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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023
Breaking Out From Binaries Behind Bars: How Structural Identity Denial Influences Pro/Anti-Social Reactionary Responses and Corresponding Psycho-Social Experiences Inside and Outside the Prison Industrial Complex, Kate Larson
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Effects of Phage Cocktail Compared to Antibiotic Treatments on Host Bacteria (Pseudomonas Chlororaphis), Minjin Lee
Department: Biology
A Django Implementation of a Stock Market Simulation Web Application, Yong Seok Lee
Department: Computer Science
The Socio-Cultural and Biomechanical Impacts of Throwing Velocity for Professional Baseball Pitchers, Steven Leicht
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Political Games of Foreign Direct Investment: Investigating the Influence of Regime Type on Host Country FDI Inflows During the Olympic Games, Clare C. Leithauser
Department: Political Science
Finding the Familiar: College of Wooster's Coven as a Multifaith Community, Conan Lemay
Department: Religious Studies
Investigation Of SI And PC1 Bacteriophages' Putative Genomic Identities And Infection Methods On Phage Resistant Pseudomonas Chloraphis, May M. Le
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biology
Is it Femicide, Travesticidio, or Just a Hate Crime? An Analysis of the Creation and Legal Impact of New Terminology to Refer to Gendered Violence, Noah Leonard
Department: Political Science; Spanish
Gold Sounds: An Empirical Analysis of Popular Music From the 1960s to Today, Ian Hueston Leon
Department: Economics
Weighing Unity and Victory: Exploring Political Parties’ Role in the Election of Extreme Candidates, Graham Letkeman
Department: Political Science
Comparative Analysis of Princess Character Development: Stereotypes, Sexuality and Racism, Guo Li
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
The Impacts of Language Policy in Migrants Choice and Economic Developments in Singapore, Zhehao Liu
Department: Economics
Understanding the Effects of Warming Temperatures on Mountain Hemlock Trees Located in Proximity to Columbia Glacier, Southern Alaska, USA, Nivaan Lobo
Department: Earth Sciences
Mixed Bundling: An Investigation of Video Streaming Services Use of Mixed Bundling on Social Welfare, Robert M. Loftus
Department: Business Economics
Using East Asian Thought to Analyze Depictions of Life and Death in Chinese and Japanese Film and Television, Dingsheng Luo
Department: East Asian Studies
Eat Your Heart Out: The Role of Food in the Health and Livelihood of a Free-Meal Site Community, Brianna Lyman
Department: Biology; Sociology and Anthropology
改变我们的世界观: 尊重外语学习传统和风气，从小培养新型的世界观, Carol A. Maag
Department: Chinese Studies
The [Hidden] Costs of War: Rape Culture Awareness and The Effects of Transitional Justice on Victims of Conflict Related Sexual Violence, Morgan Ann Malone
Department: Political Science
The Effect of Innexin Mutations on Seizure Recovery in Drosophila Melanogaster Model of Epilepsy, Isabel Manche
Department: Neuroscience
Together, We Can Everything: The Social Outcomes of Cohousing Communities in Denmark, Alice K. Markey
Department: Environmental Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Who We Are: Queerness Within Lockdown, Veda Christine Massanari-Thatcher
Department: Philosophy; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Little Gems: A Poetry Anthology Examining Family Structure and How it Affects Self Discovery Through a Feminist Lens, Kathryn Rose Materick
Department: English
"Lord, You Make Me Worthy": How Women Priests View Excommunication and Work toward an Inclusive Catholicism, Alysha V. Matson
Department: Religious Studies
Metabolomics to Predict the Onset of Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Propionic Acidemia, Riley Thomas McErlean
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Finding My Way on Campus: The Effects of Religion and Spirituality on Undergraduate Mental Health, Sharif J. McGee
Department: Psychology
The Truth Hurts: A Thematic Reading of the Argentinian and Guatemalan Truth Commissions in the Re-Humanization of Victims, Emily Mendoza
Department: Political Science
Uncovering Unintended Consequences: A Deep Learning Approach to Algorithmic Fairness in Eye Gaze Prediction, Adam P. Meyer
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Christopher Andrew Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Christopher Andrew Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Jessica Krystal Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Power of Narratives: Exploring the Influence of Propaganda Narratives on U.S. Ethiopian Migrants’ Remittance-Sending Behavior Post 2020 Ethiopia/Tigray Conflict, Alegnta Mezmur
Department: Economics; Global and International Studies
Effects of Hand Movement on Stress and Anxiety, Marek Mican
