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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2008
An Investigation Into the Role of Creatine in Muscle Toxicity Associated With Statin-Use, Jason Bowie
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Looking For Watts and Other Stories, Jack Shelton Boyle
Department: English
Crime Seriousness and Its Effects on Eyewitness Accuracy, Confidence, and Arousal, Kevin M. Brooks
Department: Psychology
The Construction of a European Identity Through Discourse Othering "Less European" Actors: Debates on Turkish Accession to the European Union, Alex E. Brower
Department: Political Science
The Synthesis and Characterization of 4-Nitrobenzylidene Derivatives, Jonathan Butensky-Bartlett
Department: Chemistry
It Ain't All About the Benjamins, Baby: Dismantling the Link Between Musical Taste and Social Class, Erin Byrne
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Can the Hopes of "Never Again" Become a Reality? A Comparative Study of How Three of the Nation's Prominent Holocaust Museums Strive to Prevent Another Holocaust, Nicole C. Calderone
Department: History
Earning Their Wings: The Military-Industrial Complex and Defense Procurement, Justin Chapman
Department: History; Political Science
Percolation Via Electrical Conduction, Mateo Chinchilla
Department: Physics
The Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Personality Traits Among College Athletes at The College of Wooster, Bradley C. Chisnell
Department: Psychology
Sinking or Swimming in the Corporate Ocean: An Investigation of Product Recalls and the Most Successful Public Relations Tactics to Survive the Recall, Carolyn Ciriegio
Department: Communication Studies
Treasures From the Coral Reef, Alanna Marie Clark
Department: Art and Art History
It is a Wild Thing: Using the Connection Between Women and Horses to Ride into Myth, Antonia Ruth Clement
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Setting the Stage For Terrorism: Non-State Actors Taking Advantage of State Failure, Heather M. Couch
Department: Political Science
The Family of the Scabby One Will Treat Her: a Study of Honour Killings in Middle Eastern Tribal Culture, Kristen B. Cox
Department: Religious Studies
An Analysis of Male Body Image in College Athletes and Non-Athletes, Grant D'Augustine
Department: Psychology
Content Analysis Study of Food Advertisements and Children, Lauren Nicole DeZellar
Department: Communication Studies
Management Inefficiency and the Risk of Takeover, Russ Dieringer
Department: Economics
Population Based Incremental Schema Learning, Matthew S. Dominski
Department: Computer Science
Fire in His Wake: Mobutu Sese Seko and Zaire in the 1970s, Benjamin Joseph Downs
Department: Africana Studies
Hitchhiking: America's Vanishing Pastime, Allison Dupuis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Ammonia Borane As a Selective Reducing Agent, Charles A. Ebner
Department: Chemistry
Putting Her in Her Place: Gender, Archaeology, and the Anglo-Norman Castle, Elizabeth Sand Eckel
Department: Archaeology; History
"Onward Christian Soldier" : The Allegorical Relationship Between the Crucified Christ and Great War British Soliders on the Western Front and the Essence of Clerical Revivalism As Expressed in Primary Accounts of the War Experience, and Presented With the Mourning Breed, and Original Devised Performance Piece in One Act, Sarah B. Engdahl
Department: History; Theatre and Dance
Para Mi Gente, José A. Esparra
Department: Art and Art History
Synthesis of a Putative Calix[4]arene Molecular Container With An Azobenzene Tether, Paul Jameson Evans
Department: Chemistry
Lemonade Lucy and The Debutante: The Changing Images of Two Notable First Ladies, Katherine A. Foulds
Department: History
Naughty, Negative and Nice: Women's Experiences With Pornography, Natalie Hutchinson Friedman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Ohio Volunteer Infantries: Heroes of Gettysburg and the Union, Devin Fulk
Department: History
An Investigation of Methods Speech-Language Pathologists in Ohio Public Elementary Schools Use to Improve Social Deficits in Children With Specific Language Impairment, Molly Gaffney
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Foundations of Quantum Decoherence, John Gamble
Department: Physics; Mathematics
A Revealing and Remarkable Transformation: An In-Depth Analysis of the Complex Life and Evolution of Malcolm X, Andrew Paul Garnett
Department: Africana Studies; History
Why Am I Taking This Class?: An Investigation of College Students and Their Expectations About Interacting With Culturally Different Others When They Enter the Workplace, Jeffrey Bartholomew Geffert
Department: Communication Studies
The Costumes of Cabaret: An Analysis of Audience's Perceptions of Historic Gender Roles and Sexuality, Stefanie Genda
Department: Theatre and Dance
