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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2025
Reflected Desires: An Immersive Myth, Lily M. Bulman
Department: Theatre and Dance; Global Media and Digital Studies
Reflected Desires: An Immersive Myth, Lily M. Bulman
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies; Theatre and Dance
Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of the Meihana Model in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Tobias Burgess
Department: Psychology
Storms of Inequality: Collective Efficacy and Socioeconomic Vulnerability in West Bengal's Cyclone Zones, Camryn Burkhammer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Urban Studies
Analyzing Avalanche Dynamics in a Conical Bead Pile with Particle Image Velocimetry, Karmellah R. Buttler
Department: Physics
The Impact of ADHD on Academic Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control, Will Callender
Department: Psychology
Synthesis of 7-monosubstituted Coumarin Intermediates using Various Bases, Samuel Carmel
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Think of the Children: Conservative Women and Educational Controversies, Jane Carpenter
Department: History
Activation Functions in Deepfake Detection, Charles B. Carroll III
Department: Computer Science
Menopause and the Adaptive Post-Reproductive Lifespan in Vertebrates: A Review, Joe Carter
Department: Biology
Fußball Football, Ashlyn Tara Casey
Department: Interdepartmental; Communication
A Comprehensive Comparison of Pathfinding Algorithms, Paa Kweku H. Cato
Department: Computer Science
Computationally Modeling Phase Accumulations within a Birefringent Crystal System, Al Margaret Cawley
Department: Physics
Bilingualism and Personality: Exploring the Impact of Language and Culture on Personality Traits in English-French Bilinguals, Anna Chapman
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Psychology
The Making of a Show: An Introduction to the World of Theatre, Amalia R. Chappell-Lakin
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
FightCLub: A Study on Adaptive Gameplay Through AI Difficulty Adjustment, Alexander Chavez
Department: Computer Science
Cross Sex Hormone Therapy in Sprague Dawley Rats: Impact on the Immune System and Possible Therapeutic Implications, Trystine Chellis
Department: Biology
Climate Crisis or Climate Change? The Impacts of Gain Framing, Loss Framing, and Ideology on Political Engagement and Agency, William Christopher
Department: Political Science; Psychology
Bread and Roses: An Analysis of Theaters as Third Space to Make Mad Crip Art that Meets People’s Needs., Cody Griffin Clark
Department: Theatre and Dance; Urban Studies
Agency, Autonomy and the Fairy Tale: Exploring Sleeping Beauty, Riley Clever
Department: English; Philosophy
May God Protect Us: The Effect of Perceived Existential Threat and White Christian Nationalism on Political Participation Among American Evangelicals, Alaina Kathleen Cline
Department: Political Science; Religious Studies
Historical Agendas: The College Board and the American Past, Noah Bruce Cohen-Mitchell
Department: History
‘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
My House is Filling With Corpses, Theodore Cooper
Department: English
Calculating the Relationship Between Extreme Weather Conditions and Climate Modes Across the North Atlantic Ocean, Tyrell Cooper
Department: Earth Sciences
Skin, Izzie Corley
Department: Art and Art History
Behavioral Differences and Survival Estimations in Melanistic and Gray Morph Squirrels, Lydia Crane
Department: Biology
The Truth Behind Their Silence: An Investigation of Selective Mutism in Early Childhood, Princess Culbreath
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
How Do Military Alliances Affect the Bilateral Trade Volume Between Allied Nations?, Cameron Warren Culton
Department: Business Economics
Circuits to Software: An Exploration of Computing Development in Three Stages., Elizabeth Curry
Department: Computer Science
Democracies versus Dictatorships: Which Political System Drives Sustainable Economic Development in Africa?, Kennedy Damtse
Department: International Relations; Political Science
Overrun and Understory: A Study of Deer Herbivory and Its Impact on Young Forest Regeneration in Wooster Memorial Park, Ohio, John Daoud
Department: Biology
Exploring the Immunotherapeutic Effects of MYb11 in Modulating Inflammatory Responses, Carmen Angel Darbah
Department: Biology
Synthetic Hormones and the Female Brain: A Neurobiological Study of Oral Contraceptive Effects on Memory and Plasticity, Rishika Daruwala
Department: Biology; Computer Science; Mathematics; Neuroscience; Psychology; Statistical and Data Sciences
Synthesis of Solely 7-Substituted Quinolin-2(1H)-ones via Lewis Acid Catalysis, Ellen F. Daugherty
Department: Chemistry
