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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012
Truthiness in News: How Stephen Colbert Embodies and Critiques Conventional News Through and Ironic Persona, Mark Russell
Department: Communication Studies
Affective Priming on Micro-Expression Recognition, Adam Saad
Department: Psychology
Designer As Dramaturg: a Critical Look at the Design Process and Its Possibilities Through the Production of Ernesto Anaya's Las Meninas, Bronwyn Schlaefer
Department: Theatre and Dance
Geochemical and Petrologic Analysis of the Hrafnfjordur Central Volcano, Westfjords, Iceland, Katharine Schleich
Department: Geology
Fear, Flames and the "Other": the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and Urban Tension in the Press and Popular Media, William Schoenfeld
Department: History
First Indochinese War and the Evolution of American Foreign Policy in Vietnam From 1945-1954: The Evolution of American Foreign Policy throughout Indochinese War, Matthew Schulz
Department: History
Der Kern Der Deutschen: Eine Analyse Der Atompolitik in Der Bundesrepublik Vom Anfang Bis Zum Ausstieg, Kyle Schutz
Department: German Studies
Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Impact of International Food Aid Policies, 2006-2011, Kristen Schwartz
Department: Political Science
Effects of Creatine Pyruvate Supplementation on the Skeletal Muscular Endurance of Mildly Active Individuals, Matthew Schwenning
Department: Biology
Enigmatic Magic: An Analysis of the Role of Codes and Ciphers Within American Intelligence, Ian Sharp
Department: History; Mathematics
Internalization Measures Not Influenced By Media Image Presentation: An Examination of Female Athletes and Non-Athletes, Meredith Shaul
Department: Communication Studies; Psychology
Seize the Internet: Using Facebook As a Successful Marketing Tool For New Companies, Melanie Ann Sidman
Department: Communication Studies
Academies of State: Monarchy and the Universities in Tudor England, Anthony J. Simmons
Department: History
Intelligence vs. the Athlete: a Content Analysis of ESPN's Coverage of NFL Quarterbacks By Race, Cameron Simmons
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Analysis of the Correlation Length Amplitude of Nitrobenzene and Dodecane Binary-Fluid Solution, David Simpson
Department: Chemical Physics
Not So Innocent: Little Red Riding Hood's Corrupted Past and the Constructs of Victorian Childhood, Jennifer Singer
Department: Art and Art History
The Impact of Congressional Perceptions of a Use of Force on United States Military Operations, Jacob M. Sklar
Department: Political Science
On the Account: An Investigation of Piracy through Living History, Joseph Skonce
School's Out: Now What? Investigating the Purpose of Modern Education, Andrew Smiles
Department: Philosophy
Tough Pill to Swallow: Evaluating Ethical Concerns Regarding 'Cosmetic Psychopharmacology', Aaron Smith
Department: Philosophy
Masquerade of Gender: the Study of the Power and Influence of the Female Gender Through the Visual Culture of Sande Masks and Performance, Claire Smith
Department: Art and Art History
Perfect Corporate Makeover: a Rhetorical Analysis of Mcdonald's "I'm Lovin' It" Rebranding Campaign, David Smith
Department: Communication Studies
Assessment of the Neuroprotective Efficacy of NGP1-01 on Reducing and Mediating Gliosis, Immunoinflammatory Response, and Neuronal Cell Death After Traumatic Brain Injury, Matthew Smith
Department: Neuroscience
Aftermath of a Yawn: the Memoir of a Quiet Person You Can Trust (Most of the Time), Katherine Sowers
Department: English
Probing the Role Cysteine-150 in Maleamate Amidohydrolase (NicF) Catalysis From Bordetella Bronchiseptica RB50 By Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Nicholas Spittle
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Untitled, Abiose Spriggs
Department: Art and Art History
C.O.W.Z., Nicholas A. Starr
Department: English
„Und Sie Lebten Glücklich Und Zufrieden Bis An Ihr Lebensende“…Vielleicht? Eine Analyse Der Grausamkeit Und Unheimlichkeit in Den Grimm-Märchen, Rebekah L. Stebbins
Department: German Studies
Recapturing Kathy: Or, How I Learned to Write in Past Tense; A Son's Fight through the Fog of Memory Surrounding his Mother's Death, Scott Stelter
Department: English
Coffeehouse Paradox: London Coffeehouses from 1652-1714, George Frederick William Stephan
Department: History
Verifying Hybridization of the Red-Backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) and the Northern Ravine Salamander (Plethodon electromorphus) on a Broader Geographic Scale, Through Analysis of DNA Sequence Variation, Anthony F. Steratore
Department: Biology
The Question of the Subject: Diving Headfirst into the Philosophy of Paul Ricoeur, Michael Stevens
Department: Philosophy
Two-Person Zero-Sum Game Theory: Batter Vs Pitcher, Joshua Stidham
Department: Mathematics
It's So Me: a Study of Product Personality - Consumer Personality Congruence, Ashley Nicole Stockwell
Department: Communication Studies
Destructive Creation, Marissa Stover
