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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023
Measuring The Impact of TRC: The Involvement With Cities’ Use of Housing Policies and Hate Crimes, Elizabeth Hall
Department: Political Science
Measuring the Impact of TRC: The Involvement with Cities' Use of Housing Policies and Hate Crimes, Elizabeth A. Hall
Department: Political Science
Tribal Marketing: Narrative Analysis of Afrocentric Marketing Techniques for African Americans, Gregory L. Hall Jr.
Department: Communication Studies
"Through the Veil", Noor Ul Hannan
Department: Art and Art History
Are Algorithms Slowing Us Down? Associations Between Social Media Use and Formal Operational Abilities, George P. Harney
Department: Psychology
Have A Nice Trip: Psychedelics and Spirituality in 1960s Haight-Ashbury, Lily Kate Harpham
Department: History
Fatal Extraction: A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Conflicts in Ecuador during the Presidency of Rafael Correa, Joey Harris
Department: Political Science
Ink Exchange: A Study of Traditional Japanese Tattoos Migration from Japan to America, Samantha Harrison
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Clear Bag Policy: How Nudges Habitually Changed Household Waste Production in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Stacey Harris
Department: Business Economics
Think Globally, Act Locally, Panic Internally: Climate Anxiety's Impact on Political Participation, Emily Brooke Hasecke
Department: Political Science; Psychology
Chief Wahoo: The Decline of Native Imagery in Professional Sports, Charles Franklin Henegar
Department: Education; History
What Wins Basketball Games? An Analysis of Dean Oliver's Four Factors of Basketball, Two Decades Later, Luke Henke
Department: Mathematics
Discerning Through Discourse: Constructions of French Identity Regarding Russia and Ukraine in the 21st Century, Adeline Hennebury
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Global and International Studies
Effects of Social Status on Connection Amongst Black Women Moderated by Hair, Naafi'ah AA Hennie
Department: Psychology
Wartime Impacts on Maya Culture Heritage, Alyssa Henss
Department: Archaeology
El lenguaje es la hoja de ruta de la diversidad: La Brecha Digital en la comunidad Latina inmigrante antes y durante la pandemia, Berenice Hernandez
Department: Spanish
The Relationship Between ADHD Symptoms and Personality Traits, Emma Hewitt
Department: Psychology
A Clonal Plant Gets Too Big For Its Breeches: Pollination And Clonal Population Structure Of Spring Flowering Dutchman's Breeches, Jade M. Hoff
Department: Biology
Imperial Shadows that Yet Remain: Examining the Transnational Impact of History on Contemporary Japanese and South Korean Relations, Milo Hoff
Department: History
Mathematical College Readiness and the Effect of Imposed Tracking, BrookeLynn Holmes
Department: Education; Mathematics
Agency: The Art of Human Choice - Finding Space Between Free Will and Determinism, Langston Hood
Department: English; Philosophy
The Persistent Illusion of the Medici Reality, Isabelle C. Hoover
Department: Classical Studies; Art and Art History
Contributions of Religious Identity, Religious Commitment, and Spirituality to Undergraduate Prosocial Behavior, Claire Horansky
Department: Psychology
The Impact of Nuclear Weapons Security Measures on Brinkmanship Conflict Outcomes: A Comparative Case Study of the Pakistan-India Border Conflict and U.S.-Russian Tensions Over the War in Ukraine, Cory Edward Horgan
Department: Political Science
Liver Tumors in Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome: Can Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels Distinguish Benign from Malignant Tumors?, Sena Houessou-Adin
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Liver Tumors in Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome: Can Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels Distinguish Benign from Malignant Tumors?, Sena Disewari Houessou-Adin
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Knowing When To Do Wrong: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Threat to a Leader and Violations of Physical Integrity Rights, Haley A. Huett
Department: Political Science
Examining How Pell Grant Plays a Role in Student Decision Making When Pursuing Higher Education and Degree Attainment: Pell Grant and Student Decision to Attain Higher Education, Naol Aman Hulufe
Department: Business Economics
Preparation of Porphyrin-PYBOX: a Stepwise Synthesis of Functionalized Diethynyl-bridged Porphyrins for a Potential Application in Solar Energy Conversion, Ferdawss Ihiri
Department: Chemistry
Multicultural Experiences Infuence Attitudes Toward Different Groups: The Role of Social Identities, Ayaka Iwasaki
Department: Psychology
Understanding Frantz Fanon’s "schéma épidermique racial": The Implications on Post-Colonial Black Consciousness and Identities, Taylor Danea Jackson
