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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
Parents’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Involvement in Adaptive Sports on the Communicative, Motor, and Social Development of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Rachel DeLuca
Department: Communication Studies
The Effect of Stress on Eating and the Moderating Role of Mindfulness, Chelsea Denlinger
Department: Psychology
The Long-term Administration of Duloxetine and Hormonal Contraception Modulate Behaviors of Depression in the Rodent Model, Alexandra E. Dereix
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Cognitive Differences as a Result of Concussion in Males and Females, Renee DeVivo
Department: Neuroscience
Overlooked and Underappreciated: The Impact of Organized Crime in Cleveland, Ohio on the American Mafia, Brett L. DeWester
Department: History
Power Posing in Space: How Posture and Space Interact to Influence Power and Abstract Thinking, Adam Donnelly
Department: Psychology
Does European Union Membership Change Corruption?, Alison M. Doolittle
Department: Political Science
Transmediation and Technology in an Urban Calssroom Setting, Alexander J. Dorman
Department: Psychology
Conflict and Reality Television: A Fantasy Theme Analysis Of Same-Sex Housemate Conflict on The Real World: Portland, Maggie Doss
Department: Communication Studies
The Effects and Implications of Sex Steroid Hormones on Adult Neurogenesis in the Main Olfactory Bulb, Shawn Drulia
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Ketamine’s Prolonged Anti-Depressant Effects in Two Models of Rat Depression, Jacob M. Durkin
Department: Neuroscience
The Lethal and Sub-lethal Effects of Sulfoxaflor on Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera, Bumble Bees, Bombus Impatiens, and Alfalfa Leafcutter Bees, Megachile Rotundata, Melanie A. Erhart
Department: Biology
Beyond Accessibility: An Examination of the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Class, Technology, and Student Success, Madeline Erickson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Quorum Sensing Independent Regulatory Systems and Their Effect on the Behaviors and Phenotypes of the Bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Jillian F. Escobar
Department: Biology
“All of the Times I Was Pretty/Handsome in Front of Him and He Never Said Anything”: Children’s Perception of Paternal Accountability & The Reason(s) Why Fathers Leave Their Children, LaShanda N. Evans
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Women in Water: The Drowned Female Victim in Victorian Painting, Catherine Everett
Department: Art and Art History
Adventures in Time and Race: A Study of the Acceptance of Multiculturalism in Doctor Who, Meredith A. Farley
Department: History
The Life and Times of the Aspiring Professional Athlete, William M. Farrow IV
Department: English
Why Wooster? The College Selection Process of Student Athletes at The College of Wooster, Matthew Felvey
Department: Communication Studies
Mula, Misgogny, & Emcees: An Analysis of the Marketing Strategies Used By Female Rappers To Expand Their Brands, Shyniece N. Ferguson
Department: Communication Studies
Timepiece Teaching: How Rhetoric Molds the World, Nicholas H. Fischbach
Department: Political Science
Poverty Traps in Economic Development: Heterogeneous Production in a Cross-Section of Countries, Logan Fitch
Department: Business Economics
A Changing American Security Paradigm: The Risk Management Model and American National Security Strategy, Ethan A. Flack
Department: Political Science
Odyssey, Ethan J. Flack
Department: Music
The Effect of Ethnic Microtargeting on Latino Americans' Political Identity Perception, Emma Flanagan
Department: Political Science
Only YOU can Prevent Unsustainable Consumption: The Influence of Advertisement Appeals on Sustainable Consumerism, Erin F. Flannelly
Department: Psychology
Who’s The Boss? Principals, Agents, and the Intricacies of Non-State Wartime Violence Against Civilians, Patrick Elliot D. Flautt
Department: Political Science
The Fate of the Formic Acid Radical: A Kinetic Investigation of the Reaction Between Oxalic Acid and the Hydroxyl Radical, Lauren T. Fleming
Department: Chemistry
Fashion, Flappers and Freedom?: Women and Personal Expression in 1920s Dress, Lynn R. Fortney
Department: History
An Unexpected Alliance: Haiti and Great Britain after the Haitian Revolution, 1804-1865, Emily Frank
Department: History
To Do Good: an Analysis of Tzedakah as a Multivocal Symbol as it was Performed by La Sociedad de Damas Israelitas de Beneficencia, Emma Callie Frank
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Coffee Shop Spirituality on the Internet: Strategies of Epistemology at Work in Digital Religion, Carl William D. Freeman
Department: Religious Studies
Does the Trend Need a Mend? The Effects of Herding Behavior on the Returns to Higher Edcuation, Amy K. French
Department: Business Economics
Power, Sex, and Intrigue: An Examination of Mistress Portraiture at the Court of Charles II, Margaret S. Frick
Department: Art and Art History; History
Financial Crisis Compensation Aftershock: An Examination of the 2008 Financial Crisis on CEO Compensation Structure, Brett C. Frongillo
Department: Business Economics
Cloudy With A Chance of Violence: An Analysis of the Environment-Conflict Nexus, Rita A. Frost
Department: Political Science
Life, Liberty, and a Good Education: An Analysis of the Quality Disparity in K-12 Public Education, Emma Fryd
Department: Economics
Choosing Gods: Constructivism vs. Realism in the Military Interventions in Religious Civil Wars, Alex Fukui
Department: Political Science
The Ambiguity of Perception: An Examination and Critique of an Empiricist Perceptual Theory in the Defense of a Realist Theory of Perception, Austin Paul Fullerton
Department: Philosophy
Windy City Radicals: Sister Carrie, Organized Labor, and the Problem of Chicago, Ben Fuqua
Department: English; History
Can you hear me now?: Ideological Analysis of Race and Gender in Verizon Wireless Television Commercials, Shane A. Gallagher
Department: Communication Studies
Because I Said So: Justifying the Right to Punish as Subsequent to the Right to Threaten, Patrick T. Gaudet
Department: Philosophy
Effect of Growth Selection on Adipogenic Gene Expression in Turkey Breast Muscle, Kory K. George
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
“I Can’t Afford Not to Go to College!”: An Analysis on the Effects of Financial Aid on the Human Capital Investment Decision, Kyrstin C. Gibson
Department: Business Economics
Picture Books Worth a Thousand Words: A Narrative Analysis of Original and Re-Told Stories, Elise W. Gifford
Department: Psychology
Rethinking the Role: An Alternative Stage Management Method, Chelsea A. Gillespie
Department: Theatre and Dance
Revolution on Stage and Screen: Historical Narrative through Cuban Film and Spanish Theatre, 1959-1971, Kevin J. Glass
Department: History; Spanish
Let the Outside In: A Case for Biophilic Architecture, Benjamin Glor
Department: Psychology
Toward an Efficient Synthesis of N-Substituted Hydroxypyrrole Monomers, Jenna L. Gnotek
Department: Chemistry
Our Father Who Art in Georgia: Case Studies of the Family and Christian Mythology in Southern Gothic Short Fiction, Eleanor K. Godbey
Department: English; Religious Studies
What do Students Value in an Institution of Higher Education? A Study on Institutional Attributes and Tuition at Private Colleges in the United States: A Hedonic Approach, Ana Godonoga
Department: Business Economics
Empathy and Aggression: Exploring Cognitive and Emotional Empathy in Aggressive Video and Text, Christine E. Goglia
Department: Psychology
The Effects of Mating on Longevity in Female Aedes aegypti When Nutritionally Stressed and Dehydrated, Emily A. Golba
Department: Biology
More than Cows and Plows: Exploring the Role of Government, Women, and Corporations in Farming through Oral Histories, Seth A. Goodwin
Department: History
Molecular Biology of a Miracle: Conceptualization of Medicine Through the Amish-Religious Lens and Antimicrobial Properties of Burdock Burn Wound Treatment, Caroline H. Gormley
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Religious Studies
Just War Theory and Syria: The Ethical Dimensions of Military Intervention, Justyn R. Gostlin
Department: Philosophy
Community, Risk, and Vaccines: An Ethnographic Examination of the Debate on Vaccination, Cole Grabow
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Students Teaching Students: An In-depth Look at Domestic Student Exchanges between Predominately White Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the 1960's, Kendall Grace
Department: History; Sociology and Anthropology
Towards the Optimization of Amide Bond Coupling in the Synthesis of FRET Enabled Hairpin Polyamides, Kaitlin M. Graham
Department: Chemistry
The “Right” Model for Educating Ghanaian Girls: Emerging Themes and Messages from Ghanaian NGO Websites, Eryn E. Greaney
Department: Africana Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
What Does a Fish Say When It Hits a Wall? DAM: Re-fashioning Social and Cultural Ties to Rivers in Northern Thailand, Cassandra Greenbaum
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Predicting Behavior in an Unpredictable World: How Environmental Cues Affect Behavioral Plasticity in Adult Male and Embryonic Larvae of the Tobago Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium orientale tobagense), Sara Green
Department: Biology
Conversations in the Gallery: Uncovering Perceptions of Race through the Work of Hank Willis Thomas within a Museum Setting, Olivia Gregory
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
How Does Exposure to Triclosan Affect Territorial Behavior of the Male Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas)?, Danielle L. Grooms
Department: Biology
Further Down the Spiral: Analyzing Calleva Atrebatum in the Context of Collapse and Abandonment During the Withdrawal of Roman Britain, Peregrine Grosch
Department: Archaeology
Nurturing a Love for Nature: An Investigation of Parental Influence on Children’s Environmental Concern, Emily R. Grover
Department: Psychology
The Hierarchy: Understanding How Men and Women Negotiate Power and Its Usage Within Sex Homogeneous Small Groups, Raphael Gunn
Department: Communication Studies
The Energetic of Extra Floral Nectar in Erythrina flabelliformis, Nichole W. Gustafson
Department: Biology
Cultivating Champions of Sustainability: an Analysis of Sustainability Education and Civic Agriculture, Alexander Haas
Department: Environmental Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
The Black-Scholes Options Pricing Model and its Implications on the Underlying Security Market, Steven D. Hagen
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
The Quantitative Determination of Antidepressants and Their Primary Degradation Products in Biosolid-Amended Soil and Earthworms via LC-MS/MS analysis, Maura J. Hall
Department: Chemistry
Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Deformation Bands in the Late Cretaceous Sixmile Canyon Formation, Central Utah, Tricia L. Hall
Department: Geology
Does the Overpayment of Athletes Affect Performance? A Study of the National Basketball Association, Levi D. Halsey
Department: Business Economics
Confronting Archaeology's Political Nature: An Evaluation of Archaeology as a Tool of Social Action in the Post Conflict Societies of Spain and the Former Yugoslavia, Allison C. Ham
Department: Archaeology
Aiding Aids: The Motivations of French HIV/AIDS Foreign Aid to African Countries, Alexandra G. Hamasaki
Department: Political Science
Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down: A Narrative of the Black Death in Siena, Sarah J. Hammond
Department: History
The Effects of Exercise on Depression in Adolescents, Adam H. Hansell
Department: Psychology
Sythesis and Purification of Bis-Phosphoserine-Cyclohexyl Lipid Analogues Utilizing an H-Phosphonate Approach, Steven A. Hardy
Department: Chemistry
Establishing Methods to Track Surface Avalanches on a Bead Pile, Benjamin T. Harris
Department: Physics
Interfaith Dialogue: Engaging Children, Abigail M. Harris-Ridker
Department: Religious Studies
The Quest for an Inclusive Understanding of Heroism: A Feminist Analysis of the Hero's Journey in Young Adult Fantasy Literature, Julia A. Hart
Department: English
Defining the Genome and Nic Gene Cluster of Bacillus niacini A Chemistry-First Approach to Gene Discovery, Zachary H. Harvey
Department: Chemistry
Consummation of the 'Good Life' through Aesthetics, Christina M. Haupt
Department: Art and Art History; Philosophy
“And don't forget that poetry is language for its own sake:” In-yer-Face Theatre, Sarah Kane, and Crave, Janna M. Haywood
Department: Theatre and Dance
"I Did My Job With A Plum": Hearing, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf Young Adults' Perspectives of Their Access to Closed-Captioning, Emily M. Heard
Department: Communication Studies
Gauging and Explaining the Impact of Campaign Field Offices in the 2012 Presidential Election, Ben Heavenrich
Department: Political Science
China’s Communist Revolution and History In Film: 电影中的中国历史和中国革命, Jarid S. Heffers
Department: Chinese Studies
Internalized Racism, The Nadir, and Lynching: A study of George Schuyler’s Black No More and Countee Cullen’s “Heritage”, Randie D. Henderson
Department: Africana Studies; English
Music Genres and Their Effects on Taste Perception, Brandon J. Henshaw
Department: Psychology
The Relationship Between Literacy Self-Efficacy of Parents and Children in Kindergarten through Third Grade, Catherine E. Herst
Department: Education; Psychology
Philosophy and its Relationship with the Sciences, and Other Academic Disciplines, William H. Hertel
Department: Philosophy
Single Black Mothers: The Construction of Single Black Mothers and How That Construction Affects Them, Sha-Reeka Hester
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Estimated Hydrostatic/Cryostatic Pressures During Emplacement of Pillow Lavas at Undirhliðar Quarry, Reykjanes Peninsula, Southwest Iceland, Alexander R. Hiatt
Department: Geology
Neuro What?: An Examination of Speech-Language Pathologists' Awareness of the Neurodiversity Movement and Their Opinions of Neurodiversity Values in Intervention Practices, Michelle R. Hill
Department: Communication Studies
What Does Modernity Smell Like: An Analysis on Fragrance Advertising in Modern China - An Analysis on Fragrance Advertising in China, 1911-2013, Adriana E. Hoak
Department: Chinese Studies; History
Foster Care Workers and Aging Out Youth: Neglected by the Inequalities of the Child Welfare System, Clara S. Hobson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Restorative Reintegration: Restorative Justice and the Applications and Implications for Child Soldier Reintegration, Carolyn Elizabeth Hockey
Department: Political Science; Religious Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Assessing Chinese Soft Power In Africa Through UN General Assembly Votes, Tyler J. Hoff
Department: Political Science
The Role of Presidential Worldview on United States Counter-Narcotics Policy in Colombia Since 1981, Joshua L. Holland-Gresock
Department: Political Science
Negotiating a New Feminism: Do Asian Values and Westernization Collide? - A Study of College-Age Students' Perceptions of Feminism in Singapore, Mariel W. Ho
Department: Sociology and Anthropology