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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2025
Exploring Trend-Following and Mean Reversion Strategies: Moving Averages, RSI, and Bollinger Bands on Apple, Microsoft, and Meta, Bat-Orgil Sainbuyan
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
Liberatory Possibilities in High School Education: A Guide to Empowering the Contemporary English Language Arts Student by Teaching Literature Through Theories of Class, Race, and Gender in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park and Emma, Greta J. Saltrick
Department: English
A TRAPped & DREADD-ed Memory: A Chemogenetic and Pharmacological Approach to Understanding the Role of the Dorsal Hippocampal Engram and 5-HT1A Receptors in Fear Memory, Alexis Sarne
Department: Neuroscience
Gilded Gates: The Role of Scarcity and Exclusivity in Luxury Market, Sumaiya Sarrat
Department: Business Economics
Storying Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Aotearoa: A Journey Through Learning Sustainable Māori Food Sovereignty, Jerusha Savage
Department: Environmental Studies
Herons Overhead, Colin Schrein
Department: Music
The Price of Energy: Investigating the Impact of Photovoltaic Rooftop Solar On Housing Prices Using Solar Potential, Riley Schulze
Department: Business Economics
Hispano-Flemish Art: Beginning and Looking Back, the Relationship in Court, Religion, and Art, Byron Schump
Department: Art and Art History
Re-Remembering: An Archaeological Guide to Proactively Locate African American Burials in Ohio., Hope Page Scott
Department: Archaeology; Religious Studies
Nicotine and the Nucleus Accumbens: A DREADDs Study of Conditioned Place Preference in a Mouse Model of Addiction, Caroline Seaman
Department: Neuroscience
Thematic and Textual Analysis of Financial Corporations' Public Communication of Neurodiversity Hiring Programs and Corporate Initiatives to Hire Neurodivergent Individuals and Advance (Neuro)diversity Inclusion, Jordanne Semper-Scott
Department: Communication Studies
Investigation into the Impact of R108M and R184K Variants of 6-Hydroxynicotinate-3-Monooxygenase on 6-HNA Binding and Flavin Mobility, Sipara Semu
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
How do Natural Disaster affect housing Prices in High Risk Areas, Isaac Shaker
Department: Business Economics
Is the Cashier Industry Checked Out? A Study of the Effect Self-Checkout Adaption Has on the Employment of Cashiers, Aidan Sheil
Department: Business Economics
From Chaos to Chic: The Design and Development of a Digital Wardrobe Management Application, Sumeyya Sherief
Department: Computer Science
Time Allocation and Inequality: A Study of Shifting Social Leisure Time Disparities, Chen Shi
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
The Influence of Digital Media on Diverse Consumer Goods, Rediate M. Shiferaw
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Navigating Displacement and Resilience: A Study of Sense of Community among Refugees in the United States, Katherine Shue
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Development of Artificial Reverberation in C++, William A. Sieber
Department: Computer Science
The Relationship Between Sleep Duration and Physical Activity in Students at The College of Wooster, Allyson E. Siewert
Department: Biology
Idea Management for Composers, Grace Elizabeth Simonson
Department: Computer Science; Music
Effects of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth, Ishani Singh
Department: Economics
Patron Deities and Ancestral Maya Ontologies: A Contextual Analysis of the Waka’ Burial 61 Akan Effigy, Petén, Guatemala, Desiree Smith
Department: Archaeology; Earth Sciences
Separation to Integration: The Measures of Self-esteem and Social Anxiety Levels Amongst Same-Sex High School Graduates Going into a Co-Educational College, Jackson B. Smith
Department: Psychology
Hellenistic Ideals and Actual Well-Being in a Contemporary World: A Comparison of Epicureanism and Early Stoicism, Samuel Henry Solowiej
Department: Philosophy; Psychology
Plato, Nam Son
Department: Philosophy
Voyageuse au bout de la nuit, Nam Son
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Movement and Well-being: Through Dance and Non-Dance Activities in College Students, Aliza Sosin
Department: Psychology
Corrupting Inequality: Analysis of the Relationship Between Corruption & Income Inequality, Azjargal Sosorsuren
Department: Economics
How does Genetic Testing Affect The Relationship between Patients and Physicians410, Ruby Souza-Young
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Self-Directed Sexual and Reproductive Health Education: A Demonstration of the Need for Intervention Based on Historical Precedent of Shame, Misinformation, and Concealment, Emily Rae Spicer
Department: Interdepartmental; History
Violent Legacies: Transitional Justice and Postwar Violence in Guatemala, Carter R. Stanley
Department: History; Political Science
The Impact of Attachment Style on the Perception of Micro-Expressions, Marcus Steinmetz
Department: Psychology
“El Menen Jer Kendiktesh”: How Resource Nationalism Rose in the Kyrgyz Republic, Isaac Benjamin Steinmeyer
Department: Russian Studies
Resistencia en la repetición: la interacción entre las performances colectivas, el apoyo digital y el cine en la lucha contra la violencia de género en Argentina y Chile, Margaret Louise Stieby
Department: Spanish
The Relationships Between Coaching Styles, Team Communication, and Sport Motivation as They Pertain to Athletic Success, Colin Stoner
Department: Communication Studies
"Todas las que Sembraron": The Construction of Gender Roles by Maya K'iche' Immigrant Women in Canton, Ohio, Emily sturr
Department: Spanish; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Rethinking the 1779-1780 Morristown Encampment Through the Eyes of the Common Soldier, Molly Sugar
Department: History
Student Success at The College of Wooster, Jonathan Swiatkowski
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
The Impact of Parenting Styles Across Cultures on the Coping Self-Efficacy, Emotional Regulation, and Risk-Taking Behavior of Children and Young Adults, Brianna Swinford
Department: Psychology
Mental Health is for Everybody: Exploring the Connection Between Cultural Mistrust and Mental Health Help-Seeking Attitudes of Arab Muslim Populations in America, Annabelle Virginia Tarter
Department: Psychology
The Impact of Political Instability on Nepal's Economic Development, Sarya Thapa Magar
Department: Economics; Political Science
Exploring Optimizations in the COSI High-Level Data Analysis Library, Augustus R. Thomas
Department: Computer Science; Physics
The Calm Before The Storm: A Thematic Analysis of Q Posts During the 2020 Election, Luke "Willow" Thomas
Department: Communication Studies
Using the Thompson Family History to Unpack Desegregation in Philadelphia Schools and the Great Migration, Bryce Jhourdyn Thompson
Department: History; Africana Studies
The Effects of Parenting Practices on Crime and Delinquency, Karen Thornton
Department: Psychology
Effects of Glyphosate Treatment on C. Elegans Health: Implications for Migrant Communities with Elevated Pesticide Exposure, J Payton Timken
Department: Biology; Spanish
EasyGoing: A Human-Centered Web Application for Student Organization Using LLMs, Leilani Torres
Department: Computer Science
Antler Beam Analysis of Species in the Alceini Tribe, Kendall Travarca
Department: Earth Sciences
Senior Independent Study in Music Composition, Sitara L. True
Department: Music
Characterization of Microbiome Diversity in Mosquito Species and Wolbachia Infections across Culex Species in Wooster, Ohio, Tisa Tuladhar
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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: The Impact of Identity on Perceptions and Uses of Location-Based Social Technologies, 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
Investigating the Efficacy of a Bovine Adenovirus Vector-Based Vaccine in Poultry Challenged with Avian Influenza Virus, Renick Wiltshire
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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