For my thesis, I explore how South Sudanese refugees in central Iowa imagine a utopic South Sudan amidst contemporary inter-ethnic tensions emanating from their recently independent country. In central Iowa and in particular Des Moines, South Sudanese refugees subtly reproduce t…
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Scourge, White Plague, consumption, lunger—these words were used to describe tuberculosis, the industrial world's most dreaded endemic disease. Although there was no cure for tuberculosis until after World War II, medical professionals believed they could cure the disease, and a…
Little information is available on the early effects of manure P from poultry [both chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) and turkey (Melleagris gollopavo)] on corn (Zea mays L.) production. This study assessed the effects of poultry manure application rates commonly used by Corn B…
This descriptive and interpretive focused ethnographic study was used to explore the cultural understandings and experiences of Arab immigrant women in managing diabetes. The study is based on a series of in-depth interviews with seven first wave Arab immigrant women who have di…
This study's purpose was to describe the extent and determinants of decreased self-perceived health in military personnel deployed to the Gulf War theater (GWT) compared to Era controls (non-GWT). Importantly, the role of symptoms in diminished health status was explored. If dep…
Archaeological evidence from the Turkey River Subagency Site is coupled with period governmental correspondence to yield new information about 1840s Winnebago lifeways in northeast Iowa. A historic context was formulated for the Subagency, and excavations revealed that in situ r…
This research in general discusses the history of the Des Moines Varsity Theater in the larger context of the movie theater business in that central Iowa area. In particular, it focuses on the history of the Varsity's film screening, since film selection is a major factor with r…
Every major American conflict includes studies examining the experience of the common soldier. Within those many experiences, notions of manhood often provided the impetus for a soldier to enlist, fight, and continue to endure the brutal realities of combat and war. Additionally…
“Who’s at the Kitchen Table?” is not a generality; I focus on six Black “Iowa” Women in my family, the Jones-Davis Women whose Kitchen Table Education-Activism (Kitchen TEA) transpired in unlikely cities and towns in Iowa, one of the least “Black” populated states in the union. …
Drainage water recycling is a sparsely studied agricultural management practice which has the potential to both improve yields and reduce adverse water quality effects of row crop agriculture. This practice captures and stores subsurface drainage from agricultural fields for sup…
This thesis will attempt to fill in existing gaps in the history of the Underground Railroad in Iowa, including how blacks and women were part of the Railroad as well as tying the importance of Iowa’s Underground Railroad to tensions in the West, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the…
The southern portion of the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR), including the Des Moines Lobe of northwest and north-central Iowa, is predicted to become increasingly important to breeding waterfowl as climatic changes drive a southeastward shift in wetland distribution. The history o…
The world in which Inkpaduta grew up in the northern Iowa borderlands rapidly changed during the nineteenth century. As Americans entered Dakota occupied lands, alterations to the environment undercut the ability of the Wahpekute to continue vital sustenance patterns. Decimation…
The following work explores the impact of HUAC propaganda on rural settings, specifically using a case study of Ames, Iowa in 1961. Between March and June 1961, Ames hosted showings of two films entitled Communism on the Map and Operation Abolition, both produced by the House Un…