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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013
Variation of Female Genital Mutilation Rates Between Egypt and Sierra Leone Examined Through Underlying Root Causes, Jenna Hohan
Department: Political Science
Waking the Sleeping Bear: Strategic Culture or Realism as Explinations for Russian Foreign Policy Behavior in Territorial Disputes, Andrew Holmes
Department: Political Science
Anti-Cancer Metal Complexes: Synthesizing and Characterizing the Target 3,5-Dimethylpyrazole-6-(Azaindole)Pyridine (Dap) Ligand and Coordinating and Characterizing Dap to Gold (Iii) and Platinum (Ii), Robert Holtz
Department: Chemistry
Dating the First Millennium Ad Glacial History of Adams Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Southeast Alaska, Jennifer Horton
Department: Geology
Who Is Riding Shotgun? The Influence of Multinational Corporations on International Negotiation Outcomes, Isabelle Fourcroy Howes
Department: International Relations
The Severed Relationship Between Black/Africana Studies and Black Communities, Gabrielle Hughley
Department: Africana Studies
The Inevitable Fate of Charlie Drake, Annie Hunter
Department: English
Exploring the Fate of Thioredoxin Relay Proteins Modified by Organic Electrophiles, Katherine E. Hunt
Department: Biology
The Effects of Trait-Anxiety on Young Children's Facial and Vocal Emotion Recognition and Attention, Sarah Marie Huttie
Department: Psychology
Effects of the Herbicide Atrazine on Drosophila melanogaster Courtship Behavior, Jamie L. Innis
Department: Biology
The Role of Normativity and Discourses of Authenticity in Religious Studies, Daniel Iwaniec
Department: Religious Studies
De España Al Pueblo Indígena De Los Mapuches De Chile: Poesía Y Activismo Ambientales, Cara Jackson
Department: Spanish
Do You Support the War?: A Study on the Effects of Private Military Companies on U.S. Troop Casualties and U.S. Public Opinion, Adrienne G. James
Department: Political Science
A Dress is Not a Yes: A Feminist and Sociological Analysis of Slutwalk as a Response to the Politics of Victimization - A Longitudinal Analysis of the Population of Grand Forks, North Datoka Since the 1997 Red River Flood, Kelsey Jandrey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The Dao that can be Spoken is not the Eternal Dao: National Role Conceptions and the Effects on Chinese Foreign Policy Behavior, Adam Stephan Jankowski
Department: Chinese Studies; International Relations
You'll Only Date Who? The Effects of Race and Racial Preference in Dating on Perceptions of Prejudice, Gabriela I. Jaramillo
Department: Psychology
Heading into Overtime/Tie Between Work and Life: Exploring Factors that Could Influence the Work-Life Balance of NCAA Division III Athletic Directors, Kelley Ann Johnson
Department: Communication Studies
One Size Does Not Fit All: Spirituality and Academic Experiences Among African Americans, Veronique Jones
Department: Philosophy; Sociology and Anthropology
Class Humor in Menander's Dyskolos, Jessica Jordan
Department: Classical Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Protecting the Environment - Is it Worth it? An Assessment of International Environmental Agreements on Human Welfare, Stipo Josipovic
Department: International Relations
Myth, Ritual, and Symbol and the Theory of "Invented Tradition" As Applied to the Worship of Dionysos/Dionysus Across Space and Time, Justin Kalinay
Department: Classical Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Lesbian Life Writing: a Multi Genre Exploration From the Well to Memoir, Erika Kay
Department: English
Getting More Than Meals on Wheels: Report and Analysis on Perspectives of the Transportation Needs of Senior Citizens, Daniel A. Kellman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Democracy Inaction?: How "Fake News" Is Defining American Citizenship, Julie Ann Kendall
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Lecciones Quijotescas De La Vida: Teoría Y Práctica - Quixotic Life Lessons: Theory and Practice, Julia Kennedy
Department: Spanish
The Effects of Labor Market Characteristics on Interstate Migration: An Empirical Analysis, Paul Kessler
Department: Business Economics
A Series of Pieces for Various Ensembles by: Jordan Alexander Key, Jordan Alexander Key
Department: Music
Spirosony: Music and Spirituality, the Practice of Presence - A Case Study in Gregorian Chant and Human Manifestations of Spirituality through Music, Jordan Alexander Key
Department: Religious Studies
An Investigation of Triclocarban's Effect on Testosterone, Anxiety, and Objective Memory Capabilities, Frank W. Kickel
Department: Neuroscience
Free-Agency in Major League Baseball & It's Effect on Player Performance, Keenan King
Department: Economics
Accounts of Brain Disease: Exploring the Cellular Mechanisms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Its Implications in the Framework of Anomalous Monism As a Semantic Theory of Mind, Matthew Kirchner
Department: Neuroscience; Philosophy
The Glitter Bath: a Feminist Study of Race, Class, and Gender in Five Disney Classic Animated Feature Films, Heather Kirk
