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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2019
Sputnik, The Beep-Beep-Beep Heard Around the World: An Analysis of the Orbital Trajectory of Sputnik and its Reception in the Soviet Union, Gillian Gregory
Department: Mathematics; Russian Studies
Healthcare Decisions in the Arctic, Emma Griffith
Department: Global and International Studies
Rights, Naturally: An Examination of Natural Rights Philosophy in Constitutional Thought and Decision Making, Jordan Griffith
Department: History; Political Science
A Boolean Model of Contact Inhibition of Proliferation, Eric C. Guberman
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Does China’s Involvement in Foreign Aid in Underdeveloped African States Result in Developmental Growth?, Cornelius Gyamfi
Department: Global and International Studies
From the Depths: Impacts of the H.L. Hunley, Kolten Del Hainsey
Department: History
Ethics in Computing, David Edward Hale
Department: Mathematics; Philosophy
'Independent Minds, Dreaming Together': The Role of Discrimination in Producing Group Consciousness Among Racial Minorities in the U.S., Nicholas Hall
Department: Political Science
America’s Best Idea: Arguing for Bears Ears National Monument Through Leopold’s Land Ethic, Olivia Hall
Department: Earth Sciences; Philosophy
History = Change Over Time: Potential Adaptations for Three Contemporary Northeast Ohio Historical Societies, Marissa Hamm
Department: History
An Analysis of Fractures around the Sevier Fault Zone near Orderville, Utah, Charley H. Hankla
Department: Geology
iFelt it: The use of flannel boards and iPad technology for hands-on vocabulary learning in early childhood, Hayley C. Hardcastle
Department: Communication Studies
Traces of an Unknowable Past: A Literary Investigation of Intergenerational Guilt and Trauma in Southern Identity, Nathaniel A. Harling
Department: English
“How Do You Make a Body Accountable for Its Language, Its Positioning?”: An Analysis of the Construction of Racial Identity Through Language, Kaitlyn Harrison
Department: English
Grand Slam for Gender Equality? Renée Richards, the History of Gender Testing in Sport and Trans Participation in Professional Tennis and Professional Sport, Matthew Harris-Ridker
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Who Runs the World? An Analysis of the Internal Dynamics of International Organizations and Their Impact on the Ability of Women to Attain High-Level Leadership Positions, Sabrina K. Harris
Department: Political Science
The Effects of Brief Mindfulness Meditation on Attention in the Attentional Network Task, Victoria Hartley
Department: Psychology
National Rifle Association Member Mobilization And Senate Roll-Call Voting On Gun Control Legislation, Matthew Hartzell
Department: Political Science
Love at First Swipe: The Accuracy of First-Impression Personality Judgements in the Realm of Mobile Dating Apps, Sophie Elizabeth Hawkins
Department: Psychology
Effect of Educational Media on Preschoolers’ Cognitive Empathy, Shogo Hayashi
Department: Psychology
"Come for a Day or Come to Stay": An Intertextual Spatial Analysis of the Constitutive Rhetoric of the Twelve Tribes, Daniel Hazlitt
Department: Communication Studies
Artificial Light at Night Has No Effect on Depressive-Like Behavior or Maternal Care Behaviors in Sprague Dawley Rats, Megan A. Healy
Department: Biology
Rethinking Humans Through Genetic Enhancement: The Ethics of Choosing Children, Lizzy Hemann
Department: Philosophy
The Role of Arginine Kinase in the Cilia of Paramecium, Jasmine Herd
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Casualties of War: An in Depth Look at the Responses to Government Induced Trauma, Jordan Nicole Heusner-Wilkinson
Department: Theatre and Dance
L’Image Coloniale: Representations of Sub-Saharan Africans in Primary School Textbooks and Children’s Literature During France’s Third Republic, 1870-1914, Olivia Holland
Department: French and Francophone Studies; History
Production Changes within NBA Player Contract Cycles and the Impact on Franchise Success, Charles R. Holt
Department: Business Economics
More Than Your Grade: How Implicit Theories of Intelligence and Academic Contingent Self-Worth Shape Self-Esteem after Failure or Success Feedback, Corey Ellen Holt
Department: Psychology
Talking Red White and Blue: An Investigation into the Relationship Between Polarization and Congressional Floor Speech, Dawson Patrick Honey
Department: Political Science
Phyllis Schlafly’s Lasting Legacy: Discovering Continuity in Women’s Anti-Era Writings, Annabelle Hopkins
Department: Political Science; History
The Erosion of the Professional Housewife Model: Changing Marriage and Career Aspirations of Japanese University-Educated Women, Rachel Erika Ho
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Signing in the Margins: Manifestations of Professional Identity and Creative Agency in Viking Age Oval Brooches, Eleanor Howell
Department: Archaeology
Covered Asians: An Examination of Asian-Americans on American Magazine Covers from 2012-2018, Nicholas T. Huang
Department: Communication Studies
Darkness? In My Dungeon? It's More Likely Than You Think: Exploring the Lovecraftian Horror Within Darkest Dungeon, Jason Huggler
Department: English
Determining the Accuracy of GALFIT in Morphology Measurement of Galaxies from Image Analysis, Vincent W.H. Hui
Department: Mathematics; Physics
The Difficulties of Modeling Virtual Water Using Gravity Models, Hope Hunter
Department: Mathematics
Searching for the “Icelandic Madness”! An Investigation of Factors Influencing Individual Motivation and Team Success in Intercollegiate Athletics, Madalyn Ireton
Department: Psychology
Decomposing the Nearby NGC 720 Galaxy, Benjamin I. Jenkins
Department: Physics
中国古典四大名著女人的形象： 三打白骨精和貂蝉的故事, Benjamin I. Jenkins
Department: Chinese Studies
The Impact of Electronic Word of Mouth (e-WOM) on Product Sales, Jiaxin Jiang
Department: Business Economics
An Investigation on the Effect of Mortgage Rate on the United States Housing Price Using the Vector Autoregressive Regression Model, Qiushi Jin
Department: Business Economics
Analysis of Photo-Physicochemical Properties and Stabilities of Alizarin and Purpurin, Yukun Jin
Department: Chemistry
Modeling of a Passive Sampler Based on Swellable Organically-Modified Silica, Gabriela F. Jocas
Department: Chemistry
This Fool's Heart: A Collection For the Hell of It, Kristopher Johns
Department: English
‘False Frenchwoman’: William Shakespeare’s Reinterpretation of Powerful Female Historical Figures in the Reign of Elizabeth I, Rebecca Giver Johnston
Department: English; History
The Effects of Biased Auditory Sex Ratios on Ejaculation Parameters in Healthy Human Males (Homo sapiens)., Harper Jones
Department: Biology; Psychology
The Electric State, Erin R. Joseph
Department: Music
Anger and the Other-Race Effect in a Recognition Memory Task, Melanie F. Kacin
Department: Neuroscience
Six of One, Une Demi-Douzaine de L’Autre: Detecting Cross-Language Code-Switching in a Continuous Narrative, Melissa Kadish
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Psychology
Characterization of Metallothionein-2 (mt2) and Rad51 (rad51) as Potential Biomarkers for Cadmium Toxicity in Betta splendens, Kenneth A. Kalikasingh
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mark: A Novella and Screenplay Adaptation, Alexandra J. Kangas
Department: English; Film Studies
Project Blue Line: A Study of Organizational Culture and Leadership Within U.S. City and College Police Departments, Tanner Kaplan
Department: Communication Studies
The Impact of Austerity Measures on Gender Inequality in Europe, Magia Karagianni
Department: Economics
Ecological and Social Drivers and Impacts of Farm Diversification in Northern and Central Ohio, Remi Katayama
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Process of Mending: A Cathartic Exploration of Personal, Social, and Familial Relationships, Reagan N. Kazyak
Department: Art and Art History
Evaluating President Trump's use of Tariffs and the U.S. Trade Deficit, Hubert Kdayssi
Department: Business Economics
Determinants of Latinx Patients’ Perceptions of Trust in their Physicians at the Primary Health Care Level, Emani J. Kelley
Department: Psychology
"What's Sex Got to Do with It?": Deconstructing Audre Lorde's Theory of the Erotic in the Works of Nella Larsen, Toni Morrison and Zora Neale Hurston, Sally Kershner
Department: English
The Neutrality Dilemma: The Influence of Humanitarian Neutrality within Médecins Sans Frontières and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Bronwen Kessler
Department: Global and International Studies
Effects of Uncertainty on Firm’s Financial Leveraging, Ishmam R. Khan
Department: Business Economics
The Effect of a Placebo introduced as a Cognitive Stimulant on Working Memory in Humans, as reflected by the P300 ERP Amplitude, Suriah Khan
Department: Neuroscience; Psychology
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