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Philosophy
Dying for Groceries: Food Deserts and Mortality Rates in Chicago, Helena Janczak
Department: Environmental Studies
More Than Stories: An Oral History of Dungeons & Dragons Players in the 1970s and 1980s, Laura E. Jentes
Department: History
Political Stability and Oil Price Relationship, Siyan Ji
Department: Global and International Studies
A Biomechanical Analysis of the Pitching Motion: Mechanical Predictors of Velocity and Spin Rate in DIII Pitchers, Christian G. Johnston
Department: Biology
The Morphology, Speleogenesis, and Classification of Cave Turnips in Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park, Nevada (U.S.A.), Ryan James Johnston
Department: Geology
Cash Flow, Justin L. Jones
Department: History
Evaluating a Monetary Value for Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Difference in Differences Case Study of Colorado's 2013 House Bill 13-1293, Tucker R. Joseph
Department: Economics
Confronting Climate Change: A Real(ist) Problem, Hannah Keough
Department: English
Ageism: Does it Exist Within DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria?, Isa Kevorkian
Department: Psychology
Human Right Violations and Systematic Oppression of Baha'is in Iran, Ryan Koroush Khazra
Department: Global and International Studies
The Development of an ADHD Treatment Application, Nour Kherfi
Department: Neuroscience
Religion in North Korea, Hyunmin Kim
Department: Religious Studies
Creation of Dimeric Perkinsus Marinus Creatine Kinase Through Site-Directed Mutagenesis: Insight into Phosphagen Kinase Quaternary Structure Evolution, Kyungjoo Kim
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sources of Stress in NCAA Division III Athletes: Racism and Mental Health Threats in Competition, Minkyung Kim
Department: Psychology
Are the Arginine Kinase Functions Found in Myxococcus xanthus Conserved in a Sister Species, Myxococcus macrosporus?, Seula Kim
Department: Biology
My Favorite Movie is a Play! An Analysis of Adaptations to Stage and Film, Audrey L. Klosterman
Department: Theatre and Dance
Journey: Exploring Animation Through Story, Helen Kohlmetz
Department: Art and Art History
A Drunken Carnival of Hate: The Impact of a Minority Group’s Growth on Intergroup Conflict, Yeeun Koh
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Uniaxial Compression of FOAMGLAS® and Bubble Deformation, Lauren Kreeger
Department: Geology
Examining Influences Behind Perceptions of Inequality in Education: Meritocracy Through Multicultural Perspectives, Alicia Krielaart
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Cowboy Way, Morgan C. Kromer
Department: Art and Art History
Influence of Supplemented Micronutrients on Immune Response in Caenorhabditis Elegans During Pathogenic Infections, Emma C. Kurtz
Department: Biology
Becoming a National Park Ranger: An Ethnographic Research Study Examining How Rangers From the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Conceptualize Their Role in Nature and the Park’s Preservation for Visitors, Abby Kushner Benson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Puzzle That’ll Never Be Complete: A Multi-Generational Memoir of Four Generations of Black Women, and Our Experiences in the Black Church, Yakeria S. Lamar
Department: Religious Studies
Breaking Out From Binaries Behind Bars: How Structural Identity Denial Influences Pro/Anti-Social Reactionary Responses and Corresponding Psycho-Social Experiences Inside and Outside the Prison Industrial Complex, Kate Larson
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Effects of Phage Cocktail Compared to Antibiotic Treatments on Host Bacteria (Pseudomonas Chlororaphis), Minjin Lee
Department: Biology
A Django Implementation of a Stock Market Simulation Web Application, Yong Seok Lee
Department: Computer Science
The Socio-Cultural and Biomechanical Impacts of Throwing Velocity for Professional Baseball Pitchers, Steven Leicht
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Political Games of Foreign Direct Investment: Investigating the Influence of Regime Type on Host Country FDI Inflows During the Olympic Games, Clare C. Leithauser
Department: Political Science
Investigation Of SI And PC1 Bacteriophages' Putative Genomic Identities And Infection Methods On Phage Resistant Pseudomonas Chloraphis, May M. Le
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biology
Is it Femicide, Travesticidio, or Just a Hate Crime? An Analysis of the Creation and Legal Impact of New Terminology to Refer to Gendered Violence, Noah Leonard
Department: Political Science; Spanish
Gold Sounds: An Empirical Analysis of Popular Music From the 1960s to Today, Ian Hueston Leon
Department: Economics
Weighing Unity and Victory: Exploring Political Parties’ Role in the Election of Extreme Candidates, Graham Letkeman
Department: Political Science
Comparative Analysis of Princess Character Development: Stereotypes, Sexuality and Racism, Guo Li
