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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2019
Classic Ostreoliths Revisited: The Origin and Development of Oyster Balls from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) Carmel Formation of Southwestern Utah, USA, Ethan G. Killian
Department: Earth Sciences
Parental Love: Impacts of High Ambient Temperature on Thermoregulation and Parental Care Behaviors in Cooperatively Breeding Florida Scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Do Hyun Kim
Department: Biology
Dr. George S. Benson and the National Education Program: An Analysis of Films from 1948 to 1972, Cullen Wayman King
Department: History; Religious Studies
A Quantification of Variables Contributing to Offside Decision Accuracy in Soccer, Andrew W. Klein
Department: Biology
An Examination of Athlete Experiences with Coaching Aggression in Relation to Several Coach Factors, Athlete Factors, and the Coach-Athlete Relationship, Justin James Klupp
Department: Communication Studies
The Interaction Between Social Identities and Space at The College of Wooster, Alicea Anna Kouyaté
Department: Psychology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Repercussions of Electric Lighting: Light-at-Night Exposure on Anxiety in Early Development in Rats, Julia Kowala
Department: Biology
El poder de la crónica para cambiar el discurso de la inmigración, Rebecca Ann Kreuzman
Department: Spanish
Starved in Stone: An Examination of the Future Preservation of the Elephanta Caves of Mumbai, India, with Focus on Digital and Public Archaeology, Clare L. Kreuzwieser
Department: Archaeology
Effects of Personal Styling on Constituents’ Perceptions of Candidates, Cassidy D. Ktsanes
Department: Political Science
Perseveration or Perseverance: Investigating Interpretations of Echolalia, Self-Stimulatory Behaviors, and Intervention Approaches for Children Who Have Autism, Ashlynn Rae Kufleitner
Department: Communication Studies
Cued In: The Examination of Speech-Language-Pathologists' Familiarity, Perceptions of Effectiveness, Selection and Modification of Cueing Hierarchies When Targeting Single Words When Working With People With Aphasia, Zoe Kuhn
Department: Communication Studies
Does Economic Liberalization Lead to Democratization?: A Comparative Case Study of South Korea and China, HaeMin Kwak
Department: Global and International Studies
Revisiting Love in the Modern Era: the Need for the Flourishing of Universal Love, Eungyeol Kwon
Department: Philosophy
Very Happy Exile: The Life and Works of Charlotte Wolff, Abby Lang
Department: History; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
21st Century Technology Meets Old Time Gender Ideals: The Role of Gender in Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, Megan J. Lasersohn
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Beauty-Based Consumer Discrimination in Modern Dance, Rachel Lau
Department: Economics
Do You Want To Run a Regression? Nah, I Think I’ll Dance One Instead: Physicalizing Econometrics, Rachel Lau
Department: Theatre and Dance
The Invisible Injury: Post-concussion Syndrome Symptoms on Emotion Processing Following Acute Mental Stress, Emma Lawrence
Department: Neuroscience
What Does God Have To Do With It? : A study of the impact Protestant Christianity had on United States foreign policy during the Cold War., Garrett Layde
Department: Religious Studies; Political Science
Investigating the Effect of Internalization of Body Image and Exercise Type on Intuitive Eating: An Expansion of the Acceptance Model of Intuitive Eating, Harley M. Layman
Department: Psychology
To Be or Not To Be: An Investigation into the Pseudomonas protegens strain 12H11 VgrG2b Protein, Carolyn Lee
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Civil Communication Pedagogy for a More Diverse and Inclusive Society: A Case Study of Woostories, Jisou "Armel" Lee
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Full Pull:The Worlds Heaviest Motorsport, Trenton M. Leggett
Department: History
The End Of Modernism In Music: A New Narrative in the History of Electronic Music, Told Through the Works of Wendy Carlos, Jean Michel-Jarre, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brendan Lemkin
Department: Music
The Effect of Test Assessment Mode on Social Desirability in Children, Elizabeth Levine
Department: Psychology
Examining relationships between stress reduction and art therapy through prompt structured drawing with interpretation, Lida LeVine
Department: Psychology
White Superhero, Black Sidekick: A study of Representation of Black people in Cartoons and Comics and the Effect on One’s Self-Perception, Lalah Lewis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Athletes Engaging in Activism: Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos and their influence on Colin Kaepernick, Brian Lief
Department: History
The Lakota: On the Importance of Community and Selflessness, Wyatt Ogden Linde
Department: History; Philosophy
Antiviral Response of Type I Interferon Alpha/Beta Receptor to Hepatitis E Virus in Human Liver Cells, Jodi Michelle Livesay
Department: Biology
Characterization of Melanocortin Receptors in Betta Splendens, Kaitlin R. Looney
Department: Biology
Moral Obligations-Towards a Just Sytem of Immigration, Mayra Lopez
Department: Philosophy
Influence of Familiarity on the Other Race Effect, Lily Loughman
Department: Neuroscience
The Method Development and Qualitative Characterization of Organosulfates in Rainwater by LC-MS, Zachary Lyon
Department: Chemistry
The D&D Sorting Hat: Predicting Dungeons and Dragons Characters from Textual Backstories, Joseph C. MacInnes
Department: Computer Science
It's What You Make It! Modified and Queer: A Feminist Look Into Queer Experience with Tattoos, Hailey Elizabeth Malzeke
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
“Honey, where is my super suit?” Audience Response to the 2018 Marvel Black Panther Film Based on Varied Intersectional Identities of Ethnicity, Race, and Gender, CJ Mandell
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Safe or Scared: Military Presence in Public Spaces and Public Opinion of the Regime, Rachel Lauren Mandel
Department: Political Science
Color Diversification and Species-Specific Signals in Band-Winged Grasshoppers, Abigail S. Martin
Department: Biology
Broken Mirrors: A Historical Analysis of Racial Depictions in Video Games Through a Character, Francisco Martinez
Department: History
A Few Clumsy Lines: Ramifications of Philosophical Shifts in Neo-Confucian Philosophy to Ming Governance, John Martin
Department: History; Philosophy
To Whom Does Public Opinion Matter? Presidential Personality Characteristics and Sensitivity to Public Opinion, Stephen Maryo
Department: Political Science
The United States-Cuban Relations: Una investigación de los impactos políticos en las remesas culturales, Hailey Matrone
Department: Spanish; Political Science
Are You Happy? Effect of Stress on Gene Expression of Betta Splendens, Rie Matsuzaki
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Tremble, Haylee Maude
Department: English
Crisis Decision; A Study of How Personality and Advisory Systems Affect Presidential Decision-Making During Crises, Carolyn S. Mayer
Department: Political Science
The Ghosts of Terentia: The History and Historiographical Representations of the Woman who Married Cicero, Mary McKinley
Department: Classical Studies; History
The Untransacted Destiny: William Gilpin and the Birth of Modern America, Ben McKone
Department: History
¿Oíste Eso? An Investigation of Speech Audiometry and Other Clinical Practices of Audiologists Working with Monolingual Spanish-Speaking Latinx Adults, Carlos Mejia
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Manvertising: An Analysis and Rebranding of Axe's Advertisement Campaign, "The Axe Effect", Grant Merrill
Department: Communication Studies
Ray Tracing: A Study Of Realism, Mijiti Mierkamili
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The Rescuing Effect of the Dunce Gene on Chronic Sleep Deficits Presented in Intellectually Diseased FMR1 Mutant Drosophila, Eleri K. Miller
Department: Biology
The School Resource Officer in the United States Education System: An Investigation of the Perceptions of SROs Roles, Effects and the Militarization of Schools, Trey Miller
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Parental Stress, Parental Coping, and the Rating of Children’s Executive Functions: Is there a Relationship Between Coping and Executive Functioning?, Grace Minnes
Department: Neuroscience
The Waste Land as the Narrative of the Journey to Conversion, Yeeun Min
Department: English
Save the Sea Turtles: A Qualitative Analysis of the Influential Factors in the Development of Environmental Concern for Sea Turtle Conservation, Alexander C. Montalbano
Department: Environmental Studies
The Space Race, The Moon, Star Wars, and The Future: A Bureaucratic Politics Approach to American Space Policymaking, Kenyon Moriarty
Department: Political Science
A Bioinformatic Analysis of Halophile Helicases, Austin N. Morit
Department: Biology
An Investigation of Angle of Repose and Surface Activity of a Conical Bead Pile, David L. Morrow
Department: Physics
All Aboard! The Identification of Inhibitor Candidates for the Bacterial Enzyme MurG via Molecular Docking Simulations, Ian D'Arcy Mundy
Department: Chemistry
Grateful Dead: A Focus in Taphonomy and Genetics in Forensic Anthropology, Kassady A. Murphy
Department: Archaeology
Contents Under Pressure, Megan Murphy
Department: English
The Effectiveness of Targeted Killings Through US Drone Strikes in Pakistan and Yemen: A Comparative Case Study, Brian A. Murray
Department: Political Science
The Impact of Antioxidant Supplementation on Affective Behavior and Cognitive Function in a Prenatally Stressed Rodent Model, Jordan F. Murray
Department: Neuroscience
Staging the (Anthropos)cene: An Exploration of Climate Change and the Human Through Playwrighting, Daniel L. Myers
Department: English; Theatre and Dance
Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself: Understanding the Conservative Christian Perspective on Homosexuality and Welfare, Larissa S. Myers
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Changing Forms and Meaning of Work for Amish Women, Megan Myers
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Greening of the Concrete Jungle: The Connection Between Young Farmers and the Remedying of Food Deserts, Taylor Myers
Department: Earth Sciences
Using Belousov–Zhabotinsky waves as an anologue to the event horizon of a blackhole., Samuel Van Loon Nash
Department: Physics
A Rubbish Affair When Art Met Tech: Dissecting How Consumerism’s Recycling Exploits Southeast Asian Environment Through a Virtual Art Experience Using Leap Motion Technology for Gestural Commands and Physical Interactions, Thanh Nguyen
Department: Computer Science; Art and Art History
Modernism in Qatar: The South Asian Migrant Struggle and the Evolution of the Kafala System, Will Noel
Department: History
Whose price is right? An Investigation of Monopolistic and Monopsonistic Exploitation Across Collective Bargaining Agreements in the NBA, Luke Nolan
Department: Business Economics
Bumblebees Can Learn and Remember Floral Coloration Differences on a 3D printed Model of American Bellflower, Campanula americana, Mary Kate Norton
Department: Biology
The Characterization of Mary Shelley, a Drosophila Ortholog of the Mammalian Cables1 Protein, In the Drosophila Larval Brain and Ventral Nerve Cord, Erin Killeen O'Connor
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
You Are What You Eat: Regression Analysis of the Social Determinants of Diet, Callie Ogland-Hand
Department: Mathematics; Sociology and Anthropology
The Idea of "The Decisive Battle" As It Applies to Military Conflict from the Late 18th to the Early 20th Century, Spencer John O'Keefe
Department: History
An Analysis of How Political Agendas Affect Archaeological Research, Trevin O'Keefe
Department: Archaeology
Effects of Global Climate Change on Extreme Flooding Events in Wooster, Ohio, Connor Moran O'Keeffe
Department: Earth Sciences
Conversational Mathematics, Dylan Orris
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Learning and Memory in Rodent Models of ADHD and Depression in the Morris Water Maze, Vanessa Ortega Ramirez
Department: Neuroscience
Identifying Gene Targets of Phytophthora sojae Effector Protein PsAvh 172 by Synthetic Lethal Analysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Colleen O'Sullivan
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ciudadana y esposa: la construcción de la identidad femenina tras el discurso con patria(rcado) en la obra poética de Blanca Varela, Colleen L. O'Sullivan
Department: Spanish
“She Turned Me Into A Newt!”, an Examination of the Fictionalized Identities of Cunning Folk and Witches During the Witchcraft Trials, Katarina E. Padavick
Department: History; English
Queuing Theory in Manufacturing Systems, Shuwen Pang
Department: Mathematics
Did You Notice I Was Upset? The Effects of Neuroticism Levels on Emotion Recognition, Laura Papp
Department: Psychology
Seeraq'ik Pek: Sharing Stories Written in Stone, Hannah Paredes
Department: Archaeology
Degrading Diesel Fuel and WD-40®: Method Development for Characterizing Oxidation of Thin Layer Alkanes, Cody Park
Department: Chemistry
Inviting Others In: How Oppression Affects the Self, Mylo Apollo Parker-Emerson
Department: Philosophy
How Effective is Tle1, an Effector Protein, at Interacting within a Microbiome? A Study of Tle1 and how it COuld be Used Against Bacteria Associated With Probiotics Cultures, Myles P. Parker
Department: Biology
The Politics of Exclusionary and Inclusionary Zoning: The Road to Residential Segregation, Emily M. Partika
Department: Political Science
Do You Hear What I Hear? An Investigation of Bilateral and Unilateral Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder and Audiologists' Recommendation for Hearing Technology Options, Marlee Pavlechko
Department: Communication Studies
Music Semantics: Investigating the Diatonic Perception of Music, Marcus Peh
Department: Psychology
Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Zika Virus- and Dengue Virus- Neutralizing Antibodies, Caroline Elisabeth Peterson
Department: Biology
An Assessment of Combined Sewage Overflow in the Washington D.C. Division of the Potomac River, Thomas D. Peterson
Department: Earth Sciences
Characterization of Opsin Genes in Betta splendens, John R. Petrecca Jr
Department: Biology
The Effect Of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act On Investment And Macroeconomic indicators, Khanh Pham
Department: Economics
Navigating Between The Past And The Future: Cultural Prudence And Identification In Barack Obama's May 2016 Address In Hanoi, Vietnam, Linh K. Pham
Department: Communication Studies
Protein Immobilization and Enzymatic Activity in Swellable Organically Modified Silica, Sarah Pitell
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Game-Based Learning in Virtual Reality, Kasey Plamondon
Department: Computer Science