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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023
Supervised Machine Learning on Photo Recognition of Real and Fantastical Images, Ethan O. Samangy
Department: Computer Science
If You Want to Go Fast, Go Alone; If You Want to Go Far, Go Together: Exploring the Institutional Effectiveness of African Regional Organizations From a Peacekeeping Perspective, Stacey Sam
Department: Political Science
Empowering Healthcare Sustainability: The Economic Impact of Wooster's Community Care Network For Chronic Disease Management, Tyusha Sarawagi
Department: Business Economics; Statistical and Data Sciences
The Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction and its Photo-Sensitive Metal Complex Catalysts, Michael L. Scarberry
Department: Chemistry; Physics
Heterogeneous Ozonolysis of a Novel Fungicide, Emma Schell
Department: Chemistry
GOP Jesus and Trump: an Exploration of the Usage of Evangelical Christianity by Donald Trump in the 2016 Election, Fiona Erin Rebbecca Schieve
Department: Religious Studies
Don't Fight the Fed? An Analysis of the Role of Monetary Policy in the Formation of Bubbles in the Housing Market, Claira E. Schiffrik
Department: Economics
The Partisan Implications of a Nonpartisan Redistricting Commission: Examining the 2022 Midterm Elections in Michigan, Carter M. Schmidt
Department: Political Science
Modelling Stable Equilibrium Orientations of a Submerged Dipolar Particle in an Electromagnetic Field, John P. Schmidt
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Structural Stability of Bovine Serum Albumin upon Adsorption to SOMS Measured by FT-IR, Kylie M. Schmitz
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sir Skink in The Cold Knight, Adam Schneider
Department: English
The Online World of Politics: Analyzing the Impact of the Public During #MeToo on Public Policy Using Machine Learning, Robert Doak Schultz
Department: Political Science
Congestive Heart Failure and Depression: Are medical professionals biased towards CHF patients with depression?, Katie Schumacher
Department: Psychology
How Should Self-Driving Cars be Programmed: Exploring Intuition, Utilitarianism, and the Moral Machine Experiment, Isaac Schwartz
Department: Philosophy; Statistical and Data Sciences
Soothed by the Sublime, Janette R. Seaton-Evans
Department: Art and Art History
Beyond the Game: Examining Health Attitudes from a Collegiate Student-Athlete Perspective, Lucy Segal
Department: Psychology
From Learning to Leadership: The Influence of Educational Attainment on the Retrospective Job Performance of Modern American Presidents, Andrew Seifert
Department: Political Science
Toward a Comprehensive Framework for Investigating Copper Dyshomeostasis: The Role of His-Tag Modularity and Alternative Expression Systems in Evaluating Dopamine β-Hydroxylase, Zoë Lee Semersky
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Overlooked Adoptees: The Effects of COVID-19 Racism and Ethnic Identity on the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Transracial Adoptees in the United States, Zoe E. Seymore
Department: Psychology
Procedurally Generating a Dungeon for Roguelike Games, Manan Shahi
Department: Computer Science
Immobilization of Transferrin in Swellable Organically Modified Silica for Remediation of Heavy Metal Ions, Shiropa Shahreen
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Investigation of Splicing Changes in dNab2 Knockdown Drosophila Neurons, Katherine J. Shelmidine
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
“Major Onions!” A Rhetorical Analysis of Famous Broadcasting Calls in American Sports, Hayden Sherry
Department: Communication Studies
Music and Migration: The Demand for Hybrid/World Music in the U.S., Mekdes Shiferaw
Department: Global and International Studies
Explorations in Value Theory: The Case for Monism, Max Shiffman
Department: Philosophy
The Impact of Modern Technology in Sports on Athletic Success and Team Relationships, Joe Shilts
Department: Communication Studies
Putin's "Corrective Project": An Examination of State Repression Against Russian Nongovernmental Organizations, Ethan Sieber
Department: Political Science; Russian Studies
Third World: Bolivia, The United States, Democracy, and the Art of Putting it on Stage, Victoria I. Silva
Department: Political Science; Theatre and Dance
A Critical Theory of the Internet, Savannah Sima
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
A Comprehensive Literature Review of the Current State of Knowledge of Phytophthora RxLR Effector Proteins, Keegan Daniel Smith
Department: Biology
“The Mind Keeps the Score”: Attachment Style, Emotional Deregulation, Dissociation and Self-Efficacy as a Potential Etiological Cause of Revictimization, Maya Najiri Smith
Department: Psychology
Can We Reverse Aging? Using Cognitive Training in Rodents to Enhance Overall Cognitive Performance, Sarah Snider
Department: Neuroscience
The Foundations of Romance: Tracing the Impact of Childhood and Adolescent Experiences on Adult Relationships, Khine Chin Chin Soe
Department: Mathematics
