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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2025
The Pursuit of Indigenous Justice: A Historical Study of How Congressional Legislation Has Affected Criminal Justice on Federal Reservations in the United States, Colton Beaudoin
Department: History
Boolean Modeling of Epithelial Cell Responses in Celiac Disease Pathogenesis, Andrew Beazley
Department: Biology
"Love Is an Action": Reclaiming U.S. Education Through Critical Pedagogies, Brianna G. Becerra
Department: Education; History
Evaluating the crosstalk of Amyloid-β Oligomers, Glutamate and Neurofibrillary Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease using a Boolean Model, Guinevieve Beatrice Beecher
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience
Investigating the Breakdown of Solid-Phase Fenpyrazamine by Hydroxyl Radicals, George Belay
Department: Chemistry
Investigating the Breakdown of Solid-Phase Fenpyrazamine by Hydroxyl Radicals, George T. Belay
Department: Chemistry
A Boolean Model of the Neuronal Differentiation Cascade Points to Role of Spy1 in Maintaining a Neuronal Progenitor State in Glioblastoma, Isabelle Bellefleur
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Life History of a Queen’s Maimed Stela: An Analysis and Review of the Ethics Regarding the Repatriation of El Perú Stela 34, Sydney Berenson
Department: Archaeology
Donbon: A Shonen Manga Draft, Alexander P. Berggren
Department: East Asian Studies
Med-Mingle: A Research Framework for AI-Enhanced Content Moderation and Peer Support in Digital Health Communities, Linda Berhe
Department: Computer Science
Cybersecurity and Electronic Medical Records, Baltasar Berretta
Department: Computer Science
Addiction and Religion: Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, and Side Effects, Aaron E. Betty
Department: Religious Studies
Rat Races: A Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of Ethinyl Estradiol and Levonorgestrel on Aerobic Endurance in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats, Kennedy R. Beursken
Department: Biology
Spending in Trauma: A Study on How Trauma Impacts Spending Behavior in College Students, Rishabh Bhatnagar
Department: Economics
The Impact of Tourism Development on Economic Growth in Nepal, Pragyee Bhatta
Department: Economics
Navigating Change: Analyzing Leadership Styles and Team Cohesion in College Basketball, Jamir Billings
Department: Communication Studies
Exploring Nonlinear Phase Accumulation in Polarized Light, Sahil Bindal Mr
Department: Physics
Exploring Nonlinear Phase Accumulation in Polarized Light, Sahil Bindal
Department: Physics
The Needle and the Damage Done: How Does Chinese Participation in Illicit Global Economies Affect Domestic Security?, Finley Bodnar
Department: Chinese Studies; Political Science
An Analysis and Critique of International Space Law: Monitoring Orbital Space, Maeve E. Boley
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study in Music Composition, Maeve E. Boley
Department: Music
Anatomy of Anguish: Analyzing Martha Graham’s Early Work as Political Assertion, Eleanor Gale Boomhower
Department: History; Theatre and Dance
Cultivating Connection: Why Solidarity Urban Farms Builds Solidarity to Address Food Insecurity in Lorain, OH, Zoe Borer
Department: Religious Studies
Designing Crafting and Combat in Video Games, Lina Boughton
Department: Computer Science
A Multi-Agent Approach to Smart Attendance, Siham Boumalak
Department: Computer Science
My People Come From Where? Examining How Ethnicity, Race, and Relationships Are Interpreted Through Consumer DNA Testing, Liam A. Bradley-Tonchev
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Streamlining Speed: A Mathematical Analysis of the Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles, Jon Brandt
Department: Mathematics
The Gift of Gab: An Investigation of the Influence of Toy Type on Preverbal Infant Volubility, Olivia (Ollie) Mae Bream
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
One Team, One Family: How Quality Teammate Relationships and Coach-Athlete Relationships Impact Athletic Self-Efficacy and Perceived Performance in Individual and Team Sport Athletes, Jessie Breth
Department: Psychology
You Only Die Once: A Re-inspection of the 'Dying and Rising' Category, Emilee Brown
Department: Classical Studies
Corruption, Incompetence, and Power: A Study On Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Committed Against Vulnerable Populations By UN Peacekeepers and NGO Humanitarian Aid Workers in Haiti, Sophia A. Bruce
Department: Global and International Studies
Investigation of the Impact of Differing Soundscapes on Cognitive Thinking Skills and Mood, Seamus Bruns
Department: Psychology
Reflected Desires: An Immersive Myth, Lily M. Bulman
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies; Theatre and Dance
Reflected Desires: An Immersive Myth, Lily M. Bulman
Department: Theatre and Dance; Global Media and Digital Studies
Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of the Meihana Model in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Tobias Burgess
Department: Psychology
Storms of Inequality: Collective Efficacy and Socioeconomic Vulnerability in West Bengal's Cyclone Zones, Camryn Burkhammer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Urban Studies
Analyzing Avalanche Dynamics in a Conical Bead Pile with Particle Image Velocimetry, Karmellah R. Buttler
Department: Physics
The Impact of ADHD on Academic Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control, Will Callender
Department: Psychology
Synthesis of 7-monosubstituted Coumarin Intermediates using Various Bases, Samuel Carmel
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Think of the Children: Conservative Women and Educational Controversies, Jane Carpenter
Department: History
Activation Functions in Deepfake Detection, Charles B. Carroll III
Department: Computer Science
Menopause and the Adaptive Post-Reproductive Lifespan in Vertebrates: A Review, Joe Carter
Department: Biology
Fußball Football, Ashlyn Tara Casey
Department: Interdepartmental; Communication
A Comprehensive Comparison of Pathfinding Algorithms, Paa Kweku H. Cato
Department: Computer Science
Computationally Modeling Phase Accumulations within a Birefringent Crystal System, Al Margaret Cawley
Department: Physics
Bilingualism and Personality: Exploring the Impact of Language and Culture on Personality Traits in English-French Bilinguals, Anna Chapman
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Psychology
The Making of a Show: An Introduction to the World of Theatre, Amalia R. Chappell-Lakin
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
FightCLub: A Study on Adaptive Gameplay Through AI Difficulty Adjustment, Alexander Chavez
Department: Computer Science
Cross Sex Hormone Therapy in Sprague Dawley Rats: Impact on the Immune System and Possible Therapeutic Implications, Trystine Chellis
Department: Biology
Climate Crisis or Climate Change? The Impacts of Gain Framing, Loss Framing, and Ideology on Political Engagement and Agency, William Christopher
Department: Political Science; Psychology
Bread and Roses: An Analysis of Theaters as Third Space to Make Mad Crip Art that Meets People’s Needs., Cody Griffin Clark
Department: Theatre and Dance; Urban Studies
Agency, Autonomy and the Fairy Tale: Exploring Sleeping Beauty, Riley Clever
Department: English; Philosophy
May God Protect Us: The Effect of Perceived Existential Threat and White Christian Nationalism on Political Participation Among American Evangelicals, Alaina Kathleen Cline
Department: Political Science; Religious Studies
Historical Agendas: The College Board and the American Past, Noah Bruce Cohen-Mitchell
Department: History
‘Obnoxious and Disliked’ and the ‘Bastard Orphan’: 1776 and Hamilton’s Role in Shaping Individuals’ Knowledge of John Adams’s and Alexander Hamilton’s Contribution to the Creation of the American Standards of Governance, Heather Cook
Department: History; Political Science
My House is Filling With Corpses, Theodore Cooper
Department: English
Calculating the Relationship Between Extreme Weather Conditions and Climate Modes Across the North Atlantic Ocean, Tyrell Cooper
Department: Earth Sciences
Skin, Izzie Corley
Department: Art and Art History
Behavioral Differences and Survival Estimations in Melanistic and Gray Morph Squirrels, Lydia Crane
Department: Biology
The Truth Behind Their Silence: An Investigation of Selective Mutism in Early Childhood, Princess Culbreath
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
How Do Military Alliances Affect the Bilateral Trade Volume Between Allied Nations?, Cameron Warren Culton
Department: Business Economics
Circuits to Software: An Exploration of Computing Development in Three Stages., Elizabeth Curry
Department: Computer Science
Democracies versus Dictatorships: Which Political System Drives Sustainable Economic Development in Africa?, Kennedy Damtse
Department: International Relations; Political Science
Nutty by Nature: A Study of Relative Abundance Between Sciurus Niger and Sciurus Carolinensis in Wooster and Cuyahoga Valley, Alex Mina Daoud
Department: Biology
Overrun and Understory: A Study of Deer Herbivory and Its Impact on Young Forest Regeneration in Wooster Memorial Park, Ohio, John Daoud
Department: Biology
Exploring the Immunotherapeutic Effects of MYb11 in Modulating Inflammatory Responses, Carmen Angel Darbah
Department: Biology
Synthetic Hormones and the Female Brain: A Neurobiological Study of Oral Contraceptive Effects on Memory and Plasticity, Rishika Daruwala
Department: Biology; Computer Science; Mathematics; Neuroscience; Psychology; Statistical and Data Sciences
Synthesis of Solely 7-Substituted Quinolin-2(1H)-ones via Lewis Acid Catalysis, Ellen F. Daugherty
Department: Chemistry
Game of Clones: Pollen Dispersal, Clonal Spread, and their Implications for Genetic Variation in Two Spring Ephemeral Dicentra Species, Aubrey E. Davis
Department: Biology
