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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
Reflecting on Roeper: Thirteen Years in a School for the Gifted, Travis Marmon
Department: English
Geochemical Analysis of Basalt Flows from Miter Crater in Ice Springs Volcanic Field, Black Rock Desert, Utah, Cameron A. Matesich
Department: Geology
Internal and External Factors: Connecting the Participation Trends of African Americans and Latin Americans in Major League Baseball, Zachary J. Mathie
Department: History
Understanding Others: Integrating Phenomenology and Psychiatry, Ben D. Mattson
Department: Philosophy
Finding the Thread of Transmission: An Examination of Hohokam Ceramic Production Through Regional Distribution and Production Patterns, Anna Mazin
Department: Archaeology
King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn: An Examination of How Tudor Court Politics Led to the Rise and Fall of a Queen of England, Calla E. McCabe
Department: History
Personality and the Transformation of Motivation in the Context of P&P Games, Ian F. McCandliss
Department: Psychology
Smells Like Teen Spirit: A Middle School Survival Guide, Molly McCartt
Department: English
Human Capital and Growth: An Examination into Education and the Role of Political Institutions in Fostering Economic Growth, Mary C. McClain
Department: International Relations
The Threshold of Justice: An Examination of Income Inequality in the United States, Ryan J. McCormack
Department: Economics; Philosophy
Machines and Moral Status: Understanding Obligations to Possible Machines, Keenan J. McDonald
Department: Philosophy
The "Other": An Exploration of the Fear of Mormonism in the 19th Century, Mariah A. McGovern
Department: English; History
The Effects of Hospital Consolidation on Hospital Financial Performance and the Potential Trade-Off of Hospital Consolidation for Society, Aaron W. McKee
Department: Business Economics
To the Morning Star and Back: An Investigation of Word Meaning, Shannon McKnight
Department: Neuroscience; Philosophy
Can Terrorism Be Morally Justified? And If So, When?: Rethinking The Moral Status of Terrorist Violence, Gareth McNamara
Department: Philosophy
From Survive to Thrive: The Impact of Human, Social, and Financial Capital on Entry Into Subsistence Entrepreneurship in Post-Conflict Nepal, Samantha J. McNelly
Department: Economics
Meaning Without Proof or Evidence: Vindicating the Language of Religious Belief, Jordan A. McNickle
Department: Philosophy
Answering the Kurdish Question: State Discriminatory Policies and the Kurdish Reaction, Valerie B. McVey
Department: International Relations
Portfolio Management Model Strategy Reform: Lessons Through Civic Capacity in Baltimore and New Orleans, Stephanie Megas
Department: Political Science
The Tyrant and the Savant: An Examination of Political Legitimacy and Morality, Peter Mehlich
Department: Philosophy
Regulation of Retinal Neuron Pathfinding in Drosophila melanogaster by Evolutionary Conserved Poly (a) Binding Proteins Implicated in Intellectual Disability, Emil R. Mehta
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Geography and Genetics: Population Differentiation and Biogeographic History of the Coral Bean, Erythrina flabelliformis, as inferred using Microsatellite Loci, Ananda Menon
Department: Biology
An Examination of the Factors Necessary for Successful United Nations Intervention in Civil Wars, Jeremy J. Meyers
Department: Political Science
Finding the Cross in a World Without God, Seth A. Michael
Department: Religious Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
A World of Make-Believe, Sarah K. Michels
Department: Art and Art History
The New Era of Moneyball: An Analysis of MLB Teams’ Payroll Distribution and Its Effect on Team Performance, Bryan J. Miller
Department: Business Economics
The Knowledge and Use of Universal Newborn Hearing Screenings by Certified Nurse-Midwives Throughout the United States, Claire E. Miller
Department: Communication Studies
Differences in the Ways in Which Vogue Communicates Beauty Standards to American and French Women, Natalie D. Minklei
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Psychology
With or Without the State's Consent: Female Sexuality in the Soviet Union During WWII, Allison K. Miraldi
Department: History; Russian Studies
The New Niggers: A Historical and Contemporary Exploration of the Use of the "N-Word" in the African-American Community, LaTricia Mitchell
Department: Africana Studies
The Effect Of Local Tectonics And Marine Erosion On The Cretaceous Phosphorite In The Mishash Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Campanian) At Wadi Hawarim, Southern Israel: Peak Phosphate And Mining In Israel, Oscar J. Mmari
Department: Geology
How to Account for and Measure Human Well-Being, Anders K. Møller
Department: Philosophy; Business Economics
The Quest for Ålander Identity: Reshaping Sovereignty at an Imperial Crossroads in the Baltic 1808-1921, Landon L. Moore
Department: History
A Fruit Fly Model of Intellectual Disability: Regulation of Gene Expression by the Polyadenylation Binding Protein, dNab2, Ryan P. Moore
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Pearls of Wisdom: The Black Female Student Experience at The College of Wooster, 1970-1990 and 2014-2014, Deja A. Moss
Department: History
Shaking Hands or Staging Protests: Do Autonomous Judiciaries Set the Norms that Govern Democracy?, Rachel J. Myers
Department: Political Science
Tree-Ring Dating and Climate Analysis of Neoglacial Ice Advance of Wachusett Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Southeast Alaska, USA, Thomas A. Nash Jr.
