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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2017
Champion, CEO, or Criminal?: A Feminist Analysis of the Language and News Frames in the New York Times Coverage of the Brock Turner and Roger Ailes Sexual Misconduct Cases, Emily N. Hatcher
Department: Communication Studies
A Brief Survey of the Metallic Properties of Electric Guitar Strings and Their Effects on Sound, Stephen Hause
Department: Chemistry
Don't Believe Everything You Hear, Lucy B. Heller
Department: English
Tin Foil Hats and Anxious Politics: The impact of Anxiety on Conspiracy Theory Endorsement, Michael J. Herman
Department: Political Science
The Determinants of Large Bank Profitability in the United States after the 2008 Financial Crisis: A Theoretical and Empirical Study, Joshua Jeffrey Herold
Department: Business Economics
The Impacts of Stress on Arousal, Cortisol, and Testosterone, Caroline Heyd
Department: Biology
The Effects of Treadmill Running on ADHD-like Behaviors in Adolescent Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, Jamie Hibbs
Department: Psychology
Novel Synthesis of Difluorene Bisintercalators via Direct Amidation Using Swellable Organically Modified Silica (SOMS) and Employment of the CAN1 Forward Mutation Assay to Assess Mutagenicity, Hannah M. Hicks
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Environmental Studies
High Resolution Remote Sensing: Detection and Monitoring of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the San Francisco Bay, Annette E. Hilton
Department: Geology
Beyond an Uncertain Future: Vietnamese Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Needs for Social Support, Khue M. Hoang
Department: Communication Studies
An Evaluation of the Implications of a Living Wage Policy With Considerations for Spatial Differentials: An Examination of the Northern California Metropolitan Labor Markets, Garret Hodos
Department: Economics
Laughing Against White Supremacy: Marginalized Performance of Resistance Comedy, Caren Holmes
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Investigation of Esterification Reactions in Swellable Organically Modified Silica Towards the Synthesis of Polyethylene Terephthalate, Kirstin M. Holm
Department: Chemistry
Inquiries into the Psychological Mechanisms of Small Money Political Donations, Ben Hopper
Department: Psychology
Effects of venlafaxine on Meloidogyne incognita grown on Arabidopsis thaliana amino acid permease 6 mutants, Madeline Horvat
Department: Neuroscience
Coming Home: The Unique Experiences of Former Criminals Returning to Small Towns, Zoe Hostetler
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Comparative Case Study On How Levels Of Violence In Terrorist Attacks Influence State Policy, Michael C. Houdek
Department: Political Science
Recipes My Dad Didn't Write: Essays of Food, Memoir, and Elogy, Melody B. Howard
Department: English
On Rationality and Morality: Three Kinds of Approaches, Emily A. Howerton
Department: Mathematics; Philosophy
Task and Timing Effects on Priming: Explicit Prime Evaluation Eliminates Priming Effects in the Affect Misattribution Procedure, Madi Hunt
Department: Neuroscience
Masculinity and Damaged Selves: Football Players' Perspectives on Manhood, Yasmine Hunt-Strong
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Investigating the Potential Genetic Causes of the Marbled Phenotype in the Betta splendens, Jennifer Hurtig
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
A Versatile Esterification Methodology Using Swellable Organically Modified Silica (SOMS) as Nano-Ractors, Hannah K. Huston
Department: Chemistry
"Forgiveness, Sarah, I Know You Are A Nigger of Torment": Directing Adrienne Kennedy's Funnyhouse of a Negro as Theatre for Social Change, Tashiyanah R. Hutchins
Department: Theatre and Dance
Understanding Shakespeare’s Role In 21st Century High School Education and Curriculum Design, Nate B. Huwar
Department: Education; English
Consent Ethics and the Harms of Rape, Cassandra L. Huye
Department: Philosophy
Plays with Words: Understanding Visual Interpretation through Ed Ruscha's Text Works, Claire E. Ilersich
Department: Art and Art History; Philosophy
The Actualization of a Path: On Women’s Journeys through Fantastic Literature, Lily Iserson
Department: English
Understanding Gödel's Incompleteness Proofs, Nanako Ito
Department: Mathematics
Clear Communication: Construction and Implementation of Error-Correcting Codes, Alex P. Iudice
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The Case for Home: An Analysis of a Successful Homeless Shelter in East Tennessee, Laura R. Ivy
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Hispanic/Latino Accessibility to Health Care, Arue Z. Jacobo
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Immediate Microhabitat Changes Following Buckthorn Removal on the Edge of a Minnesotan Bog, Alyson T. Jacobs
Department: Biology
Origin and paleoecology of ferruginous oncoids ("snuff-boxes") of the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) in the Inferior Oolite Group of southern England and northern France, Cassidy D. Jester
Department: Geology
The Science of Art- Exploring the Gum Bichromate Process- Landscape Microscopy and Geo-Photography, Cassidy D. Jester
Department: Art and Art History
Building a Course Recommender System for The College of Wooster, Nan Jiang
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The Soul's Response to Surveillance: A Foucaldian Investigation Into the Economy of Power Created by Contemporary Surveillance Techniques and the Conditioning of the Post 9/11 Subject, Jack Johanning
Department: Political Science
Second-growth, not second-rate: Exploring the community composition of glass frogs in old-growth and second-growth forests of Costa Rica, Linnea L. Johnson
Department: Biology
Alternative Facts Are Not Facts: Arguments against Conceptual Relativism and for a Pragmatic Notion of Truth, Mariah Joyce
Department: Philosophy
Self Portraits, Mariah Joyce
Department: Art and Art History
The Housing Disaster: Consumer's Risk Perception Change After Hurricane Katrina, Brianna C. Kabdebo
Department: Business Economics
The Drosophila melanogaster polyadenosine RNA binding protein, Nab2, is necessary for survival and neural development, in a model of intellectual disability., Michael Kahl
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience
Smallball: A Statistical Analysis on the 2016 SEC Baseball Season, Jacob T. Kail
Department: Mathematics
An Attempt to Characterize the Multi-Subunit Nicotinic Acid and 6-Hydroxynicotinic Acid Dehydrogenase Complexes in the Nicotinic Acid Degradation Pathway of Bacillus niacini, Kathleen Irina Kalafatis
Department: Neuroscience
A Hindu Temple in Kalamazoo: An Ethnographic Study on the Role of Temple Communities in the Preservation and Re-creation of Identity among Hindu-Americans, Brenton David Kalinowski
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Chemical Education Research Project: Helping Elementary School Teachers Inspire Their Students to Continue Learning Chemistry, Gretchen Kallmeyer
Department: Chemistry
A Theoretical and Empirical Study on the Financial Crisis of 2008 and its Effect on a Firm’s Capital Structure, Ryan Kamada
Department: Business Economics
The Transgenerational Effects of a Long-term Amphetamine Dosage on Behavior in Sprague-Dawley Rats, Elizabeth Kantra
Department: Biology
Huh? What Did You Say? A Follow-Up Study of the Potential Relationship Between Alzheimer's Disease and Hearing Loss, Jenna N. Kendall
Department: Communication Studies
La Fiebra Telenovela: Audience Perceptions of Telenovelas and their Representation of Economic Disparity, Brenda Khor
Department: Communication Studies
The Effect of a His Tag on IclR Interactions with DNA and Ligands in Escherichia coli, Mara A. Kingscott
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Un vistazo al mundo de los estudiantes bilingües: Programas para fomentar el éxito académico de los estudiantes de herencia hispana en los Estados Unidos, Eleni M. Kittakis
Department: Spanish
Can Burnout, Conservation of Resources Theory, and Basic Psychological Needs Theory predict Academic Success?, James J. Kocab
Department: Psychology
Germany and the Syrian Refugee Crisis: The Complexities of National Identity and the Handling of the Syrian Refugee Crisis, Megan Koeneman
Department: Global and International Studies; History
Lithologic and Well Log Analysis of a Four Well Case Study, in Morrow County, Ohio, Kevin M. Komara
Department: Geology
Collective Memory of the American Civil War in Kentucky Historical Romances, 1890-1915, Jacob D. Kowall
Department: English; History
"The Perfect Life is Just to Balance:" Ayurveda as a Growing Cultural, Social, and Medical Movement in the United States, Nell Krahnke
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
China’s Oil Market Facelift: Examining the Impacts and Implications of China’s Efforts to Liberalize its Oil Market, Kate E. Kremling
Department: East Asian Studies; Economics
The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and a Test for Efficiency in the Underlying Stock Market, Sanjana Kumbhani
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
Mediating Religious Tensions in France: An Examination of Discriminatory Laïc Policies in the 21st Century, Theadora E. Kwan
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Religious Studies
Minor League Baseball Ownership Structure: An Analysis of the Use of Vertical Integration by Major League Baseball Teams, James E. Lackner
Department: Business Economics
Bidder’s Behavior Model and Seller Revenue in eBay’s Buy It Now option, Gina Trang Lam
Department: Mathematics
Barriers to Going Green: Overcoming Resistance to Sustainable Interior Design, Averi Lassiter
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Need for a New Style of Assessment in Introductory Chemistry Courses, Christopher LeCompte
Department: Chemistry
Regression Analysis: Understanding Rather than Assuming, Jonathan A. Ledesma Chavez
Department: Mathematics
To reflect, or not to reflect, that is the question: an examination of the impact of personality traits on political leaders' responsiveness to political culture, Narae Lee
