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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
But the Heart is Still Indian: Hindutva and the Imagined Nation in Post-Partition Hindi Cinema, Rachel A. Rothenberg
Department: History; Religious Studies
Stimulating Academia: The Beliefs and Perceptions Associated with Psychostimulant Use on College Campuses, Jonathan D. Rothman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Preliminary Investigations into the Essential Region of DEAD-Box Protein 6, Zachary BC Rotter
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Enhancing Team Communication: Investigating The Accommodations Athletes with a Hearing Loss Use While Competing on "Hearing" Collegiate Teams, Alison M. Schlothauer
Department: Communication Studies
Lactate Production During Torpor in Two Sympatric Species of Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus crossleyi and Cherogaleus sebreei, Samuel Robert Schopler
Department: Biology
I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Think I Can: The Role of Affect in Second Language Acquisition: Pienso Que Sí, Pienso Que Sí, Pienso Que Sí: El Papel de la Afición en la Adquisición de una Segunda Lengua, Steven A. Schott
Department: Neuroscience; Spanish
"A Separate Peace": Modern Masculinity in Hemingway's In Our Time, John A. Schulz
Department: English
Dieting Alternative or Just a Fad?: An Ideological Analysis of Mindful Eating Blogs, Camille E. Schwartz
Department: Communication Studies
Clarifying Chaos: A Look Into Chaotic Dynamical Systems, Mary Sefcik
Department: Mathematics
The Soviet War in Afghanistan and the Application of U.S. Special Forces: a Combat Analysis, Zachary M. Sessa
Department: Mathematics; Russian Studies
Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Family Structure on the Frequency and Quality of Family Meals, Nicole A. Sever
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Determinants and Effects of R&D intensive FDI, Usman Shabbir
Department: Business Economics; Political Science
How Organizational Contexts Influence Success and the Actualization of Benefits for Urban Farms in Cleveland, Zachariah Sheehan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Go with the Flow: Developing Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations According to the Navier-Stokes Equations, Danielle Shepherd
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Universe From Scratch: Exploring Quantum Gravity in 2+1 Dimensions using the Causal Dynamical Triangulation method, Prakrit Shrestha
Department: Mathematics; Physics
The Impacts of U.S. Economic and Military Aid on Human Rights Violations in Cold War Latin America, Julie M. Shuff
Department: International Relations; Spanish
Becoming Home: Shaped by the Seasons, Whitney E. Siders
Department: English; Environmental Studies
Put Him in Grandma's House: Investigating Variation in Kinship Policy and Procedure across Ohio's County-based Child Welfare System, Andreja M. Siliunas
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
American Military Strategy and the Offense-Defense Theory, Derek A. Simi
Department: Political Science
Problem-Based Learning in Early Childhood Mathematics Education, Kelly Simmons
Department: Mathematics
“All of the Beautiful People”: A Qualitative Study of Audience Reaction Shots and the Effect They Have on the Viewer, Matthew H. Simpson
Department: Communication Studies
Written In Stone: Mortuary Analysis of the Cemetery in Athienou, Cyprus, Ashleigh Sims
Department: Archaeology; Sociology and Anthropology
Le Marketing et les Maghrébins : Le Ciblage d’un Groupe Minoritaire en France; Marketing and the North Africans: The Targeting of a Minority in France, George Skelly
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Inviting Gender Literacy into the Classroom: An Analysis of Gender Portrayal Issues in YA Realistic Fiction, Brooke Skiba
Department: English
The Development of a Non-Surgical Sterilant for Dogs, Erica Skillman
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
“A Cause Worth Fighting For:” The Ohio Veterans Home Museum, a Web Project, Megan E. Smeznik
Department: History
A Progression of Reactive Microglial Levels in the Immunoinflammatory Response and Neuronal Cell Death After a Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury, Aidan C. Smith
Department: Neuroscience
The Political Consequence and Psychological Mechanisms of Dictatorial Cults of Personality, Wyatt C. Smith
Department: Political Science; Psychology
Keeping Your Options Open: An Introduction to Pricing Options, Ryan F. Snyder
Department: Mathematics
Why Do Mosquitoes Bite Me?! Aedes albopicts, The Tiger Mosquito, and Possible Attraction to Skin Bacteria, Charlotte Spada
Department: Biology
Structural and Biological Analysis of Dimer Formation in Yeast Peroxiredoxin Tsa1, Matthew K. Spencer
Department: Biology
Pertusiss, Pellagra, and Poverty: A Historical and Scientific Analysis of Whooping Cough's Associations with Poverty and Pellagra, and the Nicotinate Degradation Pathway in Bordetella Pertussis, Jacob Sprano
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; History
