Using Self-Determination Theory, Susanna Foxworthy Scott, Katharine J. Head, Nicole L. Johnson, Kaitlyn Kruer, Gregory D. Zimet

Iowa Journal of Communication

Changes in cervical cancer screening guidelines and persistent disparities indicate a need to identify communication preferences for receiving a positive HPV test result to ensure appropriate follow-up care. We conducted a directed content analysis guided by the tenets of self-determination theory of 575 written responses derived from a national sample of women > 18 in the United States. Biologically female women responded to a prompt about communication preferences for a positive HPV test result. Pearson chi-square analyses were conducted to discover differences in communication preferences. Individuals with health insurance (p = 0.044), those with >$29,999 in annual household income (p = …

Curriculum Planning: A Snapshot Of Iowa, Undergraduate Communication Studies Curriculum In 4-Year Colleges And Universities, Audrey L. Deterding, James L. Kauffman

Iowa Journal of Communication

Curriculum planning is an ongoing process that requires an exploration of current offerings to determine if programs meet the needs of stakeholders and remain current with the discipline. The last national study to examine communication studies curriculum was more than a decade ago. This study provides a current snapshot of course offerings at all 4-year colleges and universities in Iowa that offer majors in communication studies. It compares and contrasts the Iowa curriculum to earlier national curricular studies in communication. Results suggest that while Iowa schools generally align with national studies, public and private schools differ in their offerings and …

2021 Uni Football Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

Quick Facts/Contents --- 1
Personnel Breakdown --- 2
Numerical Roster --- 3
Alphabetical Roster --- 5
Roster by Position Group --- 7
The Program --- 8
Panther Sports Properties/Radio/TV --- 10
The Future of Panther Football --- 11
Media Policies/Staff --- 12
Campus Map --- 13
Head Coach Mark Farley --- 15
Assistant Coaches/Staff --- 18
Returner Bios --- 22
Newcomer Bios --- 49
2021 Spring Opponent Capsules --- 57
Series History vs. All Opponents --- 59
Season Quick Hits --- 69
Season Statistics --- 73
Box Scores/Recaps --- 78
Individual Game Records --- 81
Individual Season Records --- …

Uni Magazine, Issue 03, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Alumni Magazine

Contents:

--- The courage to confront "education debt"
--- Forward together
--- Branding + higher education
--- A dream reimagined
--- UNI leading the federal reform agenda on educator education
--- New beginnings bring new hope
--- Diversity is our strength
--- A winning legacy continues
--- Designing for change
--- Notable happenings at UNI
--- The latest on Panthers around the world

Rumormonger? Whistleblower? Martyr?: How The U.S. And Chinese Media Framed The Narrative Of Covid-19 Doctor Li Wenliang, Zhenzhu Zhang, Steven J. Venette

Iowa Journal of Communication

This study explores news stories regarding Dr. Li Wenliang, one of the first people who tried to raise the alarm about the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, and eventually died from the disease. The way Dr. Li Wenliang was depicted in the media changed over time. Understanding how that depiction changed is important because it helps demonstrate how narratives function to frame crises. The current study uses framing and narrative theories to support thematic analysis. Observing how a narrative changes allows for a more nuanced perspective of how crises are communicated and understood by the community. Three major themes …

2020-2021 Graduate Survey Report, Shefei Schultz

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

Graduate College Staff --- 2
Degrees Awarded 2020-2021 --- 3
Graduate Demographics --- 4
Degrees Awarded over 5 Years --- 5
Survey Methodology --- 7
Post-Graduation Activity --- 8
Activity During UNI Experience --- 9
Reasons to Attend UNI --- 11
Confidence in Graduate Experience --- 12
Graduate Education Finance --- 14
Survey Sample --- 18

Tallgrass Prairie Center 2020-2021 Highlights, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Annual Reports

Contents:

--- Staff
--- From Our Director
--- Research and Restoration: Testing new methods for large-scale prairie reconstruction
--- Plant Materials: Iowa-source genetic diversity for Iowa’s roadsides and beyond
--- Iowa Roadside Management: Enhancing our public roadsides
--- Prairie on Farms: Making prairie practical
--- Irvine Prairie
--- Green Iowa AmericCorps: Land and Water Stewards expand TPC capacity
--- UNI Student Research: Can farmers’ favorite conservation program save the monarch?
--- Friend of the TPC and More
--- TPC Transitions
--- Community Engagement Coordinator: Anne Phillips
--- Iowa STEM Teacher Extern: Matt Switzer
--- Artist-in-Residence: Professor Erin Anfinson shows us …

Panther Volleyball Spring 2021, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

QUICK FACTS --- 3
ROSTER --- 4
SCHEDULE --- 5
COACHES --- 6-11
SUPPORT STAFF --- 12-13
MEET THE PANTHERS --- 14-23
2018 SEASON STATS --- 24
2018 MVC STATS --- 25
RECORD BOOK --- 26-51
CAREER LEADERS --- 26
SEASON LEADERS --- 27
SINGLE MATCH RECORDS --- 28
TEAM SEASON RECORDS --- 29
TEAM MATCH RECORDS --- 30
RECORDS BY CLASS --- 30
YEARLY LEADERS --- 31
YEAR BY YEAR STATS --- 32
ALL-TIME COACHING LEADERS --- 32
MEMORABLE MILESTONES --- 33
AWARD WINNERS --- 34-35
ALL-TIME SCHEDULES --- 36-44
RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS --- 45-51
ADDITIONAL NOTES --- …

Csbs Statements, V23, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Statements

Contents:

From the Dean --- 4
Shining Bright --- 5
Mapping Connections --- 8
Saving Faith --- 10
Coping with COVID --- 12
Addressing Adversity --- 14
College News --- 16
Student Spotlight --- 21
Alumni Highlights --- 26
Class Notes --- 32
Annual Giving --- 34

Uni Football 2021 Spring Season Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

President Mark Nook --- 3

Director of Athletics David Harris --- 3

Board of Regents --- 4

Head Coach Mark Farley --- 5

Assistant Coaches --- 7

2019 Season Review --- 11

2019 Season Stats --- 13

2021 Spring Preview --- 15

Missouri Valley Football Conference --- 19

Panthers in the Pros --- 21

Panther Sports Network --- 22

Courtesy Car Dealers --- 23

Key Returners --- 25

Football Support Staff --- 31

The Future of Panther Football --- 32

Photo Roster --- 33

UNI-Dome --- 36

Numerical Roster --- 37

Panthers Rising --- 39

125th Anniversary of UNI …

Panther Train Wrestling 2021, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--2021 Schedule
--Quick Facts
--UNI Athletics Communications

Nonprofit Crowdfunding Best Practices, Shelly Smith

Graduate Research Papers

Crowdfunding has grown in popularity amongst the general public. This paper is a literature review that examines the opportunities and challenges for nonprofit organizations to use crowdfunding to supplement traditional fundraising efforts. Literature sources were used to identify what crowdfunding is and where it came from, crowdfunding platforms, crowdfunding campaign benefits and limitations, organizational costs for nonprofit crowdfunding, and crowdfunding regulation and oversight. Sources for the literature review include study areas of crowdfunding definitions and history, crowdfunding platform examination, crowdfunding benefits and limitations, costs for nonprofit crowdfunding, and crowdfunding regulation and oversight. Authors share insight into the risks, benefits, and …

Accuracy Of Self-Assessment In A Ninth Grade Earth Science Classroom, Alyssa Jacobson

Graduate Research Papers

Student engagement is a constant struggle teachers and schools work to address. Students who are not engaged are more likely to drop out of school and participate in risky behaviors that negatively impact themselves and society as a whole. As a means to combat student disengagement, school districts have begun to implement The New Art and Science of Teaching, a framework meant to engage students by involving them in the learning process through self-assessment.

The purpose of this study is to determine how accurately high school aged students can self-assess and how students make decisions when they self-assess. To …

Effects Of Stepwise Guided Inquiry On Students' Attitudes And Depth Of Knowledge From Written Lab Reflections In High School Chemistry, Melissa Rae Campbell Johnson

Graduate Research Papers

Many teachers find it challenging to embed guided inquiry into high school chemistry courses. Although guided inquiry provides excellent opportunities for students to engage in data analysis, misconceptions and loss of class time are teacher stated problems with guided inquiry. A stepwise inquiry project can slowly introduce students to the inquiry process of data analysis in high school chemistry.

This stepwise inquiry project examined three different inquiry labs designed around the anchoring phenomenon, “ Which toothpaste protects our teeth the best?”Each lab progressed in inquiry level. Lab one was written at inquiry level one,confirmation. The second lab was written at …

Immediate Vs. Deferred Feedback During Formative Assessments In A 9th Grade Physical Science Course, Jordan Sonntag

Graduate Research Papers

For educators, feedback has become a very important part of the teaching practice that is taught in both teacher education programs and building-level professional development. While many studies have been done on feedback itself, there is much less research on the effectiveness of certain types of feedback used within a Learning Management System (LMS). The goal of this experiment is to determine if there is any difference on summative assessment scores based on the use of different types of feedback on formative assessments using an LMS.