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Reconsidering the Classification of the Parrot Snake, Leptophis ahaetulla (Squamata: Serpentes, Colubridae) As a Single Species, Krista Leslie Marie Koeller
Department: Biology
The Interaction Between the Physical Environment and Metaphysical States: the Role of Social Anxiety and Stress in Informing Spatial Perception, Emily Koelmel
Department: Psychology
The Weathered Nude: Topographic Maps Paved By the Intricacies of Memory, Time, and Emotion, Emily Koelmel
Department: Art and Art History
Sexually Ever After: Cultural Impositions on Psychosexual Development in Myth and Fairy Tales, Lara Koenig
Department: English
Toward a New Approach: The Harms of a Racially Colorblind Education System and the Creation of a Positive Racial Identity at the College of Wooster, Jocelyn Kopfman
Department: Africana Studies
No Fracking Way: Activists' Motivations For Participating in An Environmental Justice Campaign, Emma Gates Kornhauser
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Democratic Not Radical: An Examination of Consensus in Four California Cohousing Communities, Bryan Kovalick
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Preliminary Analysis of the Differences in Cyclosporin a Resistance Between Amino Acid Residues P538 and P540 of the Hepatitis C Polymerase, Alexandra Kuzmishin
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Connections Among Contagious Yawning, Attachment, and Empathy in Dogs (Canis Familiaris), Steven C. Kyle
Department: Psychology
Science and Religion' or 'Scieligion'?: the Relationship Between Science and Religion and the Possibilities of the Integration of the Two, Patrick Lai-Fang
Department: Religious Studies
The Board of Doctors: How Insider Directors Affect Non-Profit Hospitals Governance, Alexander D. LaJoie
Department: Business Economics
Protective Role of the Yeast Peroxiredoxin Tsa1 Against Electrophile-Mediated Stress, Andrew Lamade
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Modeling Phytophthora Genes Through the Characterization of Intron Structure and the Detection of Splice Sites and Splicing Regulatory Elements, Christopher D. LaMantia
Department: Biology
An Agent-Based Model of Influenza Within a College Population, Matthew A. Lambert
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The Effects of Oxytocin on Stress, Learning, and Memory Retention in Female Rats, Emily L. Lanzola
Department: Biology
Les Produits De Terroir Dans Le Monde Moderne : Les Tensions Internes Du Systeme Des Appellations D'Origine Contrôlée (Aoce), Claire M. Lash
Department: French and Francophone Studies
The Curious Case of Malnutrition in Guatemala and Honduras, Shannon Latsko
Department: Political Science
Temporal Processing Across Geographic Regions: How Different Regions in the United States Perceive Punctuality, Katherine A. Laubacher
Department: Psychology
Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You: The Effects of Structural Adjustment Lending on Voting Alignment in the United Nations General Assembly, Lauren Elizabeth Lee
Department: Political Science
By the Earth's Weight: Land Ownership and Understanding Nature Through Virtue Theory, Joshua Lewis
Department: Philosophy
Evaluating the Influence of Habitat, Temporal, and Competitor Insect Co-Occurrence Variables on the Presence of Lady Beetle Species in Gardens in Ohio, Brynn Lindeman
Department: Biology
An Evaluation of Cattle on the Lives of Farmers in Wayne County, Ohio, Samantha Wallis Lundeen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Size Selective Dna Purification Using Swellable Organically Modified Silica, Brian Alexander Lupish
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Personality As a Predictor of the Quality of Online Friendships, Ashleigh Luttery
Department: Psychology
Does Auditory Perception Help Maintain Safety?: An Examination of the Relationship Between Auditory Perception and Injury Risk, Christen Maguire
Department: Psychology
Comparative Analysis of Two Public High Schools in the Youngstown City School District, Kaylynne Mahone
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Cooperation, Commitment, and Sharing: a Qualitative Analysis of a Secular Intentional Community, Brian S. Maier
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Is Corporate Governance Optimally Organized? a Study Examining the Interrelationships Between Ownership Structure and Board Composition As Mechanisms to Monitor Management, David Mallett
Department: Business Economics
Seeds of Slavery: a Mainstream Economic Interpretation and Rhetorical Analysis of Vandana Shiva's Criticism of the Green Revolution and the Alienation of Rural Indian Women, David C. Mallinson
Department: Communication Studies; Economics
Tupac Amaru, Pachacuti: Un Análisis De Las Causas, La Estructura Y El Discurso Del Gran Levantamiento (1780-1781), Christopher R. Marshall
Department: History; Spanish
Shedding Light on the DEAD: Preliminary Investigation Into Dbp6, a DEAD-box Protein Required For Ribosome Assembly, Kari Martyniak
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Boondocks, Double Consciousness and Minstrelsy, Chantel Massey
