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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
“…In the Breaking of the Bread”: An Analysis of Food Culture and Ritual at The Abbey of Gethsemani, Matthew Stouffer
Department: Religious Studies
The Interacting Effects of Social Stimuli and Pyridoxine Supplementation on Spatial Learning and Memory and Social Play Behavior in Juvenile Male Rats, Alexandria Elizabeth Stout
Department: Biology
Tactics and Rhetoric Used by Natural Gas Companies and Pro-Fracking Organizations to Promote the Benefits of the Industry in the Face of Potential Risks, Kelsey M. Sullivan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Wizard of Oz: A Feminist Allegory, Lorraine C. Sullivan
Department: English
“We Are People:” Black Student Movements and the 1971 Homecoming Boycott at The College of Wooster, Ruby Summers
Department: History
The Manipulation of Transverse Spatial Mode and Polarization Degrees of Freedom of Light, Deepika Sundarraman
Department: Physics
Zeit und Raum in der Moderne, Deepika Sundarraman
Department: German Studies
I Should Google That: A Collection of Essays, Kristen M. Sween
Department: English
These Colors Don't Run: An Examination of the Confederate Flag's Place in Modern America, Peter M. Synk
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Stream Channelization and the Genetic Structure of Cottus bairdii Populations in Three St. Joseph River Tributaries, Nathan K. Taitano
Department: Biology
The Social Construction of Victimhood: Where the Just World Theory Intersects with the Cultural Conception of the Ideal Victim, Brianna G. Tarpey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Dexter a Virtuous Vigilante, or Immoral Psychopath: A Deontological and Virtue Ethic Assessment of Showtime’s Series Dexter, Brendon H. Taylor
Department: Philosophy
Normalizing Abnormality: An Exploration of Social Forces Driving Gendered Disparity in Rates of Anxiety Disorder Diagnoses, Sara Tebeau
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
No Time for Play: An Examination of How Teachers' Perceptions of Play are Influenced by School Philosophy and Environment, Shelby L. Thielke
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Sex-Specific Differences with Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in an Adult Animal Model of ADHD: Omega-3 PUFAs in Adult ADHD, Kristen E. Thomas
Department: Neuroscience
Judicial Institutions and Legalism Impact on Foreign Direct Investment Variation in Developing Countries, Paul B. Thomas
Department: International Relations
Markov Chain Theory with Applications to Baseball, Cal D. Thomay
Department: Mathematics
Developing an Effective Vaccine for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus (PRRSV), John M. Thompson
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and the Big Five Factors of Personality and Effects on Time-on-Task, Lauren M. Thompson
Department: Psychology
Determination of Inflation within the Miter Flow Depression in Ice Springs Volcanic Field, Candice Thornton
Department: Geology
An Empirical Study Focused on the Causal Relationship Between School Quality and Housing Prices in Suburban Communities in the Columbus Metropolitan Area, Douglas C. Thorpe
Department: Business Economics
The Music of Les Misérables: A Style Analysis of Songs from the Musical, Rebecca K. Traisman
Department: Music
Disrupting Dimer Formation in the Baker’s Yeast Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase 1 (Ahp1), Susmit Tripathi
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Live From New York, it's a Performance in a Performance: An Examination of How Gender, Gender Performance, and How Individuals Behave in Social Interactions can be Viewed in the Program Saturday Night Live, Jordan C. Turner
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Effects of Various Environmental Conditions on Phenazine Production for Pseudomonas chlororaphis 48g9, Byrd1, And 14B11, Tom J. Valentine
Department: Biology
What Is Chinese Identity? An Assessment of How Modernity and Western Culture Has Impacted Chinese Identity, John Van Dusen
Department: Chinese Studies
A Dendroclimatology Study of Shore Pine as a Case Study to Look at Climate Change and Forest Health in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Abby VanLeuven
Department: Geology
Tourist Encounters of the Moroccan Kind: Contrasting Approaches to Tourism in Anthropology and in the Moroccan Tourism Industry, Katherine Vatilla
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
“Go West, Young Man, Go West” Whiteness, Masculinity, and Wilderness in Gilded Age Boys Literature, Ariel N. Veroske
Department: History
The Impact of U.S. Economic Sanctions on Cuban Inequality, Noah R. Wagemann
Department: Political Science
Songbird: Stories of African American Women, Salena Wagstaff
Department: English
From the Ground Up: A Case Study of How Universities and Cities Align Their Interests to Promote Mutually Beneficial Development, Henry Waldron
Department: Urban Studies
The Technology of Nature: A 3D Graphic Visualization of Lindenmayer Systems, Karley Kathleen Walker
Department: Computer Science
“Stimulating” Church Growth? How Economic Growth Impacts Growth of Christianity in Post-Reform Urban China —Evidence from Household Survey, Zilu Wang
Department: Economics; Religious Studies
A Bayesian Model of Fertility Decisions in Relationship to Female Labor Force Participation, Rebecca C. Wardrop
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Settle the Score: A Close Look at the Connection between Dance and Music, Amadi Washington
Department: Theatre and Dance
The Continuity of United States Counter Terrorism Policy: An Analysis of the Impact of Bureaucratic Leadership Dynamics on Policy Decisions, Christian Raimund Wasner
Department: Political Science
Intertextos Caninos: "El Coloquio de los Perros" de Miguel de Cervantes y "Palabra de Perro" de Juan Mayorga, Hannah R. Weil
Department: Spanish
(dis)Appearance, Caroline R. Wensel
Department: Art and Art History
Divergent Effects of Prolonged Progesterone Exposure on Depressive-Like Symptoms and the Expression of Myelin Basic Protein in the Corpus Callosum of Adolescent Female Rats, Caroline R. Wensel
Department: Neuroscience
A Sociological Analysis of the Literature on Women’s Rights in Spain and Chile during the Franco and Pinochet Dictatorial Regimes, Linnea J. Whistler
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Spanish
Predicting Phytophthora Infestans Effector Function, A Yeast Functional Genomics Study, Michael J. Widmer
Department: Biology
Jindo Arirang Concerto for Piano and Orchetra (Expanded and Substantively Revised), Jindo Arirang Concerto for Piano and Orchetra (Two Piano Score with Opt. Timpani), & Whimsical Sketches for Two Clarinets, Percussion, and Piano, Jung Yoo Wie
Department: Music
Jindo Arirang Concerto & Whimsical Sketches, Jung Yoon Wie
Department: Music
The Effect of Group Influence on Verbal and Physiological Indicators of Fear, Heather R. Wilcox
Department: Neuroscience
It’s Not What’s on the Outside that Counts: An Examination of the Effects of Media-Portrayed Thin Idealization on Women’s Mental Resources, Brittany L. Wilder
Department: Psychology
A Specifically Korean Beauty: Understanding the Interplay of Modern Korean Cultural Identity and Korean Beauty Ideals, Kelsey M. Williams
Department: East Asian Studies
The Effects of Magnetic Cohesion and Drop Height on a Conical Bead Pile, Ian Wilson
Department: Physics
A Smithy to Myself: The Narratival Structure of Selfhood and James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Aaron D. Winston
Department: English; Philosophy
The Roman Military Industrial Complex: A Study of the Relationship of the Evolution of Roman Equipment and the Roman Economy, Owen E. Yeazell
Department: Archaeology
Evolving Lambda-Calculus Functions Using Genetic Programming, Xiaomeng Ye
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The Power to Repress v. The Power to Produce: A Foucaultian Power-Analysis of Law and Punishment in Colonial and Post-Revolutionary America, Janet M. Zahorsky
Department: Political Science
Addressing the Gender Gap in Agriculture: An Analysis of the Impact of Agricultural Technology on Gender Inequality in Developing Economies, Mitik Zegeye
Department: Economics; International Relations
Assessing the Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Moths Using Island Biogeography Theory and Tree Species Richness, Justin Lee Ziegler
Department: Biology
Images of Tradition and Modernity: Government Encouraged Social Gender Roles and National Identity Depicted in Meiji Era Kuchi-e Woodblock Prints, Zoe Zwegat
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013
The Entanglement and Relaxation of Liquid Crystal Shaped Granular Media, Theresa Albon
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Klotzen, Nicht Kleckern (Strike Together, Not Divided!): the Panzer Divisions As New Dominating Strategy of Modern Warfare, Stefano Alianelli
Department: History
The Fish Brothers, Sarah Allard
Predictive Analytics on First Year Retention at the College of Wooster, John Angelo
Department: Mathematics
The Truth That Lies in Fiction: Magical Realism and the Subaltern in the Americas, Andrea Arguera
Department: English
BIS/BAS, Need For Cognition, and the Framing Effect: Increasing Intentions to Read Before Class, Olivia Aspiras
Department: Psychology
Temperature's Effects on the Expansion Force of Osorb, Daniel Axe
Department: Physics
Memories of a Senegalese Boy / Souvenirs D’Un Fils Sénégalais: A Collection of Poems, Baba Badji
Department: English; French and Francophone Studies
Women and the Election: An Examination of Mortality Salience on Candidate Gender Preference, Zoe Baker
Department: Political Science
