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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2015
Forming and Debating National Identity: Three Case Studies of the Ownership of Ancient Artifacts, Rachael Aleshire
Department: Archaeology
Attraction and the Other-Race Effect: Influences of Perceived Beauty on Facial Perception, Daniel A. Alfonso-Diaz
Department: Neuroscience
Altering amino acid residues at the dimer interface of the yeast peroxiredoxin Ahp1: Effects on quaternary structure and protection against peroxides, Jonathan K. Allotey
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Smelling Personalities: Preferential Personality Traits Associated With Body Odor, Emily S. Alltop
Department: Psychology
A Beautiful Self, A Beautiful Home, A Beautiful Romance: Magazine Advertisements and the Creation of Domestic Culture in the 1950s, Chelsea Amis
Department: History
Navegando por lugares, redefiniendo espacios: un ánalisis de las voces latinas en la nueva zona fronteriza de Apalaches, Erin Elizabeth Andrews-Sharer
Department: Spanish
L’identité malgache hybride : Exprimer l'identité franco-malgache à travers la langue française dans la littérature malgache, Rebecca Andriani
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Impacts of Climate Change on Species Invasiveness: Temperature Effects on Agonistic Interactions between Crayfish Procambarus clarkii and Cambarus robustus, Diego Arias
Department: Biology
Do You Have the Heart For It?: An Anthropological Examination of Portrayals of Aztec Human Sacrifice in Popular Culture, Courtney F. Astrom
Department: Archaeology; Sociology and Anthropology
Plato and Aristotle on the Ancient Quarrel: A Search for Poetic Meaning in Vergil’s Aeneid, Danielle A. Aviles
Department: Classical Studies; Philosophy
What Would Jesus Cover? An Examination of the Moral Failures of the United States Health Care System, Eleanor P. Bacon
Department: Religious Studies
Animating America: A Historical Study of How the Art of Animation has Helped to Define American Culture., Andrew J. Badger
Department: History
Sexism, Masculinity, and Entitlement as Predictors of Rape Culture Support, and the Role of Empathy as a Possible Explanation, Michelle L. Baker
Department: Psychology
Two Gods, a Dancer, and a Skeleton Walk into a Bar: an exploration of created space through puppetry and performance, Colin Bauman
Department: Art and Art History
The Right Combination: How the Coen Brothers Challenge the Boundaries of Genre and Postmodernism in Film, Olivia Baum
Department: English
And How Does That Make You Feel?: Moderating Effects of Personality on Auditory Dissonance and Emotional Reaction, Charlotte Baxter
Department: Psychology
Idolatry of Ideology: An Ideological Analysis of the Music of Bruce Cockburn, Lucas Behrens
Department: Communication Studies
Grazer Dynamics on a Relict Acroporid Patch Reef System and Their Implications for the Carbonate Budget at Coral Gardens, Belize, Sarah K. Bender
Department: Geology
Attachment and Emotions in Relation to Ideas and Concepts: A Psychological Study and Philosophical Inquiry, Bryce C. Benefield
Department: Philosophy; Psychology
American Co-eds and the Great Recession: A Study of Job Opportunities for Recent College Graduates Based Upon the Decade of Graduation, Kiara A. Bermudez
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Immediate Effects of Meditation on Negative Image Processing, Breanna Bertacchi
Department: Neuroscience
The Nuke in Our Souls: The Apocalypse Comes Down to Earth in Three Postmodern Novels, Andrew Bevis
Department: History
An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Sleep Behavior: Exploring Personality as a Moderator, Alisha R. Bhatia
Department: Psychology
Trade and Wage Inequality in the Upper-Middle-Income Countries, Sandeep Bhusal
Department: Economics
Arginine Kinase in Myxococcus xanthus: Investigation of Specificity for Arginine Kinase during Cellular Motility and Fruiting Body Formation, Scott K. Bingman
Department: Neuroscience
Discussions in and of Conceptual Art: Different Modes of Conveying Experience, Anthony J. Black
Department: Art and Art History
The Changing of Just War Theory: Understanding how just war theory needs to evolve with modern warfare, changing conceptions, and various ethical systems, Christopher J. Blaikie
Department: Philosophy
The Clash of Norms: An Examination of Emerging Governance Norms in Cyberspace, Daniel J. Bloomberg
Department: Political Science
Metamorphosis and Persona in Ned Rorem's Poems of Love and the Rain, Jacob Boca
Department: Music
The Development and Impact of Investigative Journalism, John Michael Bogusz III
Department: History
"Nie Wieder...Was?": An Analysis of German Foreign Policy During the First Gulf War and the Bosnian Civil War Using Role Theory, William D. Bolte
Department: German Studies; International Relations
Modeling the Optical Emission Line Profiles of Active Galactic Nuclei: Working Towards a Continuous Optical Classification Scheme Beyond Type 1/Type 2, Shawn M. Bowman
Department: Physics
The Functions of Nab2 On Cellular Growth Regulation in Drosophila Melanogaster, Brittany N. Boychuk
Department: Biology