Synthesis of a Functionalized Calix[4]arene-Capped Azobenzene: A Supramolecular Host in Polar Organic Solvents, Andrea K. Steiger
Department: Chemistry
Mate Preference within Hybridizing Populations of Plethodon cinereus and Plethodon electromorphus Salamanders, Mitchell Anthony Stern
Department: Biology
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: An Analysis of the Relative Financial Performance of Firms Post-Bankruptcy, Joseph Stoffer
Department: Business Economics
"Hooked." An Analysis of the Sexual Double Standard and the Effects of Alcohol on College Campus Heterosexual Casual Sexual Relationships, Alexandria A. Stopka
Department: Psychology
“…In the Breaking of the Bread”: An Analysis of Food Culture and Ritual at The Abbey of Gethsemani, Matthew Stouffer
Department: Religious Studies
The Interacting Effects of Social Stimuli and Pyridoxine Supplementation on Spatial Learning and Memory and Social Play Behavior in Juvenile Male Rats, Alexandria Elizabeth Stout
Department: Biology
Tactics and Rhetoric Used by Natural Gas Companies and Pro-Fracking Organizations to Promote the Benefits of the Industry in the Face of Potential Risks, Kelsey M. Sullivan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Wizard of Oz: A Feminist Allegory, Lorraine C. Sullivan
Department: English
“We Are People:” Black Student Movements and the 1971 Homecoming Boycott at The College of Wooster, Ruby Summers
Department: History
The Manipulation of Transverse Spatial Mode and Polarization Degrees of Freedom of Light, Deepika Sundarraman
Department: Physics
Zeit und Raum in der Moderne, Deepika Sundarraman
Department: German Studies
I Should Google That: A Collection of Essays, Kristen M. Sween
Department: English
These Colors Don't Run: An Examination of the Confederate Flag's Place in Modern America, Peter M. Synk
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Stream Channelization and the Genetic Structure of Cottus bairdii Populations in Three St. Joseph River Tributaries, Nathan K. Taitano
Department: Biology
The Social Construction of Victimhood: Where the Just World Theory Intersects with the Cultural Conception of the Ideal Victim, Brianna G. Tarpey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Dexter a Virtuous Vigilante, or Immoral Psychopath: A Deontological and Virtue Ethic Assessment of Showtime’s Series Dexter, Brendon H. Taylor
Department: Philosophy
Normalizing Abnormality: An Exploration of Social Forces Driving Gendered Disparity in Rates of Anxiety Disorder Diagnoses, Sara Tebeau
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
No Time for Play: An Examination of How Teachers' Perceptions of Play are Influenced by School Philosophy and Environment, Shelby L. Thielke
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Sex-Specific Differences with Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in an Adult Animal Model of ADHD: Omega-3 PUFAs in Adult ADHD, Kristen E. Thomas
Department: Neuroscience
Judicial Institutions and Legalism Impact on Foreign Direct Investment Variation in Developing Countries, Paul B. Thomas
Department: International Relations
Markov Chain Theory with Applications to Baseball, Cal D. Thomay
Department: Mathematics
Developing an Effective Vaccine for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus (PRRSV), John M. Thompson
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and the Big Five Factors of Personality and Effects on Time-on-Task, Lauren M. Thompson
Department: Psychology
Determination of Inflation within the Miter Flow Depression in Ice Springs Volcanic Field, Candice Thornton
Department: Geology
An Empirical Study Focused on the Causal Relationship Between School Quality and Housing Prices in Suburban Communities in the Columbus Metropolitan Area, Douglas C. Thorpe
Department: Business Economics
The Music of Les Misérables: A Style Analysis of Songs from the Musical, Rebecca K. Traisman
Department: Music
Disrupting Dimer Formation in the Baker’s Yeast Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase 1 (Ahp1), Susmit Tripathi
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Live From New York, it's a Performance in a Performance: An Examination of How Gender, Gender Performance, and How Individuals Behave in Social Interactions can be Viewed in the Program Saturday Night Live, Jordan C. Turner
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Effects of Various Environmental Conditions on Phenazine Production for Pseudomonas chlororaphis 48g9, Byrd1, And 14B11, Tom J. Valentine
Department: Biology
What Is Chinese Identity? An Assessment of How Modernity and Western Culture Has Impacted Chinese Identity, John Van Dusen
Department: Chinese Studies
A Dendroclimatology Study of Shore Pine as a Case Study to Look at Climate Change and Forest Health in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Abby VanLeuven
Department: Geology
Tourist Encounters of the Moroccan Kind: Contrasting Approaches to Tourism in Anthropology and in the Moroccan Tourism Industry, Katherine Vatilla
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
“Go West, Young Man, Go West” Whiteness, Masculinity, and Wilderness in Gilded Age Boys Literature, Ariel N. Veroske