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
The Impacts of Language Policy in Migrants Choice and Economic Developments in Singapore, Zhehao Liu
Department: Economics
Understanding the Effects of Warming Temperatures on Mountain Hemlock Trees Located in Proximity to Columbia Glacier, Southern Alaska, USA, Nivaan Lobo
Department: Earth Sciences
Mixed Bundling: An Investigation of Video Streaming Services Use of Mixed Bundling on Social Welfare, Robert M. Loftus
Department: Business Economics
Using East Asian Thought to Analyze Depictions of Life and Death in Chinese and Japanese Film and Television, Dingsheng Luo
Department: East Asian Studies
Eat Your Heart Out: The Role of Food in the Health and Livelihood of a Free-Meal Site Community, Brianna Lyman
Department: Biology; Sociology and Anthropology
改变我们的世界观: 尊重外语学习传统和风气，从小培养新型的世界观, Carol A. Maag
Department: Chinese Studies
The [Hidden] Costs of War: Rape Culture Awareness and The Effects of Transitional Justice on Victims of Conflict Related Sexual Violence, Morgan Ann Malone
Department: Political Science
The Effect of Innexin Mutations on Seizure Recovery in Drosophila Melanogaster Model of Epilepsy, Isabel Manche
Department: Neuroscience
Together, We Can Everything: The Social Outcomes of Cohousing Communities in Denmark, Alice K. Markey
Department: Environmental Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Who We Are: Queerness Within Lockdown, Veda Christine Massanari-Thatcher
Department: Philosophy; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Little Gems: A Poetry Anthology Examining Family Structure and How it Affects Self Discovery Through a Feminist Lens, Kathryn Rose Materick
Department: English
"Lord, You Make Me Worthy": How Women Priests View Excommunication and Work toward an Inclusive Catholicism, Alysha V. Matson
Department: Religious Studies
Metabolomics to Predict the Onset of Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Propionic Acidemia, Riley Thomas McErlean
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Finding My Way on Campus: The Effects of Religion and Spirituality on Undergraduate Mental Health, Sharif J. McGee
Department: Psychology
The Truth Hurts: A Thematic Reading of the Argentinian and Guatemalan Truth Commissions in the Re-Humanization of Victims, Emily Mendoza
Department: Political Science
Uncovering Unintended Consequences: A Deep Learning Approach to Algorithmic Fairness in Eye Gaze Prediction, Adam P. Meyer
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Christopher Andrew Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Christopher Andrew Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
A Polynucleotide Biosensor for the Prostate Cancer Specific Biomarker PCA3, Jessica Krystal Meyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Power of Narratives: Exploring the Influence of Propaganda Narratives on U.S. Ethiopian Migrants’ Remittance-Sending Behavior Post 2020 Ethiopia/Tigray Conflict, Alegnta Mezmur
Department: Economics; Global and International Studies
Effects of Hand Movement on Stress and Anxiety, Marek Mican
Department: Psychology
Passing on Seeds and the Past: Conservation of Heirloom Vegetable Varieties in Tokyo, Japan, Natsumi Miki
Department: Environmental Studies
Greening our Cities: The Power of Constructed Wetlands and Rain Gardens in Wastewater Management, Jackeb-Eligah M. Milan
Department: Environmental Studies
The Effect of Positive and Negative Experiences of Type 1 Diabetics in K-12 Education on Health-Related Quality of Life, Rachel Miley
Department: Psychology
Examining the Effects of Imposter Syndrome and Social Support on Mental Health Based on Students Generational Status, Stephany Vanesa Miranda
Department: Psychology
Angel, Take A Dive, Andy Mockbee
Department: English
Richard Wagner; Ein Mann vor seiner Zeit oder nach seiner Zeit?, Matthew Robert Monge
Department: German Studies
Analyzing the Effects of DNT1 on the overproduction of Tau within Drosophila Melanogaster, Malik J. Moore
Department: Neuroscience
Nature Made Me, Nurture Ruined Me: Attitudes of Adolescent Delinquency During Adulthood, Giuliana Morales
Department: Psychology
According to Plan: An Introspection, Vanessa Morris
Department: Art and Art History
Differential Expression of OBP23 in Female Aedes aegypti Upon Mating and Blood Feeding, Nosherwan Mughal
Department: Biology
Differential Expression of OBP23 in Female Aedes aegypti Upon Mating and Blood Feeding, Nosherwan Ahmad Mughal
Department: Biology
Differential Expression of OBP23 in Female Aedes aegypti Upon Mating and Blood Feeding, Nosherwan Ahmad Mughal
Department: Biology
Traditional/Local Ecological Knowledge and Its Role in Building Socio Ecological Resilience in the Context of Displaced Communities, Temuul Munkhtur
Department: Environmental Studies
Predicting the Behaviour of Breast Cancer Cells Through Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Anesu Munyanyi
Department: Mathematics