Department: Geology
Exploring a Role for Thioredoxin in the Recognition of Electrophilic Modifications in Substrate Proteins, Matthew Naticchia
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Cochlear Implant Effect: An Investigation of College Students’ Perceptions of Children with Cochlear Implants, Sarah G. Nation
Department: Communication Studies
Looming Bias and Implicit Association: Is Racial Bias Implicit or Learned by Social Upbringing?, Mamoudou C. N'Diaye
Department: Neuroscience
"What's Race Got To Do With It?" A Feminist Analysis of Anti-Rape Discourse from Susan Brownmiller and Angela Davis to the Modern Feminist Blogosphere, Angela M. Neely
Department: History; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
A Better and Truer Self: The Harris Brothers in Reconstructed North Carolina, Aviva H. Neff
Department: History
Reversing the Other Race Effect: The Influence of Emotional Facial Expression and Social Contact on Facial Recognition and Memory, Emily Neuhoff
Department: Psychology
Synthesis of Diviny and Dipropenyl Monomers for ADMET Polymerization and Preliminary Synthesis of a Model Conjugated Light-Emitting Polymer, Dung Nguyen
Department: Chemistry
The Analytic Hierarchy Process: A Mathematical Model for Decision Making Problems, Giang Huong Nguyen
Department: Mathematics
Beauty is Experienced: Beautiful Objects and the Promise of Happiness, Phu Nguyen Thien
Department: Philosophy; Psychology
Optimizing Merit Scholarships for Enrollment Management at The College of Wooster, Tin Nguyen
Department: Computer Science; Business Economics
Why Can't I Take My Parrot to the Pool?, Stephanie N. Nuber
Department: English
Developing Swellable Organically Modified Silica as a Drug Delivery System for Proteins, Austin Oberlin
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Voices From the Woods: Classic Fairy Tales Revisited and Revised, Amanda C. O'Donnell
Department: English; Theatre and Dance
International Intervention in Time of Crisis: Explaining the Motives Behind the Selectivity of States' Actions, Claire M. O'Malley
Department: International Relations; Political Science
Life After Forced Migration: An Assessment of How Community Cultural Centers Aid in the Negotiation of Tibetan Cultural Identity within the Tibetan Diaspora, Martha R. Oster-Beal
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
EU Energy Policies: A Driving Force of Nationalist Party Support?, Cowles S. Ostrander
Department: Political Science
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: An Examination of the First Generation African-American Student Experience on A Predominantly White Campus Using an Autoethnography and an Ethnographic Approach, Lisa Paige
Department: Communication Studies
Parents' Perceptions of Their Childrens' Health-Related Quality of Life: A Study of Pediatric Cochlear Implants and Listening and Spoken Language, Jordan P. Parker
Department: Communication Studies
What Makes Rivals Agree? IGO Mediation of Crises Between Strategic Rivals, Andrea S. Patton
Department: Political Science
Oppositional Looking: A Critical Interrogation of The White Female Gaze in "Orange is the New Black", Tiara L. Patton
Department: Africana Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Mental Health in Post-Conflict Societies: The Economic and Social Impacts of Widespread Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Oliver Paul
Department: Political Science
Dance and Neuroplasticity: Investigating Proprioceptive Enhancement in Novice Dancers, Emily R. Paulus
Department: Neuroscience
Investigating the In Vitro Binding Interactions of Dbp6 and Two Potential Protein Cofactors in 60S Ribosomal Biogenesis, William P. Pender III
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Prison Dad: Experiences of the Family with Paternal Incarceration, Eliza L. Perry
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
#*$! Censorship: A Cross Cultural Comparison of Censorship in Film in the United States and Spain, Madeline G. Petersen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Fiscal Capacity and Intergovernmental Grants: The Need for Education Finance Reform in Ohio, Eric Petry
Department: Economics
A Moving Stage: An Applied Analysis of Stage Management Techniques Used for a Small Independent Touring Theatre Troupe, Benjamin E.C. Pfister
Department: Theatre and Dance
Almost Roman: An Examination of the Wealthy Freedman in Early Imperial Rome, Thomas R. Pike
Department: Classical Studies
“They See a Free Individual, it’s Gonna Scare ‘Em:” Hitchhiking, Fear, and the Decline of Community in 20th Century America, Zane S. Polston
Department: History
Generalist and Specialist Pollination Syndromes: When are they Favoured? A Theoretical Approach to Predict the Conditions Under which a Generalist or Specialist Pollination Syndrome is Favoured., Tyler L. Poppenwimer