Department: Art and Art History
Making of a Second-Class Citizen: a Case Study of the Institutionalized Oppression of Blacks in New Orleans, Andrew Stowe
Department: History
Professionals' Perceptions Regarding the Knowledge, Components and Materials For Adudiologic Rehabilitation With Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients, Elizabeth Striegl
Department: Communication Studies
"I Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself:" An Analysis of Functional Delayed Echolalia Produced By Children With Autism in Home and Non-Home Environments, Emma Sullivan
Department: Communication Studies
Dressed to Impress: a Quantitative Analysis of the Communicative Role of Female Fashion in the Workplace, Samantha J. Sulzer
Department: Communication Studies
Mary Tudor: Bloody Zealot or Female Trail Blazer?, Hallie B. Swidler
Department: History
Weight and Middle-Aged Women: An Analysis of the Social, Medical, and Personal Factors Within the Process of Weight Gain Into Weight Loss, Lauren Swinehart
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Going Green: Assessing the Strategies Sustainability Organizations Use For Mobilizing the Grassroots, Peter Swinton
Department: Political Science
Model Looking at the Expected Number of Shots to Hole Out on a Golf Course, Blake Sword
Department: Mathematics
The Synthesis of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes and Their Use As Potential Photodynamic Therapy Agents, Taylor M. Takacs
Department: Chemistry
Impact of Incentives on Worker Productivity: An Experimental Approach to the Role of Different Frame Manipulations on the Productivity of Workers in a Lab Experiment, Dan Terhune
Department: Economics
Identification and Characterization of HAP1, a YAP1 Homologue, in the Fungus Histoplasma Capsulatum, Blain Tesfaye Fente
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Making Money, Making Sense: An Analysis of the Modern Portfolio Theory and the Performance of Alternative Risk Measures, Nancy Tinoza
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Animal, Human, Machine? Cyborgization and Its Consequences in Science Fiction, Andrew J. Tisdel
Department: English
Yonnondio, Of Mice and Men & The Girl: a Feminist Critique of the Traditional Social and Neoclassical Economic Roles of Women During the Great Depression, Brooke Danielle Towner
Department: Economics; English
And Don't You Know That God Is Pooh Bear? a Study of Jack Kerouac's Spiritual Quest in on the Road, Visions of Cody, and the Dharma Bums, John Tracy
Department: English
Similarly Intriguing and Perspectively Odd: Fractal and Projective Geometry Explored in M.C. Escher's Art, Adam J. Trontz
Department: Mathematics
Watergate's Test of Values: The Role of John W. Dean III in the Most Infamous Presidential Scandal in History, Taylor Trout
Department: History
Study Abroad, Intercultural Friendships, and Transformation of Self and Society, Laura Valencia
Department: Interdepartmental
Traffic Flow Theory, Andrew Valeriane
Department: Mathematics
Baseball and American Society Following World War II: An Examination of the Cleveland Indians As a Reflection of Baseball's Larger Role in Postwar American Society, Gregory Van Horn
Department: History
Case of Natural Selection? the Effects of Invasive Bamboo and Local Geology on the Cryptic Coloration of the Bloody Bay Poison Frog, Alexander Vanko
Department: Biology
Functionalized Swellable Glass As a Catalyst Support For Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reactions, Matthew Varga
Department: Chemistry
A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Dimerization of Oxalic Acid, a Potential Reaction Within Secondary Organic Aerosols, Melissa Venecek
Department: Chemistry; Mathematics
Consumer Perception of Fashion Advertising: An Analysis of the Opinions of College Aged Students Regarding Various Print Advertising Strategies in the Fashion Industry, Zachery C. Vesco
Department: Communication Studies
Computational Profiling and Identification of the 3' Untranslated Region Within Paramecium Tetraurela, Tristan Vrolijk
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Computer Science
Impact of Perinatal Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Bisphenol A on Learning and Memory in Mice, Elysse Brienne Wadman
Department: Neuroscience
Contemporary Merrymakers, Kelley M. Waickman
Department: Art and Art History
Young, Black, Male, & Poor = Bad? : Exploring Our Society's Concept of Moral Universals Regarding Good and Bad Human Beings, Kinsey Walker
Department: Philosophy
Determining Site Usage of the Orange Township Earthworks in Highbanks Metropark, Delaware, Ohio: Chert and Lithic Analysis, Anastasia Wallace
Department: Archaeology
Synthetic Strategy Used to Create a Photo-Responsive Macromonomer, Jaqueline D. Wallat
Department: Chemistry
Synthesis, Characterization, and Anti-Tumor Studies of Gold(III) Bipyridine Derivative Coordinated Complexes, Rebecka Lynn Walrath
Department: Chemistry
Responsibility to Protect Responsibly: Lessons From Kosovo and Sierra Leone, Mary Elizabeth Walters
Department: History; Political Science