An LMS is a program that allows the educator to create step by step …

Teaching Race Through Multicultural Children's Literature, Kaley Bailey, Maiya Duthoo-Wolpert

Graduate Research Papers

There is considerable confusion in today’s society when it comes to talking about race. In result to this, race talk in schools can be overseen with challenges, leading to problematic conversations, disconnection, and ultimately student disengagement. This study is used by two Elementary educators one an Asian, the other a Caucasian - found in the Midwest, showing how teachers can break that uncomfortable barrier of the topic about race and navigate conversations through multicultural children’s literature books. The study demonstrated how to choose the most effective multicultural children’s literature to share to a classroom of students and how beneficial it …

Inspiring Students To Take Action In Order To Make Positive Change Through The Integration Of Social Studies Themes In Children's Literature, Morgan Ives, Taylor Marsho, Ashtyn Riley, Deidra Rudd

Graduate Research Papers

This study explores the use of children literature to teach social studies concepts within literacy instruction. Fifty-eight kindergarteners and twenty seventh graders, attending four different rural elementary schools, are the participants in this study. All four schools included in the study were racially and ethnically homogeneous, with a majority of the students being White. The study focuses on the effects of limited social studies instruction within all schools and how social studies can be integrated within a literacy time block. The kindergarten general education teachers and the seventh grade English Language Arts teacher provided all of the instruction. The results …

Enhancing Scientific Literacy Through Attention To Argumentation As A Disciplinary Literacy Practice, Whitney Mcwilliams

Graduate Research Papers

This project is partly driven by Science Writing Heuristic as writing to learn is part of a larger objective to help students develop literacy. While research on the SWH examines its own effectiveness through the lens of literacy, it only looked at its impact on science content knowledge. This project will examine five assessment tasks structured around the practice of argumentation. Data collected will measure use and inclusion of phenomena, three dimensional learning, and alignment to Performance Expectations. The content of the performance expectations center around two standards focused on electromagnetic radiation’s effect on matter and technological devices used to …

Impact Of Inquiry Science Courses On Preservice Elementary Students' Ideas On Science, Lance Charles Baetsle

Graduate Research Papers

This study examines how students' scientific ideas compare between students who have taken different numbers of general science and inquiry science courses at a midwestern university. The purpose of this study is to gain perspective and to inform current teaching practices based on how preservice elementary education teachers view scientific ideas after taking a different number of inquiry science courses. Students in a science inquiry course completed a science survey (Appendix B) of science and non-science questions and were asked to explain their reasoning. A scoring rubric (Wilson et al., 2010) was used to apply a score for correct and …

Abracadabra: Combatting Nonprofit Turnover When Your Staff Perform The Disappearing Act, Averi Gabrielle Jones

Graduate Research Papers

As one of America’s top employers, the nonprofit sector is filled with outlets for individuals to blossom in creativity and innovation, while allowing them to be connected to a cause they are passionate about advocating for. However, more and more nonprofit organizations are faced with a frightening disappearing act amongst their staff. With this readily growing rate of high employee turnover, it is more vital than ever for employers to build workforce environments that inspire dedication and longevity amongst staff. This study is focused on pinpointing sources for poor employee retention and differentiating the role that these sources play amongst …

Identifying Spanish-English Cognates As Intervention Targets For Speech Sound Disorders With Bilingual Children, Janessa A. Klein

Honors Program Theses

The focus of this thesis was to generate a comprehensive list of age-appropriate words to use in therapy for children ages 3-8 years old. Additionally, the research involved identifying words that are cognates in both Spanish and English. Word similarity was analyzed across languages to identify cognates using a well-known tool, the Crosslinguistic Overlap Scale of Phonology (COSP; Kohnert et al., 2004), which will be described in the methodology. Ideally, these target words will be used in speech therapy by a SLP who is serving preschoolers and early elementary-aged students with identified SSDs. As such, the research question addressed was: …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V40, Fall 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Contents:

From the Director --- 2
Guest Artists 2020-2021 --- 6
Operatini --- 8
Jazz Studies Update --- 10
Community Outreach --- 11
Scholarship Benefit Concert --- 13
Student Awards and Honors --- 15
Student Spotlight --- 16
Recent Graduates Update --- 17
Faculty Spotlight --- 18
Faculty News and Activities --- 19
Retirements and New Faculty --- 21
Emeritus Faculty News --- 23
Alumni News and Updates --- 24
Alumni Spotlight --- 27
Spotlight Series 2021-2022 --- 28
Donor Spotlight --- 29
Opportunities to Give --- 30

