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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2025

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The Pursuit of Indigenous Justice: A Historical Study of How Congressional Legislation Has Affected Criminal Justice on Federal Reservations in the United States, Colton Beaudoin
Department: History

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"Love Is an Action": Reclaiming U.S. Education Through Critical Pedagogies, Brianna G. Becerra
Department: Education; History

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Anatomy of Anguish: Analyzing Martha Graham’s Early Work as Political Assertion, Eleanor Gale Boomhower
Department: History; Theatre and Dance

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Think of the Children: Conservative Women and Educational Controversies, Jane Carpenter
Department: History

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Historical Agendas: The College Board and the American Past, Noah Bruce Cohen-Mitchell
Department: History

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‘Obnoxious and Disliked’ and the ‘Bastard Orphan’: 1776 and Hamilton’s Role in Shaping Individuals’ Knowledge of John Adams’s and Alexander Hamilton’s Contribution to the Creation of the American Standards of Governance, Heather Cook
Department: History; Political Science

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A House Divided: America, Masculinity, and the Vietnam War, Mitchell C. Ecklund
Department: English; History

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Meth, Rape, and State: Japan's Postwar Nation-Building, Jack Fleming
Department: History

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The Heart of Wooster: A Family Legacy That Will Live Forever, Thomas Gfell
Department: History

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Deprived of Liberty, Deprived of Death: U.S. Sponsored Torture in Public Debate from the Cold War to the War on Terror, Julia E. Glenn
Department: History

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A Comparison of Belief Structures and Practices Found in Ancient Greek and Roman Society in the Works of Livy, Herodotus, and the Archaeological Record., Brandon Grindall
Department: Classical Studies; History

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How the Roman World was Restored; an Analysis of the Last Decades of the Crisis of the Third Century, Casey Gray Hakim
Department: Classical Studies; History; International Relations

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Fandom Contextualized: Fan Culture, Consumerism, and Community, Samantha O. Jones
Department: History

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Evolution of Inclusion: Changing Services, Collections, and Policies in American Public Libraries from 1940-Present, Quentin A. Kitchell
Department: History

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Beguines and the Boundaries of Power: Reassessing Women's Autonomy and Influence in Secular and Ecclesiastical Society, Natalie D. Miller
Department: History

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Saints, Shrines, and Souvenirs: The Effects of the English Reformation on Pilgrim Badge Use, Melanie Olmsted
Department: History; Religious Studies

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“And You May Ask Yourself, ‘Well, How Did I Get Here?’”: The Tension Between Authenticity and Commercial Value in Early American Punk and New Wave Music, Zachary Perrier
Department: History

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Self-Directed Sexual and Reproductive Health Education: A Demonstration of the Need for Intervention Based on Historical Precedent of Shame, Misinformation, and Concealment, Emily Rae Spicer
Department: Interdepartmental; History

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Violent Legacies: Transitional Justice and Postwar Violence in Guatemala, Carter R. Stanley
Department: History; Political Science

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Using the Thompson Family History to Unpack Desegregation in Philadelphia Schools and the Great Migration, Bryce Jhourdyn Thompson
Department: History; Africana Studies

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Contemporary and Historical Conflict between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the United States Government, Shilo J. Yellow Boy
Department: History; Sociology and Anthropology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2024

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The History of Mental Health in Urban Schools: A Case Study of Crenshaw Middle School, Canton City School District, Noah Albright
Department: History; Education

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Island of Interest: Political Rivalry, Violence, and Diplomacy in Early Modern Sri Lanka, Tim Arace
Department: History

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A Power in the Land: The First Transcontinental Railroad and the Second American System, Drew Baird
Department: History

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The Russo-Ukraine War and How Crimea, Mercenaries, and Drones are Impacting the War, Ethan Becker
Department: History

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The Effects of Early Christianity on Early Medieval Scottish Mortuary Practices, Auna Campbell
Department: Archaeology; History

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Collecting the Collectors: Archives and their Administrators in a Digital World, Tobin Chin
Department: History

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Advocacy or Authorship: A Sustained Organizational Influence Analysis of the American Legislative Exchange Council's Voter ID Act, 2011-14, Hannah D. Eastman
Department: History; Political Science

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Using History to Understand Tejano Identity: An Examination of Using History to Teach Identity in K-5 Education, Carolina F. Gonzales
Department: History; Education

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Sorting Rocks: The Nuclear Industrial Complex and Southeastern Ohio, Miriam E. Harley
Department: History

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Garos: A Displaced Community’s Fight for Epistemic Justice, Aaron Huq
Department: History; Philosophy

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The Manuscripts of Timbuktu, A Historical Look at the West African City, Its Manuscripts, and Islam, Turned into an Education Unit for High School Classes, Bryce Kamphues
Department: History

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How does Black-Issued Media from the Pre- and Post-Emancipation Era Speak of and Display Lincoln as a Political Figure? Louisiana vs. New York, Molly Kershner
Department: History

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Motion in America; Exploring the Electric Vehicle, Kai H. Leisher
Department: History

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怖い(kowaii) to 可愛い (kawaii): The Transformation of the Kappa and Tsuchigumo in Japanese Media, Mia Mann
Department: East Asian Studies; History; Sociology and Anthropology

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From Fiction to Fact: Introducing High School Students to Medieval Women’s Studies using the Novels of J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R. Martin, Jonah Z G McGlumphy
Department: History

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Gridiron Gladiators: Death and Violence in Early Years of College Football 1860s-1920s, Kobe Nadu
Department: History

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The Social and Economic Impact of the Great Migration on Akron, Ohio, Olivia Nengel
Department: History

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Comparing Cases of Illegal Mining and Conflict Mineral Extraction in Different Post-Colonial States: Brazil, Venezuela, Ghana, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mike Paskus
Department: Earth Sciences; History

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A Historical Analysis of State Public School Holocaust Education Mandates in the United States from 1994-2023, Jason Prather
Department: History; Education

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Crossing the Rubicon: Brazilian Water Access from Public Provision to Privatization, Tyler Rak
Department: History; Political Science

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Victorians and Video Games: Exploring Historical Education Through Video Games in the 1851 Great Exhibition, Adam M. Ryan
Department: History; English

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“Shades of Pemberley”: Transformation and Preservation through Adaptations of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Emma Shinker
Department: English; History

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A Treacherous and Narrow Path: Examining the Economic Views of Father Charles Coughlin, Connor Smith
Department: History

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The Musée du Quai Branly: Applying Decolonial Practice in a Modern Ethnographic Museum, Delaney Tubbs
Department: History

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Grief in Prison: How Incarceration Shapes Inmates Experiences with Loss, Anna Walsh
Department: History; Sociology and Anthropology

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Public Health and Propaganda: How the PRC Mobilized the Masses for Preventative Healthcare During the Maoist Period, 1949-1976, Alexander W. White
Department: History

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023

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Seeds of Liberation or Spheres of Domination: Role-Playing Games and Alternative Social Formation, Peter Barker
Department: History; Philosophy

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Into the Mythopoeia of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: Exploring Memories of War through Fantasy Literature, Claire Berlin
Department: History

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“Forever On My Mind:” Blues Songwriting in the 1960s, Shane Byrne
Department: History

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U.S. Military Intervention in Ukraine: Modern Warfare, Postcolonial Conflict, and The Russo-Ukrainian War, Patrick Colwell
Department: History

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Face the Music: The History of Women’s Music within Cultural and Intersectional Feminism, Megan E. Conklin
Department: History

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The Revelations of Roman Tombs, Evan M. Daggett
Department: History

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Have A Nice Trip: Psychedelics and Spirituality in 1960s Haight-Ashbury, Lily Kate Harpham
Department: History

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Chief Wahoo: The Decline of Native Imagery in Professional Sports, Charles Franklin Henegar
Department: Education; History

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Imperial Shadows that Yet Remain: Examining the Transnational Impact of History on Contemporary Japanese and South Korean Relations, Milo Hoff
Department: History

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More Than Stories: An Oral History of Dungeons & Dragons Players in the 1970s and 1980s, Laura E. Jentes
Department: History

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Cash Flow, Justin L. Jones
Department: History

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Becoming HOA: Constructing A Virtual Realistic Webxr Archive To Imagine And Unimagine The HOA Identity In Present-Day Vietnam, Minh Nguyen
Department: Computer Science; History

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Imperialism in Action: A High School Unit Designed to Teach Core Concepts of Imperialism During the Scramble for Africa, Nathaniel Perry
Department: History

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Nuclear Power Plays: An Examination of US Opinion on the Nuclear Energy Industry through Film, Samuel William Powers
Department: History

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Teaching the Long Civil Rights Movement: A Construction of Lessons That Dive Further In-Depth Than What the Ohio Standards Require, Nicholas Rabaut
Department: Education; History

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A Portal to Transcend the Spaciotemporal Realm: A Queer Utopian Schemata for (re)Considering Emotion and Community Formation in 1970s Lesbian Feminist Periodicals, Aspen Rush
Department: History; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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Islands In an Indian Sea?: The Story of British Spaces in Colonial India, Dylan Strickland
Department: History

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Secluded in the Snow, Emma Swindell
Department: History

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The Evolution of Black of Black Freedom Through Political Power, Quincy A. Taylor
Department: History

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From the Dim and Shadowy Past to the Computer Screen: Digitally Centering Indigenous Voices in Wayne County, Ohio, Glenna Van Dyke
Department: History

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The Science of Using Women and The Art of Eating Italian: Italian Food Culture From 1848 to Today, Theresa E. von Wallmenich
Department: History

