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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2025
A Season of Emotions: Student Athletes Expressing Their Pattern of Emotions Throughout Their Sport Season, Tamara L. Turner
Department: Art and Art History
Down with France: True Independence or Continued Political Instability?, Aku Unvu
Department: Political Science
Effects on Adult Nutritional Stress on Remating Behavior in Female Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes, Carolyn Velazquez
Department: Biology
An Investigation of Indigenous Projects for Indigenous Language Work in Pacific Northwest Coast Museums, Oli Castañon Villa
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Positively Medieval: Constructing the Middle Ages in Literature and the Museum, Emily Voneman
Department: English; Sociology and Anthropology
From Experimentation to Experience: An Analysis of Japanese Web Design from 1998-2024, Addison Walling
Department: Interdepartmental
My Views on Justice, Exploring the Intersection of Education, Sports and Morality, Aoge Wang
Department: Chinese Studies; Philosophy
The White Woman Imagination: Defining and Apprehending the Dissociative Impulses of White Womanhood in Young Adult Literature, Caroline Ward
Department: English
Exploring the Relationship Between a Fungal Pathogen and the Skin Microbiome in Northern Two Lined Salamanders, Will Wasielewski
Department: Biology
Immune Network Dynamics: Boolean Model of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Mast Cell Activation in the Presence of IgE, Cheyenne Weaver
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Somewhat Effective and a Little Bit Shameful: Sexual Minority Men and How Sexual Orientation, Racial-Ethnic Identity, and Internalized Homophobia Relate to Perceptions of Using Grindr, Spencer West-Hest
Department: Psychology
Hazard: A Screenplay, Seth Aaron Whitehead
Department: English
Coastal Economies: A Study of the Economic Value of Boston’s Public Beaches, Leo Widtmann
Department: Economics
Buying Wins: Determining The Optimal Salary Cap Allocation Strategy In The NFL, Max C. Wiley
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
An Investigation of The Audiological Testing Procedures for Difficult-To-Test Children, Bean Williams
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Creating a Digital Collectible Card Game in Unity, Raymond Williams
Department: Computer Science
The Plague (Yersinia Pestis) in China: From Historical Perspectives to Modern Day Genetics, Emily M. Winnicki
Department: Biology; Interdepartmental; Sociology and Anthropology
Implementation and Optimization of Lattice-Based Quantum-Resistant Encryption: Advancing and Understanding Secure Cryptographic Protocols, Nathan Winningham
Department: Computer Science
Towards an equal Landscape of Understanding: Dialogue in an Age of Political Closure, Yahia A. Yahia
Department: Political Science
Perfectionism and Past Trauma: Predictors of Eating Disorder Risk in College Students, Haku Yamane
Department: Neuroscience
To Slay or Not to Slay: An Investigation into Gender- based Dialectical Differences in Standard American English, Rachel Yamson
Department: Psychology
WooScholar App: Harnessing Text Embeddings and LLM for Finding Independent Study Theses, Soobin Yang
Department: Computer Science
Identifying the Physical Interaction between the RNA Binding Protein, Nab2, and the Nuclear RNA Exosome, Andre Yazhbin
Department: Neuroscience
Contemporary and Historical Conflict between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the United States Government, Shilo J. Yellow Boy
Department: History; Sociology and Anthropology
The Impact of USD/CNY Exchange Rate Fluctuations on China's Manufacturing Export Volume, Weihan Ye
Department: Economics
Terra Prisma For Symphony Orchestra, Ethan Yoder
Department: Music
What is the Relationship Between Customer Loyalty and the Product Lifecycle?, Jackson Young
Department: Business Economics
More Than a Game: The Political Impacts of Participation in Mega Sporting Events, Rory Zahren
Department: Political Science
Ethanol-Induced Conditioned-Place Preference Reveals Alcohol-Seeking Engram Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Centrally-Projecting Edinger-Westphal Nucleus, Mariam Zayour
Department: Neuroscience
Transmission of Wolbachia in Culex Mosquitoes, Matthew Zuniga
Department: Biology
Canine Distemper Virus: A Review and Future Directions for Antiviral Treatment, Raven A. Zurbuchen
Department: Biology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2024
Mechanics of an Absorptive Anisotropic Particle Under The Influence of An External Electromagnetic Field, Yohannes N. Abateneh
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Effects of Gap Junction Deletion on Seizure Severity and Sleep in Drosophila melanogaster: Implications for Epilepsy in Humans, Chamari Abercrombie
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Investigating The Impact of Work-From-Home On Housing Prices In Major Urban Areas, Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe Jr.