Where Should We Look? Accountability, Stakeholder Relationships, and the Role of an NGO as a Secondary Political Institution in Tanzania: A Case Study Analysis, Ellen R. Boyd
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Widespread Appeal and Advocacy of Hayao Miyazaki: A Transnational Feminist Analysis of How Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away Unveil and Dismantle the Gendered Effects of the Nation-State and Globalization, Larissa Branovacki
Department: Communication Studies
Evaluating the Impacts of Strategic Consolidation in Facilitating Multifunctional EMR Adoption and the Comprehensive Cost Effects in U.S. Hospitals, Rachelle Lee Brenner
Department: Business Economics
Investigation Into the Role of the Poly(A) Binding and Regulating Protein dNab2 in the Mushroom Bodies of Drosophila Melanogaster, Zachariah A. Brewer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Distributing Scarcity: Structure, Agency, And The Moral Categorization Of Food Pantry Users, Nina R. Breyer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Our Children: A Documentation of Modern Day Lynching in America, Adam Brinson
Department: Art and Art History
“Pottermania:” The Representations of Female Characters in Harry Potter Films, Berkley E. Brown
Department: Communication Studies
Objectification vs. Subjectification: Effects of Priming Sexual Objectification, Body Competence, or Social Competence on Cognitive Function in Women, Fiona J. Brown
Department: Psychology
Affordable Housing Goals and Access to Credit in the Mortgage Market, John M. Brown
Department: Economics
Zeolite Identification and Distribution in the Vatnsdalur Structural Basin, Northwest Iceland, Olivia L. Brown
Department: Geology
L'école pour tous : une étude des inégalités dans le système éducatif français, Victoria P. Brown
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Growth Machines: Powering Up: An Assessment of Growth Machine Theory and Its Potential Viability in Development Planning, Xavier Brown
Department: Urban Studies
Total Film Nerd: An Exploration of Film Criticism and Film Adaptations, Margot Bruce
Department: English; Film Studies
Solo Senior Recital: The Idea of Independent Women in Music, Jenny Brumbaugh
Department: Music
Imprisoned Beyond Walls: the Prison Wife Perspective and the Manifestation of Internal Confinement, Cora W. Bucher
Department: English
A Paradox of Visibility: Case study of a tent city in Wooster, Ohio, Teresa Butel
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Virulence Modulation of Bordetella Pertussis via Inhibition of the Nicotinate Degradation Pathway, Lauren Buyan
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience
Going on a [Power] Trip: A Postcolonial Examination of Select Voluntourism Organizations' Rhetorical Strategies, Caroline M. Bybee
Department: Communication Studies
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Young Adult Substance Use Behavior, Gender, Peer Influence, and Implications for Future Prevention Programs, Georgia Callahan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Logical Nexus: Analysis and Application of Wittgenstein's Picture Theory of Language, John T. Cancalosi
Department: Philosophy
The Adulteress and the Patriarchy: The Search for Female Independence and Autonomy in Anna Karenina and The Awakening, Sarah Carracher
Department: English; Russian Studies
A Neopagan Renaissance: Appropriation of Medieval Imagery and Pre-Christian Folklore in the Magazine Covers of Harvest, Jennifer C. Caventer
Department: Art and Art History; Sociology and Anthropology
Persuasiveness of Typefaces: How Non-Verbal Factors Impact the Effectiveness of Emotional and Rational Advertisements, Arielle Nicole Cerini
Department: Psychology
Art or Artifact? African Objects in the Museum, Elizabeth Chamis
Department: Art and Art History; Sociology and Anthropology
Elucidating the Degradation Pathway of Venlafaxine(Effexor), Naveeshini Nair Chandran
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Organizational and Activational Effects of Testosterone on Learning and Memory, Philip M. Charnley
Department: Biology
Latino Students: The Relationship between Ethnic Identity and Attachment with Peers, Self-Efficacy, and Purpose in Life, Crystal Chavez
Department: Psychology
Once Upon the Fifteenth Year: An Exploration of Identity Formation Within the Cultural Practice of Quinceañeras in Contemporary Nicaragua, Ashley Melissa Chavez-White
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
DataLongLegs -- Web Application Development for Wooster City Schools, Liang Cheng
Department: Computer Science
Investigation into the Physiological Role of Arginine Kinase in Caenorhabditis elegans Locomotion, Melanie Chin
Department: Neuroscience
The Function of Masochism in Performance Art of the 1970's: A Psychoanalytic Examination of Performances by Chris Burden, Marina Abramović, and Abramović/Ulay, Philip W. Chung
Department: Art and Art History
Une Étude De La Traite Des Enfants Entre Le Maroc Et La France, Francesca Kathleen Raffaela Cistone
Department: French and Francophone Studies
State of Grace: How Grace Kelly Rose to Prominence and Fell to Irrelevance Through Her Sense of Style and Self Preservation, Rachel J. Clark
Department: English
A Comparative Assessment of Venlafaxine Degradation in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge, Shauntia Cobb
Department: Biology; Chemistry; Environmental Studies
Learning Emotions: A Software Engine for Simulating Realistic Emotion in Artificial Agents, Douglas Code
Department: Computer Science
The “Production” of Urban Poverty: Comparative Analysis of Brazilian Favelas and South African Townships (1964-1985), Ngozi Monica Cole
Department: History
Can Social Media Patterns be used as a Clinical Predictor of Social Anxiety, Luke J. Collier
Department: Psychology
The Role of Espionage During the American Revolution, WIlliam J. Coll
Department: History
Vikings and Ogres, Dragons and Donkeys: An Analysis of Protagonists and Antagonists in DreamWorks Films within a Traditional Context of Good and Evil, Katherine Colman
Department: Communication Studies
The Personality of a Drug User: Personality's Effect on Perception of Anti-Drug Campaigns, Colleen P. Compliment
Department: Psychology
Uncovering the Strategic Logic of Boko Haram, Kyle Conklin
Department: Political Science
What is success?: A case study of the Barberton Community Development Corporation and the discourse on community development success, Bailey R. Connor
Department: Economics; Sociology and Anthropology
The Good, The Bad, and The Evil-ish: A Quantitative Study of Multisensory Emotion Perception in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder, Brittany Ann Cook
Department: Communication Studies
Escaping Definitions: A Queer Reader on Love for Students of Ancient Greek, Anna-Maria H.C. Cornel
Department: Classical Studies
Parental Attitudes Towards Unsupervised and Unstructured Play, Georgia Corran
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
What Went Wrong?—The Cleveland Browns’ Expansion Years 1999-2003, Ian Crawford
Department: History
Technomorphis: Artistic Explorations of Humanity’s Dynamic Relationship with Technology, Julia M. Cropper
Department: Art and Art History
Your Worst Nightmare: The Uncanny Female Double in 3 Women, Mulholland Drive, and Persona, Clara Cuccaro
Department: English
The Thinking Machine: An Intentional Study into the Prospect of Strong AI, Nicholas L. Cullo
Department: Philosophy
An Analysis of the Effects of Father Attachment on Sex, Love, Adult Attachment, and Hostility, Mitchell Czerniak
Department: Psychology
Organizing on the Margins: The National Domestic Workers Union of America and the Development of Intersectional Labor Activism in the 1970s, Shannon Dade
Department: History; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Fair Play from UEFA? A theoretical and empirical study of the time horizon employed by UEFA’s Financial Fair Play and its effects on the profitability of English Premier League clubs., Philip J. Dalman
Department: Business Economics
Cloning and Expression of the Novel Proteins in the Bacillus niacini Nicotinic Acid Degradation Pathway and an Initial Attempt to Characterize the NicAB Complex, Abigail K. Daniel
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Interception of Perceptions: An Analysis of Campus Perceptions of the Varsity Football Team Using Integrated Marketing Communications, Cody L. Daniel
Department: Communication Studies
Should I Gamble in my Foreign Language? An Investigation of Language Effect on Decision Making Process, Dang Khoa Ngoc Dao
Department: International Relations; Psychology
Glory, Glory Fan United!: A study of the relationship between fan loyalty and team performance in English Premier League Football, Priyanka Datta
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
Determining growth and mutation rates in met18Δ and met18Δrnr-1D57N yeast strains, to uncover pathways affected by elevated deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates and potential targets for cancer therapies.., Bryan Daugherty
Department: Biology
La vida es a Dream: The nuances of acting a translation explored through Calderón de la Barca’s Life is a Dream., Erika Daun
Department: Spanish; Theatre and Dance
Mechanistic Insights into the Suppression of Mutations by the Yeast Peroxiredoxin Tsa1, Joseph B. David
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Visions of Progress: Ohio's New Deal Post Office Murals, Curtis J. Davies
Department: History; Art and Art History
Effects of Dietary Omega-3 Supplementation During Early Development on Learning and Memory in Adulthood in a Rat Model, Sharla D. Dean
Department: Neuroscience
My Bun In Her Oven: Ethics, Exploitation, and Dharma in India's Surrogacy Industry, Alana S. Deluty
Department: Philosophy
Influence of Main Caregiver-Child Attachment, Perceived Teacher Acceptance, and School Attitude on the Academic Performance of Middle-Childhood Children in Southwest China, Kuo Deng
Department: Psychology
The Semantics of Goodness: A Study of Prudential Value, Zachary S. Diehl
Department: Philosophy; French and Francophone Studies
Cultural and Communicative Competency in a Second Language, Rachel A. Dietz
Department: Psychology; Spanish
The Developement of Craft, Samuel S. Donnroummo III
Department: Art and Art History
To Intervene or Not to Intervene? Explaining Third-Party State Intervention in Civil Wars, Simon Doong
Department: International Relations