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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
The Business of Social Media: A Qualitative Analysis on How and Why Businesses and Brands Use Social Media Marketing for Strategic Consumer Communication, Deanna F. Langer
Department: Communication Studies
Creation of a Mathematical Model and Investigation of the Kinetics of the Reaction Between the Oxalic Acid Species and the Hydroxyl Radical, Sarah M. Laper
Department: Chemistry; Mathematics
Using Cultivation-Independent Methods to Investigate Venlafaxine Biodegradation, Zena Lapp
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Does HCV Replication Dependence Shift from Cyclophilin A to Cyclophilin B in Cyclosporin Resistant Mutants?, Jameson C. Laub
Department: Biology
Schooled: How Chicago Learned to Apply Civic Capacity to Accomplish Successful School Reform, Emily K. LeCompte
Department: Political Science
Examining the Effects of Socio-Cultural Factors on Women’s Bargaining Power in Tanzania, Jubilate A. Lema
Department: Economics
Why Should I Run to Prevent Cancer? The Contributions of Perceived Similarity, Empathic Concern, and Relevance of Effort to the Martyrdom Effect, Khoa D. Le Nguyen
Department: Psychology
"The Federation of the World": Examining the Ideological Influences on the Charter of the United Nations, Adam M. Levin
Department: International Relations; Political Science
Absentminded or Attentive: The Effect of Letter Case on Memory After an Interruption Applied to Patient Safety, Hannah I. Levin
Department: Psychology
Do You "Like" It?: An Autoethnography and Ethnographic Study of How the Use and Absence From Facebook Impacts Millennials, Rachel J. Lewis
Department: Communication Studies
Space Oddity: An Exploration of Religious Success in Emergent UFO Religions, Celetia Liang
Department: Religious Studies
If You Were Buried In A Ship, You Might Be A Viking: An Investigation of Scandinavian Influence Over Anglo-Saxon Identity in Mortuary Practices, Kathryn Z. Libby
Department: Archaeology; History
Build a Future Worthy of You: An Ideological and Feminist Analysis of Latina Gender Representations in East Los High, Rebecca J. Lipps
Department: Communication Studies
Software Development for Wooster City Schools, Qisheng Li
Department: Computer Science
Oil Import Risks, Economic Growth and National Security: a Study of Oil Import Security on China's Economic Growth, Shuyuan Liu
Department: Economics
Quantitation of D-dimer Levels in Urine Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Curtis Lockhart
Department: Chemistry
Worlds as Real as Ours: Image Processing and Differential Photometry of Transiting Exoplanets, Vanessa Logan
Department: Computer Science; Physics
YUMA, Delia A. Loughrey
Department: English
Town, Gown, and College Sound: An Investigation into the Community Relations Strategies of The College of Wooster’s Student-Run Radio Station, Jeremy Walsh Ludemann
Department: Communication Studies
The Immortal Story: An Examination of J.M. Barrie's Myth-Tale Peter and Wendy and an Explanation of its Relevance and Permanence within Society, Andrea C. Luedtke
Department: English
An Analysis of the Modern Social State, Karlena G. Luz
Department: International Relations
Multicultural Attitudes towards People with Mental Disorders, Xin Lv
Department: Psychology
This Product is 100% Unofficial, Paige M. Madden
Department: Art and Art History
The Desegregation of Boston Public Schools: A Collection of Short Stories, Matthew J. Magoon
Department: English
Modeling For Our Lives: A Theoretical Study of HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Through Mathematical Modeling, Jacob N. Malone
Department: Mathematics
Urban Folktales: Poems and Stories from Society's Underbelly, Jacob N. Malone
Department: English
Applying Markov Chains to Baseball, Jarrod A. Mancine
Department: Mathematics
Harmony, Elaborateness, and Naturalness: An Aanalysis of The Influence of Graphic Design Elements and Color In Logos., Stefany Mandarino
Department: Communication Studies
Valuing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: A Defense of Countercultural Environmentalism, Mae Manupipatpong
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Wal-Mart: For Better or Worse? - A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration of the Long Run Competitive Effects Wal-Mart Has on Local Retail Sector Growth in Ohio Micropolitan Counties, Dean N. Marchitelli
Department: Business Economics
Day Care and Preschool Teachers and Aides Knowledge Regarding Hearing, Hearing Loss, Technology, and Accommodations for Children with Hearing Loss, Kara N. Markham
Department: Communication Studies
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