Professional Perceptions of Auditory Rehabilitation Specialists Regarding Which Components of Music Training Programs Designed For Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients Are Most Effective in Improving Music Enjoyment, Maria Ballentine
Department: Communication Studies
From the Outside In: a Comparative Analysis of Performance Techniques, Mark Banks
Department: Theatre and Dance
Anti-Appeasement: Exploring Opposition to Great Britain's Interwar Appeasement Policy, Robert Bansberg
Department: History
Tussen Droom En Werkelijkheid: Between Dream and Reality, Karin Barend
Department: Art and Art History
Education Movements in the South: Choice Education in the 20th and 21st century, Marcel Baugh
Department: Africana Studies
Deconstructing Biological Determinism: An Exploration of the Interrelations Between Gender, Monogamy, and Infidelity Among College Students, Alexandra Beard
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Characterization of Two Contiguous-Dimer Taurocyamine Kinases From the Parasitic Trematodes Schistosoma Japonicum and Clonorchis Sinensis, Brittany Begres
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Call of the Wild (And the Caged): The Impact of a Zoo's Exhibition Styles on the Attitudes of Its Human Visitors, Erin S. Behn
Department: Psychology
LeBron James: The Modern Day Michael Jordan and Nike's New Headliner, Jordan Bell
Department: Communication Studies
A Comparison of the Frequency of Print Focused Strategies Implemented By Preschoolteachers During Story Time Reading Across Classroom Type and Book Type, Elizabeth D. Benckart
Department: Communication Studies
Human Rights or Strategic Pragmatism: An Examination of Human Rights Organization Naming and United States Military Assistance, Maxwell Bent
Department: International Relations
Route 28, Ilana R. Ben-Zvi
Department: English
From High-Fashion Runway to Street-Style: The Uses and Gratifications of Fashion-Based Blogs by Individuals, Mary Billingsley
Department: Communication Studies
// : Study of the Gravitational Interaction Between Two Line Masses, Andrew Blaikie
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Arming the Homeland: Ethnic Interest Group Influence on U.S. Arms Sales, Daisy Bledsoe-Herring
Department: Political Science
Towards the Synthesis of Fret-Hairpin Polyamide Conjugates, Sarah Louise Blosser
Department: Chemistry
Bad Kids These Days: Behavior Modification and Parental Perceptions of Children With Behavioral Disorders, Abena Boamah-Acheampong
Department: Psychology
A Bestial History, Brittany Bounds
Department: Art and Art History
Pray the Gay Away: An Examination of Masculinity in the Ex-Gay Movement, Christina Bowerman
Department: Religious Studies; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The Art of Gangs: How Law Enforcement Identifies and Responds to Symbols of Gang Activity, Including Non-Verbal Communication, Brittany Braun
Department: Communication Studies
The Aesthetic Spaces Between Artistic Freedom and Cultural Traditions: New Methods For the Curation of Contemporary African Art, Isabelle Briggs
Department: Africana Studies
Drug Abuse Explored in Mice: Tolerance and Cross-Tolerance in Nicotine and Ethanol Using Siegel's Model, Hope Brill
Department: Psychology
Re-Framing the Slaughter: Remembering the Rwandan Genocide, Jordan C. Broutman
Department: History
Breaking (Amish) News: Citizen Journalism in the Digital Age, Leah M. Brown
Department: English
Putin and the Russian Federation: Securing Power at the Expense of Democracy, William F. Burkhart
Department: History; Russian Studies
Economic Capability and Its Role in Determining Compliance With International Law, Kees C. Burns
Department: Political Science
The Good Farmer, the Productive Farmer: Paradigms and Worldviews in Contemporary U.S. Agriculture, Luke Butcher
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Pre-G.I.L.S. (Guided Inquiry Learning Sessions): Supplemental Instruction For Introductory Chemistry 110, Cassidy Erin Calkins
Department: Chemistry
Every Citizen a Soldier: World War II Propaganda Posters and the American Home Front, Benjamin Caroli
Department: History
Breaking Patriarchy: the Utopias and Discontents of Gilman, Atwood, Le Guin, and Burgess, Milo Carpenter
Department: English
Ballistics Analysis of Volcanic Ejecta: Miter Crater, Ice Springs Volcanic Field, Black Rock Desert, Utah, William Cary
Department: Geology
Get Back to Work, Sir: An Empirical Study of CEO Compensation with Regards to Company Monitoring, Glenn Caventer
Department: Business Economics
Gettysburg: The Speeches, Reunions, and Monuments that Rewrote History After the Battle of Gettysburg, Shawn Chaffee
Department: History
Synthesis of Monomeric Precursors for an Electroluminescent Polymer-Crown Ether: Polymerization via Acyclic Diene Metathesis, Michael Chido
Department: Chemistry
The Effects of a Magnetic Field on a Conical Bead Pile, Lilianna Christman
Department: Physics
Comedy Tomorrow, Tragedy Tonight: Euripides' Choral Innovations in Greek Tragedy, David Chu
Department: Classical Studies