Undergraduate Research Journal
Volume 21 (2017)
Preface
We are pleased to share the 2017 UNK Undergraduate Research Journal with friends of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. We are happy to have so many strong submissions this year, reflecting the high quality scholarly papers produced by undergraduate students at UNK.
UNK students also disseminate their research and creative activity at on-campus forums, at the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, and at professional conferences throughout the year. Several students won national recognition for their original research and creative activity in 2017-2018.
Our thanks to Arielle Roberts for serving as editor of this edition. Congratulations to the students whose writing is included, and our sincere appreciation to the many faculty members who guide and support their work.
Kenya Taylor
Associate Vice Chancellor Academic & Student Affairs, and Dean, Graduate Studies & Research
Articles
Western Bean Cutworm Infestation Rates in Relation to their Location of the Platte River
Blade Holmes
Religiosity and the Impact on Relationship Quality
Siera Schwanz
The Sabermetrics of Survivor – The Role of In-Group Identity to Survival in Reality Television
Andrew Hanson
Peasants and Communism: Communist Policies Toward Peasants in the Soviet Union and North Korea
Cassandra Schachenmeyer
Peasants and the Great Leap Forward
Marissa Warren
Analysis of Traffic Stops Involving Drug Seizures
Robert Messbarger
Editors
- Editor
- Arielle Roberts
Undergraduate Research Council
- Christopher Exstrom
- Jody Van Laningham
- Julie Campbell
- Letty Reichart
- Michelle Beissel Heath
Reviewers
- Doug Biggs
- Joan Blauwkamp
- Lorna Bracewell
- Deb Bridges
- Julie Campbell
- Joseph Carlson
- Roger Davis
- Diane Duffin
- Tommy Eshleman
- Christopher Exstrom
- Megan Hartman
- Susan Honeyman
- Allan Jenkins
- Roy Koepp
- Martha Kruse
- Seth Long
- Sandra Loughrin
- Robert Luscher
- Satoshi Machida
- Ben Malczyk
- Suzanne Maughan
- Amanda Sladek
- Gary Smith
- Christina Sogar
- Chris Steinke
- Ye Su
- Frank Tenkorang
- Rebecca Umland
- David Vail
- Theresa Wdkins
- Timbre Wulf-Ludden