Department: Biology; Mathematics
Canaan as a Contested Periphery: An Investigation of the Core and Peripheral Cultural Interactions of the Early Bronze Age Levant through World-Systems Analysis, Brian Porrett
Department: Archaeology
"Enter Bottom With the Ass Head": A Critical Study of the Metacognitive Effects of Comedy, Chelsey Porter
Department: English
Don't Get Boxed In: Connecting the Dots of Game Theory Through Computer Simulations, Trevor L. Pozderac
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Rehearsing Realities Through Storytelling: An Application of R.A.C.E. of Albany Park Theatre Project's Production and Performance Process of HOME/LAND, Bria J. Price
Department: Theatre and Dance
Documenting Qualities of Natural and Artificial Forms of Beauty, Arianna G. Priddle
Department: Art and Art History
Does CEO Pay Structure Matter? Research and Empirical Analysis on the Relationship CEO Compensation Structure Has on the Financial Performance of the Firm, Scott D. Purcell
Department: Business Economics
To Host or Not to Host? The Effects of Countries Hosting the Mega-Events, Suvi Puripattarapan
Department: International Relations
Modern Rhetoric on United States Governmental Internet Regulation: A Toulminian Analysis of Arguments from Both Key Sides, David Quigley
Department: Communication Studies
Rising from the Ashes: Hansen’s Disease, Carville, and Patient Identity in 20th Century America, Lauren Quimby
Department: History
Journey to Recovery, Sarah A. Ragosta
Department: Art and Art History
Commodifying Quinoa: From Andean "Mother Grain" to Modern "Superfood", Molly Elizabeth Recka
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Voices Now Heard: Familial Experiences with Autism, Danielle N. Reeder
Department: English
Identifying a Novel Host Target of the Pytophthora sojae RxLR Effector Protein PsAvh172, Matthew S. Reeder
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Effects of Freezing on Bacterial Counts in Organic and Inorganic Bovine Bedding Materials, Stephanie M. Reed
Department: Biology
The Effects of Medicaid Reimbursement Rates on Nursing Home Quality, Edward J. Reese Jr
Department: Business Economics
The Effects of Mating on Diuresis in Female Aedes aegypti, Joshua T. Reese
Department: Biology
Validating Biomarkers for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Toward Improving Specificity and Selectivity of Cross-Cultural Diagnostics, Jonathan W. Reeves
Department: Neuroscience; Psychology
A Functional Family, Anna G. Regan
Department: Art and Art History
The Economic Benefits of Being Accountable: Modeling the Impact of Political Transparency on Economic Growth in Resource-Rich Developing Countries, Ian Reid
Department: Business Economics
Taphonomy and Pathology of a Middle Jurassic Shallow Marine Crinoid Community (Matmor Formation, Southern Israel), Elizabeth A. Reinthal
Department: Geology
Analysis of Factors that Influence the Probability of a Goal in the National Hockey League, Josephine Rey
Department: Mathematics
The Destructive Consequences of President Barack Obama's New Tradition of Black Political Rhetoric and Post-Racial Discourse on the Black American Community, Amy E. Rice
Department: Africana Studies
Beware The Phantom Piper: An Analysis of Noise Exposure and Hearing Loss For Student Musicians, Virginia T. Rich
Department: Communication Studies
An Analysis of Contemporary Theories of Constitutional Interpretation in the Supreme Court: Scalia's Originalism Versus Breyer's Pragmatism, Erica L. Rickey
Department: Political Science
Yaking About Celiac: An Experimental Analysis of the Effectiveness of Persuasive Message Strategies Used in a Public Health Campaign about Celiac Disease, Rachel K. Rieger
Department: Communication Studies
Ranking Systems and Their Applications to Sports, Michael A. Ries
Department: Mathematics
Fresh Boundaries, Seung Ryong Riew
Department: Art and Art History
Sub-lethal Effects of Imidacloprid on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Cue Use in Finding a Learned Feeding Site, Natalia S. Riusech
Department: Biology
Not Your Grandmother's Pro-Life Movement: The Changing Face of the American Pro-Life Movement, Abigail E. Rodenfels
Department: Religious Studies
The Impact of Sanctions on Corruption: The Cases of Iraq and Serbia, Andrea Roganovic
Department: Political Science
Nootropic Drug, Noopept, in a Rodent Model Concerning Morris Water Maze Latency and TrkB Full-Length Gene Downregulation, Stephen E. Rogers
Department: Neuroscience
The Story That Would Not Grow Old: The Evolution of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Rebecca F. Roper
Department: History
Mechanistic Examination of the Mutator Phenotype in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Lacking the Peroxiredoxin Thioredoxin Peroxidase 1, Trevor J. Roston
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology