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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
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
Must We Pass Over Them in Silence? An Examination of Mystical Experience and Ineffability, Elise Hudock
Department: Philosophy
It's Not You, It's Me: The Effect of Nationalist Movement Leadership Style on the Decision to Secede, Leigh C. Huffman
Department: International Relations
Does it Pay to Be Responsible? The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on a Firm’s Financial Performance, Jonathan E. Huisel
Department: Business Economics
Synthesis of a Potential Phosphatidylserine Analog: Cyclohexylphosphoserine, Luke S. Hutchings-Goetz
Department: Chemistry
Personality Differences in Perception of Emotion Intensity Between Dynamic and Static Stimuli, Jessika M. Hutchinson
Department: Neuroscience
Dam Institutions: The Nexus of Anarchy and Interdependence - Dams, Water, and States, Daniel Ikuma
Department: Political Science
Discovering Stories Through Setting: A Narrative Analysis of Urban Decay in Photographs of Detroit, Miranda R. Ingraham
Department: Communication Studies
Check Here to Become an Organ Donor: A Comparative Analysis of Varying Religious Institutions Views on Organ Transplantation, and the Role of the State, Nicholas H. Isles
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Welfare of The Homeless: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Government Assistance Programs on Utility, David W. Jackson
Department: Business Economics
Empathizing with The Shadows: How Empathy Attitudes and Race Affect Social Welfare, Tracy R. Jackson
Department: Psychology
An Investigation of the Inhibition of Phenazine Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas, Holly M. Jacobs
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Incubators, Battles, or Affirmation? A Feminist Exploration of Evangelical Purity Literature, Anastasia M. Jaeb
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Why Did South Korea and Japan Not Pursue Nuclear Weapons after the 2006 North Korean Nuclear Test?, Naman Jain
Department: International Relations
Belonging(s): A Short Story Cycle and Artworks, Maria Janasz
Department: Art and Art History; English
Strengthening the Bonds Between Brothers: Implementing Clifton StrengthsFinders to the Men of Harambee, Peter B. Jeffy
Department: Communication Studies
Impoverished Bodies: The Politics of Sterilization Abuse and the Marginalization of Low-Income Women of Color, Njeri A. Jennings
Department: History
Who is the Who: Lost Boys of Sudan in Language and Narrative, Devin Johns
Department: English; Sociology and Anthropology
"All I Want For My Birthday is a Big Booty Hoe": The Representation of Black Women's Buttocks in R&B/Hip-Hop Music Videos, Erin M. Johnson
Department: Communication Studies
Under Construction, Kara Johnson
Department: English
Why I am Here and You are Not: How We Got Bamboozled in the American Educational System, Marytha Johnson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Jezephied": Re-Telling Black Women's Stories in the Quest for Self-Definition, Ashley T. Jones
Department: English
The Effects of Image Habituation on Ejaculate Parameters in Healthy Human Males (Homo sapiens), Paul N. Joseph
Department: Biology
Psychological Mechanisms of Risk Compensation in the Context of Physical Risk Taking Behaviors, Dylan C. Jurcik
Department: Psychology
The Effects of Teacher Nonverbal Immediacy on Students’ Motivation and Competence, Kyrsten C. Kamlowsky
Department: Communication Studies; Education
Assessment of the Biocontrol Activity of Mitsuaria Isolates Through Indole-3-acetic Acid Regulation and Plant Pathogen Inhibition, Christine M. Kasprisin
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
An Investigation of Cultural Identity: A Comparison of Mortuary, Ceramic, and Architectural Traditions between Cerro Magoni, Teotihuacan, and Northwestern Mexico, Emily J. Kate
Department: Archaeology; Sociology and Anthropology
Wave Your Flag: A Narrative Criticism of Cultural Appeals, Unification, and National Pride in Coca-Cola's "Wavin' Flag" Campaign, Dustin W. Kemp
Department: Communication Studies
The Steady Mind: An Investigation into Stoic and Hindu Notions of Liberation, Dev Dharm S. Khalsa
Department: Philosophy
“Is Television Media Influencing the Knowledge and Perception of an Urban Audience about Agriculture and Farmers?": A Quantitative and Qualitative Audience Study of Agriculture Based TV Show, Soil and Men in Heart(SMH), Nileema H. Khan
Department: Communication Studies; Environmental Studies
Southeast Asia on the Five Pillars of Nationalism: Case Studies of the Mon and Karen of Burma (Myanmar), Min K. Khant
Department: Political Science
Airline Fleet Assignment, Sheharyar Khushnood
Department: Mathematics
Determination of Genes Mediating Inter-bacterial Competition in an Environmental Isolate of Pseudomonas chlororaphis aurantiaca 14b11, Samuel Kitara
Department: Biology
You Only Get Two: The Effects of a Hybrid Hearing Conservation Program on Elementary Students' Knowledge of, Attitude About, and Intended Behavior Towards Hearing Protection, Ellen V. Kleber
Department: Communication Studies; Education
Double Pay: An Empirical Analysis on the Affects of Revenue Sharing and the Luxury Tax, on Competitive Balance in Major League Baseball, Zachary J. Klein
Department: Business Economics
Lessons Learned from the Fight for Integration at the Lovett School: Atlanta, Georgia 1963-1966, Lauren C. Klingshirn
Department: History
Could Copper Cure le Cancer?: Research into Potential Antitumor Agents and the Art of Scientific Translation, Kyle A. Koemm
Department: Chemistry; French and Francophone Studies