Including English Language Learners In Algebra One Instruction, Callie Irene Neighbor

Honors Program Theses

Inclusion in the classroom can be difficult for teachers, but it is essential for all students to have equal access to education while feeling included and engaged in the classroom. I am a senior in the Mathematics Teaching program at the University of Northern Iowa whose graduates teach secondary mathematics. I have chosen to focus my research on this topic to inform my future in student teaching and in my own classroom, I have decided to focus my research on high school Algebra One courses. Algebra One is the first high school level math class students will take, so including …

Financial Literacy On College Campuses And Its Relationship To Student Retention, Completion, And Debt, Jaclyn K. Smith

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study asked Directors of Financial Aid Office at colleges and universities in Iowa to complete a questionnaire and share how they were implementing collaborative financial literacy programs at their institution. The study sought to answer three questions: (1) To what extent are institutions in Iowa working cross-departmentally to incorporate financial literacy into programming on their campus?, (2) What is the connection between cross-departmental financial literacy programming and student graduation and retention?, and (3) How is cross-departmental financial literacy programming reflected in federal student loan data?

The study found that each of the institutions that participated collaborated with at least …

Activity Recognition Based On Thermopile Imaging Array Sensors, Qingshan Liang

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

With aging population, the importance of caring for elderly people is getting more and more attention. In this paper, a low resolution thermopile array sensor is used to develop an activity recognition system for elderly people. The sensor is composed of a 32x32 thermopile array with the corresponding 33° × 33° field of view. The outputs of the sensor are sequential images in which each pixel contains a temperature value. According to the thermopile images, the activity recognition system first determines whether the target is within the tracking area; if the target is within the tracking area, the location of …

Redefining What's Manly: Using Masculine Attributes To Describe Counseling Services For Men, Riley Nicholas Rodemaker

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Men are diagnosed with mental illness at a similar rate to women, and men deal with similar levels of impairment (Kessler et al., 1994). Despite this impairment, men do not seek help for their mental health as often as women do (Smith et al., 2013). One reason may be that counseling is seen as feminine. In this thesis, I describe an experimental study that examined the effect of using masculine attributes to describe counseling services on men’s attitudes. Adult male participants ages 18 to 35 (N = 818) read a short story that featured a conversation with a friend that …

Quantifying Carbon Sequestration For Riparian-Zone Restoration In Ecuador, Paula Carvalho De Castro

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Carbon sequestration supported by carbon pricing and carbon offset programs has the potential to mitigate the risks associated with environmental change. Riparian-zone restoration, beyond enriching degraded ecosystems, promotes carbon sequestration. With that premise, this study aims to estimate and compare how much carbon is captured and stored using six riparian-zone restoration scenarios for the Northwestern part of the Pichincha Province in Ecuador and the economic value of the respective carbon. The InVEST Carbon Storage and Carbon Sequestration Model which integrates land cover maps, carbon pools, and economic value of carbon in currency units was used to quantify the amount of …

Job Satisfaction And Burnout Among Hospice Nurses Working On Interdisciplinary Teams: A Multimethod Study, Hillary Hamilton

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This multimethod study examined three hypotheses and two research questions: (H1a) Interdisciplinary collaborative communication is positively related to hospice nurses’ experience of job satisfaction in the context of team-based care, (H1b) Interdisciplinary collaborative communication is negatively related to nurses’ experience of burnout in the context of team-based care, (H2) Interdisciplinary collaborative communication is negatively related to nurses’ intent to leave their organization, (RQ1) How does interdisciplinary collaborative communication influence hospice nurses’ experience of job satisfaction and burnout in the context of team-based care?, (RQ2) How does work site influence hospice nurses’ experience of job satisfaction and burnout in the context …

Model Evidence Links (Mels) And The Impact Of Critical Thinking On Open Ended Responses, James Gregory Zabel

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this dissertation, which was conducted in a rural school district that is equidistant from three major urban areas in central Iowa, and employed an action research methodology, was to examine the relationship between graphic organizer use and critical thinking. A multitude of studies have provided evidence that graphic organizers aid in the recall and understanding of basic facts in the lower grade levels; however, little research exists that supports a connection between graphic organizer use and the ability of students to recall information used on open-ended critical thinking assessments or the ability to create what Bickel and …