Department: Psychology
Passing on Seeds and the Past: Conservation of Heirloom Vegetable Varieties in Tokyo, Japan, Natsumi Miki
Department: Environmental Studies
Greening our Cities: The Power of Constructed Wetlands and Rain Gardens in Wastewater Management, Jackeb-Eligah M. Milan
Department: Environmental Studies
The Effect of Positive and Negative Experiences of Type 1 Diabetics in K-12 Education on Health-Related Quality of Life, Rachel Miley
Department: Psychology
Examining the Effects of Imposter Syndrome and Social Support on Mental Health Based on Students Generational Status, Stephany Vanesa Miranda
Department: Psychology
Angel, Take A Dive, Andy Mockbee
Department: English
Richard Wagner; Ein Mann vor seiner Zeit oder nach seiner Zeit?, Matthew Robert Monge
Department: German Studies
Analyzing the Effects of DNT1 on the overproduction of Tau within Drosophila Melanogaster, Malik J. Moore
Department: Neuroscience
Nature Made Me, Nurture Ruined Me: Attitudes of Adolescent Delinquency During Adulthood, Giuliana Morales
Department: Psychology
According to Plan: An Introspection, Vanessa Morris
Department: Art and Art History
Differential Expression of OBP23 in Female Aedes aegypti Upon Mating and Blood Feeding, Nosherwan Mughal
Department: Biology
Differential Expression of OBP23 in Female Aedes aegypti Upon Mating and Blood Feeding, Nosherwan Ahmad Mughal
Department: Biology
Differential Expression of OBP23 in Female Aedes aegypti Upon Mating and Blood Feeding, Nosherwan Ahmad Mughal
Department: Biology
Traditional/Local Ecological Knowledge and Its Role in Building Socio Ecological Resilience in the Context of Displaced Communities, Temuul Munkhtur
Department: Environmental Studies
Predicting the Behaviour of Breast Cancer Cells Through Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Anesu Munyanyi
Department: Mathematics
Predicting the Behaviour of Breast Cancer Cells Using Data Analytics and Mathematical Modelling, Anesu Munyanyi
Department: Mathematics
The Truth About Probiotics? - A Study of How Probiotic Bacterial Produced 5-Ht (Serotonin) in the Microbiome of Caenorhabditis Elegans Alters Behavior, Jillian Murray
Department: Biology
Exploring the Power of Generative Architectures such as GANs, Transformers, and VQGAN+CLIP through the Construction of an Illustrated Storybook Generator, Ussama Mustafa
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
A Home for People and Planet: Assessing the Feasibility of Sustainable Affordable Housing by Designing a Proof-of-Concept, Jennifer Teare Mynard
Department: Art and Art History; Environmental Studies
Architectural Style Changes in Arizona Homes: How a Place Becomes a Home During Different Times Periods, Hayley Nash
Department: Art and Art History
A Critical Examination of Internal Self-Determination: A Case of Ethiopia, Salem Nega
Department: Global and International Studies
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
Foreign Trade Policy as Contextualized Political Leadership: Analyzing Vietnam's Negotiation and Implementation of the CPTPP and EVFTA, Trong Tung Lam Nguyen
Department: Political Science
Topic Modelling and Sentiment Analysis of Customer Reviews for B2C E-commerce Platforms in Vietnam: A Comparative Study of Lazada, Shopee, Tiki, and Sendo, Tuan M. Nguyen
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
Considered or Coincidence: Analyzing the Factors Affecting the Likelihood of Hybridization Across Different Populations: A Review, Natalie Nonno
Department: Biology
Nike's “Equality”: How the Spread of Equality is Halted by the Delivery of Nike's Message and Their Past Controversies, Zak Nowatzke
Department: Communication Studies
Nike's Equality: How the Spread of Equality is Halted by the Delivery of Nike's Message and Their Past Controversies, Zak Nowatzke
Department: Communication Studies
An Analysis of Large Language Models in the HealthCare Domain, Bolanle Oladeji
Department: Computer Science
Working Women: How Early Modern Women Artists Generated Empowering Self-Portraits in Male Dominated Italian Culture, Jessica R. Olson
Department: Art and Art History
Understanding Viewer’s Reactions to Sports Commentators and What They Bring to the Table During a Broadcast of a NFL Game, Noah J. Olson
Department: Communication Studies
Alternative Ways to Understanding: Promoting Community Food Sovereignty Through Value-Driven Education, Brendan Ortiz
Department: Environmental Studies
This Is Not About The Body: Deprioritizing A Corporeal Study of The Hijra, Alex C. Padfield
Department: Religious Studies
This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us; Do Apis mellifera Colonies Deter Wild Bee Visitation to Urban Pollinator Gardens?, Matthew Pardi
Department: Biology
Benzo(a)pyrene Induces CYP1A and p53 Expression in Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Gracie Park
Department: Biology