“Sorry My Obsession is so Deep”: A Rhetorical Analysis of Parasocial Relationships with Love Island Cast Members on Instagram, Drew Skylar Davis
Department: Communication Studies
Host Species Range Expansion as a Risk Factor of Polyvalent Phage Applications in Emerging Phage Therapeutic Techniques, Helena M. Davis
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sex Differences, Brain Activity, and the Role of Childhood Maltreatment in Borderline Personality Disorder, Amaya Day
Department: Neuroscience; Psychology
Transparency in Action: Evaluating the Influence of Taxpayer Receipt Initiatives on Public Trust in Government, Noah Dechasa
Department: Economics
The Future of Medical Technology: A Study of the Impact of Clinical Trials on Medical Devices and Adoption Rates, Domenic DeMuth
Department: Economics
Applying Software Engineering Concepts to Create a Website for The College of Wooster’s Computer Science Department, Oliver Dhyanchand
Department: Computer Science
U.S. Strategy Shift in Response to Rising Powers in Africa: A Realpolitik and Neorealism Perspective: Is the Economic and Military Engagement of the U.S. in Niger and C.A.R. Influenced by the Competition from Russia and China?, Anaïs S. Dogo
Department: International Relations
Korean Pop: The Transition from a Domestic Music Genre to an International Phenomenon, Nguyen Bao Lam Do
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Visualizing the Self, A Family Series, Adele Dooner
Department: Art and Art History
Trade, Aid, and Dependency: The Impact of U.S. Bilateral Food Aid on Trade and Welfare in Mexico, Rayan Dos Passos
Department: Economics; Global and International Studies; Spanish
Assessing the Relationship Between Adult Attachment and College Stress, Jacob G. Dugas
Department: Psychology
The World's Saddest Fight Club: How the Manosphere Works, Ciaran R. Dwyer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Drosophila Model of Neurodegeneration: The Effects Of Nab2, An RNA-Binding Protein, On Tau Dependent Circadian Rhythm Phenotypes, Isabelle Lucille Dwyer
Department: Neuroscience
Geoclimatological Impacts on Linguistic Terminology and Evolution: A Case Study on Arabic Color Terminology, Lee "Atlas" Dwyer
Department: Earth Sciences
The Last Resort: A Creative Analysis of an Original Screenplay, Lee "Atlas" Dwyer
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Intercropping as a Form of Integrated Pest Management: How Crop Diversification Alters Arthropod Community Compositions and Effects Mustard Green Damage, Cady Eakins
Department: Environmental Studies
A House Divided: America, Masculinity, and the Vietnam War, Mitchell C. Ecklund
Department: English; History
The Burden of Adversity: Examining the Links Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Academic Self-Concept, and the Moderating Role of Trauma-Informed Practices, Carlee Edelman
Department: Psychology
When The Gavel Became a Camera: Media’s Narrative on the Defamation Trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Charlotte Elgie
Department: Communication Studies
Private Money and Public Work: Evaluating Funding Sources for US-Based Archaeological Research in Guatemala, Maura Ellenberger
Department: Archaeology
Investigation on Acute Subjective Sleep Quality's Impact on Default Mode Network Activity and Creativity, Somarr Elliott
Department: Neuroscience
Affordable Housing and Crime: How Additional Affordable Housing Units Impact Crime Rates in the United States of America, Tyler R. Ellsworth
Department: Business Economics
Are Two Really Greater Than One? The Effect of Income and Time on Child Delinquency, Nick Everett
Department: Business Economics
Investigating the Evolution of Quaternary Structure and Negative Cooperativity of Phosphagen Kinases Through Stichopus japonicus Arginine Kinase (SjAK), Bailey Gayette Farrell
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Fair and Just?: How Victim Impact Submissions Affect Sentencing Lengths in Ohio, Piper Farrell
Department: Global and International Studies
The Effects of an 8-Week Yoga Intervention on Young Adults with ADHD, Sofia Fazazi
Department: Neuroscience
A Study of Accommodations that can be Implemented Within Classrooms to Improve the Learning for Middle School Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Anya Featherstone
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Contact with Homeless Populations, The Social Construction of Homelessness, and Punitive Policy, Ciru Feldman
Department: Psychology; Political Science
Understanding the Role of AI-Based Object Detection Models in Autonomous Vehicles, Nathan Ferrence
Department: Computer Science
Investigating Nab2’s Interactions with the Spliceosomal Protein SmB, Logan Dean Fickes
Department: Neuroscience
I Identified My Grandma's Voice Disorder and Now I’m Here: An Examination Of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Treatment and Decision-making in Therapy for Vocal Polyps, Hallie Dael Findlan
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders