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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2025
Liberal Feminism and Laïcité: The Role of French Liberal Feminist Support in the Neocolonial Erosion of Women’s Rights, Madison Lily Ackley
Department: Political Science; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Immobilization of Metalloproteins in Swellable Organically Modified Silica for the Uptake of Cobalt (II) in Solution, Ama Asante
Department: Chemistry
Assessing the Economic Impact of NBA Stadiums on Local Cities And Their Migration Patterns., Dylan Balinda Ntwali
Department: Interdepartmental
Neural Responses to Disturbances of Musical Phrase in Musicians and Non-Musicians: An ERP Study, Emma Barnard
Department: Neuroscience
Investigating the Breakdown of Solid-Phase Fenpyrazamine by Hydroxyl Radicals, George T. Belay
Department: Chemistry
Cybersecurity and Electronic Medical Records, Baltasar Berretta
Department: Computer Science
Spending in Trauma: A Study on How Trauma Impacts Spending Behavior in College Students, Rishabh Bhatnagar
Department: Economics
Exploring Nonlinear Phase Accumulation in Polarized Light, Sahil Bindal Mr
Department: Physics
An Analysis and Critique of International Space Law: Monitoring Orbital Space, Maeve E. Boley
Department: Political Science
Designing Crafting and Combat in Video Games, Lina Boughton
Department: Computer Science
A Multi-Agent Approach to Smart Attendance, Siham Boumalak
Department: Computer Science
Streamlining Speed: A Mathematical Analysis of the Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, Jon Brandt
Department: Mathematics
Reflected Desires: An Immersive Myth, Lily M. Bulman
Department: Theatre and Dance; Global Media and Digital Studies
A Comprehensive Comparison of Pathfinding Algorithms, Paa Kweku H. Cato
Department: Computer Science
My House is Filling With Corpses, Theodore Cooper
Department: English
Exploring the Immunotherapeutic Effects of MYb11 in Modulating Inflammatory Responses, Carmen Angel Darbah
Department: Biology
Game of Clones: Pollen Dispersal, Clonal Spread, and their Implications for Genetic Variation in Two Spring Ephemeral Dicentra Species, Aubrey E. Davis
Department: Biology
Host Species Range Expansion as a Risk Factor of Polyvalent Phage Applications in Emerging Phage Therapeutic Techniques, Helena M. Davis
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Applying Software Engineering Concepts to Create a Website for The College of Wooster’s Computer Science Department, Oliver Dhyanchand
Department: Computer Science
Remediation of Heavy Metal Ions Using Ferritin Immobilized in Swellable Organically Modified Silica, Olivia Galando
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Paradise Lost, Paradise Deferred: Combining Close and Distant Reading in Milton’s Seminal Text, Abihail Geremew
Department: English; Statistical and Data Sciences
Designing a Natural History Timeline Website Using Researched User Interface Principles and Guidelines, Julian Grace-Martin
Department: Computer Science
The Ideological Influence of American Neoliberalism on Individual Conceptions of Liberal Language, Morgan Bradley Graham
Department: Political Science
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy and Information Statements: What is the impact on U.S. Residential Investments?, Andrew Hammer
Department: Business Economics
A Mourning Response, James Hennemann
Department: English
PFAS: The Sociology of Risk, Emily Hiebel
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Fluency as a Deficit Narrative: Language Attitudes of Heritage Speakers, Jack D. Hosler
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Analyzing The King and I: A Critique on White Saviorism, Orientalism, and Cultural Narratives, Ami R. Hughes
Department: Communication Studies; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Augmented Translation of Spanglish Adjectival Phrases through Fine-Tuning of mBART50 & Helsinki Machine Translation Models, Walker A. Johnson
Department: Computer Science; Spanish
Fandom Contextualized: Fan Culture, Consumerism, and Community, Samantha O. Jones
Department: History
How Do Monetized Content Creators on Social Media Determine Their Labor Supply, Isaiah Kidd
Department: Economics
Legas Aetia Callimachi: An Analysis of Martial’s Disavowal of Myth, Isabella Konrad
Department: Classical Studies
Analyzing the Living Income Differential: Bargaining Power and Cocoa Farmer Income in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, Chris Lee
Department: Economics; Global and International Studies
The Confucian Philosophy Influence On the Modern Society, Bing Liu
Department: Philosophy
Verification of Programs Written in a Simple Language using Placeholder Values, Eric Liu
Department: Computer Science
