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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023
Detecting Cryptojacking Malware, Chase D. Fickes
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
No One Is an Island: Towards a Geocritical Perspective of Identity via Japanese Culture and Literature, Zachary Filippi
Department: Religious Studies; English
An Analysis of Recurrent Neural Networks and Long Short-Term Memory Networks, Naod Mahtot Fisseha
Department: Computer Science
Instating Natural Reward-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in C57BL/6J Mice, Sydney Fitzcharles
Department: Neuroscience
An Overworked Powerhouse: A Boolean Model of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Associated Senescence in the Context of Aging Microglia, Katherine H. Fleig
Department: Neuroscience
Determining the White Spruce Climate Response and Extending the Chronology in Nabesna, Alaska, Maxwell C. Fletcher
Department: Earth Sciences
How National Role Conceptions Affect Japanese Foreign Policy in the Taiwan Strait, Jonah Brick Freedman
Department: Political Science
Incorporating Indigenous Families: An Exploration of Forensic Archaeological Ethics in Post-Conflict Andean Peru, Olivia Frison De Angelis
Department: Archaeology
In the Spotlight or In the Wings? Looking at African American Culture and History in Museums, Anailah Funchess
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Madness of Women's Sports: A Critical Analysis of the Discourse Surrounding the 2021 NCAA Women's March Madness Basketball Tournament, Emily J. Gail
Department: Communication Studies
"Damn Daniel" to Genesis: An Analysis of Songs about Select Environmental Events, Gabriele R. Gajdos
Department: Environmental Studies
Books, Technology, and Readers; A Multidimensional Bond, Oriana Marsella Galvis Marin
Department: English
Forecasting PM2.5 Concentration in Different Cities in Mongolia Using Neural Network Autoregression (NNAR) Model and Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) Model, Sumiyabazar Ganbaatar
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
“Newgenics”: A Comparison Study of Parents of Children with Down Syndrome in Denmark and The United States, Lauren Ganson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Sexless in the City: Performances of Masculinity by Involuntarily Celibate Men in Online Forums, Dana Giffen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
It's Because You're Always on That Damn Phone: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Nomophobia and Parent-Child Intimacy and Conflict, JG Gillard
Department: Communication Studies
Beyond the Body: The Effects of Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation on Anxiety Through the Elevated Plus Maze, Max Glass
Department: Neuroscience
Polarized Insurrection? An Ethical and Empirical Analysis of the January 6th Insurrection and Surrounding Media Coverage, Noah D. Golovan
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Stressed Out and Struggling to Concentrate: The Relationship Between Cortisol Reactivity and Cognitive Control in College Students, Katiasofia Gonzales
Department: Neuroscience
#MeToo Flips the Script on Representation of Women in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sarah Gordon
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Summer Camp as a Social Institution of Change: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Summer Camp as a Total Institution that Cultivates and Fosters Self-Discovery and Personal Growth/Change Among Counselors, Conor J. Greene
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Creation of Black Paradise: Exploring Wealth Accumulation, Racial Politics, and Resilience of Black Neighborhoods In Detroit's East Side Through Archaeological Reconstruction, Jada B. Green
Department: Archaeology; Africana Studies
A Two-Photon Investigation of a Material's Nonlinear Susceptibility, Olivia R. Green
Department: Physics
Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation: A Literature Review Detailing Factors Affecting Rehabilitation Following a Rotator Cuff injury, Benjamin Greenwood
Department: Biology
Joder... Aquí Vienen los Delincuentes Una Exploración de Dos Películas de Eloy de la Iglesia: Colegas y El Pico, Hannah L. Grosman
Department: Spanish
Expression of ANXA3 in E. coli for the Development of Future Diagnostic Nanobodies, Carson Jack Gutierrez
Department: Biology
Measuring The Impact of TRC: The Involvement With Cities’ Use of Housing Policies and Hate Crimes, Elizabeth Hall
Department: Political Science
Measuring the Impact of TRC: The Involvement with Cities' Use of Housing Policies and Hate Crimes, Elizabeth A. Hall
Department: Political Science
Tribal Marketing: Narrative Analysis of Afrocentric Marketing Techniques for African Americans, Gregory L. Hall Jr.
