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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010
Afghanistan: the Achilles Heel of Superpowers, Thomas Spangler
Department: History
Date With Culture: the Roles of Cultural Values and Personality Traits in Emerging Adults' Dating Attitudes and Sociosexual Behavior, Valeriya G. Spektor
Department: Psychology
Optimal Batting Order For the College of Wooster Fighting Scots Softball Team For the 2008 Season, Priscilla Staples
Department: Mathematics
Investigation of the Kinetics of Aqueous Dicarboxylic Acids Under Tropospheric Light Conditions and the Application of Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations to Model Chemical Kinetics, Jared Steed
Department: Chemistry; Mathematics
Elucidating the Pka of Three Hydroxybenzophenone Derivative Sunscreen Molecules Through Computational and Experimental Methods, Elana Stennett
Department: Chemistry
Nad Catabolism: Identification of a 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3-Monooxygenase in Bordetella Bronchiseptica, Ryan Wilson Story
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Agricultural Practices of Indians in Pre-Colonial California: How Farming Can Encourage Biodiversity, Ben Strobridge
Department: History
Rome Inside the Arena: the Social Functionality of Gladiatorial Combat in the Later Republic and Early Imperial Periods, Joseph M. Stryffeler
Department: Classical Studies
Trading Autarky For War: Does International Trade Increase or Reduce the Probability of International Conflict?, Andrew Stuckey
Department: Economics
Technology's Effect Throughout History on the Music Industry, Luke Sutton
Department: History
Battle of Stalingrad: a Case Study and Analysis of How Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin's Leadership Characteristics Affected Their Decision-Making During the Battle of Stalingrad, Michael Brian Swan
Department: History
Relationship Between Personal Morality and Professional Ethics: a Critical Assessment of the FBI and the Ideal Conduct For Interrogation Practice, Shane Swearingen
Department: Philosophy
Trio, Lonely Woman, and Two Electronic Impromptus, Nick Terelle
Impact of Tariffs on Foreign Direct Investment, Yang Tian
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Dabbling With DABAL: Synthesizing 4,5-Dimethylcatechol From the Trimethylaluminum Adduct DABAL-Me3, Amy L. Toolis
Department: Chemistry
Effects of Neuregulin-1 on Long Term Potentiation in Cerebellar Granule Cells in Vitro, Andrew Trembath
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Good Face: An Examination of Stereotype in Neil Labute's Beauty Trilogy, Laura Vandiver
Department: Theatre and Dance
Why Should I Care?: A Comparative Discussion on Service, Altruism, and Personal Identity, Samuel Addison VanFleet
Department: Philosophy
Impact of Birth-Order on Investment in Human Capital and Child Labor: Evidence From India, Sonam Vij
Department: Economics
Effects of Physical Fitness and Physical Activity on the Internal Clock When Estimating Intervals of Time, Rachel N. Waggoner
Department: Psychology
Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis Infection Using Animated Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials, Laura J. West
Department: Chemistry
The Brontës in 21St Century Fictional Biographies, Whitney Williams
Department: English
"Fresh Faces and Some Old-Country Authenticity": A Qualitative Analysis of the Syrian Jewish Community in Brooklyn, New York, Allyson Eve Willner
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Fighting Fire With Friendship: the Connection Between Social Capital and the Effectiveness of Fire Protection, Robert Harrison Wilson
Department: Political Science
Program Notes for the Senior Recital of R. Michael Winters, Raymond Michael Winters
Department: Music
Synthesis of a 2-Phenyl-1,10-Phenanthroline-Gold(III) Complex For Its Potential Anti-Cancer Properties, Sara E. Wiswell
Department: Chemistry
Evolution of Sports Agents, Christopher Louis Wood
Department: History
The Peninsular War: An Artistic Response to Napoleon Bonaparte; Jacques-Louis David & Francisco De Goya Y Lucientes, Eli M. A. Woods
Department: History; Art and Art History
Taking Back the City: a Study of the Political Murals in Belfast, North Ireland, Jaimie K. Wroten
Department: Art and Art History
Foreign Direct Investment and Its Impact on Wage Inequality of Skilled Labor and Unskilled Labor in China, Jiuwei Zhang
Department: Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009
Festa Major of Barcelona: Symbolism and Cultural Impact of La Merce, K. Abbey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Art in the City, Art For the City: Murals and Prints Produced in Cleveland Under the Aegis of the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, Caitlin J. Ament
Department: Art and Art History