Shipping, Self, and Sexuality: Queer Identity in the World of Fanfiction, Nora Loffredo
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Dust in the Wind: Optimization of Removal of Atmospheric Particulate Matter from Collection Slides, Elizabeth M. Longbrake
Department: Chemistry
ADHD-like Behaviors Across the Rat Estrous Cycle, Ari H. Machurov
Department: Neuroscience
Daily Stressors for an Athlete’s and Non-Athlete's and How It May Affect School Performance, Sport Performance, and Mental Well-being, Greysen Robert Meyer
Department: Psychology
How Controller Designs Affect Video Game Accessibility and User Experience, Amelia M. Mitchell
Department: Computer Science
A Low-Cost, Real-Time Motion Capture Framework for Virtual Model Animation Using Pose Estimation and Inverse Kinematics, Torence Mwindaare
Department: Computer Science
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Tie Between Negative Media and Fear of Coyotes, Monroe I. Nichols
Department: Environmental Studies
El Ciclo de Lamento, Protesta y Resistencia en la Poesía Indígena del Ecuador: Un estudio interpretativo de seis poemas representativos, Dama Ortega
Department: Spanish
The Effects of Chain Length and Functional Groups on the Acid Dissociation Constants and Water Solubility of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), Yoshifumi Otani
Department: Chemistry
Roles of Arg184 and His302 in Substrate Binding and Coenzyme Coordination by 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3-Monooxygenase (NicC), Charitha Patlolla
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
From Pollution to Pathology: Assessing the Impact of PAH Exposure in Benthic Fish through Gene Expression and Tissue Abnormalities, Noa A. Perry
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Impact of Making Intertemporal Decisions on Behalf of Others, Ella Peterson
Department: Psychology
The Breeding Industry: Reproductive Horror in Frankenstein, Rosemary's Baby, & "Bloodchild", Emi Ponzetti
Department: English
Build, Bust and Rebuild: Micropolitan Transportation in Wooster, Ohio, Lian Prech
Department: Urban Studies
Material Girl in a Material World: Exploring the Material Agency of Human Skeletal Remains and Paleoclimate Proxy Records from Pella, Jordan, Michail Protopapadakis
Department: Archaeology; Earth Sciences
Tools of the Trade: Exploring the Possibility of Autistic Experience Representation through Dance and Stage Combat, Abigail Rahz
Department: Theatre and Dance
The Role of Bacteriophages in Modulating Trimethoprim Resistance in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Rithik Raj
Department: Biology
Modeling Disaster Response Using Multi-Agent Systems: A Snowstorm Simulation Framework, Zaynab Ramou
Department: Computer Science
The Politics of Artistic Mediums: John Sloan and the Ashcan School, Elizabeth H. Robinson
Department: Art and Art History
Storying Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Aotearoa: A Journey Through Learning Sustainable Māori Food Sovereignty, Jerusha Savage
Department: Environmental Studies
Plato, Nam Son
Department: Philosophy
Voyageuse au Bout de la Nuit, Nam Son
Department: French and Francophone Studies
The Calm Before The Storm: A Thematic Analysis of Q Posts During the 2020 Election, Luke "Willow" Thomas
Department: Communication Studies
An Investigation of Indigenous Projects for Indigenous Language Work in Pacific Northwest Coast Museums, Oli Castañon Villa
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Somewhat Effective and a Little Bit Shameful: Sexual Minority Men and How Sexual Orientation, Racial-Ethnic Identity, and Internalized Homophobia Relate to Perceptions of Using Grindr, Spencer West-Hest
Department: Psychology
An Investigation of The Audiological Testing Procedures for Difficult-To-Test Children, Bean Williams
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Towards an equal Landscape of Understanding: Dialogue in an Age of Political Closure, Yahia A. Yahia
Department: Political Science
Transmission of Wolbachia in Culex Mosquitoes, Matthew Zuniga
Department: Biology
Canine Distemper Virus: A Review and Future Directions for Antiviral Treatment, Raven A. Zurbuchen
Department: Biology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2024
Mechanics of an Absorptive Anisotropic Particle Under The Influence of An External Electromagnetic Field, Yohannes N. Abateneh
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Effects of Gap Junction Deletion on Seizure Severity and Sleep in Drosophila melanogaster: Implications for Epilepsy in Humans, Chamari Abercrombie
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Investigating The Impact of Work-From-Home On Housing Prices In Major Urban Areas, Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe Jr.
Department: Business Economics
How Deep Can a Tattoo Go? The Perceptual Processing of Tattooed Individuals Through the Lens of College Students, Alona Abufarha
Department: Neuroscience
Probing The Relationship Between Partial Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal-Transition and Cell Shape in Epithelial Cells, Fareeda E. Abu-Juam
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Earnings in Another's Land: An Exploration of the 2016 OPT Extension on Earning Outcomes for International Students in the United States, Sam Adjei-Sah
Department: Economics
All “Wrapped” Up: Strangers Predict Personality Looking Only at Spotify Listening Habits, Abigail E. Aitken
Department: Psychology
The History of Mental Health in Urban Schools: A Case Study of Crenshaw Middle School, Canton City School District, Noah Albright
Department: History; Education
Accessibility in the Production Environment: A Stage Manager's Perspective, Claire Nicole Alderfer
Department: Theatre and Dance
Immersive Spectacles: Exploring French Cultural Landscapes of Immersion, Grace Alexandrowski
Department: Art and Art History; French and Francophone Studies
Burning Up: An Investigation into Perceptions of Messages on Social Media about Urban Heat Islands, Garrett Anderson
Department: Communication Studies; Environmental Studies
Jesus from the Desk Drawer: Sacred Authorship in The Master and Margarita, Nina Anderson
Department: Religious Studies; Russian Studies
Analysis and Statistical Correlation of The College of Wooster Fern Valley Field Station, Holmes County, Wooster, Ohio, Alex Anikeeff
Department: Geology
Island of Interest: Political Rivalry, Violence, and Diplomacy in Early Modern Sri Lanka, Tim Arace
Department: History
The Effect of Genes in the Survival of Motor Neurons Complex in Drosophila Melanogaster Larval Locomotion: Potential Implications in Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Andrew Armile
Department: Biology
Speech-Language Therapy and Neurodegeneration: An Investigation of Speech-Language Pathologists' Perceptions of Maintenance-Based Semantic Feature Analysis Treatment for Adults With Primary Progressive Aphasia, Sabrina Azad
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Periodontitis in Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease, Annie Baeg
Department: Biology
A Power in the Land: The First Transcontinental Railroad and the Second American System, Drew Baird
Department: History
Analyzing the Impacts of Spectator Sports of Residential Location Decisions, Sebestyen G. Balassy
Department: Business Economics
Ferrari Versus Red Bull: An Investigation of the Different Marketing Strategies of Two Formula 1 Juggernauts, Charles Ballou
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Ciclo de la Historia Repetida: El Juego de Espera de los “Dreamers”, Fernanda Banuelos
Department: Spanish
MAP3K8 in Swine Testicular Cells Serves as an Anti-Viral Gene Against Porcine Delta Coronavirus, Brayden Beathe-Gateley
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
MAP3K8 in Swine Testicular Cells Serves as an Anti-Viral Gene Against Porcine Delta Coronavirus, Brayden Beathe-Gateley
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Russo-Ukraine War and How Crimea, Mercenaries, and Drones are Impacting the War, Ethan Becker
Department: History
The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Physiological Function: A Focus on Microorganisms and Their Role in Human Metabolism, Madison Becker
Department: Biology
Using Seismic Stratigraphy to predict the Tectonics of the Morant Basin, Jamaica Passage, James VanWyke Beever
Department: Earth Sciences
"Under Observation, We Act Less Free": A Study of Surveillance-Based Contemporary Installations in the United States, Isabella Suyapa Begley
Department: Art and Art History
A Comprehensive Review of Cybersecurity Threats and Mitigation Strategies to Secure Health Data for a Full-Stack Web Application, Tigist Adane Berhe
Department: Computer Science
Global Feminist Perspectives on Venezuela: A Historical Feminist Analysis from a Venezuelan American, America Betancourt Guevara
Department: Global and International Studies; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Investigating Theory of Spelling Performance, Mali Beyer
Department: Psychology
Creating an Artificial Opponent for the Game Minotaurus, William Bielski
Department: Computer Science
Among Us: An Examination of Imposter Phenomenon and its Relationship with Educational Performance Within Marginalized Communities, Erica S. Bigham
Department: Psychology
Assessing Sediment Contamination Effects on CYP1A Expression in Bottom-Feeding Fishes in Northeast Ohio, Babita Biswa
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Zines Unearthed: Affirming Identity, Navigating Community and Communicating Emotions Within Queer Rural Zines., Rae Blankemeyer
Department: Environmental Studies
The Effects of Magnesium on Alcohol Intake and Locomotor Sensitization in Mice, Selali Adjoa Blege
Department: Neuroscience
Taking Bows and Batting Zero: An Inquiry into Mothers' Selfhood as Represented in Narrative and Film, Johnna Blystone
Department: English; Philosophy; Interdepartmental