Department: History
The Impact of U.S. Economic Sanctions on Cuban Inequality, Noah R. Wagemann
Department: Political Science
Songbird: Stories of African American Women, Salena Wagstaff
Department: English
From the Ground Up: A Case Study of How Universities and Cities Align Their Interests to Promote Mutually Beneficial Development, Henry Waldron
Department: Urban Studies
The Technology of Nature: A 3D Graphic Visualization of Lindenmayer Systems, Karley Kathleen Walker
Department: Computer Science
“Stimulating” Church Growth? How Economic Growth Impacts Growth of Christianity in Post-Reform Urban China —Evidence from Household Survey, Zilu Wang
Department: Economics; Religious Studies
A Bayesian Model of Fertility Decisions in Relationship to Female Labor Force Participation, Rebecca C. Wardrop
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Settle the Score: A Close Look at the Connection between Dance and Music, Amadi Washington
Department: Theatre and Dance
The Continuity of United States Counter Terrorism Policy: An Analysis of the Impact of Bureaucratic Leadership Dynamics on Policy Decisions, Christian Raimund Wasner
Department: Political Science
Intertextos Caninos: "El Coloquio de los Perros" de Miguel de Cervantes y "Palabra de Perro" de Juan Mayorga, Hannah R. Weil
Department: Spanish
(dis)Appearance, Caroline R. Wensel
Department: Art and Art History
Divergent Effects of Prolonged Progesterone Exposure on Depressive-Like Symptoms and the Expression of Myelin Basic Protein in the Corpus Callosum of Adolescent Female Rats, Caroline R. Wensel
Department: Neuroscience
A Sociological Analysis of the Literature on Women’s Rights in Spain and Chile during the Franco and Pinochet Dictatorial Regimes, Linnea J. Whistler
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Spanish
Predicting Phytophthora Infestans Effector Function, A Yeast Functional Genomics Study, Michael J. Widmer
Department: Biology
Jindo Arirang Concerto for Piano and Orchetra (Expanded and Substantively Revised), Jindo Arirang Concerto for Piano and Orchetra (Two Piano Score with Opt. Timpani), & Whimsical Sketches for Two Clarinets, Percussion, and Piano, Jung Yoo Wie
Department: Music
Jindo Arirang Concerto & Whimsical Sketches, Jung Yoon Wie
Department: Music
The Effect of Group Influence on Verbal and Physiological Indicators of Fear, Heather R. Wilcox
Department: Neuroscience
It’s Not What’s on the Outside that Counts: An Examination of the Effects of Media-Portrayed Thin Idealization on Women’s Mental Resources, Brittany L. Wilder
Department: Psychology
A Specifically Korean Beauty: Understanding the Interplay of Modern Korean Cultural Identity and Korean Beauty Ideals, Kelsey M. Williams
Department: East Asian Studies
The Effects of Magnetic Cohesion and Drop Height on a Conical Bead Pile, Ian Wilson
Department: Physics
A Smithy to Myself: The Narratival Structure of Selfhood and James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Aaron D. Winston
Department: English; Philosophy
The Roman Military Industrial Complex: A Study of the Relationship of the Evolution of Roman Equipment and the Roman Economy, Owen E. Yeazell
Department: Archaeology
Evolving Lambda-Calculus Functions Using Genetic Programming, Xiaomeng Ye
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The Power to Repress v. The Power to Produce: A Foucaultian Power-Analysis of Law and Punishment in Colonial and Post-Revolutionary America, Janet M. Zahorsky
Department: Political Science
Addressing the Gender Gap in Agriculture: An Analysis of the Impact of Agricultural Technology on Gender Inequality in Developing Economies, Mitik Zegeye
Department: Economics; International Relations
Assessing the Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Moths Using Island Biogeography Theory and Tree Species Richness, Justin Lee Ziegler
Department: Biology
Images of Tradition and Modernity: Government Encouraged Social Gender Roles and National Identity Depicted in Meiji Era Kuchi-e Woodblock Prints, Zoe Zwegat
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013
The Entanglement and Relaxation of Liquid Crystal Shaped Granular Media, Theresa Albon
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Klotzen, Nicht Kleckern (Strike Together, Not Divided!): the Panzer Divisions As New Dominating Strategy of Modern Warfare, Stefano Alianelli
Department: History
The Fish Brothers, Sarah Allard
Predictive Analytics on First Year Retention at the College of Wooster, John Angelo
Department: Mathematics
The Truth That Lies in Fiction: Magical Realism and the Subaltern in the Americas, Andrea Arguera
Department: English
BIS/BAS, Need For Cognition, and the Framing Effect: Increasing Intentions to Read Before Class, Olivia Aspiras
Department: Psychology
Temperature's Effects on the Expansion Force of Osorb, Daniel Axe
Department: Physics
Memories of a Senegalese Boy / Souvenirs D’Un Fils Sénégalais: A Collection of Poems, Baba Badji
Department: English; French and Francophone Studies
Women and the Election: An Examination of Mortality Salience on Candidate Gender Preference, Zoe Baker
Department: Political Science