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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012
Elements of Understanding: Mathematics, Literature, and Nicolas Bourbaki, Daniel Pierce
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Mathematics
Analysis of the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein in Brtbr T+Tf/J Mice: a Neurological Target For Autistic Behavior, Brandon Pool
Department: Biology
Cooperation Not Cooption: Organizing Strategies For Food Justice in Youngstown Ohio, Matthew Porter
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Political Science
Generation of Thioredoxin 1 and Thioredoxin 2 Mutants in S. Cerevisiae and a Philosophical Investigation of the Ethical Implications of Human Genetic Engineering, Logan D. Pry
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Philosophy
Metal-Organosilica Composites For in Situ Chlorinated Solvent and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Remediation, Jean Francesca Quenneville
Department: Chemistry
Wellness: An Unmet Need for Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury, Jessica Quiery
Department: Communication Studies
Manipulation of a Photon's Spatial Wave Function in Optical Fibers, Margaret Raabe
Department: Physics
Topical Web Crawlers, Evan Radkoff
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
When Your Past Hurts Your Present: the Exploration of What It Means to 'Start Over', Yanique Rae
Department: Political Science
Monte Carlo Simulations of the Clumpy Torus in Active Galactic Nuclei, Kemal Ramic
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Nations Under Attack: the Restructuring of Counter-Terrorism Policy in the Aftermath of a Major International Terrorist Incident, Kathrin Reed
Department: French and Francophone Studies; International Relations
Edify Me: What Is a Teacher?, Nadia Reese
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Entrapment and Determination of Lipase Embedded in Swellable Organosilica, Modeling Particle Aggregation and Aging of Colloidal Sol-Gels, Kemar Reid
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Under the Bonnet and Between the Covers: An Examination of How We Read Bonnet Fiction, Hannah K. Reisdorff
Department: English
Patterns of Executive Function in Down Syndrome, Hannah E. Reiser
Department: Neuroscience
Female Sex Hormones and Their Influence on Athletic Performance and Perception of Auditory Looming Sounds, Mary M. Riney
Department: Neuroscience
Econometric Analysis on the Effect of Terrorism on Tourist Flows, Eric J. Robbins
Department: Economics
Iteration Digraphs, Hannah Roberts
Department: Mathematics
In Pursuit of Pumpkin Pest Predators: the Influence of Landscape and Floral Resource Strips on Biocontrol in Pumpkin Patches, John R. Roberts III
Department: Biology
Efficacy of the State in Providing Transitional Services to Foster Youth Aging Out of Care, Maria Rodis
Department: Political Science
Artificial Facial Symmetry Related to Reproductive Success in Rhesus Macaques, Macaca mulatta, Kelsie-Kei N. Rogers
Department: Biology
The Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure on Endocrine Disruption in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Anne M. Rosencrans
Department: Biology
Balancing Security and Liberty: Supreme Court Decision Making in Wartime, Matthew Rubin
Department: Political Science
Foucault's Genealogist: A Comparative Analysis of the Hermeneutic Approaches of Martin Heidegger and Michel Foucault, Ethan Wayne Rudawsky
Effects of Emerald Ash Borer Beetle Induced Habitat Disturbance on Spider Community Structure in Southeastern Michigan and Reflections on Biological Research, Sarah E. Rudawsky
Department: Art and Art History; Biology
Separate and Unequal: An in Depth Analysis of Tule Lake Internment and Segregation Camp and the Unification and Separation of Japanese Internees, David Scott Rudick
Department: History
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