In Support of Natural Beauty: a Study of the Effects of Urban and National Parks on Conservation Attitudes and Mood, Natalie E. Gertz
Department: Psychology
Pandemic Policymaking: Examining Cross-National Variation in AIDS Governance, Drew H. Glassroth
Department: Political Science
Facilitating Cooperation in Economic Sanctions: An Analysis of Decision-Making Models in State Cooperation, Christopher L. Goodness
Department: Political Science
Investigating the Role of the C-Terminal Domain in McsB, a Structurally Unique Tyrosine Kinase Found in Bacillus subtilis, James Graham
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Gardens and Revolutions: Guy Debord, Wendell Berry and the Cultivations of the Creative Subject, Andrew Gross
Department: Political Science
I Hate Music! But I Like to Sing, Laura Gross
Department: Music
Progression of the Synthesis of 1,3-Trans-Cyclohexylphospho-L-Serine as a Phospholipid Analog For Phosphatidylserine, Paul N. Hamilton
Department: Chemistry
The Evolution of the Military-Industrial Complex and the History of the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Bomber, Steven Allen Hammerschlag
Department: History
The Stolen Generation: A Historical Examination of the Social, Political, and Economic Impact of Colonization on the Aboriginal People and their Culture: 1788-2008, Sarah Jean Hammond
Department: History
"Cops and College Kids" An Examination of Collegiate Attitudes Towards Law Enforcement, Conor F. Hannan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Dengue Fever and the Formation of Cultural Collectives: a Brief Study of Three Unincorporated Squatter Settlements in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Jose Enrique Hasemann Lara
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Regulation of the Activation of Heat Shock Factor 1: One Mechanism of Glutamine-Mediated Protection During Cellular Stress, Sarah Haserodt
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Silent Lines: Comics and the Language of Image, Julia Vodrey Hendrickson
Department: Art and Art History
Tactical Change: the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, 1954-1981, Peter B. Hill
Department: History
Looking in a Shattered Glass: Coming to Terms With History, Family, Identity and Place, Cora Hofstetter
Department: English
New Canvas: An Exploratory Study of the Changing Social Perspectives on Tattooing, William R. Hollinger
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Jamaican Slavery and British Oppression, Margaret Howland
Department: History
Kumu Hula Experience: A Study of Cultural Beliefs and Practices of Modern Hula Schools through the Eyes of the Hula Instructor, Alexandra Hribar
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
To Boldly Go Where No Country Has Gone Before: Star Trek and American Values in the Late Twentieth Century, Fay Hughes
Department: History
What the #$%?!: the Life Cycle of Censorship in Young Adult Literature, Allison P. Hunter
Department: English
Invisible Men and How to See Them: a Critical Introduction to Off-Kilter Magazine, Jacqueline C. Hunter
Department: English
How Do Sales Representatives Create a Successful Buyer-Seller Relationship? An Investigation of Cisco Systems Sales Representatives' Perceptions of How They Build and Maintain Client Trust and Their Views of Mediated and Face-To-Face Methods of Communication, James B. Ipema
Department: Communication Studies
What's the Big Deal?: a Sociological Approach to Reality Television's Popularity, Emily Jensen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Recovery of Philosophy Through Pragmatism, Matthew E. Jensen
Department: Philosophy
Interpreting Africa's Past: the Use of Ekistics and Oral Tradition in the Examination of Great Zimbabwe, Ashley Marie Jirsa
Department: Archaeology
The "Proudly South African" Generation: University Students' Identity and Thoughts on Social Change, Karin Johnson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Help, You Know I Need Somebody: An Analysis of Helping Behavior, Courtney Joliat
Department: Psychology
Look Into the Subconscious Mind: Manipulated By Society's Rules For Beauty and Perfection, Jennifer Christian Jones
Department: Art and Art History
There Is No Theory, Only a Strategy: Speculation to Death, Jeff Kaatz
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
Synthesis of An Electrophosphorescent Fluorene Copolymer With Diphenylquinoline-Coordinated Iridium, Joel D. Keelor
Department: Chemistry
From Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art: Approaches to the "Masculine Masquerade" in the Work of Roy Lichtenstein, Katherine Louise Kelley
Department: Art and Art History
Hawaii's Struggle: A Peoples' Fight For Power, Stephanie Kilgore
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Don't Be Deceived, This Is Not a Lie: An Examination of the Role of Truth (Or Lack Thereof) in Our Adversary System, Abigail Adams Kline
Department: Philosophy
Photophysical and Photodegradation Study of Sunscreen Active Ingredients: a Combined Computational and Spectroscopic Study, Neal D. Kline
Department: Chemistry
Examining the Effects of Realism and Perspective on Aggression in a Video Game, Eric W. Klingemier
Department: Psychology
Antimicrobial Effects of the Organosulfur Compounds Diallyl Monosulphide, Diallyl Disulphide, and Kiallyl Trisulphide Found in Allium Sativum Against Planktonic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Mrsa) and Mrsa Biofilms, Kelly Knapp
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Elliptic Curve Cryptography: Making the Simple Complex, Denise R. Koessler
Department: Mathematics
From Anglo-Saxons to Anglo-Normans: the Origins of Medieval England, Donald A. Kolich
Department: History
Philosophy of Development: Towards a Normative Theory, Erik Russell Larson
Department: Economics; Philosophy
Investigation of Speech-Language Pathologists and Teachers Participation in Literature-Based Collaborative Models for Mainstreaming Students Who Suffer From a Traumatic Brain Injury, Jacqueline Lucas
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Reconciling Work and Family Life: An Analysis of Corporatist Family Policies in France, Italy, and the Netherlands, Peter Lucas
Department: Political Science
Sideshow: An Artistic Expression of Social Insecurities, Nancy Luken
Department: Art and Art History
Thinking Outside the Belief-Box: Problems With Mental Representations in Cognitive Science, Jonathan Martin
Department: Philosophy
I Do' X 2: the Stain of Mormon Polygamy, Aliya Madhur Deepa Maseelall
Department: Religious Studies
Children of Divorce Versus Children of Intact Families: Does Parental Status Influence How One Evaluates Different Marital Situations?, Milena E. Mauric
Department: Psychology
Street Gangs in New York During the 1970s, Brandi McClure
Department: History
Evolution of Cooperativity in the Phosphagen Kinase Family, Marisa P. McGinley
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keep It or Give It Away? Motivations For Philanthropic Giving to the College of Wooster, Katharine B. Minetti
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Fascist Jewish Policy: Unofficial, Official, and Inconsistent, Abigail Padfield
Department: History
Classes Apart: Exploring Perceptions of Class and Experimenting With Propaganda of Agitation, Mikael Page
Department: English
Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: a Toulminian Analysis of First Amendment and Privacy-Based Judicial Rhetoric and An Exploration of the Constitutionality of Anti-Paparazzi Legislation, Cassia Jo Pangas
Department: Communication Studies
Atom and Eve: An Exploration of the Conflict and Concordance Between Religion and Science--Involving Creation Myths and the Apocalypse As a Foundation For the Understanding of This Relationship, Mary Erin Patton
Department: Religious Studies
Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian...Does it Really Matter?: A Study of the Changing Face of Mainline Protestant Denominationalism in the United States, Kate Persing
Department: Religious Studies
Moral Foundations of Truth Commissions in Theory and Practice, Lara Anne Pfaff
Department: Philosophy
Mathematical Experiences of Students From the Ohio Appalachian Valley, Darcy Sue Poland
Department: Mathematics
Fluency Specialists, Generalists, and School Psychologists: Differences in Perceptions of People Who Stutter and Therapy Perspectives, Abigail Polglase
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Ecosystem Versus Traditional: Yielding Successful Natural Resource Management in Terms of Sustainability and Public Needs, Ted Polley
Department: Political Science
Impermanence of Life and Light, Emma Powell
Department: Art and Art History
Philosophy or Social Science: Determining and Assessing the Factors That Underpin Moral and Profitable Worker Productivity, Jolene Poynter
Department: Philosophy
Is Corporate Diversification a Fatal Attraction? Evidence From U.S. Firms, Ali Raza
Department: Business Economics
Violent Video Games, Contact Sports, and Aggression: Application of the Feneral Aggression Model, Aaron Rezendes
Department: Psychology
Gender Display and Romantic Attraction: Uncovering the Connection Between Gender and Sexuality and Predicting the Future of Gender Roles and Norms of Sexual Attraction, Susan Richardson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Role of the Church in Disaster Response: a Case Study Analysis of Hurricane Katriana, Patricia Riley
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Helium and Idiom: Translation as Interpretation and the Poetry of Félix de Azúa, Claire M. Robertson
Department: English
Controversies Surrounding the Jonathan J. Pollard Espionage Case, Eric C. Rossi
Department: History
Inside the Rivalry: A Comparison of Michigan and Ohio State Fans, Allison T. Rubin