Utopia Across Time and Space: Could There Ever Be a "Perfect World"?, Ashini Patel
Department: English; Philosophy
An Investigation of Criticality: Characterizing Motion on a Conical Bead Pile, Davis K. Patterson
Department: Physics
Les Mourides: Perceptions of Religious Authority and Political Decision-Making, Henry Pellegrin
Department: Global and International Studies; Religious Studies
Imperialism in Action: A High School Unit Designed to Teach Core Concepts of Imperialism During the Scramble for Africa, Nathaniel Perry
Department: History
Exploiting Emergencies: Government Corruption and Repression in Post-Disaster Societies, Lark Pinney
Department: Political Science
Un análisis léxico y sociolingüístico del shesheo en la canción "La Mushasha Shula" de Espinoza Paz, Penelophe Pintor
Department: Spanish
Divinity's Secret Love Song: An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Humanity and the Divine Through The Lens of Sacred Narratives, Kevin Douglas Poe
Department: Philosophy; Religious Studies
Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on Workforce Participation, Separated by Gender, and Income, in the Construction Industry, Mason Poisson
Department: Business Economics
“They’re a 10, but..”: Exploring the Effects of Romantic Relationships on Black Women, Kennedy Pope
Department: Psychology
Greedy Gamblers and Bayesian Bandits: A Quantitative ERP, EEG, and Behavioral Analysis of the Iowa State Gambling Task, Noah Pounds
Department: Neuroscience
Nuclear Power Plays: An Examination of US Opinion on the Nuclear Energy Industry through Film, Samuel William Powers
Department: History
Racial Preferences in the NCAA Coaching Market: A Study on the Level of Racial Discrimination in NCAA Coaching Employment, and How Density of Hate Groups Can be Used as an Indicator, Scott Presley
Department: Business Economics
Black Story, Kyerra Preston-Ervin
Department: Art and Art History
The Necessary Inclusion of Historical Trauma in Trauma-Based Diagnoses and Subsequent Alternative Therapies Informed by Decolonial Philosophy: Indigeneity as a Philosophia Nata Ex Conatu, Alix Joseph Printup
Department: Philosophy; Psychology
Cubulus: Procedural World Generation Using Marching Cubes, Keeton P. Purvis
Department: Computer Science
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
Warfarin in Natural Water: A Study of the Photochemical Decomposition and Product Formation, Colton Rambur
Department: Chemistry
Warfarin in Natural Water: A Study of the Photochemical Decomposition and Product Formation, Colton Rambur
Department: Chemistry
A Quantification of Spring Ephemeral Pollen Carried on Queen Bumblebees: Implications for Temporal Mismatch Between Plants and their Pollinators, Antonia N. Ramos
Department: Biology
Analysis of Nonlinear Phase Accumulation from Transformations of the Polarization States of Light in Connection to Quantum Information, Raisa Tasnim Raofa
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Red Sword-White Canvas: The Past, Present, and Future of the Avant-Garde and Avant-Garde Aesthetics, Ben Read
Department: Art and Art History; Philosophy
Frustration Nation: Why Leaders Choose Foreign-Imposed Regime Change to Forcibly Overthrow Governments & The Role of Emotions in Foreign Policy Behavior, Gordon Reeves
Department: Political Science
The Arms Trade Treaty Theoretical Failure or Success?, Izaak T. Rennebeck-Oliveira
Department: Political Science
Automated Geologic Cross-Section Generation for Ohio Using GemPy, Abigail Rice
Department: Computer Science
I Lived, I Learned: Communication Theory of Resilience and Adult Children of Parents Who Have Experienced Substance Use Disorder, Douglas S. Richardson Jr
Department: Communication Studies
“What’s in a name?”: How Just the Word “Autism” affects Autism Stigma, Allison Elnora Ringold
Department: German Studies; Neuroscience
An Analysis of Drought, Wildfire, and Landslide Activity Across Ventura County, CA, Christopher M. Roche
Department: Earth Sciences
The Shuck Pit, Matthew Rohlman
Department: English
Visualizing Constraint Satisfaction Problems Using Swarm Intelligence, Kyle N. Rossi
Department: Computer Science
Grief Live!: How Performers Can Analyze, Interpret, and Perform Grief on Stage, Amari Royal
Department: Music; Theatre and Dance
The Emphasis of Gendered Stereotypes by Candidates in Electoral Campaigns, Abigail Grace Rubadue
Department: Political Science
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
Celestial Bodies and Ancient Maya Women: Shedding (Moon)light on Divine Power, Anna Robinson Russell
Department: Archaeology
The CFA Zone: An Assessment of Factors Impacting Human Development, Namara Rwakatare
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Global and International Studies
Assimilation and Identity: Examining the Cultural and Economic Assimilation of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Morocco, Zineb Sair
Department: Economics