Department: Business Economics
How Deep Can a Tattoo Go? The Perceptual Processing of Tattooed Individuals Through the Lens of College Students, Alona Abufarha
Department: Neuroscience
Probing The Relationship Between Partial Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal-Transition and Cell Shape in Epithelial Cells, Fareeda E. Abu-Juam
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Earnings in Another's Land: An Exploration of the 2016 OPT Extension on Earning Outcomes for International Students in the United States, Sam Adjei-Sah
Department: Economics
All “Wrapped” Up: Strangers Predict Personality Looking Only at Spotify Listening Habits, Abigail E. Aitken
Department: Psychology
The History of Mental Health in Urban Schools: A Case Study of Crenshaw Middle School, Canton City School District, Noah Albright
Department: History; Education
Accessibility in the Production Environment: A Stage Manager's Perspective, Claire Nicole Alderfer
Department: Theatre and Dance
Immersive Spectacles: Exploring French Cultural Landscapes of Immersion, Grace Alexandrowski
Department: Art and Art History; French and Francophone Studies
Burning Up: An Investigation into Perceptions of Messages on Social Media about Urban Heat Islands, Garrett Anderson
Department: Communication Studies; Environmental Studies
Jesus from the Desk Drawer: Sacred Authorship in The Master and Margarita, Nina Anderson
Department: Religious Studies; Russian Studies
Analysis and Statistical Correlation of The College of Wooster Fern Valley Field Station, Holmes County, Wooster, Ohio, Alex Anikeeff
Department: Geology
Island of Interest: Political Rivalry, Violence, and Diplomacy in Early Modern Sri Lanka, Tim Arace
Department: History
The Effect of Genes in the Survival of Motor Neurons Complex in Drosophila Melanogaster Larval Locomotion: Potential Implications in Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Andrew Armile
Department: Biology
Speech-Language Therapy and Neurodegeneration: An Investigation of Speech-Language Pathologists' Perceptions of Maintenance-Based Semantic Feature Analysis Treatment for Adults With Primary Progressive Aphasia, Sabrina Azad
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Periodontitis in Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease, Annie Baeg
Department: Biology
A Power in the Land: The First Transcontinental Railroad and the Second American System, Drew Baird
Department: History
Analyzing the Impacts of Spectator Sports of Residential Location Decisions, Sebestyen G. Balassy
Department: Business Economics
Ferrari Versus Red Bull: An Investigation of the Different Marketing Strategies of Two Formula 1 Juggernauts, Charles Ballou
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Ciclo de la Historia Repetida: El Juego de Espera de los “Dreamers”, Fernanda Banuelos
Department: Spanish
MAP3K8 in Swine Testicular Cells Serves as an Anti-Viral Gene Against Porcine Delta Coronavirus, Brayden Beathe-Gateley
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
MAP3K8 in Swine Testicular Cells Serves as an Anti-Viral Gene Against Porcine Delta Coronavirus, Brayden Beathe-Gateley
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Russo-Ukraine War and How Crimea, Mercenaries, and Drones are Impacting the War, Ethan Becker
Department: History
The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Physiological Function: A Focus on Microorganisms and Their Role in Human Metabolism, Madison Becker
Department: Biology
Using Seismic Stratigraphy to predict the Tectonics of the Morant Basin, Jamaica Passage, James VanWyke Beever
Department: Earth Sciences
"Under Observation, We Act Less Free": A Study of Surveillance-Based Contemporary Installations in the United States, Isabella Suyapa Begley
Department: Art and Art History
A Comprehensive Review of Cybersecurity Threats and Mitigation Strategies to Secure Health Data for a Full-Stack Web Application, Tigist Adane Berhe
Department: Computer Science
Global Feminist Perspectives on Venezuela: A Historical Feminist Analysis from a Venezuelan American, America Betancourt Guevara
Department: Global and International Studies; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Investigating Theory of Spelling Performance, Mali Beyer
Department: Psychology
Creating an Artificial Opponent for the Game Minotaurus, William Bielski
Department: Computer Science
Among Us: An Examination of Imposter Phenomenon and its Relationship with Educational Performance Within Marginalized Communities, Erica S. Bigham
Department: Psychology
Assessing Sediment Contamination Effects on CYP1A Expression in Bottom-Feeding Fishes in Northeast Ohio, Babita Biswa
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Zines Unearthed: Affirming Identity, Navigating Community and Communicating Emotions Within Queer Rural Zines., Rae Blankemeyer
Department: Environmental Studies
The Effects of Magnesium on Alcohol Intake and Locomotor Sensitization in Mice, Selali Adjoa Blege
Department: Neuroscience
Taking Bows and Batting Zero: An Inquiry into Mothers' Selfhood as Represented in Narrative and Film, Johnna Blystone
Department: English; Philosophy; Interdepartmental