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2022

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The Evolution Of Chinese Media In Africa: From Kung Fu Movies To Television And Internet, Frank Adams
Department: History

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Desperate Democrats In The Reagan Revolution: A Party Determined To Win The White House, Matthew Maxwell Akins
Department: History; Political Science

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Sioux Resistance: How The Lakota, Dakota And Nakota People Maintain Their Fight Against The United States For Sovereignty And Land, Natalie Bean
Department: History

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Chevy: Like A Rock, Dylan Lee Carr
Department: History

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Ascent Of Giants: Using Historical Fiction As An Accessible And Comprehensive Format For Teaching History Within The Classroom And Beyond, Katie Fields
Department: History

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Misconceptions In Parallel: Belligerent Perceptions Of Mediator Bias In The Chinese Civil War, Spencer Gaitsch
Department: History; Political Science

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Cultural Destruction: An Analysis Of Ulysses S. Grant And Theodore Roosevelt’s Native American Policies And How They Connect To Twenty-First Century Injustices, Cole David Hissong
Department: History

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Bosch, Triptychs, And Mystery, Aleksander Joseph Kowalchuk
Department: History

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Motor City Madness: Class Race And Postwar Suburbia, Brendan C. Linn
Department: History

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The Play’s The Thing: An Analysis Of Professional And Amateur Queer Theater From 1967-1987 Through The Lens Of Star Trek: The Original Series Fandom, Cat Moreschi
Department: History; Theatre and Dance

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Grotesque Cultural Exchange: A Study Of Japanese Fashion History, Brimmer D. Morrison
Department: History

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Conjuring Authenticity: The Coven, Buckland Museum, And The Representation Of Magic Behind Glass, Ellen M. Nikirk
Department: History; Sociology and Anthropology

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Thomas Aquinas And Participation Metaphysics, Nathaniel Hunter Olson
Department: History; Philosophy

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The American Reception Of Alexander Solzhenitsyn As A Writer And An Ideologue, Zach Paul Scott
Department: History

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A Gag Tied Too Tight Becomes Liberty’s Noose: A Linguistic Analysis Of Vagueness In Spain’s Ley Mordaza, Jacob Ray Shelton
Department: History; Spanish

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Propaganda, Print Culture, And Popular Opinion: Newsletters And Pamphlets In Seventeenth-Century England, Zdena Gillianne Sinkhorn
Department: History

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A Call To Lights, Camera And Action: How Hollywood Woke America To The Nazi Threat, Jackson Ewing Stuff
Department: History

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Of Power, Plurality, And Prejudice: Political Realignment In The United States, 1932-2020, Thomas Henry Tuten
Department: History; Political Science

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Stinette: Women Aesthetic And Decadent Writers In Fin De Siècle England And France, Deena Williams
Department: French and Francophone Studies; History

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Let Sleeping Queen's Rise: A Study Of The Life, Memory, And Memorials Of Empress Matilda, Jordan E. Wilson
Department: Classical Studies; History

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A Short Treatise In Support Of Theatre During The Cromwellian Regime, Meriadoc J. Wixsom
Department: History; Theatre and Dance

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America And Spain In The Cold War: A Complex Relationship During A Complex Time, Joseph Zagales
Department: History

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021

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The Female Perspective: An Investigation Into How the Reconstruction and Efficacy of a Gynecological Fertility Recipe Unveils Female Voice in the Hippocratic Corpus, Randa Elie Abboud
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Classical Studies; History

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"Othering" the Irish: English Vilification of the Gaelic Irish during the Tudor Conquest, Owen T. Arace
Department: History

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More than a Memory: The Complex Relationship Between Living History and Slavery, Sofia Sequoia Biegeleisen
Department: History

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In the Trenches vs. In the Theater: Comparing Henri Desagneaux’s WWI Diary to WWI on Film., Brendan Burke
Department: History

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Picking Up the Pieces: Small-Town Revitalization of Lancaster, Ohio in the Wake of the Deindustrialization of the Anchor Hocking Glass Factory, Jacob M. Cook
Department: History

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The Fight Against Cultural Colonization in New Zealand, Eliza A. Cullen
Department: History

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The Nana Yaa Asantewaa War: Analysis of the Political Institutions of the Asante during The War Of The Golden Stool and the Existing Narratives, Angela Danso Gyane
Department: History; Political Science

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Visit which Scotland? Political Events Illuminating Two Competing Visions of re-emerging Scottish Identity since the late Twentieth-century, Erin W. Delaney
Department: History

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The History of the English Longbow- An Analysis of the Transformative Longbow in the Military, Society, and Identity Throughout British History, Elena Franzusova
Department: History

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Civil Commitment to Minimal Adequacy: A Study of the Deinstitutionalization of Minnesota, Jack Ryan Galle
Department: History