Game of Clones: Pollen Dispersal, Clonal Spread, and their Implications for Genetic Variation in Two Spring Ephemeral Dicentra Species, Aubrey E. Davis
Department: Biology
“Sorry My Obsession is so Deep”: A Rhetorical Analysis of Parasocial Relationships with Love Island Cast Members on Instagram, Drew Skylar Davis
Department: Communication Studies
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
Sex Differences, Brain Activity, and the Role of Childhood Maltreatment in Borderline Personality Disorder, Amaya Day
Department: Neuroscience; Psychology
Transparency in Action: Evaluating the Influence of Taxpayer Receipt Initiatives on Public Trust in Government, Noah Dechasa
Department: Economics
The Future of Medical Technology: A Study of the Impact of Clinical Trials on Medical Devices and Adoption Rates, Domenic DeMuth
Department: Economics
Applying Software Engineering Concepts to Create a Website for The College of Wooster’s Computer Science Department, Oliver Dhyanchand
Department: Computer Science
U.S. Strategy Shift in Response to Rising Powers in Africa: A Realpolitik and Neorealism Perspective: Is the Economic and Military Engagement of the U.S. in Niger and C.A.R. Influenced by the Competition from Russia and China?, Anaïs S. Dogo
Department: International Relations
Korean Pop: The Transition from a Domestic Music Genre to an International Phenomenon, Nguyen Bao Lam Do
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Visualizing the Self, A Family Series, Adele Dooner
Department: Art and Art History
Trade, Aid, and Dependency: The Impact of U.S. Bilateral Food Aid on Trade and Welfare in Mexico, Rayan Dos Passos
Department: Economics; Global and International Studies; Spanish
Assessing the Relationship Between Adult Attachment and College Stress, Jacob G. Dugas
Department: Psychology
The World's Saddest Fight Club: How the Manosphere Works, Ciaran R. Dwyer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Drosophila Model of Neurodegeneration: The Effects Of Nab2, An RNA-Binding Protein, On Tau Dependent Circadian Rhythm Phenotypes, Isabelle Lucille Dwyer
Department: Neuroscience
Geoclimatological Impacts on Linguistic Terminology and Evolution: A Case Study on Arabic Color Terminology, Lee "Atlas" Dwyer
Department: Earth Sciences
The Last Resort: A Creative Analysis of an Original Screenplay, Lee "Atlas" Dwyer
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Intercropping as a Form of Integrated Pest Management: How Crop Diversification Alters Arthropod Community Compositions and Effects Mustard Green Damage, Cady Eakins
Department: Environmental Studies
A House Divided: America, Masculinity, and the Vietnam War, Mitchell C. Ecklund
Department: English; History
The Burden of Adversity: Examining the Links Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Academic Self-Concept, and the Moderating Role of Trauma-Informed Practices, Carlee Edelman
Department: Psychology
When The Gavel Became a Camera: Media’s Narrative on the Defamation Trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Charlotte Elgie
Department: Communication Studies
Private Money and Public Work: Evaluating Funding Sources for US-Based Archaeological Research in Guatemala, Maura Ellenberger
Department: Archaeology
Investigation on Acute Subjective Sleep Quality's Impact on Default Mode Network Activity and Creativity, Somarr Elliott
Department: Neuroscience
Affordable Housing and Crime: How Additional Affordable Housing Units Impact Crime Rates in the United States of America, Tyler R. Ellsworth
Department: Business Economics
Are Two Really Greater Than One? The Effect of Income and Time on Child Delinquency, Nick Everett
Department: Business Economics
Investigating the Evolution of Quaternary Structure and Negative Cooperativity of Phosphagen Kinases Through Stichopus japonicus Arginine Kinase (SjAK), Bailey Gayette Farrell
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Fair and Just?: How Victim Impact Submissions Affect Sentencing Lengths in Ohio, Piper Farrell
Department: Global and International Studies
The Effects of an 8-Week Yoga Intervention on Young Adults with ADHD, Sofia Fazazi
Department: Neuroscience
A Study of Accommodations that can be Implemented Within Classrooms to Improve the Learning for Middle School Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Anya Featherstone
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Contact with Homeless Populations, The Social Construction of Homelessness, and Punitive Policy, Ciru Feldman
Department: Psychology; Political Science
Understanding the Role of AI-Based Object Detection Models in Autonomous Vehicles, Nathan Ferrence
Department: Computer Science
Investigating Nab2’s Interactions with the Spliceosomal Protein SmB, Logan Dean Fickes
Department: Neuroscience
I Identified My Grandma's Voice Disorder and Now I’m Here: An Examination Of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Treatment and Decision-making in Therapy for Vocal Polyps, Hallie Dael Findlan
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
How Does Private Equity Affect Consumer Wellbeing: An Investigation of Hospital Ratings, Will Fink
Department: Business Economics
Golden Years, Meaningful Minds: Exploring Purpose, Psychological Well-Being, and Self-Efficacy in Independent Living, Julianna Fiori
Department: Psychology
Incumbent Resident's Perceptions of Collective Efficacy, Informal Control, and Formal Community Structure in the Kinsman Central Neighborhoods", Bailey D. Fischer
Department: Urban Studies
Meth, Rape, and State: Japan's Postwar Nation-Building, Jack Fleming
Department: History
Volcanic Signatures in Yellow-Cedar: Understanding Mechanisms of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Amanda Flory
Department: Earth Sciences; Environmental Studies
Generating Spectroscopic Models of the Surface of the Uranian Moon Puck, Aeralyn Rose Flynn
Department: Physics
Mood Swings: A Distorted Reality, Melissa Ford
Department: Art and Art History
Pollinator Performance and Pollen Limitation: A Conceptual Primer and Case Study in Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra Cucullaria), Samuel Foye
Department: Environmental Studies
Simulating Cyber-Attacks: A Practical Exploration of Vulnerabilities and Defenses in Web Security, Kai Francis
Department: Computer Science
A Critical Examination of the Underutilization of Occupational Therapy in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Motor Disorders: Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism, Cassandra E. Frangella
Department: Neuroscience
Navigating the Workplace: Understanding the Perspectives of Employees with Disabilities, Colin Froe
Department: Communication Studies
Remediation of Heavy Metal Ions Using Ferritin Immobilized in Swellable Organically Modified Silica, Olivia Galando
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Remediation of Heavy Metal Ions Using Ferritin Immobilized in Swellable Organically Modified Silica, Olivia Michele Galando
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Growth of Groups: Formal Languages and Baumslag-Solitar Groups, Oscar Gal
Department: Mathematics
Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue: The Populist Songs Of Modern America Through Presidential Campaign Music, Julia Garrison
Department: English; Global Media and Digital Studies
How Does Stakeholder Engagement Affect the Decision-Making Process for the Upcoming 2026 World Cup in Seattle?, Mason Mario Garza
Department: Urban Studies
Buy or Bye? Investigating Financial Literacy’s Impact on Mortgage Outcomes, Celia Gehrke
Department: Business Economics
Advisors and Influence in Foreign Policy: Expanding Leadership Trait Analysis to the U.S. Secretary of State, Alexander M. Gerdenich
Department: Political Science
Paradise Lost, Paradise Deferred: Combining Close and Distant Reading in Milton’s Seminal Text, Abihail Geremew
Department: English; Statistical and Data Sciences
The Impact of Partial Loss of Rrp40 Function on Drosophila Larvae Locomotion: A Model for Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 1b, Ruth Getachew
Department: Neuroscience
The Heart of Wooster: A Family Legacy That Will Live Forever, Thomas Gfell
Department: History
How similar are we to man's best friend? Investigating Genetic Predispositions to Symptomatic Lyme disease in Canis Familiaris, Grace Glasser
Department: Biology
Living on the Edge: the Influence of Edge Effects on Ohio Plethodontid Salamanders, Emma E. Glasson
Department: Biology
Identifying Key Factors in Predicting Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Transmission in Maharashtra: A Data-Driven Mathematical Model, Lilian B. Glaza
Department: Mathematics
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
Quantum Encryption and a Bulk Rotational Algorithm, Leah S. Goodall
Department: Computer Science
Ordinary Women Making Ordinary Magic: Loss and Resilience Through Auto/Ethnography, Beth Gornall
Department: Communication Studies
From Studying to Learning: Japanese International Student Experiences at Danish Folk High Schools, Nachi Goto
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
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
The Implementation of Public Spaces: A Case Study into Changes Being Made Ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, Caleb Barney Greenwald
Department: Urban Studies
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: An Assessment of Canine Trainability Predictors, Elise Greenwald
Department: Biology
Rethinking Urban Sustainability: Integrating Ecology into City Ranking Systems, Ryan Gretlein
Department: Urban Studies