Production and Perception of Musical Rhythm By Musicians and Music Novices, Gillian C. Anderson
Department: Psychology
Investigating the Use of Oral Creatine Supplementation As a Means of Treatment For the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Valerie Marie Andrus
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Using GFP Fusion Proteins to Screen For the Subcellular Localization of Phytophthora Infestans RXLR Effectors in Host Cells, Samantha Jo Armintrout
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Social Perceptions and Pressures on Male Body Image From the Perspective of Collegiate Athletes, Tyler G. Arnold
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Topics in Multivariate Statistical Theory, Robert Ashmead
Department: Mathematics
Overview of Agrarian Social Movements Amongst Six Ohio Academic Institutions, Michael Auerbach
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Transformation of American Isolationism to Full Mobilization on the Home Front: the Propoganda of World War II, Katie Baker
Department: History
Income Diversification of Pakistani Cotton Producing Households in the Face of U.S. Cotton Subsidies, Kabir Banerjee
Department: Economics
No Child Left Without Play: An In-Depth Study of Indoor and Outdoor Dramatic Play and Its Importance on Child Development Within the Waldorf Education Model, an Ethnographic study of Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine, Jane Bartha
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Third Party Interventions in Intrastate Conflicts: An Analysis of the Effects of Third Party Motivations on the Durability of Peace Settlements, Joseph Basalla
Department: Political Science
Hydrogen Bonding Complexes of Cytosine and Uracil: a Spectroscopic Investigation, Jessi A. Baughman
Department: Chemistry
Jurassic Paleocommunities and Paleoecology in the Matmor Formation (Callovian) of Hamakhtesh Hagadol, Israel, Elyssa Belding
Department: Geology
From Semi-Automatic Pistols to Taser Guns and Snowballs: Using the April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre and the February 13, 2007 Kauke Arch Incident at the College of Wooster to Explore the Journalistic Techniques Applied in Crime Reporting, Sydney Amanda Lydia Bender
Department: English
Democracy on Demand: Barriers to Democratic Consolidation in Post-Communist Eastern Europe in the 1990S, Jeffrey P. Berne
Department: Political Science
Hereisthefamilymotherfatherdickandjane: a Guide to Teaching the Unreadable, Kristen Bielik
Department: English
Confronting the Other Through the Cinematic Frame: a Study of the Novel That Swallowed the Film, Kathleen Blair
Department: English
The Illusion of Agency: Examining the Media's Role in Women's Sexual Socialization, Caitlin Bourque
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Coming Out of the Corset: the Representation of Changing Female Ideals in Three Late-Victorian Gothic Novels, Ann Katherine Boyd
Department: English
Art As Revolution/One Bullet 40 Pigs: the Black Panther Party and the Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas, Katherine C.S. Brausch
Department: Art and Art History; History
Global Warnings: How News Magazines Frame Environmental Risks Within the Culture of Fear, Andrea C. Brown
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Civil Society in An Authoritarian State: Eight Case Studies of China's Grassroots Environmental Movement, Alexandra P. Browning
Department: Political Science
Industrial Decline and Working-Class Literature: Steel Producer Decisions and Workers' Responses in the United States and Germany, Stephen Brown
Department: Economics; German Studies
Present Mind: the Effect of Mindful Meditation on the Executive Network of Cognition, Jonathan W. Brumbaugh
Department: Psychology
Speak Unto the Children of Israel: Evaluating the Impact of the Jewish Camp Counselor Experience on Jewish Identity, Hilary J. Bryant
Department: Religious Studies
European Foreign and Security Policy: a History of Reluctant Progress, Ross Buchanan
Department: History
Analysis of State Energy Export Policies Through the Lenses of Realism and Liberalism or Why We Are Not All Doctor Manhattan, Nathan A. Busman
Department: Political Science
Imagorium For 'The Prince', Dana Bustamante
Department: Art and Art History
Kinetic and Thermodynamic Analysis of Calcium Binding to Phospholipid Analogs, Allyson M. Buytendyk
Department: Chemistry
Facts on the Ground: Propaganda, Truthiness and Media Distortion, Alexander M. Cacioppo
Department: Political Science
Martyrs, Musicians, and Memoirists: Reading Identity and Ownership Through Folk Song in Frank Mccourt's Angela's Ashes, Scott Campbell
Department: English
Thermodynamic Analysis of the Intramolecular Charge Transfer in Para-Aminobenzoic Acid Derivatives, Daniela Canache
Department: Chemistry
Phenotypic Plasticity and Inducible Defense in Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) Tadpoles: An Experimental Evaluation, J. Maxwell Carithers
DNA Sequence Variation Indicates Hybridization between Plethodon Electromorphus and Plethodon Cinereus, Emmy Cassagnol
Vulnerable Identities: An Artistic Exploration of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Malawi, Charlotte Hart Castle
Department: Art and Art History
Kinetic Analysis of Spontaneous Creatine Hydrolysis By H NMR and Creatine Amidinohydrolase Catalyzed Creatine Hydrolysis By Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, Christopher William Chapman
Department: Chemistry
A Comparative Analysis of the Buddhist and Christian Worldviews & Their Implications for the Environmental Crisis, Rebecca H. Chrisman
Department: Religious Studies
Follow the Leader, Joshua Clark
Department: Psychology
Study Examining the Relationship Between Young-Adult Egocentrism and the Propensity to Lie, Lying Effectiveness, and Deception Detection, Christopher W. Collen
Department: Psychology
Analysis of Serotonin, Dopamine, and Norepinephrine Levels in Larval and Embryonic Fathead Minnows Exposed to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors., Shannon V. Conley
Department: Chemistry
Beyond the Dividing Line: An Argument For the Secondary Writing Center's Role in Literature Education, Megan Connor
Department: English
Collages: Exploration of Furniture Design Using Found Objects, Alexandra Cotter
Department: Art and Art History
Attacking Wireless Network Security, Andrew Courtney
Department: Computer Science
The Secret Life of Beef: An Investigation of the American Beef and Cattle Industry, Kathryn A. Dale
Department: History
Les Fifs, Les Québécois, Et Patsy Cline: Une Traduction De C.R.A.Z.Y. de Jean-Marc Vallée, Katherine S. Dayton
Department: French and Francophone Studies
The Prince of Assassins and Thieves: Struggle and legacy of John Brown, William Garrett Dennett
Department: History
Up, Set, Gotcha - Memoir of a Runner, Mark Dewine
Department: English
A Mother's Role in Child Health - Does Working Matter?, Lindsey Beth Dorko
Department: Economics
Expression and Purification of Class II Small Heat Shock Proteins From Zea Mays, Sarah J. Dreher
Department: Chemistry
Professor's Perceptions of the Pierced Population: Too Cool For Schoolwork?, Alexander O. Dreussi
Department: Psychology
Formation of the Hjallin Lens: Quantitative Study of Igneous Rock Textures Through Crystal Size Distribution (CSD) and Conductive Cooling Models, Vatnsdalur, Iceland, Jayne Alexandra Drushal
Department: Geology
Differences in Hoof Strength between Pigmented and Unpigmented Keratin in Equus callabus, Catherine A. Dukles
Reliable and Valid Revision of the Word Intelligibility By Picture Identification (WIPI) Test, Megan Earle
Department: Communication Studies
Investigating the Role of the IQ67 Domain in the Interaction Between SUN and Calmodulin: An Endeavor Into the Treacherous World of Protein Expression Via Escherichia Coli, Stephanie Louise Edmisson
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sustainable Swamp Solutions Bloated Bog Bureaucracies and Marsh Mitigation Meltdowns, Thomas R. Egge
Department: Political Science
Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Manganese (II) Coordination Polymer With P-Phenylenebis (Picolinaldimine), Roland R. Falcon
Department: Chemistry
One Lucky Night, Jason Farson
Department: Art and Art History
Hibakusha Experience and Its Place in Modern Japan, Stephen Galen Feathers
Department: History
Recruiting in Division III Football: What Techniques Are Being Used and How Do Players Perceive Their Effectiveness?, Jordan Ferns
Department: Communication Studies
Religious Dimensions of the Alien Contact Narrative, Joe Fishburn
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Self-Determination Theory and Wilderness Experiences, Robert Fitzgerald
Department: Psychology
Towards a Liberalization of Laïcité? France's challenge of inclusion in the context of Islam, Anna M. Fleming
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Politics of Equality - Egyptian Feminism in Early Twentieth Century Egypt, Tina Flickinger
Department: History
National Security For Hire: Effects of the Privatization of Security on the State Monopoly of Force, Brian Frederico
Department: Political Science
Synthesis, Purification, and Categorization of Products From the Siloxymethylation of Glucose For the Eventual Synthesis of the Retinoid C-Linked Retinoyl ß-Glucuronide, Brendan A. Frett
Department: Chemistry
From Women's Mouths: Eating Disorders Are Feminist Issues, Lindsay E. Galan
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Effect of Disrupted Circadian Rhythms on Episodic and Procedural Memory, Sarah Lucille Garcia
Department: Psychology
Mile 1: Exploring the Connection Between Learning Styles and Preference For Mathematical Representations, Gregory E. Garris
Department: Mathematics