Department: Communication Studies
"Through the Veil", Noor Ul Hannan
Department: Art and Art History
Are Algorithms Slowing Us Down? Associations Between Social Media Use and Formal Operational Abilities, George P. Harney
Department: Psychology
Have A Nice Trip: Psychedelics and Spirituality in 1960s Haight-Ashbury, Lily Kate Harpham
Department: History
Fatal Extraction: A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Conflicts in Ecuador during the Presidency of Rafael Correa, Joey Harris
Department: Political Science
Ink Exchange: A Study of Traditional Japanese Tattoos Migration from Japan to America, Samantha Harrison
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Clear Bag Policy: How Nudges Habitually Changed Household Waste Production in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Stacey Harris
Department: Business Economics
Think Globally, Act Locally, Panic Internally: Climate Anxiety's Impact on Political Participation, Emily Brooke Hasecke
Department: Political Science; Psychology
Chief Wahoo: The Decline of Native Imagery in Professional Sports, Charles Franklin Henegar
Department: Education; History
What Wins Basketball Games? An Analysis of Dean Oliver's Four Factors of Basketball, Two Decades Later, Luke Henke
Department: Mathematics
Discerning Through Discourse: Constructions of French Identity Regarding Russia and Ukraine in the 21st Century, Adeline Hennebury
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Global and International Studies
Effects of Social Status on Connection Amongst Black Women Moderated by Hair, Naafi'ah AA Hennie
Department: Psychology
Wartime Impacts on Maya Culture Heritage, Alyssa Henss
Department: Archaeology
El lenguaje es la hoja de ruta de la diversidad: La Brecha Digital en la comunidad Latina inmigrante antes y durante la pandemia, Berenice Hernandez
Department: Spanish
The Relationship Between ADHD Symptoms and Personality Traits, Emma Hewitt
Department: Psychology
A Clonal Plant Gets Too Big For Its Breeches: Pollination And Clonal Population Structure Of Spring Flowering Dutchman's Breeches, Jade M. Hoff
Department: Biology
Imperial Shadows that Yet Remain: Examining the Transnational Impact of History on Contemporary Japanese and South Korean Relations, Milo Hoff
Department: History
Mathematical College Readiness and the Effect of Imposed Tracking, BrookeLynn Holmes
Department: Education; Mathematics
Agency: The Art of Human Choice - Finding Space Between Free Will and Determinism, Langston Hood
Department: English; Philosophy
The Persistent Illusion of the Medici Reality, Isabelle C. Hoover
Department: Classical Studies; Art and Art History
Contributions of Religious Identity, Religious Commitment, and Spirituality to Undergraduate Prosocial Behavior, Claire Horansky
Department: Psychology
The Impact of Nuclear Weapons Security Measures on Brinkmanship Conflict Outcomes: A Comparative Case Study of the Pakistan-India Border Conflict and U.S.-Russian Tensions Over the War in Ukraine, Cory Edward Horgan
Department: Political Science
Liver Tumors in Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome: Can Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels Distinguish Benign from Malignant Tumors?, Sena Houessou-Adin
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Liver Tumors in Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome: Can Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels Distinguish Benign from Malignant Tumors?, Sena Disewari Houessou-Adin
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Knowing When To Do Wrong: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Threat to a Leader and Violations of Physical Integrity Rights, Haley A. Huett
Department: Political Science
Examining How Pell Grant Plays a Role in Student Decision Making When Pursuing Higher Education and Degree Attainment: Pell Grant and Student Decision to Attain Higher Education, Naol Aman Hulufe
Department: Business Economics
Preparation of Porphyrin-PYBOX: a Stepwise Synthesis of Functionalized Diethynyl-bridged Porphyrins for a Potential Application in Solar Energy Conversion, Ferdawss Ihiri
Department: Chemistry
Multicultural Experiences Infuence Attitudes Toward Different Groups: The Role of Social Identities, Ayaka Iwasaki
Department: Psychology
Understanding Frantz Fanon’s "schéma épidermique racial": The Implications on Post-Colonial Black Consciousness and Identities, Taylor Danea Jackson
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Philosophy
Dying for Groceries: Food Deserts and Mortality Rates in Chicago, Helena Janczak
Department: Environmental Studies
More Than Stories: An Oral History of Dungeons & Dragons Players in the 1970s and 1980s, Laura E. Jentes
Department: History
Political Stability and Oil Price Relationship, Siyan Ji
Department: Global and International Studies
A Biomechanical Analysis of the Pitching Motion: Mechanical Predictors of Velocity and Spin Rate in DIII Pitchers, Christian G. Johnston
Department: Biology
The Morphology, Speleogenesis, and Classification of Cave Turnips in Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park, Nevada (U.S.A.), Ryan James Johnston
Department: Geology
Cash Flow, Justin L. Jones
Department: History
Evaluating a Monetary Value for Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Difference in Differences Case Study of Colorado's 2013 House Bill 13-1293, Tucker R. Joseph
Department: Economics
Confronting Climate Change: A Real(ist) Problem, Hannah Keough
Department: English
Ageism: Does it Exist Within DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria?, Isa Kevorkian
Department: Psychology
Human Right Violations and Systematic Oppression of Baha'is in Iran, Ryan Koroush Khazra
Department: Global and International Studies
The Development of an ADHD Treatment Application, Nour Kherfi
Department: Neuroscience
Religion in North Korea, Hyunmin Kim
Department: Religious Studies
Creation of Dimeric Perkinsus Marinus Creatine Kinase Through Site-Directed Mutagenesis: Insight into Phosphagen Kinase Quaternary Structure Evolution, Kyungjoo Kim
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sources of Stress in NCAA Division III Athletes: Racism and Mental Health Threats in Competition, Minkyung Kim
Department: Psychology
Are the Arginine Kinase Functions Found in Myxococcus xanthus Conserved in a Sister Species, Myxococcus macrosporus?, Seula Kim
Department: Biology
My Favorite Movie is a Play! An Analysis of Adaptations to Stage and Film, Audrey L. Klosterman
Department: Theatre and Dance
Journey: Exploring Animation Through Story, Helen Kohlmetz
Department: Art and Art History
A Drunken Carnival of Hate: The Impact of a Minority Group’s Growth on Intergroup Conflict, Yeeun Koh
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Uniaxial Compression of FOAMGLAS® and Bubble Deformation, Lauren Kreeger
Department: Geology
Examining Influences Behind Perceptions of Inequality in Education: Meritocracy Through Multicultural Perspectives, Alicia Krielaart
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Cowboy Way, Morgan C. Kromer
Department: Art and Art History
Influence of Supplemented Micronutrients on Immune Response in Caenorhabditis Elegans During Pathogenic Infections, Emma C. Kurtz
Department: Biology
Becoming a National Park Ranger: An Ethnographic Research Study Examining How Rangers From the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Conceptualize Their Role in Nature and the Park’s Preservation for Visitors, Abby Kushner Benson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Puzzle That’ll Never Be Complete: A Multi-Generational Memoir of Four Generations of Black Women, and Our Experiences in the Black Church, Yakeria S. Lamar
Department: Religious Studies
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
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