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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011
"You Just Gotta Be Real": Hip-Hop and Cultural Perceptions of Authenticity, Ana-Nicole Baggiano
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Enhanced in Situ Remediation With Swellable Organically Modified Silica Catalyst Composites in Combination With Metal Particles For Reductive Transformations, John Bain
Department: Chemistry
Defining Episodes in the History of the Russian Moderate Activist, Kaitlin Ball
Department: History; Russian Studies
Good Medicine: a Response to Libertarian Concerns Regarding Universal Health Care, Jennifer Barnes
Department: Philosophy
Surviving a Death Sentence: A Qualitative Analysis of the Modern HIV/AIDS Experience in America, Eileen V. Barrer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Is This a Set?: the Relationship Between Creative Thinking and Playing a Visual Perception Card Game, Mara Bartlett Asenjo
Department: Psychology
Can Environmental Sustainability Lead to Increased Profits? a Study of the Environmental Porter Hypothesis, Channaa Bassel
Department: Economics
Assessing Histoplasma Capsulatum Gene Expression in Caenorhabditis elegans: Will Virulence Factors Be Expressed at 25C, Jessica Susan Battaglia
Department: Biology
The End of a Nation: Russian Nationalism As a Reaction to Westernization, Jeremy Bervoets
Department: Russian Studies; History
The New Scramble For Africa: An Explanation of the Differential Success of China and India in Entering the African Oil Industry, Benjamin Bestor
Department: International Relations
Can Work Be Fun? the Effects of Feedback and Need For Cognition on the Achievement of a Flow State, Casey Biggs
Department: Psychology
How Has the European Union Led to Sub-Nationalist Movements Gaining Greater Political Control? a Comparative Analysis of Scotland and Catalonia, Emily Billingsley
Department: Political Science
Past Phantoms and Pollutions: Evolution of the Ghost Story From Ancient Greece to Modern America, Joshua Binus
Department: Classical Studies
Seven Deadly Satires, Elspeth Bloom
Department: English
A Daydream of Freddie Cool: An Examiniation of Record Label Promotion of Its Artist, Nana Boamah-Acheampong
Department: Communication Studies
The Effects of Digitalization on Profit in the Music Market, Zachary Boylston
Department: Economics
Gender Differences in Unemployment: the Effects of Human Capital, Occupational Sex Segregation, and Household Location on the Probability of Being Unemployed, Brandin Bozsik
Department: Business Economics
That's What (S)He Said: the Effects of Leader Rhetoric on the Outcomes of Public Diplomacy, Elijah Bresley
Department: Political Science
Nihil Sub Sole Novum: the Struggle of Latin in the Twentieth Century, Kurt A. Brown
Department: Education; History
The American Dragon: the Influence of Hollywood on Martial Arts in America, Mackenzie E. Brown
Department: History
From "Gypsy" Myths to Roma Realities, Julie Bularzik
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Economic, Political, and Social Consequences of the United States War on Drugs For Indigenous South Americans, Sarah Burpee
Department: International Relations
Naturally Born Techies: How Children Infuse Technology and Media into Their Academic and Social Lives, Amelia Elizabeth Burris
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Comparative Analysis of the Binding of 2-Aminobenzophenone to p38 MAP kinase Amino Acid Residues, Ryan J. Burzese
Department: Chemistry
Exploring the Roots of Autism: Neurobiological Differences Between Btbr T+Tf/J and C57Bl/6J Mice, Carolyn Cahill
Department: Neuroscience
Conditional Foreign Aid: the Morality and Success of Its Use For Democratization, Ian Carlin
Department: Political Science; Philosophy
Tighten Up: a Preliminary Study of Knots, Louisa Catalano
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Can Environmental Sustainability Lead to Increased Profits? a Study of the Environmental Porter Hypothesis, Bassel Channaa
Department: Economics
Portraits and Figures of Women at Yuli Mental Institution in Hwalien, Taiwan, Feng-Ju Chien
Department: Art and Art History
Psychosocial Development: the Socio-Emotional Dimensions of Deafness and Hearing Loss in Jamaica, Nikitta Chin-See
Department: Communication Studies
Waiting For Death, Stephanie Cholley
Department: English
The Synthesis and Characterization of Au(III)--4,4'-Dimethoxy-2,2'-Bipyridine Complex, Youngjoon Cho
Department: Chemistry
The Songs We Keep: the Pop Music Anthem and American Youth Identity, Will Christiansen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Domain Specific But Structurally Shared: Exploring the Syntactic Processing of Music and Language in the Brain, Sarah Ciriegio
Department: Psychology
Civil Rights of the Developmentally Disabled: a Study of Apple Creek Developmental Center, Jeannette Coleridge
Department: History
Gender Differences in Auditory and Visual Spatial Memory, Matthew Copple
Department: Psychology
Too Far Gone: Abstract Films, Intelegence, Sensation Seeking and the Need For Cognition, Michael C. Corby
Department: Psychology
Defining Ourselves: Ethnic and Racial Identity Among Domestic Students of Color at the College of Wooster, Estancia Cota
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
La Representación Del Sexo/Género En El Muerto Disimulado Y La Traicion En La Amistad, Dana Culbert
Department: Spanish
Protolith Determination of Mylonitic Rock Adjacent to the Madison Mylonite Zone, Henry's Lake Mountains, Southwest Montana and Idaho, Jesse Davenport
Department: Geology
An Echo of An Echo: Stories, Emily Davis
Department: English
"Hope I'm Funny...": An Exploration in the Performance of Black Masculinity By African American Male Standup Comedians, Yassamin Davoodi
Department: Africana Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Medea Through the Eyes of Her Audience: Judgments on the Child-Killer From Antiquity Through Modernity, Emma DeLooze
Department: Classical Studies
Investigation of a Putative Arginine Kinase From Desulfobacterium Autotrophicum: Evolutionary Implications For the Bacterial Arginine Kinases, Christopher DeMoll
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Korsgaardian Agency and Lived Agency: Some Concerns, Sophia Derugen-Toomey
Department: Philosophy
IMPRO-VIBES 17X: The Visual Expression of Hip-Hop Lyrics, Nina R. Dine
The Historic Built Landscape of The College of Wooster: An Investigation into Architecture, Curriculum, and Memory, Jacob L. Dinkelaker
An Exploration of the Future of the Book: the Effect of Cultural and Technological Changes on the American Publishing Industry, Hannah Diorio-Toth
Department: English
Irish Political Society: a Normative Democratic Evaluation, Andrew Dirgo
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Apotheosis: Cantata on the Monomythcome: Two Choral Poems By Sara Teasdale, Quinn Dizon
Department: Music
Breakthrough? a Comparison of Civil Rights Era and 21st Century African American Mayors in Washington, D.C., and Newark, New Jersey, Sally Dorman
Department: History; Political Science
Patagonian Peregrinations: Chatwin, Giardinelli, and Soriano's Literary Interpretations of Rural Argentina, Caroline Drozdiak
Department: Comparative Literature
The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, Alice Dudley
Department: Classical Studies
International Trade and Its Impact on C02 Emissions, Tracy A. Duhaney
Department: Business Economics
Shapes and Forms Against the Norrms: Authenticity, Individualism and Masculinity within the Music, Lyrics and Image of Rush, William A. Dziatkowicz
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Investigating the Role of Threonine-58 in Creatine Kinase Activity and Active Site Communication, Dmytri Eck
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Would You Vote For a Woman? a Study Looking at Gender Identity and Party Politics in America, Arielle Lauren Einstein
Department: Psychology
What Factors Really Affect Jurors' Decisions: a Mathematical Modeling Approach to a Common Psychological Question, Dustin Eisele
Department: Psychology; Mathematics
J'Ai Tellement Envie ... Le Mariage Au Service De La Critique Et De La Satire
De L’Ancien Régime Et De La Révolution Française, Kelly Lynn Epstein
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Novel Synthesis and Purification of Cyclohexyl Phosphatidylserine Analogs Via the H-Phosphonate Approach, Forrest Etheridge
Department: Chemistry
From Goddess to Dragons, Rta to Ren: Water Through the Lenses of Hinduism and Chinese Religions, Christine Evans
Department: Religious Studies
Volunteerism, Food Access, and Community Resilience: a Case Study of a Non-Profit Urban Farming Organization, Sara Falkoff
Department: Psychology
Souls For Sale: An Exploration of the Methodological Approaches Implemented in Reintegration Programs For Trafficked Persons, Constance Ferber
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Study Testing the Effect Government-Sponsored Enterprise's Activities Have on Homebuyers, Eric Fertig
Department: Business Economics
Synthesis of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes and Their Use as DNA Light Switches, Nathaniel Firestone
Department: Chemistry
Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Thermodynamics of 1-Acylaminoanthraquinones, and Their Solvent and Substituent Dependencies, Stephen Andrew Ford
Department: Chemistry
A Touch of Homophobia, Elijah Franklin
Department: Psychology
The Driving Forces of the Ohio State-Michigan Rivalry: How Media and Television Shaped "The Game", Ian Franks
Department: History
They Did What to Their Junk: Roman Views of Greek Athletic Nudity, Kaylin Gaal
Department: Classical Studies; History
E-Readers Vs. Paper: An Investigation of Cognitive Differences in a College Sample Reading From Popular E-Readers and Paper, Thomas Gable
Department: Psychology
Engineering New Life in a Utilitarian World: Creating a Social Policy For Synthetic Life, Benjamin Gartin
Department: Philosophy
Experiencing a Narrative: An Empirical Exploration of a Reader's Social Engagement With Text, Sarah Gerlach
Department: English; Psychology
Comfort of Animals: Effects of An Animal's Presence on Stress, Melanie R. Gillan
Department: Psychology
A Crash Course in Riding Philosophy: Why Zen & Motorcycles Really Do Go Together, Alexandra Gioiella
Department: Philosophy; History
Japanese Popular Culture: Why and How Behind Its Increasing Appeal to American Fans, Anna Goodman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Feminism and Magic in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy: An Exploration of Representations of Women and Paganism in Modern Fantasy Literature and How These Stories Reshape Ideologies, Abigail Gordon
Department: English
Achieving Autonomy: a Gendered Exploration of Space and Class in the Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Villette, Margaret Goss
Department: English
Gourmet Pioneers: Exploring the Role Food Writers Play in American Society, Amanda Gottesman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
First Century Judean Synagogue Architecture: How Understandings of Identity, Space, and the Sacred Influenced This Development, Derek Greeley
Department: Archaeology
Blood, Money and Power: How Piracy Challenged the Legitimacy of a Government, Michael Haggerty
Department: History
The Voices of the Pequot Museum: An Exploration of Backstage Messages and Authentic Authority, Alison Emily Hall
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Romantic Partner Influence on Body Satisfaction in Undergraduate Females: An Experimental Study of Exposure to Positive and Negative Verbal Commentary, Suzanne Hamby
Department: Psychology
Children and Nature, Adria Hankey-Brown
Using Dynamic Assessment to Measure Word-Learning Ability in Low-And Middle-Socioeconomic Status Preschoolers, Kelly R. Harrold
Department: Communication Studies
Beyond GNP: An Analysis of Individual Experiences with Gross National Happiness in Bhutan, Lisa Hazelton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Camille Pissarro's View of a Modern City: Paintings in Paris, 1893-1903, Laura Hazlett
Department: Art and Art History
Sharing Food From the Master's Table: Working Towards Feminist Solidarity Through Bible Study, Abigail Heimach
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Religious Studies
Subjugating Sex: the Sexual Categorization of Women in Ancient Rome, Andrew Heironimus
Department: History
Television, Still a Worthwhile Medium for Advertising to College Students?: College Students' Attitudes Toward Television Commercials, Scott Heisler
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Developing a Mechanistic Proposal For 2,5-Dihydroxypyridine-5,6-Dioxygenase (NicX) from Bordetella Bronchiseptica, Matthew Henke
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Importance of Being Earnest: Virtue Ethics and the Environment, William Hiatt
Department: Philosophy
Determining the Goal of An Education, Jacob Hill
Department: Philosophy
Selling Cars or Selling Culture? How Porsche Print Advertisements From 1993-2008 Reflect German Culture, Robin Hirtle
Department: German Studies
American Voting Behavior: Moral Voting Issues and Their Impact on Vote Choice, Brian H. Holmes
Department: Political Science
Diverted: An Evaluation and Exploration of Wayne County's Intensive Supervision Probation Program, Anna Hopkins
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Greenspace and Quality of Life: a Hedonic Analysis of Parks in Chicago, Illinois, J. Brendan Horgan
Department: Urban Studies
The Camelot Garden: a Novel, Alison Hornbeck
Department: English
Kali the Bloodthirsty, Lilith the Vengeful: a Compartative Analysis to Determine Goddess Stature, Houstin Phyllis Hoskins
Department: Religious Studies
Caring For Justice: When Liberalism Is Not Enough, Meghan Hough
Department: Philosophy; Sociology and Anthropology