More than a Hobby: Examining Dance as Communication in Honeybees and Humans, Katie Spence
Department: Biology; Theatre and Dance
Oral Contraceptives Improve Spatial Learning And Anxiety In A Rodent Model Despite Opposing Androgenicity, Morgan Stanley
Department: Psychology
Missing Indigo, Robert A. Stark
Department: Music
Investigating Long-Term Effects of Birth Factors on Immune Performance and Development, Katherine Elizabeth Stephens
Department: Biology; Statistical and Data Sciences
"Does this spark joy?": Aesthetics, Gender, and Ideals in Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Kayla E. Stevens
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
No Justice No Peace: A Conception of Justice, Nkosi Stewart
Department: Political Science
Consumer Transparency in Real Estate: A Study on Data Accessibility and its Role as an Inhibitive Element of Search Costs within the Housing Market, Paris M. Stirrat
Department: Economics
Do Humans Express Empathy Towards One Another Through The Way They Divide Their Labor During Physical Group Tasks? Examining the Impact of Physical Strain and Labor Division on Situational Empathy and Group Cohesion, Jasper H. Stoddard
Department: Psychology
Facilitating Collaborative Gameplay Within an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment, Drake Stolman
Department: Computer Science
Obliteration and Negotiation: Assessing Whether Counter-War Strategy and Negotiations Can Reduce Terror Committed by Violent Non-State Actors, Neil W. Storey
Department: Political Science
Obliteration and Negotiation: Assessing Whether Counter-War Strategy and Negotiations Can Reduce Terror Committed by Violent Non-State Actors, Neil Walker Storey
Department: Political Science
Conservation of Dynamic Modularity in Biological Network Modeling: Modular Boolean Model of Cell Cycle Regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caitlin Strassburg
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Mathematics
Studying the Halo of the Nearby M104 Galaxy through Galaxy Decomposition using GALFIT, Connor T. Streeter
Department: Physics
Islands In an Indian Sea?: The Story of British Spaces in Colonial India, Dylan Strickland
Department: History
Creating a Hydrological Profile of Northern Shreve, Ohio, Through Groundwater Well Analysis, Ryan Henry Sullivan
Department: Earth Sciences
Pollen and Resource Limitation of Seed Production in the Sexual Reproduction of Two Dicentra cucullaria Populations at Wooster Memorial Park, Huayu Sun
Department: Biology
Identifying Potential Redox Partners of the Yeast Mitochondrial Thioredoxin, Griffin G. Suppa
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hope and Mourning in an Age of Immanent Extinction: Grief as a Framework for Revolutionary Ethics, Artemis Swanson
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Secluded in the Snow, Emma Swindell
Department: History
The Nuclear Densitometer: Its Design, Use in Construction, and an Experimental Application, Adeline N. Tagg
Department: Geology
The Misrepresentation of Black Male Athletes in Media, Dorion Talley
Department: Communication Studies
The Evolution of Black of Black Freedom Through Political Power, Quincy A. Taylor
Department: History
Impacts of Regime Type and Economic Development Levels on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Nations, Brennen Testa
Department: Political Science
Staring at Images: A Comprehensive Exploration of Object Detection, August Tewell
Department: Computer Science
The Evolution of Human-Computer Interaction and Its Technological Advancement With a Focus on Applications With Electric Paint, Sobika Thapa
Department: Computer Science
When Fungus Met Sally(Manders): An Experimental Inquiry into J. Lividum and its Effects (if any) on the Northern Ravine Salamanders Survival Against Chytridiomycosis in Northeast Ohio, Andrew B. Thompson
Department: Biology
La loca de Gandoca: Las varias voces en la lucha por la naturaleza en Costa Rica, Madeline L. Thompson
Department: Spanish
Resting Heart Rate, Sleep, and Stress: The Physiological Stress Response of NCAA Division III Female Student-Athletes, Riley Marie Thorr
Department: Biology
A Farmer Works So the World Can Eat: An Analysis of the Impact of United Nations Food (In)security And Climate Change Collaboration on Linkages in United Nations Outcomes, Maley Tinstman
Department: Political Science
Contesting the White Masculine Ideal: A Comparative Content Analysis of Fight Club and The Wolf of Wall Street, Colin C. Tobin
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Magmatic Evolution of the Bræðravirki Ridge Basalts in Western Iceland, Judith G. Topham
Department: Earth Sciences
An Analysis of the Effects of Water Chemistry on Diatom Ecology Over Time in the American Upper Midwest, Richard Cabral Torres
Department: Earth Sciences
Face to Face: Finding Confidence in my Voice in a Technology-Centered Generation, Britta Elaine Treu
Department: Communication Studies
Understanding First-Generation Graduation Rates at The College of Wooster: Applying Mathematical Models to Factors that Affect Retention, Anna Truong
Department: Mathematics
Saving Us from Ourselves: Testing Informational Inoculation as a Mechanism to Protect Against COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation, Otis N. Tucker
Department: Psychology
An Examination of Win Probability in NCAA Division I Football Overtime and Its Applications for Evaluating Coaching Decisions, Matt Ulishney
Department: Mathematics
Investigating the Impact of User Interface Design on User Experience in a Full Stack Social Media Web Application., Aavash Upadhyaya
Department: Computer Science
What is Reel Life: An Analysis of TikTok Videos and Instagram Reels Related to Eating Disorders and Mental Illness, Maud E. Utstein
Department: Communication Studies
From the Dim and Shadowy Past to the Computer Screen: Digitally Centering Indigenous Voices in Wayne County, Ohio, Glenna Van Dyke
Department: History
Banking Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) During the Financial Crisis: A Long-Term Strategy?, David Varner
Department: Business Economics
An Investigation of Speech-Language Pathologists' Perceptions of Adults Who Stutter and the Most Effective Treatment Methods Including Altered Auditory Feedback, Yatzari Venzor
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
The Science of Using Women and The Art of Eating Italian: Italian Food Culture From 1848 to Today, Theresa E. von Wallmenich
Department: History
“You Are Stunning…. Just Like Marilyn!”: A Content Analysis of Media Emphasizing the Ideal of Beauty Surrounding the 2022 Met Gala Dress Scandal, Lijiayi Wang
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Cytochrome p450 1A Oxidation of Pollutant Benzo(a)pyrene's Genetic Effect on Ameiurus nebulosus’ p53 and MDM2 Genomic Region, Breanna Watkins
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Mediating Effect of Individualism and Collectivism on the Relationship between the Big Five Personality Traits and Depression and Anxiety, Monica S. Watkins
Department: Psychology
The Beauty and Solace in Loneliness: Using Light, Design, and Iconography to Showcase Acceptance and Edification, Olivia Medaglia Watling
Department: Art and Art History
Necessity of the Robo/Slit Signaling Pathway During Glial Migration in the Peripheral Nervous System of Drosophila melanogaster, Alexandra M. Wells
Department: Biology
Why Athletes Lose Money: Examining Social Factors That Cause Male Professional Basketball Players to Go Broke, Paige Wells
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Lyricism and the Politics of Belonging: Music and Nationalisms for Israel and Palestine, Linat R. Westreich
Department: Political Science
The Lost Electorate: A Content Analysis of 2022 Democratic Senatorial Candidates' Video Commercials and Their Appeals to the White Working-Class, Kay Elizabeth Wetmore
Department: Communication Studies; Political Science
Tile Invariants and an Exploration of Tilings with Ribbon Pentominoes and L-Pentominoes, Lucy Wickham
Department: Mathematics
All the Lonely People: Edward Hopper's Imagery of Isolation and the Impact of his Work, Jane C. Wight
Department: Art and Art History
Analyzing Income Inequality and Crime Through Gentrification, Langston Williams
Department: Economics
Protecting Primates In Captivity And In The Wild: A Case Study For Costa Rica’s Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center, Alexander F. Wiseman-Rose
Department: Biology
Determining The Crystal Structure of The Staphylococcus Aureus MurG Enzyme, Patrick Thomas Wood
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Somewhere In Between: Examining Mixed-Race Beauty Politics in The United States, Chloe Dawn Wright
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Investigating the Effect of Steric Bulk of Anilines in the Synthesis of Quinolinones, Eliott John Wright
Department: Chemistry
What Is a Good Investment: Finding the Balance Between Monetary Profit and Moral Obligations, Yuchen Yang
Department: Philosophy
Monetary Policy and the Run Up of Loose Credit Prior to the Great Recession, Andrew David Yanssens
Department: Business Economics
Impact of Central Bank Digital Currency on Household Final Consumption, Ryan T. You
Department: Business Economics
Designing For The Modern Digital Landscape: A Full-Stack Web Development Project, Kevin Yuan
Department: Computer Science
The Funeral of Dr. Tulp, Nicholas Yungbluth
Department: English
An Investigation of Improving Blue Intensity Measurements from Tree Rings, Gulf of Alaska, USA, Wenshuo Zhao
Department: Earth Sciences
Visualizing Movement: Predicting Interstate Migration Probabilities and Populations of U.S. States Using Markov Chain Analysis, Rekik Ziku
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Identification of a Putative Binding Mechanism for the Reducing Substrate of 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3-Monooxygenase, Takoda T. Zuehlke
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2022
Visualizing World Happiness: Exploring Databases For Web Applications, Basliel Ababayehu
Department: Computer Science
Moral Responsibility And Gendered Implicit Bias In The Workplace, Maryam Abdul Hye
Department: Philosophy; Psychology