Department: Political Science
In Housewives We Trust: A Look at the Influence on the Gendered Advertisements and Promotion of Food Measures During World War II in the United States, Memphis Leichter
Department: History
Nationalism, Scepticism, and the European Project, Warren Lewis
Department: Political Science
The Effects of Adolescent Bullying on Adult Mental Health, Stephenie N. Little
Department: Psychology
Multiple Intelligences and Teaching Pedagogy, Eli Looper
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Effects Of An Overexpressed Dominant Negative Serine-Threonine Kinase, Lkb1K174M, On Lifespan Of Drosophila Melanogaster, Carolina Luchini
Department: Neuroscience
Friend or Foe?: A Study of Terrorist Group Behavior Towards Local Civilian Populations, Daniel Ludin
Department: Political Science
Examining the Role of the Public Health Community During the Ebola and Zika Epidemic in the U.S., Samantha Lunsford
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Good Grief: An Examination in Grief through the Works of Seneca the Younger and Edgar Allen Poe, Bruce Lutz
Department: Classical Studies; Comparative Literature
Revolting Against Racism in Urban America: Questioning the Ethical and Political Concerns of Violent Urban Protest, Daniel J. Lynch
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Effects of Neonatal Fluoxetine Exposure Through Lactational Transfer on Long-Term Spatial and Object Recognition Memory in Adulthood in Sprague-Dawley Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Elsa Maggiolino
Department: Biology
Evolving Monkeys into Sharks: an Analysis of Daily Fantasy Football Strategies, Conor R. Maley
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
All Hands on Deck: The Role of Ship Burial Reentry in the Maintenance and Construction of Narrative in the Vendel and Viking Periods, Gina Malfatti
Department: Archaeology
#Politics: An Evaluation of Political Expression and Efficacy of Twitter Users During the 2016 General Election, Anthony G. Malky
Department: Political Science
Come then, and Take the Last Warmth of My Lips: An Exploration of Early Twentieth Century Lesbianism in U.S. Theatre, Mary E. Manack and Mary E. Manack
Department: Theatre and Dance
On the Creation of a Lab Sized Hydrodynamic Event Horizon Analogue, Marc E. Manheim
Department: Physics
The Relationship Between Order, Grit, Academic Efficacy, and the Academic Success of College Student-Athletes, Riley Markko
Department: Neuroscience
An Experimental Analysis of Invasive Plant Effects on Salamander Abundance, Blake E. Marlowe
Department: Biology
Rethinking Recovery: Women’s Experiences of Self-Efficacy in Court-Sanctioned Chemical Dependency Treatment, Sarah Onyx E. Marosi
Department: Psychology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Reforming the Victorian Woman: Femininity and Fashion in Victorian America 1850-1900, Dora Mase
Department: History
Keeping Your Head in the Game: Examining Cognitive Recovery from the Effects of Physical and Mental Fatigue in Athletes, Zachary H. Mastrich
Department: Psychology
A Meaningful Time: Recasting the Growing Block in Terms of Content, Garo Matossian
Department: Philosophy
"Great Spirits of All Who Lived Before": Exploring the Original Peopling of the Americas through the Examination of Paleoindian Skeletal Remains, Hannah E. Matulek
Department: Archaeology
It’s About Time: Examining Time Awareness Deficits Among Elementary School-Aged Children with Language Impairments, and the Intervention Strategies Used to Treat Them, Theresa Mayhew
Department: Communication Studies
Elysium: A Novel, Bridgette L. McBride
Department: English
The Role of Community Engagement in Influencing Neighborhood Stability: A Comparative Case Study of Four Chicago Neighborhoods, Gabriel McCarthy
Department: Urban Studies
The Rubik's Cube: A Look into Group Theory, Tori L. McCoy
Department: Mathematics
Neuroscience & the Religious Mind: A Materialist Critique of Neurotheology, Adam John McDonough
Department: Philosophy; Religious Studies
Does Arnica Really Work? A Comparative Study Between Western Medicine (Corticosterone) and Homeopathic Remedies, Cole L. McDonough
Department: Biology
The Effects of Male-Produced Adipokinetic Hormone I on the Fertility of Female Aedes aegypti, Anna L. McGlade
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Western tropical Atlantic hydrology changes during abrupt climate events in the last glacial interval, Sarah M. McGrath
Department: Geology
An Investigation of Potential Genes that May Cause Varying Blue Phenotypes in Betta Splendens, Thomas G. McGrath
Department: Neuroscience
The Effects of Government-Provided Education Benefits on Enlistment and Reenlistment in the U.S. Military during the Global War on Terror, Kimberly L. McKee
Department: Economics
To Protect and Serve: Homicide Rates and Policing Policies in Central America, Michaela J. McNaughton
Department: Global and International Studies
Investigation of the Heck Reaction for the Synthesis of a Model Light-Emitting Copolymer, Angelo J. Melari
Department: Chemistry