The Professor Within: The Effects of Sleep and Psychosocial Factors on Professors’ Anxiety, Angelina Bolivar
Department: Psychology
A Family Matter, Ethan Boudreau
Department: English
Embodied Reimagining: A Queer Mapping of Identity Performances in Percy Jackson Fan Fiction, Kaleigh Bozick
Department: English; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Small Scale, Big Impact: The Power of Local Food Systems in Repairing Food Literacy and the Consumer-Producer Divide, Claire Brennan
Department: Environmental Studies
Genome Organization of Culicine-Associated Z Virus (CAZV) in Wild-Caught Aedes japonicus Mosquitoes from Wooster, Ohio, Orion M. Bress
Department: Biology
Terug: An Exploration of Homesickness, Community, and Land-Longing, Tara Brunner
Department: Art and Art History
The Impact of Lobbying by the Military Industrial Complex on the Voting Behavior of Maryland Democrats, Nathaniel Buckley
Department: Political Science
Our Quest for a New World Order: The Effects of Collective Narcissism and Conspiratorial Belief on Sharing Conspiratorial Headlines, Carrie Buckwalter
Department: Political Science; Psychology
Morphological Measurements of Vision in Juvenile Carolina Grasshoppers, Liliana Burlingame
Department: Neuroscience
Evaluating the Content Validity of Current Sport Participation Motivation Measures: An "Expert" Review, Melissa Burtscher
Department: Psychology
Playing For Power: Evaluating Sportswashing With a Case Studies Approach, Ben Byars
Department: Global and International Studies
Efficient Operation of Soccer Club, Zhenze Cai
Department: Business Economics
The Effects of Early Christianity on Early Medieval Scottish Mortuary Practices, Auna Campbell
Department: Archaeology; History
Home is Where the Hate is: An Investigation into the Influence of Social Bonds on the Experiences of Former Members of White Supremacy Groups, Eli Cantrell
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Ripple Effect of Volunteerism: Examining Its Reach and Impact on Conservation Organizations, Alena Card
Department: Environmental Studies
Religiosity, Pornography Consumption, and Sex Differences: Associations with Young Adults' Sexual Satisfaction and Infidelity, Amelia Carmack
Department: Psychology
Unpacking the Impact: Analyzing Airbnb's Influence on Housing Prices in Urban Markets, Paul Chandler
Department: Business Economics
Collecting the Collectors: Archives and their Administrators in a Digital World, Tobin Chin
Department: History
The Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on International Trade: A Study of Indian Agricultural Trade in the Post Liberalization, Privatization And Globalization Era, between 1990-2019., Sukriti Chiripal
Department: Economics
Identifying Crime Trends and Patterns: Exploring Data Driven Approaches to Study Crime in L.A., Keeyeon Choi
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
The Effects of Prenatal Androgenization on Estrous Cycle, Body Weight, and Voluntary Exercise in Sprague Dawley Rats, Saiyka S. Chowdhury
Department: Biology
Analyzing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Concentrations in Bodies of Water Across Northeast Ohio as a Marker of Environmental Pollution, Alyssa Hope Chritz
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Characterization of Aedes japonicus Complex in Medina, Ohio, Kaydee M. Clark
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Characterization of Aedes japonicus Complex in Medina, Ohio, Kaydee M. Clark
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Treatment for Pediatric Patients with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder: An Investigation of Audiologists’ Treatment Options for these Patients, Neil Clayton
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Cosmopolitanism, Commercialism, or Confessionalism? Beirut’s Privatized Heritage Management and its Effects on the Local Identity, Fritz Clingroth
Department: Archaeology; Art and Art History
Maximizing Engagement: The Impact of Combined Framing Strategies on Men and Women’s Response to Climate Change, Christian Yvetot-Antoine Condé
Department: Political Science
Relationships, Attachment, and Stress: How Do College Students Manage Romantic Relationships Under the Influence of Attachment Style and the Stress of College Life, Emma Connors
Department: Psychology
Exploring the Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Mental Well-Being Post-Pandemic Using Random Forests and Decision Trees, Kathryn M. Conway
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
Displacement or Transformation: Which Design Strategy Is Most Desirable in Magazine Advertisements, Jennifer J. Copeland
Department: Communication Studies
Election Candidates on Social Media: Does Having a Strong Social Media Presence Affect a Candidate’s Electability, Benjamin Cornelius
Department: Political Science
Si Se Puede: Underrepresentation of Latina Students in the Economics and Business Departments, Jesenia Cruz
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Comprehensive Usability Testing and UX/UI Evaluation of Ni Hao Pengyou: Advancing the Traveler’s Experience Through an Innovative Application, Nini Curcione
Department: Computer Science