Department: English
Rhetoric, Art, Poetry, Music, and Philosophy: Philosophical Investigations of a Philosorapper, Bryan Matyi
Department: Philosophy
Life of a Dead Man, Stephen Maxwell
Department: English
Syrians, Sectarianism, and Assimilation: Divergent Conceptions of Early Arab Nationalism in the Old World and New, Leo Mayhew
Department: History
Subprime Lending in Minority Neighborhoods: An Examination of the Pattern of Mortgage Lending in Chicago, Illinois, Jacob Mays
Department: Urban Studies
The Effect of L-Arginine Supplementation and Training on Physical Performance in Male Rats, Mark R. McDonald
Department: Biology
Human Rights Organizations As Agents of Change: When Do They Fail and When Do They Succeed?, Kyla J. McEntire
Department: Political Science
Ohio Curriculum of the Sixth Grade: Creation and Historical Analysis, John McFarren
Department: History
The Identification of the Freshwater Fish of Tobago Using DNA Barcoding and Morphological Analysis: An Integrative Approach, Henry T. McGee
Department: Biology
Lions and Tigers and Foxes, Oh My!: A Bibliotherapeutic Approach to Le Petit Prince and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Julie T. A. McGowan
Department: Comparative Literature
The Politics of Anti-Affirmative Action Initiatives: a Comparative Case Study Approach, Jordan McIntyre
Department: Political Science
Since It Began: a Collection of Poetic Daguerreotypes, Lee B. McKinstry
Department: English
The Process of Policy Formation During the Common Agricultural Policy Macsharry Reform: the Straight and Narrow Path Actors Follow to Escape a Political Rat's Nest, Colin K. McLaren
Department: French and Francophone Studies; International Relations
A Reassessment of the Conservation Status of a Critically Endangered Neotropical Frog, Mannophryne olmonae, Using Occupancy Modeling Techniques, Jessica McQuigg
Department: Biology
The Effect of Exogenous Nitric Oxide on Soybean Defense Response to Phytophthora sojae, Lindsay A. McQuiston
Department: Biology
The Effect of Context on the Evaluation of Obese Vs. Average-Weight Children As a Function of Antifat Attitude, Stephanie McShane
Department: Psychology
What Really Matters? Predicting Latino Academic Achievement From Parenting, Self Efficacy, Stress, Number of Successful Relatives, and Demographic Variables, Adolfo Mejia
Department: Psychology
The Motion of a Flapping Flag: Chaos or Noise?, Samuel Mermall
Department: Physics
With Strong Arms and Callused Hands: a Study of Mexican Racial Identity in the Bracero Program From 1942-1964, Maricela Metraux
Department: History
Hospitality, Homosexuality, and Hazel-Nut Hurling: a Comparison of Genesis 19 Between Judaism and Islam Through Midrash and Tafsir, Grace E. Miller
Department: Religious Studies
The Disintegration of An Open Economy: the Economic History of Argentina, 1880-1976, Beth Milne
Department: History
Work Hard, Play Hard: a Qualitative Analysis of How Fantasy Sports Affect Organizational Commitment, Ryan Miner
Department: Communication Studies
Lost and Found: the Life and Art of Vivian Maier, Emily L. Mitchell
Department: Art and Art History
Creating a Lyrical Experience: Preparation For and Research on the Song Recital, Sarah Mitchell
Department: Music
Say What? The Use of Age As An Identifier on the Auditory Stroop Effect, Sarah Mitchell
Department: Psychology
Investigating Cis-Elements of Microtubule-Associated Protein Tau's 3'-Untranslated Region, Daniel Montagna
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Shooting An Elephant: How the British Became the Leading Imperialist in Africa and the World, Katherine Montgomery
Department: History
The Effects of Presentation and Individual Differences on Narrative Engagement, Joseph Morgan
Department: Psychology
Metal Ion and Phosphate Binding Organosilica Sorbents For Nutrient Recycling, Melissa Morgan
Department: Chemistry
It's Complicated: the Identification of Learning Disabilities in Children With Hearing Loss, Taylor M. Morgan
Department: Communication Studies
Neglected Human Rights: Examining the Causes of Socio-Economic Rights Violations Within the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Katherine Morton
Department: Political Science
Investigating the Host-Guest Chemistry of Calixarene Capped Azobenzene, Lucy Moser
Department: Chemistry
In the Spirit of the People: the Effect of Musical Tradition on Community Efficacy in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Micah Motenko
Department: Music; Sociology and Anthropology
"in the Spirit of the People:" the Effect of Musical Tradition on Community Efficacy in Post-katrina New Orleans, Micah Motenko
Department: Music; Sociology and Anthropology
The Evolution of International Sovereignty Norms and the Process of State-Level Norm Internalization, Katherine A. Mozynski
Department: International Relations; Political Science
Clay Mineral Analysis and Paleoclimate Interpretation of a Middle Miocene Paleosol in the Powder River Volcanic Field, Northeast Oregon, Anna C. Mudd
Department: Geology
A Moral Justification For Humanitarian Military Intervention, Alec Muller
Department: Philosophy