Effect of School Quality on Housing Prices in the Toledo Metropolitan Area: a Study on Which Measures of School Quality Have the Largest Impact on Housing Prices, Justin C. Warnes
Department: Economics
Dispersal Patterns of Caribbean Frogs Based on Phylogenetic Relationships of the Genus Pristimantis, Edmund D. Weakland
Department: Biology
Bilingualism and Social Cognitive Development: the Effect of Dual-Language Acquisition on Nonverbal Communication, Melanie Elizabeth Ordinario Weil
Department: Psychology
People, Places, and Spaces: a Case Study of Sustainable Revitalization in Three Pittsburgh Neighborhoods, Amiel Alejandrina Portillo Wein
Department: Urban Studies
Brick By Brick: An Analysis and Recreation of The College of Wooster's Primary Marketing Images, Jason Weingardt
Department: Communication Studies
Je Voulais Être Homme, Rien Qu’Homme: An Analysis of the Intersection of Communism and Masculinity InThe Negritude Movement, 1930-1939, Kristen Weischedel
Department: French and Francophone Studies; History
Mondialisation Du Vin à Cassis Et Du Fromage à Roquefort: An Ethnographic Analysis of the Opinions and Perceptions on Globalization of Producers of Wine and Cheese, Jacqueline Weixel
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
America the Automatic Empire: Roads, Highways, and the Consolidation of American Capitalism, Robert West
Department: History
Technology Adoption: Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries, Nathaniel Wheeler
Department: Economics
Spectroscopic Study of Excited State Intramolecular Charge Transfer of Various Ethyl 4-(Dimethylamino)Benzoate Derivatives, Kaitlynn R. Wilson
Department: Chemistry
The Young Man and the Lake: An Exploration of Hemingway in Michigan, Megan A. Wilson
Department: English
Rex Quondam, Rexque Futurus: Arthurian Legends As Indicators of British National Identity Throughout History, Audrey Ellen Wimbiscus
Department: History
Metaphorical Halo-Halo, Matt Wong
Department: History; East Asian Studies
Survival or Collapse? Comparing the Legitimacy of the Communist Regimes in China and the Soviet Union During the 1980s, Yuxin Wu
Department: Political Science
Photochemical Decomposition of Oxalate in the Presence of OH Radicals, Taehyung A. Yi
Department: Chemistry
Protective Effects of Nicotine on Ethanol-Induced Toxicity on SH-SY5Y Cells, Hanna Yousuf
Department: Neuroscience
Interracial Analysis of Expatriate "Americanization" in the City of Paris-- An Examination of a Shared Space Occupied By White Male Authors and Intellectuals and African American Performers and Artists, Cassandra Zavis
Department: History
How Does Organizational Structure Affect the Sustainability of Nonprofit Performing Arts Organizations, Shitong Zhan
Department: Economics
No Title, Shitong Zhan
Department: Music
Mapping Polyprotein Cleavage Sites in the R78 Region of Maize Chlorotic Dwarf Virus, Yujing Zhao
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Tunics and Tights: An Analysis of Ancient Greek Heroes in Modern Comics, Emma Zieske
Department: Classical Studies
Pura Vida: Costa Rica's Dirty Secret; An Analysis of the Causes of Sex Trafficking in Costa Rica, Caitlin Zusy
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011
The Effects of Stereotype Threat and Cognitive Load on Math Performance in Women, Hannah Ackerman
Department: Psychology
Investigating the Localization and Function of the Prodomain of Neuronal Interleukin-16 on N1E-115 Cells, Cassondra Agozzino
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Construction of a Subglacial Pillow Ridge: Insights From Field Relationships and Compositional Variations, Undirhlíðar Quarry, Southwest Iceland, Rebecca Alcorn
Department: Geology
Terrorists and the Internet: a Study of Counter-Terrorism's Impact on Group Functions, Benjamin D. Althaus
Department: Political Science
Shaken But Never Stirred: a Historical Analysis of American Masculinity Through the James Bond Films., Ethan Arenstein
Department: History; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
"Not Done Fighting": a Sociological Investigation and Critical Analysis of the Washington, D.C. Public School System, Silvia Arieira
Department: Education; Sociology and Anthropology
Preventing Offenders from Becoming Lifelong Felons: An Evaluation Study of Pretrial Diversion, Amanda Armstrong
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Sowing the Seeds to a Higher Consumption: a Study on the Impact of Access to Formal Savings and Credit Mechanisms on the Economic Portfolios of Farming Households, Sadaf Asrar
Department: Economics
Influence of Proteasome Inhibition on the Baker's Yeast Transcription Factor Yap1p Following Its Activation By Organic Electrophiles, Omar Atassi
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
To Regulate or Not to Regulate Your Hormones? the Involvement of Gonadotropins in the Development of Alzheimer's Disease., Taryn Aubrecht
Department: Neuroscience
Nun Yo' Business: How American Women Religious Responded to the Apostolic Visitation, Emily Ludlow Auth
Department: Religious Studies